davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-06-03

made dry by a court decision,
upholding the Indians treaties
of 1856
G. Minnesota. Many towns
vote dry; county option now as
sured.
d. Pennsylvania, the Glib
raltar of saloonists, ten counties
vote dry.
+. Alabama. A bill making
it dry, passed over the Govern
or's veto by a vote of almost
three to one. Also a law passed
to prohibit liquor advertisements
in any newspapers Of the state,
or the circulating in the state,
papers from other states with
such advertisements in them.
This law has already been tested
in the courts and pronounced
constitutional.
F. Iowa, dry Jan 1st, 1916
by the repeal of the Mulct Law,
but will vote also on the state
wide question later.
G.. Idaho will be dry by law
Jan. |, 1916.
II. Arkansas will be dry
June |. 1915, by law, but the
benefits are already apparent.
Fort Smith jails are empty. Po-
lice securing all the city to find
enough to do to hold their jobs.
Business in the police court very
dull
!. West Virginia voted dry
effective July l, 1915. A ST.
600, 600 brewery, so years old,
located at Wheeling, will soon be
converted into packing plant.
J. Virginia voted dry by
30. 900 majority. effective No
vember 1916.
X. The following states vo-
ted dry in the November cleo
ton: Oregon, Washington, Col
orado and Arizona. The Gov
ernor Of Colorado says that Billy
Sunday caused their state to go
dry. Prohibition will be in effect
in all these states within two
years.
l.. Kentucky. OF l6 coun-
ties voting in the fall. ten voted
dry, as follows: Carroll, Mont
gomery, Bell, Mason, Boone,
Clark, Jessamine. Shelby. Bour-
bon, Scott. All but ii connties
in the state are now dry. Ac-
cording to the Wall Street Jour-
nal Kentucky is making much
less liquor than it did one year
ago. II manufactured in Jan.
1914 6, 600 gallons. In Jan.
1915 it manufactured 1880, 900
gallons.
NJ. Several large distilleries
and breweries have had to sus-
pend business because of short
aye Of sales.
N. The Kentucky Distribu-
ting Company, of Kansas City,
NO., made an offer to the Kelley
Institute, of Dwight, Ills, to sell
to that institution the names of
its customers. and in the letter
was this sentence, Our custom
ers are your future patients. "
This shows how hard pressed
for money some Of the liquor
concerns are.
o. Charles county, the wet
test county Of Maryland votes
dry.
3. | now mention some move
ments which make the futur e OF
temperance look very bright and
hopeful.
Those Of national concern.
A. Mr.. Bryan strongly ur.
ges that members Of all Demo-
cratic State Committees must be
men who are openly opposed tc
the liquor traffic.
B. Mr.. Kitchen, of North
Carolina, a strong advocate OF
prohibition, becomes floor leader
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Polls.

Maude Gilbert gives to the title role
of THE Misleading Lady" at Polls
Theater this week a fine Interpretation
of varied emotions. and Albert Roscoe,
the new leading man, a forceful i'm
PRESERVATION of Jack Craigen, the man
in Charles Goddard and Paul Dickey-s
comedy who takes woman at her
word and gets away with it. Craigen
is lured into proposing to her at a
house party solely that she may show
her ability as an actress and further
her own stage aspirations. When he
discovers the fact and is taunted bS
her with his lack of understanding of
woman he takes her at her word
and carries her off to his lodge in the
mountain, there to study her under a
bell glass;" even using force and
claiming her when necessary, but CON
vincing her in the end. after many
amusing situations enlivened with
bright dialogue. that she really doesn't
want to be rescued
MIR. Roscoe has personality and the
gift of repression which fit his role
nicely. Robert Lowe as "Boney," the
escaped lunatic, also does some clever
and amusing comedy work. Nanon
Welche. Teresa Dale, Rose Macdonald,
Louis Haines, Graham Velsey and
Gavin Harris also contribute in their
respective roles to an enjoyable per
Torrance.
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Casino.

