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The Washington times., 1913-04-23
Reeves 7. Strickland
Quits Federal Post

Reeves T. Stricklad, assistant to the
Attorney General for ten years, and
in charge of land title cases for the
Government. has resigned and will go
to New York. where he will enter pri-
vate practice with a large law firm. Mr..
6trickland's resignation is voluntary.
His successor will be a lawyer from
Nashville. Before leaving here, Mr..
Strickland expects TO reach a settle
ment of the question of dumping along
the proposed Rock Creek parkway i'm
provements. He is endeavoring to stop
dumping in that vicinity.
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LOCAL RAILWAY
BONDS ADVANCE
Better Buying Seen on Ex-
change - New Financial
House Is Incorporated.

The bond market revived somewhat
In today's session of the local Stock
Exchange. and resulted in tho trading
of S,eoo in three ISSUES. OF this, 5000
was put in Washington Railway As
at s3F, the highest price paid for these
bonds in some weeks. A Potomac Con-
solidated SIS sold at lal, and Capital
Traction SIS at 10sS
The stock trading was light, and only
fractional lots of Washington Railway
common and preferred came out, md
one quotation lot Of Gas. Ten shares
OF National Bank of Washington sold
at go, and ten shares of National
Savings and Trust AT 90.
Lawrence o. Murray, Comptroller of
the uCrrency, will have completed
five-year term next week. While Mr..
uMrray will make no announcement at
this time as to his plans. it is under
stood that negotiations between a local
financial institution and Mr.. uMrray.
looking to a Washington connection for
the preset Comptroller, have come to
naught.
The ninth lecture in the series on the
law of negotiable instruments will be
delivered tonight before the Washing
ton Chapter, American Institute OF
Banking, by Prof. Charles A. Douglas.
The chapter will also elect delegates
to the annual convention Of the 1nsu-
tute to be held in Richmond in Septem-
ber.
Application to list its stock on the
Washington Stock Exnhange has been
made by the Continental Trust Com
pany. O..
new local financial house, the Gar
lock Company, has been Incorporated
under a District charter for $50 600. and
opened Offices today at 1112 Connecticut
avenue. The officers are Eva s. Gar
lock, president; E A Garlock, vice
president and manager, and +. d. Gar
lock, treasurer. The company an
nounces that IL will do a general pri-
vate banking business, making a spe-
cialty of purchasing commercial paper
and first and second trust notes.
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AUCTION SALES
TH0S. J. OWEN & SON,
Auctioneers,

TRUSTEES. SALE OF A SMALL FRAME
DWELLING.
recorded In Liber 2I39 at folio 2ss ct seq,
one Of the Land Records for the District
or Columbia. and at the request OF the party
secured thereby the undersigned Surviving
Trustee viii sell at public auction In the
Onice Of Thos. ]. Owen and Son. Auc-
tioneers. 135 Street N. W.. on Monday.
the 18th day of April 1913. at 3 o'clock .. m.
the following described land and premises
situate In the County Of Washington. Dis
trict OF Columbia. and distinguished as lot
y In William Saunders subdivision OF lots
and 7 or Burley's subdivision OF part OF
the Sheriff Estate called 'whittingham." as
per plat of said Saunders Subdivision at
tached to deed recorded In Liber i739 folio
S4s. among the Land Records Of the District
of Columbia.
Terms: One-third cash: balance in one
and two years. with interest at Sc. or all
cash, at purchasers option $1,000 deposit.
sale TO be closed In Is days.
WILLIAM J. FRIZZELL.
Surviving Trustee.
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LEGAL NOTICES

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, holding Probate Court Estate
OF JULIA z. BOWERS, deceased No
1882. Administration Docket. Application
having been made herein for probate Of the
last viii and testament OF said deceased, and
for letters testamentary on said estate Dy
Louisa Is. johnson. II Is ordered this 22ni
day OF April. A. ID. 1919 that the unknown
next OF kin and heirs at law Of said Julia T..
Bowers. deceased and all others concerned.
appear In said Court on Mondsy. the md day
OF June. A. ID. 1913. at 10 o'clock A. NJ TO
show cause why such application should nos
be granted. Let notice hereof be published in
the Washington Law Reporter and The
washington Times once in each Of three sue
cessive weeks before the return day herein
mentioned, the first publication to be not less
than thirty days before said return day
1HOS: II. ANDERSON. Justice. tSeaD At
the District Of Columbia, Clerk OF the Pro-
bate Court q. PERCY McGHIE. Attorney
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New York Cotton Market.

