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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11
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THEpA BsRA IN CLEOPATRA AT THE
PLAYHOUSE.
When YOU see Theda Bara as Cleo
patra" in William Iox's picture at The
PLAYHOUSE all this week. with daily matt
nees, enticing the stern Ia sar and the
bold Antony with the charm OF her beauty
and the magic OF her personality, do you
no. wonder what the real Cleopatra who
lived Just j ,947 years ago, was like
Would YOU not like to see her who en-
shaved even the two men of her time,
and was pronounced irresistible even by
her enemies And missing her very
self. would be satisfied with some statue
or painting made in her lifetime and
giving her shape and features without
caricature and without flattery. There
is her statue on the wall Of the temple
at Dendara where she Is represented in
a bright fitting Egyptian garment, with
the high head dress OF goddess,
eonventionallv perfect In line and quite
without expression. Ii we turn to the
historians of the times IN which Cleo
patra fourished we know no more. Plu-
tarch. who certainly did her full justice
in his life of her lover Antony, gives US
no definite terms.
VERY GOOD EDDIE.
There are fully q score OF delightful
song hits in Very Good Eddie" the
brightest and smartest of all recent musi-
cal comedy hits, which comes to The
PLAYHOUSE the week of February Is
with It's great cast, fine production and
its famous fashion chorus. Some of the
popular musical numbers in the show are
''Babes in the Woods, ''On the Beach
at Ii Lei Wi, Some Sort of Somebody"
isn't it Great to be Married ~ If
find the Girl" "When You Wear Is
Collar" ''Nodding Roses" Il Wish /
Had Million" ''Old Man Neutral"
Wedding Bells Are Calling Me-" and
many others.
MUSIC AND COMEDY AT THE oARRIcK
Music and comedy are the striking
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11

features of the bill at the tiarrick Tho
atre this week Hello Japan, George
Choos new comedy oporetta, will be
presented by large company OF come
dams and pretty girls, under the dlrec-
ton of Joseph Hart, and with an elabor-
ate stage setting. Lawrence Grattan,
Eva Taylor and their coAnpany will be
seen In MIR. Grattan's s new farce, Rock
ing the Boat, which will also be elabor-
atcly staged. The bill is full of good
thin S, including Jack George and his
company in The New Bootblack;"
Aubrey Rich and Ted Lenore, clever
musical comedy duo. Corbett, Sheppard
and Dunn in songs and comedy; the FIVE
Indianas, athletic girls, who have very
clever act; Buster d Co., In comiques, DC.
PRIVATE SHOWING OF MORAL FILM
In keeping with the desire of the man
agement to know the merits of a big
picture before it is shown, there was a
private view, yesterday afternoon, at
the Majestic Theatre. of the new Pathe
film Loaded Dice, featuring Frank
keenan,.
The purpose of the story is to disprove
the theory of the star that there Is no
living God, that God is not a myth.
II IS thrilling adventure of daring and
intrigue. with wonderful east and Is
splendidly acted 1t Is emphaucally
demonstrated that there is living God,
which the over self-reliant outlaw finally
voluntarily admits, showing his absolute
conversion, in which he asks for the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11

Stevenson 5 celebrated novel Many have
the novel. Treasure Island, and know
its beauties Of thought and language;
its romance and its spirit Of adventure
Possibly YOU have been so enchanted
by the book that you have read il many
times
THE MAD LOVER At THE vrcTORIA
IF q man loves his wife madIy, would
he be mad lover The answer 70 this
remarkable question will be found n
Robert Warwick latest sensational pho
todrama. THE Mad Lover" No motion
picture dealing with love has been por-
trayed as vividly as this new Warwick
film which will he the feature attraction
at the Victoria Theatre this week. With
out the elements that offend, this great
feature will delight both old and Young.
The producers have constructed the
production purely 10 entertain and accord
ing 10 metropolitan critics they have
succeeded.
BLOOD or HIS FATHERS AT THE SAVOY.
4 dramatic study Of hercdtv and hate
told IN moving incident and filed with
suspense, Blood Of His Father. Crane
Wilbur latest production, Is picture
Of unusual nature. which is at tbe savoy
Theatre to-day only The story Is told
IN u prologles laid IN Civil War times
and IN four acts, laid in the present
As Captain Morgan Gray in The prologue
Mr. Wilbur presents an impressive
charaCtcrizai Ion
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11

