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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-31
Possibilities of Plague.

II has been estimated that over 20
nm ono persons we're wiped out by the
black death in Europe, with particular
reference TO the fourteenth century
Fnrone has not forgotten the epidemic
which broke out in Russia in 100
The center Of infection was on the
hanks of tho Volga It spread ana
lasted for a year Altogether there
zero less than 500 cases, but Europe
was badly frightened, and an interna'
tional medical commission went 70
tba affected districts to investigate
and report. Nowadays 1t seems tna'
tbara need never again be plague pan
,cs in wide awake and civilized coun'
trias but let no man think ne may
gitb impunity relax his warfare 0n
the marmot. the rat and the GROUND
squirrel
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
RALPH VIOLATING LAW,
SAYS LABOR LEADER
Cites Court Ruling Showing Both Fed
eral and Eight-hour Laws Are Be-
ing Infrinsed at Bureau.

A well-known local labor leader in
sisted yesterday that the Federal eight
hour law and the District eIght-hour law
for women both are being violated at
the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing.
Three shifts are being worked day and
night getting out the emergency cur
rency.
IT understand that Director Ralph's
explanation is that this Is one OF the
emergencies contemplated by the Federal
law" said the labor leader. 'In the
Penn bridge case. decided about six
years ago, the Court of Appeals Of the
District OF Columbia, held that only a
matter Of life or death act Of Congress
prohibiting working Federal employees
longer than eight hours in any one cal
endar day. II that court in right, surely
the law Is being violated at the Bureau.
There Is no occasion anyway. so far
as I can see, for working women more
than eight hours at the bureau. There
are so many women on the eligible list
that plenty Of them could be hired for
this emergency"
No action has been planned to stop the
present working arrangements at the bu-
reau, 50 far as could be learned last
night. Director Ralph Is not worrying
He says q legal emergency has arisen
and that he is justified in ignoring the
eight-hour law.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
COSMOS.

Van and Carrie Avery and company.
with their laughable farce Making the
Movies divides honors with All. White's s
dainty Six Songbirds In a delightful mus
Ical offering. as topliners at the Cosmos
theater this week.
The farce is one OF the funnist Of the
season and shows what might happen to
a producing company that tried to pre-
sent Uncle Toms Cabin" as a film with
an inexperienced company. The little
songbirds are singing and acting bet
ter than ever and won pronounced ap-
plause at yesterdays performances. Fou-
chre opens with q strong exhibition Oof
dificult acrobatics on cycle and bicycle
and Brown and williams seem to win
big applause with their dancing off and
on roller skates. Marks and Parker pre-
sent a graceful dance number which in
cludes variations Of the tango. 4 Greek
poem solo by Dollle Parker and a maxixe
In costume by the pair.
Marva REIN, formerly Of Perry's Mn
strel Maids. fairly won an ovation at
yesterdays performances with her songs.
Wednesday and Friday evenings the Co.'S
mos country store viii be an added at
traction and after the second matinee
each day the. Nationals game away
from home Is given a full production on
the scoreboard. Thursday the bill will
be changed The boys Of the District Ma
tional Guard at Virginia Bach furnish an
interesting series OF motion pictures In
connection Hith the film features.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
COLUMBIA.
TThe Butterhies."

