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IS COL, WHITE DISQUALIFIED?
mE.MA


aa.}sssa IS COL. WHITE DISQUALIFIED?
According received by The Loudoun Times tins morning
at 10 o'clock from the House Of Representatives Washing
ton reply "Loudoun Times when reply we give De
low Col White has comply with the Federal election law know
the Corrupt Practice governing candidates in both primary an
n elections Office Congress- What the
take his own interests and those nj
prepared to say but WIN ms sta esS
advisors ever at his elbow and campaign manager assist him,
hit annear 10 all interested beginning for who
take care peoples thus gnay fail to take care Of hi
MESSAGE FROM MR. TRIMBLE
"Iarry 7. Harrison.
Ieesburg, Virginia
"No napers contributions been filed IN the
office of the Representatives in accordance
with primary general election law by Col E. White Inc time
for filing expired Saturday night July ~ at u O'clock W.T. Ol1h
B filed his statement n accordance with law
:" (signed) SOUTH TRIMBLE,
Clerk of House of Representatives.
For the benefit quote the law upon TINS SUBJECT
found in Public Law approved August 49, 1911 amended w o
l., s6O). ~ w ~ AMI
GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATTyES AND SENATE
"Everv person candidate for nomination at
,r election or nominating convention, for election at
any general special election Representative IN Congress OF w
United States less than ten nor more imam lteeh oaS
before the day holding such eecloa OF nominating
convention and than fifteen days before
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tves are elected with the Clerk of the House OF Repre-
or+,+vos Washington Columbia full correct and
ze statement moneys and things of value received by
b;, or by any one his knowledge and consent from
any source support of his candidacy together WIN inc
names Of all furnished the whole or IN par
and nch statement tented account OF all
moneys and things contributed expended used OF
promised by his representative or other
person for and with his knowledge and consent together
with the whom and all such gifts onSr
buttons payments made for the purpose
ing election
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oath candidate taken before an officer author
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ment in regular the Clerk Of the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES Secretary the Senate the may be-
dv STAMPED and registered within required herein shall
be deemed such statement under any of the
provisions of this Act.
Tha every person wifuly violating Of the foregoing
provisions of this SHALL upon conviction be fined not more
than one thousand imprisoned than
both"
The tells its story, just Col Whites failure
look after his his followers tells its story
Can has and those Of his followers win
Col White has There be question
as to who after the peoples interests
being lawyer and elbow direct
reach that Col Whites failure to comply with
above passed the American voter is Violate
Of this and should disqualify him.
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w Elicla costs ggaost-
painting or waiting ?

After your house needs painting, every
year you wait it will require more paint anc
more labor to put it in good condition. Anc
every year you wait, your house IS worth less
A little palnr-moncy is good paint-lnsurance
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1S.)
The sun., 1918-08-18
MR.. DREW HAS AN IDEA.
hut He Really wouldn't Want II
Done.

Ever since our entrance in the war
there has been an ever increasing
shortage Of labor" says Sidney Drew,
costar with Mrs. Drew in Keep Her
Smiling" This shortage is bound to
be aggravated the longer the war con-
tinues. II il caused by two principal
factors, the drafting of so many men
into the army and the shifting of labor
into war work for the Government
1T seems 10. me that there is very
simple solution for q very considerable
portion OF this labor problem. In our
jails and houses Of correction we have
thousands and thousands of men who
have been convicted of comparatively
petty crimes and many who are first
offenders on more serious charges.
Why not parole all such in the custody
OF the Government and set them to
work where they are most needed
Put them under military discipline.
house them In regular army camps IL
necessary, but in any event avail our
selves of the labor they are capable Of
performing.
"Of course I do not advocate parol-
ling dangerous criminals. murderers
and the like, but there are thousands
of men who would benefit by being
The sun., 1918-08-18

