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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-17

zebra; S:45-9:30, geography; 10-1o:45,
history; 11:15-12, physiology.
Prof. Harrison, Room 2-8:45-9:30,
physiology; 1910: 45, economics.
The afternoon program begins at
1:3O o'clock with general instruction
on agriculture by Prof. Farrell. From
2 to 2:45 the following course Of prim.
ary study will be taken up:
Monday, reading; Tuesday, num-
bers; Wednesday, handwork; Thurs
day, games; Friday, rhythm; Satur.
day, a, M, stories.
From 2:45 to 3:15 each day lectures
will be given and at 4 o'clock pen
manship will be the study.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-17
TRUST IN MOVING
PICTURES ALLEGED
CONTINUED From Page 1.)

is alleged '@to harass and oppress all
persons engaged in the motion picture
business who have not obeyed it's
mandates"
The General Film Co., organized in
Maine in April, 1910, and alleged to
be the company through which the
defendants films are distributed to
exhibitors throughout the country, was
formed, the petition AYERS, to monop-
olize the business of the rental ex-
changes, which previously distributed
the films. This company, it is declar-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-17

d. has acquired the business or can
celled the licenses, held from the Mo
tfon Picture Patents Co., Of every rent
al exchange in the United States with
one exception, at cost Of $2,243, ,089
in cash and $794,800 in preferred
stock.
Tie alleged unlawful combination
of the defendants became effective
January 1, 1909, according to the pc
tition. At that time the power OF the
monopoly of the defendants was abso-
ute. it is stated, as they were the only
manufacturers or importers OF motion
pictures in the country. Not one OF
the thousands Of exhibitors through.
out the United States, 1t Is charged,
can obtain motion picture manufac.
tured by any of the ten defendant
manufacturers unless he has received
q license from the patents company,
which obligates him to use the hlms
of the alleged combination exclu.
sively.
Complete Domination OF Business.
An exhibitor has to pay 81 a week
to the patents company, 1t Is SAID, on
every exhibiting machine owned by
him. even including machines sold
years before to the exhibitors without
any conditions being attached to the
sale.
Defendants, through the patents
company" the petition adds, were
enabled to and did determine whether
new motion picture theaters would OF
should not be opened and whether old
ones should be closed, although de-
PENDANTS had no proprietary interest
in such theaters. This power they
have exercised and continue to exer-
else voluntarily and unreasonable.
through the patents company
Each of the ten film manufacturing
defendants have license agreements
with the patents company, providing
films shall not fall into the hands OF
exhibitors who use any but the de-
PENDANTS exhibiting or projecting ma
chimes.
The patents company agreed with
manufacturers of exhibiting machines
that every machine be sold subject to
the condition that it shall be used
only for the film Of the alleged COM
bination. These agreements, Il js said,
tl.ed the selling price Of machines.
To Bripa up Patent Decision.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 16.-The
moving picture antitrust suit filed to-
day is regarded by the department Of
Justice as one Of it's most important
moves under the Sherman law, as it
squarely asked for a judicial determin-
alton of the relation of that statute to
the patent laws. The suit will test the
right of corporations and individuals to
Join their respective patent monopolies
into one big monopoly through COM
binations and agreements.
These issues, it is declared will be
fought out more forcibly in today's
suit than any pending antitrust liti-
CATION.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-17
TWO MAIL BAGS
STOLEN AT DEPOT

Two mail pouches containing nrSt
class mail, one from Bloomfield and
the other from the Motorcycles
Moines train No. 3, were stolen at the
Wabash depot between 7:15 and 7:45
o'clock last evening. The bags ar.
rived on Wabash No. 8 by express
and were placed on truck to await
the coming Of Bert Ross, messenger
for the local postofice. They We're
found to be missing by him about 7:45
o'clock Five men, four Of whom are
federal officers, are working on the
case here today. Their investigation
so far has resulted In no clue to the
robbers.
The contents Of the two pouches are
not known today as the investigation
has not reached that point. All that
is known is that one of the pouches
contained first class mail from Bloom
field. while the other held mail from
all points between Des Moines and
Moberly on the Wabash, having been
gathered by train No. 3. Deputy Post
master Grant Keyhoe states that the
Wabash company is responsible for
the pouches, since the postal depart
ment does not assume responsibility
until the mail Is delivered to govern
ment employees. The incoming train
to Ottumwa carries no mail depart
ment, the two pouches being express
ed to Ottumwa.
Their disappearance Is mysterious
as a number of people were around
the depot at the time. The police
were not notified until about 9:15 and
United States Marshal F. B. Clark did
not learn of the theft until this morn
ing. Federal officials intend to sift
the theft to the bottom.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-17
MILLER CHAPEL
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Rev. Dunning preached at the
chapel last Sunday, to large crowd.
The weather was fine, and the roads
in good condition, and one of the 1arg-
est congregations Of the season was
out. Rev. Dunning will preach next
Sunday. Sunday school at 2 o'clock,
service at 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-17

Davis County Chautauqua at Bloom
field starts Sunday, August 1s and
ends Sunday, August g. The finest
program ever secured. Such men as
Senator Kenyon. Father Nugent and
Strickland w. Gillian will entertain
you.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-17
GENERAL INFORMATION.

