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The Washington times., 1913-04-14
Julia Murdock Describes Plot of .-
PeZet Play, Soon to Have Premiere
"Remaking the RaIeighs' Will
Be Produced for Benefit of
Neighborhood House.

<<THE story about which. the
play, 'Remsking the Ra-
leighs, is built is thoroughly
modern, and one that might
have happened to almost any family in
reduced circumstances" explains A. w.
Pezet, Of the Peruvian legation, who Is
the author Of the play. This young
authors little drama is to be given for
the first time before the public at a
special matinee on April IL, at 3:45
O'Clock, in the Columbia Theater.
Neighborhood House will be the bene-
ficiary, and the event is under the
management of Mrs. Christian ID. Hem
mick.
In the cast will be Mrs. Robert Hinck-
ley. Miss Elizabeth Noyes. Robert El-
more. Miss Elizabeth Howry. Miss
Ethel Lee. E. Reed. and the author.
The play will be used professionally
in New York next winter. as Misc
Mabel Taliaferro has obtained the road
rights.
The story hinges on the vicissitudes
Of the Raleigh family, reduced from
wealth to poverty. The scenes are
laid in a New York apartment house
IL tlc stcEcoty pSu hiuu. ihc INoiSitu
family has rich and socially prominent
relatiI es. but the members Of the i'm
mediate family are much reduced in
circumstances. Mother sits about all
day with her feet on the radiator.
reading between the lines of the
scandal mongering society weeklies,
while father ekes cut precarious
living by clerking in an old curiosity
shop. being a specialist in antiques.
Daughter of Family
Is Real Heroine of Play.
There is a son who dabbles in Wall
Street, and there is a daughter. who
is the real heroine of the play. This
young girl. Constance by name. Is
the only member Of the family who
is a real human being. She does all
the housework, makes her own
dresses. and is perfectly contented
with her lot.
Across the air shaft. in the same
apartment house, lives a young and
struggling author. who, through some
stroke of fortune or fate. has become
engaged to Constance's rich cousin. a
society girl. He is really In love
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Mrs. william corcoran Hill will
Entertain at Bridge.Tea
Party for Mrs. Mckee.

Mrs. william Corcoran Hill will en-
tertain at a bridze-tea this afternoon at
her residence in H street. in honor Of
Mrs. Robert Mckee. daughter Of FORM
er President Harrison. who is the
houseguest Of Mrs. Arthur Lee.
At S O'Clock a number Of additional
guests will come in for tea. Mrs.
Daniels and Mrs Garrison will preside
at the tea table. The guests will include
nearly all Of the women OF the Cabi-
net who are now In Washington and
numerous others from official and resi-
dent circles.
On Wednesday Mrs. Arthur Lee will
entertain at a luncheon in honor OF
Mrs Mckee. and on Thursday Mrs. 8.
o. Rishey will have a number Of lunch
con guests to meet Mrs. Mckee.
T.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels will be the guests in compli-
ment to whom the Commandant Of the
Marine Corps and Mrs William P. Bid
die will entertain at dinner this evening
at the Marine Barracks.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Biddle
will be hostess at a bridge party In
compliment to Miss Smith. Of Indiana,
who Is a house guest.
The Commandant and Mrs. Blddie win
entertain At dinner on April q in honor
Of Mrs. lizard, Of st. Louis. who Is the
guest Of Major and Mrs. BiddIe.
-
Mrs. Fremont-Smith will be hostess at
an informal musicale this afternoon at 4
O'Clock, followed by tea, when she will
have as the artist Of the occasion her
house guest, Charles Anthony. the cele-
brated young American pianist, who Is
spending the week with DR.. and Mrs.
Fremont-Smith.
Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Bryan Mrs. Bur-
Lesson. and a number Of other women Of
the Cabinet, as we'll as those from ON
cial and resident society. will be among
the guests.
Tomorrow afternoon Mr.. Anthony will
play with the Washington Symphony
Orchestra.
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Ohio Society Members
Will Elect Officers

