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II 20 lovely here. bot It isn't my
Potsdam. the New Palace. my rose
garden. no. II isn't our home. II
you knew how often my heart just
breaks with inconsistencies. All, I
shall never see my home again
And how well ! could understand
her. for I had just come from my
lonely island, and thought Just a.
she did.
soon they win carry you out.
mother. and win take you beck to
where your thoughts have always
dwelt. The sun has set, 1t Ii dead.
In the old home; but we, your chill
dren. win always seek out your
grave. Nor win We adorn It only
with flowers that wither. We win
bring back to you the radiant love
which your great heart 20 iavishiy
shed upon your children. and WIN
pour out its rays into your silent
tomb, to make It cheerful and warm.
you have sown the seeds Of love
an along the pathway Of your life.
sand Of that love you win reap .
thousandfold harvest that will fol-
low you beyond the grave. TO u
you have become q saint Rest,
then. In peace until we meet againr'
The Washington times., 1922-01-08
"She Was Dame Care Upon the Throne Us
You Have Become Saint Rest, Then, In
Peace Until We Meet Again What Infinite
Love and Kindness She Was" Letter Reads.

and comforting her until 1t last
the child ran laughing away.
81 see her moro than ever ~
Dame Care during the war. Once
whom was back In Berlin on
leave she sent me her automobile
in order to give a blinded soldier
who had fought In nay army the
privilege OF conversing with me. I
can stfll see her leading the poor
young hero up to me and saying:
Here he Ia; he belonged to your
army and wanted 30 much to meet
you And afterward she saw to
II that he was well provided foe
and taken safely back again.
~ can ses her a. We met 1t gpa
during the wsr. in 1917. I. her eld-
est son. standing before her -
commander-in-chief Of my army;
and again her cares and mine were
the same. I see her at Ammers-
foort in May. 1919. in the wrangel
Garden on Dutch soil. where she
chung to me In q specifies, sob
bling embrace.
THAT first reunion after the
fatal 9th Of November was unut-
terabiy hard.
The Washington times., 1922-01-08

were hers. and how they were
shown again and again toward her
children In this very room! Even
when she was 90 weak that she
could hardly speak, she always had
Q Thank you. my lad.' Cor every
slightest service Or favor. and then
. gentle touch Of the hand: often
I had to SGT my teeth to keep from
wailing out my grief aloud. And
then came a day when all hope had
fed and we could only pray within
our hearts, oh. God. mako II
shortr
At Easter there was one day when
she felt comparatively comfortable.
expressed herself clearly about
various things and was pleased to
hear about her grandsons. It was
the last time that was able to kiss
my mother before she passed away.
Now she Ia at rest, our dear mother,
the great magnet Of love that again
and again drew us children back to
the parental home; she who know
and shared with us our most inti-
mate desires and hopes and cares. 1t
rest in her quiet coffin. 0er1nany's
last Empress, the sweet. self-sacrifio-
ing helpmeet Of my father. our ador-
ed mother. u no more.
Some while before her end she
asked her faithful nurse for pencil
and paper. But she could not write
any moro, and when asked, What
does your majesty wish to writer
The Washington times., 1922-01-08
Many Japanese Girls
Are Suicides i'm Trios

TOKYO. Nov. 1o.-"Shinju," or, SUI
eide BY pairs Of lovers who find obsta-
cles. 10 = recognized commonplace
in Japan. but recently several cases
Of trios seeking death togethe' have
come to public notice.
Hard times makes II difficult for
many men to earn money sufficient to
allow them to take wives. As Japan
ese girl considers It q disgrace not to
marry, many Of the left-overs are
seeking relief In death.
The Washington times., 1922-01-08
II Always See Mother. {"

