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The Washington times., 1915-05-12
GEORGE PECK, At 70,
WILL RETIRE TONIGHT
Veteran Snowman and Manager
Of Gayety Theater viii Be
Given Benefit.
BY GARDNER MACK.

tbs gentleman who declared ne didn't
give hoot who made his country's 8
laws so long as he could be its Irving
Berlin furnished a nifty headline for
post srfty to print In It's Spencerian copy
BOOKS, principally becsuse ne Hved BE-
fore the day Of well regulatod royal
ties and the 42-centimete- graph ophone.
The art-for- art s-sake stuff used to look
fne In an autograph album, but the
average graduate Of the Sunday supple
mont who writes nature studies and
dramatises Capt. John Smith and 10
cahontas" as a pupil of the fourth
grade school assunSes Missouri lik 4
oast OF countenance VIXEN the old saw
Is taken out OF the educationaI tool
chest and sharpened for modern use>
And yet
70 the last generation there wa.
only one thing that 6ertopped the
grandeur Of P. +. Barnunf's rfastadonic
collection OF tho fdund, ana that was
the microscopic edition Of humanity
which p. r. exhibited in his side show,
Gen. Thomas Thumb.
To the iast seneration there was
only one form Of Amusement that was
more enhancing than playing check
ers at the country store. and that was
watching Eliza cross the ice with a
pair Of aspiring bioodhounds in the
middle distance for q third-act cur
tain to Uncle Toms Cabin" And
Will Retire Tonight.
While everybody in this generation
has heard Of and wondered at both
these things. the Sentlefnan who spread
hen both widely and ger erously over
the map Of the world 10 to retire per
nanenuy and finally from the active
business Of entertaining his fellow men
comparative stranger to everybody who
has profited by his efforts, the unsuns
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cessfully. brief period as n hooking
agent preceded his entrance TO the
Durlesque field here in Washington in
1903. He came TO the Gayety Theater
az Its manager at that time and has
been here ever since.
And tonight George Peck intends to
say good-by to the show business for
ever. He promises himself mover to
enker a theater again--never to see n
show. He Is tired-the man who has
provided the world with laughs and
thrills and entertainment Of all sorts
and conditions for fifty happy years will
return to the soil and live out the re-
maindor Of his life a carefree farmer
and breeder of horses and cattle. A
big hearted, broad minded and very
modest boy" over seventy years of
age-he will enter upon his retirement
with the satisfaction Of having proved
conclusIvely that the man who can make
his country's laughs has something
even on the chap who composes it's
songs.
The Washington times., 1915-05-12
THE BEST
Photoplay Department in
WASHINGTON
MCCdrdell Declares
He Won Film Prize
By Hard Work and
Long Training

Two rather important things con-
nected with the business OF photo
play writing have been published
during the past week. one of these
Is the photoplay by Emmett Camp
Dell Hall called such Things Really
Happen" and the other Is an in
tervtew with Roy l.. McCarden in
which he tells how he won the $4,000
prize with his scenario for the big
feature serial, The Diamond From
the SKY"
These two things ought to be con-
eldered together by every person
who aspires to write a photop!ay-
especially those who are contem-
plating subscribing TO one or more
or the so-called correspondence
schools for photo playwrights' or
submitting themselves to the msr-
cies of gentlemen who advertise
unde r such enticing phrases as
Make Money In Your Spare Tins
BY Writing P'hotoplays"'
Emmett Campbell Halls play tells
the. story of two young people who
were saving money to get married
and who sought to make money in
their spare time writing photo
plays and permitting one of the
agents who advertise thusly to COL
lect money for "criticising" and dis
posing of the plays.
We have stated that some OF these
"critics'' might be engaged In a
legitimate effort to uplift the photo
play and develop ability to write
scenarios. But there are very few
of them. Most of those that have
been called to our attention are pure
frauds-as was that which Mr.. FAIL
brings into his little drama.
He seeks to show that photoplay-
special aptitude and training. He
shows that film companies prefer to
deal with the authors rather than
through agents. The play Is dramat-
ic and Of sustained interest through
out. 1t Is highly interesting-especi-
ally so in view of the McCardell
interview.
for newspapers for years. II there
ever was a trained writer in every
sense of the word. he should GER
tainly qualify. Like MIR. Hall he
knows that photoplaywriting Is not
business for spare time" And
he proves 1t in this little interview
Some one asked him how he hap
pened" to write THE Diamond from
the Sky" Here is his answer:
II didn't happen to. I've been
working on a continued photoplay
idea for a number of years. I knew
the big pictures were coming. fol-
lowed them carefully. When this
$4,000 prize offer was announced I
fat 1t was the biggest opportunity
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ahead TO what is going to happen
From my study I learned that the
public liked modern things, romantic
thingH, and 2 clean love theme.
SO did p clean, lively story. with
no eNcruciating torture, no slatternly
characters. nothing physically re.
pulsive. fun OF thrills and full Of
romtcGaliness, in which there Is
triumph Of tha good old virtues that
make the world 60 round.
II ldt earnestneSs. sincerity and
resoluteness into IT. and I didn't
spare the midnight light"
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BY GARDNER MACK.

