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"Step Lively"

"Step Lively play with music. is
announced for Polls Theater next week,
beginning Sunday night
''Step Lively is declared to be full of
action and not to lag a moment from
beginning to end, entirely along mirth-
playing lines.
The first act is laid in the general re-
ception room of sanitarium and rest
cure. where Henry Rumhauser, million
aire pickle king, and his wife and ward
are taking the rest cure with numerous
others. Rumhauser's ward falls in love
with a candy salesman, and, of course,
the course of true love does not run
smoothly.
The second act takes place in the sunk
en- gardens of the sanitarium and intro
duces feature automobile scene. A doz-
en- good song numbers and instrumental
selections are interspersed throughout
the play.
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the latest hits, with q brilliant sartoriaI
and scenic display. William L. Gibson
and Texas Guinan. both prominent in
the musical comedy domain, will offer q
new Willard Mack skit on automobiles.
entitled. "Honk, Honk, Maybe" Other
numbers will include oklahoma Bob"
Albright, the cowboy tenor; II o. u" a
quaint comedy, by Richard Warner.
presented by Marietta Crieg and COM
pany; Lady Alice's Pets, De Forest and
Keane, Page. Hack and Mack, the pipe
organ recitals and the Hearst 1nterna-
tfonal News pictorial Reserved seats
for the shows at 2, and Sis pm.
Christmas and New Year day are on
sale.
Sunday at and S:15 pm. the current
weeks bill in it's entirety will be Of
fered
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Lortat-Howry Recital Friday.

Robert Lortat, the brilliant young
French pianist, and Miss Elizabeth
Howry. the young American singer and
pupil of Nine Sembrich, will be heard in
Joint recital at the New National Theater
Friday afternoon. Mr.. Lortat's mum bers
will include Cesar Franck's prelude,
Choral and Fugue," RavePs "Scarbo,"
Debussy's "Jardine Sous la Pluie" and
Chopin's" Andante Spinato etPolonaise." I"
Miss Howry viii sing a group of selec-
tions of Bellini, Dourlens. Munro, Arne,
Duparc, Perilhon. Chausson, Delibes,
Loussorgsky, BuzziPeccie and Morse
Rummel. including new song, still in
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maids of America"

The Gayety Theater next week. be-
ginning Sunday, will present 1.-THE
Maids of America" in "The Girl From
Nowhere new show with many
decided novelties: story fashioned
ing scenes and incidents. Throughout
the two acts lively musical numbers
are rendered by a large chorus OF
pretty girls with the assistance of an
octet of male. voices. The principals
include AL K. Hall, Bobby Barry. Har-
vey Brooks, Joseph Weston, Robert
Calvert, Tony Shane, Edward Bisland
Norma Bell, Alfaretta Symonds and
Mary Mack. The scenery and costumes
are features.
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ADJUSTMENTS
"The Professors Love Story"

The engagement of George ArllSS at
the New National Theater next week
is of exceptional Interest, for the dis
tinguished actor, in his revival OF the
Barrie comedy. THE Professors Love
Story" offers something wholly differ
ent from his previous roles.
AS the distracted scholar of the
early forties he has a delightful part.
Prof. Goodwillie is hustled of from
London to rural Scotland. where he pc
comes boy again and awakens to the
fact that the malady for which the
doctors ordered rest and recreation is
nothing less than an unconscious love
for his pretty girl secretary. Sir James
Barrie has made recent REVISION
mostly verbal. of his comedy that long
antedated THE Little Minister" and
"Peter Pan" The newer version, now
being offered in London at the Savoy. is
being received with joyous enthusiasm
Klaw & Erlanger and George z. Tyler
have given Mr.. Arliss a notable com. com
pany, including Margery Maude. Molly
Pearson, Mrs. Arliss, Violet Kemble
Cooper, Ethel Dame, Grant Stewart
Reginald Denny, Edgar Kent and Ar
thur Eldred.
LA Belle France" Sunday.
For his final travelogue at the New
National Sunday night Burton Holmes
topic will be La Belle France"-not
Paris alone, upon which he has al
ready lectured in past seasons, but
France as country, the France OF
olden days. of regal splendor and aris.
tocratic traditions. the France OF
castles. exquisite chateaux, magnificent
cathedrals, walled cities and the sim
pie homelife of the French peasant,
with lovely landscapes. To further
show the charm and variety OF France
and it's varied types Of peoples the
travelogue continues across the Med,
iterranean to colonial France to all
its picturesqueness, on the Barbary
Coast of northern Africa, in Tunis and
Algeria and the beautiful GASES of the
Algerian Sahara.
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WILD DUCKS PLENTIFUL.
Geese Also Increasing in Numbers
on the Lower River.

