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Though this isn't Controversy
Day in the Gate-Post, the an
swer of Edward Duffy to Dex-
ter MacIsaacs must be printed
for the sake Of justice, clarity,
and Old Glory. Mr.. MacIsaacs
wrote yesterday that Ladies Of
the Evening" was salacious and
not for home-loving Rovers.
In this corner, Mr.. Duffy:
My Dear Mr.. Phillips:
In letting my thoughts atron along
the lane Of the drama, might lean
shoulder upon your gatePost and
o oSsct s%ae oPa1Oni b. bssser
Isaacs In your column against ale
legged naughty plays produced In
Your correspondent expresses very
well. ] think, the views Of Washing
views have long kept this Capital In
rut Of dramatic stagnation.
just what conception does your
He implies Q conviction that the
highest drama ls that written from
the stereotyped outlook Of the mid
Al sucn - MS cOnceptlOnS GnSn uls
viewpoint IL easily understood. In
my amateur way, however. / fail
utterly TO appreciate such view.
believing the highest dramatic art to
be that which most perfectly reflects
life as 1t 10.
hold NO brief for the purely
smutty play. but neither do con-
slider that drama great or real which
CLOSES over sex IN nfe-as do those
Inane and empty John Golden plays.
n1nul0P among those who IlOuriSt:
their hearts on memories Of their
twenties. Mr.. MacIsaacs calls these
people "tFue lovers of the theater."
wonder II he would call tine
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Castle Agrazant." given its premiere
performance here last night under
the auspices of the Cincinnati Ameri.
can Opera Foundation, was enthusi-
astically received by an audience that
packed Music Hall.
In line with the foundations aim to
give recognition to native artists, the
critics here heralded Lyford's work
as tangible evidence of the trend
among American composers to fol-
low their creative instincts along
original lines"
While Castle Agrazant" has not
been cast in a newly formulated mold.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

5uries received In an explosion In the
battery room of the submarine S-4a
early last week. The explosion has
already claimed the lives Of four men.
and eight others are in the hospital
Navy Department records show that
his nearest of kin are his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Newton Lewis MatIock. of
2O3 State street, Charleston. Ill.
Naval officials have been unable to
locate relatives of Claire Daniel
Fields. electrician, first-class. -hn
died Saturday. Records show he has
a sister, Marion Mae Hoffman of Is
Pine street, Reno, New. and A father,
Daniel Fields, of Atlanta, Ga
Evening star., 1926-04-30

critics who heard the premiere were
generally agreed 1t exhibits a native
freshness that Indicates the COM
poser's capacity to do his own crea.
tive thinking" The opera was re-
garded by the reviewers as being
interesting enough musically to at
tract the musical world to Lyford.
Lyford personally conducted the
first performance and the cast was
virtually an entire American one,
composed of three artists Of the
Chicago Civic Opera Company, who
har the leading roles. and a chorus
of 65 voices.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
Jazz Termed "Caricature."

PRINCETON. N. j.. April 80 H).
Jazz. as defined by DR.. Alexander
Russell. director of music at Prince.
ton University IA specise of
that bears the same re-
lation to music as cartoon does to a
great painting"
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Sothern as the leading actor. He
wrote his dramas always with a
purpose" In an attempt to picture
to mankind life as he saw 1t. and
this he did mercilessly. He Is 6s
years old.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
Fireman NEAR TO DEATH
IN SUBMARINE BLAST
Four Men Dead and Eight in Hos
pital, Result Of $40 Explosion
Week Ago.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW LONDON, Conn, April 30
Sylvester Earle Matlock, fireman,
first-class. was reported dying at the
base hospital here as q result of in
Evening star., 1926-04-30
OPERA BY AMERICAN
PRAISEDAT PREMIERE
Ralph Lyford Conducts His Own
Castle Agrazant" Before Gin
cinnati Audience.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, April 30.--
Ralph LyfOrd's American opera,
Evening star., 1926-04-30
FRENCH DRAMATIST
PLANS PLAY PRIZES
Brieux, Merciless Portrayer of So.
cial Problems, Will Found
" Biennial Award.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 3O-Eugene Brieux.
dfamatist of social problems and
Evening star., 1926-04-30

