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popularize or glorify them. nor does II
descend to viclousness. The great thing
to me Is that It has big thought be-
hind it's there cure for crimef II
so. what Is II? No matter what the
fate OF this play may be--and I'm not
depending upon heroes or heroines. nor
Justifying errors made-I shall be salts
fed II It helps the public generally. and
I hope the Federal authorities particu-
larry. to find the cause Of crime and
then to find the cure. The argument set
! forth IL that crime. after all. 10 nothing
more than the result OF perverted
thought. I've had this play In my hands
| for four years. so It cannot be said !
am following crook plays. 1t seems
to me that at last the time for II has
come, especially as attention has re-
Gently been called to conditions In Sing
Sing.
ITO get back to the red-light play. !
am convinced that II teaches nothing.
II Is vile. nauseating and dangerous.
In dealing with 1t we must nrst rely
upon the discretion OF managers. After
| that II Is up to the critics. The regret
| table thing is that condemnation OF
such q play by the critics often serves
as advertising. This whole question Ia
one that the Theatrical Managers' As
ISOLATION might we'll consider. for Ii
own good IL not for that Of the public
Let the theatre keep the good name II
has struggled 80 hard to win!"
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Have you seen Eddie Foy and his
own company?
It's his own company. all right. for
IT'S his own family. They're doing .
stunt this week at Keiths. in Union
Square. Seven kids and Eddie. Well
maybe Bryan. who Is seventeen. might
object to being called a kid. for he's q
pretty husky lad. and Charley. who
crowds Bryan close for age. wouldn't
for a minute stand the Kid class. But
there's Dick. VINO IL thirteen; Mary.
twelve: Madeline. eleven: Eddie. seven.
and Irving. hve-they're Riddles. al
right
Train 'em" says Eddie. 81 didn't
train them, that's the way we have our
fun at home.'
And home Is New Rochelle. And tho
home OF the Toys must be some home.
It's . happy little family that frisks
about the stage. Tho merry youngsters
Just twine themselves about your heart.
You long TO hug them there and as you
wipe tho tears their fun has brought
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drama, but not tainted-blood drama.
In saying this | realize that 1 myself
may be criticised because I produced
The Easiest Way I did 30 because
I considered Il a masterpiece-one OF
the few really great American plays.
wrote 1t. 1 am sure. with no intent to
be sensational. nor with any purely
selfish thought OF the box ONCE. He
wrote Il In all earnestnrss and SINGER
ity. and be told a serious story that
depicted q phase Of Tenderloin life
without descending to its most vicious
depths. He did not aim to appeal to
the morbid nor to jolt the sensitive
Yet this play was closed in Boston. cut
to pieces in Baltimore. and condemned
In other places. II had to fight every
inch Of the way. yet 1t finally won the
fight and will. firmly believe, be
given a place. one Of these days, among
the great American plays.
Greater license Is allowed the theatre
to-day than ever before. The tendency
now Is to produce a play with an eye
on the box Office alone. Nothing. In
the end. could be more disastrous to
the theatre, which depends for Its sup
port upon a public that may be quick
to turn against II. Faith must he kept
with that public: It must feel that the
theatre is an institution that can be
trusted and respected.
"In my opinion. as I have already
said, the brothel should not be shown
on the stage. nor should painted women
and their even worse associates be
paraded before the public. No real
argument can be made for the red-ligat
drama. no good can come Of It. Surely
| II the Federal authorities cannot sup
press the white slave evil, a few actors
| on the stage can't. Nothing OF value
is taught by the moral lesson OF a
play that makes an insincere appeal
such play merely exhibits pon'
wretches as 1t might 30 many lepers
Even Bernard Shaw, with all his bril-.
liancy, could not gid pill that tn.
public would swallow. II the public TO-
day Is educated up to the point VII ire
It will accept plays NO brutally frank a.
to be positively shocking. what can b'
the future Of the theatre?
| There was q time when the grea'
actors and great actresses OF this
country could scarcely draw enough
money to the theatre to pay their board
bills. And why7 Because tho theatre
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Why Zen0. the Strong
Man, changed HIS Name

While honeymoon!ng through town Q
few days ago, Dexter Fellows, the circus
press agent who knows more persons
by their front names tran any man IA
the United states. told this one;
The circus pays of eve<y Saturday
IN alphabetical order. On the list are
more than a thousand names. This was
bad for Zeno, the strong man who got
his ABOUT sundown after hanging around
hopefully a whole afternoon. Zeno was
sore on the arrangement but had no
redress.
"Tnis spring. he showed up ready
for a contract, The agent spotted him
and passed out tails welcome hall.
Hello Zeno. going to Join out again.
The strong man didn't even hesitate"
"Zeno nothing" he exclaimed
why isn't your name Heno. the
strong mani"
mo, It's Ajax Let some other
boob do the waiting this Year"
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BIZ Charles DarntOn.

