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i,.ay Matinee and Night.
fAc Lie" .ca0r

~ms. does $50 10y DESCRIPTIONS ::.!n5r
Nhai". the eld.r sister Miss lll.nSton),
is am cXccptiona!ly nH- vounc woman;
she loves her sister Very dearly, and
l. "iilirS /" sacrifice herself in any
inius for her sister. good. Even when
the latter wins the man that she is
in'' or there is no .'ccr:mination. but
'.He. She discovers that Lucy ,Mer-
r'-"s h.sm"re) has attained her ends
'p"nstrous lie. ana that she has
..-s,'rat.!v t'ickcd To-. !nan into MAJ
"rii.@ li"r 81" rises III her wrath.
luc.Gcu;al "a the story OF tho plaS
J., It hard drinking old English barouet
~" rrandfath"r OF the Two girls TWO
l!Aablc Young men and some rarrulous
servants who have lon3 missed thc!:
salary day. The stage settings are
said 10 be very effective, one being the
drawing room of Ahale Abbey. an old
English country house, and the other
IN" Hvinc-room Of the dover house
OF tn" abbey. Supporting Miss Hing
TON III The Lie" * a company OF un-
usual ability, 1t includes c. Aubrey
smith, O. ". Arson. Mercedes Des-
more. Richard Hattcras. Virginia
chauvcnct, Thomas oMallev. Bertha
Kent and l!ttle Mildred Kah!a
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May FESTIVAL PLANS
N"dnrndu, Clubs Three Concerts WI,
VII he Given at NiGht--Ihorus
and Artists.

III" Wednesday Club chorus. under
the direction of w. Henry Baker. is
rehearsing diligently several numbers
tina, arc TO be sang ~ the MAY rcs:i
val. MAY \. and 10. Director Baker
- greatly pleased with the work bcinl,
done by his chorus Of 200 voices, and
ne makes the assertion that the
choruSes this year will be superior TO
anything yet undertaken by the club
Some or tn" works selected for the
chorus this year arc tho unfinished
opera. The Lorel"N," by McndeIssohn.
!aid out for soprano solo. chorus and
orchestra and Mcmdclssohn's Ninety
ilfth Psalm. come. Let Us Sing" for
tenor solo. chorus and orchestra An
other Is an elaborate setting Of tho
Thirteenth Psalm. written by Mr..
Baker. with orchestral accompaniment
There arc five verses, three of which
are arranged for fun chorus. one for
sopranos only and one for male voices
unacCompanicd.
Among the distinguished artists who
have been secured for tho May Fcsti-
val are: Julia Culp, contralto; Anna
Case. soprano; Sophie I:reslau. con-
tralto; Giovanni Martinclli, tenor. and
Pasqual. Amato. baritone.
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TAHIOID AND VIOLINIST
nIIlTOPpIsnS AN

ir"ctlca!!y the whole gamut Of
Faudevil!" entertainment is run in the
w'de scope OF the attractions billed
inr 'his week at the Lyric. The Offer
'hss range from the serious music Of
susanna Tompkins. former solo violin
ist OF Sousa's Band. 10 the grotesoueriee
oil a team OF burlesque maricians
INFAMOUS musical farce will loom large
III the show for the first half Of the
week, an aggregation OF nine singing
ana dancing girls, comedians and spe-
cialtE performers being billed for a
musical tabloid called The Midniph,
Noliickers.' The company carries its
own scenery. and Is said to give one
OF the best girl and song shows in
vaudeville this season
An old favorite Will he recognized
on the same bill by vaudeville patrons
~" is M Herman. programmed as
Ihe Assassin OF Grief Herman wns
among the best comedy features snnn
here last season. He is bringing a
new act. and promises more laughs
than ever
The dramatic feature Of the bill will
he the presentation Of one Of the Rice
Cohen comedy sketches, Our Honey
moon by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mac
( Donald. The MacDonalds are estnh-
lished favoritcs in the Keith theaters
ON the big tiWe." but this is their first
appearance In Richmond
y variety act with a plc:hora n,
eccentric comedy. is promised by Glad
stone and Talmagc, also new to this
section OF the country. They are sing
crs dancers and specially people, we'll
known in vaudeville. Sid and Sid.
pahtomimists and comedy eccentrioues.
are very pretty and dainty little girl
and stalWart comedian. both profi u.
cient cNcmDlars of tho silent drama
1hcir act is described as n genuine
novelty.
Dorothy Regal and her company will
he seen the latter half Of the week in
IN" ''irl Mt the Cigar Counter" n
smart little comedy by George Bloom
quest Tho piece is presented with
iShecia scenery and effects. The stage
setting is especially attractive Miss
Regal, formerly OF Rose Stahrs support
IN The Chorus Lady" plays in the
sketch tic part OF the smiling. bcguil-
( ing maid one finds at the cigar counter
IN the hotel lobby. The action of The
piece is brisk and the dialogue spright-
! ~.
susanna Tompkins and her violin
VIII bid for the applause OF lovers OF
good music. Her program includes
popular as we'll as classic selections,
being arranged to please every taste
in music.
Tho GrotcsIuc fun Of burlesouc
lcgerdemain is the Offering of Maxi
milan and Martini, n pair Of comedy
prcstdiGitators from abroad. While
they are adept magicians, they make
a particular bid for laughs in the cx-
hihition they give. Comedy, singing
land dancing arc the elements of the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
CLARA NORRIS, HALF Hind.
CEI.EDRATF,S RlRTtIDt !