The session will be held at Nc
Gowan park. The regulations as to
police, tenting. hitching of teams,
water and light, ticket system, ground
rules and general management will
be the same as governed the 1911 ses-
sion. Season tickets are $1.5O children
under Is, Is cents. Day tickets 35
cents, for children Is cents. Single
session tickets 25 cents, for children
Is cents. Children under ten admit
ted free if with parents.
OFFICERS.
J. F. Scarborough, Pres; P. T.
Grimes, Sec'y.; S. e. Rowe, Tickets;
John Burgess, Tents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-17

Mrs. r. l.. Kitterman OF Eddyville
left today for Chillicothe after visit
ing at the D. E. Ward home on North
JeffeSsoA street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-17
Tri-W eekly Courier
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

| Subscribers Wishing their address
lchanged will please give the name OF
the postofrice to which the paper has
been sent as we'll as the postoffice
twhere they, desire it to be changed to.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
BELASCo ROOF GARDEN.

The Kinemacolor pictures as now dis
played on the roof garden Of the Be-
iasco Thcater, constitute summer
rights entertainment of distinct indi-
viduarty and novelty. Last weeks in
auguration OF this form of amusement
presented far above the tree tops has
proven an assured success. Not a de-
tail OF natures coloring as vividly
shown in Einemacolor subjects Is lost
IN the open air, amid such comfortable,
treeZe-refrrshing surroundings. The
roof garden Is open at 7:3o each night,
ard the klncnacolor performance he
gins at $50. in the m'antime F'rof.
Holt's string orchestra renders a twi-
light concert, and after the pictures
have been exhibited. patrons may re-
joving the cool breexes. music. AMI re-
frcshn,ents. In case of Cnfavorable
weather tho entertainment is given In
the thentcr downstairs without delay.
All seats are reserved and may be
the last OPT ortunity of witnessing the
interesting Kinemacolor subjects pre-
scnted during the past week BeginninS =
tulr orrow the new subjects will include
The Funeral Of the King Of Den
mark" showing the notable rulers OF
Europe and their brilliantly uniformed
suites: 'Pictureslue North Wales.
travel animated subject; The General S
ba sed on the power of psternal afec-
tiOn after years of estrangcrnent; AS
souan and the Nile Cataract show
| ING the famous Askouan dam, the island
| Of Philan. Interior Of the Temple Philae
| Cartouchc OF Horace. laborers working
On the dam. mosques, and tujldinge Of
Assouan. loading grain. cattle pumping
water. mari:et scenes. dorkey. horse
and camel races at Gymkhana, "Coro-
nation Of King George and Queen
Mary" and Horse Show at Rich
mond. England" two Of the most IN
series. shown in this city q wear ago.
Trcn, now on there will be only one
matinee, which will be given on sat
urdav afternoon at 3 o'clock for III
ben eft OF women and children unable
to attend the night performance.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
COSMOS

Manager BrylawsK announces in full
fillment Of his promise each week dur
ing the summer OF at least one head
liner of unusual excellence, that two
such acts will head the bill at the Cos
headed by William Cavill, the swim
mer, originator of the crawl stroke"
that has reduced swimming records the
world over. 1t was he who taught An
nette Kellerman, the modern Venus"
the art of swimming and diving. The
Harmonic Girls" a quartet Of young
and instrumental, Is described as one
of the daintiest and most delightful in
vaudeville, will be the other princi-
pal attraction.
Cavili will have with him his little
fve-year-old daughter Thoa, who Is said
to have mastered every stroke known
to the swimmers art, and his seven
marvel in his line. The act includes
the demonstration of the correct ways
to swim and to dive, what can be done
with children in the water, the possi-
bilities of physical development In
swimming, and laughable limitations of
the Chinese, and other unusual meth
DDS.
THE Harmonic Girls are promised In
q musical offering of unusual attraction.
These will be supplemented with Spen-
Ger G. Spencer, in blended comedy
offering of song and dancing; Nelson
& Nelson. in a patter and song act with
acrobatic features; That Trio" in
prise Act" the name OF which is with
held to add to the interest. Pathe's
weekly review will head the motion pic
ture offerings
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
ARTILLERY TEAM
BEATS CAVALRY
IN POLO MATCH
Fort Riley Outfit Proves Too
Fast for Men From Fort
Oglethorpe.