manded. and then 7 drew con-
clusions.
For photoplay such as was
wanted I knew that chapters full OF
suspense were esssnttal. Things not
only had to happen. but they had to
keep promising they would happen.
People not only want to be inter-
ested in what is happening now, but
they want to be obliged to look
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impresnrio of more entertaining i'm.
pressions than any other person in the
District of Columbia.
At II o'clock tonight George Pecf will
put period to career that has span
ned more than fifty years OF activity In
the show business, a career that out
lived the careers of both Gen. Tom
Thumb and Uncle Toms Cabin" in
providing amusement. Tonight George
Peck, as the beneficiary of an entertain
nent to be given at the Gayety Theater,
will end his active life as a Snowman,
and viii retire to his farm in the Berk-
shires. near Martindale. N. Y. where
he plans to spend the rest of his days.
George Peck is one of the few. real
showmen left In the theatrical business.
He bepan hfs life as an entertainer rid
ing horses In Agricultural Hall: in Lon
don, England, his birthplace. That was
during the period when civil war was
raging In the United States.
With Barnum In 1869.
Immediately after the war he came to
the United States with a show Of which
the famous Wallace Sisters were the
particular stars In 1859 he spent the
summer with P. T. Barnum's circus.
At the end of the circus season Peck
helped organize the Gen. Tom Thumb
company, which included the wife of
the famous midget and his equally ia
nous and diminutive partner, Com
modore Mutt, and Minnie Warren.
with this company Peck toured the
world for three years and then toured
this country six years
In 1878 he opened a museum of his
own In Paterson. N. j., operating II
during the winter and managing the
outside privileges for the Washburn
shows In the summer. Two years later
he opened a museum in Providence,
r. l.. where one Of his concessonaires
was a certain B. r. Keith. who, at that
time. rated himself an electrical en-
gineer,' because he permitted people to
pay him cents to experience the
thrills sent out from the business end
or q set Of galvanic batteries?
:, In 1882 Peck bought from one Of the
Washburns what was known as the
ABBY Uncle Tom show, and in the next
rom cabin company ever shown in
this country. There were forty people
IN the company The following season
ne had four companies touring with
uncle Tom.' and the entire country
was covered from Maine to California
during the next five or six years After
taking over the management Of Tom
thumb again for a season and sea sor
or two with smaller road shows ant
c1rcuses, Peck established a museum or
Grand street in New York that was tn.
country.
Produced Melodramas.
He remained at the head of this enter
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Your System
De m a n d s

an occasional corrective to insure
good health and strength. Success
is almost impossible for the weak
and ailing. Enjoyment is not
for the sick. Impaired health
and serious sicknesses usually
begin in deranged conditions of the
stomach, liver, kidneys or bowels.
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I ever had seen and 1t was time
for me to bring out my ideas. First
I read the conditions carefully and
found out what they wanted, and
then I got busy and set down my
ideas.
II worked at It practically. I saw
pictures, talked to all the ex-
change men and exhibitors I know.
and heard what their patrons de-
The Washington times., 1915-05-12
ToDAY's BEST FILMS
By GARDNER MACK.

