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made large number of personal visits
TO farms to give advice.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. va-Mrs Mar
earet Sprouse. aged eiEhty-siX, widow
of Joseph Sprouse of Hickory Hill. is
dead. She is survived by fve children.
CUMBERLAND. Md new building
for La Sale Institute. Cumberland. or
an adequate remodeling of the present
structure was practically decided upon
at a meeting of the board OF trustees
and the Alumni Association. Plans were
discussed whereby the raising of be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 might lie ac-
complished within five years.
SUFFOLK. ra-Fire destroyed the
Lummis peanut factory. The loss is
estimated at about $4,000. The plant.
a four-story brick building. was re-
garded one of the best constructed
| in the city. II was owned principally
by the Lummis people of Philadelphia.
&. +. Taylor of Suffolk is the president
of the company.
ROCKVILLE. Md.-Mrs. Bertha Hall
Tia lbott chairman of the national old
trails road committee of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. has asked
the Washington County Historical So
ciety to assist in marking the old trails
in Washington county.
CEREDO w. Na.-Orders for the ar
rest of band of Holy Rollers. a re-
llgiOuS sect OF Brownstown, suburb
of Ceredo. after the members had ex
humed the body of Mrs Leonard Slith.
who died year ago. believing that
she would arise from the grave IL re
leased of her letters have been is
| sued by Mayor James o. Marcum of
Ceredo.
| CUMBERLAND. Md.-Representatives
| of one of the silk interests in Cum
berland were in Frostburg looking into
| the adVisa bility of starting silk mill
1t is thought the enterprise Will be
| established.
| HARRISONBURG. Ea.-Mrs. wesley
| Baker. seventy years old, who had been
| missing from her home near EdinburE
since Friday morning. was found in an
, out of-the-way spot frozen to death. A
| basket conta lining eggs. which she was
| taking to town, was found several
yards from the body. When found her
| bonnet and shawl were drawn over
her face. showing that she was trying
| to protect herself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
New Theater in Northeast.

