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she replies that he does not hesitate to
discuss strangers in his sermons; con-
fronts him with the verse from which
the title OF tho play is derived St
fauiS warning to the Corinthians:
Though ] speak with the tongues OF
men ana of angels, and have not char
ity. am become as sounding brass, or
a Thrilling cymbal.' and challenges
nm TO come out into tho world" and
learn that he is wrong
Conscientious and high cruel as he
is in his youth and 'unnformed zeal.
he accepts the challenge and visits her
many times. AT her home, he learns
for the first time of the generosity.
tho contradictory virtues, tho amusing
chiidishness. and the absorption in
and. best of NIL, he comes to know OF
the singers purity and goodness.
Io Is criticized. condemned. for
Knowing her: his betrothcd grows jeal-
and then the police commissioners. guild :
ed by his sermon, which has been
printed in full, closes the opera. In
order to atone for his Islander OF tho
woman, ho writes to the police with )
drawing all that he had said OF her:
his hancco jilts him, and the wise. ten
Tor her In the effort to, straighten out
the tangle. But straighten 1t out she
does. ana a happy curtain closes a
charm,--a pow, an unusually fine
play.
Miss Crosman has never done better
work. than in her performance as tho
brilliant, hery. cross; gentle opera sing
er. Herself an artist OF high attain
ments. as well as a polished comedi-
ennc she brings to the part an equip
ment that enables her to present n
study In temperament, with its rainbow
moods. such as, ii is doubtless safe to
say. no other actress OF our stage could
e eGf wh n ngs hnbbing sparkling
But--or and-she Is surrounded by
what is in point of ability practically
an all star cast. That is to say. every
important part in the play is assigned
10 an actor, conspicuous either by type
or by ability to make the most OF it,
II is impossible. in q limited space
10 write at length OF this exceptional
company, and ii must suffice to say
that prominent even in Miss Crosman's
support We're Frank Gilmore not, not
MSisterpaulgilmore), happily remem
bcred here from the days OF Miss
iaswelrs excellent stock company
Frederick Truesdell. an actor whose
ease Of method Is always delightful:
Deirdre Doyle, whose performance as
Mrs. Keardsley is character work to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-23
CARNIVAL SPIRIT
POSSESSES CITY
San Francisco Begins Four Days
Celebration of Discovery
of Pacific Ocean.
[SpecIal 10 The Times-plspatch.l

Especial to The Times -Dispa tch.l
san Francisco, October o2.-San
Francisco to-day began four-days cell
cbration OF tho discovery OF the Pacific
ocean by Vasco Nunez de Balboa, 400
years ago. The carnival spirit de-
scended over the city Nlortly before
noon to-day, when Balboa, entering tho
city through the Golden Gate and es-
cortcd UP Market Street by soldiers
and sailors, was conveyed to Union
square. where, in the presence of 10000
persons. he announced to Queen Con-
chita that he had found the Pacific
Ocean.
Miss Conchita Sepulveda, n descend
ant OF the Spanish grandees and n
guest of Mrs. Phoebe y. Hearst was
chosen queen of the carnival. and her
escort is Ralph Phelps, olympic club
man and daring explorer.
The stately brunette queen. in Eol-
den robes. with golden crown in her
black hair. stood on n crimson carpet
surrounded by retinue of beautiful
maids OF honor and attended by cor
;ege OF knights and pages, received
Balboa and bade the explorer come and
take tho vacant throne by her side and
be her consort.
Mayor Rolph bestowed upon the
Queen and her royal consort, the gol-
den key TO the city, and bade them
lead the citizens in merriment
BY orders OF Their Matesties. Queen
Conchita and King Palboa. fun and
frolic will rule during their brief
regime. II IS estimated that more than
200. 600 visitors Will take part in the
merry ma king.
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snix.r Higgins Campaign.

