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The Washington times., 1912-09-08
AN AZTEC ROMANCE
FIRST ATTRACTION
At THE NATIONAL
Workmen Now Busy Pre-
pairing Playhouse for Open
ing September %.

With An Aztec Romance" as the
opening attraction for the season. the
New Natf" Il Theator will open its
doors on Monday evening, September
23. For weeks past workmen have been
busy painting. redcCorationg, and max
ing the thCater GENERALLY more cOmfor-
table and attractive, and everything will
be ready for the first night
Written by Orcstes Bean, AN Aztec
Romance" gives promise Of being a
great success. AS its name implies. the
theme Is love. but neither spcCta aCular
nor the mclOdramatiC side has been
overlooked.
Dealing with the ancient inhabitants
of America back in - b. c., when the
theme Is love, but neither the spectacular
nation fourished. 1t has all the glamour
Of romance, and should be of peculiar
interest to the American people.
In order to have the production ahso-
lutelv faithful to history in CostumnG
and scenery, John Young. the scenic
artist, headed an expedition to YuCatan
to study the wonderful architecture OF
the ancient ruins. and at great personal
risk obtained sketches and photographs
for use in staging the play.
With a Capab bic cast that will include
number of well-known names. the
production here will he memorable
one, and some of the most beautiful
stage pictures of recent wears are prom
iSp6
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
REV. W. D. MOSS
breaches FAREWELL
Pastor Who Built Up Washington
Heights Church Called
Away.

After seven years as pastor Of the
Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church, in which time he built the con-
gregation up from about seventy five
70 almost 400 the Rev. William D. Moss
preached his farewell sermon there to-
day, and leaves on Tuesday for Chapel
Hill. n. c.. where he takes the pdstorate
, of the First Presbyterian Church of
that place.
The Divine Servants Task and Re
ward" was the pastors subject this
morning. After the services were over
the members of his congregation filed
up the aislCs to shake hands and wish
his success. Recently his congregation
passed resolutions urging that h" re-
main In Washington.
Before cnming to Washington he Was
pastor for two years at the church h"
is going to. he is almost as we'll known
in North Carolina as h" is in WASH
ingtOn
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
FINED FOR VIOLATION
OF EXCISE RULES
Hotel Proprietor Found Guilty Of
Selling Liquor After
Midnight.

Arrsigned on a charge of selling
liquor after midnight, Henry Acterkir-
chen, proprietor Of the Fritz Reuter- Ho-
tel. was sentenced to pay a fine of $50
In the District branch Of the Police
Court yesterday. The hotel keeper was
brought into court on complaint filed
against him by Police Lieutenant Du-
vail, of the Sixth precinct.
Acterkirchen pleaded guilty when ar
raigned Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Gus A. Schuldt recommended the
fine to be fixed al $50. this being the
first time that the defendant has been
found violating the law The charge
brought bv the police official involved
the sale of liquor to patrons who had
been in the defendants place before
midnight. said sale occurring not many
minutes after the closing hour, as pre-
scribed by law.
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
Design of Memorial
To Langley Completed

A design ful a memorial tablet 10 h."
erected in this city to thu memory of
the late IN :. p. Langley, secretary
of the smithsonian restitution. has lust
been completed However, It will he
more than month before the cast is
The tablet viii bear the following in
sciptiUn.
SAMUEL PIERPONT LANGLEY.
SECRETARY Of thu smiths nian Institution,
ln>1 to 1905
Dis.oyrl,d IN, collation. uf speed and
arglr Of inclination to the hitting power
Of Surfaces moving through the air.
II have brought to clos" the p"r-
non of the work that seemed to he
Specifically mine, the dcmonStI4u.%,n Of
tte practirability Of mechanical flight
The great uulNcrsa highway uNcrEcdd
is nov soon to ne opened. l.anEI"l
The tablet uruhahly viii b." eIr"r Il in
December or January. Tue ,~rtmoAlrS
yin ne simple, and probably will be al
tcrdCd 10y Or>.lt Wright 'iI'nn curt -,
md III, arm, aN.rtu.S 81 O. 'l|'Lr l'drh
Erd 0ther Utr-o... .D',.' ted D. in' sci
Fr1e of aviation. t. which Langley gave
YEAR n study.
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
ENGINEERS COMING
/. TO CAPITAL TO-DAY
FOR SIGHTSEEING
Attractive Program Is Ar
ranged for Delegates to
B Meeting.

