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The Washington times., 1916-01-12
MUSIC
New York Symphony Society Gives
Second Of Seasons Concerts,
Percy Granger, Soloist.

With Percy Grainger as soloist, one
Of the most interesting programs of
the symphony Society. OF New York,
both for beauty and novelty. was Of
fered by Walter Damrosch at the Be-
lasco Thcatcr yesterday afternoon for
the second concert of the series by
this orchestra.
Percy Granger has been hailed as
one of the most individual and inter-
esting figures in the world of music
in New York this season, and WASH
ington at this first hearing echoed the
same impression, giving this young
Australian pianist seven or eight re-
calls after his brilliant and vital play
ing OF the Grieg concerto in A minor.
Mr.. Damrosch brought from his or.
chestra a rich and varied array of
instrumental color in the Tschaikow-
sky Manfred symphony. He de-
picted this .Alphine journey with the
loveliest OF nature music, building IL
up to big masses OF tone that were
almost translucent in their harmonic
blend. The spirit OF the Alps he
treated as caprice. with the lightest
OF Instrumentation of flutes. and
woodwinds and the hum OF the
strings. Fair and lovely, too, was the
music OF the pastorale. The purest
of tone in all the instruments told the
story of pipers and chimes. OF the
dance of JOY, OF conflict, and again
OF peace, while the climax OF the
hnale. though no soul struggle. was
a mastery building up OF full orches-
ira. resolved back again to religious
peace at the close.
Vital, fresh and characteristic Is the
playing of Percy Granger. Of whom
1t has been said that Grieg felt par
ticularly happy in being presented
through his interpretations. There II a
sparkling crispness In his tones that
suggests open heights and clear at
commands with vital chords, declares
his themes with individual character
istics, sings his lyric passages with
notable pedal effects. and paints many
colored romance that he holds in the
spirit OF the North. He displayed vir-
tuoso execution: in the adaGio he rings
out bell tones of surprising clarity and
resonance, and the definite feeling for
| the ''marcato" in the allegro marca to
was held with a large rhythmic swing
as well. With a picturesque personal
ity of youth and charm one feels that
this artist has something new in his
art of music to offer. The orchestral
setting was ever sympathetic and
broadly drawn.
Entirely novel, a thing of child spirit
and good cheer, is the unique orchestral
suite by John Alden Carpenter "Ad-
ventures in Perambulator." 1t might
be called an orchestral "Hansel and
Gretel." In conception il is the grown
ups idea of the child and the child
mind. with no relation to Wordsworth's $
child that comes trailing clouds OF
glory" 1t is frankly grotesque with its
policcman, its hurdygufdy, its dreams
that no baby ever dreamed Its pro-
gram seems an eXaggeration of all
Ideals of program music As n humor-
Gus event. it Is amusing Musically. it
carries no themes. just succession OF
our child memory suggestions in agree
able sound. 1t can claim no further
distinction. j. Mach
The Washington times., 1916-01-12
Electric Hand Invented
For Wounded Soldiers

BERLIN. Jan. '12-Director Klingen-
berg, OF the General Electric Company,
has announced an electromagnetic
hand has been perfected with which It
is possible TO grasp even the heaviest
metal objects and work with them as
advantageously as with human hands.
DR.. Kllngenberg has evolved an un-
usually powerful battery which can be
carried by the operator, making it un-
necessary for him to be near an electric
current in order to magnetic the
hand" The invention, 1t is said, can
perform all the functions of the human
hand and others besides. THE current
is regulated by a switch operated by
hand or foot.
II Is hoped that the 'r""~.''
solve the problem of live
crippled soldiers. enabl
gage even in trades rec
able manual dexerity,
pentry. BY its use the
knife and fork and sin ...
Is bagatelle.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12
Be Careful in Using
Soap on Your Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which Is very
injurious. as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain
mulsified cocoanut oil, for it is pure and
entirely greascless. It's very cheap, and
beats the most expensive soaps or any
thing else all to pieces. You can got
this at any drug store. and few ounces
will last the whole family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in, about a teaspoonful is all
that Is required. 1t makes an abundance
of rich, creamy lather, cleanses thor
oughly. and rinses out easily. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and Is soft
fresh looking. bright. fluffy, wavy, and
easy to handle. Besides, it loosens and
takes out every particle Of dust, dirt
and dandruff-Adyt.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12
Children Wear oIngle
Garment Through Snow

