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The Washington times., 1912-11-03
W0MAN'S COMEDY
TO HAVE PREMIERE
At THE COLUMBIA
THE Stronger Claim Has
Miss Matthison and Richard
Bennett at Its Head.

The announcement that Richard Ben
nett selected Washington as his choice
for a premiere when he became an ac-
tor-manager In the production of THE
Stronger Claim" at the Columbia Thea
ter tomorrow. was interesting news to
Washington theatergoers.
The play is by Margaret Turnbull.
and is described az a modern comedy
drama In three acts and three scenes.
The story OF drama deals with the
lives of man and woman of excep-
tional mental attainments, who clan
destinely marry but separate within a
short time. After lapse OF ten years
they meet. The man In the meantime
has become a priest OF the church. and
the woman a prima donna.
Their meeting takes place at the
home OF the priests father. an arro-
CANT autocrat. who was the cause OF
the sons belief in the death of his wife.
child has been born subsequent to
the separation. who plays no small
part in the numerous complications
that ensuc throughout the drama, which
Is filed with tense situations and pow
erful dramatic climaxes.
nett has selected the players for his
first Offering shows his sincerity In an
effort to give the public the very best
talent available. Edith Wynne Matthi-
son VIII play tne pflTld uOHnd TOle'
The priest will be enacted by Mr..
Bennett. and Tim Murphy, an old Wash
ington boy. will take the part of the
father The remaining characters will
be taken by Alice Johnson, Margaret
O'Nclll, Milton Bromley. Master Mac
Ma acomber. Salvatore Zito, and others.
Miss Matthson was last seen here
two years ago as the Piper In THE
Piper" and will be remembered for her
remarkable work during the past few
years at the New and Little Theatcrs
in New York and also as the late Sir
Henry Irvings leading woman. Mr..
Murphy Is we'll known not only In
Washington, his home. but has been
well known throughout America as n
popular star for number of years.
Mr. Bennett was the Scotchman. John
Shand. In support OF Mandc Adams two
years ago in what Every Woman
Knows" and has been in all the prom
incnt leading metropolitan productions
for the past decade.
Baltimore Mr.. Bennett VIII bid for the
metropolitan favor of New York with
his usual production of The Stronger
Claim" The drapcries. furnishings,
and scenic effects are said to be out OF
the OF binary and have been selected by
the latest woman decorator, Adrlenne
Morrison Bennett. Walter Burridge
Frank Dodge. and Mr. Castle have
! built and painted the scenery. and the
| color schemes are said TO possess un.
usual lifelke naturalness and appeal
| strongly.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
COSMOS

high class degree Of excellence are the
Offering at the Cosmos Theater this
week. sydney Dean and his company
OF four will present a comedy playlet
entitled, Christmas Eve On Black
wells Island with special scenery
The Three Troubadors present a pro-
gram OF vocal and instrumental mu-
sical numbers. and lie Brow-Crystal and
company. a laughable one-act farce
comedy, In "A Matrimonial Wager"
THE Plastic Comiques." Panklet and
company, have a European novelty in
the form OF clay-modeling act: Mae
Francis. the fashion-plate comedienne.
"A pleasing speciality, and Monsieur Her
bert, the crazy equilibrist. and Vera De
Long, the singing Venus, thoroughly
new offering of pleasant entertainment.
The Pathc weekly review OF current
world events will lead "A new series of
enjoyable film features.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
ACADEMY

Gus Hill's spectacular production of
Bud Fishers cartoon comedy Mutt
and JEFF" comes to the Academy to-
morrow night for an engagement Of one
week. A clever company will reveal
the merriment of this seasons most
substantial success Mutt and Jeff~
is one of the most successful cartoon
plays ever presented. Mr.. Hill has
made q meritorious production from
every standpoint. The music, which Is
original. Is catchy and whistleable. The
CostuminG Is gorgeous In the extreme;
the situations make an elaborate display y
OF gowns quite in keeping with the
scenes of the play. The three scenes
make possible magnificent specta cular
scenic display, representing the race
track and clubhouse at Saratoga; on
board the steamship Insurgent in South
crn waters en- route to "Nickador," an
imaginary South American country, and
the last, act Is laid in tropical coun-
try with Spanish architecture and Co.'S
tunes. New Ideas in dancing are in
trodueed simply to create a breathing
spell. Mutt and Jef'' was originally
created for laughing purposes only.
Matinees will be given on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday and on Tues
day night full and complete returns OF
the Presidential election will be read
from the stage.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
DUTCH DROLLERY
HEADS BILL FOR
CHASE'S TAEATER
Mary Marble and Sam Chip
Starred in Land of
Dykes

