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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
New National.

..The House Next Door was given as
appreciative Il reception last evening at
the National Theater as when it appeared
here last season. That finished actor, J.
f.. Dodson, repeated his artistic delinea-
void. Bart. Except in d few instances
the company remains unchanged.
The play is from the pen of J. Hartley
Manners, and is in his best comedy vein.
II is an exceedingly well done bit of dra-
pertaining portrayal of a theme some
what out of the ordinary. Were it in
trusted to the hands of less CAPABLE
company its success might be question
able. But as it is, the subtlety of its
ines and situations is preserved without
sacrifice of cearness and force.
Sir John Cotswold, an English baronet,
especially bitter towards his next-door
neighbor, Sir Isaac Jacobson, NJ p. TO
make matters worse, Sir John Is in that
unenviable position of being an aristo-
crat run down at the heels, while Sir
Isaac is rolling in wealth. ore than
that, his two children fall i'm love with
the children of the despised occupant
of the house next door Eventually. OF
course, the old English nobleman capitu-
lates. Indeed. he even humbles hims II
to the sterling worth of his Cnce hated
neighbor But it takes the entire three
acts of the play to accomplish TINS and
the dove of peace does not spread its
wings until the final drop of the curtain.
In his lines of pathCs and in those
of subtle comedy Mr.. Dodsor, was thor
oughly master of the situation. He made
of Sir John human, likable old fellow,
despite his idiosyncracies of pride and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
PERI GOES TO BOTTOM,
River Schooner Has Two Accidents
in Few DAVIS.

The river schooner Peri. a regular
trader to this port with wood and lum-
Der. while coming here with cargo of
wood about ten days ago, was struck by
a heavy northwest gale, and off Marshall
Hall the strain on her rudder caused it
to give way and the vessel was left help
less. She lay at anchor off Marshall
Hall for several days. and was finally
brought to Georgetown to unload. Satur-
day afternoon she was brought to this
city and locked at the wharf of J. H.
Carter & Co., to await instructions from
her owner as to where She would repair.
Sunday she started d leak. and yester-
day morning was found lying on the bot
tom and full of water. The services of
the tug James o. Carter were needed for
several hours to free the vessel from
water and to keep her af1oat while tenn
porary repairs were made and the vessel
pushed up in the shoal portion Of the
dock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Cures Catarrh
Also Coughs, Colds, Group
and Sore Throat

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
PRESIDENT TAFT TO SPEAK.
Banquet to Celebrate Birthday An
niversary of William Mckinley.

The birthday anniversary Of the late
President Mckinley is to be celebrated
by the Ohio State Society of Washington
with a banquet at which President Taft
will respond to a toast, William Nc
Kinley.' Secretary Knox and Senator
Root are also to respond to toasts.
Announcement of the banquet, which is
to be given January 30. the day follow
ing McKin!ey's birthday, which falls this
year on Sunday, was made at meeting
of the society held last night at the
Arlington Hotel at which Mr.. Justice
Day of the United States Supreme Court
presided. Milton f. Allies was appointed
chairman of the banquet committee.
William E. Curtis addressed the men,
bers of the society last night in which he
told of the discouragements of James
W. Ellsworth, an Ohio philanthrophist, in
his efforts to rejuvenate the town of
Hudson, Ohio. Refreshments were
served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Academy.

Those who like action to the fullest exc
tent were we'll rewarded last night, when
the New Academy presented to ca
pacity house new sensational melo-
drama in four acts, by Walter Howard,
''The House With the Green Shutters
The play shows a chain of exciting and
astonishing pictures of criminal life in a
great city, in which all sorts of devices
and schemes are used in combating the
skill of detectives. The story deals with
Rodger Craven, a banker, who purpose IS
to leave his fortune to the two children
of his brother. whom he is unable to fnd.
After the misfortune of having his
safe robbed. Craven is successful in
finding the heirs through his efforts in
trying to track down the thieves. But
they are spirited away again to the house
with the green shutters. whence it takes
all the courage of the hero and the skill
of the detectives to rescue them. Evelyn
Faber as Alice Craven made an attrac-
tive heroine, while Arthur Devoe as Oh
iver Harrison won the approval of the
large audience as the hero. Ralph Mac
Donald as Hungry joe" and LYDIA
Earle as Janette BOynton were excellent.
AS the two tramp detectives Clarke Rose
and John c. Hickey contributed comedy
r. w. Carroll appeared as Rodger Cra-
yen the banker, and Rene Grau as DICK
Craven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13

