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The Washington times., 1915-09-24
WAR THREATENS RUIN
T0SW|SS HOTEL MEN
Appeal Is Made to Government
for Aid by Mortgage on Fur.
niture In Inns.

GENEVA. Sept. 24.-Bereft Of tourist
patronage by Inc war. the Swiss hotel
keepers, in convention assembled, have
appealed to the government for relief
They want a state system of mortgages
on furniture in inns. and a delay OF
two years after the end of hostilities
for the payment of interest on the
mortgages.
There are about 4,NO t~':rist h,,cls
in Switzerland. employing 1900 ucople.
with a yearly wage list Of s., 500 900, and
s227 ,OO0. 900 capital is invested In the bust"
ness.
More than 800, 10000 was spent by
tourists in Switzerland in 1913, Of W hich
s., 900 900 went for postage stamps and
souvenir cards. 100000 was spent for
kilograms and phone talks. $4,000. 900 was
taken by the railroads for fare and
freight, and the balance, less COM
paratively small amount for customs
duties. was got by the hotels and snops,
in the proportion of eight to two.
These estimates are the official ones
made public at the National EXPOSE
ton at Berne.
English, French. German and Amer
lean travellers make 60 per cent of the
Swiss tourist trade. The war came
early enough in the summer of 1914 to
reduce the hotel receipts 40 per cent
This season there has been practically
no business.
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
In Film and Continuous
Vaudeville Next Week
BY GARDNER MACK,

Friday and Saturday the World Film
Corporation will present Alice Brady
in The Lure Of : Woman
Julius Ste PER will be featured at tn.
Leader 'chsa'cr. next week beginning
The Master Of the House." On Thurs
day and Friday The Rattle Of
Przemysl" will tie shown. Albert X.
Dawson who had scharge Of the pic
tures Is sho vn in intimate relations with
the general officers;as well as with the
trenches. Saturday ard Sunday Vivian
Martin will .:e seen in "Mademoiselle.' -
Marie Dressler will b featured at
Moore's Garden Theater next week from
Sunday to Thursday in TITLES Tomato
Surprise" Her support includes Tom
McNaughton., Colin Campbell. Howell
banks. Clara Lambert, and others. FRI
day and Saturday Florence La Badie
will be featured in THE Price Of Her
Silence" based upon the story and
drama Of the same title. The cast in
cludes Mignon Anderson. Arthur Bauer.
Harris Goodwin. Thomas Curran. and
others.
At Moore's Strand Theater during the
coming week. the featured attraction
from Sunday to Wednesday will be
Via Wireless" by Paul Armstrong and
Winchell Smith, in which Bruce Nc
Rae. Gail Kane and Paul McAllister will
Julia Dean will be seen In Aim version
Of Peter B. Kyne's story. Judge Not,
or The Woman OF Mona Diggings." Miss
Dean endeared herself to local theater-
goers while at the head Of Washington
stock companies.
The Washington times., 1915-09-24

Girls from the North and the South
an elaborate musical act, suggestive OF
civil war days. will be the headline Of
fering at tho Casino next week. In ad-
dition Manager Fosse has procured THE
Old Soldier Fiddlers," three veterans Of
the war who were coming to Washing
ton anyway for the encampment; Tom
my Van and the Wards. Rye and Dye,
Ladel and Hughes and a motion picture
feature. Parcel Post night will again
be observed tonight.
THE Eight Summer Girls" with
Barney Williams, the comedian, Will
continue to head the bill at the Cosmos
Thcater for the remainder of this week
With them will continue Leo Feist and
his trio. and the new bill will include
the Five Colona! Troubadours; the
Black Brothers. with banjos and piano;
Beth Chalis and her juvenile partner
and the Three Millers.
Next weeks BILL in honor Of the G.
A. r. Veterans. will be headed by 1.-THE
Old Soldier Fiddlers." a quintet Of civil
fine concert music will be given by an
enlarged orchestra at the concerts SUM-
day.
| Next weeks program Of feature
photoplays at Crandalls Theater be-
| gins Sunday and Monday with Will
, liam Fox production The Wonderful
with William Farnum featured in the
| principal role. Tuesday, Wednesday
for the G. A. r encampment. Guard
| ing Old Glory photo Of real action
showing Cncle's Sans lighting men
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
THE BEST
Photoplay Department IN
WASHINGTON
Stage Stock or the
Studio the Only
Real Schools
Of Acting.

