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New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
MRS. sWIGGS POPULAR ! AT POLrS THEATER

Not only are the Poli Players SCOT ing. decided success in their sensa- sion this week of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" in Hartford, but they are drawing capacity audiences. This is one of the revivals that the players will present in coming months and its production spells success for the others that are to come.
 The story told in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is one in which comedy and pathos are interwoven by a master playwright who keeps his audience laughing for many moments and then brings a tear. but the play is essentially comedy and the laugh ter is almost continuous. Mir Hol- lirgsworth triumphs in his rendition of the role of Hiram Stubbins, who 1las waited for years for his war pen- sion and who, through the kindly efforts of Mrs. Wiggs. marries Miss Hay, who has waited for Hiram just as long as Hiram has waited for his pension Ada Dalton makes hit in the title part, a character that calls for the finest work. A third success is made by Miss Skirvin in the role of lovely Mary, character that ranks with the best of it's kind on the stage. Madeline Moore returns to the cast in the role ofsMiss Hazy, a comedy part that is as unique as it is trying. The other favorites assist in making the play the success that 1t is, a cast or
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
GOOD PRODUCTION
 IS AT THE LYCEUM

Meritorious and Tnirthful describe the present weeks attraction at the Lyceum In this production the Ly- ceum Players will receive their last curtain call of the season, bringing to a2close a season of the finest dra- matic treats that the mana cement has provided. Fifty Miles From Bos- Aton'' caps the climax for the ex- cellsnce of attraction and the large audiences which have, seen the pre- sentations fully appreciate the super- iority of the presentation. The play CTS are presenting the characters most vigorously and, backed up as they are with the striking originality of George M Cohan's fine humor, they have wonderful bill.
 This attraction is presented by an augmented company and several fine musical numbers are included. By attendance at> the performances this week the mana cement will be in- ffuenced in determining if the player goers want the company to return next fall The theater patrons have been entertained here by the finest attractions available to <. permanent stock companies. The productions have been staged with the samo care- ful attention to detail as New York managers require. The settings have been especially attractive so that all together the patrons have been treat ed to metropolitan attractions at pop ular prices, It is to be hoped that the patronage will be such that the players will be made to feel that their efforts to entertain are fully ap- preciated. The way to evidence that appreciation is to attend the perfor- mances this week A matinee per- formance will be given on Thursday afternoon. Sg
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

again as the minister of a modern church. The same ideal light shines in his eyes. He is still seeking Truth and his congregation is made up of the very same people. who in the long ago stoned him to death. Left alone after service, the minister finds newspaper,~ dropped by a member of the choir, which contains a reproduc
 tion of Faugeron's painting: The Truth Stirred by the picture, the minister fails in reverie. He be- comes Gabriel again. and attended by
 Truth" with her mirror, visits the various scenes of the story. Truth with her wondrous mirror showing
 him the real actions of the characters. What tales does it unfold? A political orator haranguing the crowd, and while the poor dunes are applauding the scamp, Truth flashes her mirror and the orator is seen in the back room of a gin mill raking in ,. the graft that is being brought in to him by his scoundrelly i1enchmen. At the same time you will be given the opportunity to see the Ease Uses" to which live is far too often turned. Such are the thoughts that are forced in the mind by this wonderful photo play, which make you hate hypocrisy
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
"HYPOCRITES' WILL ;
 BE AT FOX''s FRIDAY

"Hypocrites,",' the motion picture drame that is setting the country talking with it's powerful lesson, preaching as it does the gospel of the Sen of Man as that Gospel is but sell com preached, will be seen at Fox's this coming Friday and Saturday. The story of Properties briefly told, is as follows: tt
 Gabriel, an ascetic monk of the olden times, with infinite toll and midst deepest secrecy, perfects an image of "Truth''-a beautiful woman. The. .unveiling is made . fete day, and all gather. to listen to. the address of the abbott, who little dreaming of what Gabriel had been working at for so long, consented to unveil the statue. The covering iss pulled aside and there stands figure of Truth The consequences of the unveiling are most disastrous to Garbriel-the monks and populace rusn upon him and kill him. After a lapse of a thousand years or so, we see Gabriel
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
THE FASHION SHOP
 FINE AT KEENEY'S

