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Evening journal., 1916-03-25

go. I shouted. Barton to the rescue!I
Cor / would have II 1 hadn't been too
mad to shout anything) and double
quicSed into the room in time to see
Webster holding Mary IN his arms and
telling her that pretty girls were made
To be kissed and not to be a silly little
fool BY the time he got that far
had an inch or so OF my hat pin IN his
arm just above the elbow. and what he
said then wouldn't be polite to repeat.
At any rate, Mary and 1 beat it while
the going was good and Mary was so
upset we decided to go right home in
stead Of calling on any of the other
managers. That was how we happen
ed 70 run into Dave Pollock"
where did you meet Mr.. PolloclxP"
"Oh. he was on the job at the apart
ment when we got home. Playing the
humble but persistent swain-Wanted
to lay his fortune at her feet and give
her a life Of gilded ease. He pleaded
all that sort Of soft-music stuff and
told her she didn't realize how cruel
the world was to a girl omen always
say thaD and how she would suffer TO
sec her mother growing old and lack
ing the comforts she could not earn
ANA iANAf A'n liN UNAAo out Ills Wdlltl
and taps It. saying. AN that I have is
yours. Mary. even II you don't marry
me-. Business OF soft musicl"
Were you in the room while this
was going on?"
NO" she answered. winning a gale
Of laughter from the courtroom, "but
you can't brush your teeth in a New
York apartment without the people in
the next door fiat hearing you and ev-
erything that Mary said or Dave Pol
lock said. might as well have been
shouted through a megaphone."
Did Miss Page seem touched by Mr..
PollocS's oner?" said Langdon. re-
pressing a smile with difficulty.
mo. she stood up TO him spunlxily
and told him fiat where he got off.
Pm going TO get work. she said. but
even IL didn't my mother and would
never accept any help from you. 1
have only one thing to ask. and that is
that you leave here at once and do not
come again can't promise not to
see you. Mary he said; I must and
Will Well. at least I won't speak TO
you.' she said 3c6autly: and with that
Evening journal., 1916-03-25

But 1t hit the rocks. for when Mary
and l hustled into our glad rags and
started for the door we bumped square,
ly into the stage manager and Mr. Pol
lock-the latter all done up 10 kill, even
20 top hat. oh, Miss Page sings out
Ecky Chats the manager) here's n
gentleman from your home town. that
wants TO take you out to supper and
see you home in a buzz wagon. He
laughed nastily as he spoke, and
could feel Mary's hand go cold as ice
as she grabbed mine and says, 4 have
no desire to take supper with Mr. Pol
lock. either now or at any other time
come, Amy But that made old Ecky
sore. for there's nothing that's so good
for a show in his estimation as TO have
few Of the top-hatted crowd take the
girls out to supper. so he began to roar
like a bull and shouts, What's this ?
Are you crazy? But Pollock inter-
rupted him-there was a quick business
Of being hurt to the heart; the misun-
derstood soul-and the chivalry stunt
was pulled Off without break. Then
he says, Miss Page is quite within her
rights. l do not wish an unwilling
guest. Perhaps my moment OF renew
+-Ar 49, eN~NiNeAAANeAANN was il0IIibAAullt
and he stalks away for all the world
like the heavy in the third act But old
Ecly was up in the air. and he began
rowing Mary for fair. He told her, the
poor dog. that it was her beauty. not
her talent, that got the house. and
added. It's your business here to be
civil to your admirers and so to sup
per when they ask you. II you're goin'
to ride high horse I've got no use for
you in this show"
Did Miss Page answer him?"
mo. l think she was too horrihed.
and old Eclly. thinlSin that silence
meant consent. told her TO stay there
till he brought Mr.. Pollock back. The
minute his back was turned l gave
Mary the cue to get away quick. but
We didn't have TO. for just then Mr..
Langdon came I'm. and we beat ir for
him. We didn't have time TO tell him
what had happened before old Ecxy
came back with Mr. Pollock and they
both stopped short when they saw Mr.
Langdon with us. and then Mr.. Pol
lock drawls out, You see this Miss
Page is not so virtuous as she pre-
tends. She's not even particular in her
Evening journal., 1916-03-25

