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The Washington times., 1912-09-22
Or PAPER
IS HERO OF PLAY
At THE COLUMBIA
THE Searchlight" Deals
With Efforts of Financiers
to Bribe Public Servants.

Commencing tomorrow night, for
weeks engagement at the Columbia
Theater. THE Searchlight" a newscom-
cdy-drama, written by Walter Fox Allen
and Marvin f. Riley, will be the dra-
matte offering.
This new play, which, it Is expected
will shortly be presented at one of the
Illaw g. ETlanger theaters, in New
York city, for an extended run, deals
with a subject that is much alive at the
present time. The authors, who are
young newspaper men, have selected
for their theme the tendency in these
days for public service corporations to
seek political alliances in order to de-
fraud the public, and they endeavor, In
way. to offer what they deem
remedy. In the play, which. Of course,
is designed primarily to provide an
evenings entertainment, they have
made their hero the editor OF a daily
newspaper, who is Outspoken and fear
less in denouncing evildoers occupying
high stations
Thomas Seeley is the man who con-
ducts the fortunes of The Searchllght,"
a journal with progressive ideas. He
comes in contact with a Cotcrie of high
financIers, who, in conjunction with a
political boss, have concocted a scheme
TO steal from the people by Juggling
street railway property, Seeley threat
ems to expose them, and they first try
TO bribe him. and then resort to intimi-
dation, and finally strike home and mis-
represent him to the woman whom he
is to marry in such manner that she
becomes estranged. Nothing daunted.
however. he throws down the gage of
battle and through the power of pub
licity," he finally defeats the schemes.
and in the end wins back the heart of
the girl he loves. Robert Drouet, pop
ular actor. is " ell known to local play
goers. and viii enact the role of the
heroic editor. Thomas Seeley. The part
of the political boss will be played by
Ralph DelmOrc, who has assumed these
sort of character parts for years, and
who in his line of work has no superior.
Another well-known player in the cast
is William McNay, lately of the New
| Theater company, while others are
Eileen Enroll, Jean Galbraith, Mollie
Revel, Roy Gordon, Frank Allworth, FL
mer Redmond. and George German. A
complete scenic production Is promised,
! and the whole has been carefully ar
ranged and rehearsed by Ben Teal.
The Washington times., 1912-09-22
SUNDAY CONCERT.

In addition to appropriate features of
declared excellence. details of the
Washingt Chicago baseball game. the
last Sunday of the season, on the elec-
trio score board, an orchestral program
of classical merit, with "A full orchestra.
will be prese nted at the Cosmos Theater
this afternoon and evening. as follows:
Overture, "JoIly Robbers Suppc; Sc
lection. Martha tlotow; march, Ma.
tional Emblem" Bagley: overture, "Ruy
Bias" McndelssOhn; two movements
Saens; selection, GYPSY Love" Lehar;
"Solveg's S9ns" and Spring Gricg;
romance. TO d Star" Leonard; idyll,
SLEEPY Hollow" Allen. and waltzcs
Moonlight On the Hudson" Herman.
The Washington times., 1912-09-22
CASINO.

Real novelties, merry laughter and
musical and dramatic amusement are
promised at the Casino Theater this
week in a bill which is double headed
by Horner Barnett, the tenor robusto
character actor and singer in a unique
offering, and Emily Dodd and COM
pany, in a breezy" little comedy of
dramatic force. Both acts are said
to be unusually good.
OF an original and laughable char
acter Is described the offering of f. +.
Peake and his Wooden Headed Fam
iiy" who present laughable travesties
and local hits something like a Punch
ard Judy show, but not the same; and
this Is supplemented with a French
posing novelty, by Mile. Clay and her
"Bronze Dog" while the BushDe We're
Trio will appear in musical offering,
vocal, and instrumental, introducing
songs in pictured panoramas The
film offerings are specially featured
this week.
The Washington times., 1912-09-22
NEW TRAVELTALKS.

