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The Washington times., 1911-01-01
DREW MAY LOSE
LEADING WOMAN
Mary Boland to Star Next
Season, Is Frohman's
Promise.

1t is not very often that a play, the
title of which is the name of one of the
characters of the piece. is accepted by a
popular star unless he or she. as the
case may be, has that role.
But this is the case in Smith" the
new Somerset Maughams comedy, in
which John Drew opens an engagement
at the National Theater tomorrow, for
Smith" is not man at all, but an
English maid, played with a delicate
humor and charm by Mary Boland, Mr.
Drews leading lady, whose work here
last season with the same actor in In
constant George" was greatly enjoyed
by the audiences which gathered pri-
marily to see the popular Drew.
Miss Boland is one of the two princi-
pals in the Smith company, the other,
of course, being the star himself, who
takes the role of an Englishman re-
Gently returned from Rhodesia-mOdern
English dramatiSts seem to have
penchant for Rhodesia; they are either
sending their heroes there or bringing
them home from there-who has learned
in the foreign cline the absolute neces-
sity of children in the household If the
family is to be kept together. He is.
therefore, surprised and shocked to find,
upon his return to England. that the
same idea does not prevail there. and,
together with Smith, the maid. he con-
spires to change the idea Of his sisters s
family, with whom he is staying.
The play itself is said to be a some
what bitter arraignment of social follies,
but. with Maugham's characteristic
cleverness, his preaching is so coated
with epigra MS witticisms, and amusing
situations that the audience is scarcely
aware that it is being taught lesson
at the same time that 1t ais being
amused.
Charles FrOhman. Drew's manager,
has promised that he will star Miss Bo-
land next season. Mr.. Drew is said to
be a trife averse to this proposition. as
it will mean that he will have to find
another leading lady, but he is getting
somewhat used to that he has new
one every year or So-I-.- old ones be
come stars. Margaret Ellington and
Billie Burke were Miss Boland's prede-
cessors, and both of them have their
names in big type on the billboards
today.
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
STABBED IA TIMES
IN STILETTO FIGHT
Italian Captured at Union Station After Staying Ameri
can Over Muatto Wife in Little Italy
of Washington.

ored man named johnson, who inter-
fered when Chapman was chastising the
mulatso.
Together Early In Evening.
The trouble that led to the stabbing
started early yesterday evening, when
the two men went to the house Of
Matte Coleman. at III Delaware ave-
nue.. Chipman asked for his laundry.
He received II, but left few minutes
later with the Italian. They returned
fairly we'll Intoxicated, declares the
Coleman woman, with whom the mu-
latCo was making her home.
The women tried to hand the pack
age of laundry through the door, but
the men pushed 1t in and stood in the
hall talking. The good humor between
them was the surface veneer of liquor,
Italian uglily, us that your wife?"
pointing to the mulatto,
Yes: but you may have her., the
Italian replied, according to the women.
We'll, she's my sweetheart" replied
Chapman
The Coleman woman, fearing trouble,
interrupted and asked the time. She
was told it was half-past seven. She
then edged toward the door TO call the
police. for Tony, enraged, had struck
the drunken Chapman, telling him to
the floor.
Struggle In the Hall.
Then the dingy little hall where the
two women and men had crowded be-
came a shambles, for the Italian, say
the women, leaped upon Chapman, a
long. thin stiletto flashing in the dim
light of the passage. The blood lust
was on him. Again and again he drove
the blade to its hilt.
The women screamed as the bodies of
the men threshed from one side of the
hall to the other. A chair was broken
and bucket of water upset, spreading
with the blood which was already flow
ing from many wounds. Back into the
little kitchen they fought, and there
the Italian finally desisted and fed.
1t was the woman over whom the
men quaTeled who gave the alarm. 1t
was she who told the police where to
look for the swarthy fugitive.
In the meantime the ambulance from
Casualty Hospital had been called, but
Chapman. with fourteen stab wounds,
died before the hospital could be
reached.
Little Italy is very sad that the
peace of its New Year should have
been marred by the vendetta.
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
PRESIDENT VISITS
THE PRESS CLUB
Wishes Members Much Hap
piness During the
New Year.

