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The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
New Representative
To Be Seated Friday

Representative King SwOpe. Repuo-
hcan, who for the second time in the
hisrOry. OF the Eighth district Of Ken
lucky defeated the Democratic choice
in an election to select a successor TO
Representative Harvey Helm. who
died. will hC seated in Congress either
Friday or SATURDAY,.
Representative Langley o. Kentuky
received a telegram from SwOpe yes
trrday stating that the new member
Of Congress would leave his home for
Washington tomorrow.
Keen interest has been evidenced
over the seating Of Representative
Swore because he is coming to Con-
-ress fresh from service in the n
f F
A substantial additional bonus for
discharged soldiers who served in the
world war and opposition 10 the
league OF nations were the principal
features in his platform
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
Former Soldiers Held
In Drug Addict Crusade

Two overseas soldiers were arraign-
ed before Commissioner Isaac HIT
Of the internal revenue service, yester-
day afternoon on charges Of viCiat-
ing the Harrison antinarcOtic act by
having drugs in their possession and
selling them.
Many more cases were scheduled for
bearing IS result of numerous ar
rests made within the last few days
TO put stop to the drug traffic in the
District. Prisoners in the precincts
and at the Asylum Hospital were too
i'll TO appear, however, and their cases
were continued until this morning.
Reuben Rose. alias 'Keough," and
Donald McCUrley. former soldiers,
pleaded not guilty. Their cases were
continued until Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
Shriners FroEic Today
At Chesapeake Beach

Members Of KaIHpoIis Gro:to will
hold their annual f today at
Ch-sapeake Beach. The program
includes a concert by the GrottO
Band. athletic events, a srOtesque
boardwalk parade. swimming con-
toSJs, prize dancing and several
startling. daring and amazing fea-
lures" Prophet Marshall W. Pick
erinE is chairman Of the committee
on arrangements. wives. children
and friends of prophets will be
specially cared fOH.
Members Of Federal Employees
Union. No. 1O5. composed OF women
employees IF the Bureau Of Engrav-
ing and Printing. will give an ex-
curSIon at the beach tomorrow. An
athletic program will be presented
ana .rye dancing will be a feature.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
GREY EXPECTED
AS AMBASSADOR
Viscount Coming to Amer
lea in English Diplo-
matte Post, Is Belief.

London. Aug. 12.-It is confidently
eXected that within a few da.s the
government will announce that Wis
count Grey has accepted the post Of
British ambassador to the United
States.
LORD Grey has been for many
months troubled by his failing eye
sight. Some Of the greatest British
specialists have been in consultation
over him and he has been subjected
to a special course OF trfatment, so
that recent reports that he was go
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
The IDEAL WOMAN

The great Napoleon once said: My
ideal woman is not the beautifu-fea-
tpred society belle. whose physician
kys IN vain to keep her in repair.
[ the matrOn who reaches middle
te in complete prcservaticl - that
oman is rendered beautiful by per
ret health" To attain such health
n middle life a woman must guard
Gainst those ills which drag her
flown and produce nervousness. head
|aChc, baCkaChes. sieepleSsness and
the blues The standard remedy
for such conditions is Lydia F. Pink
HAMS Vegetable Compound, which
for forty-five years has been restor-
ing women to health and strength
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13

ing blind have now been replaced BY
encouraging news.
The viscount. IL appears. is not
threatened with total blindness
When he wears cOIored glasses ht
can see sufficiently to walk about
and can go fishing and pursue 1rdi-
nary pursuits as well az the average
person. However. he cannot reae
print.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
Senator Reed Issues Defy
To Missouri Democrats

Senator Reed. Of Missouri. yester-
day issued a statement defylng the
Democratic State Committee of Mis-
souri, for its action in endorsinE the
league of nations and insisting upon
the Senator giving il his support.
L was not elected to office BY the
state committee but by the people OF
Missouri" he said My campaign
was not managed by the present State
committee, for if it had been I ON
sure hat my fortune and tho for
.uu's Of my associates on the ticket
would have been worse
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
W. c. 7. j. DENIES.
WAR ON TOBACCO
Secretary Says Federal Ban
Is Not Organizations
Aim.

