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Evening star., 1916-02-06

~pHERE was little except CEN
trail idea and some good act
inss for THE Correspondent
to depend upon as a basis OF
popMar interest. Idea and
acting. while they. eFentually assert
themselves, do not at the outset con-
stitute much of a rivalry to- the fasci-
nations of costume and scenery, especl-
ally when these are fortihed WIN
names with which the public has pe-
come familiarized. The handlcaps the
play carried as it entered the race 1or
popularity were numerous. The tilie'
which seems innocent and appropriate
when its relation to the plot Is UNDER
stood, is at the outset suggestive Oh
the French farce or the musical me-
lange. While no question can be raised
as to the proficiency of Emily Ann
wellman as an actress, she has not
been. exploited as a star and the au-
thors have not been conspicuous con-
tributors to the theater in the past
That the play has merit could not be
doubted 1t held attention closely ana
the comments of the departing audi
ences iwere enthusiastically favorable.
Rut II lacked the seal of precedent and
the audiences. though admiring, were
not large But it earned the attention
of managerial capital and may easily
take it's place among the dramas which
live to a good old age and finally take
their places, beyond the reach of ad-
verse criticism, among the stock COM
pany productions.
r S 4
cousin Lucy" is vehicle adjusted
to the unique accomplishments OF
Julian Eltinge. 1t is a remarkable ex-
hiSition of the accomplishments of the
m6diste and decorator: lacking the
profusion of the customary musical en-
tertainment. yet showing degree OF
taste in superficial establishment that
amounts to positive genius. The per-
fosmance is neither music nor drama,
but a creation quite apart from the
ordinary; one which holds a distinct
field and encounters no standards by
which 1t may be measured and COM
pared. It found numerous and appre-
ciative spectators.
Evening star., 1916-02-06

tld not try TO write nne Language e.
hut. to make it colloquial and charac-
teristic of the speakers"
Homer a, Great American Artiste.-
In the list of noted American musical
artists and distinguished professional
people no name represents higher
artistic achievement and finer in
huences than are associated with the
name of Louise Homer.
Nine. Homer for several seasons has
been one of the stars of the Metropoli-
tan. the worlds greatest opera house.
Her concert tours have taken her over
both Europe and America. Her mag
nif1cent voice is known wherever there
is talking machine. Her achieve
ments have long been the models for
many an aspiring singer, and her
family might we'll he the envy of any
good American mother.
Of course Homers and Glucks and
Schumann-H -Heinks are only too rare,
but of these three wonderful women
Louise Homer naturally inspires strong
est interest and deepest admiration
because she is strictly a home product.
she is an American through and
through, and what she has accomplish =
Acknowledged handicap of being an
American.
New One-act Playa new one-act
play is to be staged at Keith's the week
of February II, when The Wedding
Gown" by Mary K. Brookes of this city,
will be one of the important features of
the bill The sketch will begin here in
its tour of the Keith circuit 1t will be
presented by cast of New York players
now in rehearsal
The Wedding Gown tells the story of
young girl who has had a disagreement
with her hance. and who decides to sell
her wedding gown. The scene is the shop
where the wedding gown is DISPLAYED and
"here 1t attracts the attention of the
young man in the case The goddess of
the machine is the saleswoman in the
shop. who brings about an effective
reconciliation.
Prefers Vaudeville to "Moyie.,--
Edgar Atchison Ely, former Shubert star
in the three-act farce Billy which in
condensed form is being given by him in
vaudeville as ..'Billys Tombstone" is a
son of a "forty-niner." and associate of
Flood, Mackay and Stanford, the west :
ern millionaires
After his fathers death he went to
Europe and played for two years in the
music halls. On his return he WIS hailed
as the latest London sensation in an
act called THE Future Dude" in which
changes ever seen abroad. He also PLAYED
leading parts with May Irwin in Mrs
Black Is Back" Mabelle Gilman in THE
Mocking Bird Mary Oahill in The Boys
and Betty and in the. Klaw & Erlanger
productions of THE Mascot THE Kiss
Waltz and Madam Troubadour."
He prefers vaudeville to the movies"
Evening star., 1916-02-06

Characterization. I do object to the
charge that the language is ignorant.
hut to make it colloquial and charac-
teristic of the speakers"
Evening star., 1916-02-06

was little except cen
trail. idea and some good act
ing for THE Correspondent
u to depend upon as basis OF
poptAar interest. Idea and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Car Company Busy.

