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The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
ORPHEUM.

At Moore's Orpheum Theater yesterday
the main attraction was a film produc-
ton entitled THE Triumph of an EN-.
peror' in five acts employing 1000 people
and 80 horses. The various scenes in
the production are laid at Milan, al
Rome and in Gaul in the year 31s, and
depict clearly the struggles Of the early
Christian martyrs during the bloody per-
secution and before the recognition of
Christianity, when believers Of the faith
were thrown to the lions and dragged
through the streets at the rear OF
chariots.
The battle between Constantine and
Maximilian is shown in all its bloody
realty. On Thursday and Friday will be
seen Mary Magdaiene." a camera pre-
sentation Of the play that helped to bring
1ame and fortune to Mrs. Fiske. II has
been adapted for the screen by the late
William Winter. the eminent Metropol-
Itan critic, and is interpreted by a splen
did acting company of over 100 persons.
appropriate music will be rendered by
the Orpheum Symphony Orchestra of
carefully chosen soloists
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
NATIONAL.
.The Dummy"

Child kidnapped Parents. not on good
terms with each other. accusing one the
ether of concealing her. Private detective
agency employed by both to find the child.
Detective aseertains that the little one
is held for ransom by a set of crooks and
is captive in a gambling house. Smart
| Bowery kid blows into the detective Of
fee and asks for a job. Detective finds
she boy as keen as razor. Sends him
on the trail Of the crooks by Disgusting
him as a miliionaire's son and setting
him down in Central Park where the
gang discovers him and takes him TO the
gambling den. The youngster under in
structions from the detective pretends
to be deaf and dumb. ChIld's mother
brought to the gambling den by one of
the gang under promise that her child
will be restored to her on payment OF
large sum of money. While there the
detective bursts in. is overcome by the
gang and tied down in a chair. The gang
leaves for cottage in the Catskiils, fear
ing arrest in New York
The dummy" resting on a couch.
talks in his sleep. Threatened by the
gang, he tells them that he has been
set to watch them by the chief crook
The gang gets frightened. and takes
flight, leaving the two children in the
cottage. Dummy" and the little girl
start on tramp for home. and finally
reach the detective office. The gang
is caught; the little girl is restored 10
her parents; the dummy" gets $4,000
reward, and joins the firm" Curtain.
This is the plot of The Dummy"
the four-act play by Harvey ]. o'Hig-
gins and Harriet Ford. which had its
first production in Washington at the
New National Theater last night.
While the theme is not a specially
novel one. ii is well worked out and
there is not a dull moment all the way
through. The dialogue bristles with
bright lines. and there is plenty to
keep the audience laughing. The COM
pany is made up of clever people No
audience ever left a playhouse in bet
ter humor than the one at the New Ma
tional last night. What more could
anybody ask?
Ernest Truck who acquired fame as
the Good Little Devil. is Barney Cook,
the dummy, and made a fiawless crea-
ton OF the part. The ambitious aspira-
ton of the Bowery kid to become a coz
in the wheel of detective work is
brought out in every movement Of his
features. and no less perfect is his as
sumption of the task of the dummy"
He also gives the right touch of rough
gentleness to his protecting care of the
child when he and she are left to shift
for themselves. 1t is a splendid charac-
ter sketch. Edward Ellis as Spider
Hart. Ada Dwyer as Rose Hart, Joseph
Tuohy as Pat GeOShan, and Charles N.Y.
lott as Sinker Simonson constitute the
gang of crooks. They are entertaining
to a degree, Ada Dwyer being especially |
admirable. Joseph Brennan is excellent |
as Walter Babbing. the chief of the de- |
tective agency. Joyce Fair as Beryl |
Meredith. the kidnapped child. displays |
fine dramatic talent. Arthur Z. Hohl as
Chai Fisher and John Wheeler as Jim
Corcoran. assistant in the detective Of !
flee: Helen Macbeth as Agnes Mere |
dith. and Frank Connor as Trumbell |
Meredith. the distracted parents. and |
Judels as a French waiter COM
plete the cast.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
COLUMBIA.
Tom Teriss in - Christmas CaroI''
and "Cricket on the Hearth

