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The Washington times., 1912-09-15
ACADEMY

A treat Is in store for the patrons OF
the Academy tomorrow evening when
Eugene Blair will make her first ap-
pearance in this city as Madame X"
in Alexandra Bisson's famous drama OF
the same title.
Madame X'' Is the stirring story of
a woman. who having made one false
step, rep'nts, and seeks her huEDand' s
forgiveness. Being refused, she drifts
along the seas of life, but finally falls
q victim to absinthe and later is dragged
into criminal court on the charge of
murder. Her son, whom she does not
recognize, nor who remembers her, he
having been a child when the estrange-
ment occurred, Is appointed to defend
her.
He secures a verdict of not guilty,
but a higher and greater Judge takes
the prisoner shortly after the verdict
is rendered. and the son learns too
late that his client was his long lost
mother. Miss Blair is at her best in
emotional roles. Her excellent work in
"Zaza" and The Kreutzer Sonata" be-
speaks much Ia her favor toward
perfect Interpretation of this difficult
role. The production is Identical, with
that seen during the enormously long
runs of the piece. The engagement Is
for one week with the usual matinees.
The Washington times., 1912-09-15
YANKEE PRINCE
THIS WEEKS BILL
At THE COLUMBIA
Cohan's Musical Comedy
Deals With international
Marriage Theme.

1.-THE Yankee Prince" the George NJ
Cohan musical comedy, begins a weeks
engagement at the Columbia tomorrow
evening. Tom Lewis, 'The Unknown"
is the bright particular star Of the large
company which will present the piece.
He Is surrounded by a capable cast and
a chorus which can sing and dance. In
the construction of "The Yankee
Prince" Mr. Cohan has taken for his
theme the international marriage ques-
tion. He has taken his cue from the
newspapers and has humorously lam
pooned the practice.
AS the story goes Franklin Fielding,
a Chicago millionaire. takes his wife
and daughter to London with the in
tention of finding a husband among the
titled Englishmen for his daughter.
Ensiends CAPITAL Il city, city ei he meets eS'' the ne
Earl OF weymouth" a subject of the
King. After the usual introductions he
decides that by marrying his daughter
to the Earl the Fielding family will
rise to the highest rank in the social
world. The engagement is announced.
much to the disgust of the wife and
daughter, who are Americans to the
last and do not care for society.
American. from Pittsburgh, Percy
Springer, who, because of his elaborate
entertainments, is called THE Yankee
Prince" Young Springer meets Evelyn
Fielding and is smitten. She, too, likes
him and the friendship ripens into love.
She confides to him that she is en-
gagged, much against her wishes. to the
Earl of Weymouth" The two plan
to settle their love affairs without con-
sulting the elder Fielding. The Yam
kee Prince" enlists the aid Of steve
DAILY (Mr. Lewis). a sporting man
from Chicago. who finds himself in
London, after having a glorious time in
New York. "Daly" enters into the plot.
for he dislikes anything that is not
American; and he makes up his mind
that young girl from Chicago cannot
marry an English nobleman.
At every opportunity DAILY" proceeds
TO make life miserable foe all the Eng
lishmen he meets. The situations as
developed during the course Of the play
are extremely funny; especially
"Daly's" efforts to deliver a letter of
Introduction to the King. The letter is
from his friend, John L. Sullivan, whom
"Daly" states is the greatest man In
the world. Numerous Cohan song hits
ara sung by the company and chorus
The Washington times., 1912-09-15
CASINO.

Mirth and Melody are announced ns
the component elements of :he Casino
theater bill this week under liz new
management. Tom Prentiss' ''Bache-
lor Club" in "A Night on" described
as one Of the most amusing new and
original farce comedies OF the tabloid
variety in vaudeville, will be the lead
ing attraction. 1t conses highly recon-
mended as a laugh-msker.
"A Tag Day Episode" by Sheridan
and Sloane, is the second attraction.
Other acts include the Ross sisters, a
pair of pretty girls in a potpourr OF
pleasant patter, polite songs and pretty
dances. new and interesting series
of motion pictures Is also a feature OF
tho bill, and Don ST, Clair, in a nov
city character singing act. and Frank
Limo and Niolette, unique equlibrists,
in a novel offering of Roman ladder
balancing and like feats, are added at
fractions.
The Washington times., 1912-09-15
BERNSTEIN DRAMA
BY POLL PLAYERS
THIS WEEKS BILL
"The Thief" Will Present
Miss Jewel and Mr.. Van
Buren in Leads.