Times Il rejoicing there were.
when We saw her condition Inn
proving and she was able once
more 10 take an interest In our
lives and fortunes. able onos moro
10 grasp % firmly By the hand
and look ct % with that matchless
smile Of hers; and times when an
unspeakabiy painful battle was be-
tng fought between her broken
body and her inexhaustible energy.
4 must not die. I cannot leave
him alonef How wildly these
words sttn ring m my earsi
ssWhaS INFINITE I0vs and kindness
The Washington times., 1922-01-08

wood was told, questioned that
chorus girls were as bright as you
made them In The Gold Disgers."
To which Mr.. Hopwood replied:
Gold Diggers" Talk.
IF you get q crowd Of people to-
sether having kindred interests,
they stimulate each other and say
astonishingly amusing things.
Il know one girl who has said
more amusing things In ons-half
The Washington times., 1922-01-08
AVERY HOLLYWOOD.

hour than you could use In the
play, and the other girls who are
now playing In "Ths Gold Diggers'
have said enough funny things dur
ing rehearsals to make another
play.
I'm conversation you generally
get what you give. II you don't
say amusing things, you cant ex.
pect them in return"
Asked n he did not think q play
The Washington times., 1922-01-08
Rest " = Until We Meet.

AT Doom House I SEQ her look.
ing over the precious old pieces Of
furniture. stroking them lovingly
with her gentle. slender hand. her
eyes wide open a. though looking
into the past. For her soul was
communing with these dear svi-
dences Of a happy past In the homo
she had loved.
II see her In the garden Of Doom
House. She II seated In her little
pony cart, while I hold her hand
a. walk alongside. My boy, It
The Washington times., 1922-01-08

spooRN HOUSE. April II. 1871.
'2 A. M.
E<D DORM HOUSE 10 wrapped
in deepest siumber. To-
night I am holding visiis
bssids the body Of my beloved
mother. Her caslket covered with
me. royal standard and surrounded
with q sea Of flowers. stands In
the bed chamber where she slept
away into . world where sorrow
end hatred and suffering are I'M
known.
.swhat have I not lived through
IN this room. and felt and SUI
fered. In these terrible last six
months Of my dear mothers griev-
Gus ilnessi
The Washington times., 1922-01-08

should exert an edifyins or educa-
tiond influence, Mr.. Hopwood re-
piled:
Il never knew Of q play which.
In q few hours time. influenced
anyone's life. think most people
go to the theater for a few hours
entertainment. They may learn
how to wear evening clothes or
how to handle teacups, but the
main question In regard TO the
The Washington times., 1922-01-08
HOW YOUTH RAISED HIS INCOME FROM SIS TO

Cleveland paper. Afterward. as he
was rising higher each year in bis
profession, he says he feels that
Wagenhals q Kemper accepted
Clothes" more to get rid Of him
than any faith they had In the
play. He was 20 persistent in
urging the merit of this manuscript
that they had become tired Of see
Ing him about the office, says Mr..
Hopwood.
Evolved Seven Days."
II was his first collaboration with
Mary Roberts Rinehart that brought
Mr.. Hopwood his first big financial
and artistic success. Lincoln A.
wasenhals had read . good story
BY Mrs. Rinehart in q magazine.
Mr.. Wasenhals thought the story
would make . good play, but Mrs.
Rinehart did not feel equal to turn
ing It into a drama. Mr.. wagenhals
introduced Mrs. Rinehart to Mr..
Hopwood, and the result was that
from her story they evolved Seven
Days" There had not been .
bigger success up to that time. The
play made a fortune for all con-
cerned.
But Of late years there has been
no variance about Hopwood's plays.
either the ones he wrote alone or
ones he wrote in collaboration. they
have all been hits. Last year Mr..
Hopwood was drawing an average
Of $4,000 weekly in royalties from
all his shows and had five hits play
ing simultaneously on Broadway.
Another Of these hits was also writ
ten in association with Mrs. Rine-
hart 1t was Spanish Love.
II is in the writing Of comedies
such as "Fair and Warmer" and
Tho Gold Diggers'' that Hopwood
has excelled. consequently he may
be pardoned II his inclinations are
in that direction when discussing
the stage. 1.-THE Bat" must have
been primarily Mrs. Rinehart's idea
Of mystery, and Hopwood supplied
the technique and the laughs.
Hopwood was born In Cleveland.
thirty-seven years ago. His father,
q wholesale provision dealer. came
to America from England. His
mother. whose family name II
Pendergast, is Of Scotch-Irish de-
scent and was q concert singer.
An Ann Arbor Graduate.
It was educated In the public
schools Of Cleveland" said the
author. and later was graduated
from Ann Arbor, where I specialized
in languages and literature, with
particular attention to the dramatic
branch"
About the humor IN my plays
did you ask7 Well. one II either
born with or without . sense Of the
ludiorous.
You can always appeal 10 people
who have a sense Of humor. I arm
actually afraid Of people without It.
They are usually dangerous, Oft
times menace.
II wrote Judy Forgot in which
Marie Cahill starred. Sadie Love-
was written for Marjorie Rambeau
and Our Little WIFE for Margaret
Ellington. 'Nobody's Widow Sew
en- Days OF which latter Tumble
Inn is the musicalization. and Fair
and Warmer proved very remuner-
alive"
"soms Of the ov4tios.- Mn Hop-
The Washington times., 1922-01-08