Chase's this week anticipates the hap
piest results from the premiere presvn-
tation In this city OF Sam Chip anL
Mary Marble in their latest Dutch drol-
lery. The Land Of DyKos," written b.
Herbert Hall Winslow. with score an!
lyrics from the pen of Albert Won Til
ger. New York gave 1t most emphatic
approval when II was first put on there
The extra added attraction are, the
musical revue stars. Seymour Fell:
and Amelia Caire. will give their novel;
~. In Search Of a Past" There are
seven scenes and ncarG a dozen dance
and song features, among them the
eccentric "Silnouette Dance" outer
features Of tile bill. however attraC tive.
will not lessen the popularity OF GeOrgc
Lyons and Bob Yosco. The Harpist
and the Singer who form the third
principal Offering Quality. character,
and charm are the distinguishing rIe-
ments OF their tuneful number.
The imported number. coming from
the Berlin Wintcrgarten. will be the
-Four Royals in The Armorers." Leg
cribed as the most rema rEable HtrCu-
lean novelty ever Witnessed. Olive
Br!scoc. tn" comic cartatrice. is an
other Offering in "Entre Nous" NaI e
give feature combining comedy and
mystery. McMahon, Diamond and
ClemenCe will he seen In their ginger
act concluding with the eccentric
"Scarecrow Dance"
The principal Animated Weekly sub
iects will be the Yalr-Wcst Point Foot
ball Game, the Boy Sea Scouts Train
Aero Flight On election night two per.
formanCes will be given at s and ln:l6
at which full telcgraphic returns will
be read to the audiences
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
LYCEUM

The "Pacemakcrs, who are due at
the Lyceum Thrat"r this week. present
an entertainment which is a miXturc of
nonsensc and brightness and wildness.
The plot Is simple but the thread of
the story rams through the entire per-
forrnanCc while ing"niouslI interviewer
are numerous musical numbers and
song hits, principal among which are
Every Road leads Nc Back to YOU
"Parisiennc." "Cle"patra,' "DiXilamd,"
"Mazumma," "Sunrurun," aud others.
Among the principals will be found
Hilton and Lewis. Billy Mossey. Harry
+. Kelly. Mae Tuir, Margie Catlin. Les
lie Hunter and the Four Dancing Hai-
monists. These are aided by about forty
young women who make up the chorus.
There also will be given on election
night midnight performance, which
will start at II p. m. The management
has made arrangements with the Vest
crn Union Telegraph Company to in
stall private wire on the stage at the
I.vceum TO receive election returns from
all points.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
POLI'S.

There will be an unusually interesting
bill of high class vaudeville at Polls
for election week. The headline feature
will be Hugh Emmett and Company in
a novel ventriloquial specially. Mr..
Emmett's feature Is enlivened by an
attractive musical number. The Mid
dleton Spellneyer Company. in a hilari-
Gus one-act comedy sketch called \
Texas Wooing." will have the place of
second honor on the program. In this
playIet one Of the important roles will
he portrayed by a full blooded Indian.
Harry Breen. u popular monologist.
comes direct from Hammerstein's Vic.
toria Theatcr. New York, to entertain
with his nonsensical pa rodies.
The Three Franks will offer some cX-
travagant acrobatic comedy and viii
Lacey comes direct from the Alhambra
Theatcr, London, to entertain with his
remarkable bicycle feature, which is
largely comical. Tho Colonial Trio will
be the elaborate musical feature Of the
program. Carter and Bolden will round
out the vaudeville program with a
spirited singing and dancing speciality.
Manager Thatcher announces that on
election night there will be two COM
pletc performances, the first beginning
at 7:3O and the second at 9:i5. The cleo
tion returns will be received at the
theater by leased wire
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
GAYETY

Much activity has hecn displayed In
building the new production In which
Ed Lee Wrothe and the Ginger Girls
will be seen at the Gcyety Thea. .er
this week. While the author, Frank L.
Wakefield, has retained for the star
the character of Janitor Higgins the
portrayal of which added 30 much to
the popularity of Wrothe, he has woven
around 1t an entirely new story.
Frank l.. Wakefield. Henry =. Nd-
son, Jane La Beau, mcz Girard, Joe
Buckley. Margic Austin. The Alpine
Four, Mabel Hidkc. owen Martin. and
all the other principals furnish an OK
Cellcnt support for Wroth".
Tn" chorus, consisting Of twenty -roul'
young women with good voices, IS an
attractive feature OF the offering.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-15
soUTHERN'S DAIRY CAR.

