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Evening star., 1916-11-27
URGES THE CHURCHES
NOT TO Be SELFISH
Pastoral Letter to P. E. Churches
Warns Against Self-Isolation
During Europe's War.

In IL past oral letter sent out by the
bishops of the recent general conven-
tion of the Protestant Episcopal
Church In st. Louis. which Is being
read In the several churches, warning
is issued against feeling OF selfish
ness and smugness in the United States
during the present European war. No
self-isolation is possible on the Amer
lean peoples part. the letter says. and
1t is folly to ignore the fact. Due rec
ognition of the fundamental unities of
a human race Is advocated as a means
of Fastening the day when the arma-
ments of war shall be transformed into
those of peace.
God hates goddess and empty
peace as much as He hates unright-
eous war. and If America comes out
of this day of world disorder richer In
purse and poorer in manhood. she will
invite upon herself the penalty of q
debased national life or even Of losing
her very soul,' it says.
Contributions a Mere Pittance.
Let 1t be sadly said that in proper
tion to her swollen wealth. as figures
show" the letter recites. Americas
contribution toward the alleviation of
innocent sufferers in Europe.i is a mere
pittance. A few have given lavishly
even to the laying down of their lives,
many in due proportion to their sub
stance. the vast majority, little or
nothing.
political expediency may in wartime
require neutrality of the state, but it
cannot hold in leash the sympathies of
the individual citizen. The fact that our
nation Is not at war affords no ground
for smugnesS, much less for Self-ap-
plause.
''Nationalism too often assumes the
ugly role of group-selflshness or false
patriotism. Local conditions determine
what form this disease will take. Yon-
der it breaks forth in the scarlet rush
of war; here in unconsecrsted pros
perity. which is bound to cause man
hood to decay.
When Nation Is Not at Peace.
THE nation that in some quarters
for the sake of gain still chains to the
wheels of industry the bodies and souls
of her little children, that allows hu-
man life to be sacrificed to the inven-
tions of speed and production from lack
of costly safeguards, that needs list
lessiy the cry Of the poor ard oppressed
is not at peace, even though she be not
at war.
'If presently we aspire to act az
peacemakers in behalf Of the warning
nations on the ground that we are not
caught in the meshes of the actual con-
fict, let our aspirations be tempered
by the reflection that we are tainted
with the common disease Of which war
is symptom, not cause"
Evening star., 1916-11-27
To Show Power Of Women.


1t is planned to make it a concrete
picture of the power of the women OF
the United States, not only to impress
Congress. but to make the people of the
entire country gathered here for the
inaugural ceremonies recognize this
force to be reckoned with in politics as
well as homemakers.
1t was announced that a tentative
permit has been issued for this suffrage
demonstration on March 3, 1917, with
the restriction that it must not con-
fiict in any way with any plans for the
inaugural ceremonies.
Already the women are organizins g
their marching clubs and planning fea-
lures of the pageant in number OF
the western states. 1t Is expected that
this will be the largest gathering OF
this country.
Miss Needham Made Chairman.
In preparation for the big drive" on
Congress Miss Grace Needham was
elected chairman of the District branch
of the Congressional Union. Mrs. W
Thompson Burch first vice chairman
Miss Aline Solomon second vice chair
man. Miss Bliss Finley secretary and
Mrs. Paul Dessez treasurer.
Among the speakers were Mrs. Jessie
Hardy MacKaye. Mrs. ellison Gardner
Mrs. Nina L. AlIender and Mrs. Minnie
Z. Brooke.
As an evidence of the effects of their
campaign Miss Younger pointed out
that President Wilson received twelve
less electoral votes in the suffra tse
states than he did in the election four
years ago. and Miss Younger added
THE campaign of the women cost the
| democrats twice as much money, twice
Evening star., 1916-11-27
Business Began
in Rocky Ford,

