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The Washington times., 1915-03-16
NATIONAL.

For those who are not too old to ex-
plore the land of lets pretend" and
let their imag!nations wander through
the bypaths or make believe" the
National Theater holds forth this week
a delightful blend of fact and fancy"
in THE Poor Little Rich Girl"
The story of childish laughter and
childish pathos. which is apt to be the
most appealing sort. has been told In
Washington before. But last evenings 8
audience, In the true spirit Of listening
| to a fairy tale. IL It had seen the play
before, listened to n again with the
Wonderfully w!nsome. and with that
charm of girlhood which cannot often
be simulated. little Leonie Dana visual
ICED the soul of the little girl whose
mother had the society bee."' and who
longed to "skuff" in the mud, to kick
up the dirt" to wade in streams, ana
go to day school, Handkerchiefs
friend of her carbohydrates and
of her father and mother. who were no
more to her than simply the very
dearest of her pretend" friends.
But II is the fantastic and fanciful
second act that constitutes the chief
charm of the play. There the phantas-
magor!a procession of images engen-
| dered in the mind of the delirious child.
made so by an overdose OF sleeping
potion given by a nurse, passes circus
like across the stage. And. in tribute
to the skill Of Eleanor Gates. the play
wright IL should be said that, though
this act enlists the aid of numerous
stage devices of wonderful ingenuity,
the story and not the accessories In its
telling always hold the auditors atten-
ton. 49,.
In this act arise the images or the
chiid's experiences of the day. her lone
some pirtnday. and shining through the
strange proceedings can be sensed the
! ents, and guests are saying and doing
| when the semi conscious child is found
in stupor Then come on the father
In coat seemingly made of greenbacks,
the mother bearing the buzzing society
bee" the Kings English who Is duly
murdered in a heroic struggle with a
servant, but rises to proclaim he has
been murdered" thus many times be-
| fore the "stuffy bear" an erstwhile lie
plaything grown to larger PROPORTIONS IN
the 'snake-in-the-srass' governess. the
plumber as a piper, the hand organ
man, the .'big -eared" butler. and the
many other fancies of delicate little
mind overweight almost to the break
ing point.
I or these A. Alrhonse brought both the
art of the ventriloquist and the imper-
| senator. AL Grady recalled his quaint
humor as "Tige" In Buster Brown In
his "stuTy bear impersonaton, and
Eric Jewett gave to his role touch of
naturalness that made 1t stand out as
one of the acting gems OF the piece.
Viola Fortesque. as the governess:
Helen Gurney. as the nurse; Ella Pock
father, Joseph A. Bingham as the police
man. and James Bryson as the ply
| sician. rounded out the major roles of
| the cast. j. X. IL.
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
8. F. KEITH'S.

4 fair example OF the manner in
which vaudeville-that Is modern Amer
lean vaudeville-is bringing the noun
tains of entertainment to the slender
purscd Mahomets of the public Is fur
nished in the bill presented this week
at the B. F. Keith Theater. One of the
most exquisite interpreters Of girlhood
in coTnedy-drama, Edith Taltaferro,
shares with the greatest of Wagnerian
tenors. Karl Jorn. the chief position on
the program. The remainder Of the en-
tertainment is furnished by Mary
Marble and Sam Chip; Van Hoven. the
only magician who accomplishes his
own disappearance; the Meyako sisters.
a pair of Japanese girls who sing and
dance Alberta Moore and Myrtle
Young, girls who sing and dance; VIM
Morrissey and Dolly 'Hackett. a regu-
lar vaudeville team" who really pro-
vide entertainment. and THE Aurora OF
Light" Venus who exhausts the
spectrum to provide the cOlors in which
she may bathe.
The one-act play by Tom Barry IN
which Miss Taliaferro is presented has
the atmosphere of the delicate dramatic
vehicles in which she has hitherto dis
played her ability with just enough of a
compromise with vaudeville necessities
to give II the constant action required
for presentation in the limited time
allotted to 1t. 1t tells a story of love
and sacrifice with a war time setting
and requires four persons in addition to
the star. Miss Taliaferro Is a charming
picture of q Southern girl set in the
quaint framework of an old plantation
home. There are two scenes TO the
play one of which Is the Installation
of a story the girl tells In which she
assumes the part of a boy.
Karl Jorn first demonstrated the quail
ity and compass of his magnificent voice
in ornate operate arise, and then sang
in succession the more familiar, Celeste
Aida" from the Verdi opera, Il Hear
You Calling Me" and a German lullaby.
At least this was the great tenor's pro-
gram at the afternoon performance yes
terday. The program Is changed each
day. and requests sent by mail for spe-
cial numbers will be given such atten-
tion as is possible in consideration of
the number of requests received.
Van Hoven, carried on the program
as the mad magician. completely justi-
fed his title, He presented one of the
most original performances that has
ever been seen in this city, and left his
audience in state where exhaustion
from laughter and wonderment as to
whether he was really finished We're
evident in equal parts. His various feats
defy sane analysis as completely they
do description. G. NJ.
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
GAYETY.

