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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-11-30
By 7. R. HILDEBRAND.

to have appointed as DR.. Fair
brothers successor. We also be-
lieve the teaching corps in this Sec
ton of the city is excellent.
An illustration of their spirit &C.
CURED last Friday. a holiday. when
one sixth grade teacher conducted n
rarity of her children to Mt Vernon.
The trip was an ideal outing for
them. besides having historic value.
Many teachers also have given their
services to the summer work on the
Fairgrounds, and 1 could point to
dozens of them so interested in their
Pupils that they are willing to work
outside school hours.
The Vocational Work.
One of the innovations in the south
west. Mrs Holden said. which has met
with wide approval is the vocational
work recently started at the Smallwood
School, and at Neighborhood House.
BLys are encouraged to work with their
hands at the Smallwood, and at Neigh
borhood House all girls of sixth grades
are given lessons in practical house
keeping work, including cooking. sew
ing. cleaning. and otner domestic arts.
But the playground need is one Of the
most pressing in the congested section
Mrs. Holden explained. There is no
central playground in the southwest
such as the Rosedale ground OF the
sInia avenue grounds of the northwest
and the Mt. Pleasant tracts Such
Fairgrounds are all the more needed in
the southwest because of the small
school Fairgrounds and because of the
limited number of parks.
The Jefferson School is provided with
ground larger than the average. but
this ground is muddy a large part OF
tho time. and is badly in need Of a con-
crete pavement, where pupils may &C
through physical culture exercises.
Yards Extremely Small.
other schools, such as the Amidon
have extremely small yards. and chill
dren's only play space is the street
A central municipal playground, oil
larger school Fairgrounds, would NEE
, this need.
BY various means the Playground
have been provided with equipment
| through donations when such equipment
could not be procured through regular
| channels.
The parent-teacher body OF the eight
| division has not been active, Mrs. Hol
| den said, in recent months. William
| Church, of 912 b street, its president
was forced to give up his active con
nection with it about a year ago be
| cause of severe illness. Since then th'
| work of parents in urging attention 4
| school needs has been largely indi
! vidual.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-11-30
THRILLING RESCUES
IN TENEMENT FIRE
Several Persons, Including Two
Firemen, Seriously Injured
on New York East Side.

NEW YORK, Nov. SO.-Several per
sons. including two firemen. were seri-
ously injured. sixty others were driven
to the streets in scanty attire. and $lO,-
90 damage done by a fire which swept
through the five-story tenement at the
corner OF Third avenue and East Thir-
teenth street today
Many thrilling rescues we're made by
policemen and firemen who formed
human chains" 10 pass several women
who had tainted from the top floor
windows \ score or more persons were
rescued by being swung from windows
and fire escapes 10 ladders the tops OF
which had not reached the walls OF the
building.
The fire is thought to have started
from a cigarette stub thrown among
papers in the lower Railways.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-11-30
Capital Student Heads
POSTGRADUATE Class

]. S. G. Gallagher. Of the District of
Columbia. began today his service as
president of the postgraduate class Of
Georgetown School OF Law. to which
position he was elected at a recent meet
ing of the members OF the class. Other
officers selected were Antonio Gonzales
Lamas, OF San Juan, Porto Rico, nrse
vice president; ]. Eliot Moran, OF the
District of Columbia, second vice presi-
dent; William ]. Goodwin. of Eldorado:
Ark, secretary; George s. Ryan, OF
Cambridge, Mass. treasurer. ana
Charles Piozet, of Brooks. Iowa. ser
geant-at-arfns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-11-30
HEADACHES

Thousands of men and women suffer from
head achee every day. othC. thousands have
headaches every week or every month. and
stu Others have headaches occasionally, but
not at regular intervals. The best doctor IL
often unable 10 find the cause OF many of
these headaches. and in most other cases.
knowing the cause. be does not know what
viii remove It, so as to give q permsn-
eut cure. al he can do Is to prescribe the
usual pain BELIEVERS, which give temporary
relief but the headache returns as usual, and
treatment Is again necessary. IL you suffer
from headaches no matter what their nature,
take Anti-kamnia Tablets. and the results
viii be satisfactory in the highest degree.
You can obtain them at all druggists IN any
quantity, loc worth, 25c worth or more.
AK for AK Tablets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-11-30