The new Home Theater. just com
pleted at 18th and G streets north
east. will have its initial performance
Saturday evening, January 90. 1t is of
the latest type of playhouse devoted
exclusively to motion pictures. and is
said to be absolutely freproof, with a
seating capacity of 500 persons AS the
opening attraction Theda Bara will be
pictured in destruction" great in
dustrial photoplay. the action taking
place in one of the largest steel mills
in the country.
The policy of the management will
he to show nothing but high grade mo-
ton pictures that will be FIRST runs"
in the northeast.
No expense has been spared in plan
ming and eauipping the theater for the
comfort and safety of its patrons. The
auditorium is tinted in color. with the
details in darker tones. The mezza-
nine floor. over the foyer, has been
fitted as lounge and. like the
ground floor, is provided with retiring
rooms and lavatories. Care was taken
10 insure the circulation of pure and
wholesome air in the auditorium, and
the most modern and up to date heat
ing and ventilating system that could
be procured has been installed.
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ANNAPOLIS, ND.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
| ANNAPOLIS. January .0.-Mrs. James
Proctor Morton. daughter OF Admiral
Howard of Washington. came over TO the
officers hop and chaperoned Miss Over
ton daughter Of Senator orerton o.
North Carolina, one of this season., debu-
tantes.
| Mrs Zane, wife of Rear Admiral Zsre.
and daughter Miss Evelyn. have ieei:
spending few days with Mrs. Hane' =
sister, Mrs. Pussy, at Hotel MaryIaii"
! Miss Mary Garland of Washington T.;
spending the week with Commodore ara
MIS-. ]. r.. Craven. Murray Hill.
| Miss Anita Kite is the guess OF Ms
Fuller. King George street.
| Miss Fay Hill of Washington is v sit
! ing Maj and Mrs. Eli h. Cole at the
marine barracks.
! Surgeon and Mrs. Charles kindleberger
entertained at card party Wednesday
night to meet Mrs. Charles Zoe and
ia lighter. Mrs, Poe White. of Washington
! Mrs. j. w. Valiant entertained al cards
at her home, Wardour. Wednesday after
noon in honor of Mrs. Pussy of North
Carolina. formerly. of Annapolis.
| Mrs. Arthur Newton Brown was hostess
at card party Tuesday afternoon.
| Mr. and Mrs Richard Morton enter
| Of their guests. Mrs. Charles Pee and
daughter. Mrs. Poe White. CT Washing
ton.
! Mrs. John Strong Abbott has sent cards
for the 18th to meet Miss Noo,ison.
| Lieut.. Jack Donavin is coaching = play
why Smith Left Home" to lie gwen Ivy
society folk here at the local ;.leater
early i'm February for the s. T.. e A.
benefit.
Lieut. and Mrs w H. Brercton were
hosts at a dinner party Friday evening
in honor of Miss Poe and Mrs. White.
Gov. and Mrs. Harrington gave the first
OF they receptions at the Government
House Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Garrison gave "A large card
party Monday night at her home in tie
Naval Academy.
Mrs. Brasheais. wife of Judge James
r. Brashears. entertained at "A card party
Villa. in honor of her guests, Miss Jones
and Miss Willis of Frederick
Mrs. Wadlefgh. wife of capt. John W.
Wadleigh. L. S NJ. e.. entertained a,
residence. House A. marine barracks
Mrs. Westcott and her mother Mrs
Townsend. will be at home informally the
last two Mondays in January.
Mrs. Schouler of Annapolis are spending
Ia few days in New York city. aud are
stopping at the woloott Hotel
Mrs. Carvel Hall will receive Friday
her daughter. Mrs Alfred Tawresy.
wife of Ensign Tawresy. L. S. ": Miss
Julia Williamson Hall and her sister. Miss
Ann Wake Williamson.
Mr.: and Mrs. w. Meade Holladay en-
tertained al bridge Wednesday evening
at their country seat at Primrose. near
Annapolis There were ten tables
Mrs Emerson {. Harrington. wife of
the governor. was assisted al her first
reception Thursday afternoon by Mrs A.
Shepherd Rayiy OF Cambridge. Md Mrs.
George l.. Radclih and Mrs. w Thomas
Kemp of Baltimore. and Miss Winifred
Davis. Miss Ruth Simmons daughter of
the secretary of state. and Miss Shirley
Dashiell. all OF Cambridge.
Naval Constructor and Mrs Gard
Knox, whose recent roma ntic wedding in
New York surprised their friends are
visiting the erooms parents Rear Adj
miral and Mrs. Knox, Murray Hill.
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ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ROCKVILLE Md. January e2-With-
in the next few weeks Gov. Harrington
will appoint for this county three persons
to constitute tie board of supervisors OF
elections. three members of the board OF
public school commissioners and large
number of notaIies public and justices of
the peace.
The new board of supervisors of cleo
ticns will consist of two democrats and
one republican. or just the reverse OF the
political representation on the present
hoard. For the two democratic places
Julian Griffith of the present board. Rich
ard H. Stanley. Joseph H. Darby and
Charles J. Lyddane have been mentioned.
and for the republican place Thomas
Ninson and Maurice NJ. Browning of the
present board, William ". DronenburG.
Wilbur S. Day and A. Clinton Brown are
understood to he aSpirants
The school commissioners will be named
resigned. and Zadoc N. Cooke and Roger
X. Farquhar. whose terms expire May l..
Messrs. Gardiner and Cooke are demo-
Gratis. and Mr.. Farquhar a republican.
but the rev commissioners will all be
democrats. making the board stand three
democrats and three republicans. the hold
over Observation-Disclosures w. Day. STAN
ton J. Peele and Charles T. Johnson
being republicans.
One of the justices of the peace to he
named for Rockville district will be
designated by Gov. Harrington as police
justice to succeed Arthur NJ. Mace. and
considerable interest is being manifested
in this appointment. Former States At
torney H. Maurice Talbot. J. Abby
Henderson and William T. Griffith are the
apIlicantS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
"BATTIE CRY OF PEACE
for the first time in New IoN last |
week and scored a success

