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The Washington herald., 1918-05-13
Gayety-Burlesque.


Ben Welch is worth the price OF
admission, anywhere. any time. he
IL starring in the burlesque regiment
that Harry Jarboe offers for Gayety
Theater patrons this week, at the
Ninth street playhouse. and he ought
to pack them in.
Ben has a lot OF new Jokes and a
way OF offering the old ones that
brings laugh by the way they are
offered
Pat Kearney is an ideal straight
man and feeder for the star. sur
passing any foil for fun that The bur
lesque stage has offered this season.
Welch brings the laughs, but at all
I times it is the clever Kearney that
works up the talk TO the point where
the big smile comes.
They call the show the Love Ar
bor," but 1t might as well be named
Nonsense of 1920." because there il
no plot-just like the regular big
Broadway girl shows that furnish
only numbers that entertain.
or the women principals. Elva
Grieves, Leona Earl and Frankie
Martin do their bit," but it Is the
shapely chorus that has an oppor-
tunity before the finale to display in
dividual ability that puts the business
across for the feminine section.
Frank p. Murphy may have been
an Irish comedian before he joined
the Ben WEIGH show, otherwise the
cast is competent.
For good three hours of laughter
the Ben Welch show fills the BILL At
is minus the usual wave the flag
numbers. which ought to make II a
sell out" Il 1t ever plays the Liberty
Theatre at Camp Meade, where they
like the girls that can sing and lance
and mix in a bit OF the jazz stuff.
1t is the season of hot weather, but
the Ben Welch show should 90 the
business. It's real entertainment.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-13
Sunday Theatre Openings

actually astounded a cynical capital
| by its beauty, but Mr.. Cohan's Revue
| has returned to traditional standards
Of the past and his chorus, which Is
| large, causes no retarded cardiac ac-
ton by its pulchr.tude.
To Mr.. Cohan. however. must 60 a
fresh leaf for his already full-fedged
crown for the manner in which the
revue" moves through its two acts
and umpty-ump scenes. II is, liter
ally speaking. a crashing. sweeping.
never-haltlng procession from cur.
tain to curtain. Encores are not
taken for the same reason that the
Canadians took no prisoners at Vimy
they hadn't time.
Nora Bayes. the storm center of
the piece, again displays her already
| famous ability to hold an audience
enchanted for any old length of time
She was rarely better in her life
than in her present setting and she
has about her certain ladies and gen.
| tlemen who seem to realize their re-
4 sponsibilities. To review the piece
itself would be to describe in detail
Ia harmonious burlesque of every
reigning success on Broadway and
some which are not on Broadway.
David Belasco and his Tiger
Rose" however. are selected for the
chief burlesquerie and there is a tab
loid version Of "A Tailor-Made Man"
in ragtime which betrays the fine.
Gaelic hand of Mr.. Cohan at his
best Add to this a bundle OF songs
like The Eyes OF Youth See the
Truth" Pretty Polly" and Regret
full Blues" and one can begin to
visualize the best, bar-none, musical
what-not that has drifted southwark
| since last autumn.
The music, incidentally, proved too
much in the making for Mr.. Cohan
si1gle-handed. so he called in that
rag-time melody sovereign, Mr.. Irv-
| ing Berlin. with the net result of
| forcing the gentleman in the National
cockpit who handles the bass drum,
snare drum. triangle. cymbals, sand
paper. catcall and steamboat whistle
to spend an evening that was hardly
ennuied.
Deserving of special mention was
the work of Hanford Wilson. as
Fred Stone: Eleanor Henry, as
Tiger Rose: Charles d. Clark. as
"Belasco." and about four dozen
others. all too numerous to mention
incidentally. George NJ. himself was
put In front" for the opening last
night, which caused the chorus and
some Of the lesser principals to add
an extra dash of ginger to a show
that hardly needed It.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-13
THE TOWN CRIER.