mercy Of the Ruler of the Universe The
star finally rises to the office Of governor,
though he has dark hidden past, and
he is just about to reach his zenith,
presumably through his own mastery
of his soul, when he is fatally wounded
by an adversary and has to acknowledge
his weakness in his effort TO succeed
without the aid Of the living God 1t
is a remarkable picture.
NARY rICKFoRD At THE QUEEN
This week the Queen Theatre celebrates
It's second anniversary and in keeping
with the occasion the management have
arranged a special bill Of attractions
Mary Pickford> in her newest artcraft
picture. Stella Maris, an adaptation
of William ] Locke's novel For the
first time in her career this popular idol
plays dual role. Miss Pickford plays
the title role OF Stella Maris' in this
photopay and also lnterprets the part
OF JTnitv Blake, an uncouth character
who is introduced Is an inmate OF an
orhphan asylum,
TREASURE ISLAM AT MAJESTIC.
In keeping with the spirit OF the occa-
sion of the anniversary OF our big sister
theatre. The Queen. the management
of the Majestic has arranged a splendid
program for this week Today William
Fox's latest big feature. Treasure Island.
viii be shown Every lover OF photoplay y
will want 10 see this beautiful and elab-
orate perturbation OF Robert Louis
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11
| RAILROAD MEN GIVE
FINE MINSTREL SHOW
Splendid Performance of p, B. s.
w. A. A. to be Repeated This
Evening.

The annual mipstrel performance Of
the p, B. n w. H. r. Athletic Associa-
tion, at the New Century Club, Saturday
night, was given in the usual elaborate
style, encore after encore being called for
after each number by the large crowd
which packed the room to the doors.
Ray Lc Van, who was largely responsible
for the success, was congratulated from
all sides on the manner in which il WIS
conducted. All of the soloists came in
for plenty of applause and the magical
stunts of knarf were well worthy the
professional stage.
Among the specials was one-act
skit of music and comedy presented
by MIR. lie Van and Miss Caldwell and
Hawaiian music by the Olympian Trio
The p, B. & W. Il. X. A. 4. quartet,
composed of Foraker, Butler. Jack
son and Mahoney, scored its usual hit.
All Of the vocal numbers were accom-
pnnied in fine style by Mr. Wilkinson
and Mr. Schwamb.
Between scenes special musical mum
bers were furnished by The p, B. n
W. r. II A. A Band, under the able
leadership Of Mr.. Wingert. General
dancing followed the performance and
music for the dancing was furnished both
by the orchestra and band, The show
followed by another dance will he repeat
ed tonight. The program follows:
Opening chorus, Garry Me Back to
Old Nirginny,' entire company; opening
song, "Alexandcr's Back From Dixie,
LeRoy Cole; Dreams Are All That Are
Left Me-" Harry ID. Tussey; Lily of the
Valley" Williah j. Nolan: $50 Long
Mother. Howard p Butler; Buck and
Wing" Charles Erickson; Tall, Thin,
Dark Skin GAL" Frank Nj. Smith; Wild.
Simply Wild,' Charles A. Mahoney;
'fkeep the Home Fires Burning, Walter
=. Foraker: Listen to That Dixie Band,
James T. Leech, Jr.; "Iiomeward Bound,
Alexander b. Jackson; Dark Town
Strutters," Ray A. LeVan; closing chorus.
Circle-Charles A. Mahoncy, Walter
B. Foraker Clarence Cross. William II.
Schwamb, Earl Groves, Harry Sheppard,
William H. Blackawny, Jr., Arthur FL
lott, Howard p. Butler. Alexander u.
Jackson, Harry ID. Tussey, William Brey,
John Ferricr. William Burton, Earl
Dickinson, Leroy Cole, Charles Erick-
son.
End mcn-William ]. Nolan, Frank
NJ Smith, Ray \. Ir vsn, James L.
Lccch, Jr.
Professor II. y. Wilkinson. musical
director: Lewis Welsh. trombone; Charles
w. Clemo, trombone; Allison Mearns,
cornet; p B. Wilkinson, drums; Led
yard Phillips, clarinet; X. l.. Dentler,
violin.
Oho-I. F., B. & ". Quartet
Messrs Foraker, jackson, Butler, Ma
honey, accompanied by Wilkinson and
Schwamb. .. knarf-1he celebrated
magician. 3 Caldwell and lie Van
Melody, mirth and music. !. The
Olympian Trio in Hawaiian melodies.
The committee in charge of the minstrel
follows: W 5 Rambo, chairman; James
Kane c. W. Lowe, J I. Ieech, Jr., VIII
liam Tunstall, Il. 5. Weidenhainer, George
Woodward, l.. Nj. Akin, George Baldwin,
]. j. Donlon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11
BOWLING MARATHON