A CHARACTER
N study of young
A very Hopwood,
who w e n t fro m
Cleveland to New
York a few years
ago and soon be-
came one of the
leading writer's of
stage success Sc 8
along Broadway.
He is still turning
out "hits" by him.
self and OCCASION
ally i'm collaboration
with others.
The Washington times., 1922-01-08

last Empress the s hslpmae Of my
throne. IF you only kneO often heart Just breaks Uth
only the
of IOUe Iueres pathlDay of
FROM THE EX-CROWN PRINCES Lottery
The Washington times., 1922-01-08
soften / Had to Set My Teeth to Keep From
Wailing Out My Grief AOud-NoW She is at
Rest, Our Dear Mother-The Great Magnet OF
Our Love-" Wrote EXfled Son.

Former German Cro,on Prince William HohenzoHerm %
soon In light in the olosoin letter. written by him
member Of his family the night his mother. the former
German Empress died The letter, sent recently to tho
editor of Vo and Wehr official organ of the League of
Nationaisc Soldiers Germany gven to Karl H. pon
Wie0ond Berlin correspondent of The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1922-01-08
POLICE WOULD RAID
PLAY THAT TREATED
LIFE I'm REAL SCOPE
Playwright Says That Any Stage Effort Really
Employing the Deepest Problems of Life Would
BE DSbarred-Sex Plays Only Thrill Audi
ence-They Solve Nothing.

thsstsr - - II beautiful Or anus
mgr
The real problems IN life are %
serious. II one attempted to put
them On tbs stage Il would be
closed By the police. Attempts at
problem plays only result In thrill
Ing the audience sexualiy. There
can BE- no solution.
In my opinion the one only big
American play. The Easiest way
10 the best serious play written In
years. and II didn't solve anything.
The Washington times., 1922-01-08
REPORTER DECIDED
TO WRITE FOR STAGE
AND HE SUCCEEDED

Avery Hopwood, Who Has Written Many "HitS"
for Broadway, Tells why He Refuses to Deal
With Serious Phases Of Life and why He Bans
Problem Plays-Praises "The Easiest Way"
IT tho casual reading Of q paragraph In a New
York Newspaper that sent youth from Cleveland to
shs metropolis, fame and fortune not many years
ago
This trivial little incident finally resulted in him rails
ing his income from SIS week to $15 week. making
him Of tho recognized leaders Of his profession in
this country and Of the most successful playwghts
So those who think the day Of and adventure
IL dead-those who think live in prosaic time
harken 30 tho tale Of Avery Hopwood.
The Washington times., 1922-01-08

only shows the inevitable course of
events. II they had attempted to
find . solution IL wouldn't have
been . great play. for there couldn't
have been ore. George Eliot said:
Character Ia destiny 5sv
MARK Twain said he couldn't
write life as It II. for II IL too
terrible and really . tragedy. 90
he Just decided to WRITE humorous
things and keep on smiling. I be-
hevs In allowing q reasonable
amount Of latitude In the theater."
The Washington times., 1922-01-08
u. S. FLYING TORPEDO"
CAN RAZE N. Y. CITY

