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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-29

word merely q shipwrecked meFcnnnt
captain, I could make you q rather at
tractive offer; but. a. you have retired
FROM the sea, that would probaDlyV
prove no special inducement.'
1.-THE pay, you meant Well, hardly1
have no desire for BERTH"
$50 I supposed, or else You would
scarcely have been one Of CARING
toms guests for q yachting cruise. ]
presume Masters told you the AZ w
are inr
Eyes, a. strange an accident a. !
ever heard Of at sea. You have got
to have navigator. and I am perfectly
willing to serve you 20 far ~ can.
I owe you this for picking IN up from
an open boat. With your permission,
sir. and without mentioning pay, will
agree to take command Of the Indian
Chief, and sail her to the nearest
American port. where you can procure
officers, and. II necessary, new crew."
He sat silent, one white hand crum-
ping paper on the desk, his forehead
creased, the lines Of his face showing
clearly. He appeared to hesitate, I'M
certain how best 70 answer me.
Ell certainly appreciate your Of.
fer, Captain Hollis. It II q most lib
eral one, because, IL I know anything
Of maritime law, You would be Justly
entitled to high compensation for thus
saving both ship and cargo. had In
tended Offering you-at least that was
my first thought-the sum OF three
hundred month to take command. the
contract to remain in force after the
conclusion Of this voyage. II you so Dc.
sired. This you will not consider7 TAo
money argument has no weight?''
smiled, but shook my head
"Then there Is nothing left me, q.
cept to appeal to your humanity" he
went on, leaning forward. his eyes on
mine. "You belong. suspect, to my
class, and can give you my conf
dence. trust you with my secret. Is
this not true3'
II hope I am worthy Of such faith"
I answered wonderingly. as he paused.
II repose that faith in you. and ask
you to face this situation from my
- ps~n Ny,,ar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-29
Help to Save
Nations Food Supply

In this time Of high cost of living. every
body should all possible means 10 prevent
waste and 10 neip save iood. No means
can be more effective than vigorous cam
pagn to externinate rats which destroy over
two hundred million dollars worth of food
stuffs annually. Keep garbage in rat-proof
cans stop up their holes, and above all exter-
inmate them with Stearns' Paste, which can
he bought for few cents at any store. A
hwo-ounce box will usaully rid house or barn
of every rat. 1t destroys mice, cockroaches
and waterbugs as well.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-29
NORTHWESTERN TRAIN STRIKES
AUTOMOBILE NEAR STAN.
WOOD, IOWA.
ONE MAN AND TWO YOUNG
WOMEN RELATIVES VICTIMS
Train Crew Goes to Nearest Home
After Accident to Procure Help and
Finds it is Residence Of Scott Hamil
ton, Driver Of Car, Who Was One Of
Three Killed.

Stanwood, Sept 29-Three persons
were instantly killed when the Chicago
* Northwestern Colorado Special hit
an automobile at a grade crossing here
late yesterday afternoon. The dead are:
Scott Hamilton. aged 63, Stanwood;
Miss Florence Gibson, aged IS, and
Miss Grace Reed. aged 20, of near Gin
ton.
The train stopped at the rear of the
Hamilton home and the porter ran 10
the rear door and asked Mrs. Hamil-,
ton for some sheets. saying that ter
rioie accident had happened. A few
minutes later Mrs. Hamilton found her
husband and the two young women,
her relatives, dead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-29
ARmoRY PLANS DlsARRANGED
High Prizes &c S.ee! Causes Delay in
Erection Of New Buildings.

Special 20 Times Republican.
Des Moines. Sept. 29-Owing to the
price of steel the state board Of ed
ucation has found it impossible to
build the two armories authorized at
the state schools at Iowa City and
Ames. The legislature appropriated
S125,O0 each for these new buildings.
Board members say the steel alone will
cost about $4,000 for each Of these
structures.
The board endeavored TO find some
way to build the armories without
using stel but because Of the truss roof
and wide open space required, no other
material could be found or building
plan submitted which is satisfactory.
An investigation Of a wooden arch
recommended was made but it was
though this would not do.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-29
Beaman News Notes.
,ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Beaman, Sept. 29.-Dr. Porter, SON.
in law Of George Cortes, has gone to
the front in the capacity OF a surgeon.
Being badly needed at home he might
have been exempted but he filed no
claim for exemption.
Beaman now has a drum corps
Professor Hoover and sister were
called to Centerville on account of
the serious illness Of their father, who
suffered stroke OF apopiexy. He is
still very i'll and his recovery Is doubt
full on account OF mis- age. Their posi-
sions were supplied by volunteer
teachers who were only too glad to re-
lieve them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-29