CLEVELAND. Jan. 12.-Although clad
only in one-piece Jumper suits. aDd
without shoes. hats. coats or stockings,
ten gipsy children spending the winter
with their parents, James Western and
his wife, in the suburbs, are healthy
and enjoying life. The children play in
the snow and do not mind the freez-
ing weather.
The family lives in two big tents and
q wagon. There are stoves in the tents
and the noor Is covered with straw.
George, one of the boys, was asked II
he was cold.
"Cold?" he repeated, watching his
toes tamp the snow. 'sNawr' and he
wiggled 'em to prove It.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

Y. who is spending lhe winter with
her.
-
Miss Frances Dunn entertained AZ a
Miss Corinne Bonnie, of Louisville, Ky,
who is visiting Miss Margaret Nc
Chord. Some of the other guests were
Miss Ruth Hitchcock, Mrs. Joel Bunk
ley. Miss Marie Sims. Miss Catherine
Burdette. Mrs. Arthur Foraker. Miss
Mary Howry, the Misses Delano. Miss
Teresa Granda Pezet, Miss RATHER
inc Hill. Miss Helen Blodgett, Miss
Adelaide Heath, the Misses Scriven.
Miss Jane Gregory. Miss Helen Nc
Grace Overman, Miss Dorothy Deeble,
Miss Laura Graves. Miss Carolyn
Nash. Miss Dorothy. bennett, Miss
Dorothy Shuey, Miss Margaret Howard,
is visiting Miss Gregory; Miss Pauline
Stone, Mrs. George Thomas, Miss
Jeanette Hill. Miss Margaret McChord,
Miss Jeanette Cowan.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. = Mann have cards
out for a dance on the evening of
February 2 at their home in sixteenth
street,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. CIapham will give
a dinner tonight at the Chevy Chase
Club in compliment to Miss Margaret
Read. Others who will entertain at
dinner at the club tonight are Mr.. and
| Mrs. Porter ]. McCumber, DR.. and Mrs.
Francis Nash, Col. and Mrs. G. B. Dun
| can, Charles Howe. Baron and Baron
| ess Erich Zweidinek, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas b. Swdeeney, Capt. and Mrs.
T. A. Baldwin, Senator and Mrs J. II.
Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Bowie Chipman,
MI. and Mrs. j. l.. Swartze, Mr. and
| Mrs. Gordan Crawford. Mr. and Mrs.
! Reale Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. w, A
| Hill. Commander and Mrs. Henry
Wiley, Dr. and Mrs. Louis Lehr, Rear
Admiral r. F. Jewell u. s. ~, retired
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Clephane, and Mr.
and Mrs. John Hamilton.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12
Georgians Will Gather
At Raleigh Tomorrow

Senator Hardwick and Congressman
Adamson OF Georgia and Col Edgar
Watkins. of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. are scheduled to make
speeches at the January meeting of the
Georgia Society tomorrow evening in
the Raleigh Hotel.
william ]. Harris will preside. The
public Is invited.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

The Washington Birthday Associa-
ton will meet tonight in the rooms of
the Chamber of Commerce when a de-
cision will be reached as to the ad-
visibility of celebrating the birthday y
of George Washington with a parade
this year. There is a division among
the members OF the association upon
the subject. A large number of busi-
ness men have expressed themselves
as willing to contribute in case it is
decided to hold the parade. Officers
will be elected at tonight's meeting.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12
Tired of Seeing Crime,
He Quits the Bench

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 12.-"I am
tired of the endless procession of woe
and misfortune that passes before the
municipal bench. can do little to lessen
It and am weary of penalizing people,"
That is what Judge John Stevenson,
of the municipal court, said as he re-
signed. Judge Stevenson has been the
father of many reforms. He has SEN
fenced many millionaire automobile
speeders to the rock pile.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12
ROCKVILLE.

Mrs. Catharine !. Tolsor. wife of
Judge Alfred G. Tolson, died Monday al
her home. near Colesville. ared sixty
two years. She Is survived by her hus-
band. two sons and cour daughters. The
funeral will take place at II O'Clock to-
morrow morning from St Johns Catho-
lie Church, at Forest Glen.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

The January meetirS OF ,he Mission.
Presbyterian Church met today at the
home OF Mrs. w. A. Smell. Mrs. George
NJ. Cummings and Mrs. ". j. Mitchell
presented papers.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12
EVANSVILLE.

