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The Washington herald., 1916-01-31

"Oh, he worked so hard-why don't
they applaud?" whispered Helen
fercely as, ignorant of stage rules,
she clapped from the wings.
Look at him now! That whirlwind
finish is what takes it out of him"
Leaning against the wing, the pant
ing dancer was holding his side in a
racking cough, his pallor showing
CHASTITY through the rouge
And he does that twice a day"
breathcd Helen.
Three timesl This is a small-time
house"
Here Laura ran up and drew Helen
into the next wing with a hurried
you can see better from here. This
is our act-right after the intermis-
sion"
The stage hands were showing into
place the gilt furniture of a drawing
room set. On a centercd table were
placed telephone, a vase of paper
| flowers, some letters, books and
photographs.
| Miss Floyd, seating herself at the
table, strai ightened the props, hid the
unattached cord of the dummy tele-
phone, and took down the receiver.
Let 'er CO." called the stage man
ager, and the curtain rolled up, with
Miss Floyd talking fast and excitedly
over the phone.
1t was jealous wife sketch. Laura,
who had the small part of the maid,
stoc. in the wings beside Helen, ten
sely waiting for her cues.
| When the curtain fell there was a
mild pplause-enough for Miss
Floyd to take one call alone, and one
with her "company"-a stacy, dudish
youth, who played the husband, and
Laura.
As it was Saturday night, and the
entire bill was changed Sunday there
was a general scurry OF packing up.
I'VE have to get our trunks to the
, station tonight" explained Laura.
Tomorrow we open in Troy. The
week after we're booked in Scranton
that's as far as | know"
With the feeling OF leaving a
strangely foreign world, Helen kissed
Laura good-by and made her way
around to the front of the house.
Warren was waiting for her in the
lobby, scowling at next weeks bill
board as he buttoned up his overcoat.
ooh, | wish you'd gone back with
me-" slipping her hand through his
arm. "There's so much you don't see
from the front"
Huh, saw all | wanted to! That's
what | call one punk showl"
Don't, dear; its so easy to criticise.
They try so hard-it's all so much
harder than it looks"
| Hard? How about the audience who
have to sit through lot OF second
rate slap-stick turns? Seems to me
I've heard you do some pretty tall
kicking yourself"
But never knew how hard they
worked or how much little applause
means to them"
"Well, when l applaud an act-it's
| got to be darned good one ! go
to show to be entertained-not to
pass out encouragement to a lot OF
| bum actors
Helen felt helpless to assail this
attitude. 1t was the attitude of most
audiences, and in way it was Just.
And yet when she thought of that
emaciated dancer holding his side
after his frenzied exertions it seemed
pitilessly hard.
AS they hurried on under the
signs of the now emptyins theaters,
Helen's silence was charged with a
bitter rebcllion-the baffled. futile re-
bellion with which she always beat
against the inexorable cruclties OF
! life.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31