1t has been more than a month since
Miss Jewel. has been seen in a stellar
role at Polls, but tomorrow night she
Will return to her own in the big emo
donal role of Nine. Voysin in "The
Thief" the successful Bernstein drama
which ran for two whole seasons in New
York. and which has enjoyed a road
success Of five years. Miss Jewel is to
be seen In the role which was created
by Margaret Ellington, while A. H. Van
Buren, Will enact the almost equally i'm
portant role Of NJ. Voysin, created in
New York by Kyrle Bellew
The Thief" tells a story which has
a particularly strong appeal to women.
for 1t deals with the tremendous ef-
forts of a good woman to hold the af-
fections OF her husband even at the
cost of personal honesty.
The Voysins are visiting their friends.
the Lagardes, who have a son, Ferdi-
nand. Ferdinand falls desperately in
love with Nine. voysin, and persists in
'sending her love letters and poems,
although she gives him no encourage
ment whatever. The boy hides these
letters in drawers, and under Mime.
Hoystn,s pillow, where he knows that
she VIII find them. While secreting one
discovered Dy a de-
tective who has been brought to the La
garde home to detect a thief The son
Is accused Of the crime. but the father
VIII not listen to SO preposterous a
charge. NINE. Voysin, who is present
when, the detectives suspicious are
voiced, volunteers to go for Ferdinand
and bring him face to face with the
accuser. She leaves the room, and in
a few moments returns. To the amaze
ment of every one. Ferdinand almost
Immediately confesses his guilt
The climacterfc act Is supposed to
take place the same evening, when NJ.
Noysin. depressed by the events of the
afternoon, which have brought sorrow
to the heart of the elder Lagarde, at
tempts to test one of the statements OF
the detective, who said that Ferdinand
had opened drawer with the aid of
a penknife. When Voysin opens the
drawer of his wife's escritoire he is as
founded to find 5000 francs in bank
notes. Then follows a thrilling scene
between the wife and the husband, in
which the mystery of the thefts is
cleared away
The Washington times., 1912-09-15
LYCEUM
6EZRSCO-

THE Gay Widows company opens a
weeks engagement at the Lyceurn the
ater commencing tomorrow night with
a number of well-known vaudeville
artists III principal roles. With a WELL
developed plot to guide the action of
the play. 1t is said to possess a wealth
of novelty so far as scenic effects and
Incidents go. John c. Hart leads the
list of artists. and those assisting in
cluGe Milo. Sillbers, grand opera prima
donna; James Daley and Joe Taylor,
comedians; Ritter and Foster, COM
edy sketch duo: the Five Alarcons, to-
gether with a large chorus, in a tune
full program. consisting entirely of new
numbers. Pretty electrical effects as
sure patrons an enjoyable entertain
ment.
The Washington times., 1912-09-15
lula Murdock Gtves Forecast
Of Some of the Coming Attractions

A new theatrical season has been
born with the waning of summer and
the advent of autumn. Things theatr1-
cal began to show signs of new life
on Broadway several weeks ago, and
echoes of its activity are waited to-
ward Washington in the announcement
of the new plays that are to visit the
Capital during the coming season. New
York's first nighters have already seen
and commented upon the new plays
that will come to Washington later in
the year, and managers of local play
houses are announcing the attractions
that will serve to entertain during the
season that has already opened.
The Columbia Is the first in the field,
having opened on Monday, and its man.
ayers have announced that this theater
will specialize in musical comedy pro-
ductions. though 1t will have a num-
Der OF dramatic novelties to offer. THE
Rose Maid" the latest musical success,
is scheduled to appear at the Column
bia within a few weeks. Eva" the
new operetta by Franz Lehar, author
Of the Merry Widow Is also an
nounced. Chauncey Olcott will appear
in a new musical offering. Henry Mil
ler and Ruth Chatterton will play the
The Rainbow" which had its pre-
miere in Washington last season. Other
attractions at the F street playhouse
include Henrietta Crosman in The
Real Thing" Charlotte Walker in 1.-The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and Will
liam Hodge in THE Man From Home"
Manager H. Winnifred Dewitt Of
Chase's Theater, announces the follow
ing attractions which are to appear in
the near future:
Mcintyre and Heath, in waiting at
the Church," Edith Helena, the grand
opera soprano; Top O. the World
dancers; Kate Gilmore and Sam Will
liams; MY Lady's Fan" a Partisan
novelty; Walter C. Kelly, the Virginia
Judge; Mary Marble and Little Chip, in
a new comedy; Adele Richie, musical
comedy comedienne; Lulu Glaser and
company in a miniature musical COM
edy: Who's Brown" a condensed ver-
sion of the famous play, Mrs. Tenn
pies Telegram" Jesse L. Laskey's new
est musical success, with cast of
Nurses" Victor Moore and Emma Lit
tlefield, late stars of "Forty-five Min
utes From Broadway" B. A. Ross, in a
spectacular production OF ''Puss In
Boots;" Josie Heather, the English
comedienne; Frohman's one-act pro-
duction Detective Keene;" Virginia
Harmed and company; Frank Fogarty,
the Celtic wit; Eddie Foy, assisted by
the seven little Foylets; "A Dance
Dream" the recent hit of the Lambs
Gambol; William H. Thompson and
company presenting the London Hay
markets latest success, IAN Object Les.
SON." Joseph E. Howard and Mabel Nc.
Cane; Amelia Bingham and company
in Big Moments From Great Plays:
Nat NJ. Wills, Washington favorite;
Mile. Albertine Rasch and company OF
ten. presenting a Partisan terpsichorear
fantasy, entitled THE Ballet Classique; =;
Carrie DeMar, in a new spectacular
singing novelty, and Ethel Levy, return.
ing after many years absence abroad
with a new repertoire of songs and
dances.
Folywing the engagement OF Miss Ger
trude Hoffman, who opons the Belasco
Trsater's r"Eular season on Sept, mbeI
81. Manager j.. Stoddard Taylor an
'ounce. fVr the FIRST lew weeks Of tie
The Washington times., 1912-09-15
ELECTRIC SCORE BOARD.

