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NEWS OF THE LEGISLATURE
ANTBLIQUOR LAW
MOVEMENT IS ON
Numerous Bills to Be Present
ed; Commissioner O'Neil
Talks on the Outlook
The biennial appearance of the anti
liquor bills in the Legislature has
started with the Introduction of the
Vickerman local option bill and the
"well-founded rumors that an anti
treating measure and another pro
posing an amendment to the Consti
tution for state-wide prohibition would
shortly make their bow to the legis
lators has again brought the question
of the sale of liquor In Pennsylvania
prominently before the eyes of the
S'epresentatlves and senators, says
Joseph N. Mackrell in to-day's Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph, and as the
ngitation is now apparently country
wide. with considerable accessions to
the "dry" column, the matter of claims
and counter claims in Pennsylvania
assumes importance.
State Insurance Commissioner J.
Denny O'Neil, one of the foremost op
ponents of liquor in the nation, de
flared that the day a local option
measure is made a law in Pennsyl
vania, forty-live counties out of the
sixty-seven in this state would go
dry. Speaking on the prohibition
feature, he claimed that with the time
that would bo given to organize the
state there was no doubt about the
total abolition of the licensed sale of
liquor in Pennsylvania. "The votes
are here," he stated, "and all that has
to be done is to show the people that
they have it in their power to cleanse
Pennsylvania of the liquor taint."
The Kev. F. F. Holsopple, state
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, says that local option would
send the great majority of the coun
ties Into the dry column and that some
would take that step that are claimed
sure for the liquor men. Attorney J.
Day Brownlee, Jr., general counsel for
the league, expressed the same view
as Superintendent Holsopple.
Liquor men claim to have no fear on
Pennsylvania in a prohibition election.
They grant the growth and sweep of
the opposition movement, but claim
Pennsylvania will be the last to "go
over." They openly assert their oppo
sition to local option, claiming it is not
satisfactory and would fail in its pur
pose. They cite revenues and invest
ments and many use the term "com
pensation" when asked about the
abolition of their privilege. They say
there is no equity in putting them
summarily out of business with no |
chance to save their financial invest
ments.
The Local Option Committee and
Anti-Saloon League are meeting to
day in—Philadelphia and out of (hat
meeting is expected to come a har
monious combination whose sole pur
pose will be to tight liquor all along
the line. They are a unit on getting
an expression from the Republican
and Democratic parties on the liquor
question in their 1918 platforms, but
claim there will be little trouble in
having both organizations openly do
dare for either local option or state
wide prohibition or both. On that
phase of the subject they seem to
"know something."
The "dry" counties in Pennsylvania
now are Bedford, Crawford, Greene,
Huntingdon, Juniata, Jefferson, Mer
cer, Mifflin, Union, Venango and Wyo
ming—eleven.
Commissioner O'Neil says the op
portunity to \'ote on the liquor ques
tion would make the following "dry"
at the first local option election: Ad
ams, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford,
Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Cam
eron, Center, Clarion, Chester, Clinton,
Clearfield, Crawford, Columbia, Cum
berland, Forest, Franklin, Fulton,
Greene, Indiana, Huntingdon, Jeffer
son, Juniata, Ijiwrenoe, Lycoming,
McKean. Mercer, Mifflin, Montour,
Pprry, Pike, Potter, Snyder, Somerset,
Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango,
"Warren. Washington, Wayne, West
moreland and Wyoming—forty-five.
In Allegheny county it may be of
interest to know that the old Thirty
seventh ward of Pittsburgh, now
Brushton, is prohibitory territory, and
that Squirrel Hill is "dry." The Sev
enth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh wards
of McKeesport are not open to liquor
Selling. Pittsburgh contains three
fourths of the saloons in Allegheny
county. The "dry" McKeesport wards
comprise half tli-e population of that
city. In addition to the "dry" town
ships the following are some of the
local option boroughs of Allegheny
county or where by special acts of the
Legislature the sale of liquor is pro
hibited: Aspinwall, Avalon, Ben Avon.
Dormont, Liberty, West Elizabeth,
Veroha, Versailles, Turtle Creek,
Springdale, Sewickley, Port Vue, Pit
cairn, Oakmont, C'rafton, East McKees
port, Edgewood, Edge worth, Leetsdale.