Company F. First Maryland Infantry.
is today participating in the inaugural
parade of Governor Harrington at An!
rapolis.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

Congressman David J. Lewis las,
night addressed the Student Grange
Of the Maryland Agricultural College
on Constructive Grange Legislation"
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

The Embroidery Club Of Anacostia is
being entertained this afternoon at the
mund Mallett is in charge of the IN.
struction. Luncheon was served.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

Anacostia Council, No. l6, ]. o. u. A.
NJ. last night discussed the forming OF
a branch OF the Daughters Of America
in this suburb. +. II. Thomas, +. c.
Prather, and 7. NJ. Hardness, appointed
as a special committee To interview
Mrs. Floda NJ Reagan. State councillor
reported the conditions under which the
branch must be organized
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

The following officers of the Belts
willie grange were installed with impress
sive ceremonies last night: Master. Prof.
+. +. Bomberger; overseer, Prof. Roy
II. Waite: lecturer. w. r. Hale; stew
ard. +. r. Conner: assistant steward
r. S. Allen; chaplain. S. A. Lewis;
treasurer, s. ". Beall; secretary w. Nj
Hillegeist; gatekeeper. W. f. Nash. jr.
ceres, Mrs. +. b. Bomberger: pomona,
Mrs. T.. $. Hubbard; fora, Mrs. T.. Il.
Conner: lady assistant steward, Miss
A. T.. +. Mccarthy.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12
ANACOSTIA.

The Anacostia Citizens Association
will meet tonight in the office of the
George S. King Company.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

The Ladies' Guild OF Emmanuel
Church met yesterday with Mrs. Is.
+. Thorne in the chair.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

The Philathea sunday school class of
the NJ. r.. Church, South, met last
night at the home of Mrs. NJ. A. Bias
sen The social committee completed
plans for the entertainment of the
Baraca class on January 81 at the home
of Mr., and Mrs. NJ. II. 3. Hoffman.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

william J. Toler. seventy-five years
old, died last night at his home, 2l7
South Fayette street. He Is survive
by his wife
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

The stockholders of the Montgomery
County National Bank YESTERDAY re-
elected the following directors: Richard
II. stokes. William b. Mobley. Parrie T.
Waters. Thomas Vinson. John II. Par
sley, Frederick p. Hays, James L. VIII
hams. Lawrence Al!nutt, William T.
Griffith. Lee Offutt. Haitian A. Waters
and Robert B. Peter. The directors re-
elected Richard ". Stokes. president
William B. Mobley. vi.c president
George ". Hunter. cashier: W. Russell
rrewer. assistant cashier: George P
Henderson. teller; J. Gardiner Darcy
note clerk. and Miss Lee Athey, stenog-
rapher.
Mrs. Alice A. Thrasher, of Traviiah
has filed suit for absolute divorce from
William r. Thrasher, charging deser.
ton. She is represented by Alexander
Xilgour.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

Miss Agnes Hart Wilson will receive
this afternoon for her mother MRS.
William b. Wilson. wife of the Secre-
tary of Labor. She will be assisted py
Mrs. Ollie James. Mrs. Thomas y. uorc,
Mrs. Iemuel Padgett. Mrs. John l.
Nolan, Mrs. Horace Mann Towner. MISS
Laura Volstead. Miss Clara La Toilette.
Miss Amy Gronna, Mrs. George Lyon. or
Indianapolis, and Mrs. Mark ThistIc-
thwaite.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

The concert Of the New York Sym
phony Orche estra. Percy Grainger. the
Australian pianist, as soloist. attract
cd a brilliant and enthusiastic audi
ence to the Belasro Theater Yesterday
afternoon. Miss Margaret Wilson on
tertained box partv. having as her
quests Mrs. Frederick Delano. Mrs.
Joseph Davies. Mrs. Edward Brown.
MISS Helen Woodrow Pones. and DIR.
Edmund DcVol With Mrs. Calderon
Carlisle We're Mrs. Buckner Randolph.
Mrs. Ben Hellen. and Mrs. Walter
Eruce Howe. Nine. Christian HauEe
ia ia, as nor gHests mr%, Msrtnsi. nsS,,.
Iu@tis. Mr.. No"Nns. "har~" h'affaireS
o. Greece. aud ,'v""~"" Townsend.
MIS- Thomas L. Walsh was hostess
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

The Grand | odge OF Neson, of the
District has raised its subscription to
tn" Mascnic temple to be ereo, ,nI in
Aie"aroria To the emory of Icorg.
Washington from Sc. to i,001
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

Mrs. Houston, wife of David Franklin
Houston. Secretary of Agriculture, VIII
be at home today.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

Mrs. William c. Redfeld wife OF the
Secretary of Commerce. will receive TINS
afternoon. Her daughter. Mrs. Cnaries
Drury. will he with her and severaI
friends.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

Mrs. Julian James entertained in
formally at luncheon today in com
pliment to her young kinswoman
Miss Fannie Jackson, OF Yonkers. n
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

