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The Washington times., 1914-02-14
AMERICAN.

Everything is in readiness for the
opening of the American Theater Mon
day evening. The management has Sc
cured an array of acts, as follows:
The HIppodrome sensation. the EDDY
Trio. in mid-air leaps and dives on the
wire; Myers and Henry. the late stars
of musical comedy successes; Hexter'
Fay and company, in a comedy number;
L,exey and Lexey, singers and dancers,
and a variety Of new and up to date
moyinp pictures. Three shows will be
given daily. The management VIII
make a special effort to cater TO ladies
and children.
The first benefit will be given for the
Friendship House on Wednesday even
ing. the proceeds to be given to the
gymnasium fund OF the home, which eX-
poets TO install a new gymnasium for
the children.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
CASINO.

The Thirteen Girls In Blue. with their
exhibition Of drills, marches, wall
scaling, and fancy and plain military
acrobatics. will be one of the features
of the Casino Theater bill next week.
The act is presented by ALI Carlton.
Dick and Dixie will appear in an offer
ing of comedy and entertainment of the
lighter kind; II. V Fitzgerald. in What
Happened in Mudville," a laughable
protean sketch; Doyle and White in
harmOnized melodies, and Fred Morton,
in his own peculiar specially. Added
features will include the Surprise Party
tomorrow night, the Country Store
Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the
prize dancing contests Thursday night,
and the Amateurs Carnival Friday
night with selected comedy motion pic
lures at every performance.
Special concerts will run today from
3 to 1920 p. m, presenting, in addition
to fine orchestral program, the attrac-
tiOns of last weeks bill
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
POLLS

The Poll Players will be seen Monday
night in a revival of Mary James Pa"
It is the story Of a man who abandons
his home and deserts his family be-
cause, as Kipling says, he hears the
East a-Calling." When he has seen the
world he returns to his native State
and discovers that his wife, who has
moved to neighboring town. has made
a success Of the business he abandoned.
Hiram walks into his wife's' home late
one evening, after the children have
gone to bed. When Mrs. Perkins asks
why he left home. and where he has
been, he tells her that a spirit OF ad-
venture prompted him to start out and
see the world.
And have seen it," he says. I've
slept beside the shriHcs in Mexico; I've
hauled at the nets off the banks of
Newfoundland: I've dined in the Quar-
tier Latin: drank vodka with the ira
ders at Mini: campaigned with the Sou
danese: listened to the tempe bells of
India: siTped tea with a mandarin;
watched the dancing OF the geishas,
and looked into the pathetic faces Of
the Sinraicse. I've lived.
when the wife he had deserted asks
II he has any plans, he admits he has
none Ir spirit Of COntemptuOusness
she offers TO install him in her home as
COX ami general servant. and in a
spirit of philosophical amusement, the
rp'er-do-wclI accepts.
Naturally, this situation shocks the
reichbors and leads TO the COmpllca-
tinSs that furnish the subsequent events
of tie story. In tomorrow nights re-
yIvar Of the comedy Richard BuhInr
viii nIay the role Of Hiram Perkins and
Miss Frances Nelson will be seen in the
character Of POrtia Perkins, the desert
ed wife
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
COSMOS.

The Cosmos management is giving the
baseball fans, TOOters, and boosters
chance to unlimber for the spring cam
paiEn next week in presenting as one
OF the big attractions of its bill Nick
Altrock and PORK Chops Evers. the
famous baseball comedians, in "A base
ball farce featuring the antics OF the
ball field. \ second attraction annOunc-
ed is Graham MOffats own Company
of Scotch Players in "A Concealed
Bed" a merry little farce by the author
of "Bunty pulls the strings The third
attraction will be Burt and Girlie, noted
dancers, in Dance Dementia.' their
own conception, in which is featured
al the latest fads Of the dance. Mile.
Emerie is billed FOR a trapezc act. with
costume transformation; Hugh Norton
for unique mirniCry, in which he en-
ploys all kinds Of musical instruments.
and Dad" LOZier, an Old-time min
strel, in ante Del um minstrelsy, with
the bones" as his instrument. The
weekly Pathe motion pictures of ex-
traOrdinary events of worldwide interest
and the selected comedy photoplays are
additional attractions.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
why Worry?" Asks
Comedian Mcintyre

