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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-02
GREAT PROGRESS SHOWN
BY MEMORIAL SOCIETIES
Monuments Erected, Graves Cared
For and Historical Data
Gathered.
CHAIR FOR RED CROSS HOME
Committee Presents Resolutions on
Death of Mrs. StonewalI Jackson.
Many Junior Associations Are Be-
ing FOrmed to Care for Graves.

Reports ut the first business meet
federated Southern Memorial Associa-
ton revealed the fact that the me-
mortal association is certainly not-as
some have falsely stated-a dying in
stitution. Several monuments have
BEEN erected in the past year, many
thousands of dollars raised and
spent, much historical data added
to the historical knowledge of the
South, and, above all. number of
new Junior associations have been
formed.
More enthusiasm was evinced. per-
haps. over the Junior association re-
Gently formed in Atlanta, Ga, with
2l5 members, than over any of the
others. Other junior associations
which sent in reports were the War
rem juniors of Front Royal. the Junior
Memorial Association of Petersburg,
tho Junior Hollywood Memorial Asso-
ciation and the Junior lakewood Me-
mortal Association. Several others will
submit reports at later meetings, or
have them printed in the minutes
The meeting opened at 10 in the
morning with Il psalm and n prayer,
followed by roll call by the secretary.
This roll call revealed sixty -four dele
gates 1t the convention from n posi-
bic 12S. if every association in tho
general organization had sent dele
gates Virginia. of course. had the
largest representation, closely followed
by North Carolina and Tennessee. but
no state could show a better cnthusi-
assn than Georgia.
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TORIAN-GENERAL READS
AN INTERESTING REPORT

tHoWltp the report OIL the commit
tee on credentials, reports of the gen
eral officers were read and accepted
with Il rising vote of thanks. Captain
Mary a. Hall. historian general. read
the history of tho general association
from it's organization a few years ago
in Fayetteville. The reports of the
State vice-presidents followed and
then reports from all the associations
represented at the convention taken
alphabetically. The formation of the
Confederate Women's Home Associa-
tion of Virginia was announced
Miss Mildred Rutherford, State his
torian for Georgia, made n very spir-
tied address. which was greeted with
n great deal of applause, partly be-
cause of the excellence of her speech
| and partly because of her tremendous
personal popularity. She announced
:, that she has written a history Of all
the monuments in the South. and that
| the great majority of them were put
up by ladies memorial associations.
| The monuments erected in the South
10 tho patriotic women of the South
and first of all in Gcorgia-are, she
said, the only monuments in the world
ever erected to 4 group of patriotic
women. She ended by saying that, in
fcderacy and the memorial associations
should never unite. as some had sug-
gcsted, since the lines Of the endeavor
were not the same.
CONVENTION AROUSED
TO GREAT ENTHUSIASM
The widest enthusiasm was DISPLAYED
when Miss Norah Dawson, of Peters
burg, seventy-siX years old and "A
staunch Rebel STILL told of her cx
periences during the war, and cspeci-
ally Of her "Confcdcratc school" in
which she still teaches. Amid loud
| cheers of applause and excitement and
waving of Confederate flags she was
unanimously elected an honorary mem
Der OF the association.
committee, OF which Mrs. Robert
a. Jones was chairman. reported on the
death of Mrs. "Stonewall" jackson, and
read beautiful tribute to her memory.
Mrs. Shelton Chieves. acting president
of the association in the absence, on
account of illness, of Mrs Rehan, pre-
sided. A report read by the Red Cross
committee revealed the fact that the
National Red Cross had accorded TO
the Confederated Southern Memorial
Association the honor of presenting to
the new Red Cross Memorial Building in
Washington the Presidents chair, in
which he will sit once a year This
honor seemed particularly approximate
in view of the tremendous popularity
which President Wilson, who IS also
president of the Red Cross, enjoys in
his native State.
PROPOSES INSCRIPTION
FOR BACK OF CHAIR
! Mrs. Enders Robinson, of Richmond,
! corresponding secretary general Of the
association. suggested the following in
| scription for the back of the chair:
| 1.-THE Confederatcd Southern Memorial
Association prays for peace for all
mankind and succor for all sufferers"
Mrs. White estendcd a cordial invi-
tation to an informal reception at Lee
Camp Hall TO all those wearing badges
| Mrs. Bryan, from Memphis; Mrs. John
Mason, from Richmond. and Mrs. Mont
gomery. from North Carolina. were ap-
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| BOARD REJECTS PLAN
FOR PUBLIC FAIRGROUNDS
Declines to Convert ShieIds's Grove
Into Great Recreation
Center.
WILL CONSTRUCT GARDENS
Letter to Be Sent, to Advocates of
fairgrounds Explaining Reasons
of Administrative Board for Not
Adopting Their Suggestion.

