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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
Savoy.

At Crandalls Savoy today's photo
play attra ction is The Founding"
featuring Mary Pickford in the role of
a homeless waif who comes to be the
family drudge. 1t is blend of smiles
and tears Tomorrow. Allen Souls"
will feature Sessue Hayakawa, the
Japanese actor. Tuesday, His Great
Triumph" picturing William Nigh and
Marguerite Snow in story of the un-
derworld. Wednesday. David Gar
rick with Dustin Farnum pictured in
the title role. Thursday. Carlyle
Blackwell and Ethel Clayton in His
Brothers Wife" Friday, Edna May in
Salvation Joan" and Saturday, Hazel
Dawn in The Feud Girl"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Until Friday, when the summer sched-
ule will go into effect. the steamer St.
Johns will make her forty mile evening
trips down the river to Indian Head at
: o'clock. with dancing on the deck as
a feature.
On Friday, however, and daily there
after. except Monday, which will be re-
served for a forty-mile dancing trip,
the steamer will make trips to Colonial
Beach at 8 am. and on Saturday she
will leave at $50 pm. The weekend
trips to the beach will be made this
week Saturday at 2:30 pm. and Sunday
morning at 9 o'clock.
The amusements at the beach include
boating. bathing, fishing. grabbing and
dancing. The summer colony is grad
ually assembling and by the end OF
this week Colonial Beach will be in real
summer trim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

turn to the Frohman management In .
comedy by william Somerset Vaughan.
entitled Caroline" The author is ex-
pected to come to America to superin-
tend the production Of his comedy.
The Charles Frohman Company will
make two productions next season in
conjunction with David Belasco. one an
al1-star revival, with the play modern
lied by Mr.. Belasco.
Julia Sanderson. Donald Brian and
Joseph Cawthorn will continue in
''Sybil." opening Monday. August %. at
the Empire Theater, to be followed by
Margaret Anglin in Caroline" and
Cyril Maude in a new play.
Other plays will include Our Bet
ters," by William Somerset Vaughan;
a serious play. by Henry Arthur Jones;
comedy, by Niccodemi and Morton.
entitled remnant" and Hubert Henry
Davies new play. which Is to receive
its first production in America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
Columbia.

The photoplay feature at Loew's CO.
lumbia Theater from today until We'd
nesday will be THE Worlds Great
Snare" with Pauline Frederick pictured
in the leading role. 1t is picture of
life in the cafes in the mining towns
of the west years ago with many excit-
ing and dramatic scenes.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday The
American Beauty will be shown. with
Myrtle Stedman pictured in the title
role Becoming separated from her
parents, little girl is picked up by a
fisherman and his wife and adopted
into their household. When she grows
up she secures a position in sweat
shop and is later forced to work az
NeIRA Xnus0 n The bona af q Wealthy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
Great Falls Park

Beginning this afternoon and contin-
uing throughout the season section
OF the Boston Female Orchestra will
give concerts afternoons and evenings
at Great Falls Park. and there will also
he dancing in the large pavilion over
looking the falls. Both are free to all
who visit the falls. Many amusements
are provided for children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
COMING
ATTR ACTIONS
"The Musical Enigma"

Mercedes. the musical enigma" also
known as the psychic eighth wonder
OF the world" Will be the principal at
traction next week at the B. F. Keith
Theater Other features will be Bert
Lamont and his ainsing cowboys. Hoey
and Lee. Juliette Dika. Douglas J..
Wood & Co. in The Shoplifter"; Null
len and Rogers. Grace Carlisle and
Jules Romer, Leon sisters and company,
Pathe news pictures and the pipe organ
recitals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
At Keith's Today.

At 3 and Sis pm. today. at keith's,
the bill will present for the last time
Thomas A Wise and company. kaju-
yama, John and Mae Burke. Nonette,
Boganny's Pantomimists, Kenny and
Hollis, Cummings and Gladings, P,
George and other cuttings from last
weeks program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
Chesapeake Beach.

