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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Academy.

There is a blending of comedy and
pathos with strong marking of vilainy
throughout the action Of SAL, the Circus
CAL A. II. Woods comedy drama. which
was presented the first time in this city
at the New Academy last night. The
story depicts the varying career of Sal,
a. waif, who energies from an orphan
asylum and becomes circus rider. In
the meantime, it is discovered that she is
the fleiress of Clifford Leigh, a million
aire. 1t also develops that her father,
who is believed to be dead, is Ben. a
canvasman for WEIGHS circus. Calvin
Cameron. the villain of the play. with
his accomplice, Laura Hendrix, harden
ed woman of the world and incidentally
a performer in the circus, known as La
Bella Laura, queen of the air, make d
number of determined efforts to destroy
Sal and her father and gain possession of
Leigh's millions. he being a cousin of the
wealthy man and his only heir until the
identity of the circus gal and Ben is
discovered. Several thrilling situations
develop as the villain attempts to kidnap
Sal and her father Finally the circus
girl and Ben come to their own and
Edgar Norcross. young lawyer, who is
instrumental in thwarting the plOtters.
marries Sal. The company Is capable
one Miss Vivian Prescott, as Sal. the
Circus CAL by her naivete as the little
orphan and later by her shreWdness in
dealing with the conspirators, gained
hearty applause. In the second act a
realistic circus scene is presented with
the DonaZettas In an acrobatc act, Mar
garet Meredith in Irish specalties and
John S. Flatow a clown and acrobat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Belasco.

Eleanor Robson scored another charac-
teristic success last evening at the Be
lasco Theater in Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett's play, The Dawn of Tomorrow.
1t is labeled "a play of cheerfulness !"
1t is, and more. A wealthy English
financier goes into the slums of London
to commit suicide and so escape the
lingering death his physicians have de-
clared inevitable; he meets a young girl
whose one philosophy of life is cheerful
ness; she instills in him her own delight
full optimism and he decides not to kill
himself That is all there is to the story
of the play. as far as fundamentals are
concerned. IT seems absurdly simple at
first glance. And so it is--until one wit
nesses the production and Is really en-
Unused by the authors novel preSenta-
ton OF her theme, Miss Robson's be-
witching Interpretation of the cheerful
optimist of the slnmS and the general
excellence Of a cast fully equal to the
demands of their respective parts. Then
IL proves one of the most delightfully."-
winsome plays the creator of Merely
Mary Ann ever appeared in.
AS Glad" the one bit of sunshine in
the dismal fog of Apple Blossom court.
Eleanor Robson won her audience from
the first moment she crawled out from
under the pile of old rags on the corner
of the crooked little East End street, and
held it. earnestly appreciative until the
drop of the curtain when she returned
TO her home in the slums with her lover
to help the submerged ones work out
their own salvation. CARRIED in the raj
ment of poverty and set In scene of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Chase's.

Nat Wills army of friends crowded
Chase's last night. where the local come
dian is a top-liner this week Mr. Wills
had numerous new songs to sing and
jokes to tell and kept the audience In
laughter throughout his act. Another ex-
ceptionaI turn on the program is that
Of the Vivians, who supported their claim
to rank as Americas greatest sharpshoot-
ers. AS rule acts of this sort are COM
monplace, but the Vivians are sensa-
ton. The five Armanis presented a good
singing act and were received with much
favor. Tips on Taps by the Eleanor
Gordon company, is bright sketch, and
the action was rapid enough to keep
everybody in good humor. Other turns
on the bill comprised Orth and Fern in
singing and piano playing; Lightning
Hopper, the cartoonist. and the Mario
Trio on the horizontal bars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
NOBEL PRIZE FOR STRIKERS.
Unions Seek to Have Money Turned
Over to Shirt Makers.

Representatives Of several trades unious
in this city today decided to join forces
with Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood in her
effort to have the Nobel peace prize fund
turned over to the fund OF the striking
shirt waist makers in New York, Phila-
delphia and other cities. The Nobel prize
was awarded to former President Roose
welt. who turned 1t over to the commit
tee on Industrial peace to be used to the
best advantage.
Mrs. Lockwood says the girls on strike
are suffering and the money could not
be used to better advantage than TO he
given to them for the purchase of the
necessities Of life. There is quite a large
sum of money in the Nobel fund, and
President Taft has been requested to use
his good Offices in the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
AMUSEMENT
Columbia.