Preliminary work in preparation for
the erection OF the plant of the Pitts
burgh Steel Car Company is in progress,
scarcity of ordinary labor holding the
work back. Messrs. Scott and Ramsey.
president and secretary, respectively.
Of the company, were here the latter
part of last week and gave positive as
Surance that every effort was being
made to have the plant in readiness
for operations some time this summer.
Work of completing the handsome
new hotel is progressing rapidly, and
il is expected the building will be
ready for the grand opening which is
planned TO be held about June 10. Other
Industrial plants well business
buildings and dwellings, are either in
course of construction or projected and
merely awaiting the delivery of ma
terial. while work Of grading streets
and laying sidewalks is proceeding
rapidly.
Nearly 1900 persons visited Quantico
last Sunday, when an excursion from
Frederick sburg brought more than 200,
and the steamer st. Johns, from Wash
ington. carried a crowd of more than
900 persons. \ band from Washington
gave concerts during the afternoon; a
base ball game furnished amusement
for the sport-loving portion of the
crowd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27

in Lanier place. with garage, has been
sold to H. r. Fulton. This house has
two large screened sleeping porches
and a fireproof garage.
Three ten-room houses. three stories
on L street between 18th and 18th
streets northwest were sold for Mrs.
Carrie Sutton the name Of the buyer
being withheld. This is rental property
and is to be held as an investment by
the purchaser.
A colonial home of six rooms and
bath, now being completed in the 1900
block on Fairmont street northwest
has been sold to Mrs. Elizabeth H.
Shaw. The house. as well as the others
in the row. has a hot water heating
system, is electrically lighted, has
screened sleeping porch and an extra
wide front porch.
Edward Ragland has bought the
property at POLL Park road northwest
This property is one of large group
of homes built about three years ago
overlooking Rock Creek Park. The
house has ten rooms and two baths,
with four porches.
The property at 1910 S street north
west has been purchased by H. w.
Jenkins. who will hold it as an in
vestment The house is three stories in
height, contains ten rooms and bath,
and has hot water heating plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27

meeting this competition was devised
by group of North Dakota retailers.
who, after figuring on the quality OF
lumber and the quantity needed, an
nounced to their territory that they
would duplicate the ready-cut house
at the same cost estimated by the mail
order houses and keep the business OF
the builder at home.
Offer Is Successful.
The offer proved successful to them.
for they were able to build the same
houses at a profit. and, instead OF the
advertising being defensive. 1t devel-
oped new business by calling the atten-
ton Of those who had not been con-
sidering building to the possibilities OF
their home retail yards in giving expert
advice on how to build their homes or
farm buildings.
The North Dakota men who made this
offer succeeded by first getting COM
plete knowledge of the proper kinds OF
wood for the various purposes about
the house, and the study they gave the
matter in trying to meet the mail order
competition proved a direct beneht to
the people in their own district, through
their learning more effective ways of
using lumber economically and prop
erlv,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
SALES OF RESIDENCES
RECENTLY REPORTED
Homes in Northwest That Have
Changed Ownership in Last Week.
Chevy Chase Property in List.

Recently reported sales Of residence
properties in the northwest section of
the city and in Chevy Chase include
six modern homes. transfers of which
were negotiated through the Office of
Boss & Phelps. Inc. The properties in
clade a new two-story. eight-room
house on Morrison street. Chevy Chase
just completed. and bought by Irving A.
Greasley, An attractive feature of this
house is the extra large open fireplace
in the living room.
A nine-room, :hree-story residence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
War Needs Preclude Holidays.

LONDON. May 27.-The urgent need
of a continuous supply OF war mate
rails precludes the prospect of holi-
days for British munitions workers.
according to a statement made by
David Lloyd George, minister Of mu-
nitions. to a deputation of representa-
tives of the Clyde and Tyne engineers
and shipbuilders on the question of
Whitsuntide holidays. 1t was arranged
to convene a general meeting of the
workmen on Monday to make final
decision, which is expected to be an
nounced in the house of commons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27

Ashtabula. 1t marks the close Of a
period in municipal reform-a period
of forging good tools for democracy to
work with. So far as the tools are con-
cerned. the reformers are now at the
end of their inventiveness and can de-
vote their entire attention to output. as
Dayton. for instance, is already doing,
with results that look most promising.
The new model charter Is now in
pamphlet form, obtainable from the
leagues office in Philadelphia. 1t will
be reissued as volume in the National
Municipal League Series, by Appleton,
with a complete set of chapters sup
porting it's various provisions, prepar-
ed by the various members of the COM
mittee"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Streets Made Into Lots.

