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The Washington times., 1916-01-06

ture, that the public is going TO
stand for going back two thousand
years or more TO drag up and pay
money for decadent stuff? Emphati-
cally no. New York may stand for
II for a time, but the public will
not. 1t is not worth while.
That is the reason why plays
which run for a year in New York
only last, for few days on the road.
Ihey are not universal in appeal.
Ihey are decadent. they present de-
structive instead OF constructive
IDEAS" "a. =. -
On New Play.
But Mr.. Tully. does not need to talk
to convince, The Bird OF Paradise
is Ave years old. Omar is two, and
both have the enviable reputation OF
having weathered the war. They are
decidedly NOT decadent. The deca-
dent plays did not weather the war
gale.
And his next play? Due wear after
next. Following Omar" Guy Bates
Post. who does" Mr.. Tullys plays.
will be seen in a new modern prodrc-
tion by another author and Ham
let. under the direction of Mr.. Tully.
however. The following year he will
appear In the new play upon which
Mr.. Tully Is now working.
And II will be a real play mind.
with trees that look like trees. moons
which shine. and lines which are so
interesting that they are more i'm
portant than the scenery. except, of
course, where they are omitted en-
tirely. so that the people in the audi
ence NAV look at the scenery with
the actor!
The Washington times., 1916-01-06
The Perennial Pinento
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.

has been added around the base
voila-a salad worthy Of any holiday
feast.
Other salads can be Earnished with
1t: then, too. n combines with many
cheeses, especially cream. Why pay
more for a bottled pimeuto cheese
when you can tage a 10-cent cream
and work into p mashed pimento
and make twice the quantity at half
the price? Or nave you tried It IN
soup-say oyster soup-tust a dash ot
plmento pulp worked into the cream
or the soup, and then served In a
cup topped with whipped cream and
q pimento stalk. Nothing more holi-
dayeSque and jaunty (can We say
Jaunty soupO could be imagined?
And on fish, too, and particularly
crab and lobster, the tang OF the
pimento and It's ribalSi eolbP mixes
well. All, a crab salad IN the shell,
or a hors-d' d'oeurve Of cFabmeat with
mayonnaise crossed by. a pimento
lattice and caper seeds? The royal.
shelf?
Copyright. 1916 by Mrs. Christfne F,rederI;,Ll
The Washington times., 1916-01-06
THE TINES DAILY MACHINE PA
Exponent Of the Blushless Drama Tells Why
He Writes For America and Not For New York

Richard Walton Tuy, Whose Bird of Paradise" and
Omar the Tentmaker' Have Gone On Gayly
Through the Vicissitudes Of War-Ridden Season.
Says That People Like Clean, Healthy Drama and
Scenery Which Really Looks Like That Which 1t
Stimulates. And, contrariwise, He SAYS That Blue
Light Drama Is Unhealthy and That Fake Scenery
of Futuristic Tendencies Is Decadent 1t may Go
in New York, But 1t Won't Do For Real Folks
The Washington times., 1916-01-06
Question Box
ONE time ago a correspondent

n ONE time ago a correspondent
asked that the poem, Be
~ fore sedan be printed in
this column. Through the
courtesy of ono of our readers the
poem has been secured
BEFORE SEDAN
Here in this leary place quiet he
Cold. with his sightless face turn.
ed to the skies;
his but another dead all you can
say ls said.
Carry his body hence--kinGs must
have slaves;
Kings climb to eminence over
mems graves.
So this mans eye Is dim; throw
the earth over him.
What was the white YOU touIhed,
there at his side7
Paper his hand had clutched tight
ere he died.
Message or wish, maybe smooth
ou; the folds and see.
Hardly the worst Of us here could
Only the tremulous words OF
child.
Prattle. that had for stops just a
few ruddy drops,
Look She is sad to miss morning
and night,
His--her dead fRther's-Itiss: tries
To be bright,
Good TO nPrnnR, AMI sweet That
Is all, Marguerite"
All, IL beside the dead slumF cred
the pain!
All, II the hearts that bled slept
with the slain!
n the grief diei! But nc--T cath
will not have Il so.
-Ey Austin DObson.
The Washington times., 1916-01-06

COcOanut Tarts.
Cream two ounces of butter, add
one egg, half a cupful of sugar, one
The Washington times., 1916-01-06
An 18-Inch Spoon

