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The Washington times., 1915-10-05
10000 MEN OUT At
GENERAL ELECTRIC
Plant In Schenectady Closed,
With Exception Of Business
0ffices-Strike Orderly.

SCHENECTADY. n. Y. Oct. Sap
proximately 1900 men and women were
on strike in Schenectady today. demand
ing an eight-hour day.
Pattern makers and other workers.
employed In the General Electric Com
pany's plant. Joined the maChinists and
electrical workers who went out yes
tcrday. More will go out today. II Is
thought unless mediation Is accepted.
The plant Is closed with the exception
OF businc<s offices. Strikers last night
manned tnc power department to save
the city from total darkness. as the
company supplies all the light.
Mayor SChoolcraft today offered his
services as mediator.
The strike has been probably as peace
ful as any In history. Not an extra
policeman has been sworn In and there
have been no street fights or violence
Of any sort.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05

cent, while the population Of the
State has increased only 80 per cent.
Even the most needless spendthrift
of public moneys must realize that
affairs cannot go on much longer at
that rate without making wreck
Of the finances Of the State and a
beast Of burden Of New York's tax
paying public. And the only day.
light that any taxpayer can see
ahead of him is in the adoption of
the provisions which were worked
out by the constitutional convention
and are now submitted in the pro-
posed constitution to the voters Of
New York,
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Tomorrow,

Convention. National Defense League, large
ball room, Willard. II A. m.
Meeting, Washington Society OF Engineers.
Cosmos Club, p m.
Meeting Board OF Education. Franklin
School. $3.50 p m.
Meeting Oldest Inhabitants Association,
Nineteenth and II streets northwest 7:3C
p. III.
Military tournament. miltiamen OF the Dis
trict Armory. 7.30 y. m
District convention, Methodist Episcopal
Church. McKendree NJ. +. Church, and
y. m,
Convention, Womcns Home and Foreign
Missionary Societies OF the Evangelical Luth.
eran synod of Maryland. Luther place
Memorial Church. 40 p. IN.
Meeting, Women's Missionary Society, OF
Fourth Presbyterian Church. on lawn OF
church. 10 n. m.
Woman's Missionary Society, Foundry
church, 1890 a. IN.
Meeting Citizens Association OF Chevy Chase
d. G., school house. Connecticut avenue
and Northampton street northwest 3 p. N.
Ma Masonic-Washingto Centennial, No. lii
Osiris. No. &c. King Solomon. No. 81, 90.
lumbia. No, |, Royal Arch Masons; Po-
tomac, No, 3, knights Templar. Aremc. No
TO- Eastern Sar
Odd Fcllowy-Eas No. :; Harmony. No
.: Friendship, No. L.; Federal city No
20 Mount Ncho, No. G. Encanpment
National Inion-General deputies at head.
Red .Men-white Eagle Tribe. No II; Whit.
EAGLE Council. Degree OF PocahontaA-
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
EXCESS BID F0RL0AN
NEARS S1OO,OOO,0OO
Books Are Closed and Plans
Made For Offering Bonds to
the Public.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5-SubscriptioRs
to the underwriting OF the $500. 900. 900
Anglo-French credit were closed at
10 o'clock this morning.
All the work of tabulating them has
not been completed. but II is believed
that the total is not far below 5000
100000. fercentually this is not a
heavy oversubscription. but an excess
OF 100000 600 Ia large sum in itself.
and the managers are highly gratified.
one OF the largest OF those received
YESTERDAY yesterday was was from Jchn n Willys;
Company. for sl.eoo,eoO. A large
proportion OF those received were for
amounts from $1,000 to $1,000.
With the completion of the syndicate
this morning. preparations will be made
for Offering the bonds to the public.
Many of the underwriters will them
selves take the full amount OF bonds
wl.ch they have underwritten. SO that
the public need subscribe for only
part Of the issue to make 1t great
success. Work already has been begun
oil the prospectus to be used In sales
to the public.
A report was In circulation last night
that Sir Ernest Cassel. who was onco
visor to King Edward VII, had sub
scrit ed for S5,0oo. 900 OF the bonds
1t was said yesterday that John u.
Rockefeller had subscribed for s0.oi0,-
0C0 OF the bonds. william Rockefeller.
according to the reports current in Wall
Street. subscribed for a smaller ouan-
:itv. In the list Of subscriptions for
sl.Oo0o00 reports placed the names Of
John WHY'S, the automobile manufac-
turer: Harry Payne Whitney and Will
lam Boyce Thompson.
The American Truth Society Is stfll
trying to prevent the success Of the is-
sue. Every savings bank In the city
received letter yesterday from Ber-
nard II. Ridder. chairman OF the so-
ciety's depositors' committee. asking in
what banks or trust companies 1t had
deposits.
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NATIONAL.