These are just some of them.
The opponents of liquor claim that
one-half of the saloons are in four
counties, likely Philadelphia, Alle
gheny, Luzerne and Schuylkill, al
though Lackawanna and Erie come
close to Schuylkill county. Eighty per
cent., according to their statistics, are
in one-fourth of the counties and one
half of the counties have 90 per cent,
of the saloons. It likewise follows
in one-half of the counties there
are less than 10 per cent, of the
licensed houses.
To an outsider there does not seem
to be even a rare chance for the pass
age of a local option law at this ses
/' sion unless the Vares, who are po—
lititcal associates of Governor M. G.
Brumbaugh, turn in their twenty-four
Philadelphia votes. That would pass
the bill in the House and would serve
to re-establish the Governor with many
of his doubting "dry" friends. The
Vares are said to owe this to the Gov
ernor and he may ask for the votes.
But there are few who believe that he
will. The fact, that corporations are
starting to send representatives to
license court hearings Is significant. A
short time ago in Columbia county the
"safety first" man of the American Car
and Foundry Company appeared and
remonstrated against all licenses in
Berwick. Last year, he said, accidents
had decreased 70 per cent, because
there were no saloons. It evidently
impressed the court, as none will be
there in 1917. The workmen's com
pensation law is beginning to be felt
by the corporations and they are strik
ing at what they call the origin of
accidents. And so the unceasing
battle goes on.
PLAN* FOR CITY MANAGER
Altoona Chamber of Commerce Favors
Public Meeting for Discussion
Altoona, Pa., Jan. 30. lnitial
steps toward a city manager for Al
toona were taken yesterday, when the
Chamber of Commerce directors en
dorsed a plan submitted by a special
committee recommending a public
meeting at which the question can
be discussed and a definite program
adopted.
Legal authority has assured the
committee that the city manager can
be employed under the Clark act, and
that the salary question can be legally
met. At. the mass meeting a commit
tee on nominations will be appointed
to canvass the city for men big
enough to act BB a Municipal board
of directors.
TUESDAY EVENING,
FLOOD OF BILLS
REACHES HOUSE
More Pay For Guardsmen Who
Served in the Mexican Bor
der Emergency
The House of Representatives was
in session for only twenty minutes
last night but it received almost 100
bills and Its proceedings were decld
! edly interesting between the retire
ment of Mr. Hess. Lancaster, from the
Alines Committee chairmanship and
the Spangler resolution demanding to
know why a better tishway had not
been constructed at the McCall's Ferry
dam. The new chaplain, the Rev. Dr.,
Zerfass, of Lancaster county, offered
his tlrst prayer and was introduced to
the members.
Mr. Hess got into the limelight soon
after the House was called to order.
He announced to the House that he
was not a mining expert and was un
familiar with subterranean processes,
cither physical or political. Speaker
Baldwin said he would name a chair
man later. Messrs. Bennett and Meh
ring exchanged places on the Military
and Compare Bills Committees and
Messrs. Sterling and Mehring ex
changed seats on the Military and
Judiciary Special committees.
The resolution presented by Mr.
Spangier calls upon the Commissioner
of Fisheries to inform the House why
the owners of the McCall's Ferry dam
have not installed a tishway as re
quired by action of the Legislature,
why he has not enforced the mandate
of the Legislature and why he did not
ask the Attorney General to proceed
by quo warranto action.
The woman suffrage constitutional
amendment resolution was introduced
by Mr. Wliitaker, Chester, according
to expectations. It must be adopted
by two Legislatures to go to a vote.
Pay For Guardsmen
Representative W. H. Dlthrich,' of
Allegheny, presented a bill in the
House providing that each enlisted
man of the National Guard of Penn
sylvania who served on the Mexican
border shall be paid the difference
between federal army pay and the rate
of pay of the National Guard of this
State for active service less the amount
paid to dependent relatives and any
bonus paid by the United States. An
appropriation of $1,500,000 is carried.
The Philadelphia Chamber of Com
merce sent a letter asking the State
of Pennsylvania to co-operate with the
New Jersey State Commission in se
curing the Delaware river bridge at
Philadelphia. This letter will be fol
lowed by legislation as the Governor
has a report from a commission which
studied the situation.