through calling the rest OF us all the
names in his vocabulary. So when It
came to one bit where the fat tenor
had to choose a girl out of the chorus
to sing an encore with him. Mary got
the chance, and made good. too. But
that was afterwards"
We'll, suppose you tell us what oc-
Cured on the day The Blue Feather
opened"
"Oh, the day was the same as any
other opening day. We'd rehearsed
half the night and started in at eight
thirty in the morning. Somebody had
sent a set Of scenery that was back
wards and the leads had to learn their
business all over again, and the hats
for the chorus turned up the wrong
color. The stage manager had a crouch
and the orchestra got all mixed up on
the encores, and we were all tired 10
death and wished we were dead. It's
always like that a few hours before
the overture on an opening night, so
Mary and I were mighty glad to slip
out home and rest an hour before go
ing back to make up. We didn't dare
stay long. though. for being late is the
worst sin in the box at a show shop,
80 a. wa ANaAAa tAh0uA cfNtn WltAA we
got on our lids and were ready 70 beat
1t back just when we were leaving,
though. mother came running in and
said, .Oh. Mary. Philip Langdon is here
and he wants to see you Just a minute
before you leave At that Mary lights
all the lamps in her eyes. and went
into the sitting room with me a close
second.
Mr. Langdon was there talking to
Mrs. Page and when we came IN she
called out. Mary. Philip has given up
his practice IN New Town and has
come here to live At that he came
over and took Mary's hand in both OF
his and said, Please be glad, Mary. 1
heard that Pollock had gone into busi-
ness here and worried so about you.
I felt I had to come. Let me be your
friend and protector. even IL I can't be
anything moro. won't you. Mary? 'Oh,
but you oughtn't 10 give up your prac-
tice. Phil she said, beginning. just like
woman, to kick against the thing that
pleased her most. You--you-may not
like It here But he laughed at that,
and they began TO talk so much that
got worried and butted in by remind
Evening journal., 1916-03-25

hint OF rebuke startled Amy. and the
tears rushed into her eyes as she said
plaintively;
'Tn try. but Il sounded so funny for
YOU TO ask ME IL l knew my best
friend"
That's all right; 1 understand. Now
will you please tell the court just when
and how you first met Miss Pager"
1T was some years ago, and she and
her mother came TO our apartment
with a note from Cousin Alice Cowes
who lived In New Town. Cousin Alice
had sent them TO us because she knew
we had an extra room we wanted TO
rent. and she thought that l could help
Mary land a job"
What sort of-er-position?"
IN the merry ry-merry-that IS. on the
stage. I'd been across the foots my
self for couple Of seasons and Cousin
Alice said Mary wanted to become an
actress and thought / could show her
how 70 make the rounds It's a tough
proposition getting a job In New York
with no friends and no pull" she add
ed, nodding her head wisely toward tho
jury like some pert little robin. but
Langdon hastened to interrupt her
philosophical utterances.
win you tell the court. please Miss
Barton, about the first position secured
by Miss Page and Of the events tina,
led up 70 it?"
"Wen, It just happened that the day
Mary hit the big town I had a date
with Webster the real boss of the mu-
sical comedies. or course he isn't the
sort that you'd want 10 send your 1T
tie sister from the country to see, but
too much hedging don't go in the show
business worth a whoop. You've got "a
trust 70 a sharp tongue and a hat-pir
till you show them where they get or
and once they're wise. they treat you
all right Webster was like that. but
II he promises you part he plays fair
so never was afraid 10 buck his Of
fice-boy even on a busy day. Well
when Mary told me she had a banker
ing for grease paint and ~six weeks OF
being sworn at in rehearsals, / saic
she'd better come right along with
me, and maybe Webster would let Il,
do a sister act by getting US jobs IL
the same chorus. Mary was tickled {,
death So on we wcrf
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
BY FREDERICK LEWIS, Author of What Happened Mary"

