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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-21

During Our September Sale We Are Offering :
The Windsor French Wilton Rug
At the following unusually low prices:
9x12ft size. Special price, $47.50
83x10.6-ft size. Special price, $500.
6x9-ft. size. Special price, $4,000.
36x63-inch size. Special price, $3.50
27x54-inch size. Special price, $500.
WHEN THIS SALE is OVER THIS RUG IN ALL SIZES WILL
BE MARKED AT CONSIDERABLY HIGHER PRICES
This rug takes its place in the front rank with
1t made of pure wored which heavy and very closely
and handsome and remarkably durable length
retaining fine appearance throughout Shown pleasing
designs of oriental medallion and aovr
the
Linoleums and Oilcloths at very special prices.
focr street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-21
v. f. AMBROSE DENIES
ALLEGATIONS IN SUIT
Files Answer to Proceedings lnstl-
tuted for His Removal From
Trusteeship.

w F. Ambrose today filed answer in
the ,Sunreme Court of the District OF
Columbia to the rule to show cause
issued against him in proceedings
brought by George w. Drury to remove
Mr.. Ambrose as one of the administra-
tors and one of the trustees OF the
estate of the late William c. Drury. Mr.
Ambrose in his answer fatty denies
the statement of George w. Drury that
Drury signed contract with him with
out full knowledge of the condition of
affairs The respondent asserts that
when George w. Drury desired litlga-
ton begun as one of the heirs of Will
liam c. Drury he was without any III
formation as to the property of his
father.
Further Allegations.
The answer further alleges that
there was a note executed by Nllla.l u
Drurv in favor of Anna Moulton for
$50 900 produced after the death OF VIII
liam. c. Drury, and that the estate was
incumbered and III part consisted %
property in South Carolina and FLORIDA
held by tax titles 1t is. set forth that
the note for $4,000 was settled Tor
IS. 0Du, of which his client. George W.
Drury, through his efforts. was re-
ouired to pay only S1.750, while Jennie
Moultou, the daughter of Wllilam I.
Drury, and, entitled to one.ha!f interest
in the estate. paid s3.25O in the settle
ment.
The allegations of George W. Drury
that he had been unable to procure a
statement from MIR. Ambrose of his &C
counts and full knowledge concerning
the accounts are also denied by MI.
Ambrose The answer submits to the
court full and complete statements or
a account which had been rendered to
the probate court and also gives. list
by checks of the money paid out on ac-
count of George w Drury, with Vouch-
ers for payments made. MIR Ambrose
claims that he has overpaid Mr.. Drury,
and joins in a request for a complete
a accounting between them. He is repre-
scented by Attorney c. II. Merillat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-21

Armchairs and Rockers of many
kinds.
Magazine Chairs and Rockers,
varied shapes and sizes.
Large, Roomy Chairs and Small
Chairs of several sizes.
Dining Tables.
Library Tables.
Magazine Tables.
Writing Tables.
Fancy Tables.
Serving Tables.
Card Tables.
Tea Tables.
Settles.
Couches.
Sleeping Couches.
Table Lamps.
Floor Lamps.
Electric Light Domes.
Tea Carts.
Muffin Stands.
Tabourets.
Desks.
Fern Stands.
Flower Boxes.
Dining Room Suites.
Library Suites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-21
Flags, Bunting and Pennants
For the C. A. r. Reunion and Celebration.

Let the coos which these grand old proud
follow battle find display during the week of the
union We have large supply of the coos every shape
and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-21
New Leather Skins.

New Leather Skins.
We have just received Our first showing |
of Leather Skins. i'll natural shapes, with |
embossed burnt borders; dark, rich tones of |
greens. reds, browns, etc. The most artistic
skins. for tables wall decorations. They |
may also be had in the above coors-plain |
all over.
Burnt Border Skins, $l.75 each.
Plain Colored Skins, $3.50 each.
New Japanese Blue-and-White
TOWELING. TABLE COVERS. NAPKINS
LUNCHEON SETS. SCARFS DOIL1ES SINGLE
BED OR COUCH COVERS.
The designs all in the attractive shades of
blue white white blue ground and this
the designs of which there are many
exceedingly effective
For the bedroom dining room or breakfast
ii has become most favored decorative
material.
Toweling. piece, sI.oo and $780,
Luncheon Sets $500, $3.50 and $500 upward.
Table Covers, each, soc to $780,
Scarfs, each soc to $780,
Napkins, dozen, Sl.00.
Doilies, dozen, SOC and SlO0.
Bed or Couch Covers. EACH $500.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03
BY Maurice.

