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The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
ADELMAP PATTI, NOTED
PRlMADONNA, IS DEAD

The death. yesterday, of Nine.
Adelina Patti. at Craig-y-Nos Castle,
Breconshire, Wales. whose marvellous
voice charmed audiences the world
over. brings vivid recollections of her
initial appearance in Washington, to
many old-time theater-goers.
According to NJ. a. Sherwood. stage
manager of the National Theater,
who was a "call-boy' at PATHS
Washington debut. the famous prima
dona first thrilled Washington music
lovers in 1873, on the evening of
President Grants second Inaugural
ton. presenting III Trovatore," at
the old National Theater.
The house was filled to capacity
with many diplomats. high army and
naval officers. and prominent society
people. President Grant Occupied the
Presidential box with W. w. RapIey.
father Of the present owner of the
theater. and Generals Sherman and
Sheridan occupied another box with
Alexander Shepard, governor of the
District at that time
So great was the Presidents ad-
miration for the singer that he in
vited her to his box during the inter-
mission. Directly behind the Presi-
DENTAL box was a private wine-room.
and the President and Mr.. Rapley
escorted Patti into the room. where
the nations executive proposed a
toast to her health.
Gayety was at its height. throngs
swarming Pennsylvania avenue. eager
for a glimpse Of the prima donna and
the President.
PATHS farewell performance was at
the old Convention Hall. in 1886.
Adelina Patti was the first sing
ing lady of the nineteenth century
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
HOROSCOPE.
SUNDAY. Sept. IS, 1913.

tCOTgnzht. 1919. by The Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
Astrologers read this as an unim-
portant day. While Jupiter is in ben
efic aspect. Mars is strongly adverse.
1t is a favorable rule under which
to make big plans that concern busi-
ness or commerce, for the influence
of the stars is supposed to encourage
wise foresight and practical decisions.
Education has the best sort of a
direction while this configuration pre-
walls. Benefits for teachers and hon
Ors for university men are prognosti-
Gated y
Access of honor for teachers and in
crease of pay. long foretold. will mark
the new year.
Diplomacy has the most promising
ruling of the planets today. State Sc
crets will be revealed and public
commendation of policies won, the
Seers assert.
Mars is in n most threatening place
today and there may be rumors OF
military operations in which the Unit
ed States must take a dominant part.
There is. however. no immediate dan
ger of any use of arms, if the stars
are read Alright.
. ? hospitals are SUBJECT TO a sway that
seems to presage great need of money
and demand for increased facilities
There is a sign said to be forbidding
TO the political ambitions of any army
officer distinguished in the recent
war.
Contracts. especially those that
! have to do with engineering or con-
structiOn. are subject to unfavorable
influences today and it may be un-
lucky to sign them,
Writers may find the conditions diff
ficult today, for Il is prophesied that
new standards in literature have been
established by war experiences.
. Changes in newspaper management
and the establishment of new dailies
seem to be foreshadowed. One of these
will gain great national influence.
Increase of the birth rate is indI-
Gated and more girls than boys will
be born.
Benefits for the negro race are pre-
saged and a new leader will arise
among them.
Persons whose birthdate it Is should
avoid litigation as it will be exceed
ingIy unlucky in the coming year.
Those who are employed should make
the most of their opportunities.
. Children born on this day may be
hasty land impuIsive. but kind and
generous These subjects of Libra
usually have foresight and a love of
justice.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
System Of
Fat Reduction

Here's a new way fcr all fat people to laugh
together at that old bugaboo-Obesity. The say-
Ing that there is nothing new under the sun"
does not now apply to fat people any more
Here is somethig new for them-a new sensation.
a new pleasure. . new and graceful figure, easily
found BY anyone who Is passing beyond the lin
ia Of shines. EIeryoos has heard Of the Mar
fnola Prescription; that harmless combination Of
fat-defying elements discovered by one of our
fcremost physicians. Now. from the same high
authority. there comes another idea-the idea Of
esndensiug these same pure. harmless ingredients
into 4 pleasant little tablet Taken after eating
Ind at bedtime they help the stomach to dis
foss Of all the fatty foods. converting them into
compact. solid flesh. muscle and energy, without
aistinz O. exercise. Marmola Prescription Tab
slets regulate the entire system-do for you what
bodily exertioo and self-deniaI can not do, and
-he fat, once routed, Is gone for good You
can prove all this at a trifing con. MarmoIa
Prescription Tablets are sold b all druggists or
Srat rsst PAID By the Marsnola Co, st Wood
faIl Ave. Detroit MiSh. A large case-slf-
neient to bring lasting results-is but N-AdY.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
HARVARD drive .
SOON TO OPEN
W. R. Tuckerman Describes
How the $l5,000.00
viii Be Used.

