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The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-02

rates.
 The battle over the enlargement of the Wheatley special school district, which would add several large tracts of land in Lee county to St. Francis county district, ended in a victory for Senator Ward of Lee. It was over this bill that Senators Ward, Vann and Slaughter almost came to blows in the forenoon session. Senator Slaughter was the author of the bill. He declared that the property owners wanted to become annexed to the dis trict.
 The Henry resolution from the House, requesting the governor to keep within the states revenue with the appropriations, was tabled, the Senate deeming it impertinent to make appropriations and put the task of whiting on the governor, and then shove the responsibility to him also.
 Senator Smead introduced a bill tC make a road which has been used across property for seven years, a public road.
 Many House bills were read, and the House memorial, asking Congress to remove the disabilities of Rev. F M. Gee, in order that he might be come an army chaplain, was adopted
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-02
ACTUARIAL BUREAU
 REPEAL BILL DIES
MOncrief Introduces Bill for S1O, 900 Purpose of Defending Rail road Commissions Right in Certain Matters.

Little Rock, March 2.-Appropria- tion bills which are passed over to the Senate by the House meet no battle axe brigade" there, and are passed with just as little argument as pos sible. In this way the pruning is left up to the Governor and valuable time saved for the passage of other meas ures of equal importance. In this way the Senate is able to devote time to measures which will produce revenue with which to meet the appropriations. On Thursday afternoon the House bills making the biennial appropriations for the State school for the Blind, the Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanitorium, the State Normal, and the Medical De- partment of the University of Arkan- sas, were passed without an item any where being changed. The Senate eoncurred in the amendments to the Whitaker bill making an appropria- tion for the four agricultural schools, but did so with bad grace, because of an amendment which requires the proceeds from the sale of farm pro duce be paid into the State Treasury. The amendment also provides that the money can be drawn out again, but the friends of the measure stated this could not be legally done. The amend ment was acceptde rather than en- danger the passage of the bill.
 The Actuarial Bureau repeal, or the repeal of the section which would Gre move the trust feature, as one Senator put it, was effectively killed when Senator Smith called it for a vote. The bill was once before defeated, but ordered reconsidered The roll was called without comment, and the Sen ator voted as follows;
 Aye-Bush, Cabiness, Duty, Ed mondson, Garrett, Goodwin, Greenhouse Kendall, King, Moncrief, Ruff, Slaugh- ter, Smith, Utley, Vann-15.
 Nay-Adamson Alexander, Brown, Barker, Caldwell, Carter, Carruth, Collins, Emory. Hester, Johnston, Jones, Owens, Ponder, Rogers, Walls, Smead, Ward, Whitaker, Mir. Presi- dent-20.
 Senator Smith gave notice that he would ask for another reconsideration on Friday morning, but President Davenport declared his notice out of order for one bill cannot be twice re- considered,
 Governor Brough announced to the Senate that he had replaced the name of John Crank, as a member of the Miller county levee district board with the name of W. B. Center, as MT. Crank is not property owner in the district
 The Adamson bill for the creation of a board to prepare uniformity of the state laws, was passed, as was also the Duty bill to give the office of the attorney general an additional de- putty, and the Ruff bill to appropriate $500 annually for the maintenance of the Arkansas room in the Confederate museum at Richmond, Va.
 Senator Moncrief introduced bill appropriating s1O,O0O for the purpose of gathering statistics to fight the movement to deprive the Arkansas Railroad Commission of its right to establish and maintain intrastate
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-02
HOUSE CONSIDERS APPRO-
 PRIATION STATE HOSPITAL

Little Rock, March 2.-The House spent practically all of the afternoon Thursday considering the appropria tion for the State Hospital for Ner vous Diseases. Numerous items were attacked by the economy squad, and several thousand dollars cut off from the total of approximately $700,000.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-02

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The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-02
INFORMATION ABOUT INTRIGUE OF BERLIN
 SECURED THIS WEEK
Secretary Lansing Refuses to Reveal Source of Intelligence Government Has Evidence Substantiating the Note.

