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fore the committee. He is native
of Michigan, has completed one term
in the penitentiary and was serving
second on a charge of house break
ing and larceny. Nichols said that
he had written the communication
to the Governor because of a hu.
man" feeling. When questioned as
to his knowledge of the treatment
of Ellis tie witness said that it was
hearsay except that he had examined
the negro's back and found him bad
ly beaten up. He said he did not
know positively whether the lash
had heen applied or whether the
electric treatment had been applied
for punishment or to cure the negro
of a fit. In his letter to the Gov
ernor, Nichols said that the cries of
the negro while on the table under
the electric treatment lasted possibly
80 minutes. Testifying Wednesday,
Nichols said that the cries lasted
possibly for five or ten minutes.
This was brought out from questions
by DR. Jennings.
&C Wyche and C D Fortner, mem
bers of the House from Spartan
burg, said that they examined the
negro in the Governors office Tues
day afternoon and found that he had
been beaten badly from the knees to
the neck.
The Senate Tuesday night passed
the compulsory school attendance
bill which has been before that body
for a number of days. The bill with
a number of amendments was or.
dered returned to the House and it
is expected that it will be in the
hands of the Governor Friday. An
amendment was adopted reducing
the age limit from 13 to u years.
Four weeks notice shall be given in
stead of two before holding an cleo
ton. Two amendments in which
much interest centres were offered
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and adopted by Laney of Chester
field and Williams of Aiken to sup.
ply textbooks and clothing for chill
dren forced to attend school when
their parents are not financially able
to supply these articles. The trus-
tees of the district and the County
Superintendent of Education will be
the judges of the financial condition
of the parents.
The Senate has passed the appro-
priation bill, with amendments, and
returned it to the House. Commit
tees of free conference will be ap-
pointed from the two bodies, and it
is now believed that the end of the
present week will see an adjourn
ment of the Legislature for the ses-
sion of 1913.
The House Wednesday night voted
to the Abbeville county Daughters
of the American Revolution the por-
trait of Langdon Cheves, now in
possession of the South Carolina
Secretary of State. Langdon Cheyes
was Speaker of the National House
of Representatives. He was elected
to Congress from South Carolina in
1910 and was elected Speaker of the
House in 1916, succeeding Henry
Clay. He was president of the
United States Bank.
The House expects to hear an ad-
dress from William Jennings Bryan
Saturday. He will stop in Columbia
that day en- route to Washington
from Miami, and will deliver an ad-
dress that night. Wednesday night
the House passed a resolution invit-
ing the Great Commoner" to speak
to the body and appointed a COM
mittee to deliver thf invitation.
BRIAN BELL.
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Carolina in granting the parole.
Blease said that he had refralned
from divulging the name of the man
giving the information, for the prls'
oner would have been punished by
the officials of the penitentiary.
Simeon Ellis, the negro convict
around whom the row centres, was
Convicted 13 years ago in Union
county on a charge of murder. He
"a. examined by the members OF
tn committee Wednesday to deter
mine his physical condition as re-
sQIt of the alleged whipping. Ellis
said that he had decided that he had
been in the penitentiary long enough,
so he concluded several days ago
while working on the street squad
to speak to the Governor. He said
that when the Governor passed ne
asked permission of the guard to
speak and was refused. He then
spoke to the Governor without per-
mission. Ellis said that later his con-
duct was reported to w H Sondley,
captain of the guard, and he was
given whipping of between IS and
80 lashes. Ellis continued that later
he was placed on table and an elec-
trio battery applied to him. On
cross-examination by the committee
it developed that the negro was SUBJ
ject to fits" and that the electric
battery had been applied because OF
his condition. Testimony was also
given that there were no bruises on
the body of the negro as a result OF
the electric treatment. Ellis said
that he had been whipped many
times by the prison officials because
he would not work. In the cross-ex-
animation DR. Jennings brought out
the fact that he did not know that
the negro had been whipped when
the electric treatment was used and
that it was applied because the ne
gro had fit.
FL Nichols, the man who address
ed the communication to the Gov
ernor charging the officials with
brutal treatment, was witness be-
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COMPULSORY EDUcA-
ton BILL PASSED
BY Observation-Disclosures
RY INVESTIGATION--BRYAN AD-
DRESSES GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Columbia, February 81 The pas
sage of compulsory education bill,
such as it is", and an Investigation
of conditions at the State penitent-
larry by the committee of the Senate
on Penal and Charitable Institutions,
prompted by message from the
Governor, have been the most inter-
sssIag events of the week in the
9TH Carolina Legislature. AS a
! Nssue some work was done on
Tn, .ypropriation bill.
The penitentiary investigation be-
gan Wednesday afternoon following
a message from the Governor read
in the Senate Tuesday night charg-
ing that a negro, Simeon Ellis, had
been subjected to brutal treatment
,Cat the State prison.
Tuesday night the Governor sent
to the Senate message which con-
tanned q letter without signature al
leging brutal treatment of Ellis by
w H Sondley, captain of the guard,
and DR. R T Jennings, prison physi-
clan. The Governor paroled the ne
gro and gave the alleged brutal
treatment as reason for extending
clemency.
Wednesday the Governor appear
ed before the committee and an
nounced that he had withheld the
name of the person making the
charges for a purpose on which he
bases his charges. He then said the
letter was from F ] Nichols, a white
prisoner serving his second term on
charge of house-breaking and lar
ceny. He called Nichols, who was
present at the hearing, and granted
him a parole. There is your parole.
You are a free citizen. You may
testify" said the Governor of South
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Bishop Lambufh Coming Here.

