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The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
THE COLUMBIA.
"Mutt and JEFF"

Musical comedy based on popular news
paper cartoons of the period would seem
to be just about the proper caper for this
joyous holiday season. At any rate,
such seemed to be the opinion of the
capacity audiences at the Columbia
which Yesterday afternoon and evening
received Gus Hills production of Bud
Fishers Mutt and JEFF" with very evi-
dent signs of enjoyment
Those who have followed the career
Of Mutt and jeff on paper have seen
this odd pair through many scrapes,
but believe us, gentle reader they were
as nothing compared to the adventures
which fell to the lot of the long and
short of II last night. Just imagine your
old friends surrounded by lots of chorus
girls, with lots of songs and dances and
lots of costumes, frisking down to dear
old Nicador to find and claim the far
famed forest of chicle trees whatever
they may be. And did they do it? Well
rather
You see, II it had not been for those
blooming chicle trees, Mutt might still
be impersOnating the owner of the Sara
toga race-track and outlining schemes
for acquiring untold wealth to the edi-
ficaton OF his little friend. But, then
he would not have convulsed the audi
ence when he attempted to play waiter
on the good ship Insurgent. Nor
would We have had the doubtful pleas
ure OF sliding down the cabin stairs Of
the good ship above mentioned, much
to the merriment Of those present in
Guiding Mutt, until he tried it.
And then. why not go all the way to
NicadOr and be President for at least
five minutes? Every one does, and
so Mutt was president Just long enough
to enroll JEFF as secretary of state and
SeVenty-five or thirty other things, and
Straighten out all complications, even to
the point of getting transportation back
to his native heath.
Richard F. Freeman is an excellent
Mutt. He looks and acts the part to the
life, or rather the picture. and George
Edwards makes 4 good foil playing Op.
posite him as Jeff. George w Barber.
our old friend of the Columbia Players.
does lot of plotting and scheming for
those Chicle trees as John Meade, and
Joseph Herbert, jr. sings well and
dances better as Curly Mcbride. Mabel
Melvine as Dorothy has a good number
love song with a male chorus, in the
first act and Robert Bernard as BOscO
scores with his "Castilian Wine Song
in the second.
There ale lots of fun and foolishness in
Mutt and jeff" and what more could
one ask to drive away dull care if there
he any at this festive season?
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
Police Seek Missing Girl.

The police of Baltimore were asked by
the Washington authorities to locate Miss
Sadie Ballard, sixteen years old. who
came to Washington last Saturday from
her home, 1t Charlottesville, Va, 20 visit
relatives. On arriving here She was un-
able to locate them, and registered at
the Howard Hotel under the name Of
Mary Craig. Sic wired her father that
she was stranded here, and when he ar
rived yesterday afternoon she had left
the hotel From conversations she had
with one of the maids at the hotel, the
police believe she has gone to Baltimore,
and her father left last night to aid in
the search.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
THE IMPERIAL.
Vaudeville.

"Squaring an Account" as presented by
Harrison and Armstrong at the Imperial.
is appropriately placed at the head of a
holiday bill. It breathes of the Christmas
spirit throughout its simple story of a
veritable old ScrOoge of a landlord whose
better nature is finally awakened by a
tiny newsboy.
The Harmonious BeauX and Bellies are
a quartet with voices that blend pleas
ingly. In the quaint garb of ante-belIum
days they render ballads of the olden
time and later contribute a spirited Span
ish number that is enhanced by brilliant
Castilian Costuming.
Harry Cutler is a typical English come
dian from the alls. and was well received
in a series of songs, Shepherd brothers,
in Tramp Line act, and the Musical
Stipps complete the programme, with
Toots Ola and her Hawaiian troupe as an
extra holiday attraction.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
HARRY LAUDER IN DANGER.
Scotch Comedian Takes Row Boa
in Storm.