"Hnai.' said Frank Mcintyre, the fat
cCr,eGian Cf oh Oh Deiphine," the
cta,r night. nobody loves fat man.
We'll take it from me the worries Of
tuday ere the jokes to tomorrow. Look
over rcur past life. What are In in
C.6cnts that you find funny now? Ey-
eT-y-cl, Of them was a worry at the time
IL harB0ened You laugh as you look
hack ri past worries. ' am beginning
10 laugh at the worries Of today and to-
morrow as well, but. beJeve ne, wOrry'
doesn't get you anything or anywhere.
There's no use worrying, eth r, about
=, hat's eSing TO happen. That's why i m
TAT. auHohs ] love everybody, I'm not
TarticuIarly worried about people loving
me, but am hrm believer In the law
OF compensation
The Washington times., 1914-02-14


A lot of the tasks and troubles that
confront every man resemble big Joe
Kennedy. When calmly surveyed from
a distance they look terrifying, awe
inspiring, insuperable, but when we
close with them, fighting with all our
might, determined to conquer them or
die in the attempt, we find that they
are formidable in appearance alone and
crumble easily before our blows.
Do not let any apparent difficulty
or danger frighten you or shake your
nerve. The coward is beaten before the
fight commences. The man who fears
is 10 man. Fight the good fight with
all your might despite all odds. and If
you are beaten do not repine or fear to
pay the price of defeat, if it is life it
self. Don't say, "a live dog is better
than a dead lion" The Japanese
proverb is nearer the truth that says.
1T is better to have been a crystal
| and he broken, than to lie for ages,
stone in the gutter"
Probably the things that Joe Ken
nedy didn't know about Japanese PROV
erhs would fill several Carnegie Ii
bl aries, but there was a japanese flaw
or about him for all that. In action
Ibis fsre would have passed without
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Stand Up to Your Foe
By TONY BIDDLE.
Millionaire Athlete and Society Man.

and toughest looking pugHs that stepped
ring Kennedy Kennedy greatly resembled big jim JEFF
bigger than JEFF and he whole
lot fcrcer tougher looking mild eagong California giant
thought of being remarkably boxer for
that to be the next
qualification that to make great
nobtinn manaxcept he
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Bauer Heard
In Concert
Today

Harold Bauer. pianist, appears in 4
, ncert at the Masonic Auditorium this
sternoon. Bauer is a pupil of Pader-
, vski, and has been heard here in
. rnerica six times previous to his pres
Cnt tour. His work this season has
1 cen largely with the symphony organ
. -ations of the country, and has re-
lived the highest praise from every
quarter.
His program for today includes three
. ,ach numbers. suite in C minor, pre-
Jude, AIIemande, Courante. Sarabande,
, ;avotte, Clique, one Schuman number
Carnival two Chopin numbers, Bar
arolle" and baila6e in @ minor; two
Brahms numbers, intermezzo in E mi
ror and capriccio in B minor; one
Schubert number, Imprompul in A fiat
nd one number by Saint-SaenS, "Etude
en- Forme de Yalse."
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

Mrs. Harry T Ford, of Panama. for
r1erlv Miss Edith Pickering. known
among Washington musicians, is visit
ing In Washington. Sunday night she
win assist Miss Christine Church. in
charge Of the choir of the Fourth Pres
byterian Church, at a special musical
service,
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

sydney Lloyd wrightson, whose con-
tract with the Church OF the Covenant
does not expire until June l. has been
Te-engaged as musical director Of the
church for another year.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

The first Of Mr.. Wrightson's Thursday
morning invitation musicales. which was
10 have been given on Thursday morn
ing next. the 18th, has been postponed
until Thursday, February 26.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

THIS shows the Parliament House. in the Burgng the
right wing containing the hall of the house of deputies the
containing house of lords The owerdecorated lamp
post Vennee lose opportunity beauty their
splendid CITY,
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

The Friday Morning Music Club
gave a concert yesterday at the
Washington Club. Mrs. Swami. Miss
Allen, Prof Josef Kaspar. and DR..
Swami. were heard in Beethoven
Quartet. opus IS. No. 4; Mrs. William
r. Reed gave a group of German
songs: Miss McCarty three numbers
at the piano. and Mrs. Diller Star
buck four piano numbers. Miss Hug
gins was the accOmpanist for Mrs.
Reed
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

Kubelik. the violinist, viii be heard
in concert February % at the Ma
-jonal Theater. The violinist has been
sppearing all season with Melba, with
great success, but will appear in this
city alone
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

yeIba-Kubelik and Edmund Burke,
me Irish Canadian baritone, with
Papierro, pianist. and Moyse, flaut-
fst' will be heard in concert at the
Lyric Theater in Baltimore, February
19. Thursday evening.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