HOUGH we didn't see David
Belasco strolling along his
footlights on Thursday night
he 10 In town. keeping a close eye
on the stage. Like you, perhaps. he
10 watching 1t with more than ordi-
nary interest. now that the police
have been pressed into service as
dramatic critics. He believes 1t Is
high time for managers to sit up
and take notice Of conditions. He
believes they should be the first to
guard their own field. He believes
they should protect the public from
poisoned plays. am simply giving
you his opinion as he gave 1t to me.
You need not be told that II is the
opinion Of q man who knows the
theatre as you know your own
threshold. II any man lives In It
and for It. that man Is David Be-
lasco. This may sound like a
speech. but 1t isn't. It's the truth.
Every man-Jack. or woman-Gill. OF
~ must admit It, And that's why
David Belasco's words at this time
are worth their weight In type. Here
they are:
"The brothel play Is mistake. ]
d, have not seen the plays responsible for
tfe present agitation, but / fee! jrst;-
ned in saying there Is no excuse for
any play that has a disorderiy house
,6ee enc OF its scenes. ! like red-blood
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derfui faces with which he laughed him
self into fame. the comedian looks In
QuirinKly down.
Father" says the kiddy. mother
says TO come home" And that breaks
up the show.
well" said Eddie. after the show.
'they say that actors can't have any
domestic life. defy the alligator.
Does that bunch look like race SUI
cider OF course their mother had to
give up her profession when the tables
came. But she was willing. Her life
was different after that. and n 0hs
haAn't made good mother show me.
AS to the children going on the stage
well. the stage 10 my profession.
I'm not q doctor. I'm not .. law
yer. I'm not . writer. Am an
actor In all other profess,ons men
like to have their sons follow their
course In life. They can prepare their
children for their future from the
cradle. Society In New York woa't
permit mo to do that. and acting 10 the
only profession ian teach my chill
dren. and think that my profession 10
becoming more appreciated and more
ulsuly ebtr0sueu uoy' Ahu bs~Ser
| dice which existed against the stage In
former years II almost entirely diss-
| pated.
Next week I appear in Washington.
then 90 to Philadelphia Where / 90
my family 90 with me. Ths childrsn's
mother IL always with them and We
have q woman tutor who travels with
them II any OF the children want 10
adopt my profession. ! want TO give
them all the training poslbls. II they
don't take to II / want to make them
sick Of t."
That from Eddie Foy. who has been
! serving laughs to the public for the last
| thirty years or more.
II want to be . singer and do serious
work on the stage" said Bryan. his
| eldest son.
Il want to be Eddie Foy tho Second"
spoke up Charlie, who IL Eddie In the
| embryo,
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In funn,er than thu whole monkev house
In Central Park.
Tho family 1. dres~d in vhite. ali
except tho father. whose attire, =
usual, would keep Worth guessing In
Paris. Tho boys arc in white duck.
the girls In white lawns and black
stockings and shoes. The girls are just
darlings. and you can't help wishing
they were yours. When tho holy inno-
cents roll their eyes at their adorsd
daddy. and put one over on father. It's
good. might to the peace Of tho audience.
When the Riddles trip OF the stage after
their dainty act. with curtsies and
kisses. and Father Foy In the rear. the
audience yells for more.
Then Eddie knsels to the audience.
Ard the family trips out and each kiddy
kisses him a. he or she dances past him.
And they're of again. Oh! more OF
that! more Of that! demands the audi
encs That ono little touch has them
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It's wealth and It's undertakings. When
his attaches reported to him daily
they were asked from time TO time
'D!d you show them the kremlin"
Yes. Your Hlghness. And were they
aB,onished?' No. Your lilghness.' lie
asked. Have YOU shown them the Great
Bcll?' Yes. Your Hlghness.' And were
they astonIshedY' No. Your Hgness,'
and 50 on, naming all the grea, sights
near, one after another. This went ON
Tor several days until at last there
seemed nothing else to have them shown.
ana with a sigh he turned TO the court
officer saying. Well. l suppose we shall
have to do H. So show them the con-
tract with smith Bros OF Baltimore
and Il that doesn't as,onish them moth
Ing ever WIN nAy
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TO tho eyes. you gasp; you little
rascals"
The little sketch holds the audience.
And after awhile 1t cant hold them. The
people Just rise and cheer the antics OF
the youngsters. Oh! they are cute. and
they are as funny as their dad. And
they don't get a show in New York. for
the Gerry Society won't let the little
ones act; won't let them sing or dance,
And their movements reveal the fact
that they can both sing and dance. But
they Just help father. They give a
rccitative. Yes. that's what Eddie told
Magistrate Breen In the early summer
when he was hailed to court Tor letting
little Mary sing.
1.-THE Gerry Society 10 all right" said
Eddie. ut struck me that l ought to
be allowed to Instruct my children In
their fathers profession. but there are
many people who don't like to see chill
dren on tho stage. Ti\ Gerry Society
| 10 looking after tho welfare Of the
Riddles OF New York. and you bet your
life they are doing good work. A. q
man. having children Of my own. ! have
| to take my hat Off to them
Well, there's nothing In tho little
sketch of the Foys to which exception
can be taken. They Just frolic on the
stage as they do In the house. and
that's what makes you love them and
holler for them. They love their dad
and the comedian. who has made the
world laugh for nearly two genera
tions, looks them over with pride and
says to the audience. with his eyes:
Now. what do you think OF thstr'
The Riddles have fun with Eddie. too
and maybe they don't get y hand fol-
their fun. Their mother must have
| taught them those tricks. Biz Of them
come on for q starter. Then the father
counts noses and disappears. He 70.
turns with a carpetbag marked Par
eel Post" When he opens this Irving
the nve-year-old. steps out and throws
kisses to the audience. This gets the
elder Toys goat. At least, 1t appAr
emily does. The little hys-year-old II
stealing his thunder. and Eddie pout.
while the big laugh goes around tn,
house.
Eddie IL as funny al ever and sing
as badly. lie retains his reputation In
both performances.
I'm head salesman In a glove house.
he says. " and I'm showing my kids"
That gets a laugh. and storm fol-
lows when he tells the audience that II
he moved to Flatbush he would make q
I city OF H. SO great would Do the in
crease In population. Eddie stands or
the short end OF the family on the
stage and that makes the rest OF thu
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That's the Fix of Major
Il Waller, Chief of the
Fire Department of
: Alexandria. Egypt-"I
Got All the Alarms at
My HOTEL" Says He,
Z, "But When I Got to the
Fires, the Fires We're
Out, Don't You See?"