a team of Irish comedians came
tumbling off.
Scurrying stage hands cleared their
set; castle drop was lowered; the
orchestra struck up lively air, and
the Spanish dancer waltzed on.
For a few minutes they watched
her from the wings, but Helen was
much more interested in the prepara-
tions for the next act. A long mar
row canvas was being securely
stretched and braced.
That's a trampeline," explained
Laura. That's the one who docs the
turn" as a grotesque clown tested
the canvas by bouncing upon it.
! Farther back was the paraphernalia
of still another set. "The Musical
Moores" was the gilt lettering on a
blue plush banner.
Would you like to see the prop
room" asked Laura. ITS back
here"
In the crowded storeroom was a
bewildering clutter of "props"-every-
thing from a plaster bust to fake
bottles of champagne. Dummy tele-
phones, andirons, kitchen utensils,
dishes, bucket OF coal, faded silk
lamp shades, artificial plants-evcn a
bird cage with a stuffed canary.
Everything was covered with dust and
more or less battered.
Curled up on a pile of rugs was a
big gray cat, which resented Helen's
caress with an impatient twitchihg of
notched ear.
Our acts the next after this-I
must go up now and finish dressing
Wouldn't you like to stay here and
look around?"
Left alone, Helen forgot her self
consciousness in the absorbing inter
est Of the place. She was examining
a cardboard strip painted to repre-
sent a row OF books when a gray
haired man in a plum dress
suit came in.
Pardon me miss" with a strongly
foreign accent, did you see any iodine
around here?" He was holding his
hand in a soiled handkerchief.
With a quick sympathy that over
came her diffidcnce, Helen scanned
some bottles on a crowded shelf
Iodine" read a brown-stained label
"Oh. let ME help you," impulsively,
as with the cork he clumsily touched
! up raw abrasion on his palm.
Discarding the cork as too harsh,
Helen brushed on the iodine with a
twisted corner of her handkerchief.
Its from that hand plate Did you
, see our turn? Well, l hold up my
partner on a Spinning ladder-but the
padding slipped"
And you held such a weight with
it cutting into your hand?"
That's nothing, miss. Most of us
have to stand worse than tnat. Last
week, when | was playing in Albany
juggler went on with a sprained
arm-a swelling as big as your fist"
"Oh, it must be hard" murmured
Helen tritely. There's so much the
audience doesn't appreciate"
Come out here-l'll show you
something"
Dodging some shifting scenery, he
led Helen to the wings. Two men in
white flannels with red-banded straw
hats were doing a violent acrobatic
dance. Down to the floor with split
legs, curveting leaps, loose-jointed
contortions, the Russian crouch-all
in accelerated time.
Watch that thin lanky chap-he
ought to be in hospital right now
He's got the 'con'-last stages-and
he knows it"
The dance ended in a mad whirl OF
cartwheel legs. There was only the
faintest applause-not even enough
for them to take a curtain.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
new COACH NAMED
FOR CAROLINA ELEVEN
Tar Heel Gridironers Select Harvard
Man as Tutor Of Team for
1916 Season.

Chapel Hill. Jan. SO.-Graduate Manager
Woollen has just announced as head
coach OF the football team for next year
Thomas ]. Campbell, of Harvard.
The coach this year has been chosen
with the greatest possible care, and the
committee feels that no one, out OF the
many suggested, VIII fll this difficult
post more acceptably than Mr.. Campbell.
In knowledge OF the game. personal
ity and in coaching ability he has already
given proof Of his merits As a member
Of the great Harvard teams of 1910 and
1911, he distinguished himself among such
stars as Wendell. FELTON,, Wigglesworth.
and Gardner. He played left half back
for Harvard these years in brilliant style.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
INVESTIGATING CONGESTION.
L. G. G. Making Inquiry About Sew
York Freight Condition.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
Is investigating the freight congestion in
and about New York City. Shippers
charge discrimination and lack of proper
terminal facilities.
The railroads say the congestion has
resulted from the lack of ships to take
the export freight which for many weeks
has been pilfng up at the docks
Shippers answer by saying that the lack
OF bottoms Is being used by the railroads
to cover their shortcomings and that the
roads are not giving the shippers ade-
ouate lighterage facilities.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
DIED.

BUQKLER-on Saturday, january p.
1915, at ll:l5 a. m, at her residence,
?5s2 Thirty-siXth street northwest
SUSAN J., widow OF Zscharish s
Buckler. in the 18th year Of her sge.
Funeral services will be held at Ham
line NJ E. Church, Ninth and P
streets northwest, at 10 o'clock Tues
day morning, February /. Relatives
and friends invited 70 attend. Inter
ment at Greenmount Cemetery, Bal
timore, Nd.
CHICK-On Sunday. January %. 1916 at
$50 .. M, at her late residence. l02S
Twenty-sixth street northwest. EDNA
Charles T. and Anna L. Chick.
Funeral from st. Pauls Episcopal
Church Wednesday afternoon Inter
ment in Rock Greek Cemetery. Friends
and relatives invited.
DONOVAN.-On Sunday, January 30 1876
at 2 D. m. departed this life. ANNIE
E. DONOVAN Cnee Murphy. wife OF
Jermiah E, Donovan, at Georgetown
University Hospital
Notice of funeral hereafter.
THORNE.-On Sunday. January 30, 1916.
at Z a. m. departed this life, WILL
lam THOMAS THORNE, Sr., in the
Sth year Of his age, at his home. near
Broad Creek. Prince George County.
Funeral services and internent at ST
Johns Episcopal Church, Tuesday.
February 1. at II a. m. Relatives and
friends are invited.
wAGSTAFF-On Friday night, Jsnu-
airy 2s. 1916. MARIETTA WAC
STAFF Cnee Hines), beloved wife
Of Edward d. Wagstah.
PLAZA Apartments. on Moday. Jan
uary 81, at IL o'clock. Interment
private.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
Steel Shipments Heavier.

