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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05

tho vote by which House bill SO had
boen advanced to its ensrossment. hut
tfe motion was again passed by. Tho
bill Involved Is designed to exempt
Roanoke from certain provisions OF tho
law which regulates changing a city's
form OF government.
Half dozen measures thon came
up on their third reading.
House bills 33 and ~. pertaining
10 taxation. reported from tho Finance
committee. wero passed. House bill ~,
relating to the assessment OF mineral
lands. which was the subject of AMI
mated debate last Wednesday. was re-
jected. The Finance Committee had
recommended Its defeat
House bill CO. providing for the ap-
pointment Of three additional commits
sions in chancery for the Circuit Court
OF Wise County. was passed.
BILL AS TO SALE OF
DELINQUENT LOTS IS ADVANCED
House bills on their second reading
were then given consideration. Hugh
A. whites measure. affecting the sale
OF lots that have been acquired by the
Commonwealth for delinquent taxes.
was advanced to its third reading.
NO. Fl, pertaining to taxation was
passed by. Next came No. %. another
TAX bili. the measure sponsored by Del
egates Gordon, Love. Gregory and Rob
ertson and adversely reported from the
FINANCE Committee. II was dismissed
from the calendar
NO. 20. tax measure affecting indus
triai sick benefit companies and asso-
| Citations. was passed by. and the same
disposition was made OF No . af-
iectlhG the tax on banks and trusts
ana security companies. No. IS. tax
measure. and No. 90. the bill provid :
Ing the machinery for putting into
operation the administration tax hill
~.
So 81, IL and -, ali pertaining to
taxation.
no o. the White measure pertaining
to the compensation OF land ASSESSORS
was ordered to its third reading and
cnKrossment
CIVIL JUSTICE BILL
PASSED ny FOR THE DAY
+. w. Milsteads bill. designed to re-
lev. police justices IN cities OF less
than $1,000 population of the duty of
trying civil cases. was passed by for
the day.
House bill 30. which came up on
us second reading. was the subject OF
extended debate This measure, re-
ported from the Finance Committee,
provides for the actual consideration
to be stated in all transfers Of proper
" by deed or other conveyance. or 10
! be furnished to the clerk OF the court.
before any such deed or other con
veyance il admitted to record" The
patrons OF the bill were Messrs
Chalkley. Montague. Pitts and A. G..
Weaver 1t was described by Mr.. Mon
taSuo as the shortest OF all the bills
submitted by the Tax Commission
The bill, with some amendments. was
advanced to it's third reading and en-
grossment
The House adjourned at $3.50 O'Clock
until 10 o'clock this morning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
THE HOUSE

Rapid progress through the calendar
WAS made by the House of Delegates
Yesterday. First call was given the
Willis motion for reconsideration OF
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hear an enormous loss under the seq
regation system.
Senator Saunders, OF MiddlescS, re-
plying to arguments made yesterday In
n speech by Senator Cannon OF Rich
mond. reafiirmed his allegiance to the
segregation principles. and attempted
TO show wherein the Richmond Scna-
tor had become confused in the figures
he presented.
Senator Walker. OF Newfoundland.
declared that. in his opinion. the pend
Ing bill Is constitutional. and the only
solution OF the tax question. Senator
Walker presented convincing argu-
ments in favor of the administration
mea sure
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
PRICE or SEATS GOES UP.
Latest Stock Exchange Mcmbcrship
DrlnES SI2.OOO.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
NEW YORK, February 4.-Thc price
OF seats on the Stock Exchange Is again
going up Alfred H. Combs sold his
membership in the New York trading
organization to-day for $4,000, which
Is an advance of $1,000 over the last
recorded sale. Mr.. Combs was one OF
the oldest brokers in New York. be-
coming a member of the exchange in
$50. and at various times acting as
broker for Russell Sage. Jay Gould and
other famous financicrs. The house of
which he was the head. a. II. Combs &.
Co, suspended active business on De-
ccmbcr s, last.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR NAVY.
bids for Construction OF Six Machine.
Called For.
W SIIIN,.TnN