The big feature at the Casino 1heater
this week is the spectacular photopiaS'
THE Heart of Maryland featuring Mrs.
Leslie Carter in the role of Maryland Cal
vert, her first great dramatic success. me
film was a New York Hippodrome sen
sation. 1t is elaborate in every detail
introducing more than 1000 United States
troops in its battle and civil war scenes
All the situations of the Belasco drama
are reproduced effectively. even fhat
which depicts Maryland Calvert swinging
from the clapper of a big bell in the
church be1fry to still its note of warning
that her lover has escaped.
Supporting the headliner are three en-
ceptionally good vaudeville acts. includ-
ing the Six F'rolickers in merry romp
of songes. dances and eccentrcities. in
which three clever girls and a laughable
blackface comedian are prominent fea-
lures. The act won big applause and sew
eral curtain calls at the performances yes
terday and last night. Silver and Duvall
present a pleasing little rural comedy that
makes principally for merriment and in
PRODUCES strange instrument that has
the appearance of a miniature machine
shop, but which plays pretty popular airs
That also shared in the applause. Ruth
Bemar, slack wire acrobat and contor-
tlonal poseur, gives a characteristic exhi-
bltlon of merit, some of her feats being
especially difficult if not dangerous Each
new feat won applause. The show runs
something over two hours.
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TWO ROBBERIES CAUSE
EX-CONVICT'S ARREST
w. n. Saunders, Colored, Accused of
Breaking Into Gen. Harries' and
Mrs. Eckman's Home.

William H. Saunders, alias "Pilsey,
colored, who served ten years in the
prison ut Moundsville for assaulting
Mrs. Eva Eckman. 1lo3 + street north
east. in October. 1907. was locked up
at the fifth precinct station last night
charged with housebreaknG. 1t is
charged that last Friday night he visit
ed the house of Charles West, al Ivy
street southeast, and stole jeWelry
valued at about 500 and a quart of
whisky.
A second charge against the prisoner
involves the taking of jewelry worth
500 from the house of Gen. George IL.
Harries. 4o1 = street northwest The
police claim that articles of jewelry
taken from both houses We're found
at the home of the prisoner, 1858 Car
roilburg place southwest, where Saund-
ers was arrested by Detective Wise and
Policemen Waldron and Cole of the
fifth precinct
The prisoner denies that he commit
ted the robberies, and claims that he
purchased the articles of jewelry from
an unidentified colored man. 1t is prob
able that he will be arraigned in Police
Court tomorrow.
About year ago he was arrested on
Sth street southeast for attempted rob
berry The case was called in Police
Court and he was permitted to forfeit
collateral.
Questioned by Detective Wise. the
prisoner stated that he had tried to do
what was right since his return from
state prison, and says he is satisfied
he will be able to point out the lndi-
vidual from whom he purchased the
stolen jewelry.
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and Mud and Matrimony"; tomorrow,
Ruth Stonehouse and Richard Travers
in THE Conflict" also Constance Tai
madge and Flora Finch in The Lady
of Shalott,' Bessie Learn and Angus
tus Phillips in The Unpaid Ransom"
and news film; Thursday, Viola Smith.
Jack Drummer and Kate Bruce in Lorna
Doone.' also Anne Schaefer in Her
Gethsemane,' 'Ingomar of the Hills"
and 'Perils of the Jungle; Friday.
Nine. Sarah Adler in "S:ins of the Par
entS."
THE OLYMPIC-Today, What Hap
pened to Jones': tomorrow, "On the
Stroke of Twelve also "Jenet of the
Chorus: Thursday, Satan Sanderson":
Friday. Sidney Drew and Jane Morrow
in Between the Two of Them" also
Lille Leslie and William Cohill in "A
Tragedy of the Hills: Saturday, Norma
Phillips in Runaway June INSTALL
ment No. l.: Sunday, The Cipher Key"
THE SAVOY-Today, "The Dollar
Mark: tomorrow, Thomas Jefferson
and Adelaide Thurston in Shadows of
a Great City: Thursday, .'The Man Who
Found Himself: Friday. THE Morals of
Marcus: Saturday, Maclyn Arbucllle in
ITS No Laughing Matter: Sunday,
Young Romance.
PENN GARDENS-Today. Exploits
of Elaine" episode No. I: tomorrow,
Olga Petrova in The Tigress."
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Columbia.