The Rcdier electric scoreboard has
ieen transferred to the stage OF the
Columbia Theater, where the game be-
tween the Washington and Detroit
clubs will be reproduced in all its de-
tails this afternoon. Furthermore. in
difference to the interest In the fight
the Boston and Philadelphia clubs are
putting up. the score by innings will
be. announced in the games between
Boston and st. Louis, and the Athletics
and Clevelands Reserved seat coupons
will be issued for every seat in DIE
theater, the uniform price having been
placed at 25 cents. The box Office will
be opened early in the afternoon for
the convenience of patrons.
The Washington times., 1912-09-15
CHASE'S

Many other bills at Chase's this sea-
son are likely to be eclipsed this week
by the program which will be headed
by Gus Edwards Kabaret Kids, in its
offering called "A Kabaret in Kidland. I"
The "kompany of twenty klever kom-
ics' Is led by Eddie Canton and Hattie
Kneitel, the Broadway musical stars,
re.enforced by Bette Washington, Rose
Haney, Beatrice Little. Ruthie Francis,
George Jessell, Evelyn McVay, VIII
Rialto, Ben Fuller. Edward Buzzelle,
Albert Hinston, jackson Berton, and
Lou Edwards ,ni.hsa The sonss da AND ssasps Ing
book by Thomas J. Gray. and the in
terpolated lyrics are in Will D. Cobbs
best vein. The MUSICAL numbers are
Start Start soRsthinS ne R;.s aee aa It. t Must Be
English Rag. Got to Stop a Pickin' On
My Little Pickaninni." You're My
Baby" What Ja' Ma Call Imp The
Proper Way To Go Upon the Stage"
and "Favors." In the typical stage en-
semble are given funny limitations OF
Nine Trentini. David Warf1eld Blanche
Ring. Raymond Hitchcock, and Eddie
Leonard.
The added attraction will be the splen-
did comedienne, Eva Taylor and COM
cent farcical hit. Just Married" in
which a brace Of newly-wed couples are
frustrated in their efforts to hide their
marital identities. Lee Perry and George
White, The Smiling Singers Of Smil-
ing Songs" will add their metropolitan
success, James Devlin and Mae Ell
wood, in THE Girl From Yonkers," will
have a merry war of words, In which
the rural maid worsts the city chap
Kate Watson, "A Breeze From the
West" will be humorous inclusion
The Michael Richardinni troupe will pre-
sent sensational hand-balancing, and
Louis NJ. Granat, the worlds greatest
with Sousa's Band, will whistle ragtime
and operatic selections, the latter in
cluding the famous Poet and Peasant"
The Washington times., 1912-09-15

season Sam Bernard. The Master of
the House." William Collier, Marearet
Ellington in "KiHd!ing." James I. Pow
e~s in Two i.:ttlH Brides" ana Gaby
des Lys.
Dates already arranged at the National
other Man." The Littlest Rebel" The
Spring Maid" Get -Rich-Quick Wal
lingford." and Gypsy Love- The FL
mendorf lecture dates at the National
fall on october 10, II, "A and 81. and No
vember 7. JULIA MURDOCH.
The Washington times., 1912-09-15
COSMOS CONCERT.

