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The Washington times., 1911-02-07

The art that does not wane with age,
the art that bridges sex and time to
bring sixty-seven years and an intense
ly feminine temperament to impersonate
a boy of twelve, the art that speaks
surely to the inner consciousness
through a foreign tongue-these are
Sarah Bernhardt.
A large majority of the audience at
the National last night probably did
not know French. A number, perhaps
had not read more than a synopsis oil
"L'Aiglon." To most players thess
limitations would be insurmountable.
Not so to Nine. Sarah Bernhard. Las
night, as in years past, she made her
auditors know and feel the things sh ;
wished TO express. They followed hcr
through the delicate delineation oil the
soul struggle of the Eaglet, they felt
his innate majesty, they came to under
stand his weaknesses, they saw him
gradually overwhelmed and whipped
under the ma!shallng Of adverse forces
without and the storm and stress WITHIN.
But many If the audience probably
had seen the great actress in this delin ,
alton before and the greatest wonder OF
last evening to them was not histrionic
or eIocutionary-it was the physiological!
marvel of this woman of advanced age,
a great-gTandmother If one looks into
her ia nlily history, in the impersonatioI,
of a boy.
Idea Is Daring.
The idea was daring twelve years
ago when she was seen in Washington
in the same role and it will continue
to be n greater achievement as her
age advances and she retains the
youthful carriage and all the subtleties
with which she manages to make her
audiences disbelieve their eyes and
feel, II they do not see. a lad at times
painfully immature in the face OF his
responsibilities.
There may be lessening of the
spring in her gait, some slight note of
clarity may be lacking from that voice
which won for her the characterize
ton of ''golden-voiced." But the magic
of Bernhard, that indescribable quality
hich defies definition, seems to have
gathered force with years. The arti-
fees and petty tricks of stagedom are
absent. Without understanding her
words one instinctively gathers the
The Washington times., 1911-02-07

tongue, his "every drop of blood" ut
terance, indiscreet as it was, may have
been a partial prophecy-not of the
spilling of blood, but of the ultimate
understanding between England and
the United States that blood-letting in
general shall stop. To this interna-
tional millennium, in which the quar-
ter-deck shall give way to the court
room, and the rifle to the law book,
the exposition of the hundred years
peace should powerfully lend itself.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
THE WHIPPING POST FOR
WIFE BEATERS.

If the whipping post for the wife
beater has fallen into disuse it is not
because of any widespread protest
against it on the part of the general
public. Long after the so-called bar
barities of the criminal law had been
modified to conform with the teachings
of a more polite age, this special form
of punishment for this special offense
was recognized as best calculated to
meet the necessities of the case.
This is the view take2 by Judge
Duffy of the criminal court of Balti-
more, who has Just ordered that a wife
beater be given taste of his own
medicine, and lie will be upheld by
popular sentiment. In the case under
consideration the brutal husband as.
sauItcd his wife and mutilatcd her face
with II knife. To such a man i'm
prisonment or fine would be almost
condonement of his crime. Such
punishment would be keenly felt by
any man of more highly organized
nature, but men of the finer sensi-
bilities are not in the habit of wife
beating. They are restrained by a sort
OF natural chivalry which rises su-
perior to all provOcation and is not
conditioned upon the mere convention
alities of life. The only punishment
which could really reach that order of
man who is dead to all finer sensibili-
ties is the physical suffering of the
whipping post.
1t has been many years since the
old whipping post in the Baltimore Jail
yard was called into play, but this re
minder that it still exists and that the
law is not obsolete or even outgrOwn
may have salutary effect upon the
yokemates of unfortunate women who
with painful frequency are the victims
of husbands wrath. Judge Duffy
has rendered good service by giving the
world this reminder that there is a
punishment which fits the crime.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
isis Hopkins" Comes
For Another GoOd-by