DR.. S. d. Fess. Congressman from
the Sixth district of Ohio, and Rabbi
Abram Simons will be the principal
speakers at the annual meetinv ef the
Ohio Society at Rauschers tonight
Musical numbers will be given by Miss
Ewing. pianist. graduate OF the Cincin-
natl College of Music, and Miss Brink
enstein. vocalist. Following the busl-
ness meeting. at which officers will be
elected for the ensuing year, there
will be a reception and dancing A
buffet luncheon will be served 1t is
expected that about 200 or 25O will be
present.
The slate of new officers. as ar
ranged bv the nominating committee
Is: President. William r. Day. of the
United States Supreme Court: vice
presidents. Judge Thomas H. Anderson,
John Joy Edison. president OF the Wash
ingtOn Loan and Trust Company; and
Judge George E. Martin, of the Gus
toms Court: secretary. William l.. Sy-
mons; treasurer, Frederick .Gichenber-
ger: Bishop Earl Cranston, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. chaplain; !;
Frank G. Carpenter, historian. and MIL
ton E Allies. Leroy T. Vernon, and
Miss Ellen Spencer Mussey. trustees.
The Washington times., 1913-04-14
THE TIMES
Question Box
Times Inquiry Department:

Times Inquiry Department:
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warts? GsMR
Mix and put n bottle with a glass
or rubber stopper. the following lotion.
Ferri chloride of iron. or; tincture of
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wart by dipping a toothpick into tn,
mixture and dabbing 1t on the wart
without pricking 1t. I.e- careful to pro-
tect the tissue around the wart from,
the iron mixture. This can be ensured
by covering II with a piece Of paper or
adhesive plaster, After applying. TIE
mixture to the wart for a few minutes,
dip a bit of absorbent cotton In .she
best cider vinegar and squeeze a drop
slowly on the wart- II is better 20
make this iron application very lightly
the first few times one performs the
operation. as the iron might eat too
deep. When skill has been gained by
experience. one application will suffice.
the wart will blacken and drop OF soon.
The Washington times., 1913-04-14

put through a hole in the wall and she
saw no one.
Some days she had a slice of bread
and some water. and sometimes 1t was
only water. and soon the little Queen
grew so thin her father would not have
known her
The wicked King Bore had hoped she
would soon die so he could claim her
fathers lands, but he grew tired Of
waiting and he started out to go to
King Kofa and tell him his daughter
was dead and he had come to claim
her land and the castle.
He did not take any servant with him
for fear King Kofa would question the
servant. When he was riding through
the woods a storm came up and a tree
was struck by lightning which struck
the wicked King and knocked him on
his horse. He was unable to move and
SO far In the woods that no one heard
his cries for help, so that the fate he
had prepared for the poor little Queen
came to him and he died for want Of
food.
When the servants of King Bore
found their master did not return they
went to the room where the little
Queen was a prisoner and set her free.
They took care of her until she was
strong and able 20 travel. and then she
returned to her fathers castle and told
her strange story.
King Kofa went with his daughter
to the castle where she had been I'M
prisoned and found II was the home of
his enemy. King Bore. They sent out
many messengers to hunt for him. but
no trace of him could be found, and
the little Queen became the owner of
all his broad lands. and the servants.
who disliked their master. King Bore,
were as glad as their Queen that he
never returned.
But the Queen felt that she had
brought about her own sorrow and suf-
ferings because she was wilful AMI did
not want to marry one of the good men
her. father had asked her to IN the iirs,
place. But before King Eosi died she
married a good man whom her father
selected and was happy ever after.
Tomorrow's story: Peter and Hans"
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with Constance. however. but he lacks
the nerve to tell her so. or even TO
admit 1t to himself. There Is a rich
uncle. whose death Is hourly expected.
and 1t Is the hope of the Raleigh fam
lily that uncle's demise will mean
good fortune to them.
VIII he die. and If he does. will he
leave them an Inheritance
Or will he die and leave his wealth
to the other branch Of the family? d.
Or will he get we'll?
These are the situations about which
the plot Of The play il woven. and
which suggest delightfully."- entertaining
material.
"Remarking the Raleighs'' is to ne
followed by Bernard Shaw's How He
Lied to Her Husband" those appear
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Personal N ention.

The G. G. G. Club entertained at a
reception and dance Friday evening at
the residence Of DR.. and Mrs Lyman
Kebler. 1922 Park road. The officers
and members Of the club are Miss
Mabel Kebier. president; Miss Marie
Knapp, secretary; Miss Annette
Howarth. treasurer; Miss May Thomp-
son. Miss Yetta Brex. Miss Helen Glib
son. Miss Louise Marbut. Miss Florence
Center and Miss Louise Clarkson.
Those assisting were Miss Younger.
Miss Thiele. Miss Burgy. Miss David.
Miss Howarth. Miss Dorothy Knapp.
Miss Ruth Kebler, Mrs. Edward Young.
and Mrs John Howarth.
The Washington times., 1913-04-14
Author, Attache Of Peruvian
Legation and Harvard Man,
Is Promising Playwright.

