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The Detroit times., 1915-07-20
TEMPLE

4
Captivating Elizabeth Brice and
Charles King. popular musical com
edy stars. direct from seasons run
In watch Your Step" cap the re-
opening bill In the Temple theater
this week. They bring with them q
touch OF freshness and sayety that
In delightfully."- inviting In summer
vaudeville. also with their song
charm they recall the many pretty
hits that linger at the end OF high
" successful year on the musical
comedy stage.
Most unusual are the appearance
and performance given by the Long
Tack Sam company OF Chinese min
strels. The special announcement Is
made that the company Is perform
inG for the frst time on any stage
outside Of China However true this
may be. the players are at once IN
teresting and picturesque. The cos
tunes and scenery are gorgeous IN
an oriental way. being vivid In color
and fantastic in design. Long Tack
sam II the leading comedian. bal
ANGER and contortionist. The mem
bers of the company. ranging from
q wee tot that sings "Tipperary. 10
a big -Chink- who performs fests OF
strength. present Manchurian war
spear exhibition, accomplish wonder
full feats of Chinese mysticism and
lererdemain. do plate spinning and
give q thrilling exhibition OF hair &C
robatics.
John E. Hazard. monologist. tells
a string of funny stories, some OF
them being new and many OF them
being retold tales. However. since Q
story is in the telling. and Hazard
Is postmaster OF the art. all his sto-
ries are interesting NJ least. HIS
reading Of Friend Booze" Is thirst
quencher.
The Four Soils. Mexican mirimoa-
phone players. pound both classical
and popular music from their pecu-
liar instrument.
Joe Keno and Rosie Green oter a
Jolly mixture OF nonsense. songs ano
society dances. Creighton brothers
and Belmont. The Midtown Min.
strels." entertain with their idea OF
good time in the "toawn nall.
Bessie and william Ramsdell open
the bill with a toe-dancing act that
Is exceptionally good. Mang AND
Snyder. brawny athletes. draw the
fnal curtain. The pictorial review
10 good. as usual.
During the two weeks that the
Temple has been dark. the interior
of the playhouse has been FURNISHED
and frightened. The Isual summer
alterations and changes have been
made to increase the cheeriness In
side. and further provide for the
comfort OF Temple patrons.
oRPHEuM
A dilapidated 'ansom cab. a very
sad and decrepit horse" talkative
cabby and an irate. lone fare" make
for most OF the fun on the Orpheun
bflI this week. The audiences Mon
day just screamed In spasms oveI
The Misery OF Hanson Cab" with
AL Fields n the cabby, nameless
passenger and the boss.
Mr.. Field has a lot of laughs tuck
ed away in hts patter and jokes. and
the Monday audiences were not SLOW
in discovering them In fact. 50
funny did Mr.. Fields appear TO q
ite.haired, Misunderstanding ole
lady who sat on the left side OF the
house with an equally imposing ell
derry gentleman. that the folk In the
vicinity. and the ushers. were sure
that when Fields. In the midst OF his
nonsensical~ talk, asked IL there were
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ing adm!rsr and tells him to go t.
hell" Is enough to starttle all the
traffic offifficers below Grand Circus
park. And about every Yive minutes
William Pringle, as the hermit OF
Baldpate. says something whose ef-
feet on the house is such that Com
missioner Gillespie might feel him
sell justified in calling out the re-
serves. Really. The riot that Is
heard on Griswold-st. must be some
thing terrific.
The company again goes eftetr
the title OF the best stock organia-
ticn ever seen in Detroit. and wins
ii without quibble. Mr.. Allen as the
caretaker OF Baldpate inn and Leon
Ora Won Ottinger as the caretaker's
wife are admirable. One Of the fun
riest things in the play is Miss Won
Ot,inger's navigation OF the stair
way Corliss Ices az the novelist
who bets $1,000 that he can turn out
q book in "a hours in a spot sum
GENTLY lonely has a resolute. quick.
action part that suits him well, and
he handles II twit hs snap. and yet
with a restraint, that shows him the
finished actor that he is. Harbert
Brown does good work "a a desper-
ate gunman. Miss Bonstelle has
less than usual to do as Mary Nor
ton, the newspaper woman, but she
does IL in the consummate Bonstelle
style and looks thoroughly charm.
ing. Jane Houston as Mrs. Rhodes
Is more than capable In an even
smaller part
William Prirgle az Peter, the her
nit. invests that character with a
striking individuality. and draws as
much laughter from his manner and
from the combination of his deep
voice with a ladyIike carriage as
from his funny lines. Eileen Wilson
as Myra Thornhili. the tough black
mailer, throws herself into the part
with rich recklessness. Robert
the grating mayors confed-
crate. has a good part which he
plays well. especially In his big mo-
ment with the chief OF police, where
a little less earnestness would be
fatal. william VI. Powell puts snap
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Or. Armgaard Karl Graves, who
for reasons best known TO himself,
takes the name OF Bertram Won
Ehrenkrug. Is the hero OF curious
book written In the style or a
Dumas novel and called THE Sc
crets OF the Hohenrollerns.
Won Ehrenkrug was In the Sc
cret diplomatic corps OF the EN-
peror and acquainted. on the In
side, with the causes. motives and
personal animosities which have
gathered themselves together and
become the eliminating cause OF the
war.
He became too we'll acquainted
with some portions Of the private
life OF the emperor and crown
prince with the usual result. He
was asked to resign. II all centered
around beautiful American wo-
man. by the way.
As a novel Y would have great In
terest and thrilriag climaxes; on
the stage It would have success be-
yond q doubt. for 1t is dramatic from
beginning to end; but as a work OF
historical fact. perhaps some allow
ances should be made for personal
pique. Mcbride. Mast 4 CO.. Union
So, New York. $3.50.
81. John G.. Irvine Ii one OF those
Englishmen who can wiring such
praise as brilliant" from the re-
served. scholastic mind which en-
trenches itself safely behind It's
rsmparts OF criticism and rarely
gives rein 10 any expression which
might be remotely connected with
emotion. that part OF our nature
being classified by them along with
hysteria and general instability.
I, was Alice and Family" which
scaled the defensive wall and found
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20
ASKS SCIENTISTS
TO HELP NAME
NEW NAVAL BOARD