Washington, March 1.-President Wilson tonight, in response to the Senate's call, laid before that body of ficial information that the United States government is in possession of evidence which establishes the authen- ticity of the sensational document which disclosed how Germany in trigued to ally Mexico and Japan with her to war on this country.
 In response to the resolution the president transmitted report from Secretary Lansing stating that the evi dence has come into the possession of the United States within the last week and that the authenticity of Foreign Minister Zimmermann's instructions to German Minister von Eckhardt in Mexico City is established as revealed by the Associated Press.
 The presidents reply to the Senate lution is as follows:
 "In response to the resolution adopt ed by the Senate on March 1, 1917, re- questing the president to furnish the Senate, if not incompatible with the public interest, whatever information he has concerning the note published in the press of this date, purporting to have been sent Jan. 19, 1917, by the German secretary for foreign af- fairs to the German minister to Mex leo, I transmit herewith report by the secretary of state, which has my approval
 "WOODROW WILSON.
 "The resolution adopted by the United States Senate on March 1 1917, requesting that that body be furnished, if not incompatible with the public interest, whatever informa- tion you have concerning the note pub lished in the press of this date, pur- porting to have been sent Jan. 19, 1917 by the German secretary for foreign affairs to the German minister tc Mexico, have the honor to state that the government is in possession ot levidence which establishes the fact that the note referred to is authentic and that it is in possession of the gov ernment of the United States, anc that the evidence was procured by thi: government during the present week but that it is, in my opinion, incom ipatibie with the public interest t' send to the Senate at the present time any further information in possession of the government of the United States relative to the note mentioned in the resolution of the Senate. Res pectfully submitted,
 | ROBERT LANSING,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

aisle. in the centre, and in either the
fifth or sixth row. If there were only
theatre containing nothing but cen
ire aisle seats in the fifth or sixth
row. estimates Mr.. Harris, it would be
but the matter Of a moment to sell out
nightly.
A great many people, also, arc ner-
vous about posts, despite the fact that
no modern theatres are built with those
distractions. BY the time he has sold
seats for a season in the box Office Of
postless theatre it is readily con-
ceiyablc that treasurer might begin
TO grow annoyed at the persistence of
the post question. Strangely enough,
post interrogators rarely say: "Are
these seats behind post?" For some
reason they generally ask: "Aro these
seats in front Of post?'
Many persons, also, refuse TO accept
the Office diagram as proof Of the locs-
ton OF the seats. On many occasions
they insist upon being permitted to
enter tho auditorium and see the seats
for themselves, and when purchasing
boxes it is no uncommon thing for the
purchaser TO test the view by sitting in
the box beforehand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

INSIDE THE BOX OFFICE

I eyes, madam
~ want them in the centre-are they
right in the centre?"
Eyes, madam
You're sure they're not behind a
post"
mo, madam. There arc no posts in
this house.
"And you're sure they're right in the
centre?'
Directly in the centre
"Can see them on the map? d.
Where are they? There? That
looks all right. I'll take them
Three dollars, please"
ooh, don't want to buy them now.
just want you TO hold them for ne
until Saturday afternoon. Now, you're
absolutely SURE they're in the cen
tre?"
And so on and so on and so on
The number Of persons who wish to
have seats reserved is naturally ire
mendous. Most theatres will hold
seats until seven or seven-thlrty of the
evening of the performance, depending
on the size of the advance sale, but
this rarely satisfies the patron. Seven
thirty, of course, Is an inconvenient
hour at which TO CALL he wishes to
take up his tickets when ne arrives for
the performance-providing he arrives.
The statistics collected by Mr.. Harris
show that he fails TO arrive 60 per
cent OF the time, and, as the tickets
have merely been reserved without
payment, they naturally have to be
sold again. Were theatre to agree TO
hold seats until eight-ffteen they would
frequently, almost invariably, find
themselves with majority Of their
house on their hands few minutes
before the curtain, and with proper
tionately slim chance of selling the
seats.
The persons who wants seats held for
him generally proceeds thence TO an
other theatre, where he makes a SINH
lar arrangement, After a little more
shopping he finds something just to
his liking. and the seats contracted for
at the unsuccessful playhouses are per-
mitted to languish on the shelves.
Next 10 the centre seat custome r
! ranks the patron who insists upon an
aisle location. Frequently he is one
and the same. He wants them on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

