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The Washington herald., 1911-10-29
CoIumbia-Guy Bates Post, in "The
challenge"

A II. Woods will present Guy Bates
Post. who made such a personal triumph
in The Niger" among other New
Theater productions, and The Heir to
the Hoorah," in his new vehicle The
Challenge" by Edward Childs Carpenter,
at the Columbia Theater Tomorrow
evening for a weeks engagement.
The plot Of The Challenge" has to do
with young engineer. whose past rec
ord is blurred by many deeds of crook
edness. He has tried to reform, and is
trusted by capitalists of great scheme
10 irrigate a waste stretch of the West,
which takes in the confines of an es-
tablshed cattle ranch. When the man
goes to take charge he finds the enemy
of circumstance against him: he must
bend everything to an IRON will to fulfill
the trust of his employer, but among
those arrayed on the other side is the
girl whom he comes to love with all his
heart and soul
This woman, true daughter of the
West, is the rightful owner of the land
upon which the hand Of civilization IS
encroaching. Her guardian, however,
has sold her holdings through his legal
power, and she feels really impotent to
do anything to save her free range But
she resorts TO every trickery and vile
known to womankind TO gain her ends.
The conflict between the two who are
drawn together against their will forms
the basic clash of this drama with a
punch.
Guy Bates Post has been surrounded
WIN a superb company. and a produc-
ton that is both massive and coIorf,1
His tour in this new play of varied
emotion is an event of interest to tbester
goers who are interested by the appeal
Of the Wild. The cast includes Maud
Gilbert Richard Taber. Walter Garter.
Macey Harlan, Francis Carlyle. Charles
ChaPPelle and Henry Travers.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29
MHjcstic-Clarn Turner Players, in
beyond Pardon"


The first week Of the Clara Turner
Players came to an end with the fall of
the curtain on the last act of Edward
Peples beautiful and meritorious play OF
The Prince Chap" at the Majestic last
evening Miss Turner deserves much
credit for her artistic work in the three
periods Of Claudia's life. Mr.. Hammond
and the other players did themselves
proud. and by their work assured the
patrons that the present company has a
shade or two better over the previous
companies that launched and pulled an
chor at the Majestic.
Miss Turner has come to the Majestic
for the winter and intends to give the
patrons Of this house the best there is
In shOwdOm, not even considering the
prices asked. She has been before the
public at the head of her own company
Tor the past seven years and has PLAYED
successfully in Chicago, Milwaukee. and
Philadelphia
The Offering this week is from the pen
or Grenville Fitch, his great success OF
Beyond Pardon" being one of the pret-
uest comedies ever written. depicting the
trials and love affairs Of one little heart
VINO Is prone to take life's pathway with
a cheerful smile. The play is strictly a
comedy and has to do with a John Els
worth and Carol Gwyne mostly. These
TWO young people have but a single
thought, and the comedy surrounding
these and the other characters of the pIay
is the most laughable ever attempted by
any author.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29
The BelascO-The Imperial Rus.ian
Ballet with Mikau MordLtr

An attraction OF unusual interest ,s ~
lered at the Belasco Theater next Fri
day ami Saturday nights and Saturday
matinee in the return engagement of the
AII-Star Imperial Russian Ballet tho
extraordinary feature of the MetropoIi-
tan Opera Company's New York season
This organization Of more than 10o
dancers includes all the great terpsicbo-
rean artists Of the imperial opera bouses
"t st. Petersburg and Moscow. Russian
dancing has left a phenomenal ir,Drir+
upon the American mind, due entirely 10
the former brief vistatiOns of Anna paw
Iowa, Mikail MOrdkIn, and their distin-
guished associates, many of whom will
be seen in the present organization. with
the addition of such noted artists as
Geltzer, Sedowa. Nolinine Lopoukowa.
koralli, and Pajitzkaia. The Russian
phony orchestra under the direction of
Nlttorio Podesti. An entirely new pro-
gramme will be offered this year, con-
sisting of advertisements and gorgeous
spectacular ocular operas, including
The Lake of Swans" "Coppelia," ''Gi
selle,' The Russian Wedding" and
The Seasons"
The positive announcement is made
that NJ. Mordkin will appear with the
organization. He was incapacitated by
an attack of appendicitis three weeks
ago, but IS now fully recovered and in
shape to share in the dances which the
ballet has made famous.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29
The Co.mo.-yaudevIII.

