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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-26
Belaseo: "The Only Girl
Musical Comedy,

- T the Belasco rheater tomorrow
IN evening. for a weeks engage
~ ment, with matinees on We'd
nesday and Saturday, will be
presented the delightful musical comedy
success, THE Only Girl" the music of
which is a composition by Victor Her
bert, with story the invention of
Henry Blossom which was seen here
earlier In the year at the same play
house.
The story concerns librettist who is
in need of a composer. He Is. as he
says. an avoider not a hater o. wom-
en-, the more so as his three close
friends have decided that the state Of
rnatrimony is the real thing. Sudden
ing into his room from an apartment
\, He thinks that II would be the right
theme for the new opera upon which
he Is working. He sends for the COM
poser, who turns out to be a woman.
Much against his wishes, they aigrcc to
collaborate with the understanding as
business partners only.
The return engagement of this de-
IlEhtful- musical comedy will be marked
by the appearances Of the, same com
pany that made 1t SO womderfully sue
.eesefvl In New York. The members
Include Vida Bennett, vivian VESSEL
Louise Kelley, Leona stephens, Olga
Roller. Thurston Hall, John Findlay;
Ernest TOrrCnce, JeU TIuNly.
Bartlett and all the pretty show girls,
Polls: 1.-THE Beauty Shop"
Musical Comedy.
,/"HE BEAUTY SHOP" musi'
80 cal comedy. opens tomorrow
Poli's Theater The three act:
lead into one another IN g
highly humorous fashion.
According to the plot. old DR.. Budt
has q highly lucrative practice in max
ing one chin grow where two grew be
fore. Notwithstanding the fact tina
Budd is a successful dermatologist a
the beginning of the play. he is hare
pressed by creditors. Driven to desper
alton, the doctor starts for Corsica t
seek fortune that has been left by {
wealthy uncle to the Doctors ward, anC
further developments OF the story occu
there,
AS Dr. Budd, Mr.. Van Buren, will SIM
can Dressed Up and No Place to Go.
and Saturday Afternoon on Broad
way" Miss Marguerite Starr will hav,
: the rolo OF Lola, n Spanish dancer, whit
y captures DR.. Budd Miss Cecil Kohl
haas will be Anna, DR.. budd's ward
Hen Taggart will be Daniel webste
Briggs DIR. Budd's lawyer Miss Flor
enee Rittenhouse will play the part o
Vivian, bookkeeper in DR.. Budd's beaut!
Adrian 5. Perm. of the Winter Gar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-26

David B6lasco will produce three new
plays this spring. beginning with COM
edy by Roi Cooper Megrue, rehearsaIs
for which have already begun. II will
be presented for the first time about the
middle of April in Atlantic City, with a
cast Including Frank Craven. Henry
Stanford, Harry Leighton. Carroll Me-
comas, Marion Abbott. Allen Thomas,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12
NEWS OF INTEREST AA0ORQG TEEE SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
ELIZABETH MATHER
 COLLEGE NOTES

Atlanta, November 1L-(Special )-The Literary societies met Thursday after noon. Both had very interesting pro- grammes.
 Professor Hubner, instructor in violin, who has recently been added to the facul- ty of Elizabeth Mather gave a very in teresting recital at the general assembly hour Thursday. He was accompanied by Prof. Walter Peck Stanley, instructor in pipe organ for the college.
 Faculty and students attended the Tu- lane game last Saturday as guests of Georgia Tech.
 Miss Flora Warner spent the week end with friends in the city.
 Mrs. Hardaway of Opelika spent sev- eral days this week with her daughter, Miss Mary Olive Hardaway.
 We are interested to note that Miss Ross our talented and efficient instructor in art, is pupil of Mir Birge Harrison, whose beautiful pictures are on exhibi- tion here this week.
 President Loveridge addressed the Woman's Missionary convention at Athens this week on the subject, Mold ing the Baptist Constituency"
 Dean Mays put thme athletic schedule into operation this week
 Miss Lauria Hatfield of Dayton, O., was the guest of President Loveridge Sunday
 Miss Mary Olive Hardaway spent Sun day with friends at Agnes Scott
 Miss Katherine Nelson has been made dramatic manager of the Victorian Lit erary society
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12
Value of AufnmnhilnS