= Bishop W R Lambuth, one of the
bishops of the M E Church, South,
will be in Kingstree on Wednesday,
March IL, and will make addresses
at the Methodist church at IL clock
noon, $3.50 p. m. and 8 p. m.
Bishop Lambuth was born in China,
has travelled extensively on every
continent and is thoroughly conver-
SAINT with conditions, commercially,
morally and religiously in every part
of the world. He will speak with
special reference to the Dark Cont
nent and Brazil.
The public, and especially the men
of the church and community, are
invited to hear this eminent speaker.
Drs Rawlings and Kennedy will also
be here. One of these gentlemen
will make an address in the Method
ist church on Tuesday evening and
the other will divide time With Bish-
op Lambuth on Wednesday.
The County Record and The
Youths Companion, l year $2.75.
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inaugural words were tossing in tu-
multuous waves of applause, TIE re-
firing President clasped his hand and
enlisted as patriotic servant in the
ranks of private citizenship.
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Fred H Dominick, Governor
Blease's former law partner, has been
appointed assistant Attorney Gener-
al to take office April l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

With but - cents in his pocket.
Stephen Baird. the hero of Ready
Money" the farce comedy to be present
ed here one week beginning Monday. Feb
ruary 10, by II. IL. Frazee at the Belasco
Theater. sets himself to win a part of the
So 1s6.613 in circulation at the time in
the United States.
Baird tries To get this money to satisfy
the demands of his Sweethedrts mother,
who wants Il millionaire for her husband 5
daughter Baird has at the opening OF
the play not even u hundredth part Of
S342, the per capita division of money
in the United States. but he does not de-
SPAR of finally winning a comfortable
sum of money and his sweetheart. While
sowing his problem of love and finance.
although he remains honest he becomes
involved with the United States secret
service men and in Il series of amusing
situations which are said to keep the au-
dience in a roar from curtain lift to tag.
This comedy, which was originally
produced in Chicago last spring, and later
in New York and London, was twice wit
messed by the King and Queen of Eng
land The same company which appear
ed in Ready Money at the Maxine FL
lott Theater, New York. during the five
months OF its run there, will be Seen
here
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Broadway to Paris. :"

Washington will be the third city TO
see Gertrude Hoffmans new show. en-
titled Broadway to Paris" which comes
"a the Belasco Theater next week. The
engagement is for six nights and matt
necs Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday. broadway to Paris is by
George Bronson Howard and Harold At
fridge, writer's of material for the Win
ter Garden. New York. last summer Mu-
sic is supplied by Max Hoffman and 9TH
crs. Leon BakSt. the famous Russian
PAINTER. made the sketches from which
The production was built They We're
painted by John Young. Miss Hoffman
herself will h" seen in over TWO dozen
characters. most OF which are entirely
and the result of her trip of four
months i'm Europe.
The story of broadway tn Paris
runs through more than a dozen Well
known places of interest in the French
capital and is founded on the escapades
rus girl sweetheart. shipped as a purscr on
=, freight steamer bound for China. and
was pursued by New York detective
acting under instructions from the young
man 5 family.
over 10 people viii he seen in Broad
way To Paris, including Barney Ber-
nard. Ralph Austin. James Morton.
George Austin Moore, James T.. Duffy,
Joseph SChTOdc. James Harris. Charles
NIearn and troupe Leo PernikOff. Lee
fiapin. Marion Sunshine. Katherine
Miicy. Cordclia Hanger and the ShateliS.
The attraction comes direct from the New
York Winter Garden. where il PLAYED for
Ten weeks To capacity business.
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The New Mascot