Once again the charming and unique
Rose Melville, supported by a capable
company. is appearing for the last
time in her creation. Sis Hopkins"
Shall this be the last time? If this
question were to be decided bX a vote
of the general public the answer would
doubtless be unanimously in the mega
tive, for this little survivor of the old
fashioned pastoral, with its transparent
simplicity, has gained for itself a niche
in the hearts of theatergoers that a
later product and attempted supplanter,
the CORY type of swashbuckling West
ern drama, can never quite win.
As OF yore, the papers to be signed
and the aged father who. losing his
reason at a crucial moment, regains
1t at a more crucial moment, play an
important feature in the play, but the
feature is still, as always. Rose Mel
Vile. Should this really be that tall
ented actress last appearance it must
almost of necessity be the swan song
of sis Hopkins" the play.
Dan Marble, as Obediah Odlum, gives
a good representation of an undertaken,
single-minded in the pursuit of his pro-
fession and his conversation, funereal
in motif, produced anything but
funereal results with his audience.
Josephine Haines, as Ma Hopkins, and
James McDuff, as her lesser half, were
well cast George F. Harris, Hist, the
villain, was a real villain, and all were
glad when he was foiled by the in
genious Sis and unmasked by Ridy
Scarboro, the finally successful suitor.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
WHAT THE KAISER'S OPERA
MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

The talents of the German Emperor
are so varied that everyone was pre-
pared to believe the announcement
contained in a Munich newspaper that
he had written the words TO a comic
opera which his eldest son had set TO
music. He has given the keynote to
the concert of Europe for so long
that the only surprise was that he
Ghould have called in even his own son
and heir as a collaboration. The Earl
King" for instance, done into compell-
ing diapasons by his majesty, was ex-
ceedingly popular several years ago
when it was lese majestic not to ap-
plaud He is a careful and con-
scientious critic of tine new operas
which are put on in Berlin-or put off,
as the case may be. Why, then, should
he not have written The Love Dream"
as well informed" daily of Munich
declared? Why all this unseemly ..aste
to deny the soft impeachment?
As the program was originally out
lined, it was interesting in the highest
degree. The comic opera stars of the
German capital were to take part.
Gaby Deslys, being under no royal OBJ
legations just at present, might have
taken a leading part The very fact
that the production was to be financed
by a syndicate of wealthy bankers
would have been inspiring to the most
devoted lover of art for arts sake.
There was a delightful prospect that,
in contrast with some dramatic offer
ings, "The Love Dream" was to be a
reality right on through salary dag.
And then there was vast field for
speculation as to what THE Love
Dream" might be. Optimists imagined
that in it the Kaiser had probably
represented Germania presenting
Britannia with tinsel diagrams of all
her Sertresses. Perhaps it might be a
representation of those international
1.-TWO Orphans" Alsace and Lorraine,
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
ART
HAS OLD CHARM
Apparent Youth of Veteran Actress Greatest Wonder in
Portrayal of "LAiglon" Large Audience Pays lrib-
ute to Her Dramatic Supremacy at National.

idea she expounds with such notable
economy OF means.
Her voice has the ring Of merry
laughter or infinite pathos, her sliences
seem equally full of meaning. In re-
pose she keeps to her role as acutely as
in action, not only studied gesture Dut
every step and attitude seem to be
modelled to fit her role.
High Literary Worth.
'L'Aiglon' is conceded to have high
literary worth. Brought to American
shores 1t must lose considerable OF its
native charm and intent. To US 1t
might seem at times verbose and weart-
some. But these are obstacles which
Nine. Bernhardt overcomes. Its strtk-
ing feature is its name character,
strongly reminiscent of Hamlet, but
consistency. One feels that 1t Is not
the inherent worth of this character
but the toning touches of its por-
trayer that make II tower so high.
The acting of Duse may be magnificent
in repression, Mrs. Leslie-Carter may
have moments of superb fight. Mrs.
Fiske may command attention by her
palnstaking thoroughness, II remains
for this greatest actress Of them all
10 make audiences forget the means
and soar with her to realms of pure
poetry.
Her audience paid her admiring trib-
ute. 1t sat tense during the schoolboy s
recital OF his fathers triumphs, and in
the scene of the third act where the
young Napoleon Is made to realize the
Austrian taint in his blood. and at their
close the applause was prolonged. An
ovation that must have touched the
heart even Of one who has won SO
many triumphs, followed the fall of the
curtain after the third act.
Company Capable.
The company was almost uniformly
prodigaI of gesture to fit the action to
the word. as IL hoping thus to make the
story more intelligible. An actor OF
marked elocutionary gifts is NJ. Decoeur
who was Flambeau. Portraying the
willy counselor, Metternich, was NJ. Max
udian, who deserved a share Of the ap-
plause for his scene with Bernhardt in
the third act. Mime. Seylor was Fanny
Elssler and Nine. Boulanger was Marie
Louisa. These and other feminine parts
were capably acted
Camille will be the bill for tomor.
row night This is to be followed by
Madame X for Wednesday matinee
and the "Jenne dare of Moreau or
Wednesday evening. On Thursday Nine
Bernhardt will give la Tosca," and
''Sapho'' on Friday evening. "L'Aiglon'
and Madame X will be repeated or
Saturday. ]. r. HILDEBRAND.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
Address on Alaska
Heard at Mems Club