me Administrative Board Yesterday
! declined to reconsider its actions, and
| p'ans adopted some time ago for the
| conversion of the Shields Grove prop-
erty ut William Byrd Park into an
ornamental park with lake and
sunken gardens. The board declined
20 10, consider the establishment of a pub
TIC playground on this site, which
| means that the movement launched
last week at a meeting in the Bust
ness Mems Club stands remote chance
OF being carried out, unless the board
can ne induced to reverse it's decision
l. me REFUSAL to consider the estab-
llshment of the playground was adopt-
ed on the motion Of Commissioner
MCCARTHY, and the board declined to
| mako known it's rea sons for the reiec
tioii OF the plan at this time. The
| matter Will be taken up by the board
with the committee that is behind tho
moFement to convert the property into
recreation center, and. no doubt, the
/ reasons for the rejection Of the plan
Will be advanced ut that time. To this
I Wa commissioners Mccarthy and
| Whittet were appointed committee
TO prepare communication to be
sent to the organization, and in which
1T Is expected the board will make
known its position.
REJECTS PLAN OF
RECREATION CENTER
The board gave Il lengthy hearing
last Friday morning to tho interests
opposing and favoring the establish
fnent OF a public playground on this
property. and took the matter under
advisement, handing down its decision
| yesterday.
The movement was started last
Thursday at n meeting of the Shields
| Grove Recreation Center, the organi-
cation that is behind the pIan, ut the
| Business Mems Club, where the matter
was gone over thoroughly. Shiclds's
Grove, IT is claimed by those favoring
the use OF the tract as n recreation
! park. is the single large, green spot
LEFT In the city for the purpose. II
| 1t is not used for the purpose. the
argument is the city will miss an
opportunity the loss Of which will al
| ways be regretted
The plans for tho development of
the property for playground purposes
We're on large and ambitious scale
| On the north end Of the field there
would he the convenicnccs for the
| sports of the youth of the city and
| on the south side for the children.
| The athletic field forming the north
| end Of the property would, according
| to the plans, have five baseball dia-
monds. football gridiron. basketball
| and volleyball courts, a quarter-milc
| cindcr track, twelve concrete tennis
| courts and clubhouse to take care
OF all tho locker space that the diff
fcrent organizations of the city would
need.
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cnptain Nnson Excu,es

Captain ii. Norton Mason. surgeon i'm
the Richmond Light Infantry, Blues
battalion, has. up his own request, been
excused crom service at the Toby
hanna encampment, June 21-25
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BOARD HAS ADOPTED PLAN
For SUNKEN GARDENS

The Administrative Board, carrying
out previous plans. has already started
work on the ornamental park. having
awarded the contract some time ago
for tho construction Of concrete spill
way TO carry off the surplus water
from the proposed lake. When oppo-
sition to the sunken- garden plan de-
veloped last week. work was stopped.
and nothing has been done on the pro-
Ject for the last ten days.
The advocates of tho plan point out
the solid benefits in health and happi-
ness that would be derived from the
establishment OF the recreation center,
with facilities for all outdoor sports
The work that the board has started,
1t is said. would not be thrown away
If the plans were changed and the
property converted into the play
grounds, as what has already been
done would fit in with the plans for
the recreation center.
Opposition to the Fairgrounds was
registered by property owners in tho
vicinity. who objected to the noises
that. they said. would he sure to fol-
low the establishment OF Fairgrounds.
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PROPOSED COMPLETE
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