II every crook play or melodrama
could have had Jacques Futrelle as the
originator OF the plot, and sponsor for
most OF the lines. perhaps all Of them
would be as pleasing as MY Lady's
Carter" the play at the National this
week.
For Lee Morrison founded the piece
on jacques Futrelle's prize story of the
same name. and wisely Incorporated
most OF the dialogue in the lines. so
that the characters have personality
even In the reading. and unravcl n plot
which is unique. swift and sure.
Aside from two appearances In towns
SO very small and obscure that their
names were not even divulged by the
management. this liz new play, and
last night was its premiere. Little de-
Walton from the Futrelle story has
The famous jeweled garter OF the Or
der OF the Garter" Is stolen from the
British museum. and passes from the
hands Of Daddy Heinz twho, by the
way. Is the only man killed in the per-
formance and even then at great
distance off stage. so that the shot is
not even heard) to n multi-milionaire.
Brokaw Hamilton.
He decides to replace tho bauble, but
planted, for the police in an empty
house. The theft is laid at the door
Of two persons. the first being s. Keats
Young Mr.. Gaunt is called skeats. and
looks 1t. being a poet in the bargain.
Bruce Colquhoun. the other suspect. Is
a fine young man concerning whose
identity the police. the audience, and
the heroine are kept In doubt until the
very last moment. SO that II wouldn't
do to tell here whether or not he was real
ly "ThI Hawk the notorious and clev-
er criminal at whose door all Of the
crimes In the calendar and u few others
besides are flatteringly laid.
Policemen Of both the suave-eyc glass
ed English type and the quid-bearing
species are represented. while the
heroine finds plenty of opportunity to
make herself agreeable with rrs. Skeats
and then Bruce Colquhoun as her sweet.
heart.
All roles are exceptionally we'll cast
Robert Dempster plays the role OF Col
quhoun with reserve and charm. and
Miss Gombel as the heroine, Helen
Hamilton. is possessed Of great natural
ness and poise. Louis Kimball rs g.
Keats Gaunt. is so like one OF the +. r
Gruger illustrations OF the story tha,
II Is startling. The role of August Won
Derp. which could easily be overdOne
is safe In the hands of Wallace Worse.
ly. former Washington boy. graduate
Of Eastern High School. and member OF
a famous football team OF many years
ago. Minor parts are well played. and
the scenery is new and tasteful.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
A NEW INSURANCE FIELD

In day when the benevolent anti
dote, insurance, has been extended
to almost every human i'll and cas-
ualty, it is strange that the Chau-
tauqua circuit has not been included
within it's scope. Lecturing has de-
veloped an unsuspected peril, and
William Jennings Bryan, according
to newspaper accounts, twice has
run athwart the danger.
In Kansas, not long ago, one ar.
dent admirer succeeded in kissing
the Commoner; in Texas, the news.
papers say, a lank but emotional
Texan made an unsuccessful at
tempt at forcible oscillation which
was only averted when the silver
tongued orator took refuge behind a
tent pole.
Evangelists have complained of
this same danger. One who would
lecture in 3 gospel or Chautauoua
tent, it would seem, should be &C
corded opportunity to insure against
these menaces of affection. Physi-
clans recently have pointed out the
dangers of osculation in general, and
recommended the pit-pat, a eort OF
wrist-watch kiss, as a substitute
But it will take a long time for any
such denatured, if sanitary, meth.
ods to spread over the West. Mean.
while, teachers in tents need pro.
lection.
A judge can do the thing with
more grace and ease. A Baltimore
Jurist clamped young woman into
Jail for contempt of court merely
because she had airily waved him a
salute. But there is no such balm
in Chautauqua for the lecturer.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
MANY THANKS, MISS ELLIOTT