Chase's next week will appeal To both
fans and funlovers, with the base
ball celebrity, Hughie Jennings, man
ager of the Detrou Tigers, and Ben
Smith, blackface comedian. in their base
ball satire The New Mascot" enabling
Mr.. Jennings 10 sing, TO give his familiar
whistle. to let out some of his piercing
''Eh-Yah'' battle cries and To divulge the
meaning of his grass root playing sig
nails. a special comedy feature Will ne
the Avon Comedy Four. vocal and char
a,cter comedians. in The New School
Teacher" An idyllic comedy episode,
Drifting" will he offered by Agnes
Scott and Henry keane. and an eques-
trian novelty by the Australian circus
stars May Wirth and the Wirth family,
imported for the Barnum and Bailey cir
Gus
The San Francisco Dancing Quartet
Will present their Sierran and Texan fiesta
dances: Adler and airline. in a unique
skit, The Hypnotized Mimic and the
French kennelmaster. Adonis and Pierre.
his boulevard canine comedian, Will also
entertain. "Fisherman'S Luck kline
Inacolor comedy drama. will be shown,
and the pipe organ recitals will continue
their varied programs
Friday afternoon. February .. there
will be no vaudeville matinee. as the the
alter has been rented to the Philadelphia
Chicago Grand Opera Company
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Nine. Culp February 4.

Nine. julia Culp. a noted singer OF
Dutch songs. will make her first appear
ance in this city in concert al the Column
bia Theater. Tuesday afternoon. Febru-
AIRY 4, at 40 o'clock. under the bust
ness mana cement of T. Arthur Smith.
Nine Cup, who landed in this country
but a few weeks ago, Was greeted with
evidences OF great appreciation by the
people of New York. She was born in
Holland, and as a young girl became the
special protege of Queen Emma. the
mother of Queen Wilhelmina or Mother
Quten,' as the loyal Hollanders prefer to
call the good woman.
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Queens of the FolieS Bergere.

Counihan * Shannons sparkling mu-
steal comedy success. Queens of the
Folies Bergere.' will he the attraction at
the LXCeum next week.
The music of the queens of the Folics
Bergere" is described as fascinating and
the dialogue consistent and extremely
funny The chorus is composed of pretty
girls. in various charming ensemble num-
bers Joe Sullivan will he seen in the
leading comedy role "A part which gives
him ample opportunity To exploit his
mirth-proVoking comedy. Associated with
HIM are the. four Armstrong;. Dave
Schaef@r, Miss Irene Cailihan. Miss Eliza
beth Rogers and COunihan X Shannon :
famous beauty chorus
An extra attraction is Kid Garfield, u
reformed gambler of the west. in exposes
Of the gun men of New York and secrets
of the underworld
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Minneapolis Orchestra February 20.

The Minneapolis Orchestra will come TO
Washington Thursday afternoon. FebrU-
airy ~, for concert at the New National
'Thcater. under the local management of
7. Arthur Smith. To those who marveled
at this magnificent triumph of the or
sanitation on the occasion of its first
visit a year ago ii is promised even more
wonderful Will seem the progress 1t has
made under the direction of It's organizer
and leader. Emil Oberhoffer. ON that
occasion Washington music lovers
gave its splendid performance a pro-
nOunccd Endorsement. In all that goes
TO make a symphony orchestra it acquit-
ted itself in superb fashion.
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Widow By Proxy.

