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The Washington herald., 1916-11-16

who is appearing in a farewell engage
ment at the Belasco this week. which
will be held at the Colonial School. Eight
zenith and Que streets. at 2:3o o'clock this
afternoon, by the members of the Shakes
peare Society Of America, Of which Rev.
DR.. George Buckler Is president.
Mr.. Sothern was recently elected to and
accepted the honorary presidency and
Mrs. Edward H. Sothern Julia Marlowe).
the honorary vice presidency Of the So
ciety for 1917. II is expected that Mr..
Sothern will give a short talk on the
Shakespearean drama OF which he has
been such an able exponent for so many
years.
There will be a musical program fur
nIshed by Mrs. Samuel Burleigh Milton
the musical director Of the society. who
will render several operatic arias.
Mrs. Arthur Meeker and Mr.. Arthur
Meeker, jr.. of Chicago. arrived in WASH
ington yesterday and are stopping at the
willard. Mrs. Francis L. Loring. Of New
York; Mrs. George T. Rice, of Westwood,
Mass, and Mrs. Russell Perkins, of New
York, are others stopping there.
Mrs. H. B. Gilpin and Miss Agnes r.
Page, both of Boyce, Va. arrived at the
Shoreham yesterday where they will
spend a few days.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-16

| her. as she had expected, nor were the
little brothers and sisters, who she had
dreamed would joyously welcome her
Homecoming
father tremblingiy. "Has-has anything
happened to herr"
I The worst thing that could ever hap
| pen to a mother" the father replied;
her own daughter has betrayed her"
With a heartbroken cry Agnes rushed
, ~ the steps into her mothers room and
hurled herself on her knees
Mother" she cried. clinging to her.
you believe in me, don't your
For a few moments the mother did not
answer, and then Agnes felt her soft,
caressing hand smooth back the hair
from her forehead.
MY child, your mother forgives you"
But mother" and Agnes smiled
through her binding tears. that is what
1 have come home to tell you-there is
nothing to forgive"
MY poor child" was the mothers
answer. there is no use in trying to de-
ceive u.s.
And then 1t was that Agnes drew away
from her mother and looked her steadily
in the eyes.
You, too. mother"
The days dragged slowly by and Agnes
no longer sought to convince them of the
evil tongues which had ruined the reputa-
tion she had tried to keep unsullied. She
was becoming bitter and resentful. The
little brothers and sisters were ordered
to keep away from her. The young men
paid court to her In a manner hippant
and defiant. Her mother was always
sweet and tender, but she had the air
of one who looks upon herself as
martyr. The father seldom spoke to her.
She felt that she dwelt alone In this
despised house of glass, nor could sne
draw the blinds to hide her shame. The
last shock came when the minister ask
ed her not to appear at the morning
services, It caused too much disouietude
and unrest among his parishioners.
That night Agnes packed her trunk
and the following morning bade them
goodbye.
II was q good girl" she told them,
IT struggled and I fought, but It Is the
way Of the world to listen to evil tongues.
to accept circumstantial evidence and to
condemn at sight"
Later. when someone from New York
told the father and mother the real story
Of Agnes hard struggle and her virtue
In spite Of temptation, they were broken
hearted and bitterly condemned the two
women who had brought the FIRST evil
stories.
But 1t was too late. One Of the most
beautiful Of the demi-mondaines Of New
York was Agnes B.. foolishly reckless,
The Washington herald., 1916-11-16

Many prominent folk In the social and
oficiai life Of the Capital are expected
20 attend reception in honor of Mr..
Edward a sothern- the eminent actor.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-16
Suits and Overcoats
that retail ordinarily at $1,000. $3.50 and $500
AT $40
Suits and Overcoats
that retail ordinarily at $780, $3.50 and $1,000
At $12
See Windows

The displays will tell you that these gar
ments were made in the most modem tailor
ing Establishments. are hand-tailored and
faultlessly finished. are in the desirable all
wool fall fabrics and are absolutely correct
in style.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-16
OPPOSE BEMIs TESTIMONY.
Power Company Attorneys wouI,
Exclude Opinions Of Expert.

