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Theaters to Give Free Matinees.

The theaters at which the two free
demonstration performances. followed
by two similar performances for which
admission will be charged, are: Circle,
2106 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Dumbarton. 1349 Wisconsin avenue
northwest: Empire, 913 H street north
east; Home, 1890 C street northeast;
Carolina. North Carolina avenue and
11th street southeast: Lyric. BIOS 14th
street northwest: Avenue Grand. s45
Pennsylvania avenue southeast; Olym-
pic, 1431 L street northwest; Victoria.
sos 7th street southwest; Howard, $40
T street northwest, and Blue Mouse,
1909 26th street northwest.
These theaters are located in school
neighborhoods and convenient for
mothers and children.
By creating a demand for clean pic
| lures for young people, it is hoped that
| the adults of the city will follow suit
| AS Mrs. Locher expressed it, the aim OF
| the movement is for clean pictures for
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all. but the committee had to start

all. but the committee had to start
somewhere"
In connection with the agitation for
clean pictures. the Monday Evening
Club is to meet at 8 o'clock tomorrow
evening at the Young Mems Christian
Association building. 1885 G street
northwest, where the subject for dis
cussion will be Motion Picture Shows:
How Shall They Be Regulated in the
Public Interest?" under the chairman
ship of DR.. George F. Bowerman. w
Frank Persons, member of the exec.
utive committee Of the national board
director in the Charity Organization
Society Of New York, is to be the prin'
cipal speaker
Commissioner Louis Brownlow and
w. d. Mcclure, executive secretary o1
the national board of review Of motor
pictures, also are to speak.
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nounced at the capitol in St. Paul to.

nounced at the capitol in St Paul to-
day-nearly two weeks after election
was Se6. the smallest plurality q re-
publican candidate for President ever
was given in this state. The totals
were. Wilson. 17s.157: Hughes. 1875
Frank B. Kellogg. republican. made a
runaway race for United States SEN
ator. He carried all but four counties.
Dan w. Lawler, the democratic candi-
date, won those four, but fell behind
w. C. Calderwood. the prohibition can
didate, in twenty-six others. Kellogg
rivals, and his plurality was 67.626.
Oficial figures show a plurality for
Schail, progressive. for Congress in the
tenth district of 6.526. Allan L. Ben
son. the socialist candidate for Presi-
dent. received 20,117 votes in the state.
and J. Frank Hanly. prohibitionist.
1913.
Evening star., 1916-11-19
DEMOCRATS MAY NOT
CONTEST IN MINNESOTA
Inclined to Accept Verdict Hughes
Has Won, II Republicans Admit
Defeat in California.

ST. PAUL, Minn.. November 49,
Democratic leaders in Minnesota were
inclined tonight to accept without con-
test tho verdict Of Secretary Of State
Schmahl, announced today. that Charles
E. Hughes is officially the winner of
Minnesota's twelve electoral votes.
Statements made by the leaders tonight
were that q contest in the state is i'm
probable, unless the republicans insist
on a recount in California.
Hughes plurality. as officially an
Evening star., 1916-11-19
TALKS ON FARM LOAN ACT.
Assistant Secretary Malburn Ad
dresses Farmers' Institute.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
MANASSAS. Va, November 1S.-Wn-
liam P. Malburn. assistant secretary of
the Treasury. addressed the Northern
Virginia Farmers Institute on the sub
ject of "The Federal Farm Loan Act"
yesterday at the Prince William county
courthouse here.
A report of the farmers committee on
rural credits was given by w. B. Doak
of Clifton. Fairfax county. Lieut..
George Carr Pound of Manassas and
w. l.. Heuser of Haymarket, vice presi-
dents of the farmers organization, pre-
sided during the sessions.
Evening star., 1916-11-19
MEMBERS ENTERTAINED.
Forest Scenes in Panama Exhibited
Before Biological Society.