the memory of Justice Brewer viii be
more deeply revered for the interest he
took in international peace than it is to-
day. He could not understand why Chris
tians prepared with large navies and
armies should go forth and do precisely
the things which their religion taught
them not to do
THE Associated Charities is the mutual
friend of those who need help and those
who give help Mr. mcfarland said 1t
gives accurate information from careful
inquiry and records to the latter, so that
they may give wisely and not hurtfully-
1t acts for them as the friend of the
needy, visiting. comforting, advising, en-
couraging. securing work or whatever
else is needed Food. fuel and other ma
terlal aid is given when necessary
promptly, but in most cases 1t is fflend
and not aims that is needed Special &C
tivities are illustrated by the summer
outings and encouragement of savings by
the poor. Necessarily such a system re-
quireS many agents. some experts VINO
give their whole time but most or them
volunteers. Necessarily the large expense
is for the work of the friend and not the
giving of aims.
Normally one kind of service should
cost about much as the other. ana mat
is just the fact in this case. The search
ing inquiry made by the committee OIL
citizens headed by Justice Stafford last
spring at the request of the District
Commissioners shows, as that report Salu,
that the financial system is admirable ana
accurate. carefully audited at regular IN
tervals, and offers no opportunity for mis-
appropriation or waste that the working
system is we'll planned and well aunlln-
iStered; that due economy is Observed
that the association has done ana Is 40
ing a great and Indispensable work in
this community, and is entitled to the
heartiest support and confidence of all the
citizens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Lyceum.

The attraction at the New I-yceum
this week. '"rhe Merry Maidens Com
pany," has two one-act musical farces.
the first entitled FURNISHED Rooms
and the second, "All Aboard. There
was no olio, but during the last act
series of clever limitations were intro
duced, i'm which the entire company
figured. The. show was written and
staged by Sam Rice, who. as the chief
funmaker proved clever ana WHY
and especially as Jules Levy In the last
burletta.
Miss Lila Brennan took the Leading
feminine part and won approval win
her songs and dances. Tom llerney'
Harry Keller. Gertrude thompson. .;
Harrison Wolfe, Ruth Everett and
Inu;s worth were we'll received in
their respective roles.
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Gayety.

The .Rollicking Girlies.' at the Gayety
Tbeater this week. present a burlesque
show that is, in music, comedy and
scenery, exceptionally pleasing. The per-
formance is in two acts, and introduces
catchy songs and plenty Of good. clean
fun. The chorus is we'll trained and
handsomely dressed. Fred Russell and
Tom Robinson, as the Fright Brothers"
a couple of escaped convicts trying to
elude q female detective. kept the house
in an uproar all through the play. Morya
Williams, drummer, carried off first
honors in the feminine contingent of the
company She was ably seconded by
Loretta Moore, who pleased in a song en-
titled "Sleepy Head Miss Audrey Lang
made good with Andrew Mack's '.Mistah
Moon" Jimmy Conors pleased with his
parodies. An added attraction was a
four-round boxing match between Don
and Young Shirer, who appear under the
management of their father, Robert
Shirer.
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Majestic.

The Majestic Theater presented four
we'll selected acts yesterday before sew
eral large audiences, the feature of the
show being the Five Musical Lovelands in
a high-class musical act, which was we'll
received. The Three Clares, comedy aero
bats, perform clever tricks, Lem Welch
in dialect representations received his
share of applause, and Marion Kay, sing
ing and talking coincidence, met with ap-
prevail. Motion pictures conclude the va
ried and attractive bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Two Persons Die Suddenly.

