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Evening journal., 1913-10-10
Peoples Column
DOCKSTADER'S
THEATRICAL SURVEY.
To the Editor of THE EVENING

To the Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL
Sir: / noticed this evening an edi-
torial in your paper, in which you
refer to the Garrick in a most friendly
way. for which please accept my
thanks. You say: Since the Play
house was begun the question has
been frequently asked What will
become of the Garrick. etc. p" The
question is easily answered. The
Garrick will run forty weeks a year
as usual. giving its patrons the best
in its line of amusements. IT. man
ager will go to bank every morning,
as usual. Why noti There are more
than 100000 persons in Delaware,
and 10000 Of these people al
ways have attended the Garrick
Theatre, and always will. as long as
they get value received. We never
lose a patron unless the Lord calls
them away or they move out of our
territory.
To go back a few years. Just as an
Illustration The Opera House. un-
der our Jesse K Baylis' manage
ment, was packing them TO the doors
at 50 a seat, with such stars as the
Roger brothers. Eddie Foy. Ethel
Barrymore and other big ones, and
the Lyceum Theatre, now the Avenue,
was doing the same thing at 10, 20
and 80 cents, with Silk Hat Harry
shows. ! had a little unpretentious
theatre on a back street and was
making more money than knew
what to do with. Then. you remem-
Der. Wilmington was not what it is
today, a metropolitan city, equal to
the great New York city in every way
except size, not excepting hold-ups
/ hope heartily for the success OF
Mr.. Hale and the playhouse; also for
my friends, Conness, and the Avenue
I think we all will do business and
make money. AS it stands now, the
theatrical field is entirely covered
With Hale's legitimate, Conness
stock and Dockstader's vaudeville
4 the next fellow that drops in viii
surely know he is in the show bust
ness. With best wishes for all, am
Yours truly,
W L. Dockstader.
Wilmington, Del. October 9, 1913.
Evening journal., 1913-10-10
ENTERTAINs AM MrsIcALF-

Mrs. Eli Garrett and Miss Helen
Garrett entertained delightfully."- at a
musicale Thursday at their home.
1903 Broome street. when their
guests, Miss Isabella J. Bradford and
Miss Elsie Bunker. of New York city,
contributed to the numbers of the
program. Miss Bradford Is the
daughter Of the late Colonel James
Hayward Bradford, Z. S. A.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03


n
the
features Of the
have of
Nominee of the
party nominated
fnstea o Ger.
after placed
Fremont Presidency
il
Republican nominated Law
that he
would beaten Buchanan for the Presidency
well had gained national reputation not
contractor His known al
had built
brought Manhattan Island and the young
where the
N While
from home his living and to make
he was bank Pdrn h. New york the 1Smu. Of Panama and
his country realized what great
friendless
him
humble post OF to mat OF one OF the most
influential Americans OF his time
nomination member Of that delega-
Southern States Laws nomination
the Presidential nomination The expecta
the Southern States would heartily support
Soil party and had supported Van Buren, for P
That o. antosonized the Southern delegates
this statement When the convention
regard serious until the roll call
Aaoama
would be nominated because would be
certain that George Law would have been
President American party instead of Willard
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03

which can hope TO accomplish little
beyond a publicity scandal produc-
tive of much personal advertising for
the investigators, those responsible
for the investigation lay open to grave
doubt the purity of their motives.
The investigation promises to be a
continuation of what might well be
considered an unpatriotic campaign to
discredit the capital of this nation in
the eyes of the people. A Congress
sional investigation of necessity will
lend the excuses which unquestion-
ably did follow the football game, a
prominence all out of proportion to
their Importance. Through the public
ity which always attaches TO a probe
of this kind, Washington will be pill
loried before the country as a city of
excuses, a place unclean, a commu-
nifty of drunkards and libertines. And
by that same publicity, the men who
will be responsible for this misrepre-
sentation and befouling of their own
national capital, will be looked upon
by the minimizing as fearless defend
ers of public morals, and as such will
go before their constituents asking
for reelection that they may continue
their work.
Except that this is a repetition of a
course which has many times been
shown to be wrong and utterly un-
productive of good, we might set it
down to overzealousness in a good
cause. We are not scolding just to
be scolding. There still is time to
prevent the greater part of the evil in
this particular case. The subcommit-
tee instructed to do this work should
confne its efforts for the present to
a thorough investigation and
report from the excise board If such
a report discloses either lack of zeal
business on the part of the board, or
weaknesses in the excise law, then it |
will be time for Congressional action.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03
SEIZE ARMS BOUND TO HAYTI.
New York Customs OHiciaIs Find
Guas in ships Hold.