Forest scenes in Panama were shown
on lantern slides by II. Pittier
to a large gathering of members of
the Biological Society of Washington
last night at its 5S0th meeting at the
Cosmos Club. The lecture of Mr.. Pittier,
Forests of Panama" included the
various types of trees, plants and
flowers found there.
Another interesting illustrated lee
ture was Scientific Photography in the
Study Of Insects by J. H. Paine.
Prior to the general meeting the
council Of the society held q business
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Will Carry Charges to President

RICHMOND. Va. November 18. - Dr.
r. II. Pitt. editor of the Baptist Herald.
issued a statement here today in which
he said that committee Of the Baptist
General Association would take up
with President Wilson, as commander
of the army. alleged antagonistic ut
terances of Gen. Funston regarding re-
ligious work in the border camps.
Evening star., 1916-11-19
MAKES BUFFALO BILL
MEDAL OF HONOR MAN

The War Department has de-
cided that the name of William
F. Cody of Cheyenne, Wyo-
Buffalo Bill) is entitled to a
place on the army and navy
medal of honor roll maintained
by the commissioner of pen
sions under the provisions of
the act of April, 1916. That ac-
ton was in accordance with an
opinion given by the judge ad-
vocate general of the army in
which it VS. held that Mr..
Cody's gallant services as a
scout in the Indian campaign of
1872 came within the definition
of military service emitting his
name to a place on the roll with
the additional pension aecruing
to men on that roll.
Evening star., 1916-11-19
Aims of the Campaign.

The idea of the campaign is first to let
the younger people judge the films and
demand good pictures. The second idea
is to create a following of such pictures
such as to show the motion picture man
ufacturers that Washington really does
not care for questionable film plays.
I'VE are organizing big demonstra-
tion to show what is wanted, Mrs.
Locher said yesterday. in emphasizing
that point "If it fails we will con-
+inue to agitate the question and try
to point out that clean plays really are
best.
But I do not think the demonstra-
ton will fail. for already it is making
the local motion picture men take no.
tice.' They organized at first to fight
the plan, but after seeing We really
mean to cooperate with them, 1 be-
Iieve they are coming around to our
side"
Arthur U. Craig of the Dunbar High
School is to handle the matter for the
colored schools. Miss Mary E. Crom-
well of the faculty of that school and
Mrs. r. L. Pendleton, president of the
Social Purity League, already have
been appointed as chaperons for the
performances to be given in the colored
theaters. They are to be assisted by
DR.. Minnie Crews and DR.. Alice Benja-
min.
Evening star., 1916-11-19
HARDENEU[0G|zES
PRESIDENT WILSON
German Editor Declares Ameri-
can Executive Looms Up as
No Other Man.
OTHERS SHARPLY CRITICISE

BERLIN, Friday. November II. via
London, November 18.-Maximilian
Harden. writing in Die zukumft, eulo-
gizes President Wilson as\a man OF
high moral and spiritual rank-a man
of whom we would be proud If we had
him." adding: Much that is foolish
and unfortunately shameless has been
said about Mr.. Wilson. and his election
Is hailed as one no German may be-
little
The editorial writer, who quotes lib
orally from President Wilson's books
to show from them his high character
and ideals. says, regarding the Presi-
dents efforts in the direction of peace
This man. so falsely regarded, SO
foolishly DETAINED, looms up as no 9TH
er who is visible today"
Would Burn Defaming Articles.
Harden urges the public to burr
ninety nine ne-hundredths of the
LITERATURE filled with rotten ignorance
and defaming clean, talented man
who already is experienced in govern
ing and is striving with strong heart
and an earnest will for the maintenance
of a worthy peace" and then says:
Not word-maker or threatener
he has been chosen by the people OF
the United States for these hours OF
crisis on earth.
Criticises Reported Peace Plan. =
The Rheinische Westfalische Zeitung
one of the most pronounced chauvinis,
newspapers in Germany. ridicules Pres
ident Wilson's reported peace proposals
as a general conference under the
auspices of Great Britain and the
United States for cheating Germany OF
all the fruits of this unheard-of war.
The paper adds:
Even the most simple German must
begin to see what we have to eXpe6 from
peace negotiated by Englands pirate
business manager beyond the ocean"
Future Criticism Voiced.
The Hamburger Nachrichten, which IS
only shade less chauvinistic, says:
president Wilson already has done SO
much for Great Britain that only one
thing remains, namely, to secure such a
peace as England needs, robs Germany OF
all the fruits of her victories and leaves
her impotent and placed under a guar
dianship"
The newspaper further insinuates that
President Wilson was elected at the
present moment because Of an increasing
grain famine in England. which must
tend to her inevitable defeat. If Germany
draws the fight to a conclusion and re-
members her own resources" The arti-
Gle concludes:
"Our destiny lies in our own hands.
The most simple minded man cannot wish
to lay it in the hands of man who
while in Washington, is attending to
Englands business"
Evening star., 1916-11-19
Physician Tells Why Feet Ache
and Swell and Then Gives
a Sure Remedy.