A correspondent has asked the mo-
ton picture editor of The Times to
recommend him some school for act
ing to which he might go at night
to At himself for the career of a
motion picture actor. This Is but
one Of a number of similar requests
that have been received. There
seems to be no limit to the number
Of people who would fit themselves
for the career Of acting-and no
limit to the number who wish to do
20 at night, after they have worn
out their minds and their bodies In
their regular daily employment.
There Is no school the photoplay
editor Of The Times knows where
such a thing can be done. no regu-
lar school. except one-the stage
or, the motion picture studio! And
nature must have done much for the
candidate before even the experience
of acting on the stage or In the
studia can flt him for a career that
would reflect credit on him or his IN.
structors. This does not mean that
there are no legitimate schools OF
acting. There are several Of them
very much worth while; But the
man or woman compelled to earn
living is not in a position to take
the course at either OF them
There Is a common theory that be-
cause Abraham Lincoln and James
Abraham Garfield studied by the
light of pine knots after their daily
labors to fit themselves for the pro-
fessiony that were the stepping
stones to greatness, anybody else
women who have followed the ex-
ample Of Lincoln and Garfield and
have been successful has been large
In this country. and their careers
have been inspirations to the poor
students Of great ambition.
But it should be understood that
II all the people in the history of the
country who secured their education
TO greatness through the Lincoln and
Garfield methods. and by no other.
were Jumped together in one body
there would scarcely be enough OF
them to pay the expense of running
. first-class school for acting.
The Facts are that acting Is part
natural ability. and part experience
perience as they can learn in no
other way. 1t is profession that
must be entered as seriously as any
Of the learned calli1Es. 1t requires
peculiar natural ability to q much
greater degree than most profess
cation and pra ctice as music or sur
gerry. the ceaseless study and re-
search Of the lawyer or clergy
man; 1T requires the Quickness Of
wit Of tho acrobat or the aviator.
It demands the hard physical exer-
ton of the ditch digger or the coal
miner-a!l this in addition to tho
natural aptitude mentioned and the
experience that must be gained
The stock company on the stage
or in the motion picture studio ia
the only place the experience can be
gained qulckly-it Is the only school
to which the editor Of the photoplay
department of The Times would rec
ommend any person who could not
afford to pay the high tuition fees
, Of the responsible schools for act
ing. The pay of beginner Is poor
but it Is usually enough to keep him
fed and clothed. If he has natural
ability. it will soon be developed and
the pay will increase. If he hasn't
ability he will be dropped.
The Washington times., 1915-09-24

represents practically the actual
There is nothing whatever that
we can fnd TO indicate that prop
erty in the eastern section OF the
city ts assessed at much less than
found.
However. the fact stands out that
altholg gh the average square foot
valuation of tho assessor is ~
cents; although the property own
ers have paid taxes on only 8
cents; although even the most pes
simistic Government witness places
az ID cents. and the most opti-
mistic property owners witness
places Il at 20 cents. this condem-
nation board leaps far beyond and
places the price at 33 cents.
Only One Question.
Much as the Commissioners of
the District OF Columbia regret
any delay in the provision of ad-
ditiCnal and more modern high
school facilities for the eastern
section Of the city. they feel that
the only question now before them
award.
Their analysis Of the report of
the condemnation board convinces
them that the award is not only
too high. but that 1t is so much
too high that they are constrained
to disnifs the proceedings sum-
marily. without having recourse to
their right CT appeal to a Jury as
provided by the Code. The award
is Of such character that the Com
missioners Of the District of CO.
lumbia cannot consent to it's serv-
ing as even the basis of an appeal
fore. 10 Instructed to take the nee
essary steps TO dismiss the whole
proceedings.
The ndemnation board was ar
pointed by Justice Anderson. OF tn
pistrict Supreme Court, March 1
ind made its report August 20.
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
Fire Three Minutes Long
Gives Barber a Hair SINCE

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. A-A fire at
n North Juniper street that lasted just
three and one-half minutes
Singed barber's hair. unprofession-
Caused a cops foot to be mashed by
his own patrol wagon.
and confusion. six hre engines, two
trpcks and three battalion chiefs.
stirred to frenzy q crowd that felt
disappointed because there was nothing
to see.
It all happened late yesterday after
noon. A patron Of Edwin ]. Townsend,
barber at the Juniper street place.
cleaning nuid. The cleaner mostly was
easolene. and the gas got busy Harry
Lacker. one of the BARRIERS, suffered q
singeing when he tried to douse the fire.
over while he was chasing the crowds
back.
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
CARDIFF DESERTS
REV. BILLY" SUNDAY
Wants to Become FuIIfledged
EvangeIist-WilI Aid DR.. H.
W. Slough, OF Philadelphia.

