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Flood Sufferers Benefit.

A benefit for the Ohio flood sufferers
will be given tonight at Chase's The
alter. An elaborate bill will be head
ed by the entire Marine Band. under
the direction of Lieut.. Santelmann.
Secretary Daniels of the Navy, upon
learning that the Marine Band rde-
sired to participate in the benefit, at
once gave assent, enabling Lieut..
Santelmann to appear with every
member of the famous organization.
The band has planned a program OF
popular musical numbers. Mr.. Chase
has up to the present time select
ed the following for the program:
The United States Marine Band, Miss
Flora Wilson, dramatic soprano; Miss
Amelia Bingham and company In
Joan of Arc; Miss Autumn Hall, the
violin virtuoso; tine Mozart Duo, in a
fine operate Offering: William Burr
and Daphne Hope, the London $50
ciety entertainers" in "A Lady. a
Lover and a Lamp; ed Flanagan and
Nicely Edwards in ION and On: Co
relli and Gillette, as 1.-THE Odd Pair:
the Stanleys In the novel silhouette.
Fun In Shadowland": Bertish, foreign
exponent of Del Sartian skill and en-
durance. Other numbers will add their
quota.
The gross receipts will go to the
food relief fund. Mr.. Chase donates
the theater and its accessories, and the
members of the office and house stats
CONTINUED on Third Page.l
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Academy,

s'Snobs' will be presented at the Acad-
envy this week, with Shep Camp as the
star of the production. The play was
written by George Bronson Howard, and
has enjoyed long runs in New York, Chi
cago ard Boston.
The story deals with the sudden rise
to fame of milkman. who, through the
death of relatives. inherits vast estates
the huge income and the title OF the rich-
est duke in England. AS miikman, the
hero was a huge success, but he is giIteo
with enough common sense to know that
as A member Of the nobility he VIII not
shine without help SO he promptly en-
cages his chIm, a fireman In FOUNDRY.
to help him out The chum has garnered
most of his ideas of social etiquette from
reading Laura Jean Libbey's works ana
study of advice to the lovelorn In the
daily papers. But he is game to tackle
the work, as he hopes to meet society
bud who at one time paid a visit or IN
spection to the foundry in which ne
worked.
A case Of mistaken identity makes the
situations all the more ridiculous. and
the whole play of three acts is scoring
laugh a minute.
The play will be presented by the Henry
B. Harris estate the same as when pro-
duced at the Hudson Theater In New
York at its premier.
A large and excellent cast OF unusual
excellence will support Mr.. Camp. who
has already scored hits for his work with
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A pretentious production has been made
this season by Louis Robbie for his Knick-
erbocker Burlesque Company, which
comes to the Gayety this week in two
act musical farce called Casey. tho
Porter" Roger Imhof appears in his
familiar role of Casey. but the plot &c
the piece has been changed materially.
At the end of the first act Casey acquires
a fortune through finding a lottery ticket.
and when his station in ~life Is changed
he makes the existence of his son ms
cradle The son. Tim. has been posing
as millionaire on a salary of - week.
the proprietor of the hotel having en-
gagged him for this role in order 10 al
tract vacation girls
In the many amusing complications
which result from Casey's suddenly &C
quired wealth Mr.. Imhof will be assisted
by George Banks. Jack West Irving
Walton and Max Fehrman. Marcelle
Coreene, Doris Thayer and Augusta Lang
will be seen in the leading feminine roles
while a large and handsome chorus VIII
add to the activities OF the ensemble
musical numbers. The most pretentlous
novelty of the entertainment lis Tho
Lingerie Girls an importation from the
Theater Marigny, Paris.
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stepped into Mr.. Fields room to talk
over some changes in one of the scenes.
returning to his dressing room he was
amazed to find Fisher dressing for the
stree with his makeup entirely Off.
whats the matter, Harry" he burt
ed out. Aren't you going to finish the
shown"
Great Scott! I forgot I was in it,"
said Fisher, las he hustled to get back
into his character. 1--WE got so used to
washing up the minute l come Off the
stage that the habit got the best of me.
That's what vaudeville does to a man.
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tons are reversed and every one stays
up all night and retires to bed when the
sun rises Miss Bayes appears as Praline
Nutieigh burlesque actress with a re-
markable wardrobe and collection OF
new songs Mr. Monroe will appear in his
familiar Characterization Of a rotund and
joviaf lady of Hibernian extraction, Mrs.
Honoria O'Day of Butte. Mont. Mr..
Fisher will be seen as her. inane business
adviser, p. v. Hawkins; Others are
Harry Clarke Denman Maley, Nat Fields,
arank McAvoy. James Grant James
Dyso,' Nan Brennan and Maud Gray.
with a large and attractivelyE costumed
chorus. The play is staged Ill six scenes.
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walton in musical comedy is promised by
the London-Coliseum comedy stars, Will
liam Burr and Daphne Hope, in "A
Lady, A Lover and Lamp featuring
their song success. Twelve hunting
scenes forming 1.-The Act Beautiful VIII
be depicted by a white Arabian posing
horse and four white English settlers.
spoken songs will he rendered by
Mary Elizabeth, said to be a New York
society belle Corelli and Gillette, The
Odd Pair and Stanleys. in Silhouette
Fun in Shadowland," are other attrac-
tions The kinemacolor play will be
'Other Peoples Children" The pipe or
gan recitals will continue.
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Howard Theater.