WASHINGTON, July 20.-Secre-
tary OF the Navy Daniels is going to
ask eight scientific societies of ma.
tional reputation TO name two men
each. TO be members OF the navy ad.
visory committee, OF which Thomas
A. Edison has already been made
chairman. II is his purpose not only
TO get highly.trained men, but to get
the combined influence OF these big
societies back OF the move. Those
asked 10 furnish members are the
American Chemical society, the
American Institute of Electrical En-.
gineers. the American Institute OF
Mining Engineers. the American
Mathematical society. the American
Society OF Civil Engineers. the Amer
lean Society OF Mechanical Engin.
GERS, the American Aeronautical so
ciety. and the Inventors guild.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20
GAR RICK.

Seven sorrows the priests gave
their virgin. according TO Mr.. Swim
burne, but the man who gave seven
keys to Baldpate conveeyd with
them no excuse for lamentation OK.
cept the fact that he didn't attempt
10 give 20 times seven. This juds.
ment IL based on the manner In
which the Bonstelle company plays
the farce which George NJ. Conan
constructed from Earl Derr Biggers'
book. The Garrick thester audience
iEook itself into Jelly, Monday
right. laughing at the funny situa-
items ard the clever lines. and II the
spectators had not been given the
cpi!csue to solidify them o bit, they
would have had TO DO put into the
street with a spoon.
No use going into details about
the play. Everybody has heard Of
IL, except those who wouldn't be
moved by anything but an earth.
quake. Shakespeare and others have
written a play within q play. but II
remained for Mr.. Conan TO add an
other element by drafting Q play
within o book within a play. and
doubling the surprise at the denoue-
ment. Seven Keys 10 aldpate" II
"a marvellous IN construction a. any.
thing Scribe or sardou ever did, and
more effective In its purch.
Funny? From the moment one
hears the dry. clipped voice OF the
American viliaser. ga interpreted by
Arthur Allen = ~''"re. until
the curtain goes down on the \
business-like -, .D.t az, % Corliss
Giles in the epilogue. one has been
laughing continuously except IN a
short. tense moments after which
enc found one self hopping up and
down on the edge OF the sent. The
scream that goes up when Eileen
Wilson turns viciously on her plead
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20