No attempt will be made by the
National Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union to secure the passage
of Federal amendment against to-
bacco. Anna A. Gordon, president of
the union, declared last night.
Miss Gordon said the money TO
be raised in the jubilee million dol
lar drive will be used in an educa-
tional campaign, such as has been
conducted by the organization for
the past thirty years.
The WOman's Christian Temper
ance Union since its organization in
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
SERVICE
FOR CARNEGIE
Lack of Ostentation to
Mark Service Set for
Thursday.

Lenox. Mass. Aug. 12.-The body
OF Andrew Carnegie, steel magnate
who died here yesterday. will be
taken to Sleepy Hollow. Tarrytown.
n. Y, for burial, it was announced
at the Carnegie home here today.
1t was also stated there will be
no funeral services In New York.
At the same time II was learned
that the Rev. Benson N. Wyman.
pastor OF the D1noS Congregational
Church. and Rev. DR.. William Peir-
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
More Free French Lesson,

An additional free tuition class
in the French language will be
started Tuesday. August l9 by the
Washington Salon, 1913 II street
Government departments.
ii is claimed. have difhcu,ty in OBJ
tanning employees who can speak.
read and write French and 20 this
end the Washington Salon is offer
ing its services to not only govern
ncnt clerks but to others as well.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
Woman Faces New Litigation.

Syrs cuse, N. Y, Aug. l2.-HaVinG
succeeded in overturning her mar
riage to Lieut. Earl l. Ryan, L. 5
N, on grounds no longer recognized
as a basis for annulment action il
this State, Mrs. Charlotte Mae RIGHT
meyer Ryan. formerly OF Schenec
tady, now faces more litigation will
her former counsel. Edward Devine
of this city, as her opponent Ht
holds judgment against her for 800
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
NEW JERSEY BANK
RESOURCES INCREASE

Trenton. y. J., Aug. 12- The re-
sources of New Jersoy State banks
at the close Of business on Jun go
amounted to $3.50 533 81. an increase
of S.235.tf as comDared with May l.
1912, it was announced today.
Resources OF savings banks tOtaIled
S'&i, o., -. "a. an increase Of $sfG. al q
The resources OF trust companies
were s505. .6IL722-32, an increase Of $l77.-
l2- 05
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
FIRE DAMAGES CAR
BARNS In CAMDEN

Camden. n. j.. Aug. 12.-DamaEe
estimated at more than 100000 was
caused by two fires which swept
the Camden car barn, destroying
twenty-one trolley cars and partly
gutted the leather plant of John r
Evans Company here early today.
The cause of the blazEs is undeter-
mined. but the rapidity with which
the fires spread is termed by police
as Suspicious"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
Greeks Mass on Frontier.

Paris. AUG L2-Greek troops were
reported today to be concentrating on
the EuIGar1an frontier. Their action
presumably is preliminary to the oc-
cupation Of Thrlce in case the Amer
lean peace delegates do not agree
thar the territory be awarded to
Greece
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13

1874 has proven its worth and has
justified the confidence and esteem
given it by the people of our coun-
try" she said.
In every campaign which II has
conducted or in which il has had a
part its work has been done openly
and in the future will be carried out
in the same way"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
Reading, Pa, Man Takes Life.

Philadelphia. Aug. 1.-THE body
of a man believed to be w. G.
Gaines, of Reading. Pa. was found
in a local hotel today. He evidently
had committed suicide by inhaling
gas through a tube attached to an
open jet.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
Labor Board Hears Last Cases.

New York. Aug. 12-The war labor
board. which goes out of existence
this afternoon. heard a series of
cases today involving electric rail-
way employee in the vicinity of Bos-
ton. Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-13
K. of c. Dance Tomorrow.