Coroner hewitt was summoned to Ais
26th street northwest and 10i 18th street
southeast today to investigate two sud
den deaths Edward Winfield. colored,
seventy years old, had died at the for
mer address, while Mary Butler. colored.
sixty-two years old. had been found dead
in the house in Nth street. In each in
stance the coroner gave a certificate of
death from natural causes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13

Vanderheyden Fyles, who knows as
much as anybody about plays and drama
folk. tells some of the difficulties en-
countered in choosing the Title of a
Play in the Sunday Magazine of The
Sunday Star. He is SO full of illustra-
tons and Incidents as to make his ar
ticle almost catalogue of leading plays
Of recent years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
To Special Duty at State Department

Willing Spencer. third secretary Of the
United States embassy at st. Petersburg
has been assigned to special duty i'm the
office of the assistant secretary Of state
Mr. Spencer, who is a native Of Penn
syIvania, has been in Washington several
weeks on waiting orders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Casino.

Capacity houses greeted the excel
lent vaudeville presented at the Ca
sine Theater yesterday. The chief
attraction was The Balloon Girl"
who began her act with an aeronau-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13

prejudice. An artist always, the laying
in and craftsmanship of his canvas were
never apparent
Miss Lorena Atwood. as Lady Jacobsen,
and Miss Ruth Chester, as Lady Cots
void. were unusually capable in their
rendition of these by no means easy
roles, while the remainder of the cast
was well balanced and competent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13

teal song. The house was then dark
ened and the girl, still singing. sailed
over the audience in an immense bal
loon.
The Musical Macks with various
musical instruments, ranging from q
violin to a bass horn, were very en-
tertaining The Tod NardS gave
good exhibition of acrobatic feats. Ell
Gordo. magician. was very pleasing
with his funny tricks. Some clever
dancing was shown by Myers ana
Tomsel Ask and Carr, in singing
and dancing act, were well received
and several good reels Of motion pic
lures were shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Columbia,

| God made us all to be happy, but some
of us don't always know how to go about
it," was the way Aunt Mary epitomiz-
| ed the story of her own "rejuvenation'
| in the last line at the Columbia last
night. May Robson and her capable COM
pany have told the same story to Wash
ington theatergcers before, but the Re
juvenat.on of Aunt Mary seems to lose
none of it's humor by retelling. When the
curtain ueScenued Tor the ,ast time las,
night there were few in the audience
who had not thrown reserve to the winds
and joined in the laughter called forth by
| the opinicnated little lady who was "a
great believer in not postponng things
| too long even when it came to trip
TO the big city after twenty five years in
| the country.
| Miss Robson, as usual, left nothing to
| be desired in her Interpretation of the
role she created several years ago. AS
the sweetly inconsistent old maid who
would have been cold and hard-neal ten
| if people had left her alone and not been
continually touching her heart and her
pockethook Miss Robson was everybody S
Aunt Mary" from the start.
OF course, there was pathOS Sprlnkled
| in. But how can audience be long
impressed with the pathetic story of a
rosy-faced spinster who Interrupts her
| own story with a disguised What kind
of hair oil are you usinS?' addressed to
her nephew, whom she has been fOndllng
during the story.
AS Betty Burnett. who was in love
| with Aunt Mary's nephew. Jack Denham.
Faye Cusick was just the wisely demure
little girl to win her way to the heart OF
| such a one as Aunt Mary. Jack Storey,
as Jack Watkins. who couldn't keep out
of trouble, but who was improving be-
| cause, whereas he had twice before been
eypelled from college, this time he was
only suspended, was convincing. Paul
Locker, who has played in the piece as
long as Miss Robson, was the same re-
| freshingly fresh Mitchell. inventing
and explaining the same measles in the
same inimit able way. The rest Of the
cast WaS cod.
The performance of "The Regeneration
of Aunt Mary" at the Columbia Theater
| last night was attended by members of
the Phil Sheridan Woman's Auxiliary Re
| lief Corps in body. The performance
| was benefit. under the auspices of the
corps. for the relief of needy Union
veterans in the District. \ substantial
sum was turned over to Mrs. Annie w.
Johnson. chairman Of the corps COM
| mittee on arrangements, by the COM
| pany's manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Chase's.