More space for play grounds, added
facilities on the play space aireaoy
available. kalsomining for walls and
blinds for windows of some schools,
ana quicker action in repair work are
soma OF the needs of the schools OF
Southwest Washington.
Despite these conditions, schools OF
the southwest section, asserts Mrs. X.
T. Holden, secretary of the Elshth III
vision Psrent-Teacher Association.
compare favorably with those OF other
sections of Washington.
MANY of the buildings are old, one
dating back to the seventies, ana ssS
eral having been occupied since tLte
in Mrs. Holden's opinion, has mace
most of these buildings haoitaoie' SAM
tary. and safe from fire.
Mrs. Holden said:
have read of the dirty walls IN
other schools and OF the neeu VI
Adjustable seats. 1t is gratifying 10
know that our division has graous:
heen getting such Improvements.
New seats have been put in many
of the rooms, and they have Deeh
promised for other rooms.
II seats of the first two and last
two rows of each room can De nane
| Adjustable we believe pupils OF All
sizes will be adequately provided
for. In the jefferson such seats
have been installed in NUMBER OF
rooms. Drinking fountains eliminate
| danger Of contagion while drinking
water. Our Easements, too, are Ior
: the most part roomy and well Venu-
/ lated. All that is needed is ne"
| concrete work in a few cases.
| AT the Sales J. Bowen School lne
walls need attention. and wlnuo"
blinds are needed to protect the
| chIIdren's eyes from the light glare.
In other schools kalsomining mas
| been done in many cases. and SO iar
as know, other schools are equip
ped with blinds.
Tribute to Teachers.
| high tribute to teachers of the
eighth division, which includes seven
schools of the southwest was paid by
Mrs. Holden. At the death OF DR.. Far
brother. former supervising principal Of
that division, she said, an effort was
made by school officials to abolish the
| diyision and have the schools divided
| among Supervisors of other divisions
! But citizens OF the southwest protested
| AGAINST this division. and managed tc
| have their schools continued as a SIN
! Gle unit She continued:
Parents in the southwest have
been greatly pleased with the work
of Miss Anna Beers, whom we fought
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-11-30
Speak at Gospel Mission.

Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett spoke on
the First Psalm. and Charles F. Nesbett
declared that the churches must be the
.,reatest factors in the reconstruction
following the European war. at the Cos
lei Mission last evening. b. II. Warner
nrd II ", Kline were in charge Of the
meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-11-30
SICK-HEADACHES

Sick headache, the most miserable OF al
s,cknesses, loses It's terrors when AK Tablets
are taken. When you feel an attack comm;
on. take two tablets. and In many cases the
attack will be warded of. During an attack
take one AK Tablet every two hours: Inc
rest and comfort which follow, can be OBJ
tanned IN no other way
Genuine A X Tablets bssF chs * mono.
-..~z fall draGSists- Adv
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-11-30
John H. Sherman to
Talk on Marketing

The Home Economics Association
will hold its December meeting tomor-
row at the Public Library at 80
o.cIock John II. Sherman. superin-
49,. of ,oarl<ets. is to be the speaker,
his subject being Marketing by FAR
eel post" The public is invited.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-11-30
DISCUSSION OF j. s.
OWNERSHIP GROWS
Alaskan Railroad and PoStoffice
Advice to Take Over Wires
Boost Move.

