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A Story by Jeanette Frisch.
V.-ADRIFT.

oeVen years nave passed. Bluna
is now seventeen and a senior in
High School. The years have
brought wistful look to the starry
gray eyes fringed by dark lashes.
The face is now oval and the brown
Wavy, hair with it's lustrous shad-
ings is combed low over the nape
Of the neck. She is a slender slip
of girl, with an unusually grace
full carriage seemingly perfectly I'M
conscious Of any chances focused
on her.
Seventeenth year of budding
Womanhood, of vague, unutterable
longings for it knows not what; the
year of morbid fancies; the period
of despair and exaltation, of lofty
ambition and physical inertia. Some
how Bluma's thoughts go back to
the days of her childhood when she
and Masha were romping together
the streets of Pinsk. Where can she
be now, her brave, devoted, clever
cfum? At night she dreams Of her.
She is back in Pinsk, back from
America. She runs down the fam
liar lanes to the home of Masha
There appear no old faces to greet
her.. but she knows the place and
on she runs with all her might. At
last She comes to the little house
at the end of the lane. Her heart
palpitates, and her eyes fill with
tears. Now at last she will see her.
"Masha, darling Masha," she cries
at the top of her voice.
But no Masha appears. The
house is deserted and Bluma awak-
ems from her dream with tears roll
ing down her checks.
Great questions trouble her. The
first is her religion. She does not
understand Judaism. She is Jew
because she happens to be born
lew. Perhaps it is her misfortune.
She had gone to Sunday school in
an old ill-smelling synagogue, where
she and the other girls played tag
over the rickety benches; but she
had carried away nothing but the
memory of the revolving odor OF
stale tobacco, and of unkempt old
men in dingy frocks coming over
big musty Hebrew volumes. She
had gone to the synagogue on the
great holy days of Rosh Hashanoh
and Yom Kippur and had almost
been carried away by the universal
wailing, like the swelling tones OF
an organ, coming from the bowed
heads of the women about her, and
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-07-07

meath her. But an occasional coarse
witticism aired during the intervals
for Reading of the Law, and the wip-
ing of the nose with the holy Talith,
had forced her to turn away in dis
gust.
She had no sympathetic, clear-vis-
toned friend who could show her
the grandeur that lay beneath the
veil of unpleasant surperficialities;
who could probe the depths Of gen
uine sentiment, and the error of her
self-depreciation and hyper-critic-
ism. 1t seemed to her that the Jew
was eternally bargaining. Even his
religious rites seemed based on
bargain with Jehovah, and hence his
tears and supplications.
She could not confide those
thoughts to any one. But she yearn-
ed for something on which to pin her
faith What if Elizabeth were right?
What if Christ were the Messiah af-
ter all What nobler example could
one find of life, and how beauti-
full his utterances! Elizabeth was
her new-found chum, the brightest
girl in school. At this time she was
intensely religious, and had acquired
the PROSECUTING mania. At Christ
mas she presented Bluma with a
soft leather-bound New Testament.
Bluma accepted it rather guiltily
and took it home to digest it's con-
tents at odd moments just as she
would any other piece Of literature
But the sharp, suspicious eyes of
her mother espied it, and after a
great scene that rivalled in intensity
the burning of John Huss, the book
lost it's life in the burning embers of
the kitchen stove Then was great
sentiment born in Bluna's heart and
she turned to Elizabeth and her
counsels for comfort.
On pretext of getting her lessons,
Bluma would run off to Elizabeth's
and together they would attend the
services of the finest churches OF
the city. Bluma was moved probab-
ly more aesthetically than religious
ly-the vari-colored lights stream
ing through beautiful stained glass
windows, depicting scenes from the
Crucifixion, which however, she
could not look upon without a sense
of physical nausea; the grand organ
pealing forth its anthem, and the
beautiful, mellow voices rising in
glad harmony of praise to the Lord.
Surely the angels must incline their
Evening star., 1916-03-26
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
TO GATHER IN CHICAGO
Competitive Drill and Sham Battle
to Be Staged by Two
Brigades.

