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| cisco with less than 800 in his pocket
and an outfit for rough travel. He
shipped aboard a sailing vessel bound
for Panama, and on arrival there Sc
cured his discharge and s.. his wages
as sailor, for the trip. From Panama
he went to, Guatemala and took train
| to Guatemala City. When the train
| stopped the soldiers came aboard. 1t
was their business to find out whence
he came, why he came and when he
was going to leave. Their hospitality
overwhelmed him. He was not allowed
/ to move without soldier at his SIDE.
They even accompanied him to his
hotel.
| "The first morning I was in Guate-
cathedral" he says. land when I came
out I found the whole army-eighty In
Iall-drawn up in the plaza IN 'front.' OF
the Palacio Nacional. The soldiers were
a nondescript- looking lot, no two uni
forms were alike and each soldier mad
a different and original way OF holding
up his trousers Some wore suspenoers,
some belts and some large safety pins
footed. but each was equipped with
rifle and long knife. unsheathed:
THE band Ooh, yes, there was band)
was playing Give My Regards to
were really fine-looking chaps and well
dressed in khaki uniforms.
IT started to look the town over and
walked several blocks. During this
walk I noticed that every house, built
low and opening right into the street.
had a photograph. and they were all
playing their favorite record. which
seems to be "There'll Be a Hot Time
in the Old Town Tonight The only
other tune I heard from the phono-
graphs was oh. Where Is Ny Wander
ing Boy Tonight?
Just as I was thinking where l
would be next night. soldier with
fixed bayonet stopped my progress.
Without knowing 1t, was nearing the
presidents palace. In pantomime was
informed that I would have to walk on
the other side of the street. did 80,
with the bayonet close to my back. The
sentry at the other end of the walk
came to attention" and the command
ante at the entrance to the patio" ush-
cred me inside the gate. where 1 was
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Belasco.

The last of the summer season pro-
auctions to be seen at the Belasco will
be Peace and Quiet" three-act melo-
dramatic farce by Edwin Milton Royle
which will open tomorrow evening for
weeks engagement.
Peace and Quiet" deals with the in
ner workings Of politics and the war
game as being played on the two sides
of the Rio Grande. The action of the
play takes place in Washington, D. c.,
and on the Mexican border. The play
abounds in thrilling situations and gen.
uine comedy and tells the adventures of
young American soldier of fortune in
his struggle for love and honor.
The play will be presented under the
management of Silvio Helm. by a cast
which includes Aimee Dalmores, Maidel
Turner, Henry Mortimer. Edwin Nor
dant. George Backus. Gus c. weinburg.
Walter Walker. Edward Gillespie. John
Stokes, Frank Nelson. Harry Hadfield.
Ivan Miller. Harry Won Weiser and Juan
Villasano.
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The Origin of Pearls.

IEOR many centuries. even until COM
paratively recent times. it was the
common belief that pearls were drops
of dew that gained entrance into the
shell of an oyster and were there trans
formed into lustrous gems. Arab and
Indian divers still believe that at GER
tain seasons oysters come to the sur
face and suck in the rain drops that
later become pearls. Science. however.
has rudely shattered this poetic fancy
and discovered the real origin to be
worm. DR.. H. NJ. Smith. the commits
sioner of fisheries, has gathered some
interesting information in this rela-
ton.
According to him. almost any for
mud or shell. a piece of seaweed or
small animal-may by its irritation
cause the oyster to cover 1t with nacre
and make 1t the nucleus OF pearl. but
the largest part of the annual pearl
crop of the world is due to parasites
cycle within the shell Of the pearl
oyster
Minute spherical larvae of marine
worms known as cestodes become I'M
forty having been found in one Ceylon
oyster AS result OF irritation the
oyster forms a protecting sac about
the intruder, and then, II the 1arva
dies, its body is gradually converted
into carbonate of lime and the pearly
mass proceeds to grow with the shell
If the larva lives 1t may pass into
the body Of the strengthened trigger
fish. which prey upon the pearl oysters.
there undergoing further development.
Ultimately it reaches the body Of the
great rays which in turn eat the trig-
ger fish. In the rays the worm attain
full development and produce larvae
that are cast into the sea and find
Judgment in pearl oysters. Thus the
cycle is begun all over again.
So from the foregoing 1t may be seen
that one may literally accept the say
ing of celebrated French Investigator
that 1.-The most beautiful pearl is in
reality only the brilliant sarcophagus
of a worm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18