Local vaudeville devotees are en- thusiastic over The Fashion shop, the spring novelty. which Keeney's is offering as it's big attraction this week. The act has been aptly described by the booking agent as "a paradise of fair women in the perfection of ap- i,arel before a stage setting of superb splendor. "The exhibition lives up to these claims and thus far has satisfied the most discriminating of the patrons Of the local playhouse. Displaying the gowns and millinery, all of which are of the latest style and the last word in fashion creations, are sixteen handsome young women, led by the noted beauty Mabel Gray. In the latest Partisan and New Y ork models they. make a stunning appearance, captivating the males in the audience by their grace and style and breeding envy in the hearts of ' the young women who agazea on them. . The Fashion Shop is the latest innovation in vaudeville achieving success and the enthusiasm with which it is re- ceived everywhere indicates that it las entered the field to stay. s,
 With this big attraction are series of other high class variety show acts. HeTS IS not d un1DeT InlS%WeeK program that is not up to the minute n every respect and it is good guess that crowded houses during the balance of the week will be adequate testimony of the appreciation shown By the theater-going public to the efforts of the management to give them the best there is, regardless of the expense attending the selections.
 Mile. Futile and her coiiectfon. of trained parrots and Manuel Alexander and company presenting The New Stenogra pher," vie with the feature attraction for popularity with the au- dience Mile Futile has a number of pretty. birds that are we'll educated. They perform series of astonishing feats. Alexander and his associates offer a most entertaining sketch. It is of original character and the lines are bright and amusing.
 Virginia Carltotn. the California Nightingale; Whitley and Bell comedy entertainers and The Kings musicians, make up the balance of the pfsgram. They all have first sclass acts.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

z Does the American husband get square deal
 Sometimes he does. Then again sometimes he doesn't. Mrs. Theta Quay Franks, who propounds the. startling question: answers l. herself when she says that unless the wife is as efficient in caring for the house and in spending the household allow ance as the man is running his busi- ness and in earning the money to support the home the husband is de- cidedly not geetting a square deal.
 The one thing which is needed is efficiency. Mrs. Franks, who is the author of Efficiency in the House hold" lectured on this subject before the Housewives league today in New York
 There is one excuse for the house keeper who has not taken her work serously enough according to Mrs.
 Franks Traced back far enough, the real fault rests with the men. Women have looked upon house work as inferior work until recently, and all too many do so yet. This is because of the attitude of men, years ago, when they refused to give higher education to women because they said it would make them neglect their homes. Women felt they had to choose between being housekeepers and having professions, But as mat ter of fact the highest procession a woman can practise is that of keeping house. That is because the modern housekeeper must be scientific and must give thought to her work.
 The Housewifc's Duties i ITO be good liousekee pei reauires !cnnstructive genius and orfgfna lity. ! Work outside the home may become 1 routine, but housekeeper always has ! emergencies to face. There is net ] much originality required.a for in l stance, in pounding a typewriter day l after day. The housekeeper on the i other hand. must watch constantly to
 see what the state and the city are
 doing which touches the nome. like . laws in regard to adulteration of food
 and weights and measures.
 ! Tt should be: a pleasure for a
 woman to plan meals. For instance, < I have shown that it is possible to-
 make out nlenussfor a year, providing simple, appetizing food at a reasonable
 cost and with no menu being repeated
 within three weeks. For variety in ' food is an essential.
 a.Housekeepers should give attention ito the food provided for their ser | wants. I have heard charming ,intei- l:gent women say; I have no idea \ hat my servants eat They should
 not say that any more than they 1 should say they do not know what their children eat.
 1 "In household where tfe mistress l does not know what the servants eat i it is probable that there is one of the ! two extrem s--either the cook feeds ! them on cold scraps left from the ! family table or she rdins up big bills beca use she prepares expe nsive food.
 We'll chosen food, it must be remenI-
 bered, is not necessarily the most ex- :! pensive food.
 \ If the housek ekeeperg tool sa per perso solnai Il
 interest in her servants and saw to 1t
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

