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The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
.FOSSE NOW MANAGER
OF CASINO THEATER
Former Head of Polls Here Will
Open Vaudeville House
Monday.

Louis J. Fosse, formerly manager
OF Polls Theater here. has been
chosen managing director of the
Casino Theater, in F. street between
Sixth and Seventh streets northwest
Mr.. Fosse is to be general manager
of the Casino Amusement Company
which operates the theater.
For more than twenty-five years Mr.
Fosse has been actively engaged in
theatrical work. He is a native OF
Chicago. where for a while he was
connected with the Chicago Grand
Opera House. Later he was an actor
with the Frank Daniels companies
He has been connected with stock
companies in many parts of the
country.
He was a theater manage in Cleve-
land. Ohio, and later became manager
of the Orpheum Theater in Yonkers
\. Y. For five years he was with the
Lady Spooner Company in New York
city. When the company broke up
he came TO Washington as manager
of Polls Theater. which position he
filled for eight months. He then went
TO Hartford. Conn. to look after Mr..
Polls theatrical interests there. serv-
ing for three months.
Mr.. Fosse alre&dy is at work ar
ranging for the opening of the Casino
on Monday The playhouse is being
thoroughly REMOVAL ed. The exter pr
and interior have been freshly paint
ed, new carpets and tapestry have
been Purchased, and the first floor
boxes have been remodeled.
The theater will he opened each
day at 1:30 o'clock and will have con-
tinuous performances until IL o'clock
three full shows ordinarily being run
Six good acts and a big, six or seven
reel feature picture will be billed
each week.
Big-time vaudeville is what we
are going to call it," says Mr.. Fosse
We are bent upon furnishing polite
vaudeville at popular prices. Until
s O'Clock admission will be 10 cents;
after that hour prices will be Is cents
and 25 cents. The shows will be clean
and wholesome and selected particu-
larly with a view to catering to the
wishes of women and children"
The opening week will see six big
feature ac-s The leading number
will be Cheeseman's Banjo Phiends,
who were here last year at keith's.
Eight pretty girls and two men will
bearing the title of Seaside Beauties"
Tony Van and the Ward Girls will
sing and dance, and Kearney, Buck
Ie.. and Cook will stage a funny
sketch entitled The Butler" Fred
Weber. ventriloquist. will have one OF
the acts. and Hanlon and Hanlon will
furnish comedy and hair-raising aero
batit stunts.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
DISTRICT MILITIAMEN
RECEIVE OUTING PAY
Capt. Lewis c. Wilson Disburses
$4,000 to Guardsmen at L
Street Armory.

Capt. Lewis C. Wilson, paymaster fol
the District National Guard, disbursed
nearly 10000 last night at the armory
at Fifth and l. streets northwest being
the Federal pay for the guardsmen who
took part in the recent encampment a,
Camp Ordway
This evening the First Separate Bat.
talon will receive its pay at its armory
in . street.
Gen. William Harvey is advocating a
rifle range close to Washington. whire
the guardsmen may practice on Sunday.
The only site available near Washington
is on the army camp grounds at Belvoir
Va, short distance below Mount Yer
non. According to the plans of Gen. Har-
vey, the District Guard would go to this
site Saturday evening on the naval launch
Sylvia and take up target practice o..
Sunday. This would be the means o!
maintaining high efficiency among the
marksmen in the organization.
September Is, %. and so. the District
guard will compete for cash prizes al
the Congress Heights rifle range. the
competition to be for teams as well as
individuals.
December 6, Z, and have been set as
the dates for the military tournament OF
the guard, to be held at Convention Hall.
The first two nights the Third Regiment
will compete. On December { the hall
will be turned over to the First Separate
Battalion. This is the first event of the
kind ever held by the local National
Guard. In New York tournaments are
annual features and have been success
full.
Among other things on the program will
be wall scaling, fencing, tent pitching.
calesthenics, close order drill, and the
manual of arms.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
BALTIMORE SEEKS WAR ORDER
Six Concerns Combine to Get S15,
100000 Munitions Contract.

