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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-17
BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL
FIRMS OF TUCUMCARI

Of city and ranch property, and is
agent for some Of the leading fire
insurance companies in the United
States, and is special agent for the
Missouri Life Insurance Company
that IL ]loaning large sums Of money
on New Mexico land. Mr.. Carter can
furnish complete al tracts on all lands
and city lots in Quay county, ana
does n large rental business.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-17
A. r. Carter & Company

A. r, Carter & Company is man
aged by n of the best known citi-
zens in Quay county, Mr.. A.. r. Car
ter, and has been established for some
time. Mr.. Carter has a large listing
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
GARDEN.

One Of the Cyrus Townsend Brady
Vitagraph directors romances n the
chief feature OF the Garden program
this week. Introducing william Courte-
nay and Eleanor Woodruff. under the
title OF The Island of Surprise"
The story deals with q young man
who IL left on an island with two
women. one Of whom he has married
and the other his wealthy father wishes
him to marry. He is injured by a fall
and the memory OF his marriage and
Of his acquaintance with the two women
10 absolutely destroyed. Charles Kent
produced the story and aside from sew
eral stereotyped motion picture ele.
ments of the plot, II II well presented
and acted and IL thoroughly entertain
ing.
The secondary feature is a Keystone
Triangle comedy with practically no
jackson. the bicycling tramp Of vaude-
Vile fame. as q Keystone comedian.
Both features will be repeated today.
Tomorrow and Thursday the nrst
showing Of the film version OF The
%ss %srS serial Psrs STOW VII ta. pscs at the
Garden. Edna Mayo and Henry b.
Walthall arc the principal characters
IN the film play. which has been pro-
duced with unusual care by the Essa-
nay Company. Raymond Hitchcock In
'"rhe Wonderful Wager" Triangle
keystone comedy, will be the second
Friday and Saturday. Alma Hanion
and william Duncan will be seen IA
"The Scarlet Road" With J, II. OIL
mour in "The Reunion" as the second
feature.
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
STRAND.

Artistic production Is the main
feature of the introduction of Henry
Woodruff as a Triangle photoplayar
IN the story of lie In India under the
title of "The Reckoning Flame" when
formed the principal feature at the
Strand yesterday.
While Mr.. Woodruff is the featured
player of the production, the real
star seems to be young Tsuri Oaki.
the Japanese actress who has been
doing much important work under
Thomas H. Ince's direction during the
past year or so. The story has u
Kiplingesque idea and Is no produced
that while the scenic features aru
continually uppermost. they lend TO.
rather than detract from, the value
and atmosphere of the story itself.
The second feature of the program
introduces Anna Little and Jack
Richardson in an American Mutual
production. when the Light Came"
These features will be repeated to-
day. Tomorrow and Thursday Mar
guerite Snow will be presented in her
newest, Metro picture, "A Corner In
Cotton" A Keystone Triangle feat
ure, starring Fred Mace. called Love
VIII Conquer" will be the compan-
ion picture.
Friday and Saturday Valli VaIIi will
be presented In Her Debt of Honor
with Carol Holloway in TOO Much
Married" as the second feature.
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
GAYETY.

The annual appearance of Rose Sydell
and her London Bellies" Is always an
event of interest TO Washington bur-
Yesterday the famous burlesduer
opened a weeks cnRagement at the
Gayety, and two capacity audiences
were on hand to extend warm well
come to old favorites. -,
"Dinkle's Honeymoon" Is the title OF
this seasons offering. and II sparkles
with witty dialogue and good singin4
Johnnie Weber. In his Characterization
OF A German, Is the chief funmaker.
and aroused much laughter with MS
comical sayings. Eugene JerRe. }. Hun
ter Wilson. and Harry Dudley nave
much to do In unfolding the plot OF the
efforts of Fritz Dinkle. played by We
her. and his nephew. depicted by WIZ
son, to conceal their marriage In order
to win big legacies.
The feminine roles are played by Ida
Emerson. Edith Hamilton. and Ger
trude Dudley. The finale of the first act
brought out Miss Sydell. who sang a
back to Say Hello" One OF the bright
spots in the show is the singing of No
rine Holmes. one Of the chorus girls.
who has q voice far above the average.
The chorus Is a pleasing aggregation
of girls. who wear filmy costumes and
disport themselves to the entire sntls-
faction, Of the audience; In the clio
in character sketches during which w.
ing models are presented. Gertrude
Dudley and Harry Dudley present u
musical act. while Jerge and Hamilton
present a pleasing talking and sing
Ing act.
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
Y. ". c. A. OBSERVES
ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE
Associations All Over Country
Presenting "Glrls Of Yester-
day and Today" Pageant.