Fred Cunningham, king of high
wire artists is giving afternoon and
evening free exhibitions daily at Ches-
apeake Beach. His tight wire is
stretched across the top circle of the
new giant derby over the water. His
act is thrilling performance. consist
ing of twelve daring feats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
A Revival Of Shakespeare.

From the Scranton Republican.
Indications are not lacking that the
time is ripe for a revival OF Shake
speare's plays. and far-sighted theat-
rical managers would do well to take
cognizance Of this important fact.
The public has had q surfeit OF the
dumb drama" Of the screen. and we
believe It would welcome once more
the eloquence Of the human voice in
the Interpretation of Shakespeare's
pluleDt and Immortal NRAh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
Chevy Chase Lake.

/ Dancing 10 the chief center Of interest
at Chevy chase lake. beginning at s:1s
each evening. Other amusements are pro-
yided. Including Q caTrousel for the chill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Lou Tellegen may appear in vaude-
willie il he finds a suitable vehicle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Cyril Maudes new play, by Michael
Morton, is called The Barber of Mari
poSa"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Cigarettes are to be denied the viii
lain and the pipe to poor old father
by some of the motion picture makers.
The smoke is a film eater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Douglas j. Wood is to appear in a
playlet called The Shoplifter." by De
Witt kaplan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Flirting With Fate" is the name OF
the new Douglas Fairbanks photoplay
to be released by the Triangle Fine
Arts Company July 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
Garden.

William S. Hart, the popular de-
lineator of western types, will be pic
tured at Moore's Garden from today
until Tuesday in a photoplay entitled
The Primal Lure" A band of trap
pers in the Canadian wilderness with
their woman folks are attacked by
the Blackfoot Indians, who demand a
white mans scalp as a sacrifice. AFTER
thrilling fight. in which the whites
are greatly outnumbered, Hart, as the
leader of the trappers, goes to oner
himself as the victim. How he CIR
cumvents the redskins and saves the
little garrison provides many thrilling
scenes. Sennetts farce, The Love
Comet" featuring Ora Carewe and
Joseph Belmont. a streak of merri-
ment will also be shown.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Billie Burke in The Mesh of Mystery,
another chapter of "Gloria's Romance.
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne
in The Voice in the Wilderness viii
be shown, with animated cartoons by
Powers, Swinnerton and McManus.
Saturdays feature will be The Aban-
Comment" and Mary Pickford in The
Waits Christmas"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Baroness Won DEWITT. the new Fox
star, was formerly star of the Royal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
IN THE
SPOTLIGHT

Nance O'Neil is to return to the legit-
Innate stage in a new play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Kathlyn williams is the picture star
af The Return" which is to be re-
leased July by Selig through the
General Film Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Marguerite Clark is said to find in
spiration for her most popular roles
in the unconscious acting of children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

The Selig weekly is authority for
the statement that Justice Charles
Evans Hughes strongly objects to pic
torial publicity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

William eide Mile is writing an
original play for Victor Moore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

A building at eth avenue and 18th
street, New York, fourteen stories high,
is devoted to film concerns entirely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Ann Murdoch is to be seen in a COM
edy by H. H. Harwood, entitled Please
Help Emily"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Beverly Bayne and Francis y. Bush
man are making a film play of Romeo
and Juliet" for the Metro Corporation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
Str. St. Johns-colouial Beach.

dren. The car ride is pleasant and nc
admission is charged at the grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

artist. who has been looking for a
model for his painting. The American
Beauty" In Ruth he finds not only his
ideal, but ultimately a wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

The Lubin Company is to give a su
-photoplay feature production o.
Rex Beach's story. The Barrier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Grace Carlyle, who played with Ethel
Barrymore, Hattie Williams. Rose Stahl
John Drew and Elsie Ferguson, has
Joined the Morosco Phtotoplay Company
and will appear in IAN international
Marriage" in which Rita Jolivet is the
picture star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
IN FINLAND.