yN.T-SHE marvellous craze for dancing
inthis country the last few years
"A Is not at all spuzzltng when one
stops to: consider that similar dancing
periods preceded the greatwars:of.h his.
tory. Whether this isdne to hegeneral
unrest that foreshadows international
dissension, or whether 1t Is traceable
to astronomical conditions such as
spots on the sun that occur at stated
intervals, theory advanced by Ger.
tain. scientists-no one can truthfully
state; but history, from primitive
man to the present day, shows these
astonishing periods which have al.
ways gone before organized action on
the-battlefeld.
The last century never witnessed
such interest in dancing as that
which began to spread In every guar.
ter Of Europe. in every class Of so.
ciety, about two years prior to this
terrible catastrophe. In st. Peters.
burg. three years ago, saw sight
which will probably not be surpassed
for some time to come, when 1000
men and women, beautifully gowned,
allied the ballroom doorsof tho Aqua
rum.
In Berlin, in Paris. in Vienna, in
ell the watering resorts, this scene
was repeated throughout the coun.
tries now at war with each other to.
day. Even certain crowned heads.
who were said to look with disfavor
upon some Of the modern dances,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03

dancing has its fundamental princi-
pies In the waltz. No, matter how far
we go in other directions. with grace.
sfnl. natural dancing. some of the So
called freak dancing and alurid stage
dancing, the waltz remains. and al
ways will.
The one thing that dancing instruc-
tors have to contend against Is the
constant development Of. the evils that
creep into the. regulation waltz. The
one thing that ] have tried to i'm.
press dancers with is to glide and
not hop. Hopping is purely Ameri-
can. The difference between the good
and the bad dancer Is the way the
dancer controls the motion of his
body. The graceful. finished dancer
sglides, and there lis not the faintest
.siggestion OF hopping or lifting the
shoulders.
As It's, my province as an instruc>
tor! rittcise. i presume I may take
the liberty of doing so In connection
with the dancing. as taught in most
OF our public schools. The children
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03
General Dances.

FSN0AAS4GA4 41p44N6Ssv
are not taught the fundamental sprin.
ciples Of dancing. They hop like
little birds. which Is very pretty and
charming when you see great groups
OF them going through these motions,
but IT is all wrong from the stand.
point of art.
The first thing a good dancer earns
is to balance himself or, his toes, and
not his heels. This is absolutely
essential. The. fox trot, / should say,
ranks second In popularity at the
present, and the tango still holds the
dancing fancy of a great number.
With the great popularity that dan.
cling has attained In this country we
have not yet contributed anything to
the dancing world. With the excep.
ton Of the cake walk, which / intro.
duced, with marvellous reception, In
Europe, few years ago, we alone Of
all nations have no national dance.
The cake walk, a product of the
fantastic musical Imagination OF the
Negro of the South, stands alone as a
dance of purely American origin.
When have been asked five were
to have any new dances this winter,
the realization has been forced upon
me that under existing conditions in
Europe we cannot expect any contri.
button to this art from quarters that
have furnished all that is beautiful.
popular. and graceful in dancing since
time began.
The hour has arrived for the crea.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03

TT you have ever watched "a boat
.scooting before a following sea
= ant, noted how aac, .,cca.s,vas
49,. Ia, -. ~. $500.
"e W. 1'tss t'ite ~ by Inc sseE q
then ahurl 1t forward at tremendous
speed-you nave but to imagine q
swimmer on a board enjoying the
same kind .of a ride on "a breaker,
to get a good idea of surf riding.
the new sport now being INDUCED by
American watsrmenfa and mermaids.
The exciting fpastime Is said to
have originated in the South Sea
Islands. and 1t was introduced here
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03