VIII 7 ever forget 1t? 7 did forget
"Sazus Natazus.' but this was worse.
When we started politely resigned
my place beside the driver, choosing a
seat in the rear OF the tonneau. 1t
seemed safer. And so it was while We
were going ahead, but Jr. Harrison
was it the cars fault spent not a
little Of our time in backing. (Of
course, / had been looking for back
ing. but Of different kind Once we
backed on to a Staten Island ferryboat
and | spent the time between Manhat-
tan and st. George looking over my
shoulder into the face of reproachfuI
horse.
And on the road. We struck three
horses and four automobiles, but when
some one dared-of course it. was not !,
for my play had not been produced as
yet-when some e dared speak slight
irgly of the efforts of our driver, he
proudly pointed out the fact that they
we're all moving-we hit them on the
wing, so to speak.
Then VIC came in sight Of Phlla-
delphis. u was midnight. As VIC
careened down the boulevard even
dared lean forward and implore Mr..
Harris to be a Stacker. but my pleas
were in vain. Now I'm certain he
DOES remember "Sazus Matazus."
May 25.-A day of unrest. The
thought comes into my mind, "What
shall | do with all the money my play
is to make for me-"
June 4.-Rehearsals begin. Even
though he does remember "Sazus Ma
tazus," he apparently doesn't hold It
against me. He is going to produce
"Driftwood."
June 5.-Pity the poor playwright!
I thought that, though had lost many
Of my friends, at least the actors who
Rad jobs in our company would be my
friends. They're not. They claim !
have deliberately allowed them to ac-
cept parts in which they haven't a
chance. | explained | had nothing to
do with it. They refuse to accept my
explanation.
June 6.-Mr. Harris has impressed on
me the fact that this is my play. Can
he have hidden meaning?
June 81 will write no more until
after June %. That is the night We
open in Washington. a man said to-
day that he thought Mr.. Harris had
another Thirteenth Chair" Seven in
surance agents, four book sellers, two
suburban real estate agents, an auto
mobile salesman and seventeen men
who said they were friends of my
fathers and temporarily hard up have
assured me they know my play will sue
coed. As for me, am going into re-
tirement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Those Expensive 'Follie.

Herewith little direct quote: Those
who are imbued with the idea that
Florenz Ziegfeld, jr. is going to econo-
mize, on account of existing conditions,
in presenting the 1917 edition OF 'Zieg-
field Follies' arc laboring under an err
roneous impression. To the contrary,
the manager will exhibit in the New
Amsterdam Theatre Tuesday evening
production that will cost more than
500 ,OOO--a sum that would ordinarily
properly equip five Broadway musical
plays. Ono of the important novelties
Of the new revue will he an entire
scene of chiffon. Eighteen hundred
Yards OF the costly material VIII be
used in this ensemble. The invoice Tor
chiffon alone amounted 10 $3,ooo'
Which speaks, and loudly, for itself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
IN VAUDEVILLE

PALACE-Nora Bayes. George yih'c
and Emma Haig. Florence Tempest
and Marion Sunshine, Bert Levy.
California Boys Band. Rockwell and
Wood Walter Brewer, Australian
Creightons and Pima and Picks.
COLONIAL Bernard Granville. Alfred
Robins, "The Race Of Man" Five
Flights Of Musical Comedy" Hugh
Herbert and Company.
RIVERSIDE Joseph Santley. Henry
Lewis, Bankof and Grille, Mgnon,
"The Corner Store
ROYAL-Louis Mann, in "The Good for
Nothing; Stone and Kalis1, Alfred
Robins.
LOEW'S AMERICAN Andy Lewis,
Valentine NoX, Harry Brooks first
halo; Arthur Perkof and Company
(sccond nalfl.
SHWICK-Belle Baker, Van and
Schenck. Lee Kohlmar, In "His Two
Sweethearts", Williams and Wolfus.
ORPHEUM-Julia Arthur, in Liberty
Afame", Bernard Granville, Harry
Carroll, Hermann and Shirley.
NEW BRIGHTON Brighton Beach
Nan Halperin. Hale and Patterson,
Peacock Alley" Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie
Barry.
HENDERSoN'S (Coney lsland)-Id'
Brooks Hunt, Tango Shoes" Lev
and Molly Hunting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
EYoND cavil or question the ex-