SignOr Trovato and Maclyn Arbuckle
divide the premier honors at Chase's
this week, one playing on violin strings
and the other on heart strings. With
his violin between his knees, Signor
TrovatO produces the richest strains Of
grand opera, the sweetest airs Of
lighter opera, the swinging tunes that
provide whistling material and hum
ming possibilities; and also the musical
notes of the feathered inhabitants Of
the woods and of the old pump that
has to be primed-all with an easy
more unusually insistent.
With The Welcher." by Robert H.
Davis, as his instrument Maclyn Ar
buckle portrays Dan Gassaway as a
dead game sport"-in the broadcast
meaning Of that term. Fresh from a
killing" at the race track. he is to up
hold the honor of his family-cOmposed
of himself-in entertaining a niece he
has never seen at ''butlered" dinner
in her honor. Long separation from
the niece's mother prevents him from
knowing anything about his relatives,
but the bottle of champagne under the
table and the profusion Of flowers. sill
verware and glasses on the table give
an inkling Of what he expects AS Uncle
Dan prepares to put up the best front
in waiks-to be faithful in description
"a forlorn wait from poverty row."
Instead of going from cocktail to cof-
fee. Uncle Dan proceeds from his rich
ly appointed apartments to the two
rooms and a sink" where lies the
niece's mother coughing all night and
crying all day. Mr.. Arbuckle is ably
assisted by Vaughan Trevor and Miss
Agnes Redmond.
Clifford Walker, the English come
Of the after dinner features of an
English banquet. With a pair of black
trimmed spectacles and a monocle as
his only aids in makeup. he cleverly
portrayed five distinct types Oh those
The Robert De Mont trio opened the
bill with some good tumbling. The
dancing of Gladys Clark and Henry
Comedy Circus, Richards in some fem
mime dancing and 1.-THE Actors Fund
Field Day." shown by motion pictures,
were other incidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13

James III. Lynch. seventy-two years old,
q farmer, died Sunday at his home, near
Lombard, Cecil county, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13

George Dixon. sixty years old died near
Halltown. w. Va, Monday after q pro-
longed illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Democratic Feeling Needed.

We must have that true democratic
feeling. that honest appraisement Of our
fellowmen as men of like passions with
ourselves and fewer opportunities, whom
we like to relieve from distress because
they are our brothers and we believe in
equality.
And so 1t is that when we contemplate
the life of one distinguished because of
the exalted office winch he fined so ac-
ceptably-made great by reason of un-
selfish effort, made beautiful by a desire
to help his fellow-men-We, in our own
lives. approach a little more closely to
the ideal which we hold"
Brewer as a JuriSt'' was the subject
chosen by Mr.. Justice Brown. He had
known the late justice from boyhood
was with him at Yale University, had
been with him on the bench of the Su-
preme Court, and told of many interest
ing points in Justice Brewers life &c
which were added the touch of heartfelt
friendship.
Rev. Or. Woodrow knew Justice Brewer
as a member of his church.
"In honoring the memory of the man
| feel great loss" he said. He is
missing from his seat in this congrega
ton. where fer years he was a devou
worshiper. Justice Brewer was deeply
religious, although he held not to the
narrow things of religion. but 10 the
fundamental principles. He was a mar
were diametrcally opposed to his BELLE
he had the greatest regard.
Tribute From Pastor.
Il believe that a hundred years hence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Cosmos.

Robert Mcdonald and Company in A
Friend in Need have perhaps one OF
the prettiest comedy dramas on the
vaudeville stage. The story is of gal
liant burglar of the Raff1es type, who
mingles thieving with sentiment and
gives excellent advice while he despoils
his victims, and who averts a trage dy by
a little piece of diplomacy that the audi
ence found delightful. WOodford's Mid
get Animal Circus made a big hit with
the little ones and their friends. Bolduc
and Roy. present a very acceptable mu-
steal act on many instruments. In
Springer and Church's farce, who Is
It?" the fun centers on a wax dummy.
frankie Farrell. with songs. and Lilly
Langdon coincidence. completed a bill
that is one of the strongest of the Cos
mos season. The entire bill will be
changed Thursday. with the exception OF
the main feature, the burglar play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Avenue Grand.

