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The Washington herald., 1915-11-25

Coming home from location" to,
day, we rode through Connecticut II
was dusk. The moon was like Chi
nese lantern hung in the sky, and the
air was crisp and bracing. We drove
past fields where the corn was still
stacked and the big golden pumpkins
lay on the ground. Then one by ono
the lights in the coy little homes
were glowing through the windows,
and ! envied the people who could
eat their Thanksgiving dinner in the
country, realizing that we were among
the unfortunate thousands cramped
into d New York apartment.
1t is the eve OF Thanksgiving. To
morrow from our kitchen will come
the spicy odor of the mince, and when
the oven opens, the sizzling in the
pan will be the king of the barnyard
Drowned to a turn. Mother will be
there experimenting the basting, for
there has never come into our house
hold one who could cook as we'll as
our mother, and on Thanksgiving we
all clamor for the good things that
bring back memories of our child
hood.
As we gather around the table,
know we will talk about the many
THANKSGIVING of the past-thankless
Thanksgiving, empty, lonely and
dreary. Those were the years after
my father died. Today our harvest
is full. Success has come, but it is
not the material success we are thank
full for. 1t is the joy of knowing that
MNshar I Iarl and
shall always be together.
In a theatrical company there are
always mLrrymakers, but when the
holidays come we long for home,
and in the past there were years spent
playing one-night stands. The ghosts
Of those days rise up and make me
shudder, and then | think when we
were tired and cross and blue how
mother used to say to us, "Lambkins,
keep your face toward the sun-the
shadows will fall behind you"
A Stage Thanksgiving Feast.
| remember one year at the holiday
season, mother, Lottie, Jack, and |
were playing in the same company, far
from home, in a bleak and friendless
city. Those were the transforming
days of the melodrama. There were
some tense and trying scenes in the
first two acts, but it all ended hap
PLY in the last, the curtain going
down as we sat before a well-laden
table-a Thanksgiving feast. OF
course, there was a turkey, big and
plump and brown, and all the goodies
to 60 with it. But alas! that same
turkey had been served to us for ten
performances a week for the last year
and mother could carve from his card
board side nothing but a few slices of
banana which were lying there ready
to be served. From the audience we
could hear the murmur as they
watched us eating our mock turkey
with fcigned relish, Thanksgiving
every night for them actor folks,
amt it,"
And as the audience was fooled so
was the small messenger boy who had
slipped behind the scenes to deliver a
package before the last curtain call.
Lottie, Jack, and watched him
breathlessly as he cautiously tiptoed
across the stage. He peeked around
him. No one was looking. Now, he
had reached the table and one eager
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25

For the younger generation OF theater-
goers who never saw William Gillette in
sherlock Holmes" and Secret Service
there are a lot of new thrills waiting
at the National Theater next week. Ana
their elders will be thrilled. too, lust
as they were when they first saw the
plays. They are that kind of PLAYS
sherlock Holmes" comes first. II is
the play that Mr.. Gillette built around
the great detective that Conan DOYLE
drew. In 1t Holmes conducts one of
his most interesting cAses-"The Strange
Case of Miss Faulkner" II will be the
bill at the National on Monday. Tuesday.
and Wednesday nights And then comes
Secret Service" Having to do with
war and the cruelties OF war. II Is par
ticularly timely just now. This will be
the bill on Thursday. Friday. and Sat
urday nights and Saturday matinee the
only one of the week. II Is announced
that these will be Mr.. Gillette's last ap-
pearances in these plays in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
HALFAND-HALF
Plan ENDORSED
Rhode Island Avenue Suburb
an Citizens Uphold Present
Fiscal Arrangement.
STATEMENTS PRESENTED
Association Denies Residents Are Not
Interested in Maintaining
Existing System.