WASHINGTON, February 4.-Bids
were called for by the Navy Depart
ment to-day on the construction OF six
armored hydroaeropianes each to carry
rapld-hre gun and ammunition, and
10 be manned by a pilot and an OBJ
server.
The general requirements. n depart
mcnt statement said. Will be for a ma
chine having maximum speed OF at
least eighty miles an hour, II radius
OF action OF four hours at full spccd
ability to climb $50 feet per second for
the hrst ten minutes, and to glide ut
an angle OF to l. The machine must
be able to get off the water and alipbt
IN the open sea under ordinary cond!-
tons. TO ride at anchor or adrft with
out danger Of capsizinE and to fly
safely in thirty five mile breeze
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
WILL SUBMIT CARGO
TO a PRIZE: COURT

LONDON. February 4-Great Britain
has decided that If the American
steamer Wilhelmina, now on her way
with food cargo for Germany. is In
tercepted. her cargo will be submitted
10 prize court, SO that the new situa
tion arising out OF Germany's action in
ordering that all grain and -four be
placed under control of the govern
ment may be regularized.
In statement issued to-day the
British Foreign Office says
The new German decree makes II
evident that all grain and flour are to
pass under control of the German gov
eminent, and must, therefore, when i'm
ported, be regarded as virtually con-
signed to the German government or
to the authorities under their control.
This creates novel situation, and
1t Is probable that If the destination
and cargo of the Wilhelmina are rs
supposed. the cargo will. II the vessel
Is intercepted. be submitted to n prize
court. that the new situation created
by the German decree may be examined
and decision reached upon 1t after
full consideration.
There Is no question OF taking any
proceedings against the vessel and the
owners OF the vessel Will be Unidentified
for any delay, and the shippers OF the
cargo compensated for any loss
WILL. NOT DEPART
FROM PREVIOUS RULINGS
There Is no truth whatever in state
ments in the press that 1t has been
decided that other such consignments
Will be seized, together with the yes
sells, without compcn sation to neutrals
for no decision has been taken to
depart from previously existing rules
or practice.
The apparent intention, however. OF
the German government to sink mer-
chant ships by submarines without
bringing them into port or providing
accommodation for their crews, and
regardless OF the loss OF civilian lives,
and tho attempt to effect this even
against hospital ship. has raised very
seriously the question whether Great
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
AMERICAN TO SUPERVISE
DISTRIBUTION OF CARGO
German Ambassador Makes PROPOSE
ton Concerning Food Supply on
the Wilhclmina.
BEFORE STATE DEPARTMENT
Intimated That Great Britain Prob
ably Will Not Consent to Such
Arrangement-Stat by Eng
lish Foreign Office.

WASHINGTON. February 4-Thc
State Department to-day was keenly
Interested In proposal by Count
Bernstorff. the German ambassador.
that an American consular officer super
vice distribution of the food cargo OF
the American steamer Wilhelmina. to
make sure that 1t reached the civilian
population. and not the German army.
AS the Wilhelmina Is on the high
seas and Great Britain has announced
1t intends TO detain her and bring her
into port 20 buy the cargo. diplomatic
negotiations are not expected until the
ship actually Is taken into British
Jurisdiction
State Department officials declined to
say whether American consular officers
would he authorized to supervise dis
tribution OF the foodsturs. and in Brit
! ish circles il was intimated that Great
Britain probably would not permit the
cargo to proceed under such an ar
rangcmcnt.
DECLINE TO COMMENT ON
MODIFICATION OF RULE
The doctrine OF conditional contra
band, first promulgated by Lord Sails
bury, provides that conditional contra
band must be proven at the time OF
seizure to be destined to n belligcrent
force. and that II is not sufficient to
presume merely that II Is going to an
enemy's army simply because tho port
to which 1t is consigned is In enemy
territory. How far this rule will be
modified in practice. State Department
officials and the British embassy de-
clined to say.
The German ambassador declared
that this latest proposition left no
doubt whatever as to Germany's inten-
ton. In selling foodstuns intended
only for civilian population OF n coun-
try, he insisted Great Britain would
be violating principles and DEGREES
| which she herself had declared should
be observed.
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Britain should adopt In retaliation more
stringent measures against German
trade.
1T Is recognized that when any
such decision to this effect IL reached,
due care must be taken not to infilct
loss upon neutral ships which have
sailed before any warning has been
given or decision announced"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18