Fsstep Foot Powder 10 the remarkable
antiseptic and deodorant preparation which
quickly counterncts the evils arising from
irritating pois0ns. which not only cause great
( distress. but frequently bring a disa greeable
odor. Fastep. formerly 4 physicians very
I successful prescription. is scientifically com
, pounded to neutralize the poisons Of perspira-
\ tion. II is a proven panacrs for Burning,
( Aching. Swollen and Tender Feet. 25c large
can. At your druggists. L. Fougera 4 Co.
Inc, New wYork.-Advertissment.
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Criticised by Editor Myers.
Real Cause of High Prices Stated.

The speculator may influence the
price within few cents either way.
but the real cause of the high price
of wheat is simply a world shortage
of wheat in the first place and lack
of available cars in the second place.
"A change of 25 per cent IN the gov
ernment estimate one way or the other
would not reduce the price of wheat
cents a bushel."
Evening star., 1916-11-19

It matters little what It is that you
want-whether a situation or a servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need
Evening star., 1916-11-19
"M0V|EE" CAMPAIGN
BEGINS IN January
Movement Is Held Back by a
Lack of Suitable
Films.
SPECIAL TALKS IN SCHOOLS

Owing to the lack of suitable films. the
special matinees planned by the citi-
zens' committee. which has been organ
lied under the auspices of the motion
picture committee of the District of Co
lumbia Federation of Womens Clubs for
the purpose of campaigning for clean
pictures for the capital. probably will
not begin until the first Friday afternoon
in January of next year. according to
Mrs. Jacob John Locher, chairman of
the committee. The committee is hard
at work selecting films for the special
programs of entertainment for the elev-
en- theaters that are to stage them, and
expects to be able to announce the sched-
| ule by Christmas at least.
| In the meantime. high school news
papers and magazines and street railway
advertising cards are to be used In the
| campaign to create a following of decent
pictures. Mrs. Locher also aims to Sc
cure the aid of high school principals
| in staging special talks by students al
| their weekly assemblies.
| 1t also is planned to have high school
| studentsj write postal cards to the COM
mittee, I recommending pictures they
| think are suitable for the younger chill
dren to see. and stating the kind of pic
| lures they really prefer. These cards
are to be addressed to Mrs. Locher. at
| 1886 25th street northwest. They will
be filed and used in making up the pro-
grams for the special demonstration
entertainments.
Evening star., 1916-11-19
SAY HART|GAN' CHARGE
IS FAR FROM THE TRUTH
Grainmen and Others Deny That
Farmers Have Underestimated
Crop Output.

CHICAGO. November 1s.-Grainmen
contradicted a charge made by Joseph
Hartigan, commissioner of weights and
measures in New York, that western
farmers had underestimated their crop
reports to the federal government and
forced up the prices of foodstuffs.
THE attack of Mr.. Hartigan on the
honesty of the American farmer and
the reliability of the government crop
reporting system is just about as far
from the truth of the situation as his
statement of a few weeks ago that the
board of trade had bought up all the
wheat Of the country and was respon-
sible for the high cost to the con-
sumer," said ]. P. Griffin. president of
the Chicago Board of Trade.
Criticised by Editor Myers.
Millard r. Myers. editor of the
American Cooperative Journal. Off
cial publication for a, number of farm
ers' organizations, also criticised the
statement Of Mr.. Hartigan.
THE majority of government crop
reporters are not farmers at ALL" he
said. They are postmasters. county
agents and bankers. who are in a
POSITION to find out conditions in the
territory they cover.
Furthermore, the millers. ware
housemen and exporters who are the
real dealers in casn wheat. pay little
attention to government reports. They
buy their requirements from day tc
day and bid high enough to get them
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CHAPTER XVIII.
A Trust.