obtained from watching monkeys in
the money cages You will notice they
never laugh. They always catch pea
nuts. yet they never look as though
they were thinking Of that at all. Ber-
nard Shaw said once that Il manikin
never smiles, the expression is not in
the face but in the body, and that's
the reason why they're funny. So far
as that Is concerned, i am of the opin-
ion that a man en- be just as funny
with his back to the audience as he is
when he faces the crowd.
AT any rate, ] started out to get
some distinctive comedy Of my own. a
brand of something that would have a
chance to expand instead OF getting
dnually and dies a quick and painless
death. Watch a person on the stage,
and If he tries to be funny and the
audience Is aware of that he'll kill
himself. They try to trick the crowd
and fail, But If you fool them they'll
laugh. II fellow steals something
and does it neat you'll have to laugh,
but II he does a rough job you'll get a
bit peeved."
In which last remark there Is more
than IA lone grain OF truth. But II Is
comforting to add that Fields has de-
may be substantiated by viewing his
golf classic in the Follies. His work
Is clever, restrained. and yet there Is
The sun., 1918-08-18

about Miss furka's srrapbook is that
il Is about almost every one else hut
Miss Yurka. True, scattered here and
there are the reviews. adverse and IA
vorable, for she neglects neither Of
her own work, but the greater mass Of
clippings and pictures are of players
she has appeared with and Of those
she wishes she might have appeared
with.
Photographs and interviews With
Nine. Fremstad, Jay CowL T.. II
Sothetn. Julia Mai 1--WE. Geradl?,
Farrar William ia Iersh4m. Bern
hardt, Duse. Maxine Elliott Ellen
Terry, Henry Irving, Julie upp and
Forbes Robertson are eycryWher" ter
to one'of any reference to Miss Nurk1
And each Of these, particularly points
on acting or remarks by critics, are
marked and finger marked a. Though
the actress had read and reread what
had been said of the masters of the
art which is life itself to Miss Nurka.
The sun., 1918-08-18
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
Not the Monkeys, but What W. 4.
Fields says.

There GRE those who find solace only
in the higher order OF things who re-
gard with contempt anything that
gives folks an honest laugh They
thing unintelligible as the thing to
be most desired.
Which has something 10 do with
the case OF W. c. Fields, the comedian
who has q distinctive style that self
styled artists sniff al and the average
run OF people enjoy.
To the multitude who laugh at
Fields's act in the Follies it would
seem difficult to realize. perhaps. that
piano out of tune almost wrecked
his career at the very start. But
such. nevertheless. was the case. The
scene was back in Philadelphia,
whence the comedian comes. and to
those who may happen to know the
geography OF the City of Seven Sun
days the knowledge that the place was
Nafatorium Hall, on North Broad
street, will suffice.
It was benefit for somebody or
other and Fields went on to do some
juggling. being in perfect trim from
constant practice around the house
with those articles OF the family he
could throw up In the air and catch
again. Everything proceeded remark
ably well until the piano started up
and the act started down. That
should have been sufficient to cure
the hero OF the tale. but it wasn't He
nd cd N
he could--sometimes for nothing.
sometimes for glass of beer.
Then he had novel idea. He de-
cided to give a benefit for himself and
cleared $3.50. whereupon with more in
! telligence than he had hitherto dis
played he left Philadelphia and went
to Atlantic City. He Joined a minstrel
show and then came to New York by
The sun., 1918-08-18

money last year from Going Up" and
"A Tailor Made Man" and 1t seems as
though they are likely to make a good
deal from this new play from Anthony
Paul Kelly.
discover the disconcerting fact that
MIR. Kelly came from moving pictures,
where he had written many scenarios,
among them My Own United States"
for Arnold DAILY. The play does not
hold fast to the line of dramatic con.
yentions, but that is nothing against
1t. 1t has an interest that holds every
body fast. just like working out a Sam
Lloyd puzzle. and although there is a
slight let down at the end, after the
identity Of the spy Is revealed, 1t Is
a matter that can be easily adjusted.
Floyd Gibbons, war correspondent
Of the Chicago Tribune. who was Sc
verely wounded on June 4 while going
over the top" with the United States
Marines at the first battle Of Chateau
Thierry. will return to this country
within a week or so. He is now back
I. 1t the. front, where he insisted on
going after his discharge from the
base hospital at Paris. where he was
taken when wounded.
On his arrival here, Mr. Gibbons has
arranged to tour the country. He has
a personal story to tell OF the fighting
OF the marines. AS an eye witness to
their bravery, his story is certain to
be sensational and thrilling.
In letter to a friend in this couu-
try, Mr.. Gibbons wrote he was bring
ing personal messages to their friends
and relatives from thousands OF the
bravest men on the face Of the earth.
The exploits of the daring correspon-
dent would of themselves make a
tale of adventure it would be hard to
match.
Mr.. Gibbons was the first American
correspondent to be On a ship that was
torpedoed. He was on the liner La
coma when it was sunk by a German
submarine and his account of that in
cident was easily the most remark
able story of U-boat raid ever
penned.
! Prior to going to Europe Mr.. Glib
, bons was the Tribune's representative
on the Mexican border. 1t is told OF
him that one day when word came
up out of Mexico that the bandit Villa
| had issued orders for all Gringoes
found in the country to be killed on
| sight Gibbons slipped away from
! Columbus, n. NJ, where he was stay
ing, hired horse and alone rode off
The sun., 1918-08-18
THE LATEST COCKNEY.
None other Than Radford Allen In
"Gctting Together"

