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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-03
GAYETY

"A PHisiau Temptation is the alIur-
ing title Of the two-act musical farce
which will be presented by the Colum
hia Burlesquers at the Gayety Theat"r
this week, with Il company of fifty
pe0ph, twenty -fVr of whom constitute
nimble and tUneful chorus.
the plot of the enteTtainmgnt Centers
in the efforts of a wealthy pork packer
to find a titled husband 70" son-in-law.
He is tlrred by a card sharp. who in
PRODUCES two stOEaways as count 5
while The father and his family are on
their way to Paris in search of
COZ onets. The first act is, supposed to
take place on board the steamer Lust
tana, and the last act Is laid in one of
the restaurants Of the saycst OF cities
The two acts are seRa rated > Ky q
clover Olio, in which the Banta BROTHERS
will prevCnt musical act and Mile.
Florettc. advertised as a ''$I0,C0o French
beauty" will present liVins reproduc-
tons of famous paintings. Mile.
F'lorette will be assisted by nfteett
artists models The costuming OF the
Columbia Burlesquers IS said to be tlab-
crate and tasteful
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CHASE'S

For the present week Chases an
nounces bill which, it. is stated. has
never been surpassed. Foremost in
ranking order is Thomas A. Wise, the
former star OF "A Gentleman From
Mississippi and other dramatic tri-
umphs, in "A Chip Of the Old Block"
by Byron Ongley, co-author of Brew
ster's Millions" He plays the part of
an actor of the old school Mr.. Wise is
said by the New York critics to have
surpassed previous efforts in this role,
which fits him in every respect. The
scenes are homely and natural. the dia-
logue plain, unvarnished, but laughable.
and the story quite out of the beaten
path, in which respect lies the charm OF
the little play. In his company are two
distinguished actors, w. H. st. James
and John Marble, with others hardly in
ferior, in ability and favor, The extra
added attraction will be the original
and attractive little Grace Hazard, who
will present her delightful protean mu-
steal comedy novelty. Five Feet of
Comic Opera" She sings many charac-
her costume changes before the audi
ence. Another Offering is Lyons and
Yosco, the Harpist and the Singer"
whose harp-playing and comic songs are
not eXcelled by other vaudeville trouba-
dours: Clifford Walker, an English
comedian, whose After Dinner" essay
is said to be exceedingly funny; Harlan
Knight and company will play THE
chalk Line a mountain feud comedy;
Martinettle and Sylvester, THE Boys
with the Chairs" will introduce their
amusing antics; Klutings Animals a
rare foreign novelty, Is listed, and the
photoplane daylight motion pictures,
among other subjects, will show the
overlooking of the River Seine and the
tests of mine explosives recently made
by experts from the United States Blu
reau of Mines.
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BELASCO OFFERING
IS BLANCHE RING
IN MUSICAL PLAY
The Wall Street Girl" Said
to Be Her Greatest
Success.

"Thc Wall street Girl cones to the
BeIdscU Theatcr this week Margaret
Mayo who wrutt Baby Zine" and
Edgar SeiwNnr author of The Country
Boy" are responsible for the book of
Miss Ring new musical comedy Hap
good Burt, a writer Of popular songs, has
contributed the lyrics. while tie late
Mari Iosr hrI, Of Madame sherry
and Three Twins" fame, composed
the music With such parcntaGe The
Wall street Girl" has proved the su"cess
OF Miss Rings career. SURPRISING that
OF The Yankee Girl" in which she
WAS last scccn in Washington.
The Wall Street Girl is In three
acts, and irrespective of the music and
song. would make a consistc mt and in
terestimG play. The first act is laid
IN the brokerage Office Ct Greene &
Longman, where Jcmima Greene. better
in the game Of frcnzied finance. her
father having LroIght her ~ more as
a son than as daughter. When MI.
Greene turns down Nevada gold min
Ing proposition she has a bunch" that
nc has made Il serious mistake and so
she takes half interest in the mine.
OF course, this means that Jimmy"
must 20 to NevalI to IL OLE into hey new
possession, and she takes her friends
along. There. to her surprise. she dis
covers her father, who, supposedly, has
Con" to California on Il business trip,
but, in reality is out West to attend
a prize fight. The complications which
result furnish cXc"llen; comedy How
the gold miE% saves Mr.. Greene from
financial failure and how Jimmy falls
in love with her mining partner and
throws her masculine training to the
winds. have been Cleverlv worked out
by the 30 authors.
Harry Gilfoil is featured with Miss
Ring. and has the chief comedy role.
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CASINO