Power Company yesterday made strenu-
Gus efforts to have certain portions of
the testimony Of DR.. Edward W. Bemis
before the Public Utilities Commission
stricken out. They held that DR.. Bemis,
Who directed the valuation work of the
commission, was not qualified either as
an engineer or as an interpreter Of court
decisions.
Engineer Commissioner Kutz, chairman
Of the commission. which is hearing tes-
timony relative to the tentative valua-
ton of the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany, announced that all answers re-
quiring knowledge Of engineering mat
ters or involving Interpretation Of court
decisions would be considered as over
ruled.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-16

Mrs. C. E. Williams and the Misses
Taggart, OF Shock HILL N. J., are spend
ing some time in Washington and are
stopping at the Shoreham.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-16
Answers to Correspondents.

z. D.-"Husbsnd and Wife" IL a World
Film, and Holbrook Blinn. Ethel Clay
ton, Montagu Love and Emmett Corri-
gan. respectively. play the roles you
mention.
T. Civilian S. Hart stars in The
Patriot" His other recent releases were
The Apostle of Vengeance" The
Aryan" and The Captive God"
p. G.-Both my brother Jack and my
sister Lottie are now with Famous Play
ers. Robert Edeson appeared in The
Cave Man"
z. F. M.-Nicholas Duncan played the
role OF the crippled gypsy in The Un-
broken Law" Marshall Neilan played
opposite me in Madame Butterfly"
J. T. w.-Gaston Bell was Jack, play
ing opposite Theda Bara in 'Destruc-
tion.'' Miss Bara's recent releases are
East Lynne" and Her Double Life"
MARY PICKFORD.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-16

cold blooded. cynical and miserably un-
happy.
But weigh this we'll Who In your mind
was to blame-the gossip. Agnes B. or
those who should have loved and pro-
tected her!
The Washington herald., 1916-11-16
Daily Talks by Mary Pickford
EVIL TONGUES-H.


Lon rght o
OF his artc In n
Mcclure Syndicate
The Washington herald., 1916-11-16

More uses are made Of whale oil at
present than aver before,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
Jubilee Singers
Coming Thursday
One of Best COlored Companies
on the Platform.

AS the last number of the Citizens
Entertainment Course the famous
Carter Jubilee Singers will appear here
next Thursday evening, March 9th.
This company consists OF seven persons
who have worked together in lyceum
engagements for many years aid have
all of the finish in their singing that
only long experience can give. The
company was originally organized in
1882 and the present members have
been together for eleven years.
The program will consist largely of
the old time songs of plantation and
campmeeting days and will include a
large number of humorous selections
of the kind which can be given success
fully only by a colored company. If
you enjoy the old southern melodies
and the harmony of high class Jubilee
Company, dom fail to hear this concert
Prices, so and 80 cents; % cents for
school children. The reserved seat
board will be at Mack's store next Mon
day morning
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
EBERT BEDE SAYS

If gossip were a crime more men
than women would be in Jail for it.
1t will probably never 60 down in
history as the Ford peace party.
Another way of conserving power
would be to harness the revolution in
Mexico.
The consumer doesn't agree with the
producer about prices having been
forced down.
Dropping is dangerous for eggs
therefore, the decline in price is reg
ulated to avoid any serious consequent
ceS.
Trying to get the men out of the
trenches was worse than trying to get
an automobile (or famous substituted
out of the mud.
Probably some mems clothes deserve
as severe criticism as that of the
women, but the women, being more
charitable, say nothing
An Oregon editor contends that $50
month isn't enough for police Off
Ger. Of course not, that's only little
more than an editor gets.
An exchange remarks: "Dried
prunes are going to the soldiers in the
trenches in Europe" That's a method
of offense and defense that hadn't oc-
Cured to us before.
The north pole controversy stirred
up such stink that it's funny that no
one has thought before that the incl
dent may throw some light on the ques-
ton of where polecats come from.
An expert penman has written 5000
words on postal card, so we may ex-
pect the mail service to be crippled un-
til the card passes through its last hands
into those of the person it is addressed
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
SURPRISING FACTS
REGARDING MEXICO