cardifr, former pugilist Of international
reputation and physical trainer of
Billy Sunday during the evangeiist'S s
spring. has left the Sunday party. Car
din. who has been polishing up on
Bible study at the Moody Bible Ipsti-
tute In Chicago all summer. has signed
up with the Rev. DR.. Henry w.
Slough and will appear with Slough
paign at Lebanon next week
According to his friends. Cardiff left
Sunday because of an insignificant
salary of SIS per week and lack OF op-
portnnity pH,t'ny, ot to obtain any Of the easy
members of the Sunday party Bentley
d. Ackley. Sundays former secretary,
left the evangelist for much the same
reason.
Cardifr. 1t appears. has aspirations to
become ull-fedged evangelist, and
while at Moody Institute he prepared
sermon on Booze" which he hopes
will lead thousands Of men to turn
down" King Alcohol. The Rev. DR..
Homer W: Tope is arranging to have
Cardin deliver this Booze" sermon at
c. A, on a Monday afternoon toward
the end Of this month. The meeting,
which will be under the auspices Of the
Anti-Saloon League, will be followed by
an evening meeting IN one OF the West
Philadelphia churches.
In addition to keeping BILLY" Sun
day In the pink Of physical condition
Cardin delivered evangelistic and TEN.
perance addresses at shop meetings
throughout the city. He has a pleas
| Ing personality and won many friends
II Is understood that he will conduct
the shop meetings in DR.. Stough's cam
paigns: Cardiff's friends say his career
may be summed up In tho phrase
iTrom spugilist to pulpit.
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
Corn Limpsrs! Use
'Gets-|t'' and Smile !!
Corns Come Right OF, Clean and
Quick! You Needn't Limp, or
Fuss With Your COrns
ANY More

What's the use of spelling a good
time for yourself by limping around
with fierce corns? It's one of the
easiest things In the world, now, to get
rid of them. .'Gets-It" does 1t the new
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
TODAY'S BEST FILMS
BY GARDNER MACK.

Ruth M. Purcell. winner Of The
Times Beauty Contest. and VIC
toria Forde, in Lizzie and the
Beauty Contest" (Nestor), the Ar
ttdee. Fourteenth street and Park
adapted from The Bridge" by
Rupert Hughes. the Strand. Ninth
and n streets.
Richard Travers. in The Man
Trail" adapted from the story by
Henry Oyen (Essanay), the Gar
dcn, AS Ninth street.
Lou Tellegen. in THE Explorer"
Iasky), the Columbia Theater.
Twelfth and F streets.
Richard Buh1er. with Edwin Au-
gust and Lillian Tucker. In .Evi-
dence" (World Film CorpD, Gram
dall's Ninth and E streets.
Edmund Breese, in THE Master
Mind" the Casino near Seventh
Lille Leslie and Joseph Smiley. in
Romance as Remedy" by Shan
non Fife Gubin), the Revere.
Georgia avenue and Park road.
| William Courtleigh and Lillian Lor-
raine. in Neal of the Navy" sec
ond episode Pathe), the Masonic
| Auditorium, Thirteenth street and
Il
Edna Payne. in THE Brand Blot
ters'' (Eclair). the Empire. 915 ii
street northeast.
Elizabeth Burbridge and Shorty
Hamilton, in "Shorty's Ranch"
| (Broncho). the American, First
=! street and Rhode Island avenue.
William S. Hart. in Keno Bates.
LIAR" CKay-Bee). the Staunton.
Third and c streets northeast.
Pauline Frederick, in THE Eternal
City" adapted from the novel by
Hall Caine (Famous Players), the
Leader, Ninth between E and r
streets.
"Joe Martin Turns EN- Loose"
trained animal comedy (Rex), the
Alhambra. 5l9 Seventh street.
courtenay Foote, in up From the
Depths" Mutual Master Picture),
Crandalrs Apollo. 624 H street
northeast.
Rose Coghlan. in THE Sporting
Duchess" the Circle. 2lO5 Penn
sylvania avenue.
Florence Rockwell, in THE Purple
Night" Knickerbocker Stars). the
olympic. l43l You street.
Note-These selections are made
from programs prepared by the
managers Of the theaters concerned,
and no responsibility Is assumed for
arbitrary changes without notice to
The Times. They are based on the
personality OF the players and the
producing company, and not per-
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
Sunday Theaters a
Necessity, Says Court