New York, Dec. 2-Customs officials
today discovered 5000 pounds Of rifle and
revolver cartridges hidden in the bunk
ers of Clyde line steamer Iroouois. This
is the second seizure made within the
week on a Clyde line vessel.
The Iroquois arrived from Hayti and
Santo Domingo Monday, and customs
officials believe the cartridges were car
ried on the last trip from this port, but
that the-cFew was unable to unload them
at Hayti and intended taking them on
the next voyage. AS a result of the last
seizure a close watch upon all vessels
leaving this port for Hayt has been or
dered
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03

still in place. Some well-meaning per
sons hold the opinion that horseshoe,
while a good thing to bring luck, Is more
in Mace either on the foot of a horse, or
else nailed over the door of stable.
rather than attached to the doortamb of
a high-priced suite in hotel
Such a view might apply in some in
stances, but most certainly ii does not
Mt the case of Thomas r. Marshall. be-
cause this particular horseshoe has Seen
the making Of him. and he would be an
migrate indeed IL he did not accord II a
prominent place in his living quarters
1t used to be nailed up over his bedroom
door in his indianapolis he, and it will
be put back there when he goes home
again.
II it hadn't been for this horseshoe
Thomas R. Marshall would still be an
obscure country lawyer back in Indiana
entirely surrounded by noveliss.
He was on his way to the convention
at which he was nominated for governor
of Indiana when an old colored man who
had at heart his country's good, stopped
Marshall and handed him the horseshoe.
Believing, as he does. in signs and
omens and good-luek methods, Marshall
eagerly seized the horseshoe and held 4
in his hands all during the balloting. He
was nominated governor, and except for
the horseshoe he wouldn't have had the
slightest show. The horseshoe and moth
ing else did it.
So all during the campaign when he
was dashing about making speeches.
Marshall carried the horseshoe in his
grip, wrapped up in his nightie- That
enabled him to be elected governor.
And throughout the big campaign OF a
year ago, Marshall kept his horseshoe
close at hand. You would have a diff
cult time convincing him that it didn't
play its part
Copyright. lsl1, By Fred C. Kelly. An rights r.
serTedl
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03
With the Political Procession.
BY +. B. G.
= senatorship to William r.

may give the senatorship to William r.
Hearst.
There is no fear about the governorship
or legislature but a dread that the popu-
lar vote proportion viii give Hearst If
a candidate, a big vote in the cities and
make him a Democratic Senator from
Republican State
Those who expressed this fear are All
else than friendly to Hearst, but appre-
ciate what he might do in a primary.
especially as he would endeavor 70 run on
the regular Democratic and every other
ticket. Including that OF the Progresstves
II they 20 into the Senatorial contest
Not even a statesman of the Senator
Root size could be confident OF victory
against such an aggregation. and this
phase Of the impending campaign VIII De
duly considered at the Friday confer
ence.
Although Brand whitIock has another
month to serve as mayor Of Toledo and
has been looked upon as the President
Wilson choice for Minister TO Bergium.
there comes the tale from Fusion head
quarters in New York that whitiock may
be called TO the head of the Gotham
police department
Any one knowing "hiuoCh NO1iu ei'S
no thought to the suggestion but the
Fusion reformers are happiest only when
proposing something fantastic ana I'M
possible.
as a police chief is based on his organi-
zation of the Toledo police during his
terms as mayor and he Is credited with
having accomplished wonders In city
that needed cleaning up" and regener-
alton generally There were others in
Ohio. Democrats and Republicans. who
did not think so much Of the Whitlocf
liberal views, and possibly the first citi-
zen of the republic, the son Of
preacher. has also hesitated some about
whitIock because of the ''open Sunday"
and other concessions to the liberal ele-
ment In a busy city. A Whitlock admirer
who felt impelled to write a rather
gorgeous biography has a sentence that
NAV have caused some of the delay in
handing the Hon. Brand a diplomatic
commission. This ardent admirer de-
clares that ''Whltlock would no more
think of depriving a respectable citizen of
his Sunday beer and of driving him TO
church than of entering the church ami
driving forth the congregation to join the
beer drinking citizens on the outside
whitlock cannot help all that his over
Jealous admirers hand to him. and Is
really a clean, capable chap with literary
ambitions, who would enjoy the rest and
inspiration Of a diplomatic post He has
survived several suggestions about run
ming for governor, and will survive the
police chief suggestions from the fusion
folks in New York, only he would be glad
to spend Easter a few miles from the
battlefield OF Waterloo.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03