President Taft's best wishes start the
National Press Club upon that part of
times road called 1911 A. d. He had an
informal New Year reception at the
clubs rooms, Fifteenth and F streets
northwest, yesterday afternoon. and
wished not only the members of the
club, but through them the people of
the United States, ''as much happiness
as can come to all of us in this coun-
try"
The President was accompanied to the
club by Capt. Archibald W. Butt, his
military aide, and his brother, Charles
p. Taft, of Cincinnati, who We're also
guests OF the club.
The President spoke after being intro
duced by the president of the club, Ar
thur Dodge.
lie made laughter by making a pun.
He had said that clubs were good things
and how men naturally fiocked to them.
Ihen he said that some men were more
clubbable than others, and that he had
never seen party more clubbable than
the members of the Press Club.
President Taft congratulated the
members upon their permanent organi-
zation, and expressed the hope that they
would soon be able to build an individ-
ual club house. He advised that the
wives of the members be permitted Ito
come in and run up bills"
1T brings home 10 one the necessity
for little moderation in that part of the
club that is expensive" the President
said, land it introduces into the family
a belief that life is a partnership, after
ALL" He therefore recommended plans
for bringing into the club the ladies
that should govern the Press Club
members lives.
OF the members of the press Mr.. Taft
said that some of them were leaders,
men of conscience: others not greatly
burdened with it. The profession is like
all other professions-some of its men,
bers were men to be proud of: some
not. He emphasized the fact that 1t was
impossible to characterize the journal
istic profession differently from others.
The President concluded with an ,ex
preston of good wishes. Afterward he
shook hands and chatted with members
of the club.
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
Susie" to Be Seen Here

Prof. Richard l.. Garner, anthropoIO-
gist and student of animal speech and
Susie" highly educated young cham
panzee, are scheduled for three Wash
ington appearances at the Belasco.
The first will be on Sunday evening,
January s, when the professor will lee
ture on Studies of the Great Apes at
Home;" on the following TUESDAY aiter-
noon, January 10. he will tell about
"Chiid Life of the Jungle Folk and on
Sunday evening, January Is, he will lee
ture on The Empire of Darkness"
These lectures will be illustrated by
original stereopticon views, and in all
Susie" will play leading lady, while
on Tuesday afternoon she will come
pretty close to having the star part.
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
START II
RIGHT

If you have had bad bowels and
liver last year-you don't have this.
CASCARETS will make your bow
els and liver act right, and keep
them so. Many a sick, tired head and
body comes from bad bowels.
CASCARETS-1Oc box-week's treat
ment, all druggists. Biggest seller in
the world-Million boxes a month.
The Washington times., 1911-01-01

Denizens of Little Italy" are shak-
ing their heads today over draughts Of
New Year Chirati and saying II told
you So" when mention is made of the
tragedy which last night cost the life
OF Charles j. Chapman and landed Tony
Sacrini behind the bars, charged With
the killing.
A coroner's jury tomorrow will hear
Just how Chapman was stabbed to death
in Jealous quarrel in the little dark
hallway, at Ill Delaware avenue, last
night. when a long, keen knife flashed
ond fell fourteen times, while Minerva
Polliena, the mulatto common law wife
OF Sacrini, rushed uD and down the
little passage screaming for the police
The police call the stabbing the re-
suit of a drunken brawl But once Mr..
kipling wrote about similar happen-
ing, remarking that "a man should al
wavs keep to his own race and color,
AMI last nights tragedy in Little Italy
was TIE result of a friendship between
an American, an Italian, and mulatto
woman.
Caught At Union Station.
After the stabbing, Sacrini fed. He
was taken at Union Station several
hours later, by Policeman Sears, who
caught him as he WAS about to purchase
a ticket to leave town.
Chipman was a big Irishman, a la
borer, who had worked in the District
parks, and was about thirty years old
Sacrini is thirty-two years old. five feet
eight inches tall, heavily set, with a
heavy black mustache, and was en-
ployed in the floating gang, by the
Pennsylvania railroad.
When the mulatto woman was the
wife of an Italian named Tony Polliena,
whom she married before q justice OF
the peace here several years age, and
who left her to &C to Pittsburg, Chip
man and Sacrini met her.
They became rivals, and while the
woman was later known rs the common
law wife of Sacrini, the police have
record showing that but few weeks
ago Chapman finished a jail term i'm
posed upon him after he shot at a col
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
TARIFF COMMISSION
HEADQUARTERS HERE
Secretary Wills to Open Of
fees and Plan Big
Convention.