production OF the highest vaudeville
quality will be seen at the Cosmos Thea
ter this week. and the management is
confident that all attendance records will
be broken as a result Of the excellent
bill it has assembled. The sketch. The
Unlucky Mr.. Lucky" is probably deserv-
ing of headline honOrs. although 1t is
closely pressed by other feature acts 1t
is presented by Shorley. Campbell and
company, and is cleverly written about
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29
MordkIn VIII Appear.

When the engagement Of the AIl-Star
Imperial Russian Ballet at the Beiasco
Theater next Friday and Saturday was
first announced il was impossible to def
initely announce the personal appear
ance of Mikail Mordl<in. who some time
ago underwent an operation Tor a Sc
we're case Of appendicitis. which was
presumed to incapacitatc him from act
I've work for five or six weeks How
ever. Manager l.. S. Taylor has lust been
notified by the management of the Rms
sian Amusement Company that owing to
a quick convalescence the doctors baya
given permission for Mord<in to dane
this week, and he will therefore positive
~ appear with his Organization for the
Washington engagement
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29

Manager Henry w. Savage an
nOunCes the cancellation of tho
engagement of Little Boy
Blue" the romantic EurOpean
opera, at the BeIascO Theater
next week. II may he presented
in Washington later In the sea-
son.
THE Deep Purple" will be seen
at the BeIasco In its place.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29

Lyceum-"The Merry MnidenS."
The attraction at the I.yceum this
week will be The Merry Maidens' COM
pany, with Chooceeta. styled The
Dancer de Luxe" as an extra added
special" The manager Of this popular
playhouse states that in The Merry
Maidens" he has one Of the very best
organizations he will play this season.
and anticipates an enga cement that will
be eminently satisfactory from a finan-
Cial point Of view.
II Is claimed for this show that in the
matter Of scenic and costume equipment
il is considerably superior 10 the ma
jOrity OF attractions Of this class. The
publicity man, who Is attending TO the
advance details. becomes so wildly en-
thusiasuc when endeavoring to describe
the many meritOrious features of this
entertainment that words fail him Among
those mentioned by the IMAM ahead
are Murry J. Simons, a delineator Of
humorous Hebrew characters; Mike J.
Kelly. well and favorably known
comedian: Bonner and Meek a versatile
pair from the realms Of vaudeville: Lila
Brennan. cute and pretty dlminutive
souOrette; William Harris. a capable
juvenile. and Joe Phillips. a youthful
disciple of the art of Terpsichore, to
quote the agent verbatim
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29
The PIa1a-Motion Pictures,

Every lover OF the motion picture play
will take delight in the excellent variety
Of this weeks bill at the Plaza, begin
ming with The Flowers of the Forest"
shown to-day in connection with other
scenic, dramatic. ana comic pictures. and
new illustrated songs by Leonard Chick.
tenor.
On Monday, the first-tine-shown pic
lures will be His Dress Shirt" a comic.
and the Van Osten Jewels" a detective
story that IS different from most of them
and Just exciting enough to make you
feel satisfied with the climax, which
shows how forceful hypnotic influence is.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29

In compliance with the established GUS
tom of the late Denman Thompson, the
children Of one of the local orphan asy-
lums were the guests Of the management
at the recent Saturday matinee OF THE
Old Homestead" In this city.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29

LuIu Glaser, in the latest musical SER,
ns1vIon, 'sa,lo MISS Dudelsack," will follow
Ane seven Sisters at the ColumhiA
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29
The virEinia-MotIon Pictures.

