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Of Becky is awaited with deepest in
tercst and confidence.
Frances Starr is distinctly a product
of the Belasco method. When. only six
Years ago, she was playing the lead
ing part with David Warfield in THE
Music Master" there was certain
magnetism about her I.crsor ality and a
certain appeal in her work that aroused
Be,asco find her? The wizard said
nothing. but all this time he was watch
ing her. observing the sensitive play Of
her temperament, noting the musical
cadence Of her voice. watching the fire.
Guent Hash OF intuilive genius that lay
behind her impersonation. He saw
here possibilities for a true artist Of
the stage.
There were crudities. but these he
could eliminate. The real fire was in
her work and that was the important
thing. With beauty and charm to re-
enforce her natural Eifts as ar actress
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ARMY.

First Lieutenant HENRY A. MEYER:
,jr., Fourteenth Cavalry, is detailed
to fill vacancy in the Signal Corps.
to take effect November s. 1911. vice
First Lieutenant WILLIAM n. HAS
KELL, Signal Corps, who is relieved
from detail in that corps and is as
signed to the Fourteenth Cavalry,
to take effect November 8, 1911.
The following named officers of the
Medical Corps are relieved from
further duty at the Army Medical
School, Washington, D. c.:
First Lieutenant HENRY p. CARTER.
First Lieutenant JOHN S. COULTER.
First Lieutenant FREDERICK H..
tOUCAR.
First Lieuttnant GEORGE f. PARI-
First Lieutenant JAY d. WHITMAN.
First Litutenant JOHN NJ. WILLIS.
First Lieutenant ALBERT p. CLARK.
Major JOSEPH II. FORD, Medical
Corps, is relieved from further duty
at Fort Wadsworth, New York.
First Lieutenant GEORGE B. JONES,
Medical Reserve Corps, Is relieved
from further duty at Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Indiana.
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REPRESENTATION IN MA.
TIONAL CONVENTIONS.

Senator Bourne wants revision of
the States representation in the Re-
publican national convention, SO that
their voting strength will be based, not
on their numbers of Senators and Con-
gressmen, but in part on their pro-
portional Republican voting strength.
He would keep the total number Of
delegates just about as it is now, but
would apportion them differently. First,
he would give every State four dele
gates at large. This would account for
ls4, leaving s66 to be apportioned on
the basis of the Republican vote. Di-
viding the last Republican vote for
President by s88, he finds that the ratio
would be 1896. Then, dividing 1896
into the Republican vote of each State,
he would determine the States number
of delegations additional to the four
at large.
This plan would reduce the represen-
tation of the Southern States, and
would increase that of the Northern
States that are strongly Republican.
Why should not this be doney Texas
never gave a Republican electoral vote.
Iowa never gave Democratic; yet the
Texas ofticeholders, dominated by the
National Administration, actually. have
forty delegates in the 1912 convention,
against twenty-six for Iowa. Texas
has the privilege of nominating Iowa's
candidate, though it is certain not to
support him.
1t is one of the curiosities of
American political development that
whereas the fathers provided for the
ELECTION of the President by the
electoral college, we have calmly elimi-
mated the electoral college from all real
participation. On the other hand, the
fathers didn't dream of national con-
vention, yet. we have established it as
basis institution in our political sys-
tenn. The electoral college, backed by
the full authority of constitutional de.
cree, is become nonentity; the con-
vention, unrecognized by statute, is a
cornerstone in our scheme.
County, State, city, district-all the
political conventions are based on the
Bourne plan of representation in pro.
portion to votes cast for the party,
save alone the national convention.
There is no argument for the present
method of representation in the ma.
tional convention, and every reason
why the really representative plan
should be adopted. The national con-
vention has become one of the great
est, the most potential institutions IN
all our political organism. 1t ought
to be put on a basis that would make
it just as representative, just as con-
ducive to honest, clean, pure politics
as possible. 1t is not that as now or
ganized. 1t cannot be, so long as it
lends itself to the purposes of boss
rule and clique politics.
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What's on the Program, in
Washtnaton Today