hands of battling partisans. And Presi-
dent Wilson and his Secretary of State
seem to be steering US safe and Sc
rene course through even this troubled
sea.
Surely there is no cloud on our bori-
zon as we finish the task of garnering
our crops, and Europe begins to fill our
banks with the money she pays US for
helping to feed and clothe her, With
all this to contemplate and with every
indication of the same, or even more.
prosperous conditions next year, we
hear from some industrial centers the
advice to go slow with our enterprises
until industry, commerce, and finance
ADJUST themselves to the tariff, the in
come tax, the new currency law, or
what not. 1t is just this sort of talk
which causes industry and enterprise
to lag, with no other reason. We
haven't yet been able to produce rain
with rockets, but we can produce stag
nation by conversation. Let us talk
progress and optimism, and industry
Will hum. 1t has always adjusted itself
quickly to new conditions, and it will
do so now. As we'll talk of stemming
Niagara with a fence rail as of hating
the production of riches from field and
mine and forest that has been the won
der of the world since we went back
to work after the civil war.
And of all communities in the coun-
try Washington has most cause for
optimism. Its business institutions are
built upon the rock and have stood
the test. 1t is profting by the grow
ing commerce around it and will profit
more from the increased commercial
importance of the South with the OPEN
ing of the Panama Canal 1t is a CITY
of wage-earners always prohtably en-
ployed, for twice each month the ma
tons Treasury pays most of them for
work well performed.
Washington is an all-the-year city,
and its lights are never dim. To para
phrase the prophecy of a famous finan-
cier: "The man who is a bear on
will go broke" If we be-
ieve in the government we must be-
ieve in Washington. Let US give the
new laws chance to make good while
we look ahead and work for bctt
things.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03
What No Free Seed7

Life in Congress is fast getting to
be not worth living. President Wilson
keeps the boys on the hill at work six
days a week, eight to ten hours a day
for the whole year, as unconcernedly
as if NJ. c. meant manual contractor,
or mixer of concrete, or manipulation
Of machinery, or money copper, or
some other undignifed Office of labor
and trouble. Now his Secretary OF
Agriculture, David F. Houston, who
came in for special commentator in
the letter the President read to the
boys yesterday, begins to make mo-
tons like cutting off free seed.
Well, in the bright lexicon of leg
islators there's hardly adequate Ian
guage for such an outrage upon Con-
gressional privileges, perquisites, and
dignity as this. 1t strikes at the very
fundamentals of Congressional activity
and usefulness. Free seed-garden,
flower, and grass-with a fairly lib
eral quota of herbs, bulbs, shrubbery,
and small fruit trees, has, or have
often been the means of most splendid
achievement of the Congressman: RE-
ELECTION, with its renewal of the
opportunity to serve the dear people.
The application of the seed poultice
has served to salve the wounded spirit
Of many a disappointed applicant for
pension or an Office. Whether the dis
appointed applicant had a place to
plant the seed, whether the seed proved
to be productive of thistles, or figs,
or tares, or wheat, their curative prop
critics were recognized in the thera-
peutics of politics.
True, Secretary Houston has only
recommended a reduction of the ap-
preparation for the distribution of free
seed. But he points to the elimination
of that beautiful charity which Con-
gress has so long conducted to the
profit of itself, the comfort of its con-
SuluSHlS, hlS dONdHSSihCnl Vi dSIi-
culture among the fat-dwellers of
apartment houses, and the complete
justification of farmer folk who saw
turnips spring where choreopsis had
been sown, lilies bloom where the
festive kidney bean had been implanted.
1t is too, too bad.
Free seed, free fish, free speeches;
they are the costless appeals the Con-
gresham can make to his people, but
the greatest of these is free seed.
o Democratic economy, what crimes
are committed in thy name!
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03
DAILY SHORT STORY

