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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
Cosmos.

The Cosmos Theater this week not only
has four headline attractions from big
time vaudeville" but one of the acts.
marionettes. with twelve sets of
scenery, also presents u complete vaude-
vile show of real merit in itself, in
Guiding n graceful bareback rider, a
Buffalo Bill feat on horseback. an act
with leaping lions ana a trainer IAN
cIcphant act ana 4 Hawaiian number
am nS others. Zimmerman. the inter-
national mimic presents III makeup
lifelikc representations of the leading
TJlerS of Europe. two notable celebrities
.of America and John Philip Sousa and
oscar Hammerstein in GharaGterlStii,G
poses and speeches Howard faik
Verne sheridan aud company present
The CheAtsrs." an amusing comedy
in which Girl ptcSpocket furnishes
much Of the plot and amusement at. the
expense of Il green detective. ana FRO
nj. the best of ali the no-accordion
players. cntertainS with 4 select pro-
2ram timely rendered
Lesser acts include Jack Walters and
the Cliff sisters in novel SpeclaltE;
Work and DWtr in some new and dlth
cul. arcobjtic fcatS: l'hllhrlrk ana he
Vote. in a skit. ~ Case Of Soapd lene,
IN which a medley of parodics nl@ kcs
hit. and TAYLOR and lie Compte. series
of well sung operate numh"rs=, INC
him features INCLUDE IN anuS1nG EohnE
rl?fuuS cartoon. the ScIiG-TrjhruC news
pictures and Francis \. linshman and
Beverly BaNne in the big Metro feature
IN the ItiploInatiC Service. ~ men VIII
he replaced with Through the Nail.
? Nitagraph play of romance and FNS-
terry the last half Of tn" week. ! he
ii. p&otoplay is shown only at !, II 10
and l0-lJ pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
ADJUSTMENTS


Shylock might take a hint from the
COSTUME designers-or the cutters-for
the Passing Show. This ancient. one of
bizarre company of notables, includ-
ing William Shakespeare, President
Wilson. Villa and others. appearing at
the Belasco Theater this week, works
overtime trying to collect his pound of
flesh. but the designers and the cut
tiers got theirs before the curtain went
up They liteyally cut off pounds. if
not tons. from the wearing apparel of
one of the best looking choruses that
has visited Washington in many a sea
son. That is the first impression one
gets from this big three-hour musical
entertainment that has much in its
favor in comparison with the Passing
Show of 1915.
/. The show is a triumph for the cos
tune artist Future productions may
present funnier burleSQue sketches,
better singing and dancing. though the
latter is hardly probable. as long as
Herman Timberg is around. and more
elaborate scenery, but how the design
.erS can go further in producing e.
fects bordering on the costume less is
difficult to see: They must have resort
ed to losaryth1nic measurements TINS
time.
the lures of the lightly clad is provided
in whirlwind of fun and music. There
We're Ed Wynn. whose last appearance
In Washington was with the t"iileS'
and Pearl Eaton, a Washington girl
and. others. who kept up round of
'merriment..
Mr.. Wynn showed just how versa
tile. an. entertainer he is by watching
the first few numbers from box and
.confidIng with the audience on some OF
the weak points of the production. Ihr
play finally became SO poor. in his
opinion. that he descended TO the stage.
and from then on, he Promlsed.' the IN
tertafnment would be screamiu%ly
funny. Wynp's best contribution was
a tLavesty on the high cost of gasoline.
Pearl Eaton. who is decidedly pretty,
must be given place among. the other
former WaShingtonIans who have won
recognition for the National Capital in
sta geland. She is an exquisite dancer.
But when it comes to dancing Her
Local theatergoers can hardly expect to
see anything better in. this line until
Mr.. Timberg. comes back in 1917.
The supporting east is good and
among . the burleSQue numbers are
Nine. Faibisie's dressmaiing esta bllsh-
ment. jim. which Belle Ashlyu, supported
by some stylishly gowned and, in some
instances. almost sownless young la
dies. fake a few hard Taps al the mod
ern tendency in dress.
Miss Ashlyn does some clever work
in several other humorous skits: Phil
brio and Mack are inimitahle in a
black-face number, while the Ford
Sisters prove real dancing competitors
of Timberg- Na-Belle- and the Winter
Garden ballet: Augusta Deane. and Will
liam Arnold, who sings a ripping good
preparedness song. .'W hats the Mattel
With You? are other stars in the biz
company of $50 members. The first act
ends with a United States Cavalry
charge, an extravag anza of realistic
proportions. Elaborate scenery has
been provided for all the acts and the
stage effects are good throughout
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
GaTetY.