Wild ducks have made their appear
ance on the river in numbers with the
coming of sure-enough winter weather,
and it IS stated the hunters are having
good sport. In the vicinity of this city
crow ducks and other less desirable
members of the duck family are nu-
merous, but in the lower part of the
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"La Belle France" Sunday.
"The Personality Girl"

Next week the array of attractions at
the B. F. Keith Theater will be headed
by Nan Halperin. ''the personality girl"
in what is described as a character
song recital. depicting five stages Of
eirlhood, from babyhood to marriage.
The music and lyrics are by William B.
Friedlander Another leading attrac-
ton will be the pianist, Melville Ellis,
with the dainty French chanteuse, Irene
Bordoni, in a new revue, introducing
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Jayne Hill, former United States am
bassador to Germany, said. No voice
should be raised against these men In
their work Of mercy, he said.
Mr.. Hill said no government has
right to dictate to the opinions of in
dividuals in regard to their sympa-
thies. I'VE have q right to express
our disapprobation as individuals wnen
powerful government tramples the
rights of a smaller nation or when
an army commits acts contrary to the
rules Of war;" he added.
Mr.. Hill praised the work or the
American ambulance field service
highly.
Miss Mary Lauton recited two poems
written by Mr.. Pottle. "Verdun" and
1.-The Ambulance Driver"
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river the steamboat men report having
noticed large flocks of bluewings. mall
lard and other larger ducks. Some few
whitebacks also have been noticed
among more common birds.
Geese also are reported increasing in
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Public Spirit in Capital.

Notwithstanding the fact that Wash
ington has been accused of\a lack of
public spirit, there is as much public
spirit in Washington as in any other
community. even more. MIR. Branden-
burg said.
The speaker paid tribute to those
members of Congress who look with
far-seeing eyes upon the problems OF
the National Capital.
Il am convinced that Congress isn't
bad Its members are absolutely hu-
man. Therefore we do not abuse Con-
gress. We believe that what we have
got to do is to educate Congress"
Resolutions upon the death of Louis
P. Shoemaker, expressing the loss to
the city and community in the passing
of this public-spirited man, were
adopted by the association
A resolution was passed approving
the plan for library extension promul-
gated by DR.. Bowerman OF the Public
Library, and urging Congress to ap-
propriate the necessary funds for car
rying out the work.
The matter Of recommending the
opening of the Connecticut Avenue
bridge to street car traffic was deferred
to the next meeting of the association.
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numbers along the lower Potomac. The
water fowl will remain on the river in
varying numbers throughout the wins
ter. and early in the coming spring wiz
start on their annual journey to the Cai
madam rivers and lakes.
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Prominent Persons Present.

About $50 persons were present. in
cluding Mrs. Robert Lansing. wife of
the Secretary of State; Lady Spring
Rice. wife of the British ambassador,
and Nine. George Bakhmeteff, wife of
the Russian ambassador. About $500
was realized from the performance.
which is to be turned over to the
American ambulance field service.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran Eus-
tbs were in general charge of the bene-
fit The patronesses We're Mrs. White.
wife of Chief Justice Edward D. White
Mrs. Wadsworth, wife of Senator Wads-
worth of New York: Mrs. E. H. G. Sla-
ter. Mrs. L. P. Morton. Mrs. Charles
Glover and Mrs. Blaine Beale.
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David Jayne Hill Speaks.

American youths who volunteer for
work with the ambulance service In
France, or anywhere else. are not vfo-
lating this country's neutrality. David
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manuscript composed and dedicated to
her by Percy Lee Atherton. IAN In the
Morning. O."
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the best and most beautiful city in the
United States. in the world. But are
they going to tax the citizens here TO
death to make this the most beautiful
city in the world?"
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Found City Heavily Taxed.