Announcement has been received of
the subjects Of the new series OF New
man TraVeltalks. which will be given
here this season. BY means of the
color views and motion pictures which
Mr.. Newman took during a journey just
completed, he will guide his audiences
of asy-chair-travelers through "IIol-
land-the Venice of the North, Rural
France-Normandy and Brittany"
Switzerland - Europe's Playground" "
Munich to Berlin-Eastern Germany"
and THE Top of the World-lceland,
Spitzbergen, and North Cape"
Lecture-goers have come to regard
these imaginary tours as the next best
thing to travelling in person.
The Washington times., 1912-09-22
LYCEUM

, Henry P. DiXon's company, with
frankie Heath in the leading role, are
10 be at the LyCeum this week. "Hick-
iey in Politics" is the name of the play,
and Miss Heath will be seen in the role
of Glorianna, a stranded queen of comic
Opera. During the two acts of the COM
,.dy original features and novelties are
introduced. The dances musical num-
hers, and specialties have been devised
by Mr.. Dixon. Harry lie Van, the mid
MCGEE" Hickey is a ubiquitous youth
who gets into all sorts of humorous
fSCrapCS.
Plenty of tuneful numbers fail to the
.the lot of Miss Heath who renders
them in her finished and adroit style.
Twenty shapely and exceptionally
pretty young women form singing and
dancing chorus seldom mustered i'm
ore organization
in the way of original song material
there seems 70 be nvth!1g lacking.
The Washington times., 1912-09-22
Aborn Company's
New Organization

To perpetual" the traditions of the
Paris Opera Comique. the Aborn Op-
era Company has founded new, sep
arate and distinct organization to be-
known as The Aborn Opera Comique
Company, which will kire the Amrri-
can public an acquaintance with the
spectacular representations of opera
comique The initial work Is the chef
Il 'oeuvre of Robert PlanqU=tte, The
Chimes of Normandy."
As to musical and dramatic delivery,
this Will be virtual replica Of the pro-
duCtion of the Planquette masterpiece,
which was the hit of Oscar Hammer
STEMS recent grand opera season in
London. THE Chimes of Normandy"
will be the first of the classics to be
produced annually by the Ahorn Com
pany. The opening performance will
take place at the Academy of Music,
Brooklyn. Monday, october :.
The Washington times., 1912-09-22
OPERA IN TABLOID
WILL Be FEATURE
OF CHASE'S BILL
''In the Barracks" and Vale
rie Bergere Are Weeks
Headliners.

Fritz Sturmfels, the Viennese tenor
who made an emphatic hit with music
lovers last season in Baron Trenck,"
will be heard this week at Chase s. in
"In the Barracks" a comic operetta of
military life in the officers quarters of
the barracks of the Royal Hussars in
Vienna. The cast Of eleven singers and
comedians is led by Myles Mccarthy
musical comedy comedian, and Nellie
Brewster, the lyric soprano.
The plot develops the Interference of
he Austrian Emperor with the love ro-
nance of Capt. Prince Karl Won Wallen-
stein, of the Royal Hussars, who pre-
viously had saved the royal person
from an assas ssins knife. The heroine,
can heiress automobiling through Aus
tria, and her chauffeur, played by Mr..
'cCarthy, proves equal to his dual job
Of protecting the heiress and keeping
his flyer going.
The extra added attraction will be the
emotional comedienne Valerie BerSere,
who, with a company including Herbert
Warren. Katherine kavanaugh. Henry
Grace Griswold's comedy drama OF
Washington Senatorial life, His Jap
anese Wife,"
Belle story. 1.-THE Girl With the Won
der Voice." will rank next. She won
fame in day in New York with her
remarkable voice, popular repertoire OF
selections, and charming personality.
The former minstrel star, Lew Haw-
kins. "The Chesterfield of Minstrelsy,'
will add blackface humor to the bill.
The latest Partisan Importation Les
Gougets. will offer an instrumental nov
city, with the biggest French horn ever
manufactured. The Gene Muller trio of
hoop and club manipulators are in
cluded.
The Animated Weekly subjects will
comprise the Cicero Field. Chicago,
Aviation Meet: the New York Polo
Tournament; the Columbus, Ohio, Suf-
fragette Parade; the Ocean Park, Cal
ifornia, Fire; the South African Boy
Scouts. and Who's Who in Stageland,
with Viola Allen featured.
The Washington times., 1912-09-22
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE.