Every citizen of Yorkville and sur
rounding section who owns a cow
should go to the Southern station
here Wednesday, March 9th, and pay
la visit to the new Dairy Instruction
Car" which the Southern railway is
now running over it's lines In the
southeast for the advancement of the
dairy industry. Such visit will prove
both interesting and instructive, for
this car is fitted up with a complete
farm dairy and Is one Of the best ed
ucational features ever introduced by
the Southern railway. Lectures will
begin here at 1890 a. m, 2 p. m, and
7.30 p. m.
All the latest models Of dairy ma
chinery and testers, pictures of the
best dairy animals, charts telling how
to feed, how to handle milk and how
to make larger profits from dairy
products will be demonstrated by ex-
perts under the direction of DR.. c. M
Morgan, dairy agent for the Southern
railway. Lectures, illustrated by ster-
eopticon views will be given, the SUBJ
jects covering every phase Of prob
lens concerning the economical pro-
duction of milk, cream and butter.
Hours may he profitably spent look
ing over the exhibits in the car.
In addition to two regular dairymen
who accompany DR.. Morgan on the
tour, other prominent dairymen and
authorities from the United States de-
partment of agriculture, the state
boards of agriculture and from the ag-
ricultural stations of the various states
along the Southern railway, will be
on the car from time to time to lend
their assistance, the idea of the tour
being to bring about larger profits and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-15
MERE ENTION.

Americans and other foreign resi-
dents of Mexico City have been sup
piled with Maxim guns, rifles and am
munition by the Mexican government
in order that they might protect them
selves should the revolutionists cap
ture the city. ;. Three thousand Turk
ish soldiers out Of an army of $500,
were annihilated by the army of the
Sheikh of Idris, near Midi in Yemen.
Arabia, on February 2S.. The au-
tomobile manufacturers of Detroit,
Mich, are having such difficulty in Sc
curing freight cars, that they are ship
ping the machines by express.
Eighty thousand coal miners Of the
went on a strike Monday, and in
Prussia $1,000 miners quit work. 1t
| is thought the strike will be nation
wide in both empires. .... The Brazil
| ian secretary of the interior, Senor
Cerrea, was assassinated at Maceio,
state of Alagoas, Monday. 1t is
probable that Woodrow Wilson and
Theodore Roosevelt will be invited to
Charlotte, N. c., during the Goth of
May celebration. 49,. A panic stricken
mother at Auburn, Me-, dropped her
baby and it's crib from a fourth-story
window during a fire Monday. The
baby was not injured nor was 1t awak-
ened from its sleep. .Susanne Ber-
nard, 19 years old. was killed in
France. Monday, by fall with an aer-
oplane in which she was trying for
an aviator's license. go. 1t is estima-
ted that the British coal strike up to
date has cost the nation nearly $780,
100000. The prices of all foodstuffs
are advancing rapidly. -. Harry Say
fried, former postmaster at Del
champs, Ala, has been sent to the
Federal prison at Atlanta, for one
year, for paying his debts with post
age stamps. .... Georgia will hold a
presidential nominating primary for
the Democratic nominee on May 1st.
..... Miss Viola Carver, aged %, shot
j. Edward Edge, a musician, to death.
at Los Angeles, Cal, Tuesday, be-
cause Edge had broken his engage
ment to marry her.. .......A French
aviator on Monday covered a distance
of 261 miles in hours and 35 minutes,
attaining a speed of approximately
| 101l miles an hour.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-15
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Have you got your town registra-
tion certificate? If not, better see
about Ii at once.
Lets have some more building
this summer. There was a good show
ing last year and the good work should
not stop.
-Supt. DuPre of the water, light and
power department, Is contemplating
the idea OF demonstrating to Yorkville
people how they can do their cooking
by electricity more conveniently and
economically than with wood or ker-
osene.
Although there Is no gauge record
to go by, there is little doubt Of the
fact that the rain last night and this
morning was the heaviest within the
recollection Of the oldest inhabitant
All the cutters, bitches and water
courses bear testimony to the fact.
SThe Yorkville Graded school run
ming team is training on the streets at
night for the school meet to be held
in Rock Hill on April 13. The boys
have procured suitable uniforms and
from the appearance they make In
practice they will have to be reckon
ed with at the meet.
The people living on Church street,
with the help of others who use the
street more or less regularly, have
raised SIS by private subscription to
put down a sand and clay roadway
from Jefferson to Liberty street. They
will ask the town council to assist
with the work. The street Is only
500 feet long, and $3.50 ought to put
the roadway and sidewalks in fine
condition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-15
Somebody, somewhere has origina