Three all-steel special trains will run
into Union Station this evening, the first
at Z O'Clock and the others at ten-min-
ute intervals, bringing here 800 delegates
to the sixth congress of the Interna-
uonal Association for Testing Materials
For two days the engineers will see the
sights here and then leave on their spe-
ctal trains for five more days Of sight
seeing at Pittsburgh. Buffalo, Niagara
Falls, and thence back to New York,
whence the visitors come.
The Washington program of the en-
gineers has been arranged so that all
the leading places OF interest will he
seen by the delegates. Tonight they
VIII dine in Union Station and automo-
biles will take them to their hotel Mo-
tor cars will carry them to the Seventh
street wharves in the morning and "A
boat Will take them to Mt Vernon.
After dinner on the boat the engineers
Will be taken to Fort Washington
where a parade and artillery drill will
be given in their honor
The boat vii lthen sail back to Alex
apofla, where special train Of electric
co RS will be waiting to take the en-
Eineers to Fort Myer. After seeing the
Flfteerth Cavalry drill there, a ride
Inrough Arlington is on the program.
INN 10 the city Via the AQudduCt
bridge. GEORGETOWN University. and the
NaNal Observatory will be sen.
ioHlorroWs program does not end
WIN the sightseeing. In the evening
tne regents and secretary of the Smith
sonian will receive the visitors at the
national Museum at o'clock
TUESDAY automobiles will take the en-
sineers on tour of the city. the Capt.
tol, Bureau Of Engraving ana Printing
war College, Washington Monument,
and the Bureau of STANDARD being in
Guided. Luncheon will be served at
the Bureau of Standards.
Inc visitors will he received Al the
Whlte House at o'clock Tuesday Of.
ternoon by Secretary Nagel of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor in
behalf OF President Taft. After the re-
cepton the delegates 20 to their hotels
and will be called for al $50 They 90
then to the Congress ssional Library,
%eere they Will stay until train time,
10 o'clock.
The scientific papers and discussions
on the program Of the congress have
been given in New York. and their re-
manning days are open for siGhtseeing
In Pittsburgh they will visit the great
steel mills. and at Niagara Falls the
electric generating plants.
DIR. Joseph a. Holmes is chairman OF
the Washington reception and arrange
ments committee, and Van II. Manning
Is secretary. Others on the COMMITTEES
are W: H. BiXby. H. l. Cone, f. V.
Coleville. II. John II. Hanna, Provost
Hubbard. L. w. Page, and S W. STRAIT
ton. DR.. Holmes is one of the commit
tee In general charge of the tour
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
Norwegian Steamer
Is Causing Suits

The Norwegian steamship MOldegaTd
valued at more than a third of a million
dollars which was wrecked off the Ba-
hama Islands on November 10 last Is
now lNing in the Erie basin BrOOklvn,
and a maze Of litigation will shortly be
started in the courts regarding the basis
of settlement
She Was given up AS a total loss after
being stranded. and taree salvage COM
panies tried to float and retrieve the
vessel before they were successful Two
men were driven into bankruptcy a. a
result Of had luck when attempting to
fludt the MOldegard The Nerritt-Chap-
man Wr"chlnG company tried It's luck
and successful in getting the ship
~ port
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
GOSSIP OF THEATRICAIS

