SPECIAL NOTICES.now ox sale ¦-messages from thk

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: THEannual convention of the C. S. I^vll ServiceRetirement Association will be held at thef;. A K. Hall. Washington. I>. I'... JANUARY2»> AXP 21. 1911. commencing at ft a.m. eachday. By order of the hoard of directors.

M. F. U'lM»XOGHUE. President.K. J. rANTWKLL, Secretary,

t*4~i Pa. «re. n.W.

WASH I N'TTti »X. D C.. January 14, 1011.We. the undersigned, the president and the

majority of tlie trustees of the Joseph Stras-buryer Company, do hereby certify that the. apital stock of the said company is one hundred thousand dollars i$l(W.OOO.On), fully paid;that there are no existing debts due by the-.aid company.

(Signed) JOSEPH STRASBURGER.President.

tSicnedi WM. B. DAVIS.Vice President.

District of Columbia. to wit:I SAMFEL M. LOl IS. on my oatb. do de¬

pose and say that 1 nin the secretary of theJoseph Strasburger Company. Had that the-tHtemeiitH tnad<- in the foregoing certificate:ire true to the l»e«t of inv knowledge anil helief. (Signed) SAMl EL M. LOPIS.

Sn!.«. ribc! and sworn to before ine thisKith >Ihv of Junuurv. A.M. 1911.

(Signed; ALBERT S. OATLEY.Notary Public, p. ('. (Seal.)

DIRECTORS WHO niRECT THK AFFAIRSof The ll"rr.e Building Association Win. T.t.alllher. Charles N. Moore, William K. Reeve..1 Paul Smith. Fred K Vogt, Madison Whip¬ple, t;<o. W. Linking, pres.; R. E. C laughton,>Iee pres.; Anson S. Taylor. vice pres.; J. M.Woodward, sec.; E. S. Wesc'ott, treasurer,lft>7 Fa. ate. n.w. Hand in your stock sub¬

scription today. It. pays &/t.

REI>FCF.D RATES TO PACIFIC COAST. FARwestern points and points in China. Japan andfar east tin household P*>ds incarloads. SECIRITY STORAGE COMPANY,114o ir,th st.

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE FAMILY, DB.MELVILLE P. ESLIN has taken charge of the. .flict> and dental practice of the late l>r. O. r-Wilier, at i:»» F st. n.w. ill

NO I'lCE TO STOCKHOLDERS:The 74th regular quarterly dividend of l\r

haw hf*pn derlanHl on thf capital Rt<xk of tbWashington Loan and Trust Company payableFEB III ABY I. ll»ll. when checks for dividendswill be mailed to alt stockholders of reK,'t1e,T'}address. The boobs of the company will neclosed for the transfer of stock from January24 to February 1. 1911. both dates inclusive.Stockholders Wfco have changed their addressessince date of last dividend will please notifythe < otnpany.

nARRy ^ VIKEM. Treasurer.NOTICE..THE ANNEAL MEETING OF THEstockholder^ of the Atlantic Building Companywill be held at the office of the company. 1-JSouth Royal st.. Alexandria. Va.. at 11i< in. on I \NT .\RY 19. 1911. for the electionof offl. era ami directors, ^ the ensiilnjt yeHr.

MYRON M. PARKER. President.LOF1S BEYER. Jr.. Secretary.

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOCK HOLD;t-Tf sf the Flrem-n's Insurance Company oiWashington and G-orgetown. in the Districtof Columbia, is called and will be held atthe couiuany's at the corner of »tn ®tand l/.iiisian.'i ave. u.w., Washington. O.C on Wednesday, the 28th day of January.1911. at 12 o'clock in.. to vote upon th« ques¬tion of amending the charter of the companyno as to empower It to write Ore Insuranceen real aod personal property where%;er lo¬cated and being, and not be limited solely t*the District of Columbia as now; also for th«purpose o* a ppolntlug a suitable couimltt^e_ toobtain said amendment. W. M. HOtFMANSecretary. .