Plenty Of mcrriment provided by two
good comedians. catchy songs we'll sung,
rriuciuals who acqrit themselves credit
ably and a well trained and attractively
costumed chorus combine to make The
Merry. FOUNDERS" offered by Max Spiesel
for this weeks attraction at the Gaye5y
Theater, excellent entertainment of its
kind. 20.
Abe Reynolds and George +. Hayes,
two of the cleverest' comedians in bur
lesqua are the suumakers. and their
humorous talk AMI antiCS arouse much
laughter ard applause. The feminine
contingent is headed by Eileen sheridan:
Euth Wesley and Elizabeth Jane, all Of
whom have well cultivated voices and
know how u use them TO good advantage
in sngihg p0hular SONG hits The. SfiG-
eel Quartet, cuuroscd 0f Jack Gohre" ut,
Mex Ross. Add son Young and Leroy
pa'eu. sing the latest songs. and are a
teat lure of the show. Their vocal ef-
for-s brought manv demands for encores
Frank ward furnishes the speciality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
Polls.

The yicissitudes Of an. honest hard
working girl, whose principal business
was 10 steal everything she could get
her hands on. especially such insheulh-
can't trInkets as necklaces and watches
make up the Offering al Polls this week
The play is W G Hertnan's The Mil
lionaire's Son and the SHOP Girl" which
George Klimt offers as 'Jhe drama with
a punch" Herman is the author of
Broadway After Dark" and other thrill
ers, but none More thrilling than this one
. Ordinarily the working girl in plays
Of this sort is good 10 begin with and
stays good to the bitter end. The hero
Inc OF this weeks Offering, Katie HOGAN.
however, is otherwise to begin with
During the action Of the play Katie is not
altogether a model for nice little Sunday
school Iitag5>s. How can you expect her
to be with villains doing their worst and
sitting up nights doing il? -Four villains.
Just think Of il, g. .----
You know Katie Hogan sees a great
light. One day she realizes that il is
naughty to take things belonging o. TO
s'swen danes and rich guys" just be-
cause she or her gang wants them
Then Katie finds that. the straight road
Is not the easiest one. When she gets
busy reforming herself the four Yilaifs
get busy scheming how to hand her a
wallop." Katie's trials last through four
tense acts. OF course. many amusing sit
nations arise H:they didnt'it would be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
New. National.

Julian Eltinge and: Cousin Lucy
found a cordial welcome awaiting them
at the New National last. night. 'Lu-
cette" brought with her apparel that
represented the looms of all creation.
the trains. OF superman modiste and
Jewels enough to have worked .Alad-
din,s lamp beyond the eight hour law.
Also SHE" was accompanied by c1Es-
ter of really lovely girls. an insurance
man or two, several college mates of the
1ovable young scamp. Jerry: i clever
blot contributed by the late Charles
Klein; some new songs and a bit of real
" beautiful dancing. In COUSIN Lucy
no educational values are allowed tt
intrude on the joyous foolishness which
Mr. EItinge provides The story con
Germs a college youngster who cashe'
in. on his life insurance and material
ICES as his mythical Cousin Lucy. al
auburn-haired young woman with
sartoyiar ambition TO put the Queer
OF Sheba in the rag doll class, TIL
first act finds the gorgeoUsly costume
young fraud at home TO TRENDS
creditors and a widow claimant of th'
late" Jerry, who. of course, Is bacne
lor with a loyal love for the onl!
girl"
The dressmaking establishment of th'
second act enables Eltinge to put law
full femininity agasp at the marvellous
novelties of his succession of toilets
one being a cream CONNECTIONS decorated
with fox pelts enough TO have repre-
sented successful hunting season viii
the hounds In the third act Jerr!
VIGOROUSLY returns. and Cousin Lucy
yefires TO the nowhere whence sh'
came-after spending the INSURANCE
Jane Oaker did so well in her cham
payne scene as to score applause 10
individual effort, and Dallas W eIford
Ed Madden. Percy Wenrlch- Marx Sfh'
and !other members of the cast Wer'
acceptable in their various roles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
DECISION FOR A. E. RANDLE.
Court of Appeals Finds Against
Washington Loan and Trust Co.