In the matter of the taxation of the
District, Mr.. Brandenourg showed that
the joint fiscal committee had found
the city heavily taxed. instead of being
undertaxed.
Every instrumentality in the Dis
trict is taxed" Mr.. Brandenburg told
the citizens, with the result that the
citizens are compelled to pay almost
to the limit" Making special reference
to the intangible tax law and the i'm
position of tax on vaults under side
walks, he said:
'In the end the citizens have got to
bear the burden. There is hardly a
thing that isn't taxed. Try to nail a
board on your back fence! Try to do a
little plumbing!
We are burdened to the extreme
now, and think it is about time halt
il called. Take the Borland amend
ment. 1t is absolutely without rhyme
or reason 1t does not fit the District
Of Columbia, with avenues $50 feet
wide. Such wide streets and avenues
as we have here were built and are
. being built because this is the National
Capital This ought to be. and will be,
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TIME FOR DISTRICT
..TOHAVEFRANCH|SE
Day of Importuning Congress
!. Passed, Says Board of
- Trade President.
FOR FULL REPRESENTATION

The time is come when the District
of Columbia must demand the fran
chise, Edwin C. Brandenburg. president
ofathe Board of Trade, told members of
the Connecticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation at a meeting of the association
held in the assembly hall of the Army
and Navy Preparatory School last night.
'.And 1 believe Congress is going to
give it to u.s." Mr.. Brandenburg said,
concluding his talk on what the Board
of Trade is trying to accomplish for the
city of Washington as a whole. Mr..
Brandenburg outlined the work OF the
board during its more than thirty years
existence, putting especial stress on the
activities of the body to defeat PROPOSE
tions in Congress inimical to the Or
ganic act of 1878.
Day of Importantly Gone.
How helpless, how impotent we are"
said Mr.. Brandenburg, urging the fran
chise for the District. Some years ago
it might have done to rely upon i'm
portunity upon Congress. But 1 think
that day has gone by
Pointing out that the residents of the
District owe debt of gratitude to the
members of the House and Senate Dis
trict committees for their service to the
city, Mr. Brandenburg continued:
we do not want any delegate in
Congress. The citizens of the District
do not want any halfway representa-
ton The time has come when we
have got to have senators and repre-
sentatives in Congress. With five states
represented with less population than
that of the District Of Columbia don't
you think it is about time we had some
say?"
The speaker cited the always great
and loyal response of the District of
Columbia to the call to arms during
the civil war, Spanish-American war
and the present trouble on the Mexi-
can border, in all cases the number of
men responding to the call to the COL
ors being larger than that from many
states.
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Mems Belts

A splendid selection OF
fine leather belts with
good. heavy sterling sill
yer buckles,
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TRADE OF ALLIES
W|THU. s. Should
Be APPRECIATED
England and France Must
Be Treated as Good Gus
toners, Says Davi-
son on Return