HE who would sup with the devil
must use long spoon is an old say
ing; but long spoons ere useful and
almost essential for other occasions
than supping with his Satanic Majesty.
Big preserving kettles, for example.
can not lie stirred satisfactorily with
any other implement. nor can ctews or
soups or many other things An
enameled ware spoon with an eighteen
inch handle Is a boon in cooking. Not
icing metal. IL Is not affected by acids.
and IL does not get too hot to handle
as does the ordinary kitchen spoon. A
long handled ladle in enameled ware
for dipping ont jelly Is another useful
addition to the household OUTFIT.
The Washington times., 1916-01-06
THE year 1915 witnessed the pasa

4" HE year 1915 witnessed the pass-
ing OF many distinguished
women who have won fame
in many lines. At least twsnty
are included In the roll. Perhaps the
most noticeable thing about the list
Is that there are few young wonen
in the number. In fact. the youngest
was Blanche walsh, who died at the
age OF forty two.
The first name on the list is Fanny
Reed, formerly a noted soprano sing
eT. who died on January 81 at the
age of seventy-nine. Next comes An
ma B. Warner. writer and novelist.
dying at Highland Falls. N. Y, on
January %. at the age of eiRhty'-four.
Miss Warner had done most OF her
literary work under the name of Amy
Lothrop, collaborating with her sister
susan in her earlier years. Among
Sunday All the Week." "The Fourth
Watch" THE other Shore" "Storics
Of Vinegar HILL" and "WayfSr!nS
sculptor of America, died on January
30, at the age of ninety-three. MISS
whitney was poet as wei AZ an
artist. publishing a. volume az poems
as early as 1853. Her most famous
statues are those of Samuel adams.
Left Erikson, and thai Of Harriet
Martineau.
Susan Avery, pioneer sunrax!st, and
writer on feminist TOPICS, was the old
est woman in the 1913 list. dying az
the age of ninety-ssyen, at Wyoming
N. Y. Her death took place on f'es-
ruary 2. Mrs. Augusta Hale Gsfford
who died on February ., at Portland,
Me-, was writer OF travel sketches
She lived with her husband in Italy
Germany, and other countries where
he held office as American consul, her
experiences there being embodied in
The Washington times., 1916-01-06
HOtch POteh Pie.


Take deep pie dish and place in
II layer OF slices OF cold cooked
veal, and then a layer OF cooked po-
tatoes (cut into slices). Next some
slices OF ham, followed by a layer
the dish is full Cover the top with
potatoes cut into slices. Pour a tea
cupful of good gravy into the pie,
and bake for three-quarters OF an
hour in moderate oven. Scatter
seasoning between each layer of
meat. Serve hot.
Copy't, 1916. by Newspaper Feature servIce)
The Washington times., 1916-01-06
Stuffed Tomato Salad.

TO make this salad half-dozen
large tomatoes, a head of cabbage
and a few lettuce leaves are needed.
Scoop a little out of the tomatoes
from the stem end, and place these,
filled with curled celery, on the let
tuce leaves, arranged on nat dish,
and serve with the salad dressing.
To curl celery 1t must be cleaned and
bowl OF cold water for several hours,
when II will curl up crisply. Any
stufiing can be used for the toma-
ties. Chopped hard-boiled egg and
lettuce leaves make a pretty filling.
The Washington times., 1916-01-06

An ANY Of the seasons prettlest
M dress accessories are easily
within the powers OF the
home needlewoman. One OF
the long barrel nuns now so popular
may be evolved from a ready-made
muff-bed, some velvet and enough
fur to make two bands. one at
either end Blue velvet with otter
FUR Is attractive and the lining OF
the muff may contrast in color
RED velvet with a twist and tasscl
OF white fox makes delectable
skating cap. A frilly collar Of white
satin with a neckband OF fur Is an
other novelty easily evolved at home.
,Copy'L 1915, By Newspaper Feature SeryieO)
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
RIVER And HARB0R
BILL PASSES HOUSE
VOTE 21o TO 1873, WITH EVERY
ITEM AS AGREED ON IN CON-
MITTEE UNCHANGED.

Washington.-The annual river and
harbor appropriation bill, carrying
S40,000,000 passed the House by d
vote of 210 to 1873, with every item
as agreed on in committee I'M
changed. Scores of amendments to
cut down items urged by represents
tives who charged that the bill was
a pork barrel" measure We're re-
jected during the two weeks debate.
Just before the final vote an effort,
led by Republican Leader Mann, to
reduce the total to $20,000,000 failed,
200 to 149.
The entire appropriation, except for
100000 item to deepen the ap-
proaches 10 the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
is for continuing work on improve,
ment projects already authorized and
under way. The single new project
was urged by President Wilson and
Secretary Daniels as part of the pre-
paredness program. The bill now
goes to the Senate, where last years
measure was killed by fillibuster,
and lump appropriation of $30,000,-
600 substituted, to be apportioned
among existing projects by the secre'
tary of war
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
VILLAS DEAD BODY
IS REPORTED FOUND
BURIAL PLACE BETRAYED BY
FORMER OFFICER OF BAND.
1T, 1T is SAID.
BEING TAKEN TO CHIHUAHUA
Consul Garcia said He Had Made
Request to Gov. Enriques TO Have
Body Brought TO Juarez, Where
Americans Can View 1t.