To-day is the last opportunity of see
ing the wonderful motion picture of
Hamlet" at the Virginia. This picture
possesses exceptional interest from the
fact that It was performed at and
around the Danish castle at Copenhagen
where the original tragedy was enacted.
and received the approval of King Fred
erick of Denmark.
Robert Emmet, Irish patriot and mar
tyr, forms the subject Of n most force
full and beautiful photo flm, which will
be next weeks special feature. The play
starts with his meeting with his sweet
heart, Sarah Curran. He joins the Irish
revolutionists, is expelled from Trinity
College, and crosses to France In an at
tempt to engage the sympathies of Ma
poleon For this and for the leading of
a forlorn hope in an assault on Dublin
Castle he was captured, tried for his
life, and executed.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29

OF the bill.
New photo. plays, the largest and clear
est in Washington. will be shown. and
the worlds series baseball pictures. which
scored such a hit last week. will be re-
tained to-day. Monday and Tuesday as
an extra feature.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29

In Edgar Atchison-Elys company at
Chase's next week are Ruth Allen. Helen
HamilI, Pierre Lamay, and Charles Clug-
ston.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-29

Nine. sumike, called the Mary Gar
den of Japan" Is coming to Chase's in
the near future, with her own Japanese
musical director, Geisha girls, and na-
tive servants.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26
MOROCCAN CRISIS
MAY Be DELAYED
France Agrees on Maximum
Terms Which Will Be Offered
to Germany.
LONG SESSION OF CABINET
Another European Conference
on Question Among
Possibilities.

Paris, August 25.-A Cabinet council
was held to-day. when the course o;
the French negotiations with Germany
over the Moroccan dispute were unan-
imously approved. as were tho instruc-
lions to Jules Camoon. the French am
bassador to Germany. as drawn UP by
NJ. De Selves. the Minister of Foreign
Affairs. and Ambassador Cambon. after
long conferences. in which 'Premie
Caillaux, L. lie Brun. the Minister OF
Colonies and n. Cruppi, the Minister OF
Justice. participated.
The instructions to NJ. Cambon con-
tain. according to all earlier announce
ment, the maximum terms which
France Will offer to Germany In ord er
10 reach settlement. The council
convened at 10 o'clock. under the pres
idency of the Premier. and immed lately
began consideration of the ipstruc-
tions. which had been submitted 10
President Fallieres at Ramboullet yes
terday by the Premier.
Ministers Are Grave.
The ministers entered the cahine I
room at the ministry Of the Interior
in spirit OF much gravity. for 1t had
been felt throughout the week that
the decision of the cabinet to-day
would have serious import for
The session OF the council lasted :or
two and one-half hours. portion of
the sitting being occupied with other
matters relating to finance. the disap-
pearance of Mona Lisa" Leonardo
da Vinci's masterpiece. from the Salon
Care of the Louvre. and the abandon
ment of the autumn manoeuvres in
Northern France. owing 10 aphthous
fever among the troops. The manoeu-
vres. IL is probable. will DO held in
another part of the country.
The cabinet adjourned to meet Au-
gust 81 at Ramboullet under the pres
!dency OF President Fallieres.
Not an UItimatum.
Although the instructions cannot be
regarded as suggesting an ultimatum,
yet an important step has been taken
toward rupture or an accord. de-
pending upon how the German govern
ment receives the proposals
the Instructions ondeavor to phrase
the French conception of Germany's
position in Morocco. and authorize Am
bassador cambon to offer specific
parts OF French KonGo In exchange
-.for the absolute recogniu IN by Ger
many Of French rights in Morocco.
1t may take a long time for either
side to say the last word in negotia-
tons such as these, but shou ldth ey
Continued on Second Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26
ATWOOD, IN NEW YORK,
ENDS RECORD FLIGHT
TRIMBLE CHOSEN
AS G. A. R. Chief
McElroy Ends Bitter Contest
by Withdrawing From
Race.