for the first time in New I.oN last
week and scored a success.
Interesting statistics from London
show that, while the theaters in that
city have suffered from war conditions,
the situation is not as desperate as
some Of the cable dispatches have in
dicated. At the present time thirty
theaters are open regularly in London
Thirteen OF the years new plays are OF
American origin.
Among the early attractions al the
New National Theater will be The
Masked Marvel a new operetta. writ
ten by Harry 3. and Robert g. Smith,
with music composed by Carl WoeSs.
Frank Doane, John F.. Young. Thomas
Conkey, Donald Macdonald. katherine
Galloway and Texas Gunan are in the
cast.
Margaret Angln has been assured
full permission by the authorities of
st. Louis for the transplanting of trees
and other landscape alterations neces-
sary for the making of natural stage
for her production of LAS You Like It.
IN the meantime Livingston Plat.
costume designer and Miss Anglin's
technical director is engaged in max
ing the costumes armor and other of
production, which promises to be one
of the biggest events of the Shakes
peare tercentenary
A party of men from Washinston were
the guests of Manager Harry Jarboe of
the Gayety Theater and Frank MetZger
business manager and advance repre-
sentative for Joe Hurtig. on a trip to
"a haitimore THURSDAY afternoon to attend
the matinee performance of Sliding
Billy watson and Ed Lee Wrothe at the
Palace Theater. Tomorrow these two
comedians. who have Joined forces after
years OF popularity as topliners of in
dividual productions. will open at the
Gayety Theater in this city. In the
party in addition to Mr. Jarboe and Mr..
Metzger were {. S. Mills Ernest John
son. j. G. Mccarthy and Harry Va~h.
When Baltimore was reached. r. NJ.
Rosenthal. manager of the Watson
Wrothe Company. joined the party.
Manager Jarboe and his guests had Il
chat with both M. Watson and Mr..
Wrothe in their dressing rooms prior
TO their acts: Mr.. Jarboe had not seen
either Mr.. Watson or Mr.. Wrothe since
their appearance at the Gayety last
season, and they had lots of news.
ing role opposite william Elliott in
The Greatest Nation" at the Belasco
Theater. is spending all her spare
moments while in shinston at the
Library of Congress hunting through
musty old books on costume designing
Miss Wyndham is quite an authority
on clothes of every period. and is fire.
quentiy consulted by producing man
ayers. She has designed all of her
own costumes in THE Greatest
Nation"
For the Dast ten wears Sir Herbert
Tree has given Shakespeare festival
at his own theater in London but
owing to conditions prevailing there.
he has decided to celebrate the three
hundredth anniversary of Shakes
neare's death in New York. where the
Sha kesDeare tercentenary committee
has given its Endorsement to this
interesting project. and following
Henry VIII" Sir Herbert Tree intends
subsequently TO produce Richard IL"
The Merry Wives of Windsor" and
The Merchan: of Venice" with other
plays.
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Garden.

William s. Hart will be pictured in
the double-feature program at Moore's
Garden Theater today, tomorrow. Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday,, the
photogra phic masterpiece. Between
Men," in which he essays "A new line
of charac teriZa ton, that of rugged
westerner who, coming to New York.
develops into polished man of the
world. The picture includes House
Peters. Enid Markey. Bert Wesner. j.
Barney Sherry, Robert Mckim, and
others. The other comedy feature on
these days will picture Weber and
Fields, in their funniest effort before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Strand,

The Battle Cry of Peace" is an
nounced for another week at the
Strand Theater. From the opening per-
Torrance last Sunday the theater has
been literally jammed at every ex
hibition. so to accommodate those
who desire to see the picture another
weeks run has been arranged for at
considerable cost and effort. since the
film had been booked for this week in
Cincinnati. Commodore Blackburn.
however, wanted the Washington pub
lie TO see the picture and he teIe-
graphed the VitagraDh company to
have another print of the film made to
send to Cincinnati.
Next weeks photoplays are The
Penitents,' with owen Johnson; The
Edge of the Abyss, with Mary Boland,
and others.
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Transfers of Real Estate.

The following transfers of real es-
tate were recorded in the Office of the
clerk Of the circuit court here during
the week Isaac T. Mann to Sylvester
W. I.abrot. 337 acres: Rufus q. Ward
to James f. Broadhurst. ~ acres:
Owen e. Brown to Ira &. Brown. III.
acres: owen ". Fowler to BrightwelI
Realty COMPANY. lots in Norwood
Heights: Margaret Y. Harrison to
Alice f. Hsslup. ! acre: Alice F. Has
lup to Sarah a. Harrison. acres:
Sarah {. Hilton to trustees of Mont
eomery Circuit NJ. F.. Church. II. acres:
Robert g. Lohr to John r. Gunn lot ::
Robert l.. Warfeld TO Lewis Reed. lot
Robert e. Peter to Alice F. Haslup. 9
acres: Fannie !. Barrett to Frances D.
Jones. lot in Chevy Chase Park: Rob-
ert 6. Lohr to Alexander Cowan, lot
at Pine Crest
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the camera. THE Worst of Friends"
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Helen
Ware, late star of within the Law"
will be pictured in Gross Currents" a
story OF tropic isles. and the sacrifice
of an elder sister for her younger sis
ter's happiness. 'DiZzy Heights and
Daring Hearts," featuring Chester
COnklin. Mabel Normand and others
will he shown also. Orchestra accom-
paniments are provided. Next weeks
features will include Man and His
Soul" with Francis y. Bushman Ed
mund Breese. in The Land of Hearts
Desire. and Dorothy Donnelly, in
MADAME n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Fire Due to Defective Flue.