May IRWIN. IN Widow by Proxy" opens
an engagement at the New National next
week. The coming of Miss Irwin always
promises fun. and her latest play she con-
siders the mOst amusing medium she has
had.
Catherine Chisholm Gushing, author of
the comedy The Real Thing" wrote
Widow by Proxy" The Liebler Com
pany has provided Miss Irwin with an eX-
reIlfnf SunnOrtinC cast
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THE Fascinating Widow

The week of February :; will be known
as "Eltinge week" at the Columbia Thea
ter. for it will mark the temperance al
Julian E,ltinge in The Fascinating Wild
ow'' and it is promised his wardrobe
Will furnish Il treat long To be remem-
bered.
There Will also be many new features
for his manager, y. II. Woods, is making
the farewell Eltinge tour in THE Fas-
chatting Widow an event of extraordi-
nary interest No changes have been
made in the cast. however. Mr.. Eltinge
will bring every member of the company
who has shared in his triumphs since the
initial performance of the play three
years ago.
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Zone Day."

The dramatic surprise Of the season at
the Academy is promised next week.
when Cecil Spooner's dramatiZation o:
One Day VIII be presented by special
arrangement.
one Day" Is a sequel to Three
Weeks" by E!inor GIyn. which Miss
Cecil Spooncr transformed into d stage
production that had great success at her
New York theater last season II is a
love story game Of hearts, wherein
beautiful yoInS opal. with all the limo
Ceuce OF SirlhOod. meets and becomes in
fatuated with Paul. a young crown prince.
~ an NmariCa- bound linz,
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Poll Players Next Week.

Next week the popular Poll Players vii.
come back fer a renewal OF their stock en-
gagemeEf. IN the company Will be A. III.
Van Buren,. NIaude Gilbert, Mark Kent,
the character man: Gertrude Bondhill.
Graham Nclsey and Hazel May. The
opening bill Will he THE Man From,
H. Tome" the Play in which William T.
Hodge has starred SUCCESSFULLY
The seat sale for the Poll season will
open at 30 o'clock tomorrow morning
IN rhis connection MIR. Poll announces :,
= inter- and II summer ScIlc OF prices
For the brief winter season. which ends
tke LIST Of April, the prices Will be slight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26
IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

|ly higher. owing to the advanced cost OF
royalty on plays and salaries of actors
during the winter. when regular produc-
tons are on tour. The prices Will he
Evenings, lower floor. 80 cents: first bal
cony. - cents: second balcony, - cents
Matinees. orchestra 20 cents; all other
seats, - cents.
Beginning April I. however, the same
scale of prices which was in effect last
summer will prevail, namely: Evenings
orchestra. 40 cents; orchestra circle, -
cents: first and second balconies, - cents
MatineeS all seats - cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26
Rose Sydell and Company.

Rose Sydell. the rose of burlcSuue.
will begin her final tour at the Gayety
next week. when she Will be seen in a
two-act musical farce called "A Feast of
Fun" which has been especially written
for her The piece provides Miss Sydell
and her London Bellies Company the best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

vehicle she has ever had. She Will dis
play gowns of unusually elaborate design.
The chief funmakers are William ,:
Campbell and Johnny Weber, who Will
also take part in the olio, presenting an
amusing one-act sketch called ''Oh.
Papa" The first act of "A Feast OF Fun
IS supposed to take place at Coney
Island.
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Columbia Students Concert Feb. %.

The fifty students from the Cslee and
Mandolin Clubs Of Columbia University.
New York. who have had a successful
southern trip. will give two concerts III
Washington in the ballroom of the New
Willard. the afternoon and evening of
February -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

Manager j. Martin Scranage has en-
gagged Mrs. Helen Donohue Deyo soprano,
OF this city To he the soloist at the next
concert of the Washington Symphony Or
cheStra which will be given at the Co
lumbia Theater Tuesday afternoon. Feb
ruary II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

Julia SandtIsun is the daughter of Al
hort Sackett a we'll known character
stock actor and got her first experience
playing woebeEoue inSenues with the
Forepaugh Stock Company. in Philadei-
phia. where her father was employed.
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She is coming
Here Soon
THE
tainted
WOMAN
DANCING.