Mile. Mona, one of the latest of Gus
Edwards "tinds,' is a dancing violin
ist
lumbia Theater, is in Chicago on a
brief business trip.
Elsie Ferguson expects to open. her
season III Franz LeharS new opera,
"Era,' in November.
,Jonn Drews 3 rev play, The Per-
picked Husband.' deals with the prob
lem OF woman's suffrage.
Marie Howe recently with the Foil
Players, has begun her season in Chi
CagO with The Bird of Paradise"
"rhe Rose Maid." Werba and Leus h
er's big musical success. j. one of the
latest booking Of the Columbia Theater.
In an article in the program at Polls
this week A. II. Van Buren, pays a tri-
butte to" Izetta Jewel, the Woman ana
the Actress
Frank P Morse will arrive in the
city shortly to herald the coming Of
Henry Miller and Ruth Chat,erton in
The Rainbow"
Katc Watson, hvraldod as "A Breeze
aCterizatrons and eccentric Sonhs at
Chasr's this week.
Duncan PcuWarden is once more cast
as a conscientious villain. He is to
play the part of the trcdCherous guide
Durkin in "Pierre of the Plains
The condition of William Erskn. of
the Columbia Thcater forces, was So
much improved during N" pas, week
49, a 1.lr l., tn.,
pital within the next few days.
Louis NJ. Granat. the whistler, at
Chase's next week, Was one oi the
extra features with S"usa's band. II"
ts equally at home with either rag
time or grand opera selections.
II H Frazee engaged Hans Robert
late star of "Chcckers," and Edwin
Mordant, for the two leading parts in
the Western 'R"ady Money company,
which opened in Peoria, H.. on Sep
tember |.
Edward Everett, tn" first Of the ad-
vance men to reach WASHINGTON TINS
season. has already departed for the
South and West, into which territory
Al II Wilson plunCcS, following his
went at the Columbia Theater
this week.
Arthur Leslie. who played several ex
CeIlent bits with the Columbia Players
during the past summer, Is films an
enlargement at Jacks TheatCr. Water
bury, Conn, where during he current
week he is making hit as Toby in
"CheCkcTs.'
For the first time in his life Graham
Nclscv Is to play the role of man
whose name is similar to his Own-Nal,
In "Pierre OF the Plains" Ever sine"
he Joined the company early in the
spring MI. Nrlsey has been called "NaI
by his associates.
bookings of reservations for the two
concerts Of the FlonZaleN Quartet at
the New willard Hotel during the COM
ing season are ahnOrmallY large, Ar-
cordinC to T. krthur Smith, who Is
handling the local ARRANGEMENTS for
the wonderful organization.
The first big musical event or the
wear Will be the appearance At the New
National Thcatcr. Friday. November s.
Of Marceua Scmhrirh. She will he un-
der the local management Of y. Arthur
Smith and will ho assisted by the plan
ist and compuscr Frank La Forge, anu
.rnahlv lay "A noted tenor
Robert DrOuct heads cast OF rare
excellence which will present "The
SparChlght," q new coined drama hN
Walter Fox Allen and Marvin A. Riley
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
Julia Murdock Says Columbia Players
Have Made Splendid Dramatic Record

One William Shakespeare. who usu-
ally got things pretty nearly right. said
upon "A certain occasion The plays the
thing" If the immortal bard OF Avon
had happened to visit the Columbia The
ater last evening he would have changed
his mind. and the declaration would
have been, not "the plays the thing,
but the players are the thing"
1t didn't matter much to the audience
that packed the f street playhouse as it
has seldom been packed before what the
play was about. That was of minor
importance compared to the Columbia
Players. whom they had come to see for
the last time: to hid them good-by and
bon Voyage-for all of these actors are
embarking within a few davs upon
other dramatic seas, and everybody
hopes that the voyage OF each of them
may be as plea Mt and free from storms
as their Washington engagement has
been.
AS ! say, it was the players last
night, rather than the play. For twen-
ty-five weeks the stay-at- home people of
Washington have followed the sorrows
and pleasure of the Columbia Players
through a diversified path. They have
seen The Rose Of the Rancho" that
Colorful play Of Belasco's; Mrs. Danes
Defense: Billy" of the false teeth
that wouldn't STAY where they be-
lonSed; THE Squaw Man" in which
wonderful little ba Thy Edna Kountze was
introduced: The Lily" another BelasCo
masterpiece, "BObbv Burnitt," and
Green Stockings" Margaret Anglin $
success; Are You Mason" that
funny farce which gave the Columbia
audiences Ed Robins in Corsets and
skirts, and introduced this popular lea d
ing mans wife, Renee Bond, in a small
part. was another hit. as was also The
Dawn of Tomorrow" in which Miss
Nelson. in the mind of many, did her
most notable work Of the season in
the role of Glad. the little girl of the
London Slums
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
Dillingham's First.