II, does not appear on the minutes
"A tb~ international Association OF
yars Engineers, which has been In
session At the Grand Central Palace all
(hls week. but It Is nevertheless true
that one Of the visitors crossed 5000
miles Of black water expressly to see
n. famous New York Fire Depart
>msnt put out a fire and WILL 90 back
Hsxt week with his ambition stu un-
gratified.
This II e. T. Waller. Chief OF the
Fire Department Of Alexandria. Egypt
. Ans. outstanding Briton OF military
bearing who among his ne'ghbors IL
knowu 81 tho unpretsnding title Of
oAAShssaaOaAaL whasA y Asesss ~
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Edlvin Booth 90 m Audience

Tho late Bishop Potter OF the Ep!s-
copal Church aud Edwin Booth. the ac-
tor. were very great friends. and the
Bishop In telling OF his hrst meeting
Mr.. Booth said: ~ was preaching u
sermon at Newport. n. L.. and It was
a very hdt summers day. The door of
tho church was open and I noticed =
gentleman set W from Q rear pew and
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*, aai sit down on the doorstep, but
thought nothing of It until after q
this man only. When the services
were over found out that he vas
Edwin Booth-that by some unknown
influence hads been drawn to speak 70
him-as II mf sermon was - IN
alone
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LET'S Ii SHINE.

Baker-Purer doesn't believe In hiding
his ligh, under "A bushel.
Hainilton-I should say he doesn't. He
puts II In front OF . reiiec tor. -NewArk
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| boots. after tho fashion Of the London
brigade.
There's your Britisher for you'll
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Points Out That If White
SlaUe EUil Cannot Be
Suppressed BY the Au-
thorities 1t Certainly
Can't BY a FeU Actors
'-Merely an Exhibition
W Of. Poor Wretches Who
"a. Are Like So Many LePers
Sounds Warning to
/. Managers.
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The biggest nights work he can re-
member In his twenty years Is Ave
a!arms-not quite enough to make Chief
Kenloa turn over In his sleep.
When It gets hot In Alexandra II 10
enough to make this week In New York
look like hoar frost In an Ice box.
But Mr.. Waller says he wears a tar
boosh on work days and his men n
through that tropical heat. 'acing ID
nyss alSd N brAAs helmets And ~
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"Train 'En,?" Asks the
Comedian, Who Heads
"His DUN Company"
the SeUen Little FOys;
III Didn't Train En-
That's the Way We
Haze Our Fun at Home"
And Just for Good
Measure "MOther" Also
Appears II, the Act.
The Washington times., 1913-12-02
ASSA|LANT rs BLOW
FATAL TO MERCHANT I

