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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-19
Would Increase Bench

In the suggested amendment to per
NIT the supreme court to suit in di-
visions is a solution of the congested
docket of that body by making it pos
sible to increase the number of judges
of the supreme court by law thus dis.
pensing with the supreme court com
mission and making the body flexible
as it may be required by the condition
of the docket. Under existing provi
sions the opinions of the court must
be concurred in by majority of the
justices. making an organization into
divisions impossible.
Other amendments suggested in
clude reduction in the number of ju-
rors in district courts to eight instead
of twelve, as at present; reduction of
the size of the legislature, authorizing
municipalities to dispense with poit-
ical nominations in framing charters
and permitting counties TO adopt spe-
cial charters for their county govern
ments; limiting the power of munich
pality to create Indebtedness; restrict
ing the political activities of certain
state and federal officials; providing
for a short ballot by making certain
state officials appointive; placing the
public school fund in the hands of the
state treasurer.
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Evening star., 1915-05-25
AN[!!E9Elr tents rlEEg[l

ing as well singing. Carl Haydn inter
polated The Little Gray Home in the
West with marked success. The Girl
of My Dreams. the song which supplies
the title of the show, is another number
which adds to the general attractiveness
of the musical portion of the entertain
ment
However. like many another musical
mixture. the name has little to do with
the entertainment. No one has a
chance to dream in the story of this
where three or four persons are al
ways being showed into the wrong room
to escape being seen by the irate hus-
band or wife. The principal work of
Dorothy Walker in the Girl of My
Dreams is to be showed violently
through a door. She plays the part of
the coquettish wife of Venezuelan
general. and does 1t charmingly. maxi
ing IT quite possible to wish she had
been more in evidence.
Two dancers, leonore Novasio and
Philip Sheffield. take the stage to them
selves for an entertaining novelty in
which new song is presented The
name of the song is immaterial; it is
simply there to allow the two artists
to show what they can do in clever
little dance concoction
The German count. part honored by
long association with musical comedy.
is played, strange to say. by W. ] Nc
Carthy. His name is a surprise, as it
would not seem possible for a person
with a name so far from Teutonic ori-
with such laughable results. David
Andrada as the bellicose Venezuelan
adds another touch of humor to the
performance.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
Marshall Hall.

Historic Marshall Hail. on the Po-
tomac river. opposite Mount Vernon.
opens the 1915 season Decoration day
MAY 3D. For more than a generation
it has been a favorite resort during
the summer season. with it's cool
breezes. spacious shady lawns, varied
amusements and band concerts. com
bined with the delightful ride down
the Potomac river on the steamer
Charles Manchester. Many recent i'm
proyements have been made at Mar
shall Hall. For several months cleo
tricians and mechanics have been con-
structing an electric plant. a half mile
figure eight dip -the-dip novelty pavil-
ions. four skee ball alleys. bowling al
,eys and the largest dance pavilion on the
Potomac Thousands of electric lights
will illumine the grounds. which for
the first time will be lighted by cleo
tricity.
A merry y-go-round. swings and a
playground for the kiddies have been
added to the attractions. making the
place an ideal outing resort for the
Evening star., 1915-05-25
Cosmos.

Not in a long while has the Cosmos
Theater presented a more laugha BILE
bill of original numbers than that of
this week Each act stands on its own
merit and some of them are unusually
good. Permaine opens the program
with high class musical offering with
his concertina, that is in no sense
hackneyed or uninteresting-an then
comes the laughter. Dorothy Rich
mond, Pell Tenant and Company give
fine presentation of Edgar Alan
Woolf's amusing comedietta. "A Hus-
band Pro Tenn" in which a gay young
blade turns the tables on a rich young
woman, who has married him to meet
the conditions of her fathers will.
willard and Bond. old minstrel men,
have the scream' in a '.negroid travesty
Of the Bertlllon system entitled Ietec
tivism.' which is not only the great
rarity, a new minstrel sketch, but one
that keeps an audience in roars of
laughter with its original and funny
dialogue. The Review Comedy Four
also has an excellent number, featur-
ing the laughable blackface John
Healy, formerly of AL G. Fields min
strei troupe, two fine soloists and
clever rube comedian. Their harmony
songs are good and their surprise cli-
max a big hit Brindamour. the hand
cuff king" performs some clever feats.
among them that of putting on and
taking off coats while his hands are
shackled and in a remarkably brief
time. The amusement of his act is pro-
vided by an audience volunteer, who
does his part well. The Van Wards
have trio of entertainers, including
good imitationist, strenuous girl and
q nut" auxiliary, and the three make
amusing entertainment. The added at
fractions include freak motion pic
ture cartoon, col. HeeZ A. Liar, Ma
turalist." which is laugha BILE; the
Hearst Selig motion pictures Of the
New York naval review by the Presi-
dent and the detailed score of the Ma
tionals-Detroit ball game on the cleo
trical scoreboard. new bill is an
nounced for Thursday.
Evening star., 1915-05-25

