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The Washington times., 1916-10-08

~ NE of the most interesting
events Of the theatrical sea-
son, the debut Of Laurette
Taylor in a newplay by her hus-
band, J. Hartley Manners, takes
place at the National Theater to-
morrow night. ..
"The Harp of Life" provides Miss
Taylor with what she calls her first
thinking role" for many seasons.
This play is the first of q series of
three by her husband, in which she
is to appear during the thirty weeks
Of the theatrical year.
This reversion to repertoire is be-
coming more and more popular with
those who wish to consider them
selves pre-eminent on the stage.
Miss Taylor has our best wishes for
success in a venture which in itself
is q most commendable movement
in the proper direction.
Al Jolson, in Robinson Crusoe,
Jr.," arrives at the Belasco Theater
for a weeks dalliance in the role of
Friday Everybody knows who
Friday was, who AL Jolson is, and
what all Winter Garden productions
are like. With a wisdom and fore
sight delightful to perceive the
management has arranged for three
matinees, Wednesday, Thursday,
and Saturday.
Little children who have been in
good behavior for some time should
be rewarded by trip to this produc-
tion. The enlarged and deified
Robinson Crusoe, Jr.," as put out
by the Winter Garden company is
exactly fitted to the needs and wishes
OF the modern little girl or-boy.
Last year David Belasco made the
statement that comedy was the only
thing after all, and called attention
to his pet play, "The Boomerang"
It is not surprising, therefore, to
those who knew Of Mr.. Belasco's
prediction for lighter plays at the
present time Of his career, that Miss
Frances Starr should be starred in a
new comedy this fall, "The Little
Lady In Blue"
This play is to open Monday
night, the 18th, at the Belasco Thea
ter in this city. Miss Starr takes
the role Of a young English COVER
ness, living in the year 1920, whose
wit and character aid in the refor-
nation Of a young British profiigate
who has been expelled from the Brit
ish navy. The authors are Horace
Hodges and T. Wigney Percyvale,
Today marks the first anniversary
Of the Columbia Theater under the
direction Of Marcus Loew. The
theater has kept good faith with its
patrons. One year ago today Mary
Pickford inaugurated the opening Of
the playhouse under Mr.. Loew's di-
rection in "The Girl Of Yesterday"
The theater has been run under
the personal direction Of Lawrence
Beatius, who has won a host of
friends since coming to Washington
from Toronto, where he represented
Mr.. Loew for several seasons. Mr..
Beatius Is to be congratulated on
the manner in which Loew's Colum-
bia Theater has been conducted.
FLORENCE E. YODER.
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Keith's.

Jack Norworth. fresh from London.
will be the leading attraction at Keiths
next week.
Other features will be Hermine shons
and Company: Harry Tighe and Sylvia
Jason: Z. Marian's Swiss CANNES. Ed
Reynard and Mile. Blanca; the Laigh-
tons Maud Muller; Wallace Bradley
and CRETE Ardine the pipe organ re-
citals, and the Pathe News Pictorial.
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Loew's Columbia.

"witchcrnft." the photodrsma which
won the prize contest held at Columbia
University under the auspices OF the
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company.
will be exhibited on the screen OF Locw's
Columbia Theater next week. Fannie
Ward appears In the leading role.
DR.. r. Raistron Reed. A Physician Of
Morristown. n. j.. and one OF the MEM
bers OF the new class in photodramatics
at the celebrated university In New
York
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Films.

A decidedly important film produc-
ton is listed on the program annoysaced
for the week beginning next Sunday at
the Casino Theater namely. Earle Will
liams in The Nuremberg Watch" q
brand new film play by A. NJ. ard c.
GUS racing car, ''The Scarlet Hummer
figures with Earle Williams in new
and exceedingly thrilling adventures.
Other film features and comedies ap-
pear In the same bill.
William S. Hart will head the double
feature program at Moore's Garden
Theater from Sunday to Wednesday.
inclusive. week OF October 15 in "The
Patriot" a vivid story OF contemporary
be seen on these days. "The French
Milliner." with Fay Tincher. .
On Thursday. Friday. and Saturday
william Nigh. the celebrated charactc
actor. and Irene Hawley. will appear
jointly in a story Of the underworld.
nth will also be seen on these days
in an original comedy study In black
and white, The Artists Dream" Spe-
cial music will be rendered by the Gar
den symphony Orchestra.
Beginning Sunday, October Is, Tom
Moore announces the indefinite engage
ment at the Strand Theater of Thomas
Ince's monumental film classic, "Civlli-
zation." which still Is doing capacity
business on Broadway.
Over 1000 people take part In It's vari-
Ince's cleverest stars. Enid Markey.
Howard Hickman. Clara Williams.
Herschall Mayall. Louise Glaum. Charles
Frank. J. ]. Dowling and others. An
augmented orchestra will render special
musical accompaniment. and there win
40 hnFatA ncHAagOrieA.
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National: Laurette Taylor
In q New Manners PLAY.