At the meeting Of the Students
club Of the Washington College Of
Music. February 6. pupils taking part
we're: Misses Coldenstroth. ScOfeld,
Hanson, Briggs, Lloyd, Flood, Eby,
ding Reynolds. and Primm. and
Nessrs. Thompson, Taylor, and Gra-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24
ANNIHIL
BRIGADE OF
AUSTRIANS

Petrograd Dec. %, Via london, Dec.
24.--1.59 A. M.)-Russian troops in the
neighborhood of Tuehow, Galicia,
south of Tarnow. today on observing
the advance of the Goth Austrian bri-
gade, slipped past on parallel roads
and surprised the austrian rear, ae-
cording to reports received here. The
Russians opened fire with machine
guns and virtually annihilated the
whole brigade.
During the last two days fighting in
southern Galicia near the Carpath'-
ans, the Russians are reported to have
captured over 1000 prisoners, including
a major of the general staff and five
other officers besides three heavy guns
and seven machine guns. In this re-
gion the Russians, it is said, are NOV
ing small attachments through the
mountain passes. In the recent Aus
trian sortie from PrZemysl the Aus
trians captured a machine gun which
they turned against the Austrians.
The Novoe Vremya correspondent i'll
the Zochaczew neighborhood, Russian
Poland, reports that along a 12-mile
front the Russians have packed four
regiments of heavy artillery $50 light
field guns and three corps of infantry.
The Russians allege that Polish Ger
man sympathizers are using wind
mills in the vicinity to signal the
Germans concerning Russian move
ments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24
RUSSIANS Give
OUT STATEMENT

Petrograd, Dec. 23.-The fol-
lowing statement from the gen.
eral staff of the Russian COM
mander in chief was issued to-
night:
ION December % we were
generally successful in our OPP
erations on all the fronts. Our
best successes were achieved on
the Ninda and Bounaietz rivers
and also in the Carpathians.
"In the direction of Mlawa
some German advance columns
again attempted to cross our
frontier.
Between the lower Vistula
and the Pillea river during the
night and all through the day of
December %, the Germans con-
centrated their efforts in an en-
deavor to force their way across
the Bzura and Rawka rivers in
the districts of Mistrgewice and
Bolimoro and reach Skiernie-
vice. We succeeded, however
in repulsing the enemy every
where beyond these rivers on his
former positions and inflicted
upon him enormous losses. In
thte district about Skiarniewce
alone we counted more than a
thousand German dead.
''The success of these opera
tons are chiefly due to our au-
tomobile batteries"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24

New Orleans, Dec. 23.-Two of the
four men detained by the police after
a bomb had been found in the rooms
of Hans Halle in a local hotel were
arraigned today in criminal district
court Halle and George Summers,
proprietors of the hotel, were charged
with preparing a bomb with the in
tention of blowing up ship. The eta-
er two men had been dismissed.
The police say that after Halle was
confronted with evidence apparently
proving that he constructed the bomb,
he told his stofy in detail. He said In
open court today he wished to plead
guilty, but the plea was not accepted
because Halle had no lawyer. He was
remanded in default of bond. sum-
nters also was imprisoned.
The rs pounds of dynamite with
mechanical attachment which was TO
have exploded it in six and one-hai
days, dating from last night, nils
box about three and a half feet
square. Halle said he expected to ex-
press it to New York last night, con-
signed to a French vessel. He said NJ
conceived the idea himself, but later
took Summers into his confidence.
That Summers admits, the police say.
DIR. P. Roh, German consul genera
here. gave out a statement declaring
the man had no official connection
with the German government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24
VISITORS NIGHT a
OF BOY SCOUTS

The Waterville Boy Scouts held VISIT
ors' night at the vestry of the Pleasant
Street Methodist church Wednesday eve
ming and surprised their friends with
the wonderful efficiency displayed IN the
various departments of scoutcraft. Scout
Master Melville A. Weeks and his boy
scouts received much praise Tor what
they have accomplished. The program
included: Singing, "Onward Christian
Soldiers" Scripture reading. Herman
Haskell: history, Scoutmaster weeks
Scouts Motto William Otis; knot tying
race, Caleb Stevens. Herman Vaughan,
Arthur Huston, .Arthur Herror; saving
life. j. C. Blunt and v. D. Otis; arti-
fetal respiration, fireman's life. impro-
vised stretcher, Joe Pollack, Norman
Haskell; bandages, Richard w. Stevens,
Roger Haskell: semaphore signalling,
Herman Vaughan; what to do in case Of
fire. Arthur Huston; sunstroke, Richard
Turner frostbite, William Whipple sig
mailing, Herbert Herring; runaway
horse, Urban Steadman; electric cable,
Emery Austin; ice rescue, Herbert Her
ring. At the close of the exercises the
Boy Scouts distributed baskets of food
to needy families
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24
POSSES SEARCH
FOR MURDERER