get this over 10 the ONCE somehow to-
night. so he win get it the first thing in
the morning and bring II 10 me"
Yes. Miss Grail"
Then Irma Grail buried her head on
the dressing table.
She was astir early next morning.
Came a tap on her door, a letter on \
tray. She dressed and packed her bag,
and with IL went to the big hall down
stairs, where IRE was already crack
ling.
Warren, always an early riser wa,
standing In front OF IT in his shoot.
ing clothes.
mot you. too?" he asked. You're not
leavingT"
I've just had a letter. calling me to
town." she said
Where viii the house party be with
all this?" he chided lightly. Two of
you going on this early morning train.
Sands is blowing out also"
The girl gasped. She sat down sud.
denly in one Of the big leather chairs.
Dimly she was aware that Warren was
giving orders; that breakfast tray on
a little table was set before her.
Then the motor whirred up. Sands.
bag in his hands, came tumbling Town
the stairs.
mo; can't wait for any breakfast old
man." he said to his host
you'll have company" said Warren.
Miss Grail is going on this train, too"
Then they were together in the car,
speeding over the hills to the little viii
lage and the railroad station. At last
they were at the station The car had
gone whirring back.
''well?' Sands questions Why
why what?" she asked almost ir.
ritabIy.
Why this sudden nightr"
She looked at him squareIy 'T have
my music" she said. Don't you un-
derstand2'
He nodded.
Now, your explanation" she de-
Same thing. Ny work." said he. 81
haven't any right to-to-oh, SEINE
things-yet."
I'm put you in the Pullman" said be,
as the train came banging into the little
station. Then PIl-wen, get out"
You want tor
mo, don't"
He helped her up the Pullman STEP.
He saw her settled. Still he waited.
''Oh, hang art. IN all its forms and
beings" he said. "GOod-byi"
He turned on his heel He got as far
as the vestibule. There he paused. He
didn't know why. He wasn't afraid now
Of going back. Some one touched his
arm 1t was the porter.
"Aixcuse me- suh,'' he said contritely.
but the young Teddy wot yo' jes' went
and lef'i she's cryin' her heart out, suh,'
You're all right, George" said Sands,
and gave the porter a S bill. Then Ia
went tearing into the Pullman car
She didn't look up as he stood beside
her. Her shoulders moved up and down.
and a handkerchief was pressed to her
eyes. She was the only passenger In the
car.
rs art worth it?' he asked abruptly.
Her hand sought his and chung to il.
NO, no. nor she sobbed stormily.
You bet it isn't he said. And the
grinning porter, peeking in from the YES
thule, saw him kiss her.
The house party guests had gone up
stairs Bradford Warren was engrossed
in his magazine. Mrs Warren. very
breathIess and very pretty in her flmy
kimono, came to him
"Oh. my dear. didn't I tell you they
were just made for each other? 4 mes
sage has Just come. They got OF the
train at westford Junction this morning
and were married"
Il thought there was something in II,
when they both went traipsing on this
morning" said he
And you didn't call me-" she said.
II thought probably 1t was some OF
your doings," he grinned-
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03
See Dirt, Ignore Roses.

Washington is as much the National
Capital for the Fourth Congressional
District OF Kentucky as it for the
District of Columbia. 1t has a right
TO expect the same fair and sympa-
thetic treatment and loyalty from the
Representative in Congress from the
Kentucky district, as that district I'M
doubtedly demands. and receives from
its Congressman
If violations of the excise law fol-
lowing the Georgetown-Virginia game
were general or numerous the fact
should be brought home to those re-
sponsible. If there is any part of the
excise law that the authorities should
enforce more rigidIy than another, it
is the part which prohibits the sale
of liquor TO minors or to inebriated
persons.
So far, therefore, The Herald en-
Enthusiastically Endorses the proposal
contained in a resolution passed by
the House Saturday that an investiga-
ton be made into the alleged viola
tons. But we want to see real in
vestigation rather than one which will
stir up the smell and leave the pole
cat ruffied but unhurt.
The House resolution directs a sub
committee of its District Committee
TO make the investigation. In so doing
it ignores the District Excise Board,
a body recently created with no duties
beyond the enforcement of the excise
law. The personnel of the board, ap-
pointed by President Wilson, was
thoroughly satisfactory to the temper
ance and anti-saloon influences here.
The board has not shown itself to be
either inefficient or Indifferent in the
enforcement of the law.
A subcommittee OF the House Dis
>;rict Committee, be it never so zeal
ous, could not be expected to accom-
pish so satisfactorily the results osten-
'ibly desired from the investigation as
the District excise board, with its in
formation, machinery, and the expert
ence of its officials. The word COS
tensibly" is used advisedly. For, by
ignoring the only efficient instrument
with which the investigation might
accomplish permanently beneficial re-
suits, and by choosing an instrument
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03