The campaign for tariff commits
sion, which has occupied so much Of
the time and attention Of President
Taft and his advisers will reach its
climax this month.
Tomorrow Henry T. Wills, secretary
of the National Tariff Commission AS
ISOLATION, which has been leading the
fight for legislation at this session
of Congress, will arrive here and
open headquarters at Nhe Willard
Hotel. He will bring Mth him a
force of assistants and complete
preparations for the big convention,
January HIP.
The meeting will bring to Wash
ington more prominent business men
from all parts of the country than
have been present in the Capital since
the national board Of trade met
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
Richmond City Council
Probes Charge of Graft

RICHMOND. Jan. 1.-Alderman A. w.
Bennett will have to explain to a COM
nittee of the city council Tuesday night
how DR.. Thomas NJ. Sweeney got the
idea that the alderman was trying to
get graft out OF the purchase of mules
for the street cleaning department.
Sweeney says he was engaged to in
spect mules offered to the city for sale,
and was told by Bennett that he would
get s. each for passing four he pointed
out.
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
Step to World Peace.
Plan Dog Show In April.

An Important meeting or The Wash-
ington Kennel Club will be held about
the middle of the month, in order to
complete arrangements for the dog
show which Is planned for April.
The success OF the show held in the
Arcade last spring was such that the
board of governors of the club will ap-
ply to the American Kennel Club for
permission to hold another show this
SDrinR
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
Sothern and MarloWe.

E. H. Sothern anu Julia Marlowe will
begin their annual engagement at the
Belasco Theater January 30 Their rep
ertoire will be as follows: Monday night,
Macbeth" Tuesday night, Tanning of
the Shrew;" Wednesday night, Ham
let" Thursday night, Macbeth" Fri
day night, Merchant of Venice. Satur-
day matinee, Macbeth" Saturday
night, Romeo and Juliet
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
BOOkbinders Give Dance.

The New Year eve dance and enter
tainment given by Local No. 4. Inter-
national Brotherhood of Bookbinders,
at Ppthian Temple last night, was at
tended by more than 800 guests.
musical program was presented and
then the hall was cleared for dancing,
which continued until midnight
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
Will Present Operetta.

A meeting will take place at the Con-
federate Memorial Home, 1922 Vermont
avenue, at s o'clock Wednesday evening,
to discuss the presentation of the
operetta, The House That Jack Built"
for the benefit of the home. Secretary
of War Dickinson will address the meet
ing.
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
WOMEN BEAT MEN
AS ECONOMISTS
Could Save Government
Millions, Says Mrs. Har-
riette Wood.

Women could run the Government
for just half what is now required by
men to run 1t"
This is the declaration of Mrs. Har-
riette M. Josephine Wood, lawyer and
ardent suffragist, who has carefully
thought out this subject for the pur-
pose OF delivering an address at AL
bany on January II before the annual
convention of the Allied Forces of
Civic and Moral Betterment, which
has membership of 100000.
Woman is the greater economist"
said Mrs. Wood. Authoritative fig
ures do not bear out the silly articles
written from time to time to show
that woman's extravaganza is running
homes, husbands, and society. Ex-
travagance is not the habit of women
of this country. 1t is local, and the
women who squander exorbitant sums
on clothes, Jewels. and pleasures rep
resent an infinitesimal portion of New
York's vast population.
No Time to Waste.
"The latest Government statistics
show" said Mrs. Wood, that in If
teen -sixteenths OF all families of the
United States, women do all the
housework, which means baking,
making clothes for the family in many
instances. and the cooking, washing,
and ironing.
when women are so occupied with
their families, they would hardly have
time to be extravagant even though
it were their nature, which it is not.
Now by reason of the fact that we
are by nature and training the house
keepers of the world, isn't it most
natural that we could run the Gov
ernment housekeeping and our mu-
nicipal housekeeping much more
economically than men, and far bet
ter?
Step to World Peace.
"If we had universal suffrage, uni
versal peace would follow. No woman
would vote to send her husband, sons.
and brothers to be killed in warfare.
This in itself would be a saving to
our country of untold millions.
"If a man is set to the task of
housekeeping he makes a fine muddle
of 1t. How then, should we expect him
to keep the city clean?
"The filthy condition of New York
streets. with it's vast expenditure by
the city for this work, is a disgrace
to Americas greatest city"
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
Funeral of Capt. Burtis.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. The fu-
neral of Capt. William H. Burtis, for
merly chief of police in this city, who
died YESTERDAY. will take place on We'd
nesday. Captain Burtis was seventy
eight years old.
The Washington times., 1911-01-01
COMMITTEE NAMED
ON PARK BOARD PLAN
President Guide, of Chamber
of Commerce, Makes Last
Appointments.