NJ Brieux is best known in Amer
lea by the production of The Red
Robe" Damaged Goods" and "Ac-
cused." which latter play was staged
in New York this year with r. II.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

member of the Academy. informed
his colleagues, comprising Frances
immortals. yesterday that he is
foainding a biennial prize for play
wrights.
The prize will be awarded to
authors of threeact plays of so
cial and moral character. regardless
of the political and religious opin-
ions expressed. The monetary value
of the prize was not mentioned.
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DEAR Mr.. HEARST:
The increasing boldness Of Grim.
inals in our city and in the coun.
try gives evidence that we have
not discovered any adequate check
on crime. At the session Of the
legislature just closed. q series Of
bills was enacted to facilitate the
apprehension and conviction Of
criminal outlaws who have hither.
to used the technicalities of law as
q means to escape just punishment.
/ believe this legislation constitutes
a step In the right direction.
However, punishment viii not
alone, in my belief, prove suffi.
cient to curb the crime wave. Al
greater deterrent than fear Of pun.
islrmeat IS q sound moral code In
culcated In childhood. You have
stated: I'VE must try not merely
TO punish crime, but to prevent
crime and to cultivate good citi-
zenship.'' That Is the essence Of
the problem.
IL the children Of our cities have
no place to play but the streets.
we must expect that a certain pro-
portion. who are weak and subject
TO the influence OF bad companion
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ship. viii 90 wrong. Those are the
potential criminals. Adequate
parks and Fairgrounds. seemingly
remote from the crime problem.
win. in my belief. constitute . safe
guard. against the development Of
spirit Of lawlessness in the
younger generation. Reasonable
working hours and decent working
conditions. which give parents an
opportunity to know their children
and children an opportunity of
knowing their parents. viii prove
i great help III the development cf
home life which makes for strong,
clean men and women,
Thess are but instances to show
how Tar the crime problem has its
roots Ii our economic and social
life
Al survey OF our country for the
purpose Of discovering the under
lying causes OF crime would reveal
needed reforms IN our penal sye-
tern. But ii would also reveal
needed reforms In other directions.
A stern and just penal system may
The Washington times., 1926-05-10

The issuing Of $4,000 worth Of
bonds for the purpose Of building
and maintaining roads within the
town Of Falls Church will be the
principal business to come before
the monthly meeting OF the town
council to be held tonight in the
Odd Fellows Hall at 5 o'clock.
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Saws Headaches, Dizzy Spells and
SIuggishness, All Danger Signals
of High Blood Pressure

medicine ana q famous Buffalo ply
sician's prescription called Norma,
which safely reduces high blood
pressure.
Norma eliminates from the sys-
tenn the poisonous waste matter
which may have clogged It and
caused one or more organs to
weaken and bring greater pressure
to bear on the heart. The effect
Of Norma is immediate. Often one
bottle will reduce high blood pres
sure. Many have so testified. Check
high blood with Norma. You can
get it from Peoples Drug Stores
or any other good druggist.
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Credit Men to Elect

Nomination and election of 9TH.
GERS win be held tomorrow ~ ths
washington Association of Retail
Credit Men ii its luncheon at the
City Club,
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n YOU did not know that these
ma other conditions such as sleep
lessness, nervousness, shortness OF
breath, flushed face pains IN the
head and chronic tired feeling are
danger signals Of high blood pres
sure It Is time you needed their
warning.
Now that it is known high blood
pressure brings on Bright's Disease,
ApopIexy and often sudden death,
folks should not neglect these symp-
toms, but should check them at
once.
First class druggists everywhere
ere now selling a purely vegetable
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8Dve EMT
he Successful Working Woman

she brides herself upon her eff.
cheney. she Is as alert III regard
~ her health as her work. and has
learned that time lost through pre-.
ventable illness Is not good bust
ness. She has also learned that
I.vdia. n. Pinlxhalrl's Vegetable Com.
pound il 4 reliable medicine and
does not hesitate To recommend II
"a her fellow workers to protect
their health, which IS their greatest
asset.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chamberlain Who
works III the Unionall Factory
derful results from taking Lydia
&. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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Civitan Club Dinner

The dinner meeting OF the Civil
tan Club will be held tomorrow at
$50 p. m. at the Lafayette Hotel
John Dunn, Leo Brooks and David
Fox VIII be among the speakers.
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naIla 1890. 49,
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the principles of Observation-Disclosures
Will do more to prevent the youth
OF the country from wandering
from the narrow path Of rectitude
than will heavy sentences.
For many years Senator Strauss
has assisted his father ii campaigns
for pure milk supply
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Cure for Crime Social,
Says Famous Expert

NEW YORK, May 10.-The following letter accepting
in nationwide commission study the
seek the remedies for the crime the
United States received by William Randolph Hearst from
State Senator Nathan Straus, r, of New York City.
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curb crime. Only right thinking
and the incuIcation Of ideals IN the
younger generation will elinlin
80 II NATHAN sTRAUs, r..
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COL. PENDL ETON SENT
TO FORT BENNlNC SCHOOL
8 following army orders were