into the role OF Jim Cargan, the
crooked mayor. Jerome Richman as
Thomas Hayden, bride giving rail.
road president. does well. Willard
Ferry also plays well his part OF
Jisgs Kennedy. chief Of police who
can't spell Montreal. Harry Mac.
Hayden rs Baldpate's owner has lit
tie opportunity to show his quality
Vincent Bernard and Lewis E.
Weary are the policemen.
The play Il staged with the care
thar characterizes all the produc-
tons OF the Bonstelle company. The
only fault with 1t Is that unlike Mr.,
Tennyson's brock, II doesn't go on
forever.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20
Dr. Graves Reveals German
Court Secrets In NelU Book

the professor OF English literature
at Yale unprepared. Macmillan
Publishers. New York.
Owen Wlster has looked about In
the deepest recesses OF his mind for
words adequate to express his idea
OF the war and has brought forth.
after much travail OF spirit. THE
Penteeost OF Calamity" which 10 .
pretty good title. all things consid-
cred.
II Is said 10 be an endeavor to I'M
derstand the German character and
the German viewpoint. and viii be
published by Macmillan early In
August.
Fiction about the war Is scarce.
as yet. We may hope Tor isn't that
the word?) for a food Of II later.
but Herman Hagedorn. Of German
name, has written . story. Faces
OF the Dawn" which tells OF life In
a little German village and the eff
fects there OF the introduction OF
American ideals and maAAsrs.--
Macmillan.
Robert Fulton has new bio
grapher. q great-grand-daughter this
time. and hers 10 the most complete
life OF Fulton ever written. II has
been published by Macmillan In
their series True Stories Of Great
Americans" intended primarily for
young people.
The frst crude. little steamboat
was built on the Seine. and Napoleon
I. kept q watchful eye on II and its
builder, saying TO q friend. This
may change the face OF the world"
Weighed In the balance with the
Napoleonic wars. which end would
go up. we wonder:
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20
dHf{E5XIEPSSA

IA cheap doctor In the houset'' that
persons services would b required
for the old lady, who vas nearing
Mysteries from excessive laughter.
six Peaches and . Pair proved
TO be six good-lookins girls and \
couple OF boys. the former stumbling
upon the latter's camp IN the Adiron.
daeks, The stage setting Of the
camp In the woods on the edge of q
lake Is a pretentious scenic ofiering
The elk girls and the two boys sing.
dance and tell stories and jokes.
There 10 considerable cleverness
In Annie Kent. who sings her own
songs and talks to the audience In
the confidential way Of the patter
comediene. Miss Kent sQuecses
travesty. burlesaue and comedy into
her act.
Bowen and Bowen dance and sing
and talk to each other. and to the
audience. and seemed TO please and
entertain ~ successfully ~ any Of
fering on the bill
The three Dixon sisters play ban
eos while dancing. throwing In . song
for good measure. and Laypo and
BENJAMIN have an Acrobatic comedy
number.
The latest picture dramas and
comedies precede and follow the vau-
deville bill. and are worth while. The
current events pictures are upto-the-
minute and are unusually interest.
Ing.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20