Baltimore, Aug. 31.-Six big Balti-
more concerns are associated in a
company which is being formed here
to capture a s17.0OO,0OO contract for
ammunition for the allies.
W. w. Lanahan & Co, bankers,
are helping in the organization of
the new concern in which the follow
ing will combine their efforts to land
the contract:
The John B. Adj Company, the Sim
clair-Scott Company, the E J. Codd
Company. the Page Engineering Com
pany, the Charles White Gas Com
pany. and the f. S. and G. L. Brown
Machine Company.
The new firm will be known as the
Munitions Manufacturing Company.
William Wallace Lanahan, of the
banking firm, refused TO confirm or
deny the report of the organization.
No details of the organization of the
company are being made public.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
PLEADS FOR BALTIMORE.
Mayor Preston and Others Speak il
HyattsviIIe md Upper Marlboro.

Upper Marlboro. Md. Aug. 3l.-Mayor
Preston, of Baltimore; William NJ MeloY.
and William D. Copper, candidates fOI
attorney general and comptroller. re-
spective;y, on the Lee ticket. and William
IS Marbury addressed largely attended
meetings here this morning and at Hy-
attsville tonight.
Mayor Preston. in his Marlboro speech.
pleaded for fair play for Baltimore and
denied the report that his support OF Lee
meant that he would fill out the Sena-
tors uneXpired term. The mayor de-
clared that he was satisfied with his
present job. Senator Lee spoke of his
support of the direct primary law. which
he claimed gave to the people the right
to select their own candidates. All the
candidates for local officers on the anti
organization. or Lee. ticket were present
at both meetings.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
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The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
Wage Increase Denied.

Bridgeport. Conn, Aug. 3l.-Denial that
the American Graphophone Company has
granted the eight-hour day with 20 per
cent increase, was made this afternoon
by Fl. A. Budlong. assistant manager
of the company. James +. Roach, or
Ganizer for the American Federation of
Labor. who Is in charge of the situation
here. stated positively that the company
had granted all the concessions desired
by the employees.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
WILL SEND EMPLOYEES
TO MILITARY CAMPS
Pennsylvania Railroad to Aid in Pre-
paredness Movement By
Training Men.

Philadelphia. Pa, Aug. 3l.-That the
military strength Of the United State:
will be brought up to stronger state
of preparedness is foreshadowed in a
movement by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, which has worked out plans
by which 10000 employees will receive
a vacation of one month, in order to
visit military training camps.
Military men see in the movement
similar action by other great corpora
tions.
The reason for the Pennsylvania
Railroads plan is said to be the belief
Of officials that the best insurance
against war and defeat in case of war
is preparedness.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
ALLEGED GERMAN SPY
HELD ON $4,000 BAIL
Gustav Kopsch Arrested by Justice
Department Arraigned-Waves
Preliminary Examination.

Gustav kopsch, the young German ar
rested recently by officials of the Depart
ment of Justice on suspicion of being a
spy for the Teutonic powers, yesterday
was arraigned before United States Com
missioner Anson Taylor on charge OF
obtaining information respecting the
national defense" and was held in 5000
bond to guarantee his appearance Nov
ember / before the United States Dis
trict Court of the Eastern District of
Virginia.
Kopsch was represented by Attorney
Charles T. Hendler. Harvey Given ap-
peared for the government. The prison
er waived preliminary examination. Ball
was furnished by w. W. Stewart.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
WELSH STRIKE GROWS.
Miners Vote to Quit Despite, Settle
ment Reported by Government.

London. Aug. 3l.-DisQuieting news
from the Welsh coal fields is reported.
Despite the settlement announced as a
result Of government intervention. IL 100
men in the mid-Rhondia district 2,ij0
at Tonyrefail and several thousand at
Lewis Merthyr have decided to strike to-
morrow morning.
No reason has been discovered beyond
the determination of the men to assert
their absolute power to challenge the
government to enforce the munitions act
1t is estimated that 27.OOO men in the
coal fields Will be idle tomorrow Dele
gates to the conference nevertheless will
meet as announced. and it is taken for
granted the terms arranged in London
will be confirmed.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
gives $4,000 for Militia Aeros.