Resenting statements made at the re-
cent inquiry into the fiscal affairs of the
District to the effect that only a few Ct l.
zehs OF the District have shown any in
terest In maintaining the half-and-half
plan. the Rhode Island Avenue Suburban
Citizens Association Endorsed that plan
at meeting In the Sherwood Presby-
terrain Church last night The resolution
read:
Whereas. At the recent hearing before
the Joint Select Committee Of Congress,
varying statements were made as to the
attitude in the premises OF the residents
OF the District. and
Whereas. The best available means Of
ascertaining such attitude Is by action Of
the various civic bodies:
Resolved. That this association, repre-
sentlnS considerable section Of the Dis
trict. which Is rapidly developing through
the erection Of home by individual own
ers. firmly believe that the continuance
Of the half-and-half plan would be for the
best interests OF the District
Want Space Paved.
Complaint was made by practically
every member present OF the car service
on the Maryland line. Each member re-
ls'ed the miseries of suburbanite on a
crowded car. They told of having to let
three and four crowded cars pass them
every evening before they can get home.
On motion Of J. L. Knopp. the secretary
was directed to forward the complaints
10 the Public Utilities Commission.
special committee was appointed
10 call upon Corporation Council Con-
rad II. Syme to inquire why the Wash
lngton Railway and Electric Company
mas not been required to pave the
space between its tracks in Rhode Is
land avenue northeast. The associa-
ton holds that the company is required
by law to lay the paving.
Protest was made by several mem
bers against the lack of sidewalks in
that section. J. l. Knopp declared that
in the last few years the people OF the
District have not been getting enough
sidewalks. Referring to the statement
of the District authorities that cold
weather handicapped the contractor in
doing all the work desired, Mr.. Knopp
declared the work should be given to
more than one contractor.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
Marine Band Concert.

When the United States Marine Band
appears at the Belasco for q single con-
cert on Sunday night next. Director
William II. Santelmann will lead his
men in one of the most unusual pro-
grams ever arranged for military
band. II is called q neutral program
and well deserves the name. for all the
ma Jor powers now engaged In war In
Europe. with the exception or Japan
are represented among the composers.
The soIoists on the program will be
Arthur S. witcomb. cornetist. and
Robert Z. Seel. flutist. Mr.. Witcomn
will play Heinrich Hoch's Grand Fan,
tasia, The Pearl OF the Ocean. and
Mr.. Seel will be heard in William
Popp's fantasia brillante. 20! Happy
Time. o, Blessed Time"
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25

Special Correspondent 4 The Washington Herald.
New York, Nov. 22.-Harry Lauder.
the man who made Scotland famous.
is back on Broadway showing up a
few spendthrifts in his annually canny
way. He is Quartered at the Hotel
Claridge and it is reported that the
belIhops have entered into a combin-
alton to pool their tips. They are
undecided whether to buy a post card
or a one-cent stamp.
Lauder was taken to Van Cortland
Park-where the golfing like the air
is free-the other day to chase the
elusive pill over the course. His cad
dy. hoping to win Lauder away from
some of his spare change, told the
comedian his name was Sandy NC
Pherson.
He was very attractive in every way
and at the end of the game Lauder
called him into the clubhouse. Now
Sandy" he said. You have done well
When 1 return to Scotland I am going
to tell a Sandy Mcpherson that I
know there 1 met you. I know he
will be pleased"
"That'n be nice" said the boy.
Then after Lauder left he said to a
caddy companion. Some comedian,
that guy, some comedian"
The smut-serial writers who write
the novels of sex have had a crimp
put In their earning powers. 1t Is
said that magazine editors are firing
of appealing for a tawdy popularity
with the evil minded. They are going
after stories like Stevenson and Dick
ems used to do.
In fact signs point to a giant upheaval
in the magazine world. The artists who
draw the girl with a simpering head are
going to be instructed to draw the por-
trait of an ugly man. Something like the
study of Abraham Lincoln, the picture OF
a soul.
Twilight sleep. guinea pig innocula-
ton. new pictures of Ty Cobb and
Walter Johnson are to be passe.
Love verses to fill up the page ends
and the inspiration sermons on vim.
vigor. and victory are to be discard
ed for instructive news-history, eco
Monies and the like.
James B. Scott, the railroad man. has
a friend who was fat and wheezy and
run down. He went to q doctor, who
prescribed:
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
COMPROMISE REACHED
in HOTEL LITIGATION
Archibald and Howard Secure Part of
Amount Claimed for Selling
Arlington Stock.

Justice Mccoy yesterday confirmed a
report Of Aulick Palmer and Peyton Cor
don, receivers for the Arlington Hotel
Company. whereby they entered into a
compromise agreement with James F.
Archibald and George Howard as to COM
missions claimed by them on the sale of
the hotel property,
Howard was president Of the hotel COM
pany and Archibald was secretary The
receivers originally held that they should
not receive commissions on the sale be-
cause they were oficials
The original amount claimed by the two
men was $35, 900, which, with interest now
amounts to s3s,o42.os. BY the terms of
the compromise 5000 10 to be deducted
from this fund and paid to F. J. Hogan
and ]. ]. Darlington for services In de-
Tending the claims Of Archibald and How
ard against the claims OF the other bro
kers- The remainder II to be divided into
two equal parts, one to go to the receiv-
ers and the other to Howard and Archi-
bald.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
Answers to Queries.