With a total score Of $500 points the
Day-Lang team won the two-man bowl
lng marathon at the !. NJ. Z. a. Satur-
day Eight teams competed and the bowl
ing was close throughout Scores:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11
CAMDEN DIVISION
Wins P. R. R. SHOOT
Jersey Team Defeats Several Othcl
Branches of System by Wide
Margin.

Competing with markmen from several
other branches of the system, the Camden
division team won by a wide margin in a
z. X. r. interdivision target contest o-'"r
the Parkside traps, Camden, n. j., Sat-
urday afternoon. II was the fourth of n
series of seven shoots, and as the Camden
representatives already had big ad-
vantage Saturdays victory gives them a
lead that will be hard to overcome.
Each division is permitted to enter ten
men and the five high scores are to count.
The Jerseymen ran up a score of 80,
their lowest man in the high FIVE having n
count of 43. The Wilmington division was
second, with 2l3; Delaware third. with
2l0, and Philadelphia Terminal fourth,
with 204 The General Office team had
only two men out
Lamb, of Camden, easily carried off the
individqal honors with perfect score.
Scores.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11
HARLAN AND PENNSY
MEET TONIGHT
Second Game for State Basketball
Honors Comes OFF at
Friends Gym.

One of the largest crowds that ever
witnessed basketball game on the
Friends gymnasium floor is expected
tonight. when the Harlan and Pennsy
teams clash in the second of a series OF
three games for the championship of
the State. The shipbuilders won the
first game, but by so narrow a margin
as 10 establish nothing definite IN regard
To the playing ability of either teams.
other than that they were very closely
matched. Both teams expect TO present
an altered lineup tonight 50 that either
may show unexpected strength or weak
uPSS.
Neither team can claim any advantage
hy playing on tho Friends floor. Neither
Is accustomed TO it and both are placed
on sn equality thereby.
Preceding the big contest there will he
an opener between the keystone and
Hagley fives and between these two
teams there is great rivalry, so that spec
ta,ors are assured of two fine contests.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11
LIVELY SHOOT At
BELLEVUE TRAPS
lack Kaiser Won Silver Set in
Match With Isaac Turner and
C.. T. Martin. J..

lack Kaiser was the ''big noise" at the
Wilmington Trapehooting Association
Saturday in the special trophy event,
while Harry T. Reed blaxed his way to
the front OF the rest of the crowd in the
regular event. Kaiser engaged in n
thvr-cornercd shoot-off with c. Thorpe
Martin and Ike Turner for a handsome
silver cream and sugar set, and while he
had a handicap of & added birds, he did
not need to work his gifts to w'n. Tur-
ner and Martin who were picked by
some To be the winners, went down be-
forr Jacks aim. Harry T. Reed, &C.
class man, showed himself to be the class
of the afternoon in the War Savings
Certificate shoot, getting 4Sx50, which
was going some.
haiscr, Turner and Martin tied for
the sterling silver sugar and cream set
three weeks ago, and all three have been
busy boasting about how they were going
TO win it. Martin had two added birds,
Turner four and Kaiser six, and on this
basis IL was booked tn be close match.
At the end of the first 25 each man had
broken %, and II looked to be a long
drawn out affair Kaiser slipped into
high on the second % however, and clean
cd up. The following scores tell the story
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11
PONDER LEAGUE BOWLING.
Uelanare Beat 81. Johns.

