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The Washington herald., 1914-05-04

own home Just as they had seen her be-
fore this tragic loss of her life-compan-
ion overlook her.
II gave the neighborhood a little
shock when it was learned that The Sec
ond Woman would not wear mourning.
at was always mis- wish that / should
never wear black" she explained. Be
sides, | have those who are left me to
think of. / see no necessity, because
God has taken my dear husband from
his bed of pain, to cast gloom over the
children, and constantly remind them of
their loss by the sight of dreary
clothes"
Whereupon most folk said she was
doing exactly right, and was a brave
woman, but Just few thought she might
have shown her dead husband a little
more respect-and incidentally they said
so. which didn't disturb The Second
Woman at all.
Too Busy to Notice.
Weeks lapsed into months. 1t was
summer, and through the open windows
of The Second Woman's home came the
sound of her voice in frequent song, and
if sometimes it trembled the neighbors
were much too busy gossiping about the
very fact of her singing so short while
after her husbands transition into the
Spirit Land to notice it.
And after a little, because The Sec
ond Woman persisted in her courage,
faith. and good cheer, even those who,
in the beginning, had commended her
for her attitude toward her affection,
expressed it as their opinion that it
wasn't courage at all, but just a simple
lack OF feeling.
She never loved him." said one.
Her nature is too light to feel any
thing deeply or for long" whispered an
other.
"She might have shown him decent
respect, if only for the sake of the chill
dren.' commented some one else.
And when. one by one, these criti-
cisms reached the ear of The Second
Woman, she remembered that the COM
mentators were the very same who con-
sidered The First Woman's protracted
grief "a most un-Christian thing and
she smiled unto herself, saying:
This is the way of the world"
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04

Just to distinguish them we'll call
them The First Woman and The Second
| Woman
The First Woman lost her husband a
little while ago. Although he had been
i'll a very long time his transit into the
Great Unknown was so great shock TO
her that for days she sat stupefed, gaz-
ing with eyes wide with fright at the
little ray of yellow sunlight that filtered
through her closed blinds. Those who
loved her came and went, among whom
was The Second Woman. One and all
they talked to her OF her duty toward
the children whom God had left in her
care. and begged her to look at the
tragedy which cast so deep a shadow
over her with a practical eye, whereupon
The First Woman gave them a wan lit
tie smile in appreciation of their solicit
tude and went right on watching the
sunlight creep through the crack in the
blinds
Then came her spiritual adviser and
talked things over with her. and when
he went away he shook his head sadly,
which was an admission that his advice
was no use at all. She was given over
to her tragic grief and no one seemed
able to arouse her from the apathy into
which she had sunken.
AS the months went by The First
Woman came and went here and there,
a little figure in blacklist black which
seemed TO shrink more and more every
blessed day of the week.
Reuap In CrIticise
At first people said that they had never
seen anything to equal the wonderful
love she had borne her companion
whom God had taken. They had not
seen one so stricken with grief, and
they talked about it as people will, with
many an expression of sympathy for
the poor little widow This was in the
beginning But when several months
had gone by and no one could awaken
The First Woman's interest in the dear,
beautiful world in which she lives, her
spiritual adviser told her quite frankly
that he was sure that her failure to drink
the cup which God had placed to her
lips was a lack of Christian faith and
duty, and her neighbors began telling
each other that it was a shame that she
didn't make an effort at theerfulness if
ouly for the sake Of her children. .
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
Retired navy OFFICER
Offers AID in MEXICO
Capt. Boyer Waiting in Berlin for
Orders from Washington on
Future Service.
PREPARED FOR WAR, HE SAYS

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Berlin, May Capt Henry q. Boyer,
who recently retired from the post OF
musical director in the United States
Navy. arrived in Berlin today to await
word from Washington in reply to his
recent telegram Offering his service in
Mexico.
Capt Reycr has been four months in
Paris and Munich. studying problems of
nutrition and assimilation. He had
planned to continue his researches here,
but in view Of the gravity OF the Mexi-
can situation he broke on his studies and
placed himself at the governments dis
posaL
There never has been a time" said
Capt. Boyer. when the physical con-
dition OF our men. both in the army and
navy. was better than at present. Our
soldiers and sailors are well looked after
and well fed. Their power Of resistance
to fatigue and disease is high.
a campaign in the interior of Mexico
would bring us a district where yellow
fever has not yet been eli minated. and
malaria is common. but the fitness OF our
men as well as tho care wheTewith our
sanitary arrangements have been made.
give us important safeguards against
both diseases"
II the government accepts Capt. Bcycr's
offer he will leave for Washington i'm
mCdiately.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
Queries and Comments.