Clara Kim kimball II Young in MY omeiai
Wife" Friday. julius Steger in The
Through Merit featuring United
States government clerks. Saturday,
Francis X Bushman in The Account
ing" Sunday. "A Child of the North
THE CIRCLE-Today. julius Steger
row. The Goddess featuring Anita
stewart and Earle Williams. first chap
ter: The Price of Peace" and Lillian
Walker in saved Her for His Wife"
Thursday, Ormi Hawley and Earle Met
calf in Such Things Really Happen"
also The Awakening Hour" Friday.
Blanche Sweet in The Warrens of Vir
ginia." Saturday. Julia Swayne Gordon
Case" also The Struggle Upward"
Sunday. Katherine La Sale in AN In
nocent Sinner" also The Valley of
Humiliation.
THE Today, The Cod
dess, featuring Anita Stewart and
Earle Williams. The Goddess directs
and controls every living thing on
earth and commands and encompasses
the great achievements flashed on the
screen The Goddess" is story of
wonderful happenings.
THE OLYMPIC-Today, Everett But
terfield. Adelaide Thurston and Thomas
Jefferson in Shadows of Great City"
Tomorrow. Helen Gardner in The
in "A Woman's Revenge Thursday,
The Goddess featuring Anita Stewart
and Earle Williams. Friday. Alice Joyce
in The Face of the Madonna Satur-
Sunday. Theda Bara IN The Clemen-
ceau Case
THE SAVOY Today. Wallace Ed
dinser in perturbation of the unique
comedy hit. "A Gentleman of Leisure"
Tomorrow. Howard Easterbrook and
n m ha R,,ft rRx-F'
Thursday. Nine. Olga Petrova in The
Heart of Painted Woman" Friday,
Edmund Breese in The Shooting of
Dan McGrew." Saturday. William H
Crane in David Harum. Sunday, Ruth
Roland in Who Pays" first chapter.
PENN GARDENS-Today. The Val
ley of the Missing" drama of love
and mystery, from the novel by Grace
Miller White: Tomorrow. Mrs. Leslie
Carter in The Heart of Maryland"
THURSDAY. the noted minstrel, Lew
Dockstadter, in Dan" play of civil
war days. Friday. Clara Kimball Young
in Hearts in Exile" Saturday, Ca
biria," 1900 scenes. 5000 actors Sun
day, "Kreutzer Sonata"
THE LYR1C-Today, Alice Joyce and
Guy Coombs in The Face of the Ma
donna" also Margaret Prussing in
The Struggle Upward" and a George
at the Chateau" by Edwin Baimer,
also Margaret Prussing in His Pleas
ant Princess" Lillian Walker in "A
Lily in Bohemia" and Hearst -Selig
News Thursday. George Eliot's ia
Billy in His Regeneration" Lillian
Walker in TO Save Him for His Wife"
and comedy. Friday, Lottie Pickford
and Irving Cummings in "A Diamond
a comedy. Saturday. Kate" in four
acts and a comedy. Sunday. Nance
O'Neil in Princess Romanoff'
Evening star., 1915-05-25
Poll S.

In ..PolIv of the Circus at Polls pa
irons last night found surprising
transformation in old favorites of the
company who were cast In unexpected
roles. Maude Gilbert. of course, ap-
peared to advantage in the costume of
the circus rider, but some of the minor
characters provoked unusual merri-
ment Probably the most interesting of
these were Russell Fillmore as the sus-
ceptible deacon, Theresa Dale as the
dour spinster and Helen Tracy as the
colored housekeeper, who added another
triumph to the versatility of her imper-
sonations, while Nanon Welch appeared
in an artistic stimulation of girl bud
ding into womanhood, eager for the
pleasures of life. but trammeled by the
narrowness of the village.
"Polly of the Circus is play in
three acts with a tableau, depicting the
trials and ultimate happiness OF a girl
born to the life of the tent She is hurt
by a fall from her horse and is taken
TO a minister's home. Won by his
kindness, she tries 10 improve herself
TO please him. when the narrow pre1u-
dice of the parish speaks to her
through the church deacon. who warns
her that her stay in the parsonage is
injuring the minister before his people.
She then sacrifices her own happiness
by going back to the circus. Tor MS
sake, but he follows her ana ultimately
persuades her 10 quit the life of the
sawdust ring and the tinsel 10 become
his wife.
This is the outline of the story. dressed
up with incidents of pathos, tragedy,
humor and human interest that have
made Polly of the Circus one, of the
long-lived successes of the stage. Diff
fcult of production and requiring elab-
crate stage settings. it is being han
died by the Poll stock Company this
week admirably. Besides the usual
working cast of the drama the produc-
tion is varied by the Introduction of
circus specialties.
Albert Roscoe as the minister has re-
serve and dignity, with kindly con-
sideration for the weaknesses of hui
manity that makes his characterization
impressive. Miss Gilbert is effective in
her scenes with him. especially in her
act of renunciation. She was called
before the curtain and presented with
flowers.
Gavin Harris was good as the canvas
master of the big show, and John
Kline was a typical ringmaster. A
large cast acouits itself quite well
throughout.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
New National.