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Falls From Platform.Mitchell Carroll, secretary oi the Arvhe-

olog.oal Institute of America, delivered alecture on "City Planning In Ancienttimes" at the Public IJbrary la>t night.Mr Carroll met with an accident at theclose of the lecture, stepping off theplatform unexpectedly and sustaining an

iujury to his ankle.

Teachers Get Pay Checks.Tiie pay checks of 200 public school

teacner*. which were delayed on account«n" questions raised by the controller's rs-c-nt decision, to the effect that no absentteacher should receive any part oi heriK.y, v ere distributed today.

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AT THE INDOOR CIRCUS.^ ^ -

MRS. RHODA ROYAL. AND HER TRICK HORSE.

BIG cm FINDS FAVORWITH THE SMALL BOY

Thirty-Three Acts Seen atEach Performance.Drill

by Almas' Patrol.

A circus at which the small hoy is notthe chief feature Is no circus at all.thatIs, in the small boy's opinion. Yesterdayafternoon was the first chance the smallboy had at the Royal & Adams indoorcircus at Convention Hall. And the smallboy was there in lull force. And so was

the small girl. and the large boy and thelarge girl, hundreds of him and her. Andthey made the welkin ring with their de¬light.Today and every day during the week

there will be a mat nee in the afternoon,as well as an evening performance. Theyoungsters are to have their full share, ofthe circus. Not that any are barred Atnight.oh, no. But the circus matinee isthe ' kid's" particular delight.Both performances yesterday were!

SPECULATE ON OUTCOMEOF DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

*

Believed in Some QuartersThat Champ Clark Will Be

Selected for Speaker.Tomorrow night's caucus of democratic

members-elect of the next House of Rep¬resentatives will be called to order byRepresentative Clayton, chairman of thecaucus. Representative Hay of Virginiawill be permanent chairman.

It was said today that the caucus willcertainly clinch the Speakership and dis¬pose of all doubt upon that score by de¬claring in favor of Champ Clark.The advocates of the plan to have the

tentative committee on ways and meansselect the committees were very confidenttoday that they would be able to putthrough their plan, and that the caucus

would authorize the tentative committeeon ways and means to act as a committeeon committees and make up the com¬

mittee assignments during the summer

and fall.Many democratic members-elect of the

next House of Representatives were atthe Capitol today, "just looking 'emover," as one of them said, glancingaround at the scene of prospective labors.The big democratic dinner at Baltimorelast niglit, and the caucus of the Housedemocrats scheduled for tomorrow nightbrought them here.

Hopeful of Coming Caucus.All democrats were discussing today

the coming caucus. The burning questionwas whether the caucus shall do anythingmore than select a tentative committeeon ways and means to conduct a tariffinvestigation during the recess of Con¬gress.Some democrats are intent upon having

the caucus settle the policy of committeeassignments; that is to say, to decide nowwhether committees shall be selected asheretofore by the Speaker of the Houseor whether they shall be named by acommittee on committees.Other democrats are disposed to let

that question rest -until Congress assem¬bles next December. Some of the new-lv-elected members of the House are es¬pecially disposed to the Utter plan, asthey feel that they are rather inexperi¬enced and hardly qualified to decide off¬hand such an Important policy.Then there are others who are willing

to leave all questions of policy to the

given before large audiences. Thirty-three a« ts are presented at each perform¬ance. The number Is "symbolic withShriners, and the cinms for the time be¬ing is a Shriners' circus. It <loesn't makeany difference with the show tliat tliered-fezzed members of Almas Temple ofthe Mystic Shrine call it so. It is b inggiven for the benetit of its Arab Patrol,and the patrol breaks into the perform¬ance with ope of its characteristic exhi-bition drills. But the trained horses,whose intt Higenee at times seems almosthuman, go on with their work just thesame.

Clever and Amusing Acts.The bareback riders perform their acts,

the acrobats do their tip-flaps, the wirewalkers tread their shaky pathwaythrough- the air, the Cossack dancerswhirl in their Russian dance and theclowne crack their jokes and do count¬less ridiculous things that make one

laugh and laugh again over and over.