Newark, Feb. ll.--Alexander with
II held goals Was big factor SATURDAY.
afternoon when Delaware College smoth-
cred 81. John ns in basketball here TO-DAY,
45-l4. The Freshman had his eve
well on the basket and nearly Gagged them
~ will. The game was PLAYED before
. large crowd but although it had its
thrills, It did not furnish much excite
nlent because of the one-sided score.
In the preliminary game their was
much excitement- Alter Wesleyan Col
leglate Institute had lead the undefeated
Scrubs during the first half, I7-12. the
"understudies" took on speed and came
across victors by a 1924 score, thus
keeping their slate clean.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11

Four war savings certificates were
also offered as prizes, one for each class
This contest will run three weeks. The
high score man in each class each week
gets 3 points, second high man 2, and
third high man ] point. At the end of
three weeks the man with the greatest
number of points in each class gets the
s. baby bond" The following scores
give the number of targets and the
points scored by each contestant. Pro
fcssionsls and shooters who arc not club
members did not shoot for the certif-
Gates. OF the professionals, II. Linn
Worthington of Baltimore, scored AZ.
and WAS high, while III. McPherson, max
ing his first attempt at trapshootlng
astounded the regulars by breaking first
s and then Is out of 25, very remark
able performance for a novice.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11
Y. Nj. c. A. BASKETBALL LEAGUE.
: ATURDAYS RESULTS

ATURDAYS RESULTS.
|. o. q. is; kewpies II.
y. NJ. c. A. 80; Whist 27.
THIS WEEK.
|. 0. L. VS.. Red Cross.
kewples VS.. Sqiuzzers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11
SwarthmOre Beat Friends.

swarthmore, Pa. Feb. 1l.-Swarth-
more Prep had difficult time defeating
Wilmington Friends Schools basketball
team here Sturday, finally winning bv
: score of 20 to 20.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11
Dover High Five Wins.

Dover, Del, Feb. Il.-In game of
basketball played here Saturday be-
tween the quintet Of Dover High School
and the do Pont Experimental Station,
Of Wilmington, the local FIVE won, 80 10 IL.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11
pHfLA. TER

Sloan and Stewart shot for the General
Office. making scores of As and 80, re-
spectively.
Following are the scores of those who
did not qualify:
Camden Simpkins, 43; coodfellow,
IS: Parker, AZ; Let's, AZ; Cook, 80.
Wilmington Ryan, SO; Lockwood. 3S:
McGrath, IS; Carney, sc; Smith. 80.
Delaware-Boggs, 40; Dawson, %:
Poor, 40; Houghton. 33.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-11
H. & II VS.. p. R. r.

The Harlan and p. r. r. basketball
teams will meet in the second battle of
the state championship series tonight
at the Friends School gym.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-28
DIES
 IN NEW YORK
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NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Announce- ment was made tonight of the death here yesterday of Francis Banner man. dealer in military goods and ar relics, who believed so thoroughly in the war against Germany he tried o donate his $1.500,OO0 stock Of miii- tary supplies to Great Britain.
 Mir. Zimmerman offered his entire sock to Lord Kitchener at the begin
 ing of the war. but the offer was
 eelined because, though Of Scotch
 igin, he was a naturalized American. Later. by emitting to state he was au American citizen, he succeeded in dO- mating to Great Britain complete regi- mental equipment valued at S70.000. He made another gift of 1000 rifles. with bayonets and other equipment, valued at $3O.OO0.
 When the United States entered the war, Mir Zimmerman gave the var department two 6-inch guns and S20,OG0 for remounting them on mod ern carriages. Shortly before his death he donated to the commission for the relief of Belgians 50.00O gar ments and a draft for 50.000 francs for the employment of Belgian labor to alter them for immediate use.
 Mir. Zimmerman was one of the lead CTS in the fight against the proposal of German sympathizers to enact leg islation forbidding the export of mili- tary supplies to the allied nations He made several addresses against the proposal and to back up his argu- .Ienls gave away souvenir pencils made cf cartridge shells captured by
 meriean soldiers during the Spanish American war. The shells had been made by Germany, a neutral, and sold to Spain.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-28
HOLD LIBERTY
 BONDS IS URGED
fspeeinl to Tho Reviewl

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 27-W. P. G. Harding. secretary of the federal re- serve beard of Washington, said yes terday: The board strongly depre- cates any movement on the part of Liberty bond holders to dispose fl their bonds at this tme. I he var has Deen brought to g4Crous coHclus-cn ana treasury financing because Of war will probably be completed dur ing the year 1919. Government secl- 1ties will doubtless have a tendency to advance and holders would be con su.ting their Cwl interests by retain ing their bonds as investment unless absolutely obliged to sell the strength of our banking situation depends largely upon the absorption of these bonds by the public and the federal re- serve board ventures therefore 70 eX- press the earnest hope that Liberty pond holders will make any reason able sacrifice necessary to enabIe them tc retain thelr bonds until such time as the financing operators of the treasury have been completed and the market is ready to absorb the bonds at par or better.
 CLAYTON FEDERAL RESERVE
 BANK
Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-28
SAID ENTENTE TERMS MODERATE

