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to her home in this city from a stay IN
Atlantic City.

to her home in this city from a stay in
Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Oettinger Of Wilson.
N. c.. spent several days here with
relatives last week on their way to At
lanttc City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Goodman and
family OF the Sterling left yesterday
for a months stay in Atlantic City.
Miss Alma Kaufman is spending some
time In Atlantic City as the guest OF
Miss Beatrice Hahn.
Miss Rose Breslauer left during the
week for Atlantic City, where she will
be the guest of Miss Bella Schifman
for fortnight.
Mrs. A. Minister and daughter Mildred
VIII leave town In a few days to spend
some time in Old Orchard, Me-
Mrs. Harry Loeb left today for Ar
nngton, near Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. Daniel Gusdorf and his sister.
Miss Hannah Gusdorf, leave today TO
spend several weeks in Atlantic City
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Brady OF 900 6
street southeast announce the mar
rage Of their daughter Nellie E. and T.
II. Daniels Of Springfield. Mass. The
ceremony was performed Tuesday.
July Is. by Rev. Mr.. MCLEAN.
Mrs. T. H. Mack Of Capitol Hill and
her three sisters, Misses Edna Emma
and Flossie Graves of 126 street
southeast, are spending a week at High
View Hotel, Chesapeake Beach.
Mrs. ]. H. Richardson Of 2l7 18th
street. with her little son. has gone to
Atlantic City for a visit OF two weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Mrs. Bessie Griggs Can't left Tuesday,
July Is, for San Francisco, Cal, where
she will make her future home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Mrs w Mathews and daughter Of the
Oakland have gone to their country home
in Virginia. where they are spending the
summer.
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Misses Eta, Katie and Amy Brown
have left for a. stay at Pen Mar. After
August they will be at home to their
friends at 11S F street northeast.
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Miss Grace GrOnna. daughter of Sena-
tor and Mrs. Gronna, who has been here
for the past two months, has returned to
North Dakota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Grady and two
children Of Cleveland Park left last week
for St Georges Island, where they will
spend the remainder Of the summer. They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Mr.. Sol Meyer Of 27th street spent
several days in New York last week.
Mrs Calvert Rosenthal has returned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. John Wheeler Beale have
closed their home in Georgetown and
with their daughters, Miss Elizabeth
Beale and Miss Catherine Carroll Beale.
are spending the early summer in Allan
tic City.
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spend the rest of the summer with her
parents.
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Mrs. G. Smith has gone to Salt Lake
City, Utah, where she will visit her cid
est son, Mr.. r. Smith. during the re-
mainder OF the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Kaiger, who spent sew
eral days with relatives in Washington
last week. have returned to their home in
Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Mrs. Hannah Mann of Corcoran street.
accompanied by her daughter, Miss Laura
Mann, left recently for an extended visit
in the north.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Mr. and Mrs Frederic l.. Moore of 31st
street left last week for Baileys Island,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Misses Marie and Laura Smith. who
have been for the past winter and
spring with their aunt. Mrs. Graves, on
14th street. left last week for their
home in Lexington, Ky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Mrs. William Clark. formerly Of
Washington. after years travel
abroad. will arrive this week for a
visit to Misses Martha and Jane Hop
kins at their home on G street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Palmer of the
Orme are at Atlantic City for the re-
mainder of the season
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Mrs. Wolhaupter of Cleveland Park and
her granddaughter, Miss Josephine VOL
haupter, went last week to New YORK to
meet Mrs Wolhaupter's son, Mr.. David
p. Wolhaupter. who has just returned
from recent trip abroad, where ne
spent several months in Paris. and where
he also attended the coronation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Miss Marie Johnson, Miss Josephine
Johnson and Miss Estelle Murray aye
spending a fortnight in Rock Point. Md.
where they are the house guests of their
aunt, Mrs. Julia Sinclair.
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Miss Vivian Edmonds has returned to
her home on K street from an enjoyable
trip Of several weeks spent at Buckrow.
Va.
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Miss Maud Mcnamara Of 171S 10th
street northwest left Washington Sunday
for Menlo Park. Cal. where she will be
the guest Of her uncle. Mr.. George E.
Meakins. Her trip will extend over sew
eral months.
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Mrs. George Lawes. wife Of Lieut..
Lawes, L. S. N, who has bcen
visiting her mother. Mrs. Powell. at her
home on 31st street. has gone to Glou-
cester, Mass. where she expects to spend
the rest of the season.
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Pay Director I. A. F>railey, Z. 8. N,
and Mrs Frailey are spending the sum-
mer season at Cape Cod, Mass.
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Miss Nina Carpenter has as her house
guest at her summer home in Dominion
Heights Miss Maude Reid Of Lexing-
ton. KY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