The subsidiary companies of the United
States Steel Corporation shipped in 1915
approximately 100000 tons of rolled steel
products. The net earnings of the cor
poration for the year were $50 .351, ,2s6, in
dicatlng earnings at the rate of 5000 a
ton. In 1914 shipments aggregated 90O0,-
900 tons, while the earnings were s71,633 =
6l5. The net earnings were thus at the
rate of S96 a ton. In 1913 total ship
ments were 12,3T5OOo tons and the net
earnings were s1S7,1sl,S45. This was at
the rate of s11.0s a ton.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
Dry Goods Distribution Gains,

Current wholesale distribution Of dry
goods, say Marshall Field e. Co in
their review of the dry goods trade, lis
in excess of year ago. Reports from
all over the country indicate that retail
January sales were very active. Road
sales are running about the same as
year ago, and more customers have
been in the market. Collections are nor.
NAL. Prices very firm"
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
Roads Earn S125, 900, 900 More

In forecasting the reports for the
months Of November and December the
Commercial and Financial Chronicle for
January Is says that as compared with
last year the increase in earnings of
all railroads will reach 900 in gross
and 800, 10000 in net, which means a
tremendous gain In the credits of the
roads.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
World Film Offers Bonds.

The World Film Company is under
stood to be trying to place privately
10000 bonds at 50, the bonds to be con-
vertible into stock of the company at
2 IA. The recent decline in the price of
the World Film stock from around 2 1-s
TO as low as ! 5-S is said to have been due
to the fact that certain inside interests
disposed OF their holdings in an advanc-
ing market in the stock
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
Insurance Company Has Big Gain.

An Increase of nearly So,oooooo worth
Of insurance In force, which brings the
total for the year to s12s, 10000, Is shown
In the annual statement Of the Home Life
insurance Company. The assets of the
company have been increased more than
H.ooo.ooe The company has a net sur
plus of approximately s2.OoO.ooo after pro-
v1ding for all policy holders aud the de-
essrs< 6tvtssna swnA
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31