New York, October 30.-The necessity
of the United States showing a proper
appreciation of the business received in
the way of war orders from the entente
allies was the subject or a statement is
sued here today by Henry p. Dawson Of
]. P. Morgan & Co, detailing his impress
sions of the financial and military situa-
ton that he found on his recent trip to
Great Britain and France. He returned
yesterday after having assisted in the ar
rangement of the new $780, 600, COO British
loan
IF we regard Great Britain and France
as desirable customers and wish to con-
tinue to sell them our products" the
statement says, eve must treat them as
a producer usually treats desirable Gus
toner, in which event 1 am confident we
will continue to supply them largely, not
only during the war, but for the recon-
struction period.
Great Britain and France have devel-
oped their own manufacturing resources
in a way which surpasses belief, so that
today they find themselves in a position
to provide not only for themselves, but in
large degree TO assist their allies
But there are very many supplies
which they would rather purchase from
us than produce at home, reserving the
resources required for such production
for other purposes to their better advan-
tage. The point is that today their po-
sition is one of independence compared
with that of two years ago."
OF the soundness of entente loans as
investments, Mr.. Dawson said it was his
unqualified opinion that the unsecured
government bond of Great Britain and
France, free from home income tax and
payable in dollars in the United States
is just as sure to be paid as the unsecured
bond of the United States government,
no matter how the war terminates"
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Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS
Fifty Americans on board Marina
sunk by Germans without warm
ing.
AnglO-French on west front make
additional gains on two sectors.
Trade of sIIies with United States
should he appreciated.
No postscript to Lusitania note
states Wilson.
Alabama tvoOps enjoy every mile
sc that long trip over Texas
pains.
ArreSnnao will call ON Lansing
to make denial.
Won Hindenburg says situation
good as possible.
Nashville lawyer to face jury
on murder charge.
WOrkingmen are asked to with
draw boys from scouts.
Farm loan board hears arguments
in New Orleans.
Mckee, alleged train rObber, ON
trial at MONTGOMERY.
Norway aroused Mt Germany's war
on her shipping.
3-COlumbus police think they have
wanted murderer.
speaks on tariff In Ohio
Industrial centers.
Jury in Copeland case asks to be
given discharge.
LOCAL NEWS
2-GasOline prices to be discussed.
Brooks Lawrence expected before
weekend.
5-DemOcrats Of national fame to be
heard at rally here tonight.
Investigation Of lumber industry
by commission.
Street tax appeal cases set for
trial in criminal court.
Republicans did not comply with
code of state.
Wind-up week for school amend
ment.
Underwood encouraged at Wilson's
chances.
Alabama travelOgue party finds
good scenes in city.
.-JurOrs learn much of cify's meth
DDS.
Plush petition for election ON city
government.
delegates arrive to attend
Methodist conference.
FEATURES
2-FOOtlights and screen.
4-Editorin1 comment.
6-SOciety and Dolly Dalrymplc.
SPORTS
S-Tigers developing wonderfully un-
der careful coaching.
r Defeat turned into victory by Mar
ION over Howard team. .E
Changes requested by fraternity
to national board.
Straight season for "SaIly" league.
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Won H|NDENBURG
SAYS SITUATION
GOOD AS POSSIBLE
Chief of German General
Staff Sees No Prospect
for Early Peace in
Europe

Berlin, October 30.--(Via Sayvlle wire
less. 1.-THE situation is as good as pos
sible, and all will be well also in the
future
Thus Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,
chief of the German general staff, de-
scribed the present war situation to a
representative of the Vienna Neiue Erie
Presse whom he received at headquarters
in the presence of General Won Luden-
dorf, first quartermaster general AS to
the duration of the war, Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg said
That depends upon our enemies.
'Prophesying does not pay, during a war
one had better leave it alone. 1t is pos
sible that the year 1917 will bring battles
which will decide the war. However, |
do not know, and nobody knows. | only
know that We will fight this war to a
finish
General Won Ludendorf here added ''W t
do not think of peace We are absolutely
decided to continue the war; as is shown
with sufficient clearness by the meas
ures of the allied 'Teutonic army COM
mands.
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FARM LOAN BOARD
HEARS ARGUMENTS
IN new ORLEANS
Crescent City Tells Why 1t
Should Have One of
the Banks to Be
j Located

New Orleans, October 3O.-Arguments
for the location of four of the IL fed
eral farm loan banks in the south, with
Zone in New Orleans TO serve a district
comprising Louisiana Mississippi and
Alabama, were presented by represent
tatives of this city at an all-day hear
ing before Chairman George W. Norris.
Herbert Quick and w. S.. A. Smith,
members of the federal board. William
c. Dufour and c. G. Gaspard were the
principal speakers for New Orleans,
setting forth the claims of the city for
one of the banks. the needs of the dis
trict mentioned for financial assistance
proposed under the farm bank law, and
also offering extended arguments in
favor of establishing four of the banks
in the south.
>, Late today the federal commission
ers questioned representatives of
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Berlin Admits Losses at Les
Boeufs to the Forces
of Haig
|JOFFRE'S TROOPS AT
SAILLY-S AILLISEL
CAPTURE TRENCHES
Rumanians Report Victory in jul
Valley, But Are Still Retreating in
udja-Germans Claim Re-
pulse of Russian Attacks

Paris. October 30.--A system of Ger
man trenches northwest of Sally
SaiIliseI, on the Somme front, was
captured by the French last night, the
war office announced today. The
French advanced as far as the Sally
church.
South of the Somme the Germans
made repeated attacks between Biachez
and the region south of La Maisonette.
By means of their last attempt they
obtained a footing in some of the Mai
sonette farm buildings.
On the Verdun front the artillery
fighting was less severe near Douau-
mont and there was no infantry action
in that locality.
Rheims was bombarded violently and
some civilians were killed.
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NASHVILLE LAWYER
TO FACE Jury ON
MURDER CHARGE
Charles C. Trabue, Alleged
to Have Killed Stokes,
Will Go on Trial
Today