number Of relatives and friends from
abroad were present
Earl Middleton. one Of the Conrad
boys In France, has sent number Of
souvenirs TO his father They We're
picked up on the battlefield at verdun.
DR.. Charles Mccormack and family
have moved to Conrad from Albion.
Lloyd Hanna has passed his exam
nation for a lieutenantcy in the
United States army.
James Bates, OF Liscomb, has bought
the Barnes property here. ,1'he con-
sideration was 5000 per acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-29
Auto Becomes Stalled.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, Sept 29.-Scott Hamilton, Of
Stanwood, aged So. his niece, Florence
Gibson, aged %, and cousin, Grace
Reed, aged %. both OF near Clinton
were instantly killed when their auto
became stalled yesterday afternoon
near Stanwood. The young women had
been attending a United Presbyterian
meeting at Stanwood.
Hamilton was well-known and
highly respected retired farmer. A year
ago four people were killed in an acct
dent two blocks from the scene Of this
accident
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-29
Happenings at Conrad.

Special to Times Republican.
Conrad. Sept. ga son, born to Mr..
and Mrs. Jud Wheeler. died shortly
after birth. Burial was IN the Conrad
cemetery in charge OF Rev. Edward J.
Carson.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Reisinger celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at
their home in Conrad this week. A
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-29
Will Be Repaid For Their Work.

Women everywhere suffer from kid
ney troubie-bachache, rheumatic pains,
swollen and tender muscles, stir Joints
and It Is to help those who suffer
as she did that Mrs. c. j. Ellis sos
Eighth Ave-. Sioux Fails, 8. D., writes:
II feel sure IL anyone bothered a. was
will give Foley Kidney Pills Z fair
trial they viii be repaid for their work.
II seems foolish to neglect IN ailfnent
when there u such . remedy TO Be
had" They correct bladder disturb
ances, too. Sold ererywhsSs,-Advsr-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-29
The Crown of
f.Womcnhood

X sUncne1 for hair cannot be beau
6ful There Is no part Of the human
makeup 30 revenEeful as tie hair
It cries out: Look at me, care Tor
ma, or viii disgrace you! Treat
me with consideration and ! will be
q glory to YOU.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-29

otan - Symbol Of Authority.
The use Of staff as a symbol Of au-
thcr.ty was not confined to kings. 1t
might be used by any leader as In
stanced in Judges 5: IA, where for ''pen
Of the writer" as In the authorized YER
sion we should read "scepter Of the
lnodern
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CHAPTER TX.

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Copyright A. G. No Chung 4 o.
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rContinued on Page Five.l
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RAILROAD TINE TABLE

CLERK Oh the District Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
IN VAUDEVILLE

PALACE-Julia Arthur in Liberty
Afame,' by Roland Burke Hennessy;
Joseph Santley and Ivy Sawyer in
"The Girl on the Magazine; Emily
Ann Wellman in young Mrs. Stan,
ford: Williams and Wolfus. Lydell
and Higgins; Page, Hack and Mack;
the Singing Volunteers; Derklns
Dogs.
COLONIAL-Henry Lewis, Stone and
Kalisz, Williams and Wolfus, Lionel
Atwill in "The Miss Market; Mar
guerite Farrell.
RIVERSIDE Dorothy Jardon. Joseph
f. Howard and Ethelyn Clark, Ben
Welch, Mckay and Ardine.
NEW BRIGHTON-Van and Schenck,
Daisy Jean. John B. Hymer, Dooley
and Sales, Nina Payne, Will Oakland.
UENDERSON'S (Coney Island)-Evan
Burrows-Fontaine, Aveling and Lloyd,
Harry and Eva Puck, Joe Towel,
George Hermann.
LOEW's AMERICAN-"The Missls-
sippi Maids; Martini and Fabrinl; La
Costa and Clifton; Smith and kauf-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
THROUGH THE PEEPHOLE