Washington, Mar 1. Special Cor
respondence) After many weeks Of
delay Mr.. Wilson deigned to make
answer to the Senate's demand for in
formation regarding affairs in Mexico.
When Senator Fall first formulated his
requests for the facts, early in the ses-
sion, there was a disposition among
Democrats to smother the resolution in
committee; but as this method seemed
too transparent and too dangerous, the
administration forces made fine show
of bravery, asserted that there was
nothing to be concealed in the Mexican
business, and the resolution was passed
without opposition.
At length the reply came-in the
form of letter from Secretary Lansing
who, writing at the Presidents orders,
declares that it is incompatible with
the public interest" to make known
much of the material which the Senate
asked for. Among these hidden facts
are the orders under which our forces
entered upon the ill-starred expedition
to Vera Cruz and the correspondence
sent to the State Department by the
Brazilian Minister in Mexico while he
was in charge of our interests there.
But the outstanding fact which Mr..
Wilson could not deny to the Senate
and to the country is contained in Mr.
Lansing's admission that SO Americans
have been murdered in Mexico since
"watchful waiting" began its deadly
work and that 36 others-among them
16 American soldiers-have been killed
on American soil by bands of Mexican
invaders.
In the face of these gruesome details
Mr.. Wilson has the hardihood to tell
the Senate that there is in Mexico
reasonably adequate protection to the
lives and property of Americans" and
that Carranza is maintaining as good a
government down there as anyone
ought to expect.
Fortunately the files of the State De-
partment are not the only place in
which to find authentic information re-
garding conditions in Mexico. Senator
Fall, who introduced the resolution of
inquiry and who was careful to draft
his demands to cover the essential
points in such an inquiry, already has
authenticated information covering
much of the ground which Mr.. Wilson
seeks to surround with secrecy. This
information will be given to the coun-
try by means of debate in the Senate;
and Mr.. Wilson will find that he cannot
hoodwink the country as to the fruits
of his disastrous Mexican policy.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
Hints Worth Trying

To use the embroidered front of an
old waist-You can make a pretty fam
cy apron in a few minutes from the
embroidered front of an old shirtwaist.
First, cut out close to the armholes and
seam, and hand; then double in exact
center from top to bottom, curve out
the top, round the bottom, and edge
with lace, use ribbon for your band and
strings.
To remove the squeak from shoes
Place a ANAL amount of water in pan
and put the soles of the shoes in water
for twenty minutes. Remove them and
you will find not only the squeak gone
but the shoes soft and pliable.
To renew shoe lacings-When the
metal tip comes off your shoelace, wind
the end firmly and closely with black
thread and sew. You will have tip as
good as the one that came off.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
Wise and Otherwise

After a rough lie has been polished
it is called hypocracy.
The man who is honest merely from
policy is practically dishonest.
You'd think more women would have
indigestion, but the truth is they don't
swallow half the things their bubbles
think they do.
Now that woman's suffrage is be-
coming popular we may expect to hear
of women going to the poles, both
north and south.
Somehow girl doesn't realize why
it is that when a man takes girl to her
first ball game he tries to get off in a
cornor away from their acquaintances.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
Temple Theatre
P!efSss PHs4sHoSr
ROGRAM
Tuesday, March 9TH.
JOHN EMERSON In The
BACHELORS ROMANCE"