On the south end OF the field would
he the appliances FOR the children.
these including travelling rings. wad-
Ing pools. sand piles, gymnasium
frames. chutes, swings, seesaws, paral-
lei bars. teeter ladders, Il swimming
pool. with floats, diving boards, tower
slides and other amuscmcnts for the
smaller children. The whole Enclosure
or stadium. was ia have been sur
rounded by iifteen-foot terrace and
promenade, making it possible to view
the activities from any or all points.
The friends of the plan have offered
the testimony of many experts. some
OF whom have n national reputation,
and they all favor the establishment Of
recreation center on this property.
agreeing that there is no other in the
city that Is so admirably situated for
the purpose. Properly developed, 1t
is said, the park would compare
favorably with the Patterson Park, in
Baltimore. one of the bcst-known and
most scrviccable Fairgrounds in Amer
lea. Here big track meets are held
regularly every year.
Shields's Grove is very accessible. To-
Gated only four blocks from the Main
street car line and only one block
from the Rivcrview line. The property
contains thirty-7ve acres.
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Post-oflcc Receipts Incrcnscd.
Post-ofiicc receipts for the month OF
May amounted to S6o,5455l, showing
an increase of si3.35 over the CORE
spending month Of last year
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-11
|. S. FOR FIRST TIME
 LEADS WORLD IN EXPORTS

WASHINGTON, August 27.-For the first time in ifs history the United States leads the world as an exporter. Occasionally we have surpassed the United Kinkdom in the exportation of domestic products but it was only in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, that our total exports, domestic and foreign, exceeded those of the United Kingdom.
 Our total exports in the fiscal year 1915, according to an official state ment of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, aggregated $2,76S,6OO,OOO as against $2,17O1OOOOO for the United Kingdom, the figures repre- senting in the case of the United States an increase of IT per cent and in the case of the United Kingdom a decrease of 30 per cent when com pared with last year.
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BRITISH LOSE l,5OO
 OFFICERS TWO WEEKS
CARRANzA SAYS
 NO TO PROPOSAL
REFUSES PEACE AND SAYS HE HAS MEXICO NOW UN-
 DER CONTROL.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-Couch- ed in polite but firm language note came today from Carranza declining absolutely to agree to the proposals of the Pan-American union to call conference of the Mexican leaders with view to bringing about peace. The Mexican chieftain claims in his answer that he has full control now of all Mexico except two states which are only partially occupied by his enemies, and that he has an army of one hundred and fifty thousand well
 equipped men with which he will soon be able to force a permanent abandon ment of hostilities by his enemies. He concludes the note by saying that he will insist -en the recognition of his government by all foreign nations.
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SEWARD MANS CHILD ALONE
 SAVED FROM LUSITANlA.
Wife and Baby of William Dougherty Now Working Here Was
 on Fated Liner.

The only child saved from the Lusitania when that liner was sent to the bottom was the child of Vim. Dougherty who is now working on the Kenai Alaska mine near Seward. Mrs. Dougherty was the maid of Mrs. J. H. Sears of this city and took pas sage with the child on the big liners last trip. The mother was also saved and states that she could see the Ger man submarine sailing about watch ing calmly while the people on the Lusitania were going to their death. Mrs. Dougherty herself is English.
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BRITISH OFFICERS LOST

LONDON, Sept. 11.-The losses in the ranks of the British during the past weeks have been frightfuy heavy and particularly amongst the officers In that one fortnight four hundred and seven British officers were kill ed and nine hundred and sixty were wounded In ad- Clion one hundred and thrty-SX missing The loss ing to the efforts of our forces make landing at Suva bay in the face of terrific land fire In only one other part of the war arena have the losses been greater The total losses in British officers since beginning Of the war are four thousand seven hundred and ninety killed nine thousand six hundred and nineyeght wounded and one thousand three hundred and fftytwo missing During the last fortnight lost general and nine coOnels
 killed an three generals wounded. No further infOrma- ton can be given out the time of writing of the results of the Zeppelin raid on this city.
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ALAMEDA BRINGS 42.

The Alameda arrived this morning with 42 passengers for Seward and 75 tons of general freight. Those ar irving were: J. Nj. Wilson, Mrs. F. Stevens, Rose Martin, Mrs. c. E. Brown, Mrs. w. M. Sauers, L. c. Vandeveer, c. E. Sinclair, Miss K. Beasley, J. w. Pritchett, w. c. Mart in E. L. Scrafford, Harry Warren, F F. Rose, A. E. Lathrop, J. L. Lund, M. Graham, Miss M. Kittlestad, Judge F. M. Brown, Paul Buckley, J. Fish, E. Edelman, c. A. Hand, Isaac Hamburger, P. L. Neil, Alvah Flames, W. N. Spence, R. Martin, F. R. van Camper, c. A. Pape, Father van der Pol, Mir and Mrs. c. F. Alderman. Some of the officers of the Santa Ana came back last night on the Alameda to take up their duties on the Dora Those coming back are H. E. David son, c. W. Mellick, Charles Dehne, k. Musgrave and in the stewards de- partment.
 The round trippers were: T. R' White, Jr., Mrs. T. R. White, Miss O. R. White, Mir and Mrs. E. c. Willard, Will Steel, Dr. J. M. Keagey, J. r. Lazarus, o. Braunds, E. G. Anderson, Mrs. E. G. Anderson, Rose Watkins Miss Lola Watkins and c c. Gaisford
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DOCTOR TAKES POISON AND CALMLY AWAITS DEATH.
After Accident he Fixes Time of Passing Away and Discusses
 Question with Attendants.