Charles Dillingham; first bold stroke
OF the season will be the production of
musical play entitled The Lady of
the slipper. The piece is by Anna
Caldwell and lawrence MCCarty. the
lyrics by James O'Dea. and the music
by Victor Herbert. Montgomery and
Stone. Elsie Janis, and Joseph Cawthorn
will act the principal parts.
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
Name Adds Nauoht
To Value of MOtOrCar

Even the limousine Of former
Speaker Of the House Of Renresenta-
tiveS, none other than "In"lc J0"' Can
non wlS unable 10 gain respectful treat
mert from an auction safe crowd on -
street Yesterday. and a hiG s'>"n-pAs-
,CuUer 4o-hursepOwer car of former
ia,s Va suId IN tIr hI0 x for go
VI g Oliver VS. rnc purchaser. The
..r was alued ~ one '.rpr - q 50 hu,
. nov SOMEWHAT the Uor~n for Ver"
and may be consigned to the Junk heap
The Washington times., 1912-09-08

tion, which was passed at Rock Toint,
Md. II" was accompanied Oy Arthur
suit, of Valley place. They had Spled-
did luck at rshinG, catching numerous
trout and rOCkhSh
Miss Laura Campbell, of Wilmington,
nm Md, are the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs samuel r. Campbell, 22$3 Mt View
place. They are the sister and niece,
respectively, OF Mr.. Campbell.
Miss Myrtle White and Miss Belle
Grimes, who are members of the school
teachers staff in Prince George county,
Md, have returned to their respective
residences at Hisrataway and Barnabas,
Md, following Il stay with Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Carrol. 22l6 shannon place.
They attended the convention Of the
school teachers of Southern Maryland
while here.
MIR and Mrs c. A. ]. Williamson.
Mrs William Nicholson and Misses
Ruth and Myrtle Nicholson and Ray
mOnd Nicholson. Mrs. Harry Emo and
Miss Alma Emo, who made up a family
party at Ocean Grove, \. j., have re-
turned.
TIE Rev. Merritt Earle, pastor of the
Methodist Epis' opal Church at Con-
Er"Ss Heights, has returned with Mrs.
where they were for two weeks.
The Rev. Samuel W. Granlin, pastor
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
AnacoStid, will leave early This week for
a tour in Brunswick. Cumberland, and
LOnacOn!ng, Md. He will be accom-
laui"d by Mrs. Grafflin.
The Washington steel and Ordnance
''rmudn,. at Girshoro. is again the
scene Of a weekly religious gathering
each Thursday afternOdU. The meet
ingS, interrupted by IN" hot weaihr'
Dr. Chambers, OF WASHINGTON, has been
asked to conduct the meeting there this
week The WOrkmcn gather in the open
and listen to a short sermon. music and
puma Of psalms. Representatives
Of the Y. VI. 9. A, are in charge.
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
Violet Heming's
Introduction Here.

In The Seven Sisters" that charming
little ingenue, Violet Heming, was first
Introduced as a member of the Column
bia Players. Then there was "Wild-
fire" in which Miss Nelson knocked the
eye out of feminine Washington fig
u attvely speaking, by the magnificence
Of the gowns she wore in this play;
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
Witty Speeches
Made In Farewell.