The Smart Set Company, presenting
new musical comedy, THE Darktown
Politician" will make its appearance at
the Howard Theater for one week. Salem
Tut Whitney has the leading part Mu-
steal and dancing features will be album
dant.. Throughout the action Of the
play there are twenty-five song hits. The
support includes Homer Tut and Blanche
Thompson and two score of the best coll
ored performers. There is big singing
and dancing chorus.
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Garden.

This week there will be three big hlm
subjects at the Garden Theater, begin
ming with the complete motion pictures OF
the now world-famed suffragette pageant
of March 3. and the beautiful taoieauN
on the south portico Of the United states
Treasury building. with musical pro
gram by the Garden Symphony orchestra
Of ten. which will repeat the music given
with the performance of the tabieauA
This will be the last exhibition of these
pictures at the Garden and viii be shown
only Monday.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday OF
this week the spectacular film, "On the
steps Of the Throne" in five reels Will
be the feature.
Miss Marion Leonard, the favorite
photo play actress, will be seen Friday
and Saturday in a three-reel production,
of las in a Looking Glass" in which
Miss Leonard is seen at her best as a
photo-play star. The staging OF this
production is on. an elaborate scale, quite
in keeping with the best in 1913 photo
plays.
At all performances at the Garden.
which are continuous from noon to il
pm, an excellent musical program IL
given by the Garden Orchestra Of ten.
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From Montmartre," farce with music
which had long run in New York early
in the season and since then has been
presented with notable success in Chi
cago and other large cities.
The piece was originally French
farce. Its story illustrates the adven-
lures OF would be sporty doctor and
a pretty but unconventional girl whom he
met one night when his wife was away
and he was seeing life" at Mont
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ton, s'The Sun Dodgers mingling musi-
cal comedy, travesty and vaudeville,
comes to the Belasco Theater tomorrow
night with Nora Bayes, George w. Mon
roe and Harry Fisher heading large
company of entertainers. This newest
tumble of song and nonsense purports to
concern itself with the adventures Of a
group of jaded New York pleasure seek
ers who establish on Long Island sun
less CITY," where ordinary living condi-
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Lyceurn.

Miners Americans" the Big Ameri-
can Beauty Show" will appear at the Ly-
ceum Theater this week, commencing
with tomorrow's matinee. in q musical
burlesque In two acts and four scenes
called .'The Yankee Doodle Girl" the
book by Barney Gerard and George Tot
ten Smith. It was staged by James Cor
man. x,,,
Heading the list of principals is Beulah
Dallas as 1.-The Yankee Doodle Girl.
Chester Nelson, whose character Luke
Warm" In the Americans in past sea
sons. and Felix Rush as Hiram Geezer
are we'll remembered, will again be with
the company Charles Barrett, new
conner to burlesque: Teddy Evans. aero
batic comedian, and Bob Deming as the
village preacher. also add TO the comedy
Lena Da.ey and Estelle Colbert, singing
and dancing soubrette. will also have I'M
portant parts. Eighteen musical hits are
promised and a number of dancing mum
hers from this and other lands Inc
costuming Is elaborate.
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Chase's.