The headline number, on the bill at
the Casino this week will be Marie
Sparrow. who is heralded as the sue
cessor of Maggie Cline of Throw Him
Down McCloskey" fame. Manager
Kirby iG said to have scored a beat
when he secured this artist for n week s
engagement at his theater. Miss Spar
row has just finished an cngagemen in
the West lasting forty weeks, and this
will be her 'tfrst appearance in the East
with her Irish songs and wit, which 1t
is predicted will make her as much OF
a favorite with Washington audiences
as she Is along the coast.
The four Burns sisters, in a musical
novelty of merit, who come direct from
Iammcrsten's Victoria, New York;
Brady and Mac, in THE Show Girl and
the Sport" are others who will appear
on the same bill. The Zanoras, In n
comedy cycling act, in which they in
troduCe all styles and sizes of wheels.
will prove entertaining. Reeves and
Werner have a classy singing turn. in
terspersed with comedy. New photo
plays will complete the weeks bill.
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HENRY MILLER AT
COLUMBIA THEATER
I'm THE RAINBOW"
New Play Will Have Its
Premier in Capital
This Week.

Henry Miller will produce his new
play, THE Rainbow" by e. A. Thomas
at the Columbia Theater for the first
time tomorrow night. The premier is
an important incident in the Washing
ton dramatic season, and II will also
prove a brilliant social event. All boxes,
and many seats on the floor of the
house, will be occupied by representa-
tives of Washington officialdom and
society
The opening will also attract more
. than hundred Washington represent
atives OF newspapers of American and
European cities. In connection with the
attendance of literary people, an inter-
esting feature will be the presence of
many of the authors New York friends,
Including newspaper and magazine cdi-
tors, fellow-p laywrights, and famous
fiction writer's. 1t is doubtful il any
other premier production in Washing
ton has ever brought together such a
distinguished gathering of writer's.
So great is the interest already
aroused in this new Thomas play that
representatives of practically all the
producing managers will be in the aud
fence TO see it.
The widespread interest in the play
among all the people connected with the
stage arises from the fact that Mr.
Thomas has put into his brilliant COM
edy powerful and moving appeal
founded on parental and rilial love.
Running like a gold chain through the
witty lines and wholesome humor is
the story of father separated from
his daughter by his estrangement from
her mother, and the denouement comes
with his reconciliation of the couple
through the influence of the charming
and lovely daughter. In THE Rain
bow Mr.. Miller playing the part of the
father, has one of the most delightful
roles he has ever played, and has as his
supporting players a superb cast, which
includes Conway Wingfield, Effingham
Pinto, Charles Hammond, George c.
Pierce, Hope Latham, Fania Marinof,
Robert stowe GILL; Laura Hope Crews
Ruth Chatterton. Marie Porterin, Edith
Barker, Ethel Martin, and Daniel Pen
nell.
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ADJUSTMENTS

ARCADE Amusement SsS%sSSH Fsis5s
Fourteenth st. and Park Road.
Ball Room - Auditorium - Roller
skating Rink-MotiOn Picture Thea
ter-Bowling Alleys-Billiards and
Pool-Palm Cafe and other Attractive
Features.
All Under Refined and Careful Man
aEcment.
BAsKETBALI.-TOM NIGHT,
LOyOIa College of Baltimore w. Cath
Ollie University.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
University OF Pittsburgh VS.. George
town.
SATURDAY NIGHT,
Bucknell University of LeWisburE,
Pa, vs.. Georgetown University.
Ga mes called promptly at S:30--Roll-
er Skating before and after game.
Entries now being received for La
dies Duckpin Tournament, Commence
ing March ls-ThTee Classes-Valua-
BILE Prizes.
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LYCEUM

