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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31
THE GROWTH OF THE
MOVIE.
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Copyright. 1915, 10y DR.. Frank Cane,

A recently published resume of the
moving picture business states that
during the worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton OF 1888 Edison's kaleidoscope, a
continuance for showing photographs
ip motion to one person for about
thirty seconds at a time. was displayed
TO the public. Three years later Sir
Augustus Harris installed Robert Pauls
'theatograph' at Olympia, machine
fundamentally the same as the bio
scope of today. Cotemporaneously
With Mr.. Paurs efforts French invent
ors were developing the cinemato-
graph. a machine which was installed
at the Eden Musee, New York, in the
autumn of 1896.
Only nineteen years have passed
therefore, since the theatrical debut of
the motion picture; yet today the bust
ness of purveying motion pictures the
atrically to the American people is
computed to be the fifth largest indus
try in the United States. Nearly a
million people of all ages and of both
sexes attend daily the moving picture
theaters of Greater New York alone,
the attendance throughout the other
cities of the country being proportion
ally universal and no hamlet too small
to be the home of movie" theater
Indeed, the motion picture play, far
more than. the stage play, has become
the amusement of the nation. Beside
the circulation of photoplay that OF
best seller" or even that of a popu-
lar 10-cent magazine, becomes insig-
nificant.
There is no more significant subject
than amusements for the publicist to
consider.
People learn more at play than they
do at work. AS Emerson said, a boy
learns more from the book under the
desk than he learns from the book on
the desk.
Our character is nodded more by
laughter than by tears. more by dreams
than by study
The photoplay. therefore. is a ire
mendous agency among those activities
by which the people come to self-ex-
preston.
Only by continuously and freely ex-
pressing themselves do people pro-
gress
The theater has always been an i'm
portant fa&tor in the trying out and
establishing of moral convictions
1t has been condemned because it has
set forth unrestrictedly the whole
gamut of human passions and emo
tional and ideal forces But it has
steadily corrected itself, because evil
and destructive ideas and feelings
have only to be openly portrayed to
lose their appeal.
The good lasts. The only evil that
retains its fascination is that which is
suppressed.
Given fair field and no favor. good
. and wholesome shows thrive, while
morbid and unclean shows pass
Good showmen know this.
The social stream purifies itself when
it is not damned up.
The movies have a permanent and q
deserved place among the amusements
of the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31
Jesse II. Weirick Dies.

Jesse H. Weirick. for number of
years secretary to former Gov. Dick
of Ohio, died Tuesday at his home, 1902
14th street northwest. Funeral services
were held yesterday at o'clock from
the J.rR. Wright funeral parlors. Inter-
ment was at Arlington national ceme-
terry under auspices of B. B. French
Lodge, No. Is, F. A. A. M; Lafayette
Chapter, No. 5. r. A. M, and De Molay
Commandery, No. 4, Knights Templar.
Mr.. Weirick had been confined to his
home for several years. His wife and
a son, Wade Weirick, survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31

Mrs Louisa McIntire Baker, widow
of Samuel Baker, died at her summer
home in the Blue Ridge mountains She
was sixty-eight years old and was born
in Charlottesville, Va.
When his bicycle skidded as he rode
beside a motor trusk at Revell station,
near Baltimore, an unidentified youth
about eighteen years old was thrown
under the wheels of the truck and al
most instantly killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31
LICENSED TO DRIVE JITNEY.
Miss Selma Wright to Operate Bus
On 18th Street.

Miss Selma Wright of 1925 Newton
street northwest has the distinction or
being Washington's first woman jitney
bus driver. An expert chauffeuse, Miss
Wright, who is but twenty-three years
old, recently applied for a license to
operate jitney. The Commi ssioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31

Seized with cramps while swimming
twenty-one years old, son of PATROL
man Tarr of Baltimore. was drowned
at Reedsville, Va.
The Veterans Association of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, organized and
composed of members of the force in
service over twenty years, will hold a
reunion at Berkeley Springs In August
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31

for advice who wants to know whether
or not to appeal from a decision of
Justice Stafford of the District Supreme
Court?
This applicant. too, was advised
that the case did not come within the
scope of the work of the society, and
especially since another attorney had
been employed and the property in
volved justified the employment of a
regular practitioner. The applicant
was advised to either follow the ad-
vice of the attorney or else get another
attorney and follow his advice
During the month the members OF the
society handled several wage cases,
in which wages thought to be due had
been withheld. The month saw no
repetition of one case in March. when
a man called for advice relative to
domestic difficulties. Case rejected, as
applicant able to employ attorney. But
counsel endeavored to advise IN
friendly way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31
Those in Charge of Office.