At Chases tomorrow the chief. enter
tainer will be Nat M Wills in a special
new and laughabIe offering of songs,
stories, parodies and reminiscent non
sense. including his. funny travesties.
'tCircus Day" and Paris Life The
famous Russian premiere ballerina. Mile.
Albertine Rasch, will appear in the spec
tacular Partisan fantasy. lie Ballet
Classique," with Mile. Domino Marfni
formerly, with the Metropolitan grand
opera company of New York, assisted
by eight graceful coryphees In interpre-
tative and classical dancea An inno-
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tairing the stranger, during snowstorm.
Voices are heard outside. and before she
opens the door the girl learns the visitors
compose posse in search of the stranger
After hiding her sweetheart she admits
the posse, and satisfies the sheriff the
man he seeks is not there In the mean
time she learns the stranger has been be-
trayei by a Spanish girl Jealousy mas
tiers her love- nd she turns the stranger
out into the storm. He is shot by the
posse and staggers back into the room,
where he is found by Rance. Then fol-
lows the most thrilling episode in the
play, when the girl and Rance play a
game of draw poker. the girl with the
life OF the stranger as the stakes IL she
wins. and his her promise to marry the
sheriff IL the cards turn in his favor. The
girl, by a subterfuge, wins, and in the
fina act the lovers are united. Mark
Kent will be seen in the character role OF
Jaci, Rance. created in the original pro-
dueton by Frank keenan,. A. II. Van
Buren, will be the stranger.
Casino.
"A Night With the Sculptors," a Par
isian sensation, featuring ten famous
groups OF living statuary, in an offering
of artistic beauty and merit, with ex-
quisite lighting effects, is the promised
headline extraordinary of the Casino The
alter bill this week. Advance notices her.
aid the act as one of refined and impress
sive art and beauty Peyrannis famous
birds and dogs in a remarkable and de-
lighttul exhibition of especial pleasure to
children as well as grownups will be the
second leading feature, and the National
City Quartet, composed of four Washing
ton singers. who have made a name for
them selves with 'The Quaker Girl Tor
nearly a year past, will constitute the
third feature. presenting in character cos
tune "a galaxy of harmonies and song
specialties with incidental comedy. Carr
and Ellie, in THE One Man Band, Will
have laughable musical Offering above
the ordinary; Smedley, the noted banjo
list, will play his favorite Instrument as
well ms a number of other string instru-
ments, and George Murphy, in terpsi-
chorean feature, will give an exhibition or
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Polls.

1.-The Girl of the Golden West, David
Belasco's picturesque western drama Of
the gold-fever days of 1919 in California.
will be the ambitious Offering of the Poll
Players this week. when Izetta Jewel will
be seen in the role of 1.-The girl, created
in the original production by Blanche
Bates.
The play tells the story of an orphan
girl who has been reared IN a
mining camp. She is the proprietor
of the only saloon and is idolized
by the miners as the only good
woman in the camp. Among the girl $.
admirers and customers is Jack Rance,
the sheriff. who believes his suit for ths
girls hand has been rejected because he
has a trace of Chinese blood in his veins.
But. the girl is waiting for one who can
touch her heart. and he comes in the
person of stranger, afterward disclosed
as a highwayman.s
The second act OF the play takes place
in the girls cabin, where she is enter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

Robert Edeson in Where the Trail Di-
vides' and "Strongheart," and later in
1.-The Travelling Salesman" Mr.. Camp is
also a composer of songs and music, and
during the action of the play several of
his compositions will be introduced.
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that combine music with comedy The
Pathe Weekly Review which pictures the
big events of the world. among them the
recent terrible floods in the west. viii
head the film features
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

At the National Theater, tomorrow
evening Richard earle and Hattie WI
uams will appear az co-stars In The Girl
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various types of dancing. Three splen.
did photoplays are promised to open anc
close each performance.
Next week Daniel F,rohman's motor
nicture masterpiece, The, Prisoner Of
Zenda'f with James +. Hackett in the
leading role, will be the extraordinary
feature of the bill.
Cosmos. 4
Robert Henry Hodge. clever come
dian. and his company of five, who have
made hit In high-price vaudeville with
their laughing comedy, "Bill Blithers.
Rachelor," will furnish the headline Of
fering 1t the Cosmos Theater this week.
The plays ludicrous situations result
from tie pursuit of woman hater by
three Ievelorn maidens. Another laugh
ing success, we'll known in vaudeville
circles, will be Van and Carrie Avery in
their bl lckface comedy. THE Night Por-
ter" ! European sensation is promised
in the Six Cornallas. "catapult aero
bats" hree girls and three men, who
feature extraordinary midair somersaults
and hie h vaulting. Jeeter and Rogers
are billed for an "idiotic idylf': Evans
and Jores for an offering of song and
merry natter. interspersed with graceful
dances, and the Murphy Musical Duo.
for the eccentric feature of the bill. in
perform tnces. upon strange instruments
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HE WAS DIFFTRENT.-Until a few
months ago the telephone operator In
the New York ofices Of David Belasco
was known as 'Iillte." One Sunday.
without as much as taking Jack. the
Office boy, into her conncspce, she mar
ried the head electrician. NaM she pre-
fixes her name with the title of""Mrs,.
and Jack Is disconsolate.
Just where this fair bride Of . month
The Detroit times., 1913-10-17

