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The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
GAYETY AUDIENCES
SUBSCRIBE $500

There were $500 worth Of liberty
bonds sold at the Gayety Theater
yesterday. OF this amount s.. 800 were
sold at the afternoon performance
and $1,000 in the evening. This makes
e total of S23.70o in bonds sold at the
theater during the present campaign.
Up to last night Miss Gene Mitchell.
Of the Rose Sydell company. was
leading for the prize offered by Harry
o. Jarboe, manager OF the Gayety
Theater. to the actress who sells
the most bonds this week. Miss
Mitchell will leave the stage at the
end OF this month and go to France.
where she will serve in the Ambu-
lance C1rps.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
BILL,
AMENDED GOES
PAST SENATE
Sixty Million Dollar Appro-
priation Approved by
3 Upper House.

The bill appropriating sSo,Ooo,ooo for
housing war workers employed in ar
senals. munition plants. navy yards.
stc.. was passed by the Senate yes
terday afternoon with few changes
except that the power of administer
ing the sum Is placed in the hands OF
NE President instead Of the Secre-
tsry Of Labor.
S1OyOo0,OOO for Washington
The bill has already been passed by
ne House, and will now be sent to
conference. Houses will be built and
Others will be bought, in order 10
lessen the congestion Ten million
dollars OF the money is to spent IN
Washington
Senator Thomas, of Colorado. insists
that Congress. while 1t Is housing
ITS employees during the war. shall
house itself, or rather. the members
OF Congress. But the Senate does not
think so. An amendment offered by
NE Senator to spend $4,000 on the
Maltby Building and convert II into
an apartment house for exclusive use
Of members Of Congress. failed 70
pass, but the Senate did agree 10
spend that amount on the building
for use as offices for the Senate.
The government will spend S1O.oO,OOU
h the District to house war workers.
and these buildings may or may not
be Of a permanent character. depend
hg on where and how they are built.
Restraining Proyiso.
Unless a government building Is to
be erected on a lot where an unoccu-
pied dwelling stands, the government
can net commander that building
and oust the occupants. this oeInS
forbidden in the bill as 1t passed the
Senate. This feature will relieve the
anxiety OF many occupants OF homes
n. the District who feared almost in
slant eviction from their homes when
the bill should become law.
Tenants of houses which the Pres
ident finds It necessary to comman-
deer have the right of appeal to the
District Supreme Court to forestalI
such action Should the court de-
eide against them. the controversy
ends, as the court has final Jurisdic-
tion in the matter.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
NAVAL ENSIGNS GRADUATED.

Newport, r. l.. May 1.-The first
class to complete the four months
training course for naval ensigns here
has been graduated at the naval train
ing station. and will be sent to the
fleet for sea duty. Seventy-five men
out Of class of eighty-nine received
diplomas. Forty officers were gradu-
ated also from the naval torpedo sta
tion..
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02

What with air raids and that mys-
terious German long range gun. life
in Paris Is no longer what 1t used to
be-" writes viii Black. Princeton
graduate, ambulance driver. and air
plane electrical worker. to David M.
Conway, a Washington cousin.
This letter Is among the first TO
reach Washington from a witness OF
the long-distance bombardnient. and
the writer also tells how he watched
an air raid from the top OF 7. NJ.
c. A. building
''In the good old days one could go
to bed with a prospect of good sleep,
provided his COINCIDENCE wasn't giving
him trouble" writes young Mr.. Black,
but nowadays no one sleeps but the
deaf. II was interesting enough when
there were only air raids. but when
Fritz started throwing them IN from
seventy-five miles or so distant the
pace was visibly quickened.
when the papers first came out
telling what 1t was no one would be-
lieve them. but when the thing was
eryone gradually became converted.
Not Alarmed for Long.
lone Saturday morning about 10
o'clock they started with the gun.
There had been a false alert the
night before and the alert was given
again in the morning. and everybody
except a few OF the foolish 'Aymerry-
cans took to the cellars. The ava
tors went up and ransacked the
milky way, looking for Fritz. but he
was nowhere to be seen. Then tie
people gradually began to move out
Of their holes. and although the noise
kept up at regular fifteen-minute in
tervals, life went on as 1t normally
does, in fact. there were many more
people on the street than usual.
There was another alert that even
ing. and as soon as Fritzie had a
good sleep he started up again Sum
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
DR.. Henry Clay Mabie Dies.

