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The Washington times., 1915-01-11
SPLIT WITH
CENTURY OPERA CO.
Announce intention of Forming
New Company-Plan Fn'
teen.Week Season.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-the affairs "t
the Century Opera Company. OF Ne"
York, which suspended its performances
during the f!st engagement Of its tour
in Chicago less than two weeks age
with the announcement that its capital
and guarantee fund were exhausted. re-
ceived an unexpected twist Wheh NIL
ton and Sargent Aborn. the managers
announced they intended to form a he"
company in the same field.
This amounts to a declaration OF wa,
AGAINST the present directors. VINO nae
rrnyiou3lv announced their intention OF
collecting a guarantee fund OF $4,000
year for three years, in order 10 make
a new start of the present organizations
next season. If the plans or potf
groups are carried out. 1t Will NEAR
that two companies presenting popu
lar" opera will open their seasons mex
fall in New York.
In answer to the announcement OF th'
Aborne. Charles II. Strong, prcslden
of the Century Opera Company. SAID:
".rhc statement OF the Aborns wal
or approval Of the DIRECTORS, tndls
turbed by what the Messrs. ABORT
{ have said. the directors will continu'
with the campaign to raise the 500,
| 900 three-year guarantee fund sug
gested by otto II. Kahn. toWar'
which he will contribute enough 7.
duplicate. If necessary every aoiia
that is raised
Mr.. Strong added that money ant
offers OF money had already begun u
come in. 1t is understood to be tn
: attitude of the directors that the.
will be able to raise the necessar!
guarantee fund and will open thei
season even If the, Aborns make thei
announced productions.
Tic Aborns plan fifteen weeks
season in New York. followed by en-
gagcments of from one TO four week
each in such cities as Boston. Phila
delphia, Chicago, Pittsburg. Cleve
land, Cincinnati, Baltimore. Washing
! ton. Detroit, St Louis. Kansas City
! Minneapolis. st Paul indianapolis
, and Omaha. Their prices for seat
are to range from $50 to 25 cent.
They do not mention any theate
here, but say they will use one small
ier than the present Century Opcr
! House
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Delegates Would Bring
Hebrew Council Here

Efforts will be made by the Washing
ton delegates to the twenty fourth
council OF the Union of Hebrew Con-
gregations tn procure the next meeting
Of the organization for Washington
Tho council will open in Chicago on
.ranuarv Is and continue in session IL
Junus"-' q.
Meeting at the same time will hc the
rcwly formed Federation of Temple
Si.tcrhoCds. Tho Rev. AhraIn simon. OF
tie Washington IIeprHW ConCrcgat ion,
.rG simon Wolf WI represent Wa.h-
g." . ut tn" general meeting. ard Mrs
ira simon. Nj. Alfred SeliiGcr. and
Mrs. Eva HeXter will he present NJ the
rneeting Of the SisterhoodS Mrs Simon
al address the convention.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Bathrick Of Ohio Publishes
"Don't Worry Book" Filled
With Good Cheer.
HlS SECOND VOL U N {
Consoles Defeated Colleagues
With Epigrams, Aphorisms,
and Poems.
Bv KENDRICK SCOFIELD.

1t might have been called 1.-THE
Rubaiyat of a Congressman" for IT
embodies a philosophy Of and views
as and e. BssrsF E5tsn ef OHIO ~
der the title "The Don't Worry Book"
Back" iltany for certain Of his Lame
ths little s'soS sofume Is the ns legend ss
Turn yourself around
Of TTse Ss bon IN ;hs wonry a, SG fosy n.y.
Via verse. The remainder Of the little
volume is composed Of aphorisms and
The. appearance of CONGRESSMAN n
thrown an entirely new sidelight upon
the Ohio member; t,6aG Heretofo5e. When ,ssn
H PIONEERS in proposed rural credits
Legislation and national good roads
%StTes's doetrines Of 'S The direoe eiecten of
Senator's, the initiative and referen,, :,
DUN, the low tariff. income tax, and
free sugar.
Beauty On Ice"
But his colleagues did not know that
! somewhere along the line Of his life,
hich embraced early days spent as
farmer boy in Michigan, other years
in New York where he amasSed con-
siderable wealth only to lose 1t over.
night. and a later career as a real es-
tate man in Akron, Ohio. Ellsworth
r. Bathrick had cherished constant
though unacknowledged and secret
desire to write, and that one volume
OF fiction from his pen had already
| appeared under the title of Beauty
on Ice"
Congressman Bathricli, who is knowI,
| as the best pool player in Congress
has been a good many years writing
| the epigrams which appear In the
Don't Worry Book" And when he
deserted the troubled mein OF certain
Of his one time comrades who hat
been swept from Congress and public
office by an adverse political tide, he
! took this method of consoling them
Here are some of his epigrams:
| Much of what we are is OF the
| weave of other generations and can
not be changed. Who among the puny
animals called men. fretting in Tho
| cogs of the centuries, can turn bach
the world and fix himself softer
nest?
"In the remote past We began Il
! live. The first birthday was far back
| at some cross-road Of time The won
der working matter Of the ages. tn,
teaching OF. savants, the clash ant
death grapple of armies. the upheav
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
To the Rescue
in Blood Diseases
Just the Help Needed to Over.
come Worst Troubles.