In this delightful comedy-drama John
Emerson portrays the role of David
Holmes, the lovable bachelor of the
play, kindly, mildly eccentric literary
critic, who runs at the sight OF
woman, only to be tripped head over
heels in violent love-affair with his
young and pretty ward, Sylvia. Giving
Sylvia at the age of ten into the COM
petent hands of an elderly aunt in the
country, David does not realize the
child's development in the passing
years, and with the exception of kind
letters, presents and plenty of money
sent regularly. David almost forgets
the girls existence, and on her twenty
first birthday sends her large doll, to
her hysterical surprise. firing of the
dullness of the country, she determines
to go and see her guardian, and runs
away to the city with neighbor youth,
Harry Reynolds, who has written
wonderful story he wishes to submit
in the serial story contest of which
David is judge. When Sylvia con-
fronts her absent-minded guardian,
and announces her determination to
stay, he nearly faints, but is compelled
to take her to his sister, as his aunt
washes her hands of the disobedient
Sylvia. AT first embarrassed and un-
comfortable, David grows to be much
at home in Sylvia's presence, and at
last even forgets his loved books for
her, while for Sylvia he is the one man
in the world, though he does not guess
it. He even learns to dance for her
sake, and it is at ball in her honor
that Harry asks him for Sylvia's hand
and David is made to believe that he is
too old for Sylvia, and that she loves
Harry. He sadly tells her to accept
Harry and Sylvia, thinking that David
does not love her, consents to the en-
gagement How the tangle is finally
Strengthened out, and the two who love
and misunderstood are finally mated,
is developed in dramatic climax that
is both logical and satisfactory.
A competent cast supports Mr.. Emer-
son in this captivating photoplay.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
And Along Came Ruth

"See my new gingham dress" said
Cousin Maude, one day when Ruth was
visiting her.
"How pretty!' exclaimed Ruth.
eyes, it's pretty now, but there is
one thing about wash dresses that
don't like" went on Maude," and that
is the fact that they always fade lit
tie every time they are washed, and
when it comes time to mend them the
new patches always look so different
from the old dress that it spoils every
thing"
"Well, why not avoid that?" pro-
tested Ruth, call you have to do is to
keep generous piece of the goods
like your dress, and have it washed
every time the dress is washed, then it
will all fade alike, so that when you
are ready to do your mending you will
have material just like the dress"
"What tine ideal" declared Maude,
T'm going to get two yards more OF
this gingham next time | go to the store
and carry out your suggestion.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
Business Men
To Organize
Will Have TalkfeSt and Supper,
Wednesday.

For the past year the necessity OF
getting our business men re-organized
has been felt more and more and this
sentiment finally reached something
tangible when a petition, headed by
Mayor Cross and backed by nearly one
hundred of our business men was pre-
sented to our City Commission last
Saturday, asking that body to appoint
a committee to re-organize the East
Jordan and South Arm Board of Trade.
The Commission appointed as such
committee Messrs w. C. Spring, Harry
E. Potter, NJ. S. Berger, H. |. Mcmillan
and r. o. Bisbee.
This committee. organized Monday
night and delegated three of their mem
bers-Messrs Berger Bisbee and Potter
a committee on arrangements.
Since then the Committee have been
busy arranging details for a get-to-
gether meeting of our citizens and this
will be held next Wednesday evening,
March Sth, at the Russell House.
= A supper will be served and, with a
Few Incidental expenses, will cost each
person the sum of sixty cents. Follow
ing this program will be given which
is being arranged now. Several mat
ters will be brought up that are of vital
importance to our community interests
and we believe our citizens will need
no urging to be present and take part
in the deliberations.
Remember the date-neXt Wednes-
day night, March Sth-and make ar
rangements to be there.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
Discouraged Her

A Kansas man says this is one of the
best ones he has heard recently:
81 was on small Western railroad.
The train was little more deliberate
than usual on this occasion, and the
only passenger besides myself was a
woman, evidently a stranger on the
line. She was becoming very nervous,
fidgeting about, and every time the
conductor or brakeman passed she
would ask:
aren't we ever going to get to
W.
"At last the conductor grew tired OF
it. and replied rather snappily, "Please,
have a little patience madam. Why,
I've been on this line years"
Before he could finish his sentence
the woman exclaimed:
"My gracious! What station did you
get on at?"-Ex.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
GIRL MAKES INTER
ESTING SCRAP BOOK
By observer"