exploiting local talent in the writing
a. well as the producing and acting
Of plays and. 1t is stated. will devote
at least one of its productions to an
original play by a Washingtonian.
The plan of the players contemplates
the production OF six bills, each to run
for one month. beginning the first of
November. Inasmuch as the presenta-
lions will range in style from one-act
sketches to full-length dramas. and
WILL run the gamut from comedy to
tragedy. the field Is sufficiently large
to be attractive to writer's.
1T has been shown many times that
Washington amateurs can act. The
Drama League Players now aim to lend
their aid to demonstrate that Wash
ington amateurs can also write plays.
Pan-Anesiean Hospitality Henry
Mortimer. who WIFI be seen as the hero,
soldier of fortune. In Edwin Milton
Royle's new play. Peace and Quiet"
was himself. In life. somewhat Of an
adventurcr.
Mr.. Mertimer started from San Fran
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Parliament's Bad Hour.
rom the London Chronicle.

From the LONDON chronicle.
Daylight saving, upon which Mr..
Lloyd George announces the house Of
commons will be asked to pronounce
Judgment. was at one time nowhere
better observed than in the house itself
Eight o'clock in the morning was the
favorite hour. but frequently s or z: an
adjournment being made at II. with
committee in the afternoon. BY the
time of Charles II 10 o'clock had be-
come fashionable, and M. P.'s have de-
generated ever since.
The bad habit had grown in 1859 to
omething like the present arrange
ment, much to the sorrow Of Speaker
Onsiow, who, writing on the late hour
Of .beginning the nations business:
late, even to Of the clock. have
done all in my power to prevent Il, and
dens of my life" He acquitted the
Prince of Wales. the future George III.
whose early rising he commends, Of all
blame in the matter, but thought that
Sir Robert Walpole. with his 1ondness
for hunting in the morning, had set the
avU axampla. -
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Excursions.
Glen Echo Park.

A series of concerts by the Soldiers
Home Band, with a widely varied pro-
gram, is announced for Glen Echo
Park this afternoon and evening. Free
photoplay exhibitions will be an addi-
tional feature.
Glen Echo, with it's shade and cool
breezes, the canal and river being
near by, and an abundance of amuse-
ment devices, including the Derby Rae
er and its thrilling ride, is offering spe-
cial inducements to picnic parties sew
eral of which, from Sunday schools and
other. organizations, are scheduled for
this week. Admission Is free at all
times and at $40 o'clock k-day
evenings dancing in the big pavilion to
the music Of Mills Orchestra is a popu-
lar attraction. The car ride to the re-
sort, along the banks of the upper Po-
tomac. is an additional inducement to
visit the park.
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Strand.

At Moore IS Strand Theater from to-
day unfit Tuesday. inclusive. the dou-
BILE feature program will picture Doro-
thy Gisf1 and Owen Moore in THE Path
of Regrets story of the underworld.
"Bathtub Perils." a film farce. will
also be shown. Wednesday and Thurs
day William Collier will be pictured in
I'm the Grip of the Law" drama Of
politics that exposes many of the
schemes of the so-called politicians in
1.-The gentle art of grating" The sup
Elementary picture will be "A Dash of
Courage. a farce comedy, picturing
Ford Sterling. Viola Dana will be pic
tured Friday and Saturday in The
Flower of No Mans Land" which tells
the story of the tribulations and final
triumph of a little girl from the Tar
west who comes to New York in search
of fame and fortune. Mary Pickford
also will be pictured in Examination
Day at School" Orchestral accom-
paniments are played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
Polls.

Lovers of romantic comedy-drama
generally . will be interested in next
weeks production at Polls, The Belle
of Richmond" 1t is one of those
southern romances whose appeal Is all
its own. 1t is in four acts. and will be
produced for the first time in Washing
ton by the Poll Players. Sidney Toler.
a well known actor-author, wrote the
play.
The locale of the play is Richmond.
Va, and the settings are illustrative of
the homes of Virginia.
The story concerns Jerry Gordon and
Nellie Mason. the belle. Two friends
are suitors for her hand. Through a
mistake in the delivery of bouquets by
the family servant and the connivance
of thieving strangers in Richmond a
unique dramatic situation develops.
A. H. Van Buren, will be seen as
Jerry Gordon and Maude Gilbert as
Nell Mason.
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Making a Glacier Work.
ON the Christian Herald.