Rochester. y. Y. August 25.-Judge
Harvey Trinble. of illinois. was unan-
imously elected commander-in chief OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic at
noon to-day. when Colonel John Nc
Elroy,of Washington. his opponent.
ended a bitter contest by withdraw
ing from the race. On motion OF Col
onel McElroy the Acknowledgement
cast the unanimous vote for Judge
Trinnble.
On recommendation of the commit
tee on resolutions. the encampment
Endorsed the Sherwood pension bill
which. Democratic Leader Underwood
has promised Congress will pass ut
the forthcoming session. but the In
dorsement carries the proviso that the
bill be made to conform as closely as
possible to the Sulloway bill. which
was pigeon holed in Congress The
Sherwood bill was favored by Judge
Trimble
Next Meeting In Los Angeles.
Colonel Nicholas Day, OF New York
City. was elected senior vice-command-
er. The election and installation of
officers and the selection of Los Ange-
les. Cal, for the next encampment. will
close the encampment.
situation unique in the history of
the Grand Army OF the Republic devel-
oped a t the opening of the business
session. y supporter of Colonel John
McElroy. candidate for commander In
chief to succeed Gilman, renewed the
motion. which was made yesterday and
voted down, that the regular order OF
business be suspended and officers
elected. The motion was carried, and
nornina lions weer called for. General
Daniel II. Sickles arose and began a
speech putting McElroy in nomination
for commander Before General Sickles
had proceeded very far he was stopped
temporarily
The report of the committee on res
buttons was called for. This involves
the question of professions The DEL
egates were considerably surprised be-
cause of the previous determination
TO proceed with the election.
Merely to Gain Time,
1t was reported that, the shift back
to the subject of resolutions was for
the purpose of gaining time and to al
low McElroy TO determine upon with
drawing from the contest =
The discussion of resolutions. was
suspended. and General John c. Black.
of Washington. past commander in :
chief. began his speech nominating
Judge Harvey NJ. Trimble. of Illinois.
for n-chief. At the con-
Continued on Second Pagel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26
LEE CONF ESSESH He
MURDERED FATHER
Claim Self-Defense After
Mother and Brother Had
Been Killed.
MAKES WRITTEN STATEMENT
Fear of Mob Violence Causes
Removal to Evansville for
Safekeeping.

Boonville, Ind. August 96.-After
having been pressed by continuous
questioning during almost thirty hours
in jail William Lse late to-day made
a written statement, in which he said
he killed his father. Richard Lee, in
self-defense. after the father had muir
dered his wife and younger son Clar-
ence. The bodies OF Lees father,
mother and brother were found in
their burning home carly yesterday
and William Lee was charged with
their murder. after his statement to-
day Sheriff Scales, fearing the prisoner
would be lynched. secretly took him in
an automobile to Evansville
Lee. who Is twenty two years of age.
calmly reiterated his story that ne
knew nothing of the circumstance
OF the killing OF his family until late
this afternoon. when apparently re
changed his mind. and, calling fer
paper and pencil. he wrote his state
ment.
Threats of Violence.
The streets about .he jaIl were
crowded all day with townspeople and
farmers Threats of mob violence
We're heard on every hand, and the
sheriff feared when Lees sta.ement
became public 1t would be Impossible
to save him from being lynch ID. A
motor car was obtaiaed, and Lee as
hurried under heavy guard to Evanse
Vile. The county authorities ire now
convinced that the murders all are
done with the axe that was found
covered with blood in the Lee Nome.
The motive ascribed by the officials
In charging Lee with the murder Is
that he wished to obtain money with
which to be married to his fiancec,
Nina Taylor. Several hundred dollars
In currency, said to have been in tho
Lee house on Wednesday. have not
been found. The lives OF Richa-d and
Clarence Lee were insured TOR 500
William Lee Is known to have quar-
relied with his parents because they
opposed his marriage
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26
EXPLORER FINDS
NEW ARCTIC TRIBE
Strange Class of People Had
Never Seen White Man
or Indian.
MAY SOLVE MoOTED QUESTION
Fate of Franklin's Men and of
Scandinavians Who Disap-
peared in 18th Century.

