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The Washington times., 1919-08-05
WOMAN SHERIFF. IN IDAHO.

OF the numerous women elected to
public office in Idaho in the last year
Alma Josephson, of Oneida county, is
the only one to hold the office Of
county sheriff.
The Washington times., 1919-08-05
WOMAN. 90. FRACTURES SKULL.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, Aug. 5.-Mrs.
Bridget SchoeppIe ninety years old,
Tipped and fell down a flight of stairs.
sustaining injuries which would in
stantly kill most people.
Her hip and one leg and arm were
broken. Her condition isreported
critical at the Pottsville Hospital.
The Washington times., 1919-08-05
STILL SPLITTING WOOD ATot.

Otis Sidensparker. OF Thomaston.
Me. ninety-One years old. and the
oldest man in town. recently. finished
splitting six and one-half cords of
hrewood
The Washington times., 1919-08-05
BANKERS DISCUSS
CAR LINE MERGER

Several important conferences
among bankers and others over a
proposed merger of the two railway
companies of Washington are
scheduled for the next few days, but
il is probIematical whether they will
accomplish anything.
1t i splainIy realized among the
leading officials of the two railway
companies that unless they do bring
about a merger they are standing on
the brink of a precipice and that it is
possible for more than one line to
totter at the critical point under the
uninviting outlook that is presented
in this city.
So far the conferences held have
availed nothing. Capital Traction
stockholders arc somewhat loath to
enter into a meager proposition un-
less the outlook is good for protec-
ton of their interests. but big inter-
ests not directly connected with this
company are prepared to emphasize
that even the strongest street railway
companies in these days cannot be as
sured they will not be drawn into the
whirlpool at some moment.
Leroy Gaddis jr., secretary treas
urer of the Allen E. Walker Company.
was elected by the executive board
Of the Washington Stock Exchange to
fill the seat lately vacated by T. B.
Huyck
MIR. Gaddis has been interested in
real estate operations in Washington
for some time, and is known amogn
Washington's foremost business men.
1t is understood two other vacan-
cies in the local Stock Exchange are
to be filed in a coming meeting of
the board to I'LL the seats Of ]. B. Gill
pin and William A. Mearns.
No action was taken on filling these
seats at this meeting because of the
absence of most Of the members.
Potomac Electric common SIS lead
on a quiet local market in today's
session, nine separate one thousand
lots went at SO after call. Two sep
arate lots of a thousand OF Washing
a Railway and Electric As sold at
other sales were: Twenty-one
shares Washington Gas at 49% one
Lincoln National Bank at 1855; ten
Capital Traction at So after call. and
five hundred American Graphaphone
at 9915 after call
The Washington Stockholders Az
ISOLATION OF the Mergenthaler Limo
type Company. last night offered the
name OF Edward J. McQuade as di-
rector Of the company to hold office
for the rest of the term of the late
Edward v. Murphy, official reporter
of the United States Senate.
J. NJ. Boteler, OF the National Saw
ing and Trust Company, has gone
away on A fe wdays' vacation. Be-
cause Of the press of business he
plans to take several short vacations
instead of an extended one.
A. II. Bedford, assistant cashier OF
the National Metropolitan Bank, is
expected back from his vacation trip
to California where he visited his
parents.
A resolution of regret for the death
Of Edward V. Murphy, official re-
porter of the Senate, was passed at a
meeting of the Stockholders Associa-
ton of the Mergenthaler Linotype
Company, yesterday. of which Mr..
Murphy was long a director.
The association also voted to recon-
mend Z. J. -McQuade, treasurer Of the
Liberty Savings Bank, to fill Mr. Muir
phys place on the board of directors
The Washington times., 1919-08-05

J. NJ. Boteler, of the National Saw
ing and Trust Company, has gone
away on A fe wdays' vacation. Be-
cause of the press of business he
plans to take several short vacations
instead of an extended one.
The Washington times., 1919-08-05