Last week, with the naval In
spector on board. we went to San
Diego on our of3cial trial trip.
on San Diego. we had target prac-
tice. The S-inch turret guns-the
only ones about which there seemed
to be any question--proved them
selves all right: but the 5inch gun,
Battery No. 4. on port side. be-
cause Of her recoil cylinder not be-
Ing properly filed. jumped out OF
her carriage. pinning Coxswain J.
to the deck. and instantly killing
him. This ended target practice.
We weighed anchor almost imme-
diately. The dead coxswain was
wrapped In the union-jack and
placed upon a bier under the after
bridge Of the spardeck: and with a
sentry OF blue-jackets standing
guard. he was carried back to Mare
island. where, with naval honors,
he WA committed to the earth
On Or return trip, as we were
casting anchor at Sausalito.sa boat
swain had his leg cut on. 1t must
be events like these. coupled with
the knowledge that we are soon to
sail ON . long cruise to the orient.
that make . fellow think of things
he ID trying to forget
Ito Be Continued-)
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20

y cssApTGR a.
- Coyuola = : protected cruis-
: nain battery Of four 3
ouna. ana 10 g-inch rapid-nre
n1t $500 battssy. II s-poanders,
" - l-ppssdsr rapid-fre guns.
y - Gatliass-
hounne - tAs ~ turret-gun No.
~ Aazknock swings in the
nt sew ~ = Ne starboard gang
l ~ - gun deck. From It !
" iIoeling slimpsss into the cap
1S roh1ns Il y indesd his castle:
lhers - 80. sleeps. and holds
1ns eaptain u = man-of.war.
* c. sarth = 70 compare with
n NJ : kins. nor "A emperor.
power = ahsoluts!
rllnisesr = his personal com.
M ~ - q orderly. . steward.
n - = ca1ia ~. His table
~ MA lriaA linsn. and laid
81 ytoo eAtna. cut crystal. and
Glvoe: baG unlsss presiding
n n oU ~ takes his meals
noclrtsly alone.
D ~ - nsuees a board.
N .. 49, - ~ ~ -. 49,
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20
BAND CONCERTS
TO-DAY IN PALMER
AND CLARK PARKS

schmeman's Military hand Herman
w. schmeman. director. renders the
following program In Palmer park,
this afternoon. beginning at s;so. and
IN CLARK park. this evening. hsgsn.
ming ~ 3 o'clock:
March. The Nations ride tscout-
on): spring sons tMendslasohn(:
,overture. "semiramIde'. tRosainil:
MAJ: second Hungarian Rhapsody"
Iisst). descriptive "A Hunting
scene tBucalossa); Piigrlm chorus
and Evening star from Tannhsvser
roy" IHsrbsrt). star spangisd Ban
ner.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20
MILES

Better summer vaudeville than
the Miles offers this week Is not
booked II 10 q bill without an apol-
ogy. and there II IN extra act for
good measure. making nine with the
pictures. To sit through . nine-act
bill In midsummer without doing
more or less sQuirming about In ones
seat is an unusual feat. but several
hundred Miles regulars" found II
easy Of accomplishment. Monday.
Quite modern in its conception and
refreshing ely different from the aver.
age playlet IL the farcical satire,
Bargain Mad" presented by Flor
ence Modena and Charles Gardner
As Mrs. Carrie Hamilton. Miss Mo
dena is a bargain bug" Of the most
advanced type. who buys things she
doesn't need Just because they're
priced low. on the theory that they'll
"come in handy some day"
She keeps bringing home packa ges
until the stage Is literally thoked
with the Junk. The motley assert.
ment includes everything from a
cuckoo clock to o bale OF hay. and
the head OF the house Is bankrupt
ere the fever runs its course. The
worm that is to say. the husbandl
finally turns when his bargain-mad
spouse brings home . couple Of per
ambulators. for they have no babies
So he rushes madly forth and buys
horse for the bale Of hay. and a
moment later brings In q pair OF
pickaninnies for the baby carriages.
BY this time the wife has seen the
folly OF her ways and promises TO
reform.
It's a treat to hear Gus Reed sing
| His big basso seems to fairly roll
out of his interior like the wooded
spheres down Q bowling alley. With
Nellie Wood he appears In one OF
the classiest turns the Miles has Of
fered in many weeks. Their orien-
tai finale. an original Interpretation
of the new song hit. Chinese Blues.
Is very cleverly done. Oh. yes!
They have a new Ford joke. too.
do you drive a Ford" queries
Miss Wood.
NO" answers Gus. you cant
drive It: you gotta humor II"
Harry Sauber In resourceful He
brew comedian who reminds one OF
ANDY Rice. He scored a distinct hit
with Mondays crowd. Gertrude NeL
ann a Detroit girl, made her vaude-
vile debut as q songstress. and sang
a number OF high-class ballads in .
pleasing manner. Her initial efforts
we're vii received. Dorothy DuBard
rrd Walter Homer pleased with
their songs and patter. Corr. Amore
md Carr give the bill good start
with a mixture of comedy and aero
battles, while the closing Offering. the
Alpha troupe Of hoop rollers. makes
good nash. The pictures are worth
while
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20