The following army orders were
made public yesterday:
Lieut.. Col. Harris Pendleton. III,
General Staff. To become director
Department 81 Experiment, Infan.
try school, IT. Benning. Ga.
Capt. Guy II. Drewry. TT. Ben.
ming, to office Of Chief Of Ordnance,
Washington.
Capts. Don r. Branson and Nor.
man Minus, students Infantry
School, TT. Benning, to State Uni
yersity, Columbus, Ohio.
Capt. Albert III. Dumas, student
Infantry School, TT. Benning, to
Emory University, Ga.
Capt. John B. Day. the Citadel,
s. O., to Sixty-first Coast Artillery.
TT. Monroe, Va.
London uses les water per capita
that most American cities, but its
daily consumption would fill d
canal ten feet wide, two feeg In
depth and 375 miles long
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GO.
NEWS ITEMS

ARLINGTON COUNTY, May TO-
According to an announcement Of
william ]. ingram, member of the
board of supervisors from Arlington
district, he win today offer q reso-
luton before the meeting Of the
board Of supervisors authorizing the
Commonwealth attorney to prepare
and draw the necessary petition to
be submitted to Judge Samuel g.
Brent asking that q special election
be called for the purpose of voting
upon a bond issue for water for
Arlington county.
The Washington times., 1926-05-10

According to the records in the
office of William H. Duncan, clerk
of the circuit court, the fines in
prohibition cases during the month
OF April amounted to 1910 while the
costs totaled $1,341. Fines in cases
other than prohibition were $1O5.55
with costs amounting to STATS.
The Washington times., 1926-05-10

The Clarendon Citizens Associa.
ton will hold its monthly meeting
in the community house tonight
at o'clock with President s. r..
Campbell presiding.
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BRINGS TALE
OF ROMANCE
-TOCAPITAL
Princess Achille Murat to
Tell of Adventures in
Indo-China
By JEAN ELIOT

TNDo,CHINA, Cambodia, Angkor.
III Saigon, the Rivers of Perfumes!
What mysterious visions such
names conjure up!
II they stimulate your magma
ton, you may hear. about them
from Princess Achille Murat-an-
other name, Murat, to appeal to the
romantic who is to be in Washing
ton next week for a brief visit and
who. viii speak on Saturday after
noon on mysterious Indo-China and
her adventures there.
The Princess is giving a series
Of lectures in this country, illuStra-
ted with wonderful motion pictures
taken while she and her husband
were caravanning through the
picturesque places of the French
colonial empire. And she is visiting
Washington at the instigation of
Mrs. Eugene Pomeroy, who is serv-
ing as amateur impressario for her
lecture here. The two ladies became
fast friends when both Were IN
Angkor, in Indo-China, and two Of
Mrs. Pomeroy's sons figure in Prin-
cess Murat's pictures. Although
the Pomeroys have home in Wash
ington, they have been much In the
Far, East of late and this is the
firse>time in several years that they
have been in town for more than a
few weeks at time.
At Rauscher's November 20
Rauscher's has been selected for
Princess Murat's talk, which win be
given on Saturday, November 20, at
4 o'clock. ana tickets may be OBJ
tanned there or from Mrs. Porneroy
1855 New Hampshire Ave. Phone
Franklin SOC.
Count de Sartiges, Charge DAT
flares of France, is interested in
the lecture and will attend, while
such women as Mrs. Marshall Field,
Mrs. Henry f. Dimock and Mrs.
Hennen Jennings are patronesses.
Married Descendant of Murat
The wife OF a at-great grand
son OF Murat, King of Naples.
brother -in-law Of Napoleon /, Prin-
cess Murat is a French woman,
but she speaks English huetly and
with a respect for the language
which puts us to shame. She is
the eldest daughter of the Marquis
de Chasseloup Laubat, engineer,
wen known fencer and one of the
commissioners at the Worlds Fair |
In Chicago. He was one Of the |
principal heads Of the interaIlied |
organizations for high explosives |
during the war. Her grandfather |
was Secretary Of State for the |
Navy and Colonial Secretary under |
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City Waits Princess Murat
PATRONESSES
NAMES FOR
ANNUAL
Plans Progressing for
Thanksgiving Ball
for Hospital