\ special extra performance will be
given of the Paul ]. Rainey African
Hunt pictures at the Belasco Theater
this evening, beginning at S:l5. This
delightful two-and-a a-half-hour motion
picture diary of the young Cleveland
millionaires hunt through the African
iungles is proving the magnet for hum
dreds at the daily matinee and evening
performances. The entertainment is en-
HANGED by the interesting talk given by
Reginald Darlington at each showing Of
the wonderful pictures.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1912-02-02

A battle on the liquor question
is not at all what it used to be.
Within the short space of five
years an evolution, almost revo-
luton, has taken place in the
character of this struggle. Five
years ago many battles were won
on enthusiasm, by reliance on
public speeches and street parades.
With - +ho oacv vio+orv IF Tho Han
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1912-02-02

honest rghovig voters of the state did not cote august
and permitted the liquor and underworld elements to nominate
their candidates for them and control the destnes of legislation
Some Startling Facts of the Primary of 1910.
Only "A per cent of the vote cast at the last primary
1t only 81 per Cook County, 81 per cent in the
try Of the Sc per cent that stayed at home doubt
that the overwhelming majority for local option county option
In many senatorial district just few of the thousands of
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The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1912-02-02

masse. The first cam
paign in Jacksonville was
one of public speaking;
the Jacksonville campaign
of last fall was one of Or
ganization almost entirely.
Legislative Situation
Changed.
This change in charac-
ter of contest and method
of fighting is most appa-
rent in the history Of the
legislative battles of 1908
and 1901.
The battle that won the
present township local op-
ton law was literally
fought out and won within
the legislative session of
1902. That is to say, the
votes that passed the bill
and made it law were Sc
cured in part at least by
winning them to the sup
port of the bill after the
legislature had convened.
When the legislature came
together that winter no one
would pass or not. There
it, but there were doubtful '
won. They were won, and
from the people, argumen
did it.
But times have changed
Lefty, more pressure and
demand were brought to /
avail. Oratory on the foo
crowding the state arsenal
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1912-02-02
The Greatest Danger

eFowrne f@ead! Local Option forces crucial test Saturday
in Of teri
create ~
n
thee VOTE
if a
al in L pionde real
e o
e
re n e
ron al
rHATYo VOTE w1LNo
nvteand
needed thinking
o in See
hes memo p ii
ehope
less mhon if o
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1912-02-02

every quarter insufficient to to the support Of
the county option bill
Legislature Must Be Right at Start
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1912-02-02
Methods Must Keep Pace With Change.

Campaign methods must respond to this change The
battle slogan now ORGANIZATION place of oratoy and
display The plan that to-day the plan that goes after
THE LAST INDIVIDUAL VOTER, instead of the voter
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1912-02-02