ar Iss LAURETTE TAYLOR will
M come to Washington for .
vl weeks engagement at the New
National Theater. beginning to-
morrow night. in THE Harp of Life"
a now play from the pen Of ]. Hartley
Manners. This is the vehicle in which
the star will make her temperance in
New York in a few weeks. after an alb
sence of two years. during which time
she held London audiences spellbound
by the brilliance Of her acting.
In the new Manners play Miss Taylor
Will portray a thirty-six-year-old wom-
an. mother OF nineteencyear-old boy.
In everything except actual years, how
ever. this modern mother is altogether
as alive with the spirit OF youth as her
son. and In his eyes Is far and away
the best of all the girls" he knows.
The mothers philosophy suffers a rude
she discovers that her boy has .misin-
terpreted her teachings that all the
world is good and sweet and beautiful.
And the night she makes to save the
LAD from the consequences of his own
which offers Miss Taylor extraordinary
opportunities to rise to heights OF emo
tional acting Reports circulated by
the favored few who have seen rehear-
ssls OF the play In New York indicate
member her in such roles as she had in
The Bird Of Paradise" "The Girl in
Waiting" Alias Jimmy Valentine, i
and Peg o. My Heart" may expect the
surprise of their lives when they wit
ness this newest Characterization.
In the supporting company which
Klaw q Erlanger and George C.. Tyler
have furnished Miss Taylor are Miss
Violet kemble Cooper. Miss Lynn Fon-
tame, Miss Ffolliot Paget. Philip Nefi-
vale Dion Titherage. and w. ]. Fergu-
son.
Belasco: AL JolsOn With
Winter Garden Extravaganza.
k[H NSoN CRUSoE, JR."
comes to the Belasco Theater
N for one week beginning to-
= morrow night. with Al Jol-
son. This Winter Garden production
played all spring and summer in New
York. Washington is the third city In
Ito tour.
The Robinson Crusoe, Jr." cast In
eludes Lawrence D'orsay. Frank Car
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Polls.
Gayety.

Al Reeves. who for the past twenty
five years has been one of the fore
most producers of novelties In tho bur
lesquc field. brings his famous Beauty
Show" to the Gayety Theater next
week Mr.. Reeves makes a speciality
OF assembling an unusually large
chorus which he sets forth as the most
attractive element In the show.
a two-act farce, entitled "Slum-
ming" showing two scenes laid In
Chinatown and in the banquet room
of a Fifth avenue mansion, is this
years vehicle. Charles Robes and Al
Green. two of buriesque's most popular
comedians. appear in the principal
comedy roles. As an added attraction,
Sulzback and Miller coming direct
from the Keith circuit, are making
their first appearance in buriesque.
Others in the cast are Bernice Taber
and Edna Claire, Eddy and Earle.
Pagana. Francis Murphy. and White
and Cavanaugh. o..
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"The Boomerang"

An impending event at the Beiasco
Theater is the engagement of the New
York comedy hit. THE Boomerang"
which David Belasco, will sond to
washington with the same splendid
cast that has been appearing at the
Belasco Theater, New York. for the
past fifteen months. Some OF the
prominent names are Arthur Byron.
Ruth Shepley. Wallace Eddinger. Mar
tha Hedman, Gilbert Douglas, Josephine
Parks, Ida Waterman, Dorothy Me-
grew, and many others.
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Attractions
Coming To I
Washington

Belasco.
Daniel Belasco presents Frances starr
at the Belasco Theater on Monday
night. October 1e. In "rhe Little Lady
In Blue" q new comedy by Horace
Hodges and I. wigney PercyvaL. Sup
porting cast includes Jerome Patrick.
George aiddsns. MSsrt % Andrew
Charles Garry. Roland Rushton, Lucy
Beaumont. and Eleanor Pendleton.
National. .t.
washington 10 to have very early %
the season one of the great big hits Of
last year as selwyn and company am
success. Fair and Warmer for pre-.
sentation at the National the week Of
october l6. with the New York cons
peny. headed by Miss Madge Kennedy.
bill boards a play Of temperature and
temperament" and II is literally that
It's all about two young married. couples
who get In an unusual mixup through
Gessnsen in ssS,,on ~ IN M The east
featured player. includes John Arthur.
Ethel Wilson, Robert Ober, Arthur
Stanford. Jane Seymour. John Morria.
and Harry Lorraine.
Polls.
while the City Sleeps" q comedy
drama by Edward e. Rose. will be the
attraction at Polls the week beginning
Monday. October 16. Mr.. Rose II well
remembered as the author OF The
Rosary" and other successes. Rowland
Il Clifford have given the play a splen-
did setting. Through the medium OF
while the City Sleeps" the blue
coated man has come into his own a. .
stage idol. ,F
The Washington times., 1916-10-08

