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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31
ACADEMY OF ,lUsIo.
Dark.
DIJoU THEATRE.
a1fcFnddcn's Flnts," all the week.
EMPIRE THEATRE.
Vaudeville.
LUHIN THEATRE.
Vaudeville.
AarcFaddcn's FIats.-

S.NCf t1utS,'
"McFadden's Flats" which will be
the offering at the Bilou Theatre all
this week. is what Is termed the sur
vival of the fittcst" In tho unusual
farce comedy lines, as II is the solo
survivor OF comedy cartoon creations,
dramatizcd, this being tho fourteenth
year of this successful old pet OF the
lowers OF that class OF clean, whole
some fun When II is styled the com
ody that hiss made millions laugh. this
is indeed true, and IL Will no doubt
continue TO make millions more laugh
Tor years To come, for its followers
never seem to tire of the characters
portrayed so familiar 10 them: Tim
McFadden and Jacob Baumgardner, the
Two rival politicians who nSht for the
power OF the ward they represent and
for the love of Mrs. Murphy. the wards
youngest widow. And Tho children all
know the famous yellow Kids and well
come their coming with as much eN-
pectant Joy as they do the coming OF
Santa Claus IT doesn't matter whe-
Their life was ever really as funny on
the East Side OF New York City as I'll
Is depicted. but many 81 the characters
ire taken from life and none is exag-
Eera ted. The human interest is there,
and the laugh provoking incidents have
fresh appeal. The yiocc has been
thoroughly revised and fitted with a.
new company, and new scenery ana
costumes and practically q new book
and score are supplied. Tho parts are
Gil in the hands of capable. carefully
selected comedians the chorus is a
large and comedy one that sings un-
commonly we'll The sprcialties which
are introduced are of an unusual order
OF merit Ten new song numbers sung
during the piece send the audience
home whistling the new catchy airs
with a feeling that they have not mis-
spent or squandered the time given to
This entertainment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31

pranos beautiful voice. The lovely
GODDARD "Berccuse'' Is cxquisitcly sung
by Edmond Clement Ernsstine Schu-
mann Heink sings with ini,itc charm
Wagner's popular "Traume'' and her
rendition of the "I;riisinG' portrays
the dramatic qualities OF Schubert's
masterpiece with wonderful effective
meas The four Jewish records. by
Cantor Sirota, OF the Warsaw Synn-
gogue. are interesting 20 Gentiles as
well IS Hebrews, exhibiting to pcrfec-
ton the wonderful voice of this fam.
GUS cantor.
Victor Herhert's great fame as
composer has somewhat obscured the
fact that he is gifted cello virtuoso.
but his two cello solos-the favorite
Low Backed Car" by Mr.. Herbcrt's
grandfather. and dainty little con-
cert number of his own-show his eX-
ceptional ability along this line
Maud Powell plays cxqu'sitcly the
favoritc Raft ''Cavatina"; and that be-
loved pianist, Vladimir de Pachmann.
contributes four short numbers which
are rendered in the finished manner
for which he is celebrated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31
Musical Feature on En,p,ro u,l

In the announcement OF the engage
,nent of the -Four Gordon HiEhlanders.
n Scottish musical quartet. rests the
feature OF the new weeks bill at the
Empire TO open tomorrow. Three
men and one woman make up these
four In the playing of a variety OF in
strumcnts and original comedy, scenes
brought with them from their native
heath
Bessie Browning. the ''vivncity girl
prm6 donna, celebrity and comedy
Singing queen. will add Il bright touch
with new songs, new stories. splendid
creations of the modistes art, and an
original method of entertainment
The Reed Brothers, fashion plates,
conversational comedians and singing
and dancing stars, will add a charm to
the bill by their clover comedy.
Trevoli, novel and instructive enter
taincr through the means of his
splendid shadowgraphlc feuts will form
one of the new offerings.
.lerc Sanford. acrobat and comedian,
VIII complete the bin with his graceful
exhibition.
New peerless photo plays. with the
approval OF the National Board OF
Censorship, will be shown. three per-
formances OF which will be given every
day, the matinee starting at o'clock
and the night performances at 1890 and
. o'clock, respectively.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31

