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The Washington times., 1916-11-24
TODAY'S BEST FILMS.

Penn Gardens. Twenty.first street
and Pennsylvania avenue-How.
ard Hickman In civilization"
produced by Thomas II. Incc.
Circle, 2lO5 Pennsylvania avenue
--Winifred Greenwood. Ed Cox.
On and George Field in ~
Woman's Daring" tMutuaD.
Crandalrs, Ninth and Il streets
Nalcska Surratt In Jealousy"
FOX Film COZ.
Savoy. Fourteenth street and Co.
lumbia road-Norma Tallmadge
In THE Social Secretary" tTri.
anglel.
Apollo. GA II street northeast
Edna Goodrich In 1.-THE House
OF Lies" (Morosco).
Avenue Grand, 6i5 Pennsylvanla
avenue southeast Special mat.
Iuoe. beginning at 2:3O y. IN.
and continuous performance un.
al 1880. OF Francis Bushman
aud Beverly Baync. In Romeo
and Juliet" adapted from tho
play by William Shakespeare
by John W. Noble.
Strand. Ninth and ID streets
clara Kimbaii Young In THE
the novel by Robert W. Cham.
seinnick).
Garden. Al Ninth street--Mar.
garita Fischer In "The Pearl
OF Paradise" tMutuaD.
Loew's Columbia. Twelfth and r.
Etreets-clco Ridgley and Wal.
lace Reid In The Yellow Pawn"
(Lasky).
Leader. Ninth. between r. and r
streets-vivian Martin In "Her
Fathers Son" tMorosco).
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
SOLDIER BOY"
OPENS AT BELASCO
New Musical Play. Novel Form
OF Effort, Pleases
Audience.

Messrs. shubert presented Clifton
Crawford. In n new musical play, Her
Soldier Boy" Mt the Belasco ThcRter
last night.
The audience ives delighted with
the production. which H. probably the
most complex and contrary musical
effort which has been seen In wash
ington for quite some time. No SOON
er does ono become used To the form
OF musical comedy than there IL some
change made In II. There seems TO
he no rule. no regulation by which
this most delightful form OF public
amusement can be produced. Perhaps
by erefSing the term. musical play"
~ the beginning OF the program the
authors felt relieved of the response
billy OF writing either a play or a
musical comedy or opcretta.
Therefore We have before us Clifton
Crawford In a delightfully."- chRrac-
which he u aided In n most natural
manner by Adele Rowland and cyril
tnadw Ick, John Charles Thomas, Beth
Lydy. and Frank Ridge In a melodi-
operetta full OF pathoS and dramatic
moments. equnl even In Its construct
ed form TO parts OF the Chocolate
Soldier" and skirtlng timidly around
complete musical comedy plot COM
prislng a pretty girl. two ambitious
comic fathers with semi comic sons.
a male and female chorus which has
great possibilities and nice little
Dutch soubrette who was delightful,
but was always getting lost In the
shuttle, Eliz Gergely.
Bears Repetition.
withal this strHngencss. the play II
pleasant enough To make one decide
TO 30 and see IL again, the real test,
after all. The music IL enhancing,
and the leading roles are interpreted
In a manner pleasing both to the dra'
matte and music sense.
The trouble arises, after all. from
the fact that one In doth to let one
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
ATHENEUM GIVES BALL
First Annual supper and Dance Well
Attended.

The spanish'American Athenoum
held It's nrst annual ball last night at
the Ebbitt. Supper was followed by
dancing.
Included In the membership OF the or
ganization are members OF the Spanish
American diplomatic circle. Officers OF
the Pan-American Union and several
officials OF the Department of State. to-
gether with many Washington residents
who are interested In culture and liter
ature OF Spain and Latin-American
countries.
on the committee In charge were
Pedro Capo Rodriguez, Sonora MorTi-
son. Miss Blanche Chadwell. W. T..
Faulkner, Miss KelsAy, Mr.. Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs, Peter Kennerly, and Mrs
Berliner.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
GET HARTMAN
STOLEN JEWELS
Bank Clerk and Brother, Both
Respected, Arrested in Con-
nection With Theft.