Margaret Wilson Community Gen.
ten at the Grover Cleveland School,
Eighth and streets northwest, will
open for community activities tomor-
row when a social club and dancing
will be given from to 1870 o'clock.
The Bethel Literary Society will
meet in the Metropolitan A. NJ. T..
Church tomorrow night at o'clock
Pershing's men and DR.. James T..
Mason, of Rochester. n. Y.
League of American PenwOmen
will hold its annual business meeting
at 1873 H street northwest tonight at y
o'clock. Mrs. Isaac Pearson, presi-
dent, will preside.
Mrs. Mary Ross Dorsey. of Cam
bridge. Mass, will speak at the John
Wesley A. NJ. z. Zion Church, Four
teenth and Corcoran street northwest,
tonight at o'clock.
A "safety First, motion picture
lecture will be given at the Terminal
Railroad Y. NJ. c A. gymnasium to-
night at Sis o'clock.
The Northeast Washington CItI-
Zens' Association will hold the regular
AhCSNAAAB NAlC
at o'clock tonight at the Northeast
Temple, Twelfth and H streets north
cast.
The WOmen's Bar Association of
the District Of Columbia will hold its
annual meeting at the Washington
College Of Law tomorrow night at =
o'clock. Officers will be elected and
reports made.
T. p. O'Connor. M. p, will speak
on ireland and the War;" tonight at
SIS o'clock in the auditorium of the
Department of Interior. Eighteenth
and F streets northwest.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Chamber of Commerce will be
held tomorrow at the new headquar-
tiers, 611 Twelfth street northwest, at
IS p. m.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-13
SCENT FARE In ST. LOUIS.

Jefferson City. Mo-, May Eth,
United Railways Company, Of st
Louis. has been granted the right Q,
charge a six-cent street car fare n
that city by the State Public Servic'
Commission. The ruling becomes ef
fective June ! and is to continue fol
a year. when the company must show
cause for making the order ocrIra,
ncnt
The Washington herald., 1918-05-13
REPUBLICANS
WANT SENATE
AND HOUSE
Deny Clerks Claim that
Congress Is Safely
Democratic.

Republicans yesterday said they re-
fused to accept Speaker Clark's Fort
Wayne prediction, that the next
House would be Democratic. The
Members OF the minority party say
they expect to have q majority Of
thirty-fye to forty
VIII HAYS, chairman of the National
Republican Committee. has been mere
for several days in frequent consulta-
don with Frank p. Woods of Indiana.
the chairman of the Republican Con-
gressional Campaign Committee; SEN
ator Gallinger, Republican senatorial
leader, Medhl Mccormick and others.
The Republicans will concentrate on
the Senate.
Majority of Eight Now.
a Democratic majority Of eight con-
trolls the Senate, so IL will be neees-
sary for the Republicans to elect five
men to present Democratic seats.
They assert that Senator Lenroot de-
feated a Democratic candidate under
conditions that could not have been
more unfaYorable to Republican sue
cess. and that, IL Lenroot could win
his election, they will be equally sue
eessful on other backgrounds.
The Republicans 60 so far as to
say they have a fine fighting chance"
in North Carolina. Oklahoma and
Montana, against Senators Simmons,
Owen and Walsh, and that Senators
Eugent OF Idaho, Lewis of Illinois,
Thompson OF Kansas and Hollis of
New Hampshire will be defeated by
Republican candidates. 1t Is also as
serted that Shafroth OF Colorado.
Salisbury of Delaware. and Hender-
son of Nevada are in danger of los
ing their seats.
Democrats Seeking Reelection.
There will be many Senatorial races
this autumn. The following Demo-
Gratis must ask again for their seats:
Bankhead Of Alabama, Robinson of
Arkansas, Shafroth Of Colorado.
Salisbury of Delaware, Hardwick of
Georgia, Nugent of Idaho. Lewis of
Illinois. Thompson of Kansas, James
Of Kentucky. Ransdell and Guion of
Louisiana, Vardaman OF Mississippi.
whitley Of Missouri, Walsh of Mon
tana. Henderson of Nevada, Hollis of
New Hampshire, Simmons of North
Carolina, owen of Oklahoma, Tillman
Of South Carolina, Shields OF Ten
nessee, Sheppard of Texas. and Mar
tin of Virginia, % members.
Republican senators whose terms
expire and who must seek reelection
are: Borah Of Idaho. Kenyon of
Iowa, Weeks of Massachusetts, Smith
Of Michigan. Nelson of Minnesota.
Norris Of Nebraska, Baird Of New
Jersey, Fall Of New Mexico, McNary
Of Oregon. Colt Of Rhode Island.
Sterling of South Dakota. Goff of
West Virginia and Warren of wyo-
ming IL memhers
The Washington herald., 1918-05-13
National-The George M. Coh.,
Revue.