IL don't want your statement want
the law. and II It's In your favor "
certainly settles this case"
rf. have found no law bearing d.
rectly on this point,' said Mr.. Murhn.
Strict construction Of the statute
is demanded I'm a criminal case said
the court The statute does not
say that the pharmacist must be reg
istered In Michigan, I'm the section
I'm question. though IL does in other
parts OF the act II this man is
legitimate pharmacist, he fills the
bill. so far as the law requires
Mr. Stone objected. but Justice JET
fries cut him short.
Nothing can be read into statute
in criminal action. Isn't that righty'
AS an abstract proposition, re-
piled Mr.. Stone.
Il want TO see the law. and I will
give you until Oct. 90 10 find what
law there is" ruled the court.
There are only two cases that |
could find which have any bearing |
shall submit them" said Mr.. Mqrhn.
Aid. Barnett, his attorneys and
friends, left the court. apparently well
satisfied
The Detroit times., 1913-10-17
MOTn-EAIEN HAT
BASIS OF LAWSUIT
Justice Called to o Solomon Act
in Squabble Between Mflliner
and Customer

Justice Command, who has won q
regulation for his Solomon-like judg.
ments upon suits involving haber.
dashery. and kindred subjects, was
called upon to consider the merits OF
contention over q wopan's moth.
eaten hat. Thursday morning. n
Mrs. Lulu M. Wood was suit Char
lotte M. Malo. who runs q millinery
establishment at No. $40 Woodward
ave.. for $25, asserting that she had
left the hat In the Malo. store hast
July to DO copied and that while there
the fur on. 1t was destroyed by moths.
1t cost me 925 In New York city"
testified Mrs. Wood. and I couldn't
get another one like 1t In Detroit, II
Was SO becoming that ! wanted q sunl-
mer hat of the same style and that's
why | had 1t copied" 4s..,,s
Mrs. Malo scoffed at the idea that
there ever had been moths In her
store aside from those brought In on
hats. as she contended was the case
In this instance. The eggs OF the moth
are laid in April and May, abe con-
tended. and must have been In the
fur on the hat when II was brought to
her the first OF July. ss, ~
Gould You wear last years hat
this year," demanded the court. When
Mrs. Wood said she could he COM
mented: Well my wife can't" *
The justice threw out the case. on
the ground of no cause Of action be-
cause the woman did not show that
the moths or moth eggs were not ID
the hat when 1t was taken to- The
shop 1890.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-17
.NACEL RAPED
BECAUSE DUR.
VALUES DROP
Assessment Has Decreased by
100000 Since 1903, Says
County Expert Benton
LAPSE OF FRANCHISES
EXPLANATION GIVEN
City Officials Claim that Detroit
Pays Too Big Share of COun-
ty Tax Ignored

In answer 20 the complaint voiced
by City Assessor Nagel In q meeting
Of the equalization committee oil the
Wayne county board OF supervisors IN
the county auditors rooma. Thursday
morning. that the proposed share OF
the county tax TO Dc placed on the
city is too large, Tax Commissioners
Cass X. Benton pointed TO the :educ'
ton of more than si0O.000,000 in the
assessment OF ID. U. 4. property slice
1903. arguing that it should not have
been made.
Mr., Nagel defended the lowered as
sessment. saying that il was due IL
the expiration OF franchises and 10 de
probation OF rolling stock.
The ID. u. X. valuation Is now,
re said, 81 900 900 more than the &C
tuai value OF its physical properties.
Will they sell it Tor that. re.oiu
ed Mr. Benton. WHOM a man com
I'ains that his property il valued to<
l,shly we usually ASH him 10 make
affidavit that he will sell 1t Tor less
Will the d. U. r officials make such
an ailidavit?"
Mr. Nagel disc!aimed any knowledge
OF what the company would answer u
fthis question.
Commissioner Benton submitted
further figures showing that since
1903. while the assessment leviet
against the d. u. r. was being low
cred more than 100000, or 2s.4'
per cent, the general assessment wal
increased s773 per cent.
He defended his figures vigorously
conteniing that while they mishr no
he correct 10 the dollar. tha. justice
10 all cone erned demanded tho o.
adopted .abstantiady as proposed
The committee approved them witEou
:, dissen. .ig vote. despite the oppisi
ton of 81 Nagel. BY this eGuaiiza
..on Detroit will - asked to pa S5.S,
per cent OF the county tax. Last yea
Ii paid "a per cent.
No business was transacted in INT
meeting of the full board OF supervis
ors except to receive communications
County Clerk Farrell asked for tive
additional clerks.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-17
REPUBLICAN STATE
COMMITTEE MEETS
Changes in Membership Made
as Result of Alterations in Dis
trict Boundaries

