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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19

''rLo-FLo" POPULAR AT PLAYHOUSE.
The musical "Flo-flo," running all
this week nj The Playhouse, is meeting
with unusual favors Mt each performance
Nor is IL anything but natural, when
the whole musical fashion-show Is so
different and new from any predecessor.
"Flo-Flo," the delightful model with
her enhancing chorus, who charm the
people with their new and catchy songs
and fancy dancing steps, ia responsible
for a big part of the success which at
tends the show.
CONF ouT or THE KITCHEN"
Come Out Of the Kitchen" the
comedy by A. r.. Thomas, based on the
popular novel by Alice Duer Miller,
will be seen at The Playhouse for two
nights, beginning Tuesday, September
"a, with matinee Wednesday II has
been one Of the really great SUCCESSES
on tour and Henry Miller, the actor
manager, sends the original production
here
NORA BAyrs AT THE PLAYHOUSE.
Nora Bayes. who according 90 Geo.
NJ. Coban, "cau put a song over the
fooilieh,s better than any other woman on
the stage" and who put his Over There"
aong into immediate popularity. will
appear a. Tho Playhouse for three nights
and a Saturday matinee, beginning
next Thursday night Miss Bhyps Is
tho bright particular star Of new musical
play entitled Look Who's Here, founded
on Hoyts famous farce "a Contenied
Woman" up-to-dated by Harry -.
Smith, with musical score by A. Bald
win Sloane The production has been
staged by Leon Errol, who has no superior
as n stage director and producer uf
smart musical entertainments, aa was
proved by his staging of several versions
Of the Hegfeld Folles and Hitchcock g
"EIilchy Koo Revue" II III Frazce,
under whose direction Miss Bayes is
playing, has surrounded her with q
classy Broadway musical cast
9ARRiCK THEATRE.
Lillian Herlein is making q big hit at
the Garrick Theatre this week She is a
charming ,comedienne. who knows how
to sing afki how to put expression IN her
songs She has splendid voice and Incl
dentally wears stunning gowns, several
of which she wears 1T each Performance
You arc sure to like her and her work
and also her assistant, Josef Wcldell. who
Is an accomplished pianist
CLARA KtmpALL YOUNG AT vIcroRtA.
Clarn Kinball Young adds another
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19
FIRE DRILL ny HARLANS.
Volunteer Companies 70 Compete for
$50 Prize on Saturday

\ competitive FIRE drill exhibition viii
proceed tho IarlanIC ramps game Satur-
day afternoon, and the winner will receive
prize of S5ntdonated by Vice President
Powell Of the Bethlehem Shipbulldina
Corporation.
Il will he time copetition and the
Harlan fire company that unhucklcs its
fire hosiug. and first produces stream,
consistent with smooth action. will he the
recipient Of the money. There is no end
of rivalry among tho Harlan fire companies
Wilmington fans will have 10 be shown
that Cramps will fash better infield
than Dresser, Gctz. Reck and Hornshv
which Harlan will shove at the all star
collection Cramps will have among
others Schang, "Donic' Bush and John
son. All are big lcaguers and Schang
aud Bush arc accounted real luminaries.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19
AMERICAN RID CROSS AWAKE.

Hospital supplies, ambulancos, medical
per,Onnel and necassBry funds for the
care of wounded Czecho-6lDyak soldiers
who are reported engaged IN SERIOUS
fighting with Russian Rod Gunrdi
and former Germans snd Ausir,.
an war prisoners, have been sent %
ViadlvoHtok These Czecho-Siovaka h8ye
refused 10 recognize the peace between
Russia and the Central Power
Tho urgent needgOf The situation werg
brought 10 the attention ~ the Ameri-
ran Rcd Cross bv Secretary Daniels.
who reported tbat an American man-Of
war was eating for eightY-threo wounded
but that The facilities uf tho war shin
were wholly inadequate for the rapidly
Increasing number 81 wounded
Relief measures were Immediately in.
stituted by OTIS II Cutler. director If
the Bureau Of Foreign Relations ~ NE
American Rcd trpss through fornipn
chapters ~ hc organization Dr n ~
Tuesef, hoad ~ So johns Hospital, 3t
Jok y0 was requested by cable % haeten
10 Nladivurtok with tho nrer4eary
hospital aupplios and personnel and e.
sumo charge II the relief work Pending
he arrival, Charles T. Preston. prom
nrni American merchant ~ Nl8diYuatbl
was asked 20 take charge % immediate rt-
hpf needs Mr. Preston IS trade ryuuI
siouer for the Department of CSmmrfro
by which hc wae temporarily roieaecd Tho
assistance ~ American Rcd Cross ,hpI,-
ters A. Tokyo and Shanghai vas cu-
listed
I1os' something Try ciavvifeJ stive--
tiurrnquf tn Ever Etvr uInu tHv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19
BABE" RUTH WITH CRAMPS.