It's a great circus.at least that's what

the kiddies think, and this is a time when

their opinion goes.Yesterday afternoon the antics of

"Saladdin." the wonderful white trickhorse, caught their fancy, and theywhooped it up for him. Miss <~"arri(4Noremburg, which was the name «>f Mrs.Rhoda Royal, is his trainer, and with himand her dogs she made the kiddi« s fairlyshriek with joy. It was only one of theinanv features that caught their fancy.Hut it took with them and they made thebig crowd know it.

seniors,in service, who have been herefor vea'rs. Unquestionably the newcom¬

ers will listen to the opinions of the el¬der statesmen very carefully tomorrownight.

Many to Be Heard.

A motion to postpone all questions ex¬

cept the selection of a tentative commit¬tee on ways and means will be offeredearly in the meeting and will precipitatethe debate. There is no disposition on

the part of any one to cut off debate, andmany men will want to be heard.An effort will be made to postpone de¬

ciding the policy of tariff revision.thatlis, whether it is to be Champ Clark'splan of revision schedule by schedule orSenator Bailey's plan of revising all theschedules at once.Some democrats today expressed the

fear that unless the caucus moves verywarily..one result will be to disclose at

I this time the dissension within th<- partyI ranks on the question of tariff revision.

Deaths Reported.The following deaths have been reported

at the health office during the past twen¬ty-four hours:Joseph L. Stewart, 00 years, 2 0th street

northeast.John Turner, 34 years, Washington Asy¬

lum Hospital.Wilton Robey, 57 years, SOS 12th street

northeast.Louise B. Haldeman. 54 years, 1852

Mintwood place northwest.Cecelia B. Miller, 44 years, R street

northeast.Alexander B. Thomas, 72 years, 927 N

street northwest.Augustus Miles, 1 yeur, 1421 Columbia

street northwest.Joseph Howard, 10 years, Freedmen's

Hospital.Richard W. Adams, 22 years, 7 Terrace

court northeast.Mai-tha Wopdlejr, 3." years, 2024 P street

northwest.John Harris, 27 years, 914 20tli street

northwest.Hezekiah Pinkett, .19 years, Freedmen's

Hospital.Joseph Hall, 21 years, 11-17 21st street

northwest.Sidney Palmer, 46 years, Tuberculosa

Hospital-Mary Butler, 30 years, Tuberculosis

Hospital.Genevieve Clarke, 23 years, 1042 32d

street northwest.John Washington, 1 year, Washington

Asylum Hospital.Georgo M. Cox, 2 years, 503 Marks

.ourt.

Crushed Under Overturned Auto.NEW YORK, January 18..Dr. William

J. Furness, a well known physician ofHarlem, was instantly killed last n'ght bythe fall of his automobile through an ele¬vator shaft in a garage. He was caughtunder the tonneau when the machineturned over in the twenty-foot drop andcrushed to death.

"Ah! there are. no choruses like thoseof the good old days.".Plato.

"NOTHING NEW IN DRAMA"By EMMETT C. KING

will show that not only if the lament of the modern first-nighter as oldas th»> Greek philosopher, but^ that the stage lias no novHtles of any kindto off-rr the public -since vEschylus wrote. And the public does riot of¬fer the actors anything new.even the habit of presenting players with de¬cayed fruit as a testimonial of dlsesteem is more than 'J.WiO year* old.Mr. KinK, the author, ia himself an Victor, and he has made a carefulstudy of stage history.

* Also:"A QUESTION' OF J/VYA.LTY," by Sarah Guernsey Bradley."MEASURE OF A MAN," by S. Ten Eyck Hourke."THE HEAD OF THE ARMY," by Arthur Wallace Dunn."WHY HAVE PNEUMONIA?" by Eugene L. Fisk, M. D."SAFETY DEVICES ON SHIPBOARD," by George Ethelbert Walsh."WHEN BROWN TURNED BLUE," by Edgar Welton Cooley."CAPITAL TITBITS," by Smith D. Fry.

and"THURLEY RUXTON," by Philip Verrlll Mighels.