dancing contests for amateurs when
will eliminate in contest TOT the
of Greater New YORK on
April 90. Manhattan" night VIII take
Mace on Monday evening, and one
stem contest to choose ten couples Tor
the big finals will be held ut 10 p. m
Entries will be open TO all Manhattan
ties who are professionals. Wednesday
will be Brooklyn" night. and an equaI
number of contestants will be picked
To represent Brooklyn in the final con
test Preliminaries have been held IN
BROOKLYN already and fifty couples
have been chosen 70 compete on We'd
nesday night. Judges for the two
evenings will include Miss Elsie De
Wolfe, Miss Elisabeth Marbury and
others who have not yet been an
nounced. Prizes will be given. The
Tuesday night feature will be the pres
ence of the cast Of the Columbia Players
production "On Your Way" which has
been appearing at the Aston. and other
students will be present to make II
distinctly Columbia night. On Thurs
dav ana Friday nights there Will De
lucky number contests nj 10 p. m. sat
urdav afternoon will be devoted espe-
cially 10 children. there being dane
ing contest for children under the age
of sixteen years. Saturday evening
there will be exhibition dancing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
NEW PRODUCTIONS
"Nobody Home"-"The Hyphen"-"The
Yeomen of the Guard"

Granville Barker has arranged gala
programme for the concluding per
Torrance Of his engagement in wal
lacks Theatre on Saturday night, May
1. On that evening the presentation OF
Bernard Shaw's "Androcles and the
Lion" with Anatole France'a comedy,
The Man Who Married Dumb VIE,
will be the last performances gwen IN
the famous playhouse. which bears the
name of n family that has been prom
inent in the American theatre for sixty
years.
A special souvenir programme con-
tanning photographs of the various
Wallack's theatres and of the noted
stars who have appeared on the stage
of the present playhouse of that name,
from the time Of its opening until the
present. will be distributed. Mr.. Bark
or. Miss Lillah Mccarthy, Augustus
Thomas and Miss Rose Coghlan Will be
among the speakers at the closing night
ceremonies.
Meanwhile Mr. Bankers repertory
programme Will be continued in Wal
lacks until the end of the season. The
Flaws and the nights of their perform
ences will be Bernard Shaw's andre
cles and the Lion" and THE Man VINO
Married a Dumb Wife" on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights
end Thursday matinee; Bernard Shaw S
"The Doctors Dilemma" on Wednes-
dav and Friday nights and Wednesday
matinee, and Shakespeare's "A Mid
summer Nights Dream on Saturday
matinee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
A GIRL OF EXTREMES
Carlotta Monterey Inter
viewed by Friendly Aid.

The best way to interview a modest
actress. and they do exist occasionally,
is to talk 20 her best friend. or
course. when an actress is as beautiful
as Carlotta Monterey, who plays the
netulant and coquettish artistic in
Taking Chances" at the Thirty-ninth
Street Theatre, the face speaks in loud
terms for itself. Nor is this the i'm
nression Of a susceptible interviewer,
for those same classical features have
been adjudged the most beautiful in
the Commonwealth of California by an
actual contest. This fact was shyed at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
ALMA BELWIN
Something of Her Career in
Three Paragraphs.

What gratifying feeling It is" said
Alma Belwin. apropos OF her success as
the rebellious wife in THE Revolt at
the Maxine Elliott Theatre, "to at least
find ones self more than a mere name
on the programme; to finally know
that the result of the years of hard
working in subordinate roles has been
really worth while! From the time |
first started as an actress, six years
ago, in San Francisco, have always
endeavored 10 put the best in me into
the role for which | was cast, no mat
ter how small it was. only realized
that nothing done with sincerity could
be entirely lost. and l determined TO
build my foundation soldly.
81 went on the stage after the San
Francisco earthquake. in order 10 help
repair the family fortunes, for almost
all We possessed had been lost or de-
stroyed. did not remain long in the
stock company there. but came on to
New ! VI Wy NiNAN oNNhANd III Nit-
gagement with Chauncey Olcott. After
playing with him for a season was
fortunate in being offered the role of
the druggists daughter in The Fortune
Hunter After that played in Pass
ersby,' The Five Frsnkforters' and un-
til recently in The Third Party
Though all these roles were character
studies, yet none gave me the conspicu-
Gus opportunities that are in the char
acter Of Anna Stephens in The Re-
volt
In Anna Stephens. think, il shown
the rebellion every woman az some time
in her life feels against the cOnven-
tionality OF the world which permits a
man to indulge his sensual tastes with
out a thought OF what il might mean 10
his family or wife. believe that with
equal suffrage rights woman will be-
come more independent economically
and make a few laws that will protect
her and her children from the indis-
cretions OF the husband and father"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
GENIA D'AGARI0FF
Something of the Career OF
the Russian Singer.