IN Rocky toru. were fit to be ship
ped long distances were produced in
numbers. the particular quality that
made them widely marketable was
neither quality nor favor primarily
it was their small and uniform size
that made. them a good Grating PROPOSE
tion. Given this quality. which im-
plted commodity that it was posi-
BILE to pack and transport, the breeders
soon added on the fancy touches OF
flavor But the Rocky Ford varieties
nut the melon business on national
basis because they could be Grated and
shipped almost anywhere on large
scale They gave the cantaloupe dis
tricts the whole country as "A market.
This term Rocky Ford is at present
surrounded by considerable confusion
and ambiguity. and has been the sub.
ject of a court decision. AS the situa-
ton stands. melon may be raised in
Rocky Ford and not be Rocky Ford
melon while a Rocky Ford melon may
come from California or Florida. This
is because the name Rocky Ford ap-
plies to both district in the state OF
Colorado and also to several varieties
Of cantaloupe. Local growers objected
to having the name of their city ap
piled TO melons raised elsewhere, even
though the melons in question were
raised from Rocky Ford seed. The
court uiu not sustain IneHl, however.
holding that the name could rightly be
applied to the Rocky Ferd varieties, no
matter where they were raised
One OF the points thai make the
Rocky Ford varieties popular with all
sorts of growers is the fact that they
ripen early. They are raised in high
mountain country. where the growing
season is comparatively short and ma
ture is inclined to hurry the fruit along
TO maturity. Incidentally this means
that 1t is likely to hit the market while
prices are high. In this cantaIoupe
game the big prizes go to the man who
gets there first. There generally is a
wild scramble in the early days of the
season to reach the markets. The first
few cars always command a stiff pre-
MUM. Hence the early ripening spe-
cies are eagerly sought by growers
sometimes even at the expense OF quail
ity and flavor
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How Variety
Was Produced


Was Produced. ROCKY Ford in
question was suspected of mixed par
entape itself. So the honey-dew Is a
| hybrid of parts, with the uncertain
characteristics Of a new development.
The melon as it should be. and some
times is. has a fine thick meat and a
, beautiful flavor. 1t also has ten
dency to throw back" to the qualities
! Of some one of its many ancestors
when 1t may look and taste du,,s III uar
expects. One man planted a nuinoer
| of seed. all taken from single money .
dew melon. He got twelve dlHerent
| varieties of melons on vines grown
| from those seed. He even got differ
| ent varieties on the same vine. =.
| Such an incident is only a detall IN
| the great game of raising cantaloupes'
| The grower, when he has ne" va
| rietv that he considers q winner, SIM
\ ply picks out the specimens thal SNOW
he characteristics OF the father melon
among the mixed children, ana pans pans
| the seed Of these. Each generation
| shows fewer sports and throw oacks
| than the last. until after feW Seai
he has established q new type oi con.
| taloupe. He can breed for aitnos. any
| nl1alftv he wants-size. color OF inea''
| size of seed cavity or time OF flpeH-
| ing 1t is a fascinating game. espeGiai-
ly when played in a district that SHIPS
! l carloads 1ntloiiS III q
where popular new Naiie@9 -'
| a small fortune. 49,, ,>,I,r
Practically every one of the popular
melons that go to breakfast tables al,
over the country have been deveiopeu
by carefully directed breeding theE eS
are man-perfected products to a hisn
degree. II a grapefruit is lemon with
| a college education, the modern canta :
| loupe belongs in the class of the self
| made man who worked his way
| thraugh school: for some of the ma
| tionally famous varieties are direct de-
| scendants of single melons-slngie
/ specimens that stood out from among
tbefr hrethren on the vine by reason of
desirable characteristics and We're Sc
| lected to become the founders of new
| families This method of selection Is a
commoner way of producing new
varieties than is the artificial crossing
of types which produced the honey-dew
x
Here in Rocky Ford the cantaioupe
hnsiness had it's real beginning as a
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Proper Time
to Pick Melons