DENVER, Sept. 11.-Dr. w. w. Kenny of this city took dose of slow poison yesterday by mistake and i'm mediately after discovering his fatal error he began to figure out the exact time death will take place. He call ed in specialists and throughout last evening he discussed with them his case from a scientific point of view. He was absolutely calm and spoke of the effects which the poison began to bring about He is still alive and slept we'll during the night.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-11
REPORT VILLA
 HAS MET DEATH
NEWS REACHES NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON THAT HE
 WAS KILLED IN FIGHT.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-El Paso reports that General Villa has been killed in battle with the forces of Carranza but the report has not been confirmed although it is worth not ing that similar intelligence has reach ed New York. Villa was last heard of as he was leaving to attack the Urban ranch where it is supposed that five million dollars worth of loot has been hidden for some time.
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AMERICAN KIDNAPPED
 ACROSS THE BORDER.
Is Held for Ransom and United States Troops May Enter
 Mexico to Rescue Him.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-John Lowen Bruck, an American, has been kidnapped by Mexicans across the border from Columbus, New Mexico, and is being held by his captOrs for a ransom of two thousand dollars. The secretary of war is now seriously considering a proposal to send American troops across the border to the rescue in spite of any cOnse- ouences which such course might involve.
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LATOUCHE SUPT. HERE.

F. R. Van Campen arrived on the Alameda this morning from Latouche, joining Mrs. van Camper who arrived here on the Mariposa. They with Col. Revell, will start off on hunt ing trip down the lower Kenai Lake next Monday or Tuesday, morning md will be gone three weeks or a month. Mir. van Campen is superin- tendant of the big mine at La touche.
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GROWN PRINCE FAILS
 PIERCE FRENCH LINE
GROWN PRINCE FAILS

PARIS, Sept. 1.-The crown prince has failed in his determined and bloody efforts to pierce the French lines in the ArgOnne and has suffered enormous losses Ac cordng to the official list he has lost from his army in year one hundred thousand men, forty thousand having been lost from corps is admitted that the French losses have been equal to those of the enemy but have demonstrated our ability to hold the line against any force that might be brought to bear The situation re- mains unchanged
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BELIEVE STEAMER AND
 NINETY-SIX MEN LOST.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The United States fruit steamer Mariwoje, from Honduras to New Orleans, has been given up for lost in hurricane off the Honduras coast. She left Honduras on August 19 with ninety-six people aboard.
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CUNARD LINER LOST OFF
 THE COAST OF SPAIN
Part of the Crew Landed and Mystery Surrounds the Cause of
 the Occurrence.

PARIS, Sept. 1.-The Cunard lin CT Alexandria has been lost off the coast of Spain and while some of the crew have been landed it is feared that others have met death. There is some mystery surrounding the cause of the occurrence and rumors are ahOat to the effect that she was torpedoed by a German submarine, but this is c parently mere conjecture.
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CAPT WARNER TAKES HOLIDAY

Captain Fred Warner of the Ala meda is taking his last trip with his ship now for a couple of months. After reaching Seattle he will visit the San Francisco exposition and will return to duty in a couple of months.
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JUDGE BROWN ARRIVES.

The Hon. F. M. Brown, the popular and able Alaskan judge of the Third judicial division arrived today on the Alameda and is presiding in court this afternoon with usual dispatch. He will return to Valdez after clearing up a few minor matters.
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MANY GO TO RAINIER.

SEATTLE, Sept. 1.-The tourist traffic to Mount Rainier has increased wonderfully this year over last year. This year thirty-three thousand peo- pie visited the mountain as against fourteeen thousand last year.
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BATTLE NEAR BORDER.