CHICAGO. March 25.-Announcement
was made tonight that the annual en-
campment of the United Spanish War
Veterans will be held in Chicago Sep
tember Al. According to Dr.. c. L.
Daniels, past department commander,
chairman Of the committee on arrange
ments, who made the announcement,
$4,000 veterans will attend.
One Of the features of the reunion
will be a competitive drill maneuver
and a sham battle by two brigades OF
the United States Veterans Legion, the
military branch OF the organization
which was formed here recently to
prepare against war"
The legion is composed OF veteran:
of American wars, former service mer
Of the United States Army anG Navy
Representative L. c. Dyer of Missouri
who is the national commander of the
United Spanish War Veterans, also i:
the commander Of the legion.
The people will be afforded an op
portunity for judging our fitness tt
serve our country" said Acting Com
mander Daniels last night, when the!
see US under arms and going through
the maneuvers we learned in Cuba ant
the Philippines. Most preparedness ad
vocates want the other fellow to pre-
pare. Not SO these veterans"
Evening star., 1916-03-26
CAPITAL MAN INVOLVED
IN STOCK SALE CASE
Philadelphia Purchaser of Interest
in Film Company Files Charges
in Court.

PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-Ma gis-
trate Baker today held under $4,000
bail T. c. Laiborne Dobbins of $685.
Chestnut street and Robert W. Bulk
ley of Washington. D. c.. alleged pro-
moters of the Feature Film Company
of Washington, D. c.. in a case involv-
ing the sale to D. H. Davidson, wood
and paper box manufacturer of zoos
Washington avenue of the interest in
the film company Of Harry NJ. Crandall,
who had not been a member of the
firm for several years. Mr.. Davidson
is said to have paid $4,000 for the al
legged interest.
Robert w. Bulkley. who resides at
1744 F. street northwest, last night
stated that Mr.. DobbinS has no con-
nection with the Feature Film Company
and that the sale by him Of any stock
of that company was not authorized.
Mr.. Buckley said that more than year
ago. when the Feature Film Company
contemplated enlarging its plant and
engaging in the manufacture of films
on big scale. Mr. Dobbins. who had
letters of Introduction from well known
business men, asked permission to sell
stock in the enterprise. No definite
arrangement for the sale of stock was
made with him, however. Mr.. Buckley
said. and he heard nothing more of
Mr.. DobbinS until recently, when he
was informed that Mr.. Dobbins was
selling stock in the film company.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Gives Thrilling Story

Edward II. Huxley. president of the
United States Export Rubber Com
pany. who witnessed the catastrophe
from beginning to end, states that sew
eraI passengers and a number of mem
bers of the crew undoubtedly were
blown TO atoms by the explosion.
Mr.. Huxley told the Associated Press
a remarkable story of the manner in
which the forward part of the Sussex
was torn off at the captains bridge
The remainder of the vessel was so
little damaged that even the electric
lights continued to burn.
Mr.. Huxley described the scene after
the explosion as horrible. He could
give 10 estimate of the number of per-
sons killed further than to say that
many lives were lost. He would ven
ture no opinion whether the disaster
was caused by mine or a torpedo.
I'VE left Folkestone al 1:30 pm" said
Mr.. Huxley. The sea was smooth, the
sun was shining and the steamer made
good time.
Il was standing on deck, just aft OF
the captains bridge, chatting with Mr.
Drake. l had just looked at my watch
and noticed that 1t was 3:05 pm, when
suddenly there was a muffied explosion
The whole forward part of the shin
seemed to rise in the air, and was torn
away completely from the rest of sse
steamer The Sussex had been cut in
two at the bridge as cleanly as IL II
had been done with a knife.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
BABY TURTLES HARD TO RAISE
W. P. Hay Tells of Experiences
Before Biological Society.

Turtles may be hardy animals when
they have reached maturity, but the
job of raising a baby turtle is no child 8
play, according to w. p. Hay who
addressed the Biological Society of
Washington on the subject at the Cos
mos Club last night. Mr.. Hay told of
starting with sixty-hve young logger
head turtles three years ago, but all
have died except two. The survivors
enabled Mr. Hay to collect some sci
entitic data as to the growth of turtles
Other papers read at the meeting
dealt with the restoration of the dino
saur, by r. w. Shufeldt. and a biolos-
ical and fish cultural experiment sta
ton, by r. K. Coker. Some Interesting
lantern slides of scenes along the Mex
lean border and miscellaneous animals
were shown.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
OLD STATE DEPARTMENT DESK
The Omaha World Herald SAYS Mr..
Bryan Took as a Souvenir.