New York. October William sui
yer started tonight upon the cam
paign which he hopes will result in
his return to public Office as an as
scmblynnan In tho state Legislature.
IN Z ser!es OF speeches In the ;Sixti,
Assembly District. where he IS the
candidate on the Progressive ticket, he
attacked Charles +. Murphy and tho
court OF impea chment which removed
him from the Office OF Governor Tho
meeting halls he visited could not hold
al who wished to hear him. and he
made addresses In the streets.
Sulzcr faced q three-cornercd fight
for election 10 the Assembly from the
sixth District. the Republican canui-
date Harry Kopp. declaring he had
never promised to withdraw from the
race, and did not intend TO do so. The
district is normally Republican. sui
zer's acceptance off the Progressive
nomination was characterized as q
breach OF faith this afternoon by kopp.
as fight Of vindication rather than
a fight 10 represent the Sixth District.
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HENNESSY'S CHARGE
SUPPORTED BY SULZER

declaration that he did not get any
money from an Inspector and added:
II merely said such q question had
never been submitted to a referee"
II will answer Hennessy's charge In
tho Tammany candidate. Il have no
desire TO fight my battles through col
umns of the newspapers
George Washington plunkitt, famous
as the originator Of the phrase, Honest
graft" and former Tammany leader in
the Eleventh District. refused TO com :,
received part Of the money that Mccall
haven't read the speech" said Plunkitt.
and won't until l get time"
Replies to Mitchell.
Fro Commissioner Joseph Johnson
further enlivencd tho campaign dur
attack made upon him by John Purrey
Mitchell, the Fusion candidate for
Mayor. Johnsons reply consisted OF Il
series OF questions regarding Mitchcrs
with Tamlnany.
The The question; were pref;nGs,H with a
,gh'fs ac trifssms
course, you know you are not telling
the truth adds Johnson.
Vincent AStor began work to-day as
treasurer or the Mitchell League cam
paign committee.
II determined to take an active part
~ tIit Salu young lI. ASlpT,
when revelations OF amazing graft in
city finances by Tanmany politicians
We're laid before me. have no ambi
tlon TO hold office. never met Mr..
Mitchell before the canvass began. But
/ regard him as the man to release the
city from the clutches of those who
would probably repeat the corrupt acts
that have disgraced the Tammany adj
minis STATIONS"
District Attorney Whitman Tonight
denied !. report that William Travera
Jerome had visited his Office In con
uccunn with proceedings against John
n licnnessy's charges against Murphy
ana Mccall. our talk was entirely
about thciThaw case said Mr.. Whit
man.
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Defeat for Opponents.

Washington, October 22-Defeat for
reelection of all who oppose the ;,dop-
ton of Il constitutional amendment to
assure nationwide woman suffrage in
Guiding Senators and Representatives,
in Congress and members OF the State
Legislatures. is the avowcd object OF
DR. Anna Howard Shaw, president OF
the National American Woman SUI
fragc Association, who arrived here
to-day.
Dr. Shaw made this announcement
after 4 conference Oh the subject with
Washington suffragists She will IN
auGurato her campaign at Lynchburg.
Va. next Friday night, when she Will
address the Virginia Suffrage League.
and proposes TO continue il before other
suffrage orga nizations in various cities
Plans for the convention OF the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage AS
sociation. to be held here in Decembc
were considered at the conference Ac-
ton on the constitutional amendment
will be the principal feature of the con
VentiOn.
In a statement to-day. DR.. Shaw de
nounced the detention OF Mrs r,iume-
leader. AZ Ellis Island. characterizing
II as ridiculous in the extreme"
The only effect upon woman's SUI
iraGe III this country, Mrs. Pankhurst's
coming would nave, she said, would
be To rous" sympathy for tho cause.
Dr. Shaw tonight addressed the Just
Government League at Chevy Chase,
Nd
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be remembered: Sheridan Black, whose
impresario Ufammerstein7) Is thor
oughly convincing: Macy Harlan, who
makes the Spanish composer a person
rather than part; Gladys Alexandria,
wholesome bit OF altogether feminine
Jealousy. and Herman Granville and
Albert Reed, who seem not actors but
narrow Pharisees.
BY way of adverse criticism, there
is only to offer that tho singer last
night was out OF voice and another
also temporary objection: that several
OF the scenes are too long, notably
that In which the rector and tho girl
become Engaged, that when tho vestry-
men call on the singer, and tho scene
Mt the breakfast table.
There Will BIO two performances to-
day See at least one OF them; 1t will
make you laugh, make you think and
MI you with admiration for tho author
ana the actors who interpret his work.
Douglas Gordon.
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MRS. PANKHURST IN
DRAMATIC SCENE
Between Acts of Play Visiting
Militant Addresses Audi
ence in Theatre.