Boston. Mass. May 1.-The Rev. DR..
Henry Clay Mabie. for near half a
century a Baptist clergyman. and Ions
Identified with the American Baptist
Missionary Union, died in his home
here, He was II years old and was
born in Belvidere, Ill.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
FEW FARMERS In ARMY.

Based on the total population, only
seventy-three hundredths of per
cent of the farm labor in the country
has been caught in the draft. Based
on the rural population, . per cent
has been. called into military service
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02

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Nightgowns OF soft nainsook.
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Nightgowns, Sis
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with fine lace. Yokes embroi-
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Night Drawers, 7Se
OF plain or barred muslin.
high or low neck. Sizes 2 to
10 years.
Drawers at 29e to 7Se
Muslin and Cambria Drawers,
In Knickerbocker and straight
leg styles with neat embroidered
edge. Sizes 2 to IL years
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
Nightgowns

Nightsowns in square, round
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The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
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The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
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Pajanas, S1.S0 and $1.eS
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made Of pink, blue and white
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Petieosts, 69c and 81
Princess Petticoats OF soft
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years.
Billie Burke Pajamas, 81
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The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
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The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
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The Washington herald., 1918-05-02

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white. gray. smoke. silver. gold.
bronze, champagne, Russian
taupe. Special at 75c pair.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
PLAN FOR LAW
BUILDING HELD
UP TILL PEACE
Construction for G. W. U.
Must Wait During War.
Funds for Liberty.

The campaign for raising 100000 to
erect a Law School building for George
washington University will not be
resumed until the war Is over, accord
ing to announcement by university
officials.
More than one-third Of the desired
amount had been raised when the
United States entered the war. As
soon as the declaration OF war was
made, university officials decided that
Il would be unwise to press the cam
paign in view of the unsettled condi-
tion and the numerous demands that
inevitably would be made upon the
public on account of the war.
The money so far raised has been
Invested in liberty bonds, and the In
terest will be added to the building
fund. The amounts follow: Cash,
a,SS.S; securities, s25,sss.75, and
pledges, 81. 221. So, making a grand total
OF S36. 1905.
This money was subscribed solely
As the result of an appeal to trus-
tees, faculty members and graduates
OF the classes from 1911 to 1916. A
general appeal was being prepared
when the United States entered the
war
University officials say that the cam
paign will be resumed as soon as the
war Is over, and they predict that
work on the proposed building will
begin within a year after peace is
signed.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
Gayety-VaudeviIle.

An elaborately-produce Euro
pean ballet is one of the outstand-
ing features of the performance Of
the Golden Creek Extravaganza
Company, next weeks attraction
at the Gayety Theater. Billy Ar
lington, prince of comedians. is the
star of an organization which has
been gathered together from every
branch of the amusement world.
Other notables include Frank De
Voc. Eleanor Cochran and Harlie
Mayne. The Pail Mall Trio, con-
sisting of Edward Hennessy, Wal
ter La Foy and Carl Taylor, will
share alike honors with Hite and
Roflow, a dancing team. As usual,
the chorus will be composed of a
noteworthy assemblage of pretty
girls who have been 80 expertly
trained in the ensembles that they
form a brilliant background for the
work of the principals.
The piece de resistance Of the en-
tertainment is a two-act extrava-
CANA in six scenes which is under
the general title of "A Trip to Sun
land"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
Million Days Lost Each
Year Through Car Service
Beeler, Traffic Expert, Proposes to Save Many
of Them by "Skip-Stop" Service to
Start Sunday. 80 sa