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A. G. Plant d Co.. 1Il5 G street northwest
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PROPOSALS

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
United States Patent Office. Washin. .ton,
y. =. March 81. 1913. Sealed proposals lin
Quaorupltcate) will be received at this office
Until o'clock y. m. Monday. April - IJi3
and will be opened Immediately Thereafter.
in the presence OF such bidders as attend, Tor
prodmeing. during the nscal year ending June
~. 1914. by the photolithosraphic Vt o-her
process. copies Of drawings Uf the weekly Is
Sues OF patents; for the reproduction o. ex-
hausted copies Of drawings and specIiicat ons
etc.. TO bs assembled. stapled. banded anj
numbered. The prices named will be Con-
stdered In connection with the e,ident ability
Of the bidder and his plant To do nrst-class
work; and. prior to the determination Of an
award, such preliminary investigation as to
the qualifications Of bidders and character Of
plant will be made tfe Department shall
deem necessary. Low Did. unsupported by
hatfsfactory evidence as to ability to perform
the work In agreement with the terms Of the
proposals and contract to be awarded, will
be rejected. BIDDERS WHOSE WORK HAS
BEEN UNSATISFACTORY IN THE PAST
MAY BE ELIMINATED FROM CONSIDER
tT1ON ON THAT GROUND Specifications
and specimens. with forms Of proposal, will
be furnished on application to the Chief Clerk
OF the Patent Offtce. All bidders are Invited
to be present at the opening The right to
reject any and all bids. in whole or in part,
V hereby reserved. EDWARD Il. MOORE.
COmmisaioner
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LOST AND FOUND

IOST-Monday night. between : and
o'clock on l.. between Srd and "a SITS. 5. W.
gold watch and locket with initials. Suitable
reward II returned TO McDonald's Pharmacy.
~ and L IS. g. w.
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New York Curb Market.

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HELP WANTED
Male ara Female

CANVASS household articles; pay every
night. Dept. \. TERMINAL SALES co.
1903 New York ave.
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. ID. c.,
April %. 1913. SEALED PROPOSALS will
Building. until O'Clock >. m on May 7, 1919.
for the construction Of Substruc,ure Poplar
Point Sub-station. Anacostia Main intercept
ing Sewer in the District Of Columbia. Forms
Of proposals.. specifications and Necessary IN
formation may be obtained from the Chief
Clerk. Engineer Department. Room <s7 Dis
trict building. Washington. D. c. cuNO Il.
RUDOLPH. JOHN A. JOHNSTON. CHES-
TER HARDING. ComnlisstoDerp D. C.
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, ID. c.
April e, 1913. SEALED PROPOSALS will
be received at this ofdce. Room 5oe District
building, until o'clock p. m. on May :.
1913. for the construction Of sewers In the
District Of Columbia. Forms Of proposals,
specifications And necessary information may
be obtained from the Chief Clerk, Engineer
Department. Room <27. District Euilding
Washington, d. c. CCNO II. RUDOLPH,
JOHN A. JOHNSTON. CHESTER HARD
ING. Commissioners D. c.
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PIANIST-Apply at sign room. 6l0 sth St.
I'd nosr. MR.. ALVINE.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Office Of the
Supervising Architect. Washington. d. c.,
April II. 1913. Sealed proposals will Be re-
ceived at this Office until o'clock D. m. on May
%. 1s13, and then opened. for two new high
pressure. water-tube boilers. etc. at the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing WASH
ington. d. c., in accordance with the specl-
hcation and drawings enumerated therein.
office. at the discretion of the Supervising
Architect o. wENDEROTH. Supervising
Architect
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.. Office Of the
Supervising Architect. washington D. c.,
April 10, 1913. Sealed proposals will b re-
May ls 1919. and then opened. for furnish
ing and delivering special lighting fixtures
washington. d. c.. in accordance with the
specincatio and drawings enumerated
therein. copies Of which may be obtained at
this Office. at the discretion Of the Super
vising Architect o. WENDEROTH. Super
visinG Architect. l.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-18