and Cricket on the HEARTH
We read our Dickens long ago when We
were Young; when our own fancy sprang
| to meet the fancy OF the novelist and
| helped to make his people live for us as
our own selves. and fixed their various
! lkenesses ihdelibly in our memories Ac-
| tors risk much when they attempt to
! recreate such images. for neither they
nor any one will likely see just what We
have seen, or be able to satisfy us with
| their vision. We do not readily give up
our loved ideals.
So it is easy to be unfair to an effort
such as that OF Tom Terriss' last night
at the Columbia Theater.
The Christmas Carol" is no ordinary
thing TO dramatize, of course. 1t is a
morality play. its story nearly the con-
verse of THE Third Floor Back" and
it should be played as delicately. Mr.
Terriss is a Scrooge who INDUCES in ''all
the weighty suspiratiOns of forced
breath" and claims all the artificial aids
of spotlight and theatrical mechanics
Joe Jefferson's veI sion of Cricket on
the Hearth" centered the interest upon
Caleb Plummer Tom Terriss calls his
adaptation Shadows" and he plays John
Pearybinglc. Wise enough in itself, this
choice. But, oh. where is the dear John
Pearybinslc we used TO know. with his
laugh. his simple faith and rhildlike.
wholesouled love that made itself so felt
in the pages of the hook?
Mr.. Terriss evidently does not regard
detail as essential, for we heard Dot
declaring this day the first anniversary
of their marriage. while JOHN in the next
act referred TO their wedding day as two
and a half years previous and the baby
in long clothes was said to be nearly
two years old! Poor blind Bertha came
in from a snowy out-of-doors without any
wrap, and Caleb without a hat-though
husky John needed the heaviest of over
coats.
1t is not happy work, however, to re-
cord disappointment. 1t is better to
remember again that of all things in
which we would be hard to please, in
the dramatized stories OF Dickens the
task would be hardest. And the pro-
gram informs us that this Dickens roper
tcrie is being given just as played before
the late King Edward and Queen Alex
andra at A command performance, which
is praise not lightly TO be gainsaid.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
BORAH HAS GOODS
ON TRUSTS, he SAYS
In Letter. He Answers Complaint Of
Cyrus H. Mccormick on Refer
ence to Harvester Company.
PREDICTS. END OF MONOPOLY

Senator Borah yesterday made public
the following letter which he addressed
March to Cyrus IL. Mccormick, of Chi
cago. in response to the latter's telegram
protesting against Senator Borah's, paolic
utterance about the International Har-
vester Company:
Dear Sir: i have your telegram earn
estly protesting against the views / ex.
press In a letter OF mine replying to a let.
ter OF Mr.. Perkins, of New York, in which
something was said about the harvestrI
trust. You remind me that this organiza-
ton is now on trial before the courts ana
that 1t Is unfair to PREJUDICE either the
law or facts OF the case. / agree with
you In this. Mr.. Mccormick. perfectly. 1t
Is manifestly unfair to seek to influence
a court In any way other than through
the method OF procedure prescribed for
presenting matters TO the court.
II, Of course. had no intention of pre-
judging the case or passing upon the
law or the facts as they are before the
court. / was discussing matters which
were before me, and which / do not
know that the court has been permitted
TO know. The courts can only pass upon
the facts which are presented to them
and apply the law to those facts, and
whatever might be the view of the court
in this instance as to the facts which are
before II. would in no wise change
my opinion as to the facts which are be-
fore me.
There is a question here of public
policy. vital and elemental, and the
halting. sidestepping. procrastinatinS.
method of dealing with
monopoly in this country cannot last for
ever. question OF public policy Is to
be settled and whatever injury results to
by reason Of our coming as a
people to just and righteous conclu-
sion must be regarded as incidental to
the settling Of this great question. 9th
ers may declare for a constitution of
peace. but the conflict between monopoly
and republican institutions is an ire
concilable conflict.
IF your combination is not a monop-
oily and you feel quite sure Of that fact,
then you will understand that there Is
nothing personal in this remark. But
those who hold monopolistic power in
he Industrial world. whether they have
seen fit to exercise il unjustly or benevo-
emily. will have to give il up. and
neither lawsuits. real or sham, can stay
public discussion
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
HELD AT BIKE" THIEVES.