The Knights Of Columbus al Wash.
ington Barracks ,yuI give a dance ia
the X. Of c. Hut there tomorrow
night The public is invited. Hughes
jazz orchestra will furnish the music
Evening star., 1919-11-16
FLORENcE EASToN
Masonic AudItortum,
POLLS -''Rose of China" "

Something out of the ordinary ID
promised in 'The Rose of China" a
new Chinese musical comedy which
F. Ray Comstock and Morris Ges'
will present at Polls Theater thi
week, beginning tomorrow night
Since the days of San Toy" the
1owery kingdom has offered a tempt
ing background for the writers OF
musical comedies.
\ In THE Rose of China" Guy Bottoms
story takes an American vaudeville
actress and few other breezy Amer
leans into the heart of old China, where
romance is found in its most attrac-
tive form. The lyrics are by P. G.
Wodehouse. Messrs. Bolton and Wode-
house have associated with them
selves in this offering a new COM
poser. Armand Vecsey. musical direc-
tor of the Ritz in New York, and
well known as composer of songs
and a musician of note.
The company will include Frank
Mcintyre. Oscar Shaw, Cecil Cunning
ham. Jane Richardson. George E.
Mack and Cynthia Perot The
dramatic part of the production was
staged by Robert Milton and Julian
Mitchell has directed the ensemble
numbers and selected one of the pref
test of chorus aggregations. The
scenery is by Joseph Urban.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
B. F. KEITH'S-Alice Lloyd,

Alice Lloyd.,the English comedienne,
will be the chief magnet at B. F.
Keith's Theater this week. This is
her first American tour since the
beginning of the world war, during
which she devoted her efforts to hos
pital work in England and France
In character assumptions, dialect
songs, topical ditties and other droll-
cry essentially English she is un-
rivaled in the tight little isle. All
her songs are new and her costum es
are in character. The added attrac-
tion is Beth Beri, debutante here
and altogether new to the Atlantic
coast stage, but heralded as Cali
.sinuous and sensational dance. Ac-
companied by Jay Velie and Paul
O'Neill. she will offer a series, in
cluding her Fiji islander fandango.
The grand opera stars, Marie and
Mary Mcfarland. are positively an
nounced in "a Concert Program" COM
prising popular ballads and melodies.
Lester Crawford and Helen Broderick
will present "A Little Of This and a
Conn and Marcelle Coreene, "a Pest
House." described as a gleeful farce
dealing with pestiferous people; the
Ara sisters. dance creations of their
own devising, and Raymond and
Schram. "A Syncopated Cocktail" 4;
others will be the Levolos, in. wire
wonders; Gautier's Brick]ayers, TOP
les of the Day" and the kinograms..
Today at and Sis pm. the bill
will include Howard and Clark, May
hew and Taylor and all of last weeks 3
acts,
Evening star., 1919-11-16
HlllugQ1llQntS
Music and Drama

" WASHINGTON lovers of the
~ theater the past week
wv had the rare luxury OF
two attractions that are
likely to lead the sea-
sons choicest offerings. They have
come to regard with unwavering con-
f1dence a Belasco play as creation
of real dramatic art. presented by
connoisseur whose scope is not con-
fined merely to scenic beauty and de-
tail. "The Son Daughter" is classic.
Even the top-heavy orator who ven
tured to continue it's story a1ter tne
fall of the last curtain did not SNAKE
the faith that was rewarded, iater III
the week, by his utter banlsnm ent.
Miss Ulric's unique and exquisiteiy
delicate characterization OF Lem y" n d
belongs in the gallery OF portralts
tnat have honored the stage ana staho
as a barrier against its annlnliation
even by commercial age. Aiperl I
Eruning also indelibly left an impress
,Ipon the memory as an example Oh
oriental stocism. OF course, Mr.. be
lasco has done no more than what
multitude of producing managers can
do with stars and things. He mas slnl-
ply done them. again ana AGAIN
Trene" was a delightful surprise.
some of it's enthusiastic admirers
went so far as to call it the best
musical play that has come 70 the liz
National Capital since the IneIloi 49, ~
az Lilac Domino" Ii has charm pc
cuIiarly it's own and merit IN lyrics
and music that must command sue
cess.
with Billie Burke's return to the
stage to stay. because she ssns niasss
the applause" as her press repr1 6a.n
tnt;vs nmotes her: with a new Doro-
thy Donneily creation; with r;ane me
Rose of China" continuing the sh- Ulis
tai trend and with Faust, by WASH Masn
ington's own grand opeta ha ooid hp1oed
with WIT the sunshine of promise. sun
shine S,hm is G a much needed November ,oads at
trartion. If only the sudden clouSs
do not obscure it, everybody ought
~ be hapDy,
Evening star., 1919-11-16
BELASCO-"Forbidden."