siye, in proper physical and mental
condition to attend school, shall cause
such child to attend some public, pri-
yate or parochial school, where the
Iconmon school branches of reading,
writing, spelling, arithmetic, grammar,
geography. physiology, and United
States history are taught, or to attend
upon equivalent instruction by. a COM
petent teacher elsewhere than school,
for at least twenty-four (24) consecu-
tive school weeks in each school year,
commencing with the first week OF
Isehcol after, the first day of Septem-
bers unless the board of school direc-
tors Shall determine upon later date
which date shall not be later than the
first Monday in December; but the
board OF directors in any city of the
first and second class may require at
tendance for. the entire time the
schools are in session any school
year. Provided, that this section shall
not apply to any child who lives more
than two (2) miles from any school
by the nearest travelled road except
in those districts in which the pupils
are transported at public expense, or
who is over the age of fourteen Q4)
and is regularly employed or has edu-
cational qualifications equal to that
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-18
MUST ATTEND SCHOOL
Compulsory Law Will be Enforced
n. in OSkaloosa.

Superintendent Flower and other
school officials figure that about ten
per cent of the children of school age
in Oskaloosa are not in attendance,
and the board or education has taken
steps to have the new compulsory
school law enforced. Truant officers
will be employed and every case of
truancy in town will be investigated
and remedied. The citizens general
ly are asked to cooperate with the
school authorities and aid in all ways
possible to better the condition of af.
fairs. The new law on the question
is very stringent and in cities the size
of Oskaloosa all children must attend
school each year for at least &c weeks.
The new statute is as follows:
Sec. 2S23-a. Duties of Parents or
Guardians--Penalty. Amy person hav-
ing control of any child of the age of
seven CD to sixteen (16) years inclu-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-18
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK,

Chicago, Sept. II.
HOGS.-Market opened strong and
fully &c above Tuesdays average.
Mixed and butchers $775@9.00; good
to choice S7.75GS.75; rough heavy
I$7.G067.SO; light $S.35@9.OO; York.
ers $S.9569.00; bulk $S.00@S.60;
pigs $4.00dS.3 3ia#
CATTLE.-Market opened strong
to 10c higher. Beeyes S6.65@9.30;
cows and heifers $3S0@S.65; stockers
and feeders S5.40GS00; westerns
$6.26@8.25; native calves $3.50
1900. 5s@
SHEEP.-Market opened steady to
Toe higher. Sheep $3.50@4.75; west
ern sheep $3.75@4S0; yearlngs $4.75
@5.S0; lambs $5.50@7.35; western
lambs $5.75@7.S5; ewes $2.75@425.
Hogs closing strong and 10c higher
than yesterdays average. Mixed and
butchers $7.S0@9.05; good to choice
I$7.90GS.S0; rough heavy $7.65@7.s5;
light $8.35@9.05; Workers $S.95@9.05;
bulk $S05@S.60; pigs $4.50@8.40.
Clearance yesterday good. Pep.
Cattle closing strong.
Sheep closing weak; lambs strong.
Official receipts yesterday: Hogs
1873; cattle 1858; sheep 46,305.
Official shipments yesterday: Hogs
$500; cattle 1884; sheep 1894.
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courtesy of per reduction W be altered these
days. .., .... .... .... - .- a5as 20 fa4s