You girls who are fond of home
made articles may gather welcome
idea from what am going to tell you
about a homemade scrap book that
was recently my pleasure to see, while
visiting in another state.
The owner of the book, girl twenty
years, is very fond of both pictures
and poetry. Having camera, she con-
ceived the idea of getting up a collec-
tion OF photos Of her own taking to
illustrate favorite quotations from her
favorite poems. When she told me,
on offering the book, what it contained
| wondered where she found scenes in
that community to illustrate lines
written years ago, many OF them in
places far distant from her home. But
she had done remarkably well, as !
think you will agree:
The first page of the scrap book
carried picture of tangled mass OF
woodland. Under it the girl had pen
ned the opening lines of Longfellows
"Evangeline;"
"This is the forest primeval."
A landscape scene, taken on a win
ter day fitted Whittier's "Snowbound. y
"The sun that bright December day
Rose cheerless over hill of grey.
The vine-covered school house in
which she had received her education
naturally dear to her memory, had
been photographed and under it were
the lines from Dickens:
ga rare old plant is the ivy green
That twineth FER ruins old.
A snap shot of her small brother a
play, barefoot and in overals had ser,
we'd to illustrate others of Whittier
lines admirably:
Blessings on thee, little man,
Barefoot boy with cheeks of TAM"
The book contained some twenty o.
thirty photos, each illustrating quota
tion. 1t was as novel an idea, admir-
ably carried out, as anything | hav,
ever seen, and, since | am a man,
trust you will pardon me for admittin,
/ should rather have that scrap bool
than the most elaborate piece of Bat
tenburg or tatting ever made.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Monday, Feb. 2S.-First snow falls on
Equator, 1910.
Tuesday, Feb. 29.-Pontius Plate bor-
rows the first umbrella, A. D., 30.
Wednesday, March 1.-General Grant
gives up smoking in favor of chewing
gum, 1871.
Thursday, March 2.-Ptolemy |, be-
comes a mummy, b. c., 5000.
Friday, March 3.-Adam and Eve look
for apartments outside Eden, B. c.,
10000.
Saturday, March 4.-Queen Elizabeth
gives Sir Walter Raleigh a wrist
watch, 1929.
Sunday, March 5.-Forest fires at the
North Pole, b. c., 900.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
OF INTEREST
TO FARMERS

III d recent issue of Commerce Re-
ports, the Department of Commerce
expressed great surprise that the
Netherlands and Switzerland "sold
much larger quantities of milk in the
United States in 1915 than ever before. F"
Inasmuch as the Democratic tariff law
placed condensed milk on the free list,
Mere is nothing surprising about the
bict that European countries are taking
advantage of it. However, half our
condensed milk imports are coming
from Canada, who turned down our
reciprocity offer in 1911 and received
free access to our market in 1913.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
Friday, March 10th
BLANCHE SWEET in the
WARRENS of VIRGINIA
SYNOPSIS

Agatha Warren, daughter of the
aristocratic Southern General Warren,
has, before the Civil War, fallen in love
with Ned Burton, of New York. With
the beginning of hostilties, Gen, War
rem takes command of many of the
Southern troops and Burton, enlisting
in the Union army, becomes Lieuten-
ant, the lovers being separated by their
different sympathies.
Most of the action of the drama
which is, beyond question the most
superb battle spectacle ever produced
takes place during the closing days
of the war, when Gen. Warren's SOL
diers are suffering from the lack of
supplies. Burton is forced by his
superior officers to use his intimacy
with the Warren family in carrying a
ruse which leads to the defeat of the
supply trains coming to the relief of
the Confederate army. When he is
captured, Agatha, still loving him in
spite of herself, offers him the means
of escape which he is too proud to ac-
cept. The timely surrender of Lee at
Appomatox is all that saves him from
being shot.
The sequel to these stirring events is
the ultimate reunion of the lovers.
"The Warrens of Virginia" ran for
more than year at the Belasco Thea
tre in New York City and is acknow-
lodged to be the one great classic of the
American Civil War, showing the true
motives of both sides and the sorrows
of fratricidal warfare.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-03-04
Bits of Information

A new process for the distillation of
peat has been patented in Great Bri-
tain, which produces coke, fuel, oil, toll
uol, ammonia, paraffin and acetone Of
high grade.
1t has been estimated that the earth
can maintain population of 5000, ,00O,-
OOO-a total which will be reached
about A. d. 210O at the present rate Of
increase.
Professor Harvey Worral, the statis-
tican, says per cent of our laughter
is due to amusement. The other 81
per cent is the result of attempts to be
polite.