NEW YORK. Feb. 22.-Ali over the
United states today the Young women's
Christian Associations are celebrating
q golden jubilee.
Codnoident with this national recoRni-
tion of the progress made by that or
ganisation during the last fifty years
comes the appearance IN every associa-
tion building in the country OF his
torical pageant OF association work,
''oirls Of Yesterday and Today" which
has been specially prepared for the
association.
II is pictorial presentation with only
two speaking parts. The girl Of 1896
gowned In the dress of that period and
the girl Of 1915 in up-to-the-minute at
tire. will interpret to the audience the
scenes that pass before them. II will
be four-part play. including:
The prologue, demonstrating the needs
OF the girls of 1895 for an associat ton.
scene showing women organising the
Boston association, when girls came
to them with their need. A procession
OF the years In decades, one group for
each decade, representing the beginning
OF and Increase in activities and city,
county and student associations, the
groups increasing in size with the
years.
Music appropriate to each decade will
be played during the procession. The
The Washington times., 1916-02-22

activities 10 which the different groups
belong are shown by the costumes.
Work for different kinds OF Rirls-the
er giri-is introduced In the proper dec
ade.
Also there IL included a present. day
scene suggesting the different activities
OF Y. w. G. A. work. This ends in a
the stase dressed in costumes 10 repre-
sent the different countries in which
association work In carried on The
historical picture ends with a beam OF
light representing the future, into which
the girls walk as they pass off the
stage.
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
Pity Poor "Father"
When Wife'S Away!
To Make Lonely Husbands Happy
II It's Possible, Last Cry
in Clubs.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22.-"The Hus-
bands Welfare Association" the last
cry in club ventures. is in full swing
In n suburb.
It's aim Is to promote the happiness
of benedicts whose wives HE themselves
to the country at divers times through
out the year and leave father" to the
mercy of the maid and cook.
The new club was organized In Oak
mont several nights ago. when several
conRenial souls we're at the home of a
prominent citizen whose better half Ia
resting" at Palm Beach.
Then II was decided to band for
mutual protection" There was some
trepldatlon when IL came to the selec-
tion of officers. and not one would per-
NIT himself to be chosen until n vow
OF secrecy was taken by all.
Meetings will be held In the home OF
any member whose wife Is ''in the
country" as frequently as the president
deems prudent.
Thirty-four husbands. all prominent In
the most exclusive borough, have Joined.
and the president says applications for
membership are flooding him.
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
Pirates Bold Tread Boards at
the BelasoO, Recalling Tales
Of the Spanish Main.
GRoWN.UP BOYS THERE
Sunrise Scene Is Termed One Of
the Features Of the Produc-
ton BY Large Audience.

