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The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

The Hawk" is Dasetta. a Hungar-
ian, whose ancestors had bequeathed
him a small heritage in worldly goods
and a nature which led him to DE
lieve that his was the right to get
that which his needs demanded by
the easiest way at hand. But there
must be a motive to lead him on. and
II H. supplied by the extravagant de-
mands of his wife to whom he is de-
voted. Gaming is the means to his
end and he uses his wife as his ac-
compIice. Comes a friend of the cou-
pie who Is deeply attached to the
wife. He awakens all the better side
of the woman and she responds to his
affection. At the height OF his in
fatuation he discovers her cheating.
accuses her of il. forces her TO con-
fess, and promise to give il up. She
seeks to induce her husband to give
up gambling and is so insistent that
she arouses his suspicious and he
makes his wife admit she loves the
friend After denouncing the couple
the husband disappears. The wife re-
solves to secure divorce. After
some months he is found, poor and a
pitiable wreck. His incentive gone he
has given up gambling and seeks for
getfuIness in morphine. The last scene
reayeals the depth of the husbands de-
votion. the answering protective moth
ering instinct of the wife and the re-
solve which they take to go forth to-
gether mutually resolved to find new
and better life.
Mr.. Faversham has gathered for his
supporting company Arleen Hackett
Albert Roscoe, Grace Henderson. A. s
Byron. Elise Oldham. Edwin Cushman
Magma Paxton. Herbert Belmore and
others. The scenery was painted by
the famous artist Joseph Harker. OF
London. e.
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CALENDAR OF THE WEEK.

In "The Hawk"
NationaHJuli Sanderson.
Douald Brian, and Joseph Caw-
thorne In "Sybil."
Polrs-.UnAeF Cover"
Kelth's-Vaudevil
Gayety-Buriesque
Casino-HaII stock Company
In The RevSlt."
COsmos-
Loew's Columbia-Param
Pictures.
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PoIi,s-.Under Covsr.c

A drama of crime and its detection
of smuggled jewels and the forces of
the law closing in upon the smuSgler.
Of a girl driven to aid them against
the promptings of her affection, of
alarms in the night. of whistles heard
out under the shrubbery. OF lights
switched on and OF. and Of revolvers
fred in the dark-this Is Under
Cover" the New York success which
is to be seen for the first time in
Washington, when presented by the
Poll Players this week.
Under Cover ran for an entire
wear at the Cort Theater. New York
and for six months at the Plymouth
Tbeater, Boston. 1t is now being pre-
sented on tour at the 81 scale OF
prices.
The story of Under Cover" con-
Germs a certain lovely necklace
brought undeclared into this port BY
one known to his acquaintances al
DENLY. Necklace and all. DENLY joins
a house party at the home OF som'
steamer friends. on Long Island
There the officers from the Customi
House close in about him. guided from
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keith'-Naudeyille.

Three holiday attractions of stellar
magnitude and seven other features
will start the NV Year right" at
Keith's Theater next week. with three
performances or New Years day only.
at g and Sis y. m. the other days
having only the usual two daily per-
formances In leading position will be
The Society Circus and Ballroom Bal
let" presented by Ernest W. Evans
and an ensemble of danseuses. ,Speciaf
music has been written by Parentau
and Alfred Eivsey wields the baton.
Next in rank will be Morris Cronin
and his merry men," just over after
years in Europe. presenting a novelty.
Third in importance will be Wyatts
Scotch lads and lassies from the land
O. the heather. These eleven boys and
girls from bonnie Dundee have been
making a marked impression in this
country. and they soon attained head
line distinction. William A. Brady is
George dip. formerly of his playing
berts farce. "Discontent." Milt Col
Inns, THE Speaker of the House." Is
another inclusion and added at the last
moment to the bill comes the cefe-
brated cartoonist. Winsor McCay. with
his motion picture dinosauer. "Gertie.
Others helping along the New Year
jollity will be Carl Mccullough in
"Footlight Impressions" Sylvia Loyal.
La Pigeon Charmeuse" with her Pier
rot and his black poodle. and her
seventy snowy homing pigeons: the or
gan recitals and the Pathe pictorial
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C..ino-Hnn Stock Company.