There is not dull moment in the
three hours entertainment provided by
Ed Lee Wrothe and the "Ginger Girls
at the Gayety this week. The show ia
in two acts and Is styled Higgins at
Home" and Higgins I'm Alaska" the
stage settings for the latter being par
ticularly effective. showing the famous
Chilcoot Pass. Wrothe, who IS making
his last appearance in Washington, is
one of the best comedians Nseen here
this season. In his familiar role Of
Janitor Higgins, he manages to keep
the audience in n\laughter all the time
without resortine to slapstick work
Assisting him are Jean LeBeau. Au-
gusta Lang and Estelle Colbert, a trio
OF singers with a fine bunch ot songs
MISS LeBeau's Seminole Maid" vas
one or the features of the show. Others
In the company are Max Fehrman,
Frank Williamson. and owen Martin
Princess Deveer. in a series of Grea.s
classic dances. was effective The even
ing performance Wednesday will be
followed by a wrestling bout
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POLI'S.

There Is a wholesome, optimistic tone
In the Crothers play. The Three
Of U.s." the vehicle of the new
Poll players this week that alone
would make the piece worth seeing.
even were the parts less pleasingly pre-
sented. And the Poll players have
given their best thought to their con-
ception OF the meaning Of this little
comedy drama. with the result that the
audience that witnessed last nights s
performance was far moro tavorably
impressed than that which saw the first
night production of last weeks farce.
The Three of Us is u story OF
girl and her two younger brothers. the
characters OF which are particularly
real. The trials through which the trio
passages are much like those that the
1t Is therein that the intimacy Is estab-
lished between the actors and the audi
ence The plot is woven around the
three orphans and their efforts to hold
a mining claim left by their father
from the greed of an Eastern corpora
ton.
Maud Gilbert makes a charming Rhy
, McCheshey, the eldest orphan, who
holds together the home and brings
back her brother to love and honor.
Rockliffe Fellows is a convincing
and interesting Stephen Towniey, who
loves. doubts and loves again. Graham
Velsey in Rhy's restless srother, VINO
ness, and In many ways his was the
best performance of the evening. lie Is
natural and convincing.
The other parts were well taken by
Robert Lowe, Helen Tracy. Teresa
Dale. Calvin Harris and Nanon Weich
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
COMPLETE BLOCKADE

The British order in council to cut
off Germany's trade and communica-
tion with the world proves to be ex-
actly what the action of the United
States was against the South--a
complete blockade, including the doc
trine, established and enforced by
the United States, of the continuous
voyage.
Nothing at all may 60 directly into
Germany except at the hazard of the
usual penalties applying to blockade
running. Nothing at all may come
directly out of Germany except at
the same hazard. Nothing intended
for ultimate delivery in Germany
may go into any country-our own
doctrine of the continuous voyage
and likewise nothing may come out
of Germany through any other coun-
try.
This in principle and practice is
so precisely what, in the blockade Of
the South, was the United States
Governments principle and practice
that there is left no ground for
American protest. There is room
for comment that the blockade meas
ure has been brought up to date to
meet modern conditions, since fifty
years ago before the era of strew:-
ing open waters with floating mines
and infesting the high seas with sub
marines the blockade could be effec-
lively drawn around a harbor en-
trance or stretched across the mouth
of river, while now, to be effective,
it must encircle as we'll the zone of
mines and submarines.
AS for the rest, there may be oc-
casion for wonder-but it is imma-
terial-that the order should recite
that the course of the enemy in
ravaging merchant vessels irrespec-
tive of the safety and the lives of
passengers and crews gives IAN un-
questionable right of retaliation"
Retaliation or no retaliation, effec-
tive blockade as a measure of war
pure and simple is justifiable be-
yond international question.
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
COTTON COMING BACK