Clara Morris. the noted actress now
partially blind, celebrated her seven
tieth birthday NJ hci home. shore Road
and Twenty-nfth Street. ovcr!ookin ne
Long Island Sound, at Whi,cstonc last
week. No special plans were made
FOR the birthday observance. and the
day was spent by Miss Norris in lis
tcning 10 congratulatory kilograms and
letters from relatives and friends.
Mrs. Frederick I1arrioit as tho ac-
trcss Is known beyond theatrical cir
clcs, occupies the Harri"tt homestead.
more Than century old. with h"r
mother who is ninety four years OF
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act in which Lester and Moore, a clever
team of variety people, will be seen.
In" eccentric dancing OF the pair is
featured in the act.
Bob and Tip, n muscular athlete and
n little woman whose remarka BILE
strength. agility and endurance belle
her fragile. dainty figure, will offer
an acrobatic and bar exhibition in
which. they are assisted by highly
trained little dog.
The usual motion picture exhibits
Will supplement- each Of the vaudeville
shows. Mexican pictures are given
prominence in the new reels. and there
will be fresh installment OF the ScliC-
Tribune European war pictures.
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Nelbu for Light 0pcra.

Nine. Nellie Melba has been placed
under contract for next season by
Charles Dillingham;.
There was no little curiosity as TO
the manner and place of the divas APP
pearancc under her new management.
Il now develops that Nine Media is to
be the bright. particular luminary of
the entertainment which Nh pillinC-
ham and r. Ziegfeld. Jr.. are to stage
at tn" Century Thcater.
The exact nature OF the show has
not been divulgcd, but the presence Of
Nine. Mclba at the head Of the COM
pany has indicated that light opera
of some kind is to form AZ least n
portion Of the Offering.
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''TiiE FEAR MARKET" HOLDS
SWAY AT COMEDY TiIEATER

THE Fear Market" which continues
to hold the boards at the Comedy The
alter, New York. with ever increasing
patronage. Is one 81 the best society
dramas that has been seen on Broad
way in many days. However. It. is not
as drama for society people alone
that makes IL appeal. for IL is, too
rich in the portrayal of those emotions
that are common to people ia all walks
of life. Moreover. the play ia pcop,cd
by characters who are intensely hui
man. II Is In the smart repartee and
keen wit that Amelie. Rives ,Princess
Troubetzkoy) has used her dramatic
brush deftiy and has sISilfully con
trastcd hunor in relief to the latent
tragedy OF tho play PROMINENT in the
cast are Edmund Brecsc. Lucille Wat
son. Sidney Shields. Edwin Mica nder,
Kenneth Hunter, DE witt Jennings,
France Rendtsen and Harrison Hun
ter
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:: ;HG :HEr liI.iNt;':nN 0i'FrHs
"'iiii. tit." At .ttiiit:MH ERIDt .