Alaska's commercial possibilities look
attractive to the members of the Mems
Club of the Mt. Pleasant Congregational
Church who heard Alfred H. Brooks.
geologist of the Alaskan branch Of the
United States Geological Survey, lecture
on 'The Resources of Alaska" before
the club last night. In addition to the In
structive talk by Mr.. Brooks, George H.
Miller rendered baritone solos, accom-
panied by Lewis Corning Atwater on
the piano.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
Precedent for Extra
Session in Cuban Pact

The question has been raised and is
being considered by the Administration
as to how far a certain clause in the
Canadian reciprocity treaty requires
the President to go in trying to compel
legislation favorable to the agreement.
This clause says that the governments
of the two countries will use their ut
most efforts to bring about such
changes by concurrent legislation
Does this language require the Presi-
dent to call a special session? That is
what the Administration Is seriously
pondering over. Those who advocate an
extra session on Canadian reciprocity
lind a precedent in the action of Presi-
dent Mckinley in calling Congress to
consider the Cuban reciprocity treaty.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
ARCADE-Amusements.

Plans were completed today by the
management of the Washington Roller
Polo team for another game with the
crack Maryland Athletic Club, of Balti-
more, to be played in the Arcade Audi
torium next Saturday evening.
The same teams met at the Arcade
last Saturday and the Baltimoreans,
principally through superior team work,
managed to score a victory. However,
in doing so they were forced to the
limit bv the washington five, in spite of
the fact that members of the latter team
had played together but week.
The Capital City players anticipate a
hard weeks practice In preparation for
the game.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
Red Flag Best of All,
Says University Teacher

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Feb. THAT the
led flag of socialism is broader and
deeper than the Stars and Stripes or
the flag of any other country, is the
declaration of Prof. Kenric H. Shedd,
of the University of Rochester. He said
the red flag stood for brotherhood all
other flags for war.
In so far as the Stars and Stripes rep
resent the things he believes IN, Prof.
Shedd declared In a speech, he respects
them; when they do not agree with what
he thinks Is right he cannot respect
them
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
LYCEUM-"Pennant Winners"

"Harum Scarum," satirical medley
of melody and merrymaking, was pre-
scented by Elmer Temlys "Pennant
Winners" at the New Lyceum Theater
las. night, and afforded three hours of
solid amusement to a large audience.
The music and lyrics are by Keller
Mack and Frank Orth, Philadelphia
song writer's. whose songs were received
with instant favor. May Yuir and Flea
nor Reeves, two girls who look alike.
have the principal feminine parts, and
are greeted with rounds of applause.
The male parts are taken care of by
McGarry and McGarry. two good come
dians, who kept the audience in an up
roar Of laughter and good humor during
the entire performance.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
GAYETY-"Queen of Bohemia"

The Queen of Bohemia" made life
joyful for the patrons of the Gayety
last night. The company is large one.
and the two-act burletta presented has
been cleverly put together, the enter
tainment being Of a character decidedly
out of the beaten path of the customary
burlesQue performance. Charles A.
Mason and ). F. Gettings bear a large
proportion of the comedy work. Their
EFFORTS v ere ably seconded bv John c.
Hart, who. as 1.-The shark" introduces
his original conception of the absinthe
fiend.
May Florine Linden headed the female
contingent, which comprised in part Sue
StilIrnan, Carrie Crindell, ard Flo Davis
Twenty-one musical numbers were
given, of which Gee Whiz, I Wish I
Could SWIM" sung by George Martin,
proved the most popular.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
Honor Dickens Memory
With Floral Tributes