David warneld played his FIRST on
house. Wilmington. Del, September
20, appearing in a revival OF Charles
Klein's drama, THE Music Master"
This week the play will be presented
in Baltimore and on October Q at the
New York.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-04
FOOD DICTATOR OR EMBARGO ASKED TO
SOLVE HIGH COST OF LIVING,

BILLS SEEKING TO REGULATE
PRICES FIRST BUSINESS
OF NEW CONGRESS
Washington, Dec. a. - Legislative
proposals intended to shatter high
cost of living, marked Te-Opening Of
congress today.
Rep. Fitzgerald, leader of embargo
forces, introduced four plans of
them calling for food export embar-
goes, the other two for regulation of
cold storage and for reduction of
parcel post charges on food.
Rep. Farr Of Penn. proposed en-
barge on wheat and Rep. London of
N. Y, Socialist, worked on measures
proposing a virtual food dictatorship,
with an incidental food export ban.
In introducing his bill Fitzgerald
said:
'The multiplying evidences of the
widespread interest in the high cost
of living makes me hopeful of sue
cess. The enactment of either of the
embargo bills and the bills to regu-
late cold storage and parcel post will
bring immediate relief to the coun-
try.
THE people want action; they are
heartily tired of talk and inVestiga-
ton"
His bills in brief are:
No. Provision for an out-and-
out export embargo of farm products
of manufactured fOOdstuffs for one
year.
No. 2-Provision for the president
to suspend expectation whenever
prices become Gxtortionate and the
public interest requires such action.
No. 3-RegulatiOn of cold storage.
by prohibiting interstate shipment of
foods, other than butter, stored long
er than ten months; with distinct la
beling of he date on which the goods
were stored.
No. - Abolition of postal zones
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post in packages up to $50 pounds at
8 cents for first pound and 1 cent for
pounds thereafter
Exemptions in the embargOes pro-
vide for supplying American diplo-
mats and citizens abroad, as well as
famine or war victims.
Extremely high penalties are i'm
posed for violations.
Sen. MARITIME of New Jersey is an
other who will fight in the upper
house for a food embargo on all sta
pie articles. He announced he will
introduce his resolution later this
week.
Further action in the senate was
promised by Sen. Lewis of Illinois. He
said he would introduce bill to pro-
vide that the government be empOw-
cred to seize fOOdstuffs on which a
corner is attempted, condemn them
and then resell to the public:
The first official step from the
far mgrOup came when Rep. Lind
berg, Minnesota introduced a reso-
luton attacking parasite specula-
tors" and proposing an aTl-food en-
barge bill to be considered by joint
senate and house committee Hiss
bill, if successful, would tend to side
track the subject. He held that en-
bargoes would be an unjust burden
to the farmer as well as unnecessary,
if spectators and the credit system
were regulated.
DOCTOR HELD FOR INQUEST
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DOCTOR HELD FOR INQUEST

DOCTUE TELD TUX TNGUEoI
Dr. Geo. E. Fosberg, 5213 Kimbark
av, being held today at Hyde Park
police station on orders from Coro-
ner Hoffman pending inquest into
the death of Mrs. Pauline Hill, AL
E. SD, bride Of year. Mrs. Hill is
said to have confessed to her hus-
band, Raymond Hill, that she SUBJ
mitted to an illegal operation and inn
plicated DR.. FOsberg.
Harry Altman, 6416 S. LOOMS, fell
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-10-20
HEAVY FROSTS WILL
IMPAIR TERMINATION
One Factor That Regulates True
Value of Seed Corn of Any
Class or Variety.