Under the careless words there was
sudden deeper note OF sincerity and
her eyes were allght with pity and af-
lection when she caught a glimpse OF
the defendant. who tried 90 smile at
her. In fact so intent was she upon
the prisoner that she took the oath
carelessly. and the moment she was on
the stand turned TO the judge and
said:
Il don't know what ] am supposed TO
do, your Honor. but / want TO tell you
right here. that Mary Page is the best.
and the bravest and the truest girl in
the whole wide world"
For the first time the Judge smiled;
then he leaned forward and said kindly;
'The Court appreciates your admira-
ton for the prisoner. but you must
conhno your remarks. while on the
stand TO the answers to questions
which viii be asked YOU"
"Oh. yes. ! was told that" she an
swered readily. "But / forgot" Then
turning to Langdon she added cheerily.
"Hire away. Mr. Langdon. I'm all
ready"
little gust OF laughter that was
like q west wind sweeping through the
haze Of bitterness of old tragedies rip
pied through the court. and the young
est juryman settled his tie with a ges-
ture that was as natural as it was I'M
conscious when Amy's bright apprais-
ing eyes rested for an instant upon him.
Then Langdon, coming close to the
witness stand said quietly:
Miss Barton. you know the defend
ant Mary Page. do your"
why Of course 1 do. YOU goat" she
answered with bubbling laugh that
found an echo I'm the room. But Lang
don frowned. and his voice was more
harsh as he said. please answer yes.
or no. and remember that II you want
to aid Miss Page, you must make your
answers short and TO the point" The
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
Pictures BY
ES3l &EANNTANA |

Ing Mary that she was an actress now
and had to hustle. Then Mr.. Langdon
had TO be told all about It, and the re-
suit was we had to run three blocks to
get In at the stage door before they be-
gan to keep tabs on the late comers.
Mr. Langdon was to go with mother
and Mrs. Page. and l soon spotted
them up in the balcony. for the man
agement doesn't hand out boxes for the
families of its front row OF the chorus,
but in one Of the boxes I did see a
familiar face-that Of Dave Pollock.
He was all gotten up in soup and fish,
but he was alone. and ] could see that
he was taking Mary all in. and then
some. Mary had told me lot about
him, and the piker way he'd acted, and
she'd also told me lot about Mr.. Lang
don. so I decided that / wouldn't put
her wise to the fact that Pollock was
there. but would let her play to the
balcony, which she did. She was so
pretty and so happy that she got a
silly song over big. and even the tenor
had the decency to make her go on and
take a curtain with him, which was
enough to turn the head Of any Of the
chorus. But Mary was scared blue in
stead Of pleased, and she was so fun
ny and old fashioned and startled by
her own success, that the little old
green-eyed monster didn't hit any Of
the girls, and there wasn't a single
catty hint in our room. Everybody
just made a fuss over her till Mary
fairly cried she was so happy. And
the part that seemed to please her
most was that she had seen Langdon
"a hf Off 80.
did you join your mother and Mrs.
Page after the show?" interrupted
Langdon warningly; and with a start
Amy brought herself back from her
"reminiscences and turned to him with
a smile.
THAT was the big idea" she said.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25

ne swung about and came out in the
hall where ! had the door all nicely
opened for him. l told him sweetly
that I'd opened it for him TO get out,
but I'd be shot before it ever opened TO
let him I'm again. He glared atame. but
he didn't say anything, and as soon as
he was out of sight / ran back to the
sitting-room. to find Mary in a dead
faint It was such long time before
she came round, and then she was so
dazed and terrified that we were all
scared to death, and / swore a solemn
vow then and there that I'd be the
busiest little stage mother and cha
peron and advice giver to Mary that any
girl ever had"
Her voice, which in spite OF the care
less slang had a vibrant sweetness that
carried conviction. suddenly trembled.
and the quick tears filled her eyes as.
turning to Mary. she cried eagerly:
"And. Mary. I've kept my word,
haven't I? Haven't II"
Mary nodded. smiling through her
own tears, and the spectators who
throughout the breezy testimony Of the
young actress had been in gales OF
laughter. suddenly sobercd. They saw
the brave heart under the butterfly ex-
terror. and realized the wisdom and the
goodness behind the vulgar words.
But Langdon. seeing the judge
frowu at this shattering of legal prece-
dent, asked his next question quickly
you and Miss Page did secure posi-
tions in the same company. did you
not?"
"Oh. yes, in The Blue Feather. You
see I'd made up my mind that it was
both Of us or none, but we didn't have
any trouble, because while I'd had the
experience Mary had the looks so we
were booked up for rehearsals in a
week or so. Mary took to it like a
duck TO water. and made a hit with
the stage manager before he'd got
Evening journal., 1916-03-25