G TUMBLING over coil of rope,
- Helen found herself in the dim
- vaulted region behind the stage.
The place was chaotic with jutting
scenery, piles OF lumber and jumbled
furniture. Overhead hung confu-
sion of drops in network of ropes
and wires.
A group OF acrobats, their bulging
muscles in flesh tights, were swiftly
adjustiug the glittering steel and red
velvet trappings of their set.
With hesitating timidity, Helen ap-
preached a hurrying stage hand.
Gould you tell me where I'll find
Miss Wilson's dressing room?"
Right up them stairs. Anybody up
there'll tell you"
A steep, ladder-like flight led to a
low-ceilinged balcony, roughly parti-
toned into dressing rooms. Several
of the doors were open, the occu-
pants in various stages of their make
ups.
Miss Wilson? The girl with the
Floyd sketch?" woman in a Span
ish costume paused in the lacing OF
her black velvet bodice. She's in
eight"
Scanning the doors with their
crudely painted numbers, Helen
knocked at number eight.
"Oh, I'm glad you've come early
was Laura's joyous greeting; ""Pll
have time to show you around before
our act Where's Warren?"
"Out front-he wouldn't come back
Oh, do you have to share your dress
ing room?" for two trunks crowded
the floor space and two lay-outs OF
powder and rouge strewed the make
up shelf.
"Yes. this is supposed to be a dou-
Bile room. Spacious, isn't it? Those
are Miss Floyds things on that side
She'll be here in a minute"
What is she like? Tell me about
her" Helen glanced at the soiled
tawdry stage gowns that hung on
Miss Floyd's side.
I'm very grateful to her." evasive-
ly, "for offering me this part. ! hadn't
had a days work in the pictures for
over month"
The door opened and a blondish
woman past thirty breezed in.
Gee, it's cold out! Oh, how d'you
do?" carelessly, as Laura introduced
her Then briskly, Did you see tina,
dub about that curtain?"
"Yes, it'll be all right tonight. That
was a new stage hand"
well, this always was a bum
house" lighting cigarette. "The
last time played here their foo
electrician queered my act"
Having swiftly shed her street
clothes, over her pink silk tights she
now claspcd long corset, with extra
side lacings to conhne the plumpness
of her hips.
First time you've ever been back?
giving Helen an appraising glance in
the mirror. We'll, this house is a
dirty hole. They're not all so bad
D'you mind handing me those slip
pers"
Helen gave her the soiled pink
slippers from the jumbled trunk tray
"ShalI we go down now?" Laura
finished her makeup with a dab oi
rouge paste in the corner of each eye
You can see some of the turns from
the wings"
As they went down, faint ap-
plause rippled from the audience, and
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
B. & 0. Has Banner Year.

A banner year in both gross and net
revenues for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company is indicated by the
showing for the first six months of the
fiscal year. If the gross continues at
its present rate of increase until June
so next the system will show the big
gest year in its history.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31


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The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
SHAUGHF * DECLINES
BER7H IT TENNESSEE

would 10 ar.. - ? .cept position as
asslstar fJrtha. lg-.h at Tennessee
next Il w-a tCu'. lively agreed this
week -lf s.hau r1nssa : would come here
to 81 esd Gfulz- pontius. VINO recently
rcsir q rrE'9 tbla F1sitIon.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
I'M Eat PLAYERS.

-ysusgri;s sIE- Jan. 3o.-In one of the
} 4 pi1rs5 ErE most fiercely contested
azkcr-hsi} rhTTs on the local floor this
easc7 r. Ess .tsville Independent quint
.5spr711-1 r-.- the fast Pi Fraternity
ass oe ngton here last night. %
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The Washington herald., 1916-01-31

SuhzritutiOn-Pi, Boyd for Fowler. Goals from
Ho-r Ipvlin t5 Gilmore a. NIcC1ay 81. Williams
49, Fowler (5'. MrAIuTrsy. Huntsmann 49,. Jones;
roa17 frCn foul Williams l6l. Fowler ~. Refer--
VI CrCswaithe Fl. H. :. Umpire Mr.. Hamilton.
Scorer Mr.. Walsh. Time Of halves Is and %
rnirutsz.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31

Seventy per cent of the residents o. the
United states use electricity in some form
svsfS dAys
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
PROPOSALS.

0FFfCE 0F THE C0NNisSI0NERs DTsTRfcT
q Columbia. January = 1915 SsAed pruPossI
Will b. received 81 this Cftcs Rom Sc District
Building. Until oclock , N. FsbslIkry s. 1910
for furnishing snd eTe-inE marble wtfsr rlosst
partitions. promsusie tile rnafinF enInsl rils
vnrk. window guards. drinking f-lntstnI ltvst6rg.
wood hlNCk floCTing Modification Of vest fan ruofr
sirls' lockeT rom and wnrk rom Central HLsh
School Thirteenth ard Clifton st--ets northwest
Washington. n g Rlznk forns o. propus8
specifications and all Necessity information may b.
obtained from thr Clisf Clsrt Eug1ues- Depart
nsut Room e District Binding Washington n.
c. A DEPOSIT q I've dollars $50 will hr -
quired 20 insure return ~ plans md spe-hcati1n,
OLIVER p. NEWMAN LOUIS BROwNJOW
CHARLES W KUTZ Cuunissoo.rs D. c
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
Answers to Queries.