George Page, eighteen years old. of 11i2
Q street northwest. and Elmer Cox nine
teen years old. Of 60 B street northwest
both coIored. are being held at the Eighth
police precinct station in connection with
thefts OF a number of bicycles.
Detective Gilfoyle. Sergt- Bean. and
Private Cullinan. OF the Eighth precinct,
found three bicycles and parts OF others
yesterday at the home of the Page youth.
In Police Court yesterday police Of the
Eighth precinct had a case against Dan
iel Brooks. colOred. of 1733 johnson ave
nue. northwest. for stealing a bicycle
Brooks was sentenced to six months al
OcCoquan and mis- arrest led to informs-
tion concerning the other two youths
now held.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
BElASCO.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. NIInmIet.-

Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson inau-
Eurated his farewell engagement at the
Belasco Theater last evening with his in
comparable Interpretation OF Shake
speare's Hamlet an Interpretation
which differs today in none Of its main
essentials from that which he presented
in This country for the first time some
eight years ago. at which time there
were few to do MIN honor.
He had come to New York TO play
The Light That Failed which met
with ssch small success in the metropo-
lis that he was sent on tour. He in
cluded in his Philadelphia engagement
= single performance OF Hamlet, with
4 cast made up from his company pre-
senting tie Kipiing piece, following
which he came TO Washington where, in
the Columbia Theater, on Wednesday
evening he presented the Shakespearean
tragedy.
The pititully small audience was stirred
10 the depths by the sufferings of the
eXQuisitely drawn and eioquept charac-
terizatiOn-so much so that when. two
days later, ''Hamlet'' was repeated at
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
cRANDALL'S.

AZ al performances yesterday Gram
dall's Theater was crowded With ,or,an.
OF Charles Dickens works m sas
Scrooge' from Dickens famous
Christmas Carol" Seymour Hicks takes
the principal role and is supported by an
excellent company of English actors
"Scrooge" will be shown again today.
The Medicine Man." a Kalem Indian
picture in two reels, and "A Hot Finish.
a single reel comedy. completed the pro-
gram For Wednesday. The Dollar
Princess" a three-reel pbotonIay ba sed
Oil the London Gaiety Theater success
will be the headliner. Thursday a great
animal picture viii be shown. Jess
which will be the main attraction for
Friday and Saturday. is In four parts.
featuring Constance Grawley and Arthur
Maude. Jess" Is &c Of Rider Haggard's
Sreat romances and has been dramatized
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
SUPPORT FOR SMITH BILL.
Nearing viii BE Asked on Change
of Inauguration Date.

A movement to change the date Of
Inauguration Day is attracting atten-
ton. through the introducing OF a bill in
the House. providing for the appoint
ment of committee to make thor
ouSh study of the question. and to fix
a more suitable date. The bill was re-
ferred to the Committee on Rules.
II the support is strong enough, Rep
resentative Frank o. Smith, OF Mary
land, who introduced the bill. announces
that he is willing to request hearing
by the Committee on Rules. II a hear
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
AMERICAN.

The big hit on the bill at the American n
this week is Baby Zelda. the vestpocket
cOmedienne. Raby Zelda sang and
talked her way into the hearts of the
three audiences at the performances yes
terday. The remainder OF the hill OF
novelties contains such acts as Billie
Dale with his comedy juggling. OBrien
ana Lear with new jokes and songs, and
Teddy oshoIne's pets, an animal act with
we'll trained dogs and monkeys A new
series o. motion pictures closed the bill.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
ROBBED IN COURTHOUSE

Maiden. Mass. March l6.-Louis Tyzzer.
probation officer at the District Court,
was brutally assaulted and robbed by
George w. Holt. prisoner. in the base
ment of Maiden courthouse this after
noon. After beating Tyzzer over the head
with piece of concrete that he dug
out of the floor OF his cell. Holt robbed
him of SO and escaped.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
NO MONEY FOR FISHER CASE.
County Commissioners
Refuse Appropriation.

SIcCial to The Washington Herald.
Rockville. Md. March ls.-Thc county
commissioners have passed a resolution
refusing to make an appropriation for
use OF the States attorney in the case
OF William J. Fisher. the Isthmian Canal
Commission clerk. whose second trial on
an indictment charging him with the
murder Of William l. Altdorfer. in the
latters home in Chevy Chase last August,
is scheduled I" take place here about
April J. Before the first trial. which
resulted in a hung jury. the States at
torney and his assistant spent about
1900 in investigating the case.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
AT THE THLATERS LAST NIGHT

Baby Zelda will hold a reception on the
stage after the Saturday matinee for the
entertainment of the children. A special
children's program has been arranged
for that afternoon. Friday night is anna
teur night and the management has an
nounced three prizes for the winners
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

and presented by the Kennedy Feature
Films Company. Prof. Green's Orchestra
renders music at all performances. As
an added attraction this week the man.
asement has Installed the great Renfax
musical motion pictures. reproducing all
the latest Broadway musical comedies
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

ing is granted delegates probably will
be appointed by the District government.
the Board OF Trade. the Chamber of
Commerce and other interested bodies to
appear before the committee.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
SHOOTS HUSBAND; TRIES SUICIDE