From the Chr1stidn nerhiu.
High I'D in Glacier National Park
lie four great lakes-two by the name
of Sherburne. McDermott and Lower
St. Marys. They are perpetually fed
by the snow and melting glacier fee
of the Rocky mountain range. Glacier
water is rich in silt and exceedingly
fertile. But the lakes are 200 miles
from the Milk river project by q d.
rect route. over which it would be i'm
possible to convey their inexhaustible
supply The project, moreover, is itself
about 140 miles long. and as wide as
three miles at some points. Yet those
great natural reservoirs. and the ef-
ficient but inadequate Milk river. are
being Joined together into one i'm
mense irrigation system. one OF the
biggest. II not the biggest. the govern
ment has in hand. Immense dams,
hugh siphons. tremendous fumes and
miles of canal conduct the lake waters
at will to the north branch of Milk
river. and thence by the latter's wind
ing channel a distance of more than
500 miles in all from the source of sup
ply to the distribution canals that viii
give Montana a Green Ribbon Belt"
Of invaluable agricultural land For
$50 miles the waterway lies within
Canadian territory. and international
agreements have been necessary in or
der to make this wonderful watering
pot available.
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Miss shreve's Dancing Carnival.

Miss Cora b. Shreves dancing class,
Wednesday evening at the New National
Theater, at o'clock. will present the
operetta Her Highness' Folly" a pretty
love tale which serves as a connecting
chain for many dancing numbers in
which the children will display their
grace and talent. The operetta tells Of a
romantic adventure of the Crown Princess
MAZDA Of Zilania. who is engaged to the
Crown Prince Of Maschera, but. attend
ing a masked ball given by Dial Wayne,
a danseuse Of the Royal Academy Of IL
lania. wins the heart Of young musician
named Hubbel, to whom finally she yields
her hand.
Miss Eleanor Grifflth will be the prin-
cess. Thomas Suter the fortunate must
clan, Vincent Brennan the rejected prince
and Lawrence Fitzgerald the dancing
master. and Miss Vivian Marinell the
premiere danseuse. In the course Of the
play Miss Grifith will sing IF I Were
On the Stage" made famous by Nine.
Fritzi Scheff. and Thomas Suter will sing
Some Day When Dreams Come True. "
Other songs will be sung by Everett
shreve.. Raymond Boxwell and Earl Sang
nitxer will sing America, Love You"
Among the other features will be a
pony ballet by six children six to seven
thirty misses. a double number by the
three babies Of the class-Crixie Snead,
Dolly Gardner and Alma Rock-led by
Miss Bernice Kertfy; character dances by
Miss Grace Cotton, special dances by
Miss Marian Frisbee. dramatic dances By
Athos Darlington. Spanish dances by
Lawrence Fitzgerald and Eunice Wilson,
dance with song by Kathleen and Eileen
Lyons. and minpet by Thomas and
Mary Daily.
The costuming will be beautiful and
by Morgan Sherwood Of the National
Thsatss's scenic stE& viii represent 9
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Manager Berger will carry out some
ambitious plans for the improvement
6F~yha- fheafer -..f
s$s-s -
WIN Exploit Local Talent-The re-
cent announcement by the Drama
League Players. soliciting original
plays by Washington authors. to
be produced in their bills during
the coming theatrical season. is said
to be meeting with a gratifying re-
Spouse. G. A Lyon. chairman of the
players states he has received many
Inquiries regarding the matter. and
several ambitious writers have already
promised to send in manuscript plays
for consideration by the play-readins
committee.
While it is not rare thing here to
witness the production of plays by
Washington people, there has not here
tofore been so ready a market as Is
promised by the plans of the Drama
League Players. This group has been
organized for the primary purpose of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
Garden.

Three Photographic features will be
shown at Moore's Garden Theater from
today to Wednesday. inclusive-Charles
Chaplin, in THE Fireman." in which
laughter is kept going from his first
entrance down the engine house sliding
pole to the finish, when he rescues the
heroine from the flames: Gertrude Rob-
inson. Alexander Gaden and Iva Shep-
ard. pictured in "The Flames of Ven
xeance," and Reel Life" an original
picturixation of an illustrated periodi-
cal Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
Billie Burke will be the picture star, in
.'The Harvest of Sin." an exciting epi-
sode of "Gloria's Romance" by Rupert
Hughes. Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day Helen Holmes will be pictured in
whispering Smith," an adaptation of
Frank Spearman's railroad story. and
"The Sealed Room" will picture Mary
Pickford, Henry Walthall, Blanche
Sweet and others. An orchestra plays
aooomnanimApfn.
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Columbia.