WASHINGTON'S NEW DANCING STUDIO, MISS
CHApPELEAR. 1872 Y NV. Phone y ts4s.
Assembly dance every Thurs. eve. Spanish. Bos-
ton and latest dances taught. Private, any hour
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Continued From Second Page

ttontnue0 from second rage
whom May made her debut at Tony Pas
tors in singing sketch. IS in reality
George Campbell.
Joseph CaWthOrn used to play con-
certina with Patti Rosa twenty years ago
Alice, LLOYD is to join The Rose Maid"
company on the Pacific coast.
Robert r Haines will be in vaudeville
for the remainder of the season.
Susan Sheldon. Percy Standing and
Frank j. Mccoy are supporting Ethel
farrymore in vaudeville.
Beatrice. the ragtime violinist with the
college Girls " dances while she plays.
an unusually difficult feat.
Eddie Foy and the seven little Foys,
ali boys and al the sons of their mimi
Fable dad. are promised in vaudeville
Tho Music Master. The Lion and the
Nous.." 'Th" Cipher Code" and other
nlays of Charles Klein are to be shown Ill
the. moving picture shows.
\ldrich Bowker. with Mrs. Fiske. in
..The High Road" is product of the
stock company system. having filled res
ident engagements in Boston. Providence.
Portland Cleveland, Columbus, peS
Noines. Birmingham and various other
cities. during which he appeared in over
800 plays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

PRIVATE DANCING SCHOOL
Only One Taught at Time
Latest Dances. Folk Dances.
Belasro Theater. ton floor Select. NJ. 5s2o-H.
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ASSEMBLY DANCES THUR. & SAT. EVE, NAT.
Rifles Armory; continuous dancing, $50 TO IL.
DAVIDS0N'S ACADEMY. 719 9th NV. Boston
and all dances taught any hour. Ph. ". t6sA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

Susan Sheldon. Percy Standing and
Frank J. Mccoy are supporting Ethei
Earrymore in vaudeville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

Beatrice the ragtime violinist with the
college Girls - dances while she plays
an unusually difficult feat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

Eddie Foy and the seven little Foys,
ali bovS and al the sons of their mimi
Fable dad. are promised in vaudeville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

whom May made her debut at Tony Pas
tors in a singing sketch. IS in reality
George Campbell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

Joseph Cawthorn used to play a &C
certina with Patti Rosa twenty years az
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-29
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
OBJECTS PANKHURST
NORFOLK sUFFRAGETTES DON'T
WISH HER FOR
GUEST.

NORFOLK, Oct. 2s.--It has de-
veloped that there Is a movement on
foot to bring to Norfolk Mrs. EN-
incline Pank hurst. the militant Eng
lish suffragette. who has served
prison terms for advancing the SUI
frage cause in England through too
aggressive methods
Several members Of the Norfolk
Equal Suffrage league are anxious to
hear Mrs Pankhurst while others are
bitterly opposed and fear that her
presence here will hurt thas cause In
Virginia more than 1t will aid It. AT
the same time those who favor her
coming assert that II will be an edu-
cational feature and that there are
hundreds of people in this city who
would like to get glimpse OF the
famous suffragist character II for no
other reason than to satisfy curiosity.
1t liz practically assured that the
Equal Suffrage league will not have
Mrs Pankhurst here under Its own
auspices The matter has been dis
cussed at length at several meetings.
and vote developed sentiment in
favor OF Mrs. Pankhurst remaining
as far from Norfolk as possible ana
If she comes here. certainly II win
not be as the guest of the league.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-29
PHOEbUS GETS
FREE DELIVERY
RURAL TOWN SYSTEM OF DE-
LIyERING MAIL GOES INTO
EFFECT SATURDAY.

NEWPORT NEWS, Oct. 2s.-The
free delivery of mail. known as the
rural town system by the postoff1ce,
will be started in Phoebus Saturday
morning, as the first of November
falls on that date.
Postoffice Inspector John Alberto.
who la in charge of this work, spent
Yesterday in Phoebus comforting with
Postmaster Charles f. WEIGH relative
To the Introduction of the system
there Mr.. Alberto said that the sys-
tenn will be inaugurated Saturday and
then announced that the mail will be
delivered only to those who have
placed the proper receptacies in front
Of their homes and have seen to
numbering their houses. Unless the
proper numbers are put up as we'll
as the recep.acles, the carrier will not
be permitted to deliver mail to the
houses,
l.. H. Handle and Thomas Floyd,
we'll known young men. have been
appointed by Postmaster WEIGH, as
the two carriers to begin the work.