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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-19

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-19
THEATRicA IsEASoN FORMALLY
OPENED IN WHEELING AT
COURT LAST EVENING.
me Spring Maid" the First Attrac.
t'on-"littie Miss Fisie'
Is Coming.
APOLLO AND VICTORIA
NEXT HOUSES TO OPEN
virginia viii Likely Open Durino
Fair Week-8ookines Are
Above Average.
BY HARCOuRTS

wheeling inaugurated the theatre
car season OF bile Friday evening.
When The Spring Maid" delighted
Court theatre patrons The attrac.
ton, one OF the biggest and most
eIaDorate OF the season, was but a
sample OF the big things Manager
Moore has promised theatregoer, for
the new season. and the offerings will
follow in rapid succession Con.
epicuous among the attractions 10
follow The Spring Maid" in the near
future IS Nora Baycs and Jack Nor
worth in Little Hiss Fixit." which
Is Just concluding a seasons run in
Chicago.
Following the opening Of tie Court
the Apollo and Victoria will next droD
into line. Their formal openings oc.
cur OF the 2>th. The Victoria Will
tEaln he devoted TO vaudeville. while
The Apollo. with a handsomely re-
modelled front. viii present the west
trn wheel oi buriesquc. This wheel
s. the one upon which the Apollo re-
Ceived its bookings the frs season
The opening date Of the VIRGINIA is
rather indefinite m present, but pos
sibly may be fair week
Last year IN the theatrical bust
ness was disastrous TO many pro-
cuccrS. The summer has been A dull
one indeed for the theatrical bust
ness, bur the prospects are bri-h;.r
for prosperous season this fan and
winter. Nayhap last winter and the
dull summer lIy. pu' sometime. of
q dampDr ON the aspirations az man.
ayers. bur if is certain that thus far
thor" has been bur very slight iudi-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-19
The Daily Chit-Chat
By RUTH CAMERON

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-19

And there are other managers fbos.
"i 'he Tree. independent and venture
some sort. Who are making prepare
IONS mat must bring pleasant results
Tor all enthusiastic playEoers. Fore
most among those are 10 be mention
80 George g. Tyler of Liebicr a Co.
and William \. Brady. both OF whom
nave already begun the serious re-.
h"arsals az 90 half dozen OF more PLAYS.
all or great promise and several nc.
claimed successes ON the forclcn
stage.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-19
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE.

Margaret Ellington IS trying new
Jay. called Kiudlius.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-19
NEWS, VIEWS AND REVIEWS
OF THEATRES AND PLAYERS

70 worry about the coming season.
The Return of Peter Grimm" Is to
nave It's first hearing in New York
very shortly. and the prophecy may
De made that u will create as great
vogue as did The Music Master"
which ran uninterruptedly in the
metropolis for three years. An as
sured fortune awaits Mr.. Belasco in
TINS weirdly fascinating play alone.
Then comes The Concert" a play
mat drew tremendous audiences all
last season IN New York. and which
Is destined to repeat its unusual sue
cess on tour.
Nobody's Widow" is another Re.
IaSco certainty blanche Bates made
an unequivocal hit In its perform.
ahcc last season. and IL Is still new
10 the country al large
Francis Starr is 10 have a n..yv play
one which Mr. Belasco believes. and
MS judgment is rarely ever al fault.
Is TO add immensely 20 her reputa.
tlon and his and her fortune And
Nance O'Neill is 70 be supplied with
drama that will add another sue
cessiul player 70 Mr. Belasco's list
or successful stars. So this great
producing genius need have no any.
lety about th" immediate future.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-19

Rose Stahl viii begin her season i'm
Maggie Pepper ON August 81.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-19

John i. K"ii"rd Is 20 play an On.
Eas"m"ut ~ Shakespearcaa repertoire
Iu New Yor,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-19

Charles RichmIu viii have the lead
ing mai" role lu George BrnIdhurs-'s
n'" play. Rough. and Paid For
The Washington times., 1911-02-03

matter. The maid, as contrasted with
the matron, merely commits herself to
the somewhat equivocal statement that
kissing is dangerous thing" She
offers no glossary, but pershaps she is
wise beyond her years and intends to
convey subtle meaning. It certainly
is dangerous to maiden meditation and
even more so to the inspired mission
of those who unconsciously provoke
indulgence and heighten delight with
every effort to magnify the danger.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
ANOTHER CRUSADE FOR SUP
PRESTON OF KISSING.