Janet accepted George Hamer that
night, and John Burton was called on
to approve the lovers plighted vows.
He did so honestly and without res
ervation. Why should these young
people not marry? George Hamer's
training fitted him for good position
which his father controlled, while
Janet though born OF humble parent
age, and living in Stun. had educated
herself to level intellectually higher
and broader than that occupied by
Mabel Hamer, girl who had the ad-
vantages of childhood and youth
spent in acquiring culture from the
best governesses and the most ex.
elusive of schools. .
Unfortunately, with his usual i'll
luck, Burton was forced into state
OF passive hostility against the other
members of the Hamer household
Mr.. Hamer gave him to understand
that his friendship was no longer de-
sired. Mrs. Hamer reproached him
for having encouraged" her son in
the folly which had now eliminated
| in an impossible" marriage, and
Mabel told him plainly that she did
not think she could ever forgive him
for helping in the arrangement OF hei
brother from those who really lovec
him and had his best interests al
heart"
Now, John could be as stubborn a,
mule when convinced that wrong
was triumphing over right He wa.
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man would fight to finish, and
would merely be goaded into a more
furious resistance by the presence OF
his son in the enemy's camp. -.
George Hamer poured forth his
woes into Johns friendly ear as they
walked to meeting Of the operatives
which was fixed to take place that
night. !,
"The absurd thing is" he explained
almost whimsically, that ] have al
ready asked Janet twice to marry me,
and she has twice refused. And why,
do you think7 For precisely the same
reason as that given by my father
the difference in our social positionsl
What rotl How can red-blooded men
and women ever have permitted their
lives to be governed by such artificial
rules? However, Janet must capitu-
late now. Pm a worker like herself,
John. I'm not going back. I'll send
the old man letter in the morning
and state my platform quite clearly.
It's only fair that he should know just
what separates us. 1t may be gage
of battle, but | cannot help that. I'll
marry Janet Perkins, and earn good
living for both of us; and il ! fail
some power stronger than the Card
board box trust shall tell me the rea-
son whyr
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10

Shove along, you suckerp came
| the answering growl. Don't you
know that justice is blind?"
We'll, chew on this" said the man,
and he stuck cigar between the
sheriff's teeth.
Bill Foster was deposited at the OUT
skirts of the township, and was never
seen any more in Garden City. The
incident showed, at any rate, the rela-
tions which had been established be-
tween masters and men in the new
cardboard box industry,
| But there were other influences at
work. The president OF the trust be-
gan operations with dangerous
suavity. He sent the following tele-
gram to Burton:
You plan appears to be a good one Il
you are willing to sell out to US We will
pay you fair profit on y %Gd invsst AMnR
The two partners discussed the Of
fer fully. They were not deceived as
to its real nature, so Burton wrote a
civil answer, the gist of which lay in
one sentence:
sour people are contented and our
profits are fair. We have no desire
to sell"
A fortnight later came the first shot
of real warfare. One of their biggest
customers in the east put the matter
in nutshell when they wrote:
We regret to be compelled to cancel our
| orders Your competitors are offering us a
similar product at cut rate OF 90 per cent
| AA.t 1o enrt
/ fair and cannot last, but In our own interests
| must take advantage Of the mslket This
matter is serious, and we respectfully al
wise that you deal with 1t promptly.
"These people mean well,' COM
mented John thoughtfully.
my father is bitter man" NUT
tered George Hamer. at would be
folly on my part to try and conceal
the truth. Rich as you, Mr.. Burton,
the trust can break you. Though /
am intensely disappointed, it is onl:,
fair to you that | should say your best
plan is to come to terms"
Now, John realized the utter folly
of sacrificing a great fortune IN tan
tastic endeavor to carry out an I'M
possible dream, though it went
against the grain to yield without a
struggle.
81 had better consult my lawyer,
he said. Il shall do nothing in a
hurry. II forced to sell, shall GER
tainly insist that the factory is con-
Quoted on the exact conditions already
in existence. You and your wife need
not worry. George. II your father and
YOU do not bury the Ratchet. which
IS the one thing am hoping for, 81
fix you in some other way, and 1t w:!l
at least be feather in our cap II we
force the trust to treat its employees
decently. Don't you see, once the
principle is established it must spread
They cannot run the Garden City fac
tory on our lines and maintain the bad
old conditions elsewhere"
But Hamer was not to be COM
forted. He sensed disaster, and he
and his wife passed an evening OF
\ gloomy foreboding, since their
schemes of the regeneration OF labor
seemed to be on the verge of col
lapse.
/ They were not mistaken. The
shrewd legal adviser whom Burton
had learned to consult in every i'm
\ portant affair advised him to reopen
| negotiations with the trust. He did
so, and found Elwood Hamer quite
conciliatory.
4 The cardboard box magnate agreed
! to maintain all the terms laid down
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10

in fomenting trade disturbance. So
he resumed his evil propaganda that
evening, with sequel which proved
instantly disastrous.
The men took their cue from the
sheriff's attitude, and had arranged to
tar and feather Foster the-very next
time he opened his mouth in con
domination OF the new regime. This
they now proceeded to do, and, not
content with treating the man so
ignomin 3usly. rode him on rail past
corner where they knew the sheriff
was then lounging.
The autocrat saw them coming. He
promptly produced red bandana.
bound it tightly across his eyes and
smiled broadly as the procession
passed. Foster was so n,addened with
rage and real physical suffering that
he never noticed the presence OF the
law, but one of the men was moved to
be jocose. q =.
Whats wrong with your eyess"
sheriff." he inquired.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10