batic act. These intrepid athletes do
some of the most astonishing aerial
work TO be seen anywhere.
character turn will DO done by
Bob Warren. an old musical comedy
favorite.
uigh class motion pictures will be
projected ut each OF the several per-
formances. each OF which has been APP
proved by the National Board of Cen
sorship.
Continuous performances will be
given each afternoon and night.
New Victor Records.
The rendition OF the great ScNtct
from Lucia" by Tctrazzinl. Caruso.
Amato. Journet. Jacoby and Bada, can
naturally be supposed 70 be about the
finest rendition Of this magnificent
ensemble 1t is possible 20 hear. Such
a talented group of artists has rarely,
If ever, sung together. and the ZAP
pearance' of this "all-star cast in the
list of new Victor records for April
is quite an important musical event. 1t
Is an eXquisitcly beautiful record-onc
that mere words are inadequate 10
describe This record is. Of course,
the big "hcadliner." but is is only one
of the many superb numbers contrlbut-
ed by the worlds greatest artists.
Caruso sings solos in three differ
ent languagcs-a charming ballad.
Love Is Mine" in English; n lovely
air In French from Massenet S
"Manon;" and an amusing Neapolitan
song. given with marked jollity and
abandon. Marcel Gourmet. the great
French basso, renders the famous
benediction scene from "Huguenots" and
an impressive number from Donizcttrs
"Favorita." Pasquale Au,ato sings cX-
tremely well the merry but difficult
"-Alfo's Song" from "Cavalleria Rus
ticanai and with Journet and the
Metropolitan Opera chorus, gives a
striking rendition of the sword scene
| from the second act or Faust"
, The two German numbers by Johan-
ma Gadski arc unusually fine examples
of the perfect recording of the so
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31
Victor Herbert Concerto.

The engagement of Victor Herbert
and his celebrated orchestra for II
limited spring tour by Manager w. l..
Radcliffe, of Washington. u. c.. repre-
scnts stroke of enterprise which has
an element OF especial interest to the
public OF this community. Ii Is Gus
tomary to refer to an orchestral or
ganization as appealing TO the music
loving public" but MIR. Hcrberts ap-
peal is to the public In It's entirety
without much reference TO distinctions
nf classical or popular taste. He is a
figure for his countrymen 10 be proud
Of, and were patriotic sentiment IN
America as lively In It's appreciation
of artistic achlctemert S among the
people of Europe. he would be placed
on pedestal surrounded by thTongs OF
contemporanaOus hero worshipcrs. Re
ing modest man, Mr.. Herbert affects
,Ione OF the tricks or mannerisms by
which conductors SO frequently draw
attention TO themselves. He invites
no artificial compliments. but submits
his productions frankly and without
hesitation TO the most critical scholar
ship. and TO the popular Will alike. The
universally of his appeal. both as an
orchestra leader and as a composer. is
marvellous perhaps unprecedented.
since II depends on no single compost
constant outpouring Of the purcs,
melody from seemingly cXhaustible
source. His work has been of inesti
Inable value in maintaining better
standards. He Is the one composer who
is able to make legitimate and even
classical effects more potent In their
appeal to the general ear, than the i'm
gle of ragtime. While his skill is
The skill OF & master, MS sympathy Is
sweely. powerfully and sincerely hu-
man. and his productions are address.
ed TO the world as a whole. and not &c
any limited range OF scholastic patron.
age. Yet the highest musical scholar
snip regards Victor Herbert with the
same unhesitatins and unqualified adj
1niratlon that Is felt py the man who
asks no more than that music shall
appeal a s a passing sensation.
Half hundred men win be Assem-.
hleA at tina City Auditorium TO RESPOND
10 the unfit OF Herbcrts baton whei
ne opens his program. All of them ar.
skilled musicians and trained TO not,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31
The Show or the shakct

About ten days before "The Flirting
Princess fell upon Richmond, several
agents of coming attractions were seat
ed In Manager Leo Wise's commodioua
subterrancous office In the Academy
of Music discussing the affairs of the
nation In general and matters theatri-
cal in particular. When the theatrical
reporter for The Times-Dispatch drop
ped In to ask Mr.. Wise + the Imperial
Russian Dancers We're booked or can
celcd ct that particular moment, he
was introduced to the heralds, and the
inevitable banter between agents and
newspaper man followed. each agent
"toutinG" his own show and ''pannIng-.
the others. BY way of being polite,
the reporter asked the man ahead OF
Harry Bulger and The Flirting prin-
Cess" What sort of n show have you
sot?" With somewhat superior air
the professional booster replied We'll
II San Francisco stood for IL. guess
Richmond can" II don't know said
the writer. properly humbled but
throwing his hat In the ring, "San
Francisco stood for an earthquake"
Subsequent events rather inclined
the critics to the belief that the shake
would have got by better than the
show.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31