Maiurer's Income Tax
A State income tax that would pre
vent anyone from receiving over $lO,-
000 a year was introduced by James A.
Maurer, the Socialist member from
Reading. The bill provides a 3 pet
cent. tax on incomes from $3,000 to
$4,000 and a graduated scale up to 50
per cent, on $20,000 incomes. The ef
fect would be to hold all incomes
down to a SIO,OOO basis, all money
above that figure to be taken by the
Itatc for old age pensions, roads,
canals, emergency employment, funds
and swamp reclamation. It will not
get very far.
A bill prohibiting the use of cutouts
on exhausts on any stationary gas en
gine or internal combination engine
under penalty of fine of $5 to $25 was
sent to the desk by Mr. Shattuck, of
Crawford.
Dr. Dunn, Philadelphia, presented a
bill prohibiting use of any boxes or
other containers for farm products by
persons other than those whose
names are on the boxes, etc.
Other bills introduced were:
Mr. Lauler, Allegheny, appropriat
ing $189,000 to the Soldiers' Orphan
School Commission.
Mr. McPeaUe, Washington, estab
lishing fees for constables.
Mr. Shattuck, Crawford, fixing sal
aries of clerks in the Banking Depart
ment.
Mr. Fitzgibbon, McKean, allowing
county treasurer in counties having
between 125,000 and 150,000 popula
tion SI,BOO for clerks and fixing the
treasurer's compensation for collect
ing licenses. This includes Dauphin.
Mr. Cook, York, permitting cities
and boroughs to co-operate with the
State Highway Department in con
struction and maintenance where
streets are continuation of State High
ways.
Mr. Baker, Washington, regulating
collection of taxes and filing of liens
and repealing act of 1901; authorizing
issuance of certificates as qualified as
sistant pharmacists to persons of 7
years' practice who apply prior to
June 1, 1917, regulating extinguish
ment of ground rent; validating mu
nicipal liens for paving and curbing in
a borough.
License For "Gun Toters"
Mr. Neary, Philadelphia, providing
a county license for persons desiring
to carry weapons to be issued by the
sheriff on application endorsed by
two real estate owners.
Mr. Reynolds, Philadelphia, repeal
ing divorce act of May 9, 1913; au
thorizing tobacco companies incor
porated in other States to hold real
estate in Pennsylvania.
Mr. Spangler, York, amending York
county poor board acts.
Mr. Schaffer, Schuylkill, making
burgesses eligible to succeed them
selves.
Mr. Rininger, Blair, establishing
salaries of county commissioners. In I
Dauphin county the salary would be
$3,000.
Mr. Buvee, Erie, appropriating $55,-
000 for improvement of Erie harbor. I
Mr. Lewis, Jefferson, giving assent I
of the State to the federal post roads J
improvement act.
Mr. Hollingsworth, Chester, author
izing a State association of township!
supervisors and counties to pay ex
penses.
For Township "Cops"
Mr. Dithrich, Allegheny, authoriz- j
ing second class townships to appoint
police.
Mr. Ross, Allegheny, establishing
municipal courts in second class cities, j
Mr. Dell, Huntingdon, increasing!
pay of county auditors from $3 to $5 j
per day.
Mr. Rechenbacher, Wayne, appro-!
priattng $200,000 to pay the share of |
Pennsylvania In acquiring toll bridges I
spanning the Delaware.
Mr. Erdman, Lehigh, amending the j
election laws so that voters must make ,
affidavit to total disability before re- I
ceiving assistance In marking ballots.
Mr. Davis, Lackawanna, providing
that all coal operators shall leave
enough coal In workings to support
surface and giving right of suit in
equity and claim for damages. The
statute of limitations is not to oper
ate.
Mr. Maurer, Berks, introduced bills
to permit fishing on Sunday, to per
mit cltleß, boroughs, towns and town
ships to sell coal at retail and author
izing the State to engage in sale of
coal through a division to be estab
lished In the Department of Mines.
ELECTED RESIDENT PHYSICIAN
Dr. Henry A. Gorman was elected
senior resident physician at the Har
rlsburg hospital at a meeting of the 1
hoard of directors. Dr. Gorman for I
the past five years has been first as- '
slstant physician at Mt. Alto Sana- I
torium.