Nashville. October 30,--Charles c. Ira
bue. who shot and killed Harry S. Stokes,
an attorney, in the latters office in the
American National Bank building last
March. will be arraigned tomorrow for
trial in the criminal court. A panel Of
500 men has been summoned for jury
service and more than $50 witnesses have
been subpoenaed.
Trabue and Stokes were opposing at
torneys in what is known as the "City
Hall Probe" a taxpayers suit to recover
several hundred thousand dollars alleged
to have been due from city officials ana
street paving contractors on contracts
which were said to have been invalid. Mr..
Stokes was the leading attorney for thu
taxpayers. During the six months or
more that the case was on trial In the
chancery court much bitterness had
arisen between the attorneys
There were no witnesses to the tragedy.
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WORKING MEN ARE
ASKED TO WITHDRAW
BOYS FROM SCOUTS
State Branch of the Fedora
ton of Labor in Boston
Passes Resolution to
This Effect

Boston, October 3e.-Working men of
the country are asked to withdraw their
sons from Boy Scout organizatio in a
resolution adopted by the state branch,
American Federation of Labor last
night
The action came after a report that
Charles c. Jackson. president of the
Greater Boston council of Boy Scouts,
had advised scoutmasters to prepare the
boys under them ito Withstand POLITICAL
ly the.aggressive actions of labor unions, y
which he is said to have predicted would
be savage and sitter after the war.
IF this is to be the attitude of the
Boy Scout movement. the resolution
said. sit is time that the wage earners
of the country should take their sons
out of that movement. for the reason that
boys and young men should be educated
on liberal lines and not narrow ones"
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M'KEE, ALLEGED
TRAIN R0BBER, ON
TRIAL AT CAPITAL
Alabama City Man Charged
With Being Member Har-
risOn Gang - Govern
ment Agents Testify

Montgomery. october 30.--Ben F. Nc
Kee of Alabama City was placed on
trial in federal court here today
charged with completely in the rob-
berry of Louisville and Nashville
passenger train near Greenville sew
eral months ago. Twenty thousand dol
lars is said to have been stolen in the
holdup and Conductor McRae of Mont
gomery died of apoplexy while the
band was going through the train
The testimony today was devoted
mainly to an effort to trace the stolen
currency. Witnesses from the United
States treasury were introduced in
this connection.
The government alleges that Mckee
was member of the so-called Har-
rison gang. which is charged with a
train robbery in West Virginia in
which nearly half million dollars in
unsigned bank notes was stolen.
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Wilson League Reports

Washington. October 30.-The Woodrow
Wilson Independent league received con-
tributions in the presidential campaign
aggregating S34,667 and has expended $751;
o3o according to the report of its treas
urer. Henry Bruere of New York, filed
today with the clerk of the House. Among
the 1876 contributors were Jacob H. Schiff,
$4,000; Representative William Kent. Cali
fornia, $4,000; Charles r. Crane, $1,000 and
Mrs. Charles r. Crane, $1,000
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BRYAN MAKES DENIAL

Omaha, Neb., October 3O.-sWilliame ].
Bryan, former Secretary of State, denied
here tonight that there was any truth in
the story that postscript had been
written to the Lusitania note advising the
German government the strong language
OF the note should not be taken seriously
and that later the postscript was with
drawn.
II take it for granted. Mr.. Bryan said
that the President will deal with the
matter as he deems wise. if indeed any
attention be paid it after Mr.. Breckin-
ridges denial
Mr. Bryan would make no further COM
ment except to call attention to the. fact
that his resignation was not rendered at
the time the first Lusitania note, to which
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MISTAKE IN NAME

1t was learned late tonight that the
sender of the message to President
Wilson inquiring about the statement
of Senator Lodge was not Walter
Lippmann. but man named Jason
1ippman of New York city.
The message to the President was
signed "Lippman," and the only per-
son named Lippmann whom the Presi-
dent could recall. it was said, was
Walter Lippmann. Accordingly the
Presidents reply was sent to the mag
azine editor.