N"tiohai-Ihe George M. Cohap
Revue.
His Cohanic Majesty, George M is
ABOVE all a satirist. His is that pleas
ing and versatile faculty of holding
the mirror of satire up to art. The
art ne critically, satirically and al
most always humorously mirrors in
ms own art, the art of the theater,
quite fortunately he Is moved to mir
ror and satirize and criticise this art
every year or so, and his 1913 effort
Is offered the tired dollar-a-yearer M
Mr.. Rapley's National Theater for a
week that began last night.
Mr.. Cohan offers for $3.50, plus the
government addedum, a concentrated
Duriesque of the passing shows of
lsiI-B and he has attempted the we'll
hign impossible task of trying Ia
string his burlesque together with a
neiooramatic-comic plot of which thar
more tnan versatile comedienne Nora
5ayes, Is the bright and scintillating
There is Just one slight cri,jc;sr,
70 oner OF the Cohan Revue and then
Iuisome praise will hold high car
hiVai IN this endeavor. Mr.. Cohan in
common with other producers. seems
TO have lost the key to the land of
pretty chorus girls. Mr.. A, H woods
onered a chorus a few weeks ago
acroE the Avenue at Polrs which
The Washington herald., 1918-05-13
WOMEN MEET
FOR NATIONAL
SAFETY TODAY
Cabinet Officers and Diplo-
mats VIII Speak at
Opening Session.

One of the main events of the
first conference OF the woman's
Committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, which opens today
at the Playhouse, 1914 N street
northwest. will be the large open
meeting on Tuesday evening. at
which the Secretary of War. Mr..
Baker. will speak on his recent visit
to France. NJ. de Billy. representa-
tive OF the French Ambassador, and
NJ. de Cartier, Belgian Minister, will
talk about their respective coun-
tries, and DR.. Anna. Howard Shaw
will make an address on women in
the war. Mrs. Newton d. Baker
will sing. The Marine Band will
play.
The conference Is the first gath
ering of the State representative
of the Woman's Committee. 1t H.
distinctly a conference for compar
ing methods of work. Each OF tn
ten departments of the Woman
Committee will have an hour. d.
Shaw will ask the committee mem
ber who is chairman of a specifi
department to take the chair dur
ing this hour. The State publicit!
chairmen will contribute their eX
perience in disseminating news.
Details of Program.
The first session, which takes plac
this morning at 1880 o'clock, will b
opened by DR.. Anna Howard, who Wi
preside over the conference. Their
will be short addresses by Mr.. Gil
ford, of the Council of National Dc
Tense, the Secretary of the Treasury
the Secretary Of Agriculture, and tn,
Secretary of Labor. In the Afternoon
there will be a report on state organ
ization and registration. In the eve
ming there will be a reception to tn,
ans Committee at the home OF Mrs.
sets avenue northwest.
Tomorrow the session will start at
$50 o'clock. One hour each will be
devoted to three departments Of the
committee, women in industry, child
welfare and maintenance Of existing
social service agencies. At the after
noon session the President and Mrs.
Wilson will receive the visiting rep
| resentatives Of the Woman's Commit
tee at the White House at p. m.
! Wednesday morning the remaining
departments will be given time-lib-
erty loan. health and recreation. home
and foreign relief. At the afternoon
session Mr.. Hoover will speak, and
| after his talk, there will be open dis
cussion. Specialists will lead in the
discussion Of the several departments
The Washington herald., 1918-05-13