PROBE MEASURE
HOTLY DEBATED
Salus, Sproul jind Vare Dis
cuss It and Senate Refuses
to Postpone It
The Sproul resolution for a probe
of government in Pennsylvania was
passed on second reading in the Sen
ate last night after an attempt to
postpone had been voted down and a
debate as bitter as any one could ex
pect trom the present factional row
had occurred. Governor Brumbaugh
sent a letter setting forth that lie
courted investigation, but suggested
that there should be some changes in
the form of the resolution, which
were not made.
When the Governor's letter came in
it was read and then Senator Salus
moved to postpone action. He made
a speech which will take rank with
some of the vitriolic discourses heard
in the Senate chamber and was re
piled to by Senator Sproul. Then
Senator Vare essayed to champion the
Governor, devoting a good part of his
remarks to roasting newspapers.
The vote on the motion to postpone
was 20 ayes and 24 noes, several
Democrats voting with the negative
side. That the State administration
got twenty votes was a surprise to
many. The Brumbaugh forces held
a council of war in the afternoon and
decided to light.
Governor Brumbaugh's letter was
as follows:
To the Honorable the Senate of
the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania. Gentlemen:
My attention has been directed
to the joint resolution, known as
Number 1, Senate file, session of
1917, introduced by Senator
Sproul, in place, January 22, 1917
and now before your honorable
body for consideration.
1 have no Intention or desire
to encroach in any way upon the
prerogatives and services of the
General Assembly or upon either
branch thereof. On the contrary,
1 recognize these prerogatives and
respect them, but I assume that in
due time this joint resolution may
reach me for my official action,
and in order to save time and to
j acomplish as speedily as possible
| a proper investigation of any and
ftll activities and acts of the
Executive Department of the
State Government, I beg to in
vite now your considerate atten
tion to some matters which 1 sub
mit are of consequence in ac
complishing the good that any in
vestigation should have at heart.
I court and Invite the widest
and fullest, investigation of my
official acts and of those all as
sociated with me in public serv
ice. I wish only that this investi
gation be so free, so fair, so im
partial and so thorough as to es
tablish definitely the truth or un
truth of any charges that may be
made.
Colls Sproul Measure A'aguo
The Constitution and the laws
contemplate a full, free, fair in
vestigation if any be authorized
by the Geheral Assembly. We un
hesitatingly invite such investiga
tion. The resolution referred to
is vague, indefinite and opens the
way to investigate endlessly all
State officers and all city, county,
borough and township officials,
together with such Individuals as
the contemplated committee may
elect to (consider or investigate.
The resolution ought in simple
fairness to be so phrased as to
indicate In some definite manner
what departments and what
specific function should lie investi
gated. I beg further to submit
that 'such investigation should
follow only in cases where some
credible authority makes charges
or indicates that such Investiga
tion is necessary. This should bo
clearly set forth. Nor does this
resolution hold any evidence to
the people of Pennsylvania that
this is other than a factional con
test from which no essential good
can flow to the people of this
Commonwealth.
Final report of this commis
sion should, in justice to all, be
made at this session of the As
sembly, that proper action may
be tftken by the Assembly and the
Exectuive to safeguard the gen
eral welfare.
If in your wisdom you so desire
I shall at any time confer with
the president, of your body, the
Speaker of the House, or any
committee you may designate to
consider what constitutes a fair,
a free, a frank and an impartial
procedure.
Yours, very respectfully,
MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH.
How They Voted
Eighteen Republicans voted to
postpone, one Democrat and one
Washington party man. Seventeen
Republicans and seven Democrats
voted against delay.
The vote was as follows:
For postponement ■ — Republicans,
Burke. Craig, J. F. Graff, Hjtldeman,
Homsher, Jenkins, Jones, Lynch,
Magee, Martin, McKee, Patton,
Phipps, Salus, Semmens, W. W.
Smith, P. W. Snyder, Vare; Demo
crat —Stewart; Washington R. E.
Smith. Total, 20.
Against postponement Republi
cans, Baldwin, Buckman, Catlin,
Croft, Crow, Daix, Eyre, W. P. Graff,
McConnell, McNichol, Miller, Mason,
Schantz, C. A. Snyder, Sproul, Weaver.