Senator Root win be the chief figure
speaker and general guiding hand in tbs
mueh-discussed meeting of the Repub-
iican State committee in New York on
Friday. As called by Chairman Barnes
the committee meeting will be more OF
general conference. to which eminent
Republicans outside of the COMMITTEES
membership will be invited.
As the one great Republican of the
State in high official place. Senator Root
win lead OF with something like a set
speech on what ought to be done and
what will be done IL he has his way.
The promise of Root elcquence and DOM
ination in the coming event gives hope
and cheer to Republicans of other States
now gathered in Washington as they
have long appreciated the excellent po-
litical judgment OF the Senator. and his
skill in getting over rough places with
out puncturing a tire.
Returning Republican members Of Con-
gress from New York State have views,
and views on the matter of keeping
Chairman Barnes on the job or putting
him out, but they all have the one view
as to the Root wisdom and felicity when
1t comes TO a promise of a conference,
which will do the party organization a
world of good. Every Republican mem
Der of Congress from New York will
attend the Waldorf meeting next Friday,
and those now in Washington are hav-
ing few conferences of their own in
advance. There is division of sentiment
about deposing Barnes as chairman, and
the cry for putting him out comes from
younger element not long in the busi-
ness, and agitated with the desire to
pick a new leader. while not exactly
clear as to why Barnes should be given
the Jolt.
Chairman Barnes and his associates in
the committee have taken pains to in
vite, both friends and foes, prescribing
only that they are real Republicans with
no Progressive affiliations.
II will be the most important party
gathering New York has known In a
long time, and Democrats at the Wash
ington end are as much interested as
Republicans, especially the administFa-
ton adherents.
Since the Sulzer scandal at Albany
there has been a general admission by
Democrats. and complacent confidence
among Republicans. that the next gov
ernOr Of New York will be Republican.
The real Republicans do not care to
throw away the chance for a return TO
power in the State by any dissensions in
the organization, and the efforts OF the
conservative ones will be for a harmo-
NOUS adjustment of things in the Friday
conference. Congressman Mott, OF Os-
wego. one OF the younger Republicans,
somewhat new in State politics, remarks
that there is a demand for a new chair
man. not because OF any personal feeling
against Barnes. but simply a reaching
out for some one not so closely identified
with the old organization.
Mott does not state his personal pref
erence or indicate any objection 10
Barnes, but insists the sentiment for a
new chairman exists and must be needed
&. make sure OF a united party in next
years momentous campaign.
Oddly enough, the one fear expressed
oy returning New York Republicans, and
even by Senator Roots dearest friends,
in or out of Congress, Is that a primary
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03
A Future of Promise.

A year is drawing TO a close, which
brought to the United States many
blessings for which the people through
out the land can well give thanks.
Crops were bountiful, industries -four
ished, there were few catastrophies, and
the nation was at peace with all the
world save for the friction in Mexico,
resulting from our efforts to protect
American interests from damage at the
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03
WHO EVER HEARD OF SUCH THINGS9

full bloom the cellar
Christmas dinner
William inebriate whom sentence
for hve preferred
prison, and retu
Montcla j. Dec a fund for his
stocks
Dec 2-Jo a
a testified
a
Dcc2
Mrs
New York
Lillian
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03
ESTATE WORTH 100000, 900.
of Anthony n. Brady Held
Behind Closed Doors.

New York. Dec. 2.-The first hearing
on the matter Of the appraisal OF the
estate Of Anthony n. Brady, held here
today by Transfer Tax Appraiser Charles
NJ. Friend. indicated the assets Of the
estate will exceed 800. 600 The hearing
will be held behind closed doors.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03
spartan Hunter Cut. own Leg.

tered when his gun exploded. while hunt
ing Edward Campbell crawled a mile to
farmhouse, borrowed 2enknife, took
drink OF water and cut on the frag-
ments-splinters. The leg was wood.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-03

door was made to shut but some ap-
parently sensible people never realize
this fact