A. H. Bedford, assistant cashier OF
the National Metropolitan Bank, is
expected back from his vacation trip
to California where he visited his
parents.
The Washington times., 1919-08-05
DANCING

Mae W yndham, $40 l. y. w.
Professional teacher Just returned from
New YORK with an Tho 1sfezf a'c-E rri-
Sate lessons. -5SC. Phone Frank :I5t
auf-5ot
The Washington times., 1919-08-05

The Washington Stockholders AZ
ISOLATION OF the Mergenthaler Limo.
type Company. last night offered the
name OF Edward J. McQuade as di-
rector Of the company to hold office
for the rest of the term of the late
Edward V. Murphy, official reporter
of the United States Senate.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
Music
Vahrah Hanbury Shows Signs
of Ability, but Lacks
Technical Ease

In the matter of stage presence Miss
Vahrah Hanbury, who gave a song
recital at Aeolan Hall last evening,
leaves little to be desired. But did
she possess the eighteen points of
beauty attributed to Helen of Troy
by one of the ancients this would be
OF little assistance to her as a singer,
unless she had also matered the art vf
phrssing and the mysteries of color
ing tone. At present Miss Hanbury
may be characterized as promising
Her voice is an agreeable soprano,
fairly flexible and capable of dramatic
moments. But, although she has evi-
IDENTIFY studied diligently, she is not
yet technically at ease
AS an interpreter she has more ami
nation and less stolidity than many
american singers. Yet either because
all her vocal resources are not under
absolute control or because she is
disconnected by the presence of an au-
clence her interpretations lack con-
viction. The chief failing in her sing
ing is immaturity. A little more study
with special attention to phraslng and
diction should strengthen the ability
which is already here. The program
was light and commonplace, much time
Icing wasted upon Campbell Tiptons
mediocre "Sea Lyrics" for which a
group of old English songs. and others
by Aubert, Poldowskim and Szulc, did
not wholly COMPENSATE
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
Boston $500, 600 in Lead
In Harvard Fund Drive
Total of s7,l53,284 Reported
in Campaign Pledges for
Whole Country

total of s7.153,2s4 was reached
last night in the Harvard endowme mt
fund campaign of SIS, 5,25O, 900. Boston
continues to lead New York by mora
than $500 900. Boston's total thus far
IS $685., ,728; New York's s2,57O576,
and for the rest of the country ST.
6S4 $50.
The Crimson squadron here passed
the $2,000,0 900 mark through the efforts
of the women's committee, which has
now raised S133000 The squadron's
total is $2,010,716. Thomas W. Slocum,
80, whose team has led here, has
gone to New Orleans to stimulate the
work in the South. His place has been
taken by r. c. Cullinan. 49, This
money obtained so far, according 20
Eliot Wadsworth, joint and alternate
chairman of the fund, provides only a
% per cent increase for Harvard's 3
teaching staffs.
Among the larger subscribers are
George c. Lee, Boston, $4,000. Au
gust P. Loring, Boston, $4,000; Chester
II. Lehman, Pittsburgh, 81 800; Arthur
L. Wheeler, New York, $1,000; Julius
r. Wakefield, Boston, $1,000; Benjamin
T. Tilton, New York. 81 900, and Francis
P. Sears, Boston, $1,000.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21