Concert by the United States Soldiers
Home Band, Soldiers Home, $3.50 d. m,
The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodge-Potomac,
No. g. Neutrality-suspicious. Temple,
Mystic Shrine, social session.
The following !. o. o. F. lodges will
meet tonight: Covenant. No. 13; Tn
ion, No. II; Beacon, No. Is, grand
visitation: Excelsior. No. II; Langdon,
No. 26.
The following knights Of Pythias
lodges will meet tonight: Equal, No.
II. grand visitation; Decatur. No. 9;
Calanthe, No. II.
The following I. o. r. NJ. tribes will
meet tonight: Usage, No. G. Fifth
and streets northwest; Sioux, No.
l3, 623 Louisiana avenue northwest
Oneita Council, No. 2, Degree of Poca-
hontas, Masonic Hall, Anacostia.
Meeting of District Sunday School AS
sociation. New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church.
knights of Maccabees' visit to Mt. ver-
non, Tent, No. 4.
Meeting of the District of Columbia
Kindergarten Association, Public IL
brary, Mt. Vernon square, p. m.
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claim salvation to be had only
through faith in the shed blood of
Jesus CRev.. Xxx: -. at the end of the
forty-two months OF this slaughter Of
the Christians then Jesus will appear
In the skies with His angels, destroy
ing the world and raising all dead
Christians, making them immortal. and
meeting Him in the air q Thes. vi: ID.
! prophesy In the name of the Lord that
this young generation will see all these
things, and then the Unitarians will
know that they were sadly in error
when they call the book Of Revelation
tracts. w. A. CUDDY,
Prophetic Evangelist.
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HAVE Smokers ANY RIGHTS
AT ALLa

A communication to The Times Mail
Bag presents the caustic view of j.
w. Nigh that smokers have no rights
that deserve consideration. Mr.. highs
denunciation of smoking in cars seems
to justify the conclusion that he isn't
smoker. "Is it smokers rights" he
demands, "to pull the poisonous pol
luton through their pipes into their
mouths, draw it into catarrhal nasal
cavities, and blow it out through their
noses into the faces of the genteel and
refined patrons of the street cars 2"
Nobody who smokes could be quite 80
eloquent in a merely academic main
tenance of the rights of nonsmoking
man.
We don't understand that the cur
rent discussion of smokers rights in
this town is predicated on the assump-
tion that smokers are entitled to be a
common nuisance. Rather, it has been
based OH the suggestion that they
be given chance to avoid becoming
Objectionable to such sensitive souls
as Mr.. Nigh, by placing them in com
partment of their own in the street
cars. There are a number of towns in
America in which street cars have en-.
frances at or near the middle, with the
rear compartment reserved for smokers
or strong -stomached people willing to
ride with the smokers, while the for
ward and larger compartment is dedi-
Gated to nonsmokers. Why not? In
actual experience when cars are thus
divided the tendency is for smokers,
persons of color, and unfortunates
who have unduly imbibed, to segregate
themselves in the special compartment
assigned to those whom we suspect
Mr.. Nigh would classify together as
undesirable. That would leave nice
ly filtered segment of genteels and
desirables for Mr.. Nigh's association.
Somehow we doubt if Mr.. Nigh's
extreme views about the degradation
of smokers are generally entertained
There are two classes of cafes in this
or any other town, which invite the
patronage of both men and women. In
some of them the mo Smoking" legend
is prominently displayed. They are
not the places most popular with
ladies. On the contrary, if Mr.. Nigh
will try the experiment of inviting a
couple of ladies to luncheon, we guess
he will add little to their appreciation
of the courtesy by insisting that they
accompany him to "No Smoking" es-
tablishment. The ladies will be pretty
certain to express a frank preference,
if they get the chance, for a place
where the nasal smokestack" is right
at work. Further, if he will ask the
ladies about it; they will assure him
that they don't mind bit; rather like
it, in fact. And most of them will be
honest about it.
Smoking is a good deal like wearing
skirts, which have been widely de-
nounced as insantary, but which half
the world continues to do; or like stiff
collars, which the other half affects
despite their conceded discomfort; or
like ones political opinions, which may
be without rhyme or reason in the view
of ones friends, but which one clings
to anyhow. Mr.. Nigh will have diff
Guilty indicfinn q whnla com munitu
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