ing in the cast being Miss Miriam cros-
by. W. Graydon stetson. of Boston, and
Mr.. Petzet- Mr.. Pezet and Mr.. stetson
appeared together in the revival Of this
play. which was given last April in the
Toy Theater. Boston In speaking of
this play one of the best known of the
Boston critics said he considered IT one
Of the most important productions Of
the theatrical season.
.Mr. Pezet. though only twenty-one
years of age. has attained considerable
prominence In the dramatic world. He
Is a Harvard graduate, and took a spe-
cial course in playwritting under the
instruction OF Prof. George Pierce
Baker. the well-known authority on the
technique of the drama. He has under
way at present a comedy which he Is
writing for Nat Wills. and In which the
comedian probably. viii ap-
pear next season
JULIA MURDocx
The Washington times., 1913-04-14
Seen in the Shops
. ANDMADE articles and all COM
modities Of dress which require
a great deal over the average


amount Of time for their con-
struction are usually far beyond the
purse Of the shopper, when advertised
as for sale In the shops and the depart
ment stores Many women who have
not time nor the art for making en-
broideries. crocheted, and knitted art
icles, etc. arc forced to either go with
out them entirely or pay prices far
above the ordinary for them In the
shops.
The Polly Prim exhibits. in room As
of the Munsey Building. since made at
home. and costing only for materials
and time. arc able to be quoted at prices
far below the regular. On the whole.
the workmanship Is better and the fact
that buyer and manufacture can meet
brings greater satisfaction to all con-
cerned. For $3.50 in the department
stores one can buy a fairly good ma
chine-made collar OF generous proper
tions. A handmade collar. the same
size tfor the collar Of a coaD. costs
about three times as much. or 50 or SO.
A coffee-colored hand crocheted collar,
perfectly made, very large, 10 for sale
The Washington times., 1913-04-14

on the fourth floor OF the Munsey
Building in the Polly Prm roo7<s for
$500
In any department store machine
made boudoir caps are from 50 cent to
several dollars. Boudoir caps In the
Polly Prim room are of net. messaline,
and crocheted gold lace with hand
made flowers in little clusters at the
sides. and are IS cents, Sl.50. and AGo
Then. too, caps will he made to order
a, these prices, same materials used.
but In the colors desired.
Shaded roses for corsage bouquets.
and corsage OF violets with roses are
- m and $2.5c each. They are made Of
tho very best ribbon and will not come
arart or fade.
Hand knit purs1s about four inches
square. matching any costume in color.
are $50. All kinds OF irish crochet
iabots and neck pieces are from IS to
30 cents.
Perfectly plain white lawn dresses,
made for girls of about nine years are
,E cents apiece. Other articles for sale
include tellies. cakes. hand-painted
china. etc, and II is a real business in
yestment for the buyer to make a call
upon this little department.
Hats at the department store at the
corner Of Eleventh and G streets are
anywhere from S25 TO 329S. The more
expensive models are made after French
STYLES. and, although bearing touches
OF decided foreign workmanship they
are made on this side of the Atlantic.
ana bear out the watchword Of the mil
The Washington times., 1913-04-14

liners and dressmakers for this sea-
son. american styles for American
" WOmen." Although small flowers are
widely used. plumes and fruit are seen
on many of the smartest models.
The Washington times., 1913-04-14
CORRECT SCALP TREATMENT.

CONRECT SCALP TREATMENT.
Falling hair. oily hair. dandrun. tight
scalp. etc. correctly treated by experts At
the Offices Of
HATTIE NJ. sHACkLETrE
lOO7.l r st. N. w. Phone VI. 357l.
Only Women and Children Treated.
eFOutstsndinE tickets for treatments
Will NOT De valid after June Is. 1919.
The Washington times., 1913-04-14
LOCAL MENTION

Stupendous Double Bill. "The Poison
Cup and The Superior Law" Today.
Virginia.
The Washington times., 1913-04-14
HOME WORKERS MARKET PLACE

section possible
home
articles
exhibition '
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this section is not free spacebu rate charged
"details make
ad quotations Address
as Munsey BUILDING
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Lovett. of Ander-
son. Ind have arrived In Washington
and are guests at the New Willard.
Mrs. Lovett is delegate to the d. A.
r. congress.
The Washington times., 1913-04-14