Charles Kent, Dorothy Kelly
and James Morrison In "Pawns Of
Mars" tNitagrapbD, the Olympic,
1881 You street.
Anna Nilsson In "a sisters bur-
den" tknIemD. The Masonic Audit
torIum, Thirteenth street and New
York nvenuc.
Herbert Hawlinson, Anna Little
and Frank Worthington In "Du-
mon nn,i Pythias" IUniversaD,
CrdndnlTs, Nfnfb and streets.
Dan ,MoyIes In "who's who In
Society" UkIelnc). the strand,
Ninth and ID streets.
"Protect Us,- fbe Garden. 4cs
Nfhitk street.
shorty Haniiton in shorty
Staunton, sixth street ana Massa-
cbusctts avenue northeast.
Vivian Rich aud David Lythgoe
In ."Thc Day Of Reckoning"
(Ah,eticnnJ, the Empire. 015 II
street northeast.
Herbert Rnwtfnson, Anna Little
and Frank Worthington In "The
Black Uox," ninth bistallmeut
UnIversnD, the AIhambrR, 51s
seventh street.
M.oneIy LAYERS" (seIig), Arason
Pnrk, Eighth street and Maryland
avenue north east.
Lina Cnyaneri in "Msnon Les
caut," from the story by Marcel
rrcvost, the Elite, Fourteenth
street near Hhodr Island avenue.
"The Artists ModeI' (Domino). I.
the American, First and Rhode
Islnnd avenue.
mare MncDermott and Miriam
Nesbif IN "IIer Proper Place"
(EdisonD, the Leader. Ninth be-
tween f. and r streets.
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Produced Melodramas.

He remained at the head Of this enter
prise ten years and after selling out
his interest produced a number of melo-
dramas which toured the country sue
The Washington times., 1915-05-12

Note-.These selections are made
from programs prepared by the
managers Of the theaters concerned
and no responsibility is assumed for
srbitrary changes without notice to
The Times. They are based on the
personality Of the players and the
producing company ana not per-
sonal inspection. except In special
cases.-G. M.
The Washington times., 1915-05-12
Nhe @ashingtpn GimeB

Lady,"E~Thos Ghost Breaker,
1.-THE PeriIs Of Pauline" and the
tsr4atned ;.s 4 Exploits ,of Elaine 4
Tho cast includes Anna Stewart,
Who wal give to ''The Goddess"
qualities that the author dreamed
Of, but never thought could be
created. The direction will be by
Ralph Incc. The whole is perfect
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-01-07

from wounds received in the German
student sport of duelling signed his
name:
81 sailed today from the Bush ter
minal dock in Brooklyn on the
steamship Bergensfjord. | was ar
rested after the ship had passed out
into the harbor. My rank in the
German army Is lieutenant. de-
sire to be discharged on my own
recognizance and II this Is done, !
give my word of honor as an officer
and a gentleman that l will keep the
United States district attorney for
the Southern district Of New York
advised of my whereabouts. and
will not leave the city Of New York
until the proceeding is terminated In
which I have been arrested. also
agree on receipt Of notice from said
United States district attorney I'm
mediately to surrender myself and
give bail in this proceeding.
District Attorney Marshall said to-
night that he wished to emphasize
that the state department had recent
ly established new and stringent regu
lations in the issuance Of passports
which, 1t Is believed, cannot be evad
ad
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-01-07
CONSPIRACY FOR OBJ
TANNING US. PASSPORTS
Alleged They Were to be Furnished to Ger
rnan Army Officers and Reservists.
That They Might Return to Germany
Unmolested.

New York, Jan. ALI alleged con-
spiracy to furnish German Army Of
ficers and reservists with America
passports fraudulently obtained to en-
able them to return to Germany from
this country without danger OF mo-
lestation by French or English au-
thorities was brought to light today
by the department of justice.
The disclosure came With the ar
rest late this afternoon Of Col. Carl
Ruroede, farmer agent for the
North German Lloyd Steamship line,
and with the removal from The out.
ward.bound steamer Bergensfjord CT
a German army oficer and three Ger
man reservists. All of them were
charged with consiracy to defraud
the United States government thru
the use of American passports.
Ring Leader
The four soldiers were taken of the
steamer, which was bound for Der
gen, Norway, just as she was passing
quarantine, and brought back to New
York on a revenue cutter. All four
bore photograph passports, issued by
the state department to Americans
and alleged to have been furnished
them by Ruroed. Other arrests are
expected in the near future, one a
prominent German-American in this
city.
Ruroede said tonight, according to
agents of the department OF justice
who questioned him. that whatever he
had done had been on his own initia
tive and was inspired by patriotic mo-
tives. He was held in $4,000 bail
which he was unable to furnish to-
night With him was arrested John
Archer, his alleged associate, who was
also held in $4,000 bail, and Ruro
ede's 17-year-old son, who was re
leased on his own recognizance.
The German army officer Lieut.
Arthur Wilhelm cache, was parolec
on his honor 'as an officer and
gentleman not to leave New forf
during the pendancy of the present
proceedings. The three deserVists
Walter Muller, August Meyer ant
Herman Wagner, who recently came
here from Chile, were held in $4,000
bail each.
There was detained also under $5OO'
bail each four others as material wit
nesses, two with American and two
with German names.
Arrests a elimination.
The arrests were the elimination,
was said at the department Of justice
here tonight, Of an investigation
which resulted In the arrest In Ems
land of Carl Lody, who was subse
quently executed in the tower Of LOT
don a. q German spy. Lody had
passport issued to An American An
II became known TO the department
of justice that other American pas'
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-01-07
Beware Of Oiatments for
Catarrh that contain Mercury