Breath o. seas whore Morgan saiied
The lure o. clinl1ing Spanish galleor
soldi Pig-taiied, sea-booted gentlemen
Of fortune. a-swagger with the lust o
blood. And the story-the same oft
read, we'll beloyed tale as no one bu
Stevenson could have written II. Tha'
10 Treasure Island" as It was produced
last night at the Belasco Theater.
All Of the old friends of boyhood day.
are there. Bill Bolt roars his raucoui
chantey concerning the terrible fate oi
Fifteen Men on the Dead Mans Chest
and terrorises the staid patrons OF the
Admiral Benbow Inn. Blind Pew
weaves his sightless. sinister way
throughout the first act. Black dos
snaris and snaps. And Long John Sill
ver-tust the kind Of Long John we've
always pictured him-stumps through
the play with Captain Flint. his parrot
screaming from his shoulderi
II the play itself does not quite como
up to the recognized standards Of mod
ern drama, and II the night at the stock
ade on Treasure Island lacked much oi
the realism which, might have made Il
n masterpiece OF stage management
to stage Treasure Island anyway
But there was nothing lacking in IN,
cast. The pirates were as real as Il
they had stepped from a Howard Pyl,
drawing. And the scenery possessed al
the charm Of vivid contrast that is
found IN a Maxfield Parrish print.
From FIRST to last the nine scene,
necessary for the action OF the play arc
Just AZ thousands OF Stevenson lovers
have imagined them. and the drifting
Hispaniola. freed OF her cables. ridlne
on n lee shore in a storm. Is a triumph
or stage mechanics.
Thre 10 no need to recite the plot
OF the play. 1t follows closely the
lines of the book. and not a char
acter has been omitted. Instead. there
has beon a particularly fortunate
selection OF men for the different
parts.
Harry Ingram. as "Bill Bones" tn,
frst mate of Pirate Flint's crew. gave
an exceptionally convincing charac.
tsri.stion. George Manning as Blind
the life. And George Fawcett was
the lovable cut throat, Long John
Silver, that Stevenson made him
David Burton took the part OF Ben
Gun" the maroon. and furnished
gether with Godfrey Stein as .Blacl;
Dog" and Edward See as George
Merry" the bo'su.
And Jim hawkins! Jim the boy
who has been the envied of every
youngster who has ever read Treas
ure Island. Jim who hid in the apple
barrel aboard the Hispaniola and
heard the mutlny plot. jim who cuts
the treasure ship adrift. Jim who at
last, with Gen Gum. leads the seek
ers to Captain Flint's gold.
His part was taken by Ruth Vivian,
and she was Just the sort OF adven-
turous youngster you and / might
have been had we lived In Bristol a
hundred or so years ago and heard
tales that Bill Bones told.
A host OF "grown up boys" includ
ing President Wilson attended the
performance last night.
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
KETTHS.

Capacity audiences greeted Lillian
Russell. and an exceptionally high class
bill yesterday.
Miss Russe,l's offering consist. Of a
number Of her favorite songs. in which
Is included several of the Weber and
Fields reviews. among them being
when Chloe Sings a Song" and my
"The wedding Gown" the one-act
newspaper woman. Mrs. Mary Kathe-
rtne Brooks, which appears ON this
weeks bill, was very well received.
Grace qoodall makes all that Is pos
is much in It, The slang dialogue is
fresh and guaranteed to prod a
smile from the most biase. Indeed a
reference to the Goddess of Liberty
SesrSGhing SesrSndI New WORK York barber for sub.
to fairly bring down the house.
structurally, the play Is lacking in
perfection, since the denouement Is
known practically from the .outset
necessarily, eliminates the predomlnating
clerk.
Melville Ellis. at the plano, and Irene
Bordoni. in songs. are second only to
Miss Russell, and were encored repeat
edly.
Henry Lewis and his original novelty.
"a Vaudeville Cocktail" bubbles over
with his tomfoolery of witticisms and
songs. Kramer and Morton. the 1.-TWO
Black Dots, are new blackface artists
who pleased their auditors.
"The International Girl Is a posing
act, assisted with stereopticon effects, in
which national costumes are displayed.
Kenneth Casey has speciality in
which he sings several songs, playing his
and violin solos. Motion pictures close
the bill
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
Optimism Of New Play Reflected
BY Audience At Poll Players
} New Show.
VAN BUREN, SCORES HIT
Very First Nights Performance
Runs With Smoothness.
Miss Rittenhouse Is Lovable