A double bill will be offered at Loew's
Columbia from today until Wednesday.
inclusive, the feature photoplay being
The Clown" picturing Victor Moore
as the star. This picture is commended
for its realism. the producing company
having leased an entire circus OUTFIT
for the making of the production. The
story tells how the clown risks his life
for a child, and later sacrifices his ca
reer to protect another. Charlie Chap
lin, in THE Fireman" will be shown
also in a revelry of funny chaplinisms.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, Ann
Pennington, the star Of the Ziegfeld
Follies, will be pictured in her photo
dramatic debut in Susie Snowflake"
story of musical comedy life that shifts
to the "old town back home"
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Crandall's.

"a Woman's Honor" picturing Jose
Collins. is the photoplay at Crandall's
today. Tomorrow and Tuesday the
much -heralded la vie de Boheme."
featuring Alice Brady, daughter of
William A. Brady, will be shown.
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday the
photoplay feature will be East
Lynne" picturing Theda Bara in the
mother role, and Saturday, His
Brothers Wife," featuring Carlyle
Blackwell and Ethel Clayton, will be
shown.
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well searched and my camera was ex-
amined for explosives.
TT seems that some one Is always
ready and willing to end the presidents
term suddenly. although Manuel Estrada
Cabrera has been ruling for the past
twenty-four years. I was told that re-
Gently. when the president was to at
tend an important function. his guard
OF honor. when ordered to present
arms" took a shot at him. This guard
to twenty: They were nervous and
missed their mark, and all Of them were
soon thereafter executed.
/. Just before left Guatemala City
happened to meet two Americans and
invited them to have cigar. handed
the innkeeper a hve-dollar American
gold piece and got 1880 change In
their paper money. which I noticed was
made by the American Bank Note Com
pany of New York city. One Of the
men who smoked with me that night
was named Groce. soldier Of fortune
Soon after my return to America read
dent Zeiaya of Nicaragua because he
was active In bringing about a revolu-
ton"
Both Lecturer and Playwright-Ed-
win Milton Royle, the playwright,
author of Peace and Quiet" Is a well
known speaker and lecturer
lecturer.
L. stoddard Taylor. manager Of the
Belasco Theater. has received letter
from Mr.. Royle in which he says: II
will be very glad to give my lecture
("Booth as I Knew Him') before any
dramatic or art society in Washington
any afternoon or evening during our
stay in your beautiful city,
He further adds: III there IL any So
ciety in Washington working for the
relief Of the war sufferers I will be
very glad to deliver my lecture for their
benefit. and will secure the services of
our producer. Mr.. Eilvio Helm. and sew
eral mowboSU - the company n entay.
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st is not often fhatsstne patient
IL patron. of ne theAter Has the On.
IL .portunty ID feel really pIeasedwith
- play. especially ons rejecting
~: the fruitful phases Of human ex-
nsfience. and free from the forbidden
things Of the seamy side of life. Wash
fnGton had the chance last week when
henry e. Dixey reappeared in Mr..
E1sarus." the joint work Of Harvey
0Aiggins and Harriet Ford. whose Of
ftFlngs have always had the, merit OF
tf4asant entertainment The authors.
ef3.Mr. Lazarus" may feel assured that,
A6se who see It will enjoy its blend
~ homely comedy and pathos and count:
their time as well spent in the recrea-
ton of laughing at and applauding it:
~ = 4 4
~ seems rather late in the year to be
sasting . theatrical au revoir. but the
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Steamer St. Johns.

Beginning June. 20. the steamer St.
johns Will make daily. except Monday,
trips to Colonial Beach, and after that
date will make moonlight trips down
the river Mondays only Until then
the st. Johns will leave at pm, ex-
cept Saturday and Sunday, for a forty
mile evening trip down the river to
indian Head or thereabouts, reaching
her wharf at the foot of 7th street, re-
turning about II pm Saturday after
noon and Sunday morning she will
make her regular weekend trips to
Colonial Beach. Music and dancing are
features of all trips
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tanners to round out an interesting and
worthwhile afternoon"

WI Ill WhAAo 0HtSTuOOu
P1aywfights Who Were Actors
Nearly every successful American
dramatist learned the stage from
practical experience. David Belasco.
the most famous writer and producer
in the world today. was an actor in
the San Francisco Stock Company and
first appeared in the east in small
parts. Edwin Milton Royle. author Of
THE Squaw Man." Peace and Quiet"
ETC., was an actor and played with the
worlds greatest tragedian. Edwin
Winchell Smith. who wrote THE For
tune Hunter" The Boomerang" etc,
was an actor. Frank Craven, author
Of Too Many Cooks" is still playing;
the late Charles Klein. who wrote The
Music Master" THE Lion and the
V. Hobart. who wrote Experience"
was leading man for the famous
"Lotta"; George Broadhurst. author Of
The Man of the Hour" Bought and
Paid For" etc. was a musical come
dian. and George NJ. Conan has written
many. successful plays and musical
comedies. and has always played in
characters he himself created
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
Savoy.