May cotton climbed up to cents
the pound in New York yesterday;
July got to 9A, and October barely
topped 91h. The world is discover
ing that it can't get on much longer
without cotton to wear, and is buy
ing again. Liverpool is buying and
advancing prices in order to get its
needs supplied, and the outlook is
decidedly good.
Right along with these cheering
reports from the markets, comes the
news that the Southern planters are
responding to the demand. In some
of the cotton districts great amounts
of cotton were left unpicked; it was
not believed to be worth the expense
of picking. But now, with prices
better and everything indicating
that the spring demand will be ex-
cellent, these same planters are get
ting help into the fields and gather
ing in the bolls.
1t is easier now than it was few
months ago, to preach that the cot
ton panic was not warranted by the
conditions. There was disposition to
go wild over the seeming collapse of
the market. People who had cotton
and could not sell it at any price
naturally regarded the situation as
utterly discouraging. Optimism has
difficulty looking over such condi-
tion as that.
Yet there was never a time when
clear vision could not see that mat
ters must improve, and that before
very long. The world went daft
about food supplies for few weeks
after the war started; especially the
British world, which dominates the
cotton market. People could not be
induced to think farther ahead than
tomorrow's meals. Yet it was very
certain that before long they would
need clothes, as we'll as food, and
when that time came they would
have to take the cotton. The time
is now at hapd, and the cotton is
moving.
1t is not to be expected that cot
ton will soon be restored to the high
estate it occupied before the war.
Yet on the other hand it would be
very interesting to know, if that
were possible, what today's' cotton
quotations would be if there had
been no war at all. The picking of
last season was the greatest in the
history of the industry. There was
every reason to expect that cotton
would drop to low price level by
reason of the immense production,
Even now, the New York price is
higher than the highest touched in
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
COLUMBIA.

Romance, daring. cunning and senti-
ment, presented in photography of a
high degree, are seen in the filmization
of Gustave Flaubercs novel, 'Salam-
bo," which began week of two daily
performances at the Columbia with a
matinee yesterday An immense audi
ence was present at the night perform
ance last night.
"Salambo" tells of the story of che
days OF turbulent Carthage, with wars
as the principal product The Princess
heart when Matho, a slave is brought
before her Eventually, the slave be-
comes leader of band of mercenaries
and wages war on the princess house
prize.
His progress to Salambo's heart Is in
terrupted by the treachery of Narr
Havas, rival suitor, but the cunning
or his slave, Splendius, finally permits
MN 70 triumph. The makers Of the
film have terminated each of the six
acts at a most interesting point In the
orama, thus sustaining the interest
The Police Dog" a comic, and Budd-
mist Temple in Peking, in colors, pre-
ceded the presentation of the sixsact
photo play.
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
GARDEN.

Elinor Gyn's famous novel. Three
Weeks" in film form. broke all attend
ance records yesterday at Moore's Gar
den Theater, the house being literally
crowded from early morning until late
at night
Tho theme Of the story is familiar to
the reading public. In the film play the
author has added a prologue and epi-
logue. The orgies OF the dissolute king.
the mad revels in the place, and the
plots and counter-plots resulting in the
deaths OF both the king and queen are
depicted but IN such manner as to
give no offense.
Madeline Traverse appears as the
temperamental queen and Mahlon Ham
uton enacts the role OF Paul
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
Today.