LOOK FOR THEM IN THE NEXT

SUNDAY MAGAZINEOF

THE SUNDAY STAR

District System Hampered byLack of Money.

REPORT OF THE AUDITOR

Widows and Orphans and DisabledPolicemen and Firemen Affected.

PAYMENTS ABE WEEKS BEHIND

Commissioners Urge Congress to Pass

Relief Measure Which Was

Recently Introduced.

There is no money with which to paythe lull January pensions to the widows,orphans and bereft families of the men

in tho police and tire departments whosacrificed their usefulness, and in somecases their lives, for the protection ofthe people and property of the Districtof Columbia. Moreover, it is predicted byAlonzo Tweedale, auditor, that this con¬dition of the pension fund will continuepractically throughout the year.* The pensions are part of a month be¬hind at present. Mr. Tweedale is ofthe opinion that unless Congress comesto the aid of the families who dependon the little they get irom this pensionfund the entire pension list will have to1>h pro rated, while the National Capitallooks on at the spectacle of a cut-ratepension list for the men who sacrificedtheir all.

Bill Before Congress.There is a bill already in Congress pro¬

viding for a stable form of pension fund,to be made up of all license fees, exceptthose for liquor licenses. By the termsof this bill it is not proposed that theUnited states shall bear any part of theexpense, th- entire charge being againstthe District.Mr. Tweedale tells tho Commissioners

today in a report: "Tho enactment of thisbill would represent a saving to the fed¬eral government through the reduction ofthe District revenues which would beavailable for appropriation, and the con¬sequent reduction of the contribution bythe United States on account of Districtappropriations."The Commissioners have been begged

to urge the passage of the pension fundbill in I'oiigresj and they have doneeverything tlvoy could to get it broughtto the attention of the lawmakers. It isframed so that there will be little likeli¬hood of a pension famine occurring formany years to come.

Calls It Unjust Hardship.In his report, sent to the Commissioners

today, Mr. Tweedale sayB:"A great many of the beneficiaries of

both the police and firemen's pensionfund were members of the police andfire departments who gave the best yearsof their lives to the service, and are nowincapacitate for the performance of oth¬er work: widows of deceased members ofthe departments, with children to pro¬vide for; all depending for living ex-.penses on the regular payment of pen¬sions which the law allows them."It seems an unjust hardship to de-

I prive these people of any part of their| monthly stipend, which is small at best."

Payments Weeks Behind.The pensions have been lagging for

weeks. The December pensions were notpaid until January 9, as it was necessaryfor the Police Court to collect enough

i fines to swell the total to an amount thatwould enable the pension checks to besent out. The deficiency amounted to$1,500. The taking of this $1,500 out ofJanuary fines will, in Mr. Tweedale's

, opinion, result in not paying the Januaryl fines until late in February, leaving the! henetiriaries probably a whole month pen-sionless. The officials at the Districtbuilding did not see any way to catch upwith this $1,500 deficit, which will occurfrom month to month, unless there is anincrease in .ines.The pension rolls of the police and fire

departments amount to about $11,000 amonth. A little over $1,100 is collectedeach month to meet the payment of pen¬sions through a deduction of a dollar amonth from the salaries of officers andmembers of the two departments. Thebalance of nearly $10,000 has to comemonthly from Police Court fines, exceptin the months of July and August, when$20,000 is derived from dog taxes.

Pines Main Dependence.'It is clear, therefore," says Mr. Twee¬

dale, "that the payment of police andfiremen's pensions is dependent nearly ab¬solutely on the collection of Police Courtfines. During December the moneys re¬

ceived on this account amounted to $3,000less than the average for the precedingmonths."