II had an appointment with the old
man, but he was scrapping with one
OF MS romantic leads'-you could hear
them clear out to the front hall-and Il
was long time before l could per-
suade his little cerebus to go I'm and
tell him l was waiting At any rate,
he came out at last blowing blasts Of
red fire after the actor-and then he
saw Mary. Talk about lions and
lambsl Why, he purred when he saw
her. and he was so sweet to me | al
most got a leading lady's contract out
Of him before he woke up. and began
to ask me questions about Mary
Something in the way he looked when
said she was out for a job made me
wish l was fun sized chaperon. but
when he said TO send her in to talk
TO him, he might be able to place us
both 1 didn't dare turn down the
chance Of double meal ticket. so
went out and Mary went in"
WAS there any one in the Office at
the timer"
mo- the ohice-boy beat it as soon as
the actor had gone. and the 'stenog
had already deserted the keys. so we
had the suite TO ourselves. That was
what made me leery. At any rate,
when Mary was I'm the private office /
sneaked up and played the keyhole
game to a finish. II was a Yale lock,
so I couldn't get an eyefun, but I've
been there myself too often not to know
the sort OF note that manager gets
into his voice when he's putting on the
soft pedal and telling you that you're
a peach and he'll star you next season
IL you'll only be nice to him. l could
hear him getting confidential. too. and
Mary's voice sounded so frightened 1
took my longest and best hat-pin, and
began to turn the knob a little at a
time to see il the door was locked It
wasn't thank goodness and when l
heard Mary shrek and say. let me
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
SYNOPSIS.

Wary rage. actfezA is accused Of the
murder Of David Pollock and IS defended
BY her lover. Philip Langdon. Pollock
was intoxicated. Al Marys trial she adj
mits she had the revolver. Her maid
testidcs that Mary threatened Pollock
with IL previously. and Mary's leading
man duplicates Langdon. How Mary dis
appeared from The scene OF the crime rs "a
mystery. Brandon tells OF q strange hand
print he saw on Aiarys shoulder. Further
evidence shows that horror 90 drink pro-
duccs temporary insanity In Mary. The
defense IS "rcpressed psychosis" Wit
nossos described Mary's flight from her in
toxicated father and her fathers suicide.
Nurse Walton describes the KIDNAPPING Of
Mary by Pollock
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Commander of Elbing
Opens Valves After Gun
Fire of British Ruins Ship
By Associated Press

Ymuiden, Netherlands, June a
These details of the sinking of the
German cruiser Elbing were learned
here to-day from Dutch crews, Ger
man sailors and tho Dutch military
commander of Ymuiden, who spoke to
three of the German cruisers officers.
The Elbing was a new and fast
cruiser of about 1000 or 5000 tons
and carried crew of 450. The British
gunfire caused such destruction on the
ship that Captain Mailing, who was
among the three officers saved, decided
to have the valves opened and to allow
the vessel to sink.
Before the Elbing went down the
bulk of the crew was taken over by a
German torpedoboat. but doubts may
be expressed as to whether the sailors
arrived safely at Wilhelmshaven
Twenty-one men remained on board
until the vessel foundered, when they
left in a lifeboat. Later they were
picked up by a Dutch trawler.
Members of the Dutch crew said
that when the Elbing sank the sea was
covered with drift wood and dead
bodies were floating around. Some of
the sailors saw a German warship in
a sinking condition, while others no.
ticed warships blazing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
RESULT PLEASING
TO ALL GERMANY
Jubilant Over Comparative
Losses; Maintain Field; Many
Individual Fights