NEW YORK. Nov. st.-Jeweis worth
SCI. 900. which were stolen early this
month from Mrs T.. II. Hartman.
were recovered last night after the
arrest of Arthur II. Daggett. an en-
ploye OF the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company, where the Jewels were
kept and his brother. orvilie Dag
Detectives Boyle and Griffin. OF po.
Ice headquarters, arrested Arthur
last evening In the basement OF the
bank. whore he was at work. Al
was arrested In Brooklyn.
when the detectives locked up the
Taken From Hank Vault.
when the fact OF the robbery was
made public on November is by the
publication of the list OF missing
gems, IL was not known whether they
had been stolen from a safe built into
the wall In the home OF Mrs. Harri-
man. at Fifth avenue and Sixty-ninth
street, where she kept them OCCASION
ally for short periods, or from a box
In the vault OF the trust company.
The Daggett brothers Were both
well-dressed. mlddle-aged men, of re-
spectacle appearance. orville said he
was forty-eight years old, a. clerk.
unmarried, The brother. Arthur p.
said he was forty,!w9 wears old W,ss,r:
detectives refused to say whether or
not either had made a statement after
the arrest. Both men were arrested
on a complaint sworn Io by c. C..
Tegethoff, agent for the>E, III. Harri-
man estate. The following Is the de-
scription OF the stolen Jewels:
Two oyal-shaped rubies: one oval
shaped diamond estimated at sh to
10 carats. Each IL set In platinum
and they are attached to a chain one
fourth to one-half inch long between
each pendant, each chain containing
Ave or six small diamonds,
Said 20 Have Confessed
Arthur Daggett. custodian of the
safety deposit vaults In which Mrs.
Hartman had placed her Jewels, Is
said to have confessed,
The missing gems. except the ruby
and diamond. were found In an old
pair of trousers.
The police gave out no details OF
how the gems were taken. but said
only about 5000 was realized on the
missing ruby.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
Saw Lincoln shot.
MENDICANT DISMISSED.
Judge Push Gives Decision involv-
Ina Peddilna Law.

Mendicants who sell pencils and
other wares on the streets are not
amenabie 20 the law prohibiting va
grancy. Judge Pugh ruled In the Pc,
lice Court yesterday when he dis
missed the case against Eugene
BTeweston, a blind man.
Breweston was arrested In pursu,
ance 20 the general order recently H.,
sued BY Major Pullman prohibiting
begging or peddling on the streets.
Judge Pugh held that Breweston
Was not a vagrant, as he was MAX ing
his living by selling pencils. The
court decreed that the peddling law
anniied only 10 persons without \
license going from house To house
with wares.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
COMMISSION TO REST.
American Conferess De.
caiSe Two Weeks Vacation,

ATLANTIC CITY, N. y, Nov. "a
A recess of two weeks Is expected to
be granted today at the request OF
American joint commission, in SEES.
sion here.
1t is believed one member of the
visiting commission will take advan-
tage of this time to make a trip to
the Mexican capital, where he will
presnet to General Carranza details
of the American plan for the with
drawai of troops from Mexico and
border patrol.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
ALBERT STEWART
is DEAD AT HOME
Former Congressman Sue.
cumbs to lnfirmlties Of Age.
Civil War Veteran.

Albert Stewart. 800 Highland ave-
nue.. Cleveland Park, n former Con-
gresham from Pennsylvania, died
suddenly at his home nj $40 o'clock
this morning. Mr.. Stewart was sew
onty -four years old. Death was due
to infirmitlcs ~ age.
Last evening Mr.. stewart seemed
to be In his usual health. Early this
morning he went into The room OF
Mrs. Stewart. who had been III for
several days. and Was FRUSTRATED Just
Rs he entered.
Was veteran.
Mr. stewart was n veteran OF the
civil war. and for eighteen years was
n Congressman from Pennsylvania.
Ito came to Washington many years
ago from uniontown. Pa, the home
OF HIS distinguished father and Of
his brother. who succeeded his father
In Congress. ESrly In the civil war
Mr.. Stewart volunteered a. an engi-
n.er officer In the Union navy. lie
was mentioned frequently for gal
lantry during his service on the MI
ami. particularly In the conflict with
the Confederate ram Albemarle,
Saw LineoIs shot.
After the war. Mr.. stewart came to
Washington for a brief time and was
present In Ford's Theater on the night
Of the assassination Of President Lin
coin. lie was among the first TO enter
tn. Presidents box after the shooting.
Mr.. stewart IN survived by his
widow and one son. Frank q. Stewart.
n business man OF this city.
Funeral arrangements have not
been announced. Interment probably
will be at Arlington.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
FIGHT ON FOR
HIGHER CREDIT
Roads Also Plan determined e.
for to Secure Increase In
Their Rates.
lcontinued from First PaseD