to your mouth. you are the victim of
some misguided growers eagerness to
get a share Of the high prices that re-
ward early marketing. There is Ger
tain point that comes but once in the
life of every cantaloupe when 1t is ex-
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In fact. III most cases where You sit
down before an attractive and expen-
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They crossed the South African casaba
melon on a native Rocky Ford variety
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Here in Rocky Ford the cantaloupe
business had it's real beginning as a
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crisp, curling gold" Wilson Barrett
played Hamlet with a red wig. az did
stephen Kemble and Charles Fechter.
Booth used one when he played Mac
beth up to the time Of Macklin-all
Shvlocks wore red wigs. So II IL that
George Monroe's red wig Is an object
Of public interest and
A series Of special performances, the
entire proceeds Of which will be de-
voted to allied war charities, will be
given shortly by Nine. Yorska. The
actress feels that since she cannot
personally take part in relief work
she should be doing something 10 show
her devotion to a cause for which &C
many prominent authors and artists
have given up their lives.
The cooperation OF several players
has been promised for these specia
plays. Among those who will appear
are Nine. d'Archanbaud Of tho The
atre Royal. Brussels; Miles. Margarc
Green, Jenny Marinon. Ann MEREDITH
and Beverly S~itgreaves: NM. Pau
Gordon, Roeder and Ruben Of tn,
Washington Square Players and Rob
ert Witworth.
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This will be the NTH show from that
famous institution of extravaganza in
which they have appeared. the other
four being The Whirl OF Society"
The Passing Show OF 1912 THE
Whirl Of the World" and THE Passing
Show Of 1915" Willie Howard. the
smaller OF the two brothers. made his
first appearance as a singer with Anna
Held in THE Little Duchess" but had
before that appeared for a week at
Huber's Museum Willie was then -
years old and a boy soprano. When
Anna Held sang "Pretty Molly Shan
non" Willie Howard sans the chorus
In the gallery and made a great hit
with II. He then appeared in a quartet
with Lizzie Evans in a piece called
'Cozy Corners" At the same time
Eugene Howard vas appearing as one
Of the Yankee Comedy Four" Then
the two boys formed a partnership
with Tom Dunn. and for six years they
toured vaudeville IN a sketch known
as The Messenger Trio" Then the
two boys appeared alone for foul
years, until they were finally selected
one night for the Sunday night con
cert AT the Winter Garden, New York
They made such a big hit that the,
were engaged at once for tho new
show. 1.-The Whirl OF Society" and the!
have been at the Winter Garden eve
since.
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They appAudeA ID generally and
looked upon q enlargement - . DIS
tnctiy society understanding rep
resentative Of the great world Of
Broadway which must Do patronized
for the sake Of culture ana education.
We played to crowded houses every
where and our season attained such
vogue that many social functions were
held In our honor.
IL am surprised that more American
managers do not take advantage Of
the splendid opportunities offered In
the South American field. No company
rom this country. provided II con-
tanned competent players and presented
meritorious plays, has over gone there
without reaping handsome profits.
South Americans have confidence In
the amusement productions Of the
United States. This IL partly due. per-
haps, to the remarkable hold which
Caruso has upon the affections Of the
people. Coming from New York, a.
he does. to sing in the leading opera
houses Of Brazil and the Argentine. ne
theatregoing public believe that what
ever II produced in New York must be
worth while"
Before Joining Mr.. Hodges company,
Miss wheatley played two seasons in
the New York company Of ION Trial."
appearing as the Widosc. She was seen
as CdlpSrnto n William Faversham's
production OF Julius Cesar" and has
taken principal roles In THE Girl from
the Golden West" and other playa
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ter Damrosch, PasQuale Amato. An
tonic Scott. Virginia FOX Brooks. Jane
Wheatley. Henrietta Crosman and
Hilda Spong, italy: Blanche Bates.
Japan: ALA Nazimova. Russia; Yvette
Guilbert. France: Ethel Barrymore,
Florence Nash. Charlotte Ives. Emmy
wehlen. Lionel Barrymore and Clara
Kimbali Young. Belgium; Andrea de
Segurola. Janet Beecher n Kathleen
Nesbi,. Portugal, and Constance Col
lier. Serbia, Montenegro and Rumania-
Besides there will be present julie Opp
Mrs William Faversham). Margot
Kelly, Thomas A. Wise. the Dolly SIS
terS Marie Dressler. n Maurice and
Walton.
Special dances Will be given by Will
Morrissey and Harry Fox. the Do!lys.
, RoshanarA and Faymabi. Dorald!na.
and Maurice and Walton. Among the
noted singers will be Mile. Alice Verlet,
who will sing the Belgian and Japa-
nese anthems; George Balkanon. who
will sing the Russian anthem. and
Maggie Teyts. Margaret Mayo will be
general stage director.
The Dolly Twins. Tom Wise and
! Constance Collier will come down from
New Haven after their evening per-
Torrance to be present at the ball
Some people may think that George
W. Monroe. the comedian OF h Show
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MES wHEATLEY N SOUTH
AMERICA.
she Acted There IN American
Plays.