Hussar: Here is a good cleansing
cream: orange flower water, ounces;
oil of sweet almond, 4 ounces; white
wax. ounces. Melt the wax and boil
In double boiler, remove from the
hre and beat in the orange flower
water; beat until cool
Cleansing cream is always applied
with the tips OF the fingers in a ro-
tary motion. and removed at once with
a soft towel.
Fussy: Perhaps your shiny skin is
caused by the use OF soap. Try. clsans-
ing cream and meals, giving up soap
altogether. uss this lotion. but not
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
IT PAYS TO READ AND USE
HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
LOST AND FOUND.

DosT-J4N. %, i9is CHEVY CHASE CAR OR
Eighteenth street and Columbia road, small black
handbag tortoise shell handle contains fountain pen
with initisb L. T. II. Reward returned 70 l..
ROSE zss5 Tilden st.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
TAEMs FOR SALE.

n A. yN Nb.- u NTIfs OF 6ENTR
Market. eccS osds lnrr dthy buldins. ler
ho1ss. tul% Poultry place. y a. ps.rey Nd.
80 ysras 70 vopss. r. dwelling rcoc ssssl~ h-ps
chicken hoosss, sprinx stream ssc~tyAu ehsnts
snap. G-M Macy otheu, all ftnda fx-ms a. sucur
ban J. sERoXI LiGHIToor. s<n q ne.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
The Safest Investments

Are tbose that do not nuctuats during Dis
tnrbed conditions Of the money OF stock mar
Ests First deed Of trIst notes (drst mort
gisssl, well secured 90 real estate in the Dis
trict Of CfluDbis. constitute "silt-sdss'' In
vsstments They DO not depend upon ths
snsncill responsibility Of individuals or cor.
Torations for their stability. and are exempt
from taxation as personal property. We can
lupplJ slch investments IN amounts from s5n
uvrard Send for booklet Concerning Losns
and IuysEtmsnts
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
LEGAL NOTICE.
CONRAD n. sYmE, JAMES FRANCIS
SMITH. Attorney.

IN The SUPREME COURT OF TIE DISTRICT
o. ooaumhs holdinE a Distriz Court In ~:
oreuins. v1denins. and etsTsioa of sDs1t IN sausr
3sz oB. and zig, In the District ~ Chunks
that the Connisaoosn q the District Of Cnumbis
pursuant 10 tho rroFFaont o. sectiol ls 10 sscion
$50 ]. inclusive. o. the Code u Law for the Di-e4
Of Columbia. have fled a petitinr 10 this Corrf
przyins the condemnhtion of the and n.c-~s.rT for
the operins. widening and sEtenzoa of sn.yt IN
squsr 3f,. bounded b. Charm strees Ciftn. street
Fourteenth stre-t wsst and Fiftseuth ,re~t
square sss. bounded b. Lamont srre, Kenyon
str-et, WSnder stEnet and Pan ulscs snd s1usr.
Sll4 bo,noed b. I stree north. Thouaf str-st.
frst street vezt and SecCBd Srrees w-ra IN the
District q Columtia. - shown On a Plat o. map
nsu WITH the s4id petifion. Iart thereuf and
praying also that jury Of Eve jndicia1us di-utrr-
ested men not relsted 20 any psrslu interested In
these rrccedinE. and IN the ssrri- ~ elnrloy-
ment q the District Of ColmmhS or Of the Uuiied
ststss. b. summoned by the United stats Msr-ha
for the Dssrict of Columbia % axssss the dsnss.s
each owucT q land 70 b. tksu nay slstsin b.
reason W the openinF, extension. and widening of
the said alleys and the condemuGtiou of the land
neCessary Tor the rsrIn-es tbereof and 10
beDehU resulting theTrfron the entire amount os
hzid osmSEss. rnclBding the eIpensrs q the>~ uru
ceedins1. upon esch lot part q Dot oT psrorl of
land in the square bioc3 IN Which-ssid sney 60
minor sreet u 10 b. oIs1ed. e1tendsd and vtden-d
and upon each lot, psrt q l1s rsrcsl Of rroun6
in the squGres blocks confronting the MD sTIErs
which Win be ben~fted b sid opening extension
anu Nf0eIlhsf ~ N1e tIopnFIhon Liat the satd TurT
NAV hno aid lots parts q iots psru-is a land
will b heoehted prsided for IN aud b the .fore
ssid code Of law II is, tg thr Court. thu 1th day
Of Jsnusry, A. d. 1916 ORDERED. That ell pr
sons having any interest," IN thcSs proceednu BE- and
they srt hereby, warned snd commanded 70 Epp-ar
IN this Court or bsforp the sTH DAY or
FEBRUARY. A. u. Hl6. 81 ~ o'cio~k o. n ard
continue in sttendsBce until the Court shall have
msde its final order HtifytnE End confirming the
award of damages and the k-eszueut oy hensAs
OF the jury 10 BE- e-nraBcled and SwoTr herrfn and
II 10 furtheT ORDERED, ThHtB cupT ~ this notio.
and order b published tWicr week fcg thrrs ricre.
siTe weeks IN the WGsinEJor Evening Star the ws@h
ingt0u Times. and The Wasiinr7Su Hezh n--s
paper published In the ssid Dt~sric1 comnrncins
al leSst twenty DAYS before the sid s5th dsv cf
FehTusry. A. d. 1876. II Is further ORDERED Tfat
a copy Of this DCtios and ordsF Be served b. the
United ststes MIrshsl his oer-1fi-s mon ezch
Of the owneTs q the fee of the land 20 b cndemned
hsrcn as may b found b. the aid marshal ht-
deTSnes. within the Distncl o. Columbia b-t,-.
the said :Jth day II February. A. d. 1916 b. the
Court: p L SIDDONs. justice. A true cppy-
Test: tSezll J. r. YOUNG. Glen b. p Y CCN-
NINGHAM. Assistant Cen.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31