One million government work days
are lost yearly in Washington be-
cause the cars stop at every corner.
says the expert
John A. Beeler sat in the District
Building yesterday afternoon at a
desk heaped with staggering figures
as to the difficulties which WASH
ingtonians find in getting down 10
work in the mornings, and on which
lay numerous charts showing what
apparently simple solutions to tho
whcle problem may be found. Chief
emong these solutions Is the pro-
posed staggering of work hours.
."Oh, yes;' skip stop" we're the
words with which Mr.. Beeler greet
ed The Washington Herald man, TAX.
ing d typewriter sheet Of paper from
drawer.
"Here is a little thing ] got I'D
in the train-I slipped away home
to say Hello to my babies" The
expert began reading: r.
speeding up the local car schcd-
ules by fifteen per cent, which l
estimate will he the result Of the
skip stop plan. will be of very great
benefit in relieving the congestion
and helping the car rider.
The faster schedule means a cor
responding saving I'm the time each
passenger is on the car. The average
is twenty minutes, and therefore each
passenger will save on the average
three minutes.
The total saving In time repre-
sented by three minutes for each OF
the $50 million annual rides on the
street cars Of the District is 7,5Oo. OoC
hours saved to car car riders. This
Is now lost time. 1t is either lost to
the government by those who come
late or lost by the car rider who
could have had this time at his own
disposal.
-"Seven and a half million hours rep
resent the equivalent of 1.0OO,0OO gov
ernment work days. The government
clerk works 80 days a year. This
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
NatIOna-"ChIn Chin"

"Chin Chin" whose reputation as a
famous entertainment is known to the
Capital playgoers. will be seen at the
National next week.
BY the box Office returns, the most
potent argument in the theater when
entertainments such as this are under
consideration, "Chin Chin" is the
greatest and the best.
Certainly the most eXacting and
sophisticated taste will ask for little
or nothing more in facile playfulness,
pretty dresses, swift dances and
prankish amusement than this pro-
duction has to offer.
Ivan CarylTs score is rich with in
gratiating melodies and the various
stage settings make attractive pic
lures.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
PoIps-.Getting Together

Getting Together" a dramatic and
humorous play, based on incidents Of
the present war, will be seen at the
Polls Theater week Of April p 1t Is
coming almost direct from the Lyric
Theater in New York and 1t bids fair
to be one OF the most spectacular and
novel productions seeh in this city in
many years.
It is being presented under the
auspices OF the British and Canadian
recruiting mission and with the CO.
operation of the American military and
naval forces, and is the joint work
Of Ian Hay. the author of The first
Hundred Thousand; ]. Hartley Man
ner, the author of Peg O. My Heart,
and PercivaI knight. while Lieut.. iitz
Rice and Harry B. Smith wrote the
lyrics. The songs are by Lieut.. Rice.
The title of the play. Getting To-
gether," tells its own story in two
words 1t is in three acts and seven
scenes, showing actual trench services.
the festivities in a ruined French viii
lage; an exact replica Of a British
war tank in action on the stage, and a
spirited recruiting rally.
Among the cast of notable players
will be found Blanche Bates, Holbrook
Blinn, PercivaI Knight, Edward Mar
tindell. William R8selle and Harriet
Sterling.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18