:. come under the heading o.
fancy riding"
Proficient exponents of the sport
are not satisfied with the Main
method. They will leap on the
board the minute, It Is under way and
balance themselves upright, or throw
to an arm stand and take the trip
upside down. 1t will readily be UNI.
derstood how perfect must be the
sense Of equilibrium and the power
Of control to retain ones position on
the flying. bobbing plank and to pre-.
vent It's capsizing; or dipping Its nose
and giving one q NASTY and possibly
dangerous spill.
For plain riding aasmalls board may
be used, say three feet by two, and
rounded at the forward end. BE.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03

gfnners are usually advised not TO
try a larger one.
The regulation craft of the South
Sea islanders. however, measure as
much as ten feet in length by about.
two and one-half IN width. and are
built with extreme care, being
shaped somewhat on the lines Of a
boat deck, so as to make them fast
Some weigh all Of one hundred and
seventy pounds. Both size and
weight are suited to the require
ments OF the Individual.
On these expertly designed boards
It is possible to acquire enough mo-
mentum to catch" a wave long be-
fore It is ready to break so that one
Is able to increase sensibly, the dis.
lance to be covered and have !
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03

,ailuring in surf riding because OF
the resistance of the water, which
makes tho momentum appear even
greater than 1t is In reality. Indeed.
the impression OF velocity is more
marked than whizzing through the
air at go or so miles an hour.
A certain amount Of skill is re-
CURED to ride the breakers even in.
the simplest manner, stretched out
prone on the board. One must get
the knack of 1t. But where one
needs half a dozen varieties liability
is in performing the various feats
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03
Skill Of Surf Riding, Coming Sport at The Rn Mner Rsorts

ness to give them precipitous sides.
yet are not crested. Then he heads
his board shoreward and awaits a
promising comber. Asst; approaches
i he starts to propel himself as fast
sas he can. Ina momentit It overtakes
him and he is Of, planning atop OF
the water before it; at wonderful
speed, getting an extra boost when
1T topples over with "a roar; then
/. Ecaming along with It until he Is
washed up on the sand.
There is always sensation in
speed. and the sensationsis the more
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03

were caught With this popular fancy
of amusement, and summoned well
knownSdancers to appearIbeforeithem.
While Miss Malton-and i. were, dan.
cling In London we received a com.
smand to appear before King George
and Queen Mary. who were being,en.
tertained by the Grand Duke Michael
Aof Russia at his country seat, Kent.
wood, near london. we were auite
surprised, after we had done our
waltzes, to be requested by Queen
Mary to dostte tang sand one step.
IT has been said that she objected
seriously to these new dances. How.
ever, she added to this desire ia seq
these dances the request that Miss
Walton should not appear i'm split
skirts. Her majesty expressed her
self as del lighted with the new dances
she had seen for the rdrst time. and
said she saw no hjection to them sas
we danced. them. z
History tells us how the warriors
as long ago as the Egyptians. danced
before going into battle. The
American Indian was noted for his
war dances. The Greeks furnished
the same example of the dancing.
craze when the spirit of war invaded
their peaceful country. Coming down
to more modern times, the greatest
balls and the most brilliant entertain
ments where dancing furnished the
program preceded the French ,reyolu.
ton. OF course. at this time the
polka and the qnadrille were the two
dances in vogue. but never before had
dancing come into such popularifayor
as At did under the regimes of Louis
XIV, XIV. and lLouis,XVI.
Louis XIV. founded an academy Of
dancing. He was soifond of dancing
that he frequently took part In the
ballets himself. More graceful. sol.
emn and exquisite dancing was In.
troduced during the reigns of Louis
sAV. and Louis XVI. l, and the stately j
minuet and gavotte sprung into pop. !.
ularfav L u q
sof the great variety of dances :
through which we have passed re. (
Gently. the eonestep today remains
the most popular. sof course, all !.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03