Charlie" Chaplin is said to be vio-
linist.
Clyde Fitch's story. Nathan Hale" is
to be .photoplayed
first pictures will be adaptations of
noted novels or successful plays.
The Lubin Company is to give a SUI
er-photoplay feature production of
Rex Beachs story. The Barrier"
Marguerite Clark is said to find in
spiration for her most popular roles
in the unconscious acting of children.
A building at eth avenue and 18th
street, New York, fourteen stories high,
is devoted to film concerns entirely.
Beverly Bayne and Francis Y. Bush
man are making a film play of Romeo
and Juliet for the Metro Corporation.
The Selig weekly is authority for
the statement that Justice Charles
Evans Hughes strongly objects to pic
torial publicity.
Kathlyn williams is the picture star
af THE Return" which is to be re-
leased July by Selig through the
General Film Service.
Flirting With Fate" is the name of
the new Douglas Fairbanks photoplay
to be released by the Triangle-Fine
Arts Company July 9.
Cigarettes are to be denied the viii
lain and the pipe to poor old father"
by some of the motion picture makers.
The smoke Is film eater.
Baroness Won DEWITT. the new Fox
CT at nf "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Nine. Bertha Kalich started her stage
career at fourteen. She sang opera in
her native land with a German COM
pany. after finishing a course in the
conservatory at Lemberg. Galicia. Al
fifteen she was prima donna in the
Jewish theater and sang in operas and
biblical nlaYs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Irene Franklin is to star in a drama
tization of Ruth Davis novel, The
Melting of Molly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Stuart Holmes credits Shakespeare
with much modern slang. such as Good
night" Worcester. in King Henry
W. act /. scene u; Beat it, (act =.
scene -. Comedy of Errors; Go to
it," II am for you" and other IA
miliar phrases have a like origin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

A representative in Congress.
United States senator. a secretary to a
ca binet officer, a Uruguayan. diplomat.
a coal miner of Wilkes Barre, Pa.
druggist in Mexico and students at a
number of leading colleges and uni
versties. women as well as men. and
the mayor of a western town have an
swered William A. Brady's call for
scenarios. He has received 10000 and
they are still coming in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

All twelve of Clara Kimball Young
first pictures will be adaptations of
noted novels or successful plays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

According to the Code" Essanay's
July offering to the V. L. S. 2 program.
has Louis S. Stone. Marguerite Clayton.
E. H. Calvert and Sydney Ainsworth
for its featured players. 1t is one of
those family tangle plays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

The Garden Theater announces the
of the series of pictures starring Fran
els Y. Bushman and Beverly Bayne and
the animated cartoons of the Interna
tional Film Corporation by Tom Pow
ers. Swinnerton, Bud Fisher, Opper and
others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

By playing the part of a young
woman with pneumonia in the last few
chapters of "Gloria's Romance" Billie
Burke is said to have broken her health
and shown symptoms of a pneumonia
patient.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Charlie" Chaplin is said to be a vic
linist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Simplicity is the keynote of the pas
time of at least two of the big screen,
favorites. Mary Pickford is said to be
never happier than when playing with
her child friends and Marguerite Clark
IS a veritable bookworm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

villegas' painting, "A Dream OF the
Arabian Nights" is said to have been
Herbert Brenon's inspiration for An
nette Kellermann's million-dollar pic
ture. "A Daughter of the Gods" Other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

The Famous Players Company is now
offering $1,000 each for 100 scenario
ideas if accepted. The company. how
ever, desires ideas from authors of rec
ognized ability only. and lurid. po-
litical. controversial and religious
stories are barred
Evening star., 1916-11-27
Mrs. BoiSSevain Is Hailed
by Associates as Martyr
to the Suffrage Cause