soandant apsn humor as Marlowee Who
snail give her daring. fi;.vares sn..sai
SO great rendering. PERHAPS we do
not remember Mariowc's 81 ner+.rrN.
aAce OF katherine. or perhaSs sonsa
ehLls more mas been added 10 her con
ceptlon OF the role during her retire
MeA1, out last night it seenei IN Nv
eNA' me hnest thing about it was the
sense Mariowe gave of dual person
aiity, OF zeal and sober Katherine
tanding aside and watching the ROUGH
and-enmble norsep,ay of the pxms
IN Sothern's Petruchio there is %
day a keener edge Of VIZ. 4 more rssl
and robust humor than here vas :,
ms riore ardent days. He does not
tear 10 caricature himself.
though both Sothern and MarJow.
give themselves up TO the farce of the
play. there IS throughOuc great and
engaging subtiety und ercorrent ~
lheir playing. 1t flashes out of all .ha
aorseplay and mad puanks into ren-
ulne character IN WHICH each takes the
others measure. And ii rises in tho
last act INTO an undersea ndine quite
over the heads of the wedding guests.
Inc wnoie production is robust
one, frankly and who.eheartedlv plaved
Tor the broadest Values there are in it.
Inc settings are simple and beautiful.
Rowland Blackstone, Henry Stanford
and Frederick Lewis gave able support
to the stars
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21

needs to be cleaned again, and he final
~ oiscovered who committed the near
murder. who robbed the safe and who
Killed the Green man.
we had no idea that picture could
ne SO fascinating which had no star in
~. hut a star would have been only
IN the way, for he or she would have
demanded certain amount Of atten-
eion ana every one, Including the ac-
give it. ON's ~
Ethel Gray Terry played Mathilde.
the daughter of Professor Scongerson.
selentlst,. and the girl who was at
sscKed and nearly murdered in the
yellow room. Her father was in the
room next to hers, but the door be-
tween was locked. Before they could
answer her cries her assailaSt escaned
mere was only one window in the
room and that had iron bars. Now
wnere did the potential murderer
go to?
We were Inclined TO the theory of
ghe monkey, successfully used by Mary
ROBERTS Rinehart and Edgar Allan Poe.
1or It dld seem as though nothing else
eouid havs crawled through these bars
ana shd down the castle wall But We
were all wrong Here is one news
paper person who never could be
detective. But Joe Jo." The Globe"
reporter, solved the mystery and
cleared the name of the man suspected
of the crime
The story is fascinating; The action
IS last, but the solution 3 not ex-
actly satisfactory. For instance, un-
less we are unusually dense, there was
no explanation of the words The
presbytery is calm, the garden is at
tractive, or whatever it was tina.
everybody was always whispering and
writing to each other. and there were
one or two other points which were
not quite plain. However, the main
thing is that the explanation when
given was perfectly plausible, and
every one wondered why he had not
thought of it first.
Emil Chautard directed the picture
1t was made from the story by CASTOR
Leroux by the MayAower com pany and
released by Realart. The musical score
was arranged by s. W Lawton.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
Drama
ION the Hiring Line'' Has Its
First Performance at
Criterion
By Haywood Broun

Harvey O'Higgins and Harriet Ford
have created some delightful char
acters in ION the Hiring Line" and
lowered them with dialogue which is
not only diverting. but admirably faith
full to type We wish taht there was
a little less plot. AS q matter OF fact,
the idea around which the play is built
is just little too ingenious. It al
fords a possibility for complications
which seems to Us overabundant for the
simplicity required in light comedy
AS matter fact, the playwrights
nave really taken a farce plot and
treated It IN the mood Of light satiri-
cal comedy. Accordingly, there is a
need .or greater pace in the first act,
IN which the idea is set in motion. and
perhaps. also in the last act. when the
darn thing has to be worked out to
the satisfaction of everybody
IN character delineation and in dia-
'ogue "On the Hiring Line" is almost
en- a par with Booth Tarxingron' s
clarence, but it is not as good an en-
rertainment because the playwrights
lake the possibilities of plot much
more seriously and allow it now and
again TO get in the way of some OF
theatre has seen this season
Briefly the story concerns a couple
who are unable to get servants to stay
IN the country. Tainted by his wife.
me head OF the household declares con-
hdently that he can solve the problem
and hlres two detectives 10 pose as ser-
wants by assuring the agency that
something is amiss in his household
which will bear watching. Of course.
the detectives do succeed IN turning up
scandalous evidence, and the best mart
OF an act is required to prove that il
is all a mistake. AS we have said. the
under way and somewhat oversnarled d
up before it is done. but between these
points 1t reaches high degree of deft
and hilarious entertainment.
Mr.. O'Higgins and Miss Ford have
written such delightful talk for their
heroine that they fully deserve the
privilege of having Laura Hope Crews
play the role. 1t i superb perform
ance. with every one OF the many pos
sibllltles for humorous effect shrewdly
noted and effected. 1t is rich, full and
ever so delicate. Sidney Toler is al
most as good in q part drawn on some
what broader lines. He is the detec-
tive who assumes the position Of butler.
and he makes every bit Of action, as
we'll as every line, tell toward the pro
duction of a hugely humorous charac-
terization. There is also good work by
Robert Hudson. Donald Gallaher. Cyri.
Scott, Josephine Hall and Vivian Tobin.
one of the youngest of our ingenues
and seemingly one of the most gifted
John Blair, however, handicaps the
first act great deal by performance
which seems to US nept. He is cast to
play the role of bad actor, but real
ism may be carried little too far.
The production is by George Tyler, and
Frederic Stanhope has staged the piece
skillfully
"On the Hiring Line" belongs on the
playgoer's list, for, though a little de-
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
On the Screen
Mystery of Yellow Room
Proves Battling and Real
Fascinating Film
BY Harriette UnderhilI