Tonight marks the premiere at the
Shubert-Belasco Theater of a roman
tic play by Dorothy Donnelly, en-
titled Forbidden" and starring Mar
tha Hedman, under the management
of George Mooser. The weeks en-
gagement includes Wednesday and
Saturday matinees.
The story of Forbidden" is being
withheld as a complete surprise to
! the first nighters of Washington.
but it is announced that the play is
| clean. virile, American, abounding in
human characteriZations, it's every
| moment keen with interest. leavened
with humor and yet potential por-
F.; traiture of a phase of life never be-
/ fore revealed on the stage"
Martha Hedman. whose admires are
| legion. won by the charm of her per-
| feet artistry and her beauty, will be
seen in a role that is promised to
eclipse her every former success.
Prominent in the supporting cast
are William Harcourt. Richard Bar
| bee, who will play opposite Miss He'd
man. and who, last season, played GOO
consecutive performances of the juve-
nile lead in Friendly Enemies; Her
| mione Shone, the vaudeville star who
now makes her debut in a dramatic
production; Claire Mersereau. Annette
! Westbay. Georgia Lucille Mooser
| young daughter of George Mooser
i who it is announced. Travelled all the
way from Hongkong to create her
! first role on the stage of her native
land; David Proctor, John Rutherford
Benjamin Taggart and others. For
bidden" was staged by Frank Reicher
Evening star., 1919-11-16
LLOYD
KeihS,
MABEL
DAN6EPTIELD .
Cosmos
really distinguished critics elsewhere

really distinguished critics elsewhere
have said of him.
Serge Prokofieff cooed as gently as
any sucking dove" says one. This
young PDmetheus from Russia, who,
it has been asserted, has already stol-
en- from heaven the sacred fire which
is to light the music of the future,
! submitted himself to be bound to the
rock of the classics and discoursed
Bach, Beethoven and Chopin as if he
, were any ordinary Hoffman, or Pad
erewski. Moreover his discourse was
we'll tempered. clear, reticent, serene.
| His playing of the Bach French suite
was of a high order of beauty, rhyth-
F., mic, gracious, exquisite in balance
| and proportion. Beautifully, too, did
he give the three Country Dances
of Beethoven. He is pianist of rare
talent" -.....--
Another writes: Last season he
, interest by playing several of his own
compositions louder and faster than
had seemed possible to concert-goers
accustomed to other pianists. Yester-
day, it was di:erent, when he was
heard in a suite from Bach and the
Three Country Dances of Beethoven.
They were done with exquisite deli
cacy."
Still another: His reading was
beautiful in line and color, the inter-
probation indeed of an artist capable
of entering deeply into moods foreign
to his own"
And yet another: 1.-The Beethoven
Country Dances even better illustrat-
ed the elfin fancy and magical tech
mic of this gentle giant of the north.
and the Schumann Sonata with it's
dizzying scherzo and overpowering
finale, completed the subjugation of
his enthusiastic hearers. He is some
thing of the dramatist both in his
awareness of dramatic argument and
climax as well as in his ability to
project values with originality and
unforgettable effects"
And these are but a few of the
things said of the remarkable young
genius.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
GARRICK-" Faust. "