saving IN time IL equivalent to the
work Of s.571 government clerks. Can
anyone read these figures and doubt
the economical value, to the COM
munlty Of speeding up the car serv-
Ice?
Less Intervals Between Cars.
'yrhe cars. too. will be enabled to
come at more frequent intervals and
with more regularity than no~. More
service thus given win enable people
now forced to walk TO avail them
selves OF the car service"
The skip-stop system, which Is to
be put into force Sunday. was her
aided yesterday In every street car
Of The District by posters with q
large yellow circle in the middle.
rasted cn the windows.
This circle shows the form Of sign
which will be placed at every nom
skip-stop corner. and the would-be
car rider will but have to cast his
eye up the street to catch sight of
one OF these signs, which will natHr-
ally be more obvious than the street
intersections themselves.
Then all he will have to do will be
to make bee-line for the nearest
sign and wait till car comes along.
Quite simple. isn't it?
r. Report 20 Pages Long.
The report of Mr.. BeeIer on skip
stops occupies seventy fypewritten
pages. on which are shown all the
new stopping places on each Of the
fifty-eight sections of track into
which the lines OF the city have
been subdivided. Mr.. Beeler re-
marked that II seemed superfluous.
with the price OF paper as IL is now.
to print all these stops. as they
will be made so obvious on the
streets to anyone who has eyes to
see.
It Is estimated that II Mr.. Beel-
er's report were printed in the news
papers OF Washington, for the
perusal Of every citizen, say 100000
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
Moore,. G.rdep-4.B,,.. I'm.

The photoplay feature Of the Slll an
nounced for Moore's Garden Theater
for Friday and Saturday of this week
Is Brace Up" q thrilling Bluebird
melodranna in which Herbert Rawlin-
son is pictured in the stellar role. The
story, which moves at break-neck
speed throughout the length of the
five reels, is Of a young husky who
seemed to have a yellow streak until
the final test came and the welfare
of the girl he loved was at stake,
when he proceeded to demonstrate The
possession In large quantities of the
kind Of stun heroes are made of. and
thereby furnished the most amazing
climax that any shadow drama ever
had.
Next week will bring three film
dramas to the Garden screen. Begin
ming Sunday and continuing through
Tuesday Louise Glaum will be pic
tured in the stellar role of "An Alien
Enemy"
On next Wednesday and Thursday
the chief attraction will be Little
Miss No-Account." in which Gladys
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
Co.mo.-aHIIdn,. Ankle,

A breezy little musical comedy,
with a wealth of pretty music.
girls. costumes and scenery, called
"Hilda's Ankle" will be the chief
attraction of the Cosmos Theater
bill next week. The company of ten
will be headed by the well-known
Art Harris and May Lorimer and
include a septet chorus rated as
among the best in popular vaude-
willie.
Carter and Garcia, a team of not
ed entertainers in vaudeville, will
amuse with a merry mixture of nom
sense; Manning, Feeley and Knolls,
The Jazz Boys" will bring the lat
est in rathskeller amusement; the
Wileys, a South American. group.
will offer melodies on strange in
struments; Ed Amythe and COM
pany will present a slang classic,
Pretty Soft" and Alice Royce, a
Georgia girl, will sing Southern
songs.
william s. Hart, in The Patriot"
will furnish the matinee film fea-
ture and this will be supplemented
with a Billy Rhodes comedy and
the Hearst-Pathe News.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
Loew's COIumbIa-DougIas Fair
banks.

In his newest photoplay, "Mr. Fix
It," which continues as the feature
at Loew's Columbia for the remainder
OF the current week, Douglas Fair
banks has a unique role which af-
fords so many surprises as to en-
title the portrayal to the distinction
of being one of the best in which
this athletic star has ever appeared.
Mr.. Fix-It" is a comedy of the
highest class, in which role Mr.. Fair
banks expounds the theory Of hAppi-
ness for humankind and his preach
ment is that one can only be happy by
bringing happiness to others. It is
one practice of this homely philosophy
in a palatial home. filled with FASH
ionable people. that brings about
many mirth-provoking complications.
Sunday and for the first half OF next
week Marguerite Clark will be seen
in her new photoplay. Rich Man.
Poor Man.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
R.F. Keith-NnuderIIIe.