Probably the last committee that will
be appointed by William F. Guide be-
fore his term as president of the Cham
her of Commerce expires has just been
named.
1t is the committee to cooperate with
the American Institute of Architects in
the interest of the Park Commission
plans for the Capital. The following
comDrise the committee:
The Washington times., 1911-01-01

/ Henry 3. F. Mac
farland.
4. c. Moses.
Frank d. Millet.
Ellen Spencer Mus
sey.
Samuel Maddox.
Charles o. Norton.
Frank B. Noyes.
Thomas n e ] S o q
Page.
Henry Kirke Porter.
Clarence Norment.
Capt. James F.
Oyster.
F. B. Pyle.
NJ. NJ. Parker.
Cuno H. Rudolph.
Father Russell.
w. P. Richards.
w. p. Stafford.
E. d. Shaw.
b. F. Saul.
William shannon.
Albert Schulteis.
Admiral Charles H.
Stockton.
Rev. Thomas J.
Shahan.
J. L. Slayden.
George Stuart.
A. Tweedale.
J. S. Tyree.
Henry L. West.
George White.
John L. Weaver.
Simon Wolf.
Louis Willige.
Mrs. Z. A. Willis.
The Washington times., 1911-01-01

The appointment of the committee was
authorized at the December meeting of
the Chamber, following an address by
nlan-
The Washington times., 1911-01-01

ored man named johnson, who inter
{ fered when Chipman was chastising the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-02
BALD HEADS VS.. WHISPERS.
Debate With No End of Possibilities
at Press Club TONIGHT.

The battle between balds heads and
whiskers will be on at the National
Press Club tonight The list Of cham
pions of the respective causes however,
has undergone q change. Representa-
tive Ollie James, it is said. has fed from
the scene Of conflict to his native heath.
But Senator Bob Taylor has come to
the rescue of the ivory tops" and with
Representative Nicholas Longworth will
enter the lists for the bald heads. Sena-
tor Kern, who was to have backed up"
Uncle Joe Cannon for the hirsute side of
the argument, took sick and now former
Senator Thomas Carter of Montana will
use his eloquence in the cause of
whiskers.
The debate is attracting the interest of
the solons of Capitol Hill. and a result
the clubs secretary is busy issuing ten
day privilege cards, for not even a mem
Der of Congress could get in to hear the
arguments without one, unless he is en-
rolled in the clubs membership. Despite
protests which said to come from the
advocates of whiskerS, Scott g. Bone will
be the referee. and time limit Is to be
put on the speakers.
The debate promises to be one Of the
merrfest affairs yet pulled off at the Ma
tional Press Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-02
Columbia.

Claiming PoIock's Such a Little
Queen" with its blending of old world
royalty with new world democracy, it's
quaint mixture of pathos and comedy and
its charming sentiment throughout, was
the third offering of the season by the
Columbia Players at the Columbia Theater
last evening. That it was presented in
manner thoroughly satisfactory to the
usual capacity audience there Is no room
for doubt Admirers OF the Columbia
stock company were prepared to go even
farther In its praise.
The stage settings were effective and
the costuming adequate to a realistic
presentation of the atmosphere that
ries from a throne to New York board
ing house.
Frances Nelson, in the role of Anna Vic
toria, which gives the play its title, gave
satisfactory presentation, especially
pleasing in her quaint handling of the
dialect. marked characteristic OF the
little queen
Henry Mortimer, as King Stephen OF
Bosnia. met the requirements of the part
in pleasing and convincing manner. He
was king when he need be and human at
all times
Frederic Forester, as the old prime
minister. type of the aristocracy at
tached to royalty and loyal to it's little
queen to the uttermOSt bounds of ad-
Versity. gave strong portrayal of the
part. Everett Butterheld, too, as the
young American forgetfui of tine queen
In his love for the woman. adde. another
to his long list of excellent pOrtraitures.
Emile Melville. as the Irish serving wom-
an: Jessie Glendenning, as the wealthy
girl whose love does not coret a crown,
and George Barber, as the self-made
man whose only thought was OF his
daughter, all added to the success of the
performance. Others in the cast were
Nina Melville of last years Players,
Carrie Thatcher and Arthur Richie, each
giving good service in minor parts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-02
MEANING OF OUR FLAG,
Subject of Interesting Lecture by
John B. Torbert.