great deal will be heard in Wash
ington this winter about Government
ownership. The signs of growing agi-
tation on this subject have been cur
rent for some time.
The recent meeting of the National
Association of Railway Commissioners
here emphasized the growing feeling
for Government ownership of the rail-
roads. That association is made up OF
the various State railway and public
utility commissioners. as we'll as the
members OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
In a great deal of the discussion be-
fore the association and In great deal
more of the informal talk among the
members, II was evident that more and
more serious thought is being given
to the question whether railroad reg
ulation by the Federal and state gov
ernments is meeting the purposes for
which 1t was designed, so far as the
public is concerned, and whether Gov
eminent ownership is not getting to be
much closer at hand than is generally
realized.
Action Significant.
Selection of Commissioner Clifford
Thorne, OF Iowa. as president of the
association. is not without significance
in this respect. Mr.. Thorne is an eX-
ponent of drastic regulation. At the
same time. though he has not fatty
committed himself to Government own
ership of the railroads. he mas made IL
plain he sees advantages In II, and feels
that unless regulation becomes more
| successful than II is. the demand fol
Government ownership will become toe
strong to be resisted.
The persistent recommendations from
| the Postofdce Department, beginning
with Frank II. Hitchcock and continu
| ing with Postmaster General Burleson
in favor of Government ownership o
| the telegraph and telephone lines. ar
| having an effect to promote Govern
ment ownership talk in Washington
| Congress will not act on the Govern
| ment ownership of the wires this win
| ter, unless IL should be to investigat,
the question, but there win be a goo
deal OF discussion of the subject in com
mittees and on the floor.
Impetus From Alaska.
Cndeniably the fact the Government
| has undertaken public ownership OF rail
roads in Alaska has had an effect II
giving impetus to Government owner
! ship thought in Congress. Although 1
, was insisted this was not to be takel
as committing the Government to
policy of public ownership, there is n
! doubt II gave much announcement 4
the public ownership advocates.
! In the District. the public ownership
! question is UP and has a close relation
| to the general situation as to Govern
ment ownership. The movement to hav
| the street railways here publicly owne
has become. so far as Congress Is con
cerned. a good deal more than a loca
problem. II is being bitterly fought b
| the clements that are hostile to publ
| ownership, not so much because the
| are concerned over what actually hap
pens in washington. but because the
feel II would set what in their eyes
a bad example.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-11-30
Level Club to Banquet.

Plans have been made By the Lever
t-iub. an organization OF Masons en-
ployed in the Department OF commerce
-. the annual banquet in January.
a smoker was held at the perpetual
BuiIding Association Hall, when the
coming banquet was discussed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-11-30

lously performed its promises and
remained true to the people. The
President and a Democratic Congress
will be chosen again in 1915
The Washington times., 1914-02-10
GAYETY.

The Liberty Girls" with Matt Ken
neGy, are at the Gayety this week, and
two large audiences yesterday pro-
nounced their Offering one of the best
6urlesQue shows seen here this season.
Two burlettas, replete with good sing
ing and dancing, comprise the bill Of
fare. is Marriage a FaiIure?' Is the
title OF the opening number, while the
performance closes with sI Should
Worry. lSaSs- Adolph-'s Matt Kennedy
dominates both burlettas and succeeds
IN getting a laugh every minute Mona
Raymond. frankie Rice and Red Feath-
er. an Indian soprano. have a number
of good songs and render them delight
fully. Red Feather and White Hawk,
an Indian tenor, presented Wild West
scene featured by several songs. One Of
the big hits of the show is the burlesdue
on "Pinafore," with the scene laid on
board an English warship. Many Of the
gems Of the opera are sung by the prin-
cipals and chorus.
Gene Gomez, a female impersonator.
gives a sketch that was well received.
Caprice. a clever dancer, also figures in
the entertainment. The chorus is one
Of the most capable that has been seen
here in a long time. Some of the song
hits are When Cupid Comes to Town"
Country Girl" Joe Dillon's Scotch
and Honeymoon Express"
The Washington times., 1914-02-10
Health Restored by
Eekman's Alternative

Glandular trouble, very frequently d.
agnosed by physicians as "'TuberculO-
sis in the Glands" has been found to
yield to Ecknan's Alternative when
other treatments did not bring relier.
Eckman's Alternative IS a medicine
which during the past fifteen years
has brought about many recoveries
even in number Of supposed hope
less cases. Read this:
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Gentlemen: In March. 1903. my Doctor
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open and in friShtful condition when
started to take II. After using two bottles
1 found I was improving. having gained
weight. could eat and vas able 70 sleep. I
continued using IL until / was well, whicn
was in November. 1910 On November H.
1910 started to work. and since that time
have not lost one days work through sick
ness I highly recommend Eckrnan's Alter
ative to anyone who is suffering from Gland
trouble"
(Afndavit) JOSEPH B. WHITE.
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Eckman's Alternative has been proven
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The Washington times., 1914-02-10
STONE AND KALISz
HEAD KEITH'S BILL