The unfortunate part of this Life is
that one seldom wants thing after
he has it or, at least, it never is a..
attractive as he fancied it would be-
This relates not only 20 husbands.
mats and Fo1is, but TO the solution of
fercd at the end Of a mystery plav.
Where is the man who does not saw,
"Oh, that isn't half exciting enough"
when he learns that it was Annabelle.
the tlmld nursemaid, or Simon. the
gardeners half-wittcd son, who struck
the blow.
AS a matter of fact. the only solu-
tlon that ever surprised Us was the one
offered in "The Crimson Alb that
Yellow Room" at the Broadway yes
terday. We admit frankly we had no
more idea of who nearly murdered
Ethel Gray Terry than had her father
or the old gardener and not half so
good an idea as the detective himself.
Ha, there is clew for the reader, but
we have not the slightest intention of
telling who did it or anything about
the plot,
We thrilled with pride when it was
stated that the man who unravelled the
near-murder which baffed the greatest
brains n Paris was newspaper man
man who chronicied events for "The
Globe" ono, it wasn't s J. Kaufman).
OF course, no one ever saw a re-
porter who was also a detective. but
this is not known, apparently by the
layman. They fancy that in each we'll
regulated newspaper office is a room
i'led with false whiskers and linen
busters with which reporter may, at
a moments notice, disguise himself as
the janitor, the president or the fnan-
cial editor.
Lorin Raker plays the reporter in
the picture and he IS very likable
person even if he doesn't act like
newspaper person. He fitted enc of
those things in his eye which jewelers.
wear when they tell you your watch
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
Second Week Of Opera
Bv American Singers

The Society of American Singers
opened its second week at the Park
Theatre last night with a double bill
Pergolesi's ''The Maid Mistress" and
Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pinafore Both
operas had been given before by Mr..
Hlnshaw's organization and both had
won popular support
The Maid Mistress" is. despite the
naivete OF it's libretto, little master
piece, and it was given with fine spirit
by Lucy Gates, Percy Hemus and Will
lam Danforth. Miss Gates in particu-
lar. IN song and action, proved herself
a singer and an actress of high order.
1t was a pity that the mise-en-scene
should not have been more nearly ade-
quate to the rest of the performance.
Under the baton Of John McGhie
"Pinafore" received g. spirited per
formance and the orchestra, chorus
and most OF the principals displayed an
understanding of the Gilbertian mood.
Dick Deadeye as could we'll be wished
for, Ralph Brainard manly and
moderately musical Ralph Rockstraw,
Bertram Peacock was excellent as
Captain Corcoron, Blanche Duhield
despite an occasional shrillness in her
upper register, a moderately satisfy
ing Josephine, and Josephine Jacoby a
plump and pleasing Buttercup
But perhaps most perfectly in the
Gilbertian vein was the Sir Joseph
Porter of Frank Moulan. Mr.. Moulan
had little voice, cut he realized the
line between comedy and burlesGue,
and he gave to the part real distinc-
ton.
Gladys Caldwell was vivacious
Helen, whose slenderness belied her
name, and the fine voice of Herbert
Waterous was gratefully heard in the
part Of Bill Bobstay. The audience was
of good size.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
Sothern and NarIowe
Revive Tanning of the Shrew''