Beidleman; Democrats Hackett,
Leiby, Sassaman, Sones, Tomp'klns,
Watner and Wasbers. Total, 24.
HURT IN FALL
Mrs. Fred Blumenstine, 274 Peffer
street, fractured her right leg and
wrist yesterday afternoon when she
slipped and fell.
AMUSEMENTS
TURBULENT MEXICO
An IlliiHtrated Lecture by
FREDERICK MONSEN
Artist, Explorer, Lecturer
Technical High School
Wednesday Night, 8.15
Admission, 25c Rrurvci Scats,
25c Extra.
AUSPICES NATURAL
HISTORY SOCIETY
JOBIE FLYNN'S
Female Minstrels
A Semi-Circle of Girl Comedlaaa
Four Other Excellent Acta
ComlaK Thursday
A Dream ol the Orient
One of the Season's Greatest
Spectacle*.
HARRIBBURG TELEGRAPH
BUDGET PLAN TO
FRONT IN SENATE
Daix Offers a Resolution That
Will Bring It to Committees'
Attention
A concurrent resolution calling upon
the State Economy and Efficiency
Commission, composed of the Gov
ernor, Attorney General and Auditor
General, to furnish the legislature
with information as to the amount ex
pended from each item appropriated
to the departments, commissions and
boards of the executive branch of the
Governor between June 1, 1915, and
December 31, 1918, was introduced
into the Senate last night by Mr. Daix,
Philadelphia. It also calls upon the
comtnisison to furnish a statement of
the estimated needs of each depart
ment, commission and board for the
two years commencing June 1 next.
The effect of this resolution would be
to make up a budget for the State
government.
Numerous bills wero presented to
the Senate, among them the follow
ing:
Mr. Catlin, Luzerne Authorizing
third class cities to appropriata money
annually for music in public parks.
Mr. Graeff, Armstrong—Prohibiting
adulteration and misbranding of
liquors.
Mr. Eyre, Chester —Requiring county
funds to be placed at interest at 1 %
per cent, per annum on active ac
counts and 2 per cent, on Inactive ac
counts.
Mr. Daix, .Philadelphia Enabling
foreign religious and charitable cor
porations to hold realty In Pennsyl
vania.
Mr. Hackett, Northampton—Allow
ing common pleas judges $1,500 a year
for clerical assistance, the State to
reimburse the judges.
Mr. Leiby, Perry—A joint resolution
requiring all institutions receiving
State appropriations to make a report
of expenditures and denying aid to
those failing to comply.
Mr. Stewart, Greene—Requiring in
stitutions receiving State aid to keep
separate accounts on each patient and
file them with the State.
Mr. Phipps, Venango Prohibiting
use of milk containers by any person
or concern other than the one whose
name appears on the vessel.
Mr. Nason, Erie—Making it a mis
demeanor for any person to give a
check when there are no funds to
meet It.
Mr. Snyder, Blair—Establishing a
system of licensing egg candlera.
Rev. Merritt, Who Officiated
at Funerals of Many Widely
Known Americans Dies
New York, Jan. 30. The Rev.
Stephen Merritt, Methodist clergyman
and undertaker, who died at his home
here yesterday, officiated or assisted
at. the funerals of Daniel "Webster.
President. Ulysses S. Grant and Com
mander Booth-Tucker of the Salva
tion Army, and many other promi
nent Americans.
Mr. Merritt. who was born here in
1833, founded one of the largest un
dertaking concerns in the country. He
preached in eleven different churches
during his career, but it is said that
he never accepted compensation for
his services as a clergyman.
nGLFED KILIj MADKROI ESCAPES
Queretaro, Mex., Jan. 30. Jose Mar
tinez, who was a prisoner in connection
with the assassination of President
Madero, in 1913. escaped ten days ago
from the penitentiary in which he was
confined, it was made known to-day.
AMUSEMENTS
D'AVINO'S FAMOUS BAND
SATURDAY NIGHT
D'Avino's Famous Band the |
Finest Concert Band In America—
the band that Madame Sarah Bern-1
hardt. went into ecstacies over at At- j
lantic City—will be at the Stevens'
Memorial Church, Thirteenth and j
Vernon streets, Saturday evening at 8
o'clock. Tickets on sale at Bogar's on
the Square and Schell's Store, 1307
Market street. Sale limited to 1,300,
church seating capacity. All tickets,
25 cents.—adv.