"The Nikado'' was presented ny the
Aborn Company last night at the Ne"
National before an audience that ex-
pressed its approval by insistent laugh
ter and recalls Its melodies as tune
ful. and with Wit that dubbed as
effervescingly as in the golden aee OF
the operas premier, when Gilbert ana
sullivan we're living twins of song and
epicram. and the three little maids
were literally Just from school, in the
cloister of d poets train-cell. the Aborn
singers gave TO the Japanese travesty
every tone-value and grace OF artistic
ahsurdity which musical Washington
associates with singers gone before.
Even sentiment. which allows nothing
of today to equal that of the giamorous
has been. must concede that az no
previous revival has The Mikaao
brought with il so realistic an atmos-
phere of the Flowery kingdom as pre-
vailed at the New National last night:
Gay lanterns were strung IN chaih ol
light over the entrance and the lohbH
was a japanese garden. where EeiSha
girls, as daintily ethereal as the WIS,
taria blooms on the walls around
served tea between the acts. The al
most asceticaIIy plain walls we're
broken ont in a rash of Japanese deco
ratiols-fans, scrolls and umbrellas
young Japanese distributed programs.
and for scenic environment. there WAS
the artistic flare of manS-hued chfNs-
anthemums, and trees and trees pow
dered with cherry blossoms thitt drIled
into the snowy outlines of FuJlNama
beyond. Also. the geisha Eifls, otnel
wise Japanese dolls. Shed their nus
trous satin kimonos long enough 70
proye themselves wonder-acrobatS. as
members of the kuri troupe that per
formed before the mijado' in the les
tiyities that welcomed royalty 10 the
Town of TItlpu.
charles w Meyer. who made so favor
able an impression here at the Aporils
previous production of the Mikado.
repeated his success last nisht ~ his
original character of ko-h no Jay ne
Herbert, as atisha. sang Win
voice of such tender melody as 10
triumph over the crotesqueness OF 4
makeup that included talented tooth
that could almost stand alone. hen
ry Taylor gave to Nanki-too tne
mantle dash that the part demands, ana
was called on to repeat every hummer
with which the tenor role so musicaiiy
abounds. AS Poo-Bah. George ShieioS
was laughably bombastic, ana Rlcnafu
Bum, who had little more to DO than
depict the comic opera attitude OF "a
noble lord sang his one SOTO All Is
Right as Right Can Be, with skill
and melody that was one OF the ar
tistfc hits of the score. Frank Wooley |
did every humorous thing that comic !
opera expects of the "Mikado of Japan
The Yum-Yu of Helena Morrill, was
young person of lishtsome grace, VINO
won many encores notably for her
really beautiful singing and poetic |
posings in the solo number. sun ana
Moon" Edith Bradford was as pertly |
pretty as her role name implied, ana
Mabel Andrews, the third sister, |
made girlishly sweet Peep-Bo. The !
chorus was. as the Aborn chorus always i
is in every production, a prime factor /
in the success of the opera, and the /
orchestra body did its usual splendid |
work under the leadership of John r. |
Rritz
Evening star., 1915-05-25
BIG BARGE TO LOAD COAL.
Coastwise Vessel Will Carry Cargo
to New England.

Barge No. 10 of the Consolidation
Coastwise Company fleet will be the
next big vessel to load coal at the
Georgetown piers for New England
ports. No. Is passed in the capes of
the Chesapeake yesterday. from Bos-
ton, and at Point Lookout was dropped
by the tug that had her in tow, and
tug from this city will pick her up to
bring her to Georgetown. This barge
loaded the second cargo Of the spring
season at Georgetown.
Barge No L. which has been lying
at the coal piers for the past several
days. will probably complete her cargo
SO that the tug that brings No. Is to
this city can take No. Il away. 1t is
stated that shipments of coal from
Georgetown to New England points
will be exceptionally heavy this season.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
Resorts-Excursions.