and Cincinnati at San
Diego. Dale at Siakwan. Uncas at
Hampton Roads. and Delaware.
Dixie. Drayton. Mccall. Paulding,
Roe. Terry. Perkins. Sterret, War
rington. Burrows. Blakely, Morris,
Porter Kansas, Nashville. Prairie,
chusetts. Worden. Patterson, AM
men, lrrippe, Stockton. Shubrick.
Stringham. Biddle and Dupont at
New York.
Sailed-Waban from Havana for Guant-
anamo. Celtic from Pcston for New
York. Maine from Philadelphia for
New York. North Carolina from
Portsmouth. N. II. for New York.
Reid, Flusser. Lamson. Preston,
Smith ami MacdOnoCgh from Nor
folk for New York.
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a nation in which the Roman Catholic
Is professed. May the members of your
society in America, animated alone by
the true spirit Of Christianity and Skill
conducting themselves as the faithful
subjects of free government, enjoy
every temporal and spiritual felicity"
JAMES McDONAGH.
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ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS
1911. and detached command Lancas-

i9ll. and detached command Lancas-
Commander ]. B. PATTON. detached
engineer officer, navy yard, Norfolk,
Va; to duty captain of the yard,
navy yard, Norfolk, Va.
Lieutenant Commander s. Z. MOSES,
to engineer officer navy yard, Nor
folk, Va.
Ensign II. H. RITTER, detached Reid;
to Washington.
Machinist G. DUNNE, to Naval Proving
Ground, Indian Head, Md
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Concert Today
By the u. S. Soldiers Home Band,
This Afternoon at $3.50 O'clock.
JOHN s. M. ZIMMERMANN.
Director.
PROGRAM.

PROGRAM.
John S. NJ. Zimmermann. Director.
March. Banner of Liberty"
Zimmerman
Overture. "Phcdre" .......... .Massenet
Suite Espagnole, La Feria'
Lacome
Grand selection. "I+Africaine"
Meyerbeer
Lullaby. 'Slumber Swcetly"
Beaumont
Excerpts from "A Prince of To-
night .......................H Howard
Finale. Baby Rose" (by re-
duesO ..............,,.......S .Shristee
The Slar-Spangled Banner"
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AmuSements,

Belasco-'The Passing of the Third
Floor Back" 500 p m.
Columbia-"The Challenge" S:15 p. m.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville, 2:l5 and S:15
p. m.
Casino-Elite vaudeville.
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville.
Academy-"A Man and His Wife," S:15
p. m.
Gayety-"The Passing Parade" 2:l5 and
S:15 p. m.
Lyceum-"T,he Merry Maidens," 2:l5 and
S:15 p. m.S
other features.
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and from teaching error. All true Cath
olics believe that the Pope is infallible
when .he teaches the faithful ex-cathe-
dra that is, from the chair" of st.
Peter in matters of faith and morals.
JAMES McDONAGH.
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New Part Will Be Hardest
She Ever Has At
temped. n
y
WILL HAVE TO ACT
DUAL PERSONALITY
Piece Comes to National This
Week for First Ap-
pearance.

hard. trying, Joyous reality. Months
were spent In making ready for her itrst
important role, Juanita, In "Ths Rose OF
the Rancho."s Then, after many hopes
and many more disccuragements, came
the first night, From this point II Is a
short story; Next morning she woke up
famous The stage had given the world
new idol. and Be.asco was eloritiod
for discerning that to which other man.
egers had been blind
Then came THE Easiest Way" This
meant harder work than ever, but
Frances starr emerged triumphant, cre-
sting a stage Characterization that will
rank always among the mos. notable
achievements Of our American drama.
This is the brief record of the beau
tiful, talented little girl who, because
she came under the eye of Belasco. has
been called lucky" Perhaps she was
career led toward the heights instead Of
down into the depths; at the same time
she had the stamina and the native tai
ent. the personality and the tempera-
but 1t needed the master mind to de-
velop ana perfect them and to direct
them along the right road Of artistic an
Geavor
Now In Most
Trying Part.
In 'The Case of Becky" the pubic
will see how much farther this popular
little favorite has advanced. She Is to
play the most trying part Of her stage
| life; one that calls for a display OF
dual personality. She Is to show really
| two characters manifested in one body,
a personality with two entirely opposite
: selves-one sweet, beautiful, lovable,
and refined; the other cold, hard,
vicious, and cunning. One of these two
selves gains the mastery over the other,
and this makes the story of Edward
| Locke's remarkable play.
Who but David Belasco would dare
undertake a subject so daring? Yet,
in his own epoch-making drama, The
Return of Peter Grimm" he has DEM
| onstrated in convincing dramatic form
the tremendous appeal of modern
| thought, in it's various psychological
| m nifesta tations, to the heart and mind
Of the present-day theater-going public
1t would appear that The Case OF
/ Becky promises to be one OF the most
| novel and startling surprise the stage
has shown. and that Frances Starr is At
! the threshold of her greatest triumph.
JULIA MURDOCH.
Tomorrow Miss Murdock will review
| ''The Passing of the Third Floor BACK,
| in which Mr.. Forbes Robertson appears
| in the Belasco Theater.
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The dog owners are coming to the
defense Of Tray, Blanche and Sweet
heart with an evident desire to set the
dogs on the dog catcher.
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The Maryland candidates who failed
to file their campaign expenses may be
allowed to go their way, provided they
sin no more.
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Her Great Success Tribute
to Genius of David
Belasco.
HE DISCOVERED"
AND DEVELOPED HER
Her Amazing Genius Forced
Her Quickly to the
Front.