The tired business man should find
a refreshing element at the Columbia this
week, for there is rush, a snap and a
sparkle about 1.-THE Tenderfoot' that
ought to make the "tredest business
man sit up in his seat and take
notice. The three scenes. adequately
staged. after the happy custom set by the
Columbia Musical Comedy Company.
range from an interior to a ranch yard
and an Indian camp. In these parade the
queereSt conglomeration OF figures ever
conceived in the world of musical comedy.
There is a professor a Chinaman. q gam
bier and high-spirited ranch girls and
Texas rangers galore. There is a ''Reck-
less Reddy' cowboy with tremendous
mustaches that do full honor to the plains
of Texas, and, to cap the climax, there is
a working chorus of Texas girls such as
would make the inhabitants of the Lone
Star state gasp for air Mixed in with
all these are some twenty more song
numbers which give several members of
the company splendid opportunity and
others not so much.
There is much real fun in the show,
ranging from the witty to the absurd.
II is absolutely heterogeneous. but
even the most critical hesitateS to lind
fault with the swish of a bevy OF sweet
damsels suddenly appearing III an ~
dian camp and getting away with II.
And if the Indians don't mind. the
spectators shouldn't At l.aSt. that *
the way the large audience at the Co
lumbia last night viewed the matter.
The nonsense of The Tcnderfoot ;
oyershadows and does not always as
sist the music, although many o. the
songs are worth hearing. OF the sore
it may be truly said that the one mu-
steal high spot of the evening was
the singing by Lucille Saunders of If
Only You Were Mine" interpolated
from The Singing Girl" 1t received
hearty response from the audience.
Harry Short. as the professor, does
clever work. and Carl Haydn, as the
masqueradinG ranger who finally wins
the love of the heiress, carried off the
vocal honors. Miss Gilmore Henry, as
the heiress. makes a charming cow
girl. and graces the plains of Texas
after a fashion that giles the cowgirl.
a rank with the nymphs and naiads of
the classics themselves
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B. F. Keith's.

Carolina Whites reception at Keith's
Theater last night was of a decidedly
cordial nature, her audience including
many who knew her only through her
fame as a grand opera star and notably
by reason of her splendid work with
the Philadelphia and Chicago opera
companies. Miss White presents fine
program embracing five varied num-
bers, the first, an aria from Robert lie
Diable," which gave the star brilliant
opportunity to disclose the beauty of
her voice. Dropping back to the less
pretentious. For You Alone" was
given. The most pleasing number an
parently was the Neapolitan folk song.
"O'Sole Mo" the rendition of which
brought out unstitnted applause The
Little Gray Home in the West fol-
lowed and of course scored strongly
with the vaudeville patrons. Her last
Offering. Annie Laurie" was an i'm
mense success.
The performance opened with a
musical number by the Antwerp
Girls. the four Misses ST. Claire play
ing the piano, violins. vioIoncello and
harp, making a very attractive and en-
tertaining number. Harriet Burt in
ror.' sketch of novelty which Great
ed much laughter; Moran and Wiser.
who used straw hats as boomerangk
creating laughter and applause; Roh-
ert keane and Muriel Window. in songs,
dances and patter. Charles Sale. a
genius in inpersonating odd charac-
tiers in "A Country School Entertain
ment. and Sam Mann and cOmpa nv in a
sketch entitled Lots and Lots of IT,
were other attractive features that
pleased The motion pictures were
shown at the opening of the evening s
program and the innovation seemed to
please
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Special Film Features.

Photoplays to be seen at the various
moving picture houses this week:
THE REGENT-Today, Dorothy Ber-
nard in The Second Commandment;
Saturday. THE Christian"
THE LEADER-Today, The Closing
of the Circuit; Saturday. "Pawns of
Mars"
THE CIRCLE-Today, THE Fight"
in five acts; also Lillian Walker in
rhe LoVH Mhip fomof h,D Maei "
Friday, Florence Reed in THE Dancing
Girl: Saturday, Viola Dana in THE
Stoning"; also Mary Maurice in THE
Closing of the Circuit; Sunday, Leah
Baird and Leo Delaney in 1.-The Return
of Maurice Donnelly" and Marguerite
Courtot in Poison. Monday. Earl
Williams and Edith Story in The
Christian"
THE LYRIC-Today, Viola Dana in
THE Stoning." Alice Joyce and Guy
Coombs in "Unfaithful to His Trust"
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Film Features.
Crandall's.

William F'arnum. featured in The
Niger. the photo play attraction at
Crandalfs Theater yesterday, drew
capacity audiences. Mr.. Farnum is
seen as Philip Morrow, a wealthy
young planter, in love with Georgiana
Byrd, portrayed by Claire Whitney.
The play presents race problem and a
moral issue. 1t is full of tense
situation. There are five parts intro
ducing 1900 people and 500 film scenes,
taken in New York, Washington and
Augusta, Ga. THE Niger" will be the
feature to and including Thursday.
Green's orchestra and the pipe organ
concerts are other attractions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
Belasco.