Buffalo IN. ~ police win hereaft-
er throw into the lake all danger
Gus weapons taken from prisoners
The Sullivan law makes II Illegal
TO sell these articles a. previously
had been done.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20
Appyooriate.

NppFoprtate.
Teacher-Now pupils. what Is thu
national flower Of England?
Pupil-The rose.
Teacher-And France?
Pupil-The lily.
Teacher-And Spain?
Pupil-Bull rushes.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20

Paraguay produces about 20 per
cent Of the worlds supply Of petit
grain, the essential oil extracted
from the leaves Of the sour orange.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20
Save The Baby
Uso tho reliable
u y RIlck'S
ORIGINAL
Matted Milk

Upbuilds every part Of the body sf-
ncisntly. Endorssd BY thousands OF
Phystcians. Aothsre and Nurses the
world over for more than . quarter
OF century.
Cnnvsntsnt. no cooking nor sd
ditionai milk required. simply
dissolve In water. Agrees when
other foods often fail.
sample free. mORLIck's. Rsesss. Wis.
kZP No Substitute 10 "Just % Good"
w ~ hoRllck'o, the Original
The Detroit times., 1915-07-20

Bonar Law Is an admirable chess
player.
Evening journal., 1915-03-24
death makes sudden
CALL ON MRS. STRICKLAND

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ELKTON. Md. March 24.-Mrs.
Cordelia Strickland Vinsinger wife
Of Henry Vinsinger died suddenly on
Saturday. Mrs. Ninsinger had been out
on Saturday morning and developed
slight cold. which al once developed
into Group. from which she died. She
was the daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Price Strickland. of this town.
She leaves a husband and two sons.
William T. Vinsinger. and II. Edwin
Vinsinger. cashier of the Farmers
Trust Company of Newark.
Henderson Cantwell died at his
home near Elkton on Saturday morn
ing OF paralysis. in the sevontieth
year Of his age.
The annual town election of North
East was held on Tuesday and John
Tobin. Robert c. Reeder and Walter
Blackwell were elected town commits
siOners.
Miss Pauline Bennett has returned
from a visit to Philadelphia. o.
Atkinson of the Fourth district. spent
last week in Elkton-Harry Stanton,
of Wilmington. is the guest of his
aunts, the Misses Cole. on East
High street-Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Carson Rowland of Port Deposit, who
have been spending the winter in
Florida, have returned-Miss Bessie
Saring of Wilmington, was a recent
guest of Miss Sara WOrth-Miss Mat
tie Collins has returned from Chesa-
peake City. where she was the guest
OF Miss Anna Professor and
Mrs. Guy Johnson of North East.
have been entertaining Mrs. Johnson's
brother, Bayard Vinyard of Warwick
w Arthur Mitchell visited Chester
town last week-Nir. and Mrs. Zach
cry Cooling. Jr.. of Chesapeake City,
have been the guests Of relatives in
WilmingtOn-John w. Falls of North
East was a recent Elkton visitor.
Evening journal., 1915-03-24
Government WILL TEST
EMERGENCY RIVER Mines