Through superior team work and aided
by the greater feetness of their ponies,
the polo team of the sixth Field Artil-
lery, of Fost Riley, Kans., defeated the
Eleventh Cavalry team. from Fort ogle-
thorpe. Ga, in the fourth game of the
army polo turnament>at Potomac Park
yesterday afternoon by a score of
II to *.
The attendance was larger than at
previous games, and the game was 30
keen that the spectators were kept on
edge. Cheering and applause marked
the progress of the entire contest. and
when the eighth period was over the
victors gave three cheers for the losing
team, and the losers answered the
cheers.
Long drives. sensational goals, nerve
racking scrimmages OF ponies and men.
and many quick and pleasing turns and
stops marked the entire contest. Eight
| seven and one-half minute periods were
played.
Lieut.. L. Z. d. Hoyle, of the Fort
Riley team, was the star, making FIVE
of the victors goals and being on top
| OF the play every minute of the game.
Lieutenant Hoyle was twice penalized
! for foulng.
| The teams were composed of Lieut. A.
J.. p. Sands, Lieut.. Garland Parker
Lieut.. L. f. d. Hoyle. and Second Lieut.
Louis A. Beard, of the Sixth Field Ar
| tillery, and Lieut.. Eben Swift, Jr., Sec
ond Lieut.. Clark P. Chandler, Second
Lieut.. Richard H. Kimball and Capt.
George T. Langhorne. of the Eleventh
Cavalry. Col. c. G. Treat was referee.
The other officials were Lieut.. John A.
Crane and Lieut.. Ralph Pennell, goal
keepers; Capt. b. F. Browne. scorekeep-
er: Lieut.. F. w. Honeycutt, assistant
scorekeeper: Capt. F. B. Hennessy and
keepers.
! Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock the
| fifth game of the tournament will begin
between the Fifth Field Artillery and
the Sixth Field Artillery teams.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
MUSICAL LIFE OF
LONDON DESCRIBED
BYLOCAL ARTIST
Motet Choir Director Tells OF
Concerts and Symphonies
Heard in England.

Members of the Motet Choir, and
other musical organizations in which
Prof. Otto T. Simon. of this city, IL
active, will be interested In the follow
ing letter which has been received
from Mr.. Simon, who is at present In
London.
NV Dear Miss Murdock:
Mrs. Simon and / are still In Lon
don at the Thackeray Hotel, and are
taking advantage of the musical sea-
son here, and looking over program
material at the various London musi-
cal publishing houses for the coming
concerts of the Motet Choir, which
shall direct as usual.
Unlike our great American cities, the
musical life in London extends to July
l. Mrs. Simon and / have heard this
season the following orchestra leaders:
Nilkisch, Safanon, Doret, Meugelberg,
stransky, and stavorski. The orcnes-
Symphony. and 1t is the custom at
this season to extend the courtesy OF It's
dictatorship to foreign directors visit
Ing In England.
Hears Famous Singers.
Among the singers we have heard
have been Tetrazzini, Eordica, Elena
Gerhardt, Destinn, Agostinelli, Kirkby
Lunn Percival Alien, Kennerly Rum
ford, John Mccormick, Ben Davies, and
the great instrumentalists Schelling, OF
Berlin: Mischa Elman, Paderewski, and
Lhevinne, the program of the latter be-
ing especially interesting and consisting
of three piano concertos, one of Liszt.
one OF Beethoven. and one Of Tschai-
kowski, accompanied by the London
Symphony Orchestra.
owens Hall Is beautifully lighted and
equipped. Washington should have one.
On the stage, besides room for an
orchestra of 100, are seats for 200 peo-
pie. These are in tiers, behind which
rises huge pipe organ.
TetrazZinl however, was heard m
Albert Hall by an audience of II, 900 peo-
| ple-an imposing sight. Admission TO
these concerts Is not expensive, as In
! America. Good seats may be had for
! two shillings. The audiences are un-
usually intelligent. instrumental and
vocal scores are frequently brought
along and the audiences are usually ap-
preciative and demonstrative.
Rendition of messiah"
! A most interesting rendition of The
Messiah" was given on June 20 at the
Crystal Palace. a building Of colossal
proportions. The chorus numbered
1000 voices. and an orchestra ot
800 accompanied this. In all, the
audience numbered about 5000 per
sons, and in the royal box Queer
Alexandra listened to the performanc,
with great interest. Sir Frederick
Cowen directed.
The singing was superb in its volum,
and effect, and remarkable in precision
OF attack, considering the immense pro
portions. In such a vast interior. th'
soloists were not heard to advantage
| W. shall spend some time on the cOaS
OF England, and then go to the con
tInent, returning to Washington abou
September Is. Kindest regards to your
self and friends. OTTO T. SIMON.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
Soldiers Home Band
At Glen Echo Park