Society is looking forward with
great interest to the Episcopal Eye,
Ear and Throat Hospital ball to be
given November "a at the willard.
the first important charity ball OF
the season.
The list of patronesses headed by
Mrs. Coolidge, includes Mrs. Wood.
row Wilson, Mrs. Harry New, Mrs.
John G. Sargent, Mrs. Curtis Will
bur, Mrs. James e. Freeman. Mrs.
Oscar Underwood. Mrs. Marshall
Field, Mrs. William Holland Wilmer.
Mrs. Henning Jennings, Mrs. George
Cabot Lodge, Mrs. Frederick II.
Brooks, Mrs. z. B. Phillips, Mrs.
Charles Graves Matthews. Mrs.
Henry White, Mrs. Louis d. Bran
deis, Mrs. Peter Drury, Mrs. Trux-
tun Beale, Mrs. Charles J.. Bell,
Mrs. c. l.. Marlatt, Mrs. Walter
Edge, Mrs. Richard p. Davidson,
Mrs. Josiah Van Orsdel, Mrs.
Eugene Hale, Mrs. Clarence A.
David st. Pierre Gaillard, Mrs. III.
p. Erwin, Mrs. James Parmelee, Mrs.
Walter Wells, Mrs. Paul z. John
son, Mrs. James Couzens, Mrs. John
A. Lejeune, Mrs. Harry Wardman,
Mrs. T. II. Stevens, Mrs. J. W..
Joyes, Mrs. Stephen Bonsal, Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant, Mrs. Proctor L. Dough-
erty, Mrs. Richard Wilmer, Mrs. @.
C. Glover, Mrs. w. Livingston
Crounse, Mrs. Willard FL. Brown
son, Mrs. Willard Salisbury. Mrs.
Scott Thropp, Mrs. Cuno H. Ru-
dolph, Mrs. William J. Flather, jr.
Mrs. Isaac Cans, Mrs. Robert II.
G. Kelton, Mrs. Charles Dewey,
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Mrs. Arson
Phelps Stokes, Mrs. Henry Fltz-
hugh, Mrs. John G. Boyd, Mrs. W..
r. Turner, Mrs. Clarence G. WI
liams, Mrs. Hugh Cummings, Mrs.
George Barnett, Mrs. ]. T. Hendrtck.
Mrs: Henry b. Brown, Mrs. Tracy
Bows, Mrs. George Leonard Smith,
Mrs. y. r. Buchanan and Mrs.
Thomas Armat.
4 = 4
The Minister of Austria and Nine.
Prochnik entertained at q small tea
yesterday afternoon for the players
in the diplomatic tennis tournament
this fall. The prizes for the matches
were presented
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SAIL FOR HOLIDAY
IN CANAL ZONE

Senator and Mrs. o. E. Weller
have sailed for Panama for three
week holiday, and on their return
to Washington will be at the
Wyoming, where they have an
apartment.
Mrs. Edward Clifford entertained
today at the second of a series Of
luncheons for her debutante daugh-
ter, Miss Helen Clifford. Other
guests were Miss Elizabeth Fries,
Miss Georgiana Joyes. Miss Harriet
Hopkins, Miss Frances Hopkins,
Miss Florence Marlatt, Miss Re.
bekah Lipscomb, Miss Frances
Gore, Miss Marguerite Orme, Miss
Mabel Carolyn Mead and Miss Helen
Strauss.
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ROX ROMMEL rs NEW
CONDUCTOR Ar RIALTO

Doubtless the new Rialto policy
is to bring music into real promi-
nence. Rox Rommel, the new con.
ductor of the Rialto Orchestra,
studied abroad, after having received
his bachelor degree in music at the
age OF sixteen. He had the honor
of studying under Busoni, as wei
as Egon Petrie and Edwin Fischer.
He was the first American pianist
who played as soloist with the Der.
lin Philharmonic Orchestra after
the war. He also gave many con-
certs In Europe.
Mr.. Rommel will make his Wash
ington debut both as conductor and
as ''arranger" of the feature photo
play at the Rialto, when Verne's
novel Michael Strogoff" appears
on the screen next week.
Al big social event will introduce
this music and the Ratios new
policy on Friday evening, with an
Invitation" performances.
Mr., RomInel has chosen the Nadia
waltz for the opening of the picture,
using 1t for Strogoff's theme and
for the love theme. Russian mu.
sic will give the atmosphere of the
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DEAN GOODWIN
HONOR GUEST

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tucker.
man entertained at a luncheon to-
day of 20 covers for DR.. w. A, r.
Goodwin, dean of William and Mary
College. who Is their guest for
several days. Among their guests
were several members of the COM
mittee for the ball to be given
for the benefit Of William and Mary
College at the Mayflower, Deem
Der Z.
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DUTCH DIPLOMAT
LEASES RESIDENCE