New York. August 25.-A race. of
people who had never before beheld a
white man or an Indian has been dis
covered in the Arctic regions of Brit
ish Columbia by Whitman Stefansson.
leader of the American Museums sci
entihc expedition which left here In
APRIL 1908. according to letter re-
ceived from him in Brooklyn to-day.
In his letter, which Is dated Mouth
OF the Dease River, October is. 1910,
and is the first Intelligence received
from the party within year, Stefans-
son says:
We have discovered people in a re-
sion supposed TO be uninha bited, and
nave lived few months among people
VINO had never seen a wnte man or an
indian though they had heard of bothl
and did not even know was not an
Eskimo. so little were they informed OH
what white men are like. We have
discovered Eskimos lin speech and hab-
its) who are Scandinavians in appear
ance.
This find is the beginning Of the
solution OF one OF two problems:
What became of some OF Franklins
men?
What became of the 5000 scandi-
navians who disappeared from Green
land in the fifteenth century?
or. II neither of these questions is
TO be answered. then we have intro
duced a new problem OF scientific in
terest:
People OF Victoria Land Differ.
why do some OF the people of Vic.
toria Land differ markedly from the
rest of their race:
why are they SO European in tyne I:
we have discovered the non-exist-
ence OF stream which the maps
make the size OF the Hudson River
when the River La Ronciere dsap-
pears from the map shall feel havc
done some housekeeping
We have found certain cape to
be an insland. and certain island TO
be cape: we know the source OF Rae
River of which only the mouth and
lowest ten miles We're seen by DR. Rae.
and few other things we have done
that are in the nature of discovery.
But. OF course. II we deserve any
credit 1t will be more for our routine
work than Tor any discoveries properly
So called"
Left to sturdy Tribes.
Stefansson left New York on the
present expedition in April, 1908. His
Continued on Second Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26

New York. August 25.-SailinS Sc
reneiy over New York's myriad water
craft. its ferryboats and ocean liners,
Harry N Atwood, the Boston aviator.
arrived in New York in his aeroplane
to-day, the first man in history to
travel as far as from st. Louis to
New York by way OF Chicago. in Il
heavier-th an-air machine.
Atwood's safe landing on Governors
Island. after flying down from Nyack,
NJ Y. above the Hudson River.
through a fog which made him only
dimly visible to the million eyes that
watched him. was a notable Incident
in the annals OF aeronautics. He not
only broke the worlds record. cover
ing 1865 miles in an air line, or per-
haps 100 more miles with his de-
tours. but he flew all the way in ihe
same biplane, and with no important
mishaps.
Atwood's fight is comparable only
to that made by fast trains. for ho
covered the distance in an actual fly
ing time of twenty-eight hours and
thirty-one minutes.
Atwood's final lap in his long jour
ney was glide twenty-five miles
from Nyack. N. Y, where he had stop
ped over night He landed dapper
and smiling. hatless and hungry, In
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26
First Man in History to Travel
Such Distance in Heavier
Than-Air Machine.
FINAL "HoP" IN DENSE FOG
Hailed by United States Army
Officers as Americas Great
est Aviator.
Summary Of Flight