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering 1t through
the mucous surfaces, Such articles should
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do IL ten fold to the good you
con possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by =. J.
Cheney & Co, Toledo. o., contains no
mercury. and Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
Inc. 1t is taken internally and made In
Toledo. Ohio. by f. ]. Cheney & Co. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-01-07
TURKS DiSLoDGES
AT ARABIAN

Petrograd, Jan. 4.-The following
statement from the general stat Of
the Russian army in the Caucasus
was issued tonight:
"The battle OF Sari Kamysch
Grams Caucasia) is still proceeding
to our advantage. At sunrise Jaiu-
airy 3 our troops attacked Ardanan
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line dyes. The negotiations have
been retarded by the discovery of a
shipment of rubber from the United
States to Europe under Disguise"
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and toward evening, after fierce tight
ing, the Turks were dislodged from
their trenches having sustained heavy
casualties"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
FLIERS NOT MEANT FOR WAR.
Zeppel,n Did Not OristnniI, intend
Them for tbuhtinE.

PARIS, April f,-Nhen seven years
ago, the mrs Zeppelin landed ~ the
kaiSers feet William u. sa'utrd the
Inventor with the WORDS
81 salute "a" greatest man or me
twentieth century
Count Tepp.ii I'M mas devoted twenty
years TO hls work on dlrlglpIe balloons
Win metal bodies. I intend ne OK
planned when re "egan MS Vrst eHort'
"ip conslruu. a vessel tnle /" 2" 70
places that cannot pe 'ppr'dehth ny
u;ner means except with great dl'hcuItF'
able TO reach unknown COASTS and in
tgE1Crs tN always moving III "a Ell tlE ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
Spsc,ay Correspondents. 70 Trr srx.

ROME. March 26.-Thc Giorndie
dTtGlid 90 Rome has just published a
document Of great historical importance
when Nuncio at Vienna in 1890 TO
Cardinal Rampolla, the rapal Secretary
Of State
The Triple Alliance. now practically
dead. was on the poin, Of being renewed
in 1890. and the late Pope Leo Nil.
was striving to prevent It's renewal, in
order that Italy should remain isolated.
Accordingly Cardinal Rampoila sent
confidential instructions 20 the Nuncio
at Vienna. Monsignor afterward Cardi.
nal Agliardi. whose report now pub
lished for the FIRST time. sounds almost
like = prophecy.
The object Of the Triple Alliance"
wrote the Nuucio, lis to guurantc. Euro
pean peace and TO defend the three con-
tracing states from attacks by POSSE
BILE or probable enemies. Italy, young
nation and fun Of life. will not remain
an Indifferent .onlooker when conflicts
arise which threaten H." Interests, but
she will bargain ior her Intervention
and N.ll join those who make ~" meet
profitable and advantageous Offer. II IL
natural. therefore, that Germany ana
Austria should spar. no effort u have
itaiy by thcir side, since otherwise
truiy would Join Russia and France.
There are two drawbacks In the
Triple Al,!auc. FOR Italy. one is that
I;aly Is compelled 20 keep up large
- 4. N,4t H.
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Action Expected soon.