Owing to the demand for building
lots near the railroad several of the
projected streets and boulevards have
been resurveyed. and the land convert
ed into building sites for business and
industrial purposes. A woodworking
company. composed of Fredericksburg
men, has obtained a tract of land near
the railroad on which to erect a plant.
This company originally had OPP
ton on land adjacent to the site now
being graded for the shipyard, but re-
linquished this location in favor of the
steel company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Civil Service Examinations.

The United States civil service COM
mission has announced the following
examinations:
June 2I-Trans1ator-tarif assistant,
81 200-sl, 400 a year. bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce.
June 21-General mechanic $720 per
annIm. Hayward Indian School. Wis
consin.
Iuly assistant sanitary engineer,
81 500 per annum. public health service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
1000 ALI OMAR TROOPS
ARE LOST IN BATTLE

LONDON, May 27.-The war office has
issued report concerning fighting May
20 in the Sudan, which resulted in the
defeat of some 5000 troops Of Ali
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
LUMBER DEALERS TURN
COMPETITION TO GAIN
Supply "Ready-Cut" Houses to Buy
efs and Keep Business From
Mail Order Firms.

MADISON. Wis, May 27.-Retail lum-
bermen in many parts of the country
have devised new ways of meeting a
new style of competition in the build
ing industry-the so-called ready-cut
houses. One of the most novel ways of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27

Dinar, Sultan of Darfur. by Col Kel-
ley's force. The fight took place at Ell
flasher. The British losses are given
as five men killed and twenty-three
wounded while the losses to the sui
tan's force are estimated at 1000.
The sultan, whose attitude toward
the Sudanese government for a long
time has been truculent, is reported to
have fled with small number of his
followers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27

DR.. Victor Davis Miller, seventy
Dixon, Washington county, Md. He
was born near Williamsport, Md. the
son of Albertus A. and Harriet Davis
Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Is on Deep Water.

At the point where the shipbuilding
plant is to be located the water is nat
urally from thirty-five to forty feet deep,
and with minimum of dredging con-
siderably deeper water can be OBJ
tanned
The shipbuilding plant, it is announced.
is to be on an equal footing. as regards
size and number of employees. with the
sheet-steel manufacturing plant of the
company which is to make boilers
steel tanks for various purposes. etc.
Lack of material is holding back con-
struction work on the several buildings
of the plant, Mr.. Purvis stated. and is
also causing delay in the erection of a
.arge number of cottages and small
dwellings being builAs for the plants en-
ployes. While this inability to get build
ing materials is holding this work back,
Mr.. Purvis stated. the work of grading
streets in the company's section of the
new village and the laying of concrete
sidewalks is being pushed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Value of Good Name.

A good name in ones locality is a
potent secondary factor for the procur-
ing of tenants. If you have been in
the custom of treating your old tena nts
right they will almost unfailiasly rec
ommend your firm % such other of
their friends who may be looking for
new homes At any rate. they always
will give you the first chance to serve
them. Rightful treatment and personal
interest in ones tenants will retain
them as such for a longer time than
would be possible under any other cir
cumstances- The old saying. "A fine
fine house at ALL" contains a great deal
Of truth.
There are two generally utilized
media for attracting tenants through
advertising: Signs on the property and
the newspapers or periodicals. Ju-
dicious advertising usually goes far to
satisfy the owner that one is trying to
NIL his vacancies as rapidly possible.
More than fifteen years experience
with small Tine" advertisements have
convinced the writer that they. at best.
pull comparatively poor reSults-this
irrespective of general conditions or
the season of the year. What is known
Is display" space can. however, be
used to very good advantage by the
renting agent who can afford large in
dividual Arm ads. This is one of the
best ways of calling public attention
to a new building in which a large
number of fats are to be rented. and
which requires a detailed explanation
in order to be really appreciated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
NEW VIRGINIA TOWN
To HAVE SH|PyARD
Land Bought by Sheet Steel Com
pany for Big Plant-Build-
ing Is Active.
sneciaI CORRESPONDENCE of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
QUANTICO, Va, May PA force of
more than 100 men began work this
week grading the ground and prepar-
ing for the erection of a big steel
boat and ship building yard near the
point where Quantico creek flows into
the Potomac river, and officials of the
International Steel Corporation. the
sheet-steel manufacturing concern which
has bought more than 100 acres of land
here say the plant is to be ready for
operation by early autumn.
According to statements by George
Purvis, for the company. it is the pur-
pose to build hulls for river and bay
vessels, and to construct steel barges
for towing work. Later however, the
company intends to build larger vessels
for general cargo carrying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
WAVE OF BUILDING
SWEEPS OVER LAND
Inquiries Received in Chicago 1ndi-
cate Nationwide Increase in Con-
struction Activity in All Lines.