Scrawny: This is a good fattening
cream-Cocoa butter. ounces; lam
olin. ounces: olive or almond oil. l
ounce; oil of geranium. 10 or more
drops.
Place the fats in a porcelain kettle
over a steamer or hot water bath.
Remove soon as melted and stir
with a porcelain spoon until they are
completely incorporated: standing the
kettle in cold water while beating
the fats will facilitate the cooling
process. Unless continually stirred. the
fats will again separate into their
component parts. The perfume is add
ed just before the cream is put into
a wide-mouthed jar and set away for
future use.
In applying II. the tissues must
first be cleansed iether with cleansing
cream, cleansing meals. or bland
soap and sufficient hot water to red
den the parts. Then rub in the fat
teninE cream with proper massage move
ments. using ten or fifteen minutes
for the process. Wipe off all excess
of fat and cover the tissues snugly
with cold cloths. To be effective. the
treatment should be pursued twice a
day.
fCor1rirhf lei5l
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
PoII's-"Ihe MiddIemap. -

with Mark Kent in the role of Cyrus
Blenkarn, the part made famous ia
America. by the great English actor.
Z. s. Willard. the Poll Players will offer
Henry Arthur Jones' comedy drama.
The Middleman," next week
The hiddleman' tells a story OF in
terest. The central figure Is a potter.
who Is on the verge of discovering a
process for special kind of glaze work
which has been a lost art. At the
moment when success Is about to crown
his efforts. he has a tragic misunder-
standing with his employer because of a
love AFFAIR between his daughter and the
employers young son. who is called TO
the army. Blenkarn is dismissed. and in
the third act the audience sees the
terrific struggle which he is forced TO
undergo in trying to perfect his invention
Even Blenkarn's household furniture Is
broken UP I'm order to furnish fuel for
his kilns, and at last the process brings
success. and the potter triumphs
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
Answers to Correspondents.

4 put the question asked me by Mrs
John L., OF Dubuque, Iowa, to a WON
an who has had seven babies.
BLESS your heart" she laughed, a
really don't know. Some say pink is
for girls and that little boy babies
should be trimmed up in blue Ny
first baby was a girl, and had blue
for her because | liked blue best, but
the other babies had no special color
They just had to wear what was left
over, and were just as sweet and hap
py." Then she laughed again.
Laura H. Writes from Albert Lea,
Mimi, that she doesn't know what
to give her hance for Christmas. She
writes that they are saving money to
be married in February. Then why
not make him gift that will add TO
the little home-a pretty picture, or
book, or a lamp, or clock?
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25

hand was stretching for the turkey
Poor, disappointed youngster! If he
had been a real live gobbler instead
of a deceiving old pasteboardcr he
surely would have lost his drumsticks
that night!
A Joyful Surprise.
Thanksgiving came and the thought
of sitting down to that dinner oil
sliced banana and sawdust was heart
breaking. All through the play our
voices were cracked and sobby be-
cause of the ache in our hearts. AT
last we dragged to the end OF the
second act almost hating that audi
ence, sitting there sleek and we'll fed
from their Thanksgiving feast. We
drew up to the table and the cook
entered carrying on the platter the
stcaming turkey mechanically, we
mouthed our "Oh's and Abs" and
mother picked up her carving knife
as the platter was set before her.
Then, as it we had been suddenly
awakened from a dream, Jack and |,
who were sitting on each side OF
mother, leaned over and reached out
our hand to draw our fingers over
the cracking brown skin. 1t was hot
and there curled around it a steam
spicy and full of promise.
The manager had surprised us. He
had sent us a real Thanksgiving din
ner after ALL | remember how we
laughed and cried and gobbled just as
fast as mother carved, and how we
forgot our lines and had such a dread
full time making up new ones between
our crammed mouthfuls. But the cur
tain went down on a laundering ap-
plause, and long after the theatcr was
dark we were sitting there-our "tum-
mics" filled with turkey, our hearts
with gratitude.
Never have we forgotten how this
Thanksgiving came into
our empty lives and meant so much
to us. The memory of it has lived
in our hearts and there has never
passed Thanksgiving that we haven't
tried to bring little happiness into
other lives.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25

dress effected. Her gowns were soft
clinging, long and carried out In mar
vicious color schemes of yellows. goldens
and brUwns. She was taught to pose in
order that her good points might be &C
centuated and her defects completely hid
den.
II Is needless to say. isn't II. that she
created sensation. that she was a raw
ishingly beautiful young woman, and
that her social success was meteoric?
She did not use the enchanted car
pet. neither did she possess AIaddin's
lamp. but she did have an unusual
fund OF good sense. and ! wish a great
many women would follow her ex-
ample. One doesn't have to be trans
planted TO the gay whirl at Wash
tngton TO appreciate the necessity for
making the most OF oneself
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
Mccormack Recital Tomorrow.