The drummer of the United States Ma
rine Band. Pete" levin, is promised as
the special feature of the Sunday con-
certs at the Cosmos Theater this after
noon and evening In xylophcne selec-
tions. Four entirely new acts in addi-
ton arc also promised
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08
LEAVES DEATH IN WAKE
A. A. PeeIer Kills Stepson and
Endeavors to Stay Rest Of Fam
lily. Occurs Near Snyder.

Snyder, Tex, Aug. 5.-A. A.
Peeler, while in a state of in.
sanity Sunday afternoon, shot
and instantly killed his eight
year-old stepson, and then turn
ed the gun on his wife and other
members of the family but fail
ed to kill.
Peeler lives on the Ainsworth
farm, just across the Borden
county line. HIS fit of insanity
is thought to have been attribut-
able to religious fervor.
Officers arrived at the scene
of the shooting shortly after the
tragedy and found Peeler holding
at bay several score of people
with a winchester and a pistol.
After a desperate effort officers
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08
Deafness .annot Be Cured

nv iDc,i sppllcatons as they cannot reach the dis
is,d norton Of the eat. There IA only one way u
cure deA nc and that Ia BY constitutional rvfcd.s :.
~afnrs a "a lsed By an innamed condtlon OF th'
mucous nnlns N the Eustaehan Tube. When thl'
tube Is hnafned you have rlmblng SOUND or I'M
perfect hfanu<. and when u y entirely closed Deaf
ness IA the rult and unless the Inflammation can b.
taken out aud this tube RESTORED to lts normal cond
slon hearing will be destroyed forever, nine cases
out Of tep are caused BY Catarrh. which Is nothne
bur an innamed condition Of the mucous surfaoeA
We viii give one Hundred Dollars for any case o.
DcSlneas scauscd by catarrhl that cannot BE- cured
bv Nails Catarrh Cure send fot circulars, free
FJ. CHENEY a co. Toledo. o
sold by Druggists. 7bc.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

succeeded in capturing him, and
brought him to Snyder where he
was lodged in the Scurry county
Jail.
In the endeavor to capture
Peeler a little girl member of the
family was seriously wounded.
The gun shot set fire to the
clothing of the boy who was
killed, and burned the body to a
crisp.
The affair caused intense ex-
element here.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

all branches of farm and domes-
tic husbandry. not neglecting the
finer touches that now form the
body of the curriculums of the
city schools. Fort Worth
Record.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

The Avalanche was misinform-
ed last week when we stated that
Guy MCGEE and his wlfewere here
Guy was visiting his parents,
but the lady whom we referred
to was a young lady from Chicago
who was at that time the guest
of Miss Hattie MCGEE. We re-
greet the error. but we were
merely misinformed.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

Attorney e. l.. Klett. of the
law firm of Bean & Klett at
tended to legal business in
Tahoka the first Of the week and
reports fine rains in that
vicinity also at Slaton and La
mesa.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

c. P. Simpson went down to
Merkel last Saturday, remained
over Sunday with his mother
and returned home the early part
Of this week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

Mrs. Louis A. Robinson and
children left Tuesday afternoon
for Kingsville where they will
visit Mrs. kobinsons mother.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08
OUR LUMBER
IS SELECTED

from the soundest logs
with the straightest grain
1t il all thoroughly season
ed, too; a feature which
prevents cracking OF
shrinking after it has been
put to use, Want any
good lumber about now!
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

Chas. L. Pickett was up from
Post City Saturday. shaking
hands with his many friends
here and looking after business
matters.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

w. B. Powell returned Sunday
from a visit to relatives in Hub
bard City.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

p. + Rape, of Midlothian, will
read the Avalanche for several
months the courtesy Of Raleigh
Martin. of the popular grocery
firm of Martin & Wolcott.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08
Gasoline Iron Exploded

Last Friday afternoon at 2:3C
O'Clock an alarm of fire was turn
ed in from the residence of Z. Z.
Roos. Neighbors rushed in and
put out the flames before much
damage was done.
Mrs. Roos was using a gasoline
iron and it exploded. She
suffered a minor burn or two, and
several pieces of furniture in the
kitchen were ruined by flame and
water. -Plainyiew News.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