TOW the Jackpot Legs
lature Came to Be.
We sounded the warn
ing in 1908. Realizing
that the fate of the local
option law and Of the
county option bill would
depend on the faithfulnesa
of the local option voters
at the primary of August 8
we urged them to be at the
polls on that day. At the
crisis of that fight the
article reproduced on this
page appeared on the front
page of the ILLINOIS ISSUE
Three-fifths of the vot1
ers of the state did not cd
to the polls; the jackpot
legislature was nominated
the House of Representa-
tives passed a repeal bill
every temperance bill was
throttled in the license
committee of the House
the state of Illinois was
disgraced-al1 because tn,
te did not cote ON august 8
world elements to nominal,
] the destinies of legislation
e
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ing eculd ever matter any more. u
was some miserable comfort to feel
and know. that nothing worse could
ever happenl
Why, there was nothing . len
In all the world. BY love, I was suso
OF that muchi
And just then Z knock sounded.
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Richard Lightnut. an American with an
Infected English accent, receives a pres
snt from q friend in China. Tho present
hints Of surprises to the wearer. Llghtnut
Sns ,o the paja%as and nnd late at might Sets
fus, attempts a1a; to ta'i pas him 81 1s out. Thi hisas.
sns servant crazy, Lishtnut changes his
) s'ss sssp a%sssns'1 jenkins K suP falis on help RI. w Week
IN he i crazy. Jenkins tells L1shtput Of
b6insmsa dressed In psjamas. In a
Asntnut z asked to put up 'the KID
-, Later Lishtnut WI snd a0" q BEAN bsaatifui
sut !: shocked BY the sirrs drinking.
ks ao1 name sf e i F1asos,. talk. and sn ns. ten: him. him
9th a story Of her love for her sisters
Eoom.mete; named Frances. Next morn
1ss p the boat to sse hsr or ais" He is " ss-
PHI "pfcky" but he does not see the
nsh, With Lishtnut.. They. discover
HFicelsss rubies hidden in the buttons Of
fas 'a sst;as:. Ri,siass d0H iste the d R:3s%::
IN his apartment a beefy person in NUT
kon;chop whiskers and wearing pajamas.
[nsrudsr e to Be- ,n q e9hnfi Tnc oa neSIa] %fo shs
f@ranapa" The intruder declares, he i
Rdehtnut's suest and appeals to the lat
en the morning Lishtnut Is astonished to
nnd Billings gone, and more astonished
wnen ne gets a message from the latter.
Tor r%arrytown. Billings home, discovers
khs train LAehtnut speaks to her and al
Indignantly that Lightnut never saw her
IN black pa1amas. At Tarrytown Frances
h ? met by a HUSKY cSilege youth, who
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
nut takes the next train home. Billings
and Lightnut discover mysterious Chi
nese characters on the paJarlas. Profess
tSs b Reo,srns5Ey L. &c eal rsS.s In ot to Interpret wbg ss
calls the. lost silk OF si-Ling-Chi. The
kydtins declares that a person wearing
81 the previous %si N sear on 19e Sr profesaoT
t.:eillings" dressed in patamas is found in
IN an automobile With Frances and a woe
aman Lightnut calls "the trump" Light
nut Is FINGERED by the frump,s SANDER ,
nut that a message has Just been re-
ceivea stating that billings vas under ar:
black patamas. Judge Billings astonishes
1dghtnut with a tale Of Francis esca-
RadssiE, r Lightnut asks permis sion to speak
not another living person would tackle
the Job. n Lightnut. his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances. is greatly
mystined. Policeman O'Keefe returns the |
black pajamas and Lightnut sends them
TO Billings room, Lightnut has an inter-
esting hour with Frances. He tells Of the !
things the Judge has been saying about
much to Frances amuse-
ment- Judge Billings refuses to inter-
cede for a man under arrest claiming to
be his son Jack; The Judge promises
to wear the pajamas tbs night.
Next, morning Jenkins tells Lightnut he
him Oigitnut fighting with a youth
In the library during the night.
CHAPTER xxvlli.-(Continued.)
jenkins proceeded rapidly: You
cording a dressing-robe about you
as you came IN and l see a glimpse
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board. The distance from the has. -.
the lower notch to the base Of tho M
per notch In the triangular supnor+ !.
three feet, which gives suf,c,an,
height to the fence to suit its nurnoss
Tor fencing In either hogs. sheen -,
calves. In constructing the panels n,
hurdles this distance should be kent
In mind when the upper and lowe,
boards are nailed to the uprights. oh.
viously the distance from the lower
edge of the lower board to the lower
edge OF the top board must CORE.
spond to it to give flrmness and a
close at to the fence when 1t is set m
The length Of the panels may be eth.
er IL or 16 feet.
If the hurdles and triangular sun.
ports Of this style of panel fence are
carefully constructed of good material
and are carefully and properly stored
away under suitable protection from
the weather. they will give service for
a long term Of years and will not be
found expensive. II, however, they
are not properly made and cared for
they will be found a very expensive
form Of fencing. For convenience in
fencing on forage lots for the calves,
hogs and sheep where frequent
charges are made they have no super.
Tor.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-11-22