Miss F. B. Spofford. Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. left recently for Mount Pocono. Pa.
where she is occupying her bungalow for
the summer,
Evening star., 1911-06-04

on the people in the orchestra seats.
What did l learn? l learned that the
audiences liked just what l liked.
And Joe Blatz was born then and there!
AS violin player, was pretty poor
proposition, believe me! But l kept fid-
ding away, and made enough noise to fool
the orchestra leader; at least long enough
to get my first education in the matter of
Evening star., 1911-06-04

the @twodollar heart, Or you like the words BETTER
the taste of the American pull. In the first place.
realized that all American kids liked speed in every
thing Whether it is in sliding down the bausters,
tobogganing down the cellar door, hurrying through
school lessons running instead of walking remember
how you used tor, dashing after wagon for hitch,
playing fireman and going ckety splickety in red tin
express wagon to imaginary con1agraton couple of
blocks away gulping down food, well in the first
amusement-love of youngsterdom, the circus, every
thing must go quick. Speed speed, speed!
That is the heart love, the affinity of the American
kid And when he begins to go toor to be taken to
the theater he loves speed the stage just much
he loved in the circus chariot in the confusing
threering maneuvers in the bareback "rdes against
time" Speed with liberal dash of melodrama! That
is what pleases Joe and oes pa and for the entire
Blatz family Americans to the core!
We are nation of hurrers We want entertain
ment at galop, just want our meals 1t may not
be healthy right but want it that way. And this
is the only fact that concerns here My first vaude
vile sketches went big for this very People
thought was original, when in reality was merely
devoted exponent of footlgh speed. In ght DRAMA
they call it "relentless.' My songs written in
quick time; my dances arranged in heterskelter
time; my dialogue planned in Gating like staccato.
My critics used to charge with noise If noise it
was it the noise that is born of speed 1t all kept
Joe Batz little heart going ptapat and the rest OF the
full grown hearts followed suit.
l have always dealt dramatically in American char
acterS American locales, American themes. You can
not play these in waltz time Their spirit rapid two
step. Some day. probably, if get foolish and write
play about lords and ladies' may change the time but
l will change my style until Joe Blatz changes his
And that, according to my best way of thinking
is going to be long way off.
X7HEN my play Little Johnny Jones' was in the
'" last throes of rehearsal invited manager friend
in to have look at it. After the second act asked him
how he liked it. It'll never go-take it from me!' he
said "You can't have character shoot at another
and then sing song the very next minute
had called for messenger boy little while before,
and the youngster waiting in seat in the last row
until needed him. called him down the aisle. "How
do you like that scene Bub?" asked him, indicating the
episode to which my manager friend had taken excep
ton. "Great, Boss!" the kid exclaimed.
turned to my manager friend. "I1l bet you a new
hat it goes big" l said to him. "Done!" said he.
And made lot of money, besides the hat, when the
play finally shown to the public. The messenger
Evening star., 1911-06-04