she Astel There IN American
Plays.
Il u not svery actress who can boast
Of . season in South America. yet
such IL the privilege Of Jane Wheat
ley. who plays with charm and variety
the part Of Mrs.. Marion EIlstoorth
with William Hodge in Fixing Sister"
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre
Il w1s . member Of the Be!asoo-De
Mile company" says Mise wheatley.
which toured South America in 1905.
Our repertoire comprised eighteen
plays, most Of which had been Broad
way uccesses Our eason lasted for
a period Of ten weeks-eisht weeks
spent In Buenos Ayres and one each
in Montevideo and Rosario.
The experience was . genuine and
fascinating lark; no worries. no incon-
veniences at any time Of the engage
ment. The sale Of seats was by SUBJ
| scription only and as the seats were
entirely disposed Of before We arrived
we naturally felt secure against any
possible disaster. We presented, among
other plays, The Charity Ball. By
Belasco and De Mile: Sherlock
Holmes the younger De Miles play
OF the Canadian Northwest. The Roya
Mounted and Oscar wiide's Lad,
windermere's Fam Naturally tht
subtlety and brilliance OF the Wild
comedy vas lost upon the Spanish
audiences, since We played entirely II
English. The spectators followed th'
story Of each play by watching closel,
the action Of tho characters. Sherlock
Holmes proved our most popular offer
ing. due no doubt to the fact that tn
detective tales are familiar 20 the peo
pie Of South America and that the pla!
contained greater action than any o
the others"
Mtss wheatley explained that Span
ieh audiences are uniformly kind an
hospitAble.
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Of Wonders" at tho Winter Garden.
has sunset locks. This Is a mistake.
There have been a whole lot of famous
women who have or had red hair
notably Mrs. Leslie Carter, Queen
Elizabeth and Cleopatra. But George
Monroe IL not a woman-"the vurry
idea" and so his hair Is black. Mon
roe has worn a red wig for twenty-five
years, and never but once IN all thai
time has had an opportunity OF dom
ming any other hirsute appendage.
This once was when he was cast for a
part in THE Top o. the World" when
the anage desired him to play the
part Of an old lady and wear n white
wig. This was too much for the ro-
tund Monroe; he baked and refused.
While the comedian cannot be par
tlcularly commended for wearing a red
wig, he can be given the heartiest COM
mendation for not pulling II on, n Ia
vaudeville. at the end Of the show just
to prove il Ii a red wig. Anyway,
George Monroe has very nice hair OF
his own; good enough hair even for
the stage. The late Joe Emmett. like
Monroe. was compelled all his life I'd
wear a blond!sh Wig. yet Emmett had
beautiful black curly hair. Then, too
there was once n comedian named Red
dish. Monroe would probably like to
play a part and disclose to the public
Just the sort OF hair he has on top Of
his head, but unfortunately he will
never have the chance, The red VIC
he wears has caused him 10 be inter
ested In all red heads, and more par
ticulariy historical red heads. For In
stance. Monroe dotes on Cleopatra
Only the other day no wal tei!!ng
friend that the Queen Of Egypt -
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book Of Shis kind nat hAs evsf been
published. and 10 attractiveiy printed.

That there Is . strong public inter
est in the presentation Of unusual plays
10 already manifested In the advance
sale Of seats for the performance OF
Jules lie Mattress famous play, The
Pardon" translated by Barrett II.
Clark. which Douglas J. Wood II to
present at the Bandbox Theatre on
Tuesday afternoon. A large audience
Il assured. Tho comedy enjoys the
distinction Of having been originally
produced by the Coincide Franchise.
and Ia frequently revived there. There
are but three characters in the play
susdnns. her husband. Georges. and
Therese. their friend. The plot Is con-
centrated In the relations OF these
three persons. and discusses With great
frankness. yet with delicacy and dig
nifty. the psychological influence OF
marital inidelity. The three roles Will
be played at this FIRST performance In
America respectively by Olive Tell
Douglas ]. Wood and Margaret More
land (Mrs. Nat c. 0oodwtn).
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MOTION PICTURES.
acknowledgement Fredr