Confronted with another battling
murder case, the police today cOntin-
ued rounding up suspects, in deter
mined effort to arrest, if possible, the
slayer of Charles A. Stockett. Attack
cd in his store. 2010 Eighteenth street
northwest. last Wednesday morning
by a colored man, vino crushed his
skull with an AK and then robbed him
of his watch and money, Stockett died
last night in Emergency Hospital.
At II o'clock this morning jury
was sworn in over the body at Elmer
gency Hospital. following which an
Inquest was held by Coroner hewitt.
A colored man VINO described him.
self as Charles Johnson, twenty mine
years old. of 1741 Seaton street, was
arrested this morning by Policemen
Sweeney and Holmes. of the Eighth
precinct, and locked up. suspected of
having some knowledge of the case.
He emphatically denied that he was
in any way implicated. The police say
that he answers the description OF
Sockets aSSailant:
Thomas Lynch. the suspect arrested
in Burlington, N j., has been releas-
ed. After talking with the Burlington
authorities over the long distance
telephone, the police were convinced
he was not the right man.
From the first, the doctors held prac-
ticaIIv no hope for StocSett's recovery.
He Displayed remarkable vitality, how
ever, and did not lose consciousness un-
til late yesterday.
In many respects the murder of
Stocketf is similar to that of William
Miexle the Seventh street tobaccenist,
who was killed with a monkey wrench
In the back room of his store about two
years ago and robbed.
Stockett was alone in the store when
the colored man entered and said he
wanted to purchase an AK The man
looked at several and then left the
store. SAYING he would return in a few
minutes. Coming back in about half an
hour. he took the ak and, after handing
Stockett 81 bill, Struck him over the
head with the AK and robbed him. Sew
eral persons saw the man as he was
leaving the store. -
The Washington times., 1913-12-02
JULIET FREMONT TO
QUIT STAGE TO WE'D
Granddaughter of "The Path
finder" Will Become Bride
of John Hull.

The stage will lose one of Washing
toms youngest and most promising ac-
tresses as result of the marriage of
Juliet Fremont to John Hull, in New
York next Sunday, announcement OF
which IS contained in cards just issued
by Mrs John c. Fremont, of 1868 Nine
teenth street.
Miss Fremont was one of the best
known debutantes in this city a few
years ago, and was class associate of
Miss Alice Roosevelt prior to her mar
riage to Nicholas Longworth. Together
they formed a class for the study of
classical dancing. She was also promi-
nent in local theatricals until the fall
of 1911, when she Joined Margaret An
glin's company. She was seen here in
Green Stockings" that season.
She is the youngest daughter of the
late Rear Admiral John c. Fremont.
whose father, the Pathfinder was
the first Republican candidate for Presi-
dent She is a fluent linguist, in her
girlhood DAYS having attracted much
attention in Paris and ST. Petersburg,
here her father was stationed as naval
attache of the American embassy.
The Washington times., 1913-12-02
Sylvester Gives His
Department Shake-Up

Capt. W. F. Falvey yesterday assumed
command of the Eighth police precinct,
and Capt. r. Z. Doyle was transferred
from y. s to No. 10, vice Captain FL
Iiott. retired, Along with the promo
tions all down the line, which were an
l:ourced some time ago, to become eff
fective today, six sergeants and fifteen
priVates were transferred, the shake
ID affecting practically every precinct.
The only explanation given for the
transfers was that they were made in
the interest of promoting the efficiency
of the department.
Transfer of seryeants was made as
follows: Theodore Kaucher, from to
9: NJ E Furr. from to 4: Samuel
Murphy, to 5; T. S. Lake. to s;
MichaeI Lynch, to S, and Martin
Reilly. s to 10.
Precinct Detective Smith, of No. 8,
was transferred to the First precinct.
The Washington times., 1913-12-02
PAPE'S D|APEPS|N WILL DIGEST FOOD
WHENYOURSTOMACH CAN'T Its GREAT

entire meal and causes Dyspepsia. SICK
Headache, Biliousness, Constipa tion,
Gripping, etc. Your real and only trouble
Is that which you eat does not digest,
but quickly ferments and sours, produc-
ing almost any unhealthy condition
A case of Pape's Diapepsin will cost
fifty cents at any pharmacy here, and
will convince any stomach. sufferer in
five minutes that Fermentation and
Sour stomach is causing the misery of
Indigestion.
No matter il you call your trouble
Catarrh of the Stomach, Nervousness or
Gastritis, or by any other name-always
remember that relief is waiting at any
drug store the moment you decide to
begin its use.
Pape's Diapepsin will regulate any
out-of-order Stomach within five min
utes, and digest promptly, without any
fuss or discomfort. all of any kind of
food you eat.-AdVt
The Washington times., 1913-12-02
Two Are Fined For
/. Traffic Violations