Dear Motion Picture Editor: Where are
the Universal pictures shown the first
time in the city, or where can see them
in my neighbOrhOod first. live in Four
teenth street, near Park road. Thanking
you. | am. YOURS truly. CURIOUS.
You can see the Universal pictures at
the Lyric Theater, Fourteenth and Irv-
ing streets northwest.
Motion Picture Editor Who is the man.
ager OF the Favorite Theater? Docs he
show all of ROmaine FieldinE's pictures
What aged service does he USE Hoping
to hear from you soon. and thanking you
for the information YOU recently gave
me- l am. Sincerely.
KATHERINE WILLIAMS.
1J3 Fifth street northwest
You must be collecting a list OF these
managers. This is No. = Mr.. J. NJ.
Watson manages the Favorite Theatcr.
and he says that while he shows General
Film Company releases. he does not al
ways show all Of the specials in which
Romano Fielding is now acting. He uses
a service which is never very old, his
releases usually dating back about ten or
twelve days.
Dear Editor: Who played the Fart of
the girl in What Might Have Been"
produced. l think, by the Thanhouser
Company? B. c. L.
Ethel Cooks played the part.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
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The WAY of the World.

Folk said that grief was a perfectly
natural thing, but that there should be
limit to it that people should remem-
Der that they did not live alone in this
whose lives they touched in daily in
timacy.
I And all the while The First Woman
paid no heed to what was said, most
| likely because she couldn't
The seasons came and went, each
bringing its own memories and associa-
tions with the past and they did not help
1.-The First Woman at all. who by this
time had quite estranged herself from
the sympathy OF her neighbors, and
many of her friends. because she did
motor could not-accomplish any sort
OF control over her emotions.
Different Type.
And while they still criticised The
First Woman for her too great grief the
husband of The Second Woman died.
Now The Second Woman was not at
given her more of courage and indie
pendence. In all the years OF her mar
ried life she had loved the man of her
choice with much OF depth. but never
had she allowed him to absorb her in
dividuality.
What of tears she had to shed she
confined them TO her own chamber. and
met the friends who came to her with a
courageous smile.
lie had suffered for several years
with disease which the doctors ali said
could not be cured. During the last year
the pain was awful. am so glad that
God has seen fit to release him from his
suffering" she commented to many
friends assembled, among them The
First Woman. who looked at her friend
with bewildered eyes
But think of yourself" said The
First Woman
Whereupon The Second Woman
smiled Gin order to keep from crying),
and her friends left her with many a
word of praise for her self-sufficiency.
And, because she was so differently
constituted, The First Woman went
home in maze of wonderment.
The Second Woman attended person.
ally to every detail OF the funeral, and
after it was over she spent a full day
alone in her room, after which she once
more presented a smiling face to those
who loved her, and came to those in her
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
Officers WIVES WON'T
Dance AS BOYS fight
All Social Events Called Of at Marine
Barracks Because of Hero Dead
at Vera Cruz.
WRITE TO AFFLICTED, INSTEAD