next TO her was a nice looking young
chap who looked as if he had his nails
manicured every morning and learned
new dance every night. She was
positively TRANSPORTED during this stu
alton and sat gazing with what / be-
iieve is known as "rapt look" at the
actors on the stage. The nice boy
wasn't paying much attention to the
proceedings. He happened to turn
around to look at her, however, and
what he saw apparently gave him the
surprise of his young life. gathered
that he fanced up to that moment that
her tastes didn't extend beyond Robert
w. Chambers latest and the newest
thing in embroidered stockings. he
gave one startled look at her and
could almost hear him gasp with as
constituent. Until the curtain fell he
sat with his head hung down shame
facedly. I hope he's applied for 2
Plattsburg post. If he doesn't | rather
think that particular young woman
won't be interested in him much longer
As a result of my peephole observa-
tions there are several scenes in the
play which have been shortened since
we opened. I noticed right at the out
set that there were spots where dozens
Of spectators invariably began to look
around at their neighbors or study
their programmes. When ] saw this
happen several times ip the same place
7 knew that the scenes were too long
and that certain speeches needed to be
eliminated. I called in Mr.. Manners
He took a look and quite agreed with
me. He cut out line here and an
other one there, quickening the action
Of the play enormously. He said that
he would never have noticed this mat
tention were he seated in the audience
Another thing have noticed is that
art doesn't cut as much figure as SYM
pathetic interest and emotional appeal
When Miss Fontanne comes on the
stage at the beginning of the first act
q. the strident sister she seems to get
an immediate response from the spec
tators. They smile at her speeches and
seem TO warm up TO her. In the mid
die Of the act they suddenly learn that
she is a sort of a pseudo-villainess,
that she isn't at all the real sort OF
cir, that her sister Annie is. From
that time on, though she continues to
give a wonderfully artistic piece OF
acting. she has three times as difficult
task TO make them accept her.. After
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
By LAURETTE TAYLOR

A MAGAZINE EDITOR recently got
n all worked up about the question
as to what actors and actresses do with
their spare time on the stage. He sent
around q Young woman to find out what
I did. and told her the truth-that
spent a great deal of the time between
scenes watching the audience through
a series of peepholes which have cut
in the scenery. She said that wouldn
make an interesting photograph-that
il would present me in an undigniiled
light. or something Of that sort. My
sense of humor was below par that
afternoon, / guess, for ] permitted her
70 bring in a photographer to take a
picture of myself and the other mem
hers Of the company solemnly slipping
tea in my dressing room. or course
we did do that very thing on matinee
DAYS, but it wasn't part of the regular
routine at all performances, like the
peeks through the peepholes.
| have found this one Of the most
fascinating of pastimes and one that
always holds a new interest and q new
surprise just minute ahead. ] hove
found it educational, too, and l am
slowly but surely impressing my play
wright husband. Mr.. Manners, with a
realization Of this latter fact. | have
ocrsuaded him to spend as much as
fifteen minutes at time in watching
the actual effect of his work upon the
emotions OF an audience, watching the
plav of features on the faces of indi-
vidual spectators, and studying their
reactions. You can't do that effective
" from the body of the house. You
must do il from the stage.
There's one thing have noticed in
watching at close range the faces OF
SPECTATORS at "Out There" that may
surprise many persons. have noticed
that men respond more readily than
women 70 the emotional stimulus Of
patriotic appeal. When the band starts
playing "Tipperary" in the first sct'
and Trb. the Stacker brother, begins
to feel the urge of the call to arms, 1t
;s the men. not the women, who begin
to weep. I see dozens of the men wip-
ing away tears when 'Erb picks up his
can and starts out of the door to
"join up"
There was one young woman the
other afternoon. however, who was ire
mendously impressed BY this situation.
She was In the front row, and sitting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