The secretary Of the Neither
lands legation, Baron van Boetze-
laer, will be joined by Baroness
van Boetzelaer at the Wardman
Park Hotel the latter part of the
week. she has been visiting her
parents, DIR. and Mrs. Lawrence
Litchfield, in Pittsburgh. Baron
and Baroness van Boetzelaer have
leased the house at 1919 Lowell
Ave, previously occupied by the
former second secretary Of the
French embassy, Count de Sieyes
de YeYnes.
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Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood,
who has been at her summer home
in Connecticut, has gone to Hot
Springs, Va, and will be at the
Homestead until December /.
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Mrs. James William Orme enter
tanned at tea yesterday for her
daughter, Miss Marguerite Orme,
the guests being a small group of
this seasons debutantes. In the com
pany were Miss Sallie Hews Phillips,
Miss Katherine Amory, Miss Fannie
Dial, Miss Elizabeth Fries, Miss
Frances Gore, Miss Olive Sherley,
Miss Grace Mueller and Miss Betty
RidsdaleA - .
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III, whom he influenced
to support the Federal Government
in the American Civil War, and
her great-grandfather was COM
of the Imperial En-
gineers under the great Napoleon.
Princess Achill Murat was born
in Paris, where she spent her child
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MIR. McCAULAY
LUNCHEON HOST

William J. B. McCaulay, first Sec
rotary of the legation of the Irish
Free State, who entertained at
luncheon today at the Mayflower,
had as his guests Miss Pearl Smiddy
and Miss Cecil Smiddy, daughters of
the Minister of the Irish Free State
and Mrs. Smiddy; Miss Laura Towne,
daughter of Mrs. Holabird Towne,
of Washington and Chicago; Henry
l.. d'A. Hopkinson, third secretary
of the British Embassy; Miss Suzetts
Dewey and Count de Buisseret OF
the Belgian Embassy.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-27
SC0RELESS TIE
Pirate Juniors and Pawnce Juniors
Stage Gruclling Gridiron Contest
Between Teams.

The Pirate Juniors and the
Pawnee Juniors played TO a score
less tie in a gruelling football game
yesterday. The Pirates were out
Weighed and really scored n VIC
tory by holding the heavier team 10
no score. The Pirates also made
more first downs than their oppo-
ncnts.
The Pawnees went through the
opposing line time and again and
made their first downs on plunges.
Good interference was furnished the
carriers on end runs but when 1t
came to scoring, the Pirates held.
Twice on the three yard line, the
Pawnees were unable to break
through for a score. The line OF
the Pawnees outcharged the Pirates
ripping big holes on offensive plays
but the Buccaneers caught them
fatfooted by tricky passes in the
backneld,
Both teams played good football
and Macuri and s. Mirigliani played
stellar rbles for the Pirates Juniors.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-27
EASTERN FOOTBALL
FINISHES. TODAY
Holy Cross and Boston College
Furnish Feature Of Gridir0n

New York, Nov. 27--Eastern foot
ball found the end of the sport trail
today with half a dozen contests.
The struggle at Pittsburgh with
Knute Rockne's boosters from Notre
Dame, and Carnegie tech. power
full eleven that has come with a
menacing rush in the closing week
of the campaign, offered a contest
of national significance.
New England witnesses the final
college fracas of the season in the
annual struggle of the bitter Jesuit
rivals. Holy Cross and Boston COL
lege. The Worcester eleven is con-
coded a chance to stage the final
startling upset of a season that has
seen favorites battered repeatedly.
Boston college has but a single tie
to smirch q proud record while
Holy Cross bowed to Boston uni
vcrsity after an early winning
streak.
Out in the middle west. George
towns mighty eleven rings down the
curtain on a successful season In an
intersectional match with Detroit.
West Virginia ends long campaign
in an all-state battle with Davis
Elkins at Clarksburg and Bucknell
hangs up the moleskins for the year
after combat with Dickinson.
While the east watches its own
final games, the minds of fandom
will be far away in Chicago Col
gates tie with Brown Thursday
dropped the eleven iron-men from
n challenging position in the Re-
gional race. The mddies whipped
Colgate earlier in the season. and
by troucing Army today can jump
not only to the eastern forefront,
but can put forth claim to nation
al supremacy challenged only by
Notre Dame, a claim that cannot
be settled until Navy meets the
Hoosier warriors next season.