Distance covered in air line. I,.o5
miles.
Total distance. including detours
around New York and other places,
1,365 miles.
Started from st. Louis SOS A. VI.
August Ii.
Finished Governors Island 2,3s
+. NJ. August rs.
Flying time for entire trip, IS
hours 81 minutes.
Number of flights en- route, 20.
Average distance of ench flight,
SO IA miles
Rents previous worlds record by
1O1 miles, not credftinR him with
the extra 100 miles which he claims
for detours.
To-dny's trip begun mt Nyack, n.
w. TWENTY-FIVE miles north OF For
ty-second Street, New York, at I,52
p. W., finished at Governors Island
mt 2;3S r. VI.
Fling time for to-day's trip, 40
minutes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26
WRECK is CAUSED
BY S P r L A u RAIL
Disaster Worst in History o.
Lehigh Valley Line in New
York State-Train Crowded
With G. A. r. Veterans
and Excursionists From
Rochester.
Identified Dead

Following IL list OF the dend
ct the shortsNtIlr morSue,
II. G. Madden, Trenton, y. }.
r. PnnEburn, veteran, BROOKLYN.
A. VI. Hupsickcr, yiucInnd, Ont.
Charles Hicks, Newark, y. j.
X. :. Uncle. southhcld, y. J
Mrs. II. &. Uncle, SouthneId, y, j.
hrH 4. 4. sudick. Buffalo, n. Y.
Helen PownelI, address, unknown.
Z. l.. johnson, or Or. Johnson,
philadelphia or Cleveland.
Nrs. G. p. Johnson.
Joseph Hickey, address unknown.
The remainder of the dend were
unidentified
The dead nj Rochester,
ID. VI. Belt. veteran. Los Angeles,
Cal.
Henry Becker, brakeman.
Nirginia Couple Injured.
Among the injured who were
taken TO Rochester WINS Rev. MIR.
and Mrs. Whitley, nm nsed couple,
of Hoydtop, YIN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26
STATE EXPECTS TO
CRUSH HIM WITH
EVIDENCE TODAY
Claims That Mysterious
Figure Will Reveal
Proof of Guilt.
DEFENSE SLASHED
BY ROLAND SYDNOR

Dairynan Virtually Identifies
Beattie as Man Who Drove
Motor Car to Scene of Murder
at Dusk-Scream Heard Be-
fore Fatal Shot Was Fired.
Boys Returning From Dance
Saw Woman on Running
Board of Car and Man in Road.
Blood Found on Gun After It
Was Picked Up Near Railroad
Track-Piling Up Evidence
Against the Accused.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26

Continued on Second Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26
WILL ExHuME HIS BODY
Friends Want to Know Real Cause OF
E,,Isctxja Dnafh

Gulicfk's Death.
Pittsburg, Pa, August 25.-Friends
of r. NJ. Gulick, owner Of the Lyceum
Theatre here, have taken steps to
have his body exhumed in order that
they may know the cause OF his
death. Quick. who was one of the
most prominent theatrical managers
In the country, died here August 13,
and was buried In Greenwood Gene
terry, Brooklyn. N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07
Report Of Grand Jury.
To the Honorable j. H. Mitchell

To the Honorable j. H. Mitchell,
Judge:
We, the Grand Jury, empanel-
led, charged and sworn to well
and truly examine into the vio-
Iations of the laws in the county
of Lee do respectfully submit
this, our final report:
We have diligently sought out
all violations Of the law that
have not already come under the
observation of the peace officers.
We have summoned 102 and ex
amined 83 witnesses and return
ed % bills. We have examined
the poor house and find it in a
splendid condition. We have
examined the county Jail an9
find it in fine condition and safe
and comfortable. We have ex-
amined the books of the County
Officers and find them neatly
kept and in q business like man.
ner.
We desire to return our thanks
and appreciation to his his Honor
for the clear and concise charge
given US. Also to thank our
District Attorney and County
Attorney for their valuable SER
vice and courteous treatment ac-
corded us while making an effort
to faithfully discharge our du-
ties. TO the Sheriff and his
force of deputies and other Of
ficers of the court, we wish to
express our thanks for their
prompt and efficient service.
H. W. Parham, Foreman.
G. G: Bruton, Clerks.
r. H. Mitts,