CHICAGO, Ill, May 81. - A great
factory, store and residentia1-is indi-
Gated by inquiries which are flooding
Offices of the National Lumber Man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
ufacturers' Association for building in

ufacturers' Association for building in
formation.
Calls From All Sections.
Requests for information come from
all parts Of the country and from cor
porations in all lines of business. in
dicating that manufacturing generally
Is on such scale that extensive addi-
tons are necessary. One large eastern
company. which markets its own prod
ucts through branch retail and whole
sale houses. often structures five or six
stories in height, asked during the
week for information on mill construc-
ton for wooden. brick walled buildings,
preparatory to erection of "a number"
OF large branches. This company. like
most other inouirers, asked that tech
meal building information be supplied,
and that the name of the company be
not given to the dealers. as contracts
will be placed in due time, regardless
OF solicitations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Ask Detailed Information.

Most Of the inquiries are for data on
how to build. the character of lumber
required for various types of buildings
and for different parts Of buildings, in
dicating that the concerns which are
preparing to build are acquiring de-
tailed information for their engineers
before letting contracts for any specific
type or structure. Some of the inquiries
received indicate that companies are
figuring on additions Of from IS to 100
per cent of present capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Interesting Tenants.

There are at least four ways of in
teresting prospective tenants, two of
which are a matter of firm personality,
and the other two of sheer advertising.
Under the first head comes the giving
OF proper attention to all personal in
quiries made by visitors at the office.
Each prospective tenant should be
made to feel that the firm is taking
a personal interest in his partic ular
case, is doing it's utmost to locate the
sort of apartment desired in point of
the number of rooms. approximate
rental preferred location, etc. OF
course. about all that the firm actually
can do is to make careful selection
from its Office For Rent list. but this
will. in the majority of cases. he found
adequate, providing the agent talks
his various selections up strongly
enough to induce the prospect to in
sDect them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
GOLDEN RULE BEST
FOR REALTY AGENT
Handling of Rental Properties
Presents Many Problems
Requiring Trained Men.

The first move of any renting agency
Is to persuade the owners of apartment
buildings that his is absolutely the best
available agency to handle their prop
erty. Various arguments are advanced
by renting agents in this regard, says
Reginald c. Russell, in discussing
Every Day Problems in Renting in
Record and Guide.
The recognized renting agency has
trained organization. thoroughly eXpe-
rienced in the management of proper
ties and the obtaining of tenants. They
are more accustomed to the routine OF
the business. and can handle refractory
tenants with fewer difficulties than the
owner The agency knows from past
experience how best to keep expenses
down to a minimum consistent with
the proper maintenance of the property.
and can almost guarantee to keep the
premises fully rented at the maximum
rate for that section of the city.
Newspapers as Aids.
There are numerous ways of acqulr-
ing this renting business. The shrewd
and alert agency scans the newspapers
daily for notices of property transfers
and the issuance of new building per
mits. 1t often happens that the owner
appears in the paper handling prop
erty in the outlying districts. and, IN
that case. it generally pays to make APP
plication for the business on the
grounds that the local agents Office is
handy to the property and more con-
venient for all who come to inspect 1t.
Then. too. it often happens that a build
ing previously managed in local Of
fee is sold in that Office and the papers
drawn up there. That gives the agent
an admirable opportunity for getting
personally acquainted with the new
owner and for pushing himself for con-
tfnued management of the property.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-25
MUSICAL.