The steamer st Johns leaves her
wharf at the foot of 7th street
daily for an evening sail down the Po-
tomac as far as Indian Head and re-
turn. Features of the trip are the
orchestra concerts and specially select
ed music for dancing on the spacious
deck The st Johns on these forty
mile trips passes Alexandra. Fort Foot
and Fort Washington. Mount Vernon.
River View. Marshall Hall. Gunston
and Indian Head The large vessel will
make trips every evening this week
except Saturday and Sunday Tomor-
row a special private charter has been
given the employees of S. Kann, Sons
G. Co
Evening star., 1915-05-25
B. F. Keith $.

An extensive wardrobe. that gave
new ideas for the blending of brilliant
colors, aided Alice Lloyd. the English
comedienne. to win the enthusiastic
plaudits of the capacity audience at
B. F. keith's Theater last night. Miss
Lloyds songs have the merit of being
new and are sung with dainty vi
Nacity Miss Lloyd. as the climax for
her act taught the audience song
about sister Susie sewing saucy soft
short shirts for suffering soldiers"
While Miss LLOYD was the nominal
headliner. there were rivals for the
premier fayorS of the audience, and the
bill was enjoyable throughout. AS fun
makers Jack Donahue and Alice Marion
Stewart furnished fifteen minutes of
sheer nonsense that kept the audience
in a roar; and to the patter MIR. Dona-
hue added some eccentric dancing that
has rarely been equaled before Wash
ington theatergoers. The applause was
almost incessant and many recalls were
demanded.
The principal novelty of the evening
was furnished by the Princess Radjah,
who presented her original creations.
the Cleopatra dance and the Arabian
chair dance For the first. an elaborate
Egyptian stage setting was provided,
with live snake about five feet in
length. as one of the properties The
spirit of the Egyptian dance, in all its
wierdness. was maintained with grace
and charm. The finale came with the
use of the snake for an apparent fatal
snake bite and daring backward fall
down a stairway. The little sketch,
The Red Fox Trot," presented by
George Howell and associate players,
is rendered in a manner unusually clev
er. carrying a theme that is very time
ly and at the same time entertaining
and amusing. Mr.. Howell is an actor
of ability and his support is very good.
Other god turns which have been seen
here before are Cardo and Noll. pair
who can sing: the Ward Brothers in
eccentric dancing and laughable pat
ter: the Gaudsmidts, tumblers with
clever Spanish poodles; the Herbert
Germaine trio. comedy bar experts, and
the unusually interesting Pathe week
Iv news pictures
Evening star., 1915-05-25
PASS THE REQUIRED TESTS.
Washington Boys Admitted to Navy
by Baltimore Recruiting Officers.

Two young men, jeremiah Mulvihil and
William H. Simons, who gave Washing
ton as their home, were successful in
passing the tests required for admission
to the United States Navy through the
Baltimore recruiting office recently and
they signed papers binding them to serve
Uncle Sam for the next three years.
The proportion of those who passed
the tests last week was large. Out of
thirty three applicants that appeared be
fore recruiting officers. ten passed and
were enlisted They will be sent to
Portsmouth, Va, and other training sta
tions for preliminary instruction and
drills tefore being assigned to active
duty on cruising ships.
Dennis A. Dugan OF Landover. Md,
was another of the successful candidates,
four of whom came from Baltimore. one
from Wilmington. y, c.. one from Grand
Island Neb.. and one from Harrington,
Del.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
There is Nothing Like a Trip
to Yellowstone National Park

know Of other spo, in all the world
that is in any way similar to Yellowstone.
II offers 20 the vacat!on seeker, weary Of the
sameness 10 ocean or land travel or the mo
notony OF the seashore or mountains u dis
tinctfve outing unrivaled.
Imagine TIE fascination OF 3 six day
stage tour of THIS Great National Park. stop
ping daaiy at picturesque and well kept
hotels. Think OF geysers throwing out boiling
water 10 great heights immense waterfalls,
deep ehssms with mary-lously cUlo-ed sides
Then. 10 make the UP doubly cnj1y able.
nv rosd-the Burlington Route &c, II & Q.
R.R) provides u special conductor every
week who acts guide and points out every
ching Of Interest and Who Looks after The
comfort Of our patron, right from The start
at Chicago.
Let me ssGd you copy ~ booklet
showing maps, pictures and descriptions Of
Yellowstone Park and the beautiful Nissis-
sippi Valley tina, yoa pass through route.
Let me help 700 plan your trip and take care
Of the dctsilsl will gladly do II. Write.
. call or telephone.
wr Arsin Ccnrrai Agent Passenger
Dstf. & \ q 4 i -. -; CAestngt
St.. rhi'aI"Ipbs af.criiecncnt
Evening star., 1915-05-25
Columbia.