Sothern ard Marlowe did well to re-
serve The Tanning of the Shrew" for
the third and last of their revivals at
the Shubert Theater 1t is quite the
best production of their repertoire.
Of all Shakespeare comedies this
seems to have aged the least The
spectacle of man and woman in a
high spirited combat seems still the
greatest game there is to see.
And in katherine julia Marlowe
plays her climatic role Last night
performance brought nome what a rare
artist Julia Marlowe is. With no whit
of fire ana force abatcd, with a deeper
underst tanding and humor than ever
before. she plays this great figure of
comedy greatly indeed. This wild and
witty Katherine, this audac;ous Great
ure, who shall hereafte~ play her with
such FIRE and understanding, such wide
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
The StageDoor

R. n. Burnside, stage director OF the
hlppodrome, has started rehearsals or
new musical comedy, Miss Millions"
with music by Raymond Hubbell and
book by Guy Hardy. Nalli Valli will
play the leading role, and the piece
will be presented soon in New York.
Bessie Mccoy Davis, who injured
her ankle while dancing in the Green
wich Village Follies at the Nora Bayes
Saturday night, will return to the cast
tomorrow evening. Her place has
been taken during her illness by Doris
Faithful.
"Heart of the Forest" which Lou
Tellegen wrote in collaboration with
Andor Garvey, Will have its out-of-
town opening November 10 and will
reach New York in December. 1t is L
story of the Canadian Northwest.
"The Unknown Woman" by Marjorie
Blaine and Stanley Lewis, was presented
last night at Polls Theater, Washing
ton, by A. H. Woods as starring We
hcle for Marjorie Rambeau. 1t will
DE seen here November 8.
Andre Sherri's first Offering as q
producer will be placed in rehearsal
next week. 1t is "The Andre Sherri
Revue of 1919" with words and music
By Mr.. Sherri and A. Baldwin Sloane.
Its first presentation in New York will
be Thanksgiving Week. The next
Sherri piece will be The Love Child
and early in 1920 Mr.. Sherri will cor
tribute a fashion extravaganza called
"Femina." Then follows a "melodra- =
matte farce" to use the authors own
description, ut Takes Thief" by Ed
ward Barry After these the busy pro-
ducer Will give the public a new com
cdy drama and a musical comedy, en-
titled knights Of Bagdad."
At the first rehearsal yesterday Of
Gest spectacle, the company which
will support Dorothy Dalton vas
announced. Miss Dalton plays
Chrysis, courtesan of ancient Egypt.
Mile. Daizie will be Aphrodsia, dan
Ger, and Maude Odell. Hazel Alden,
Rita Gould, Etienne Girardot, Robert
Ayrton and Frederick Maeklyn will
three hundred. +. Lyeil Swete is the
general stage director. Percy Ander-
son and Leon Bakst designed the many
elaborate costumes. The American YER
sion of Pierre Frondale's theme has
been doQe by George c. Hazleton. 1t
Will or at the Century Iheater on
Novem "a.
Augustus Thomas's new play, in
which Arthur Hopkins will star Wilton
Lackaye and which viii open here next
week, has been changed from "Ken.
tuck" 10 "Palmy Days"
Under the terms Of her contract, So
phie Tucker must introduce new
song every week in the Mcintyre 4
I Heath extravaganza. Hello, Alexan-
der" at the Fortyfourth Street This
week It will be "The End of Perfect
Day Revised"
Frederick Bruegger's latest play,
"Eve and the Man." was presented Tor
the FIRST time on any stage last night
by Walter Hast at the Shubcrt-Gar-
/ rick, Washington. In the cast are
( Helen Holmes, Ramsay Wallace, ). Mill
Ter Kent, Edith King and Claude Beer
bohm.
Edward Locke, author of "The Dan
Ger" at the Harris Theatcr, returned
yesterday from Gary, Ind, with mate
rial for a new play.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
ked Gross Workers Called
Women Who Served Overseas
to Meet Thursday Afternoon