is one of the few remaining stage idols
who has not yet appeared profession
ally as a film actor. For some years
his contract with Mr.. Dillingham; has
prohibited picture work, but it is I'M
derstood that an agreement recently
drawn up releases him for the screen
if he so desires. Stones super-agility
would seem to qualify him unusually
for the films, and, personality also
being his, there seems no reason in the
world why he should not be fully as
popular as Douglas Fairbanks.
Experiments both in New York and
on tour last season have convinced the
atrical managers that the public will
willingly pay $3.50 for a good musical
show. Then, too, the cost of produc-
ton has increased at such a rate that
an additional tax is an absolute ne
cessity. Thus the "Follies," although
they played to their greatest gross re-
ceipts in the season now ending, earned
somewhat less than the customary
amount for Impresario Florenz Zieg-
field.
Which is by way of preface to the
news that orchestra seats for the "Fol-
lies" will retail at $3.50 this year-if
purchased at the box Office. And IT,,
scorning the box Office, you seek out
the agencies, then may heaven help
you! Negotiations between the man
agement and the agencies have not yet
been concluded, owing to distinct
gap between the amount asked by the
management and the figure that the
brokers are willing to pay. The unoffi-
cial news is TO the effect that the
brokers will be asked to pay 1925 each
for choice seats, which will mean that
the dear public will be taxed nothing
less than 81, and frequently considera-
bly, more, over the hotel counters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
By GEORGE S. KAUFMAN

II YER since the engagement OF Lew
IL Fields for next years entertain
ment at the Century-and even before
il, for that matter-it has been a con-
elusion at least 80 per cent foregone
that The new show would differ rsdi-
cslly from the old one. THE Century
Girl" it will be remembered, had mo
book"-that is. it picked up its quips
where il found them, and occasionally
it didn't find them. It's comedians, for
the most part, were vaudeville grad
yates who carried their own material
and worked "in one" which means IN
front of the drop curtain.
Hr. Fields, however, is not accus-
toned TO that method Of working. His
forte is the more or less elaborate
comedy scene" which requires full
stage, the assistance of several of the
principals and at times even the chorus.
That the next Century revue will take
on something of the character of n
Fields production was forecast, OF
course, by the engagement of Mr..
Fields, but it is indicated even more
clearly by the signing Of Pelham Gren-
Vile Wodehouse and Guy Bolton to
write the show. At all events. gossip
from a generally highly reliable quar-
ter has it that these will be the gentle
men behind the pen on Sixty-second
Street.
Messrs. Wodehouse and Bolton. Incl
dontally, seem not TO care who builds
the playhouses of the nation so long as
they write the shows. The excellence
Of miss Springtime" and ooh, Boy!
has elevated them in single season to
me enviable position OF being the most
ought after musical comedy authors
in the land, and advance indications are
that it will be rare bird among next
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
LOWELL SHERMAN

DWELL SHERMAN, who plays
the lawyer in Eugene Walters
- melodrama "The Knife" has
risen within the space of few years
from exclusive employment in stock
companies to a featured position on
the Broadway stage. In the last three
seasons Mr.. Sherman has been tried
and never found wanting in variety
of parts, ranging from adroit and con-
yincing villains to resourceful and
virtuous business men, and his success
Judged by the critical standards OF
New York, has stamped him among the
most versatile younger actors on our
stage.
Whatever position Mr.. Sherman oc-
cupies in histrionic achievements ne
attributes solely to the long course o:
stock training which he acquired in
Baltimore, Washington, New York and
other cities. The necessity of playing
all kinds of characters has laid the
foundations of resourceful art, and
one which has made him particularly
sought after leading man in the Broad
way managerial Offices.
In "The Knife" he is making his sec
ond appearance of the season, having
been seen early last fall in THE Guilty
Man" at the Aston. In the latter he
also played the part OF lawyer but q
J LAWYER cruel and INSCRIPTIONS. The
! Walter melodrama gives him the OPP
portunity of appearing III more honor
able light as, in fact, sort OF altru-
! istic Sherlock Holmes. Last year he
will be recalled as the oily and persua-
sive young libertine in THE Heart OF
Wetona." II was a part wholly devoid
of sympathetic qualities, inasmuch as
: the motives of action were unusually
cruel and deliberative; yet Sherman, by
sheer force of ability, managed to OBJ
tain in his audience an appreciation or
his characters weakness.
Mr.. Sherman won second success
last season as the newspaper reporter
in "The Eternal Magdalenc.' His re-
porter was an accurate piece of repre-
sentation-alert, aggressive ana re-
sourceful in character.
For several seasons Sherman was
leading man with the Poll Stock Com
pany in Baltimore, after which ne
played a long engagement with the
Harlem Stock Company in New YORK.
A Poll organization in Washington also
employed him for time. His talent
for the stage is inherited, his father
having been an actor who appeared
with many prominent players of gen.
Grafton ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
BROADWAY AND ELSEWHERE