The Girl OF My Dreams" is the offer
ing Of the Columbia Musical Comedy Com
pany this week, with Peggy Wood playing
the dainty ingenue role Of the little
Quaker girl Lucy. The cornpany's first
presentation OF the comedy last night
was a successful one. enjoyed by an au-
tience which filed the theater. The Lead
Ing role gives Miss Wood plenty of op-
portunity for tuneful singing and spright-
Iy dancing. and she made the most of 1t.
1.-THE Girl Of My Dreams contains sew
oral well remembered songs "Dr. Tnkle
Tinker is one of the spriRhtliest. giving
an engaging chorus chance to show
what II can do in an intricate dance.
which Is one Of the features of the produc-
Ion. coming shortly before the final cur
tain. I'm Ready 10 Quit and BE Good"
II another song OF quality. well presented
Last night by Harry Short and the chorus.
ON. Oh. Maybe Its a Robber' gave Miss
Wood one OF her opportunities for dane
Evening star., 1915-05-25
Garden.

Francis X Bushman was featured
at Moore's Garden Theater yesterday
in his Photographic success "Graustark,
by George Barr McCutcheon. The story
concerns a rich young American who
falls desperately in love with a young
girl whom he meets upon train
speeding to the nations capital. Later
he learns she is Yetiye, princess of a lit
tie Balkan principality. Graustark.
Travelling incognito he follows her to
her mountain Kingdom saves her life,
suppresses threatened insurrection and
wins her heart and hand. The sup
porting company includes Albert kos-
coe Edna Mayo, Bryant Washbourne,
Thomas cummerford. Helen Dunbar
and others ''Graustark will remain
the principal attraction until Friday.
Other features include comedy and dra-
matte pictures. tn tropical reveiew and
accomplishments by the Garden Orches-
ira.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
CONFERENCES
DONOT COMMIT THE us.
British Government, Through Am,
bassador Here, Makes Formal
Statement.

Formal statement for the British
government made to the State Depart
ment by the British amba ssador, Sir
Cecil Spring Rice, makes it specifically
clear that the participation OF the
State Departments foreign trade ad-
visers in unofficial conferences regard
ing cotton cargoes "in no way involves
the United States government
A memorandum issued by the British
foreign office several days ago was
construed here as intimating that un-
official participation by the State De-
partment's foreign trade advisers in
arrangements for concession4 to Ameri-
can cotton shippers committed the
United States government to acquiesce
in the course pursued by the allies TO-
ward neutral commerce. AS result,
conferences between the trade advisers
and officials of the British embass:
were abruptly halted
Cause of Misconstruction.
In official quarters here 1t is under
stood that the misconstruction of the
American position was due to some Of
fcials in London, and the amba ssa
doris statement from the British for
eign Office fully clears up the matter.
Whether the trade advisers now will
resume their conferences is not known.
1t is understood, however. that some
machinery for the certifcation of
proofs of ownership of American goods
will be provided.
Ambassador Statement.
Following is the text of the ambassa-
doris statement
The arrangement with regard to
shipments of cotton and other articles
of commerce were agreed on between
representatives of the British govern
ment and the representatives of the
American interests concerned. The
government of the United States were
in no Sense party in these agree
ments and took no part in the confer
ences.
The British government quite real
iZe that these unofficial arrangements
in no way involved the United States
government, and that they do not and
cannot commit either government to
any departure from the views which
they have already expressed in their
official notes with regard to the declar-
alton of March /. and the blockade pol
icy adopted to give effect to It,"
Evening star., 1915-05-25
Two wills Filed for Probate.

The will of Achsah Ashley Loomis.
dated June 16, 1914, has been filed for
probate He names the American Sc
curity and Trust Company as executor
and directs that gold watch be given
to a niece Karen Amethyst Bagg, and
that the remaining estate be distrib
uted among his grandchildren.
By the terms of the will of Edwin S.
Harper, dated March 81, 1915. his entire
estate is devised to his wife, Mary r.
Harper. She is also named s executrix.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
Film Features.
Crandall's.

Capacity houses yesterday patronized
Crandalrs Theater to see Albert Cheva-
lier in photop1ay of f. S. Willards
dramatic success, The Middleman,"
five-part drama .by Henry Arthur
Jones. revealing an excellent cast of
players. Concerts by Green's orchestra
were an added feature The Middle
man" is the feature attraction today