The patriotism Of the wives OF officers
of the Marine Corps at the Marine Bar
racks has found expression in the can
collation. of every social engagement for
April and MAY.
On. the evening of the day that four
OF Uncle Sans bluejaCkets were billed
at Vera Cruz more than 5no men and
women had assembled in the large hall
at the barracks for a dance in honor of
Mrs Daniels. wife of the Secretary OF
the Navy. and Mrs. George Barnett, wife
Of the commandment An orchestra was
tuning up for the first number. A one
step. when news of the killing Of the
four boys" was telephOned to the hall
by Gen. Barnett from the Mills Building.
Mrs. Barnett instantly announced the
news, and suggested that while Uncle
Sans brave men were falling in battle
was no time for dancing. Every woman
present voiced approval. The orchestra
was dismissed and everybody left the
hall within a few minutes.
There are exactly twenty wives of Of
fiCers at the barracks at presents
The next step was the calling of of
all social engagements for the near fu-
ture. This was followed by a sort Of let
ter writing bee that had for its object
the cheering up OF the wives and near
relatives of the American slain and
wounded at Vera Cruz. Responses al
ready received from mothers and fathers.
wives, sisters. and sweetheSrts have more
than repaid the twenty patriotic women
for their thoughtfulness toward the ma
tons latest heroes and their families
Every one OF us has felt that these
boys in the Marine Corps at Vera Cruz
were one of u.s." said one officers wife
"All their faces are more or less familiar
to us. We have taken keen interest in
all pictures Of the men at the front
because We know by sight so many OF the
men in the ranks. Naturally the killing
of any OF them hit us pretty hard"
The boys" at the barracks tell of the
many little kindnesses of the officers
wives These women have accompanied
them on many a hike and in the hospitals
ana elsewhere the same women have con-
stantly visited them.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
Fleeing Views.

Another victory for the fight against
censorship. The Chicago courts have rem
dered a decision which takes the power
of censorship out of the hands of NJ. c.
L. Funkhouser. II is distinctly a matter
OF congratulation that public opinion as
well as the feeling of the film men them
selves is now all against an official OF
semi-official interference in one of the
greatest and most instructive OF public
modes Of entertainment In the State OF
Ohio. for instance. statistics show that
5000 reels have been shown to over H.
O0c 900 patrons of the theaters since the
activities of the Ohio censOrs were tenn
porarily stopped. and not one of the H.
O1o, OOO entered a word of public protest
against anything in any of the pictures.
Pop Anderson says: There are peO-
pie who are never satisfied. | saw an eX-
hibitor yesterday who had a crowded
house. and he wept on my shoulder be-
cause his standing room was limited.
II was to be expected that the public
would not take kindly TO the cOmbina-
ton of the photograph with moving pic
lures. At any rate that fact is true OF
the Washington public.
| heard the most recent trial Of the
combinatiOn-and il was not a success.
The pictures, obviously made TO accom-
pany a photograph record, were poor
and tn records had lost many OF the
good points they should possess.
Probably in the future a perfect COM
bination. or nearly perfect combination,
will be made. 4 good phOtoplay. well
acted. aTtistically presented. and with
no photographic Interruptions. is more
popular in Washington than the photo
phonO movies.
A cable received from 4. Warner. now
in London. announces the purchase Of i
wonderful feature film and its early ship
ment to the home office at 100 West
FOrty-siXth street.
The management is on the qui Vive
in anticipation Of another film to dupli-
cate the success and good feeling created
by The Ruby OF Destiny" a siN-reel
production released just few weeks
ago.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
motion PICTURE NEWS

papers to be delivered to Philip OF Spain
This causes jealousy among the other
courtiers, who conspire with an adven.
turess to dishonor the young man. Using
her beauty. she lures him and gets him
drunk. He forgets his duty. After ruin
ing him, she casts him of.
Vasco is arrested and disgraced by hav.
ing his sword taken away from him. In
the meantime, his mother is at the point
Of death, and the boy, now realizing
his terrible mistake. begs the governor,
fo- the sake of the love he once bore Ms
mother, to allow him to appear at her
bedside wearing his sword and the other
insignia of his rank. To this the gov
ernor finally consents. The old mother
dies in happiness.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
ALEXANDRIA To START
BATTLE AGAINST Dirt
City Getting Ready for Thorough
Renovation During Week
of Clean Up"
COUNTY TAX RATE Is FIXED