John Mccormack. the great tenor.
will be heard in recital at the National
Theater tomorrow afternoon at 4:30.
John McCormack's meteooric rise to
fame is the most remarkable In all his
tory. Last season his tour was the most
successful the world has ever known.
John Mccormack has become an insti-
tuition with the music-loving public OF
America. His program arranged for
this recital Is most interesting and as
usual he will sing to a capacity house.
under the management of Mrs. wilson
Greene.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
Suffrage Body Changes Name.

A change in name from the District
of Columbia Suffrage League to the
District of Columbia Self-Government
League was made in the constitution
OF the organization at a meeting last
night in Public Library. The follow
ing officers were elected: President.
Roscoe Jenkins; vice president, James
Hugh Kelley; secretary. S. r. Blanton
treasurer. E. J. Dakin; executive board.
all of the foregoing officers and
George A. Warren, William d. Mac
kenzie, and Mrs. Jennie l. Munroe.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25

ginning on Monday morning. Victor
Moore will be seen in "Chimmie Fadden
out West. For this comedy the au-
thors have taken Chimmie far from his
old haunts on the Bowery. and placed
him in Western environment. where he
Is seen seeking a fortune In the famous
Death Valley of Arizona. Mr.. Moore
will be supported by the same cast that
appeared with him in his former sue
cess. including Camille Astor, Mrs. Lewis
McCord. Raymond Hatton, Ernest Joy,
Tom Forman. Harry HsdfeId. and Flor
enCe DaGmar.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
"GO FREE And
BE THANKFUL
Joy-rider's Sentence Is Sus-
pended by Justice Siddons
Upon Request.
FOR WIFE AND BABES
Court Hears Story of Wild Run,
Ditched Policeman, and Smash
Into Tree.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and yoI
have just cause for being thankful,
said Justice Siddons yesterday to JohT
NJ Zell, a young white man. who had
Just been found guilty of "joy-riding'
by a jury and had had a sentence OF
three years in the penitentiary sus-
pended pending good behavior by the
court
ZeIl. who is a chauffeur. was charged
with having taken a machine which
had been loaned to Mrs. John T. Taylor
by the Cook & Stoddard Company, and
with five others, having damaged ii to
the extend of $3.50 on a Joy ride" Oc-
tober %, last.
The party was stopped by Policeman
C. B. wheelock on Blandesburg road
and arrested While proceeding to the
station house with the policeman
standing on the running board. the man
operating the machine suddenly put on
full speed and the officer was ditched
4 few minutes later. while still trying
to get away. the party landed against
a tree, smashing the machine and
throwing the men to the ground. They
was again arrested and four of them
forfeited collateral.
After being out about an hour, a jury
returned a verdict of guilty with a
recommendation for mercy by the
court. Attorney Michael J. Colbert
who appeared for the defendant. made
a plea for the young man, stating that
he had known him for years and that
he was not bad He also spoke of the
five young children and the defendant S
wife, and said that he was represent
ing Zen without any charge for MS
services.
Judge Grants Request.
Assistant District Attorney Archer told
the court that ZeIl had been arraigned
in the Juvenile Court recently on the
charge Of nonsupport. hut called at
tention to the fact that he had told the
truth on the stand and that he had a big
family and a wife He asked the court TO
take cosnizance of the Recommendation
of the jury for mercy.
In response to the inquiry from Justice
Siddons as to whether he had anything
TO say, Zell stated that the case against
him in the Juveiile Court for nonsup-
port had been instituted by his mother
in-law and not by his wife. He said
he was sorry about the ''joy-ride" and
asked for mercy.
Il will give you one more chance" said
Justice Siddons. Il have great respect
for the Judgment of the twelve men who
heard your case. and because of your
wife and children and the fact that you
told the truth while on the stand,
am going TO place you on probation. The
statute pertaining to 'joy-riding' must be
observed in this jurisdiction. You are
sentenced to three years in the peni-
Tertiary. but the sentence is suspended
pending good behavior. Tomorrow is
Thanksgiving. and you have just cause
to be thankful.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
observation-disclosures.