v E "a = home. There is no reason, to nay mind, why they should not do so if. they want to. But certainly unless woman is truly different, she will not be able to run 8 house and work at anything else at the same time. ~
 "A woman should arrange a system which fits the need of her household. After a time she should be able to find one which is satisfactory. When she has, the actual directing of the household requires very little time. It all depends on the system.
 If woman is businesslike outside the home it is probable that she will be inside the home. And that is the one thing which is needed if husbands are to have a square dea1-that their wives shall run their homes on busi- ness principles" ..
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
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New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
Inefficient Housewife Wastes Her l
 Husbands Money and Commits Wrong He Does Not Get Square Deal, But He Is Largely to
 Blame-Many Girls Know Nothing of
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that they were we'll taken care of it would go along way toward solving the servant problem. The bread maker, as we'll as the bread-winner of the household must be cared for. No human being does good work if un- healthy or unhappy. Good, nourish- ing food is one of the essentials if a person is to be healthy ard nappv.
 1T don't see how any one can be surprised that girls hate to go into do- mestic service if they feel they are looked upon as the broom or the dish cloth is. If a housekeeper is actuated cnly by self-interest she should care for her servants in an intelligent man. neT.
 What Efficiency Is.
 Efficiency means one has learned the wisdom of being orderly. It doesn't make any difference whether the efficiency is in the office or in the home. It comes as the result of ex- perience and of an inquiring mind. Unless a woman has it her husband does not get a square deal. American women are just as capable of being efficient as women of any other nation. That is proved by their management of charities, womens clubs and pa triotic and civic societies. They have proved themselves full of executive ability and initiative. But many wo- men do not use these qualities in the manasen,e ent of their homes.
 Human nature has not changed since the days of the wise and foolish virgins. Some provide oil for their lamps and some do not. For my part I have always felt sympathy for the foolish virgins. Just word in time from one of the wise virgins, and they might have been prodded on, so they, too. could have enjoyed the wedding feast. On the. same principle, today, thee cannot be too much preaching of the need of efficiency in the house hold.
 "A man prepares for his business in life seriously. But many girls marry without any preparation at all for the making or the, keeping of a home. They do not look upon their work as a serious moral responsibility. I think uaually-a a girl is not trained early enough in household matters. Tn Europe the little girl of ten is learn ing how to cook and to manage a q Ho uSC. ss@ Ilele tIle giISlfuCJlOn- sQ0eS not begin usually until she is in high school.
 The committee on food supply ap- pointed by Mayor Mitchell reported that extrayagan was drain on the food supply of the city. So the woman who is ignorant of how to buy for.her household wastes not only her hus- bands money but commits a civic wrong. You often hear of the clever ness of the French woman in being able to utilize all left overs from the table. I think the Italian method much better, however, They have few . left-overs. because they market so , carefully and know just how much to buy for each meal
 Some women, of course, who are home keepers also work outside the
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
DUAL PERSONALITY SHOWN IN FOX FILM