years. at least, the investment In rail-
road facilities to meet the large re-
qulrementA OF the future must con-
seauentIy grow at corresponding
annual rate OF Increase.
The estimate OF 1880 100000 for
ciudes nothing for extension into new
territory. he said;
whore win ~ Come Front
where" asked Mr.. Thorn, is this
money or any sum approximating u
TO come from? This problem II one
OF vital interest to the public because
ON Its successful solution depend the
commercial facilities OF the country.
Would u do TO confront the investor.
when asking for this great Invest
ment. with a situation where the
revenues OF the railroads are not sub
ject TO the control OF tho investors.
but are fxed and limited not only by
Governmental authority. but by many
unco ordiaated Governmental authori
other, and where the railroads cannot
control and the Government cannot
and does not limit the expense nc
count? The objections OF investors on
this score would be greatly reduced
an. modified II they could depend upon
a single and consistent comprehen.
siye system OF national regulation and
be relieved of the conflicting and un
cOoTdlnated Views ana policies OF so
many regulating authorities as are In
Voived In the present system OF regu'
lation by both State and nation.
.Ineensissent Poiieies-
"Is Il possible" he asked, ito have
80 many governmental agencies with
their different outlooks and policies
all able TO put their own special
limitations ON n substantial part OF
the revenue OF the carriers without
destroying confidence In the desir.
ability OF railroad Investment? Would
any business man 20 into any busi.
ness which IL not only not regulated
by a single and consistent govern
mental policy. but In which he must
be subjected to the divergent and In
consistent policies OF so many gov
ernmental authorities7"
Taking up confederation OF the
dual system OF regulation ON Its
merits. Mr.. Thorn emphasized the
contention that this involves no ques,
ton OF rivalry between the National
Government on one hand and State
rights on tho other, pointing out
that the States. when they entered
the Federal Union, acquired certain
rights in addition to those which
they reserved which were considered
more valuable than anything they
surrendered.
Uniform Regulation.
Among those rights he mentioned
the right to a uniform system OF reg
uI.A
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
Roster OF Authors.
DOGS OWNER SHOOTS At AUTO.

.TAMAQCA. Pa. Nov. 2I.-AnEered
because an automobile ran over and
killed his hunting dog on the outskirts
Of town. Norman Delphi. eighteen years
old. discharged his gun after tho speed.
Ing machine. Mr.. and Mrs. Living.
stone SaSsaman. OCCUPANTS ~ the auto
mobile. received several shots in the
back OF their heads and neckE.
when arrested and held under bali for
court. Dclph'r plea was that he merely
shot To punCturc the tire.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
Avenue t.ran,I.
TO LECTURE ON WAR.

The second OF the winter series of
lectures given under the auspices OF
the National Geographic Society will
be heard this afternoon at 1850 and
tonight at S:l5 in Masonic Temple.
Lieut.. Zlnoyi Pechkoff. adopted son
Of Maxim Gorky. the novelist, will
tell of 1.-THE Foreign Legion on the
Western Front" Lieutenant Pechkoff
lost his right arm in a bayonet charge
Ia May. 1915. and has been decorated
for his courage.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24