years musical shows which does not
have Wodehouse and Bolton as its
authors In addition TO the Century
revue they are working over George
AIDES college Widow" into musical
comedy Of the Princess variety; they
are writing another to compensate
Henry Savage for the quasi-fsilure OF
"Have a Heart" and they are musical
ling Sweet Kitty Bellsirs" for Alice
Nielsen's use. And there are one or
two others which have lately figured in
the news reports and then slipped
from the memory of the present chron-
iclsr.
Not only that, but the same pair
have made a straight farce out OF
"Piccadilly JIM" one of the Wode-
house series in the Post" And
speaking of farces and Mr.. Wodehouse,
what has become Of "The Little Mug
get" which was originally scheduled
to have been brought into town about
a season ago?
Fred Stone set sail for the inner
Businesses of the Arizona Grand Can
yon something more than week ago,
taking along a friend, plenty of ropes
and motion picture camera. Asked
where he could be reached in case
something important should arise dur
ing his absence. he replied: "Why, the
Grand Canyon
Stone, incidentally, is one of the
worlds most ardent amateur film fans.
A motion picture camera is part of the
equipment of his Amityville ranch, and
at intervals he takes a few reels of his
offspring and has the pictures stored
away for his old age. On these oc-
casions Stone generally re-dons the
regalia of the scarecrow and joins in
the film.
Also-still incidentally-Fred Stone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

cents, every member Of the organiza.
ton. no matter in whs. capacity he or
she served, received SEQ weekly. Tho
prosperity on Fifty-seventh Street, and
now at the Comedy, has enabled them
to increase this figure considerably,
although it need hardly be added that
the amounts paid the performers arc
only fraction OF those commonly
paid the professional. This fact, Of
course, makes it hard for the Players
to hold those whom they have discov-
cred and developed, and places the
organization somewhat in the position
of college team. Each year q mum.
Der of its best players graduate. Ar.
thur Hopkins has already shared Ro.
land Young for the Hummer pieces
Margaret Mower went away and re.
turned, Frank Conroy jumped TO
magic" and will go thence 10 . rival
dramatic movement, Jose Ruben has
been drafted for next season. And so
it goes.
The Washington Square Players are
a corporation, but they pay no divi-
dends. That is, their stockholders are
stockholders in name only, and there
is general understanding that ell
profits must be turned back into future
productions. Should their activities
bring profits not needed for future
productions there will be . general in.
crease in salaries, and II the profits
continue to mount up there may come
day when these Players, who began
with nothing, own their own playhouse
on Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
ENJOYED A Ions OEAJ ON
Wa1nE NAN VINO CANE BASH'

my exit look through one of my little
peepholes and | actually discover some
Of the women down in front turning up
their noses at her. They cannot sepa-
rate their feelings from their sense Of
intellectual appreciation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Three Hundred for Collier

In the midst of the hurry burly Will
lam Collier and Nothing but the
Truth" have been continuing on their
way at the Longscre. where they have
hung up a record for that playhouse.
The 30Oth performance is scheduled to
arrive tomorrow night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Neishborhood Playhouse

The engagement OF 1.-THE People" "A
Sunny Morning" and a Night at an
Inn.' at the Neighborhood. has been
extended, and this triple programme
will be given next Saturday and Sun
day evenings. in addition to tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
BROOKLYN DRAMA

MAJESTIC Canary Cottage"
TELLER's SHUBERT Geraldine Far
rar in Joan the Woman" (film).
BISHWICK Sophie Tucker, Valerie
Bergere. Primrose -Four, Violet Dale.
Rowland, Florence
and Frank Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Barry, Travills Brothers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
The Weeks GriSt

Comedy This onect play py
berg is the only novelty revival Dill "nicn .ne
will the other plays one he popular
Another Way Out po'h OF "n hs'
beenp rformed q the Comedy this season
"Parh" dialogue between the parts oeins TAKEN D
Rain Roeder and Arthur T. Hohl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Henderson's Music Hall

Henderson's Music Hall. down at
Coney Island. will open its vaudeville
season tomorrow afternoon. The ini-
tial programme will be found in the
vaudeville chart.