every mood that governs the leaders
Interpretation. The selections for this
program have been made with view
to variety as well rs for the purpose
of displaying tho orchcstra's highest
proflcicncics. Among the numbers to
be rendered are the prelude and quin-
tet from Die Meistersinger."
Among the solo!sts who will appcar
with Mr.. Herbert are Agnes Kimball,
Evan Williams. Clara Drew, John
Flanagan, Charles D. Washburn and
Frank CroXton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31
Wednesday, Club Gossip.


Encouraged BY tho wide public APP
probation shown by the increasing
subscriptions 10 the Spring Music Fes-
tival, the Wednesday Club yesterday
closed negotiations insuring the an
ncaranoc here on April 30 and 80, with
the galaxy OF grand opera stars al
ready under contract, of the famous
basso, Henri G. Scott
Scott Is the singer and actor WHOSE
performances this season with the Chi.
cago-Philadelphia Grand Opera Com,
hahy nave won for him marked dis.
uhctioh III the musical world rar,
treat is promised In this latest acouisI
ton TO the list Of distinguished soloists
for the festival.
The celebrated basso has never be
fore appeared In the southern country
ne VIII appear on the same hin witt
Nine Alma Gluck. Mime Louise Homer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31
Rieeardo Martin and other principals

Ricardo Martin and other principals
Of the Metropolitan Opera Company.
The distribution OF season tickets for
the Spring Music Festival to subscrib-
Ing members of the Wednesday club
viii beSin tomorrow morning at 3
o'clock.
The books Will be cloaed next Thurs.
day. The general sale OF seats TO the
public begins next Friday morning at
, o'clock The sale will continue daily
until G p. NJ. of tho LAY of each con-
cert. After that hour seats viii be
sold at the box-oiiice of the City Audi
torium Tickets for the afternoon con-
cert, In which John Powell and Zim-
paiist arc to be featured. may be OBJ
tanned until the moor hour, April 80,
and after that hour at the City Audi
forum.
More than 500 actual performers will
participate In the Spring Music ISesti-
val. The ensemble is the largest ever
seen on tho stage of a theatre outside
OF New York, Chicago and one or two
other cities OF America There are over
200 singers In the "Wednesday Club
chorus, trained for the festival by
Louis Il. WeltZel. The orchestra from
the Mctropolitau Opera iiouse, New
York, consists of nifty Observation-Disclosures
Ihe wonderful Josef Pasternack will
be In the conductors CHAIR at each of
the three concerts.
Song Writer Mt Lubin.
The Luhin Theatre is going to give
! inc singers of popular songs a treat
/ this week. Sam J. Curtis ana company
OF I'VE people having been engaged for
, the feature attraction They viii Of
fer farce comedy. "a Session at
school, in which some of Curtis's
latest song successes are introduced.
| The act is very. much after the order
of the song revue which Is bcin,;
done by Gus Edwards over the larg-
or circuits
The Three Zeigler Brothers. WIN
nave been featured wi:n the Barnum
and Bailey Circus, will offer an aero
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
COURT STIMULATES
 ARMY EMOLUMENTS
Forage for Horses and Household Servants Allowed Officers, Ac-
 cording to Court Decision

Washington, December 2S.-Emolu- ments or allowances for army officers include forage for riding and carriage horses and the hire of household ser wants according to a decision today by the supreme court of the United States. The decision was announced in the suit of Mrs. Sarah K. Mclean, widow of Nathaniel H. Mclean of Cincinnati who resigned from the army in 1884 to be reinstated in 1875. In 1905 Congress passed an act giving him the pay and all the "emoluments" of a major dur ing the years he was out of the army. Mrs. Mclean sued the government be- cause the comptroller of the treasury would not allow, under the head of "emoluments'. forage for two horses used by Major Mclean for riding and driving and for two household ser wants hired during those years. The court of claims likewise decided against the claim but the supreme court today held that they should have been all lowed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
THE UNITED STATES
 TRAILS IN AVIATION