In an opera bouffe Of lyric gems and
dainty melody Amelia Stone and Az
mand KaliSz, the comic opera stars of
vaudeville, and supported by an excel
lent company, are presenting for pa
irons Of keith's their newest musical
romance Of the Paris Latin quarter.
Mon Desir." This is one of the clever
est musical offerings presented in
vaudeville for a long time The stars
need no praise here as their regulations
as leading exponents of musical comedy
have long been established
Lois Josephine and Wellington Cross
give series of artistic dances, the "Old
Fashioned Girl being their best num-
Der
David Kindleberger- and Ruby GurIey
present the famous sensational novelty,
The Flying Piano" on an enlarged
scale. With a baby grand flying
through space, Mr.. Kindleberger, or
Volant, as he is billed, plays difficult
selections and the accompanfments TO
Miss Gurley's vocal numbers.
Walter Brunt sings a number OF
songs OF today and some Of the past,
giving the favorite numbers Of Olcott,
Mack. and the late Billy Scanlon. He
has an excellent voice, which he knows
how to use to the best advantage.
Albert Perry and Maude Hanaford
score in a sketch entitled Reno and
Return" 1t is filed with good comedy
and funny situations. The Japanese
Trio, the Morris. in acrobatics: HALEY
and Noble. in songs and patter. and
the Two Beyers, in a comedy bicycle
act. complete the bill.
The Washington times., 1914-02-10
STOP THIEF" KEEPS
AUDIENCE LAUGHING
Clever Acting Increases the
Merriment of an Original
Farce Plot.

One of the cIeverest, as well as most
originally constructed, farces seen in
washington in years is stop Thief" at
the National this week, which kept the
audience in an uproar for two and a
half hours last night. view of just
one act Of stop Thief shows why the
production had such long run in New
York.
The show is presented by Cohan &
Harris. Many of the situations would
lead one to believe that Mr.. Cohan him
self had something TO do with shaping
the lines after being penned by Car
lyle Moore, the author. If he didn't,
Mr.. Moore is decidedly Cohan-esque in
many respects.
a plot that is plot runs at full speed
throughout the show. True some of the
situations are impossible in real life
but there Is more than enough realism
to give them good foundation.
stop Thief is the story of a former
bridc-to-be; of bridegroom be,
whose uncle was a kleptomaniac, and
who has been convinced that he has in
herited the malady; of a clever tn eff
who hopes to make a clean up" of the
wedding presents, assisted by a feminine
The little god Fear is shown to his
best advantage in the snow. Told that
a relative Is afflicted with the taking"
habit, James Cluney, who soon Is to be-
come bridegroom, Is made to believe
that he. too. possesses that disease. He
asks police headquarters for a detective
to Keep an eye on him. Jack Doogan.
clever thier, happens on the scene at
this tuncture, poses as the detective,
and then the real fun begins.
While the author of stop Thief has
done his part toward making 1t Il fun
producing affair TO the company itself
Is due lot OF credit Frank Bacon. as
the absent-minded father; Percy Ames,
as the bridegroom-to-bc; William H.
Boyd, as the friend of the latter and
Sam Hardy, as the crook. constitute
quartet of funmakers hard to excel
Nell. the feminine crook. who assists
DooEan in his exploits as represented
by Miss Mary Ryan, is a sympathetic
character, and Miss RYAN plays hcr
part well.
The Washington times., 1914-02-10
LITTLE MINISTER"
IS WELL RECEIVED
Poll Players Give Barrie Drama
With Usual Force and
Sincerity.

The Little Minister" the play in
which Maude Adams achieved possibly
her greatest success, and which con-
tributed so much to the building up of
the power in the theaterical world of
Charles Frohman, was portrayed by the
Poll Players last night with their usual
force and sincerity, Miss Frances Neil
son taking the part of Lady Babbie.
The story in itself is as old as the
World-that Of a rich and powerful
woman who falls in love with d humble
man, and wins her way through the
obstacles that separate them until all
is well' at the end.
As the hero. Gavin DishaTt, pastor of
a little flock Of Scotchmen in the lays
of the reformation, when TO kiss one $
wife on Sunday was a crime, Richard
Brhlcr makes IL excellent lover, but
does not carry much conviction as TO
cleric al abilities. NcrhaDS this is be-
causs he is given no opportunity to
Meeting what ne ,Gaks is a little
gypsy girl in the T3ods. he falls in
love with her. never realizing that she
is the daughter of Lord Rintoul. From
that time he is watched with angry
eyes by the men Of his congregation.
while the women's tongues run fGri-
ousIy, telling or his chance meetings
and loYemakingS.
He is about to be expelled from his
church by the indignant elders when
the climax is reached. and he becomes
the husband of Lady Babbe. through
the testimony Of the soldiers to whom
he had lied in order to protect her, the
ancient Scotch law being that if a man
tells another that a woman is his wife,
and she does not deny II, they are mar
ried. Thinking TO break up the af-
fair, her father and lover, hearing that
he had told the soldiers that a gypsy
girl was his wife, confront the minister
with the soldiers. only TO have them
point out the lords daughter as the
woman in the case.
William Corbett, Stanley James. Cecil
BOWser, and John Ellis, as the four
elders. do convincing work. and con-
tribute much of the delightful humor
of the play. John NJ Kline. as Lord
Rintoul, and Frank Shannon. who for
once is not "A villain, as Rob Dow, arc
both excellent. Miss Gertrude takes
the part of a drunkard's little boy with
grace
The Washington times., 1914-02-10
"0h! Oh! Delphine"
Coming to the National