Eulogy of Mrs. Inez Milholland Boisse-
vain "a martyr for the suffrage cause"
was expressed by local equal suffrage
leaders at mass meeting yesterday, at
which announcement was made of her
death in Los Angeles Saturday night. At
the headquarters of the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage. where the
meeting was being held voices of several
speakers broke and they wept as they
told of the devotion to 'the cause" shown
by Mrs. Boissevain during a strenuous
campaign in which she cola psed
Dramatic recitation of her last appeal
to woman voters was given by Miss Maud
Younger who was assisting Mrs. Boisse-
vain in the California campaign, and
who continued her work there. Miss
liberty as Mrs. Boissevains last words.
as she sank to the platform from exhaus-
ton.
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, who was also
assisting Mrs Boissevain. paid fearful
tribute to the heroism, pluck and vivid
personality of the dead suffrage leader
The following telegram sent to
John Alilholland, father of Mrs Boisse-
vain:
The members of the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage wish US to ex-
press for them their heartfelt sorrow at
the great loss which we have all suffered
and which you suffer so deeply. 1t is a
loss to all American women and to our
country. 1t is one more sorrowfu in
stance Of the waste of life and genius to
this bitter fight of women for freedom
Women will consecrate themselves with
new devotion to the cause for which YOUR
daughter gave her life
Evening star., 1916-11-27
Spain to Send Mission.
INTERNAL REVENUE OVER
HALF-BILLION DOLLARS
Commissioner Osborn, in His Annual
Report, Also Shows $45, 100000
Gain in Income Tax.

More than half billion dollars was
turned into the federal Treasury dur
ing the last fiscal year by the internal
revenue bureau Commissioner Osborn's
annual report. made public tonight,
shows that receipts broke all records,
with total of s512,723.28s. or S97,-
600 900 more than last year
Corporations paid s56,972,721. and in
dividuals s67.943.595 on account of the
income tax, an increase of almost SlS-
100000 for corporations and $27, 900 900
nous increase in collections from
manufacturers Of cigarettes. Produc-
tion of distilled liquors Increased, and
although the output of fermented
liquors fell off during the early part
of the year. steady increase followed.
"Bootleging." or illegal sale Of
liquor, the report says continues un-
abated and will continue until there is
a more hearty cooperation of local Of
ficcrs in the various states. Gigantic
frauds against the revenue and eva
sions of commissions of the tax have
been uncovered during the past three
years. evaded taxes discovered approxi-
mating s5o.00o.ooo OF this amount
more than s22.000.000 was assessed as
unpaid taxes, about half being corpora
| tion taxes.
Commissioner Osborn recommends
that the personal income tax law be
amended so to require returns of
annual gross income of $4,000 or over
| instead of annual net incomes of like
amount, and information at the
source" be substituted for the present
system of Withholding the normal tax
at the source of the income, except as
| to nonresident aliens or corporations
Evening star., 1916-11-27
PRESIDENTS PLURALITY
IN CALIFORNIA is 3,773
Semi-oMcial Figures Show Total
Prohibition Amendment Was De-
feated by LOG, 1857 Votes.

SACRAMENTO. Cal. November 27.-
President Wilson'S plurality in Cali
fornia Is 3.773 votes. according to semi
official figures announced by Secretary
Of State Frank c. Jordan. The figures
include the vote of a hitherto question
ed precinct in Orange county The
Presidents plurality represents the diff
ference between the vote of 4s6.2S9
for Francis J. Heney. highest demo-
cratic elector. and that of 462,516 for j.
F. Carlstron. highest republican. To
be made finally official the figures must
be certified to by the secretary of state.
This will be done, it was said. today.
Returns announced also show that
the amendment providing for total
prohibition was defeated by 106,S67
votes. while a second amendment for
partial prohibition lost by 50.s20 votes.
|Eeventy-nine per cent Of the states
Registered voters participated In tho
DnlAction.
Evening star., 1916-11-27

lean complainafits. of course -. not
posted even about their own coins. IL
they were they would not opj.t Our
artist. Longacre- put his initials on the
Indian head cent. so familiar TO us
MorGan. who designed our latest dol
lar. put his NJ on the base OF the bust
Of Liberty on every coin. Thess marks
are present, but not apparent to super
fetal observation. Numismatis know
better. Not a single American coin
which has appeared within the last
twenty years but has brought out "A
chorus Of criticisms and complaints
ANYTHING differing from the regular
order of things. no matter how COM
monplac" or sordid .hat old custom. is
bound to bring forward tie kic' : Why,
even male Wil KICK occasionally.
Just Tor diversion. II is easy 20 criti-
else bar not eaSs To originate. In the
old DAYS, when railroad trains were
Hrst invented. some one objected to the
innovation. and asked what wo Id hap
pen II a COW got onto the track The
reply was. 1T might he had for the
cow. THOMAS G. ELDER.
Evening star., 1916-11-27
Encyclopedias Britannica
"Handy Volume" Issue