Latest Offensive Warfare Device, Mechanically
Controlled in the Air, Carries Deadly Gases,
lncendiary Bombs and Other Agencies of
Observation-Disclosures of Flights Prove
Practicability of Invention.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-17

attcmpt 20 apply those provisions, with
the resultant years Of litigation, when
the lnterborough accepted and obeyed
the commissions order TO provide al
the increase OF service practicable o..
this time. In view OF these orders OF
the Transit Commission. and OF the In
tcrborough's acceptance OF them ~
chould be clear TO any one not blinded
bv political animus that an attempt 10
apply the default provisions OF Con
tract No. 3 would be fruitlcss and
scnscless
"ln the Mayors statement II is also
said that the commissions disinclina-
tion 10 put the lnterborough into the
hands of receiver was dictated by
consideration for private as distin-
guishcd from public interest. II should
be remembered that the Corporation
Counsel opposed before the Federal
court an application for the appoint
ment Of receivers for the lnterborough
company. The consistent action of TIE
commission in Cndeavoring 10 avoid
rccciyership for the lntcrborough com
many has been in the public interest.
The people in every borough IN the
city have suffered from impaired serv-
ice OF lines in rcceivcrships. Brooklyn
has suffered from this especially, and
the people in Queens are now going
through similar experience. II
should be obvious that IL Is not possi-
bic to get the service out OF company
in the hands Of receiver that u is
possible 10 get out Of a solvent
company"
New-York tribune., 1922-06-17
"La .Juivc" Saved
By Brilliant Work
OF Nina KOshetz
Guest Artist With Russian
Company Makes Up for
Shortcomings Of Others
i'm Cast Of Halevy Opera

Halevy's IA Juiye" was sung In fid-
dish year ago At the Lexington The
ater. Last night there was perform
ancc Of this opera IN Russian A. the
Second Avenue Theater by the Russian
Grand Opera Company. This was
however, by no means the hr't
hearing NJ the work on the East Side
where n has been given within recent
years by the Euro Opera Company.
Apart from tho beauties Of the scene
a certain historical interest Is now
attached to ia Juiyo" by New York
opera goers since II was in the role OF
EleaEar that Enrico Caruso made his
last appearance upon the stage OF the
Metropolitan Opera House.
with single exception, littls can
BE- said In praise Of last nights per
formanee. This exception was tho In
terpretatlon Of the title role by Nine.
Nina Koshetz, who again appeared A.
guest artist with the company. Her
Rachel was easily the feature Of the
evening. The music was we'll suited
10 the natural opulence of her voice
and she made the most of the dramatic
opportunities afforded by the role. In
her portrayal Of hlial devotion, re-
ligious zeal and romantic perturbation
New-York tribune., 1922-06-17
War Bride Threatens Suicide
When Sentenced as a Thief
Ferne Hollis Vardcman Flourshes ha'Pin on near
ing Court Rule Society Station S@nnot save "'r
Husband Also Punished for SoVV'VVV nohd Jon

Then Justice Martin. lingering his
pen, said 10 him:
Yesterday. your Office convicted Two
Italian women OF assault In the second
degree before me. and the penalty fo'
that ofcnsc rs the same as th" one %
which this woman has pleaded guilty.
Can I say 90 Mrs. Vardcman: u shall
suspend sentence on you because you
arc Of higher class o. society and to
these Italian women. You must 60 %
jail because you arc OF lower class Of
society. How can | square this with
ms own conscience
Whefeupon be sentenced Mrs. Narde-
man 90 serve not less than one and
half years and not more than three
years in Auburn prison.
Mrs Nardeman swayed as she heard
the announcement She drew hat
min from her strnw turban and cried;
81 will never live TO begin that sem
tencc."
4 court attendant and two matrons
seized her and took the pin from her
hand. $1,000.
on the stolen securities. $4,000
have been recovered by the bank. $50 +
600 worth are in litigation with bank
in the South and the bank is insured
against the loss Of the remaining $780,
600
New-York tribune., 1922-06-17