Cramps Shipyard baseball team will
line up against the Harlan shipyard S
champs on Saturday afternoon Babe
Ruth the hero of the recent world s
series, will either pitch or play right
field
Other members of the worlds champ
ions who will appear here are "Wallie'
Schang and Bullet Joe Bush, McAvoy
of the Athletics and Mule" Watson,
Jameson. johnson and kilrov of the
Athletes will also be found in the Cramps
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19
GREENHlLL CLUB SHOOT.

A number of the GrecnhiIl Gun Club
members will visit Lansdale, Pa, on
Saturday to attend tho opening shoot of
the Philadelphia Trapshootcrs' League,
but the club grounds will bc open as us
ual The program will be 80 targets, two
20 and two 15-target events, and the
trophies, consisting of boxes of shells,
will be awarded under the Lewis Glass
system, two prizes for each five entries.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19
GOLF ON SATURDAY.
Travers, Marston. Reid an Mcleod to
Play for Red Cross.

One of the best arraigned matches for
the benefit Of the Red Cross will be played
at the Country Club on Saturday at
o'clock. Max Marston and Wilfred
Reid will play Jerome d. Travers and
FEED Mcleod
Reid Is the professional here and one
of the best playing pros in the country.
Mcleod occupies similar position
at the Columbia Country Club near
" ashlngton, and Is q former open cham
plon of tins country Travers and
Marston, of course, rank among the best
amateurs In America.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19
GREENIEAF ON LEAD.
Has Comfortable Margin Over Concan
non In Pocket Billiard Match.

Ralph Grcenlcaf, local cue artist, was
on the lead at the close OF the fourth
block of his 6OO-point pocket billiard
match with Joe Concannon, Of New
York. Mt the Royal Parlors lnst night, by
the score Of 400 to Dos Each contestant
has won the same number OF blocks, two
apiece, but Grcenleaf has defeated Con
cannon by very large margin in the
blocks that he has won.
The match will close today with n
block this afternoon and another one
tonight.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19
TYSON CLEANS FIELD.
Wins All Three Races on South Jersey
Fair Card.

Pitman. y. j., Sept I9.--Herman
Tyson furnished the feature of the racing
card at the opening day of the meeting
in connection with the annual South
Jersey Fair. sweeping the card of three
events with three horses which were also
winners at Mount Holly last week. Each
winning horse equaled his Mount Holly
record The fields were small yesterday
but the racing high class
Tyson was second high money winning
driver at Mount Holly last week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19
Tender Wins on Points.

Philadelphia, Sept. 19.-Lew Tender,
the Philadelphia lightweight, outpointod
George CLANCY, of Baltimore, in a fast
siX-round bout here last night.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19

John Philip Sousa, the composer and
bandinaster, is an American, born in
Washington He has lately been made n
lieutenant In the United States navel
reserves.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19
Benefit Pocket Billiard Match

Josh Kelley, of Philadelphia, and
Claude Brown, of this city, will meet
in pocket billiard match .ame at 100 points
at the Colonial Pariors tonight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19
REPUBLICANS COUNT.
VOTE At PRIMARIES
Showing the Result of the Nomi
nation Contests Last
Saturday.

The executive committee Of the New
Castle County Republican Committee
yesterday afternoon, at meeting at the
Young Mems Republican Club, can
vassed the vote east at the primaries last
Saturday. which showed the following
result:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19
LEVY COURT COMMISSIONERS.
STATE SENATOR.

STATE NENAloh.
DISTRICT NO. |.
James II Robe rtson ~ 1894
Thomas T. Pccney ............ 1lo6
James H. Hickman .....,... 2S9
Robcrtsons plurality ..,...... 2SS
DISTRICT No. ).
George " Webster ........ 80
Warden Il. Humphrey ..,......... I'D
Wcbster's majority .. .. .
DISTRICT No, ).
John F. Richards .......... anS
George ". Nantinc ............. l54
John e. King ..........,......... III
Richards plurality -.......--. "a
DISTRICT NO I.
Walter : Money, unoprosed . los
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19

NOne OF the INSPECTORS were opposed
and no change in the vote as previously
announced was noted
James Ball, who was nominated for
assessor in District No Z. rendered his
resignation TO the committee, which was
accepted, and George r. Cheney. defeated
candidate tor coroner, named in his stead.
Mr.. Ball : resignation was due to the
Tact that he had served as a registration
officer, which disqualified him for holding
office at this election
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19

Lost soue'hiug7 Try oiavvfed sdve--
tisrment In Every Evcnng Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19

Every Evenings classified advrrtne-
mcnts hiring results Proved 10 the salts
faction of many and will he 10 yor--Adv
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
Registration Americas Pledge.