That sprightly and entertaining
letter written for The Sunday Times
by Miss Jean Eliot contained, last
Sunday, besides it's breezy anecdote
and gossip of the smart set, a
serious suggestion that gentlemen
who are apt to be picked for COM
mittees at times like the G. A. R.
encampment should consider. This
young woman's artistic sense was
Jared, it seems, by the heterogen-
GUS array of decorations for the en-
'campment. Individually many busi-
ness houses and public buildings
were beautiful and in good taste,
but the lack of any special scheme
produced some curious and garish
results.
The remedy suggested is a Mu-
nicipal Decoration Syndicate. Such a
syndicate could, upon occasions like
the encampment, treat streets as
units: Massachusetts avenue, for ex-
ample, might be decorated in one
way, Connecticut avenue in another,
and Pennsylvania avenue follow
some general decorative theme.
That idea is in keeping with the
efforts for the permanent develop
ment of the Capital. The Fine Arts
Commission is trying to put an end
to the erection of buildings at ran
dom. A similar commission, if not
syndicate, could be named for the
next inaugural. This commission
could make recommendations about
the decorations of various streets
Merchants and residents alike prob.
ably would accept these sugges.
tions. Enough of them would, at
least, on any one street, to maintain
the general scheme for that thor.
oughfare.
Such a plan would be no more
costly than the decorations at ran.
dom now employed. An even wide,
diversity might be given the dis.
plays, though they would be more
in harmony despite that diversity
If this idea is a suggestion of what
women might do for city wher
they got hold of things, then the
suffragists have another excellen,
argument for municipal suffrage.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
BETTER STATE FINANCES

One OF the very best pieces Of
work done by the New York consti-
tutional convention was in the pro-
visions taken to safeguard the
finances of the State and to relieve
the taxpayers of some of the bur-
dens which have been piling upon
them in the last few years and
which have threatened to multiplv
insufferably in the next few years.
The issue of serial bonds as re-
CURED in the proposed constitution
will save vast sums of interest. will
check reckless appropriations by
legislators that don't care what fu-
ture generations have to pay, and
will diminish the opportunity for DO
litical misuse of prodigious sinking
funds.
The proposed State budget to be
submitted by the governor to the
legislature will prevent members of
the legislature from swapping ap-
preparations, one here in return for
one there, and will fix definite re-
sponsibility for the outlay of the
public funds.
What grave thing extravagant
and wasteful expenditures have be-
come to the people of many States
may be judged sby the fact that
while New York had virtually nc
debt at all twenty years ago it has
already piled up State debt OF
$lS6,oOO,00O and has authorized ad,
ditional debt to make a total OF
1921 100000.
In thirty years the general ex.
penses of running the State govern.
ment have increased nearly 600 pc,
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
AGAIN, "CITIZEN" GENET

Among the thirteen Americans
whose names are sent from Paris
as having given their lives to France
while serving as members of the
Foreign Legion in Champagne, ap-
pears the name of Edmund C. c..
Genet. He is referred to as a de-
scendant of Gov. George Clinton Of
New York, he. who was the long
time antagonist of Alexander Ham,
ilton in the early struggles for DOM
ination of New York politics, and
who is commonly referred to as
founder of Tammany.
But young Genet was also de-
scended from another ancestor
whose name sheds yet a more ro-
mantle luster about the circum-
stances of this sacrifice of an Amer
ican life for France. The founder
of this family in America was that
Edmond Charles Edouard Genet
who as "Citizen" Genet occupied a
turbulent place in the history of
this republics early days. He was
sent here during Washington's Ad-
ministration as minister from the
directorate government of France,
and was entrusted with the difficult
business of enlisting the infant ma
tion on the side of revolutionary
France in its struggle against mon
archical Europe. His overzealous en-
terprises, in which he was sustained
by much popular sentiment based on
our gratitude for Frances aid in the
Revolutionary war, and also on the
feeling that France was making a
new fight for human freedom,
Threatened for a time to embroil us
in the troubles of Europe. Jeffer-
son was the ardent advocate of the
French cause, and as Secretary of
State was much in sympathy with
Genet. The latter's excesses at
length compelled the Administra-
ton to demand his recall by France,
and Jefferson, though it was a dis
tasteful task, made formal request,
which Paris tardily granted. Ham,
ilton was the leader in opposition
to the alliance that France tried to
impose upon US, and Genet's recall
was his victory over both jefferson
and Clinton.
Genet did not return to France
he liked America, had become init
mate with important people, and af-
ter his French relation was ended
became an American citizen and
welded the daughter of Governor
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
EUGEN|A GETS FARM
TO RAISE CHICKENS
"Simple Life For Al and Me-"
Says Miss Kelly, In Planning
Wedding.