Nar@are' Illingt"n'@ following has
rurh =" i"o'l forward "a IN her com
* presentation of The ie.' Henry
Arthur ioncS's four-act play. AT the
Acahcmr of Music on Friday. matinee
aud night. "fhc Lie WAS produced by
Miss Ellington ut the Harris Thcatrr,
New York Cit, early last season. anI
II is said TO he the best vehicle she
has ever had Margaret Ellington is
American born. and is one of the fore
most or the native born actresses in
tho depletion OF the big roles oC the
drama. Her emotional moments are
rcnarka blNeSinc, and she has a sincerity
in her work that carries it far beyond
the mere technique OF acting
There Is nothing nnw about the story
that hir. Jones has told, but In his
telling OF II he has brought out dra-
matt: points unthonght of. Tie strufr-
gle between TWO Sisters for the love
Of man forms the basis OF tho story,
and the younger, Lucy. who finally
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Al. HERMAN. Lyric.

age; coupl. OF servants ana a nurse
Inc latter reads u the mother ana
daughter daily and takes dictation
from the latter when she feels in the
'''o"n 10 40 writIuE Mrs. Harriott is
Conhncd To her room overlooking the
SOUND most o! the time. Her husband
died two yeArs ago
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Last week n wealthy New York man.
whose children were plea scd with the
performance" at the Hippudronc, left
his check for $500 10 buy / 600 matinee
tickets for poor boys and girls Since
then charitable societies have applied
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solidly over the United time by A,t.
II wilton Airs. whifren la appearing
IN The Golden Night" written by I'D.
gar Milan woolf
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Mrs. WhITen Booked SoiIdIy.
Mrs. Thomas Whincu. Americas old
est active actress has been booked
The Washington herald., 1916-05-19
By JOSEPH p. AMIN.

Calling for the abolition Of the half
and-half plan of District appropriations
the Capitals money bill for the fiscal
year ending June. 1871. was reported to the
House yesterday from the Committee on
Appropriations by Representative Robert
n. Page.
The bill will come up for debate in the
Rules Committee will meet to discuss a
resolution offered by Representative
Page, in charge OF the bill, seeking to
make a number of legislative riders in
order.
The construction Of the big measure
justihes the worst fears OF those who
oppose the elimination OF the half-ard-
half plan. BY slashing estimates of the
Commissioners right and left, ignoring
virtually all recommendations for con-
structive civic improvement and public
works, and applying the screws Of re-
trenchment with an enthusiasm notably
lacking in other appropriation measures
30 far reported, Representative Page and
his colleagues have taken a long step in
the direction of forcing District tax
payers to meet all expenses of the Ma
tional Capital.
Must Exhaust d. c. Funds.
A legislative rider. in line with the re-
port OF the joint select committee Of
Congress, provides that no expenditures
shall be made for the District from Fed
eral revenues until all District revenues
shall have been exhausted. Before csti-
mated revenues for the District for 1917
shall have been exhausted, 69.S per cent
Of the expenditures authorized by Con-
gress will have been met from that
source.
During previous debates on the half
and-half system. the only middle course
seriously suggested between the 80 per
cent basis and one under which the gov
ernment acknowledged no obligation
whatsoever. contemplated a 6O-4O divi-
sion in favor Of the Federal government.
II can honestly say for myself, and
The Washington herald., 1916-05-19
DEMOCRATS MAY ignore
ideal" PRIMARY PLANS
William Mex. Clayton's Proposed
Change in Election Laws Called
Foolish by Chairman.

Members Of the Democratic Central
Committee are planning to tell William
Mex. Clayton that he had better with
draw his application for national COM
mitteeman unless he relents in his speCi-
tications that the party primaries on
May 81 be placed in the hands Of the
District Commissioners.
No action has been taken on his ap-
plication filed Wednesday night but
Chairman Robert E. Mattingly, OF the
subcommittee arranging for the prt-
maries. declared yesterday that Mr.. Clay
tons request was one OF the most fool
lsh things he has ever heard Of.
I'm the f-st place, do not think the
Commissioners would care to NEEDLE in
the primaries to the extent of naming
a returning board under their jurisdic-
ton for the counting of the ballots" de-
bclared Mr.. Mattingly. Again, do not
believe the Chamber OF Commerce and
the Board of Trade would name watch
ers at the polls from among their mem
bers.
why did not Mr. Clayton make an ef-
fort to have these official and civic bodies
handle the matter when his faction of
the party was in control of the central
committee? There were plenty Of oppor-
tunities for this. But now he makes the
request and implies by 1t that the votes
of the Democrats will not be counted
correctly"
The Washington herald., 1916-05-19
choice OF WESCOTT
EXPLAINED BY WILSON
President Tells Gov. Fielder He Long
Ago Selected New Jersey Judge
to Make Nominating Speech.