. The purpose of the nationwide
ariye for the raising Of SIS. 900, 900 en-
kowment fund for Harvard University
vas explained last night by Walter
3 Tuckerman. chairman OF the ex-
scutive committee in charge Of the
local intensive campaign, which will
open Wednesday and continue fora
week
Interest from the gigantic fund will
be used to raise the salaries of fac
nifty members to a level that will en-
able them to meet the high cost Of
living; and also to wipe out annual
deficits and extend the work Of the
university.
The most urgent of the needs is an
Increase in teachers salaries" said
Mr.. Tuckerman. "A scale OF sala-
ries in the college which allows only
25OO a year to an assistant professor
throughout the first five years of serv-
Ice. only $1,000 to a full professor dur
ing the first five years. and a maxi
mum Of $500 to any professor is OBJ
viously insufficient. Ninety per cent
Of the teachers in the dental school
receive no salary or a nominal fee of
80 Sixty-five per cent receive no SAL
ary whatever"
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
Colored Song Services
Opened This Afternoon

The colored community centers
are planning Sunday song services
and organ recitals at Dunbar High
School. First and N streets north
west. for the winter, beginning to-
day at 4:30 p. m. with a program
rendered by the Community Center
Choral Union. composed of choruses
from five centers. W. Scott Mayo,
director. and the Community Centers
band OF fifty-five pieces with James
Miller as leader.
These programs are free to the
public. Reserved seats will sell for
10 cents. which will be used to pay
for printing and expenses incidental
to securing the best talent obtain
able.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
Leader IN Balloon Race
Falls m Lake Michigan

St. Louis. No., Sept. H.-cspt v.
Phillips. plotting an Army balloon.
with Lieut.. Byron 7. Burt, as aide,
fSlI in Lake Michigan, 500 miles from
st. Louis. according TO b message
they sent officials this afternoon
The men and their balloon were
rescued.
Capt. Phillips was leading in the
Army and Navy balloon race at the
time. The Navy balloon OF Lieut. r,
Emerson. with Ensign r. L Sloman.
as aide, is still missing.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28

ply four divis:ons. or an army
corps, is on hand
This Includes tanks. trucks Of
every kind and tractors.
ARTILLERY THAT
SCATTERED HUNS.
Parts Of the Fort Bliss reserva-
tion are literally covered with
parked field artillery.
The old American three-inch
pieces have given way to the
French and British rs mm.. which
the American troops used with
such deadly effect against the Huns.
and large numbers of these guns
are stored here.
Heavy artillery. too. is not lack
ing.
Six-inch field guns and 4.7-inch
howitzers are in evidence.
Vast quantities Of ammunition.
both artillery and small arms. to-
gether with stores and supplies of
every description needed to equip
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
NEW YORK.

Watertown. Secretary of State
Lansing leaves for Washington after
spending several weeks at his home
here.
Clinton.-Clintca Justice Payne, 81.
well-known citizen, dies following op-
Grafton.
Albany.-Attorney General Newton
rules Secretary of state must take
soldier and sailor vote again this
fall because war still exists.
West Burlington.-Charles Clarke,
farmer, has partridges on his farm
that eat from his hand.
st. Johnsville.-State Charities Aid
Association will hold annual meeting
here Monday. October 6.
Little Falls.-Marion Lawrence ad-
dresses meeting here that starts
campaign for larger Sunday school
classes.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
Calls Senator Williams
''Reeord Exchange Editor

Senator John Sharp Williams CT
Mississippi counts that day lost
whose low descending sun sees no
editorial. letter, memorial or reso-
luton lauding the league OF ma
items inserted in the Congressional
Record.
Williams hasn't missed a day for
months. His steady performance
along this line has proved irritat-
ing to some league opponents.
hence they all grinned apprecia-
lively yesterday when Senator Fall.
New Mexico, dubbed Williams. dur
ing debate, the exchange editor of
the Congressional Record"
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
BURIAL OF NOTED
CATHOLIC TUESDAY

The funeral of the Rev: Brother
Tobias who died at Ammendale,
Md, Thursday, will take place at
10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Fur
ther arrangements for the funeral
will be announced later.
The Rev. Brother Tobias was ma
tionally known as an educator He
founded St Johns College in Wash
thston in 1856. and was its presi-
dent for twenty-four years.
1t was due largely to his efforts
that Congressional remuneration
was obtained for st. Louis College
and st. Joseph's College for dam
aye done during the civil war.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
Advises Against Municipal
Daylight Saving Laws