This wonderful book OF knowledge literally
brings the whole world to you. 1t tells you
all about foreign countries, their people, their
history, their progress, their debts. An hour
aday with the Britannica will soon give you as
clear and comprehensive an idea of the rest of
the world as you now have of the states of
the union.
This great book, written by the foremost
authorities of modern times, unfolds life in
South Africa, in England, France and Germany,
inChina and Japan, in Brazil, in Australia, every
wherein such an intimate, interesting way
thatyou get the atmosphere as well as the facts.
But this marvellous book, with its Al ,OO0separate
articles, is more than a guide for the enterpris
ing business man of the United States in fitting
him to be Citizen of the World. The Britain
MICA is a complete library of knowledge on
every subject appealing to intelligent persons.
Evening star., 1916-11-27

It discusses in way you can understand, every
branch of science and industry, literature and
art, religion and philosophy, invention and
engineering, history and race development
chemistry, sociology, education, steam and
electricity, geology and geography, biography,
law, physics
You and your family can find in the Britannica
dred and six questions which every day come
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everything than you can get from any other
source.
This supreme book of knowledge consists of 20
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trations and maps. More than 100000 big
facts are indexed for quick finding.
Evening star., 1916-11-27
The Initials on the Dime.

To the Editor of The Star:
We still hear of few complaints on
the part of few people who object to
the small initials. or monogram. of
Artist Weipmann, which appear on our
beautiful new United States dime. hese
kickers are unfamiliar with past or
present practices in coin designing.
Any sculptor who designs a work or
art may place his name upon thar work
in fact most people insist that his
name go on in large letters. coin is
j sculpture in miniature. he eariieSi
Greek coins the most beautiful CONS
ever made bore not only the initials of
the designers. hrt often names of ar
fists lik. k mon and F.ValuetOs. spelled
out in full Many modern European
coins have the artists names spelled
out in full. in particular let me men
tion the French series. regarded as the
most beautiful in Europe These Amer
Evening star., 1916-11-27

Joseph Hartigan, commissioner of
weights and measures. representing the
city Wholesale and retail dealers,
also, have given the proposal their ap-
prova1 as the only practical method of
defeating the spectators.
This embargo is said to be the first
one of its s<ind which has had the
support Of dealers. In fact, it is stated
that it was suggested by representa-
in the city. meeting of the presi-
dents of all the Retail Grocers' associa-
tions has been called for next We'd
nesday to work out a plan of co-opera
ton between the public and retail deal
ers to strike at spectators in eggs
and later to attack speculation in other
foodstuffs
Evening star., 1916-11-27
Irish Conscription Opposed.

NEW YORK. November 27.-Resolu
tions opposing conscription in Ireland
and favoring abolition of martial law
and immediate operation of the home
rule act We're adopted here yesterday V
at a special conference of the United
Irish League of America. About sew
enty-five delegates from various parts
of the United States attended.
Evening star., 1916-11-27

it's members to refuse to buy Thanks
giving turkeys at any price and to
use as little butter and eggs as pos
sible.
Representatives from several social
istic organizations and consumers
leagues today announced plans for a
famine" parade. According to the an
nouncement 100000 men and women
have pledged themselves to advance
upon city hall December and demand
that the mayor do all in his power to
give them the right to continue in
existence
Evening star., 1916-11-27
HOUSEWIVES TO COMBAT
SPECTATORS IN FOOD
City officials Indorse Embargo on
Eggs Inaugurated by Women
of New York.

NEW YORK, November 21-Co-op-
erative action by American housewives
to combat food spectators in an effort
to reduce the price of the necessares
of life was indicated in the household
embargo on eggs inaugurated here to-
day. Tie movement has the indorse-
ment Of the National Housewives
League and of John J. Dillon, commits
sioner of foods and markets, and