The Washington Opera Company
will present Gounod's Faust" in Eng
lish. at the Shubert-Garrick Theater,
this week, commencing tomorrow
evening. New scenery and costumes
have been made in New York espe-
cially for the production, and an
evenly balanced cast, with a chorus of
100 and an orchestra of forty-fve
conducted by Arnold Volpe. will be in
evidence.
Marguerite Holt. whose work on the
concert stage is known in the west
and south. heads the cast as Mar
guerite; Lula Root of New York, who
also has had concert experience, will
sing Martha; Beulah Harper Dun
woody. well known local singer
has the role of Seibel. and Leopold
Glushah will sing Faust. Hollis Edison
Davenny. director of the community
sing department of the War Camp
Community Service, is cast as
Mephisto; Oliver Mellum, as Valentine
and Harlan Kendall. as Wagner.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
COSMOS-"Hello, Judge !"

A ragtime musical farce, Hello.
Judge" one of George Choos' breezy
productions, whose chief ingredients
are pretty music and irresponsible
mirth, presented by Victor Kahn,
Ruth Francis, Blanche Boone and
Frank Thornton, with choral auxil
iary of syncopating sauciness, will
be the leading feature of the bill at
the Cosmos Theater this week. Darl
MacBoyle wrote the lyrics and Walter
Rosemont the lively music, while Will
liam BRANDED staged the production.
The supporting bill is also largely a
novel grist of merrimeQt, beginning
with Robinson. McCabe and Robinson,
billed as jazz comedy trio. with nov
elites, and including Frank Gardner
and company in 1.-The Golfers" late
travesty and very amusing; the Three
Maxim Girls, in breezy club swing
ing and juggling act; Marva REIN,
one of the big favorites with Cosmos
patrons in her brainstorm of modern
dances and song suggestions; Harry
Sterling, a versatile entertainer, with
odd bits of nonsense. and the Rose
Revue, staged by James. Anderson
and King and credited with being one
Of the bright latter-day novelties of
unusual attraction. Robert War
wick's great picture. "In Mizzoura,"
Evening star., 1919-11-16
Florence Easton-Ralph Leopold.

Florence Easton, prima donna So
prano of the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany, and Ralph Leopold, a rising
young pianist, will be heard in joint
recital Thursday evening at $3.50
o'clock, at the first of the evening
musicals to be given under the local
management of Miss Laura Harlan, In
the Auditorium, 18th street and New
York avenue-the New Masonic Tenn
pie.
Miss Easton, who has been called
the logical successor to the great
Nordica, has won fame with the Chi
cago and the Metropolitan Opera com
panies in this country. as well as
Grand Opera Company. She has a
lyric voice Of rare purity and charm
and is considered one of the most
gifted of the dramatic sopranos.
Mr.. Leopold. though not SO widely
known, is pupil of the Russian Nine.
Stepanon. and was connected with
the school for band instruction on
Governors Island. His success in the
concert field is said to have been very
gratifying.
Tickets may be had at the offices
of T. Arthur Smith, 1906 G street.
The program follows:
BY Miss Easton-"Thro' Lonely
Gardens" Elman; The Dream" Ru-
binstein; Songs My Mother Taught
Me-" Dvorak: THE First Primrose"
Grieg: "Chere Mutt" Bachelet; The
Hausman; ITO You" Rodenbeck, and
The Gray Wolf" Burleigh.
BY Mr.. Leopold-''Toccata and
Fugue in D Minor" Bach-Tausig,;
"Nocturne in G major" and "Scherzo,"
(Continued on Ninth Page)
Evening star., 1919-11-16
NATI0NAL-"Caesar's Wife"