10 n right of the States to be pro.
tected against discrimination by 9th
or States, he called attention ito the
discrimination which one state might
exercise by excluding the traffic OF
another state from It's markets and
the burden which the narrow and In.
sufficient outlook OF one state might
place upon the commerce OF its sister
States and upon interstate commerce
by refusing Its fair contribution TO
the upkeep OF the iDstrumentalities
OF commerce TO the standard pro.
vided by the National Government
and the governments OF other states.
Refers 60 Recent Case.
As an instance OF one state impos.
ing burdens on other States. he re.
ferred to the recent case where he
New York Central railroad. which has
not over twenty miles Of line In M.
nois. was taxed sG00.Oo0 by the state
Of Illinois as a condition OF the con.
sent OF that state to the issue OF Ger
tain securities. He asked why tho
states OF New York. Ohio. Indiana.
and the others through which tho
rond runs could not with aH much
reason exercise tho same right
III they did" he said, "commcrce.
a. n whole, would be most onerouSiy
burdened. II they did not. then their
own commerce must help Co bear tho
burden OF this tax placed upon the
road by the State OF Illinois, con.
trary 10 their Views OF the Justice OF
such tax.
One state Demurred.
AS another illustration Of the con.
nict OF State action, the New York.
New Haven and Hartford. In the sum.
mer OF 1913. arranged for the sale OF
s6T 100000 OF convertible bonds. part
OF the issue TO he used to refund ma.
turing obligations and the balance 20
be used TO provide needed public IA
cilities. The States OF Rhode Island
and Connecticut gave their approval.
but the approval OF Massachusetts,
could not be obtained because IN.
laws OF that State were held not to
authorize such an issue. The result
was that the issue failed. and tho
consequent inability OF the road to
furnish the proposed new facilities In
the way OF new equipment and en-.
larged terminals II largely responsi.
BILE for the great congestion OF bust
ness and Interruption OF commerce
throughout the whole OF New Eng,
land and surrounding regions"
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
Uniform Regulation.

Among those rights he mentioned
the right to a uniform system OF reg
ulation OF the instrumentalities or
Illustrating the contention that IL
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
Bears Repetition.
"Only 'Gets-If for
Ne After This !
II Gets" Every Corn Every Time.
Painless. Nothing more Simple,

I'm tell you what. I've quit using toe
eating salves for corns. I've Quit max
ing a package out OF my toes with band
ages and aptions-quit digging
with knives and scissors. Give me
'GETS-IT' every time.'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-11-25

siderable expense item costs $18
a barrel more than it did six
months ago: linotype metal, with
which the type lines are cast each
day, has increased S120 per ton
since the war began and while it
can be recast every day, some of
it disappears or is lost at each
recasting, and in fact every item
of material used has increased in
price. In such conditions news
papers everywhere are finding
that increases in subscription and
advertising rates, or both, are in
evitable. Lake Charles Ameri-
can Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-11-25
Proclamation of Election.

Colfax, La, Nov. 81, 1916.
The Board of Supervisors of Grant
Parish Road District No. 8 met at the
court house in Colfax. La, at / o'clock
p. m. The members of this board are
as follows: w. A. Brownlee, police ju-
ror for ward one; C. w. Calhoun, police
juror for ward six; G. C. Purvis, police
juror for ward seven; ]. H. McNeely,
school board member for ward one; N.
S. Roberts, school board member for
ward six; M. E. Jackson, school board
member for ward seven; and H. L.
Brian, appointed by the police jury.
All the members were present except
N. S. Roberts.
w. A. Brownlee was nominated and
elected to be president of the Board Of
Supervisors of Road District No. 8.
H. L. Brian was nominated and elect
ed to be secretary.
j. H. McNeely was nominated and
elected to be treasurer.
On motion duly seconded the follow
ing ordinance was unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Calling special election for the pur-
pose of submitting to the property
taxpayers of Grant Parish Road Dis
: trict No. 8, Grant parish. Louisiana,
who are authorized to vote at such
election, under the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, the
following proposition, to-wit:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-11-25
The Newspaper Holdup.

The American Press has pub
lished a news article which states
that the federal trade commits
sion has ascertained that, while
the price of newsprint has climb
ed in a year from less than two
dollars per hundred pounds to
three dollars, three and a half
dollars and as high as seven dol
lars. according TO the acuteness
of the unfortunate purchasers
need. the cost price of producing
newsprint has been S1.65 per
hundred pounds, or below the
average cost for the past three
years.
According to the Louisville
Courier-Journal, the paper trust
not only is in complete control
of the situation, but will press
its advantage relentlessly. 1t
quotes the president of the Inter-
national Paper Company, the big
gest factor in the paper business,
as saying:
1.-The contract price of paper
for 1917, which has not yet been
fixed, will not be less than three
cents at the MILL"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-11-25