Fire. supposed to have been caused
by a defective fue. destroyed the resi-
dence of John W. Shipley at Brown
inGsrille. this county. few days ago.
and much of the furniture. with other
contents of the building. was also
consumed. entailinG a loss of about
sl.500. partially covered by insurance.
ON charge of stealing nineteen
yards of silk from National Park Sem
mary. at Forest Glen. this county,
Frederick Simms colored. employed at
the seminary. was arrested today by
Deputy Sheriff Henry W. Crismond He
waived a preliminary hearing, and in
default of bail in the amoutn of $4,000
was committed TO Jail TO await the
action of the March grand jury.
Frank +. Smith OF Forest Glen has
been appointed q deputy sheriff by
Sheriff Frank Gather
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Leader.

Feature photoplays on the Paramount
program will be offered at the Leader
the coming week, THE Woman" shown
today, being of local interest. as its &C
ton transpires in Washington and
practically all the scenes are laid here.
1t concerns the efforts of a hotel tele-
phone operator to circumvent the plans
of a group of politicians who are en-
deavoring to influence legislation: Lois
Meredith is pictured as Wanda Kelly.
the operator, and Theodore Roberts as
Hon. Jim Blake. Tomorrow and Tues
day, Lou Tellegen, former leading man
for Sara Bernhardt, will be pictured in
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"Dysgenics.

From III. London Chronicle.
''Disgenics The word was invented
I presume. by DR.. SaIeeby at the Regent
street Polytechnic as the opposite of
"t.ugenics. But DR.. Saleeby would
certainly not spell it as il thus appears
in many printed reports. Those two
words have the Greek prefixes "eu''
and "dus. denoting. respectively
well" and iii "Dusgenics" would
please the pedant. but as we have
I.atinized the prefix. as in dyspepsia, ''
'dysentery" and so forth. "dysgenics'
inglsss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

The Unknown based upon Wylie's
novel. The Red Mirage story Of
thrills and love interest. dealing with
British army life in Africa. Jane
an adaptation from the Frohman COM
edy. with Charlotte Greenwood and
Sydney Grant in the principal parts, is
the attraction Wednesday and Thurs
day, and THE Seven Sisters Friday
and Saturday. featuring Marguerite
Clark as Mici Next weeks photoplays
will include THE Straight Road" with
Gladys Hanson: THE Cheat" with
Fanny Ward; THE Reform Candidate"
with Maclyn Arbuckle, and 1.-The Girl
of the Golden West"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Save Him Trouble.
IN the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Professor---You should study harder
and try to take degree.
Freshman-Waste OF time. When the
governor dies and l inherit his mil
lions. I'll endow a university and they'll
give me more degrees than I'll know
what to do with.
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In the same cast with Julia Dean. in
"rhe Law Of the Land" during the
New York engagement of that play,
was Charles Lane. another stock
actor popular in Washington.
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MANAGING THE CITY.
WII.-Enterprising Sumter
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

SUMTER. $. C., January 1s.-If you
have never been here you proba bly, think
OF this rs sleepy little southern town
where they still hars TO the good old
traditions of the days before the war.
As a matter of fact. like many another
southern town. Sumter is aggressively
up-to-date. II was the first city in the
United States to try the manager plan
OF government. and after a varied eX-
perience it has evolved for itself an
ertirely original city administration.
which is a ombination of the manaser
ard commission plans.
The city manager plan OF municipal
government, which originated IN this
town. has subsequently been adopted
D. twenty American cities. 1t con-
slSis IN running city just like any
Other corporation. Every American
knows that the only way to run bank
or railroad or pickle factory or a
cham store system is to elect "A board
of directors and let them choose a mana
ger for the corporation He knows that
thtS manager must be man of abso-
lutS integrity and great ability that
the fortunes of the concern depend
largely upon him. and that he must be
paid Il large salary.
TIE people who have adopted the
CITY ma ma ger plan of government have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
ticabie. This is probably sound doc
trine for most small towns.