Barring the fact that he served
eleven months in the Boer war. four
teen months in the present conflict
was wounded five times and gassed
once, he doesn't know thing about
soldering. His name is Radford Allen,
and he recently made his first appear
ance on the New York stage as the
comic cockney Sergeant Atkins in
Getting Together" What's more m
portant he made a hit.
Back of Corporal Aliens debut as
one of those soldier actors who do so
much toward making Getting To-
gether" an entertainment as unique
as 1t is popular is the story of his dis
covery by Holbrook Blirn and Lieut..
Gitz Rice. The part Of the cockney
serseant-and part that is like no
other on view hereabout-had to be
filed. and there came the vital ques-
ton of who was to fill 1t. 1t requires
something more than the ability to
act: something more than the faculty
of being funny; .Dmething more than
an ability to sing; 1t requires a man
whose knowledge of the British
Tommy and his way is intimate.
Without such knowledge on the part
OF the player Sergeant Atkins would
simply be another character in Get
ting Together" while with it-but
those who have seen the piece know
the answer.
There were few, If any, so qualified,
and the need was immediate. Then
one Sunday n couple of weeks ago,
Blinn and Rice were motoring past
one of the Government hospitals in
which are convalcscing men returned
from France. Through the open WIN
dows there fioated out the words Of a
trench song-Rice's own, Il Want to
Go Home"-sung in manner that
Immediately brought the motorists to
quick stop. They went inside and
met Allen, who was helping out a bit
The sun., 1918-08-18

given a chance to start over again by
working for Uncle Sam, and not only
would they thus become self-support-
ing, relieving the State Of enormous
expenses, but they would be arneiiorat-
ing the shortage Of labor. II men
were needed in the harvest fields they
could be sent there; II shipyards were
crying for labor they could be sent to
them. and SO on indefinitely. And all
the time they would be working them
selves up in the world again. And
similarly during the months to come
Judges instead OF sentencing a man to
year in Jail could sentence him to
work for Uncle Sam for year.
honestly believe that much Of the hue
and cry over a shortage Of man power
in industrial and agricultural pursuits
would cease II some such plan as I
have suggested were put into execu-
ton"
The sun., 1918-08-18
UP AND DOWN.
Nothing More Nor Less Thar
Mann and BERNARD.