ID EY0ND cavil or question the ex-
- ponent Of show business whom
the public most cordially hates is the
individual who stands in the box Office
and hands out tickets (sometimes) in
exchange for varying amounts of the
root of all evil. The feud between
theatre patron and box Office man
probably dates from antiquty-it is q
safe bet that the spectators had all
the choice spots for the Dsvid-Goliath
match-and in recent years it has
grown in intensity as it became more
and more difficult to obtain good seats
at the box Office.
This story is not blanket brief for
the box Office man, for there is no
doubt in the world that certain speci-
mems of him are 90 per cent in
solent and all-sround Objectionable.
All that II aims 10 do is to tell the
story-part of it-from the box Office
mans angle. and possibly thereby to
!
goers with kindier thoughts toward
each other. For, just as many box
Office men are cold-blooded, so are a
large number of purchasers highly IN
reasonable
Take it from Charles Harris, vet
eran in the business, who is at present
officiating in the cage at the Longacrc,
box oficng is a profession designed 10
try the patience of Job. The man who
inquiries if his seats arc in the centre
does not know that 90 per cent Of
theatregoers demand seats in the CEN
tire and that the average box office
man answers that question several
thousand times day. That, inciden-
tally, is the leading box Office question.
Not only do an overwhelming majority
ask it. but most Of them ask it three
or four times.
Here, according to Mr.. Harris, is a
not unusual box Office conversation
(the prospective customer is woman
and there are FIVE or six persons in
line behind herr:
"Er-ah-is this q good show ut
is surprising how many people ask that,
although it has never yet been
, answered in the negative)
Eyes, madam. It's been here since
September"
well, is it a good show to take
children tor The chances Of mega
tive reply to this query are also thirty
six TO nothing)
Eyes, madam"
well, where are the dollar seats
| "For when"
"How's that
when do you wish to go'"
well. I'm not just sure. What days
do you give matinees7'
wednesdays and Saturdays
where can get three for next Sat
Urday?'
Sixth row in the balcony-fr't row
Of the dollar seats"
"Are they good sestsI'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Peter Ibbetson" Going

The highly successfully run of Peter
Ibbetson" at the Republic will be inter
rupted in another week by motion
picture contract and John Barrymore,
but plans are under way to continue
the run in the fall. The detection Of
Mr. Barrymore is not, in this instance
a managerial subterfuge to explain the
departure Of the play, for the Republic
has been solidly filed night after night
during the tenancy of peter lbbetson.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Nora BaYes Comes Back

Nora Bayes's quarrel with the United
Booking Offices has apparently been
patched up, and Miss Bayes will not
be required to make any further efforts
to operate independently. Vaudeville,
as q matter Of fact. needs Miss Bayes
even worse than Miss Bayes needs
vaudeville, and accordingly there will
be a pleasant reunion tomorrow after
noon at the Palace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

yr 1Ses Of June viii be along IN a
5ay or two, and the chart when
Is somewhere in these pages mas
~, eighteen first class theatres are
~ in operation. Two or three OF
49,. viii drop out Of the running IN
,,,sxt couple Of weeks, but an add'-
' - pair Of summer shows will be
, w.. 70 town in the interim, so there
are Practically every one OF the
,.~.s, now open is enjoying prosperity
.'.sough the degree naturally varies
AZ ~ which is apropos of the evil
les Of lessened theatrical interest
.;.5 were so prominent Immediately
90, the declaration Of war. There
,..tterly been a rebound, which has
~, accompanied by a tendency on the
~, Of theatrical managers to consider
....snt conditions more indicative Oh
-t,,is 10 be expected than were those
.t;.b prevailed month or so ago.
-. fscts Of the matter are, Of course,
ns, there still is absolutely nothing on
.,;,b 10 base an estimate Of what this
v,,vill bring US so far as the theatre
s concerned.
In the ranks Of the managers there IS
, sharp division Of opinion as to the
.ssracter Of productions which will be
/, demand. George c. Tyler recently
,.,, On record TO the effect that the
hs, American casualty list will all but
,opnd the doom Of the theatre here.
Those who will still attend the play
topsss will demand nothing but the
,,o.biest Of fare, he believes, and there
viii be practically no market at all for
vrious plays. But Arthur Hopkins, an
,sually keen observer, expects TO pro-
sr,s two decidedly serious pieces dur
rr the season TO come, and he believes
hat their success, as in other seasons
vii rest solely upon their merits as
lays.
Al all events, there is no doubt that
ss new season will be fully as active
any Of its predecessOrs-at least
Until the occurrence Of catastrophe
great enough 70 distract the public mind
from all thought Of amusement. There
viii be half dozen new theatres de-
rsnding attractions in addition TO the
present long list, and every producing
ranger is just now preparing to Try
out plays by the handfuls. The impos-
sibility Of gauging American conditions
by what has happened in England Is
gradually being recognized, for the
ELglishman is differently situated geo
graphically and differently constituted
temperamentaliy. In other words, the
effect Of the war on the American stage
cannot be guessed, and there is moth
ng for producers 10 do but TO make
their productions and find out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
AL Herman on the Roof