The public that accepted, and even APP
proved. the celebrated Kipling poem, 1.-The
Vampire" can have little fault to find
with a Fool There Was" Robert Hill
liard's MAY, which takes the ruggedly
impressive verse as its inspiration. The
play is not remembered as a drama. 1t is
an experience. It's impression is gruesome
and terrible, and the fact that it may be
so described is a tribute to the artistic
finish OF, its enactment. There Is always
the danger that terrific emotional strain
will break and shrivel into inefficient
absurdity. The tensity of the situations
might easily invite such a disaster were
the performance arranged and executed
with less skill and care. In its mechan-
ism it Is almost grotesquely frightful
as "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" In its al
legorical aSpect-and The Vampire moves
through the action rather as a personifi-
cation of evil influence than as physical
befng-it has something of the potent
suggestion of ''Everyman." For those
who seek the theater as a diversion purely
a FoOF can have few allurements. even
though 1t has a wealth of bright lines and
opportunities for good acting. 1t belongs
to the class of plays whose moral effect
is attained by pointing out the retribu-
ton which follows career of social de-
fiance. 1t is the opposite of the play
whose high-minded hero braves all sorts
of perils in order to win the rewards
which poetic justice holds for its favor
ties in fiction. Its effect is monitory
and not exemplary.
The principal figure in the story Is
The Fool, although, so far as artfs-
tic effect is concerned, that of The
Vampire is scarcely less responsible.
Mr.. Hilliard gets far away from the
kid gloved clubman he has so often
played and gives a picture of human
possibilities that Is awful in its deg
radiation. Mrs. Henderson's presenta-
tion of the other big role of the play
was remarkable piece of work.
Technically. there was in some of her
moments lack Of absolute reliability
in vocal management. But her concept
of the part was clear and consistent
and its expression was vivid She
seemed in truth the moral hypnotist
Of whom the story tells. Mr.. William
Courtleigh had some fine. vigorous
speeches as the sound minded man who
finds it necessary to adopt brute force
in order to reach brutalized con-
seriousness. Without being a revela-
ton of the finer aspects of either liter
allure or the drama. "A Fool There
Was is startling presentation of
uncompromisinE strength.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Lyceun.

Town Talk" with an up-to-date satire
in two acts entitled THE Man Who Built
the Fence" is the attraction at the New
Lyceum this week. The show includes
seven scenes. and presents one of the best
burlesque companies that has played a,
this house in some weeks. Clever com
edians are supported by a chorus of pretty
girls who can sing, dance and contribute
to the fun. Kathryn Demar in her song,
Love Once Again. and Louise Dacre in
her specialtes won favor. Charles ].
Buckhardt as The Man Who Built the
Fence" and Sam Hearne as the Sheriff
supplied a large portion of the amuse-
ment. \ conspicuous feature of the per-
Torrance was the playing of Sam Hearn,
an exceptionally good violinist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
New National.

AS might we'll be expected, the capacity
of the New National Theater was we'll
taxed last night to welcome the return
of Franz Lehar's Viennese opera, 1.-THE
Merry Widow" And as often as that
delightfully."- musical and strangely allur-
ing production may be presented no
other condition is likely, even though
those who come may have seen and
heard the operetta more than once be-
fore. Its dominant musical number, II
Love You So" better known to the gen.
eral public perhaps as the Merry Widow
Waltz" must needs be seen as well as
heard to be appreciated at it's full worth.
and yet throughout the score there are
numbers quite as beautiful, quite as eff
waltz which all the world has hummed,
strummed and reproduced in one form
or another. Indeed, it is. matter of
wonder that its other beauties have been
SO overlooked.
AS indicated in the program the opera
Is Niennese in character, which means
that it embodes the spirit of wild aban-
donment characteristic of the Magyar
people. the charm Of giddy Paris and a
polish peculiarly its own.
There are three acts of delicious enter
ta!nment- There is comedy quaint and
original in abundance. There is a verita-
bic flower garden of color interviewer in
the costumes and the scenery Is fresh,
Frances Cameron, as Sonia, the merry
widow. has reached the climax OF her i'm
PRESERVATION of the role. which has been
iauded wherever she has appeared
Charles Meakins, as Prince Danilo. low
ing and beloved by Sonia, the role In
which Donald Brian won much applause
seems admirably fitted for the part. He
is a graceful dancer. a good singer and
a manly lover r. E. Graham again ap-
peared in the role of Popoff, Marsovian
ambassador, In which he has ripened a
clever combination of keen diplomacy.
an admiring and trusting husband and a
dash of the whilom roue, which in the
various situations develops into the most
enjoyable kind of comedy Anna Bus
sert, as Natalie, acted well her part and
sang agreeably. John Thomas, as Nish
the messenger of the embassy was ex-
ceedingly colnical, with a slight tendency
10 burlesque. Important factors were an
excellent orchestra and a conductor fully
competent to direct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Colored Cadets at West Point.
To the Editor Of The Star