r.shsu~ , nsc-. Nh. U>.. vs,.-
Mann ana berharo.
To those who may not he familiar
with the nersonal and nrivate yirtnes
-, ,,. 49,, "a 6, p.. Al.
.'"''' az. o'"' ''"' ''u' ''e
Twin ana YET dmsitniisr STARS OF
Friendly Enemies IL may be inter,
esting to know that Mr.. Mann disA
cusses painting, Ezra Pound, futurism,
the philosophy Of Describes and Berg
son, new movements and so forth, and
that Mr.. Bernard discusses the joys
OF domestic life, the poor salaries paid
20 character actorH, the reaction Of
the audience to certain lines and
gestures in the play and kindred SUBJ
jects. In other words, Mr.. Mann scars.
volplanes and gyrates; Mr.. Bernard
stays close to the earth, and both
achieve wonders with the enthusiastic
audiences that nightly crowd the Hud-
son.
Entering\Mr. Mann's dressing room
Is like getting under tree Just an
the lightning flashes. One isn't quite
sure just how and where It will strike
| To put you at your ease, however, Mr..
| Mann proceeds 10 draw you III CndT-
coal on the back of an envelope or
on the mirror in front Of his dressing
| table Thus assured, you cautiously
feel your way by asking Mr.. Mann
IL he likes to paint.
I'D rather paint than eat" Is the
answer.
And would you rather act than
psint?"
This is rather too direct, and it is
realized a moment too late that a man
/ cannot put eating too far down the
list or he would neither paint nor act,
Mr.. Mann, also aware OF the dilemma
takes the interview by the horns and
lays down his formula for acting.
which is hereby transcribed:
Every actor must have timepiece
within him Acting depends upon the
players sense OF time IN gaming
points
/ Some aotihg Is stA'ic-se'''hg et'
tcct by siehce ana raoiation' ooiit
ac'ihs ~ oyna''''e--e'eh 'aus'"s '"o"
The sun., 1918-08-18

not be confined TO doing one special
thing, be 1t in marble or makeup.
Michael Angelo didn't confine himself
nor did Rodin. The great actors of
former times did not specialize"
Across the stage to Mr.. Bernard s
room and the atmosphere becomes
more placid. In the midst of the in
tricacies Of makeup 1t is suggested ia
Mr.. Bernard that Bernard Shaw con-
siders the character actor the lowest
of his species. Even that does not
rufIle Mr.. Bernard and he dslicately
hints that the matter be referred to
Louis Mann.
1T isn't so, however, says Mr.,
Bernard, but with admirable tran
quillity. and he enumerates a list OF
great thespians who In his opinion
have all been character actors. Then
after some persuasion Mr.. Bernard'a
summary of his long experience:
rs 1t hard to make people laugh
No, It isn't hard, although an audience
varies Some men go to see a show
with their minds preoccupied with
business---they 20 to kill few hours
but to laugh or enjoy an evening
never!
II once made the late Pittsburg Phil
smile. but I never saw him laugh
he must have been thinking OF the
play when he smiled. not of the horses
THE plays the thing, but a mar
must have PERSONAL---VERY. actor car
help the play and vice versa, but no,
unless he has this quality.
"There never lived a comedian In
the world that wasn't a good actor
Those who are not good actors are
cheating and they'll be caught some
day-they can't live long-their day,
are short.
FORTUNATELY for mel playwright,
have allowed me freedom Of speech
and power TO interpolate. an
granted most OF the liberties and tax,
the rest. They all say they could no
write the things I say, for II an actor
were to write or try TO write the line.
l write, after l have been playing TO,
month. to any one reading tn,
manuscript 1t would sound ridiculous
The sun., 1918-08-18

the burlesque route. William Morris
u.uK,d alIu at IA music hall. and from
there he proceeded to Europe This is
an uncertain thing to say In times
likes these, but he was very popular
in that haunt OF the "verboten" sign.
He Wa supposed to stay four weeks,
but he fingered near Wilhelmstrasse
for five months.
After playing all over the Continent
in fact in almost every place on the
globe-he came to the FollieS just
after tho outbreak of the war. He has
been there ever since. And the reason
he has been there is because of his
ability and cleverness, about which he
remarks somewhat as follows:
MANY OF my ideas about comedy
The sun., 1918-08-18
NEW ATTRACTIONS THIS WEEK.

MONDAY-"Yp Zip, Yaphank' the Century musical
written Irving Berlin and by the from
Camp Upton. , ,
"A Very Good Young Man" the Plymouth Wallace Eddnger
heads the of Arthur Hopkins production.
TUESDAY-"He Didn't Want to Do 1t" at the Broadhurst
comedy by Mr. Brodhu based farce by Mr. Broad
hurst Mr. Broadhursts theatre.
Under Orders the Eltnge An A. H Woods production
with Shelley Hull and Effie Shannon.
WEDNESDAY-"Where Poppes Bloom" the Republic
Marjorie Rmbeaus play piece for her by Ro
Cooper Megrue
ryhng the Hippodrome. Just what the
implies, Wolf Hopper the attraction
FRIDAY-"Why Worryf" the Harris Fannie Brice's
female Potash an Permuter piece.
The sun., 1918-08-18
sGUlX\NER DIVERSION i1\ tie TI4EATREU}zXs;8GIGa
with songs and stories from the o,b.r