stion and adaptation Of . new dance
by Americans for Americans. Ihope|
that the new national dance. which I
shall cali the American dance, will
meet with popular approval 1T was
with the idea Of Meeting the need for
something new for the coming season
that Il evolved a new dance, which
viii represent strictly all that Is.
characteristic Of this form Of Ameri.
can amusement.
The new dance win be done with
ssyncopated music. IL will include
i've steps. The ffrst4will be q waltz
step. and the second a one-step. both
done in the same tempo. The third
will be a polka step, the fourth a one.
step again, and the; last a step which
occurs in the fox, trot.
Danced Before National conRre..,n.n
This Combination Of steps repre.
ssents a fascinating dance when done
to music that will make it ,allurinelv
graceful. The music for this dance
will also be strictly American Al ma
poetry and rhythm, and 4 hope twin
set new standard In. ballroom music
Spain has its beautiful ..IIabanera :"
Russia has given Ito the world the
artistic ballet dancing, GERMANY has
given us the waltz, Italy has scontrih.
uted the ttarrentaia, South America
gave US the popular tango, and the
oriental dances are Distinctive a.
their origin, but so far America. cos.
mopolttan as she Is. acceptiag the best
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03
IL the world that is not
lighting Is still dancing.
Geftainlyfthe Is no ap.
parent diminution Of
dancing enthusiasm in

~ s.ESa dancing enthusiasm il
America, where the $50
cial dance continuestto tempt partici
patton from all ages.
At the brink of a new season &c d
natural that one should raise the
question: What are to be the new
steps?
The question IS natural sbecause
what are called the thew dances
have gone through 80 many forma.
tive stages that 1t is not easy to be.
slieve that another change Is mot I'm.
,minent.
To acquire an expert opinion on
this point Inquiries were addressed
to one of the accepted leaders Of the
social dance, Maurice.
Maurice. or. to give his whole
name, Maurice Oscar Louis AIouvet,
danced his waylinto the heart of dan
cling Europe a few years ago with his
cake walk, the make and the tango,
and who thrilled New York later With
the sensational Apache dance. and
later histballroom dances.
While receiving the largest fees
ever paid to a dancing instructorSby
members of fashio society, Man
rice Is at the same time so true an
artist, so tenthusiasticEan exponent of
the art he interprets, that his inter-
est overiowsi that border line marked
by the dollar sign to the people of
the humber walks of life.
No one can doubt his sincerity
when he says that he hopes the new
national dance he has created will be
taught In every public school OF the
country. and bring pleasure and q
new interest in graceful, beautiful
dancing to children ofsevery walklof
life, from the palace ballroom to the
ytenements.
Maurice. who has danced before
nearly ALI the crowned heads of Eu-
rope. including King Edward, the pres
icnt King of Italy, King George and
Queen Mary, the Grand Duke Michael
of Russia and the Emperor of Aus.
itria, is an American by birth. The
present craze for dancing here. he
says. is only the beginning Of this
form Of amusement, which. he pre-
diets. win reach It's zenith Of artistic
perfection In this country. Ntanrice's
fame Is now shared by his dancing
partner and wife. Florence Walton.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03

and the most attract tive from theaart
circles of the world, has created moth.
ing tially.American in the dance.
When Congress conyenes In necem-
Der shall take SO school children
whom am teaching the new natl onal
dance to Washington to appear be.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03

fore members Of the national legisla.
ture. I want to get an expression OF
opinion from them as to the merits
Of such "a dance, and II they approve
ofit-which i feel conf dent they win
ITO give It their ind fsement as q
national dance. ~ e
New Britain herald., 1915-03-17
DCIATED PRESS VICTORIOUS.

htorney General Gregory has made
4 Printing and Publishing asso-
Etion in the latter's complaint
Alnst the Associated Press that in
kllecting it's ne Tvs and distributing
1t is violating the antitrust act and
che attorney general says that there
is no ground for any such complaint.
Everyone who has looked into this
case has expected this ending to the
complaint because there would be no
Justice in the law or in business II
men engaged in any mercantile or
professional work could not do legally
what the Associated Press is doing
1t is composed Of certain number
of men representing as many news
papers who collect news, distributes
it among themselves and then sells 1t
to all who care to buy the papers,
There cannot possibly be anything UNI
lawful in that. 1t does not affect
any other news agency except that
il is better than the others but that
is because the men engaged in it
have made it SO.
Those who compose the Associated
Press do not regard it as money
making enterprise, but rather means
by which they improve their own in
dividual newspap ers by gathering to-
gether a certain product and then
selling it. If there is riot in the
southern part of the country and the
people living in the north part are
interested in it the A. p. ascertains
the facts the same as does the New
York Sun or any of the other news
distributing agencies, and it is absurd
to say that it violates the antitrust
act in doing so. The Sun has been
fighting the A. P. for long time, but
1t will probably cease now or try an |
other tack, but there isn't any likeli |
hood that it will have any better !
luck than in the case which has just |
closed 1t was a foolish effort in |
the first place.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-17
FACTS AND E'ANCIES.