Register today have attained eighteenth birthday
have had birthday anniversary you have
registered before and thereby fulfill Americas pledge purpose
the wato fight victory for the freedom of the world
Today in the spirit President Wilson's pledge
the world that fight for the things
for the right OF those who submit authority
their peace safety all nations
and to make the world at last free"
The authorities estimate that American patriots will
register today They will do than register
feeble word of for the mghest blow liberty
struck the history of the world An
will enlist and each individual thereby dedicate
the which nation inevitably
by traditions and belief the brotherhood of mankind
Today patriots with their spirit of freedom inbred
the aspirations and ideals of naonour beginning pur-
nation-jon in the spenddly heroic determination
France England and Italy destroy military oppression
that task pledge the memorable words Of President
lives and and everything that everything
that we have"
That why today in whom the spirit of
will fail rejoice the opportunity part
of all missions upon which mankind has embarked.
Today while valiant the front
aiding driving the the soil he has rusy
ed, America the world of freedom
I'VE coming brothers. with lives and fortunes
thing that and everything that have"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
LOCAL AVIATOR
KILLED IN FALL

Lieut. J. wilder Tomlinson. on. Of
the District boys who have dlstin.
guished themselves in the air service,
was killed yesterday afternoon In an
accident at Broolfeld. Texas
His parents, Major and MrS Johu
S. Tomlinson, 1874 Vermont avenue,
received a telegram last night from
Col H c. Pratt, IN command Of the
field. informing them OF their son's
death.
Lieut. Tomlinson was born IN this
city twenty-three years ago. and re-
ceived his education In the local pub
lie schools. He was a graduate Of
Mckinley High School.
Last March he graduated from thu
ground school at Princeton at the
head Of his class. Afterwards be was
sent to the flying school at Parks
Field. Tenn. where he received his
commission in August In the second
school the young aviator again car
ried OF the honors. graduating for
the second time first In his class.
After receiving his commission he
was sent 70 Texas as an instructor st
BrookfeId
The body has been sent home for
burial, and will arrive probably Sat-
urdsy or Sunday. Interment will ba
in Arlington Cemetery. Funeral SER
vices will be held from the Church
Of the Epiphany.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
TENNALLYTOWNERS
BITTEN BY MAD DOG

Several persons in the vicinity Of
Tennalltown yesterday were bitten by
a dog suffering from rabies.
According to word received at the
health department here. a stray dog
bit Richard D. Lynch. living on Canal
road at the District line, and also
bit William ]. Scanlon. a soldier at
Camp Swan, and Morris Aver, living
at ScoS r street. What is believed
to have been the same dog also bit
a young woman who was having her
picture taken at the District line,
near Camp Columbia and the Indus
trial Home for Girls. Her name was
not ascertaine6. An officer Of the
Tennalltown station shot the dog and
its body was sent to the Bureau Of
Animal Industry for examination.
The bureau reports the dog was suf-
fering from rabies.
All of the parties who are known
TO have been bitten by the dog have
been advised by the health depart
ment to take the Pasteur treatment
at the Hygienic Laboratory,
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
doore's Garden-sThs Bride,
Awakening

On Wednesday and Thursday &c
this week Mae Murray will occupy
the screen at Moore's Garden The
atTe. as the pictured star Of her Own
prod Gction. The Brides Awskcn-
ing" In this subject Miss Murray IS
given the advantages Of a fsultless
production. competent support and
artistic photography.
on Friday and Saturday OF the
current week. Ruth Clifford viii
star at the Garden in Bluehird's brisk
photodrama Of youth welded 70 cd
age, entitled Fires OF Youth" Next
week will bring TO tho Garden screen.
Sunday through Tuesday. Harry
Morey. in Vitagranh's lstest release.
The Green God" in which he is sup
ported by charming Betty Blythe:
Wednesday and Thursday, FRITZ
Brunette. a new Blgebird stlr. in
'PlaythinEs": FRIDAY and SATURDAY.,
Corinne Griffith in The Clutch OF
Circumstance" Each daily program
will be completed by short reel feat
ures Of varied interest and orchestral
accompaniment
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12