Mrs. Franklin Lane. wife of the Sec
retary OF the Interior. will receive t. =
day. ASSISTING her will be Mrs. Will
ham Eorah. Mrs. Reed Smoot. Mrs
John Works, Mrs. Edward Taylor, Mrs
Ira Coblcy. Mrs Fred G. Hicks. Mrs.
Downev Harvey Mrs. Charles Earln.
Mrs. Hennng Jennings. Nine. Labou- :
lave. Mrs. Edwin Grcsvenor Mrs. Sid
ney Eallou. Mrs. Clarence perley, Miss
Marie Stevens. and Miss Georgia scho-
field.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo will he
Al home this afternoon Assisting her
will hc Mis- Laura Harlan. Mrs. Will
lam Marshall, Mrs. A. ]. Peters, Miss
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

A wedding of interest will be that OF
Miss Dorothy Crossley. daughter Of
Mrs. Arthur w. Crossley. and Dr.
Charles g. Crane, OF Newark. \. j..
which will take place January 10. at
the home of the uncle and aunt of the
bride. DIR. and Mrs. Daniel =. Davis,
in Chevy Chase. The ceremony will be
at 40 o'clock and will be perfornted
by the Rev. DR.. Wedderspoon. of the
Foundry NJ. f.. Church. Miss Cross'cy
will have her sisters, Miss Helen Cross
ley and Miss Grace Crossley. as brides
maids. and her little cousin. Miss Cay
nor Davis. will serve as flower girl. DR..
Howard Crane will act as best man for
his brother.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

Col. and Mrs. Harry Taylor enter
tanned at dinner last night. having as
their guests Colonel and Mrs. Kutz. Major
and Mrs Patterson. and Captain and
Mrs. Emhick. Later Colonel and Mrs.
Taylor and their guests attended the
Army Dancing Club at the Playhouse.
Capt. and Mrs. S. 7, Rayard Schindle
were among the other dinner hosts who
took their guests to the dance.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

Mr. and Mrs. I. r. Mann have cards
out for a dance on the evening OF
February at their home in Sixteenth
street.
The Washington times., 1916-01-12

Owing to continued illness, Mrs
George Bennett Ashhy has Cancelled al
engagements indefinitely.
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cllnes to lunch at his benefactor's ex-
pense: mighty hghter-a colossus!-is
tanned by Christianity. but at the first
fanfare of trumpets reverts to Mars and
lays about him like n good fellow, kill
ing six gladiators and making a record
for the reign; maiden chooses death
rather than life. for no reason that she
knows; a craven fleeing death bolts ac-
cidentally down the throat of a starving
lion; healthy youth jest on the way to
execution; and through the woof of these
fantastic happenings Is spun an even
more fantastic satire on the human way
of regarding irresistible life forces-the
instinct to serve, the instinct to spill
blood the instinct TO run away, the in
stinct to welcome martyrdom.
The players pitch the play in the key
of pure fooling-more so perhaps than
the author intended-but an extra JOY is
added thereby and no one Is made un-
comfortable by the Shavian religion-psy-
chology, although it is all there for the
keen listener. The humlitarian tailor
grows increasingly comic as he APP
lion Is the acme of drollery. That lion
will be an exquisite memory for ones
old age. Further the management offers
charming freshness and simplicity in
stage setting.
THE Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, -
by Anatole France, precedes "Andro-
cles." 1t is pastel design in POSTURE
gesture and color fantastic and comic to
degree. Again we have rare atmo-
sphere. In both performances new dra-
matte tones are struck. To miss them is
to lose an UNUSUAL experience and a great
jOy.
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Capital Play at American

THE Girl From Out Yonder" presented
by the George Arvine Players at the
American Theatre last night, is one of the
most successful pieces produced there
this season.
The story deals with Flotsam and her
father. Amos Barton, lighthouse
keeper Twenty years before the opening
of the play. Barton believes he killed n
man in a drunken fit. II is this reason
that led him to isolate himself with his
child on the lighthouse ON Great Reef
Flotsam meets the son OF the man sup
posed TO have been killed by her father,
and when they fall i'm love serious COM
plcations result. The lovers are finally
united, however, by a deathbed confess
sion of the rea. murderer.
The part of Flotsam Is interpreted by
Ruth Robinson and the character part
of Amos Barton is portrayed by Roy
Hilliard. Richard La Sale Is Edward Ell
mer, the son of the murdered man. Other
parts are capably handled by Marie War
ren, Jack Reagan. Lillian Desmonde, Cor
don Mitchell, Frank Carter and Henrietta
Vad-rs. The staging and scenic effects
are excellent.
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MOVIES GET FEDERAL
CENSORSHIP HEARING
Congressional Committee to
Give Six Nights to Public Con-
sideration of New Bill
BY the PhotopIay Editor