THE Chamber IL closed and the SEN
ate Is on the point Of being adjourned
and vet Premier Salandra has not
thought ut to either add to or take back
anything he said In public since the out
break of the war, The reticence OF the
President of the Council disappointed all
those who after tho recent polemcs fol-
lowing the negotiations with the central
empire expected some announcement re-
lating to the intentions of the Govern
ment in respect of the new events that
occurred during the last few days, II Is
perhaps possible to form an accurate
idea about Italys international policy
from the public utterances Of the Pre-
mier since the declaration of neutrality
on the occasion of the conclave Au-
gust 90 last an official statement was
issued announcing that the Government
had not subOrdinatcd its decision about
the supreme interests of the nation to
considerations Of secondary Importance
when compared to such supreme inter
ests."
Another official statement was issued
September 1G, 1914, denying Il report
that the Government was bent on absO-
lutte neutrality. In this statement. II was
said that "the Government Ii fully aware
Of the great responsibility and high du-
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a q matter of fact. however such =
ouut,r Z-ncy Will never happen. France
has no interest IN .ucddiing with Italian
politics and IL f. evident from the priu-
r.pi"> sle profesSes ana N" dcClIr3t! ..s
.he made that she Is uufayorah," 10 The
restoration az papll temporal power Il
l. certain tina. France would cauc'ud.
An alliance with Italy instead Of Ger
many and Austria II T. not right,
therefore, 70 gay tina. Germany and
Austria are the geudarmes of the pope ;
captivity, because without the Triple AZ
lance tine Pope would bo In the game
condition"
II was no doubt due to the Nuncio 8
failure in d-taoliug the central empires
from italy that an hope Of the restore
ton Of temporal power WAS Gradunlly
given up by tine holy Sec strangely
enough what the late Cardinal Agl'ard
predicted as .uevithle in ease of ltGlE's
ISOLATION ia happening now despite the
Triple Alliance, when Italy is on thc
point Of joining the Allies against tine
central empires, and this possibly cN'
plains the pro-Germau attitude Of tht
Vatican. Ia fact, although the persol al
sympathcs of the present Pope, BCne'
dict XIV, and his Secretary of state
Cardinal Casparri, are with France, still
the Vatican as "a whole sides with Gcr
many and Austria, thus following a pol.
icy hostile to italy 1t il more thar
probable, however. that when Italy inter
veues this policy viii be abandoned lest
b the Vatican he considered italy's enemy
Tho following Semi-otfic!di statomen,
issued by the Press National Agency
tkgenZia Macdonald della Stampa) l.
obviously intended 10 prove that Italy's
neutrality IL destined to end soon:
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mans have extensively resorted to so
called commercial espionage in Italy.
and while exploiting the country indus
triaUN they have at the same time cap
tured all local enterprises and acquired
vast financial and economic influence
which they are now prufitablN using on
behalf OF their country. This explains
why war coutraband from Italy to Ger
many and Austria hourished so well
during the last six months and why
italy has been invaded by 10000 or SO
Germans, many OF whom have been
specially exempted from military service
AT home 40 they could serve their Coun-
try better and more prontaby abroad.
Most of the leading industrial con-
Germs in Italy are run by Germans or
financed with German capital Germans
have captured most Of Italy's trade and
many of them have lived here for many
years and become naturalzed Italians
without. however. losing their German
citizenship Siguor Eragaglia says that
a well known Italian bank is q German
concern. and although this statement
has been denied, still Il * a fact that
the hanks original capital vas partly
German. This bank, which now has a
capital of 10000. oOc. controls numerous
industrial concerns, iron works. naval
factories and docks and even shippinR
companies. and its influence IL consider
able
Since the war broke out. owing 10 the
repeated charges that the bank was q
German institution and hence Huti-ltal'
% ian, all OF the directors OF German o.
Austrian nationality have been asked {,
resign and a new managing hoard ap'
pointed. consisting exclusively of ltal
,aus. Many spcciti" charges have teei
made against this bank. the most recou
by tie S"iptiid Of Naples, but although
apparently quite serious no action has :,
far been taken 10y the Government.
Many leading firms which supply tn,
army are either run by Germans y
employ German porkmeu. and this is ~
we'll known that lists OF such firms nav,
+ been published These firms own Inde,
property IN the nelshburhood Of forts
-Iilaay stations and other loCaliti..
: whina IN case 90 VAR could become -trI
logically important. ali" IN" wlitar,
authorities are now having th.u c.oscl!
watched.