That report from Meriden about an
inmate Of a tuberculosis sanitarium
having q revolver in his possession and
shooting a nurse, and then turning
the weapon on himself, would call to
mind the fact whether or not inmates
Of other state institutions are armed.
If they are, nurses and attendants
should certainly be given the anne
privilege as a matter of protection.
What consumptive wants of loaded
gun is one of the mysteries OF in
stitution management. = MiddletoWn
Penny Press.
The time is fast approaching when
more Of the village and thickly, settled
communities, if not the towns as a
whole, are going to show a, greater
interest in fire protection. That it is
perfectly feasible and possible of eX-
ce1]ent results to possess apparatus
which will do effective work and cover
much territory in a short space of
time cannot be questioned. The
demonstration Of it's advisa bility is
being furnished almost every day by
the calls which are being made upon
city fire departments by the country
New Britain herald., 1915-03-17
method of diverting public 81

method of diverting public suspi-
"cion."
To advocate cnfranchising all wo-
men ir order to escape the bedevi1-
ment of harem government. imposed
by ten per cent. of the sex upon male
legislators anxious to divert suspicion
from themselves is to take a view OF
modern democracy that is novel AMI
pessimistic. 1t involves such assump-
tons moreover, as that legislators
would have less to fear from women if
they could vote and that very large
majority of the sex would exercise the
right to vote in an unbedeviling man
ner. That is to suppose, no doubt,
that a woman ceases to be contrary
when she gets what she thinks she
wants Alas. there is no gertrude
as to what she really does want, for
the Worlds own canvass shows that
most women fail on opportunity to
express themselves for or against suf-
frage. and are, therefore, presumably
not interested
Most of the reasons urged in favor
of woman suffrage, the World thinks
are Fantastic or unreal, at least as
nuch so as those urged against it
Women are not purer or more noble
than men. and if they were that would
be no reason for giving them the bal
lot. An oligarchy of virtue would tie
only one degree less oppressive than
an obligarchy of vice. Women are not
as wise as men in general affairs,
and, if there is any difference, enter
tain lower political ideals. They will
not purify politics. To enfrancl1ise
them will perhaps at first confuse and
disorganize government without re-
forming it, and yet it will produce II
more Representative and responsible
government. That is another reason,
offered only to be amended by the as
sertion that votes for women will
mot improve the quality of govern
''ment. but it will make women more
'intelligent and more Responsible
The inevitable in this matter espe-
cially ought to be more handsomely
accepted. The Worlds support of the
cause will doubtless be coldly received,
as it deserves to be.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-17
MASSACHUSETTS STILL FOR AN
NUAL ELECTIONS.

The Boston Post is very happy
over the probate defeat Of the consti-
tutional amendment introduced in the
Massachusetts legislature providing
for biennial sessions Of the leglsla-
ture election Of state officers and the
executive council. The Post says that
these provisions keep the government
nearer the people and it makes no
bones over it's JOY at the prospect of
the defeat of the changes suggested.
They have annual elections in Mas
sachusetts SO that the people are
usually engaged in a campaign or
are preparing for one. II there are
any good results obtainable in annual
elections they are not apparent to the
casual observer In the first place
they are productive of a heavy ex-
pense and in the next place they keep
the people on edge with nervous ex
citeme nt, while biennial elections
would serve every good feature just
the same and would greatly lessen the
public burden which has grown SO
heavy in so many states
Massachusetts still clings to the old
custom, and the Post argues it from
the standpoint of the people, that is
that annual elections keeps the gov
eminent closer to the voters SO that
if any one goes wrong only short
time can elapse before his successor
will be chosen. That, however, does
not sound as a very strong argument
in favor OF a system that is associated
with so much expense. The number
of public officials who betray their
trust is very small, in fact they arc
the exception to the general rule,
while the aim nowadays is to admin
lister public affairs with the strictest
economy commensurate with eff
cient service Massachusetts would
Undoubtedly be able to give as good
an administration with officers elect
cd biennially as annually, and with
much less cost.