FL Paso, Texas.-Mexiean Consul
Garcia announced that messages had
been received at military headquar-
ters in Juarez from the telegraph ope-
raters at MADEIRA and Cusihuiriaehie
that the body of Francisco Villa was
being brought into Gusi and that It
would be later taken to Chihuahua
City.
Mr.. Garcia said he had wired the
military commander at MADEIRA for
confirmation of the report Neither of
the telegraph operators stated IN
their messages where the body of Viii
Ia was found
Consul Garcia announced that he
has received a message from San
Antonio that special train was being
made up at that point to take the body
of Villa to Chihuahua City. Mr..
Garcia states that the body is being
brought to San Antonio by Col. Car
los Carranza, nephew of Gen. Car
rama.
It was learned here that the Willis
ia officer who betrayed Villas burial
place was colonel and that he had
been captured recently by Gen. Gava-
EOS, who was in command of the
Guerrero garrison at the time Villa
made his attack on that place.
Rioting among the Villistas in Chi
huahua developed. according to a mes
sage from that city. Thirty yillistas
were arrested. 1t is not known
whether any of the rioters were killed
or wounded
Consul Garcia said that he had
made request to Gov. Enriques of
Chihuahua to have Villas body
brought TO Juarez. where the Ameri-
can people can view 1t and be con-
WINGED that the bandit is really dead
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
lncornoration Matters.

The Export Cooperage Company or
Leslie filed articles of incorporation
with a capital stock of 100000, OF
which $500 has been subscribed The
corporators are w. E. Hemingway, j.
V. Walker, p. A. Kobler. Guy BARLEY
and Thomas J. Kavanaugh. The i'm.
mediate object of the incorporators
is to take over the assets and bush
ness formerly belonging to the H. D.
Williams Cooperage Co. sold at com
missioner's sale, and to continue the
business.
Phe Riverside Park Company of
Hot Springs filed articles of incorpo-
ration, the capital stock being $4,000,
of which $4,000 has been subscribed.
The Laws Flour and Feed Com
pany of Pine Bluff filed articles of in
corporation, the capital stock being
$4,000
The Xcelall Drug Company OF Lit.
tie Rock filed articles of incorpora-
ton, with a capital stock of $4,000.
of which $4,000 has been subscribed.
The corporators are: J. D. Bradford.
l. p. Turley and ]. F. Edwards
The Geridge Lumber Company of
Geridge, Lonoke county, filed articles
of incorporation with a capital stock
of $4,000.
The Farmers Union and Woodmen
OF the World Building Association of
Waldo, Columbia county. filed a GER
+tAcata chewing that AZ bad e,,rro,d
cred its charter
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
SENATE PASS FREE
SUGAR SUBSTITUTE
DEMOCRATS WHO FAVORED FLAT
REPEAL VOTED AGAINST
MEASURE.

Washington.-Thc Senate passed
the finance committees substitute for
the House free sugar repeal resolu,
ton, extending the present duty of
one cent pound on sugar until May.
1920 The vote was 40 to 80. Demo
cratic senators who voted for the sub
stitute were Broussard, Ransdell,
Newlands and Lane.
The Senate defeated the Works
amendment to increase the tariff on
lemons and other citrus fruits to one
cent pound by vote of A to %
Senator Phelan was the only Demo.
erat to vote for the amt ndment and
Senator La Toilette the only Repub.
llcan to vote against it.
Democratic senators who voted
against the Senate substitute were in
favor of the fiat repeal resolution as
it passed the House, and sharp con-
troversy is predicted when the meas,
ure is returned to the House. Unless
conference agreement is reached
and approved before May l sugar will
go on the free list until such time
as the repeal or extension of the
duty can be made effective
Anticipating that the House would
insist upon its resolution, Senators
Simmons, Stone and Lodge we're
named as The Senate conferees.
Most of the tariff discussion did
not touch upon the sugar ISSUE which
had been talked out. but was devoted
to an amendment by Senator Works
of California to increase the tariff
on lemons and other citrus fruits to
one cent a pound. This was defeated
by a vote of "A to 20, Senator Phelan
of California being the only Demo
erat to support it.
Senator Vardaman opposed the
Works amendment, and said while
he would vote fo.- the Senate substi,
tute sugar resolution, he would not
give his assent to the House measure.
Il would not vote to tax any of the
necessities of life for battleships that
are not needed" he said q have
very little sympathy for the prepared.
ness program that seems to be agreed
upon, but if | had | would not be
willing to pay for it with tax on
sugar, but would raise the money
with a greater income tax, an inheri-
lance tax and much greater tax on
the luxuries of life"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
s322,329 ASKED BY
CALDWELL 8 DRAKE
ATTORNEY FOR CONTRACTORS
FILED COMPLAINT WITH CHIEF
JUSTICE MecULLoCH.
CONTRACT AWARDED IN 1903
Complaint States Contractors Were
Notified BY Capitol Commission
That All Funds Appropriated
Had Been Exhausted.