In s. s. s., the famous blood purifier,
Is the greatest natural repair crew
known. 1t Is an antidote for germs, that
once let loose, multiply SO fast that a
definite disease Is apparent over night
And yet SO powerful Is the iniucncr Of
s. S. S. that like a vast army II spreads
ali through blood, checks disease, opens
UP all the valves of escape and throws
out disease through the lungs, Kidneys,
bladder bowels and skin.
DO not become panic stricken II a
rash or bols or eruptions in0amc the
skin. Nature Is doing hHr best but Ma
ture Is at the same time calling for
help, and in :. s. s. is just tho kind Of
help Nature demands. for il is pure
vegetable remedy with an action that
vigorously follows the blood channels
and cleans and repairs a 1t goes along
In every community are people who
know this TO be true. They have used
S. s. S. and are blood clean, through
and through.
Get . bottle OF S. $. s. today at any
drug store. Drive out those destructive
germs that cause skin cruptlons, sore
throat, swollen glands, blood risings, pain
ful rheumatic joints, chronic bronchitis
and most all conditions Of disease.
Read the folder around tho bottle that
tells about the great work being done
10 assist sufferers. II you would know
more about the blood aud its treatment,
write for special book to The Swift
Specific Go, 3" Swift Bldg, Atlanta,
Go.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
ARREST THAT
Skin TROUBLE
WITH P0SLAM

Be sure to attend to any skin disor-
der as soon as it appears. Do not lot
any eruption or open sore spot develop
Besides likely to spread it may prove
an easy source of infection. Drive It
away quickly with the use of Posam
Poslum is antiscptic. kills germ lifc and
Possesses healing power SO highly de-
vclOpcd that it orsdicatcs Eczema and
all surface troubles with speed and
ease.
Your druEsis' .cils rc.lan. fcr freo
sample writ /" Emergency Tshorato-
ries, - West 2ith street, New York
poslsm Soap soothss tender skin. inn
proves color SSs UuaiitS. - cents and
= sAUtA
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Denies Interference
With Swiss Shipments

The British embassy today issued a
statement denying that il is interfer-
ing with shipments for Switzerland
1T is understood that certain Amer
can and Italian shipping lines are re-
fusing to carry goods consigned in tho
mamie of Swiss firms and that this
REFUSAL has been attributed in som.
quarters to some suggestion or action
on the part Of British authorities.
the embassy observed. "There is nc
Foundation whatever for the latte,
statement. The British government Is
on tne contrary, most anxious that no
restrictions Whatever should be placed
IN inc way OF articles intended for
land"
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
HOLDS GERMANY CULPABLE.

In London. for the barbarians are too
near. This dominance of brute force
has been evidencing itself for years.
War Is but 8n3thcr manifestation of an
ase which sends men In slavery into the
bowels of the earth in the midst of dan
ger to work i'm coal mines for Il pittance
in order to enricn cthtrs. which keep IL
tie children wor'- ng in factories, wlict
!ILshes everything beautiful out # lifs
before the ju9gernaut-cominerc
Think OF Belgium continued Rodin
hts voice tnsed with deep sorrow
home OF the finest art of the world
now all destroyed, Why Belgium was
one museum of art. a perfect treasure
house. DO you wonder that I say Ger.
many knows not beauty or art? 4
breed that could destroy could not ar'
Dreciate create
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

'Therc can be no true understanding
or appreciation Of art where there is
war and destruction he continued.
Germany il a country that has never
known the meaning Of art, has never
had an innate appreciation or love of
beauty. 1t is a mockery to use that
word art in connection with such q
country"
But. II this war is an outburst OF
this world brutality is Germany re-
sponsiblc?' he was asked.
Yes, responsible and forever cul-
pablc.' fairly shouted the aged artist
for Germany represents the uuintes-
sence of brute force. the coarse ma
tcrialism which has crushed art and
love Of beauty into the dust. Germany.
through this war; has SCARED the face
OF beauty and the mind Of the world
with wounds which will never heal
Rodin confessed that 50 terrific is
this power of force in our degenerate
times that he had fled from Paris
fearing that the Germans would ad-
vance upon his beloved home. He has
established his studio In Iatour--the
exclusive tea room In the Colonna pal
ace.
Flees From "Barbarians."
Il have come to Rome because ] mus,
find a place to work" he continued
1T is impossible to work in Paris OF
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Memorial TO Belgium.