Frances Starr's appearance tomorrow
evening In a new play Is significant
with interest. The event will probably
bear a more vital importance to her
career than anything she has done since
becoming a star under David Belasco's
brilliant direction.
Discoverer of geniuses. developer of
talent, he has probably done more for
the American stage than any other one
man in It's history. David Warfield,
Blanch Bates and Frances Starr. These
have come to be names with which to
conjure, for theirs is the magic of the
box Office as well as the footlights.
The public go to see them, and pro-
claim their eternal popularity. The
personality of the star counts for much,
but even more does the value of the
play. But more important than all Is
the knowledge that behind them stands
In golden letters the magical name of
Belasco.
So for this reason Miss Starts entree
upon a new role is regarded by play
goers as an event of more than ordinary
Importance. David Belasco has recently
gone on record as saying that Miss
Starr Is the most accomplished and
versatile artist on the English speaking
stage, ana tnat She need only TO create
one more important part to establish
this fact. This part he believes he has
In THE Case of Becky" which is to be
presented for the first time on any
stage tomorrow night.
His Word Carries
Great Weight.
Because Belasco has said this. the
playsoing public listens and gives heed.
They know that he has made few mis-
tokes. and that in his long list of
achievements. failure is practically un-
known. They know that themes and
subjects no other manager. would dare
attempt are handled by Belasco with
triumphant result, pointing to his new
est play. with which David Warfield has
so startled New Ycrk-"The Return of
Peter Grimm" as final proof OF their
contention. SO. when Belasco asserts
that Frances Starr. despite her great
success In The Rose of the Rancho
and The Easiest Way" is yet to sur
prise the world with talents that have
been held In reserve. his wcrd Is ac-
cepted. and the outcome of The Case
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Preparations are being made at the
Geological Gardens to keep the anira Is,
birds. and snakes warm through the
winter. Heating apparatus are being in
stalled.
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winter. Heating apparatus are being in
stalled.
According to the Bureau of Fisheries,
ninety-three different kinds of fish may
be caught in the District of Columbia,
aside from the usual proportion of
suckers.
Washington was little late in get
ting her postal savings bank, but the
people have promptly shown their ap-
probation Of 1t by coming forward with
liberal deposits.
In the new directory the Smiths oc-
cupy fourteen pages. the Johnsons
twelve, the Joneses six, and the Rob-
insons three. Evidently the Smiths
have a good lead on the Joneses.
The Eastern Power Beat Club yester-
day formerly closed the yachting
season with an oyster roast at River
View. Every launch owner In the city
who wasn't afraid Of the wntry
Dreczes was there.
Chairman Adds B. Brownies explana-
ton of his reason for keeping the
school desk report out Of the annual
report of the public schools committee
OF the Board Of Trade Is disingenuous,
but It won't mislead anyone.
Commissioner of Education Claxton
and Superintendent Of Schools Davidson
are running nose to nose on their
spe ech-making marathon. The comnlis-
sioner dyupped little behind because of
the railroad trip from Cleveland here,
hut he Is likely to edge up on the
leader again this week.
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The person who borrowed Mrs.
Caroline Shipman's umbrella alsc "bor-
rowed" four $40 bills that were in it,
Not even as safe as the Isle thread
banks.
The Washington times., 1911-10-30

1t Is almost the hour when graveyards
yawn and pumpkins walk.
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NAVY.