. S
Continuous Dance
Band and Orchestra
Winterdale, Wed. Night
8.30 to 11.30 P. M.
Massenversammlung
(Mass Meeting)
IV THK INTEREST OF THE
German and Austrian Red Cross Charity Bazaar
THURSDAY EVENING, FEB. 1, 1917
ill the Basement of
St. Michael's German Lutheran Church
STATE STREET, BELOW SECOND
Harrisburg, la.
All Germans und Austrians of this city and Steelton are earnestly
invited to attend this mass meeting. The object is to create an interest
and enthusiasm in the Charity Bazaar to be held in Chestnut Street Hall,
from April 18th to 21st, inclusive. Reports of work already done will
be made and a number of addresses will be delivered by prominent men
identified wit hthts work. Come to this meeting. Bring your friends.
Help the good cause along.
rlApn Cg if For the I-imt Time To-day
\S ) Km WM. KOX l'reaenta
gAeTI 2200mg Gretchen Hartman
" ■ la ■ play based on the power of a
VM Woman'a Jealousy
MM "The Love Thief"
K K Also nnother screaming Fox camedy.
KK Every Wednesday
MM 'Mrs. Vernon Castle'
ajr The Beat Dressed and Bent Known Women
fk f"PATRIA"
uS (Second Intalment)
V AI HO WEDNESDAY
V ROBERT WARWICK
' In "THK MAN WHO FORGOT"
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
. CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG
la a play every ulrl who ta to marry and
ADMISSION lhe n,Bn who w,n ought to aee.
"A Foolish Virgin"
AMUSEMENTS
ORPHEUM Wednesday, matinee and
night, January 31—"One Girl's Ex
perience."
Friday, matinee and night, February 2
i —"The Girl Without a Chance."
I Saturday, matinee and night, February
--jf~Mrs. Flake ' n "Erstwhile Susan."
MAJESTIC-—Vaudeville.
"Truthful Tulliver."
lIEGEN f—"Oliver Twist."
VICTORIA—"The Eove Thief."
Questions of environment, of labor
difficulties, high cost of living, birth
.. control, dress relorm and
One t.lrl a the like have no no-
Experience" nupoly in the chapters of
~, the latest novel by Eu
gene Klrby, plainly entitled "One Girl's
Experience." which comes to the Or
plieum to-morrow, matinee and night,
and upon which the author and play
wright has founded his latest play,
whose action goes straight to the heart
and soul of every man and woman be
cause It is human. "In One Girl's Ex
perience" is told the tale of insuffer
able conditions of a poor girl, who Just
simply, plainly and honestly works for
a living.
The play at the Orpheum, Friday,
matinee and night, is said to be a prob
. le "! that wlll cause each
Tie (lrl and everyone to stop, pon
wlthout der and wonder who will
u Chance" be the next victim of the
, gruesome. White Slave
traffic. The strong situations at the
climax of the acts, is is said, are built
so that tile action makes you long to
get a hold on the people in high au
thority that allow the persecution of
"The Girl Without a rhance," as writ
ten by Whitney Collins and produced
by Robert Sherman.
When the new William S. Hart fea
ture, "Truthful Tulliver," came to a
close at the first per-
U illiani S. Hart formancc. last even-
Ht the Colonial ing, at the Colonial.
over one-half of the
capacity house that had witnessed the
picture appla/uded it; something that
seldom happens in a motion picture
theater. But anyone who has the pleas
ure of seeing this play cannot help but
express their udmiration for such a
splendid piece of silent acting and beau
tiful photography. "Truthful Tulliver,"
which is showing at the Colonial again
to-day and to-morrow, has for its hero
a traveling printer of half century ago,
who goes into a little western mining
camp and starts a newspaper. The edi
tor's motto is "The truth, the whole
truth and nothing the. truth." A
man with such a slogan naturally
stands for law and order and decency,
and as a result "Truthful Tulliver" is
obliged to show a few people of the
town the right way to behave when
ladies are around. The play is tilled
with many thrills and an absorbing
love romance. The latest Pathe News,
showing Admiral Dewey's funeral pro
cession and many other late events, and
a funny comedy are showing on the
same program. Thrusda.v. one day only.