Relative to his pans f)r the frtLrr =
he is at present working on a memorial
to Belgium-thc aged artist said Il
will stay in Rome until the war breaks
in upon us, for. of course. Italy will
eventually cnte: the conflict. French
and Italians are all Latin. and must
stand together against the 'reuton.
why not neutral America ,"
The master shook his head. Amer
Ica is the land Of the futurc-and I am
no longer young. But We all look to.
ward America and We hope.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Placed on Probation.

At the request OF Prosecuting Attor-
ncy Ralph Given. Judge Mullowny
today placed Harry l.. Myers on pro-
ha tion for one year following his plead
ing guilty to n charge of larceny. He
was charged with having taken q watch
valued at 500 from Raphael \. Casilear,
n real estate dealer.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Finds Socialism Ancient.

Declaring that socialism is older
than any other sociological idea. "its
principles being advocated in Biblical
tires anc by followers OF christ"
" uliam Macon Coleman addressed a
large audience in Socialist headquar-
tere S1i + street northwest, last
night. His subject was "The Bedrock
OF Socialism"
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Whole w orld Brutalized
AS Warfare Destroys Art,
Declares Sculptor ROdin
Germany Quintessence of Force, He Asserts-Fled
From Paris to Rome to Escape Proximity of
observation-disclosures That Europe's Scars
Never Can Be Healed.

ROME JAM lThere is art The whole world bruazed
The force which has been struggling
to dominate mankind for 100 years.
Auguste Rodn the greatest sculptor Phda gazing with
sad pessimis eyes the magnificent Of the Eternal
City, which become his refuge from barbasm today
to these sentiments.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
A Billy Sunday-gram

| never think Of grammar. |
just gather up the truth and
hurl it out. and If il is jagged
on the edges, why let her
rip. that's all. | don't care
if an adverb or a pronoun
is out Of place; I'm not long
on grammar.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Brooklyn Doesn't Care

NEW YORK, Jan. l1,-Brook lyn
doesn't care. Only afty person. came
TO hear the Rev. L. =. Fucsslc preach
- -SsA - &ysT Iysnss."
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
How Territories Overlap.

Among them are the following: Pet
worth, part Of Cleveland Park, and
Chevy Chase arc within the limits OF
the Connecticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation; Piney branch and Brightwood
Park cover territory claimed by both
Cathedral Heights infringcs on tleNe-
land Park and Georgetown; the boun-
darics of the North Washington Citi-
zcns' Association conflict with those of
the North Capitol and lexington; CO.
lumbia Heights and Park View cover
territory claimed by both.
The map shows number of other
instances where the territories OF the
various associations overlap. In its
efforts to straighten out the tangle. the
federation will receive the aid OF Of
ficials Of the District.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

"The more we think Of what we
should have done. the less we think
Of what We should do.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

ais Of nature, the admixturo of the
races, the inventions OF man and the
dispensations OF God have shaped our
course. Is 1t not the better plan to
follow 1t calmly. making the most Of
what We are without futile rebellion ?
"The more we think Of what we
should have done. the less we think
Of what We should do.
Think less OF your trouble and how
you got into II. and more about how
to get out Of it.
Treasure Your Memories
"romorrow holds secrets that only
the fleetins hours can unfold. The
past has told it's worst and best. Let
tho present hours be the soul of your
purpose.
Treasure your memories and keep
them bright Memory must not be
made tho scavenger of the past. 1t
must not be prrstituted to the foolish
purpose of resurrccting the sadness OF
other days. DO not make OF memory
a. vile ghoul that disintcrs the bones OF
Above al. learn to forget. Forge,
the wrong. but be wary of he who IN
| nicted it.
After yesterday. yesterdays burdeN
was carried far enough. Garry into
| today only the lesson taught by yes
terday.
There ls a law or CoInpcnsa.tlof
which dominates our lives and deedi
as surely as II holds the planet.
! plant TO its will in the mighty scheme
| of .hc universe.
| I'VE must pay. Eternal justir" vii
keep account and we shall also be paid
Our accounts must balance In the grea
summary Of deeds of kindness, VI
pleasant words, of seltishTcss, or III
| tolerance
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