Captain ]. l.. PURCELL, retired. placed
upon retired list from October %.
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SEPTEMBER CIRCULATION.
Daily.

The number OF complete and perfect copies
ing the month OF September was as follows:
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DAILY average for the month........ G.2s7
The net total circulation Of The Washington
Itmes daily during the month Of September
was ,407, 412, all copies left over and re.
turned being eliminated. This number, when
divided by IS, the number Of days of publi-
cation, shows the net daily average icr Sep
temher to have been a,1S1.
september, 1911, includes 20 100 extra papers
sold on Labor Day and 80, ,Sss extra papers
!Beattie verdicO sold on September g. De-
Quoting these figures. the average net cir
culation for September is shown to have
Sunday.
The number of complete and perfect copies
OF The Washington Times printed Sundays
lows:
s.................!ssn E.................61.st2 .st2
io.........-......62.2ss A................61,se ses
Total for the month. .204 979
sunday average for the month. ...... 6s1. .245
The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times Sunday during the month of Septem-
Der was 1S6, 600. all copies left over and re-
turned by agents being eliminated. This
plumber. when divided by I. the number of
sundays during September, shows the net
sunday average for September to have been
N,400.
Entered at the Postoffice at Washington,
o. G.. as second class matter.
MONDAY. OCTOBER 80. 1911.
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Sunday.

The number of complete and perfect copies
u The Washington Times printed Sundays
turing the month Of September was as fol-
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Total for the month. .204, ,s7s
Sunday average for the month. 6s1 .2l5
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Tomorrow Miss Murdock will review
''The Passing of the Third Floor Back.
In which Mr. Forbes Robertson appears
in the Belasco Theater.
The Washington times., 1911-10-30

MONDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1911.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-07-14

L. r. Dobyns left last week for
Cut Bank, Montana. where he goes
to visit with his son and family, and
expects to so to Whitehall. Mont,
later, where he will reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Robinson re-
turned Wednesday evening from
Wonder. where they have been visit
ing with Mrs. Robinsons parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Humpton.
Mrs. Atwood and daughter, Gladys,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Charles
Lathrop.
j. H. Robinson's family, who are
attending the ehautauQua at Ash
land, in corresponding with friends
on the Prairie. are urging their at-
tendance also at the meetings, as
they are so enjoyable.
Mr.. Druce and family, of Grants
Pass, spent Sunday at Mr.. Leslis's.
Quite a number of people of this
vicinity witnessed the ball game,
played by the Penn-Oregon boys and
Prairie boys at the enn-Oregon
ranch Sunday. 'Tis sad to say the
Prairie boys were defeated.
Mrs. f. w. Hicks and two children,
of Seattle. visited with Mrs. J. S.
Dobyns from Tuesday to Saturday,
while on the way to San Francisco.
Ebert Tucker came down from
Deer creek to play in the ball game,
and returned with his brother, ]. R.
Tucker on Monday.
Prairieites spent safe and sane
Fourth this year, as some picnicked
on the river, some visited with friends
and others stayed at home.
Luther Robinson received some bad
bruises on his face and neck, when
thrown from horse Monday morn
ing. He Is unable to work, but 1t is
expected he will be about soon.
Robert Barracks and children re-
turned to Grants Pass the middle OF
the week, after visiting at ]. S. Nor.
gan's for a few days. r. Morgan
and family were also visitors at the
Morgan home.
Misses Hazel Lamphear and Min
ME Morgan and Everett and Ralpf
Harman spent a few hours on the
Prairie Saturday evening.
Will Gordon, OF Medford, is spend
ing a week at Homewood farm.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-07-14

were accompanied by their wives.
And they made good, too, as the
bountiful supply of the finny tribe
sent to friends at this place bear wit
ness. Fine specimens they were, and
of course, the big fellows got away.
Miss Carol Steel has arrived from
Los Angeles, where she has been at
tending school, and will spend the va
cation with her father and brother
at this place.
A carload of pipe has arrived and
is being laid by the Three Pines
townsite company, and will soon be
furnishing water to the homes of all
who wish to avail themselves of the
privilege.
Machinery for the brick yard is
being installed and the finished prod
uct will soon be on the market.
While the day we love to celebrate
is only history for this year, it is
not too late to say that the event was
fittingly and enjoyably celebrated
here by a goodly number of local
people and good delegations from
Grants Pass, Merlin and Hugo.