Members of the second and third
year classes of the university law
school and postgraduate students who
have had charge of the Office during
the month of July include G. N. Mare
chal, Glenn X. Endaley. H. Wiegand,
c. Silver, H. Semmes, John j. Rein
hardt, r. L. Deal, X. S. Neal, James c.
Rogers, James F. Pierce and j. r.
Stone.
The society is managed through it's
executive committee composed of two
student members, faculty member
and an alumnus in active practice. The
committee is composed of Orville b.
Vaughn. chairman; Harold N Marsh.
secretary treasurer; Prof. E. O. Schre1-
Der. faculty member, and David A.
Baer, a1umnuS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31

A. J. (Cy) Cummings resigned as
resident commissioner for Maryland at
the Panama-Paciflc exposition at San
Francisco. Capt. Ellicott, U. s. NJ, re-
tired, will perform his duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31

MIDDAUGH & SHANNON'S
" Petworth homes are
open for inspection every
day until 8 O'Clock. They
are unequaled as to finish,
constructed to give a life
time OF. perfect service.
and are located in a select
and improving neighbor-
hood.
TWO STYLES.
2o-ft. and 24-ft. front,
$3,o75 and $4,000.
To Inspect
Take 9th St car marked Soldiers
Home" to 4O0s 5th IT. NV. II may
pay you to see our exhibit" bones
before deciding. Over 1000 successful
owners live In our homes. Reasonable
terms.
Licensed Brokers' Authorized to Sell
Middaugh & Shannon, Inc,
Established 1899 Woodward Bldg.
No Place Like Home.
No Home Like Ours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31
To Colored People:

100 Farmlettes (large
building and garden lots) for
sale at $3.50 each, which in
cludes land and house to be
built according to plans speci-
fled in contract, payable SIS
down and S. per month, with
which you get free IS chick
ems, l pig, 3 apple trees, 3
peach trees, 3 pear trees, gar
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years and free grazing for
COW or horse.
Raise your own chickens,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31

today announced they had approved
the application. Sixteenth street resi-
dents will have an opportunity to be
Miss Wrights patrons. The route over
which she will operate begins at 18th
street and Park road and will lead to
the business part of the city. principal
ly via 10th street. Miss Wright is fond
of outdoor life and says she would
rather drive a jitney than sit in a
stuffy Office and take dictation from a
man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31
Asked About Appeal.

What is a young lawyer to think. too,
when he IL confronted in his ONCE on
q hot night in July with an applicant
The Washington herald., 1915-11-09
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS.

Chicago. Nov. s.-PressIre was shown in all
grain pits the board OF trade today rejecting
the bea-ish statistics for the last week including
the increase of $4,000 bushels in the visible
supply
Foreigners were liberal sellers Of wheat futures
at Minneapolis and it said they sold sone
wheat here. Farmers in the Northwes, were
selling wheat freely. but the weather in that 50
ton was not favorable for handling grain
as recently. Stocks Of wheat are reported TO Be
accumulGting in many sections, while shipments
are decreasing. II is more than likely these con
ditions will continue for a time.
Millers storing some -four as many Of them
have caught up with their orders.
There is continued increase in the proportion
Of Manitoba wheat clearing for export with CORE
sIOnding decrease in United States wheat clear
arces
Cash sales here were y 90 bushels and the sea
hoard reported 10000 bushels Of wheat Omaha
sold 100 900 bushels Of wheat for shipment via the
rIf
New pressing for sale in this market
today and heaTiness was shown with net
Losses Of Ea5sc. A heavy movement Of com is
expected from sections in Illinois. where a good
crop raised and it is believed this will have
very depressing effect. Cash sales OF corn were
9.oo1 bushels.
Oats Of kaSc. mainly in sympathy with
com The selling general by commission
houses with some increase in hedging transactions
SSles were made q D0.)D) bushels to 90 to store
The seab1ard reported 3OO 90 bushels for export
Parkers supported the market for provisions
srd this than anything else helped values
The selling was BY scattered longs and smaller
Tackcrs.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-09
HOLMES CHANGES HOUR
FOR HIS TRAVELOGUES
Will Be Held at National Tuesday
Afternoons Instead Of We'd
nesday Mornings.