az A graveled road from Fairmount
to the Boyce ferry. q ois lance Of three
and one-half miles, at cost not to ex-
coed two thousand dollars ($2. 00O) per
mile;
t5) A graveled road from the VIM
parish line, near Crews. to the Rapides
parish line, by way of Montgomery.
Colfax and Bagdad, the same being
known as the Jefferson Highway, dis.
lance of about thirty-tbree miles;
All of the above roads, except the
Jefferson Highway, to be built by this
Board with labor and teams, home Ia
Dor to be given the preference.
The said bonds to run for period Of
thirty years and to bear interest at the
rate Of five per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annually: and
Whereas Article 28l of the Constitu-
tion of 1898, as amended by Act l32 Of
the Legislature of 1912 adopted by the
people in November, 1912. and Act 256
of the Legislature of 1910 as amended
by Act 2lS of 1912 and Act 1879 Of 1916.
declares the Board of Supervisors Of
Grant Parish Road District No. 8 to be
the governing authority throu6h which
said district may incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds for such purposes.
when so authorized at an election held
in said district; and
Whereas the assessed valuation of
taxable property in said Road District
>Sr~1ssf.r
Continued on second page.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-11-25
Now Lookout.

When a cold hangs on as often hap
pens. or when you have hardly gotten
over one cold before you contract an
other, lookout for you are liable to
contract some very serious disease.
This succession of colds weakens the
system and lowers the vitality so that
you are mucn more liable to contract
chronic catarrh, pneumonia or con-
sumption. Cure yocr cold while you
can. Chamberlains Cough Remedy has
a great reputation. 1t is relied upon
by thousands of people and never dis
appoints them. Try it. 1t only costs
quarter. Obtainable everywhere. =
Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-11-25

Whereas it is the voluntary will of
the Board of Supervisors of Grant Par
ish Road District No. 8, Grant parish,
La, to call an election of the property
taxpayers of Road District No. eligi-
bic to vote in tax election in the said
road district, for the purpose Of SUBJ
hitting to the property taxpayers of
said Road District No. 8, who are au-
thorized to vote at such election under
the constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, the
PROPOSITION to incur debt and is
sue negotiable bonds therefor of the
said Grant Parish Road District No. 8
in the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars (sl5O. OOO) for the
PURPOSE of constructing and grav-
cling the following public roads, to-
gether with bridges and other neces-
sary equipment, within the limits of
said district, title to which shall vest in
the public, viz:
~ A graveled road from Vefda to
Colfax, distance of twelve miles, at a
cost not to exceed two Thousand dollars
$4,000 per mile;
(2) The crawling of the verda- Mont
gomery road, q distance Of eight miles.
at cost not to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1, 000) per mile;
(3) The building and crawling of two
spurs to the jefferson Highway in ward
six, distance of four miles, at cost
not to exceed two thousand dollars
($2, 000) per mile;
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-11-25

This means either that many
publishers will have to make ire
mendous increases in the price
of subscriptions and advertising,
or some of them will have to go
out of business. While the In
ternational Paper Company don't
control the entire supply, this
company is some trust" and
does furnish paper to a very large
number of the publishers of this
country. There seems little
doubt that such an understand
ing exists among the paper man.
ufacturers that the president of
the International Paper Company
knows exactly what he is saying
when he gives notice that even
the heaviest buyers must pre-
pare to pay nearly double the
price at which paper sold a year
ago.
The American-Press uses APP
proximately 125 tons of paper "a
year and such an advance as is
expected win add $1,000 to $4,000
a year to its expense. 1t is not
only paper that has advanced in
price either. Ink which is a con-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-24

Ell PASO. Tex. March A.-El Paso,
war capital Of the United States. 10
frankly Tor Wharf.-The more war the bet
ter Ell Paso will like II.
Mexico In American hands Ia FL Paso .
dream. Its hotel Hobbies today ale
lined with millicnaires who have mnde
their stake in Northern Mexico, who
dream of the day Uncle Sam will throw
his protection over the rich mining and
cattle region of TIE south and allow
them to rile UT. their millions without
fear OF revolution.
They are frankly adventures. Some
have discarded tho high boots for the
patent leather pumps the horses COR
the motor. Others. new products. nave
still the look OF the pioneer. For all.
Mexico In American hands spells mil
lions.
"Hell, amt we Americans? Amt we
entitled to the same protection as New
York? We made our money just as
honestly as Wall Street did and q
sight more So" said one miner who
sits in the boards In Wall Street.
These miliioraires own vast tracts,
rich mines, great forests. mostly by
grant of some Mexican dictator.
Labor was cheap. 1t was easy to run
shocstring into n shoestore. They did
1t. They took a chance. but now they
ask Uncle Sam to double rivet their
title.
Ask them why st. Louis, New York
and Chicago boys should march to death
to clear their title, and they don't I'M