The Republican state central com
mittee met. Thursday afternoon, in
the Hotel Pontchartrain. and made
the following changes In It's member
ship, due to alterations OF congress
sional district boundaries:
William ID. Manchester. committee
man from the Sixth district, was
made committeeman fro mthe new
Thirteenth. John S. Haggerty. mem
Der Of the Wayne county road COM
mission, was also elected from the
Thirteenth.
Fred NJ Alger, OF Crosse Pointe,
Was chosen TO take Mr.. Manchester
place from the Sixth district.
Dr. Charles J. Gray, OF Petoskey
was chosen to represent the new
Eleventh district. He was In the old
Tenth.
On report that Ira Adams. OF Bel
laire, wants to resign, 1t was suggest
ed that Judge Robert p. Hudson be
given his place. representing the Elev
enth district counties OF the upper pc
ninsula Secretary Pierce was In
structed 10 wire Mr. Adams regarding
the possibility of his declining 10
serve.
The committee then proceeded with
other business.
No gubernatorial candidates, except
Alex. j. Groesbeck, chairman OF the
committee. were present at the meet
ing. Detroit was represented by
Committeeman Yerkes, Charles A
Nichols, who he'd John d. Mackay
proxy, and Sheriff Oakman and Chiel
Deputy John Smith.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-17
STOCKS SHOW
UNCERTAIN TONE
No Signs Of Activity By Real
InvestOrs-Active Shares
Depressed

tCopyrixht 1913, ny The New York
Evening Post Company
NEW YORK. October 16-The
stock market today was subjected to
further pressure from various quart
ers, and most OF the active SHARES
at times showed decided weakness.
The resultant declines depressed
many OF the active stocks point or
more below yesterday with the low.
est prices Of the day in the last hour,
when some heavy selling was seen.
The tone was uncertain during most
of the day, and except in the case OF
one or two stocks, there was only in
different support on tire declines.
Trading was most OF the time ex.
tremeIy dull. There was no new de-
veiopment 10 affect prices. and
while a good deal OF attention was
paid TO the Mexican news, the situa-
ton in that country appeared to have
changed little during the last "a
hours. The market continued high
ly professional. and so far as the out
side public was concerned, there ~Sre
no signs of activity on the part OF
real investors. "Over-the.co,inter'
buying of bonds continued in a small
way, and there was a little better In
ouiry for the class OF short term not,rs
which are ordinarily In demand with
the speculative and the investment in
ouiry appeared TO be largely at a
standstill. and such support as Is OF.
ten seen at a time when prices are
breaking sharply was utterly lacking.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-17
WOMAN MADE 10 WILLS:
MRS. WILES LOSES LEGACY

Ten Wills made In Ave years. two
of which were drawn within "a hours
OF each other. was the record set by
Mrs. Rachel Teer. formerly of No. 51l
Canlield-ave. west, who died March %,
1913. The estate she left was valued
at about $4,000 An effort is being
made to break the last will. by Mrs.
Lizzie Wiles, the woman with whom
Mrs. Teer lived, and who may be de-
prived OF 81 900 on account OF the in
advertent omission of her name by
the attorney who drew up the instru-
ment.
In the ninth testament Mrs. Wiles
was bequeathed $500, but Mrs. Teer
changed her mind over night and de-
cided to make II $1,000. Then 1t was
the lawyer made his mistake.
Judge Hanley is hearing the contest
in which eight or ten attorneys are in
volved. representing different clients,
who have taken up the matter, fol
low Mrs Wiles' action.
Mrs. Teer, who was aged 80, was
married at II. Her husband died In
1908.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-17
CHAUNCEY HAMMOND NOW
BACK IN COUNTY JAIL

Chauncey Hammond, who gained
wide notoriety during his trial and
acquittal. on the charge OF switch
ing pay satchels, and stealing $l7.-
600 from the EMF company. rs back
in the county jail, after serving IL
months of q fiveyear term In Jack
son for stealing an auto. He has
been granted a new trial.
Sheriff Oakman brought him back.
Wednesday night, after taking Frank
Miller, burglar, and Fritz Thory,'
thieving butler, to prison TO serve
terms. respectively. OF one year and
81 months.