NEW YORK. Oct. k-Although Mrs.
Edward Kelly mad made no open effort
today to restrain the conduct Of her
daughter Eusenia, It was learned from
one close to Mrs. Kelly that she is
planning a new course to prevent Eu-
genia from having the companionsh'p
or "Af' Davis. the dancer
Mrs. kclly's contemplated plan. II
wa's said. Is to bring a suit In the civil
courts that will disclose new evidence
relating to the suit of Mrs. Amy Fo-
garty Davis against the dancer for d.
vorce. Mrs. Davis interlocutory decree
VIII become final on November 8. and
o nthat date she expects to ask that the
Miss Kelly has announced her inten-
tion OF marrying Davis as soon as nc
is free. but before November. Mrs;
Kelly may start proceedings that VIII
lead to review of the entire Davis
divorce case and possibly cause n pos,
ponement OF the granting of the final
decree.
Does Not Oppose Marriage.
It wns also said Mrs. Davis Is not
opposed to 4 marriage between Al
and Eugcnia. In fact. II was said. hhe
and Davis have talked over the possi
bility. Mrs. Davis. hefore her marriage
was Amy Fogarty. daughter of Patrick
A. FOgar'y, millionaire brewer, Her
lawyers refused to discuss her divorce
case In any way yesterday: ..
The summons In Davis S5o ,OO SUIT
against Mrs. Kelly for alleged slanocf
was filed yesterday In the county clerk &
office. Mrs. Kelly was served with ti-
summons In her apartment IN ll6 Eas'
Sixtieth street
John +: Mcintyre. counsel for MRS
Kelly, said the mother had not yet In
structed him to make application to
magistrate In the Yorkville police
court for summons for the daugh-
ter."who was paroled in the mothers
custody after her arraignment there
When Eugenia came out OF the
apartment house at 1l6 East sixty
third street. where she and her moth
er share a luxurious suite. she re-
iterated her assertion she was going
to marry Davis Just as soon as she
could.
Says She Loves DAVIS.
I'm going to marry him next
month" the girl said. II love him
and | guess that settles It. We have
a place all picked out on Long Island
near East Williston. and then we are
going to lead the simple life and rails.
horses and dogs and chickens. Nc
more cabaret life for us.
Yes. mother and | are having q
great time OF 1t up there" Miss kelly
went on, nodding toward one OF the
upper windows from her taXicab. "W,
| don't have much to say to each other
but whenever AIS name comes VI
| there Is a row"
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
SUFFRAGE WINS IN
WILSON'S CABINET
Formal Announcement BY PresI-
dent Of His Support Of Votes
For Women Is Awaited.

Members OF the Presidents Cabinet
are lining up for votes for women.
The explanation is that President Wills
son is soon to come out for suffrage
Secretary McAdoo, = before departing
for New York yesterday, came out for
suffrage.
Secretary Garrison and Private Secs
retary Tumulty have already done So
Secretary Redfield and Secretary will
son say they have long been for suf-
frage.
Secretary Lansing has not yet de-
cided on his course
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Capital Men HOnOred
By Historical Society

At a recent meeting OF the executive
committee of the National Historical
Society. held at New York. the following
officers from Washington and vicinity
We're elected: Hugh MacLellsn South-
gate, Chevy Chase Nd, original life
member founder and Vice president:
Capt. Albert II. Van Deusen. original
founder; John $. Barbour, Fairfax. Va
original founder.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05

Clinton. The Edmund c. C. Genet
of today-or rather, be it said in
sorrow, of yesterday-was direct
descendant in this line. Thus is the
tie between the two greatest repub-
lies of the world cemented once
again in the shedding of the COM
mingled blood of both.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Mrs. Calvin to Speak On
Home Economics WORK

Mrs. Henrietta w. Calvin, lecturer on
homo economies for the United States
Bureau Of Education. Is to talk on
New Phases Of Home Economics
Teaching rs Observed in Forty Schools"
this afternoon at $50 o'clock at tho
Public Library. The talk will be under
the auspiCcS Of the Home Economica
Association. The public is invited
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Sofia to Change Names
Of Streets For Germans

AMSTERDAM. Oct. 5-The municipal
council at Sofia has decided to give Ger
man names to some OF the principal
streets, now named for Russian liberia
tors, according to dispatches received
here today.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Amusements.