been nearly 20 diverting nor half so
thrilling. II anyone but John Barry
more had been cast before the camera
In the role created upon the speaking
stage by the late Kyrle Bellew, IL is
probable that the film version of E.
w. Hornung's famous story would
have suffered in consequence.
"Raffles, The Amateur Cracksman, 4"
with John Barrymore in the title
part, Is q masterpiece Of shadow
drama. In the vernacular, Il has
everything. The action is spirited, the
element OF suspense is never lost,
thrills are abundant and yet, suffus-
ing all is that Intangible asset which
an inexpensive commentator In COM
PEELED to signify by the oyerworked
word, class There is finesse and
superlative merit in every phase of
this picture play. Not all OF the
credit, however. is Mr.. Barrymore's.
much devolvhg upon II. Cooper
Cline, polished actor; Mike Donlin,
the ball player, cast as a common
crook; Christine Mayo. in the role OF
Mrs. Vidal, and many others.
In point Of settings, "Raffles'' 10 one
OF those rare features that is free
from the slightest taint OF studio
stun" Quality has never been sacri-
need. even. momentarily, to expedi-
ency.
The customary short features com
plete a program that Is further en-
livened by an excellently arranged
orchestral accompaniment. Beginning
Thursday II. B. Warner will hold the
screen as star Of Gods Man"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-13

which Is 80 difficult to encompass In
q musical comedy that the average
producer despairingly resorts to pull
chritudinous pippins and paprikaed
pleasantries to thrill his audiences.
Victor Herbert and Donald Brian
haven't presented this latter kind OF
production. They have remembered q
few old ideals shot at the moon, other
wise true romance" And II they
haven't hit that luminary squarely
they have at least Clipped a bit of
the edge
The Washington herald., 1918-05-13
Loew's CoIumbia-Mary Pickford.

SSheAAOha-"hEy FhCkIOIos
Mary Pickford, in her latest pho
toplay, Mliss." a screen adapta-
tion Of Bret Harte's famous story,
was seen at Loew's Columbia yes
terday and will be shown for the
entire week
As 'Mliss." Miss Pickford Is the
daughter of ''Bummer" Smith. a dis
sipated but good-natured old ne'er-
do-well. who lets her swear like q
trooper and run wild. "M'liss" has
no use for school until q handsome
new school teacher comes to Red
Gulch. She then washes her face
and startles the pupils by walking
into the school house and taking q
seat or one OF the benches.
The serious interest is supplied
by the murder of old man Smith.
and the fastening OF the crime on
the school teacher. Ultimately the
teacher is proven innocent and the
love afrair between he and ''Nliss"
is brought to a happy elimination.
Theodore Roberts gives a great
performance as the father of
"M'liss" TuIly Marshall is good as
q judge who is addicted to cough
syrup. Thomas Meighan is a con-
vincing hero.
The current event pictures along
with comedy reels were also shown.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-13
Moore's GardeB-"Hear or
Diamonds"