Collections Past Fiscal Year.This falling off has played havoc

with the District promise to pay a

monthly pension to its firemen andpolicemen who became disabled whileon duty.The pension fund requires $132,000

a year in round numbers, the policeand firemen contribute $12,000 fromtheir salaries, the dog owners payI'JO.OOO toward it and the balance of$100,000 is supposed to come from thePolice Court Tines.The total collections at the Police

Court during the fiscal year endedJuno .10, imo, were $80,490.92. Duringthat year it was necessary to pay a

vastly cut pens.on during one period,and the beneficiaries of the system hadto wait from February to July for theamount cut off during that one month.

WOMAN KILLED BY AUTO.

Victim of Providence Accident Saidto Be Washingtonian.

PROVIDENCE, R I., January 18.Mrs.Eva Hurley, wife of Arthur B. Hurley of74jn Bresohaw place, Washington, D. i..,was struck and killed by an automobilelast night. Mrs. Hurley kept a lodginghouse on Pearl street in this «clty, andwas on her way to a nearby store when«sho stepped in the path of the machine.H M. Cranston, chauffeur for a localautomobile company, was driving the car.and surrendered himself to the author-ltietf.

\fter an Investigation the police de¬cided that the accident was unavoidableand released Cranston.

Tho name Arthur B. Hurley does notappear in the city directory, nor is thereany street here known as Breschaw place.

Births Beported.The following births have been reported

at the health office during-the past twen¬ty-four hours:P. E. and Jane F. Garrison, boy.Charles H. and Ruby A. Michael, boy.Samuel and Rosa Alpher, girl.Isadora and Jennie Maleson. girl.Jacob and Sarah Cohen, girl.Eugene J. and J. Hi&xins, boy.John P. and Emma E. Hill. boy.Daniel and Emma Callahan, girl.Henry G. and Goldle M. Zimmerman,

boy.Ezekiel and Ester Coopersmtth, boy.Frank L. and Katherine C. Gransbury,

girl.*

Charles H. and Minnie B. Donohue,girl and boy twins.Adon D. and Olive Phillips, gli .

Joseph A. and Elizabeth Rice, boy.John S. and Ester G. Wllfong, girl.Le Roy T. and Mattie E. Gravatte, boy.William L». and Mary Speidon, girl.James H. and Ella Arthur, girl.Henson T. and Cleopatra Simms, boy.Albert and Lessie Overton, girl.James and Sarah Q. Reid, girl.Noble and Cornelia Gray, girl. . . ^

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A very select line of Stylish Dress¬

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atHigh-grade Coats, In blacks, navy

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A very fine line of Smart TailoredDress Skirts.skirts that are actuallyworth up to $t>, in a variety of fab¬rics, including blacks, navy, graves,diagonals, serges and novelty cloths.Snap these up.

BLACK SILK PETTICOATSMade of a very fine durable quality of silk. Petticoats really worth up to $4..V). Tomorrow .$2.25 i

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Police Hold Men as Suspectsin Poolroom Robbery.

BOTH DECLARE INNOCENCE

Harry W. Harbin and Herman Hag-ermaker Taken Into Custody.

HOLD-UP AT PISTOL POINT

Highwayman at New Varnum Hotel

Gets Away With $6 in Ileal

Western Style.

The police of the fifth precinct are hold¬ing in custody merely "on suspicion"two men who gave their names as HarryW. Harbin, twenty years old, of 1100 Nstreet southeast, and Herman Hager-maker, twenty-two years old, of 700 Ostreet southeast, for Investigation in con¬

nection with a bold "hold-up" at theNew Varnum Hotel, New Jersey avenue

and C street southeast, last night.Capt. Mulhall, in command of the pre¬

cinct, admitted today that, although no

evidence had been secured against eitherof the men under arrest, they would beheld on suspicion until a thorough in¬

vestigation of their movements last nightbefore and after the time of the hold-upcould be made. Both men deny that theycommitted the robbery, or had any con¬

nection'with It. and declare they can ac¬

count for their whereabouts at the time

of the hold-up.About OiJSO o'clock J. I. La Salle, man¬

ager of the poolroom at the hotel, was

standing near the cash register, while

John Stone. 421 1st street southeast; H.