The attraction at the Gayety next
ve.k will be the goth Century Maids.
presenting the two-act musical comedy
IN four scenes entitled. Man-Girl-Bot-
tie and Bird" headed by Harry Cooper
"a Tim Barton. The chorus 10 q
Broadway aggregation. augmented by
a male double quartet The scenic
features are said to BE effective IN tnelr
realism. and the originality OF cos
tunes will add much TO the perform :,
&C. The other principals who will
he .een in the support OF Harry Cooper
"a lin Barton are Julia Kelety, Ar
thur Young. the Chesleigh sisters, and
eve Ola Town Four During the action
of the piece a number Of vaudevilIe
snecialties will be introduced by mem
hers Of the company.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25

Reno, Nov. 2+-Behind the aIlega-
tions OF extreme cruelty, desertion,
and failure to provide contained in the
divorce complaint filed by. Tina Lerner
Bachner, Russian pianiste against
Louis ]. Bachner lies a story of alleged
penuriousness on the part of Mr. Bacn-
ner which the plaintiff says was the
real cause of their unhappy marital
career. Mrs. Bachner declared he
scolded her all one night because she
spent fifteen cents for taxicab hire
when she found II was raining.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
DIED.

Wednesday, November
"a. 1913. at SIS p. m, at the residence
of her sister. Mrs Herbert F. Wright,
1905 Georgia avenue northwest, after
lingering illness, MARIE A, beloved
daughter of the late Thomas c. and
Martha E. Blakeney.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. (Phfladel-
phia and Tennessee papers please
copy).
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
GETS DAMAGES FROM DISTRICT
Farmer Elected from Market Sc
cures Award in Court.

cures Award in Court.
Andrew Brokandon, a farmer, was
awarded $50 damages yesterday by a
jury in the District Supreme Court in his
suit for 5000 damages against the Dis
trict. BrOkandon testified that on JAM
uary g. 1913. he procured a license for
market space between Tenth. Eleventh
and b streets and Louisiana avenue, from
which stand he was elected by the Dis
trict May ], 1918. and kept away until
July z. 1918. He sued to recover losses
sustained in business because OF the &C
ton of the District.
The plaintiff was represented by Attor-
neys Baker. Grant and Stoges. while Cor
porstion Counsel Conrad Syme and Assis-
tant Corporation Counsels williams and
Stephens appeared for the District.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
THANKSGIVING.


Hail. Of
by special ARA mepf witt the lure
Newsp syndca
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25

Meehan's IeapinE Hounds: the organ
recitals and the news pictorial.
Next Sunday the Keith bill will ofrer
the current weeks attractions.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25
ca.ino-"Have Yo. Seen steii.' ~
CoIumbia-Param Pictures.

Edna Goodrich will be seen on the
screen Of Loew's Columbia Theater the
rest of this week In Armstrong; Wife. !"
a story especially written for her by
Margaret TurnbuIl. This production.
which marks Miss Goodrich's debut as
a photodramatic star, carries the audi
ence from the little country village to
the gambling halls of a great city, ard
from there to the rugged mountains -
the Canadian Northwest.
The first three days of next week, be-
The Washington herald., 1915-11-25

.yarv Ellen" a two-ton lady elephant,
1900 a troupe OF trained doggtes, Will
nrov,de the Thanksgiving Day feature Tor
the children in the new bill which VIII De
rr.sented at the Cosmos the last half OF
the week. beginning today. Catnryn
ShaI,oner and company will be seen In
..tEa ties Press Agent" by Edward Erie
berger: Moore, Copes and Patterson q
harmony song trio: Mabel Carew ana
Edward Drake in The Ontraineo
Srrss." while the headline attraction
vau with a company of girls in Sweet
haarts" and the usual added attractions
will complete the bill
Next weeks big number VIII Dc Josie
Flvnn and Her Minstrel Misses Les
Corangeot will present terpsichorean
spectacle also.
cert program. with many new speciaiues
and other attractions
Ca.fno-"Have You Seen stellar
Gus Hill sends his latest musical show
N the Casino next week. Have You
Seen Stella?'' Is said to unfold an m
teresting story, as well as 10 pro'ioe
two and one-half hours OF Laughter. II
aIso has a number Of songs and dances.
This attraction promises thirty-hve
comedians, singers and dancers, and a
large chorus OF girls. In the cast Will
be found, Frank Bernard, Bernard Ward
Jessie wfllingham. Harry Thorn, Dan
NaIloy. Dixie Blair. Hazel Corrfne, May
Botti. Betty Ritter, Mabel Wilson.
Katherine and Louise Bonoff Lola
Haight, Nellie Pennington, LEILA Imhon,
Julia Ryer, Marie Randolph, Cleo Kus-
ter. Vera Beacon, Vera Atwood. Orba
Waveriy, Jeanette, Susie Hoey and
dozen others.