Genia DAgarioff, who makes mis-
debut In vaudeville at the Coleman
Theatre on April 10, comes from one
NJ the foremost families Of Russia. lie
WAS born In Orel in 1889, in quaint
little mansion, now about 3Oo years
old. where all OF his ancestors hrst
saw the light Of day. He was educated
first in Switzerland and then in the
Imperial Military School Of Petrograd.
While attending school the Grand
Duke Constantin, supervisor OF all the
imperial cavalry schools. advised MIN
N 90 on the stage, and, much against
his parents wishes, he took the al
vice Az the age Of sixteen he started
At the Imperial Theatre at Petro-
grad. where he sang for one whole sea-
SON. He then went 10 Paris. where he
s.udied for three years under the "a
mons lean De Reszke. He was the
6rst 10 sing in the Russian language
IN Paris. He sang almost exclusively
tho old Russian folk songs, and was
tremendous success for two seasons,
when he went TO London and repeated
b,s success at the Palace Theatre, also
being the first to sing in the Russian
tongue in London.
After the London engagement ne
snent the winter at Madeira and then
returned 10 his birthplace, where he
remained as the premier BARITONE a.
the Petrograd Opera House for TWO
seasons. In November, 1914, while the
war was going on he went to Dublin
Ireland. where he gave a special per-
formance on November 20 at the Man.
sion House for the refugees and SUI
ferers under the auspices Of the Bel
eian and Irish Relief Fund. where ne
made the hit Of his career. He came
70 America in February, 1915, where
he met his present manager, Harry A.
Kuh, who suggested a vaudeville tour
Hence his opening at the Colonial on
April 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
HIPPODROME BILL
Woman and Wine" the Feat
IRE Picture.

A favorite old drama Of night lie OF
two cities-Paris and New York
woman and Wine" will be the prin-
cipal film attraction of the mixed pro-
gramme Of music, spectacle and feat
ures at the New York Hippodrome.
Dick Seymour, the son of an artist,
has a pretty sweetheart, and he comes
into some money: a combination or
circumstances that should make for
happiness. Instead Of which the great
white way and an unscrupulous girl
claim him. Thence to Paris for his
money and more woman and wine
with the immediate result that ne finds
himself charged with a murder that he
did not commit.
His blind father and his sweetheart
are loyal to him. however, and, being
freed Of the charge of murder, he
forsakes his evil ways, and all ends
happily.
Scenes Of "smart" life in Paris and
New York give the producer the oppor-
tunity Of introducing some wonderfully
effective settings. And there are some
thrilling situations, in which vindictlve
and Jealous figures Of the half world
Of Paris and the underworld Of New
York stand out prominently.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
MIDNIGHT FROLIC."

Bird Millman, who created mild
sensation with her midair tango dane
ing on an invisible wire at the Danse
de Follies a few weeks ago, returns to
the Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic, atop the
New Amsterdam Theatre, tomorrow
night by special arrangement with
Messrs. Ringing Brothers. Another
added feature will be travesty on
Trilby, Will II. West earicaturing
Svengali and May Leslie appearing as
Trilbv Bernard Granville will intro
duce new songs and Charles Purcell,
William Schrode, Muriel Hudson, Iss-
belle Rodriguez, Odette Myrtill. May
Hennessy, the balloon girls and the
glass walk tangoistS, arc still on the
hill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
"YEOMEN OF THE GUARD"
w. s. Gilbert's Own Opinion
of the Opera.