has been received that he is getting
along fine.
Mrs. ID. X. Unsicker entertained at
her home Thursday afternoon. The
Friends Missionary Society and the
Ladies' Aid. Miss Alsina Andrews, a
missionary, gave very interesting
talk about her work in the Happy
Home School and church work in Ja-
maica. Mrs. Gilbert Farr. of Oskaloo-
sa, once missionary in Jamaica,
also gave an interesting talk about
the good work they are doing there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Witt went to New
Providence, Iowa, Friday to attend
the wedding of Mr.. Ray Cheney to a
Miss Esther Terrell. His many
friends here wish them long, happy
life.
Mr. and Mrs. d. X. Unsicker were
Friday afternoon 10 Oska'
lOosa.
Mrs. Emma Norris and little daugh-
ter, of Downs, Iowa, are visiting her
sister, Mrs. Steve Howell. this week.
Mrs. Lou Bryson has gone to Far
son. Iowa. for a few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Lister, H. w.
Landfear and Alta and Mr.. and Mrs.
S. A. Howell and Mrs. Emma Norris
were Oskaloosa visitors Saturday
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-18

evening.
Carl Unsicker. Won and Don Allsup
and Thurlaw Landfear went to FIRE.
mont to the band concert Saturday
evening. 'I U,ff.rg g. -srsfa g r.vn
Mrs. Kittie Sullivan went to Ere.
mont Saturday. ,a..-..,. ...
Win Witt, of Knoxville, was clerk
ing in the store for a few days last
week.
Miss Blanche Young, of Oskaloosa,
was Wright visitor last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas, of Ce.
dar, spent Sunday at r. A. Carpen'
| ter's. .e ttN thtyGs re@a ATE
Rev. Malone, of Oskaloosa, preach
ed at the Union church Sunday after
noon. .. -.
Fred Caldwell shipped a car load
of stock hogs from Kansas City: also
a car of mules and horses. 70.
D. X. Unsicker received a car load
Of mules Monday from Kansas City.
Thursman Howell, of Marshalltowu,
made his parents short visit Mon
dav. ..-..
Charlie McBurney had the finishing
coat of plaster put on his house Mon
day. 1t will take the carpenters about
two weeks to finish 1t.
Miss Verna Carpenter spent Sun.
day with her parents in Beacon.
Miss Opal Caldwell, of White Oak,
was calling in Wright Monday.
VIII Gunsaullis was hulling clover
for Chuff Bond Monday.
Rev. Potorf, the new Methodist
minister, breaches at he Union church
next Sunday afternoon.
Sept. 16. l.. 3
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OppenlpeinlerS

are particularly solicitous for your
criticism of their ideas for the Fall
and Winter season, portrayed in
their a4f
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The Iowa Apple cron.

The continued drouth throughout
the middle western states will reduce
the estimates on the apple crop, which
were made earlier in the season. In
Iowa the estimate for the state on
July /. 1913, was SO per cent of the
1909 crop, which amounted to about
6,747 900 bushels. The lack Of rain
during late August and early Septem.
Der, particularly in that part of the
state south of the Northwestern rail
way line, has cut many of the varie-
ties in size, and has caused disease
and insect infected apples to drop so
badly that conservative estimate at
this date should place. the apple crop
at about so per cent of the 1909 crop.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-18
To-daY's Markets.