which stood on the site OF the old
Postoffice. There the 'battle-royaI
was invented. wherein eight or even
more husky and dusky gentlemen
pounded one another until but one
stood on his feet The prices for the
atrical attractions were much lower.
You could sit in the orchestra and
see as good actors as James Hearne
and Sol Smith Russell for a dollar.
The coming Of The Bostonians' was
advance. Nothing, or at least every
thing. is an event now.
Old Horse-Cars.
81 heard talk of the first overhead
trolley line having been inaugurat-
ed in Richmond. My earliest recol-
lection is of horse-cars. You en-
tered from behind as in the case OF
the oId-fashioned automobiles. The
driver sat in front. with one eye
watching his horse and with the
other making sure that you came
through with your nickel. which
you deposited in a box within the
car.
'T saw the 'Swampoodle' and
'Foggy Bottom gangs in a desper-
ate fight.
MY father once introduced me to
a Col. Hickey. When we walked
away my dad said, that is the gen
tleman who has invented the new
drink. the sin-rickey'"
But the high cost of living is not
altogether peculiar to our age. In
civil war times 1t was just as bad.
My father told the story OF a SOL
dier passing through Washington at
the time. He went into little
lunchroom down by the Central
market. On the wall was a sign.
Beef steak. . cents. He ordered
some and the waiter brought in a
strip of it. 1t was about four
inches long, one inch in width and
at least a quarter OF an inch thick.
The soldier doubled 1t up on his
fork, chewed and swallowed II
judicially. looked up at the waiter
and said, That's the kind want.
Bring me some of that. He thought
it was a sample"
The gentleman who vouches for
all this is a member of the Ford
family, who operated the old Ford's
Theater where President was as
sassinated. He Is now here in ad-
vance Of Lionel Barrymore in The
Copperhead."
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
BREAD MIXER is UNDOING
OF SOLDIER, EX-LION TAMER

Private Charles Hill declares he had
nice safe job before he went into
the army-he was a lion tanner.
At present he is in the orthopedlc
ward at Walter Reed Hospital, trying
to get a lacerated arm and hand back
into shape. The wounded members
presents the appearance of Just hav-
ing missed being the prospective lunch
of a king of the jungle. But Private
Hall has had no misunderstanding
with a grouchy lion, nor does he have
the honor of receiving his wound
while attempting to tame a Hun.
Just an ordinary, domesticated bread
mixer is the cause of his sufferings.
Travelling with a circus, a fellow
gets to know pretty well the ways
of living in a camp" said Hill yes
terday. "Very often when Barnum
and Bailey were short on kitchen
police used to turn in and peel pota-
toes and help the chef generally
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
MEMBER OF FORD FAMILY
RECALLS GOOD OLD DAYS.
Compares Cost of Living Now and What 1t
Used to Be Many Years
Ago.

A gentleman. who appeared to be
young, but who asserted that he had
been out OF the city for eighteen
years, called at the Office on business
and gave some interesting reminis-
cences of Washington during his boy
hood days.
His first attack was on the good
old familiar IN. c. o. l."
In my day corn, which they now
sell you in the hotels and restaurants
at 25 cents and upward a cob, sold
for 10 cents a dozen in the markets.
The same price applied to oysters.
clans and small cantaloupes.
Lard was 10 cents a pound, as was
Clipped beef
Even eggs sold for that price per
dozen one Easter. and were never.
even in winter time, more than >
cents apiece.
I'm fact, 10 cents was the standard
price for almost everything in a gro
cery store.
when anything ran low in the cup
board. they sent us to the store with
n dime and the grocery man would
load US down with as much OF the
required article of food that he
thought a child could carry with
safety.
The Old Ball Park.
II was a baseb fan. As hemem-
Der. the grounds were somewhere out
where the Union Station is today. It
was a bush-league sport The bleach
ers were tumbling down and boys
peeked through the fence and climbed
atop the lumber piles. I saw Arthur
Charleston, Buck" Ewing. Keefe,
Radford. Ward. Derry and King
Kelly play there, and Connie Mack
and Amos Rusie. a big, fat. round
faced boy pitching what I think was
his first inning in the league. Kelly
gave me a picture inscribed. To my
boy from the King and Bob I was
the envy of every kid in the neigh
borhood.
1--WE lived for a time on a farm
out where Chevy Chase is now. with
wagon load of produce we started
for the market about o'clock in the
morning. Later We lived on Meridian
Hill. overlooking almost the whole
city. There was pretty good house
and about acres to the place. We
could have bought 1t for 5000.
THE old theaters seem to be here
with the exception of the Globe,
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12