Tomorrow evening the Hall Stock
Players will open their new season
OF popular price productions at the
Casino Theater in The Revolt" COM
edy drama in three acts by the author
of The Climax" and The Case OF
Becky with a cast of players that
should win popularity.
Maude Eburne who will be seen In
the leading role. has been specially
engaged for limited engagement
only. through the permission OF H. X.
Frazse, who holds lengthy contract
on her services
The Revolt is the story OF faith
full woman who married to sensual
man. determines after eight years OF
martial fidelity to throw of the yoke
Her first act is to seek out a girl
hood acquaintance who IS now the
demi monde. The wife arrives during
the course of a noisy dinner party at
the Riverside Drive apartments which
| Is made up of miscellaneous men and
women.
Through the Vaccinations of. the
hostess. who has an old grudge to
pay of, the wife is locked In a room
with an intoxicated pursuer. but she
is finally rescued through the inter
at her dilemma. At this point, tele-
phone call informs the wife of her
| little daughters serious illness. and
| il is here that she returns to her
home for the final climax.
The company has been rehearsing
| for the past two weeks in order to
| give Casino patrons a complete pro-
ductiop in every detail. Among the
members of the organization will he
found Louise Kent who was 4 form",
| favorite in this city under the Poll
Management.
| Other members of the company viii
be Louis Ancker who will enact thu
1 leading male characters, Mona Kelly
Anice Ives. Bertha Julian. Gale Safer
lee and others. Arthur Bell. a former
resident Of this city. will play juven-
| lie parts. while Charles Peyton. re-
Gently from Polls Hartford company
| will be seen in the character interpo-
lations. Stanley Pierce and Elmer II
Brown Will personally direct the COM
pany.
The regular matinee days will be
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday.
L0ew's Columbis-Paramount Pictures.
The management of Loew's Colum-
bia Theater annoVnces the appearance
of valeska Suratt on the screen OF
that theater for the first three days
of this week, beginning tomorrow
morning. in a perturbation OF The
Immigrant" which was especially
written for her by Marion Fairfax
! CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE
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F. Hayes. the rube character perforn
er: Jack MCGOWAN. Frank Grace ans
Jahnny Berkes. The female princi-
pals are Mae Latham. June LIE Vaey.
and Nella Clayton.
There are twenty-four girls in the
chorus, all selected by Max Spiegel.
who enjoys a reputation for selecting
chorus girls second only to that OF
Flo Ziegfeld. A double male quartet
Is carried to give volume and har-
mony to the musical numbers which.
by the way. have been written espe-
cially for this production. and among
which are numbered several of the big
hits of the season.
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N,t,on.l-Ssnderson. Brian and Caw-
SH>r~ In SSybll.~

tnOfn
JuIia Sanderson, Donald Brian ana
Joseph Cawthorr will furnish the holi-
day diversion for Manager Rapley's
patrons at the New National Theater
this week. The three stars will be
seen here for the first time in a new
musical play 'Sybil'' which scored
success in Berlin. Vienna and fuda.
Pesth. The piece is still being played
abroad successfully. 1t Is described
as a distinctly musical play rather
than a musical comedy. The BOOK OF
"SybiT" is by the authors OF the
Merry Widow" and the music is by
th. conference Of The Marriage Mar
ket." Fred G. Latham has been con-
Quoting the rehearsals here in asso-
citation with Julian Mitchell. that we'll
known inventor Of wonderful girl
numbers" and ensembles in which the
nymphs Of the stage figure so allur-
ingly Inasmuch as the scenes OF
.Sybil" are laid in Russia lit is need
less to say that the producer has taken
full advantage of the opportunity Tor
picturesque costuming and mounting.
Unlike the majority of musical com
edies "Sybil' is said to boast a plot
that begins logically. has middle,
and ends consistently. Briefly told it
concerns the adventures of young
officer of the imperial guard, Capt.
Paul Petrow who deserts from the
Cars palace in order to win the heart
and hand of a most beautiful prima
donna. Only the ready wit OF MS
adored one saves the young man from
exile to Siberia, but the complica-
tions that arise from the clever ruse
by which Sybil saves her lovers life
constitute the excuse for the romance
II prime importance in musical COM
edy is the score, and while the mu-
sic of "Sybil'' Is said to approach high
operatic standards. the composer has
not altogether disdained the popular
melody rightfully demanded by all
lovers of musical comedy.
Miss Sanderson will portray the title
role. Mr.. Brian will appear as scion
of royal stock. and Mr.. Cawthorn will
be a vagrant impresarto with youns
and pretty wife whose fiirtatious pro-
pensities excite him to mad moments
of jealousy.
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BeIaseo-William Faversham In "Th
HaWk.S