Jenkins and myself. He continued
soberly:
He's locked me and Perkins out nj
his rooms again, and wouldn't opeA
the door only wide enough to stick this
through. And his message"-hesits..
fngly-"he said just tell you you had
better get these paJamas back where
thsy came from Just as quickly as you
could-you would II you were visa
he said"
"Oh!'" l uttered, dazed by this new
blow. 30 1t was her pajamas.
But there was more Of the message
Il could see 1t in Wilkes eye.
Yes. sir" he went on az 1 ravo
him q nod. mr.. Billings called
through the door-crack-and his voice
was particularly shrill-screechyifke
very unnatural. strand he said:
You tell him | say he'll find It vefy
dangerous to keep them BY him q mo.
ment; tell him my advice is 20 return
them immediately"
Here the butler hesitated an instant
and added: And he said for me- To
try to remember three letters l was
to mention-said you would under.
stand"
Three letters?" l repeated duly.
Yes. sir, three letters-I did 70
member 'em, too. because they hap.
pened to be the initials OF a youne
woman linn! Q. e. D., SIR"
q. =. d." | said, puzzled and mis-
cradle. Whats Q. q. DIT" And thar
an idea startled me.
"Oh | say, you mean-er-P. d. O
-eh. Wilkes?" It sounded like Jackl
But he seemed sure he didn't; In
sisted on @. E. D. When he had with,
drawn. l sat there a moment. swal
lowing hard. By Jove. when 4 char
has had the hardest blow OF his lie,
and that, too. from his best friend,
it's devilish hard to come up smiling
Presently l pulled myself toxethoI
Jenkins. as he helped me dress. eyed
me in frightened way. his face kind
Of pale and greenish. Neither Of m
said a word. but ! knew l had nis
sympathy, poor fellow-and It helpedY
Then. with the parcel In my hand.
marched slowly down the stairs, for.
getting even some instructions
should have given Jenkins.
She wal there IN the living-ruom-
she and the trump. And when I sew
her dear face and realized what dis
aster had come between us, / felt
things whirling around me like q Jolly
what's-ats-name and dropped my hand
on a chair-back hard, until could
stifen and smile up. But, by Jovs
she was on!
trO BIZ CONTINUED,
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PROPER SYSTEM
OF BOOKKEEPING
Value Of Farmer Keeping Account
of Farm Management Same
as Business Man.