Buffalo. y. Y. March 1S.-Mrs Roberr
Widrig today shot and killed her hus-
hand and then tried to commit suicide
She will recover. Jealousy was the cause
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

In France the government reIm-
burses fixed percentage of the
amount expended by the labor unions
for the support of the unemployed.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

Italian ,uthoTities have been using automobile
trucks IN Tripoh with great succrss
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-14
ANDERS SON GOODS
SURPASS OTHERS
Company Gould Not Buy Goods
Abroad But Found Them
Hers Hers AZ Home

Feaster Tribble, who is connected
with the Anderson Petoleum Oil Com
pany ONCE said yesterday that he was
now convinced OF the truth Of the say
ing 1T pays to trade at home" For
some time the Anderson company has
been trying to find an oil can for their
use that would exactly measure five
gallons. They had samples sent here
from all parts of the country, fiome of
the biggest manufacturers OF the Unit
ed States sending samples of cans used
oy them, but not single can would
exactly meet the requirements of the
local company. They either held some
over five gallons or some under that
amount and these would not do. Fin
ally application was made to w. &.
Diver & Son, an Anderson firm of
established reputation and this re-
suited In the Petroleum Co., obtaining
Just exactly what was desired. The
cans made by the Anderson people
hold 10 gill the amount prescribed
by the United States regulations un-
der the ruling of the Commissioner of
Agriculture. Officials of the local CON-
pany were inbilant over getting just
what they wanted and straightway
they ordered 35 OF these cans to be
sent to the Greenville and Spartnnburg
Offices OF the concern.
All OF which goes to show that goods
as good as any goods can be pur-
chased right here at home and possIb-
ly at little better price.
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HORTON FOR CONGRESS-
HIS Many Friends in Beiton Are Urg.
ing him to Enter Race.

Belton, April 11.--John A. Horton,
one OF Belton's live and wIde-awake
business men ia being urged TO make
The race for Congress this summer.
Mr. Horton has not made itp HIS mind
at this time, but his frier as ara very
anxious toyget his consent 10 make The
race. q.
Mr.. Horton is young man OF abiI.
ity. he is president OF the Farmers'
Bank OF Bolton, one of our thriving
banks. He was mayor of the town
three terms and is held In the highest
terms in Anderson county fs SeII as
In other portions OF the district. III
case he decides TO make the .ace he
VIII be considered a atroug can iidate.
Mr.. Horton is q SON OF j y. Horton,
who Is well known throughout the
county, and held the position OF pnst-
master at Bolton for twelve years,
and is considered one OF the leading
faF1mefa in Anderson county %
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-14
HON. j. A. HUNTER
is MAKING RACE
Going After the Office Of I.ieuten-
ant Governor Of South Caro-
lima to Win
(From sundays pallyl

]. Belton Watson. one of Anderson's
we'll known citizens and in close touch
with State politics, was In the city
yesterday and said that Hon. u. A.
Hunter Of Bamberg had asked him 10
notify the people OF Anderson county
that Mr.. Hunter is In the race for the
Office OF Lieutenant Governor and Is In
st to finish. Mr.. Watson said that
he had known Mr.. Hunter for long
time and that he considered him one
OF the best politicians I'm the State.
Mr.. Hunter has been member of
the House from Bamberg cointy,for
some time and was secretary OF fhe
recent asylum investigating committee
He has numbers OF friends In all parts
OF the State and friends OF his say that
he viii put up a atiT fight for the
Office Of Lieutenant Governor. sg
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-14