As IL feeling the responsibility rest
ing upon him in the dual capacity of
producer and actor in the first release
OF the William Russell Productions,
Inc. that eminent histrionic athlete
Mr.. William Russell does the best bit
Of work Of his career before the cam
era in Hearts or Diamonds" the film
feature of the bill at Moore's Garden
Theater through Tuesday of the cur
rent week.
Hearts or Diamonds" is a mystery
photodrama with a plot that COM
pounds suspense almost to the degree
that 1t affords excitement. 1t tells
the story Of a band OF clever Jewel
thieves who devise a unique method
or acquiring the diamond collection
OF young millionaire who becomes
infatuated with a girl who seems to
be ringleader among the skilllfully
camoufaged criminals. The stolen
gems are encaked in a peculiar COM
position and it Is represented that the
master thief has perfected a scientific
means OF manufacturing first water
diamonds. When the casing is cracked
away in the laboratory it always re-
veals a perfect stone-an exact copy
of the last one so mysteriously stolen.
Larry Hanrahan finally solves this
game, and after his own Jewels have
been stolen carries battle into the
home OF the arch plotter. The fight
that ensues is one Of the most thrill
ing that an actor famous for his screen
scraps has ever offered a palpitant
public. The action throughout is high
geared and the cast one of the best
with which Mr.. Russell has ever been
surrounded. The photography also is
excellent and the settings such as to
convey the immediate idea OF the
wealth they are intended to signify.
The leading feminine role, that OF the
girl who proves not to be a thief at
all. but merely the dupe of a clever
gang she did not even suspect, is taken
by Charlotte Burton.
The usual short-reel features COM
plete a program that is enhanced in
effectiveness by the carefully chosen
orchestral accompaniment arranged
under the direction of Mr.. Burrows.
MOore's Strand-s'Rafhes, the ANA
teur Cracksman.,
The diniculties Of q Jewel thief are
only half surmounted when he ac-
Quiries possession Of the coveted
gems. An equally hazardous phase Of
his vocation Is found in the necessity
Of ridding himself Of the loot when
discovery and the penalty of the law
seems imminent. Had not "Raffles.
The Amateur Craftsman been the
master of both angles of his avoca-
ton the photopiay entertainment at
Moore's Strand Theater the FIRST four
days Of this week would not hays
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. +: f. Tate, of Osaka.
spent Friday in the Gap visit
ing relatives.
Prof. Vernon Jones, principal
Of the East Stone Gap High
School, was i'll town Friday af-
tern on.
Rev. G. w. Dean, pastor of
the Southern Methodist church,
is i'll with Spanish influenza.
Mrs. j, b. Marks and Miss
Florence Mccormick spent
Thursday in Bristol shopping.
A. l.. Witt spent Thursday in
Keokee on business
MIR. and Mrs. j. w. ChaIkley
and children returned from
Washington last week. Mrs.
Chalkley has recovered from
an attack of influenza.
Miss Eula Tackett spent sew.
eral days this week ut her
home in Pennington Gap.
Miss Clark, who has been the
guest of Miss Ina Allen at her
home on Poplar Hill for several
days, returned to her home AT
Bristol Thursday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Matheson
formerly of this place but now
Of Pinovillc, Ky, spent few
days in the Gap last week visit
ing friends.
Miss Esther Goodman. of
Louisville, Ky, is spending
sometime in the Gap at the
Monte Vista Hotel.
News has been received here
that Capt. Bruce Tinsley. for
merly of this place, has sailed
for France.
j. X. p. Barron, of the Cove,
came up to see the government
war trophy train Wednesday
morning.
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General K. A. Ayers spent
several days last week in
Lynchburg and Washington on
business.
Simon Banks spent Saturday
in Gate City visiting friends.
Dan Hill. an employee of
the Southern Railway Company
at Appalachia, spent a few
hours in town Sunday.
Mrs G. G. Cartwright and
children left Thursday morning
for Charlesto D. w. Va, where
they joined Mr.. Cartwright,
who has accepted position at
that place.
II. j Prescott and j. h. VAN
pier spent Thursday afternoon
III Crackers Neck and East
STONE Gap III the interest of the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
Miss Jem Williams, who has
had ii position with the Inter
mont Coal and Iron Corpora
ton, has resigned aud gone to
klngsport, where she has ac
cepted n position with the
Clinchfield Cement Company.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. II. Wren and
children returned to their home
III the Gap Saturday night after
spending a few weeks in Chill
howie visiting relatives.
General r. y. Ayers is ill at
his home on Poplar Hill with
Spanish influenza.
j. X Taggart, we are glad to
say. is recovering from an at.
tack of Spanish influenza.
Herbert Brown, of Wilder,
spent Sunday in the Gap visit
ing his parents, MIR. and Mrs.
q. NJ. Brown.
Mrs. Geo. Y. Winston, who
has been visiting her son, l.. r..
Winston, in the Gap for some
time, returned to her home at
Asheville, n. c., last week.
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Mrs. Johnson Wells Dies With
Pneumonia.