Mabel TaHaferro in "A Wife by Proxy,' 1
of good singing will be given
a rare treat if they attend the Majestic
Theater the first half of this
At the week. Josie Flynn and her
Mujestlc nine minstrel girls are the |
headline attraction, and they
present an act that cannot fail to I
please. An added attraction on the bill
is Eong and Ward, man and woman, |
who offer an excellent singing act. Botli j
possess good voices, which tney use to
excellent advantage in singing liigli
elass as well as popular airs. Hounding I
out the vaudeville list are: Sampson and j
Douglas, in a very good comedy turn;]
Skipper and Castrup, offering a cpmedy |
AMUSEMKNTS
REGENT THEATER'
I.ant l>ay MARIE DORO, sup
ported by llohart Doanorth In
"OLIVER TWIST"
Adapted from Chnrlea Dlcken'a ■
Immortal novel.
To-morrow and Thursday, IK ION K
KEN WICK and OWEN MOORE In
"A CONEY ISI.AND PRINCESS"
A comedy drama of Coney Island
and Fifth Avenue.
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r \
rifif'Mnim
Miss Lucille Lee
Stewart
Slater of
Anita Stewart
HUNTLEY GORDON
Two Famous Slurs of the Vita
graph Studio will appear
IN PEKSON
and will render a vocal program
and nddrcsa the audience.
FRIDAY, FEB. 2
NO ADVANCE IN PRICE
JANUARY 30, 1917.
einglng and talking skit, and Rosa Roy,
clever xylophone player.
..'°' lver Twist." now being shown at
tne Regent, is an unusual picture. Its
• making has been ac-
Mnrle Doro tomplished with a
. n care, a ildeltty, in
Oliver lwlt" keeping with the fame
. of the Dickens mas
terpiece. As "Oliver," the pathetic
figure of childhood, thoro Is Marie
S > ,? ro \, ?. ven more, in the role of "Bill
J l , , 8 „ ,^r, ere ' 8 Hobart Bosworth; in
U lat Fagin" there is Tully Marshall.
Miss L>oro, in her impersonation of the
J" 01 .®- deserves hlgli praise for her
poitrayal of the boy "Oliver." She im
bues him with the spirit of the book,
as well as that need be expected of one
playing a role of opposite sex.
.. ,r ®' le Fen wick makes her debut on
aramount Program as the star in
A Coney Island Princess," with Owen
Moore, which is the attraction to-inor
lOW and Thursday.
°f tho screen's most interesting
diamas is now being shown at the Vic
... torla Theater, and
17!VT T l ,l, ' r 18 entitled "The Love
nt the victoria Thief," featuring
a i „ , Gretchen Hart man
?? i i Hale. The underlying theme
of this remarkable picture play is the
power of a woman's-jealousy. It is in
inis play that one can see portrayed as
never before how a woman who has
l *£ ve, i' y mea " B at I'er command,
li' 'V. YJ '?\. e of , a man ' 81,(1 when
she finds that her deep love is not re
ciprocated determines tliat no one else
I Khali have his love. To-morrow tho
second Instalment of the much-discuss
ed serial picture play, "Patria." in which
Mrs. Vernon Castle, the best-dresaed as
well as the best-known woman in the
world, is featured. It is a powerful
play, dealing with love, romance and
preparedness, and a feature no one
should miss. For to-morrow also, Roh-
Warwick, in "The Man Who Forgot."
for Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
Clara Kimball Young, in "The Foolish
Virgin, a picture, which, it is said,
every girl who expects to marry and for
the man who is to marry her ought to
sec.
Anita Stewart's sister, Lucille J-.ee
Stewart, and her leading man, Huntley
Gordon, of tile Vitagraph
Two .Stars Studios, will make their
lit Person personal appearance at
at Victoria the Victoria Theater
on Friday of this week.
Die two Vitagraph stars will sins
and address the audience about stage
life. Huntley Gordon,who has been play
ing opposite Miss Stewart for many
years, will explain many features con
nected with the taking of moving pic
tures and screen life. Prior to enter
ing the screen life Mr. Gordon was on
tiie speaking stage for several years.