Weeks, 425 New Jersey avenue southeast;

Bernard Hayden, 126 D street southeast;Conrad Kaufman. 16 D street southeast;Edward Burns, 12 D street southeast;Edward Chlllett, 707 C street southeast,and Ralph Orr, 422 K street northwest,were either playing pool or watching the

game. Suddenly the door of the poolroomwas opened. |

Intruder Enters Poolroom."Hands up," an intruder, with features

obscured, commanded as he covered with

a revolver the men in the room. All of i

them complied with the order of the Jhold-up man.

1

"Now each of you shell out your

cash," the robber directed. Robert Orr

took from his pocket six one-dollar bills.

He placed them on the pool table and

again elevated his hands above his head.The other men declared they did not

have any money. ,

Picking up the $6 the robber backed to-

ward the door. With a warning that Ifan attempt wa.s made by any of the men

to leave the place before the lapse offive minutes they would be shot, lie de- i

parted, disappearing in the warkness.The cash register, which contained a

large sum of money, was overlooked bythe robber In his hurry to get away.

Fear to Hove for Six Minutes.A clock on the wall was watched by

those left in the poolroom. At the end

of six minutes Manager La Salle ran to jthe hotel loDby. He telephoned to the |fifth precinct police station the facta ofthe robbery. Precinct' Detective Wiseand Policemen Warfield and Cole were

sent to the -hotel. Lieut. Hartley, nightchief of detectives at headquarters, was

also notified. He sent Detectives Cox,Mnliin and Vermillion to the hotel.The men In the poolroom at the time

of the robbery were taken to the fifth 1

precinct station, where they were ques-tioned as to the description of the rob¬ber. Each of the men said he was poor¬ly dressed, wore a blue sweater, whichwas pulled up over his nose. He alsohad his hat pulled down so that his eyesbarely showed beneath the brim. Theydescribed him as being a white man be¬tween twenty and twenty-two years ofage, five feet eight inches tall and weigh¬ing betwen 150 and 100 pounds. He hadlight hair and wor^ a long black over¬coat and black derby hat.Several hours after the robbery had

been reported Detective Wise and Po¬liceman Wartleld arrested Harbin andHagermaker on suspicion of knowingsomething of the hold-up. The centraloffice detectives and the police of thefifth precinct worked all night on thecase, but reported this morning that noclue to .the robber had been obtained.

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FOR RENT.

STORE818 7th St. N.W.

Kcit to KIbk'n Palace.

Apply 814 7th St. N.W.

FAVOBED BY BRAZIL.

Thirty Per Cent Reduction in Dutyon American Flour.

Of great importance to Americanmilling interests is the concession of a

30 per cent reduction in duty on our

flour imported into Brazil. That factis reported to the State Department by-cable by Ambassador Dudley at Rioand follows a reduction of 20 per centin the flour duty, made several daysago by Brazil. The reduction is con¬fined to American flour and is not ac¬corded to that from other countries.Mr. Dudley believes that the effect willbe to extend the market for our floursouth of Pernambuco, where it doesnot now go, even with the preferen¬tial reduction of 20 per cent, becauseof the superior geographical position ofthe Argentine millers. Last year theUnited States shipped to Brazil flourvalued at $2,105.000^ supplying 80 percent of the trade north of Pernam¬buco. Brazil is also according a spe¬cial reduction of 20 per cent in dutieson seventeen other articles of Ameri¬can production, in consequence ofwhich our exports to that country havemore than doubled since 1905, givingus 1S.1 per cent of the foreign tradeof Brazil.

?iI A Oowmntowini

Bargain |A beatitiful residence, one ...

of the finest on Iowa circle v.No. 5.containing twelve £rooms and several baths;very substantially built; Vfronts two streets. Pine *:*location for residence, .*<school, professional or busi- Y

:::ness purposes. A private t.>garage, nearly opposite the

£f premises on Kingman place,*t* will be included if desired. *j*

Price \ery reasonable, and *£y terms favorable to purchas-*t* er. Cali on or address OWN- *j*A BR. care C. E. RICHARD- %? SON. 204 Hibbs building. Ay (.Phone Main 12.)