New Rochelle, N. Y, Dec. 23.-Pos-
SEES of citizens and deputy sheriffs,
searching with police dogs the fields
and woods of East Chester for the
murderer of Charles Secord had un-
covered no trail of the criminal this
forenoon but continued the hunt AL
though the pockets of the slain man,
containing $500 were untouched, the
motive impelling the murder was rob-
berry, it is thought, and the quick APP
proach of a trolley car frightened
away the assailant before he could
rob the victim.
Secord, wealthy farmer, was shot
to death as he sat in his wagon. His
whip was tightly clenched in his right
hand when he was found by the mo-
torman of the trolley car, who saw
his body by the glare of the headlight
Farmers living nearby said they had
heard three shots a few minute be-
fore.
AS the dead mans horse had come
to a standstill few yards from the
spot where the body lay, it was be-
lieved that Secord had been killed be-
fore he could use his whip after hav-
ing been hailed by the highwayman
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24
PROPOSAL TO
AMEND BYLAWS
OF Golf ASSN

New York, Dec. ga proposal to
amend the bylaws of the United
States Golf Association to more clear
ly define the status of an amatur will
be submitted to the annual meeting
of the association here on Jan. s.
The proposed amendment defines an
amateur as one who does not accept
money or the equivalent thereof directly
or indirectly in his association with the
game of golf" Exceptions provide that
an amateurs standing shall not be jeop-
ardized by writing articles about, or re-
porting golf matches. Members of firms
or corporations selling golf supplies and
players making wagers on the game are
exempted in the proposed amendment.
Violations include teaching the
game Of golf for money, receiving pay
as caddies after reaching the age OF
IS, and professionalism in any other
branch of sport.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24
COMMUNITY CHRIST
MAS Tree ERECTED
ON THE COMMON

For the first time in the history of
Waterville there arose Wednesday on
the common a huge Christmas tree,
Community Christmas, and the one
around which the city school children
will gather Christmas eve and revive
that old old custom of singing the
Christmas carols. Adorned and bedecked
with colored lights, as much ones as it
is anothers, the tree will be mode of
expression for the good WILL the good
Christian spirit and the friendly feeling
that charaeterizes the attitude of Wa
terville people toward each other. AT
790 the children will meet in the City
Hall square and at o'clock, under the
direction of Miss Meverett Stoekbridge,
supervisor of music, will sing the
Christmas carols. The tree will then be
Illuminated, with a continuation of the
carol singing until $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24
ICE SKATING RINK
THROUGH KINDNESS
OF GOV. HAINES

Governor William T. Haines has very
generously given the use of his vacant
lot at Main and Appleton streets for the
use of a skating rink for the children
and young folks, and accordingly
Wednesday afternoon Supt. A. s. Hall of
the Kennebec Water District and a small
crew of men spent three or four hours
flooding the lot. A short strip of fire
hose was attached to the corner hydrant
and a strong stream of water thrown
into the basin of the lot until there was
an average depth of about one foot. As
soon as this freezes solid it will afford a
convenient, safe skating rink for the
youngsters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24
new YORK YANKEES
To HAVE NEW PARK

Chicago, Dec. ga new baseball
park. patterned after the home of the
Chicago American League Club. and
costing approximately s425,0o0, exclu-
sive of the site, will be built for the
New York club of the American
League, it was learned today.
Ban B. Johnson, president of the
league, said Colonel Jacob Rupert,
Jr., and Captain T. l.. Huston, the
prospective purchasers of the ciuo'
already had an option on the property
on which to build. The park, it is
planned, will seat 10000 persons. 50oU
more than any other plant In either
of the major leagues. 1t will be erect
ed within two years, it was said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24
BAPTIST CHURCH
XMAS 7 R EE