Washington, December 23.-The United States, home of the first heavier than-air flying machine, is far behind
 other nations, said Captain W. I. Cham bers, U. s. N, chief of the navy's avia- ton corps, an expert who is devoting his entire time to the science. The ex- pert said France led the world in avia- tion. A short time ago in response to
 an inquiry by the minister of war over
 5000 officers signified their desire to
 learn aerial navigation in France. Ger many leads in aero stations but is mak- ing great progress in flying also.
 France has eight dirigibles, Germany q score and ten. The number of aero
 planes actually possessed by each is a
 rapidly increasing quantity. but France probably will possess about 350 before
 the end of the year, the ultimate aim
 being to have 1.000 as soon as the re- qusite number of pilots can be taught
 to use the craft. one of the first
 steps undertaken by Germany was the
 acceptance of the proposition to con- struct a large fleet. This was retarded for a while by founding an aerodynamic Ia boratory The course of instructions
 in aeronautics there is ably conducted
 by Professor Prandtl. The French leads with a total of appropriation s6.400. .000
 to date expended and popular sub
 scription of S1,000.000 has been added. Germany is second with a total of
 s1, 300. 900 and popular subscription of S750. 000 Russia comes next. Great Britain, Italy Japan and the United states in order following.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
BATTLESH|P MAINE ! MEMORIAL TABLETS Scrap Material Will Be Used-Keck's Designs
 Tentatively Accepted

Washington, December 2s-The navy department has accepted tentatively the designs of Charles Keck, a New York sculptor for the memorial tablets which are to be cast from the scrap material of the historic battleship Maine, buried outside Havana harbor last spring. When the hull of the battleship whose sinking was followed by the Spanish American war was raised from the harbor where she had lain for 14 years, everything about which sentiment could attach was saved as a relic. Much of the material, however, was unsuitable for preservation in it's existing shape, and so the depart
 ment existing that from this debris, 1000 memorial tablets could be cast.
 |. The tablets will be 13 by IS inches and will be suitably inscribed. Each will weigh about 70 pounds. They may be obtained by municipal, military and naval
 organizations throughout the country, the
 only condition being that the recipient shall pay for their actual cost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24

Paris, December 23.-Madame Bloch, novelist, who on July S last shot ana killed Mrs Minnie Brdgeman, wife ol James Bridgeman, an employe at the Paris branch of an American Life lu- surance company, was today acquitted in the Assiz court on the charge of homi- eide. The tragedy was the outcome oi an attachment between Mme Bloch husband and Mrs. Bridgeman. The ae- quitta of the defendant had been said by her lawyers to be virtually foregone conclusion, owing to the circumstances urder which the crime was committed.
 The jury quickly brought in verdict of acauittal. The accused woman was condemned, however, to pay one franc damages in connection with the civil ac- tion of which tae shooting was the basis
 Mrs. Bridgeman betrayed me and robbed me both of my husband and of my home. So I killed her" This was the defense set up hy Mme Bloch.
 Several dramatic incidents marked the trial today. At one minute the president of the court, Judge Bertulus, denounced Mime. Bloch's husband, saying:
 Your conduct in this affair is unpar- donabe"
 Mme Bloch was a striking figure, dressed in black, and her black eyes and black hair added to the effect. She was accompanied by the engraver, NJ. Dumou- In, who was conspicuous figure in the Steinheil case, when he assisted Mime. Steinheil in court, and was at that time characterized by some of the newspapers as The layman chaplain
 Mime. Bloch, weeping, told the story of the shooting of Mrs. Bridgeman, explain ing that she had been driven to despair, and had avenged her love and the honor of her home.
 The judge cautioned the accused that this hardly constituted a sufficient de- fense for homicide, remarlSing that he understood the anger aroused in the ac- cused, but that he wished to express the opinion that as far as his years of ob- servation went. he felt confident the wound caused by jealousy always heals. The magistrate continued:
 'The real traitor and the real felon was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
TEST NEW WIRELESS STATION IN JANUARY Effort Will Be Made to Ex- change Messages at
 5000 Miles