Senator Calder. author OF the day
light saving law. yesterday advised
against passage of municipal ordi-
nances by towns and cities to pre-
vent the repeal of the daylight saw
ing law affecting their communi-
ties. 1t would cause great confu-
sion. Calder said. In a letter ID Al
derman Gaynor, OF Grooklyn, dating
of negotiable instruments. stamping
OF mail in the postoffices and bank
ing transactions would be affected.
Senator Calder wrote, and much
more harm than beneft would re-
suit
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
Night French School
Will Open October l

Conversational French classes win
begin October ! at 7:3O p. m in the
Business High Night School, Eighth
and r streets northwest
The night high school is conducted
by the City Board Of Education, and
there are no fees and no requirements
for admission. Glasses are held on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. or
TUESDAY. Thursday and Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28

met the Marquis de Caux. an equerry
attached to the court Of Napoleon
III.
Adelina Patti never suffered from
the financial timidity OF q Jenny
Lind. Not only was she a supreme
vocalist. but. as Col. Mapleson re-
marked. mo one ever approached
her in obtaining from manager
the greatest possible sum he could
possibly contrive'to pay"
The musical miracle was the spoiled
darling of her day. says the Book
man. and she never failed to obtain
exactly what she wanted She was
first engaged in London in 1861 by
Mapleson to sing four nights "on
approval and in case of success
to obtain 500 a week.
Her famous contract to sing in
America provided that the money
should be paid to her at . o'clock
on the day she sang. also a draw
inCroom and sleeping car was 10
be especially built for her with
conservatory, fernery, etc. Further,
there was to be deposited to her
credit $4,000 for payment of the
last ten rformances-Patti's fa-
vorite device. She thus received
about twenty times what Mario and
Grisi got.
Her private car. incidentally, cost
100000 and contained a silver bath
and gold keys to the doOrs-to say
nothing of the $4,000 piano Patti
only gave to the manager her voice
and her costumes. Her drawing ca
pacity justified this. Lucia" as an
example, was sung to an average of
$4,000. Traviata" drew more,
since she sang more notes: it was
frequent occurrence among the
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28

poorer music lovers to buy a club
ticket and each take turns at hear
ing her for twenty minutes; il one
of them overstayed his time he paid
for the entire ticket
Some mathematicians computed.
by dividing number of notes sung
by sum paid. that in 'iSemiramide"
Patti received az SIS cents for each
note; this was found to be Just
Ito cents a note more than RIos-
SIM got for writing the whole
opera
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
Roland M. Brennan to
ID. c. Engineer Department

Roland NJ. Brennan, assistant sec
retary TO the Board Of District Com
missioners and secretary TO Engineer
Commissioner Kutz. has been aP-
pointed chief clerk Of the Engineer
ing Department OF the District. hil-
ing the Office left vacant by the as
signment of Daniel Garges to the sec
retaryship OF the District Board
Mr.. Brennan has been in the en-
ploy OF the District government since
1903. when he was appointed q clerk
in the Trees and Parking Division
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28

beyond all dispute. and through a
longer period of time than any other
interpretative artist except Sarah
Bernhardt. She was the supreme
representative of her type.
She symbolized the prima donna
phases We know. In her beauty and
the luxury in which her vast earn
ings enabled her to live; in her
avariciousness toward the impresa-
rios. who risked fortunes on her sea-
sons: in her capriciousness in affairs
of the heart und in her exclusive
devotion to the preservation of the
Incompatible gifts with which nature
had endowed her-in all these out
ward and visible manifestations she
was the prima donna as the world
had ever conceived her.
Then she was a singer gifted far
beyondd the contemporaries. who
through so many years struggled TO
find a place in the same brilliant
circle of fame that surrounded Nine.
Patti-and failed. To the younger
generation of music lovers she is un-
known. Those who heard her during
the season of 19O3-19O4. when she made
a misguided but nevertheless profit
able tour in this country, did not. of
course, make the acquaintance OF the
real Patti. So only the oldsters re-
call today the golden splendor of her
prime,
She came of a family of singers
Caterina Barilli, her mother. was
looked upon as a fine representative
of the old Italian school of singing.
She was much more eminent than her
husband. Salvatore Patti. a tenor
who brought his brood here in lsi'
from Madrid. Adelna Patti was born
in Madrid in 1S43.
Adelina Patti was said in her
youth to be in love with Maurice
Straosch. But he married her sis
ter. Amalia. When very young she
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
Choral Society Begins
Rehearsal on Monday