''oh. Oh! Delphine." the musical
comedy that had so long a run in New
York is TO be the attraction at the Ma
tional next week. The music. by Ivan
Caryll, is of much higher class than
is usually heard in such productions,
and the book and lyrics. by c.. NJ. S. Nc
Lellan, founded on a French farce, are
full! of wit and humor.
One Of the striking things about "Oh!
oh! Delphine' is that it is not musical
comedy with a single star, but II has a
dozen of the prominent musical comedy
players in the principal roles, including
Frank Mcintyre. who plays the part of
the French private; Scott Welsh, as
the artist; Frank Doane, who has the
part of the flirtatious colonel in the reg
iment; Grace Edmond, who is the Del
phtne, and Stella Hoban, as SimOne.
The original production and company
OF more than 100 will be seen here in
tact. Telephone orders for seats will
be suspended during this engagement.
The Washington times., 1914-02-10
SCORES IN
THE CR|AOL|NE Girl" L"

ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. Feb. TO-
Julian EltinGe, in THE Crinoline Girl"
a melOdramatic mystery farce with
mUsic. opened his season last night at
the Apollo Thcatcr and scored an in
Simultaneous success. The piece, which
is from the pen of Otto Hauerbach,
with lyrics by Mr. Eltinge, deals with
the adventures of a rich young Ameri-
can in Europe, whose escapades bring
about a series of thrilling Dut cOmical
entan2lements. Mr. Eltinge is seen in
q legitimate comedy role, but in the
unravcIing of the plot of the piece il
is necessary for him to change to woIn-
ans garb four times. 1t is in one of
these changes when. disguised as Il
girl in crinoline gown, that the young
n.criCan. MIR. Eltinge. runs down a
band of thieves headed by Il MIN dis
Euiscd i'm a crinolinc. which gives the
play its name.
In Mr.. Eltinges support arc Herbert
Coz thell. Charles Morrison. Herbert No
Kensie. James q. Spottswood. Joseph
s. Marba. Walter Horton, TicrbcrL
CTshman. Edna Whistler. Helen Lut-
tel, 1iaidel Turner, and Augusta scott
The Washington times., 1914-02-10
CASINO.

Murray's Comedy CANNES. one Of the
leading features of the Casino bill this
week, present an exhibition OF real nov
elites in d dog act. One Of the dogs
walks the tight wire. another gives an
exhibition on the horizontal bars, while
still others dance the tango and the
Barbary coast dances.
Mile. Paula, who long has been a IA
NOTite here. plays a return engagement
with several new and thrilling aerial
Jeats, some Of them never before at
tempted by q woman, II is said.
KaInplain and Bell have a blend OF
light comedy and songs, and Ralston
AND La Tour pleasing song and dance
surprises. A neat little sketch by Ed
Tnund Day. ''the ImpostOr," gives May
Duryea and Alden MacCIaskie an op-
pOrtunity for some good acting and
some clever comedy. The surprise party
IVES popular as the added feature last
TiSht. Tonight and tomorrow night, at
and, 10 O'Clock, the country store will
10 the added feature; Thursday night,
tho prize dancing contests, and Friday
right, the laughable efforts OF the anna
tours. The comedy photopIays are both
interesting and amusing.
The Washington times., 1914-02-10

In thousands Of American homes there
IS a bottle of Mothers Friend that has