the Democrats and a majority OF the
Republicans -
MIR. Bryan says that platform plenks
dealing with international questions.
must be accepted with the under
staIding that We are Jointly with
other nations in international affairs
that even ii the plank had not been
contradicted by another plank in the
platform even if il had not concealed
q subsidy policy repugnant TO Demo
cratic principles and history, that
even If the conditions had not changed,
a platform plank should be taken on
international questions "as the OK
preston of a wish rather than as the
expression of determination, for no
nation can afford to purchase a small
advantage in the face of a universal
protest."
IF nation continued the Secre-
.tary, desires to array itself against
the world, 1t should be sure that the
thing which 1t is to gain. is worth
what 1t costs. The President, knowing
that every commercial nation except
our own, construes the treaty as
pledge OF equal treatment, would have
been recreant TO his trust and he fail
ed to point out to Ihe American people
that our diplomatic relations distrih-
uted by the carrying ont of the free
tolls policy
Considering the repeal measure up
Oh it's merits, hiT. Bryan said there
were just two questions to be decided:
"First-Is it desirable for the DEM
'ocratic party to abandon It's historic
position and become the advocate of
subsidies and bounties? And, second,
If it is desirable, what is the Demo-
cratic party willing 10 sacrifice in in
ternational prestige and world in
fluence IN order to secure the advan-
tage which these subsidies promise to
q few people"
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lief of the Democratic party in the en-
couragement Of the merchant marine,
but states that 1t SHOULD be developed
without imposing additional burdens
upon the people and without bounty
or subsidies from the pubIic treas-
uries," and second plank decla ring
in favor OF the exemption from tolls
of American coastwise ships. Mr.. Bry-
an declares that the opposition to
bounttes Is q doctrine "for which the
Democratic party has stood from time
immemorial. He refers to the exemp-
ton plank as a little plant, anG TO
the pronouncement of bounttes and
subsidies as the larger plank and
says:
PlankS Do Not 'DOVeiaiI.'
VIVA: oD!ata a<5s the little plank
contain that it cannot make those who
accept 1t obliYious OF the larger plank?
BY what rnle OF construction can the
small plank be made binding and the
large one ignored? The secret of the
strange power exerted by the little
plank is to be found in the fact tbat
it carefully cOnceals the means by
which 1t is TO be carried out. Had the
word subsidy or bounty been insert
ed In the plank, 1t could not have So
cured the endorsement of the conycn-
tlon because the contradiction be-
tween this plank and the larger plank
would have been Immediately appar-
ent. If the same care had been Used
In the drawing of this plank that was
used in the drawing OF the plank on
the merchant marine: I'VE favor the
exemption from toll of American ships
engaged in coastwise trade passing
through the Canal but without ilnpos-
Ing additional burdens upon the peo-
Dle and without sbounties OF subsidies
from the publicotreasury
But even if the PLATFORM had not
contained within itself complete rr-
futrtion of the position taken by the
advocates of free tolls, the President
would have been justified n the TO-
siton that he took on tn, changed con-
citions which confronted him. A plat
form is pledge and is as binding up
on an official as the command of a mil
i:ary officer is upon his sukoriinates
= ne statement cannot nc made any
stronger. But the subordinate officer
Is compelled sometimes to act upon
his Judgment where change of which
the comnand'Eg officer. is no. aware
has taken. fi,iace- In conditions. Ii is
not only the right of the suborIina;r
to judge the situation for himself.
wheres nnt iiions have changed since
the orti was given, but itisShis tiu-
~ DIDO 90 In the case unSar .consid-
er aisi. l5he#f J esident takes RESPONSE
hiiity fer an official act win; Il no re-
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John Prultt and family are spend
Ing few days in Spartanburg with
friends.
Rev. T. F. Nelson of Central, men,
Der of the general assembly from An
derson, was In the city yesterday for a
few hours on business.
j. l.. Locke of Greenville was among
The business visitors to the city yester-
day.
A. Feuchtenberger spent Saturday
and Sunday in Greenwood with rela-
tives.
A. A. Dean of Starr, route I, was
among the business visitors in the city
yesterday.
j. "A. Cox of Honea Path was In An
derson yesterday for few hours on
business.
E. Z. Satterefield, Enoch Benson,
Miss Nina Thornton and Miss Kathleen
Thornton OF Hartweil. Ca, spent Sum
day in the city with friends.
l.. Blumenthal, we'll known busi-
ness man Of Lavonia. Ga, was in the
city Sunday.
Richard Cheshire, who is connected
with the Gaffney Ledger force, spent
Sunday in the city with his mother.
Miss Sarah Mckinney Is In HartweYy.
Gar this week wheer she IL the guest
OF friends.
Lewis Geer and Charlhs Daniel
spent Sunday in Greenwood with
friends.
S. B. Blackwell OF Greenville was in
the city yesterday for few hours.
w. r. Bradley, United States reve-
nue. inspector, was among the business
visitors to spend yesterday In the city.
George II. Edwards of GreenvilIe is
spending few days in the city on
business.
w. NJ Merck of Clemson collage
was in the city yesterday. a guest at
the Chiquola hotel.
T. B. Curtis. commercial agent OF the
9: q -. c. railroad has returned from
Charleston where he spent Easter.