/ wish to call your attention to a mis-
take in the issue of Mondays paper,
under the heading of 'Colored Lad
Named for West Point You say that
Capt. Charles Young and II. o. Flipper
were the only two colored boys gradual
ing from West Point The records at the
War Department will show that Lieut.
Alexander from Ohio. graduated with
honor from West Point in 1884 He was
an alternate to the son of Chief Justice
Waite. He was appointed military in
structor at Wilberforce University, Ohio
by President Grover Cleveland in April,
1904. JEFFERSON 9. COAGE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Majestic.

Large crowds turned out last evening to
witness vaudeville and moving pictures at
the Majestic. Frank McCrea displayed
his skill as sharpshooter In various
styles Hall and Kent in playlet en-
titled Loyalty" Were clever. and Crow
ley, the impersonator. responded to many
encores. Welda and Serano presented
some interesting feats in hand and head
balancing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
ANNUAL CHURCH FEAST.
sE,-
St. Pauls Conversion Commemorated
at Catholic University,

The feast of the conversion OF st. Paul
is being observed by the authorities of
the Catholic University today as the pa
tronal feast of the theological faculty.
Solemn high mass Was sung IN the uni
rersity chapel at 10 O'Clock. Rev. John d.
Mcguire. dean Of the faculty of letters,
being the celebrant. with two seminarians
from Divinity Hall as deacon and sub
deacon. The sermon delivered by
Rev. John w. Cayanaush. president of
Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind.
The entire faculty 81 the university at
tended in their academic robes. and also
the students OF the university and the af-
filiaIed colleges.
Mgr. Shahan, rector Of the university,
participated in the ceremonies and in the
evening will entertain at dinner the
deans of the faculties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
PORT DEPOSIT A WRECK
-
DAMAGE BY FLOOD ESTIMATED
AT 100000.
Great Suffering Among Poor.
Suit Will Be Brought
Against Railroad.

PORT DEPOSIT. Nd. January %
r,amaee caused by the food Sunday Is
estimated at 100000. and the havoc ~
he ice is terrible. Stores ana resioeiees
are under water and ice, ana thousaifoS
- neople are camped out in the mus
The suffering caused is intense anu d
co,omissary depot has been opened 10 re-
1ieye the many in need. Everybody anie
n contribute is sending food supplies ana
cI,thin.. 10 the distributing station. out
bindings are being used for fuel, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Address by Founder of Jr. Republic

William Howard George, founder CT the
famous George Junior Republic and orig
inator Of the junior republic idea, has
been invited to address a meeting of the
Junior League of the National Junior Re-
public at Rauschers Friday, January -.
at II am. While this meeting Is not to
be a public one. Miss r. NJ Bradford
president, of 1870 street northwest is
extending invitations to persons especially
interested in junior republic work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Gen. Oliver Goes to Albany

Gen. Oliver, assistant secretary of war
has gone to his home in Albany, n. y,
to attend to some private business. but
will be back at the War Department in q
few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25

John ]. frost and Miss Effie V Harden
were married at Cumberland by Father
Theodosius The bride is a daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Harden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Less Danger at McCall's Ferry.

LANCASTER. Pa, January 25.-At Nc
Calls Ferry. on the Susquehanna, the
water receded considerably yesterday.
Sunday the ice covered the track and
the construction bridge of the Mccall
Ferry Power Company to the depth of
fifteen or twenty feet and some OF the
work on the dam was damaged. Yester-
day gangs of men were removing the Ice.
and it Is believed the danger is passed
for the present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Without Personal knowledge.