London. Dec. 25.-Harry Lauder. the
Scotch comedian and singer. narrowly
escaped death late yesterday while at
tempting to cross from GOurock to Lau-
derdale House, Dunoon, his Scottish es-
tate in a row boat.
Mr.. LADDERS son. who came home ten
days ago for the Christmas holidays with
his father, was taken seriously i'll. The
comedian who had opened in pantomime
at Manchester was greatly worried and
started for home. There was no steamer
from GourOCk, all boats having been tied
I'D on account of the rough weather. Mr..
Lauder thereupon engaged row boat
and started across in the face of the
heavy seas. When half across the chan
mel the boat was nearly swamped and
became almost unmanageable. 1t was
Cnly after three hours hard work at the
oars that Lauder and the two boatmen
managed to reach the shore.
Mrs. Lauder and her son witnessed the
struggle with the waves from the win
dows of the Lauder home. The singer
found his son greatly improved.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
TURNS OVER NEW LEAF.

Kenosha, Wis, Dec. 25.-New Years
Day is supposed to be the day for good
resolutions. but Loyal r. Walker. son OF
a former Pittsburg banker. 1. J. Wal
ker. decided to turn over a new leaf on
Christmas, and walked into the police
station here to-day. asking to be arrest
ed on a charge of forgery. He told the
police that he had forged the name OF
his father to check in Detroit on last
Wednesday to secure money to care for
a woman whom he had brought West
from PittSburg, and whom he deserted
in Chicago Sunday evening.
Walker, who was graduated from
Franklin and Marshall College three
years ago, was widely known as an ath-
lete and won many prizes as a track
man. He admitted to the police that his
father believed that he was West on
business for a big steel company.
Walker spent the last money he had
buying candy for some kenosha children.
and they were still following him when
he entered the police station.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
AT THE LYCEUM.
Tom Miners "Bohemiun,."

What was conceded to be the best bur
lesque show seen at the Lyceum this
season was presented yesterday in the
production of Miners "Bohemians, :"
which made a rousing hit from the start
Several of the numbers in the olio proved
to be features scarcely second to that of
the regular show itself. Andy Gardner and
Ida NicOlai, in their sketch, Patsy, the
A. D. T. Messenger. and Roxie," proved
to be one of the leading features
Nalmore and Collins. Hughie Bernie.
and Dan Mccarthy. and the De La Tour
twins, provided bundle of rollicking fun
which met with great enthusiasm. The
entire show is a winner and will have a
big week here
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
THE CASINO.
Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb,

Capacity patronage was enjoyed by the
Casino Theater yesterday for ten con.
secutive hours. There was no time af.
ter the Christmas Day performance
started tnat the house was not packed
to its walls. and afternoon and evening
there was constantly a line of ticket.
holders in front of the theater As
rapidly as hundreds went out after the
acts finished, there were hundreds out.
side with tickets in their hands ready
to go in.
1t was the greatest day in the history
of the Casino. even eclipsing Thanks
giving Day. and it is doubtful il al
any time has any thcater ever played
I'm one day to the numbers that passed
through the doors of the popular home
of elite vaudeville and enjoyed the best
and most unique vaudeville performance
of the season.
Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb. widow of the
worlds celebrated midget, and the at
traction that probably did more than
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
THE COSMOS.
Vaudeville,


The Yuletide season at the Cosmos was
ushered in brilliantly yesterday after
noon and evening, with what is clearly
the best bill the playhouse has offered
to its patrons this year. Audiences were
OF true holiday proportions in enthusiasm
as we'll as amplitude. and the applause
which greeted the headline act, Eleanor
Gaines, the Lubin girl" so-called be-
cause Of her recent position as leading
lady with the Lubin Motion Picture
Company, in her rollicking playIet.
Miss Mix's Mixups," was of record
breaking. volume. Her supporting COM
pany of five contributed to the uproar-
ious merriment, which is the entire body
OF the sketch.
Z Coming almost unheralded from the
far West. the Hawaiian Four, bringing
some eelrie and effective melody and
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
william NJ. Alder Dead.