TIAVE you ever heard of Joe Blatz? There is not
chance in eighty million that you ever
have. His name has never appeared in print; his
presence in night theater audience has been
chroniced in the morning newspapers; there is prob
ably not in the theatrical world, much less out
of i-with the exception of myself, who knows that
there is such individual in America.
And yet it may interest you to know that Joe Blatz
has been responsible for every successful play have
ever written. He has been my inspiration and goal
for have always held him be the person in this
country who typical of the general attitude and feeling
of the average American theater audience know that
if write with Joe Blatz in mind my audience, shall
be successful. Ii try to write without Joe in mind,
know shall fail.
l proved that to myself when wrote Popularity"
After had finished it. knew Joe would not for it;
but thought would take chance with it and prove to
myself that Joe not infalGble But Joe remained
supreme, after al-and my play made beeine for
storehouse cozv If you would like to it, I'll
take YOU around some day and show you At night,
brown truck horse sleeps Act H., while cat and
her kittens have their apartment IN Act Ill.
This particular of the storehouse is concrete
proof Of and lasting testimonial to- the accuracy of
Joe Blatz's theatrical judgment
Joe Batz has the "twodolar heart He is the living,
breathing criterion of the American playhouse audience
There may be few exceptions In the way OF audiences,
to be sure just there exceptions to almost every
thing in the world but Joe the human symbol of the
trend of thought and emotion of the great majority of
audiences Anyway, that has been experience, and,
as have made lot of money by making my plays my
songs and my dances of the precise sort please oe
think l am right.
NOV comes the joker although, you must believe
- me- there serious joker in the
theatrical deck Joe Blatz is here there everywhere.
He may be peering your shoulder you reading
this For Joe Batz (that is the way have concretey
known him since my first vaudeville sketch
about sixteen years ago) is other than your
your neighbors his neighbors fifteen-year-
old son. Josephine Blatz is his sister. And to Joe
and Josie (always real, living individuals
in my minds eye) what measure of play
! ! e =. ! : : !:
writing, acting, singing, dancing, and I.s
managerial success l have had is entirely ksfsaxs
due. What the fifteen ar-od, clean MAlsW/
faced, fresh minded, full life American .AxA
boy girl likes, the average American
theatrical audience will like "
Don't mistake me to mean by this that
a,,d &c OF
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Ing where even absolute Innocence
preyaiis. and the story,s progress
makes hlansibie lis illumination iin
what seeIns irremediable disaster.
Equally plausible, however, is shown
tie power ~ lie influence of good
lighting against evil. The exposition
is So simply GpIainly submitted that
thesplay's story ofsbattle between good
and evil IS made ,t6 possess al 1.-The ap.
peal the earlier morality plays with
which the plays stage had its begin.
Ming. Emily the laughs as much as
you Will profit by tile morals in this
play Ladies' special tickets for the
opening tonight are selling rapidly
and are limited. Get your seats early.
Tho company Will offer daily matt.
nees starting Tomorrow afternoon
with Miss Dainty starring vehicle.
Lena Rivers a dramatization of
iMaryiJ! ( Holmes famous novel BY the
same name. a change OF play will be
given each, afternoon ana night and
speclalties between acts making 1t a
contlpual: performance. q,
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divide. CHINA /
CELESTIAL EMPIRE is LIKELY
TO BE sPLIT3lN SEVERAL PARTS
( TO SUIT FACTIONS, 4. i'l z,

PEKlNG, Nov. 13.-The fate Of tho
throne Of the Chinese Empire rests
In the action Of General Yuan shi
Rai. The latest message from Yuan
who has been conducting ,negotia
tons with the rebel leader, General
u Yuen Heng. indicates that a com.
promise is possible. that General Ii
was becoming less irreconciliable, but
that there was "a difference Of opin.
ion between Il and his colleagues on
the matter ofpollcy.
According to the foreign official
telegram from Hankow, last evening.
General II, falling to exact better
terms, might perhaps be prepared to
agree, to partition OF China; that
portion Of the country south OF the
Yang.Tse river becoming Republican
Manchuria and Chi Ii remaining
monarchial and the other provinces
making their own choice. Many of
LIS followers demand the overthrow
ofithe government and scout The idea
Of dividing the EMPIRE The gov
eminent has requested that the re-.
ported flight Of the Emperor, be off.
!cially denied. u y q.
Rogers Creme, the Amef icans con
sui general lat Hanko reports that
i i &; y iS;ii 81 s,,i.
attack upon Han Yang. Chinese OF.
flcials report that the bombardment
Of Han Yang began yesterday.
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A DISH aeeful !. PolltIcalEIr Lsk.
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New York Evening POST.
Is a peculiar and disgraceful feature
of Maryland elections for a number
Of years past has been the use Of
trick ballots III. the counties known
as the Wilson,law counties. This
law, applying as; it does only to GER
tain counties Of the state, was, OF
course, designed d for dlsfranichlsing
purposes; and itdhas had the effect OF
practically :disffaie hislng not only col.
,ored voters, but ia vast number Of
white voters. The devices that have
been used for cheating the BRepubli.
can voter Of his right have been too
numerous to mention they have In.
cluded the placing Of fake" nomlna-
ton on the official ballot, the placing
of the Democratic denominations at the
top and the others lin positions in
which 1T was difficult to vote them,
freak typography, etc. And the worst
Of It is that the officers whose sworn
duty It Is TO provide for fair con.
duct Of elections-the supervisors OF
election-have been systematically
acting the part of willing criminals In
isanctloning and promoting these ras.
calities. That they are In full blast
this year, in spite Of Mr.. Germans
professions Of virtue, is evidenced by
the affidavit Of the Republican mem.
Der Of the board Of supervisors Of
Worcester county \
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NE |. 4 /. ( /.
kills. HORSE