II has come again with all the COM
|eteness of it's original beauty and
harm. The Lilac Domino" which
|n be described by no other term
an it,, because the accepted CLASH
alton of theatrical entertainment
ills to provide description for
deduction that seems to have been
|rcpounded of the best there is of all
ngs theatrical. from moving pic
|res up. embellished by a clever al
enlist with a setting of melodic
auty ranging from ragtime to grand
era.
Even this does not furnish a COM
re description of The Lilac Dom
e.' which charmed a representative
dience at the Belasco TheateD last
enlng and will charm any audience
. At has not utterly lost its taste for
iliant reveldy. Kaleidoscope combi-
ions of color and scenic effects and
| ompauy which needs no apology for
youth. its beauty, its life. its vim
its competency in every line TO
nish complete and enjoyable enter
,ment. The production has the
sh Of , Belasco masterpiece and
Iibits tine taste and discretion of
ornposer who might be expected to
Andreas DIPPED whose first ven
. in new and lighter field of op-
tic entertainment The Lilac Dom
!" fs. without lag or a dull moment
- at once surprise and a real de-
ut.
Fut two changes have been made IN
cast which appeared here last Feb
~. Mr.. Carl Gantvort, baritone Of
Boston Grand Opera Company, re-
ces Mr.. Douthitt, the original in the
Of Andre, and Mr.. Robert Terr1ll
pplies one of the comedy roles in
ce of Mr.. Robert O'Connor, who is
tously i'll. Mr.. Gantvort has all the
uirements OF personality and dra-
tic ability for the hero, and his rich
pathetic voice. splendidly controlled,
Dplies the operate demands Mr..
rrill, with an exceedingly difficult
4 before him. acQuits himself with
credit
Piss Elanor Painters Lilac Domino"
tieorgine. as the program describes
is invested with grace, dramatic
pnplishment and vocal charm, while
Rene Detling. in contra sting
4. lacks nothing in face, form and
.lSht features to make fitting
iaanion piece 10 the little dom ma
Try Herms"n, as Istvan, GYPSY
hestra leader. tempers his comedy
discretion. and adequately meets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20

accompanist who also plays a pretty
harp solo. Fitzgibbons and Cameron
are the big novelty as laugh makers
in rustic skit which features new
type of a pleasing and entertaining
country lass Both acts shared gen.
erously in the applause. Harry Green.
billed as 1.-THE grand old man." sings
with clear and sympathetic tenor
some of the real old songs: Melvin and
Thatcher make laughter with non
sense leading to a base ball fan climax
that seems natural. and Teed and La
Ielle have a funny dialect farce entitled
'Delmonico's Upside Down Inc
Hearst-Selig news pictures ana photo-
play comedies complete the bill. which
will be changed Thursday at the matt
nee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20

protest is still lodged with our State
Department at Washington
Il cannot believe" he continued, that
any fair-minded American can hold any
different opinion regarding this situa-
ton than that which is held by the
japanese themselves. We are confront
ed by the gap between the power OF
the federal government to make trea-
ties and its inability to control the
treatment accorded the subjects OF the
powers with whom it has treaties OIL
friendship. This difficulty the Japanese
to some extent understand, but 1t IS
nevertheless a serious flaw in our gov
ornamental procedure. 1t is highly de-
sirable. in fact imperative, that some
steps be taken by Congress to remedy
this defect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
Gayety.

When that supple bit of nervous
anatomy. Eta Pillard. doing hand
springs up and down the aisles, led
about the auditorium Of the Gayefy
Theater last night. there was a period
of tense enthusiasm. and it was part
of what the program described as the
greatest sight burlesque has ever
seen Another part of that same
great sight" was produced with the
curtain lowered to just above knee
height. and the Social Maids side
stepped from one wing to the other.
Busy Little Cupid" the vehicle pre-
senting George Stone. comedian; Miss
Pillard. ''danseuse extraordinaire, etc. -
and the Social Maids seemed a bit
tedious for its too much near-comedy
and an overdose of light fantastic toe
sore, never refusing to repeat. Billy
Foster. the second fiddle" in the farce
comedy work. had his face slapped
his head punched and his putty nose
pulled out of shape the proper number
of times. but Marty Seamon sang
sentimental songs on a night when the
showgOers seemed not In sentimental
mood Billy Baker. who added avoir-
dupois to the comedy work, with Jack
Pillard. Jessie Hiatt. a middlewcight
figurante, and ollie De Mar and C;ussie
Nathan, song birds, furnished other
entertainment.
The show was not bad. The ponies"
and the show girls and the me
dIums" had saving grace. There were
thing to do when the comedians wore
out, and they did it well. They were
trimmed up, too. in variety of at
tractive garxs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
Cosmos.