President Wilson made public yesterday
a letter he had written to Gov. Fielder,
or New Jersey. explaining his selection
of Judge Wescott, of New Jersey, to
make the nominating speech at the St.
Louis national convention. The Presi-
dents letter was designed to clear up
an embarrassing situation which had
been created by the New Jersey delcga-
tion's invitation to Gov. Fielder to de-
liver the speech after the President per-
sonally had chosen Wescott who nomi-
mated him at Baltimore four years ago.
Here is the Presidents letter:
Il am sorry that any tangle should
have occurred with regard to the ar
rangements for the nominating speech at
the approaching national convention
Certainly the action Of the delegates was
natural expression of their confidence
and admiration, and you may be sure
that should have considered It an honor
to be put in nomination by you. But the
fact Is that for weeks past whenever
was asked by any of my friends who
my personal choice was. I Invariably re-
piled, Judge Wescott l can never for
get the enthusiasm and generosity with
which he undertook this duty four years
ago, and 1t has always been my hope, IL
should ever be nominated again, that
he should undertake it"
The Washington herald., 1916-05-19

feel sure that the same applies to
my colleagues on the subcommittee
that framed the District bill. that at
no time while the bill was being
drawn was the possible aggregate
considered. When we finished writing
the bill. we did not know within a
great many hundred thousand dollars
what was the total amount called
for"
Page Makes Statement.
This statement was made by Rep
resentative Page, chairman of the
subcommittee which framed the bill
some time after the measure was
contemplated. The suggestion natur-
ally presents itself, in view of the
unprecedented Parsimony shown by
the trainers of the measure. that at
least they were determined to be on
way as to yield comfort to the sup
porters of the old half-and-haf plan.
The striking demonstration which
the bill furnishes OF the natural ten
dency of Congress to make the Dis
trict bear the heaviest share of any
necessity for retrenchment will lend
strength to the opposition against the
legislative rider. A generous bill
would have assured an easy passage
for the rider abolishing the half-and-
half plan; in view of the action of the
Appropriations Committee, the defeat
of the rider at least in the Senate is
easily within range of probability
Many Items Missing.
Items included in the Commissioners
estimates in the nature Of permanent
improvements are conspicuously absent
from the bill reported yesterday. The two
park estimates, tor the purchase OF the
Dean and Patterson tracts, are missing;
the item for the replacement Of the long
since unsafe bridge across Rock Creek
at Calvert street. Is utterly ignored
and no attempt will be made in this
bill to carry through a new municipal
hospital, for which the site has been
purchased at Fourteenth and Cpshur
streets, and plans and specifications
drawn. By the wrangle over the selec-
ton Of the Upshur street site, District
citizens offered the committee an excel
lent excuse for falling to include this
item in the bill.
Estimates for much needed improve
fnents on public school buildings and
grounds were trimmed $4,000, and esti-
mates for several public convenience sta
The Washington herald., 1916-05-19
ruling IN riggs
CASE RESISTED
Hogan Takes Daring Excep-
ton to a Decision Of
Court.
JUDGE ADMITS LOGIC
Declares, However. that Rules Occa-
sionaIly Must Be Waived to Aid
Justice-Witness Recalled.

Government prosecutors of the trial for
perjury of Riggs bankers yesterday pro-
gressed rapidly in the tedious task OF pre-
senting their bill OF particularly to Justice
Siddons' court. The bill enumerates 932
alleged stock transactions OF the Riggs
National Bank. Nearly forty items were
cleared away yesterday whereas but fif-
teen had been disposed Of during the three
preceding days.
The presentation Of the stock deals,
which the government contends were
made by the bank, while the defense
claims they were made for customers OF
the bank, was expedited by the defend
ing counsels waving Of documentary
proof. Many of the records of transac.
tions were identified by w. Morris Lam
mond, a bookkeeper for Lewis johnson
& Company, when the brokerage house
failed. hammond is one Of the star wit
nesses for the prosecution.
hammond had been cross-examined by
the defending counsel Wednesday and
excused from the witness stand When
he was recalled yesterday, the defense
strongly objected, Attorney Hogan de,
claring the settled rule of the court was
that witnesses were to be recalled only
within the discretion of the court when
counsel had inadvertently overlooked
some matter. He declared the discretion
should not be exercised against the de.
fendant in q criminal case.
Although declaring that Attorney Hogan
had stated the rule correctly, the court
overruled his objection TO Lammond's re.
call, declaring that no injury would b
suffered by the defendants and that
there are exceptions to this rule in some
The Washington herald., 1916-05-19