The many friends of Burton Holmes
and his travelogues. especially among
government employees. public and private
school teachers. and students in the
schools and seminaries in and about
Washington, will be glad to learn that
he is to postpone the series Of trave-
logues announced for Wednesday morn
ings until January, at which time Mana
ger Rapley, of the New National, will
be able to arrange for Mr.. Holmes TO
appear on Tuesday afternoons at the
TRADITIONAL hour Of 40.
This announcement was made by Mr..
Rapley after a hurried conference with
Louis Francis Brown. Mr.. Holmes bust
ness associate. who came on from New
York at Mr.. Rapley's request.
Since 1899 Mr.. Holmes has given an
annual series here. either in the even
ings or late in the afternoon. The popU-
lar lecturers bookings after the first OF
the year have been changed to release
10 Washington the Tuesdays beginning
January II. Manager Rapley has so ar
ranged his New National bookings as TO
enable Mr. Holmes to appear there at
40 instead of in the mornings at IL.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-09
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore Nd. Nov. s.-MILLFEED lin lplb
sscisj.-Spring bran. 2 50a2iO: -four to white mid
dlngs. 3oOa5Soo; Western middlingS. 25SOa4p:
City Mills niddlngs. 5ooa5yso: do. white mid
dlngs. 5.ooa4m; do. winter bran. 3Cozas,oo
FIOUR-Winter clear ITss6oo: do, straight
5!0n15 %: do. patent 545a5!e5: spring clear. old.
475as 60 do. straight DID, 5l5aS4O: do patent old
5.Ss5o; City Mills best winter patent 6.5: do,
blended patent, $50; do. hiEh-ETsde straight SIS:
do. extra. Ifai.SO; do. spring patent, SO;
rye four. medium. to choice s09oa55o: cprumea per
100 lbs. l75al6
FOTAToES-whte. Eastern Shore. Mccormick
per bus. oaB; do. per Dbl. Lsa.3: do
nearby. peT bus. box. 55lsD: do. Maryland aud
Pennsylvania. per bus. sOa7O: do. New York and
Maine Per bus. 6a7O; sweets FELLOWS Eastern
Shore. Nd. pr bbl 50: do. Eastern Shore
Va. per bbl. l.Gal.5o: do. native. per Dbl,
lgalso: vans. North Carolina. No J. rer bbI
Looal-s: do. MARYLAND and Virginia PER uhl. LOO
LIVE POULTRY-Chick,ns old hens Z Tbs ard
over per H.. ~ do. old hens smaller Is; roos;es
TT H.. salo; do. spring large. IS do. small Ia
lr4: do. white lsghorus lIalIiz; ducks MuscoTy ?
Ibs. and over l3aIi Pekins. } lbs. and over Isal4
Indian runners. FER h.. l2al3: pigeons per pair
Ear; guinea fowl, each. 4CaI5: TURKEYS Ihs and
ever. young. per h.. Is; do, old. l6al7.
BUTTER-Creamery. fancy. per H.. c9na7o; do
choice, EE2s; do. spod. Sa27: do. prints 2sa5i DO
blocks. 2SizHcs4; ladies. az: Maryland and Penn
sylTania rolls. n lell dairy prints Isaeo: process
butter. 2ia2S; store packed. r.
EGGS-Msryland. Pennsylvania. and Western
hrsts. -: West Virginia. p; Southern. y.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-09
Furnished by w. n. Hfbbs & CO.
NEW YORK MONEY,

New York. Nov s-CaI money opened at Ia per
cent: high, Der cent: low. Ia Ter cent: last .
PCT CENT; ruling nate. lEsi Ter cent; renewals, IA
Icr cent.
There is fair demand for industrial m0ncy. in
spite Of the liquidation witnessed in the stock mar
ket in the rast few days. There is. however a
noticeable falling of in the demand for mixed
Gans which is reflected principally in the tendency
to pay Oft maturing commitments. This apple.
primarily 10 the Investment houses which have dis
pCsed Of considerable Of their holdings thanks to
The satisfactory conditions TTpTailing in the bond
market. Rates continue good at q. Der ont for
sixty days and per cent for ninety DAYS. four hTe
and six months.
The amount of commercial paper carried by note
brokers is virtually NIL which accounts for the
slack trading in the market. To increase their
business some of them bidding for new accounts
lev u per cent but according to conservative
opinion difficulty will be encountered in disposing
buy below per cent. The restricted volume Of
paper offered is passing at to 81 per cent.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-09
COTTON MARKETS.