Special TO THE ENENiNG JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, Del, March "a.
AN entertainment was held in Port
Penn on Saturday evening by the VIC
men of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and netted S43.
A number of men are being trans
ferred and added TO the Hospital
Corps at Fort DUPONT.
Mrs. Mary II. Armor will speak in
the Methodist Episcopal Church this
evening.
The mining equipment of the 139th
Co., the only submarine mining COM
pany in the coast defenses of the Del
aware, is being put into shape so that
by April J.. the work on the river
will be resumed. In several months
a government mine planter will ar
rive here, when a number of the sub
marine mines will be tested as is
done each year.
Herring are being caught in small
quantities at the locks here. They are
selling for 25c a dozen.
DR.. Joel S. Gilfillan, who is conduct
ing the revival services in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church here. conduct
ed services in the gymnasium at
Fort DUPONT on Monday evening.
Joseph Shorter, who has caught
the first shad here for several years.
again has the record. catching two
good sized shad in the river near
here on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1915-03-24
SILL RAILRnAn STOCK.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. March 24.-The sale
Of PIP shares Of Delaware railroad
stock and twelve shares Of Farmers
Bank stock of Delaware. owned by
the late Eliza Clark. of Milford, Of
fcrod here yesterday afternoon. at
tractod a large number of persons
The railroad stock was offered first
IN lots of ten shares each The price
of the railroad stock varied from
Sf1.25 TO S42.SO per share The pur-
chasors we're
John B. Smith, Milford. 70 shares:
Arloy b. Magoe, Dover. 50 shares;
VIM r. Watson, Milford. 80 shares;
William T. Case, FELTON,. 40 shares
A. b. Conner. FELTON,. 10 shares; W
r. Peters. Dover 10 shares.
The Farmers Bank stock. offered
in lots of shares each, was pur-
chased by Ezekiel Cooper. cashier Of
the Farmers Bank Of Wilmington,
the price paid for the first ten shares
being S12O a share while the other
two shares brought S12O.50 a share
each.
Sheriff Kirby also sold at public
sale here yesterday. a five-acre lot OF
land between Clayton and Kenton. tC
Thomas c Frame. Jr.. attorney, fol
"a man named Murray. for $3.50.
Evening journal., 1915-03-24
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following. list of real estate
transfers have been recorded at the
City Registry Bureau this week:
Wilmington Trust Company 10
Felix Wilczyushi and wife. 92l Lin
den street, $500.
Harry J. Stidham. sheriff. to the Sc
curity Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany, 1916 Heald street, $500
Harry J. Stidham, sheriff. to Chas.
G. Guyer. north side Of Second street,
% feet east OF BrOome street.
S2400.
George Billingsley and wife to
Anna May Galyean, 7O4 Jefferson
street. $3.50.
The Equitable Guarantee and
Trust Company. trustee, Alfred S.
Elliott and Laura Harrar 20
Samuel f. Baynard. Jr. northeast
corner Twenty-hrst and Harrison
streets. $1,000
Louis Wolfman and wife TO Ethel
Scheu, north side of Second street.
GO feet east of Tatnall street, s..
Evening journal., 1915-03-24

against the window of Tobin's house.
Tobin fired one shot and the stranger
ran away.
An investigation yesterday morning
showed that two men had been in
Postmaster Murphy's yard and from
there had gone to the Tobin property
Thieves on Monday night stole sew
eral sets of harness from William
and more from the New Cas-
tic County Hospital stables.
The residence of Lauseat r. Rodg-
ers was broken into on Monday night
and much clothing and other articles
we're stolen.
Captain Allen last night inspected
Company IT,. o. NJ. D., and found the
company in splendid shape
Mrs. Annie Doughcrty. Miss Sarah
Mitchell and John II. Martin left yes
terdsy for Amsterdam, \. Y. to attend
the funeral of Miss Mitchells mother,
MIS- Sarah Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell
was A sister of Mrs. Dougherty and
Mrs Martin aud visited New Castle
many times. Miss Sarah Mitchell had
been here for year and was arrang-
ing to go home when a telegram ar
rived announcing her mothers death.
The New Century Club held a we'll
attended meeting last evening The
addresses, as usual. we're interesting,
New Castle people are being treated
to bright hopes for the new industries
which will locate here.
The Young Peoples Christian En-
deavor Society Of the First Baptist
Church will hold its monthly busi-
ness meeting on Thursday evening al
6.35 o'clock.