Sunday visitors to Glen Echo Park
will have an opportunity again today
to hear the Soldiers Home Band. This
afternoon and tonight there will be
series of concerts by this popular or
ganizatlon, directed by John s. NJ. Zim-
mermann, which will be free to the pub
lie. A varied program that will have
something in it to suit the taste OF
each individual has been arranged. .
Beginning this week spotlight dan
cing' will be a nightly feature in the
dancing pavilion. Every night the
spot" will be used in two or three
numbers. This is done at the request
of the old patrons of the park, who re
membered the immediate popularity OF
the innovation last season when 1t was
first introduced to the Capital.
Thursday night fireworks will again
be a feature and every night two new
films of motion pictures will be shown
without charge.
Several Sunday school outings are
scheduled for this week and the park
is daily growing in favor as q picnic
place. All Of the attractions will be In
operation this week and the manage
ment Is planning several interesting
specials for the near future.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
STRONG PARTS FOR
POLL PLAYERS IN
THIRD DEGREE"
Miss Jewel Called Upon for
Clever Acting as Wife
Who Saves Husband.

In THE Third Degree" which the Poll
Players will offer next week as a sue
cessor to The Commuters" the author.
Charles Klein, has shrewdly availed
himself of matters of contemporaneous
interest, which he has woven into an
absorbing story full of startling cii-
makes and gripping situations.
The play centers about a woman in
the lowlier walks of life, who marries
the weak-willed, easily led son of mil
lionaire. The lad IL dlsowned by his
father and driven to excessive drink.
He is discovered in a maudffn condi-
tion in the studio of a chum who has
committed suicide.
The lad IL accused of murder, and
under the tortures of the third degree
he Is compelled by a police captain with
hypnotic ability to confess that he is
guilty. His wife believes in him with
unwavering fidelity, and so uses her ex-
cellent common sense, that she finally
wins a great lawyer to her side, when
her husbands own family have failed.
Wife Saves Him.
Through the efforts Of the lawyer, he
is saved from the electric chair, and
through his wife's further sacrifices his
step p-mother Is saved from a scandal.
The play offers six dominant charac-
ters. One of these, Richard Brewster,
the lawyer, who wins the battle for the
boys life, will be played by Mr.. Van
Buren. Mr.. Le Sueur will be seen as
the upsy, garrulous boy, who becomes
later, a horror-stricken, tormented soul
goaded into a false statement through
sheer terror and fatigue.
Has Strong Part.
Miss Jewel will be called upon to de-
remarkably strong acting in the role
- yhA har htY0
band and lights the tyranny Of the po
lice. The part makes heavy demandi
upon her at all times and gives her one
very big emotional scene.
Three other striking characteristic
| brutal police captain, the boys father
, and the step-mother who alone know
| that Underwood was a suicide, but wht
keeps silent through fear of scandal
will be played by Mr.. Penwarden, Mr.
Kent, and Miss Kent.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
PRETTY PEGGY TO
Be PRODUCED BY
COLUMBIA PLAYERS
Eighteenth Century Circus
and Theater Are Featured
SSs,r In Play.