FROM tne New 1pTh Tines.
This invaluable old desk" Mr. Hitch
cocks paper calls it, with recurring
emphasis on its value. II is a valua BILE
desk, certainly. AT that desk Seward
returned Russia's historic favor to US
and bought Alaska; Fish conducted the
correspondence and finished the uego-
tiation of the Alabama award, and sent
ths instructions that caused Spain 10
surrender on the eve OF war over the
NlrSinlus. Washburne went from ii to
perform his great services in the
Franco Prussisn war. at it Evarts add
cd 10 the luster of his name and ours;
Blaine began the work of bringing the
TWO Americas together and conceived
,he nrst pan American congress; Olney
brought England TO terms over Nene-
zueid; Sherman and Hay conducted the
preNuinarles OF the war with Spa
nay opened the door in China and
50 SNeG the old empire from the wolves; F.;
Root renewed Blain's work in the
southern hemisphere and went from
tnat desk 10 his get-togethe- tour of
Souih America II is Il desk hea Willy
iaden with great historic memories. a
GeSk that is a part of the history Of lhe
thlted states. At that desk, too. Bryan
sat when he negotiated tweuty-nine
peace treaties that made war forever
impossible, just before the present
sklrmish in Europe broke out, and at
Nnat desk he wrote his letter 70 Wick
ShlnS MN TO find some places for de
serving democrats. A great desk, fifty
years of American history have been
written on II, and Mr.. Bryan sat AZ IL,
100, and went from il not to the Franco
Prussian war or 70 a South America 7,
diplomatic tour, but 10 the chautauqua
platform. It has memories for him a
well for US
SO he could not part with il. and he
took II away from the scenes in which
nd fT.ztr L.,
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Local Capital to Build


Mount Pleasant is soon to have
a moving picture theater of which
Washington may we'll be proud. 1t
will be known as the Spanish
Gardens.
The purchase Of the Lyric Thea
ter property and surrounding
properties at 14th and Irving
streets has enabled the Federal
Amusement Company. Inc. to com,
plete its plans for the erection OF
the largest and finest photo play
house south of New York.
REST LOCATION IN THE CITY.
Experts who have inspected the
site pronounce 1t the best in the
CITY. Exhibitors of high-class
photo plays are greatly pleased
that Mount Pleasant has been
chosen for the Spanish Gardens.
That section of Washington 1ur-
nishes a very large proportion OF
the patrons Of the better class of
photo playhouses now operating In
Washington. With the Best in the
city within walking distance OF
their homes, this class of amuse-
ment lovers will be largely aug
mented.
1t is conservatively estimated
that $4,000 persons in Washington
attend moving picture houses daily.
OF this number about $4,000 are
drawn from the Mount Pleasant
section When it is considered that
most of these 1900 patrons pay
cash fare in addition to their ad-
mittance fee, it must be apparent
that the Spanish Gardens. being
near home, will attract many more
than now take the trip down town.
The character of the plays to be
presented will, of course, attract
patrons from other sections.
In keeping with the high class Of
photo plays to be presented, the
management has decided that
Spanish Gardens will be closed on
Sundays Spanish Gardens will
typify the very best in the mod
be conducted with view of pleas
ing its public and profiting its
stockholders. Every play will be
critically censored and none but
the best used: Patrons may be
sure of only clean and wholesome
productions.
ATTRACTIVE AND CONVENIENT.
The plans of Spanish Gardens
provide for an unusually attractive
theater. AS its name indicates. 1t
will be a Spanish type of archi-
lecture.
An innovation in the Roof Gar
den is to be a pergola occupying
three sides of the Garden. under
which are to be placed tables, at
which refreshments are to be
served. A spacious promenade Is
to surround the entire roof gar
den outside the pergola. Access
Evening star., 1916-03-26

to the roof garden is to be by
means of moving stairways and
elevators.
LARGEST SEATING CAPACITY.
The main theater will have
seating capacity OF $500; connect
ed with it will be a roof garden
for use in summer. with a capacity
of 1000. This feature will be ap-
preciated by those who have here
tofore patronized hot, stuffy audi
toriums of so-called summer gar
dens.
LOCAL CAPITAL INVESTED.
The Spanish Gardens has been
developed by Washington bust
ness men who have carefully con-
sidered all phases of the PROPOSE
ton Their own money has gone
into the enterprise. Their stand
ing and reputation are the best in
the community. They are giving
their time and experience to make
the investment profitable to every
stockholder. 1t is their desire to
make this enterprise a community
affair. one thoroughly representa-
tive of the city's best interests.
Hon. Isaac r. Hit. United
States commissioner.
Hon. Samuel ]. Nichols. men,
Der of Congress from South
Carolina.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
FIRE DAMAGE, 81, 900.
Blaze of Unknown Origin in Swift
& Co.'S Plant. :

Fire originating from some unknown
cause broke out last night in a smoks-
house OF Swift & Co. on the upper foof
Of the Center Market. between 9Th ana
9Th streets. The damage was estimai-
ed by Fire Marshal Nicholson Il
$1,000. q
Tho ire had apparently been burn
ing for sometime, il was stated.
when II was discovered. An alarm
from a private box in the market took
the entire downtown fire apparatus to
the scene. The fremen had consider
able difficulty in getting at the firs
owing to the dense smoke. The fiamss
were confined to the upper floor Of the
building and were kept in the smoke
house.
The appearance OF the ire apparatus
at the market shortly after 10 o'clock
when there were many shoppers there
attracted a big throng and the p0-
lice were employed to keep the crowd
from the immediate vicinity. y
Evening star., 1916-03-26
IN ROUGH WEATHER FOR WEEK
Disabled Ship Alamo Is Towed
Safely Into Port.