New York, October 22.-Therc was a
scene rs dramatic as any in the play
tonight between the second and third
acts OF The Lure" at the Maxine Ell
lott Theatre, when Mrs Emmeline
Pankhurst. leader OF England's mill
tant suffrage movement addressed the
audience
Mrs. .. II. l.. Belmont. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Benedict Mr. Kimball and Miss
Jean Wickham.
When the curtain fell on the second
act Vincent Zerano, one of the lead :
ing players, announced before the foot
lights that Airs. Panlshurst was pres
cnt and would speak.
There was a womans cry OF send
her home" from one of the orchestra
seats. but it was drowned in applause
Of The announcement.
Mrs. Pankhurst arose, a distinguished
figure. She spoke OF the play.
we Hear much OF moral and i'm
moral plays" she said. / think the
plays that tell the truth are moral.
II represent the militant movement
for women's suffrage in England We
arc fighting against intolerable injus
tice. We are lighting for the truth.
We are lighting TO make women more
valuable in the world.
Now women are held too cheaply.
We hear arguments that an equal
moral standard for men ana women is
impossible. | say that men must find
way. that men Will find way. for
the progress OF the age, TO obliterate
such idle regiments.
Better that tho race should end than
that such conditions as now prevail
should go on.
This is Il painful playa dreadful
the truth than TO cover the worlds
sins with veil"
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Sec This PIny.

Whether "Thc Tongues Of Men, a
new play by Edward Chids Carpenter.
In which Henrietta Crosman appeared
~ tho Academy Music last night
for the first Of three performances is
4 comedy pervaded by a strong vein of
the serious, or is 4 serious drama often
overfowed by n spring of ebullient
comedy. is somewhat hard to deter
mine, but this at least is certain: it is
Play.
Time and again one is tempted to
think Of tt only as "delightful,' but
is stopped by the memory that the un-
dcrlying theme is OF such grave i'm
port that the use of tho word would
be as nconGruous as 1T was when
applied by one OF the characters in
the play TO the performance of q ter
,iblc and tragic opera
Time and again he would think of It
as powerful and timely" to be
halted by the happy recollection OF one
of its innumerablc clever. witty and
humorous lines, points and incidents.
But, however one chooses to regard 1t,
he must recognize its remarkable orig
inality, its newncsS OF idea and OF
treatment.
When the curtain goes up, the yes
try-room OF st. Martin's-in-t the Lane is
disclosed Outside the choir is sing
ing the last verse OF the recessionai
hymn: Amen" 1t sings. then n pause
for the oenediction, and amen" again
A choir boy steals III and is followed
by the rector of the church and the
rector emeritus. There follows n
humorous moment, ana the play Itself
begins.
The rector. very earnest. very young
very inexperienced, and determined To
reform the whole, wide, wicked old
world. has just preached what he con
sidcrs a tremendous and powerful
sermon laundering against something
of which he Is totally iSnorant-an
opera that is the talk OF tho town
OF course, he has not heard il, but
cock sure that he knows the cure for
all evil. no irvcighs against it and
not content with attacking the opera
he includes in mis- diatribo the woman
who sings the leading role.
There follow congratulations, which
he expects. and criticism, which he
| ignores. even that which comes from
the young girl whom ho loves. \
brief intcrludc again smiling with
humor this time. romance. and then
there enters tho opera singer.
She charges him with injustice, mar
rowness, bigotry, and Ignorance lie
announces that he is not accustomed
TO discuss his sermons with strangers
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ALL LIGHTS OUT
Actors at Academy Go on with Line
I'm Nnrlxness

In the midst OF the performance by
pany At the academy OF Music last
night. the electric current was cut Off
and every light in tho house went out
FOR minute or two except the dim
gas Jets required to be kept burning
near the exits.
There was not an instances pause In
actors Went on with their parts as IL
nothing had happened, though they
stage.
II will be. remembered that Miss
Srosman and her company prevented
by their cheerful courage and presence
or mind what threatened to be n Sc
rdous lire panic in the same house on
InanKSg1VluE Day two 'ycars ago
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ASK DISMISSAL OF SUIT
Nine Companies Deny There Arc Par.
ties To Combination.