James IL. Curtin and Sim Williams
popular broadway Gaiety Girls"
Company will be the attraction at the
Lyceum Theater this week. In select
ing their company Curtin and Williams
have gone outside the confines of bur-
lesqGe with the result that they have
gathered an aggregation of stars of
both sexes. seldom found in one troupe.
IN Search of a Widow" and Two
I.ucky TTamps'' contain a plot OF more
than momentary interest. They are
said to bristle with sparkling and effer-
vesCent fun, catchy music interspersed
with electrical and mechanical effects.
The comedy $ clean cut and pungent
without containing a coarse or sug-
gestlre line or situation. Brown and
Brace and George w. Milton have a
prominent part in the funmaking, ably
assisted by Miss Emma O'Ncil. May
Bryant, Milton and Delmar Rose Burns,
Mile. Bartolettl, Ernest and Ethel Mel
rose.
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Publishes Pictures
Of Local Musicians

The current issue of the New York
star one of the leading metropolitan
space to musicians and writer's of popu-
lar songs. one page contains the pic
lures of the musical directors of thea
ters throughout the country, and Wash
ington is represented by Henry f.
Smith OF Chase's, and Christopher
Arth, of the National E.
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happenings will he shown by the photo
plane daylight motion pictures.
Coming to the Academy next week
for the first time at popular prices is
the muCh-heraldCd and widely talked of
attraction. Alias Jimmy Valentine, -
which has to it's credit two solid years
of remarkable success on Broadway
Few plays have had as much fame and
few character so much popularity as
Jimmy" the clean-cut former bank
burglar who has reformed and is work.
ing in banking house with all the
vaults open.
Lieblcr & co. bring the PLAY here
with splendid company of players
and production in keeping with the
high standard thev nave always main
tanned. The play is written b. Paul
Armstrong IN his genuine straightfor-
ward manner.
With everything new. "The Cherry
Blossoms" so suggestive of flowers and
sunshine, will bring its annual bouquet
to the LNCeum next week. Two new
musical comedies from the pen of the
comedian and producer, Jack Perry, are
introduced. These comedies are entitled
What Happened to McGuirk' and
widow MCCarthN's BoardCrs" Mr.,
Perry, who has d unique style Of his
own. assumes the leading comedy roles.
He is assisted by many notably funny
burlesque comedians, and by the large
and well selected company The chorus
is said to be a particularly good one,
remarka bic for its good singing. prof.
Cient and capable dancing, and gene.
rally valuable work.
In the spring the public's fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of college girls and
boys and their commencement froIics.
The name of the burlesque company
which comes to the Gayety for the
week of March II is wisely chosen.
therefore it is THE College Girls" AS
one of feminine charms. Thre is a
large and attractively guwned chorus,
which acts as an animated background
for the comedians, who are said to pre-
sent an entertaining two-aCt farce.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-14
Decay of Handwritino.

The decay of handwriting was the
subject of plant by a correspond
ent recently in the London Times.
'The steel pen," he wrote, twas one
factor In altering the style and legi-
bility Of writing, and the fountain pen,
in some Of Its varieties, has proved to
be still more harmful machine.
tipping certainly secures legibility, but
that is not writing, and it is doing
much to discourage the practice of
caligraphy.
There is good reason to believe
that neat writing is neither taught nor
even encouraged in our great second
airy schools. Schoolmasters appear to
accept any kind of bad writing. The
average boy or girl now takes little or
no pains to form letters. In other
words, they do not write at all. Few
parents or teachers appear to take
any notice Of this writing, and the let
tiers Of the last century, which were
generally neat and legible, at the
hands Of both sexes, certainly put us
to shame today"
This "laudator temporis actf" con-
cluded by curious prediction that
posterity will have some severe COM
ments to make on the handwriting Of
the twentieth century.
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Good Grounds for Defense.