Nev York. Aug. 3l.-The Aero Club OF
America today announced the receipt Of
$1,000 from prominent woman and a
flying boat worth $500 as the foundation
of the National AcrOplane Fund. The
money 10 be collected will be used for
the promotion Of aviation in the various
State m.litiaS throughout the country.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
Berlin Warned Against Cholera.

Zurich. Aug. 3l.-Word from Ber-
lin says that the chief of police there
has published a proclamation warn
ing the public against the danger OF
cholera Cases have been discovered
along the Oder and Spree rivers. The
popuIace was advised to boil the wa
ter taken from these streams.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
U. S. Aids Allies Refugees.

Athens, Aug. 31.-The United States
cruiser Chester arrived today at Ca
nea, Crete, with AIS allied refugees
They came from Beirut. The cruiser
is under orders to return to that
place for more refugees. Another
American cruiser is due at Canea
today with refugees from Alexan.
dretta.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
Arabic Sinking Called Mystery

Berlin tvia SayvilleD. Aug. sI-George
Bernhardt, In long editorial in the
Vossische Zeitung. again declares that
the circumstances surrounding the sinking
OF the Arabic are still unknown. "one
OF two probabilities arc possible" says
the editorial EITHER the captain Of the
submarine suspected a ramming or some
other form Of attack. whereupon he fired
a torpedo. or the Arabic was not struck
at all. but ran against n mine"
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
Norway Can Permit Cotton Imports

Christiania, Norway. Aug. 81 = The
Morgenblad here states this afternoon
that arrangements have been completed
permitting the import Of cotton into Nor
way. Cotton last week was placed on
the contra band list by the British order
in-council which was acquiesced in by the
French government.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01

such seepage Immediately would cause
the generation of deadly chlorine gases
In this connection attention is called in
the report to SUcn an accident on the FL
when large quantities OF this gas were
generated. Owing to the fact that the
submarine was moored to the dock al
the time with her matches open. no fatali-
ties or injuries to her crew resulted.
The steering geaJ of the F-4. it was
found, had given Uouble at times, but the
report finds no fault with its design. De-
ciaring that inspections of the ill-fated
submersible were regularly held. the re-
port shows that on the whole the F-i at
these inspections compared farorably with
the other boats OF her class.
Absolving the officers and crew of any
suspicion of incompetency or negligence,
the report states:
Crew knew Defects.
That the officers and men of the SUBJ
marine torpedo boat F-4 were, in so far
as can be ascertained, diliSent and alert
in the performance of their duties. and
no reluctance was shown by them in op-
Grating said F-4. even though the said
officers and crew were well aware of the
existing defects"
The board which made this prelimi-
nary investigation was composed of the
following officers: Commander Sumner E.
kittelIe Lieut.. Milton S. Davis. Lieut..
Hugh Brown, and Charles T. Westcott,
jr, L. s NJ. C, as recorder. The board
now examining the wreck of the boa,
consists of Rear Admiral Clifford ].
Boush. commandant of the naval station
at Honolulu; Naval Constructor A. Furer
and Lieut.. X. B. Crittenden. This board,
from a minute examination of the in
terror of the submarine, hopes to be able
to get at the exact cause of the accident.
although Acting Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt admitted yesterday that some
of the necessary evidence may have been
obliterated.
If possible it is the intention of the
department to bring the bodies of those
recovered from the wreck back to the
United States for burial
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
Allies Aviator Bombs Aerodrome

LonCon, Aug. 3l.-A large German aero
drome at Ghent was destroyed by an al
lied aviator early Saturday, according to
a Reuter- dispatch received from Amster-
dam today.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01

Electricity was first used In a mine In
1879. when a Scotch colliery was hshted
with it.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
BODIES ARE RECOVERED
FROM u. S. SUBMARINE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-01
TROOPS co TO QUELL
UPRISING in TEXAS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
ANNUAL ELECTION
 OF CIVIC CHAMBER Crawford Johnson Will Be Chosen to Succeed
 Shook Tomorrow