(By c. p. BULL, University Farm, st.
PAUL.
Seed corn that does not terminate
80 per cent or better is not fit to be
planted for the production of ears.
termination is the one factor that
regulates the value of seed corn Of
any class or variety. Even fodder
corn seed ought to have a high germin-
alton testing power. A false impress
sion prevails that fodder corn does not
need to have high termination rec
ord, like ear corn seed
Killing frost on standing corn is al
most sure to impair the termination of
the seed. 1t is better to cut too early
than too late. If cut and shocked when
about 80 per cent of the ears are just
well dented, the kernels will fill out
properly in the shock and the germina-
ton will be preserved. A killing frost
while the corn is standing may almost
destroy the terminating power. The
injury will be relatively larger as the
crop Is less mature.
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THOROUGH DRAINAGE
IS MOST PROFITABLE
Increases Corn Yield Over Three
Bushels Per Acre-Pays
Interest on Investment.

LESS than per cent of Iowa farms
are thoroughly drained" says M. F. z.
Costello, agricultural engineer at Iowa
state college.
'It costs on the average of $4,000 to
drain thoroughly 16O-acre farm. On
most of these farms where there is
any drainage at all only about one
fourth of this amount is expended.
The average farmer drains out the
wet spots from his land in order to
get uniform tillage area and thinks
his drainage duty is over. 1t has just
begun.
Thorough drainage pays" main
tafns Mr.. Costello. "Conservatively
speaking, such drainage will surely in
crease the yield on a corn area over
three bushels an acre, which increase,
itself, will pay the interest on the
amount invested in drainage on that
acre."
Draining even the rougher land is
also advised to prevent washing.
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FALL SELECTION OF
POTATOES PAYS WELL
Farmer Can Get Good Idea o
Uniformity of Tubers Pro-
duced by Individual Vines.

By A. G. TOLAAS. University Farm. st
Paul.)
1t pays to select next years seed Pc
tato tubers from the field at digging
time, better than to select them from
the bin next spring. Here are reasons
why seed selections Is more easily
taken care of now than when the po-
tatoes are In the bin.
At digging time one can get good
idea, as to the type and uniformity of
tubers produced under individual vines
which cannot be obtained after the
crop has been put in storage. Seed
should be selected only from vines pro-
ducing several uniform. average-sized,
true-to-type tubers. Such selection
cannot be practiced when the seed is
selected out of the bin.
Tubers affected with scab, russell
scab, late blight rot, black leg rot and
brown ring discoloration due to wilt
should be discarded To avoid the
possibility pf getting tubers infected
with black leg rot or brown ring dis
coloration, the field should be thor
oughly inspected before the vines have
dried up. Seed from infected plants
should not be kept; in fact, wilted
plants, together with what tubers may
have been formed on them, ought to
" destroyed.
Plauts affected with leaf roll. early
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-10-20
HOW LL0YD-GEoRGE WORKS
Depends Much on Secretaries and
81, Never Writes 4 Letter II
He Can Help II.

It is said that Lloyd George, the
British war minister, depends very
much on his secretaries, and never
writes letter If he can help 1t. HE
has knack of getting the men he
wants and of getting a lot of work
out of them, and, as would be expect
ed, sees that they are properly re
warded. When he went to the war
office Lioyd-Georgef took three Of his
secretaries with him, Mr., HtJ. Greedy,
who was Lord Kitchener's secretary,
being retained also J. T. Davies, who
has served Mr.. Lloyd-George In very
confidential post for some time; Miss
r. L. Stephenson, who is probably the
first woman to occupy such a post with
responsible statesman, and Mr.. w.
Sutherland. who is underpaid. Lloyd
George, by the way, has made more
than one find among his private sec
.retaries, and even in face of comment,
he has not hesitated to secure their
promotion to responsible posts. There
Is, for instance, Sir w. 81. Clark, a
former board of trade clerk, who was
the present war secretary's sghost" at
the board of trade and the exchequer,
who became a member of the council
of India, and who, at the age of forty,
is knight, busily engaged in organic
Ing the capture of German trade. An
other of Mr.. Lloyd-George's former
private secretaries is Mr.. John Row.
land, brilliant Welshman, who has
done good work as Welsh insurance
commissioner. 49,. .4ei1', ,isi.
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Where the silo is well constructed
practically none of the feed is wasted
by spelling and the cattle clean up
every morsel of it. Some cheap
wet roughness can be placed on the
silage after filling, thus preserving
even the top layers of the feed.
The cost of filling the silo is usu-
ally considered one of the expensive
items. However, much of the ex-
pense, which is heavy, is no more than
If corn harvesting time would be
heightened out, possibly over period
of several months. Corn husking and
the corn-stalk problem in the barnyard
are eliminated, and when a corn field
free of shocks at wheat-seeding time
is also considered, the farmer can pay
the $1.25 per hour for the engine and
cutter with his money well spent.
On the whole adverse criticisms of
the silo are forgotten when its many
advantages are taken into aecouptHs
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-10-20
ASCERTAINING HOW
MUCH SOIL WEIGHS
Acre-Foot Varies From 8, 300, 900
to 1000, 900 Pounds KnoM-
edge Is Valuable.