Floyd Jacobs, assistant prosecuting
attorney, tells this story upon a not
altogether obscure member of the
Jackson county bar:
1.-THE lawyer in question had been
retained to defend a man charged
with assault to KILL" said Mr.. ia
cobs. II looked into the facts care
fully and, being convinced that the
man was guilty and could easily DO
convicted, suggested to the lawyer
that he plead guilty, throw himself
upon the mercy of the court and save
the state the expense of prosecuting
him.
az couldn't think Of it-couldn't
think Of it at all-quite absurd, pre-
INSTRUMENTATION Of the states
attorney to suggest such thing ex-
ploded the attorney for the defense.
"'Your case hasn't a leg to stand on
hasn't the shadow of Defense I
protested.
"'We have two excellent grounds,
sir-two excellent defenses, either one
of which will acquit my client
What are they?
"'An alibi and self-defense, siri'"-s
Kansas City Journal.
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To many practical men, those who
are advocating the raising of the
standard of the teachers in the rural
schools of the state are putting the
cart before the horse so to speak.
These practical business men have
never been able to secure highly
qualified assistants without paying
them good salaries and they are I'M
able to see how the state can go on
raising the standards of the teaching
force in the rural schools without
somewhere near commensurate raise
in the salary schedules. Under the
requirements now, the schools are get
ting more from the teachers than they
pay for and it is ridiculous to expect
ambitious men and women to devote
the years to study necessary to acquire
the certificates which it is sometimes
proposed to require Of them before
they are to be permitted to teach in
the rural schools, without holding out
better inducements in the way of sal
aries than are available at present.
School boards will not only have to
be educated up to the point where
they will require only the best in
their teaching forces, but to the point
where they will be wiling 80 pay for
it when they get it which appears to
be much more difficult matter.
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Gold Renorts on Alaska,

The United States geological survey
has just published as Bulletin 520-H
report on the mining and water sup
ply of the Fortymile, Seventymile, Cir
Gle and Fairbanks districts, Alaska,
by e. A. Porter and G. q. Ellsworth.
The estimated value of the combined
gold production of the Fortymile and
Seventymile districts for 1911 was
$4,000, an increase Of $4,000 over
the output for 1910 due to the success
of two dredges on the headwaters of
Fortyn1ile river. The value of the
gold production Of the Fairbanks dis
trict In 1871 is estimated to be approx
imately $4,500,000, a decrease Of ST.
100000 from the output for 1910, due
mainly to the fact that most of the
bonanzas of the camp have been work
ed out and the major part of the min
ing was confined to deposits of rela-
lively low grade. The Circle precinct
in 1911 produced gold with an esti-
mated value Of $350,00o, which exceeds
that of any other year since 1898. The
Increase was due entirely to the Inn
proved methods employed.
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Queer People of sumatrs.

A people without any form Of IL
Hgion, without superstition, devoid of
any thought Of the future state, has
been found in the interior forests of
Sumatra, according to DR.. Wilhelm
Volz, the geologist of the University of
Breslau,. who made extensive journeys
through the island. There he found
the Kubus, as he named them. who are
scarcely to be distingu shed from the
small man-like ape Of the Ondo-Malay-
an countries. They are wanderers
through the forest seeking food. They
have no property. They are not hunt
ers, but simply collectors. They seek
merely sufficient nuts, fruits and other
edible growths to keep them alive.
The Kubus wage very little warfare
upon the small amount of animal life
in their silent and somber land. The
only notion he could get from them of
a difference between live and a
dead person was that the dead do
not breathe. He infers that they are
UNNECESSARILY inferior to the palace
lithic man of Europe, who fashion
ed tools and hunted big game with his
f1int-tipped arrow and knife. Intellec-
tuaI antipathy is the result Of the Ku-
bus environment The words they
know are almost as few as the ideaa
they are to EXPRESS.
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@<N~4~@-~~~-o~-e-~-@<>- ~e-S~e<~~<s0@@0N
liberately say that when | heard you
invite herr"
Didn't I look at you, when ] said
Tn going to take you to the dancer? I"
Then / laughed and laughed until
could not laugh any more"
what was SO ludicrous about that?"
interrupted Drusilla.
until that moment I never thought
about it. He's cross-eyed, and when
he looked at Halle, in his own heart
and soul he was in reality staring at
me. That's where all the trouble
came up"
ooh, how disconnected Halle would
be if she knew"
"She never will. The best part Of
our quarrel was the reconciliation"
"It's always been my pet aspiration
to see you. two married." said Drusil-
la.
well, your wish will soon come
true"
Beatrice asked Drusi11a, won't
it be dreadful after you are married If
Charles should say loving things to
you and look at another Woman?'
II won't mind that ever again." de-
clared Beatrice vehenently. Because
Charles says all other women look
alike to him except me. So there!"
Copyright, 1912, by w. c. Chapman)
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Honesty in London.