::
But if Sumter has demonstrated that
the city manager plan is not ideal for
the small town.
Proves the Value Of it seems TO nave
proved that
Commission Plan. commission
government is very nearly so. Municipal
improvements under the present gov
eminent of Sumter are too numerous to
mention in detail. The city administra-
ton has become more efficient and eco
nomical throughout. Under the commits
sion the city has taken over the water
works and made a net profit of $12,0OO
year from it's operation. Formerly the
city's money was deposited and city
funds were borrowed with more or less
considera ton of the political activities
of the bankers. Now funds are de-
posted where they will earn the most.
and instead of borrowing in Sumter at
i or per cent. the commission writes
to New York and gets the money for !"
or 4 per cent
These things are enough to show you
that out of her vicissitudeS Sumter has
evolved n plan of city government
which is very good for Sumter.
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of broker who operates in Wall
street.
willard Mack. author of Xxi Il In
was student; at Georgetown Cniver-
sity before he became an actor and
subsequently playwright. He has COM
pIeted a comedy called Jane ODay of
Broadway in which Blanche Ring is
to be starred.
Lewis Charles Howard. an English
actor who had been in this country for
some time and returned to his home
He had worked his way up to be a
lieutenant colonel.
Eva Tsnsuay is again going the
Keith rounds and carrying with her a
toy theater. fully equipped, with "A
large company of mannikin players
and several complete melodra ma tic
productions. with which she amuses
herSelf and the theater attaches.
This week the play of Amelie Rives.
originally called "BIackmail." but now
named 1.-THE Fear Market" is to be
given in New York. This will be the
first prodn nIo OF the new Arm of Of
Fiske.
A comedy by. Harry Lauder. called
THE Night Before" was produced in
soldier who returns to his native Scotch
village on furlough to find that his
sweetheart is going to marry the viii
lage plumber.
As an instance OF the work involved
in devising "a farce it is stated that r.
G. Megrue wrote just fourteen acts for
at Pays to Advertise" before he con-
trived the three that suited him best
ard satisfied capacity audiences for
one year at the Conan Theater. New
York.
= Mrs. Fiske received royal welcome
in New York on the occasion of her APP
pearance there for the first time as
"ErStwhfle Susan. Nnother play that
had it's first presentation in this city.
THE Cinderella Man. was also shown
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Mrs. Richard Mansfield declares that
her object in returning to the stage is to
help the career of her SOIL. young Richard
Mansfield, who has decided to be an actor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

Isabelle Lowe and company walk ed
out of keith's last week because they
objected TO their location in the bill.
1.-THE Miniature Revue substituted.
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Edwin Arden has been engaged by
Sargent Aborn for the leading role in
ANY House. the new play by owen
Davis and Robert n. Davis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

James *. Hackett and Viola Allen.
playing Macbeth" in Boston. announce
substantial success. the audiences
being large at every performance.
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Sir John Hare has written 10 Percy
Burton, representative of Sir Johnston
For hes Robertson. denying that he is to
make a tour of this country.
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Gabrielle DorZiat. who appeared last
sea son with William t'aversham in
THE Hawk is 10 be seen in vaude-
Vile in a sketch by Edward Knob
LAUGH, called THE Way to Win"
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The Monday night performances at
Polls have been notably smoother since
the Monday matinees have been ellmi
mated. affording the players an addf-
tional dress rehearsal.
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Ramsay Wallace. who has been in
London acting in kick In has been
engaged as leading man for THE Co
respondent which is to be produced
this week at Stamford. Conn.
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Jack Corcoran and Tom DinSle
formerly of Cohan's "Hellow. Broad
way" are playing "A Vaudeville
Splash" in Keith vaudeville.
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A third company has been engaged to
present THE Eternal Masdalene.' and
Florence Roberts will head the compa ny.
playing west to the Pacific coast.
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PHOTo-PLAY FEATURES.
Continued from Third Pase.>

Daughter of the CITY," with Marguerite
Clayton and Fl. Fl. Calvert, will be shown.
Next weeks photoplay features will
include Thou Art the Man, with Viz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

Manager Harry Jarboe announces
that the performance at the Gayety
Theater this week will start at 2:10
and $40 pm. sharp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

ginia Pearson, S. Rankin Drew and
Joseph kilgour in the cast: Her Great
Hour" featuring Molly Pearson. and
1.-THE Ballet Girl" featuring Alice
Brady and Holbrook Blinn.
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Mean.

From the Boston Transcript.
Ethel-Jack proposed three times be.
fore I accepted him.
Marie-To whom, Esavy