Somebody, somewhere has originat-
ed story to the effect that there is
great danger of war between the Uni
ted States and Germany because Of the
latter country's desire to get control
of the Panama canal. The story was
published in the st. Louis Globe-D DEM
Iocrat the other day, under Philadel-
phia date line, giving alleged facts to
the effect that it had leaked out from
diplomatic sources in Washington,
that Colombia is either going to make
the United States pay s100,000,000 for
the theft of Panama, or she Is going
to give or sell certain of her ports to
Germany, so that power will be in
striking distance Of the Panama ca
nal. There seems to be q good deal
of plausibility to the details of the
story, but from the stress that is laid
upon the inferiority Of the American
navy as compared with the German
navy, and other like coloring, we are
inclined to think that maybe it is the
old Japanese war scare broken out in
a new place for the same old purpose
to make congress build more warships.
That Germany would like to have a
coaling station down in South Ameri-
ca within easy striking distance Of the
Panama canal, we do not have much
doubt; but that she will ever try to
get such a station we doubt a whole
Ilot
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-15
Col. Roosevelt claims that the r,

Col. Roosevelt claims that the re-
call proposition is progressive and
Mr.. Taft says it is reactionary. AS a
matter of fact the issue between these
two statesmen is the same that the
fathers fought over at the foundation
of the government. One school claim
ed that only the best educated, most
polished and intelligent should have a
voice in the administration of public
affairs and the other school held to a
literal application of the idea of gov
ernment by the people. The growing
tendency of the average individual,
however, is to assert his right to as
much say so as any other man, and we
are inclined to think he is right OF
course fitness and ability should count
for much and they do, especially fit
ness; but it must not he forgotten that
ability without fitness is sometimes a
dangerous proposition. The man of
ability without fitness is sometimes
inclined to exact too heavy a toll for
the one quality he does possess. The
man of less ability, but more fitness
should have some way of protecting
himself Any claim that the judgment
of the average individual is to be safe
ly pitted against the judgment Of a
trained judge is absurd. But at the
same time it must not be forgotten that
even judges sometimes overstep their
proper discretion and hand down de-
cisions that are based on expediency.
Sometimes judges render decisions
that are manifestly unjust, and inten-
tionally so. Even supreme courts have
done such things. Just how it would
work to give the people authority to
recall judges or individual decisions,
we do not know; but somehow we feel
that we would be willing to see 1t
tried. We believe that a popular ma
jOrity is generally honest, to say the
least of it. If this is not the case then
popular government is certainly in a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-15

= San Antonio, Tex, March Is: An
express messenger, David A. Trous-
dale, baked the robbery Of South
ern Pacific train near Sanderson early
today, when he trapped two high
waymen who had held up the train,
and killed them. The robbers boarded
the train, No. 8, westbound, a few
miles east of Sanderson. The mail
and express cars and the locomotive
were detached from the passenger
coaches. Then the engineer, under
cover of the robbers guns. was COM
PEELED to run the two or three coaches
ahead Of the remainder Of the tain.
One Of the robbers took the express
messenger, Trousdale, back to the
train and kept him under guard, while
the other robber covered the crew In
the cars ahead and started to rifle the
safe and express boxes Trousdale Is
said to have employed the old ruse
of signaling to an imaginary, person,
back Of his captor. When the robber
turned Trousdale grasped q mallet
and before the highwayman could
shoot, dashed out his brains. Then,
arming himself with the dead mans
gun, Trousdale waited for the re-
turn Of the other bandit. After he had
rifled the express box, the second high
wayman came back to the coaches.
Stepping from cover, Trousdale killed
him. All Of the stolen property was
recovered and the train proceeded.
Trousdale is young man, recently
promoted to the express run. He lives
in San Antonio.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-15
ABOUT PEOPLE,