LONDON, Feb. THE burial place.
of Charles Dickens, in Westminster
Abbey. was piled high with floral
offerings today in commemoration OF
the anniversary of his birth. Next
year will mark the centennial anni-s
versary of the birth OF the famous
novelist. and already the numerous
Dickens societies throughout the
United Kingdom are preparing to cell
citrate the event.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07

Now that a number of documents
have been destroyed by fire in one of
the Constantinople government build
ings, a large number of outstanding
claims will hereafter be regarded as
settled
The Washington times., 1911-02-07

Senator Lodge thinks there is danger
in the popular election of Senators. And
yet he must confess that the old legis-
Iative method is not without its perils.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07

A Haitian general, caught red-handed
in insurgency, has been shot. This
opens the way to promotion for the only
private in the insurgent ranks.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07

It is all very well to be told that no
city in the East is so well equipped as
Peking to fight the plague, but those
who are 1900 miles from the, expert
ment are not inconsolable.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07

1t is not believed that the Mexican
rebels, by travelling west, will be able
to engage the enemy encamped over
toward the east
The Washington times., 1911-02-07

The Riff tribesmen, from whom ruff
fans get their name and a few other
hints. have been living up to their
etymolegy of late.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
Wbat's S on the Program, in
Washington Today.

(CThe Times will be pleased to announce
meetings and entertainments in bhis
column. Phone or write announce
ments.)
The Washington times., 1911-02-07

The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times Sunday during the month Of jan
uary was 19S 1868. all copies left over and re-
turned by agents being eliminated. This
number, when divided by 5. the number or
Sundays during January. shows the net sun
day average for January to have been SS6H.
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.
ID. c.. second class matter.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07

The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times daily during the month Of January
was 1,l50 SS5, all copies left over and re-
turned being eliminated. This number, when
divided by 26, the number of days of publi-
cation. shows the net daily average for
January TO have been A, 263.
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
Sunday,

The number Of complete and perfect copies
Of The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month Of January was as fol-
The Washington times., 1911-02-07
JANUARY CIRCULATION.

The number OF complete and perfect copies
Of The Washington Times printed daily dur
ing the month Of January was as follows:
The Washington times., 1911-02-07

Basketball-Carroll Institute vs.. Ingram,
at CarroIl gymnasium.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-04-20

'=."sfn>o order to~eliminate q" number, of
the undesirable saloons the Hibbing
council has adopted al al = ordinance
DECLARING that 40 saloon license or
transfen of license shall, be granted
to anybody who is not an American
citizen. The plan is a unique one and
should work we'll in some of the other
range Cities GAINESVILLE Record
Review.
" There is better way than this to
eliminate undesirable saloons. Let
the city council revoke their licenses.
So far as granting licenses only to
American. citizens is concerned; We
cannot see how that would improve
the situation. There are probably as
many Americans engaged in, the
saloon business who may be right.
fully classed with the a!un3d esirablea
!; e = the as + ss E sFs
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-04-20

"Bys. virtue of the power invested
in me and by the grace of God," etc.,
Governor Eberhart has been mailing
to prominent and semi prominent citi-
zens documents of extraordinary
beauty from an artistic point of view
documents embellished with gilt seals
and vari-colored ribbon-appointing
them delegates to the meeting of, the
development association convention
at Helena, Mont. These documents
look good to the recipients at first
sight,-they consider it an honor to
be thus chosen, but when they dis
cover that they are required to, pay
their expenses their interest in devel-
opment Immediately fades into. insig-
G75y* !:},c.2 - INV
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-04-20