Humane oflcer, George Brand, Po-
licenlan Currey land B. g. Q. detect;
I've Gibson killed q horse on Merchant
street Saturday afternoon. The AMI:
NAL was the property Of local trans
ferSman and had been III for a week
with an incurnble disease and was in
d suffering condition. The officers
were notified Of the condition OF the
animal and dispatched It and 1t was
afterward 3hanled TO the crematory.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-13
C { ART, q WORKED I Q |; & D .
!. like T: A CHARM
After Operation Failed 10 HcI5
Cardui Worked Like a Charm,

So. l. ~ r. IL >
Jonesyille, s.: CT sufrcrsd.w,th
womanly trouble" writes ,,ir5. j.: s.
Kendrick, in a letter frorl this place,
"and at times, I could not bear. to stand
on my feet. The doctor said I would
never be any better, and that l would
have to have an operation, or I would
have a cancer. 4
4 went.to tho hospital, and they ooer.
ated on me, but got no better. They
said medicines would do me no good,
and thought would have to die.
At last ! tried cardul, and began to
improve. 50 i continued using ii. Now,
4. am well, and ca3 do my own work.
4 don't feel any pains. \
Cardui worked like a charm" IL
There must DO merit in this purely.
vegetable. tonic remedy, for women.
cardul-for; 1T has been in successful
use for moro than 50 years, for the
treatment Of womlHly aliness aud
disease. IN
Please stryits sfoFyoprS troubles. Il
"a Be- it'd III: ladies dyisory Dept cha,ta.
inaoga dlepe CO.. Ghdttind enn, for Special
and t.parr book Homo Tfeatmeni
ssos Wenea, I seas v pIa!u Or seausst Z,
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PistolaTotin,lg
Continued from. Page one.)

she had no home and never had had
one. y.
Later she refused to tell the police
when she came to this city, but she
did say. that she had been in this city
for three days, and had forgotten
where she was before that time.
The girl was very good looking, and
her comliness drew her much pity
from those who saw her arrested.
The young lady was very well built.
and had nice expression, and also
showed that she had an education, and
manner was much refined.
The girls clothes were Of good
make, although considerably worn
down, and the slippers which she had
on her feet were badly worn down at
the HEELS ~:
The young lady was arrested at q
livery barn in this citysafter the po.
lice had been called to that place by
one Of the stable hostlers, who claimed
that the girl had threatened to shoot
him.
The girls story was that she had
been invited to the barn by the hos;
tier, and after arriving there that he
had insulted her and that she had
drawn the gun to protect herself.
The young lady was taken to Clarks.
burg to the Harrison county jail!
where she will serve out her sentence.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-13

", John G. Ferguson. m American
i VINO was recently appointed adviser.
:, me ministry of communication in
e = may be commissioned by the
Gnu Chinese government to bring the child
emperor !. l1 TO the United States lnScase
~ should he necessary For several
years si2r; Fergnson9has held the post
q 4 q wiser TO tile Yiceroys Int Nanbing
a ln IA AYpchanlg, i has been Closely
a q! q lated In an llYisory capacity
With the Chinese cabinet. n &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-13
.Ahsuina the Sherman Law.
philadelphia Press).