In an opinion by Justice Van Orsdel
the District Court of Appeals yester-
day reversed decree of the District
Supreme Court and directed the dis
missal of a suit brought by the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company. trus-
tee. and the Scaggs heirs against
Arthur T.. Randle in connection with
a contract to develop certain property
OF the plaintiffs near Randle Highlands
The lower court held that Mr.. Ran
die had defaulted under the terms OF
the agreement. but the appellate tribu-
nal finds that Mr.. Randle not only lived
up to the contract. but ''he did more to
facilitate matters than he was required
to do by the terms of the contract"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
Savoy.

A photcplay version of Robert w.
Chambers novel, The Common Law"
was yesterdays attraction at the Sa-
voy Theater. Clara Kimball Young is
pictured in the leading role of this
story of New York life. Its heroine,
Valerie West, artists model and phi
losopher, provides a sympathetic fig
ure. AS portrayed hy Miss Young.
she becomes the personification of
sweet and noble womanhood. Her
joys and sorrows. her trials and ulti-
mate triumph in the love of Kelly Ne
willie Conway Tearlc), artist and gen.
tleman. combine to make interestin &
entertainment. The picture bears the
hal mark of careful direction. The
supporting east includes Paul Capel-
lani, Edna Hunter and Edward NJ. kim
bail: Today's attraction at this house
IS The. Scarlet OATH a drama of. nj
hlllStIc plots. with Gail Kane pictured
in the leading CHARACTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
B. F. Keith's S.

Music and fun predominate in the
Keith bill this week. with such well
known folk as Eddie Fog and the seven
younger Foys. Natalie Alt and Julius
Tanner furnishing the outstanding fea-
lures of the entertainment.
From the. applause given all of these
last night it was not easy to tell which
pleased the most. julius Tanner set
his audience into roars OF laughter v lth
his chatter. being a Keith farorite'
whose return 10 vaudeville has been
eagerly awaited since the time he step
ped into the legitimate. several sea-
sons ago.
Then there was Eddie roy AID hrs
family of children the children rang
ing in size UP from one l.;tle 10y, vino
as a comedian. III ali probability, may
some day eclipse his dad the Old
Woman in the Shoe" is tie titie pf the
Foy hit Especially commeufable Was
the singing and dancing Of the two
girls.
Natalie Alt. heralded a. 'vaadeville's
latest recruit" has charming person
ality and voice.
The three Bobs open the biI! with
some exceptionally clever Indian club
throwing, assisted bE q bulldog, who
whirls Il hoop on his tail ana seems to
enjoy IL as much as the audience. Lewis
and White pleased with little son -
well sung. Flanagan and Edwards. IN
"Or and on come as near 70 fay ing q
sketch there is in the blll. These.
cle"er entertainers made sUr. q hit
with real fun before d drop curtain at
the close % their act that the audience
wished the entire act had been the
same. "Golha2 With Cupid" Isl pre-
scented by Cartmeu and Harris white
the Airano brothers give q novel aerial
sensation which gives thu audience it.
e self q participation in the thrill and
sense OF danger. The bil is closed with
Hearst's international news pictorial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05

How The pampered son. of a 'million-
aire is put to the test and reveals his
true 9pettlc' forms the basis. for the
story OF All Man" World Brady
photeplay, which was given its first
local showing at CrandalIs yesterday,
aud is being shown at that house to-
day. The story is not without its really
big moments" which hold the specta-
tor in the grip of Fascination. Robert
Warwick and MotIic King are pictured
IN the PRINCIPAL roles. with admirable
support from Gerda Holmes, Alex Il.
Francis, John Hines. George McQuar-
rio. Charles Duncan and Louis Griscl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05

difficult for Katie and the audience to
live through the play But the heroine
triumphs with the aid of the wonderful
hero. and everybody goes away happy
Lois Blair acts the role of Katie Hogan
realistically, and Virginia Stuart has the
part of the knowing stenographer. The
four villains are NessrS. Simons, jackson,
Fertile and HOLSTER. and oh, what a
grand hero Mr.. Donaldson is,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05

Moore in the opposite role as Peter
Milholland. society idler, who becomes,
a piano FOUNDER" and then goes back
to his. own. taking the oriental dancer
with him. She doesn't fit in and ulti-
mately gees back to Coney. Island and
her old father. Other attractions are
the Burton Holmes pictures of the
lower Nile. the Pathe weekly. an ami
mated cartoon and a comedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05

Withdrawals together will yield not
less than 1,ooo.oo0.00o barrels of fuel
oil. 1t Is estimated
The lands are in arid or semi-arid
sections, where they are of little agri-
cultural value. but those good for
farming may be entered under the
agricultural laws. subject to reserva-
ton to the government of the oil and
gas in them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
FUEL RESERVE FOR NAVY.
131 900 Acres in Colorado and Utal
Recommended for Withdrawal.