Philadelphia, October 22.-Denials
that they are parties To an alleged
combination i'll restraint Of the an
thracte coal trade were filed in thu
United States District Court here to-
day by five OF the nine companies
mentioned in tho governments suit to
dissolve the so,called hard coal trust
Tho answers were hy the Reading
Company, tho Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway Company, tho Philadel-
pbia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany, tho Wilmington and Northern
Railroad Company and the Lehigh and
New England Railroad Company. Tho
companies ask dismissal Of the suit.
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VIII DccIinc to Attend.

ISpccihI 10 Tho Tlmcs- Dispatch.I
cncinnnt sufraris 1s'o Wil declin M"ng
attend tho lecture To be given by Mrs
Pankhurst. the English suffragette. ut
Music Han; Among those who will
tive secretary of the central suffrage
COMMITTEES
FL can perhaps sympathiZe with Mrs.
PankhurSt better than some others, be-
ing Irish" said Miss Tracy, but I
do not believe in militancy, and al
! though Mrs. Pankhurst does not advo-
cate II for us | and many others Shall
not go 10 hear hcr.n
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NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED

James VI. Lynch to become Stntc Labor
Commissioners.
Albany. y. y. October 22.-The SEN
ate Tonight unanimously confirmed
Governor Glynn's nomination OF James
NJ. Lynch. OF Syracuse, president OF tho
International Typographical Union, as
state Labor Commissioners
The Senate twice rejected GoverDor
Suffers nomination OF John Mitcheli
former president OF the United Mine
workers OF America, for the position.
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ADJUSTMENTS

Acndcmy-Hcnriettn CrOsmnn I'm "'Thc
Tongues of Men," matinee and night.
I.yric-kcith Vaudeville, matinee
and night.
Bijou-"Th~ LittIcst Rebel matt
nee and night.
CO1oninl-Nnudcyill
Empirc-pIcturcs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-04
AUTOMOBILE RUNS WILD
Dashes Into Hundreds of
School Children, Killing One
and Injuring Others.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 4.-Several
hundred school children assembling on
the streets of West Pittsburgh preparing
for the school parade part of the days
festivities We're scattered by an uncon-
trolled automobile that plunged through
the crowd, hurting the little forms either
side until it crashed against some stone
steps and was wrecked.
When anything like order could lie re-
stored one lifeless little body was pick
ed up. 1t was that of John GreenaWalt,
four years old. twelve others ranging
in age from eight to eleven years We're
prone. helpless in the street, while frantic
mothers We're tearing the clothes from
Abe Yuengling, twenty-five years old, the
driver of the car. The home Of DIR. VI. L.
SLOVENIAN. almost directly at the scene
of the tragedy. was turned into 4 tenn
porary hospital. where the children We're
taken and their injuries dressed. The
injuries consisted oil bruises and
scratches, with on suffering a broken
arm.
Yuengling was arrested and locked up.
He said that while coming down the
steep grade approaching the group of
children his brakes would not work and
that he lost his nerve and let go the
steering wheel. In the car with him
Were four women and another man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-04
SEATTLE ELKS IN CITY
Special Train Arrives Here on
Its Way to Rochester
Reunion.

The Northwest special, with a
party of seventy-three delegates and
their wives and friends from Seattle
Lodge, No. 80, b. p. O. E.. reached
Washington this morning on its way
to the Elks' Grand Lodge reunion at
Rochester. n. Y. The party is being
entertained today by members of the
Washington lodge of Elks, automobile
rides being the principal feature.
On the way east the Seattle special
made stops at the principal cities, in
Guiding Butte, Minneapolis and st.
Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago, Canton,
Ohio. and Pittsburgh.
Seattle lodge is after the Grand
Lodge reunion for 1915, and the dele
gates are confident that the annual
gathering will be held in their city In
the Panama exposition year.
Our proposition to have the Grand
Lodge meet at Seattle two years
hence met with enthusiastic approval
at all the places we visited on our way
east said Exalted Ruler K. L. Hods-
don today. Naturally most members
of our order will want to go to the
Pacific coast for the Panama eXpos1-
ton, and quite as naturally they want
to visit Seattle. The meeting of the
Grand Lodge at that time Will aHord
them an opportunity to see the queen
city of the northwest under the most
favorable auspices"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-04
FISK FACES REMOVAL
Postmaster General BurIescn
Indicates Action in Post
masters Case.