(By J. D. MARSHALL, Colorado Agricul-
tural College. Fort Collins. Colo)
The common method of expressing
the weight Of soil is so many pounds
to the acre foot. By. an acre foot Is
meont the volume Of soil one acre in
extent and one foot in depth. The
weight of any soil is governed largely
by the composition of the soil, its
structure, and the amount of organic
matter present The weight Of an
acre foot varies from 100000 to
1000 900 pounds.
The value of knowing the weight OF
soil lies in the possibility Of cal
culating the amount of water, humus
and plant in the soil and through this
II II possible to compare two soils "a
to their cropping powerA
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Why She Liked Saturn.

Il wonder" said the youthful as
tronomer, who was slow to do what
was expected of him, ''if-if you would
let me associate you with some star
Venus, perhaps, star Of lover"
"Well, no." said the lady ad-
dressed, thoughtfully; 81 would rather
you thought of me as Saturn"
Indeed! Why?"
"Oh, well, you know, didn't you tell
me that Saturn has a ring?"
He bought one the next day.
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DON'T forget
WRIGlEYS
after every meal
Putting 1t UP to Father

After several unsuccessful attempts
to draw her husband into conversation
at the restaurant, the wife discov-
cred the cause of his abstraction to be
a beautiful girl dressed in black at
a nearby table.
"An attractive widow" observed the
wife coolly.
eyes, indeed, very attractive wild
ow," agreed the husband enthusiastic
ally.
Eyes," sighed the wife. IT wish /
were one."-Ladies' Home Journal.
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Didn't Feaze Him.

"Bang~ went the rifles at the
maneuvers.
"Oo-oo!" screamed the pretty girl, a
nice decorous, surprised little scream.
She stepped backward into the arms
Of young man.
"Oh!" she said, blushing. 81 was
frightened by the rifles. 1 beg your
pardon.
Not at ALL" said the young man.
Lets go over and watch the artil.
lery."
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| The silo takes the corn crop away from
the field mouse and the crow; it keeps
it away from the rats and mice, and
also the human thief, who otherwise
could steal the corn from the crib.
The silo also does away with the
shocking of corn in the field, and the
grinding of it for feed if it is to be
used through the winter to balance
some ration. But the main advantage
is the matter of economy, of dollars
and cents.
No Room for Argument.
A silo brings in so much greater re-
turns with so much less work, be its
contents fed to cows, stock, cattle,
hogs, or even chickens, that the room
for adverse argument has disappeared,
and even in our hill section where
silOs are most needed, the absence of
a silo from the feed-lot is fast getting
to be the exception rather than the
rule.
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and no tubers saved from them. AL
though these diseases do not cause
any visible injury ON the tubefs, the
use of infected seed will reduce the
yield and finally cause the potatoes
to run out"
I The diseases are described in detail
in Minnesota Station Bulletin No. 158,
which can be obtained ON application
to the office of publications, Univer.
sfty Farm, st. Paul, MINI.
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Goodnight, George.

-. Hazel-Is that your will you are
writing, Aimee7
Aimee-No; it's my won't.
Hazel-Why, what do you mean?
Aimee-George proposed to me last
night and l promised to mail my an
swer today.
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An Instance.

| "You say women are not inherently
honestr'
yourself rob me of my heart and steal
my peace Of mindT"
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Ultimately.

"Hey, Jimmie! Did you hear the
news? The schoolhouse burned down
East night"
"Ain't that just our luck? OF course
It had to happen In vacation"
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Nothing Doinq.

Folks tell me that have no sense,
But / love you," he cried.
"And l haven't got single dollar,
So cut 1t out" she replied.
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Won't Hurt Them.

1.-THE sultan is said to have written
poem"
'But he can't make the enemy read
it, so what good will 1t DOR
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The Case Stated.

"Mr. Jones came home last night
and raised a racket about the dessert
his landlady gave him."
Il suppose it was stewed prunes
again."
mo, the prunes weren't stewed; he
WAS"
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OR. J. H. RINDLAUB (speciaIist),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo, N. D.
Quite FIatterinq.

IT wonder If. Wombat intended to
pay me compliment or it just hap
pened that way?"
"What happened"
81 was glancing through his book
case today and he has my works next
to Shakespeare's"