q. From an Authoritative soufce
comes the story that the real reason
for amassing troops on the Mexican
border was the discovery of secret
treaty between Mexico and Japan,
a copy of which was obtained by q
United States secret service man and
it's contents telegraphed to Washing
ton. Following the communication
of this news to Washington the mobi-
lization of troops and ships was i'm
mediately ordered and Mexico was
informed that such a treaty would be
considered in violation of the Monroe
doctrine and a direct insult to the
United States. A demand was made
that the treaty be not confirmed and,
pending assurances of compliance
on the part of the Mexican govern
ment, orders we're given the COM
manders of troops that, unless. they
received notice from Washington to
the contrary, they we're upon a>certain
day to proceed southwark. Com
manders of the fleet were also ordered
to seize Vera Cruz and other Mexican
ports upon the same day. While the
Mexican government has given assur-
ance that it has withdrawn the treaty,
the $4,000 fighting men on land and
sea which we have in the south will
remain there until the attitude of
Japan is fully known. Whether they
are then recalled or ordered to invade
Mexico will depend on circumstances.
Both the Mexican and Japanese gov
ernments are unreliable institutions,
and Uncle Sam does not propose to
be caught mapping. !
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-04-20

AS an. example of the forgiving
qualities of woman the action of Mrs.
Steunenberg, whose husband, Cover
nor Steunenberg of Idaho, was mur-
dered by that infamous villain, Harry
Orchard, stands out prominently.
She visited this despicable black
guard-the confessed slayer of IA
other men besides her husband-in
Jail and thus addressed him: "Mr.
Orchard, I have made this journey
to tell you that God has told me to
forgive you. I have forgiven you
the great wrong you did me, and
thinkI shall not have perfect peace
until I tell you with my own lips"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-04-20

The Hanson bill, which prohibits
the sale of malt in other than licensed
drinking places, and which is aimed
particularly at blind-piggers, is a
good measure, but there is question
in our mind whether it will prove
effective. AS is we'll known blind.
piggers are resourceful scoundrels,
and some of them will in all proba-
bility conceive the idea of replacing
the labels on the malt or near-beer
bottles with "Elixir of Life'' or some
other such name.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-04-20

This country appears to be getting
as bad as Russia so far as "black
hand" outrages are concerned. One
can scarcely peruse a newspaper with
out finding reports of bomb throwing
and assassination, and the police
invariably attribute the dastardly
deeds to members of the "black hand''
organization. But why are the
arrests in such cases SO infrequent?
Do the police purposely refrain from
arresting these alleged "black hand
ers" for fear of the consequences
which may follow-for fear that they
may be slain?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-04-20

Nineteen thousand troops in the de-
partment of Marine, France. we're un-
able to cope with the rioters, who
burned the wine plants and emptied
1900, 900 gallons of champagne into
the cutters, says a Paris dispatch.
With SO much champagne available,
and the perpetual thirst usually-car
ried by French soldiers, their inabil-
ity is not to be wondered at. The
whole French army would have been
unequal to the task of subduing the
riot under such circumstances.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-04-20

Down in Mississippi three fellows
found guilty of fraudulent use of the
mails by misrepresenting goods in
catalogues sent out by them we're
given penitentiary sentences of from
two to seven years and fined $4,000
apiece. The postof6ce authorities can
doubtless find thousands of similar
cases to prosecute by scanning the
catalogues sent through Che mails and
comparing the descriptions therein
with the goods furnished.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-04-20

The dogs of Minnesota, according
to Frank S. Regain, who has taken
the trouble to look up the matter,
contribute more money to the state
treasury than all foreign corpora
lions combined. Mr.. Regan's figures
show that last year the sum collected
from dog taxes aggregated 1858, 900
while that from foreign corporations
was but SIPS, 900. AS dogs are more
desirable than foreign corporations
why not reduce the taxes on the
CANNES and raise it on the combines?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-04-20

Must be an awful poor newspaper
that is obliged to give away pair
of shears to everybody who will buy
a copy of the Sunday edition. Still
water Gazette.
But poor newspaper is usually
a bad newspaper, and shears are
therefore necessary for expurgation
purposes. The head of the family can
utilize them for cutting out stuff that
he doesn It want his wife and children
to read.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-04-20

After accommodating a million dol
lars by racking his brain for many
years, Sam Lloyd has passed away.
Sam was maker of puzzles which
drove many men to drink, but be it
said to his credit that he had no hand
in formulating that great American
puzzle known as the tariff law which
has driven many a man insane.