The annual election of the Chamber of Commerce will be held tomorrow. The ticket nominated several days ago has no opposition and the election be- comes in that case a mere formality.
 Crawford Johnson, we'll known Bir. mingham man, will be named president to succeed Pascha1 G. Shook, who will retire after an administration which is generally conceded to have been one of the most active and progressive in the organizations history
 The annual meeting of the chamber, at which general booster speeches are made and committee reports read of the work of the retiring administration, will be held February 12, one week after the election. The formal installation of the new officers will be made at this meeting.
 Soon after the general meeting is when the first meeting of the board of directors is held and a secretary for the ensuing term elected. More inter. est is attached now to this part of the organization of the new administration probably than any other on account of the candidacy of three men for the posi- ton, present Secretary w. c. Radcliffe, N. F. Thompson and John w. Sibley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
HAD FINE TIME ON
 TRIP UP WARRIOR Erskine Ramsay Says Pratt Co. Plans Gigantic Devel-
 Opment in Future

That developments on the company g mineral properties involving a very large sum of money would take place when Lock r is completed was a statement yesterday of Erskine Ramsay, vice pres- dent of the Pratt Consolidated, after his return from a daylight trip up the river from Mobile. MT Ramsay was delighted with the trip and the prospects for river traffic from the company mines He said that while Maxine mine was to fur nish the tonnage for the immediate future at the same time there was contemplated gigantic developments on the other coal properties owned by the Pratt company adjacent to the river.
 ''This business must be developed grad ually," said MT. Ramsay. "The prospects are great and the river will hereafter prove great factor in Alabamas de- Velopment. We propose to transact as great tonnage as we can and that being true we will make some additional open ings on our property under the Warrior. At this time we have the Maxine mines near the river. which will be shipping coal by our barge line when Lock r is completed. There will follow a consistent policy of additions until we send the maximum tonnage down the river. This will take time, however.
 'The trip we just made proved an ex- tremely pleasant surprise. I have never been over that route before, and it was Of deep interest The developments pos sible there cannot be measured and l believe 1t will be of the greatest advan- tage to this section. I am of the opinion that the completion of Lock F this sum- rner will be one of the greatest things that has yet happened in the history of Birmingham
 MT. Ramsay was accompanied on this trip by George c. Crawford. president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
TEST LAWS AGAINST
 LOCKER SYSTEM

Jackson, Miss, February 3.-(Special.) ] The constitutionality of that feature of the May-Mott-Lewis whisky law which prohibits the locker system in social club rooms of this state, was argued before the supreme court yesterday afternoon. with Assistant Attorney General Ether idle representing the state and J. o. S. Sanders of Jackson and John Tyson of Greenwood appearing for the locker own. ers Briefs were also filed by the attor- ney general for the state and by Cutrer & Johnston of Clarksdale and Scott &, Yerger of Greenwood for the defendants
 This feature of the law has been de- clared unconstitutional by two courts by Chancellor Denton at Clarksdale and Circuit Judge Everette at Greenwood The cas egrew out of Vsae fact that A. E. Phillips had been charged with carry ing liquor into a locker club at Green- wood and T. J. Phillips had been charged with taking beer into a clubhouse at Clarksdale.
 Both men were discharged when brought to trial and the case was carried to. the supreme court to test the validity of the law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
CLAIM REFUSED BY
 BOARD OF REVENUE
Acting on Advice of Attor. ney Turns Down Cope
 lands Acquisition

The board of revenue yesterday declined to honor a claim for $24 .SS filed by w. E. Copeland, clerk of the criminal court. Action was taken under the bill recently enacted into law by the legislature.
 The amount asked by Mr Copeland is not fees for the clerk alone but includes amounts due for sheriff's fees witnesses fees, amounts due the solicitors fund. and in some cases constable fees in cases in which the defendants have been convicted and sentenced to serve on the roads of the county.
 When. the convicts were placed on the roads on April 1, 1913, the members of the board of revenue took the position that there was no provision under the law for payment of fees in these cases and re- fused to do so. As a result of this action law was passed by the present legisla- ture requiring the board of revenue to pay all fees in future afsA all those due for the period since April 1. 1913, in cases where convicts were working on the coun- ty roads.
 The boards action yesterday was taken on the advice of it's attorney, w. K Terry, who in an opinion expressed his belief that the law was unconstitutional and advised against paying the claim MT. Terry will have conference with MT. Copeland in reference to the matter this morning.