Tho three questions concerning "h''i
an expression is requested arc as iol-
lows:
The views OF District citizens as 10
the desira ablity of the appointment by
Congress Of a commission to consider
the fiscal relations between the Federal
and District Governments.
An expression of opinion AS TO Wheth-
er there shall be absolute prohibition
In the District.
Whether there is necessity for a re-
g. !iust,nent Of the boundaries OF the
citizens associations 50 that one organ
ization win rot overlap into anothers
The last question ia deemed by the
Engineer Commissioner as one de-
maI,dinC immediate attention invesu-
CATION having shown that the terri
torial limits of the associations con-
fllct in number of instances. 1t was
pointed out by Major kutz that much
more effective work can be acomPi sn-
cd by the associations il the boundar- :
los are rcadjusted so that one orEan
zatlon will not infringe on another
Jurisdiction. ~
Major Kutz recently addressed to the
! associations q letter asking to be IN
formed of tho extent of their tcrritor-
| les. Thirty-eI:ht replies were received;
from which n map was constructed
showing a number of conflicting boun-
| O1 ricS
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

Think less Of your trouble and how
you got into II. and more about how
to get out Of it.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

There ls a law or cornpc nsatlon
| which dominates our lives and deeds
| as surely as It holds the planets
! plant TO its will in the mighty scheme
| of .hc universe.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
CITIZEN FEDERATION
PLANS REFERENDUM
Will Get Views on Prohibition.
District Finances, and Asso-
citation Boundaries.

rians are being made by the fcdera-
ton of Citizens Associations an cT'
tanning from the associations an eN-
preston Of opinion ycsardlns several
matters Of importance to the District,
as suggested bv tho Commissioners a.
the meeting of the fedcration SATURDAY
night.
Representing the varied interests ol
the community, the federation - le'
garded by the Commissioners as the
logical organization for sounding out
public opinion.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

after yesterday. yesterdays hurdeN
was carried far enough. Garry into
today only the lesson taught by yes
terday.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
"Treasure Your Memories. "

Above all. learn to forget. Forget
the wrong. but be wary of he who in
niCted it,
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

"In the remote past We began to
live. The first birthday was far back.
at some cross-road Of time. The won
der-working matter Of the ages. the
teaching of. savants. the clash and
death grapple of armies, the upheav-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.l
Newport News. May s.-With two
down, two on, and the count standing
three to one with the big end favorins
the Coolers. pitcher Johnson, who
went tn as pinch hitter In the
ninth, today, slammed out a two uas-
ger after two strikes had been called
on him. scoring Holmes and Walker.
Manager Carnes repeatedly changed
his lineup toward the last of the
game in a desperate attempt to pull
the chestnuts from the fire. which
attempt proved successful by hairs
breadth. Manager Carnes. of the
Builders. protested the game In the
eighth inning when Crist slammed q
two Dagger over the amassed auto
mobiles and was held at second by
the umpire, although he might have
made another base.
The b0x score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
MAY[RAT HIS BEST;
PH|Ll|Es WIN GAME
GIANTS wALLoP
I WORLDS CHAMPS
New Workers Come From Behind In
seventh Frame and Turned n De-
feat Into q 81 Victory.

New York. May 6.--The Phillies.
on their first appearance of the year
at Ebbets Field this afternoon. hand
ed the Dodgers somewhat of q set
back The pacemakers of the Ma
tional League took the opening game
from the Dodgers by score of 3
to /. JEFF Pfeiffer pitched a game
that should have landed him victory
almost any time. He was unfortunate
enough to hook up with mayer when
that young man was at his very best.
Score by innings: r. III. T..
Philadelphia 200 100 100 z
Brooklyn .000 000 010---1 s /
Batteries: Mayer and Kiilifer,
Pfeiffer and McCarty. Umpires,
Quigiey and Eason.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
ROYALS EVEN SERIES
WITH RICHMOND TEAM
Vrgnians Ouhit Canadian Aggregation But Fall Six Runs
Short of Winning Conflict the Score Being la to 9.
Sterxer Is Again Wild.