NEW YORK, March 25.-The steam
ship Alamo Of the Mallory line was towed
safely into this port today. after expert
encing nearly a week of rough weather,
during which a heavy sea shattered her
rudder post and her engines became dis
abed Fifteen of the twenty passengers
she carried were transferred on her ar
rival here to a sister ship, the Sabine,
and met with mishap the next day, while
off Cape Hatteras. Wireless calls for aid
brought the northward bound Mallory
liner Algonquin and the United States
coast guard cutter Onondaga. The AL
gonqun reached her first and towed
her in.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
The New Torpedo.
From Popular Mechanics.


weapon of the greatest value In
coast defense is a torpedo that can be
started and stopped. steered SO that 1t
will follow its quarry, and exploded at
the right instant, all at the will of an
operator working at the shore station.
This torpedo alternately flashes a light
and throws jet of water above the
surface, so that its course and position
can be seen day or night If the ship
at which 1t is aimed gets out of range,
the torpedo can be turned around and
steered back to shore. a feature OF i'm
portance. in view of the fact that a
modern high power torpedo costs up
ward OF $4,000. Current for driving the
propeller and controlling the move
ments of the torpedo is supplied
through a wire that is wound around
a shaft In the torpedo and has its free
end connected with a generator at the
shore station, tue wire unwinding from
the shaft 8 he'torpedo moves forward.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Reports Not Conclusive.

Secretary Lansing made it clear last
night that the reports so far received
could not in any sense be considered
conclusive.
1t is possible all the cases of unex-
planned shipping disasters now under
consideration may be incorporated in a
single general note of inquiry. on the
theory that the evidence is cumulative.
The State Department now has ready
for transmission to the Austrian gov
ernment another note regarding the
attack by an American submarine on
the American tank steamer Petrolite.
1t reiterates the demands for indem-
nifty and punishment of the submarine
commander. 1t probably will be dis
patched tomorrow.
Evening star., 1916-03-26

Sussex. Only two Of these were swung
out. ready to lower, at the time Of the
accident These were the two forward
boats
'As to the cause of the explosion. /
would not venture an opinion. AS We
were leaving Folkestone we passed
transport at her pier. If submarine
was responsible for the damage to the
Sussex it is possible the undersea craft
mistook US for this transport. II we
struck mine we must have hit it full on
the Prov Of the Sussex
Speaking OF the damage to the Sussex
Mr.. Huxley said the dining saloon was
demolished.
Six Americans Reach Dover.
There were six Americans among
the seventy survivors of the Sussex
who reached Dover today on a British
destroyer. The majority of the sur
French admiralty that the Sussex was
torpedoed by a submarine.
The Americans landed at Dover
Huxley. Edward Marshall. Charles T.
Crocker. George H. Crocker and
Wilder G. Penfield, G. H. Crocker and
Mr. Penfield are in a hospital with
fractured skulls.
The American survivors reported that
Mrs: D. W. Hilton. T. w. Culberson and
Daniel Sargent had been rescued. Dis
patches from Boulogne report the safe
arrival there of John II. Hearley and
Samuel S. Bemis.
Miss Elizabeth Baldwin was killed by
the explosion. according to those ar
irving at Dover. who state also that
Miss Edna Hilton is missing.
Nothing has been heard of the twelve
other Americans who were aboard the
Sussex. However. as a great majority
of the rescued passengers were landed
at Boulogne, it is possible they may be
among them.
1t is estimated officially that the loss
of life will reach fifty. These were Ell
ther killed by the explosion or drown
ed when one of the lifeboats capsized
Two passengers, a man and a woman.
both Relgians, died in hospital at
Dover tonight.
1t has been reported that Robert w.
Bliss. secretary of the United States
embassy at Paris. and his wife were
aboard the Sussex, but, as matter of
fact, they are still in London.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Growing Colored Cotton.