Rockville, Nd. Dec. 25.-WilIiam NJ
Alder, one of the best-known residents OF
Olney district, died early this morning
at his home, at Hollands Corner. aged
sixty years. He had been Ill since July
and his death was not unexpected. He
is survived by his wife. who was before
her marriage Miss Grady, Of that sec
tion. and one son, Herbert W. Alder, OF
this county. The, funeral will take place
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
the Friends meeting house, at Ashton,
William T. Cover. Of the Southern Meth
odist Church,
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native dances from the Pacific. gained
second hOnOrs on the programme. Ar
thur Deming. the minstrel monologuist,
whose hOnOrs with such companies as
the Primrose and West minstrels are
known to all theatergoers. was a con-
tinous fount OF merriment in his fresh
packet of jokes from Broadway. Temple
and Bennett were seen in a playlet.
which involved some delightful comedy
and song. There was no question of their
success. The Haunted House." as pre-
sented by the Taylor Wilson company
provided some fun for both children and
grOwn-ups in their mystic. weird frolic
at hotel dining table and scored a big
hit. The Juggling Johns have some
many rapid-fire and Kaleidoscope novel
ties on view.
The Pathe review Of current events
was up to its usual standard. The pres
ent programme at the Cosmos is certain
to attract wide comment among all
vaudeville lovers.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26

TIL feIler that's allus talkin'
about what he's goin' to do if he's
spared feels jist as safe as TIL feller
that's allus talkin' about what he d
give if he WIZ rich.
TIL pust-ofice is closed t'-day on
account O tn postmaster bein' un-
avoidably called away on a huntin'
trip.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
THE GAYETY.
"Honeymoon Girls"

II j. a far cry from Christmas here in
Washington 10 Panama. amid sun and
flowers, hut the transformation was cas-
.lv made by The Two Bogus AdmiraIs.' 80
This show has been seen here before un-
der the name Of Panama" and it was
with this show that the Roger brothers
made such hit.
Alice Lazar leads off with the feminine
b"n0rS. This young girl has a very good
voice. and is captivating both in her act
ing and songs. Her song hit. and Incl
dentalIy the hit of the performance. was
- Am Going Back to Dear Old Broad
way Nat s. Ferher is fine in his i'm
PRESERVATION Of an Italian revOlutionist in
a Spanish republic. John Weick, as the
toreador. is good. rs is Leroy Berry in A
straight role. Stef Anderson and Nellie
Crawford sang and danced with grace.
and they were encUred repeatedly.
The show Is good and the Costuming
brilliant. The chorus has several dances
alone. in which they work together in
great shape. on the whole. the perform
anc" Is excellent. and should be viewed
hy capacity houses for the resi- of the
week.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
THE ARCADE.

Every amusement department Of the
Arcade. Fourteenth street and Park road
was attended by large audiences at both
the afternoon and night sessions yester-
day, all seeming fully imbued with the
true spirit # the day. both in rever-
enCe and on pleasure bent. The pictures
shown in the motion picture theater were
particularly appropriate, and were greatly
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26

enjoyed. Numerous bowling and billiard
contests also were a marked feature OF
the day. but the department that had
probably the largest attendance was the
roller skating rink, where the stellar at
traction is the sO-Called 'skatorial wiz
ard" Prof. Albert Waltz. conceded to be
the most expert of all roller skating
artists. He gives an exhibition of his
expertness at both the afternoon and
right sessions of the rink the remainder
of the week. The cafe Of the Arcade
also had several Christmas dinner parties
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TODAY.

Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company's
steamers from foot Of Seventh street for Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily at 6a5 ?. N.
Steamer Charles MacaleSter for Mount Vernon and
Marshall Hall leaves Seventh street wharf at ID
0 m. and As p m. daily. except Sunday.
Cars from Fifteenth street and New York avenus
every quarter hour for main ec:-ancs Zoo PARK
CnITy Chase. and Kensington.
Washington. Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Railway operTtes s<tythTe. limited trains each daJ
between Washington aud Baltimore. leaving Fif.
tenth street and New York avenue on the hour
and half hour. Also trains to Annapolis five min.
utCs after the hour.
Cars from Fifteenth and Fl streets northeast dree4
to National Trimming School and BladensburE
Chesapeake Beach train schedule in railroad
column Take New York avenue columbia Line,
street car For additional information phone LIN
coin l62e.
To Great FaIIs-Gr.at Falls and Old Dominion
Railroad cars every few minutes from Thirty -Sixth
and II streetA
A Standing Order with Your Grocer
To-, n Frah EQyan 1,,.,
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Move to Woodward 8uiIdinv

Harding & Upman. architects: r. T.
Nesbit & Co. the Standard Engineering
company. and the J. l.. Mott Iron Works
have moved their offices to the new
Woodward Building.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26

A Standing Order with Your Grocer
For Jno. G. Meinberg's Bread insures you
the best at all times. Bakery Tl6 18th.
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ACCIDENTS ON LAND

JANUARY.
q. II killed by dynamite explosion in the
Ashokan tunnel at Cold Spring, N. Y.
IS killed and q injured in the wreck Of
a passenger train on the Canadian Pa
cific at the crossing Of Spanish river,
Ontario.
81. 70 miners killed by explosion in the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company's
mine at Primero. Colo
FEBRUARY
l. SO miners killed by an explosion in the
Browder mine near Drakesboro. KY.
IA. II killed and 20 injured in a head-on
collision near Macon. Ga. on the Geor-
gia Southern and Florida railroad.
MARCH.
2. 80 miners killed by explosion in the
gold diggings on Douglas island, Alas
ka.
q. "A deaths in a wreck of Rock Island
railroad trains at Green Mountain. Ia.
+. Explosion in a coal mine at Palos.
Ala, entombed $50 miners.
II. boilers of the American Tin Plate
company at Canton, O., exploded, kill
ing 20 men and injuring upward Of so.
49, Dynamite explosion in the guard bar
racks at Pinar del Rio, Cuba. destroy
ed over 100 lives.
49, 10 people killed and nearly 100 injured
In a railway collision near Versailles.
France.
JULY.
4. Cincinnati section of the Twentieth
Century Limited wrecked in collision
at Middletown, O.: q killed and many
injured.
SEPTEMBER.
q. Collision on the Wabash Traction line
near Kingsland. Ind, caused the death
of &c passengers.
OCTOBER.
4. Collision of electric cars at Springfield.
Ill, caused the death of 81 persons,
chiefly passengers.
g. so miners were trapped by an explo-
sion in the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company's mine at Starkville, Colo.
NOVEMBER.
S. Explosion in mine No. of the Victor
American Fuel company, Colorado en-
toubed 10 miners.
DECEMBER.
g. Explosion in the Canada collieries
mines at Bellevue. Alberta. buried &C
miners.
49, Explosion in power house at Grand
Central station. New York. caused ex-
tensive damage in the vicinity and the
loss OF many lives.
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CONVENTIONS

JANUARY.
II. United Mine Workers of North Amer
lea met at Indianapolis.
APRIL.
Is. Annual congress OF the Daughters Of
the American Revolution held In Wash
ington.
%. Annual parade of the United Confed-
crate Veterans at Mobile. Ala.
16. Pan-American congress opened at
Buenos Aires. Argentina.
10. Worlds Sunday School association met
in Washington.
l. Society Of Descendants OF the SIgners
of the Declaration met in Philadelphia.
s. National Education association met in
Boston.
SEPTEMBER
10. 44th national encampment of the Grand
Army Of the Republican met at At
lantic City.
90 National camp, Sons of Veterans, met
at Atlantic City
Is. National good roads convention met in
st. Louis.
OCTOBER.
g. The international convention of tho
Y. NJ. c. a. of North America opened
In Toronto.
DECEMBER.
G. American Red Cross society met in
Washington
Is. Conference on international disputes
met in Washington
q. American Historical association at In
dianapoIis Association For the Ad-
vancement OF Science at Minneapolis
g. Meeting at St Louis OF the Associa-
ton For Labor Legislation.
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Elanies For Old Xaar