New York. Nov. Section generally easy 10
day, but recovered considerable rart Of its los IN
the final hour on covering and some buying for
actions The demand was largely limitsd local
sources. Final prices showed a net decline Of to
points. At the outset the tone was steady at a
ret advance q to prints. The ginning figures
900 bales-Here about in line with Conservative
estimates.
After the call the market recpded TO within or
points from the lowest level reached On Saturday,
but steadied again covering and scattered buying
Stop orders were uncovered and trade became more
active the list broke into low ground for the
movement January selling 10 Il4s OF u points net
lower and 2 points under the high level Of the
morning. Later. covering and moderate purchases
for sIlinners account caused improvement.
STot here quiet decline Of 5 points to
I16OC, with SAILS Of 100 bales. At Liverpool SPOT
vas in good demand at a decline Of points to the
basis Of 6.sd for American middling Futures
closed steady at a net loss Of / to points
Port receipts for the day 3T9i bales com
Vared with IS II bales last week and lSj last year
EyIrrTts for the day aggregated US bales. COM
IaTed with = 81 year ago. Today's total included
T. Is2 bales 10 Great Britain. lI70 to France and
S.. TO ether points the continent.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-09
PLANNING GoCKELER DINNER.
Board of Trade to Honor RetIrinI
Secretary Soon.

Arrangements viii be completed within
the next few days for a dinner to c.
J. GOckeler, retiring secretary OF the
Washington Board Of Trade, by mem
beers OF the organization.
The dinner is being planned as a testi-
monial to the secretary, who announced
some time ago he would not he a candi-
date for reelection at the appointment
Of officers following the annual meet
ing the board November l..
On the committee arranging for tn.
dinner are William D. West. chairman:
r. c. Brandcnburg. secretary; Cuno II.
Rudolph. treasurer: J. Harry Cunning
ham. Frank E. Gibson. Samuel J. Pres
colt and Odell s. Smith.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-09
SHARP BREAKLED
BY WAR STOCKS
Market Affected by British
Note and Various Disquiet-
ing Rumors.
HEAVY SELLING AT CLOSE
Kitchin's Announced Opposition to
Wilson Naval Plan Partly Re-
sponsible or Decline.

New York, Nov. S.-The sharp break
that occurred in the stock market late
today reflected an interruption in the
continuity OF bull thought that had its
inception when the disappointing quar-
terly earnings of the United States Steel
Corporation were announced on October
8. Many stop-loss orders, especially in
the war stocks, were reported and clos
ing prices were around the lowest of
the session.
Opening prices displayed irregularity
with most issues showing fractional loss
es, much importance being placed In the
tone Of the Governments note to Eng
land. Following the first fifteen min
utes buying orders came in that wiped
out the overnight losses and replaced
them with gains that were enlarged later
in the forenoon. Rumors that the King
Of England was dead; that ]. P. Morgan
was dead, and that Russia was suing for
a separate peace, excited selling in the
afternoon, offerings becoming most pro-
nounced in the last hour. Gains rang
ing from two to five points in the war
shares We're quickly wiped out and re-
placed with substantial losses. The
weakness of steel common and its de-
cline Of nearly two points in few min
utes attracted attention and inspired
The Washington herald., 1915-11-09
selling of other standard industrials and