Whenever one of these high brow
hen parties gets through discussing the
influence of women in the Finnish diet
and the effect of equal rights in i'm
proving the morals of the Maoris, some
advanced member in intellectual top
boots cheeps up and says, Let's abol-
ish kissing!" Never by any chance do
these protests come from the sweet
young things whose lips and checks
look like a rose garden on a drop cur
tain, and who, as a simple matter of
fact, are about the only ones who are
hunted, waylaid, ard bedeviled by i'm
Fortunate kissers to such an extent
that you would notice it. Boards of
health and bacteria sharps merely give
out a professional opinion and go on
their way in the old normal fashion of
mankind, imperiling their lives daily
and counting death with smile. But
when the shining lights in one of these
blue-lisle coteries have settled all the
more trifling problems of economics
and sociology the Feminine Reformer
with a mission" and an age commonly
referred to as that of discretion, starts
in to stop other people from kissing.
An embarrassing little incident in
one of the Government departments,
in which a son of Adam figured as
eager rather. than discreet, has started
a discussion in the Baltimore barnyard
of the Just Government League and
Immediately one well-meaning but mis-
guided member goes on record with the
familiar argument that kissing is re-
sponsible for infantile paralysis, senile
dementia, and housemaid's knee. 1t
leads us into war; extravaganza,
absent -mindedness, and the wearing of
green neckties. The cradle is the
nursery of death and demonstrations
of affection are but polite forms of
murder. Out upon osculation! Down
with that delicious winning of "a kiss
at loves beginning" She's going to
have it stopped
Maybe. \ junior member of the
order, not having arrived at years OF
discretion, is not SO cocksure about the
The Washington times., 1911-02-03

automobile tour from one section of
the country to the other is charged
for days stay, or a five-minute's
stay, in Maryland exactly what is re-
quired of a resident for the privilege
of motoring in the State for year.
The effect of such statute is manifest.
1t tends to divert from Maryland a
class of desirable and profitable tran
sient visitors. 1t operates to aiford
such visitors as may come despite it
an unpleasant impression of the States
hospitality. 1t creates an isolation
which the State neither desires nor can
afford. On the lowest basis of calcu
lation the tourists turned away in dis
gust from the State make for finan-
cial loss largely in excess of the sum
of the licenses collected from the in
cautious or Indifferent transient.
All State laws should encourage ali
foreign automobilists by granting them
an immunity of several days from the
imposition of the tax. The automobile
is vehicle frequently engaged in
interstate travel. To exempt this
travel for a reasonable length of time
is not only in the line of justice and
sound policy, but in the way of
reciprocity of courtesies which certain
ly ought to obtain as between the
State of Maryland and the seat of the
National Government.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
THE CENTENARY OF HORACE
GREELEY'S BIRTH.

One hundred years ago today Hor.
ace Greeley was born in the New
Hampshire village of Amherst. In his
native town, in New York city, and,
to certain extent, in the public
schools throughout the country, the
centenary is being celebrated with
appropriate exercises.
Viewed through the perspective OF
the generation which has elapsed since
his death, this rugged figure of Amer
lean life looms before us as worthy of
the high tributes which will be paid
him. He was the strongest type OF
that personal equation in journalism
which was a leading characteristic of
his day. Whatever may have been
his errors of judgment, his unques-
toned integrity and honesty of purpose
commanded n large and loyal follow
ing. The weekly edition of his paper
welded an influence throughout the
boundaries of the United States, mar
rover then than now, which has rarely
been surpassed. His passionate war
fare upon slavery raised up enemies
in certain quarters, but his advocacy OF
conciliatory policy toward the South
when the civil war was over chal-
lenged the admiration and even the
affection of those he had aHenated.
Those who know only too well that the
era of reconstruction was more disas-
trous than the four years of war looked
upon him, on the whole, as friend,
and in signing the bond of Jefferson
Davis, he gave the final pledge of his
good will toward a stricken people.
His life was an open book, written
in terms of high and honest purpose,
and the whole country pays him will
ing tribute on this centennial ami,
versary.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
PRESERVING THE PRESENT
SIZE OF THE HOUSE.