Van Buren as a butterfly Is a little
difflcult to see beforehand; for one thing
his physique doesn't exactly ht the pic
ture- Yet In the course OF the evening
his impersonation of Frederick Ossian.
the happy-go-luclCy hero of Mr.. Henry
Guy Carleton's comedy. becomes sum
GENTLY plausible. and II never fails to
be agreeable. The young man has piled
up a lot Of debts, supposing himself well
able to pay them, does n good line Of
social twittering. as he puts IL, and talks
rather fioridly OF his rapturous love for
the beautiful Miss Stuart-Dodge Mr..
Van Buren's assumption of the mercu-
rial manner called for by this role Is
decidedly creditable.
'sThe Butterflies Is an ettempt to deal
in a satirical spirit with the foibles Of
the idle rich and the mercenaries who
surround them In spite OF the uncon-
vincing plot and an atnateurish tech
nique the play holds the attention by
the comic and sentimental interest OF the
characters and by an unusually lively
stream Of bright end sparkling humor.
George Barber has a congenial part as
Hiram Green, an nctomillionalre, whose
son says that he Is ignorant and vulgar.
right out like that. The son IL an in
credible but none the le-s amusing type
II angiomanlac, played expertly by Ever
CIT Butterield. John n. Kline depicts a
sturdy. solid type OF ETgIIshman, with
the ccnventinal good-nGtured difidence
and all that sort Of thing you know.
Miss Julia Blanc carriers a good
share of the comic interest as the ar
rogant Mrs. Beverly Stuart-Dodge,
who engages her charming daughter
to the rich mans son, though she
really loves the debt-ridden Ossian,
who rescued her from the surf by the
toes. There is no question at all about
the charm Of the daughter, who Is pic
tured by Miss Dorothy Bernard. Miss
also pleases as Suzanne
Green, a dainty miss OF seventeen, who
makes ardent love to the stachioed
Miss Thatcher is the
hero's agreeable mother, who wins the
heart of the millionaire.
George Darrell does a clever char
acter bit as a fashionable tailor, and
David Chase Is the ultra-solemn but
Ter.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
OFFICER DISAPPEARS
FROM THE ARKANSAS
Lieut.. Commander A. B. Keatins
Was Drowned at Vera Cruz. Navy
Department Believes.

Rear Admiral Badger. commander-in-
chief of the Atlantic feet yesterday re-
ported the disappearance OF Lieut.. Com
mander Arthur Barnes Heating from the
battleship Arkansas.
The belief at Vera Cruz Is that the
of1cer was drowned. Admiral Badger
reported that since Keating's disappear
ance last Friday he has had the harbor
in the vicinity of the Arkansas anchorage
thoroughly dragEed. but without result.
Commander Keating was in command
of the battalion. sent ashore from the
Arkansas at O'Clock on the morning of
April 2. Immediately upon the arrival Of
Admiral Badger, with re-enforeements for
Admiral Flstcher, who had landed at
Vera Cruz the day before.
Throughout the nine days in which
the navy took and occupied Vera Cruz,
Commander Keating remained in COM
mand Of the Arkansas battalion, and
was commended by Admiral Fletcher In
his report for signal bravery.
He was born at Centefville. Nd, July
Il. 1873. and was appointed 70 the Naval
Academy in September. 1856 He was
with the feet on its cruise around the
world. and also had had experience in
the Philippine campaigns. His wife, for
merly Miss Lniu Bea1i. and = sen. Harry
w. keating. survive him
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
IS TAKING
CARE OF FOREIGN MAIL
Postmaster General l. Hard at Work
Solving Problem Of Getting Letters
Through War Zone.
NONE ON HAND m NEW YORK