Today.
Banquet, Columbia Historical Society.
shoreham. s y. m.
Entertainment. Sweet Lavender" Geofge
washington University students. National
Rifles Hall, 8 p. M.
Linen shower. Young women's, Hebrew As
socianon : 1880 Tenth street northwest. to
Lenien service: Salvation: Is 1t Personal
ST. ohns fhe fey James En IL McIlyalns
Lecture s,!1a M Mind and BODY Dr.. G. F. Win: win
Enttertainment. National Library for the
Anthropoiokicai Society of Washington. pub
Mss.ins. sdseril.sr. e. section of Retail M.r-
Meeting. Indiana Society of Washina aton.
Brentano building Twelfth and F streets
LUNCHEON. Alumni m '' Club of Cornell Uni.
St; Paitick's Day Entertainment. e Gonuasa
Cabaret and dance, Young Mems Hebrew
~ Assoeiation; assot ( ,,oEls Eks' Hall p; Y.
No. q. King David. No. IS Grand fa5sse hodse.
Mithrss Lodge Of Perfection. oa scott,sh afSss Rs
Mizpah No. s. Fidelity. No. 49, Eastern
odd Washington. No. 6; Amity, No.
e: Mount Pleasant No. 20; Golden Rule,
kSish;s Mo "a Of F'SssE Ne Ns
sior. No. IA Capital. No. "a: Myrtle. No
%.
Woodmen Of the worid-Mount Vernon. No 5.
National Union-state War and Navy coun-
Socialist party-Jewish Branch. Local South
Ladies' of the Maccabees-Victory Hive. No
IL, st. Patricks social card party.
Knights OF Columbus-Carrol Council.
Patriotic Order of Americans-Meeting end
entertainment OF camps of the District. un-
der auspices Of Camp No. 3. G. A. r. hall,
westaeld Pure Food Show. Arcade. Four
teenth and Pork road northwest, to 10 p.
Convention. Master Mates Association of the
United states, Ebbitt. 10 a. m.
Lenten service. Church of the Epiphany. be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth in G
street ncrssWes, II M and and I,.6
Public School Child" Dr. Headley c. Car
ter. Of Baltimore. before District Of Co
clans, 1904 H street northwest. 5 p. m.
Committee meeting. Washington Peace So
ciety. gridiron room. new Willard. 4:50
Lecture. The Filipino Racial Complex" DR.
Manuel v. Arguelles, before Anthropolos-
icsl Society OF Washington. west study
Lecture. Colonial Furniture" Arthur l.
Blakeslee, before Mid-Lent social meeting
OF Washington Architectural Club. 1917 II
Reception to Commissioners Petworth Citi-
zens' Association and woman's Club Of
Petworth N, e. Church. Eighth and shep
Open house. Home Club. Il Jackson place
oid,fsshioned spelling p ii, bee. Mt. Vernon Place
Meeting Architectural Club Of George Wash
ington University. 2o2? street northwest
Lecture. THE Second Missionary Tour
Continued" Rey: John Brittan Clark. Rhode
Lecture. % After the. war" Oscar G = = +. u Crosby
Y. NJ. c. A.. p. IN.
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
Fraud "Ads" Will Mean
Fine or Jail in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, March 1s.-
The house has passed the honest adver-
tising bill. 1t has been engrossed in the
senate without opposition and is GER
tain of final passage.
The bN provides that any firm or
corporation. which with intent to sell
merchandise. securities or service to the
public. publishes in any way an advcr-
tisement which contains any representa-
tioE which Is untrue. deceptive or mis-
leading, shall be guilty of nisde-
meanor. ani upon conviction subject to
Iine or imprisonment in the county
jail.
The provisions OF the bill do not apply
10 prop1etors or publishers who print
such advertisements without tho knowi-
edge of the unlawful or untruttGul
nature of such advertisements.
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
MOORE'S STRAND.

Elsie Janis attracted crowds to
Moore's Strand Theater yesterday to
view her first Washington appearance
in the movies" In THE Caprices OF
Kitty" This rapid fire comedy was
written by Miss Janis. herself. In the
piece she is called upon to show her
many devices to entice laughter.
Miss Janis remains the stellar fea-
ture until Thursday when the Bosworth
Company will present Lois Weber and
Phillips Smalley in Sunshine Molly a
story OF the oil fields full of dramatic
action with a vein of comedy running
throughout The cast also includes
Adele harrington. Vera Lewis, Court
eney Foote, Herbert Standing, Robert
Hickman. and Frank. Elliot.
The Washington times., 1915-03-16


ITO the Editor of THE TIMES:
l should like to call your attention to
a plan by which the North and South
America countries could unite In a COM
mon shipping plan.
American today. both North and
South, are debtor countries. owing bill
lions of dollars to foreign countries.
Their carrying trade has been maneu>
vered off the sea by shrewd far-seeing
competitors across the Atlantic.
suggest the organization of a Joint
stock company-all common stock-the
entire capitalization OF which shall
equal the entire population of all the
countries to the undertaking, each coun-
try thereto subscribing for as many
shares of the stock as IL has peonles,
leaving a means whereby at each sue
ceeding ten years the capitalization NAV
be increased in amount equaling the to-
tai increase in the population OF all the
countries to the undertaking, or of new
countries that may be admitted to the
union OF shipping control. each country
subscribing for its pro rata OF the in
creased stock in the amount OF its in
creased population. That. for the pur-
pose OF control, the mana sgement shall
be under the control OF the manager of
the stock as represented by all the peo-
pies Of the various countries that, also,
the shipping shall be as nearly as pos
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
Why So Much Importance To the
Frank Case?