Ii the custom should continue of
increasing the number of Representa-
tives in Congress on a ratio of even 80
per cent of the increase in population
as shown by the decennial census it
would not be long before the House of
Representatives would become SO I'M
wieldy as to make it ve-v mockrry
of the representative principle. Those
who draw hasty comparisons between
our own lower house and those of
France. England, and other countries i'll
which the membership is larger lose
sight of the essential difference be-
tween them and government like
ours in which there is no such thing
as cabinet outlining legislation, at
once guiding the procedure OF the house
and dependent upon its will. A larger
representative chamber than we now
have would inevitably develop central
clique whose power would be greater
than the worst form OF tyranny ever
exercised by an arbitrary Speaker.
The Republican members of the
House, in adopting the present number
as the proper basis for the reapPortion-
ment of its membership, has taken
course which will meet with the ap.
proval of the people who are best in
formed on the subject. The details
of that reapportionment will bring up
differences of opinion, but it is safe
to assume that the Republicans have
made no mistake in keeping the
numerical basis of membership where
it is now.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
INJUSTICE TO TEACHERS OF
WASHINGTON.

Comptroller Tracewcl's ruling on the
pay of school teachers of Washington
is undoubtedly good law, and as such
il must be respected. The fact re-
mains, however, that under it an un-
just hardship is placed upon the
teachers.
The Comptroller declares the statute
prohibits the payment of a teacher for
time not actually devoted to school
duties. He says the teacher is paid
in consideration of specific number
of days of work and not by virtue OF
holding a position as teacher. The
result of the ruling is that hereafter
teachers will receive no leave of alb
sence with pay. If a teacher is sick
for one day or more, if she is detained
by quarantine, by death in her family,
or by any other condition, whether or
not it is beyond her control, she will
receive nothing. The rule of the Board
OF Education has been to allow a
teacher half pay for thirty days when
absence was unavoidable.
As general proposition, the en-
!crcement OF law is a wise policy,
regardless of whether such enforcement
may impose injustice. The remedy is
not non enforcement, but repeal or
amendment of the statute. This is a
case of that character. 1t requires no
Ella aborate argument to convince any
fair minded person of the injustice
that is bound to follow the enforcement
of the school law as provided in the
Comptroller's ruling. Fortunately, our
awmaking body is in session. Fair
ness TO the public school teachers of
Washington demands that Congress
amend the act regulating our schools
so as to permit the Board of Educa-
ton to allow teachers fair compensa-
ton for a reasonable period in cases
OF unavoidable absence.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
THE NEED FOR RECIPROCITY
NEARER HOME.

Pleasure that it is to know that
President Taft runs no danger, when
his automobile casually passes the
Maryland line, of having to walk home
while a magistrate holds his machine
for bail, the furry over the question of
license tags for the Chief Executive
throws in high light the shortcomings
of particularly short-sighted law.
With the unelastic zeal of the
literal official, Automobile Commits
sioner George refused to forward
licenses ordered for Mr.. Taft's machines
until he had cash in hand. With the
grace with which one sovereign has
tens to show courtesy to another,
Governor Crothers came to the Presi-
dents rescue with instant offers of
special immunity. With the offended
dignity with which the specially en-
dowcd yield their rightful privileges in
small matters, President Taft reached
for his pocketbook. But beyond the
comedy OF great personages importing
the doctrine of State and national
rights over a mere trife of license
remains the law, that making the spe-
cial circumstances ridiculous, creates a
generally serious condition.
The Maryland automobile law has
the vice of an unjhstified discrimina-
ton, so far as affects the automobile
owners of the District of Columbia.
No matter what the reasoning that a
District owner should be subject to
license, when those of other States are
permitted to go into either freely or
by permit, the theory of the law is
that of the imposition of the tax with
out consideration of value received.
Under its indiscriminate terms, the
Washington man who is making an
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
THREATS OF AN EXTRA SES-
SION.