- lCooJs
There is little use In abusing the
Sherman Antitrust Law, as there Is
no human probability at the present
time that It will be repealed or! ser
iously modified. Business will &C.
commodate itself to the law, as 1t has
no alternative. Cooperation and com
bination in bushes are still lawful,
WHAT Is forbidden by the statute as
construed by the Supreme Court was
fellcitously expressed by President
TAFT In his speech at Pittsburgh. The
Two lust decisions Of last spring, he
says give the Sherman law the def.
INTO ~ meaning that any combination in
restraint Of trade with the purpose Of
controlling prices and sitting compe.
titionfis q violation Of the statute.p
i they stop short OF that they are
l lawful. Why should anybody not a
party to a trust desire competition?
The prosperity Of some Of them was
Overwhelming. They crushed COM COM
petitors and destroyed competition.
Their power became enormous ana
called FOR regulation and control. Only
The government of the United States
could Z give adequate control. 4 The gov ,,,:
eminent arm l undertook the task, but pro.
ce6eded rautfously. 1t enacted into
United. ~, 1 States statute law the old E,ng
i Y common law against monopolies.
Inc supreme Court has Interpreted
, = Jaw, and our very conservative
resident, who would, as he says,
,ent on his hand before he would In.
lllre business, declares that the law
must De enforced and this sitting OF
connection and the control Of prices
must cease. ,Sii n
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The Il Stage stage.
"THE ROSE OF KILLARNEY" Tc
q s1.fl NIGHT, 5y

With fascinating Besse Dainty in
the title role, Himmelein's Associate
Players opens week engagement to.
night in the delightful romantic dra.
ma Of the Emerald Isle, 1.-THE Rose OF
Killarney" The ulay is new one in
,popplarpriced theatricals and will
serve to introduce the full strength Of
Mr.. Himmelein's5 fine company. The
play tells a modest and unassuming
story. The truth Is made plain that
suspicion increasing 10 what seems
certainly Of guilt is easily engender.,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-13

Word has been received: in. New
York from Rome that the Pope had
conferred upon Frederick Cortland.
Penfleld the Grand Cross Of the Or:
der Of ST. Gregory in recognition Of
his benefactions to Catholic educa-
tional institutions. It is believed
that Mr.. Penfleld Is the first Ameri-
can to receive the highest class Of the
st. Gregory Order, of which there are
four degrees. 5s isE W.
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az " n " M
lENGRoss lNG. TONS; Diplomas,
Certificates, Memorials, show Card
Lettering and Pen Work d every
description, executed IN d tliofouGh
manner at reasonable prices. ll..
ion Bnsiness College. q. 9. ltines.
Mgr & y "
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state Of Ohio, city Of Toledo, Lucas
County, ss: s55

state Of Ohio, City Of Toledo, Lucas
( County, 49,: i,
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner Of the firm Of F. ]:
Cheney & Co., during business IN the
City Of Toledo. County and State afore
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every, case Of Catarri;
that cannot be cured by, the use Of
Halls Catarrh Cure Frank J. Cheney
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence this 9Th day Of De-
cember, A. D. 1885. AZ ii n
tscal) A. W., GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally. and acts directly on the blood
md mucous surfaces Of the system.
Send for testimonials free,
y 4, +. y. CHENEY 81 co, Toledo o
" Sold .bys AL druggists, &c; IS
Tafe Halls Family Pills for constl.1
patton. NJ
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$4,000 buys, ,any. lot In Pike Street
Addition at auction sale next Wednes'
day. Read the ads for particulars. st
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MEN AND WON EN-

i Because Of the resemblance of Miss
Katherine Edwards Baldwin to his
late wife, whose sister she was, How
ard Adams, OF little Rock, Ark, a
banker married Miss Baldwin, in
Pittsheld, Mass.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-13

At special communication OF the
sonic Order at Palmyra, ILL.,, eNovem-
Der 5, the degree Of Master Mason
will be conferred on seven brothers.
The brothers are Charles, Albert, Nor
ris, Robert, James, Edward and VIII
liam Ross, all farmers living near
Palmyra. Members Of the order say
the meeting will be unique in the
history Of Freemasonry.s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-13

What is this domestic science?"
inquired the engaged girl. .t /.
7s"It consists of making hash out OF,
the leftover meat, and croquettes out
Of the leftover, hash,' explained her
more experienced friend.-Loulsyille
Courler.Journal. st