Rehearsals OF the Motet Choral So
ciety for the winter season will start
tomorrow evening at the Lutheran
Memorial Church at Thomas Circle un-
der the direction Of Otto T. Simon
They will be conducted each Monday
evening. Mr.. Simon il associated with
the War Camp Community Service IL
The Messiah" will be taken Up AZ
the first rehearsal with the aim of
rendering il at q concert during thu
Christmas holidays. Later the society
will begin rehearsals Of st. Paul. b.
Mendelssohn.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28

be. weu to invite senor carranza
to pay a visit to Fort Bliss. Texas.
In the event Of such a visit
Senior Carranza might see q great
light, were his attention psrticu-
larly directed to the activities of
the ordnance department stationed
there. -
Today. so busy are the men of
the ordnance department. unloading
cars already, received that some
200 cars filled with ordnance are
lying in the local freight yards
awaiting their turn.
Sufficient equipment to fully sup
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
KANSAS.

Poplar Bluff.-Property of Missouri
Pacific Railroad damaged to the ex-
tent OF s25, 0o0 by fire starting in
caboose.
Topeka - State influenza report
shows increase of thirty-one cases
in eleven counties.
Wichita--Plans for liberty of thir-
ty-one men charged with completely
in I. W. W. operations based on ar
gument that government had no
right to seize books and papers held
in organizations Offices.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
MISSOURI.

Kansas City.-This city placed on
sugar rations. due TO shortage in
supply.
ChilIicothe-Pathfind car Of Kan
sas City Motor Dealers Associations
arranges for motorists visit to La
.clede. boyhood home of Gen. Per-
shing.
SpringheId.-LLocal boys who were
members OF First Division return
home.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
c. W. Moorman Going to Russia.

= W. Moorman, Washington
man. is included in a group of Y.
NJ. c. 4. workers to sail October 2
from Vancouver. B. C.. to join the
A. Z F. in Siberia. In the party
are five entertainers. a religious
worker. an accountant and three
canteen secretaries.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
Will Explain Junior Hish.

A meeting of, parents and friends of
the pupils of the NJ Street Junior High
School will be held at the NJ street
bsilding on Monday at 80 p m
The principal. Miss Lucy D. Slowe.
viii exDla'n thc~aims of ,the-SIunior
High School. The general public Is
cordially invited.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
Coast Ship Yards May Strike.

San Francisco, Sept. 27.-Plans for
a coastwise strike OF shipbuilders to
be called for October !, will be formu-
lated at a meeting in Tacoma, Wash
ington. tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
By n. p. DoRMAN.

El Paso. Texas. Sept. 27.-In the
interests of peaceful settlement
of the Mexican question. it might
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
TERMS q SUBSCRIPTION
10Th SESSION Of NEVADA
IFGHsLATrRR ADuoTRss

Pr5dzy morning <hile tie elo<s
sAs In the reverse. the zsrh SESSION
Of the gate legislature E@ s-oazEt
10 a close without breaking ar re
cedenfs Il results achieved
The casualty Isl Contains lie
names Of many bills that sere n
severe action during THE session. bit
did not survive foe final pressure Of
business that crowded the soloas -
% the last minute.
wednesday Afternoon n he 81
ate. the 1os important Measure =
he session fhe Hsek bill. proposing
= bond issue . sl.ese.6ee % y a-ed
on the state hIxhxsys ~zz pzss
Passage q Ehls 5dEl insurAs SeFsda
a it's share 81 the fedsrsl rozd A.
proDrizfiDns made to The FzTfozs
azt@ The eonpanion dll E1ieE
provides . sogree Of f0r -
tirng the bonds szs also sess@1
This bill places a license o. aztouo
bles according Ia weight Moor
Vehicles vii D. Iaxed On : nzsss o.
IS ceafs for ezeh hundred POUNDS
Of weight and the bill will b@ec-s
operative Terrs- L 1920
Senator Eents irrigation ~ 80
passed Il proposes q psan for the
orgzmzsuor II irrigation districts
- - ~~-z~ 80 ~~,xss~-
Of q CERTAIN percentage o. TIE lznt
owners in fhe distrtes sought % -
organized
Chzndlers safety frzt bill gzs-
ed and will art a. Ar EXTRA 5uzz
STOPPER IzE = ease the Nevada dr.
Law springs q leak. The bill
cities that II dos not amend IT,
dry lzw. bet ~ill permit TIE sale %
near beer o. other non-intoricz-nz
drinks noe Containing Eors that ere
half Of onr Y<r z-t Of zifo1oi -
volume and permits zroczrE D. drug
zfsts to sell perfumes. toilet waters
and other toilet preparsti-rs Or ex-
sracts eonairsenfs Or ofher culinary
preparations Of Ike nature. Assem-
tIyTnzn Chandler exclaimed that the
bHr vss introduced at the reqnes,
~ THE governor and many others ~
a guard against throwing the state
vide open II ease the supreme eourt
should hold to be void the eonsti-
sutiopal amendment comforting right
70 initiative laws.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23