Blanche Bates one -ti,ne dramatic
success. Under Two Flags" dramatized
from Ouida's celebrated novel. is being
we'll presented in tabloid form at the
cosmos Theater this week by Jessie
Shirley. a stock star of the Pacific
coast, with a company of twelve, in
GLIDING John Laraway, p. NJ. Doyle,
Harry Griffith. Edwin keely, John
Ersklne and Gussie Leigh in the more
important roles. Six scenes fairly we'll
present the striking features OF the
thrilling and tragic story and the eli
max is well worked up. The colonial
trio is presenting one of the best mu-
fine baritone and soprano, with a harp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
LUCHS MADE PRESIDENT.
Selected to Head Washington
Suburban Club at Annual Election.

Morton ]. Luchs was elected president
of the Washington Suburban Club at It's
annual meeting last night. Other officers
chosen were David J. kaufman, first vice
president Henry J. Goodman. second wee
president Stanley H. Fischer, secretary,
and Charles A. Goldsmith, treasurer.
Elected to fill vacancies on the board OF
governors We're the following: Harry
King. Leon Pretzfelder. DR.. Lester Neu-
man, Milton A. kaufman. Louis Hirsch,
Albert Sigmund and Sidney Gunst. Re
ports of officers showed the club to be in a
fiourishing condition. The clubs head
quarters are at 1909 Georgia avenue
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
Strand.

Large audiences yesterday at Moores
Strand Theater saw photoplay of George
Bronson Towards farcial comedy "Snobs,
featuring Victor Moore, who appeared as
Kid Burns in "Forty-five Minutes From
Broadway" and then was starred in THE
Talk of the Town" "Snobs'' is a comedy
of character. and deals with the expert
ences of a plainly reared fellow in the
realm of exclusive society. 1t will hold
the screen until Wednesday, inclusive, the
attraction for the remainder of the week
Guiding the topical daily, are shown also.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
reat Pinples
And Redness
With Poslam

y. ny try to hide PimpIes and Fa-
"a Eruptions? Why endure them?
pply Poslam and drive them away.
t'osiam supplies precisely the cura
ye influence so soothing to in
med, irritated skin.
Itching stops. Relief is immediate.
ndue redness is removed over
ght
know that nothing can
,.npare with Poslam in quickly
aling Eczema. Acne. Herpes. Rash,
nples, Itch, Scaly-Scalp and ali
in diseases.
Your druggist sells Poslam. For
80 sample write to Emergency
boratories. 80 West 25th Street,
ew York.
Poslam Soap for toilet and bath,
|edicated with Poslam; 20 cents
bd Is cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20

reau has been at work for some time
establishing a value upon the gas dis
tributing systems, 1t has just com
menced the work of arriving at the
worth of the gas plant. Charles F.
Morley and James v. Smith have been
added to the accounting forces or tho
bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
ALLAYS DUTCH RESENTMENT.
General Satisfaction at Germany's
WILLINGNESS to PAY for KatWYk.

THE HAGUE, via London, April 90
There is general satisfaction here in
consequences of the declaration by Ger
many of her Willingness to express re-
greet and pay an indemnity in the event
an investigation proves that the Dutch
steamer Katwyk was sunk by Ger
man submarine through mistake
The irritation caused by the sinking
of the Katwyk has almost completely
subsidized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
Rates Declared Not Unreasonab BILE

The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's standard message rates between
New York and San Francisco and its
cable rates from New York to points
in England were pronounced not I'M
reasonable or unjustly discriminatory
today by the interstate commerce COM
mission The rate to San Francisco was
attacked by w. n. White & Co, produce
dealers in New York, because. of the
lower rates for press dispatches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
qAN[l!lS!lr{ tents

all the requirements of bis part. which
may be said of every one of the long
cast that has a part in making 1.-The
Lilac Domino" a rare theatrical enter
tainment. Choruses are so often pitied
and not rarely maligned. but The
Lilac Domino" chorus is thing by it
self. revelation in the possibilities of
chorus composition, not only In the
grace of its evolutions, but in its gen.
uine Singing ability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
Roger W. Polk Gets Appointment.

Roger w. Polk has been appointed
assistant clerk in the valuation bureau
in charge of the gas plant and equip
ment department. Although the bu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
Question in California.

Referring to the Japanese question in
California, DR.. Mathews said it seemed
unworthy of a great nation like the
United States ito leave the situation
in it's status in which an unanswered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20

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