MORALES, Arizona, Sept. IA force of two thousand Villaistas and an equal number of Carranzaistas are now fighting a battle six miles from Nogales and only half a mile from the United States border.
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JOSLIN WANTS TO LEASE
 ALASKA TELEGRAPH LINES

FAIRBANKS, Sept 11.--Falcon JoSliu expresses the desire once again to try to secure from the government a lease on the telegraph lines of AL aska if he can secure the moral sup port of the people of the territory. He is confident that he could reduce the tolls materially and still operate the system proftably.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-11
EXPOSITION HAS CLEARED
 NEARLY A MILLION NET.
All Debts Paid and Remainder of Year Promises Greater
 Success Than Ever.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-The net profit from the Panama-Pacific exposition to date is more than nine hundred thousand dollars and not a debt remains to be paid, according to the information given out by the directors this morning. The attend ance is keeping up amazingly and is really greater now than at any period since the opening.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-11
SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND
 IN GOLD FROM ALASKA.

SEATTLE, Sept. 11.-Six hundred thousand dollars in gold arrived here yesterday from Alaska. The ship ments were from Iditarod, Fairbanks and Nome and made the largest amount received on one day for the season.
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More Than Fifteen Thousand Appeared On the Roll Ot Honor Since Beginning of the War.
SAYS BERNSTORFF THREATENS

NEW YORK; Sept 1.-The Sun today quotes Am 5aSSadOr BernStorf as saying that If the diplomatic relations between the United tSateS and Germany are broken the German submarines will sink everything sighted and force America to declare within few days" The paper further says BernStortf rails at America for threatening break off relations just after having won great diplomatic victory in the submarine case.
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DEPORT GERMAN GIRL.

VANCOUVER, Sept. 1.-The daughter of Carl Weiss, the editor of German paper in Seattle, has been deported by the Canadian authorities on the suspicion that she is in the em- ployment of the German government.
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EXAMINE KANTISHNA MINES.

FAIRBANKS, Sept. IA mining engineer has returned to make an- other investigation of the Kantishna mines. He was here before and his return has given rise to strong hopes that the country looks good to him and his people. He prospected the mines a year ago for wealthy outside interests.
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IS TT POSSIBLE?

SEATTLE, Sept. 11.-Fred Witz, a Milwaukee R. R. conductor, arrested today on complaint of wife for brutal statutory assault own daughter. Girl, thirteen years of age, in serious condition.
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TOYS ARRIVE AGAIN IN
 AMERICA FROM GERMANY.

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-Forty-fve hundred cases of toys arrived today from Germany making the first ship, ment of German toys received in this country since the beginning of ths war.
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TO RECALL MORE TEUTONS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-Captain yon Papen, miIi- tary atache to the German embassy and von Pereked Austrian consul general at New York will probably be re- called at the request of the United States for activities along the same lines as those followed by Ambassador Dumba when he got into trouble Ambassador von Bern storf the German ambassador is said to be involved seriously but not so seriously the Austro-Hmganan ambassador.
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ALAMEDA LEAVES.

The Alameda sailed for Anchorage this morning at 5:45 taking the fol- lowing passengers along with her from Seward: Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Kelly, Neil Sexton, Miss Lera Murphy and George W. Brown.
 The Alameda is due back from Anchorage late tomorrow night or Monday morning.
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GERMANS TAKE SKIDEL

BERLIN, Sept l1-NIarshal von Hinden6urg has Grodno after battle lasting three days. The Russians suffered terrible losses and are now falling back with Hn- denburg in pursuit It is conceded that the enemy has shown amazing ability to remain organized in spite Q the various bloody defeats inflicted on him but he IS beng kent constantly on the move.
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SEATTLE ROBBERS HOLD
 UP SIX AUTOMOBILES.
One Care After the Other Stopped by Red Light and Thieves Get
 Watches and Change.

SEATTLE, Sept. 11.-Six auto mobiles were held up last night in the outskirts of the city and the thieves got away with a large stock of watches and small change. The cars were held up one after the other by means of red lights held and waved by the highwaymen at midnight.
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WIRELESS FOR TOLOVANA.

FAIRBANKS, Sept. 11.-FalcOn Joslin is shipping in a new wireless plant for the Tolovana from Seattle. The first one failed to work satis- factorily.
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BERNHARDT RETIRES.

PARIS, Sept. 11.-Sarah Bernhardt has retired from the movie stage as she has found it impossible to use her wooden leg and act up anything like her full capacity.