Believed to be valuable as a fuel re-
serve for the navy. $4,000 acres of pub
lie land in Colorado and $4,000 acres
in Utah have been recommended for
Withdrawal for entry by Secretary
Lane to President Wilson. The two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05

and lowering himself from a window
by the blankets on his bed. 1t is sup
posed that the knife with which he
cake given him Saturday. The authori-
ties have no clue to the whereabouts
of Kirkpatrick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
No End to It.

Prom the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Dieting warm, Nomhat.H
Very"
why don't YOU buy a straw hat?
I'm warting to get the lowest price
And they never seem to strike bottom
Just keep coming down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
By Numbers.

From London Opinion.
who invented this squad drillr
Some silly Brighter called Numbers.
Of course"
New-York tribune., 1916-05-27

Allies. from indications given here, is
doubtful, however. II is apparent that
a draw would be more acceptable 20
Germany than to her enemies at this
time.
There is even a tendercy among
prominent friends of the Allies here
to regard the Presidents views as
meddlesome, if not actually unfriendly.
Furthermore, these persons believe that
the President has failed to grasp the
real sentiments of the majority Of the
American people, who are ,nought to
desire above all that the peace, when
finally signed, shall be permenent.
The lCint Of view Of the Allies. as
under stood here, is that a peace at this
time would necessarily be a victory
for Germany. inasmuch as the war has
not -et been carried into the German
Empire. The Allies are fighting on in
the hcPe that, either by military sue
ccssos or by economic pressure, the
German people can be made TO feel
the horror of the war as IL has been
felt IN Belgium and France.
Until that point is reached the con-
clusi0n Of peace, they say, would leave
militarism in the saddle in Germany.
and the same element that provoked
the present war would be always ready
for another. Europe would remain in
& state of armed truce indefinitely.
New-York tribune., 1916-05-27
Gen. Gavira May Urge
Withdrawal of Troops


Washington, May 26.-General Fun
ston advised the War Department to-
day that he had authorized General
Pershinp TO mold a conference with
General Gavirs, Carranzas cher NM
tary officer in Northern Chihuahua
General Gavira requested the confer
ence. 10 arrange for closer cooperation
between the American and Mexican
forces, General Funston SAID.
The War Department of'lclals oeiie'e
General Gavira's purpose IS 10 sno"
the importance OF withdrawing. more
troops from Pershing's expedition TO
aid in patrolling the border. The Car
rama government has maintained that
with an effective joint patrol along
tho boundary raiding would be impos-
sible. and that Pershing's expedition
sbouid therefore. be withdrawn, so as
10 make his men available Tor that
duty.
The State Department to-day re-
ceived its first official information as
70 the probable tenor OF the new note
from General Carranza on ITS way mere
bv special messenger. Special Agent
Rodgers at Mexico City reported that
while he had been unable to obtain
from Carranza officials any hint as 70
the contents Of the communication
newspapers in the capital. closely cen
sored by the Federal government. were
printing statements that IT woul d de
mand immediate withdrawal OF the
American expedition.
New-York tribune., 1916-05-27
Another Bandit and Amer
iCan Soldier Killed in
Fight Near Cruces.
GEN. PERSHING ELATED
BY DEATH OF LEADER
Was Regarded as Most Danger
Gus Outlaw in Mexico, Ex-
cept Villa Himself.