large number of the $50 Red Cross
women workers from the New Yorkds-
trict who served overseas during the
war are expected to do staff work dur
ing the third rollcall, November to
H. Invitations were sent out ysster-
day for an important meeting Of these
women at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
October %, at 20 East Thirty-eighth
Street.
Miss Alice Lavinia Day, director of
the district membership campaign, said
yesterday she hoped all overseas w,.,k-
ers would attend the meeting, even if
personal invitations were not received.
Some of the mailing lists have become
obsolete through recent changes of ad-
dress, she explained.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
Rudolph Canz, S,ciss Pianist,
Cires Recital at Aeolian Hall

Musicians may be always sure of
substantial fare at recital by Ru-
do,ph CAM. The Swiss pianist's mu-
steal grasp is firm, his sympathies
broad and his technique ample That
he is not notably a poetic artist does
not detract from the soundness of his
foundation.
In the Liszt Variations on motif
by Bach he was yesterday perhaps at
his best, but he was also excellent in
most interesting group of Debussy
Preludes. In these there was a poetry
OF an intimate sort, which was alto
gether pleasing, perhaps because of it's
very fragility. His playing of the Schu-
mann f sharp minor Sonata was a lit
tie dry, yet, on the whole, satisfying.
Mr.. CAM was welcomed by large
audience, which testified to it's ad.
riration in no uncertain fashion.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
opeyers Aid Actors Fund
ray $1,000 for Seats at Me.
mortal Performance

Dsniel Frohman, president Of the
snrs' Fund Of America, added yester-
~ ms names of James speysr and
~. Speysr 10 the list Of those who
to- paia 10000 for seats at tho Ma
go memorial Day performance
=. 8: Proctor, it was announced bs.
Pad $500 for a seat in hss hs' nwn ,nss,as nas
= Albany 70 make sure that e,tv viii
.sssssubscribs Its quota. Jules Tan
clifson Crawford and other actors
sac are On tour in the West arr anc.
j ss.s'nang ssats At the fund performance
9 svsry shsassr they play In.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
IS too fragile to stand the buffetings of

to-day
1t was sung as smalI-town theater
company in Germany might have sung
IT last night, by Elsa Diemer. Tiles
Longtin, Albert Reiss, Oskar Hofmann.
Salvatore Solte, Carl Bitterl and Otto
Gor'tz, under the direction Of Louis
hoemmenich. Theodore Spiering con-
Quoted the Wagner concert.
Perhaps the Star company has shown
US how to do honor to the "Deutsche
hasn't.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
First American to Escape
Germans Killed bv Air Fall

CALEXICO, Cal, Oct. eo.-First
Lieutenant George w. Puryear, supply
officer of the 9th Aero Squadron, Of
Rockwell Field, was killed here to-day
when the engine of his airplane went
dead and the plane fell into a cotton
field. He was said TO be the first Amer
lean prisoner to escape from the Ger
man lines.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21

fcient' in form. it is in spirit light
comedy OF the most winning sort. It
wins lauen-er not by surprise or by
any tawcry tricks, but By close OBJ
servatien and humorous portrayal OF
persons as convincingly real as any Of
those who with step on your toes when
you go home in the subway tonight