cases., where the interests of justice seem
TO demand it"
b Attorney Hogan replied:
''If your honor please, you understand
that my exception here is with great
Difference to your honor. but the de-
PENDANTS contend that your honor has not
exercised the judicial discretion imposed
in you, but you honor has, in the lam
guage Of the courts, abused this discre-
uon, which is a judicial discretion and
not given TO your honor personally.
There cannot be a breach OF that rule
without constituting an abuse OF discre-
ton
The moment was dramatic for the spec
tators and a hush fell over them. The
justice did not reply but nodded his head
TO the exception taken by Attorney
Hogan
William A. Means, a member Of Lewis
Johnson & Co., when It failed, was called
to the stand in the morning and told OF
the brokers' relations with the Riggs Ma
tional Bank. Their relations began in 1867
when the brokerage firm took over Wash
ington brokerage business OF Post a
Flasg, Of New York. he said.
Asked whether there was a private tele-
phone connection between the brokerage
offices and the desk OF Henry H F1ather,
the then cashier of the Riggs Bank, he
replied in the affirmative. Attorney Ho-
gan, for the defense, declared there was
no dispute over the telephone.
George - Gregory. cashier Of the Ma
tional City Bank OF New York, went on
the stand in response to a subpoena. He
was subpoenaed to produce certain pa
pers concerning deals between the Ma
L-, -.
clared he had not been able TO find them.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-19
THE DISTRICTS 1917 BUDGET.

Approps $IIseA73734 approximately s35ooooo less than
the estimates of District $I7o LESS
THAN CURRENT APPROPRIATIONS.
Carries legislative rider aboshng the half andhaf provision
and requiring the all expenditure
for District purposes of from the Federal Treasury
Under this of the Se7734 appropriated for
$23soso paid for from District the remainder
S362I2 34-from the Federal Treasury of halnd
half division this gives division of plus payable from District
revenues, and 500 plus from the Federal Treasury.
In order to accomplish this unequal division favor of
the District be allowed only
for the fiscal ending June 3o 1917.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-19
D. {. MONEY BILL
CALLED MISTAKE
Henry B. F. Macfarland De-
nounces Provision for Abo-
htion of Half-and-Half.
SAYS CITY WILL SUFFER
Head Of Fiscal Relations Committee
Declares Measure Violates Or
ganic Act of 1873.

Denunciation OF the provision in the
district appropriation bill. as reported
70 the House yesterday, for the aboIi-
uon OF the half-and-half financial
plan was uttered last night by Henry
B. F. Macfarland, chairman of the
joint citizens committee on the fiscal
relations between the United States
and the District.
The bill strikingly shows what
would happen to the National Capital
II the half-and-half plan should be
abolished" he said. TT justihes our
predictions as to the action that
would be taken by the House Commit
tee on Appropriations. 1t shows how
sadly mistaken were those in Congress
and in Washington who advocated the
repeal Of the half-and-half plan in
order that the contribution from the
National Treasury might be more than
one-half Of the appropriations. We
told them that they were dropping the
substance for the shadow, like the
dog in the fable.
The House Appropriations Commit
tee dIsregarded the organic act of
1873, which Is still the law. not having
been repealed, and has undertaken to
repeal it by putting a rider on the
District appropriation bill contrary to
the rules OF the House. Acting as
watch dogs OF the Treasury always
act, they have cut the Commissioners
estimates, which were themselves un-
fortunately limited by the act Of 1909
to twice the amount of the estimated
District revenues, and therefore could
not present fully the needs OF the Dis
trict, more than three and a half mil
lion dollars. and then have cut the
contribution of the United States from
50 per cent to 30 per cent. Unless the
House itself or the Senate prevents,
the National Capital will suffer a Sc
rious setback in its progress, for the
District taxation, now high, will be in
creased"