The Meaning of Our Flag was the
subject of lecture by John b. Torbert of
the geological survey last night at Grand
Army Hall, Pennsylvania avenue.
The lecturer traced the development of
the use of flags of all descriptions and
said the American flag was really the
British red ensign only made more beau
tiful.
The stripes did not in the early days.
said Mr.. Torbert, represent the thirteen
original states, as the white stripes were
laid down on the British commercial flag
as a basis. which represented the six
European powers from which America
was chiefly peopled.''
The program included vocal solo by
Miss Harriet Harding. reading by Miss
Ida May Lang. piano selections by Miss
Georgia Stewart, patriotic songs by e.
A. Lang. short address by Mrs. Agnes
Keller, president of the corps. and the
Star Spangled Banner" by the audience
The accompanies were Miss Imogene
lexis and Miss May Borland.
The committee in charge of the enter
tainment was composed of Mrs. Hattie
F., Chatfield, chairman; Mrs. Rebecca
Ritner, Miss Grace Taylor Mrs. Mary t.
Narrower and Mrs. Mary NJ. Hutchins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-02
Cosmos,

Six vaudeville specialties may be seen
at the Cosmos this week, headed by G.
Clay Mantley and his jolly company of
four, IN THE Lobster Party This little
comedy contains more laughs than any
similar effort seen at the house this sea-
son. 1t is original both in plot and in its
handling. Another success is Joe LAM
gan, the elongated Talking Machine"
Joe not only tells funny stories and sings
funny songs, but he looks funny. He
kept the audience laughing from the first
sight of his six feet four inches of
height to the end Of his act. The whirl-
wind and eccentric dancing of the Ken
nedys drew liberal share of weIl-merit-
ed applause.
Other acts include Miller & Russell, as
1.-The Lunatic and the Girl" an eccentric
comedy: Huegel &. Sylvester. clown aero
bats, in daring high-tumblng act and
James Weitzell. in graceful hoop rolling
and Indian club work. The motion pic
lures include a western drama and a
romance of old Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-02
Casino,

One of the feature acts of the vaude
willie bill at the Casino Theater this week
is Kluting's animals-a group of small
fox terriers. poodles, several white cats.
white rabbits and white doves. III regu-
lar small circus, hurdle jumping. tum
bling and various kinds of balancing The
act closes with unique balloon feature
In which cats and doves participate Mel
son Warning, warm favorite at the
Casino, returns this week with brand-neW
stories and further examples of his piano
playing.
Other acts included Goodrich & Ling
ham, in q protean comedy sketch, Let
ty": Cliff Bailey trio, acrobats who make
a speciality of using barrels in various
jumping feats: Goff Philips, blackface
comedian. with songs and a monoiogue
with new Jokes: Bijou Russell, sand
dancer. and the Tiller sisters, in various
character changes and songs. concluding
with the motion picture plays, which are
above the average in quantity and
quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-02
LETTER CARRIER IN JAIL.
Campbell Fails to Furnish Bond in
Wife's Divorce SHIT

Robert L. Campbell, a letter carrier,
spent last night In the District fail, in
default OF a bail bond Of 81 600, to guar
antee that he would remain in the Dis
trict of Columbia The writ under which
campbell was apprehended late yesterday
Afternoon was signed by Justice Stafford
on the complaint of the wife, Permelia
s. Campbell.
Mrs. Campbell, through Attorney II.
Winship Wheatley, filed suit for a limited
divorce. and asked alimony. She ex-
pressed the fear that the husband would
ieave Washington to avoid pa wing ALI
mony. The Campbells were married Oc-
tober g. 1891, and have four children
Drunkenness and cruelty are alleged
against the husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-02
WANTS COSTS SECURED.
John Hays Hammond Files Plea in
Sully Damage Suit.

On the plea that Daniel J. Sully. the
cotton king" is not resident Of this
District. John Hays Hammond has asked
the District Supreme Court to require
Sully to give security for costs in the suit
for 81 100000 damages which he has
brought against Hammond and others.
Suny charges a conspiracy to ruin his
reputation as a cotton expert among in
ternational financiers.
Mr.. Hammond tomorrow before Exam
liner Harper Will submit TO the cross-.x-
animation by Attorney John c. Cuttings
on the testimony which he gave last week
in his own behalf in defense of the
defamation suit brought by Sully.