A new play, TN Walked Jimmy" was
given its premiere at Polls last night
before an audience which not only gave
great evidence OF enjoyment. but which
further attestcd the idea Of the play
by rejecting most materially the op-
.timism which was Its keynote.
While I'm Walked Jimmy" Ia structur-
ally somewhat on the order OF "AlonE
Came Ruth" The Fortune Hunter,
and perhaps six others which are found
ed on the old idea that tSs Iss nothing sSS- SlS
iogue are even moro materially and de.
signedly constructive than In any OF
those other plays.
Evidently the author, Mrs. ROME II.
sense cult known in psychic and phil
osophic circles as New Thought"
The thing into which Jimmy walked
was O broken down shoe factory, when
the clerks had all Just been fired, when
ejection was inminent, and when the
proprietor had a pistol at his head In
serious contemplation OF suicide.
Jimmy. nothing else but plain Jimmy.
would have been mystsriSSS my at,a-d9!fscs digsrs
manner, his smile and his everlasting
humanness. He didn't tell who he was ;
in fact It didn't matter. He put the
shoe business on Its feet. or rather on
the feet OF several hundred thousand
babies, won the heart OF the girl clerk.
saved the erring brother from jail, es-
capped that place as permanent board
ing house himself, and foiled the villain.
And as " that were not enough ioI
one evenings work Jimmy sntertains
several hundred people. The Foil man
aEement has given the piece an enectiye
staging, character parts are exceedlngiy
well taken, and for very first night
performance things ran with astounding
smoothness.
Several minor details might well be
looked into, such as allowing the mere
policeman to release Jimmy from the
duty OF the law. In play which 80
oloverly makes the mysterious seem
natural. and which makes ample ex-
PLANTATION to the incredulous, In the race
Of seeming impossibility, and laxity 10
noticeable.
A. II. Van Buren, as Jimmy, was con-
vincing, as he has a role which seems to
come to him most naturally. His mag
netio ability to extract smiles was not
confined to the cast alone.
Miss Florence Rittenhouse made q
loyabie object for Jimmys alteration.
Minor parts were well taken. +. Y.
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
LOEW'S COLUMBIA.

Sincerity OF purpose on the part of
the photoplaywright. the players. and
the play producer Il tho feature OF "The
Blacklist" in which the Lasky COM
usually capable company at Loew's Co
lumbia Theater the fore part of this
week.
The story deals with the fight Of a
his daughter against oppression from
their employer. The purity OF the mo-
tivcs of the leader and his daughter
and of tho mine owner stand out
strongly despite the fact that they are
working at cross PURPOSES.
Tho big figures of the play are the
daughter of the miners leader. played
by Miss Sweet, and the mine owner,
played by Charles Clary. The inability
of the two TO reach common ground in
their work fop the men in the mines,
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
PROFITS OF MINES
ARE HELD TAXABLE
Supreme Court Holds Reduction
in Value q Side Issue.

Further sustaining the income tax
law. the Supreme Court yesterday. in
constituting the clause relating 70 In
comes from mining companies. upheld
the Governments contentious that prof
Its taken from mines. even though re-
ducing the actual physical value Of
the mines, are taxable.
John r. Stanton, a stockholder, had
sought an Injunction against the Baltic
Mining Company to prevent It's paying.
'at the source" income taxes upon his
gross profits.
In another decision the supreme Court
declared valid the provision levying ex-
ira surtaxes on larger incomes. The
decision was made In the suits of John
r. Dodge. Detroit automobile manufac-
turer.
Dodge sued both the Detroit ana Dis
trtct internal revenue collectors, to en-
join collection OF surtaxes on his in
come. He contended that increasing In
come taxes on larger incomes was dist
criminatory and "class legislation" He
lost In the lower courts
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
Saves Life of Rabbit
And Wins Owners Heart

