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WAR ON VULGAR PLAYS.

TO-DAY'S FASHION.

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Now York, Fob. 13-A orisade to purge Broadway of 'dirty" and " vulgar" plays has beon begun by .the New York World.

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"Producers · faços revolt," it says, "unless they coase competing with each other in prosenting obscenity with the oxouse that it is realiam."

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Mr. W. A. Brady, producer, of "A Good Bad Woman," ono:of tho plays 'condommed by tho World, says that he is willing to withdraw the play if othor produsora óf slimilar dramas do to samo. Mies Holon Mackol- lar, the star in "A Good Bad Woman," throatons to abandon her part unless aonie of the lines aro pliminated..

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заув interview. Mr. Brady in "My play is only one of many. The public are to blamp because they pay the price to sas filth. As a result plays now running ото dograding to dramatists, actors, and tho entiro atago. Playwrights cannot sell a clean play any more. Fino writing doos not excuso dirt, and there is no reason why filti should got by under the guise of art."

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The World. rocontly attacked Mr. Bolasco's production of a pluy cailed Ladies of the Erening," doclaring: "It is as dishonost a play as bas boon pro- duced for a long time. Its pur poso te to go just a little further than any other manager has gono in prosenting dirty accompani- monts of vice."

Police officials to-night attend- ed a number of theatres in order to scoure evidence for possiblo prosecutions.

RIFLE SHOTS FROM OVERSEAS.

Americans for Bisley This Year.

Any number of Interesting things can be done with alim frook of white orope-do- chino. To give it distinction this frock drapes a bit of vivid green tullo from its right shoulder, catabas it in a loop at the hip by a circle of rhinestones and lets it fall below the hom line. A band of black fur, vory wide and fluffy, finishes the hom.

JAPANESE AS AIRMAN.

High Efficiency.

CANCER SUFFERING.

Woman Acquitted of Marder,

Milo. Stanislawa . Uminska, a young Pollab astross, aged 26, has been acquitted at the Seine Asaizea on charge of having murdered her fiance, a Polish writer named Joan Zynowski, whom she had shot to save from further suffering from cancer.

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M. Zynowski was suffering dancer in an extremely advanced stage and he was boing. treated in a private hospital in Milo. Paris. by Dr. Roussy, Umineko nursed him. day and night, and when transfusion of blood was suggested as a dez- perate resource, she offered her blood. Zynowksi suffered greatly and several timoa bogged Milo. Uminska to put him out of his pain by shooting him with a re- volver. In the ond, on July 15 last, she was assured by the doctora this his death was only a ques- tion of days. The young woman thon chose a moment when ho was Balcop and killed him by firing a rovolvor through his mouth. Mile. Uminska mado

no attempt to conceal her act, but in simple language told tho. whole story in court. Dr. Paul and Dr. Roussy gave ovidonco that Zynowski was in such a condition that ho could not have lived many days and that he was suffering great pain. Zynowski's' mother wrote from Warsaw to say that her son deeply loved his fiance and that "sho could not find a word to condemn Millo. Umineka, for whom sho folt groat pity."

The President of the Court, in bis address to the jury, said that it was forbidden to put a human being to death, and that was why Milo. Uminska was charged, but hor act had no other motive than that of sparing a man sho loved further suffering.

DAILY HUMOUR,

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Under Articlo 205 of the Ponal Codo, murder is defined as boralolda wilfully committed, There is a prospect of a Unitod'

Dad is punishable by ponal States rifle team appearing at

sorvitude for life. If there ie Bialoy thin your. Proliminary The fascinating question of premeditation, the killing is arrangements have been made for revealing themselves in flying, legally defined as assassinat, and a regimental match. It is un-saya Mr. Harry Harpor in the it is punishable by death. The likely, indead, that an official Daily Mail has just been raised!

jury, aftor retiring for military team will come, but if a and is being debated, following minutos, roturned with negativo regiment sends a side there will some romarks made by Colonel answers to all the questions put be sufficient individual entrants the Master of Sempill who to them, and Mill. Umiuska was at Bisley from other corps to has had special opportunities therefore acquitted, make an American tuam possible. for studying the Japanese as tho The regimental match referred to airmen. Spoaking before is one between the 16th Battalion, Japan Society, Colonol Sempill London Regiment (Quoon's West said he found the Japaneso made minster and Civil Service Rifles) vory good flyers, and, in dis- and the 107th New York Rogi-cussing the matter with mo ment. The latter unit is now subsequently, he added that the considering the proposal. Those general average of ability among units are representative of the Japanese pilots is remarkably best olase of marksmanship in high. their respectivo cities, and a match would provoke widespread that Japanese mentality pro- At the same time it appeare Similar matches between Brit-duoes only occasionally an air- ish and American regimental blonding of ice and fire" is the man of really superlative skill. teams have been hold in the past, particularly between the phrase one enthusiast has now coined to describle those qualities Honourablo Artillery Company of brain, and of norve, and of in- of London and the Honour- ablo Artillery Company of Mas.herited sporting tradition which. sachusetts. The Militia of the Force pilots the envy of overs make the pick of our British Air lattor State have also shot against other service in the world. Oor- teams from the Royal Borkshire

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