Alexandra, Va. May 3-Clean-up week
| will be inaugurated tomorrow under the
auspices Of the city health department.
1t will end Saturday. All citizens are
requested to join in the work of making
Alexandria a spotless town.
Health Officer DIR. E. A. German and
Deputy Health Officer DIR. J. ]. Gsrvey
will follow up the work, and in their
efforts they will be aided by the men,
beers of the police department.
All ashes. trash, and refuge in cellars,
alleys. and back yards will be carried
| away to the dump pile. Extra carts will
be furnished by the city TO aid in the
work. 1t is generally believed that there
will be a spontaneous response on the
part of all citizens.
A tax rate or $40 on the 500 has been
fixed upon by the county supervisors of
Alexandria County for the coming year.
1t has been apportioned as follows:
County purposes. 40 cents; schools. 80
cents: roads, 50 cents.
The foregoing with the State levy of
IS cents on the 800, will bring the total
up TO N.75 on the 800.
A general plan for the improvement Of
county highways and the purpose Of Sc
curing estimates will shortly be mapped
out. and the following committee has
been named for that purpose: Capt.
Crandal Mackey. Commemorative attOr-
ney: Henry Croker, surveyor Of county;
r. Gordon Finney. police Justice; Charles
Jesse and Frank T. Lyons.
A Japanese musical will be given to-
morrow night at Lee Camp Hall. The
affair will be under the auspices Of the
Seventeenth Virginia Regiment Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
The proceeds will go to the Alexandria
Hospital building fund.
An entertainment will be given at s
O'Clock tomorrow night in the Young
Peoples Building. A feature will he the
presentation of the District School" by
the odd Fellows Dramatic Club. The
affair will be under the auspices OF the
Rebekah Lodge of odd Fellows. Pro-
ceeds will be for the benefit of the Odd
Fellows Orphan School.
The hospital building fund today passed
the $1,000 mark as a result Of the col
lections received from the various Sun
day schools in the city. A committee
tomorrow morning will visit the public
schools and collect what the children
have raised.
4 primary will be held here May II. TO
nominate four aldermen and eight mem
bers OF the common council There are
twenty-three candidates in the field
Committees to arrange for its annual
Memorial Day exercises. which will be
held May 3, will be named by r. F..
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans, at its
meeting tomorrow night.
Funeral services for Charles E. Smith.
who died in Chicago. were held this
afternoon at Wheatleys undertaking
chapel. They were conducted by Rev.
John Lee Allison. pastor OF the Second
Presbyterian Church.
The body OF ]. II. Rose. former resi-
dent. who died in Washington, was
brought here this afternoon and buried
in Union Cemetery. The funeral services
were held in Washington.
A number OF cases will be up for con-
sideration in the Circuit Court for this
,ity tomorrow morning. Judge J. B. T.
Thornton presiding.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
IN RAGS, BUT HE'S RICH.

st. Louis. Mo-, May 3-Because his
clothes were mussed and his face dirty,
Edward Pelzer was arrested here as a
suspicious character" At the station
the police were amazed to find all his
pockets stuffed with greenbacks and
goldbacks. totaling $3.50.
Pelzer, a farmer Of Red Bud, Ill, and
sixty years old. said he had stopped of
In st. Louis on his way to the home of
a niece at Naylor, Mo. Fearing he would
be robbed If he went to a hotel, Pelzer
spent the night in the abandoned fur
mace of a zinc factory.
The police decided to hold the farmer
until his relatives can be heard from.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04

one of the local theaters this week. Ac-
cording to the story. Capt Bascom is cast
upon an island in the South Seas, when
his ship. the Golden Cloud, is wrecked.
The man finds a bag of jewels under the
skeleton of a previous castaway. In the
ten years that pass Bascom constructs a
model along the lines Of his old ship and
hides his jewels in the tiny hold. He is
rescued and returns home just as his
wife passes away. His daughter Beth is
engaged to Dave. while Tom. his son.
has become a goOd-for-nOthinG. The old
sailor draws up a will in nautical terms
describing the hiding place of his for
tune. knowledge of which he has con-
cealed from his family. Shortly after
ward he dies When Tom sees the will,
he takes it literally. and is induced by
Harley. his employer to go in search of
it. Later Harley discovers the hiding
place of the treasure. and plots to get IL.
He almost succeeds in his nefarious de-
sign, but is foiled by Dave. How this is
brought about will please every photo
play patron.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
Important

Remember These Dates in the Quiz.
Last photograph. May 10. sunday.
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-, saturday.
All sets of solutions must be turned
In during week of May IL. sunday.
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THE QUIZ WHAT 1T IS.