From Five Billion Dollar Business by
 George Weiss, in the Forum.
 The retail value of all the cars pro- duced in the first six months of this year, pleasure and commercial cars, was $605,- 55O590. A total of 739, ,326 pleasure and 39, 70S commercial cars made up the enormous value. In 1899, the year of the birth of the automobile industry a commercial scale, there were only 37O0 cars produced. with a value of $4,750,0O0. It is estimated that 1916 will see a production of 100000 cars, having the tremendous retail value of S1 008, COG, GOO Ninety-nine factories giv- ing employment to over 2,5O0,000 people, produced these cars. The total capital in- vested in the manufacture of automobiles alone, not including accessories, is esti mated by important banking officials at the colossal sum of s5,000, ,0O0,0 000. Adding the capital invested in the manufacture of accessories brings the total up to $14,- 000, 100000. When England, last spring, asked for war loan of a billion dollars the financial world was rocked. It was stated that such sum could never be obtained. In fact that loan was sealed down to $500, ,0O,000 Yet in the short space of 17 years the sum of s15,00O, 900 has found it's way into the manufacture of automobiles and accessories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12
College President Writes of
 the Song of the Chattahoochee
Unexceed Literary Artistic MeriSuperor Even tc Tennysons Brook in the Beauty and Duty of Its Lesson The Blessedness of the Human Race If All Had
 Spirit of This Little River
By THORNWELL HAYNES presideut of HtrminQham College

No song of stream in prose or poetry has ever been written surpassing in ar tistic or literary merit Sidney Lanier's song of the Chattahoochee, and certainly no one. not even Tennyson's Brook" contains a more healthy or forceful les son of duty, despite distraction, than this beautiful poem by our own beloved south ern poet.
 I have quoted it often in talks and as result have had dozens of requests, verbal and written, for copies or infor- nation where it could be found. And since many home libraries do not contain it, it is given here in full.
 Pity it is if anyone of us lacks this spirit of the little river which, though so often importuned, passed. up the pleas ures of hill and valley in order to hasten to the parched fields, withered flowers, and unturned wheels. THE SONG OF THE Cf1ATTA-
 HOOCHEE.
 Out of the hills of Habersham,
 Down the valleys of Hall, hurry amain to reach the plain, Run the rapid and leap the fall, Split at the rock and together again, Accept my bed, or narrow or wide And flee from folly on every side With a lover's pain to attain the plain
 Far from the hills of Habersham,
 Far rom the valleys or t1dll
 All down the hills of Habersham,
 All through the valleys of Hall, The rushes cried abide, abide, The willful waterweeds held me thrall, The laying laurel turned my tide, The ferns and the fondling grass said
 Stay,
 The dewberry dipped for to work delay, And the little reeds sighed abide, abide,
 Here in the hills of Hapersnam,
 Here in the valleys of Hall.
 High OCT the hills of Habersham,
 Yelling the valleys of Hall, The hickory told me manifold Fair tales of shade, the poplar tall Wrought me her shadowy self to hold, The chestnut, the oak, the walnut, the
 pine,
 Overleaning, with flickering meaning and
 sign,
 Said, Pass not, so cold these manifold
 Deep shades of the hills of Haber
 sham,
 These glades in the valleys of Hall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12
FACULTY GUESTS
 OF SENIOR STUDENTS:
Interclass Social Activities for the Year Started at
 the Seminary

Saturday afternoon the senior class oi
 the Louie Compton seminary entertained the faculty and juniors with Prepared
 Ferguson in Norwood.
 It has been the custom for a number, of years for the seminary seniors to starA the interclass social activities of thes year. They have given many beauti, ful parties, but the function this year., was unusual in eIts originality Since, Preparedness is the slogan of ou1s times the hostesses, in the true spirit of patriotism, chose this method of ors ganizing Alabama Regiment, Company
 A, Feminine Gender" The guests werd greeted at the door by Red CrosS Nurses" and conducted to the doctors who gave them many questions to answer and then provided them with candy med, icine in small boxes. The Red Cross' Nurses" next gave them lessons in First Aid;" then came the enlisting and march
 ing to 'the borden There they showed their patriotism and skill by shooting aI Mexican, who was rather a harmless fel-. low, since he existed only on paper, itF gorgeous colors. The most successful soldier was awarded a drum with thtr hope that she use it wherever her counr try should call her. In the dining roorns refreshments were served around cen, ter table decorated to represent nlinia-' ture soldiers encampment Then the roll was called and the newly organized conn
 pany broke ranks. It was a party clever in it's concep- ton and successful in the spirit in which it was carried out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12
STUDENTS ID VISIT
 AT MAMM0THCAVE
Woman's College Students Are Planning Unique
 Holiday Trip