And the author sas N the klondike.
TOO. in search of adventure. wealth
end inspiration. so there Is no one
who knows that remarkable country
better. He told only facts in de-
seribing IL
When Goldvyn broaehed the sub
Jet OF picturizing Laughing Bill
Hyde. the author readily consented.
but stipulated that the Alaska Of his
production be the one he knows and
not one patterned after motion pic
ture productions OF the gold land
that have led many to believe that
the Klondike was the macca for
thieves and murderers.
Ely Theater tonight
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
.sFT FREE

Roma. cherishing in her eager
little "dream-soui' capacity for 70
nance. which ultimately leads her
into q daring adventure. finds he--
self again confronted with a problem
she once eseaped BY leaving the
musty old home her antique. sp5nster
aunt provided for her in the country
See how John Roberts brings her
into his arms and how she takes the
romance cure" "Wednesday a. Rex
theater. in Set Free" a brand new
Bluebird which Tod Browning has
directed with splendid perception for
dramatic and ART values and favored
with an exquisite atmosphere 81 true
ON nticfssn.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
Chr Ghmrrhfs


FIRST Sunday in nonth-hass in
ET a. 8 90 q N. and Il 20 a m
second Sunday in month--Mass in
HcGiIl al : 90 a N and IN Ely Al
1890 q n
Third Sunday il month-Aass in
Ruth al soc a N and IN Ely al
Il.eo . m
Fourth SUNDAY IN month Mass in
Ely at s 30 a N. and in scGm al
10 80 .. N.
Fifth Sunday in monlh-AAss in
aeGm at , go a N. and IN Ely at
100 a m
Christian science Church.
Services In Odd Fellows hail.
Sunday school al 10 a. m. Sunday
service ar IL a m Testimonial
meeting every Wednesday evening at
7:45. Reading room open Fridays
from 2 10 ! O'Clock p. m.
Methodist Church.
At Ely. public service. preaching
by the pastor at IL a. m. Solo will
be rendered by RS. KKirke Martin.
Sunday school commencing at s:45
a. m.
Sunday school at s:45 q. N.
By invitation the pastor will hold
service In the evening in the union
hall at McGill. at 700 p. m.
AT Ruth services are conducted
every Thursday evening al 7 O'Clock.
and the Sunday school is in session
every Sunday at 200 p. IN.
All are cordially welcomed.
LATHAM INGHAM. Pastor
~. BarthoIomew's Church.
Regular services as follows
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Holy Communion. first Sunday In
month. IL a. m. Morning prayer and
sermon IL 90 a. m. other Sundays
Evening prayer and ermon 7:3(
p. m. every Sunday.
The subject Of the sermon will be
No Man Can Serve Two Masters
The choir will sing a beautiful an
them, Just AS | Am Without On,
plea, this morning.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
Rocks Wanted.

The woman's Club desires 10 call
attention 10 the public library and
asks that anyone having books that
ttey can donate TO the library please
leave them there or notify some
member OF the club. Such donations
will be greatly appreciated
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
BILL HYDE

Rex Beach's description OF Alaska
in his famous story. Laughing Bill
Hyde" is a true-to-life and unparal-
leled, according to hundreds OF pros
pectors who were ap there in the
days when gold strikes came fastest.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23

FOR RENT-Txo houses 3 rooms,
enc 4 rooms. and one 5 ropms, fur
nished. A car In good condition for
sale Al a bargain See Mrs. Cunning
ham s24 Ave. + 3-23-1t'
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23

Hot Tamales and Chill served. and
also taken out in containers. Tables
for ladies. Next door to Joe's Candy
Kitchen on Aultman street. Mrs.
Frank Kahn. l-5-tf
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
Bedford Here From Reno

Attorney Sam Bedford was an ar
rival from Reno during the past
week and IL spending some time with
friends in East Ely.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23

Read the Nevada State Journal.
arriving daily the day II Is published.
On sale at A. r. Milier's Barber
Shop, East Ely.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23

William Keenan,. a pioneer bust
ness man of East Ely. has returned
70 the district after an absence of
several months spent in visiting In
California. Mr. keenan, Is much i'm
proved in health as the result of
his rip to the coast.