A good bill was presented at the Ave-
nue. Grand Theater yesterday. which was
greeted by large audience. Sam Thorn
berg and Company's comedy sketch enti-
tied "a Jealous Husband" proved to be
the feature of the show. Dale and Dale,
comedy singers and dancers, completed
their act in good style. Dunbar's goat
circus was amusing. The animals per-
form clever tricks. Boyd and LOrentZ
made good both as singers and dancers.
The motion pictures were of exceptional
interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Increase of Capital Stock.

No public service corporation doing
business in the District would be permit
ted to increase its capital stock or issue
bonds without first obtaining the APP
prevail of the commission.
Chairman Smith also introduced "A bill
provid ng for an additional method for
enforcing and foreclosing tax sales and
tax deeds in the District of Columbia.
In measure introduced by Representa-
tive Bartholdt, the sum of S150.oUO is APP
propriated for the purchase of the entire
Oldroyd collection of Lincoln relics and
for the acquisition of the properties at
514 and SIS 10th street northwest, which
ad join the government property known as
the house where President Lincoln died.
The dill directs the grounds TO be parked
and the house in which the relics are
stored to be made fireproof.
Representative Grant. by request. in
troduced bill authorizing the extension
of Benton street from Tunlaw road to
37th street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
AUTHORITY CONFERRED
UPON COMMISSIONERS
Bill to Empower Board to Gov
ern Public Utilities in
District.

A bill proposing to clothe the District
Commissioners with the powers of q pub
lie service commission was introduced in
the House yesterday by Chairman Smith
of the District committee. In his annual
message President Taft recommended the
enactment of such law.
The measure gives to the proposed COM
mission all the authority for cont roIlng
rates and efficiency of service of rail-
road, street railroad, telegraph, telc-
phone, gas and electric light corporations.
that is usually granted to such bodies.
1t provides that the commission shall
exercise in the District all the powers
now vested by law in the interstate com
merce commission, although the orders.
rules and regulations of the latter are to
remain in force until changed by the new
commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13

THE ANIMAL MEETING OF TIE Sio' IA
holders Of the Georgetown and iehhalo 10 "
the cnupany 18th and East Capitol S.rrSls
Washington. II. G.. Sdturd ~. hiarE - -
1911 ut l. O'Clock noon. In arc'rlah VIII
the bylaws the books for the transfer ul
stock of said company will BE- closed rom rom
December 81 1910. to January u lHll no'h
dates inclusive. T. J. WlillEiitAp' sccle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Loss Sustained by Society.

invocation. Mr.. Jennings spoke of the
loss sustained by the society in the death
of Mr. Justice Brewer, and read the
official minute adopted by the board. Mr.
Jennings spoke also of the fact that the
society had welcomed the opportunity at
fOrded by certain recent criticisms to ask
the Commissioners of the District or Co
lumbia to appoint a special committee to
examine and report upon the methods and
accomplishments Of the society.
Mr.. Justice Hughes said:
In Mr. Justice Brewer the man was
greater than the judge. The severity or
judicial labor and the routine Of constant
attention to the controversies as to the
decision of which he had responsibility in
no way dulled his enthusiasm or human
ity.''
Referring to his duties as president of
the Associated Charities, Mr.. Justice
Hughes said: He has left you what is
better than a legacy of money. He has
left you the priceless legacy of an lnspi-
ration which you must derive from the
memory and association with a great
man who was sincerely DESTROYS to de-
vote his life to the services of the
country
This meeting directs our attention to
the Importance of organized philanthropy
There may be some among us who look
with misgivingS upon the indications OF
the currents of thought upon the move
ments which are taking place in our
great democracy. No one who has had
chance to become intimately acquainted
with the course of life in the cities that
make up this country would fail to note
the real world of effort which has such
force and promise; no one who has had
that vision can despair of democracy in
America.