At the New National Theater tomor-
row evening Miss Billie Burke will
make her temperance in the spoken
drama, in William Somerset Maugh-
ans play, Caesars Wife," now near
ing its 200th performance in London.
The piece was staged by B. Iden
Payne. 1t is in three acts and as
many scenes, all designed andopainted
by Joseph Urban.
The story of Caesars Wife" is one
Of love, devotion and duty. and the
American premiere tomorrow even
ing will mark the third piece by Mr..
Vaughan in which Miss Burke has
appeared. the others being The
Wife," with John Drew; Mrs. Dot
and THE Land of Promise"
Norman Trevor, who, earlier in the
season. starred in Booth Tarkington's
up From Nowhere" is to portray
the role of Sir Arthur Little The sup
porting company will include, also,
Thomas Powers. Frederic De Bale
willie, Hilda Spong, T. Wigley Per
cival, Margaret Dale, Gertrude Wise
Harry Green and Cyrus Wood. After
its engagement at the New National
Caesars Wife" will be taken to New
York for presentation.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
GAYETY-Burlesque.

1.-The Butterflies of . Broadway" a
new organization touring the Colum-
bia circuit, will make it's first Wash
ington appearance at the Gayety The
ater today in "Too Much Married." a
musical melange in two acts and six
scenes. Harry Cooper, Sam Howard
and Helen Tarr, headliners. are sup
ported by Matt Kennedy, Hus Flaig.
Isadore Faas, Solly Ford, Hattie Beall
and Florence Mascot, with chorus
of twenty. Up-to-the-mo music.
colorful scenery and brilliant cos
tunes are added features. The OPEN
ing scene shows a stretch of the beach
at Palm Beach. There are twelve or
more singing and dancing numbers.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
CONCERTS, LECTURES, ETC.
PHILADELPHIA Orchestra Tuesday.

With its superb organization OF
ninety-five Of the best symphonists in
America. an incompatible director
and. withal. the backing of its new
million-dollar endowment. no organi-
zation known to the musical worlo
has ever faced a more promising iu-
ture than the already famous Ph1la-
delphia Orchestra, DR.. Leopold Sto-
kowski, conductor. which will open
the first Of it's five symphony concerts
Of the Washington season at the Ne"
National Theater Tuesday afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock.
AS if to make the event still more
notable, DR.. Stokowski will present as
the assisting artist, not in a single
aria, but in several splendid numbers
Nine. Margaret Matzenauer, the
world-celebrated contralto of the Met
ropolitan Grand Opera, whom dis
tinguished musical critic has termed
the greatest singer in the world.
The program in orchestra numbers
will include the Beethoven Fifth
Symphony in c. Minor" the overture
to Weber's Der Freischutz" and
Debussy's 'L'Apres Midi dun Faune.
Nine. Matzenauer will sing Brahms
Ever Lighter Grows My Slumber,
Schumann's bride songs. Mother Can
I Love Thee Less" and Leave Me In
His Arms Endearing." Tschaikowsky'
letter scene from Eugene Onegin
and Schubert's 'Elkoenig," the grea,
test of dramatic singers.
Tickets may be had at the off1ces OIL
T. Arthur Smith, 1906 G street.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
LYCEUM-Stone and Pillard.

Burlesque patrons of the Lyceum
Theater this week are promised some
thing out of the ordinary in Stone and
Pillard's own production, full of COM
edy. music and dancing, with large
cast including Micky McCabe. Dinty
O'Moore, Jeanette Mohr, Jack Pillard.
Rose Duffin. Miller Evans and Mabel
Howard and a feature chorus.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
Central Coliseum.

Offering the only skating arena in
Washington. the Central Coliseum is
attracting large numbers of roller
skaters nightly. With a floor space
of over 10000 feet, the beautifully
decorated hall affords ample room for
skating. One thousand pairs Of the
best ball-bearing skates have been
provided and a corps Of instructors is
always on hand to lend assistance to
those who cannot sk4te.