This series Is n continuation of~Their
Married Life" produced by Mabel Her
bert Urner for four years. "The Mar
ried Life of Helen and Warren" ap-
pearing excIusively In this paper, In
the only series now being written by
Mabel Herbert Urner.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
SPECIAL NOTICE.

The most unusual collection of its
kind in Washington can be seen at
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
FOR RENT-R0QNs.

FOR RENT-Ro0MS.
~ < 81. Nv--TW0 ROOMS. soTTHEES
eaposure. furnished. well heated and bot water.
ROOMS AND BOARD.
80 81. Nw.-sfNGLE ROOM. SECOND
floor frcut: porch. bath, hot water; select sar-
roupdinsx: cuisips the bsst.
ias ST NW.-LARGE, CLAN ROOM sufT-
able for tpS: porch, bath. hot -stsr: sels- sar-
rounding: cuisips the best
The Washington herald., 1916-01-31
PETERSEN'S
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-CANCELLED POSTAGE STAMPS
kind nov in use. good pricrs Tbid; Tics list free
A. c. ROESSLER, Esst Orange y J.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-18
BRIDGE TRUST


Continued from Page One.l
against each of the defendant COM
panies and that orders of custer be is
sued by the court. The companies
against which Brewster directed his
fire are: Topeka Bridge and Iron
company, Missouri Valley Bridge
company. Canton Bridge company,
Kansas City Bridge company, Illinois
Steel Bridge company, and the Leav-
enworth Bridge company. All OF
these companies, it is charged, have
been doing business in Kansas in vlo-
lation of the antitrust law.
Proceedings against the bridge COM
panies are similar to those against the
alleged harvester trust, the brewerfes,
the Standard Oil company and other
so-called trusts and corporations
charged with violation of the state
laws. Penalties may be assessed
against the companies and orders of
custer rendered.
Based on evidence gathered by
Keene, the state charges that the six
defendant companies divided the state
into territories and that each defend
ant company profited from the bust
ness originating in it's allotted district.
In other words, there was no real
competition among the companies in
the combine, the state charges. This
practice is held by the attorney gen
eral to have been in direct violation
of the provisions of the antitrust law.