with songs and stories from the other
side.
Aliens own story came out BY A.
grees. He had been on the stage no.
fore he took to soldering. and haa
been with the Fourth Australian con.
tingent, then known as the Bush
Scouts, at Majuba Hill, Spyon Kop and
I.adysmith. serving under Lord Rob.
erts and Lord Kitchener. In 1914 bs
was In London and there Joined his
old unit, the Fourth Australian Cor.
lltingent, for service in France II.
served fourteen months again undor
Lord Kitchener before he WA
wounded. gassed and invalided homo
And Notwithstanding the fact that no
has bit of powder in his nose a
bayonet wound in his back. finger or
so missing. and Is unfit for further
active service--the latter only annoys
him-he is by way of being soldier
comedian OF rare ability.
The sun., 1918-08-18
Vaudeville and Burlesque.

Mcintyre and Heath have been
so successful at the Palace as to
cause an extension in their book
ing. Their sketch this week will
be new one, Back to the Liv-
cry Stable" which is in their best
comedy vein. Emma Carus will
present a new act, while Van
and Schenck. the popular singing
duo. return with an entirely new
selection of songs. The Watson
Sisters and Seabury and Shaw
are also on the bill.
Mile. Dazie heads the bill at
the Riverside. She will present
her new revue of classical and
modern dances. Andrew Tombes
and Rena Parker. Allan Rogers
and "Moondown," the Washing
ton Square Players sketch, are
also on the bill.
Reilly and the Seminary
Girls" is the attraction at the
Columbia this week, with Jack
Conway heading the cast.
The sun., 1918-08-18
THE NEW CINEMAS.

Ethel Barrymore will be Heen
for the first time at the Strand
in "Our Mrs. McChesney," a pic
ture version of her recent stage
success. The Rialto has Norma
Talmadge in "Her Only Way"
written by George Scarborough.
Heart of the Wilds" with Elsie
Ferguson will be the attraction
at the Rivoli.
Crashing Through to Berlin"
the film history Of the war, re-
mains at the Broadway with new
tabloids arranged by Manager
Kashin. All four theatres have
good supplementary programmes
with news and comedy pictures
and music.
Americas Answer" COM
nences its last week at the
George M. Conan and Hearts
of the World" runs on at the
Forty.fourth Street.
The sun., 1918-08-18

into Mexico. He was gone several
days without any one knowing where
he was.
Then. one day. lie reappeared. The
next morning his newspaper had the
first of a series OF remarkable per-
sonal stories OF Villa. Gibbons had
ridden into the hills. located the bandit
aCd after induiring about the
reported order to kill GringOes even
luaiiy won the confidence and friend
ship of Villa so that the latter talked
freely with him Of his plans, ambi-
tions and of what he was actually
doing
Gibbons has arranged WIS.,
& Co, who, through mutual friends.
The sun., 1918-08-18
ANOTHER SCRAP.
This TO be Added to Miss lurk,,,
Collection.

Most players keep scraphooks
There are those who not only do not
keep serapbooks but who say they
never read anything that is printed
about them. But let them pass
Blanche Yurka is not of their clan.
She has kept n scrapbook ever since
she came down to New York city from
st. Paul, a girl Of IS. Her destination
at that time was none other than the
opera school of the great metropolitan
Opera House. Here she had scholar.
ship and made her debut as one Of the
grail bearers in the sensational first
production of Wagner's "parsifal"
some years ago. And the scrapbook
is brought down to the production Of
"Daybreak" last season. She has been
too busy with the production OF ALE.
glance" at Maxine Elliott's Theatre to
bring 1t quite up to date.
The curious and interesting thing
The sun., 1918-08-18

an honest enjoyment in watching him
that is seldom found. Every move he
makes. every expression seems spon-
taneous simply because it isn't. 1t re-
auired more thought than many could
be able to concentrate on the problem
% making people laugh and it re-
quired art There Is more art in
tields's performance than there is in
battalion of the average sort.