The tempting array at B. F. Keith's
theater next week will be led in dou-
BILE stellar tandem by George White,
assisted by Emma Haig, and by Eliz-
abeth Brice. They will be seen in
The Dance Ideas Of 191s.'' Miss Brice,
formerly Of BTice and King. admits
her loneliness since King Joined the
navy to hunt the Huns. Among her
songs along this appeal to sympathy
are Help a Lonely Girl Along"
Hurry Back" Il Can't Get Along
Without You," and I'D Hate to Lose
You. I'm So Used to You Now" The
extra added attraction will be Gus
Edwards Bandbox Revue. featuring
Cuddles Edwards and George Price,
assisted by Vincent O'Donnen, the
kid Mccormack" supplemented by
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
MOore's strand-''The Kaiser, the
Beast of BeFlIn.o

MOore's Strand-''The Kaiser, the
Beast Of Berlin"
A photoplay over which New York,
Chicago. Boston, and other large cities
have gone wild will give Washington
a new sensation next week, when for
the entire seven days Moore's Strand
Theater will offer as the feature of
its bill Rupert Julian's sensational
film study Of the life of the worlds
supreme murderer, THE Kaiser, the
Beast of Berlin"
Here Is a picture that will not bring
comfort to the hearts of alien enemies
or others who may still harbor a feel
ing of sympathy for the brute who
has wrecked the happiness of the
world, but it will bring red-blooded
Americans to their feet cheering with
its faithful representation of the
egotism, the barbarity,s the cunning
and the blood-thirstiness OF the chief
Of the Hohenzollerns, challenged by a
young captain who had the nerve to
smash the Kaiser on the jaw and
knock him unconscious
The picture tells the truth. 1t Is not
a burlesque nor a travesty, Dut a
wonderfully effective INSTALLATION of
what America is up against; why we
must whip the Kaiser and why the
job must be done thoroughly. The
acting. photography. direction and
settings are such as to add greatly TO
the effectiveness of one OF the most
remarkable cinema spectacles of the
day.
The remainder OF the current week
at the Strand will be featured by
The Guilty Man." the powerful film
version of A. H. Woods successful
stage play of the same name, which
represents one of the most worthy
accomplishments of Thomas H. Ince
that has ever been released by Para
mount
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
Promised Attractions

another collection of Edwards IA
nous type of girlish beauties. Another
added feature will beB Lee Kohlmer
and company in Two Sweethearts." I"
Others of importance are the Misses
Fay and Florence Courtney in South
ern delineations and darky folk
songs; Flanagan and Edwards in q
stage-life farce; Hamilton and Barnes
in Just Fun" Potter and Hartwell;
the pipe organ recitals and the
Hearst-Pathe news pictorial and real
war films.
Next Sunday at ) and SIS p. m, at
B. F. Keith's the bill will present Pat
Rooney and Marion Bent. Bessie
Wynn, and the other attractions play
ing this week.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18

sides occupying hours OF time Of
many editors. compositors. proof
readers and ali the uncountsbIe hu-
man factors that enter into the
making of a newspaper.
After all. as Mr.. Beeler says him
self. everything boils down now %
a quest on OF conserving man power
-anti-Teuton man power.
Mr.. Beeler's staff vehemently deny
the allegation that they are pro
Borlandites." They just like 10
work TIL o'clock because they
have an interesting task. ~
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18

newspaper readers out of the total
estimated population of 100000.
one-twelfth Of one edition OF SOC. 900
thousand would be occupied by the
report supposing the average pa
per has twelve pages.
The report would therefore oc-
cupy a space equivalent to 1888
entire twelye-page newspapers.
This would be approximately
equivalent to $500 pounds OF pa
per. and with paper at three and
one-half cents a pound, would use
S1.942.5O worth of paper alone, be-
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
Ns,Ional-Mme. Yyette GuiIbert.

Mime. Yvette Guilbert. the inconipar-
able interpreter OF songs, appears on
Thursday afternoon, April 25, at the
Belasco Theater. 1t has been said
that "she is par excellence the inter-
prefer of the Coincide Humane,
whether in the age Of simple faith, of
cynical artificiality or of humble Ia
bor." The poets who dreamed always
of France as a glorious woman dream
ed well-they dreamed of Yvette
GuiIbert.