To so into details regarding the
wonderful results that have been ac-
complished by the company as a whole
OF to enumerate all of the really valu-
able people. not forgetting the efficient
and always the Job Edwin II Curtis
stage manager, would require more
space than IS at the disposal Of the
writer Last night they all made pretty
sneeChes-that is. all who have re-
manned to the last with the company
The trouble has been that the members
OF this company have shown themselves
such capable people that New York
managers from New York and other
cities have taken som" Of them away
from the Columbia management. unwill-
ing to wait until the end OF the sum-
mrr stock season. for fear that some
other maanGer might snap them up
tirst.
Baskets Of Towers went over the
f0OtlRhts to all Of the PLAYERS, Miss
Nelson being literally buried beneath a
Ioad Cf American Beauty roses and
other blossoms. Everybody WAS delight
"1. All OF the players expressed them
selves in witty little speeches. in which
there was ALWAYS an underCurrent OF
sadness at the Thought of parting from
a public that has been exceptionally
most successful summer season AZ
the columbia Th"at"r. The people have
liked the PLAYERS The players have
liked the people. The management has
played fair with tine public and With
the company. has given Washington
clean, wholesome. Interesting drama
and everybody is satisfied Even th"
frequently maliCncd dramatic 'ritiCs II
Of tn" local press came in for their
share of pleasant praise last night.
Here's hoping the Columbia Players
will all come back n"Nt summer.
JULIA MURDOCH.
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.

/.
There will be a resumption of activi-
ties among citizens associations repre-
senting various suburbs in this section
of the District this week
DIR. b. T. Woodward president of the
Randle Highlands Citizens AssOciat ton.
has issued a call for meeting tomor-
row evening in the Baptist Church,
Naylor road
DR.. GeorE" c. HaVenner and other
citizens of the Minnesota avenue district
will organiH" a citizens association to-
morrow evening at the residence of Ed
ward f. Wood 1871 Minnesota avenue
The Anacosua Citizens Association
will meet for the new seasons work on
Wednesday evening in its office. in
Nichols avenue.
The District Of Columbia, particularly
the Government Hospital for the In
sane, will be represented at FOrdham
University for the next several weeks
when that institution opens its special
course in pSyChiatry. The course that
has been planned is similar to the one
given abroad under Kraeplin, and 1t
marks an innovation along these lines
in the American university.
Among those leaving for New York
this week to take this special course are
DR. William a White. superintendent
of the Government Hospital, Or. George
| II. SChwinn DT. Nicholas DNnan, DR..
| Alfred GlascOCk, and DR.. Mary OMal-
| ley, all Of the medical staff Of the in
| stitution Dr. White viii be one of the
| lecturers. as will DIR. Nichols AChiCarrO,
! of Madrid Spain, who was tn" histo-
! pathUloEISJ at the Government Hospital
| for "A year or more Dr. Smith Ely
| JeIliffe. of New York, wcll-knOwn
! aicnist, viii be- another lecturer. The
| course will occupy "A period OF three
| weeks.
Among those going from Washington
| is DR. Percy Hickling, whose ConneC-
ton with the Districts institutions for
| the treatment of cases of nervous and
mental ailments is well known.
J. A. ucfiu, who gave his occupation
! as that Of an attendant at St, Eliza
| bcth's Asylum, was charged with as
! sault or William q. Chappalear, an
| other attendant. yesterday. warrant
was taken out by Chappalear, and Hcf-
| lin left s. at the police station in Ana
| costa. Hefin claims to have acted in
| sClf-defcusr He said an attack was
| made upon him when he was walking
! along with a girl friend and that he de-
Tended himself
Cement sidewalks are to be laid on
! both sides of Twenty second street from
! Minnesota avenue to Railroad avenue
AT an estimated cost of 81 500 The woI
| is to he done on petition Of the property
| owners.
Daniel G. Smithson widely known IN
| banking circles in the District and nov
| a-.p, .ated with 'he >duonal CONNER
o.al Bank, mas returned from his vdCd'
The Washington times., 1912-09-08
CIVIC SOCIETIES
RESUME MEETINGS
Citizens of Anacostia Start Agitation for District Improve
ments-Asylum Attendant Charged With Assault
on Fellow Worker

tion, which was passed at Rock Point,
Md. He was accompanied Oy Arthur
suit of Valley place. They had spled-
did luck at tshinG, catching numerous
trout and rUCkhSh.
The Washington times., 1912-09-08