Senator Brown of Nebraska minced
no words when he served notice on the
Senate that it must vote on four i'm
portant propositions before it would be
allowed to pass the appropriation bills.
He named:
Direct election of Senators.
Lorimer case.
Tariff commission.
Increased pensions.
1t was perfectly understood that
Senator Brown spoke in behalf of the
insurgent Republican group, which
after full consideration had agreed
that this notice should be given. The
insurgents are determined not to let
the tariff commission measure die of
asphyXiation in the hurried closing
hours. They think they can prevent
that if they can convince Congress
that they will fiIibuster the session
to death without letting the appro-
priation bills pass. This would neces-
state an immediate extra session, as
the current appropriations expire July
| and the next regular session does not
open till December.
1t would be a good thing to have
an extra session forced, once every two
years, in just this fashion, until do
nothing statesmen are convinced OF the
impracticability of killing legislation in
the short session by the squeeze proc
ess. The appropriation bills are always
jammed down into the small end of
the funnel at the sessions close, and
used to prevent any other legislation
getting consideration if the leaders do
not want it considered
The country wants the tariff com
mission provided, and it is particularly
anxious that the Lorimer case be dis
posed of now. If not now, it will be
made a stop-gap at another session,
and used to block legislation that
ought to get consideration. Rather
than be forced to remain for a special
session that would be long delayed
while the Democratic House organized,
named committees, etc, the opponents
of these measures will probably permit
a vote on them if once convinced that
that the extra session threat is serious
ly meant and will be carried into effect.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
Litigation Over Awards
To the Cherokee Indians

Litigation to prevent the payment of
any money, OF the allotment of any
land, 10 children of the Cherokee In
dians born subsequent to September l,
1902, has been renewed. and will come
up in the District Supreme Court Febru-
airy 10.
Suit has been fieIed by Levy +. Gritts,
Richard NJ. Wolfe, and Frank ]. Boudi-
not. asking that Secretary of the Inter
ior BaIlinger and Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh be restrained from
paying the money or allotting the land
under an act of Congress in 1896, the
claim being made that the act is un-
constitutional.
In 1902 Congress authorized the allOt-
ment of 100000 acres of land and the
distribution of $2,CO0.OO0 among the
Cherokee Indians, including only those
who were enrolled in the nation on
September l., 1902 Four years later
another act was passed, authorizing an
equal distribution among the children
born since that date, the number being
about $500.
For four years the case has been
fought in the Court of Claims, the
amount involved being about IS, ,0Co, 600,
but was Recently referred to the Dis
trict Supreme Court by the United
States Supreme Court.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
SCORES
COLLEGE WOMEN
Not Taking Part They
Should In Social Reform,
Is Complaint.

the part in social reform that they
should, according TO Miss Jane Addams,
worker in social reforms, of the Hull
House, Chicago. now speaking before
women's clubs.
And she also believes that it is a
blessing that votes have not been given
TO women, as yet, for she says they
are not prepared to receive and enjoy
the right of franchise.
While a guest at the Womans Uni
versity Club, OF New York. she advised
her audience not TO let all of the
changes be thrust upon them. Change
some for yourself" she said.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
Decision Practically
Reached or Rate Case

That the Interstate Commerce Com
mission has practically come to a de-
cision in the great rate cases, involving
every railroad of any Importance in the
country, was the report circulated here
today. No official announcement will
be made by the commission until March
10.
Compromise verdicts will be rendered,
according TO the generally prevalent
opinion here. This will mean that the
railroads will be ordered to reduce some
of their rates, while other swill not be
affected. Even the slightest reductions
will mean a saving of hundreds of
thousands of dollars annually for the
shippers.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
Charles J. Bonaparte
Will Be Journalist

BALTIMORE, Feb. SIT is announced
today that Charles J. Bonaparte. Secre-
tary of the Navy, and Attorney General
in the Roosevelt Administration, will
enter daily journalism as contributing
editor to the Baltimore Evening Sun.
Though a Republican in national
politics, Mr.. Bonaparte is an independ-
ent in local affairs and an ardent civil
service and municipal reformer. He is
president of the National. Municipal
League. Mr.. Bonaparte is one of the
leaders of the local bar, but has fol
years given mulch of his attention to
public affairs. He is an able and tren-
chant writer. Mr.. Bonaparte is grand=
nepheW of Napoleon.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
Nagel Would Cooperate
Better With States,