The late Albert Ballin, general director of the HIamburg-American Steamship com pany, in discussing the indicated armistice terms to be given to Germany, in a letter to the editor of the National Zeitung of Der lin shortly before his death, according to a telegram from Zurich, said:
 The indicated military, economic, and political conditions of the entente are much more moderate than might have been ex- pected from our situation. We need only think what our terms would have been had we been the victors.
 We would have demanded the occupa- ton of Paris and London. We would have dictated peace at Buckingham palace and annexed the entire continent from the Ural mountains to the Bay of Biscay.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-28
THAW TO HAVE TURKEY

(By Review Leased Wire)
 PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.-Harry K. Thaw, who has beeA in the Penn sylvania hospital for the insane in this city since March. 1917, has been talk en 10 Pittsburg by his mother. over Thanksgiving holiday. Former Judge James Gaylord, counsel for the Thaw family in the commitment proceed ings, obtained an order from the coun- ty court to permit Thaw to go to Pitts burg. it became known tonight. He will be returned to the institution early next week.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-28
DISCONTINUE REGULATIONS
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IBy koVleW Leased WITel
 WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.-Distribu- tion of sugar under the certificate sys- tenn will be discontinued December 1 under an order issued today by the food administration. In announcing the order, the administration empha- sized that requests for conservation of sugar were in no way modified. Do mestic consumers. it was said, will be expected to observe the voluntary ra. tion of four pounds person a month and public eating places will be re- quired to use only four pounds of sugar for each 90 meals served
Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-28
WHY M'ADOO QUIT
Providence. R. L, JournaIO

The basic reason for the withdrawal of William C. McAdoo from the Cabinet is not, as stated for public consumption, the fact the secretary of the treasury found 1t impossible to live in Washington on his of ficial salary, but that he found himself in total disagreement with what he considers the presidents set purpose to impose gov ernment ownership or government control oi all public utilities in this country. He was determined to remain no longer a member Of cabinet which was fast drift ing into that policy.
 Mr. McAdoo has never been a public ownership man. His recent experience as director general of the railroads not only strengthened him in this belief, but brought him into continuous and acrimonious dis cussion with MT. Wilson and some of his fellow cabinet members on the subject of the future of the railroads
 He has insisted from the start that the roads be returned to their owners at the earliest possible moment, after the close of the war. His ideas have been bitterly op- posed With the signing of the armistice the situation became so acute that he was compelled to make his choice between re- signing as a member of the president of ficial family, or remaining in office and helping to formulate policy entirely dis tasteful to him.
 When the president gave his sanction to the taking over of the cables by Post master General Burleson, Mr. McAdoo wig orously opposed the move as one disastrous alike to the political fortunes of the admin istration and the interests of the United States. The Journal is in possession of the fact that he presented these ideas to Mir. Wilson without any mincing of words at the time he wrote his letter of resignation.
 At least two other members of the cab inet are in the same frame of mind as Mir. McAdoo, and men within administration circles are well aware that in this attitude the insurgents are supported by Colonel House, who reached the parting of the ways with Mr. Burleson several months ago.
 If Mr. McAdoo has ambitions in the direction of the presidential nomination in 1920, he will not only be supported by friends of the present administration but will be strenuously opposed by them. They are already beginning to suggest that the secretary of the treasury has seen fit to dis associate himself from Mr. Wilson because of these ambitions
 Men who are close to Mr. McAdoo, how ever, believe that he has no desire to run for the presidency and that the only reason for his present step is his determination not to put himself in false light among those who have been his associates for years in his commercial enterprises, who well know his attitude on government ownership and who would resent his further connection with an administration which has started along that path.
 Mr. McAdoo's future lies in the com mercial world His withdrawal to private life at this time is proof he does not intend to sacrifice the confidence and respect of commercial and financial leaders who would naturally come into close contact with him in his future business career.