A request regarding the routing Of Ger
man and Austro-Hungartan mall made BY
the Austrian Ambassador, which was
transmitted to Postmaster General Bur
Lesson by Secretary OF State Bryan. It
developed yesterday, had been antici-
pated by the Postmaster General
In q communication to the Postmaster
General. the Secretary OF State said the
Austrian Ambassador had called atten-
ton 70 the Inconvenience loss and trou-
bic which would result because Of the In
terruption OF direct mail shipping be-
tween the United States on the one hand
and Austria and Germany on the other
II given TO English liners, the Austrian
Ambassador also said. the mail to Austria
and Germany would be held in Eng
land.
The Postmaster General replied that
the department had already issued or
ders that all mail going to Austria
Hungary and Germany, addressed via
Rotterdam, be dispatched by Dutch
liners unless II could be more expedi-
tiously sent by other routes. Since
the declaration of war between Ger
many and Great Braitain neither GER
man nor Austro-Hungarian mail has
been sent by British ships.
On Saturday a heavy bulk Of Ameri-
can mall was dispatched by the neu-
trail italian liner. Europe. German and
additional Austro-Hungarian mall will
be Forwarded tomorrow by both Dutch
and Italian vessels. The steamship
Rotterdam. OF the Dutch Line, sailing
at o'clock this morning. carried mail
for Germany and the Netherlands via
Rotterdam. The steamship Aneon,
italian Line. sailing for Naples and
Germany this morning. win take Ital-
ian and Hungarian mail
In concluding his reply TO the request
by the Austrian Ambassador and trans
mitted by the Secretary OF State, the
Postmaster General said
'T have taken every measure to see
that mail originating In the United States
for all countries be. dispatched by the
steamship line which win most expe-
ditiously deliver the mail at its destina-
ton.
Yesterday afternoon there was no
foreign mail originating in this country
left on hand in New York. II had all
been dispatched"
The Adriatic, which sailed last night.
carried British and French mail. Mails
for Norway and Sweden will go out to-
morrow by the BergensfJord. of the
Norwegian-Americah line
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
ATTORNEY DIES UNDER KNIFE.
Services for Edgar h. sheriff. VIII
Be Held Tomorrow.

Edgar B. Sheriff.. Of the law firm OF
Douglass. Baker Sheriff., died yes
tsrday at Georgetown University Hos
pital after havin5 undergone an abdom-
inal operation. He hadfbeen In delicate
health since he retired from his Jaw
practice four years ago.
Mr.. Sheriff. was forty-two years old He
was for years a proofreader at the Gov
eminent Printing Office, and while there
studied law. He was one Of the editors
OF the Messages and Papers OF the
Presidents, a series OF volumes prepared
under the direction Of the late Hon.
Jane d. Richardson.
He Is survived by his wife. who Is a
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jarvis
Funeral services will be held at the
residence Of Charles z. Hood, 1866 Har-
ward street, at 1:3O o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Mr.. Sheriff. was a member OF Wash
lngton Centennial Lodge. No. II. F. A. A.
NJ, and OF Lafayette Chapter, No. ]. R.
A. NJ.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
All the Theatsrs Last Night.
PoIFs.
PoLPS.
ssThe woman IN ne caas.'

e1he woman In TIE Cane.D &
The Poll Players are IN the thick Of
thrills this week in their presentation Of
Clyde Fitch's four-act drama. The
Woman In the Case" which had itH
initial performance In this city with
Blanche Walsh as the wife, Dorothy
Dorr a. the woman Of the demimonde.
and Robert Drouett playing the husband.
the three roles Of which 80 dominate the
piece as to make most Of the others seem
inconsequential
A more tense tale has seldom been
told. and. may add at once. never bet
ter told than At Polls last evening. with
Miss Jewel In the role originated by Miss
walsh. Miss Kent IN that created by
Miss Dorr, Mr.. Brickert as the husband.
and William D. ccrbett portraying the
lawyer. individually and collectively,
their performance was excellent.
Miss Jewel es the loyal young wife, who
descends to association with the woman
OF the demimonde in order TO extract
from her the secret which will exonerate
her husband from the charge OF murder
ing his best friend. carries the central
theme Of the story and holds her audi
ence breathless IN the third act when she
intoxicates "the woman in the case" and
with consummate patience and ingenuity
wrings from her q vivid description Of
how the murdered man killed himself
Miss Jewels work In this act surpasses
in emotional intensity and artistry Of
handling any part she has PLAYED during
her long popularity in Washington. The
remarkable transmission OF her tensity
to her audience during her moments OF
greatest suppression, as well as her
swiftly changing facial expressions which
tell the tortuous tale Of her sufferings
while the intoxicated Claire Foster falls
her victim In the eduel Of wits. was a
revelation last night even to those accus-
toned to Miss Jewels emotional power
and technical skill
Sharin honors with the leading woman
this week is Miss Kent. who achieves. IN
the role Of Claire Foster an fmpersona-
ton of remarkable cleverneas. touching
the reckless nature Of the woman bent
upon revenge for the suicide OF her lover
with fascinating lights and shadows
Mr.. Corbett presents a virile picture
Of the lawyer for the defense, and Mr..
Brickert IL excellent In the role OF Julian
Rolfe. the accused husband.
Little Miss Marie Carroll. Miss EIarie
Drofnah. Russell Fillmore, Hardie Meak-
IN. and other members OF the company
are adequate IN the minor roles of a
well-balanced presentation OF the absorb
ing story Of the victory won by q wom-
ans great love. which will suffer any
thing. dare anything, and conquer any
thing.
JULIA c. MANI
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
GLEN ECHO PARK.