The management of the Victoria '.Thea
ter wishes to announce that Clara Kim
ball Young will be seen in her latest,
as well as her best play. "The Foolish
Virgin." on that day. There will be no
advance in price for the added attrac
tion.
1 ——
AMUSKMKNTS
/ ' ->
ROYAL
—and—
NATIONAL THEATERS
Showing To-day
CI. Alt A KIMBALL YOUNG In
".MARRIAGE A LA CARTE"
Admission—Adults 10e Children 5e
To-day The Greatest To-morrow
of all Hart Pictures—Exciting, Appealing and Filled
to the Brim With Love and Thrills
Full to the overflowing with powerful, rapid action—
it is manly in spirit and free from jarring details,
and the story is told as only Hart can tell it.
Thursday—Mabel Taliaferro in "A Wile by Proxy"
ORPHEUM F ?;Pi Y FEB. 2
ROBERT SHERMAN Present*
The Great White Slave Play
Yl\ W * Moral and Fearless Plea for the
U I llf I Iletternirnt of Young Girls Who are
I 2 11. I'll 1% I Without Purents untl Home* a
™ A JI&4 VIAA mU Comiilete Seettle Prodnetlon.
WITHOUT tttlr with
WllliUUl JSSjSL
Every Mother. AVlfe, Daughter, Sla- 4 ¥ T 4 4 T
ter. Sweetheart Should See It —lt A I U A lAI I ftj
Tells the Truth and .U'earhen a 11 I (Ti LB I 111 §*
Lesson A Vital Play A Great JTTL V&1JT11 1 V JI I
By WHITNEV COLLINS
PRfrFSI. ALL MATINEE SEATS 25C
*■ Night 25 c -50c-75C-SI.OO
SATURDAY FEB. 3
MADISON COREY & JOSEPH RYTER
PRESENT
Mrs. Fiske
(By Arrangement with Harrison Grey Flake.)
In "The Comedy with the Message of Gaiety and Klndnena."
"Erstwhile Susan"
(Founded on Helen n. Martin's Novel, "Barnabetta") '
By MARIAN DE FOREST
It'a All About the Dutch In the Fnnny Little Town f Relnharta, Pa.
11 WICI Matinee—it Rows. 1.B0; 10 Rowi, fl.OOt
PKlCiilS: jurks-JE' nn,rony - 7B - - d
ICvealng—Oreheatrn, |2.eo, SI.RO. 91.00.
Balconj—#l.oo, Tc, BOej Gallery. 2Be.
DIVORCE LAWS
HIT BY REYNOLDS
Philadelphia Member Says
That This State Is Getting
Worse Than Reno
"Pennsylvania is worse than Reno
as a breeding place for divorce," was
a declaration from Representative
John Reynolds, of Philadelphia, as he
handed up a bill in the House last,
night to repeal the Divorce act of Ma*
9, 1913.
"Under the law which my bill seeks
to repeal." remarked Mr. Reynolds,
"a resident of any Stale may, by pub
lishing a claim of residence in Penn
sylvania, obtain a divorce much more
readily than in Reno, Nev., where an
actual residence must be established.
"I am presenting this bill at. the
instance of the Law Association of
Philadelphia. It has also the indorse
ment of the Bar Association of Penn
sylvania. Both of these organizations
will circularize the members of the
legislature, urging them to vote for
this repealer. There is being com
piled a collection of , opinions from
judges from all parts of the Slate con
demning the present law and Join
ing in this demand for tho repeal of
this highly objectionable statute.
"It Is not generally known, but it is
a fact nevertheless, that the legitim
acy of children who are the out
growth of marriage of persons di
vorced under this law is not recoK
nized in any State of the Union out
side of Pennsylvania."
AMUSKMKNTS
ORPHEUM
To-inorrow Matinee nnd Niglit
C, S. I'RIMHOSE Presents
One G
Experience
All Matinee Seats 25c
Nights—2se, 50e, 75e, fl.oo
THUR.FEBRUARY 1
THE
LADY
BUCCANEERS
—With—
FI.USSIB McCI.OUD
—Extra—
•IMUNCKSS ROSIA"