Montgomery. November 11.-(SpeclaL) About 50 students of Woman's college will spend the Thanksgiving holidays at Mammoth Cave. The party is planning to leave Montgomery Thursday morning to be gone until Saturday of the same week. This is an event of great interest to those anticipating the outing
 Miss Mae Northern of Ashland entered Womans college this week as new stu dent
 On the afternoon of November the first of a series of birthday parties to be given throughout the year by the Young Womens Christian association was celebrated on the campus. Fortunes were told and a peanut hunt enjoyed. At the close light refreshments were served.
 The French club met with Dean Hawkes. Wednesday evening.
 The daughters of the north Alabama preachers have been very interested in the recent appointments of the North Alabama conference.
 Last Monday evening the parlors of the Exchange hotel were crowded with music lovers to hear the recital given by Pro- lessor Standkowitch, head of the con- servatory of music of the college, and the famous young 'cellist, Charles Find Ia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12
HOWARD COLLEGE ID
 CORRECT MISTAKE
CO-Eds Rehearsing for Min strel-Glee Club to Begin
 Tour Soon

Howard college missed Thanksgiving Day a full week, repented then made the necessarily jump to fit in with the regular calendar. The college catalog had announced November 23 as Thanks giving Day. By faculty action the col lege has agreed to unbend itself and ac- cept the regulation date-November 90.
 Rehearsals have begun and preparations are being made for the minstrel show which is to be given by the women stu dents of Howard college sometime before the Christmas holidays. The show is to be divided into two parts. First, colonial attraction, and second, blackfaced com edy. The proceeds are to go to the athlete association.
 f Twentyfour members of the glee club s<will leave Birmingham December in their private car for north Alabama, visit F3ng Jasper, Florence and Scottsboro or Athens. In preparation for this trip the fclub is putting in extra rehearsals so Fsas to perfect it's programme, which, ac- -cording to Robert Lawrence, director, Twill be one of the best ever presented.
 Students of Howard, realizing that the Birmingham college football game is not far off, have begun their preparations dor that day. A committee, composed of John Inzer Freeman, H. E. Cross and sU. A. Moore, have been appointed from l the student body to make special ar arrangements for this game.
 t J. Eugene Dunaway, Jr., a senior of sOrrville, was elected president of the Franklin Literary society at a meet ! ing last Monday. The other officers elecr- ed were: J. R. Simmons, a junior, vice Epresident: Roy l.. Smart, junior, secre- Ftary; John Inzer Freeman, a senior, coun-
 
 FlSeeper; c. R. Pittard. a sophomore, chap lain, and T. B. Gibson, junior, critic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12
''Foghorn" Mcdonald, Who Is
 ''Scotch As Oatmeal" /" Is Best
 Known Man In Canadian Army

some loads of ammunition away up inl
 front. It was blacker than the ace of:
 spades, and if you struck a match you'd get your eye shot out. But in the midst
 of all this blackness and the smelling we
 were getting, I heard one of my men say to his partner: Keep your eye out
 for a good hoss, Bill, this ought to be
 god night to get one "
 "Foghorn" served for a time as an
 officer in the United States army-the , Third Volunteer cavalry of the spanish war
 T think the officer commanding our regiment had $15,00O,0O0 or $20.0O0, ,00o," said 'Foghorn;" T had dollar and oo cents myself
 day or two ago a staff colonel, fresh from Canada. walked into the Savoy club
 Hello, Foghorn," he called out; T heard you couple of blocks down the street and came in to see you 10 you remember me-" "Remember you?' repeated Fog, "why bless your brass-hatted old soul, l I'd know your hide in a lanyard" A "brass hat" is the army name for all staff officers. and it comes, of course, I from the abundance of gold braid they wear on their caps.
 Someone asked how things were going at the front. | "Going?" said Fog" "why, the boys are getting so gay out there one of our battalions came parading up to the front | line trenches the other day with brass band playing for all it was worth. They l were right where you could get killed any 1 minute too, and even my old hoss thought they were crazy. l Guess I'll be getting back to the front soon myself" he concluded with sgh 1 "this quiet life of London is getting on
 my nerves.N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12