That portion of the patrons Of Gler
Echo Park that makes the dancing pa
vilion the most popular place on the
grounds every evening was Just in its
element last night. Weathr conditions
made the open-air pavilion an ideal
place for dancing and every number, be
1t fishwalk. hesitation. or what not, found
the floor crowded and each time the or
chestra was forced to play an encore.
As the season advances the increasing
popularity of Glen Echo Is best shown
by the ever-growing patronage, and from
the present outlook this year will see a
new record for attendance.
Last night was no exception to the
general rule. and the crowd showed little
favoritism, giving the gyroplane, coaster,
merry-go-round and all the other amuse-
ments an even share of their attention.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
CAUGHT IN POLICY HOUSE. {"
Four Alexandria County Men Sen
tenced to Jail.

Four men. arrested for conducting q
policy house." were convicted and SEN
fenced at a trial held yesterday in the
Alexandria County Courthouse, with
Judge R Gordon Finney presiding.
Joseph Ehrmantrout was sentenced to
pay $50 and serve sixty days in Jail:
John Regan was fined 500 and sentenced
to sixty days in all. and Walter and
John Turvey were each sentenced to pay
5000 and serve ninety days each.
The men were caught In a raid last
Friday evening upon the Turveys house.
All of those convicted have appealed and
are at liberty on bond Twenty-slx other
men caught in the raid are out on bond
as witnesses.
W. Harry johnson, jaiier of Alexandria
County, and H. T. PalmeF.-deputy
sheriff. assisted by several men. headed
the raid
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11

Cruiser Chattanooga arrived at Corinto,
cruiser Albany. at Guaymas, gunboat An
napolis at AeapuIco, deStroyers Hull.
Stewart. and collier Saturn at La Paz.
collier Nanshan at Mazatlan. tug Patap-
SEQ at Vera Cruz. transport Dixie at
Newport. battleship Georgia at Port al
Prince, tug Osceola at Guantanamo, col
lier. Vulcan and tug Uncas at Norfolk
Navy Yard, destroyer Goldsborough at
Tacoma. Dattleship Rhode Island at Bos-
ton, cruiser Helena at Hankow. destroyer
Ammen at whitestOne Landing, torpedo
boat Dale and cruiser Saratoga at Shang-
hal.
Collier. Nero. and supply ship Glacier
sailed from La Par for San Diego,
cruiser Raleigh from GLaymas for La
Paz. battleship Minnesota from TampicO
for New York. battlcships Texas and Lou
isiana from Vera Cruz for New York. de-
stroyers Terry, Sterrett. Perkins, Wake
and Monaghan from Newport for Boston,
battleship Connecticut from Port au
Prince for Philadelphia, tug Patuxent
from Vera Cruz for Galveston, transport
Prairie from Cape Haitien for Puerto
Plata
Americans annually consume So, ,529. .00C
pounds Of cokkee. equal to about 2557, 500,
900 gallons
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
ON THE GREAT WHITE WAY.
BY o. o. AI'INTYRE.