Yielding to the general demand OF the
motion picture interests that they may he
heard In opposition to the proposed Fed
eral censorship of motion pictures, the
House Committee on Education in Wash
ington decided to give n public hearing
on the bill proposed by Representative
Hughes of Georgia, beginning Thursday
night. January 19. When the committee
met they were confronted by hundreds of
protests against the proposed bill.
The committee has decided TO begin
the hearings Thursday night and continue
them six successive nights between s and
1880 o'clock The time will be divided
equally between opponents and advocates
OF censorship. The committee will allow
seven days after the hearings, or until
January 26, for filing of briefs. Chairman
Hughes telegraphed J. w. Binder Of New
York, executive secretary of the Motion
Picture Board of Trade, of the COM
mttee's decision and requested him TO so
notify motion picture interests.
The Motion Picture Board of Trade has
outlined a complete campaign of action
which will be followed at the hearing be-
fore the House committee. Three nights
will be devoted to presenting the argu-
ments of the motion picture industry, two
and a half hours MT each session being
given up to the speakers.
At the first hearing the manufacturers
VIII be given the opportunity of putting
forth their side of the case. Many OF the
heads of the leading companies are ex-
pected to attend.
Exhibitors and exchange men will speak
at the second section and will point out
some of the handicaps that the proposed
measure would impose on their legitimate
business. on the third night publishers,
prominent editors. clergymen of national
reputation and well-known authors as
well as great directors and popular stars
will take n stand against the Hughes bill.
At the end of this hearing William NJ.
Seabury, counsel for the Board of Trade,
will sum up the case for the film industry.
The next three nights will be given over
to those in favor of the measure The
Board of Trade has asked for a hearing
on n seventh night. so that they may be
given chance to refute any erroneous
statements that may be made by the
other side.
a deluge OF protests against the pro-
posed censorship Is pouring in upon the
House Committee of Education from lead
ers in every branch of the film industry
from Maine to California and demanding
to be heard by that committee before any
such measure is reported to the House
of Representatives. Manufacturers deal
ers and exhibitors are represented in the
many kilograms that have been received
since Congress reconvened on Tuesday
by Representative Dudley Mays Hughes
of Danville, Ca, who Is not only the
author of the bill, but the chairman of
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Theatrical Baedeker

ApELPHGz-,"And and the Lion, by q;
a dumb Wife" by Anatolc France. Some
Lion. Some Shaw, Some SHOW
G.YR1C,-"Maid In America" with Nle. Da-
z'e and Florence Moore. New York Win
ter Garden show Of the usual stupendous di-
mcnsipns.
FoRREST-"watch Your STEP, with Mrs
Vernon Castle. Frank rinney, Bernard Gran
willie and Elizabeth Brice Tinney fun, Cas-
tie grace Berlin rags and Dillingham; pro-
duCtiOn.
GARR1CK-"On Trial" with Frederick Perry
written backward in the form Of a trial
Novel and entertaining
BROAD-"The Chief" with John Drew,
Laura Hone Crews. That's Lawton. a COM
cdv bv Horace Anneslcy Vpchell which
deals with the love affairs of the Earl of
Yestcr with various attractive maidens
pHOTOPLAYS.
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HOUSE-AIl
week. "a Partisan ROmHnce," a Fox hlni,
with II Cooper Cllffc and Dorothy Green
in picture Of Partisan life before the war.
STANLEY Monday, TUESDAY, and Wednesday
Thursday. Friday and Saturday. THE
Golden Chance" with Cleo Ridgcly apd Wal
lace Rcid,
ARCADIA Monday TUESDAY and Wednesday
Don Quixotc," with De Wolf Hopper and
Fatty and Mabel Adrift.' "a keystone COM
cdy, with Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Nor
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THE Natural Law, the much-discussed
play, that purports to Justify the position
of an innocent girl, who has succumbed
TO the elemental desire, or the natural
law" is the current attraction of the
KnickerbocAer Players.
The play. which Is hard to handle. ow-
ing to its delicate plot. is presented very
well by Eleanor Montell. as the girl
Frank f. Elliot, as her lover. and Ted
Bracket, as the physician who sees the
inevitable happening and does h.l utmost
to remedy 1t, The main characters are
supported ably.
The plot deals with young artist, who
is engaged TO a physician. She falls in
love with young athlete while she works
on a portrait OF him in his running suit,
The engagement with the doctor is
broken. Later he is called upon to help
the girl I'm her trouble. The athlete goes
abroad, the doctor protecting the girl, but
returns with real love for the girl. This
situation, together with the physician 3
love, causes an intense climax in the final
act.