Nationnl-"My Iady's Garter" s:1b p. m.
Belasco-"Rigoletto." $50 p. m.
Poll lis-"An American Citizen" ass and s:l5
y. m.
Keith's-Vaudcvile. c:l5 and S:i5 D. m.
Gayety-Burlesque, 2:l5 and sl5 .. m.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05

The worlds series may be limited
to fortunate Boston and Philadel-
phia, but the -nine-i inches
above-the-ground fashion will help
Washington rooters over an other
wise desolate and bleak winter,
The Washington times., 1915-10-05

There is a certain approximation
to truth in the report that trouble
is brewing in Guatemala; but any
one conversant with the native
thirst would say it was distilling.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05

When all other excuses fail, the
old man can go out every night to
celebrate the latest grand opening
of the Panama canal.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05

The military efficiency of a Mexi-
can general depends largely upon
which side Of Jail he is on.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
COLUMBIA

Donald Brian. the musical comedy
star. Is seen this week in films at the
Columbia Thcater He appear, in the
dramatiZation of the Harold McGrat IN
novel. The Voice in the Fog" The
story of the young haberda sher who
harters with professional criminal for
the title OF Lord Moncton is replcte
with amusing situations and exciting
EPISODES. not TO mention a delightful
irec-for-all night at the end.
brian has the part OF the real Lord
Moncton, and gracefully betakcs him
seit through the screen novel. pausing
only once to give a very limited ex-
hibition Of his dancing
Fred C. Berger. for the past eight
years manager of the Columbia Thea
ter VIII Withdraw as active manager
at the columbia next Sunday night
and Immediately begin work on the
renTSani1atlon OF the Columbia Players
Manager Ierger is organizing a cir
cult In the nearby States, and is Is.
suing q call to the stars of the Column
bia Players with a view to starting
operations on this new circuit about
the hrst or November. There will be
from WE'VE to fifteen cities in the cir
cult. Bookings have already been made
IN six OF the cities selected Manager
Berger has established an office in the
Columpia Jheatcr building. and has
proceeded TO obtain scene painters
property men. and the many other ele-
menus heSesSarS TO the carrying for.
In mind.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-09
State House Now
Resembles Factory
tFrom a Staff Correspondent

tF'rom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, July S-(SpeciaL 1.-The cor
ridors of the state house these days show
all the appearance of a huge box factory
while the smell which emanates therefrom
gives one the idea that he is approaching
a down east sawmil
Large consigments of automobile plates
which at the present time run up to
nearly 70,000, come i'm big boxes and as
there Is no room for the boxes in the
basement they are piled up along the
corridors of the state house, the west
corridor being filled on each side, leaving
a small space between for the wayfarer
Secretary of State Pool has his office
piled high with the boxes. compelling his
large force of clerks to work in cramped
quarters. Legislatures of the past APP
peared to think that the old state house
is good enough for the state until some
legislature has public spirit enough to
vote an appropriation for a safe and
sane building, 1t is probable that Ne
braska with its boarded $1OO0O,OO0 will
continue to plod along, while its sister
states of Iowa, Colorado and Kansas
have state houses which make the aver
age Nebraskan blush with shame whei
he thinks of the difference.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-09
THIEVES ARE BUSY IN b
NORTH PLATTE AND VICINITY

NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. July s.-(spe-
cial.) -Cattle were stolen. a horse and
buggy taken from a local hitch rack and
William Adair was slugged and robbed
here this week. Officers have been baf-
fled in their efforts to apprehend the
thieves.
Sheriff Salisbury was called to Brady
Monday by stockmen who had found sew
eral carcasses with brands cut out. after
the old-time manner of cattle thieves
when hard pressed Investigation there
failed to disclose the identity of the
thieves. An extensive cattle stealing
scheme is supected
Martin Wyman left his horse and buggy
at local hitch rack for a few minutes
Monday night When lie returned they
were gone.
William Adair. proprietor of the North
Platte laundry, heard a noise in his laun.
dry when passing it near midnight Mon
day. He entered and was Immediately
slugged with a brick and robbed. He
lost the currency taken In during the day
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-09

age. With the exception OF the dc.
molition OF one church and the par
tial wrecking OF another church. q
factory, a hospital and convent,
was confined largely to the unroof-
ing of houses and the uprooting of
trees.
A temporary bricse for the wabash
railroad near Gilmore, Mo. is being built
tee railway bridge having been swept
away A summer camp at Mitchell. H..
eleven miles north OF here, was destroyed
by the storm, but no one was hurt there,
The storm In st. Charles county crossed
into ST. Louis county and demolished
barns. scattered wheat shocks and up
rooted trees The town OF st. Peters.
near st. Charles. was also demolished,
but no one was seriously injured there.
One OF the remarkable features OF the
tornado was the small number of deaths
considering the nature OF the property
damage. Thus, In the city of st. Charles
sixteen square blocks were almost com
pletely demolished but not one life was
lost there. Forty Of the sixty buildings
which formed the town OF st. Peter were
blown to fragments. but only slight in