When I enlisted In the army they
soon found out and made me an army
cook.
Il received my wound while shrap-
mel was flying in all directions about
me. 1t must have made me kind OF
nervous. because l got my army all
mixed up with bread mixer.
Now. wasn't l a boob to give up a
nice soft job like being a lion tanner,
at fifty month, and go all the way
to France to get wounded in a bread
mixer?"
The operation performed on the
wounded cooks arm and hand is said
to be a very fine example of ortho-
pedic surgery. Private Hill hopes to
have the member restored to full use
and is diligently knitting wash rags.
Knitting is rather a tame occu-
patton for a former lion tanner" said
his nurse, but Private Hill. just the
same. is the life of the convalescent
ward"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12

as they, and speaking on behalf Of
the wire administration Judge La
mar, solicitor of the Postofflce De-
partment, yesterday told Postmaster
General Burleson that in his judg-
ment the State commissions cannot
interfere with this legislation dur
ing the period of the war.
However, II there are any State
bodies that want to cross swords
with US on this point we are ready
for them" Judge Lamar declared.
He had just heard of one or two
State bodies which were particular
ly obstinate and he added to this by
saying: "and as for those bodies we
will taken them into the Supreme
Court of the United States so quick
ly II will make their heads swim if
they threaten to stand in our way.
We have heard that they might do
so-and we are ready for them. Let
'em try their tricks"
And this Is about the attitude of
the various governmental agencies
which have taken over public util-
ity regulation OF any kind and
description for the period of the
war,
THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
Women on War Labor Board.

The members of the
Labor Board Of them be trade unonist upon
President Wilson and the Secretary Labor by the
Of the National Women's Trade Union League.
Daily credited with being indispensable factor in
the successful prosecution Of the When this history
have been written will record the sacrifice devotion
hcroism OF making possible the winning
To falls the real burden of wa-the burden of grief
the life OF her her husband her all Time money
labor will the devastation nothing bring
the life which has been lost
Women the Red Cross. Women spirit
love and memories of home battlefield Women
in industries. Women work everywhere They
have proved their worth.
In justice and a recognition patriotism it is
the duty Of place
positions.
Many that before the National
vOve large numbers of workers. condition will
proceeds becomes both matter
necessity viewpoint represented in
the membership OF the War Labor Board.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
Cosr os-ynudcNlIIe.

A seven-act bill OF fine vaudeville.
exceptional in quality as well a. IN
quantity. is promised for the Cosmos
Theater next week. The famous
Stanislaus troupe Of Russian singers
dancers and entertainers in an elabo-
rate presentation Of Russian songs
and other. features, and Hattie kitch-
ener, a viohniste, with q remarkable
singing canary, will be the headline
attractions. Others will include Glenn
and Jenkins in white Wings
Marva REIN, assisted by Berte t1tch
at the piano; Albert Cardo and Rae
Noel. in Bright Moments from Mu-
steal Comedy; Bartello Brothers In
a laughable bump" act, and howard
Iangford, comedian of 'Katinka," in
monologre and song out Of the ordi-
nary. The films will include Maxi
nova in Toys Of Fate as the added
matinee attraction, and the Sunshine
comedy, THE Divers Last kiss,
with the Hearst Psthe News at every
performance.
Sundays performances, starting at
& q IN. vii feature The Ntua 1ogtY.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
CAMPS SAVE ON FUEL.

In accordance with It's policy of
substituting lower priced coal
wherever possible at camps and can
tonments throughout the country,
the Fuel and Forage Division Of
the ouartermaster Corps has been
successful in substituting run Of the
mine bituminous coal for lump btu
minous coal In many of the West
ern camps and cantonments.
The saving resulting from this
substitution and from the substi-
tuition Of bituminous coal for an
thracite In many of the Southern
ana Eastern camps last spring will
aggregate more than q half mil
lion dollars
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR.
By John Kendrick Bangs.

VOICES.
can't help 1t IL I hear
Vibrant voices sounding clear
Messages of Hope and Cheer.
That there's Sorrow, Pain and Woe
Overwhelming in their flow,
Is truth too well / know,
But all through them runs a strain
With a comforting refrain
Bidding us to hope again;
Bidding US to stand and fight
Full OF faith in Love and Right
In the sick worlds mad alright:
Bidding US rebuke despair,
speeding us to conquer care,
ana with cheer our burdens bear.
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