"F Mr. Fisk does not resign, he win
be removed.
So said Postmaster Genrs, Burieson
upon recs.p, e the refusal = Pos,ms ter
Arthur G Fisk II san Franchises. - re-
linquish his Office.
Although not inclined - disc IS the
matter Postmaster General a3si.son
made Il clear that President wilson afa
he We're Of one mind or I'll ns1i'e- it
said that complaints Or !nefacicecr II
service IN San Francisco ha6 re., 7e3 tie
department from many sources Finally.
formal charges against Mir. FISK were
filed. and Ii was dec ded to give tho
thought ne would prefer 10 have resign
ed written after his name on the official
records than removed. Mr. Burl"son
said
Postmaster General Burle son had tele-
graphed to Postmaster Fisl<c as follows:
Referring TO your telegram. Seth dlt-:
Your resignation is demanded and Your
removal viii be effected for administrative
more economical service at the san Fran
cisco post Office"
Postmaster Fisk replied:
4 cannot know what administrative
reasons may have arisen that would lead
YOU to overthrow the custom and cour-
tesy of years and to demand the resisna-
ton of an official who has served as post
master of this city for nearly ten years
and who holds the commission Of the
President of the United States emitting
him to continue to hold the Office for
three years longer.
In view Of the correspondence on file
at this Office, i cannot understand your
statement that the administrative reasons
for my removal are to obtain better ana
more economical service. You have re-
Gently caused this office to be inspected
by eastern post office inspectors. ard IL
this investigation has developed del
cheney in my office. or any valid reason
for my removal, it ought to be made pub
lie.
Il do not recognize the right of any one
to remove me except the President Of
the United States. Notwithstand-
ing my great respect for the office you
hold. | must in justice to myself, re-
specially but firmly refuse to comply
with your demand for my resignation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-04

committee which provided for the tab
lets who is still in Congress, was to have
made an address, but is abroad, and sent
letter of regret, which was read by
Mr.. Cox. A letter of regret over not
being able to be present was also re-
ceived from Postmaster General Burle-
son, and another from Secretary of the
Interior Lane.
Mr.. Cox, who had been designated by
Commissioner Rudolph to receive the
tablets on behalf of the District, made a
short address. He praised the past
joint congressional committee for its
work. and said he hoped the present
committee will do as well.
The tablets We're then unveiled and the
exercises were closed with a benediction
by Rev. Leech.
Inscriptions on Tablets.
The following are the Inscriptions on the
tablets:
SAMUEL +. Il. MORSE.
Artist and Inventor
Opened and operated this site under
the Post Office department, the first pub
lie telegraph office in the United States,
What Hath God Wrought
In 1900 the building erected on this site
Icy Samuel Biodget was the scene Of the
first theatrical performance given in
Washington. From 1872 to 1886 it shell
tered the city post office, and for pare
Of that period the Post Office Department
and the patent office. and here. after the
burning Of the Capitol. the Congress OF
the United States was convened, Scptem-
Der -, 1914.
Much praise Is declared to be due the
OF the joint committee, the Ii
brary Of Congress, the members of the
cal points of interest, the Columbia His
torical Society, Henry A. Vale and Ches-
ter Harrison, clerk of the library of the
House of Representatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-04
DEPENDS ON POLICY.
Acertance of Bids for Developing
Water Power Hinges on Change.

Whether the federal government shall
inaugurate a new policy n the develop
ment OF power from nav'gabje streams is
the problem involved in the disposition Of
bids received by the War Department FOR
the lease to private interests Of the water
power of the Tennessee river al Aiussel
Shoals Tenn. and Alabama. The board ;
report will be submitted to Congress. and
the bids held in allegiance until the great
question of policy has been determined.
Two bids were received. One was from
C. T. James, representing corporate In
terests who proposed to take all the
waterpower the government might de
veIop at Mussel Shoals for a period OF
100 years, for $3.50 900.
The United States Hydro-eectric Power
Company offered TO contribute S3,000.O0
toward the construction of the govern
ment dams and locks, and, in addition, to
pay $4,000 q year for 100 years for
waterpoWeF.