chine Attendant bit of firebrand
at union meetings-was SO incensed
by young Hamer's poaching on what
he considered to be special preserve
OF his own that he actually hired two
East Side toughs to attack his rival
and put him out of action.
In itself, the incident was quite UNI
important. The would-be garotters
chose the wrong time for their en-
terprise, since they laid in wait for
George one night when Burton was
walking home with him, and the re-
suit was disastrous-to the toughs.
Indeed, they received such an unmer-
ciful hiding that no further steps were
taken against them.
But Bill Fosters rancor endured
even after the young couple were
happily married, and fair start had
been made in the garden village which
surrounded the Hamer factory.
The new concern had almost de-
nuded the main plant Of the Cardboard
Box trust of its workers. Neither
money nor wit had been spared in
establishing it on firm foundation
Men and women, decently housed
| their hours Of labor shortened, their
honor appealed to that they should
earn the higher wages paid by their
employers, and they worked under
conditions Of light and air and cheer
fulness which were promptly quoted
as ideal by every social reformer in
the country.
George Hamer took practical
charge of the works, while his wife
devoted herself to the welfare of the
women and children. She moved
among them as a teacher and guide
who had been one of themselves an6
could well appreciate the disabilities
under which even jewellers in :
garden city labored
No Utopia possible in the worlt
today can equalize all things, and il
is indeed folly to pretend that SIS I
week can yield the same pleasant
conditions as ten times the amount
But the Garden City Cardboard Bo,
company prospered. 1t was con
ceived on the right lines. Soldier.
know that one volunteer is worth
| three pressed men. and these happy
workers turned out more and far bet
ter boxes per head than the enslavee
toilers employed by the trust.
Bill Foster, the apostle OF labor un
rest, found himself in a minority o
one when he tried to stir up trouble
among his mates, In fact, his effort.
! led to result which he little fore
saw.
The country district in which Bur
ton and Hamer had located their fac
tory was ruled by the local sheriff
The governor OF the state might no
have agreed with this opinion, but !
was held unequivocaily by every resi-
dent. Now, the sheriff had looked OF
the garden city and its promoters, and
after splitting, was wont to announc,
That both were bully" Hence h
had no use for agitators, and whei
he came across Foster, mounted OF
box and haranguing crowd OF hi
mates, who listened merely to pass TIL
Cigarette time" after dinner, h
walked straight up to sthe spouteI
| grabbed him by the neck, and kicke,
him off the lot
| by heckp he roared. "any felle
who talks that way in this yer BALL
wick hez ter quit. and quit sharp"
i Foster did not take this chastise
ment at all kindly. Indeed, he resent
ed it with all the bitterness of meal
nature which sought revenge on tn
Hamers and hoped to find an Quite
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
MONSTER OF THE MAGIC RING

Richard F. Hamilton, master press
agent, a man whose word paintings
have fired the imagination and stirred
the souls Of more boys and men than
perhaps all other press agents Amer
lea has>known, is dead. "Tody" was
word juggler beyond compare. As
press agent for P. T. Barnum and
later for Barnum and Bailey he blazed
the route of the Greatest Show on
Earth over America and over Europe
| with illiterative adjectives. His vocab-
ulary was an inexhaustible mine of
wonder words. His posters gripped
the attention as nothing did before or
since in the history of the circus. He
knew more newspaper men than per-
haps any one person in America. His
memory for names and faces was
marvellous. He could put more color
ing to story Of the circus than there
was coloring to all the circuses that
ever were sent on the road. He was
/ the greatest publicity getter America
has produced.
In his youth he was a reporter on
the New York "Sun." Later he made
a fortune in real estate. When he
lost his fortune he became Barnum's
press agent and for about twenty-six
years he travelled the world over
ahead of the great show.
He died in Baltimore at the age of
50. Into those sixty-nine years he
crowded as much action as any or
binary ten men could know.
And of all the wonderful things in
connection with "Tody" Hamilton
perhaps nothing is more remarkable
than that he never saw the show of
which he was the world famed agent
and which he, more than Barnum,
made tremendously popular.-Com-
MERGE and Finance.