Richard Butler and Rosetta Brice are
featured in Loves TOLL" today's pho
toplay at Crandalrs Savoy. Tomorrow
Valentine Grant will be pictured in
The Innocent Lie." remarkable for its
scenic settings. Tuesday THE Spell of
the Yukon" will be shown. with Ed
mund Breese featured; Wednesday Ma
RE Doro will be featured in The Heart
of Nora Flynn" an appealing romance;
Thursday, "Fate's Boomerang" with
Mollie King; Friday, THE Meier Do
Well" picturing Wheeler Oakman and
Kathlyn Williams, and Saturday, Ma
rie Rosa" featuring Geraldine Farrar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
cousin Eleanor"

Henrietta Crosman and company In
Cousin Eleanor" a sparkling comedy
by Frances Nordstrom. will be the
stellar attraction at the B. F. Keith
Theater next week. 1t is said to be
the best one-act play she has ever
given in vaudeville. Other numbers
will be Jack E. Gardner in odd Stuff"
Bert Levy, the comic caricaturist; Anna
Chandler in "All Original Ideas" Gal
lagher and Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Kelso,
Burdella Patterson in poses plastique,
Claude Roode. the pipe organ recitals
and the Pathe news pictorial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
Leader.

Are You Mason?" the stage comedy
success of a decade ago. will be seen in
photoplay form at the Leader today,
with John Barrymore in the principal
role. Clyde Fitch's drama of "a SUBJ
merged souls" conflict, The Straight
Road" will be shown tomorrow and
Tuesday, featuring Gladys Hanson. The
dainty little Marguerite Clark is in
THE Crucible," which will be shown
Wednesday and Thursday. and THE
Lost Paradise" a modern drama, fea-
turing H. B. Warner, for the remainder
of the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
Cosmos Concerts Today.

Fantasia from Bizet's "LArlesienne."
Albers' TN Poppyland.'' a character
istic; selections from Donizettfs Don
Pasquale," Bratton's characteristic.
The Teddy Bears Picnic; Heurters
"Intermezzo" Leybach's Fifth Nocturne
and Ingraham's Maid of the Tango
Isle" will be some of the new and
pretty selections included in the spe-
cial orchestral program at the Cosmos
pm. New specialties with other at
fractions will be introduced, including
the electric scoreboard story of the
Westinghouse Louis base ball game
TODAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
Great Falls Park.

Next weeks attractions at the Po-
tomac river resort. Great Falls Park
Va. include singing, dancing and aero
batic acts as well as a weeks dancing
festival. Sunday concerts are also
given by Stees Orchestra. Children's
picnics are a daily feature. The park
is reached by fast electric trains leav-
ing 36th and M streets northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
Chesapeake Beach.

Commencing tomorrow, a series of
high-class spectacular acts will be pre-
scented at Chesapeake Beach free for
the numerous patrons who are daily
visitors at the resort. They will be
shown twice daily, afternoon and even
ing. Fred Cunningham, king of high
wire artists" will open the season. The
wire will be stretched 100 feet above
the water for thrilling and unique
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
COMING
ATTRACTIONS
.sRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"

The Poll Players next week will pre-
sent "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"
the dramatizatIon of Kate Douglas
Virgins book of the same name.
The conflict of child nature with New
England restrictions forms the theme
Of the play. Rebecca is the daughter
OF family ny. In which there are more o,
they will, the Randalls have been I'M
able to keep pace in a financial way
with the increase of their family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
Casino.

Defense or Tribute" stirring
preparedness film, will be the prin-
cipal attraction at the Casino Theater
today and all week. 1t is described
as a drama of historical and spectacu-
lar grandeur, a story of anguish, hate
and revenge. The characters are
portrayed by an exceptional cast.
Charlie Chaplin will be seen also in
his latest release from the Mutual
studios, THE Fireman." supported by
Leo White and Edna Purviance.