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We have special fund of$5,000 to loan at 5 per centon D. C. real estate. Moneyimmediately available. Candivide sum.

STONE & FAIRFAX,1342 New York Ave.

DANCING.NATIONAL RIFLES' ARMORY.

Every Sat. eve., S:30 to 12, Plstorio's Band.Davlsens' Academy. 71'J titb n.w. Lessons dayor eve. Class & dance. Tues. and Fri. evea.

THE ARCADE. 14T1I ST. AND PARK ROAD?Popular dancing assemblies every Wednesdayand .Saturday evening.

Admission. 25c.

CLOVER'S, 613 22nd ST.; PRIVATE LESSONS.50c; waltz and 2 step. guar. S lesson*; aswdances tauzht; claaa and dance, Tues., Thar*.and Sat, erentng* 2V Phone W 112V

AMUSEMENTS.

NEW LYCEUM M£Z£yEBALL THIS WEEK.

WITHCARMELOS PARISIAN MODELS.

Extra Added Attraction,THE GEORGIA CAMPERS

10.Great Colored Performers.10

Next Week .MERRY WHIRL.

GAYETYAll This Week. Matinees Dally.FRED IRWIN'S

NEW MAJESTICS,With FLORENCE BENNETT

And the Prettiest Bunoh of Girls You Ever Sapr.NEXT WEEK.GINGER GIRLS.

ACADEMY THL'RS. k. SAT.Evenings, 23c, :»6c. 50e. Matinees, 25c.

Beoialh PoynterIn Her Original Play of tbe South,

THE LITTLE GIRL TOT HE FORGOTAEXT WlSEK-HANLVA'tt- StjfEHJJA.

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AMUSEMENTS.

COLUMBIA Tonight,®: 16Matt Thar. 4 Sit

MATINEE PRICES. »c TO $1 00.HENRY B. HARRIS PreaentaThe Original Comedy Succeaa.

m traveling $txmmWith Frank J. M-'lotyre and Kntlro New

York Cast.Tuesday.ITOU I'renenta

Ygvv a.."? iw*»eata <>n Sale 1S^iS-'id IT'S. Iaai gistis v

CHAU>CEY OLCOTT.\"wMri,T. Ratrv of Ballvmore

By Rfr»A JOI/NHON \Ol NG.Scrrea laid at Rallymore. Ireland. Time. 17S0.

FRIDAYSunday at $;:W».

aelhuc f°' theMost ItrlHiaut ofTravel Talkers.

F. Eygene FarnsworthIn His Maenlrtoently Hloatrsitcd Lecture.

"From the Dalmatian »'«>ast to j«Jl-e."All Seats Ro«-rv«l, 7 2.V.

BELASCO

OOLUMRIA THEATER.MONDAY. JANUARY 2.1. 4 ::«V

Prices. $2.50. s_*. $1.50. $1. S«-atn on sale atDroop**. l.'itli it tid «. .

TONIGHTAT 8:20

Matinee To<lnr. .W t.»Saturday Matinee ami Nitflils. .".«>«. i>i $2.fM.

MR. F. WHITNEY OffersTHE WHITNEY OPERA COMPANY IN

"The ChocolateSoldier."

Augmented Orchestra of 30 Soloista.

NEXT WEEK-SEATS NOW.HENRY W. SAVAGE OFFER*

EXCUSEME!

A CI.EAR

tbfcn.to m IC 0 A Pullmani arnlval. byRupert. llughei.

NEXT STNDAY NIGHT.C .» Will ta.ka J on the

PASSIOX FLAY.^NEW NATIONAL

Popular Matinee Saturday. fi<»c to $t.Y>.CHARLES FROHMAN Present*

OTflS SKINNERIn the Parisian Success, SIT ©IPBy Henri Lavedan. Oil Ux»Ci

ELM ENDO R FTOMORROW AT 4..J0 P.M.