Berlin, June 8. - By Wireless from |
Staff Correspondent of the Associat- |
ed Press, via Sayville, N. Y.-The first
naval battle on a grand scale during
the present war. has been attended by
results which, according to the infor-
nation received here are highly salts
factory to the Germans, not only in
respect of the comparative losses of
the two fleets but in the fact that the
Germans maintained the field after
the battle. This is shown, German
commentators assert, by the rescue
of British survivors
The full German high sea fleet was
engaged under personal command of
Vice-Admiral Scheer. the energetic
German commander who succeeded
Admiral Won Pohl. The British fleet
is now estimated at approximately
twice as strong in guns and ships as
that under Admiral Scheer. !
Many Separate Fights
Detailed reports have not yet been
received but the main engagement ap-
Iparently occurred about 125 miles
southwest of the southern extremity
of Norway and $50 miles off the Dan
ish coast. The battle was divided into
two sections. The day engagement
began at about o'clock in the after
noon and continued until darkness or
about 8 o'clock. This was followed
eHSdR6HleuIb
| through the night.
The exact ranges and courses of the
day fight have not been ascertained.
1t is assumed the ranges of the day
engagement were not extreme posi-
bly, at distance of about eight miles,
as the weather was hazy.
| The German torpedoboats and de-
| stroyers were more effective than the
| British accounting to a considerable
extent for the successes of the Ger
mans against an overwh elmingly su-
perior force. 1t is understood the
! Queen Mary and the Indefatigable
were both sunk in the day battle. 1t
has not been learned when the War
spite and the other British warships
went down. (The loss of the Warspite
is denied officially by the British)
All the German warships except
! those mentioned in the official dis
patches reached Wilhelmshaven safely.
Thus far nothing has been reported
regarding the extent to which any of
these vessels were damaged
Berlin Deckcd With Flags
1t is stated at the Admiralty that at
| least "a British capital ships were en-
gased and that the British torpedo
fiotillas were severely handled. The
battleship Westfalen alone sank six
torpedoboats during the night en-
counters.
Germanys personnel and material
alike stood the test brilliantly and the
damage sustained by the German fleet
/ is small in comparison with the Brit
| ish losses. The battleship Pommern,
which was sunk, was commanded by
! Captain Boelken.
! Berlin is decked with flags and the
achievement of the German fleet has
aroused the greatest enthusiasm.
There was a remarkable demonstra-
| ton in the Reichstag when Rear Ad-
miral Hebbinghaus, former naval at
tache to the German EN- bassy at Wash
ington, announced the result of the
battle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Six of W-Fated Ships From
Portsmouth; Pathetic Scenes
When Families Get News
BY Associated Press

Portsmouth. Eng. June 8. All
last night crowds of anxious people
besieged the dock yards and news
papers here for news of relatives and
friends among the crews of the British
vessels sunk in the North Sea battle,
six of the ilI-fated ships, Queen
Mary, Invincible, Black Prince, For
tune, Sparrowhawk and Ardent, hav-
ing belonged to this port. Little in
formation besides that given in the
British admiralty statement, however,
was available.
Portsmouth had been looking for
ward to a sea fight but news of the
disaster which has befallen several of
Great Britain's vessels fell like a
thunderbolt among the people who
never had anticipated any result like
this
Reports of the fight spread like wild
fire and pathetic scenes were wit
messed at the dock yards and the
newspaper offices where stricken
families pleaded for some word of
hope concerning the men who, it was
feared, had gone down with the
ships.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Six Zeppelins Participated
in Fight; One Badly Hit;
Kaiser Demanded Battle
By Associated Press

London. June Six zeppelins par
ticipated in the naval engagement off
the coast of Jutland on Wednesday,
according to a dispatch from Copen-
hagen to the Daily Mail. One of the
''dirigibles. the L-24. was hit several
times and badly damaged, the report
says, but she was able to reach the
Schleswig coast. Several of her men
were wounded and all of her supplies
had to be thrown overheard.
A dispatch from the same source
declares 1t is generally stated in Berlin
that the activity of the German fleet
was due to the energetic demands of
Emperor William to his brother, Ad-
miral Prince Henry of Prussia, COM
chief of the navy. and Ad-
miral Won Capelle. minister of the
navy. on the emperor's Visit last week
to Wilhelmshaven,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
rOwdS Cheer Wounded
as They Reach London

London, June 3. - Wounded men
from the North Sea battle reached
London to-day. They were quickly
removed to hospitals or their homes
by Red Cross ambulances.
The public was strictly prohibited
from talking to the men, but crowds
assembled at the railway stations
cheering them. Some of the men
were carried from the cars in stretch
ers, while others with heads or arms
bandaged or showing marks of burns
and scalds walked along to waiting
ambulances.
There is no estimate of the number
of wounded, but it is feared the loss
of life will exceed 5000 officers and
men. including the whole crew of the
Queen Mary, which, the admiralty has
been advised, has been lost in its en-
tirety.
The Evening News states that Vice
Admiral Sir David Beatty who was in
command of the battle cruiser squad
ron, was not harmed.