SALEM. Ore. Sept 24-In a decision
upholding the constitutionality of the
Sunday closing law. the supreme court
held that 1t was unlawful to keep open
on Sunday any business institution
save theaters, drug stores, physicians
offices, livery stables. meat markets.
bakeries. or undertaking establishments.
The court held theaters necessary as
ahording needed mental diversion con-
ducive to rest and relaxation. The law
wns attacked as class legislation and as
violation to the Fourteenth amendment
= the United States Constitution.
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
Rich Husband Lays
Death Plot to Wife

DURHAA. N. c.. Sept. A-Attorney
W. G. Bramham has filed an answer
for ]. Henderson Stone, the wealthy
president and general manager of the
Chatham Knitting Mills. in the divorce
proceedings Of his wife. Mrs. Eta
Holder Stone.
The answer alleges that on two oc-
casions, in March. 1915. Mrs. Stone at
tempted to murder her husband. Also
that on two occasions she attempted
suicide. and for two years has been an
inveterate drug fend
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
Robbed in Jail.

That he was robbed in jail. was the
complaint Of John George. q Turk.
George said he. secreted 800 from
guards, when imprisoned, but told
fellow prisoner abut 1t. Guards heard
a commotion, and rescued George. His
complaint was that his antag gonist had
stolen his $500. The guards could not
find the money. .
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
100 Girls Flee Down
Ladders From Fire

NEW YORK. Sept. A.-Trains on the
Ninth avenue elevated railway were
held up for twenty minutes, owing to a
fire In the factory OF Frank p. Kruger,
One hundred girls bravely went
through thick smoke and down ladders
to the street. Tho loss was 10000
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
{. 1. s. SITE REFUSED
BY Commissioners
Awards Made by Myron N. Par.
ker, Thomas Gordon, land Au-
lick Palmer Called Hiqh.
Continued from First Page.)


sioners having to seek another
site.
Examination of the award in
the condemnation of squares 1904,
1905, llOS, and 1909 for the site,
the Commissioners say, "discloses
some amazing facts" ,.,-.
AWARD $133,423.33.
The condemnation board awards for
the four squares a total Of 3l33. AZ. 80.
These same four squares are assessed on
basis of $1,000
No one of the expert witnesses who
appeared for the property owners. It is
stated. placed the total valuation at
more than Sl17. 7.125.o5. THUS" the Com
nissioners say. the award appears to
be more than $4,000 In excess OF the
n,sI. n,snest valuation Of any Of the property
owners own experts"
The Commissioners state they are per-
suaded to belieye that the assessor Q
Il9ures represent approximately the fair
market value Of the property. from the
.sct that records OF sales bear out the
while they regret any delay in the pro-
vision or more modern high school facil-
!ties Tor the eastern section they feel
that the only question now before them
the reasonableness Of the award.
Record of Action.
Following is a record of the boards 8
action as ~laced on it's minutes today:
VI the witnesses who appeared be- I,
lore the condemnation commission
e;;,,s,1 ess; SIX qualified as experts and
lands In the four squares.
har3ld f. Doyle. in his testimony.
set the total value of all four
squares nIn e. a. sSS ~ s. SsS 90: William B. Tur-
DON at at s ssssss 'na These sehp three c; %ssa msn
appeared as witnesses for the Gov
ernment. Their appraisais Included
all the land and all the improve
Charles H. Jerman placed the total
valuation at &107. SIS. 81; L. o. Maliery,
at S1i7. l25.05. and Charles w. Simp-
son. at slHa7osc. These. three ap-
% pearea as Si Witnesses for the property
the land values, as they did not in
clude any allowances for the i'm
provements. Some of the witnesses
for the property owners admitted
that the values of the improvements
were OF no considerable weight but
later said that something should be
awarded for them.
Another Valuation,
A valuation OF the improvements
was made by another witness for the
property owners. J. c. Yost, who
placed them at something over ST.
900. In addition to this the property
owners claimed SIS, 900 for the value
Of the clay and gravel in the four
squares. It seems that their con-
tention was that the clay and gravel
did not belong to the land, but
| should be separated as a sort Of
! mineral right.
The average valuation placed on
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-16
Schools in the East
Closed by the Heat;
Many Frustrated

BOSTON. Mass. Sept 15.-The noon
temperature here today was Of and an
other high mark for the year was ex-
pecied before shutdown. Schools In Bos-
ton and several other cities and towns
in the state were closed at noon because
OF the excessive heat. The weather
bureau predicted cooler weather for to-
morrow.
WILKES BARRE, Pa. Sept. 15-The
schools of the city. public, parochial and
private, closed with one session today
because OF the heat This program will
be maintained until the weather moder-
ates The Thermometer reached 81 at 1
p. m today. Two heat prostratlons were
reported.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept 1.-THE
temperature in Pennsylvania, which has
been exceedingly high for the last thir-
teen days, was above the average today,
50 being recorded at the weather bureau
this afternoon. The Board Of Education
will be asked to authorize the holding of
only one session daily in the public
schools II the weather does not moderate
tomorrow.
ROCHESTER, N. Y. Sept. 15.-Two
proFtrations from the excessive heat were
reported here up TO J o'clock today At
that hour the thermometer registered 20
degrees. There was one death yesterday.
The public schools were closed this after
noon on account OF the heat wave
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-16
Weather is Generally
Favorable to Corn