Famous PaarctSngsSEATS. BOe. 75c. *1. NOW «i\ SALE.NEXT WEEK s. nt ami Box Sa e ToniorWED. and SAT. MATS, .".o.- 1,. $1.5u.

CHARLES DILLINGHAM Present*IQ)MW\wIn thp Musical Comedy Success,

THE GIRL Dim the TRAINMME. JOHANNA

Tues.

4:30

Jan.24.

QADSKIALL WAGNER PROGRAM,

with

n.v.rai mmjmic$9U£iif

Tickets. $2.5«». *2.00, $1,150. $1.00, at

T. ARTHUR SMITH'S. 1411 V at.

CONVENTION HALLALL THIS WEEK

Natlaen Dally

ROYAL & ADAMS

Indoor CIRCUSGreat aralaxy of rr«

armIt* Mara ever aaaembled. Allthe aeaaatlonal thrillera of tkaworld's blfCKeat tented aics re¬tentiona.

10P8" 100150£±.r'150

Rhoda Royal'sEducated Horses

Free CouponCat out thia coupoa andSAYE 2S CEXT8 In the pur-ehane of a aeat to any mati¬nee. Thla eoupon and 2S eentawill purehaae a SO-eent tleketto afternoon performnneea.Can alao be uaed In pnrehaaeof hlfcber prleed aeata. Cut Itout and uae It today, tomor¬row or aay other day thlaweek.

PRICES

50c, 75c and $1Tleket* on Sale at Box Office ailat Ogrram'a, 1.1th and Pa. Ave.

COSMOSMatlneea. 10c; Erenlnca. I Or and 30e.

THE KOI H SAXOLIAXS,A Bright. It reel v Mualeal Offering.

COOK and MEYERS. Those Dandn; Corneillm^McLAIN and MACK. Rcflued Musical Come-ly.MARIE VICTORIA. Character Slnciti? Coiwdienuo .THE l.A CROIX. Sllverh«el Dancing Duo.ALF. WHEELER, the Popnlar Singing Comedian.TWO BIG SHOWS EACH WEEK.

Chance Monday and Thursday.

14TH ST. ANDPARK ROAD.itnii mmm,

POPULAR DANCING ASSEMBLY TONIGHT.MOON DANCES.

Admission, 2.">c. Parties of ten. $2.00.BOWLING.Prises for individual high s.y»ivs far

ladles aud gentlemen.SKATING.Every afternoon and evening. ITno

Mlisle. New skate*.

POLITEVAUDE VILI E

Daily Matinee. 25c. Evenings. 25c.* 50e aud 75c.

Valerie Bcrgere & Co.,IN HER NEW PLAY. "JUDGMENT."

JAMES MORTON AND FRANK F. MOORB,The Comedy Hit* of - Th.- Merry Whtrl "

BELLE BLANCHE. HOEY A LEE. < HES«TFRFIFJ.D." Alpine Troupe. Colter Sc. Bouidea.Wonderful I'avlight Motion Pleturea.NEXT WEEK ELITA PROCTOR OTIS A CO.

JACK WILSON CO. HAWLEY. HA1GHT MCO KELLER M.V<K AND FRANK ORTH.buy seats today.

CASINODon't Miss the Musical Stoddards

and our 5 Other Rig ActsThis Week.

1,000 SEATS AT ioc.

Children'sMid-Season Carnival

by pupils of

MISS IDA M. HAYESNATIONAL RIFLES' HALL. 01* G street n.W_WEDNESDAY EVENING, January 18, lull,

8 o'clock sharp.Tickets. 2T. cent a: reserved seata. 50 cent a.

General Dauclug frotu id to 12.

BMB MB ORCHESTRA ",uo5'°Receptions, bails, parades, etc. Vaudeville tal¬ent for entertainments. W. M. HORTON,Line. 2324AL «2SBaCBA