Mr.. T. E. Kell Of Columbia, spent
Monday with his brother, Mr.. ]. F.
Kell, on Smyrna r. F. D. 1.
Mrs. Alonzo Rose Of Yorkville, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. A. Cow
ington, at Lincolnton, N. c..
Rev. e. E. Gillespie of Yorkville, is
to conduct an evangelical meeting In
Rock Hill during next week.
Mr.. w. H. Alexander of Yorkville
r. F. D. 4, left Tuesday for the Fen
nell hospital, Rock Hill, where he will
undergo treatment.
1t has been stated in several Of the
papers that Hon. w. H. Stewart, state
senator from York county, has bought
land in Moore county, N. c., and has
arranged to move there.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Chandler, who
have been spending three weeks with
their sister, Mrs. Mary Darwin OF
Smyrna R. F. D. l, have returned to
their home in South Boston, Va.
Mr.. R. M. Anderson of EbenezeI
township, who is well known as one
of the best and most successful farm
ers Of the county, was in Yorkville
yesterday on business. He talked nj
wet weather muddy roads and delay
ed farm operations; but as usual, was
in. a good humor even over such
gloomy subjects. He cannot see why
the prospects are not about as bright
now as they have always been at this
season, however.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-15

The Confederate Veterans associa-
ton Of Lancaster county, has passed a
resolution asking Lancaster's repre-
sentatives in the general assembly to
use their influence to do away with the
Veterans Home in Columbia, on the
ground that the home has not come up
to expectations. We are not at all
surprised to see such resolutions being
adopted, because we have never ex-
pected the home to amount to any
thing anyway. There is need for homes
for INDECENT Federal soldiers maybe,
because amongst the vast hordes that
constituted the Federal armies were
hundreds of thousands who came from
abroad and who never established
family ties of any kind in America.
These may be very properly cared for
in homes that a rich and grateful gov
ernment is so able to maintain. be-
cause as a matter of fact there is no
other place where they can be cared
for. AS a matter Of fact also, how
ever, these so-called homes are really
not much homes even for the class
mentioned. The inmates are con-
stantly drifting out and in from one
home" to another, never satisfied any
where. One reason Is that there Is
really no such thing as home" for any
man except amid the scenes Of his
childhood or youth, or unless sur
rounded by wife, children and loved
ones. Notwithstanding the fortunes of
war or the ravages Of time, there are
few, very few South Carolina Confed-
crate veterans who do not have homes
that are more attractive, If not more
comfortable, than anything South
Carolina could furnish, even though
the state were more wealthy and lib
eral than it is. We have always looked
upon this Confederate home PROPOSE
tion as having been promoted by in
ldividuals who looked upon 1t mainly
as a means to secure additional ap-
preparations for Columbia. That was
the underlying motive. we thought, and
Of course that was kept in the back
ground as much as possible. so 1t
would not be discovered by the un-
suspecting people upon whose earnest,
honest sympathy and sentiment they
were depending for the success of their
plans. So far as we have information,
although there have been several in
mates of the home who were accredit-
ed to York county, there has not been
single one who actually belonged to
this county. If we are mistaken in this
last statement, we would be glad to be
advised of the fact.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-15

formalities had been gone through
with, the judge proceeded to pronounce
sentence, and as he was saying the
words, 'One year at hard labor" the
men in the back of the room COM
menced firing The judge pitched for
ward mortally wounded, and following
another fusillade the solicitor went
down. The sheriff jumped to seize the
prisoner and was killed in the act.
Floyd Allen was wounded and was held
by a deputy, while the outlaws back
ed out of the court room and went
away. Sidney Allen was wounded;
but was able to leave town with his
friends. The people of Hillsville were
panic stricken, especially since there
was no one left in authority to organ
lie a legal posse. The nearest tele-
graph office is several miles distant
and people went there as soon as they
could and communicated with Cover
nor Mann. The governor immediate
ly ordered the militia at Lynchburg
and Roanoke to hold itself in readi-
ness to go on further notice, and Of
fered a reward of $4,000 for the cap
ture of. the assassins. A weakly or
ganized posse was following the Allen
crowd last night; but it was not
thought that it could do anything
with them.