The matinee girl whose knowledge Of
the character Of David Garrick hinges
on the recollection. of her favorite actor
in the play OF that name, will be fully
disillusioned when she sees the treat
Ynent accorded the character BY Frances
Aymar Mathews in her picturesque play
OF Pretty Peggy" in which the Colum-
hia Players will be presented tomorrow
night at the Columbia Theater.
The time of the plays action reverts
20 the days when gallants were gorge
Gus. when they were becoming raiments
of startling hue and stuck each other
under the fifth rib with as much grace
and carelessness as they arranged their
ruffies; when they were not important
unless. they sat gambling all night at
some inn, made love to every pretty
stage girl and noble lady they met. got
drunk between times, and conducted
themselves, in short, as gentlemen OF
the eighteenth century should.
These were the sort of fellows that
fell at the feet of Peg Woffiington and
Pretty Peggy is the story of Peg
Woffngton.
Play Opens In Circus.
The play was written by Frances
Aymar Mathews. The mystic unknown
of both circus and stage are laid bare
in the development of Pretty Peggy
the opening scene Of which disclose the
interior of Madame Violante's circus
booth, while the closing one resotnds
with the applause reverberating through
out the stage and auditorium of the his
toric Covent Garden Theater London.
Miss Nelson is demure, coquettish.
witty, clever, and impudent. which the
historians agree was the nature Of Peg
Woffington. She has natural Irish
brogue and her mannerisms are not
only in keeping with the period in
which Peg Woffington lived. but are
more than pleasing to an audience OF
the present century.
The most effective piece Of acting in
the entire production is when David
Garrick calls to lead Pretty Peggy tC
the altar and finds in her rooms the
French woman, who has prior claim to
the whole story. Edward Hass Robins
will be the Garrick of the production
Parts As Cast.
The other members of the company
and the parts they will play include
Godfrey Matthews as Sir Charles Han
bury, George w. Barber as the Ear
of Cholmondeley; Carson Davenport al
the Prince of Wales, Willard Robert
son as Cavendish, ]. Hammond Dale!
as Captain Cholmondeley. Jerome Rem
ner as Forbes, John M. Kline as Johl
Rich: Arthur Ritchie as Bennett, Stan
ley James as Colly Cibber. John ELI
as Stint, Julia Blanc as Mrs. Voting
ton, Violet Heming as Polly Woffng
ginia Woodin as Madame Violant!
Carrie Thatcher as George Anne Bel
lamy, Bessie Maxwell as Cherry, an
Aline McDermott as Eva Sorrell.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
COMMERCE MAN
HAS. A BIRTHDAY
Charles c. McChord Celebrates
His Fifty-First Anniver-
sary Today.

Charles c. McChord, member OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission, today
is quietly celebrating his fifty-frst
birthday. He was born in Springfield
KY, July II. 1851. After graduating
from Central University at Danville. he
studied law. and was admitted to the
bar when only twenty-one years of
age.
His first public office was that OF
prosecuting attorney for Washington
county, KY. In 1891 he was appointed
state railroad commissioner by Gov
ernor Brown and served four years. In
1898 he was elected to the Kentucky
Legislature, and the next year he again
became State railroad commissioner.
Mr.. McChord now Is in his second
year as a member of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. He stops at the
New Willard.
Today also is the birthday of Jesse
Tannehill, former Boston and Washing
ton pitcher. Tannehill is thirty-sever
years old. In his day he was consid
cred one Of the greatest twirlers tht
game had even known.
Other distinguished persons celabrat
ing their birthdays today are over
wister. novelist, who is fifty-two years
old; Abbas Pacha, the present Khediv,
of Egypt thirty-eight years old, ant
Charles II. Taylor. publisher OF the Bos
ton Globe, who is sixty-six years old
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
Monument to Rollo
Unveiled at Fargo

FARGO, n. D., July l.-In the pres
ence Of a great gathering representing
the Norwegian population of the entire
Northwest, there was unveiled here yes
terday a magnificent statue of Rollo,
the first duke of Normandy. The statue
was presented by the city OF Rouen,
France. TO the Normans of North Am
erica, through the city OF Fargo. and
Is q memorial and token of regard from
one race of men to another through
VIII lose veins flows the same blood. The
unveiling came as the first event of an
attractive program prepared for the an
nual conventions OF the Sons of Nor
way and the biennial saengerfest OF
the Norwegian Singers Association OF
America. The joint gathering will be
in session here for several days.
The statue unveiled today is re.
plica of the Rollo statue in the city oi
Rouen. II pictures the great Viking
as he stands. one hand on the hilt of his
sword, the other pointing downward de-
manding allegiance and obedience from
his followers. The statue Is OF bronze
! and stands on massive granite
pedestal
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
Colonial Beach
Attracts Big Crowds

Colonial Beach. Washington's Atlantic
City, is attracting large crowds as sum-
mer continues its heated course, and
the vacation and play spirit Is abroad.
Saltwater bathing, Grabbing, and fish
ing are always available a. tie resort.
The mariners and young salts are given
an opportunity to sail, and those who
do not rebel at eXertion find plenty of
opportunity for dancing in the pavilion
Not the least enjoyable part of the
Colonial Beach visit is the trip to and
from the resort. The steamer st: Johns
leaves the Seventh street wharf daily at
9 o'clock In the morning, except Satur-
day. when the trip out is made at 2:3o
in the afternoon.
fortymile moonlight trip on the
sci leaving the Seventh street wharf at
o'clock each evening. Dancing, music,
and cafe service are provided on these
trips