THE Hawk" a thrilling love story
of modern life in three acts by Fran
els de Croisset. will be presented by
william Faversham at the Belasco
Theater this week.
This play has been acclaimed the
most brilliant French drama seen on
our stage since The Thief" The
treatment of the theme, which Is
based on the eternal triangle. is new.
The climax brings home to the au-
dience the maternal instinct Of wom-
ankind as that impulse which leads
the mothers of the race to stand by.
succor and protect their men when all
others fail. 1t 10 said to, be play
which entertains and at th6 same time
gives the best art of the theater.
Mr.. Favsrsham II seen In the name
mart
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

Another adaptation from> the European stage makes
plea for our attention the Beasco Theater this week
where William Fayersham in modern comedy from
the pen of Francis de Croisset entitled "The Hawk, a
drama of accredited intensity originally produced at the
Nouvel Ambigu in Paris.
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Gayety-Burlesque.

Some new and original ideas In bur-
lesque entertainment are promised
local theatergoers who attend per-
formance of The Merry FOUNDERS,
Max Spiegers production. which 10 Que
at the Gayety Theater this week.
This Is the Life" is the name or
the two-act revue which will be pre-
sented by THE Merry Rounders." and
in which the featured comedian Is
Abe Reynolds. well known for his He
brew character work in burlesque.
One of the novelties in the produc-
ton Is the scene from Tangoland.
finale Of the first act. in which the
white and black contrast in stage dec
Grating and costumes is carried out
Another novelty is the dance evolu-
tion. showin0 the various forms of
dancing in vogue from 1872 down to
the present day. =
Mr.. Reynolds is supported By George
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-11

his work. He will also submit plans
and . bid on the furnishing for the
new building after the building u com
pleted.
He will be able to submit his plans
for the building to the board within
a short time that they may come 10 q
decision on tho plan advertise for bios
on the work and let their contract SO
that work may commence early In the
season. The site has already been pur-
chased, the bonds floated and the
money in the banks Of the city and
everything ready for the work to pro-
coed as soon as the contract 10 let.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-11
News Of Traer.
acial to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Traer. Dec. 11.-Ludmiller Kostlan.
only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Kostlan, is in failing health and has
had to leave school.
J. r. Flynn, who has been in the
employ of Will Keith the past two
years. has taken up a course OF auc-
pioneering in Chicago. He will return
in February.
VIII Miner continues in very poor
health, In fact Is confined to his bed
much of the time. He Is suffering from
kidney trouble.
DR.. Farnham underwent an opera
ton in Waterloo on Wednesday for
gall bladder trouble. His condition has
been reported as satisfactory.
While loading a corn elevator Henry
Schlicting, Of Buckingham, got a hand
under the chain and 1t was badly torn.
There Is some danger of him losing
the member.
DIR. Wagner is in Rochester. Mimi.
attending the annual meeting Of
Northwestern railway surgeons.
Mrs. Jane Matthews. Of Sioux City.
is here for an indefinite stay with her
sister, Mrs. Tom Allison She is SO
years of age and may make her home
here.
Following the assignment OF the D.
E. Baker Lumber Company. made a
week ago, d. z. Baker has made per-
sonal assignment Of his own property
for the benefit of his creditors. He
reserves as exempt his residence in
Traer. tine household s5o<iis and his
automobile. Carl Stiger. Of Toledo,
has heen appointed assignee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-11
Happenings at Conrad.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Conrad, Dec. 11.--Conrad has beer
suffering from an epidemic of grip
Seldom does a community become as
generally affected as has our com
munity during the past two weeks.
The Presbyterian evangelistic meet
ings are drawing to a close. Rev. Mr.
Pershing. Of Ackley, assisted Rev. Mr.
Carson during the services and
preached strong, helpful discourses.
The churches of Conrad are prepar-
ing to hold a week Of union services
during the Christmas holidays. The
meetings will be in charge of the Y. NJ
c. A. gospel team Of Cornell college.
Rev. and Mrs. L. D. Stubs enter
tanned number of the officials Of the
Methodist church at their home re-
Gently.
Prof. A. NJ. Avery, Of the extension
department of Iowa State College. has
been secured to act as Judge for the
corn contest to be held by the First
National Bank on Dec. Is. A silver
loving cup will be given for the best
ten years of corn and IS as the prize
for the second best ten ears.
The football fans of Conrad rendered
the high school football team a ban
quet at the hotel on Tuesday evening.
The banquet was given as a reward
for the pluck and perseverance dis
played by the team during its first
season. While the team did not ring
UP many victories. yet they played a
fine article OF football as the season
progressed. Coach Dill is responsible
for the teams progress and believes
that he can turns out a winner next
fall fNE,5.seFe IS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-11
SHEFFIELD BOOZE CASES.
Injunction Issued Against Hotelkeepe
and All Company Employees.