A rervlce of music and song has
been arranged for the evening houi AT
First Christian church today, the tol-
loving progrnm TO be rendered.:
Piano prelude c minor, Rachman-
inoff Miss Parks; male quartet,
Messrs Smoot, Shanks. Harmon ana
Davidaon: solo, zone Sweetly Solemn
Thought" Mrs. Cole; duet, "The Lord
Is NV Shepherd" Mrs. Tucker and
Mr.. Scott; male quartet, Messrs.
Smoot, Shanks. Harmon and David
son. solo. selected, Mrs. Short; Offer-
tory, "I.icVcstarume,' List MISS
Parks; anthem, "Hark, Hark' MY
Soul" Shelly; solo. Mr. De Gueldre;
violin solo. selected, Mrs. Forster;
trio. Cast Thy Bread Mesdames
Cole, Sanger and Darby; solo, selected
Mrs. Strong; postlude, Guonod' Miss
Parks.
The music for today's services %
Boston Avenue Methodist church Is
to be featured by solos from Mrs. Guy
l.. Paris, and Mrs. Clarence Leonard
of Gainesville, Texas. and the singing
of a male quartet. The program:
MORNING.
Prelude
Hymn No. 10.
Quartet, Selected
Mesdames Renshaw and Leonard.
Messrs Bass and Bentley.
Offertory.
Solo, Jesus Lover of My Soul"
.................. McDougal
Mrs. Paris.
Hymn No, 42S.
Postlude.
EVENING.
Prelude.
Hymn No. 3S3.
Quartet.
Messrs. Bass and Bosworth; Bentley
and Freeman.
Offertory
Solo, when Read that Sweet
Story of Old" .,......,......W West
Mrs. Leonard.
Hymn No. S34.
Postlude.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-25
NJ IItS.

The scml-annual dinner Of the
] Bonanza club was n pleasant affair
/ of last evening in Hotel Tulsa at
which about forty members were
guests.
1t was in tho private dining room
OF the hotel that the club gathered
at o'clock for dinner election Of
officers which Is an occasion of every
six months, and program Of
speeches, called forth by Mr.. Carl
4. Daniels, tonstmastcr. Responses
were made by Mr. Paul Reid
Mr.. S. Canterbury. Mr. W. II. webb
and H. B. Smith. Retiring officers Of
last evening were Mr.. j, Ray Stcb-
bins, president; Mr.. Carl A. Cox. vice
president, Mr.. W. II. ThlXton. treas-
urer. Mr. II. G. Holloway secretary;
Mr. H. H. Smith, assistant secretary;
Mr. Paul Reid, chairman of enter
talnmcnt committee.
The club membership Mt present in
cludcs Mossrs. Ralph r. Berry.
Robert Berry. Cecil Canary. Caucy,
Kan; Sam Canterbury, Joseph Car
son. Price Collcy, Earl Connolly, i.
w. Cowing. carl \. Cox. carl Daniels,
Harold Delaney Earl Dufncld Merlo
Dufficld, Ralph billiard, II. B. Gibbs,
Kansas city; Jack Gin, A. u. Cold
man, Glenn Ilcald. L. w Harris, II.
Holloway, George Justice, Frank
kcrs,,ttor Francis S. Lewis. Robert
Lclius, Waldo A. LUystrand, Il. v.
Logan, Forest Kramer Chester Me
kcon, Edgar Moran, Roger Mitchell,
John Mclunkin. John Frank Noble,
James Parker Alya Rcucau, Paul
Reid, Mack Rupp, Sidney Roberts,
Gregg Sawyer Independence; Frank
Schrcck George Smith, Herbert
Smith, Hawlcy Stafford Ray Stcb-
bins, Biddlc Suppcs. W. Il. ThiXton.
Rife webb and X. G, Walsh
Mr.. and Mrs. Oryillc l.. James on
tortaiucd a small company Of friends
at dinner Friday evening at Hotol
Tulsa in courtesy to MIR. and Mrs. Earf
Brown. who are soon coming to Tulsa
for residence.
Doctor and Mrs Fred S. Clinton
entertained informally at dinner dur
ing the past week i'm honor of the
presence In the city of Doctor Ilyar
of Dallas. Texas president Of the
southern Methodist college.