serge and satin because the demand for
 these gowns seems never to wane. This
 model is adapted to ''cut up'' pieces. The
 waistcoat and high collar are of cream
 satin in a supple weave. The button holes
 may be bound or worked by hand or
 machine. Self covered ball buttons are
 the ideal closing for such a vest. If
 washed in gasoline, the becomingness of
 this accessory will surely compensate you
 for the trouble entailed in keeping it
 fresh and clean.
 The waist Is cut with a surplice front
 and closes with two buttons of black soutache braid. The horizontal girdle ef- feet which reaches only to the side seams, extends across the back, which is cut with two seams corresponding to those or the front of the waist. The back is thus cut in three pieces beside the girdle piece. I can supply sketch of the back if you care to have it.
 Blue satin is used for a stand-up collar
 and plain tight cuff finished with a little tab. These are attached by machine stitching to the serge waist. In remodel ing this gown the old serge skirt was
 used to make a unique overskirt. The long slightly cascaded section of the hir is cut separately from the gathered sec 1 tion across the front and pieced invis' l ibly. A full skirt of blue satin falls be- | heath this overskirt. A simpler combina' i tion of deep band of satin on the olt ! skirt of serge will answer, of course, but 1 something different is what we seem evel l to seek in clothes.
 l Soutache braid is used on the more ex pensive ready-made dresses of blue serge Wool velour is good second to serge
 in these one-piece frocks. In shades O | taupe with touch of moleskin fur. thii
 material gives a stunning effect. IL Il | graceful, warm and durable. taup | silk dress remodeled in combination witi
 this material will work out satisfactorily
 The neutral color of taupe is charming
 with a vivid touch of emerald green, ol' l blue orange.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12
A Business Idea

From the Wash1ngton Star.
 The late Henry Green said con- remptuously one day to a financial edi- tor in New York:
 50 you are surprised at the Dash failure, eh? Well, I'm not.
 Dash conducted his business like the eastern potentate.
 Sire said this potentate's grand vizer, I suggest that we buy our auto mobiles from the Oberholtzers in fu- ture. I've a letter here from Oberholt- ger offering us a 30 per cent discount
 'Good! said the potentate. Order a consignment of 800 automobiles assorted sizes, today, and tell Oberholtzer to send us a check for the discount by re- turn, and his bill will be settled in due course.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12

And oft in the hills of Habersham,
 And oft in the valleys of Hall, The white quartz shone, and the smooth
 brookstone
 Did bar me of passage with friendly
 brawl,
 and many a luminous jewel lone Crystals clear or a-cloud with mist, Ruby, garnet and amethyst Made lures with the lights of streaming
 stone
 In the clefts of the hills of Habersham, In the beds of the valleys of Hall.
 But oh, not the hills of Habersham, And oh, not the valleys of Hall Avail: I am fain for to water the plain. Downward the voices of duty call Downward, to toll and be mixed with the
 main,
 The dry fields burn, and the mills are to
 turn,
 And myriad flowers mortally yearn, And the lordly main from beyond the
 plain
 Calls OCT the hills of Habersham,
 Calls through the valleys of Hall.
 Sidney Lanier was born in Macon, Ga, February 3, 1842, and died at Lynn, in the mountains of North Carolina, Sep tember z, 1881. He was graduated from Oglethorpe college, Georgia, in 1860, where he acted as tutor until the war broke out He was very musical, but had little mu- sical training. He joined the Confeder- ate army, and toward the close of the war was in charge of blockade-running vessel. He was captured and confined five months in Point Lookout prison. The exposure and hardships incident to this phase of his experience germinated the seeds of consumption, against which he had to fight the rest of his life, and to which he finally succumbed After the war he went to Alabama and for several years acted as tsacehr, clerk or lawyer; but finding that his health grew no bet ter, he decided to give his life to litera- ture and music. For this reason he set tied in altimore, where he became first flute in the Peabody symphony concerts. In 1879 he was engaged as lecturer on English literature in Johns Hopkins uni versity, but he was often obliged to quit work and spend months in the states further south in search of health.
 The Chattahoochee is the name of a river in Georgia which flows through the valleys of Hall and Habersham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12