SAN MATEO. Feb. 22.-Real heroism
in rescuing a rabbit from a large
bulldog was not without reward for
Albert A. Rochex. a young San Mateo
real estate man. whose engagement
to Miss Ardee Parsons was announced
Friday.
Miss Parsons. who is well known
In San MateS, Is raiser OF prize
lection, one of the most valuable
bunnies escaped and was about to
be pounced upon by a large bulldog
when Rochex interceded and saved
bunny's life. Rochex followed his
heroic act with an ardent courtship.
which eliminated in his engagement
to Miss Parsons.
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
LOSE IN FIGHT TO
STOP EXTRADITION
Must Face Trial in Girls Disap-
pearance From Georgia.

Victor and Mrs. Ida May Innes, OF
Portland. Oregon, yesterday. by a su-
preme Court decision. lost their legal
fight TO postpone extradition to Atlanta
for trial In connection with the disap-
pearance Of Beatrice Nelms and Eloise
Nelms Dennis.
They contended that they might re-
turn to Oregon from Texas before extra
dition proceedings would lie in Texas.
The court overruled this contention.
Innes and his wife were arrested In
Portland and taken TO Bexar County.
Texas. charged with numbering the
Nelms sisters, the mystery of whose
death IL yet unsolved. They were ac-
quilted OF murder In Texas, but Atlanta
authorities asked for their extradition
to Atlanta, contending evidence In con-
nection with the sisters disappearance
Indicated they are guilty Of larceny
after trust
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
"In Walked Jimmy" Scoresat Polls
President Sees "7redSure Island"
NATIONAL.
Margaret Anglin, In "Beverly's
Balance" Furnishes Satiri-
cal Comedy.

Indirect satire, q smattering OF senti'
ment, and wholesome comedy comprise
the ingredients Of ''Beverly's Balance.
current week al the New National last
Paul Kester's comedy discloses Mis-.
Anglin as Beverly. an uneophisticated
church choir singer from Virginia, who
the tempest Of things metropolitan upon
reaching New York. crack" In her
voice obliges her 20 seek an engage.
ment In Broadway show. the salary
scale Of which 10 30 small that she
70 her cousin, a lawyer. who also ID
financially embarrassed.
While in his office she overhears the
desire OF q young millionaire to pay q
fabulous sum u the lawyer will furnish
a good workable correspondent. Upon
the lawyer indlsnantly refusing 10 be a
party to q collusive divorce 20 crafty
the whim of the rich mans wife that
she might marry title. Beverly steps
Out Of a series Of uncommoniy hui
morous episodes. ''the woman In the
case reunites the estranged couple and
succeeds in inducing her chivalrous
Virginia lawyer-cousin. who has been
msddened by her unusual experience. to
makes use Of badly pocket-worn mar
riage license.
Epigrammetic speech rolls on the
tongue OF Miss AnElln throughout the
evening In mending. the marital mix-up
OF the Redlaws. Her effective comedy
methods are never idle, even in her per-
sistent love-making with Cousin Watt
Dinwiddie. and her unfiinching op-
timism, tinctured always with her
shrewd sense OF humor and infectious
mtrth, made II O delight for the huge
audience to bestow applause verging on
an ovation at the conclusion Of the sec
ond act
Mrs. Charles @. Craig. a. an old Vir-
ginia lady whose removal from the
peaceful. prideful surroundlngs OF the
Southland to New York makes her un-
an excellent characterization. Particu-
when called upon to impersonate the Of
fice stenographer.
As the young millionaire Redlaw.
Alfred Lunt proved quite adequate, and
Donald Cameron, as the lawyer, por-
trayed impassloned excitement most OF
the evening, except In his love-making,
which assayed as much real red blood
as Government crop report. Margery
cutting was the wife. and Howard Lind
sey gave satisfaction as an Hibernian
Janitor.
The performance was q benefit for
the ladies' board OF the GEORGETOWN
University Hospital. and a number of
pretty girls dispensed roses to all I'm
clined to increase the net proceeds 10
the institution. Huge GEORGETOWN PEN
nants decorated the boxes, and a pa
triotio touch was added by the use of
numerous American fiags on the balcony
railing.
The Washington times., 1916-02-22

despite tho fact that they love each
other. is carefully brought out
prctat,on OF tho character Of n harassed
Elrt which has no false note, despite
that excellent opportunity ir given for
ization OF the artistic value OF the part
assigned To him and while giving a
broader Interpretation than the star.
meets the requirements Of modern
Dramatic construction and does far
the same sort of role.
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
Would Administer Estate
OF Mrs. Sarah E. Turner