Damages aegregatng S322,329 are
asked from the state in the complaint
of Caldwell & Drake, contractors, FOR
building the state capitol, i'll their
complaint filed with the committee
which will arbtrate the claims The
complaint was filed by j. w, Black.
wood, attorney for the contractors,
with Chief Justice T. A. MeGulloch
of the Arkansas Supreme Court,
member of the Arbitration Commit.
tee. The other members are United
States District Judge Jacob Trieber
and ]. V. Walker of Fayetteville The
state has % days in which to an
swer the brief
The complaint alleges that the con,
tract for building the capitol was
awarded to the contractors on Au
gust IA, 1903. and that work CON
tinued until August 16. 1907. At that
time, the complaint says, the CON
tractors were notified by the Capitol
Commission that all funds appro-
prated by the Legislature had been
exhausted The commission asked,
the complaint says. that the eontrae-
tors build a temporary shelter over
the building and close all windows
until the work could be resumed.
This was accomplished, the complaint
said for $1,000
The complaint alleges that the con-
tract was taken away from the con.
tractors October Il. 1907, and that of
s676. 0299S, the estimated cost for the
work done. the contractors had re,
ceived only s60s.42698 1t is said that
$4,000 worth of the firms materials
were not recovered from he grounds;
that machinery and other supplies
worth $4,000 were lost with the con-
tract; that watchmen's wages amount
ed to $3.50; that office expenses. ne
eessitated because the contract could
not be completed, amounted to S.
400 tnat the interest at per cent
on the s75,S276S profit to which the
contractors were entitled amounts to
$50, 34S50 Interest on the other
claims makes up the remainder of
the amount asked
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
Free Veterinary Service.

John II. Page, commissioner OF
mines. manufactures ara agriculture.
announced that Dr J. W Logan OF
Kansas city hats been made veteEi.
nary surgeon for the department His
advice will be given to farmers free
in case OF outbreak Of disease DR..
Logan viii specialize in the admins
tration Of hog cholera serum The
only cost to farmers VIII be the
actual cost Of materials DR. Logan
is graduate of the Kansas CITY
Veterinary College and was for eight
years connected with the United
States bureau OF Animal Industry at
Kansas City and Chicago.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR SANITARIUM
GREAT 100000 PROJECT TO BE
BUILT WILL BE THE LAR
GEsT IN THE WORLD.
FINANCES ARE NOW ASSURED
Site Is Contained Within Territory
Bounded BY Central Avenue, Pros
Peet Avenue and Market Street,
Forming Sort of Triangle.
Hot Springs

Hot Springs
The new 100000 sanitarium for
Hot Springs, which is to be built IN
Hot Springs, and which will be the
largest and most complete series of
buildings of their kind ever built at
any resort in the world appears to
the committee to be assured beyond
question. The committee had instruc-
lions from r. Onffroy that the money
for this Improvement was assured
beyond question, and the information
urged that all property owners with
IN the district have their abstracts
prepared and brought up to date so
the property may be taken over by
the American Thermae Company at
any time.
The site is contained within the ter
ritory bounded by Central Avenue,
Prospect Avenue and Market street,
forming a sort of triangle.
The main building will be sort OF
hotel, with the finest appointments
that money can buy. It will have
the first floor devoted to Hobbies, din
ing rooms, writing rooms and music
rooms, and on the floors above will
be the rooms, en- suite, and appointed
in the finest manner There will be
roof garden on top of the hotel,
which will be popular lingering
place for the guests and will have
an exceptional view.
To the right of the main building
is the casino, which will be fitted up
for the entertainment of the guests,
there being planned a billiard room,
grill, cards. buffet. bathrooms and a
small theater building.
Within the center is the great "bai-
nearium," or bathhouse group, which
will contain two of the finest bath
houses in the world. A large nata-
torium or swimming pool of the min
eral waters and the finest appointed
private baths make this feature one
OF the most enticing of the buildings.
A gymnasium will be installed in
one Of the buildings known as the
second group, and will be not alone
hall fitted for athletics, but one that
can be opened UP and where lee
lures and concerets and public enter
tainments can be given.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
Governor Pardons.