Field Headquarters, near Namiquipa,
Mexico, May % via radio to Colum-
bus. y. ", May 26). Candelario Ger
van.es, the Villa bandit leader, was
killed BY American troops south Of
Cruces to-day.
Jose Bencorne. another bandit, and
ar American. Corporal David Marks
bury. were killed.
Privstes George Nicholson and George
Hulitt we're wounded.
Cervantes's end came after he had
made a surprise attack south of Cruces
on a detachment Of engineers. He was
beaten back and pursued into the hills
BY the engineers. who had been rein
forced By detachment Of the 18th In
fantry.
When the engagement began the
bandits outnumbered the Americans
two TO one. there being twenty Of them.
The engagement lasted almost an hour,
with a hot interchange Of bullets. Then
reinforccments from the 18th came in
sight, and the bandits broke for the
hills.
Private George o. Hultt was the
hero Of the fight. Bullets from his
rife laid low both of the bandits killed.
Cervantes's home was in Namiqupa.
He had been a thorn in the side of the
army in Northern Chihuahua ever since
the expedition began. as he had sue
ceeded in avoiding persistent cavalry
searches. His death probably means
the breaking up of the Villa followers
in this section.
General Pershing was gratfied over
the latest fight, saying that there re.
main only a few scattered bands OF
marauders 20 be hunted down.
New-York tribune., 1916-05-27
Mounts 1890 Feet at
Sheepshead in Mill
tary Biplane.
RUTH LAW is SECOND;
BREAKS OWN RECORD
Baxter Adams First in Bomb
Contest-TwO Spills In
Mimic Battle.

Stevenson MscGordon. in competing
FOR altitude with Victor Csrlstrom. in
a baby Curtiss biplane, and Ruth Law,
in her Curtiss looper, at the Military
Tournament az Sheepshead Bay yester-
day ascended in his Curtiss military
tractor bipsne. model RE-, to height
of $500 feet This !. but 1885 feet
below the American altitude record,
made by Captain Leroy Muller, of the
United States Army. At San Diego, Cal,
on October 10, 1914. Muller climbed
17,1s5 feet.
Only last Saturday MacGordon
smashed Ro5nson's old record by car
rying a passenger in his biplsne from
Newport News, Va, to Sheepshead Bay.
Yesterday ne blamed his engine for
not breaking the altitude record lie
began TO have trouble, he said, when
he was about $4,000 feet up. After
landing he could not start mis- engine
again, and was thus prevented from en-
tering the bomb dropping contest He
was in the air for more than an hour.
Ruth Law Breaks Own Record.
Ruth Law took second in the altitude
contest. with ll,2O0 feet. This betters
by 200 feet the worlds altitude record,
New-York tribune., 1916-05-27
Wilson TO Persist
in Talk of Peace


Washington. May 26. President viii
son is determined TO exert every legiu-
mate influence. without directly invit-
ing a rebuff from any Of the European
belligerents, TO bring about an early
peace His views have been made
known here in positive terms through
conversations with officials and other
visitors at the White House.
The President believes. IL can be
stated suthoritatively. that the war
will end indecisively, and, further, that
such termination will best serve the
interests of humanity lie belleves
mat the two alliances have reached a
deadlock that cannot be broken and
mat further fghting will result only
~ purposeless bloodshed. lie has told
visitors that he would regard II as
world calamity If any of the great ma
,ons Of Europe should be crushed or
humiliated
The Presidents purpose, however IS
not TO intervene directly unless ne is
assured that such Intervention VIII De
Welcome. His present plan Is TO en-
courage discussion Of peace and mus
70 set the European peoples thinking
ssoout it From now on, beginning with
MS address before the League 20 tn-
lolee Peace, tomorrow night, he is eN-
peeted TO make frequent pubic refer
'hses 20 the subject
Ills address tomorrow night. 10 was
seld officially to-day, would approach
me subject in such a way gs 10 en-
age the immediate attention OF EURO
pesn capitals.
No doubt is felt that the Presidents
poruon will receive the 1nqualihed
'pProval Of the Teutonic capitals.
"a laYerable reception among the
New-York tribune., 1916-05-27
NINE OWNER ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF FRAUD
Postal Men Take s. A. Bracey,
of Baltimore. Here.

Smith A. Bracey, railroad builder,
fnancier and mine owner Of Baltimore,
alighted from his automobile before
his New York apartments, at 2O25
broadway. yesterday afternoon and en-
countered two postal inspectors.
"A little piece Of railroad business,
dear" he said to his wife as he mo-
toned the men up the street.
Several hours later. after her hus-
band had failed 10 return. Mrs. Bracey
found that he had been arrested and
taken TO Headquarters, charged with
using the mails 20 defraud. kilograms
from Baltimore carried the informa-
tion that Charles Blackburn. his SON
in-law, and Charles +. Wyatt. had been
arrested on similar charges.
The complaint against Bracey and his
associates says that mining stock in
North Carolina sold 10 John +. Schil-
lerman was not as it should be. As
head Of the Howie Mining Company
Bracey ran excursions to South Caro-
lima 10 prove TO stock buyers that
,verything was as represented. Postal
inspectors insist that the stock sales
we're intentional frauds.