Children of the four lower depar.-
ments of the First Baptist church
Sunday school had their annual
Christmas tree and jollification
Wednesday afternoon, and it was, in
deed, happy little army of young
sters that received gifts from the
very hand of Santa himself. Then
some of the little folks spoke their
pieces, learned with so much care AMI
precision. Popcorn and candy there
was aplenty.
Before the classes or departments
assembled in the main room, each had
exercises in it's own room. In the De-
ginners, of which Miss Alice Purinton
Is superintendent. Lowell Dean AMI
Kenneth Austin gave short recita-
lions. Mrs. c. NJ. Daggett in the cradle
roll department entertained the little
folks in various amusing ways. The
Primary department. with Mrs. f. II.
Brown in charge, assisted by MISS
Kathryn Drummond and Miss CHRIS
tine McGann, carried out long pro-
gram. The first number was recita-
ton. 1.-The Way in the Manager, by
six little boys; then reading by
Mrs. Brown, "Why the Chimes
Rang" another recitation by five
boys, and reading OF parody on
"The Night Before Christmas by
Miss Christine Mccain; recitation
by NatiIe King, Wilbur Johnson ami
TINS Estey Mildred Hall also gave =
reading. Games also filled in good
part of the afternoon.
Miss G.. Alice Osborne, superintend-
ent of the Junior department. had
fine program arranged for the chill
dren. as follows: Recitation, Tine
First Christmas" Carl Hoxie; reel
tation. christmas Day." Ruth Pen
mock. recitation, 1.-The Little Christ
mas Tree" Ruth Perkins; recitation
"rrhe Christmas Tree" Marion
Brown; recitation, Christmas Bells
Clara Harthorn.
After each department had conduct
ed its exercises in it's own room, they
all assembled in the main hall. and
here Robert Lord as Santa Claus as
posed of the gifts, presenting each
one of the little folks with canuy
bag and other presents.
When the new schedule goes INTO
effect the first of next week, train NO
100 dine to leave here at 1928 P. NJ, for
Boston via Augusta, will leave seven
minutes later, making the time or de-
parture 335
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BEGIN PROBE OF
A 7 7 { M P 7 TO
DESTROY s HIP S
AT new ORLEANS

New Orleans, Dec. 23.-F. c. Pen
dleton, a special agent of the depart
ment of justice, started an investiga-
ton here today into the alleged plot
to destroy British or French trans At
lantic liners, disclosed last night
through the arrest of four men said
to be Germans.
Hans Halle and George Summers,
two of the four men arrested. are be-
ing held by the police on charges of
violating Louisiana law relating to
preparation of bombs for use in de-
stroying ships, The other two men
were released.
The state law was enacted soon aft
er the Boer war, after a man had
been arrested here charged with plac-
ing bomb on board a ship at Chal-
mette. The vessel was carrying mules
to the British troops in South Africa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24
BUSINESS OF GERMANY HAS
IMPROVED SINCE FIRST OF WAR

Berlin, Dec. neutrality-suspicious. of
The Associated Press) .-The business
situation in Germany has undergone
a considerable improvement since the
first month or two of the war. Out
ward signs Of this are visible at Ber-
lin. More trucks laden with boxes of
goods are moving about the city now.
Christmas shoppers keep the big de-
partment stores we'll filled, buyers still
show a tendency to make big pur-
chases and the usual attractive win
dow exhibitions of Christmas spe-
cialties have not been neglected by
merchants. There is also far less COM
pleint about people out of employ
ment. Many factories running on
goods for which there can be little or
no demand in war time were shut
down at the beginning Of August, but
a gocdsy number Of these have now
turned their plants to other forms Of
production. chiefly for making army
supplies of some kind.
Curious Changes
Curious changes Of this nature are
mentioned. Thus a talking machine
factory is busy trimming shrapnel to
prepare them for the explosive filling;
a piano factory makes cartridges;
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French PRESS
LAUDS SPEAKERS

Paris, Dec. 2S.-5.25 A. M.-News-
papers of all shades of opinion vie
with each other today in extolling the
speeches of Premier Viviani and Paul
Deschanel, Speaker of the House at
the historic sitting of Parliament yes
terday, which, all declared, was
magnificent manifestation Of the "sa-
cred union" of the whole country ap-
pealed for by President Poincare ut
the beginning Of the war.
"All signs of degeneracy in the
French soul, which barbarian doctors
like best to dwell upon, was politi-
cal malady," says the Matin In oom-
menting on the sitting. THE Cham
Der showed yesterday, for the second
time, that this disease is only pre-
vaIent In times Of peace"