Mrs. johnson Wells died at
her home near Blue Springs on
Saturday morning about two
o'clock from pneumonia, follow
ing at attacl; Of influenza. She
IS survived by her husband and
five small children. Before her
marriage She was a Miss Hall, OF
Lee county, and her remains
We're taken to the old family
cemetery near ,Ioncsville'Sunday
morning for burial. Rev. j. NJ.
smith, pastor OF the rrcsbvtc-
rlan church Of this place, accom-
panied the funeral party and
conducted the funeral.
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New Money Circulating.

Two new greenbacks, the first
OF the new wartime currency
are just getting into circula-
ton. They are the dollar and
two-dollar Federal bank notes,
issued to replace the Silver Ger
tificates that have been with
drawn from circulation as the
silver reserve is melted INTO
bullion for export to the allies
and eventually for stabilizing
the commercial situation in In
dla. The new dollar note bears
II picture of Washington on one
side and that of an eagle in full
flight on the other. The two
dollar note shows Jefferson
and battleship.
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Victum OF Influenza.

Mrs. Lloyd Christian died Fri
day morning from an attack of
Spanish influenza which later
developed into pneumonia at
the home of Mrs. Nancy Tom
llnson in the west end of town.
Her husband, who is working
near Richards, was notified
but did not arrive here until
Saturday night. The remains
was buried in Glencoe cemetery
Sunday morning at IL O'Clock.
Besides II husband, the deceas
ed is survived by three small
children.
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NOTICE
The Following Rules and Reg.
ulations Are Promulgated
by the Local Board of
Health of Big Stone
Gap, Va.

/. That it shall be unlawful
for any crowd to assemble in
buildings orin any public places
within said town.
2 That no person shall be
allowed to remain III the post
Office lobby longer than five
minutes.
8. That the law regulating
public drinking cups and roller
towels in public places will be
enforced.
1. That no one who is sus-
pected of having the Spanish
influenza is permitted TO mix
with the people on the streets
and public places, but must re
main in his or her home until
danger of any Infection to 9th
ers is removed.
5. That no lettering viii be
permitted upon streets and i'm
public places, nor in stores nf-
ter customer has completed nee
essary purchases.
q. That the Boy Scouts are
hereby authorized to report
every violation of these rules To
the proper authorities.
Z. That any one violating any
OF these rules and regulations
IL subject to Il penalty of not
less than ten dollars nor more
than twenty five dollars for
such offence.
LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
Big Stone Gap, Va.
October II, 1918.
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NJ. c. baylor Dead.

NJ. 9. liaylor, aged sixty nine
years seven months and seven
days, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Clasbcy, near the
Southern depot, on last We'd
nesday, after a lingering illness.
The deceased was native of
Washington county and was
well known in this section. Ills
remains were Inferred in the
cemetery at East Stone Gap on
Thursday afternoon at three
o'clock. Funeral services we're
conducted by Rev. j. NJ. Smith.
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Little Girl Dies With
Influenza.

Bertha, the four year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
d. Davis, of near Olinger, died
on last Wednesday following an
attack of influenza. Funeral
services were conducted from
tho home by Rev. j, NJ. Smith
and the little remains were laid
to rest in the Dan Reason GENE
tory near the home.
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Trip to High Knob.

Misses Frances whaley, Doris
Warner and Janet Bailey, Mes
sers a. f. Phillips, lrbe Hol
Inns and Jas. w. Rush went up
to Norton Sunday morning on
the L. & N. from where they
walked up to High Knob and
spent the day picnicing and pick
ing up a half bushel of chest
nuts.