Seeking to administer the estate OF
Sarah z. Turner. valued at $4,000
George c. Reid, executor. has petitioned
the Probate Court for letters Of ad-
ministration.
Tho estate consists of mining claims
on Barnoff Island. near Sitka. Alaska
valued at $4,000. and personal effects
estimated at S906.
In her will, Mrs. Turner left $4,000 "a
her friend. Ada 8. Reid. Other be-
quests included money to numerous
Catholic charitable institutions in Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
Talks About Vermonters.

Some vermonters / Have Known"
was the subject OF an address by George
I. Wales, chief examiner OF the Civil
Service Commission, delivered before the
Vermont Society last night at the
Washington Club. II. b. Moulton pre-
sided. A musical program was contrib
uted by Miss Marian Greene.
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
Bible Class Social.

The Monday evening Bible class Of the
Washington Hebrew Literary and BIB
llcal Society will have q social meeting
Monday evening next at o'clock IN the
vestrv rooms OF the Adath Israel Con-
gregation. An attractive program has
been arranged by the entertainment
The Washington times., 1916-02-22
To Give Luncheon.

The Ladies' Aid Society Of Grace
Episcopal Church, Georgetown, win give
luncheon and dinner In the parish
hall on Thursday
The Washington times., 1916-02-22

LOCAL ..iENTlON.
Chaplin In "Night At the Show" /"
Va. Theater today. Soon Carmen"
The Sunday Evening Times Giyes
reliable advertisers q last minute talk
with over forty thousand homeA
Phone Your Want Ad to The Times,
Main $3.50
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-06-20
AMusE MENTs.

A dandy good bill at the Dixie to-
night Lucy Pay,on In three act
Lubin special aud Bryant washburn
and Nell Craig In fine Essanay
drama. with a good comedy for the
children. A bill that will please all.
A beautiful feature at the Queen TO.
right. the famous Miss Pauline Fred.
erick In Mary johnston's novel,
Audrey" with special music. To
morrow the beautiful Margaret Fisch.
er in fine five act feature. 1.-THE
Quest" Thursday Blanche Sweet in
THE Sewers" an unusually good fea
ture. with the great Edmund Breeze
In THE Spell of the Yukon" for Sat
ardsy. Don't fail 10 see Audrey" TO
night
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-06-20
HARVEY HAPPENINGS.

Another good rain fell Wednesday
night. The crops are fine but the
farmers are on the jump to keep down
the grass.
There were church services Satur.
day and Sunday at Harvey by the
pastor, Rev. Sam Thomas.
A number OF young folks attended
the singing convention in Grimes
County Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Lille Ferguson spent last
week In Bryan and attended A. & NJ.
commencement.
Miss Faye Buchanan spent last
week In Bryan with Miss Sunshine
Cole and attended commencement
Elmer Pate and Preston Goen have
returned to College to attend the sum
mer normal.
ID. S. Buchanan has returned home
from A. & NJ. College.
Mr.. Nall Granam Is attending III,
summer normal at Huntsville.
Mr.. Paul Ferguson made business
trip to Mart. Texas. last week.
Mrs. W. d. Yardloy Is visiting hc'
son. James lardloy. Of Port Arthur.
Miss Sunshine Gotham Of Wharton
is visiting Miss Faye Buchanan.
MIR. and Mrs. N'ylic lliggs Of Bryai
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. ]
u. Jones. Correspondent.