Il cannot swear to these facts because
] was not present, but my information
has been received from reliable citizen.
The members who went abroad were Dill
nngham, Latimer, Burnett. Howell and
Wheeler, and they were accompanied by
their families and two of the secretaries
OF the commission, one of them Mr..
Crane, whom i am advised is nephew
OF Senator Crane OF Massachusetts. and
The other Mr.. Husband, Senator billing
hams secretary.
Il have heard that the auditor for the
State Department has entered Il protest
against a certain member Of the. COM
mission for charging up part OF his
expense account, the amounts paid out
by him Tor laundry. haircuts. shampoos,
shines and automobile rides for pleasure
on the Appian Way. j understand that
Mr. Bennett and his secretary have been
abroad several times at the expense of
the commission. He is one of the three
members of the steering committee
He referred TO Prof. jerks work as
influencing students I'm the political
way the party in power would have
them walk" He declared the COM
missions report contained mass of
material that could he culled at any
Time from the police courts.
Representative Goldfogle's Protest.
Il would be recreant To my duty as 8
man If l did not stand upon this floor
today to protest against the attempt
of this commission to place responsible
ity for many conditions upon the
Jewish people said Representative
,ioldfogIe of New York. in an impas-
stoned denunciation OF the report Of
the commission. The Jewish people
10 not deserve to be characterized as
this report characterizeS them. What
justification weS there to Sav that
Of "a faith than
the pcople OF some other nationality.
They did not attempt 70 place their
criticism upon the nationality of these
people. hut upon the people OF "a certain
religious faith
After further debate the entire para
graph relating TO the immi grafton COM
mission with its Appropriation of SID
r 400 was stricken out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25

anything at all which 1t is possible to
burn Is being used to extract what COM
fort is possible under the circumstances.
The loss will fall on the people exclu-
sively. as no insurance covers damage
by flood and water.
The streets are impossible on account
of the Ice. which in some places is from
ten to thirty feet high
Dynamiting the Ice.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has an army of 800 men at work dynamit-
ing the ice and clearing away the debris
The Pennsylvania station has virtually
disappeared under the mass Of ice. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Up to late last night there was no
recession of the waters. and it will take
a week to get rid of the ice. The dam
age was caused by the grinding masses
of the ice, which left very little in its
All the churches have suffered, and to
give a list Of damages would be to give
the names of every business house and
residence here.
The suffering is especially great be-
cause many Of the people here have had
no work since the big Christmas bllz-
Zard, and consequently have little or no
money to help them out at this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25

All funerals have been postponed. as
it Is impossible to obtain conveyances
or men to dig graves. 1t will not be pos
sible to resume the burials until Wednes-
day at the earliest.
Gov. Crothers has been asked to come
here by Mayor David Armstrong
Mayor Armstrong gave out a statement
last night that suit would be brought
against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
as being responsible for the havoc. He
charges the railroad with having failed
to remove the scaffold from the recently
completed bridge, and thus having been
the cause of the ice gorge which backed
the water into the town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Direct Charge Made.

Il am advised said Mr.. Macon. that
this commission went abroad during the
summer of 1907. it sailed May Is and
et,irned September II. and that report
IF the trip has ever been published and
in my judgment. will not, for 1t seems
the trip was a pleasure junket for most
81 the members, rather than an Informal
tion-gathering trip. The commission made
progress until forced to do SO by the
late Senator Latimer of South Carolina,
who threatened to return home on the
next steamer and inform the government
on the moor of the Senate that the COM
mission intended merely to delay immigra-
ton investigation.
''Messrs. Latimer, Burnett and Howell
of the commission were allowed to go
TO work. while the chairman told Mr..
Wheeler to come with him and enjoy
himself, that the immigration problem
had been thoroughly investigated by the
Industrial commission and that only he
Ind another knew the real purpose of
he commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
OMITTED FROM BILL
House Rejects Item for Immi-
grafton Commission.
SEVERE CRITICISM MADE
Representative Macon of Arkansas
Leader of Opposition.
URGENT DEFICIENCY TOTAL
Measure Carries Nearly $4,000, 900,
Which Is Over 81. 100000 Be
low Treasury Estimates.
SEVERE CRITICISM MADE
URGENT DEFICIENCY TOTAL

Refusing To appropriate amy money for
the expenses Of the immigration commits
sion. the House of Representatives yes
. r"rday passed the urgent deficiency bill.
: Carrying a total appropriation of nearly
1900 600, which is a reduction of more
than 81 .Oo0Gco under the estimates sub
United by the Treasury Department
Hostile criticism of the work of the
immigration commission formed a lead
ing feature of the debate, which was
concluded by an elimination of the entire
paragraph for the continuation of the
work Of that commission, which desired
S125. 900 to print its several reports and
10 conclude its business.
Representative Macon of Arkansas. who
denounced the commission and its work
and threatened it with immediate ex-
tinction, led the fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Fate Rests With Senate.