Washington, December 23.-The final test of the new wireless station of the navy department at Arlington, which is still In the hands of the contractors, will be made next month when an effort will De made to exchange messages between the station and the scout cruiser Salem at a distance of 5000 miles. Orders have ceen issued by the navy department for the Salem to fill up her crew so to be in readiness for the test on January 15. She Will put out across the Atlantic and in making the tests will describe a circle, the radius of which will be 5000 miles, the distance called for in the government contract The Salem, with as powerful wireless apparatus as any in the navy, will be able to respond to any message flashed from the giant towers across the Potomac. The tests at the new Arling- ton station have been very satisfactory. While very few of these have been ct full capacity, the station at the Mare Island navy yard, Vallejo, Cal, has been reached and frequent communication has been had with Colon, distance of 2o0O miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
BABY MOTHERED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS Carried From Brooklyn Charitable Institution
 to Mother

New York, December 23.-A story of a Christmas baby, mothered by four Vassar college students on a Journey of cheer from Poughkeepsie, N. r., to Minneapo- lis was told by Vassar undergraduates arriving at their Brooklyn homes today for the holiday vacation.
 The baby, one year old, is the son ot q poor Minneapolis woman. She wants the child as Christmas gift from Brooklyn charitable organization In whose care she left it six months ago. Ofh- cers of the association wrote to the Christian Association of Vassar, student philanthropic organization. asking if some students living in Minneapolis would take the child west and Miss Katherine Lewis of Chicago. and three other students, one of whom lives in Minneapolis, volun- teered.
 The Minneapolis student planned to ar rive there with the child today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
MAN WHO PROBED PERUVIAN
 OUTRAGES IN WASHINGTON

of the problem with which this govern ment has to deal
 The principal purpose of Consul Fuler's mission was to ascertain whether the out rages against the Indian rubber gatherers had ceased as the Peruvian government insists is the case, but this fact cannot be known until the report of the consul is transmitted to Congress, which already has called for it by resolution recently introduced
 MT. Fuller declined to make any state- ment whatever regarding his mission Ha takes the ground that the state depart ment itself must pass upon the ques- ton as to how much, if any. of his re- port Is to be made public in advance of it's submission to Congress. His confer- ences today with Acting Secretary Will son and few of the other officials of the department were preliminary in their character and no attempt was made to take Up the details of his report for dis cussion at this time. MT. Fuller was granted leave to proceed to his home in Wisconsin over the Christmas holidays and left Washington tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24

Washington, December 2S.-Stuart Full CT, American consul at Iquitos, Peru, who investigated the reported outrage against the Peruvian Indians in the Putumayo rubber district, arrived in Washington today and conferred with state depart ment authorities. The outrages brought to view by his Investigations are such as to give to one of the most perplexing Latin-American problems with which the state department has had to deal with. This comes especially in view of the fact that British corporations are the chief operators in the Peruvian rubber field
 The report of Consul Fuller mailed be-. fore his departure for the United States had previously reached the department, but he supplemented the disclosures made therein with other information all tend ing to show the horror of the outrages perpetrated upon the Indians by their foreign employers as well as the gravity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
SPECTACULAR FIRE
 IN MARION SUNDAY
Livery Stable and Negro Church Destroyed, Incur
 ring Loss of $12,OOO

Marion. December 2S.-(Special.)-- The most spectacular fire seen here in many years occurred Sunday night shortly after 10 o'clock, when the old Phoenix livery stable was destroyed causing a loss of more than s12,OOO
 F. K. McCollum. who rented the stable, lost all of his vehicles. feed stuff and ten head of horses.
 The African Methodist church, situ- ated next to the stable. was burned at a loss of $500 with $500 insurance
 One of the McCollum brothers and a negro were sleeping in the stable and had narrow escapes.
 The wind was blowing from the east and this alone saved the business sec ton of town from serious loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
Servians Helping Montenegrins

Vienna. December 23.-The Reichs- post says it learns from Catarro, on the Adriatic sea, that the Servian forces are assisting the Montenegrins. The newspaper declares that in the recent sortie of the Turkish garrison at Scu- tari the Servians sustained considerable losses. It says that $50 of their wound ed were taken to Durazzo, while about
 300 of their men fell into the hands of
 the Turks. Servian supply column
 on the way from Prisrend to Alessio
 has been captured by Mrdites and AL
 banians. The Servian escort either was killed or dispersed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
Seven Paroles Issued

Charleston, ". Va, December 23.-De. claring it to be his desire to ''season justice with mercy Governor William D. Glasscock today issued pardons to seven persons serving sentences in ths martial law proclamations in the Kama. wha coal strike district. Three were previously pardoned and 13 are still con. fined in the penitentiary.