four afternoons 1t Broad-Street
Park, the flfst Of the series being
scheduled for thfs afternoon,
The Herd got into town yesterday
mornins and held . lively woxk-
out 1t tho local park yesterday
afternoon before the Virxinians
and Royals put I'm their appear
anccs
In an effort to capture the
opening game this afternoon from
the Bisolls, Manager Dunn win
probably send Allan Russell, the
"Old Reliable against the visit
fng aggregation. The foug games
played between the two outfits
should be flrst-cIass exhibitions.
Waivers have been saslxed ON
"Cutey'' Morrisette as the result
Of his poor showing made this
season. He has been given three
trials since the season opened and
every time he has been driven
from the mound. Morisctte has
some 'sstuff," and as soon rs he
begins to use his head in base
hall game he win make some team
O good pitcher.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
Boy Scout Notes

wednesday night at the Virginia
Mechanics Institute Professor Bird.
of the University OF virginia, iectured
before the scoutmasters' school on the
subject Of Camping" The school
was well-attended by scoutmasters and
patrol leaders or the city.
Professor Bird. with ffty odd Ian
tern sides illustrated many methods
Of camping about this country. a. we'll
as Labrador. and showed the pleasure
that could be received from camp
ing.
He then closed his lecture by show
ing tents. blankets and cooking equip
ment.
Seeat Executive Housman then
spoke upon, the subject OF the Rich
mond Scout Camp. stating that under
the auspices of the Richmond Coun-
ell. Boy Scouts OF America, beginning
with the first Of July, permanent
camp would be established on the
camp site. which has been purchased
sixteen miles from Richmond. not TAR
from the Chesterfield Courthouse. The
camp site is composed Of forty-Ohe
acres and also a seven and . half-Acre
lake: Il II bordered on one side by
Swift Creek for about half a mile.
and Ii well suited for camping pur-
poses.
Provision for Sixty scouts.
The camp committee. composed OK
Messrs D. w Durrett,s chairman: VIII
liam Todd and r. p. Bryan. have
spared no efforts to make the coming
camp season q success, There VIII ~
provision for sixty scouts at 3 time
The scouts will sleep In seven BY
fourteen tents; seven scouts ana =
leader in each tent. They Will not
sleep on the ground. but in canvas
hunks. A permanent mess hall and
Kitchen are being constructed. which
viii take care OF this eating END Ut
the camp life. Boating and fishing.
athletic sports and scout craft viii BE-
only small portion OF the days pros
gram.
The committee has planned to run
the camp through the entire season
and as many scouts have already made
application for the summer season ana
within the next few days when the re4-
istrAtion blanks have been distributes.
the scouts Of the city will have to
look sharp for their opportunity.
Executive In Charge.
Scout Executive Housrnxn will -
In charge OF the camp and from his
large experiences throughout the
country In this particular line Of work
the camp h an assured success.
Information can be secured regard
inc, this proposition from the Scout
Headquarters, News L4eader building.
or by telephone. Randolph S7Ss.
M Last night at the Virginia Mo-
chanfcs' institute the acOutma9texU OF
the Confederate Reunion. District No.
8, under the leadership Of 6coutmnsfer
Jonss met and discussed the ways aAd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
CUBAN HURlER IS
WINNER OVER GRAYs
Palnsero Pitches Rochestra Hustiers to
n q to o Victory Over Provf-
dence Outfit

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Providence, r. l.. May s.-Palmero.
the Cuban hurler. picked UP by John
McGraw last winter. twirled the
Rochester Hustlers to to victory
over the Providence Grays here today.
The Cuban allowed the 0rays but
seven hits and kept them we'll scatter
ed. His teammates also supported him
in fine style. Bentley twiried for the
Grays until the eighth. and pitched
good ball. but his teammates fell down
at the critical moments and the
HustIers' punched hits with errors cor
ped the game.
The score;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
IPoRTsMOUTs PIRATES ARE
RLANKED BY PEANUT TEAM

Norfolk. Va, May s.-The Suffolk
Tigers had no trouble today in de-
feating the Portsmouth Pirstes, b.
the score of 8 to 0. The visitors out
,ait and outfielded the locals. Mama
ger Clark protested the game, on the
grounds that Catcher Welsher was In
eligible to play, having been fined
and expelled from the Norfolk
grounds Wednesday afternoon, Clark
claims he was thus automatically sus-
pended for three days.
The score.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
GAlL|A WINS GAME
FOR WASHINGTON
DEFEAT BOSTON sox
Gotflamitcs Send Runner Over In
Thirteenth Frame, Winning From
Beaneaters by o Count OF A TO 4.

Philadelphia, May s.--Pennock was
not In pitching form today and the
Washington team chased him from
the mound after two rounds. and won
the game. Ii to 2. Gallia was effec-
tive from the start.
Score by innings: X. H. Il.
Washington ..254 600 0o0--l1 IL /
Philadelphia 200 Dol 001-- Q 8 z
Batteries: Gallia, Harper and Hen
ry, Williams; Pennock, Bressler and
Schang. Lapp. Umpires-Connolly
and Chill.