Farmers Bulletin 511 of the Depart.
ment Of Agriculture contains some in.
teresting facts and recommendations
in connection with bookkeeping on the
farm. THAT there are over six mil
lion farms In the country which util-
lee land. labor, and capital as means
Of income making" gives the author,
the opportunity to discuss the subject
Of the value Of the farmer keeping an
accurate and systematic account of his
farm management the same as the
business man or the railroad mag
nate.
This bulletin is not an attempt to
outline q system Of bookkeeping for
the farmer. 1t is rather a discussion
Of the principles which are applicable
to accounts ON the farm. 1t is be-
lieved that any farmer who studies
this bulletin sufficiently to grasp these
principles will be able to devise a sys-
tenn suited to his particular needs.
Two important points must be CON
sfdered In an attempt at farm book
keeping. What does 1t cost to pro-
duce farm products? By selling at
market prices. what profit is made on
them?
THE problem Of the farmer is to
meet conditions on his own farm In
q way which will give him the greatest
net returns for his labor and the use
Of his capital. He should receive in
terest on his capital as well as wages
for his labor, but owing to the lack of
proper records few farmers know
what wages they actually receive.
There fs reason to believe that the ma
jorfty Of farmers are really living ON
the interest of their investments rath.
than on the profits of their farms"
These suggestions are offered:
~ Consider - one unit all that
may be termed real estate. as land.
farm buildings, fences. bitches, ETC..
whether the farm u rented or owned
By the operator.
81 Do not consider that the far
Or his family receive anything for
their labor unless they are paid in
cash the same - hired labor. II there
u . surplus at the end Of the year. II
their compensation. In this way
the accounts will not be confused with
Items not strictly cash.
81 Farm products used by the
household should not be credited to
farm in the cash account along
with the products sold. but should be-
taken are of separately"
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Panel or Hurdle section Of Fence.

In . very short time. The manner Of
construction Of these hurdles or panel
fence Ia shown In the two accompany.
ing illustrations, says the Wisconsin
Agricultural. The 1rst shows the
manner Of construction Of the sup
ports which hold up and form the con
nection between the panels shown in
the second.
The supports and the panels may
both be made entirely Of either four
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"Oh, that!" l said with contempt
for ! knew he meant that mucker
Scoggins. Then incredulously: "Oh
/ say. you don't mean l was TALKING
to him? And asleep?"
jenkins eyed me reproachfuliy
Not asleep. sir" hs demonstrated
gently. .
But l tell you"
Mr.. L~tghtnut. sir, 1t was the
punch!' He shook his head. III you'll
excuse me for mentioning"
Obi" | remarked weakly, falling
back upon my pillow. "Jovs, Jenkins!'
And I just looked at him stupidity
fact!
Go on" l said. Tell me ALT"
Yes. SIR" resumed Jenkins, as
was saying, you came in with-you
know-er-the young fellow. He kind
er slouched in, looking q bit sulky.
Tive been Watching for you to get
back from the dog-f1ght.' you says to
him; sit down, I want to talk to you
But the young fellow Just stood square
In the middle Of the floor and Just
kinder scowied black.
Then you says, personalities: i've
been talking with a friend Of yours.
my son, who thinks haven't treated
you quite fair
"'O!' avs this young fellow. and
Seems kinder surprised. Then he got
red.
land so. my boy you went on,
tightening your glass as you looked at
him, II I've been harsh I'm sorry
suppose we start all over again-what
do o say? l don't want to cross you
In anything II I { IAN help i'll want to
help you"
My abrupt ejaculation halted Jen-
kins an instant, then he proceeded:
Il say, do you mean that?' asks
young Mr.. Bill mean, this young fell
low"-Jenkins stirred nervously-
and you says, kinder laughing:
there's my hand on it, and then you
both shook.
lone minute says the boy. still
looking kinder puzzled and uncertain,
I want to know what about Frances.
How do We stand about that?'
You just laughed sorter and went
up and clapped him right on the
shoulder, and you says: Why, If you
can. my son, just go In and win her.
| don't care!'-and you said It hearty
like. You wen on: I haven't a word
to say-in fact, I'd be only too glad to
see you succeed"
Here | Strengthened with almost a
screech:
What? I said thati Oh. now, Jen-
kins, you-oh, you're mistaken"
Jenkins eyed me sorrowfully.
Your words. sir. exactly, and then
you went on, kinder personal---very.:
Why, ! haven't meant to stand In
your way at all!'"
l groaned.
Go onl" l breathed through my
teeth. Then l Strengthened forward.
What did the Judge call that punch
what kind?"
Heidelberg punch, sir,"-a sympa.
thetic pause as l swept my hand
through my hair. Yes, sir, 1t cer.