Governor Hays relieved two men or
paying sac fines and serving short tail
sentences The men were George
" Barden of Union county, sen.
fenced to serve one minute in jail ana
pay $40 fine for assault to kill. and
Ed Smith OF Grant county, fined 500
and sentenced 70 one hour in jail for
aggravated assault.
Ed NJ Newald, convicted in the
First Division of the Pulaski Circuit
Court December a. 1915, for embez-
Element and sentenced 10 one year
in the penitentiary, was granted a
pardon by Governor Hays. Newa1d
has served none OF his sentence He
was freed on bond pending an appeal
to the Arkansas Supreme Court The
charge against Newafd was the en-
bezz4ement Of $500 while acting as
assistant cashier of the former Cen
trail Bank and Trust Company.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
Depot at RusseIlVllIe.

Orders requiring the Iron Mountain
railroad to build a new passenger Sta
ton at Russelville, the Cotton Belt TO
improve the depot and to stop trains
at Bridge junction and the Missouri
and North Arkansas 10 improve It's
service were issued by the Arkansas
Railroad Commission The orders re-
suited from petitions heard at the
meeting OF the commission last week.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
Einht Race Seareoation.

Washington-Th constitutionality
of race segregation ordinances was
presented by the Supreme Court in
oral arguments The case involved
the validity of the ordinance of Louis
VILE, KY, making it unlawful for any
colored person to occupy residence
upon any block upon which a greater
number of houses are occupied by
white people than are occupied by
colored people, and unlawful for a
white person to occupy residence in
a "colored' block.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20

An exhibit intended to promote in.
terest in child welfare work in Ar
kansas will be shown during the week
beginning April "a under auspices Of
the United Charities Association, in
connection with daily entertainments
by children of the Little Rock schools
and organizations of the city. Begin.
ming on April % and continuing three
days, there will be a state conference
for social welfare, during which child
welfare also will be an important
feature
The exhibit, which probably will be
shown in the old statehouse, cost
$4,000 1t consists Of panels which
show how conditions for children may
be improved in the home, in schools,
in clubs and in institutions. The
panels deal with sex hygiene. chill
dren's diseases. methods of medical
Inspection in the schools, feeblemind-
edness, vocational education. chill
drens play and outdoor life. The ex-
hibit. which has been shown in many
cities and at the California
Exposition at San Diego, has been
responsible for arousing interest in
child welfare work and in the insti'
tuition of many new methods and I'm
proved conditions for children.
At the state conference for social
welfare, the problems dealing with
the mental detectives, of health,
child welfare, public and private char
tiles, prison reform and sex hygiene
will be taken up in sections. Chair
men of sections in the order named
above are: Durand Whipple, DR.. c.
w. Garrison, J. r. Jewell of Fayette-
vile, Mrs. D. Reeves of Helena. Miss
Caroline B. Phelps of Conway and
Rabbi J. Jasin of Pine Bluff Mayor
Taylor, DR.. c. H. Brough and others
prominent in reform work in Arkan,
sas will be on the program. Efforts
are being made to secure the attend
ance at the conference of DR.. c. E.
Evans of Chicago, an authority on
health problems
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
New Clothes For Troops.

Columbus, N. M.-American troops
in Mexico will soon be equipped with
new clothing to replace that torn in
to shreds in the campaign. A con-
signment of shoes. hats, uniforms,
sweaters and other wearing apparel,
valued at 100000, was forwarded
south. A quarter of million dol
lars in Mexican gold and silver, to
be used in paying the wages of the
soldiers, was also sent south.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
War Lessons For Women.

San Francisco.-Two hundred and
fifty women will go into military en-
campment on the United States pre-
sidio here June l for six weeks I'M
der strict military rule to learn the
ways of war, according to an an
nouncement made here by Mrs.
Frederick H. Colburn, regent of the
San Francisco Chapter of the wom-
ans section of the Navy League.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
Banks Can't Be Moved.

Washington. = Attorney General
Gregory held that the Federal Re-
serve Board has no authority to
change the location of a federal re-
serve bank. His opinion also held
prevent reduction of the capital of
reserve banks, fixed at s4,000,00 on
organization, by the transfer of mem.
Der banks from one district to an
other.