Three participants in the robbery OF
the Chase National Bank of Sboo'0oo IN
Liberty bonds were sentenced TO prison
terms Yesterday BY Justice Martin IN
the criminal branch Of the Supreme
Court.
They were John W. yardcmnn' for
mer captain in the 77th Division bearer
OF n citation for bravery IN action his
wife. whom he first met IN France
where she was entertaining tho a. +.
r under the stage name Of Ferne
Hollis. and Arthur r. Chase, an en-
ployce Of the bank.
Vardemnn was sentenced 70 serve not
less than four and not mIe than eight
Years in Sing Sing prison. Chases
sentence was the same. Mrs. Narde-
mans punishment was more difficult
10 arrive AZ. Her attorney asked that
sentence be suspended. Justice Martin
looked NJ Assistant District Attorney
Olcott and asked whether he would
make such q recommendation.
1T is not for me- said Mr. Oleott'
"to suggest 20 the sentencing justice
what ne should do. II is an unfortunate
position 70 be in
New-York tribune., 1922-06-17
Plans Approved
For New High
School Houses
Each Will House 3.5Oo odd pn'
pills and Cost S2,5OO,OOo;
ii Portable Buildings to
Relieve Ovcrcrowding
Hylan Praises B oar d
Mayor and Hubert Com
mend Spccding.Up Pro-
gram AT Estimate Meeting

The Bosrd OF Estimate, at Us mc''
inc Yesterday, was occupied laIg'H
,,i,h school afairs. The unusual nap.
n.,.d when both Mayor Hylan and
v,rrav Hubert. President Of the BOARD
- Aldermen. complimented the Board
n Education for speeding up tn'
school building program Sehoo. Al.
fairs heretofore have been sore top'o
in discussions by the Mayor ana o'her
members Of the board.
Plans and specifications for fourteen
temporary portable school buildlngS
we're submitted by the Board OF hdue"-
ton and approved. They are to nc
psod i'm ali five boroughs and VII
arc,,lv relieve the ovcrcrowded condl-
sion. in various schools 20 which tne
nor,able buildings will he added. ne
posrd ~ Educntion also submitted a
plan for the acquisition OF iour'.sn
school sites. which was referred 20 ,nc
committee Of the whole 'ompi'''
plnns FOR the new Julia Riehman hlsh
School and another at Seventy-nlh
street and Eighteenth Avenue broos'
ivn. were also presented and appfoF''.
Each will house $500 pupils ana cost
=" want 10 commend tho Board OF
Education for its plans for two ADJ
tlonal high schools. which, with the
George Washington High Sehoo on
Washington Heights. will make three
/, all" said Aldcrmanic President nv,
hcrt. "They arc also to be eommended %
for providing the fourteen portable
buildings and plans for fourteen ne"
school sites
q also want to say" added Mayor
Hvlnn. that the Board Of Education
has directed superintendent Ettinger
10 assign four men to look after hre
prevention. and they have been as
signed 20 clean up the hre hazards, so
that now there will be plenty OF action.
The Rockefeller politician, Nudd, dur
ing the last campaign had much 10 say
about these alleged fire hazards. when
we Investigated we found that eighteen
ont Of every twenty cases cited hy him
were Of so-ealled Housekeeping
nature. Of minor charaetere and m
no sense structural hazards. Nudd
will now have 10 eonjure up some
other Mind OF scandal for the fall cam
pairn in order 20 get some more money
out Of the people 10 keep hlmseli
busy" .,. ,-.,
A public hearing continued from
New-York tribune., 1922-06-17
Goldman Band End. w.,
Wagner and Tscbaiko~,L. ,
vide the Program "

a program divided bs,E,., y.
and Tsehaikow'ky ended n. n, '' ,''
Bands FIRST week a. rs ,sl,s
yesterday evening On N. 60
Green - Wsgners "gsl.-.'''
"Tannhaussr" overture. aAl,.-'
and a fantasls on Die Wa'su,..-
the Tsehsikowsky numb.r a..
"Marchs Slsy.' "sonz NJ .
Words he song Nons bl, q.
ly Heart ~ cornet col, \,
Williams, with tuo snesr. -,
1872" overture a. ros,ls, =. =
sion. -.
The band was again In e..I,
expressive in fho "Alb1-i..r ~
Song without W0rssr ~. ~
was life and br.'i|arce b, u. ~ ~
brazen passage abo4rd.ty T's'' s.''
overture ard marches N,s.,i n'
audience was ample ara s,.,,.'.' -
although the weather ess.5 ~.
nervous moments sgcn k... -
way o. outdoor concerts. 2
New-York tribune., 1922-06-17
Buckets IO-StOry Fnh
lust Chicago Shampoo