W. S. Posey and wife returned
home last Thursday. Mr.. Posey
had been out on a hunting and
fishing trip on the Devils River,
but did not get great deal OF
pleasure out of the trip as Mrs.
Posey was taken dangerously i'll
on the trip and had to undergo
an operation. She is greatly i'm
proved at this writing and we
hope that she will soon be en-
tirely well.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08
The Country School


ought to be in the units that CON-
pose it.
The National Educational asso-
citation gathered a quantity of
statistics bearing upon the attend
ance of pupils and found that
about 1000, 900 in the country
schools were attending only
intermittenly. while about 1000
600 were attending regularly and
making satisfactory progress.
Needless to say those who
attended for a space and then
fell away from attendance, or
who were kept from school for
two or three days in the week,
made no progress that could be
called satisfactory.
New what is the use of spend
ing the money of the people in
attempting to educate the chill
dren in the country when three
fourths of them do not attend
with any reasonable degree of
regularity? The only answer is,
that the fairly good progress that
one-fourth of the country pupils
attain is worth all that it costs to
educate them and to partly edu-
cate the rest. At that, it is an
economic waste for the school
fund to accomplish only one
fourth of what it is intended to
do.
But how shall we make the
schools IN the country better,
make them so they will hold the
pupils as well as the city schools
do? This is the great problem
of the day in the education of the
young of the country. The
schools in the country districts
must be as well equipped as those
in the cities. The farms and
villages must have as good a
chance as the cities. Skilled
teachers must be employed at
living salaries. Practical train
ing must be undertaken in farm
ing, gardening. livestock raising,
dairying, orcharding, bee keep
ing, carpentry and tool mending
for the boys and cooking, house
work and sewing for the girls,
with excursions into dairying
Bookkeeping and gardening.
The children must be taught
the meaning of potash. protein,
as soil builders; silage, alfalfa,
and what goes to make the con-
stituents of a correct ration for
growing stock. these and kindred
topics, as they are taught the
meaning of the multiplication
table, and the application OF them
to the everyday life on the farm.
The school should be kept in SEES
sion as long as there are pupils
to attend. and in order to compel
the interest of the parents the
schoolhouse must be made a
social center. the place around
which the interest of neighbor-
hood life revoIves.
The country school must have
its reading room, where the chill
dren will be as welcome as the
grownups. Ii must have an audi
forum for the interchange of
ideas as well as the touch of rec
reation without which dullness is
the lot of dwellers outside the
centers of population. Some
schools in the country now have
these additions; they must come
to all. as the blackboard has come
to be the common heritage of all
rooms where education is sought
or impaired.
And then we must have the
consolidated school in place of
the district; the consolidated
school to which all the children
of the community or precinct are
carriad ~ tho nnhlie axnanaa
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

A. S. Alexander was in town
Monday and came in and gave
the Herald a pleasant call. MIR.
Alexander and Lonnie are having
some real experience now, as
Mrs. Alexander is attending the
Teachers Institute now being
held at Portales. Mr.. Alexander
has just returned from Lubbock
and reports good rains there. -
Plainview On M Herald.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08
Lubbock Band at Gomez

Last Friday morning before
sunrise twelve members of the
Lubbock Band loaded themselves
into one of Tubbs Brothers big
autos and HE'D themselves to
Gomez where the Old Soldiers
Reunion was scheduled for the
attraction of that day. They re-
port a very pleasant trip and say
the people of Gomez and Terry
county certainly know how to
entertain those who visit their
town and community. Nothing
was left undone to make the
boys feel at home. besides pay
ing them a liberal fee for their
services. The management of
the reunion seemed delighted
with the music the band render
ed and said when they had
another similar celebration that
they would certainly want the
services of the Lubbock Band.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

w. w. billiard. who is at Sun
set. Texas looking after his land
interest in that community,
writes us that he will return to
Lubbock in a few days. says
many people in that section are
greatly discouraged and are
talking OF coming west soon.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08

A newspaper published in
Kansas quotes every dollar in a
mans pocket as saying to him:
IF you'll let me stay in this
town, I'll calculate around and
do lots of good. You buy beef
steak with me and the butcher
will buy groceries and the grocer
will buy dry goods and the dry
goods merchant will pay his doc
tor with me, the doctor will
spend me with the farmer to feed
his horse and the farmer will pay
his subscription TO the local paper
and the editoI will pay for his
last summers trousers and buy q
pair of socks. In the long run,
you see. III be more useful 70
you here at home than If you d
send me away forever.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-08
the HEART
OF 'THE WOOD

must be sound or the lum'
Der from it will be useless.