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Regarding the Leo NJ. Frank case in
Atlanta. Ga Your first notification to
the Washington public that you would
print all testimony in a fair and i'm
partial way. so that they-the public
might decide individually whether or
not he Is guilty
Now. why do you attach more i'm
portance to the Frank case than you
would to- the Hans SchLQidt case?
Why do not the Washington police
convict the murderer or murderers OF
Coninas and HughesH
Why does not the State OF New York
hang Becker?
Why will the district attorney OF New
York city demand a conviction of the
Lorelys Rogers woman and allow bomb
throYers to wreck and kill?
This letter Is not written. to start an
argument, but l would Ike to see II
there is another person In Washing ton
who would like to know the "wh!s''
as we'll as myself.
A. BERGMAN.
Clark station, March ID.
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
CASINO.
y

The Mayer Amusement Company is
presenting for the first week of its
renewed management OF the Casino
Theater an all-round bill OF varied
vaudeville, in which the comedy fea-
ture predominates. The Pelots have an
clever Offering of jugglery. Bauer and
Saunders offer character songs well
sung. All Ripon gives a Scotch ven
triloquial Offering. with a bagpipe and
and company present The CRATER"
The Close Brothers present ground
and lofty tumbling and other features
which win warm applause. while the
charlie Chaplin comedy photopIay
Charlie Chaplin comedy pbotopiav, *
Night Out" is a big laughmaker. A
supplemental photoplay shows the Boy
Scout movement in France.
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
COSMOS.

The bill at the Cosmos this week is
headed by two big attractions. dra-
matte playlet played by the Porter ].
White Company entitled %The Visitor"
and George Choos' sparkling musical
comedy THE Vegetable Garden"
which Mas a connected plot. some anus
ing comedy and exceptionally good song
numbers and ensembles.
A farce, TOO Much Mrs. Jones'" by
the Red Raven Trio, opens the pro-
gram. which includes Ellen Dix. an eX-
ceptionally good dancer: the Bennett
Sisters. with song offerings, and an 6x-
hibition of clever ventriloquisn.
A big laughmaker is Charlie CHAPLIN
in THE Champion" The Hearst -Selig
pictures Of news events and additional
phOtOplays are added attractions. The
bill will be changed Thursday.
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
Woman Suffrage Body
To Meet Here Dec. ID

The annual convention of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage As
sociation will be held here December
II to 10, ii was announced today at
headquarters of the Congressional com
mittee, in the Munsey building.
The business sessions. which will be
held in the New willard. will close on
December Is and on the following day
the convention will end with a meeting
in one of the theaters. More than COO
delegates are expected.
The Washington times., 1915-03-16
Tomorrow.

ST. Patricks Day entertainment with Irish
songs, Home Club. II jackson place north
Recital, Madame Won Unsculd. small hail
room. New Willard; go p; m ,,r
| room. New Willard, p. m.
st. Patrick's Day banquet. Shamrock Club,
Metropolitan Hotel. p. m.
St. Patrick's Day entertainment Elks' Club,
| ington Council. knights of, Columbus. Ar
ESssfiain9eH' sSsi T. Sweet lavender" George
Lecture. 'siave Insurreetions J. W. Crom-
we'll. before History Club. Howard univer-
Meeting. Board of Education. Franklin
AddPess. PSS. 'iSS bE. William A. White. before
tion. Rauscher's. II a. m.
Masonic washington Centennial. 10, IA:
Osiris No e East Ga Gate NS 81 o;onyn colm
No. 3, knights Templar; Almas Temple OF
the Mystic Shrine Areme. No. TO- Eastern
| Odd Fellows-Eastern, No. 4: Harmony. No.
III Mount NfSG So Tsanan
woodmen Of the World-oak Camp. No, !.
Ns.onal Union-Treasury Council. Congress
Socialist party-workmen's Circle. Branch
No :. executive committee, s:l5 D. m.
Loyal order OF Moose-Columbia Lodge. No
l25, St. Patrick's party.
knights OF Columbus-Carroll Council. dan
Meeting. membership COMMITTEES. Board OF
Trade, in headausrters. l2:4o p m
Harvey w. Wiley. before Mothers Club Of
the W. C. T. T.. 522 Sixth street northwest
Rehearsal, Washington Festival Chorus. lee
ture hall, Public Library, 8 p, m.
Entertainment auspices OF the Epworth
League; Lincoln Road NJ. Z. Church. p.
The Washington times., 1915-03-16

sible divided into units, assigning to
each country to the undertaking its re-
spective number of units, or vessels. or
approximately so that any country be-
coming dissatisfied with the manage
ment, handling, or control. or direction
of this joint stock enterprise. may, by
the surrender of its stock. withdraw its
units from the combined fleets, placing
the same under its own control, sever
ing any or all its connections with the
parent company. This is roughly the
plan which l wish to bring before the
members of the Pan-American Union
in Washington, to discuss ways and
means for the betterment of the affairs
and relationships between North and
South America.
RUSSELL r. COLLINS.
Washington, March Is.