Injunction Issued Against Hotelkeeper
and All Company Employees.
Hampton. Dec. 1.-Two injunctions
were issued yesterday by Judge r. NJ.
Wright against two parties in this
county keeping or allowing liquor to
be sold on their premises. One of the
injunctions was against 6. 8. Van
Note, who conducts the hotel at Shelf
field, and who was accused OF having
a too numerous quantity Of beer on
hand at all times. County Attorney
sharp and Sheriff ]. w. Schweiger
searched this hotel for liquor some
time ago, but were not able to locate
any OF it in the building, but as the
records of the railroad company
showed that the place had received
about 1000 bottles of beer inside of
two months. it seemed necessary to
start Injunction proceedings, and the
trial was had before Judge Wright at
Clarion.
the other case -ss c: =!m!ls. Re
ture against the Greeks who work at
the Sheffield Brick and Tile Company
plant, and who are housed in buildings
on the grounds owned by the company
a short distance from the town, and in
this case the injunction was also asked
to apply to the company itself, so that
an effort would be made by the own
ers to keep the Greeks from handling
liquor among themselves. It will be
necessary for the manager Of the Shelf
field Brick and Tile Company to keep
a detective on the job day and night
If he succeeds in convincing those
Greeks that they can't have liquor
while on the grounds of the company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-11
WILL ENTERTAIN FARMERS.
Many Members Of Farm Improvement
Association to Be Present.

Special to Times Republican.
Baskerville. Dec. lion Monday.
Jan. the mem bers Of the Emmett
County Farm improvement Associa-
ton are 10 hold their first meeting at
Baskerville to transact business. elect
officers and make arrangements for
carrying out their work for the COM
ing season. The commercial club has
arranged to entertain the farmers at
dinner at which plates will be laid
for not less than $50 and after the din
ner a program will be given and sew
eral hours spent at a mixer for the
purpose Of bringing out a closer rela-
tionship between the farmers and citi-
Zens of Estherville Leading members
of the commercial club and Of the as
sociation will make talks outlining
where the two bodies can work to-
gether for mutual benefit and for the
good Of the county
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-11
ELpoRA PIONEER DEAD.
Mrs. John r. Ediek Resident Of Hardin
County Since 1854.


Eldora, Dec. lion Tuesday after
noon, Dec. 7. Mrs. J. r. Edick. one Of
the oldest settlers in Hardin county.
passed to her reward. She was born
Sarah Anna Doan in Pennsylvania,
June %. 1885. She came to Freeport,
ILL.,. with her parents and on Christmas
day. 1851. was married to John r.
Edick. They went to Boulder. Colo.
where Mr.. Edick was deputy sheriff
for two years and then came to Hardin
county in 1854, when Eldora was a
small village. Mrs. Edick was the
mother Of nine children. five girls-Mrs.
Liva Doud Of Eldora, Mrs. Eva Jones.
of Marshalltown, Mrs. Matilda Cogs-
we'll of Hampton. Mrs. Lucinda Cogs-
vel! CT Mason City and Mrs. Ardella
DUN Of Marshalltown, and four sons.
Charles 8. OF E!dora, John Royal, Of
Hubbard, Henry, of Hubbard, and Ora
D. Edick Of Eldora.
She leaves to morn her loss besides
husband and children, one brother.
Daniel Doan, Of Vermillion, South Da-
kota. L..
A few more days of life and Mrs.
Edick would have observed the sixty
fourth anniversary OF their marriage.
The funeral services were held In the
Baptist church in Eldora at o'clock
Thursday afternoon. Rev. w. E. Stanley
officiating. .,t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-11
PUBLIC CHRISTMAS TREE.
Iowa Falls Clubs Back Of Municipal
ceiebration

Special to Times re pu GifSair. l~... ...
Iowa Falls, Dec. 11.-This city will
have its first municipal Christmas tree
this year and the matter is in the
hands Of the federated women's clubs
and the commercial cluh. The festiy-
tiles attendant on the event will last
q week.
The tree is to be placed In the busi-
ness district and wfll be the center Of
che weeks celebration. On the after
noon Of the day before Christmas q
program win be given and candy vii;
be given the children. Other programs
are being arranged for the week
The commercial club will furnish the
tree, light It and foot any bills incident
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-11
SEED CORN CAMPAIGN.
Will Save Iowa More Than State Col
lese Costs in Year.