selling Of other standard industrials and
rails.
At the close conservative brokers were
of the opinion that standard shares were
selling at attractive Quotations and ad-
vised their customers to make purchases
for a rally.
Short on War stocks.
1t developed today that under cover
Of the recent firmness OF the general
market some daring operators have gone
short of the war stocks, particularly
Baldwin Locomotive, Crucible Steel and
Studebaker. They have maintained
their position for weeks notwithstanding
that the port sales, when these stocks
were around their high places, showed
large losses. The steady decline in the
war issues has improved their confidence
in the belief of lower prices for these
shares. The so-called Waldorf crowd
of market spectators are also reported
TO be heavily short of the market and
are said to be heavy borrower RS of stock,
especially steel common. They were
also reported to have been on THE SELL
ing side today.
Holders of war stocks were piqued
with the dispatch from Washington
that Representative Kitchin was OPP
posed to President Wilson's naval pro-
posing it. Those spectators who pur-
chased the war shares, believing that
the administrators campaign to in
crease our army and navy strength
would supply American companies
with war business even after the
European war, were particularly dis
appointed Much of this disappoint-
ment found its reflection in sales of
the war issues.
Southern Pacific Deal.
Southern Pacific was in good de-
mand owing to reports that the Penn
sylvania was negotiating to sell its
holdings OF approximately s34, 000, 900,
par of Southern Pacific. 1t was. learn
ed today that Bernard r. Baruch has
made an offer to the Pennsylvania for
the stock. but the price could not be
learned. The bid has not been ac-
cepted and ii has not been turned
down. There are also other bids for
the stock.
Niidvale Steel broke five points to-
day when it was reported that NJ. H
Dodge. who sold the Remington Arms
and Ammunition Company to the Mid
vale Steel and took 100000 200 of
stock in payment, had been selling
his holdings. Rumor said his sales
totaled 10000 shares.
United Fruit stock was active on the
today for the first time in
about eleven years. This is the Bos-
to stock in which it has been stated
an effort would be made today to
create an active market. At one time
it showed a gain of five points over
the closing price in BoSton on Satur
day.
Bethlehem Steel at one time show
ed a loss of Is points. but recovered
H. -
ing unchanged from the previous final.
Railroad Convertible bonds were in
clined to sell off in the late afternoon
owing to the break in the stock mar
ket but the bond market as a whole
displayed a good tone.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-09
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Nov. s-MILLFEED-Demandi Is fair
at prime Irices. Spring bran in lO0pOund sacks
2.5oa27S, to arrive; standard middhng. to arrive.
= 50AE75; red dog, to arrive, =. i0as0: winter
wheat, in loppound sacks to arrive 20a1.5o; city
bran, in bulk. 200; oil meal. 8.5ARp per ton
P0RK-Steady; business moderate. Mess 1854
100; family, q 5az3oo; clear B.5oaHoo
BEEF-Steady; dealings moderate. Packet. HDa
800; family. H.soals.5o; extra India mess, 3 ooa
500; mars E.0aso.
LARD-F1At; dealings inactive. Prime Western
Is; refined continent, lo.S; South American, na;
refined Brazilian in kegs. Il-o; bee starine, u;
lard stezrine quiet at loa,
The Washington herald., 1915-11-09
NBw-YoRK- DAY By DAY.
O.O.Me

Special corrspondent Of The Washington Hsrald.
New York. Nov. Sired Beane. who
has been stage-managing a play In Lon
don. returned to New York one day last
week. He walked nervously. down the
gang plank. where a friend was waiting
for him. The friend asked him about the
success of the play.
Never mind now" replied Beane.
None OF that Zeppelin stun in mine"
How did your star take on there7'
ANY place that has bombs falling
every week Is no place for me- said
Beane.
How long do you think the play will
run over there?'
"One almost got me. just ducked
into a London hotel in time" he said.
And with several quick jumps to one
side he leaped into a taxicab and told
the driver to go up dark street and turn
on all the faucets.
Charles Hanson Towne. the poet. met q
friend the other day hurrying along the
south side of Gramercy Park. He walk
ed several blocks with him to a tele-
graph office to. see what the excitement
was about. A telegram was handed to
the operator which read:
II announce with grief the death OF
Uncle William. Come quickly to read
will; believe we are his heirs"
The clerk counted the words and said:
There are two too many words, sir.
IAN right; cut out with grief. was
the answer.
When Fred Dayton. the advertising
plutocrat, was publicity dissemination for
n theater in Hartford. Conn, he was on
easy going terms with all the city edi-
tors, and they published his "blurbs"
about as they were written.
It was this laxity. however. that
caused one city editor to do a lot OF ex-
planning to his managing editor. One
night a New York show opened in Hart
ford and Dayton prepared a glowing &C
count OF its acceptance and wound up
by telling how the entire house was
packed from the stage to the lobby.
At the bottom of the article he noted
in parenthesIs: Between us. Al, old
boy, there were about ten people IN the
house and they came in on passes"
The copy was received on edition time
and the city editor rushed it through
without reading copy and II appeared
with the notation. parenthesis and all
Charlie Falls. the only artist in cap
tivity with bangs. was tripping a few
light fantasies who CHANGED near him
the other night in a studio apartment
near Columbia Circle. The host was
Arthur William Brown. also an artist
Walter Enright was talking to Brown
when Falls gracefully one-stepped up TO
him, got out of tune with the music and
after a few gyrations kerflopped to the
floor
Enright had never met him. and as he
picked himself up. Brown said: Mr..
Falls, meet Mr.. Enright.'
All Of which might be called hair
trigger stun.
Missouri produces more song writers.
so the Tin Pan alley experts say. than
any other State. The latest recruit from
Missouri to win success on Broadway is
Percy wenrich. who was born in Joplin
and is proud of It. He had hard time
interesting anyone in New York. but
finally got Dolly Connolly. an actress. to
sing one OF his songs. II became a hit
She is now Mrs. Percy wenrich. Wen
richs latest hit is Come Back, Dixie
He also wrote Put on Your Old Gray
Bonnet