New York. Aug. 1O.-Lillian Kaiser,
otherwise Dolly, is home from quite an
interesting trip to Japan. She is ten years
old but not too young to have the ggrest
adventure in the Orient. Dollys father is
an importer Of japanese goods and he
spent a great deal of his time in Nogya,
Japan, city Of 100000 Although it is an
important city the appearance there Of
blue-eyed, gold-haired Dolly created a
sensation. Very few OF the natives had
ever seen a Caucasian child. They followed
her to stare and marvel One day she
wandered out alone and the entire police
force OF the city went in search of her.
They finally came to a highway that was
completely blocked. All traffic had
stopped and even the rickshaw men could
not penetrate the press. In the center
was Dolly trying her best to tell the
cpcn-mouthed japanese who she was.
They couldn't understand her, so they
stood and gazed.
Stephen Leacock, the humorist, is quite
fond of carrier pigeons and has a num-
ber of them on his country place. a friend
OF his dropped in on him the other day
and Deacock made the remark that the
pigeons always came back no matter
where they went The friend said he was
going to Philadelphia and would take
one with him and would also make a lit
tie side bet Of 800 that the pigeon would
not come back. Leacock took him up.
The friend IT seemed let the pigeon loose
in Philadelphia, but before h did SO he
clipped the pigeons wings. When Lea
cock told some friends about it, one said:
well that was too bad and you lost your
bet The pigeon didn't come back?'
Leacock smiled. '"Oh yes, the pigeon
He came back?" said -the astonished
friend.
Sure" said LeacOck He came back,
but he had awfully sore feet
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
FEIIHEnER NOT TO BLAME

The coroner's jury which yesterday in
vestigated the killing Of Robert Parthe-
more. ten-year-old son Of Oliver p.
Parthemore. Of SSS2 Seventeenth street
northwest which occurred Sunday night
just north OF the Sixteenth Street Bridge.
returned a verdict OF accidental DEATH
exonerating Myer Fellheimer. OF 221s
California street northwest whose car
struck the boy.
in no manner responsible for the boys
death. A number Of cars going north in
Sixteenth street bore dazzling and brill
liant lights, and these blinded Mr.. Field
heimer for the moment, resalting in the
accident.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
AUSTRIAN INVADERS TAKE
TOWNS IN RUSSIAN POLAND

st. Petersburg. Aug. 1o-The Austrian
army which invaded Russia has oecu-
pied the towns OF Andrejew. in Russian
Poland. and Volhynia-
A detachment OF Austrians that tried
to seize the village OF Lezenivolf was
repulsed.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11

Over on the East Side these hot days
the "penny-a-dish" ice cream stands do
Il thriving business. Alexander Carr, the
actor, was walking along Delaney street
recently behind a father and son.
Il wish you'd puy me some ice cream,
fader. / do feel warm" said the boy.
His father gazed at him for few sec
onds in mild surprise and then exclaimed:
NO, no, Ikey, my py;; but I'll tell you
vot III do. I'll tell you some ghost stor-
les vot'H make your blood run cold"
A sixteen story hotel is to be built on
the site Low occupied by the Hotel St.
Andrew at Broadway and Seventy-second
street and is another proof that hotel
men believe that the trend OF transients
is out of the so-called hotel belt in the
neighborhood of Times Square. The up
town hotels are being filed nightly by
transients and a number Of new hotels
are being planned for the Upper Broad
way district.
The famous all-night rendezvous of the
Broadwayites is to be reopened. Mayor
Mitchell has given "Jack'sH an all-night
license after revoking II several months
ago. The license was lost after several
walters pounced on some singing col
lege boys and hurled them out on the
cartracks. Jack Dunstan, the proprie-
tor, pleaded in vain with the authori-
ties, but It was only after special inves-
tigatlon was made by Police Commission
er Woods that the all-night license was
restored. When Dunstap found he had
to close his place a great deal Of merri-
ment was caused by the fact that he
could not find keys TO any Of the doors.
They had been lost many years ago and
as there was no need for them they were
never replaced.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
LIGHTS GO ON STRIKE.
lection of New York Avenue
Plunged Into Darkness.