Mrs. Hugh Wallace will entertain at
q small tea this afternoon in compH-
ment to her houseguests. the recently
named Ambassador to London and Mrs.
Walter II. Page.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
EXPERTPAYS TRIBUTE
TO GEORGE STALLINGS

tics boss by long way. but stiil Q
man who commands every respect
from his disciples. Players who have
worked under him have told me
that Stallings 10 nothing short Of
mad man during the most exciting
periods Of hard fought game. He
fights out within himself every move.
And In his seal he sometimes for
gets himself and applies hard names.
But these are forgotten the moment
the last man has been retired and his
followers. once they understand him.
are willing to forgive any little Of
Tense In the light OF such exceptional
zeal. For the ono great doctrine of
Stallings In to win, win. win at any
cost.
In his long experience Stallings
never yet has been at the head of any
Joke ball club. That In he hasn't
been for long He has converted any
number .of tokes into real classy
agsregations In twenty years he has
never finished worse than NTH In any
company and has had the Satisfaction
OF winning a great many minor league
pennants. Every one Is willing to con.
cede that the Big Chief Ia a minor
league marvel. They will not so 60
class hobs up.
The Way 70 judge.
The only way to judge a man is by
his record. Let staiiings' speak for
itself. StalIings took hold OF the
New York Americans in the spring
OF 1903. The previous year. under
the direction OF Clark GrifYith and
Kid EiberfeId. sorry mess indeed had
been made. GrifY, brokenheartsd.
threw up the sponge in mid-season.
The team started out like a worlds
champion. stumbled. collapsed and
finished the most horribly out-dts-
tanced last ever seen in the Ameri-
can league. It was q far more
discouraging season than the Woiver-
ton regime OF sad memory, for some
most prosecuting train OF hard luck
known 10 the game.
Well. stallings took hold Of that
terrible wreck OF 1905. Frank Far
rsii had absolutely no outside re-
sources. He had just one claim in the
minor league. an option to pick from
the Atlanta team. That option
brought Russell Ford TO the Hilltop
BY dint of scheminx and hard work
stailings gathered together, little by
little. some sort Of half way decent
representatives Cree. WARRIOR, En-
ale, Gardner, Austin. Laporte. Quinn.
Mcconnell and a number of others
that escape memory were added i'm
mediately. Though the team was
harassed By the unfortunate attack
of smallpox upon Hal Chase. such
an Improvement Was made the nrst
year that Etaiiings was barely hvsed
out Of the first division. He finished
a good fifth. The next year Fisher.
Caldwell. Woiter and Daniels were
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
RICHMOND AUTO SHOW
WILL BE BEST OF ALL

ton Is the cry of the hour. ana in
decd most of the manufacturers as
we'll as owners Of cars are looking
TO the specialist for the perpetulLy- OK
present constr actions. as evidenced by
the fact that the prospective buyer is
little Influenced today by the body
design or ysrnish. but demands
token OF right To aspire 70 the sale
Of an automobile, IN a stated speoifi
cations.
But few years since and the aver
age dealer as well as ths prospective
buyer. could not distinguish as to the
clutch, transmission, engine. axle
construction. etc. Today there are
certain set standards In these spsci-
acations of general knowledge. and az
one manufacturer aptly puts II. The
demand Of the day is that an organi-
cation be known by it's product, and
not by what II claims for itself.
As matter OF importance, IL is
indeed a fact mat the Richmond
automobile show about TO be held 10
greater from any point OF view than
the first shows held in any other city
in the United States.
The exhibit will DE of greater floor
area.
the cars will bs more numerous ana
The ideals 81 beth manufacturer
ard dealer are higher.
The automobile appeals 10 great
err percentage as staple factor. and
last but not least. the buyer has
fairly good idea Of what he requires,
and II he by any means should lack
such idea. every dealer stands willing
and ready 20 expound thu advantages
fairly and couciseIy. OF any specifica-
ton that may be brought into aues-
ton.
In closing. II Is 20 be hoped that
Richmond viii support this. her hrst
automobile show. in the same spirit
that the men of this very important
industry In her midst are given to sup
port her other ventures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
Bresnahan Gets
$4,000 to Qui,

ST. LOUIS. Jan. A compromise
between Roger Bresnahan, former
ms mayer OF the Cardinals and the own
ers of the club, was arranged late this
afternoon at Lon o. Hookers Office.
The amount given Bresnahan was
not announced. but was said to be
$4,000.
Those present besides Bresnahan
were Judge Henry Is. Priest, and Ar
thur Ssxer. his attorneys. Mrs. H II.
Britton. James ]. Jones, G. Lacy Craw-
ford. and other officials Of the club.
Now that the settlement has been
made Roger probably will sign with
pitsburg or Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs
also are after his services He is free
TO attach his signature 10 a contract
with any team In the National league.
Roger this evening refused to discuss
his plans further than to ray that the
team making him the best offer would
land him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
Tales of the Diamond
Humorous and OtherDise
by BILLY EVANS.