Frefiaf Dfrdfrh 10 ihf ''lVH
CHICAGO June 16.-The ef'
fcte East frequently refers to the
donizcns of Chicago and other
parts Of the wild West as hard
headed.
W. s. Trcscott proved il to-day.
A window washer, working ten
stories up. dropped bucket filled
with water on Mr.. Trescotts
head. II bounded Oft and struck
Gabriel Matos on the foot. Matos
was taken to a hospital, but Tre-
scott smoothed his rumpled hair
and proceeded on his way.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-17

stand. Mr Shearn brought out tha
De bad figured the ,7o,Noo,o valua
iior upon the basis of costs 20 re-
nroduce new" instead Of "cost 20 re-
F produce new less depreciation a. spc-
Gifted hy the statutes" Nr. snyder
said he had not reckoned IN doprecia'
ton because be had not been go re-
cgcs'ci by the company Mr. Shcafn
showed that this total would be cor
rcspondingiy reduced 20 about 100000
600. II The same depreciation were de-
Quoted Hs IN tho 1921 report 70 ih'
state Tax Commission. amounting 10
is per cent. Of about {io.5oo,0oo.
,,mc Lines Not Crowded
The adjourned hearing relating 20
service and equipment on the Brooklyn
City Railroad Company lines was con
tiruci ycstf riay before Secretary
James r. Walker. Michae. j. Corcofan.
supervisor transit inspector Of the
Transit Commission. submitted reports
as o. Che crowded conditions o. the
various lines. including The Bu hwiek
Avenue line, The Cogr; street line, the
Crcistown lile and the Ilatbush Ave
nae line. There appeared 90 be very
if'Ie ovcrcrcwdlnC or any Of these
lines.
Brooklyn women attended this hear
.rr 90 complain about Che high run-
Ming boards on fhc surface cars. Mrs.
Margaret Mcmahon, representing the
League o. Women Notcss .r Che 2ist
Assembly District, asked tha. tho car
steps on the Flatbgsh Avenue line be
9werei The present steps she de-
frri5ed "a Indecent. hazardous and
annoying. She was one Of a commit
tcc tha: had already submitted a com
r,airt 90 thc commission. she said. and
had occn told that the finances o. the
rs road company did not permit &C
tior This summer lnasmuch as Al
tarv. Buffalo. Newark and other cities
bad lowered the steps, she said, the
committee thought New York City
could 90 likewise.
Mrr Elizabeth Alexander. represent
irg the League Of Women Voters in
the lth Assembly District. present
cl resolution Of protest from the
women - that district against the
high steps on 900 open ears Of Brook
I'm. The resolution expressed the con
v.ctlon o. the women that the high
etcp is injurious 90 the life. health
aad limb Of women and children"
Secretary Walker explained that a
great many Of the companies owned q
large number az these high running
board cars which arc in fairly service
ahlo condition. ard 10 was not felt that
lt wa igst 20 ask the companies 20
scrap an the material and buy lot Of
rcf cars Mr Walker held out hope,
b viewer. that the situation might be
.emcd'od when the commission mad
perfected It's unifcation plan.
Hardness Corrects the Mayor
Leroy T. Harkncss. Transit Com
missioner. issued a reply 20 Mayor
Hylan's statement in regard TO the de-
faulting Of the lnterborough subway
contract.
"Iho Mayors statement calls for no
comment except that certain m.sstatc-
moats of fact IN il should be cor
rctcd." said Commissioner Harkncss.
ole makes IL appear that the commits
son bad said ,alt 'hc dctau. provi-
sions Of the subway contracts were
'senselcss. The commission said moth
ing of the sort. These provisions are
az tho utmost value and Of course,
would bc applied In proper case. The
commission did say it was scnseless 90