l. Solve 30 Photographs for 80
sayings of benjamin Franklin.
>. Six solutions are allowed for
each Photograph.
;. $500 in awards is given free
to the winners.
I. The winners are decided on the
basis OF the number Of correct solu-
tiOns submitted.
;. Solutions are not - be turned
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s. You can enter any time, with
out registration.
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The one consuming passion OF Mrs.
Sharp's nature is her love of dumb ami
mails. Among her collection are cats,
6ogs birds, a sheep. a goat. a pony and
a monkey She keeps them all in her
small nat on the fifth story of an apart
ment house.
Her neighbors. however, object to them.
In short. Mrs. Sharp is asked TO move.
She complies with this unreasonable re-
quest and forthwith she and Mr. Sharp
set out in search of a new fat 1t is a
terrible experience. Howheit- the Sharps
decide upon a fiat and move. Above them
is located an all-night tango school. The
dancers are most inconsiderate. In the
early hours OF the morning they disturb
the poor dumb animals by stamping their
heels upon the uoor. The Sharps come
to the conclusion that there is no way
of getting away from obnoxious neigh
bors; that they may as well become mar
tyrs to the system. They give away all
their pets. the pony, monkey, goat the
parrot and with a deep sense Of their
martyrdom. return TO their first fat,
forgivinC the offenses of their incOnsid-
crate neighbors.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04

having been the third oldest member OF
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA.
and was a charter member of De Molay
Commandery, No. 4. knights Templar.
Three brothers and one sister survive
Capt. Whitney. The brothers are T. NJ.
Whitney Of Washington. and J. y. and
D. B. Whitney, OF New York, and Mrs.
ID. d. Cfford. of New York. Capt Whit
ney's body will be taken this evening TO
Cortland y. Y. for interment.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
FUNERAL RITES FOR
CAPT. WHITNEY TODAY
Ceremonies for Dead Civil War Vet.
eran at 3 oClock-lnterment
in Cortland. N. Y.

The funeral of Capt. Moses NJ. Whit
ney. will be held at } o'clock this after
noon from the chapel OF J. William Lee.
3D. Pennsylvania avenue northwest. Capt
Whitney was born at Cortland, y. Y.
in 1899. and served four years during the
civil war in the Seventy-sixth New York
Infantry.
In 1865 Capt Whitney started in bust
ness in Baltimore, and in 1865 settled in
Washington.
lie was prominent in Masonic circles,
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
ITALY WELCOMES HosTEssEs.
Mrs. Hill, American Sculptor, Gives
Tea In Florence.

SpeciaI CaEie to The Washington Herald
Florence, May 3.-The fine, warn
weather which featured the whole o;
April continues. Hotels are more
crowded than ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Billiard. jr., o!
Boston: Mrs. c. 3. O'powd and tho
Misses Florence and Agnes O'Dowd, OF
New York. are at the Modern.
Mrs. Clara Hill, the American sculp-
tress, gave tea for Miss Anna Wine
gar. of Bronxville, who is returning
home.
John J. Hunt. Edmund Burke. ane
Alexander Macdonald. of san Fran
cisco. are at the Hotel De la Willie fol
brief stay.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04

China has been hit hard by the in
creased cost OF living. The price OF rice
has jumped 30 per cent since l9ll-due
partly to the famine and more to the de-
struction OF crops during the fighting on
the Yangtze.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
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The Trrn.arc ship.

Alice HOLSTER, one OF the most popular
Kalem stars. will be seen in the powerful
two-part mystery story. The Treasure
Ship which is scheduled to be shown at
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
"OId California "

Capt Hermande and the governor are
both in love with Dolores She finally
accepts the captain. The marriage turns
out unhappily on account of the captain =
brutality and dissipation. His wife
Dolores, endurss for twenty years the
brunt of his weaknesses, only TO he glad
when he dies in a drunken fit. Later. his
son. Vasco. inherits the weaknesses OF his
father. but on the advice of his mother
struggles to overcome them.
Vasco enters the service of the governor.
and is intrusted with the important
The Washington herald., 1914-05-04

Cleveland scnooI girls are taught in
FAINT hygiene in twenty-thrGe domestic
science school centers.
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