make II point TO kid Herman TO
the limit, but trying TO best Schaefer
In kidding match lie right difYlcut
proposition. In the game in question
Schaefer was coaching at third, when
one OF the Washington batters hit a
foul bali IN the direction OF the Chi
cago bench. One OF the White Sox
recruits hustled out TO get the ball.
but Just as II neared him. the ball
took bad bound. and struck him on
the head II didn't hurt him In the
least, and he ar once picked the ball
UP and threw II 10 Ed Walsh who
was pitchtnE4 y ~. -. -, !. =.
ri mash s'nsi would. have look a.
that bail. Bill" requested schaefer
II rather think It Is cut" mo-
toned to Walsh 10 throw the ball IN.
looked 1t over. but after a careful
examination was unable TO find any
thing wrong with the sphere.
ut Is all right, Herman" T yelled.
Much obliged. BILL he replied. Il
didn't care to take any chances An
they tell ME there Is lot OF ivory
In that young mans head"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

Perhaps no player OF modern times
has given the baseball fans OF the
country as many laughs as the ir-
repressible Germany Schaefer. Schae-
fer 10 continually cutting up on the
ball field, and there isn't "d-aggy
moment" when he Il putting on his
comedy stun. Assisted by Nick AL
trock. the team OF Aitrock and Schae-
fer pulled ~ much comedy stun last
season that President johnson in
formed them they were actors. not
bail players. and should use the stage
instead of the diamond for their horse
play. A.. q, resnlt the umpiyes wers.
fnsrrucies IL 'rnrKail the comedy stsiH
Of the TWO National coachers Act
ing on the advice given them. the
two Teutons are doing the vaudeville
houses this winter.
During q game at Chicago last
year Schaefer pulled one at my ex-
pense that got L lSush all around.
Now Chicago IL schaefer's home. and
naturally ne likes to perform his very
best In that city. Fills friends are al
ways at the game in droves. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
BY W. j. MACBETH.


NEW YORK, Jan. Three strikes
and out, is one of the principal rules
Of baseball. But the last strike ID
far more important than either of the
two preceding ones or both together
any way you take them. Some first
bali hitters are as good as nailed up
the minute pitcher gets two strikes
on them. Other free hitters like Ty
Cobb, Hans Wagner or Larry L4ajoie
do not begin TO get a pitchers goat"
till he has them In the hole. For It
Is then that such demon is liable
TO step up on one and clout 1t into
the next county.
Which little preamble has no re-
ference whatever to any Cobb or Wag-
ner or Lajoie, but to one who deserves
more sympathy, poor, oppressed
baseball manager 10 wit, big Chief"
George Stsllings. of the Boston Ma
tional tailenders. For George is up
in the pinch with two strikes called
by umpire Hard Luck. the bases
checked two down and a home run
needed. Organized baseball will
await breathessly the outcome of
the 1913 campaign to see whether or
not the big Chief fans, a humilia-
ton he has never yet suffered In his
twenty years of baseball.
Some pretty wise baseball men will
be nightly surprised II Chief Stall
lings makes a failure Of II as skip
per OF the hub trailers 1t 10 true
that he Ia up against a rather blue
outlook for the immediate future. but
he could be situated worse and not
have TO travel out OF his own cir
cult. His lot should be easier than
that of any one OF three new rival
managers ohnny EverH, Joe Tinker
and Miller Huggins.
Tinker and Evers have something
30 worn with at the start for they
take the helm of first division clubs.
Miller Huggins. who succeeds Bres-
nahan. has a club that ranked sixth
In IA flight of eight But StailiDzs
takes hold OF an absolute ruck run
ner. He cannot possibly do worse
than his predecessors ana any inn
provement In the final standing OK his
club will rebound TO his credit.
Praise for StaIiings.
! would like to lay little bet on
George Stalljngs. He's just the kind
Of fellow who rises TO emergencies.
As a baseball leader do not hest
tate 10 class him with John ]. Nc
Graw ard Connie Mack. Neither OF
these shrewd wizards knows more
inside baseball than the Georgian;
neither Is "A better Judge of young
talent. Staliings has not perhap. the
general magnetism of McGraw so far
as the general baseball following tn
concerned. HE has never played 10
the stands" He has always kept
away from the noisy acclaim OF the
populace: contenting himself with
working in secret with his players: OF
snca ing unobseryed. onto the bench
just before playing time. He -
bench manager of tho Connie Mack
stamp. not SO reserved AZ tina Athie~