Lionel Barrym ore vii be seen to- day and tomorrow in five part photo of Victor Mapes, celebrated story "The Curious Con- duct of Judge LeGarde., The story deals with the inception of dual per- sonality which effect is brought on by an injury from the kick of a horse at \ the base of the skull. MT Barry more is supported byla capable cast of screen favorites, remembered here for their excellent work in several Fox photo-plays and through the en- tire five thousand feet of thrills, heart throbs and tense moments beautiful love story runs that is in tense and highly dramatic
 Randolph LeGarde, a senior judge of criminal court, bethrothed to Agnes Caverly, is injured by the kick of a horse, and the injury1has theRef-
 feet of establishing in Judge ,Le-
 Garde dual personality Miss zCaverly, together with her father,.sa lawyer is a guest of Judge LeGarde
 and his sister at their apartments. Tn
 his courtship, inspired by feeling of affectionate sentiment, he requests that her Good night wishes to him
 be expressed by her playing on the
 pldnC =SST6ndu6. A lew
 evenings after the accident, as she is
 rendering this selection and he. listen
 ing, he feels an uncomfortable impulse
 stealing over him to perform some act
 of lawlessness or violence. $ The dual
 personality has it's inception, and
 Judge LeGarde, with distorted coun-
 tenance and the carriage of a thief,
 suddenly becomes nnetam orphized into a being of the underworld. He steals out of his house, and on his ramblings through the< city ultimately finds him. l self the habitue of den known as ] the Lame Duck Each night this same impulse steals over him, and l each morning finds him unconscious I at his desk, restored to his original 1 personality. He tries to fight off and
 battle this evil influence, but without 1 avail. Situations follow that are high l ly dramatic and intensely interesting, and not until his complete restoration I to good health does he eradicate his l dual personality.
 l Besides this splend<d photo-drama l the latest chapter of "The Exploits 1 of Elaine, ' with new thrills and as l founding incidents that Fox patrons like and enjoy. will also be shown. l Sprinkle salt on the tablecloth when l wine has been spilled. When the l cloth has been removed, pour boiling | ! ( T.,
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
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twenty characters being necessary for it's presentation. The play is staged in an adequate manner and the propeI atmosphere is created. Between the ;cts Eddie Mahoney sings Managef 'Thatcher's latest song success, Lovely Mary" which is dedicated to the lovely character of the play, Lovely Mary.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

Skirts are no longer required to hang even around the bottom, indeed, tho latest fancy is for points or scaI- lcps.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

When taffetas for evening frocjsi
 have large lowered effects the frocks are of the simplest in design.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

Evening dresses are given a touch of the picturesque by placing one or two roses on the skirt
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
Pads and Fashions

Gay, pretty, cross-stitch embroid- cries appear oh gray Russian linens used for lunch cloths, etc.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

Not all the skirts show the close effect at the hips. Many are shirfed full under pretty draped basques.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

Make the little girls white dress to hcng from the shoulders with slight flare. Cut the neck square and fiplsk it. with band of embroidery. Aro6nd the bottom put a band of the same embroidery, but wider.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

Sprinkle salt on the tablecloth when wine has been spilled. When the cloth has been removed, pour boiling water through the stain until it has disappeared.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

There is new high boot of sofi glazed kid. It laces straight down the outside, over the ankle from top to sole.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21

will keep down local prIces, in the opinion
of Mr.. Wigton.
THE trouble is" he added, that nearly
all the coal operators in this State have
sold their entire supply under contract
and will not be able to supply the inde-
pendent demand that has sprung up. The
railroad congestion has tied up coal so
that Philadelphia will have chance to
store her supply TIL the embargoes are
lifted. The price of the coal has doubled
in the last several months but I do not
think 1t will increase any more" said Mr.,
Wigton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
FAMILY INSISTS OLD
MAN WAS MURDERED
Autopsy Will Be Performed on
Body of Victim, Who, Jury
Said, Ended Life