Ia then, efforts to keep traffic clear
at Georgetown union station and mini
mize offehses against the police regu-
lations affecting traffic, the police ac-
northwest, in Police Court. today of
driving his horse-drawn vehicle con-
trary to the regulations near the cor
ner of NJ and Thirty-fifth street. Cor
don was fined s. by Judge Mullowny.
Louis Berman forfeited S. by nom
appearance to answer to the charge of
exceeding the speed limit on the Ave
nue. of the Presidents.
The Washington times., 1913-12-02
Delay Contract For
Emergency Hospital

Further delay in awarding the con-
tract 10 build the new Emergency
Hospital in New York avenue has
been Occasioned. according to a re-
port drawn up last right by the
luilding committee. Fhe report will
he turned over TO the directors at
their next meeting. Wells Brothers.
of New York. bid low with $2a9.75O
last week, and it is probable that
should the building be urged they
will be the builders
The report indicates Lnat il would be
possible to start building immedi-
ately with the present fund of $500
600 subscribed The latest estimate
places the cost of the hospital with
equipment at $4,000.
The Washington times., 1913-12-02
Indigestion, Sourness,
Gas and Dyspepsia in
Five Minutes.

If you feel bloated after eating. and
you believe it is the food which fills you: /:
if what little you eat lies like a lump of
lead on your stomach; if there is diff
Guilty in breathing after eating, eructa-
tons of sour, undigested food and acid,
heartburn, brash or a belching of gas.
you need Pape's Diapepsin to stop food
fermentation and Indigestion.
II neutralizes excessive acid, stomach
poison: absorbs that miserv-making gas
and stops fermentation wnich sours yOIr
The Washington times., 1913-12-02
DRINKS ACID AFTER
BROTHERS DEATH
Ethel Gamse Had Been Suffer-
ing With Headaches For
Three Weeks.

Ethel Gamse. twenty years old, ended
her life this morning b. drinking ear
bolic acid at her home, SO12 NJ street,
Georgetown. About a month ago, the
girls brother. Myer Gamse, huckster,
was accidentally asphyXiated.
Ill health is believed TO have prompt
ed Miss Gamse to take the poison. She
returned to Washington three weeks ago
from Philadelphia. where she had been
employed. Since then she had been re-
ceiving treatment at the Georgetown
dispensary for headaches
Shortly after o'clock this morning
she was found in her room. Nearby was
1. bottle which had contained the acid.
An ambulance took her to Georgetown
University Hospital, where she dieu.
The Washington times., 1913-12-02
Quick Way to Make
Ugly Hairs Vanish
(The Modern pcauty. }

Here is a quick and very effective
treatment for banishing Objectionable
hairs or fuzz: Mix stiff< paste with a
little powdered delatone and water and
apply to the hairy surface for about :
or minutes. then rub off and with 10
will come every trace of hair. WASH
ihg the skin to remove the remaining
paste leaves 1t firm and free from blem-
ish. Rarely Is more than one appiica-
ton required. but results are more posi-
tive when the delatone Is purchased ir
an original package-Advt.
The Washington times., 1913-12-02
Telegraphic Briefs

Pittsburgh.-A. l.. Richmond, jr, d.
rector of closed Cosmopolitan National
Bank, guilty of helping cashier make
false entries. +
Philadelphin-Harry Skulnick,
garment worker. fatally shot by man
firing from a taXicab.
Rcichester-David Miliigan was
killed when his automobile plunged
through bridge
Pontiac. Mich.-David II. Dcsine, nj
legged husband of seven women, pleaded
guilty to bigamy; sentenced to two and
a half to five years.
IndIanapO!is.-Harry Jones. Iron
Workers secretary-treasurer, and Geo.
The Washington times., 1913-12-02

Newark.-AIfonso Laudisi sentenced
to die during week of January for
numbering his one-hour:old child
The Washington times., 1913-12-02

Kansas City.-BOard of Public Well
fares opposition TO tango caused
abandonment of charity ball, leading
annual society event since 1896.