Montenegro has a law ordaining
that any found valuable shall be
placed where the loser can find it.
The fact suggests an anecdote told of
Gar1baldi's grandfather in Dickens
life of the famous clown. On one Of
his visits to Leadenhall market with
nearly $4,000 in gold and silver upon
him, che found that his shoe had be-
come unbuckled, and taking from his
pocket the bag, he placed it upon a
neighboring post. and then proceeded
to adjust his buckle" Having after
ward to pay for purchase, he missed
his bag of gold, and hurried back to
the post where he. had buckled his
shoe. Although more than three
quarters of an hour had elapsed
there it remained safe and I'M
touched on the top Of post in the
open street," That was in eighteenth
century London.
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her breathless, "and so have. ]
in his arms or taken Kisses from your
lips. Now have put my stamp on
you. know you well enough to know
that the man who kisses you will be
your husband, or you will go unwed to
your grave. I've staked my life on
your love for me. Kill me Il you wish"
and he handed her tb = heavy revolver
that kept his knife company in his
belt.
The girls face quivered, her eyes
filed with tears, then waving away
the proffered weapon, once more she
fed, but this time threw back no
laughing challenge over her shoulder.
With heavy sigh, and yet with the
light Of hopeful love in his face, Jean
retraced his steps, and this time fairly
began his long journey. For weeks
afterwards. Leona felt her cheeks burn
crimson at the very thought of Jeans
kisses, and yet in her heart she was
not angry, for she did love him, though
her untamed giriish nature rebelled
at restraint. AS the days crept on, she
took pleasure in the thought that she
belonged to this mighty hunter, and
she began to plan her future as his
wife. Suddenly her happiness was
crushed as the tender verdure beneath
the branches Of the felled forest tree.
After q day that had seemed unusual
" long to her Impotence, although
one of the shortest of the year, she
was sitting in the chimney corner idly
listening to her father, when some of
his words recalled her to attention.
IT didn't think that of Jean. He
ought to be ashamed of such thing"
what" Leona asked.
Marrying an Indian GIRL" was the
careless answer.
"He never did, she said fiercely,
her eyes blazing in the freight
The factor nodded his head. Eyes.
Long John says so. Father Acton
married them at st. Pierre mission,
of which she was a convert. I'm
sorry, for / never have held to these
ul40Q marriages. anu LHeu ne caught
his daughter as she fell forward.
For week she lay Ill. and when
she finally crawled forth into the open
air she loved so well she was like one
smitten. All her proud. young cour-
age was gone. She shunEed the trap
pers who focked to her fathers store,
and spent her time out in the woods
where Jean had kissed her maiden
lips and held her in his strong arms.
Into this retreat no one dared pene-
trate, not even Long John Hathers.
He would not give up the secret hope
in his heart, and tried to court her,
although he said but little. His eyes
gaQMsd q red IRE that nothing .sxtin-
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LOCAL MEN ALSO TO APPLY
Board VIII Work in Harmony With the
State Highway Commission in Select
ing a Successor to Commissioner Will
liams Who Recently Resigned.

The election Of highway commits
sioner of Kenosba is looming up as the
big issue Of the annual November ses-
sion of the County Board which begins
on Tuesday and the County Clerk is
beginning to receive applications for
the position. The question that has
been raised is as to whether the board
will elect man from the county or go
out of the county and secure some ex-
pert in road building. The first apph-
cation to be received by Clerk Jones
was from s. A. 1horkelson, of Milwau-
kee, brother Of Fl. j. Thorkelson, who
has been connected with the State High
way Commission in the Office of bridge
inspector. Thorkelson has been con-
nected with the road work in Milwau-
kee county this year and sends to the
Supervisors communications from many
people connected with the road work in
that county. He was in charge of the
permanent road work done on the James
vile road which is declared to be one
of the best pieces of road built during
the year just closing. 1t is said that
there will be at least half dozen ap-
plications from men In Kenosha county
and it is not improbable the board will
have to pay larger salary than was
voted at the session year ago. Many
of the members of the board are favor
able to the employment of an expert
enced man and these claim that the
county will be money ahead at the end
of the year if man trained in the
building of roads is secured to succeed
Commissioner Williams The State
Commission will send a representative
here just rs soon as the members of the
Board are ready to take up the road
question and it is probable that the
state commission will insist on the en-
ployment Of an experienced man
1t is petty certain that at least &c.,
600 will be spent for road work in the
county next year and if this amount
is to be spent the county will seek the