"Of all sounds of all bells, most SOL
emn and touching Is the peal which
rings out the old year." wrote Charles
Lamb. II never hear 1t without a
gathering up Of my mind to a concen-
tration of all the images that have diff
fused over the past twelvemonth, all
1 have done or suffered, performed or
neglected, in that regretted time. /
begin to know its worth as when a
person dies
LOngfellow, too, looks at the solemn
side of the old year, for he says in his
Midnight Mass For the Dying Year"
Through the woods and mountain passes
The winds like anthems roll.
They are chanting solemn masses.
Singing: Pray for this soul!
Pray. pray!"
Tennyson's Death Of the Old Year"
however, looks more to the New Year
and voices the sentiment Of the king
Is dead. long live the king" 1t Is not
well TO dwell upon the mistakes Of the
past
He was full Of joke and Jest,
But all his merry quips are Ger.
To see him die across the wasta
HIS son and heir doth ride poSthaste,
But he'll be dead before.
Every one for his own.
The night IS stormy and cod. my friend.
And the New Year, bhthe and bold, my
friend
Comes UP TO take his own
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the Western Union, at Long Branch
N. J.; aged IS.
q. Chulalongkorn king of Siam. at Bang
kok, after a reign of 10 years: aged 81.
Is. Victor Massena. Prince d'Essling.
grandson of Marshal Massena OF
France and himself a noted soldier
under Napoleon III. at Paris: aged -
NOVEMBER.
Is. United States Senator Alexander Ste
phens Clay Of Georgia. at Atlanta /:
aged 81.
H. John La Fargo. distinguished mural
painter and stained glass artist. IN
Providence. r. l.: aged 81.
20. Count Leo Tolstoy. famous Russian
novelist, at Astapova. Russia; aged s..
q. Octave Chanute. originator OF the aero
plane, at Chicago; aged rs.
DECEMBER.
2. Gen. E. A. Carr, L. S. A. retired. dis
tinguished on the border before the
civil war as well as in that conflict.
at Washington; aged So
8. Mary Baker Glover Eddy. founder OF
the Christian Science church. in Bos-
ton; aged 80.
Gen. Wesley Merritt, U. S. A, retired.
veteran of the civil and Spanish Amer
lean wars. at Natural Bridge, Va
aged "a
s. The Duke OF Chartres. grandson of
Louis Philippe of France and ono of
the Orleans princes who served In
America in 1862. in Paris; aged TO-
z. Ludwig knaus, noted genre painter, In
Berlin; aged 81.
s. Gen. Wallace F. Randolph, u. s. A.
retired noted artillerist of the civil
war in Washington: aged 69.
II. DR.. Emil Reich, author and lecturer
noted for his criticisms Of American
women, in London aged 66.
16. Melville D. Landon, humorous writer
and lecturer, known as Ell Perkins, in
Yonkers. n. Y; aged II.
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WORK OF THE FLAMES