Chicago Union Stock Yards, Sept
l7.-All departments of the live stock
market to-day were lively and had
good support from all directions with
the result of an increase of 10 cents
above yesterday in all lines.
| Hog receipts were bulletined at 81,
| 000-about 1000 less than were eX
lpected--and all OF fair to good quail
lily. About 5000 came over from yes
terday. Outside buyers and specu
lators opened the day strong and al
an increase of full ) cents above
Tuesday. Local packers held back
stubbornly at the start and when they
did take hold were compelled to pay
10 cents more than they purchased al
yesterday. The pens were well clear
ed at the close of the day.
The bulk sold at $8.0O@S.6O against
$7.90@S.45 yesterday; $S.10@S95 last
"Wednesday; $7.tv@S.60 four weeks
ago; SS.05@S50 corresponding We'd
nesday in 1912; S5.70@7.40 in 1911;
tSS.50mS.90 in 1910; $S.00MS.30 in
1909 and $6.90@720 in 1908.
The top paid to-day was $9.05; yes.
terday 5000; last Wednesday $3.50;
four weeks ago 1910; and one year
ago 1856; two years ago 1920; three
years ago 1895; four years ago $S.45
and five years ago $3.50.
Cattle supply was small again to-
day and while buyers assumed an in
different air they gladly bought at an
leverage advance OF 10 cents over yes
iterday. As rule the quality was
poor much of the supply consisting OF
ORDINARY light and medium steers.
Demand was Keen for stockers and
feeders of all kinds, though buyers
favored the good well.bred feeders
showing quality. These were scarce
and most of the business was done in
a fair to good class of S504950 pound
sters.
While sheep receipts were much
larger than anticipated there was
scarcely enough to supply the demand
land the market ranged from steady
| to 10 cents higher.
The estimated receipts for to-m0r-
row are $4,000 hogs. 5000 cattle and
$4,000 sheep.
Receipts today were $4,000 cattle,
$1,000 hogs, and 81, 900 sheep, against
I17,75G cattle. 1923 hogs and 36,7G3
sheep week ago and 14,S79 cattle.
|28,175 hogs and 39,712 sheep cores
ponding Wednesday year ago.
Average price OF hogs at Chicago
Tuesday, 1924, against 1921 Monday,
1851 a week ago. $500 month ago,
$9.07 two months ago, 1913 three
months ago. $3.50 year ago, 1896
two years ago. 1917 three years ago,
1914 four years ago and $500 hse
years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-18
COUNTY NEWS.
WRlohT.

WRIGHT. sg. lets. &
Rev. Collier, OF Cedar, was pas
senger for Wayland, Iowa, last Tues
day.
w. W. Wright went to Fremont
Tuesday. gH
Miss Pearl Sullivan, of Oskaloosa
called to see her mother, Mrs. Sulli
van, and her grandmother, Mrs. Bar
rett, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Gwin visited at
c. ID. Randall's Tuesday. Mrs. Tom
Gullick was also visitor Wednesday
afternoon at the c. d. Randall home.
Miss Pearl Howell, who has been
staying in Oskaloosa for a couple OF
weeks, returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Ida Morrow was in Oskaloo-
sa one day lasC week.
VIII McBurney and Yves Randall
went TO Omaha last week after a lot
OF sheep.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Engellmann and
Dan Allsup went to Kansas City We'd
nesday, where Mr.. Engellman under
went an operation for hernia. Word
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-18
WHITE OAK.

The river is lower than it has been
this summer
VIII Hedland was Smelling corn on
the lower farm Monday and had IL
hauled to Tioga.
A few met at the cemetery Monday
and cleaned it off for the second time
this summer.
Andrew Hedland, from Oskaloosa,
visited Andrew Larson Monday night.
The company engine is being used
to I'LL the silos. They were at Fred
caldwelPs on Monday and went from
there TO A. b. Tandys.
Harry Allgood has been quite sick
and Is under the care OF a doctor.
a. A. Bedford started Tuesday for
Fergus Falls on business thip. He
will be gone week or ten days.
A. r. Dewitt. of Oskaloosa, was in
our neighborhood Monday.
The pickle season is over for this
year. We know OF one patch OF one
acre that netted the owner over nine
ty-fve dollars.
Sept. H. T. A. y.
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JEFFERSON.

Mrs. Mary Erwin of Ponca City,
Okla. visited at the G. F. Gay home
last week.
Dan and Hi Heaverlo and Roy
Winegardner have returned from a
visit at Spencer, Iowa.
Claude Eyeland and John Denbur-
ger are hulling clover near Carmel,
The Christian Endeavor services at
Coal Creek we're conducted by Mrs.
Gladys Mehanna Sunday evening.
There is to be an ice cream social
given by the Home Mission Society
Wednesday evening at the Dan Heav-
eric home. .- "a
j.. NJ. Evans is baling hay.
There will be a program given by
Pomona at the Riverside Grange on
friday, Sept 10. a 81
John and Mary Eveland are attend
ing Penn college.
Lloyd Way has started to school
at the Iowa State College at Ames.
Frank Flanders has rented the By.
ers Henry place.
Sept. II. Snap Dragon.
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Provision Markets.
Open. High, Low.
Cash Quotations.