In order to establish closer CO.
operation between the Department OF
Commerce and Labor and the various
States, for the distribution of immi-
grants, Secretary Nagel today designa-
ted j. l.. McGrew to make a tour of
several States with this end in view.
II is the intention of the Secretary to
induce the States to establish in the
near future immigration bureaus through
which the immigration wave may ba
directed into the interior, where 1t will.
according to the Secretary. be of i'm
mense benefit to the country in aGricul-
tural work
McGrew will visit the State authori-
ties of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa.
Michigan, Nebraska, New York, and
Wisconsin,
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
DIR. Eliot Would Teach
Children Sex Hygiene

That the social evil will prevail as
long as sex hygiene is not taught in the
public schools is the opinion of Dr.
Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus of
Harvard University.
In paper he has prepared for the
American School Hygiene Association,
he declares that sileEce on sex matters
has failed everywhere. -
The Washington times., 1911-02-03

he net total circulation Of The Washington
Times Sunday during the month Of jan
Larry was l93.36S. all copies left and re-
turned by agents being eliminated. This
humber. when divided by 5. the number of
sundays during January, shows the net Sun
Guy average for January 10 have been 1854.
In each issue OF The Times the circulation
figures for the previous day are plainly
printed at the head of the first page at the
left OF the date line.
Entered at the Postoffice at Washington.
d. G., as second class matter.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
Protest to "Armed Peace

BOSTON, Feb. 3. = Representative
Samuel w. Mccall today will receive
a remonstrance against increasing the
United States navy. bearing the sigma
lures of 500 clergymen. They protest
against the present system OF armed
peace"
The Washington times., 1911-02-03

The House That Jack Built" for the
benefit of the Confederate Memorial
Home. p. M, Columbia Theater.
The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Royal Arch Chap
ter-school of instructions. knights
Templar-Columbia, No. 8, Red Cross.
Eastern Star-Martha, No. 4.
The following /. o. o. F. organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Centra!,
No. !. and Metropolis, No. 16. En-
ampment-Magenenu, No. 4.
Meeting of the Park View Citizens As
sociation, Whitney Avenue Christian
Church. Park road and Georgia ave-
nue. northwest. 7:30 p. m.
Sermon by the Rev. Abram Simon,
Shall These Bones Live" Eighth
Street Temple, tonight.
Concert by the United States Soldiers
Home Band, Stanley Hall, $50 p. m.
Meeting of the Zwin;li class of Grace
Reformed Sunday School, at p. M, in
the SUNDAY school house, Fifteenth
and Q streets. - .
The Washington times., 1911-02-03
Amusements.

Commuters" S:15 D. m.
Belasco-'"The Cub" $40 p. m.
Columbia-Honey Boy Minstrels. S:1E
Academy-"As the Sun Went Down, F"
S:15 p. m.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville, 2:15 and Sis
p. IN. O.
Casino-Vaudeville, afternoon and even.
ing.
Cosmos-C Continuous vaudeville, l to II
p. m.
Gayety-"Fads and Follies." 2:15 and
Sis y. m.
Lyceum-"Follies of the Day." 2:15 and
S:15 D. m
Arcade-s Skating and bowling, afternoon
and evening.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03

The United States branch Of the Po-
lice Court is between the devil and the
deep sea. If il doesn't keep the aisleS
clear it may come in conflict with the
fire regulations, and If it excludes the
public it bumps up against the Bill of
Rights.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03

The President needed an appeal to
reason when he refused to grant the
crown of martyrdom to a flamboyant
Kansas editor who wanted to hire some
body to kldnap Ex-Governor Taylor of
Kentucky.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03

The result OF bill pending in the
Bay State Legislature would be to keep
all children under sixteen years of age
off the stage. Rather than take any
chances, every member of the chorus
would refuse to 60 on.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03

Banker Robin is giving out some sem
sational statements which make it ap-
pear that he would be more safe if he
were less sane.
The Washington times., 1911-02-03

The Missouri mules are ready for the
Hon. Champ Clark. There is nothing to
wait for except the chariot and the
daY of state