MARCH
IA. jamestown. y. Y. swept by a fire.
causing loss of $4,000.
g. 300 killed by fire in Il dance hall at
Mateszalka. Hungary.
APRIL.
q Fire swept away 20 business and resi-
dence blocks in Lake st. Charles. La !:
loss about s3.1DO.GD0.
MAY.
z Loss Of 81. 5000 by the burning OF q
glass factory at Ford. Pa.
JUNE.
II. Fire swept over % acres OF warehouses
and dwellings IN Seattle. causing loss
of nearly 100000.
Il. Fire following collapse OF roof in tho
Montreal Herald building caused loss
OF 20 lives.
JULY.
l. Sixty buildings burned In a Fourth Of
July blaze at Benton. Pa: loss 10000.
g. A lumber yard fire at Annprior. Ont
caused u loss of over 33.0J0GD0.
L. Campbeltown. ~ T.. nearly destroyed
by fire; loss s2.50D.1o
AUGUST
O. Loss Of $4,000 BY a blaze ST. Bos-
toms lumber district.
H. Fire destroyed the White City of
the worlds fair at Brussels. loss esti-
mated at 80 OOo.DIo
Il 10 lives lost and $4,000 worth Of
property destroyed at Wallace. Ida
by flames started by forest fires In the
vicinity Of the city,
OCTOBER
l. mysterious explosion followed by
fire Ia the Los Angeles Times building
caused tie death OF Il employees
Is The plant II the l.. s Gypsum com
peny burned at Aiabaster. Mich. loss
24O00g0.
D. Fire in the Business section Of VIC
toria. 3. c.. caused loss of e. go co.
DECEMBER
& Loss Of $1,000 at Evansville. Ina
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ord for a mile by driving car over the
course in 27S3 seconds at Daytona

ord for a mile by driving car over the
course in E.33 seconds at Daytona
Beach, Fla
Tom Hueston won cushion billiard title
from Fred Games at Denver.
q Barney Oldheld won the % mile auto
event at Daytona Beach. Fla, cover
ing the course in 10 minutes.
g. Cambridge defeated oxford in the an
nual eight Dared rowing race at Put
ney, England.
81. FitZherbert won the Brooklyn handi-
cap at Gravesend.
.CNE
l. Lemberg won the English Derby.
Is Cornell won the varsity eight. four
cared race and freshman's eight at
Poughkeepsie.
D. Mage, owned by Nine. Cheremetefr,
won the French Grand Prix, beating
W. K. Vanderbilt's Reinhart by
neck.
30. Harvard won the varsity races over
Yale at New London.
4. Jack Johnson defeated Jeffries In Is
rounds at Reno for the worlds heavy
weight championship.
AUGUST.
II. Uhlan set new trotting record by GO
ing mile in 1:5Ss4 at Cleveland.
"a Harvester lowered the worlds record
for stations by trotting a mile in 2:0s
at the Empire City track Yonkers.
Is. William A. Larned, national lawn ten
mis- champion. defended his title at
Newport, defeating Thomas c. Bundy
of California.
81. Novelty won the Futurity and Sc, $50
at Saratoga. with Bashti second.
SEPTEMBER
II. Paul Sorg broke the fourth hand rec
ord by driving a mile in 2:4Oa. at White
Plains, n. Y.
q. Harvester lowered the trotting record
for stations to 2:01 at Columbus.
OCTOBER.
!. The Vanderbilt cup auto race for 1910
was won by Harry F. Grant; time 4
hours Is minutes So seconds
Is. The Army football team beat Yale,
8 to 8, at West Point.
q. The Philadelphia Athletics beat the
Chicago Nationals for the world s
baseball championship, Z to 2 at Chi
cago.
NOVEMBER.
Il. Harvard beat Dartmouth, IS to 0, in q
football game at Cambridge.
Yale defeated Princeton, to g. at
Princeton
Michigan and Pennsylvania played a tie
game a Franklin field: score 90.
Minnesota defeated Wisconsin by score
of % to 0 at Minneapolis.
Cornell beat Chicago in football at Itha-
ca by score Of IS to 0.
10. Yale and H2rvard's football match re-
suited in a no score game at New
Haven.
Michigan captured the western football
championship from Minnesota by a
score Of to 0 on Ferry field, Ann
Arbor.
&c. The Navy defeated the Army, to 0,
at football on Franklin field Philadel-
phia.
DECEMBER.
Z. George Moore made a new worlds rec
ord run of 10 at cushion carom bill
lizards in New York.
10. Root and Moran, the Irish American
team, won the day bicycle race in
New York; score 2,545 miles laps.