From 7:3O o'clock until 10 last night
part of Washington's busiest down
town resembled an ancient Chinese
city when the new ornamental electric
to Thirteenth streets refused to illumi-
nate. Adjoining streets also were
dark.
A short circuit at a new pole being
installed near the Bond Building was
the cause OF the trouble. Electricians
were sent by the Potomac Electric
Power Company, but 1t was decided to
let the wire burn out. At 10 o'clock.
after mahy preliminary chickering's, the
lights burst into a flood Of brightness.
and remained on duty for the rest of
the night.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
AsoUITH PREDICTS HOME RULE
SETTLEMENT; CLOSES COMMONS

London, Aug. 1o-Premier Asquith this
afternoon announced a two-week's ad-
journment OF the House Of Commons.
and at the same time told the members
that proposals would be made in the
meantime which would probably result in
the settlement OF certain questions now
before Parliament. Chief OF these is IN
derstood to be the home rule question.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
FIRE on RIVER FRONT.

Fire OF unknown origin yesterday moor
caused s, 500 damage to a frame building
on the government wharf at the foot ol
o street southwest, occupied as Goa
depot for coal and supplies for the light
house service. The Firenghfer ana tW,
anzfnes extinguished the flames
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
GERMANS MEET TONIGHT.

The United German Societies of the
District have arranged a meeting Of the
delegates and members for tonight at
Arion Hall. 1oos E street northwest. to
organize q committee TO raise funds for
the Red Cross Society for use In the
European war.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
ARMY ORDERS.

Maj. John T. Madden. Twenty-nInth In
fantry, detailed for service in the Quar-
termaster Corps, vice Maj Earl c. Carna-
han, relieved: MAI Madden will proceed
to Fort Smelling, Mimi, relieving Maj.
George NJ Penrose, Quartermaster Corps,
who viii proceed to Philadelphia
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
GIVES TO RED CROSS.

London, Aug. lo-A subscription OF
81. 900 for Red Cross work was received
today by Dowager Queen Alexandra from
ex-Empress Eugene of France.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
DANCING.
Ro 3 e Y

DG1t5Test coIpeT s iI and ntf sl AnS nv & 9
Obe @ynSbam. Studio
I7l2 C 81 NV. NJ sO62 Thorough and experienced
instructors in all modern dances Lessons any hour.
Prof. Q. N. WYNDHAAI. Jr., and AssistantA
tF0rmerly at -2th s. and y. Y. aTe)
ANNA COULTER. isiS gTH 81 NV. AL
lGtsst popular dABeeS. n "a Class TussdlI ere
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
NAVAL ORDERS.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Lieut ]. v. Babcock, from Atlantic
torpedo fiotilla to North Carolina.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-11

Largest Morning Circulation !.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-08-05
LONG LAKE.

Long Lake, Aug. 3-Services will
be conducted in the Long Lake church
next Sunday at $3.50 p. m. by Rev. X.
c. Hotter. Sunday school at 2:30
p. m.
Mrs. Sophia Gustrud and daughter,
Mabel from Spicer are at present Wis
iting with friends and relatives in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Anna Swenson left last Sat-
urday for North Dakota for a visit
with her son-in-lew and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Emil Melin.
Miss Ida Martinson of Spicer is Wis
iting with her sister, Alma at the Est
wick home.
Mrs. Jorhan Peterson left last week
for Grow River for a few weeks visit
with friends and relatives.
G. Hendrickson and daughter, Clara
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobson of Spicer,
were Sunday evening callers at the G
J. Bratberg home.
Mrs. G.. J. Bratberg visited from
Thursday until Friday with friends
and relatives at Crow River.
Henry Hansen of near Willmar Wis
tied at the David Swenson home few
days last week.
A. P. Roam visited at the J. Larsen
home Sunday.