The Sign Of the Cross" in which Cod
frey Matthews, as LyCinius, and Robins
as Marcus Superbus, shared honors in
one of the handsomest productions the
Columbia management has presented
and Mary James Pa, when Miss Melt
son stepped aside, and gave the center
of the stage to that exceptionally clever
child actress, Helen Hayes Brown, who
gave one of the most delightful child
CharaCterizatiOns | have ever witnessed.
The House Next Door, in which
Stanley James scored distinct success
as Sir John Cotswold, was another sue
cess, as were The Climbers the
Clyde Fitch drama, where Willard Rob
ling; The Wrong Mr.. Wright" in
which George w. Barber gave an ex-
ccllent Interpretation of the character
of tn" right Mr.. Wright; ''zira," that
absorbing drama of the Boer war;
pretty Peggy" which was. perhaps,
the most sumptuously mounted of any
Mrs Wigs in Which Miss Blanc, IS
the optimistic ruler Of the cabbage
patch; Miss Nelson as Miss Hazy. Mr..
Robins as Mr. Stubbins; pretty Violet
fleming az LoVey Mary. and Jerome
Rennor as chris Hay, gave such ex-
Cellent performances that the critic
found herself going back for second,
ana again for third look a the piece.
Mathews Last
Role With Players
Then there was Her Great Match"
another sumptuously mounted produc-
ton IN which Mis- Blanc was conspicuous
in the excellence Of her work as the
Grand Duchess; "A Single Man." John
l'rews success. IN which Mrs Robins
was again assigned a part: Hearts
Ease a costume play, which called
out the entire strength Of the COM
panN; Peaceful ValleN.'' that simple
idNllic comedy which Sol Smith Rus
sell made famous: The Wolf"
wherein the brcathless interest was sus-
tanned until that final fight in the dark
between Matthews. who closed his en-
Eag"ment with the company in that
play, and Robins, and Her Husbands
Wife. which terminated the season OF
Twenty-Five weeks
During this period the personnel OF
rhangd. although many Of the prnci-
pals have remained throughout the sea-
son. Miss Nelson has strengthened the
| nold on the public she had earned
effective work. Mr. Robins. who came
practically stranger to Washington.
IrTaped into instant popularity. Miss
Thatcher and Mr.. Barber, both Of
whom We're old members Of the stock
company. have added materially to the
! strength Of the organization by the ex-
CPIIenCe Of their work
MISS Blanc proved a character woman
| or no mean ability. Mr.. Matthews vas
| an ornamental, as we'll as useful addi-
| ton to the company Willard Robert
son; local fayortte, had large fol-
| lowing. and Miss Aline McDermott,
| though she severed her connection with
| the company earlier than many Of the
| others. was a general favorite. Stanley
James work has been universally ex-
| Cen"nt throughout the season. and John
| NJ. Kline had many admirers
| Arthur RitChie. both in his work as
| assistant to the stage manager and
| Juvenile man. has been a success and
| Miss Laura Oakman has contributed
| her chic personality to the company
The Washington times., 1912-09-08

Mr. and Mrs. William GiaCchetti and
daughter, Miss Ernestino, have return
ed to their home on Spencer street after
six weeks visit to IrNingtOn, Va.
The Washington times., 1912-09-08

4. II. Woods has added Sali" Fisher
to the cast of "The Woman Hat"rs
club. to play the principal role "f tn"
widow Later Miss Fisher may be seen
IN one Of three musical PLAYS MIR. Woods
has in mind. "Thr Lady in the Lnmous-
inc" The Purple Domino or "Th"
Lady in Red. all of which he hopes
to produce this season.
The Washington times., 1912-09-08

The after-vacation meeting of the
Hyattsville Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will be held Tuesday, Sep
temher 10. at 2:3O n. m. at the home Of
Mrs 4. w. Rudisin, Sheridan street.
The Washington times., 1912-09-08

Mrs Angelo Elmo and children. Of
Block street. are visiting friends and
relatives in New York city.
The Washington times., 1912-09-08

With a resumption OF the run OF
George Ariss in his greatest success,
'DisracN," the seNrntN-hrst Wallark $
Thrater season began last saturday
night This is the thirty-hrst season
at Wallark'S since the construction of
the present huilding The run of Dis
rarli" promises to prove the longest IN
the history Of the famous theater, and
II has had many long runs since runs
hcramc tho nrhnr of The day.