An autopsy will be performed late today
on the body Of James J. Corcoran. found
last Thursday in drift Of snow in Cobbs
Creek Park. with his throat cut. to de-
termine whether the man committed sui
eide or was murdered \ Coroncrs jury
yesterday rendered a verdict Of death by
suicide. but Miss Anna T. Corcoran, the
dead mans daughter called ON Coroner
Knight today and demanded that an au-
topsy be performed. Miss Corcoran
asserts that members Of the family were
not notified that the inquest was to have
been held
Miss Corcoran believes firmly her
father who was 60 years old was muir
dered. She reached his home, 1899 Ad1i-
son street, last night. from the West She
told Coroner Knight that a reporter. who
arrived on the scene shortly after the
body was found. assured her that there
were footprints i'm the ground. pointing to
murder The family also asserts that the
mans Jaw and three ribs were fractured,
strengthening the theory of murder.
\ knife was found beside the body, but
Miss Corcoran said today that this was
not her fathers knife. She declared that
a knife owned by her father had been
stolen few days prior to the finding of
his body
81 want to be convinced that it was
suicide" Miss Corcorun said to Coroner
Knight. Dr. William 5. Wadsworth, Cor
oner's physician, will perform the au-
topsy at the CorCoran home.
The police, as well as the Coroner's
jury which acted on the case yesterday,
are firmly convinced that Corcorau killed
himself They explain that, admitting
that the knife found beside the body had
never been seen before by members of
the family and that he had lost his own
knife. 1t would have been easy for him
to purchase another one. The police rec
ord says that the man was III two years
and that he had acted childishly Mt times
Dr. Anthony Estuhto. of the West
Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital, who
pronounced the man dead, said that it
was his belief that the Jaw was only
bruised and not fractured. lie said. how
ever. that he did not make an cXamina-
ton of the body. He expressed his opin-
ion to the effect that If the Jaw and
three ribs were really fractured It was
Impossible that these injuries could have
been inflicted by the man falling to the
ground after cutting his own throat but
that the injuries must have been caused
by some one else.
Mrs. Emily CorCoran. wife of the dead
man. said that there was no doubt in
her mind that her husband was MUIR
dcred
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
ROOMS WANTED

TWO COAlMUNICATJNG ROOMS with board
near oath and Catharine, by 3 adults. rcasCn-
able. l. T5s, Ledger Central.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21

WEST CHESTER. Pa. Dec 2l.-AIike
Thillits, 40 years old. a Coatesville Hun
garian, serving a term of six months in
the Chester County prison here, at
tempted suicide last night by punging
30 feet from the third, or upper. corridor
In the institution. His fan was broken
when his body struck the edge of the
second corridor but when he struck the
concrete at the bottom both arms were
broken and he sustained serious injuries
about the head. He will recover
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
COPS AS SANTA CLAUSES
Kensington and Frankford Poor TO
Get Christmas Presents

In many sections Of the city. particu-
larly IN the congested part of Kensington
and Frankford occupied by the deserving
poor. policemen will become Santa
Clauses on Saturday morning or Friday
night And incidentally. poor Johnny
Hobo, If he happens 10 imbibe too much
Christmas Joy In the form OF Hot
Scotch. need not expect a free ride 10 a
warm station house.
All the wagons in that part OF Phfla-
delphia will be busy assisting the police
men TO help make the boys and girls
and papas and mammas happy by dis
tributing the loads Of pretty and useful
gifts that benevolent Philadelphians are
providing for them.
IL is even whispered that patrol wagons
will be decorated with cotton and ever
greens so that they may have somewhat
the appearance OF the proyerbial rein
deer sledge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
"CurbstOneo vestry Decision p.

Judges McMichaei and Ferspson =
holding under advisement, follovo,ns ~
argument of exceptions bv onass 'ns
counsel, action on the recent deoi.,os rSos'ns
Judge Ferguson in recognizing ',1on ,n Of
gality of the "curbstone" ves,r,. e'
Johns Episcopal Church, and ors.. a. st
the Rev. George Chalmers Ricbr,o.ihs
turn over TO them keys, nron,,., 70
books of the church. Edgar N and
attorney for the rector, who was SLACK
suspended for one year at an ecciosihtly
tical orta, trG o,goe a[goed against the adssio.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
COAL PRICES STATIONARY
Ohio Competition Will Prevent Rise
in Local Figures

Though the shortage in soft coal for
general consumption is real enough ex-
orbitant prices will not prevail in Phlla-
delphla for the fuel according to a state
ment made today by Frank Wigton, mem
Der OF the Bituminous Coal Association
of Central Pennsylvania and former
president Of the organization The com
petition of the Ohio bitumnous coal fields
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
Spain Rearming Troops

GIBRALTAR, Dec. 21.--Great slgnif-
canoe is attached by English military
officers to recent activities among the
Spanish forces. An order issued today
authorizes $4,000 Spanish carabineers to
surrender their Mauser rifles and sub
stitute Remingtons of the latest design
Large numbers of Spanish recruits are
constantly training.