Chicago, Sept. 17.--Wheat, No. 2
red, 921a @9Siac; No. 8 red, 90m92h;
No. hard, SSA @S91Ac; No. 3 hard,
$50 soc; No. northern, 90@92c;
No. northern, SS@9Oc: No. 2 spring
90@91c; No. 3 spring, SS@90c; velvet
chaff, 876901@c; durum, S7@9lc.
! Corn--No. 2, 72a 0741@c; No. 2
white, 74@741kc; No. 2 yellow. 1871
674hc; No. 8, 1871 @74Ac; No. 8
white, 74@74Ac; No. yellow. 7SA
@74Hc.. rs
{, Oats--No. 2 white, 43A @43hc; No.
8 white, 42@43c; standard, 42$i @43c.
Rye-No. 2, 67Ac. ~ s.
Barley-60@81c wipe. F..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. J..
CORRESPONDENCE.
st. Louis, NO., Sept. 17-Wheat,
No. red, 93@94&c; No. 2 hard, $50
I93c. ....
Corn-No. 2, 75% a 76c; No. 2 white
I75A@76Rc.
oats-No. 2, 421a; No. 2 white, 44c.
Rye-70@73c.
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of pupils who have completed the
eighth grade, or who is excused for
sufficient reasons by any court of re-
cord or Judge thereof or while attend
ing religious service or receiving re-
ligious instruction. ANY person who
shall violate the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall pay a fine of not less than three
dollars ($S) nor more than twenty
dollars $500, for each offense. N
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-18
Opening Exhibition
September Is, 10 and 20

AS Mr.. Art Oppenheimer is for the
first time giving this branch of the
business his personal supervision
He has not permitted himself to
be limited in any sense in the
carrying out of his ambition to
give the ladies of this vicinity
ready-for service garment house of
which we may all be justly proud
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-18

Gene Gillett has traded his farm
east OF What Cheer 10 Sam Kitzman
his and took Alexis farm on trade at
fl75. ei
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-18
WEDNESDAY MARKET
QUOTATIONS ON STOCKS, GRAINS
AND PROVISIONS, CLEANED BY
WIRE FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY.
CHICAGO Grain Markets.

FURNISHED by the C. o. Patton
Grain Co., correspondents, Lamson
Bros. G. Coz
open. High. Low. Close
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23
Eznbe1teg1

Mr.. Sam Bernard, who is now star
ring in All for the Ladies" at the
Lyric Theatre and turning them
away at practically every perform
ance, declares that he never before
appreciated how greatly elaborate cos
TUNES can aid a musical production.
When they first told me the amount
OF money that it would cost to cos
tune the production of All for the
Ladies' in it's present elaborate man
ner, was fairly staggered" says the
comedian. Z knew that beautiful
dresses would do much to satisfy the
eye and that they might be as i'm
portant as beautiful scenery, II I
had no idea that they could create a
positive sensation. However, the act
which takes place in a Partisan ladies'
tailoring establishment to call for
some special display of this sort, and
so | naturally raised no objection. 1t
was entirely consistent that a number
OF models should appear on the stage
and show elaborate goWns-just as is
the custom in the great Fifth Ave-
nue. n Rue de la Paix establish
ments-and I felt that the more ex-
t~ravagantly this scene was realized
the more it Quiz naturally assist the
effect.
But | am free to confess that | was
taken by surprise when, on the OPEN
ing night in New York, the audience
began actually to applaud the gowns.
1t was a new experience for me to
see a beautiful girl in a ravishing
gown appear on the stage for per-
haps half a minute and to hear her
greeted with genuine applause. I
knew that the interest in fashions
was widespread and that such gowns
as were produced by Melville Ellis
and Joseph of Fifth Avenue would at
tract attention from the women, but I
mad not imagined that the appeal
would be half so general.
l want to say that hereafter one of
the first questions l shall ask about
a production is what will the girls
wear For / am sure that no amount
of expense is too great if the work
acquires in that manner a 'smartness'
which puts upon it, at the very out
set, the Broadway stamp in so super
lative a degree"