From the Providence Journal.
AT this crisis in the dyestuffs indus
try it should be particularly interest
ing to learn that a southern expert
menter has discovered. or invented, a
way to color cotton in the plant
If the report is to be believed he can
grow red. brown. yellow and black cot
ton already, and, with such immediat to
results in primary colorings. progress
in the production of delicate shades
may be expected. Has not Luther Bur
bank. with his other strange expert
ments on floral and vegetable life, ac-
complished something of the kind ?
Pinks that are not pink and roses that
are not rose celored are common
enough. and we have heard somewhere
of green violets and indigo blue apple
blossoms.
Is there any way to achieve these re-
suits with wool? If so, our textile
manufacturers would be practically in
dependent of the dyers. Besides, a
flock OF purple, green. red and yellow
sheep, with the common black and
white ones, would be highly decorative
to the lanscape and contribute to the
eye-hlling joys of nature.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Crandall Interest Sold.

Several days ago Mr.. Bulkley says he
learned that Dobbins had sold to D. H.
Davidson for $4,000 stock in the COM
pany purporting to be the holdings of
Harry NJ. Crandall of this city. Mr..
Crandall sold out his interest in the
concern more than a year ago, Mr..
Bulkley explained. When Mr.. Dobbins
was arrested. in connection with the
alleged sale of the stock. he asserted
the responsibility rested on Mr.. Bulk
ley, according to the latter.
Mr. Bulkley was summoned to appear
before the authorities in Philadelphia
in connection with the case and. ac-
cordingly, went there yesterday and
conferred with the district attorney.
Being confident that he would be alb
solved from all responsibility in con-
nection with the sale of the stock, Mr.
Bulkley says he offered no objection
to giving bail to assure his appear
ance in court when the case is heard
According to Mr.. Bulkley. the bail was
to assure his appearance in the ca
pacity of a witness
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Elevators and EscuIators

about equal to full house at any
one of the three daily perform .
ances. Based on the admission
fee of 10 cents. this would give a
gross revenue of ssl.250.00 per
year, or over so per cent of the
capital stock taken in every year.
Making full allowance for ex-
penses of operation. etc, there
should be a net revenue of $4,000
year. or 40 per cent on the in
vestment.
A SAFE INVESTMENT.
The men behind this undertaking
are successful business men and
are giving their time and expert
ence in making their stock and
your stock very valuable.
Motion pictures have come to
stay, and their earning possibili-
ties are not equaled by any other
class of investment.
A large theater can be operated
on practically the same overhead
expense as A small one. This is to
be the largest and best.
BY the partial payment method
of becoming a stockholder or part
owner in this enterprise you get
in on the ground floor of money
making institution without a large
outlay of money.
1t is advisable to act at once be- :
cause the stock is being subscribed =
for rapidly.
Capital. One Hundred and Fifty :.
Thousand Dollars (s150. 900 .00).
all common stock.
Shares. One Hundred Dollars
Cs1oO.o0) per share. full paid and =
non asseSsabl
A COMMUNITY THEATER. =
Spanish Gardens will be a Wash :
ington institution. built, owned /.
and operated by Washington peo- :
pie. The management wants the :.
stock to be held by the patrons OF e.
the theater, who will share in the :
profits and enjoy its plays. Every =
owner of stock and his or her :
friends become patrons and help :
make it successful. Your support !.
and influence are wanted.
EASY TO SECURE An INTEREST.
The policy of the Federal Amuse-
ment Company, Inc, is liberal It
has set aside q block of stock for
the benefit of Washington people
who may want this desirable and
profitable investment. For the in
vestor in moderate circumstances
easy terms of payment will be
made. 1t is not necessary to pay
over the entire amount at the time
of purchase.
Drop a line today to the Federal
Amusement Company, Inc. 400
Commercial National Bank build
ing. and further particulars will be
furnished. You will be interested.
come . tockholder.
Evening star., 1916-03-26

r. c. Day, representing Onoer-
wood & Underwood, New York
city.
Lanier P. McLachlen, Secretar3-
McLachlen Banking Corpora
ton.
William Hinton Hollaway. At
torney at Law. Secretary and
Treasurer Lyric Theater Com
pany.
William L. Soleau. Banking and
Insurance.
H. c. Grove, Manager Columbia
Graphophone Company.
Thomas Hampton. President
Hampton Construction Com
pany, former President Pitts
burgh Construction Company.
B. B. Wilson, Secretary and
Treasurer Real Estate Trust
Company.
Arley B. Magee. Attorney at
Law.
DEPOSITARIES.
Federal National Bank.
McLachlen Banking Corporation.
The Federal Amusement Com
pany, which will erect and con-
duct Spanish Gardens, has been
capitalized for $150.000. with
shares at 500 each.
LARGE PROFIT POSSIBLE.
A conservative estimate places
the daily attendance at $500