A new electric lemon squeezer is de- scribed in the Electrical World. It con- sists of a motor driven hemisphere pro- vided with ribs similar to the ordinary hand operated glass extractor The lemon or orange is halved and held against this hemispherical part The juice is caught in a defector at the back and runs down through spout at the bottom. A clamp is provided for attaching the outfit to a table or counter and ring is attached below the spout to support the glass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12

The largest railway scale in the world has recently been completed at West AL bany, N. Y. It is capable of accommo- dating load of 1,650,000 pounds. It con- sists of six weighing instruments, each having a capacity of A5,000 pounds. It IS designed for weighing locomotives and other heavy rolling stock. Some of the engines used upon the Pacific coast weigh 215 tons, but this giant would be able to weigh four of them at once, if neces- sary. The accuracy of this giant instru- ment is remarkable. It does not vary 10 pounds at it's full capacity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12

white, are more valuable thu gray or brown feathers. The goslings are rapid growers, thus they are desirable for the green" gosing trade
 Embden geese are hardy, good for agers and they will thrive upon poorer land than the Toulouse. They fatten well and attain large size; ganders weight IS to 20 pounds, geese Is to IS pounds, an average of two to five pounds less than the Toulouse. The body is long, broad and thick with a massive breast. not carried so full in front as the Toulouse. The wings are very large and powerful; head straight, broad and strong, and carried on long, fine, we'll arched neck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12
Fitting the Fouls 10 Win Blue Ribbons
Conditioning Birds for the Showroom Is Painstaking Work-How the Veteran Exhibitor MOlts, Trains and GrOoms His Speci- mems
By NJ. l.. LONGFIELD Author and Practical POuitrym

Persons who admire the glistening plu- mage, brilliant color and perfect condi- ton of the fowls whose cages are the center of attention at the leading shows rarely understand the continuous labor necessary to transform the everyday bird of the flock into this beautiful crea- ture Let them observe the following hints.
 There is no better advertisement for the poultryman than the winning of blue ribbons at poultry shows. The larger the show and the hotter the competition, the better standing the successful winner ob- tains, and the higher prices he can com- mand for his products. But if you de- eide to compete for these cherished awards, properly prepare your best birds.
 Conditioning a string of fowls for the show is more than a weeks work. The males must be separated from the fe- males from the time the new feathers appear in summer until the close of the show season, to present the plumage oI the females being soiled and broken.
 In order to have the mature fowls in condition for the fall and early winter shows, it is necessary to gradually remove all the old feathers in July and August. Pull the wing and tail feathers first, then pluck the neck, back and body feathers A few handfuls every day until the old Feathers are gone.
 During this forced development of new Feathers the fowls must receive special food to hasten the growth of attractive plumage. A whole grain mixture fed lib- orally twice daily, consisting of equal parts wheat, oats, buckWheat and cow peas is admirably suited to all breeds. Whole yellow corn should be fed to buff and red varieties, but not to white or black fowls, since it has a tendency to ampart a yellowish tint to the plumage. A daily supply of buttermilk or sour milk is preferable to feeding dry or wet mash but in the absence of the milk product, a dry mash containing about 20 per cent prime beef scraps is essential.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-12

Amsterdam papers are discussing tke advisability of enlarging and deepening the North sea canal and dispensing with 1.-the locks at Ymuiden, thus giving a free waterway without locks from the North &ea to Amsterdam. Only by doing this, s5t is said, can Amsterdam hope to check the steady inroads on her trade made by the rapidly progressing port of Rottcc dam, which has sea level canal connec- tons