The late W. 6. Gilbert's own opinion
of the value of "The Yeomen OF the
Guard" as compared with the other
Gilbert and Sullivan operas, may be OF
some little interest on the eve OF De-
Wolf Hopper's revival Of this piece
which is to occur at William A. Brady's
Forty-eighth Street Theatre tomorrow
evening. I'm a volume de luxe pub
Ished several years ago in London, con
tanning the librettos of four Of the
Gilbert and Sullivan works. previously
produced at the Savoy Theatre. there
appears an introduction, prepared ny
MIR. Gilbert himself, expressing not
alone his impressions of the several
operettas produced under this collabor,
alton, but telling in some little detail
of the manner in which THE feomen
of the Guard" happened to be written.
Mr.. Gilbert's statement follows;
The Yeomen Of the Guard was
somewhat of a departure from the class
Of piece which was expected OF us by
the Savoy audience the story being
more of a consistent drama. with a
certain note of pathos in the develop
ment of the character OF Jack Point
and as consequence we awaited the
result Of the first nights performance
with somewhat anxious minds. How
ever. both press and public accepted
the opera with enthusiasm, so all was
well.
"The genesis Of this libretto was a
placard advertisement of the Tower
Furnishing Company, in which Beef
eater was a conspicuous figure. ! was
on nv way from UXbridge to Padding
ton. Having missed my train at TX
bridge. mad an hour 20 wait. and so
il came to pass that ] had plenty OF
time in which to study the advertise
ment on the walls.
"The Beefeater on the placard sug-
gested TO me that an effective hbretto
might be constructed. the scenes IN
which should represent two views OF
the Tower of London, with body or
Beefeaters as a male chorus. My hrst
idea was TO make the piece modern, with
young ladies, guardsmen. a lieutenant
of the tower, and so forth; but picture
OF a Jester in magazine which |
bought tc read while ! was waiting
suggested to me the ACCESSIBILITY OF
putting the piece back into the SIX
teenth century. in order that ! might
be able 10 weave that effectively dra-
matte figure into the story.
i NdO CNIlSltUeu lHc plCNt 1 HS
Beefeaters,' but Sir Arthur Sullivan
considered 'Beefeaters' to be an ugly
word; so at his urgent instance the
title was altered TO The Neomen OF
the Guard Notwithstanding that the
Yeomcn of the Guard, properly so
called. have no association whatever
with the Tower Of London. ] believe
that this piece was a special favorite
Of Sir Arthur Sullivan's. and | am GER
tainly DISPOSED to regard it as the best
piece Of work that he and ! have pro-
duced in collaboration.
81 am also disposed 10 believe that #
had not missed that train | should
never have written that piece may
mention that some lines from one of
the songs Is Life q Room " were espe-
cially honored by having been selected
by the committee Of the Sullivan Me
mortal on the Embankmcnt as worthy
to be inscribed on its pedestal.
"W. s. GILBERT"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
STANDARD THEATRE.

"The Bird OF Paradise" Oliver
Morosco's production of Richard Wal
ton Tully's INSTRUMENTATION drama,
will return TO Broadway tomorrow
night, beginning an engagement of one
week at the Standard Theatre, at Nine
tieth Street. This IS the play in which
Laurette Taylor created the role Of
Luana, the Hawaiian Princess, at
Days and Maxine Elliott's theatres
three seasons ago. The cast will have
Lenore Ulrich, as Luana; William Des-
mond, Mary Grey, David Hartford,
} ohm Burton, May Mckay Lane and
many others, including the original
Hawaiian singers and dancers. The
usual Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
matinees will be played.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
HELLO GIRLS"

Maurice AID Florence Walton con-
tinue to display their grace and skill
as dancing principals In the revue
Hello Girls" at Chez Maurice. Prom
inent in the cast also are Harry Car
roll. Lew Brice, Helen Cullen, Mabel
Hill. Blve Brown, Olga Hempstone,
kathryn Hill and Helen Andrews, all
members of the Winter Garden. A
chorus of pretty girls offers delight
full dance ensembles. The dansants are
held every Saturday afternoon at o
O'clock