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1b.-"Cloudy
weather. with frequent showers, during
the latter part of the week greatly inter
fered with threshing in the spring wheat
states." the Nationai Weather and Crop
Bulletin announced today.
I'm the winter wheat states. however.
the weather was generally much more
favorable and threshing proceeded with
out material interruption.
Continued warm and dry weather over
much OF the corn belt greatly improved
the outlook for the safe maturing OF a
large crop, although In Iowa and por-
lions OF surrounding states further rains
delayed ripening. Some damage TO corn
in tho far northwest from severe cold
already has occurred and further progress
OF the cold area eastward will threaten
the proper maturing OF much more. Over
the more eastern districts the weather
was ideal for maturing and ripening and
In the south an excellent crop OF late
corn IL now practically assured.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-16
Custer Suits Filed
Against Wyoming
Oil Corporations

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 15.-Action seek
ing TO enjoin the Ohio OIL company. the
Midwest OIL company. the Midwest Re
finlng company. the Grass Creek OIL and
Gas Company of Montana, two other
corporations and fifteen individuals de-
PENDANTS. from operating claims in wy
oming oil fields, was filed in the United
States district court of Wyoming at
Cheyenne today, according to advices re-
ceived hero.
The suit was Instituted by T. w Greg
DRY, attorney general OF tho United States
and, according to government agents is
the forerunner OF similar suits which will
involve producing wells in Wyoming
valued at $4,000 to s2OO.OOO The pro-
ceedingB is said 20 be based on an exc
cutive order issued by President William
II. TAFT, on September "a. 1903. by which
lands on which the wells are located were
Withdrawn from entry The Legally of
this order was ascertained by the United
States supreme court.
According to the Taft order the with
drawals were made 10 conserve the ma
tional oil supply for the benefit OF the
navy.
In addition TO permanent injunction
the government asked temporary re-
straining order 20 compel the immediate
suspension of operations Ia the Grass
Creek and Salt Creek oil districts and
damages for all oils extracted since the
executive order became effective,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-16
U. S, DEFENDER OF IDEAS
Henry D. Estabrook, at Des Moines,
Declares Country Should Be
Well Prepared.
NEED OF BIG NAVY URGENT
From a staff Correspondent


DIES MONIES. sept. t5 Especial Tele-
gram.)-In an interview here today Henry
u. Estabrok Of New York declared we
should be prepared for war.
why should we not be prepared7' He
said: "Mr. Bryan's Quaker policy Of non
resistance may be n beautiful theory and
universal peace may sound like music;
but. nevertheless. we must prepare for
that which may happen TO us at any
time. We have ideas and ideals TO de-
fend. We have as big n nation TO defend
as England. we have more physical pos
sessions TO defend than any nation In
the world and we can afford TO defend
all that we have better than any nation
In the world.
I'VE would he traitors 70 our trust II
we did not defend all that we have. The
United states stands at the forefoot OF
tho nations. 10 Is the local point OF
trouble. Il has ideals TO maintain which
at any time may lead II into trouble with
the rest Of the world.
We we're anything but prepared on our
Mexican border. We could not get twenty
miles away from our commlssary depart
ment
Il would like 10 see a navy as big as
any navy In the world. We deserve a
large navy. and the building OF such a
navy would open opportunities for labor
from our forests to our mints"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-16
American Ship is
Held Up Eight Times

NEW YORK. Sept. 15.-The American
steamer Portland arrived here today from
Swedish and British ports after having
been held up by eight war vessels on It's
eastward and westward trips. The
freighter sailed from San Francisco sew
eral months ago with a cargo of barley,
beans and dried fruits consigned to
Stockholm and carrying a British con-
sular certificate providing against inter-
ference.
On June II the Portland was held up
by British cruiser. taken to Kirkwall
and four days later discharged a part of
its cargo at Blyth.s 1t then started for
Stockholm, but was held up twice by
submarines. which took part Of the
cargo From Stockholm the Portland
sailed for England and was held up by
two more German submarines. After
leaving Gravesend three British destroy
ers held up the Portland before It was
clear of the war zone.