Will Save Iowa More Than State COL
lese Costs in q Year.
Special ii Times Republican.
Ames, Dec. 1.-THE seed corn cam
paign now being organized by the agri-
cultural extension department at Ames
will save the state more money than
Iowa State College costs in a year"
says President r. A. Pearson of Iowa
State College. This is probably one
of the biggest. timliest and most sig
nificant cooperative campaigns that
Iowa has known as it comes at an ag-
ricultural crisis when the farmers are
II dire need Of help
Inquiries are coming in daily to the
extension department asking for def
mite information as to the methods OF
securing this help. Cerro Gordo and
ChickaSaw counties have already or
ganized.
The seed corn problem is the one
big vital question to the farmer right
now" says r. X. Bliss. head of the ex-
tension department at Ames. The
farmer needs help and we are ready
to give 1t to him as far as funds per-
nit. We will furnish the seed corn
expert and pay his expenses, and all
the county needs to do is to pay In
cidental expenses of their campaign
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Special to Times Republican.
Traer. Dec. 1.-THE delinquent tar
sale in Toledo was the largest in many
years. About $4,000 remained in un-
paid taxes Much OF this was sewer
and paving tax.
in TTae- alone about forty pieces. OF
property had been advertised on &C
count of taxes not having been paid,
but bidders SHE'D clear OF special as
sessments, and as much OF the de-
linquent taxes were for sewer and
paving. but few Traer properties were
bid in.
Several farms were sold. These may
all be redeemed with costs added.
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FORMER RESIDENT OF LAMONT
AND FONTANELLE KILLED
At DULUTH, MINI.
MuriLATED BODY FOUND
ON RAILROAD TRACKS
Evidently Had Been Pushed Over Bluff
Robbery Believed to Have Been
Motve-Recently Invested in Mime
sofa Farm Lands-Rody to Be Taken
to FontaneIle.

Lamont Dec 1.-THE chancellor
commander of the Knights of Pythias
here yesterday received a telegram
from an undertaken at Duluth, Mimi.
stating the body of W. D. Jones, for
merry of Lamont, had been found on a
railroad track. identification was made
by lodge receipts and a bank book
Mystery surrounds the death, altho II
is supposed Jones was murdered for
the money he had on his person. The
bank book showed that Jones had de-
posted 1920 at the First National
Bank of Remer, Mimi. of which $500
had been deposited Dec. l.
'rhe body had apparently been
pushed off twenty-foot wall on TO
the railroad tracks. Surmounting the
wall was fence six feet high. The
superstition is that robbers went thru
Jones pockets took his money and
then threw him over the fence, down
the twenty foot declivity.
Had Bought Farm.
Jones was unmarried and has no
relatives here. 1t is understood that
his folks live at F'ontanelle, Iowa. He
left here two months ago for Mime
sofa where he bought q farm of l6O
acres at Remer In a letter to A. j.
Davidson, editor of the Lamont Leader
which was written Dec. s. Jones told
OF fishing trips and stated he liked the
country, and was, pleased with his new
farm.
Jones came here SIX years ago AID
followed the trade of painter. He was
quite weIl-to- do. How he came to
be at Duluth is not known. In his
pockets, when found. were letters from
lumber companies. quoting prices on
timber The body probably will be sent
to Fontanelle for burial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-11
DELIVERS FAREWELL SERMON.
Rev. q. r. Weiner Leaves Cedar Falls
to Take Up New Duties.

Special to fmes-Republican.
Cedar Falls, Dec. Ill B. r.
Weiner will deliver his valedictory
sermon as pastor of the local Evan
geljcal church tomorrow before leav-
ing Monday for Cleveland, O.. his head
quarters as secretary of the General
Missionary Society Of the Evangelical
Association. an office conferred on him
by the quadrennial convention OF the
international association at Los An
geles, Cal. in October Rev. Mr..
Wsiner recently visited Cleveland and
secured a residence and his family will
go with him Monday. with the ex-
ception of one daughter who will re-
main here for the present.