Al Herman, one of the best known
blackface artists in vaudeville, will
make his first appearance on the New
Amsterdam Roof tomorrow night. The
organization of the new "Follies" will
several changes in the mid.
night lineup, but Rock and White,
Ann Pennington, and others will con-
tinue 10 grace the occasion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Auction Of Lambs Seats

The Lambs annual gambol will be
held at the Manhattan Opera House
next Sunday evening and the following
afternoon, and persons who are desir-
Gus of securing first night seats may
obtain them at the public auction sale
"a BE- held at tho Hudson Theatre on
Tuesday afternoon. The hour will be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Two PLAYS Drop Out

Another pair Of attractions which
have had long and successful seasons
paid obeisance TO June weather by
bringing their runs to close last
night. These were "Our Betters,"
which will lnger for time in the sub
way houses. and Jane Cowl in Lilac
Time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

Arnold DAILY. so goes the story, in-
isnds 10 essay Napoleon again next sea-
son. The play is Hermann Bahr's 90
'.phine," which would have been seen
tere number Of years ago but for the
urtimely death of Lawrence Irving on
he Empress of Ireland.
Speaking in round numbers, 90
'sphine" would be a capital play for
DAILY. Bahr. like Shaw, processes 70
&c the humorous side Of Napoleon.
josephine depicts, among other
'Aiags, the struggles Of the Emperor 20
nd gesture and posture suitable TO the
.Go!c role for which public opinion
vss casting him, and his final success
vfon the discovery Of the folded arms
and bent head The curtain falls with
Napoleon practising the pose, the while
josephine stands of in the corner and
c!oys hearty laugh.
The production will be Belasco-made,
Il Is made az all
Il Is bromidically but terribly true
Ia. one never can tell what an audi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
BROADWAY AND ELSEWHERE

ence will laugh at. There is quite bit
of real brightness in "Hitchy- Koo," but
Raymond Hitchcock drew the biggest
laugh of the evening on Thursday-n
was a roar rather than a laugh-with
an utterly banal line. After pounding
on the floor in an imitation Of the Rev.
William Sunday, he cried: "lf the devil
came up Saturday there'd be Sunday
funeral Monday" But per-
haps it was all in the way he said it.
And now it appears reasonably prob
able that ticket specializing is about to
depart from our midst-"for the dura-
ton Of the war" at all events. 1t has
been evident for long time there were
Just two ways in which to check the
Spectator: the first, to make it vio-
lation Of the law to sell ticket above
its face value; the second. TO burden
the business with prohibitive taxes. If
the Federal tax bill passes in its pres
ent form the ticket brokers will be as
sessed so per cent of the premiums OBJ
tanned, and it is generally agreed that
thew could not operate successfully I'M
der these conditions. So it may still
come to pass that the ordinary citizen
will be able to walk up to box office
and buy a couple in the sixth row for
successful play.
The growing friendship between
George VI. Cohan and Irving Berlin is
evidenced by the fact that the next
Berlin musical show will be produced
by Cohan & Harris, instead of
Charles Dillingham;. The piece has
been tentatively named "The Beautiful
one" probably because it is an easy
title 10 improve when the time comes
fo- remaining.
Next years musicslization Of "Ihe
College Widow" has been named nei-
Their "Look Out" "Zowie!' nor Hello,
There,7 as the prevailing mode in mu-
steal titles would seem to dictate. 1t
viii be called Leave It to Jane, y which
may or may not be an improvement Oh
the fashion Of the moment.
A letter from Paris tells of new
Brieux play which will be produced
hereabouts next season, the same being
FULL of Partisan characters taken from
life. with bohemian atmosphere IN
the second act which gives good idea
Of the modern woman artists Of Paris
claiming their independence So!
Il appears reasonably certain that
Eddie Foy will return to the musical
comedy stage next season, but not with
the seven minor Toys. Warning Is
given that no public gatherings should
be planned on this PREMISE however
because the other Foys will probably
/ continue IN vaudeville. q. ). n.