sTRAND-Pauline Frederick
In "Eanette of the Wilds," By
William Mack; British Govern
ment war pictures, by Charles
Urban; 1.-THE Stampede" at the
Western county fair; Viva Strs..
ton, soprano; Carl Rogier. barry.
tone; Irene Stolofsky, violinist.
Concert orchestra under the
direction Of Carl Edouarde.
RIALTO-E. II. Sothern In
IAN Enemy to the King; war
pictures Of the British campaign
in Mesopotamia, showing relief
expedition TO British forces a.
Kut-el-Amara. News, comedy,
educational. scenic pictures.
Concert orchestra.
LOEw'S NEW YORK-Harold
Lockwood in "The Big Ire
maine" to-day; f. n. Sothern IN
"An Enemy to the King" Mon.
day; Edna Mayo in THE
Chaperon on Tuesday: Ella Hall
in "The Bugler of Algiers" on
Wednesday; Lillian Gish in "The
Children Pay" on Thursday;
Robert Warwick in CAN Man" on
Friday; George Walsh in "The
Mediator" on Saturday.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC%une
Caprice in 1.-THE Mischief Maker"
will be the feature for the first
four days Of the week.
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cord.ng TO late discoveries. was q moral
woman; hat she was the mother Of
four children. and a devoted mother.
You probably didn't know" sad Nom
roe. that Anthony had married Cleo
patra." This friend replied: When.
lately?" In point of fact Monroe "A
worn the rubicund. burning. scorn gold
wig so many years that ne has really
come to like II. AS a justification for
the use Of later!t!ous locks Monroe
has on his fingers ends all the litera-
,ure on the subject. Three OF Shake
speare's characters. for instance.
should. according TO the author. wear
red wigs. the same being Orlando and
Portid. When yuliets tomb was
opened. in 1S45. It was found that
her hair rippled around her head in
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Nina YorskA has selected Jenny"
- the frst play Of the serisA II u
the work Of Algernon Boysen. . young
American now serving In h French
aviation corps. and was presented to
the actress by the author before he set
sail for France. "The Greater Claim"
q the next play which will be offered.
JutA Belle Ranke wrote the piece,
which turns on q theme now occupy
ing tho women Of to-day. II will Be
followed by ia 0.oconda" Of D'Annun-
xio, Arthur symon6s translation beinl
used. The lnsl play Of the series vii
be The Lady From the Sea-" by Ibsen
Owen johnson has decided to tak'
another chance a. a dramatist-fol
lowing his putting The Salamander
on the boards-And IL at work making
his new novel. the Woman Gives
ready for the stage. The scene Of hi,
new story Il artistic Bohemia, placed
right in the entre OF this city by tn
sea. ana the dramatic note u struck
he thinks. in q new way by his char
acter Tnoo Somderso~ In "Th'
Woman Gives she scu . certain
Dangerheld. allan Gdrford. the errati'
son Of a wealthy Knickerbocker fam
lily. from the dogs after he has gon'
TO them mentally. morally n physi
cally. After she has brought him baci
to the artistic place In the world o
painters which he had previously oc
cup.ed. and his old circle In society
she realizes that she - no longe
needed and quietly turns TO q child
like sculptor who 10 always gettinl
into trouble and makes her happy b,
always needing her aid.
Then there are the amusing doing
OF a group OF Bohcmians. who are q
American as can be. though the inter
est naturally centres around the ~
leading characters. One Of h char
acters In telling her story says tbs
his listeners were amused. grateft
and %stubbcrnly ~incredulous. KNOWN
full we'll from their own experienc
that women like that don't exist" Th'
Is. however. probably irony on the pal
81 the author. who claims that Oh
does exist-and Is going TO show hs
to US on the stage.
Willie and Eugene Howard, who n
appearing in the "Show OF Wonders
at the Winter Garden. began earl,
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To people on this side Of the Atlantic
Violet fleming. the charming heroine
of Richard Walton Tully's "The
Flame.' Ia known by the simple sobri-
que. ACTRESS" but over IN England
there are several hundred boyp who
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BURLESQUE.

COLUMBIA--"Some Show"
written by Barney Gerard, au-
thor Of "Follies of the Day"
Edmond HAYES is the star of the
company. Music by Albert Won
Tilzer. Lev Brown and Bert
| Grant.