Unless friends of the commission sue
..ceei i'm having the item restored to the
!. urgent deficiency bill in the Senate it
will be compelled 10 suspend for lack of
! funds. The commission asked for the
. $4,000 appropriation which it needed to
wind up its work.
The commission was created by an act
!; of Congress February 10. 1907, and was
authorized to make a full inquiry into all
subjects dealing with the admission of
/. aliens. 1t has brought out a number of
interesting reports dealing with condi-
+, tionS on immigrant ships and the lives
; of aliens after their arrival in this coun-
try.
Several other reports on a number of
> alien subjects are in course of prepare
: ton.
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont is chair
man of the commission, the other MEM
bers being Senator Lodge. Representa-
tives Howell of New Jersey, Bennett of
New York, Burnett of Alabama. and Prof.
{ j. W. jerks of Cornell University and
Z William r Wheeler of San Francisco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Macon's Point of Order.

When the paragraph making the appro-
priation for the commission was reached
during the consideration of the urgent
deficiency bill yesterday Mr.. Macon made
a point of order against it on the ground
that it was not q deficiency. Following
this action came general assault against
the commission by several members, Mr..
Macon making scathing attack on the
body. lie charged that the commission
had gone on junketing expedition
abroad, had spent s657, 1893 and had ac-
complished practically nothing.
Mr.. Macon asserted that Prof. jerks.
who was also professor of political econ
omy and politics at Cornell University
devoted the first part of each week to
Cornell. an institution which he character
lied as playing politics all the time
He said that William r. Wheeler who
was also secretary of the Merchant Ship
-pers' Association of San Francisco. draw
ling $4,000 year from the association
and $3.50 from the commission, regarded
the latter Office a S a political Sinecure.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1910-03-05
DeSaSireS en- el NOrOeSle.

Por TELEGRAPH Sc han recihido noti-
cias de Spokane, Washington, al erec
to, que el q del pr6ximo pasado, en-
la noche, dos enormes deslices de nie-
We llevaron la muerte y la destruc.
ti0n a dos poblaciones mineras, en- 10
parte n0rte del estado de Idaho.
A las lO;35 de la n0che un enorme
deslice de nieve Sc azot0 contra la 20
bluci5n de Mace, sepultando veiut.
cinco casas y sus OcuI antes en- uDs
masa de nieye, hielO y palizada, en-
el plan de un hOndo canon.
A las 5;30 Il 28 IN la M fiana otro
deslice vino q estrellarse en- contra dc
IA poblaci6n dc Burke, sepultanl.
una decena de casas debajO de mile,
dc toneladas de nieve. Sc teme que
por 10 menos de boa go personas pc,
recieran en- esas CatastrC fes.
OtrO despacho de Everett, Wash.
ington, fechadO el 2 del que rige ne,
asegura que p0cas yeces en- la historic
hNA AAhll'V lfiAbNNi IlitiO kfuHHfUhli
mental habfa sido Ia costa del Paclfc(
dividida del resto del continent,
americana, como 10 ha sido hoy. y,
varias lineas transconintales que lie
gan hasta la costa accidental, solo la
lineas mas al sur Sc hsllan abierta
al trafco, que son las del Santa l'6 ,
el Southern Pacific.
Las liness dc los ferrocarriIes Cen
tral Pdcih', Northern Pacific, Grea
Northern y Chicago, Milwaukee 4
ST. Paul estan bien paralizadas, po
causa de haber sido interrumpld0 G
trahco dc cada una de elias va biel
por lnundaciones 0 Va bien p9r desli
ces de nieve dosaslr14us.
Da 6.tos desIices de- nieve n ma
esplut 80 ha Ito IL que ocurrl0 cer
ca De W@I'fatn, lah5, Ia tarde dc
primero del que rige. - trenes u
pas1jeros se hallaban deteuidos por l