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The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
GEORGE COHAN Filming
HIS "BROADWAY jones"
Starts Work on Production in Which
He Played Stellar Role.

George NJ Cohan announces that he
has started work on production or
Broadway Jones" which will be released
through Artcrafrs in February.
Everyone to whom have told my de-
cision to appear In Broadway Jones' for
my debut in motion pictures has told me
that the selection could not have been
better" said Mr.. Cohan while discussing
his plans, so l guess it's the right play
at the right time. We are starting in
10 work Immediately. Personally, I
think 'Boardway Jones' ought to make
a fine photoplay as there is lot OF
action, and the scope of the story ex-
tends over a period of time just long
enough to be told in the allotted space
OF time
When Mr.. Cohan had made his decision
he communicated with Walter E. Greene,
president OF Aircraft Pictures Corpora
ton. Mr.. Greene notified the Artcraft
exchanges throughout the United States
that the picture would be ready for dis
tribution to exhibitors in February. II
will be the third release through the
Aircraft channels. the others being Mary
Pickford productions, Less Than the
Dust" which was publicly shown last
month, and THE Pride of the Clan
which Miss Pickford has just completed
for release in January.
When produced at the GeoEse W. N
Theater, Broadway and Forty-seconu
street, three years ago Broao"ay
Jones' proved to be the biggest popular
success in which Mr.. Conan ever ap
peared. He wrote 1t himself. staged II
himself and played the stellar role IN
the new studio where he Will make MS
productions for the AIRCRAFT service NC
will be supreme. working hand In hano
with his director. He will write the
screen version himself, supervise the act
ing and in all particulars make the
adaptations necessary to transform one
of the best Of modern dramatic stories
TO the more quickly moving meolum Oh
motion pictures
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
FOX BOOKS PEARL"

William Fox. one Of the largest exhfb-
itors in the country. has booked Pearl Of
the Army" Pathe's new serial, featuring
Pearl White, in his circuit of twenty-one
houses. The last policy of the Fox houses
has been not to book serials. Manag
Abeles' Of Pathe's New York exchange,
however. invited Mr.. Fox to send his
twenty-one managers to see the first
three episodes of Pearl of the Army"
screened. OF the twenty-one, eighteen
heartily commended the serial and re-
quested bookings. OF the other three,
two Of them had houses close to other
theaters which had already booked the
serial In consequence of this almost
Unanimous vote on the part of his man.
ayers Mr.. Fox has booked Pearl of the
Army" over his circuit for twenty-nine
days
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Moore's Garden-OIga Petrova.

Nine. Petrova, one of the best known
stars Of picturedom, will head the double
feature program at MoOre's Garden The
ater today. tomorrow, Tuesday. and
Wednesday in her latest sensational sue
cess. THE Black Butterfly" The story
is laid in France and tells of a peasant
girl who marries a count She is later
GiVen reason to believe that he is al
ready married, and after the birth of a
daughter, leaves for Paris, where she be-
comes the toast of the clubs. She is
filled with hatred for men and her
mother love yearns for the daughter
whom she cannot call her own. Then
she falls in love with A youth. but he
is in love with The Butterhy's" daugh-
ter. As result of the double sorrow
she becomes a hardened. bitter woman
of the world. who seeks out men only
to wreck their lives. Finally the story
ends happily at rield hospital whittier
the butterfly" has gone as a nurse.
Another star gracing the program on
these days will be the rotund funmaker.
Tom Wise, last seen in Washington in
The Merry Wives of Windsor" who will
he featured in an amusing comedy en-
titled ''Grouchy." The bill will further
include a Mutt and JEFF animated cartoon
and the Garden Topical Digest.
Louise GIaum and Howard Hickman.
remembered as the stars of THE Wolf
Woman" will hold the screen on Thurs
day Friday. and Saturday In a sensa-
tonal film Offering. entitled THE Vam-
pire's Prey" Louise Glaum. noted as
"the siren of the screen" is well suited
to the role of the vampire" and How
ard Hickman enacts the part of the
avenging lover. There will he other at
fractions. and special music by the Gar
den Symphony Orchestra will be fea-
ture
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Knights of Columbus.

The knights of Columbus Inter-CounciI
Dancing Assembly held its first dance
of the season at Rauschers. Wednesday
night. November -. One hundred and
forty-siX couples were present.
This was the opening dance of the third
season. and it proved so successful that
the assembly has secured another date.
February Is. 1917. for another dance.
to be held at Rauschers.
A joint committee or FIVE members
from each council Of the Jurisdiction
has been appointed to assist Washington
Chapter in taking care of the knights
of Columbus visitors who will be in the
city at the inauguration ceremonies next
March.
Members of the Columbus Country
Club are holding a series OF dinners at
the clubhouse every Sunday afternoon.
At the next meeting of Washington
Council, to be held Tuesday evening. the
chaplain OF the councr. Rev. Peter Gull
day. will deliver a lecture on Queen
Elizabeth, the Woman Politician and Re-
former" A Clifford Wilkins, the tenor
of the vesper choir or st. Pstrick's
Church, will sing.
A publicity committee has just been
appointed by the grand knight of Wash
ington Council, consisting of S. S. Gro
gan, r. Emmitt Dougherty, Ernest 5.
Johnston. John Riley Brown and A. d.
Wilkinson.
Joseph ]. McConviIle. recorder of Wash
ington Council, has recently been ap-
pointed second lieutenant in the United
States army and has been ordered to
army headquarters at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
A. O. H

Today Division No Z will meet IN
Kidder Hall, 81 Twentieth street north
west. Annual election OF officers will
take place.
Last Sunday Division No. held a WE'LL
attended meeting in its hall, Thirty
second and NJ streets northwest The
following were appointed to constitute
the entertainment committee: Joseph
Donohoe, Joseph L. Dugan. chairman;
L. Leo Carr. and Frank O'Neil.
The following officers were unanimously
reelected: Joseph DAILY. president:
Patrick T. INLAND. vice president; Thomas
F. Cook, recording secretary: James
Lannon. financial secretary: Thomas r.
Keliher. treasurer; John D. Quigley.
sentinel; Al. Williamson. sergcant-st-
arms. and Michael J. Ready. physician.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
The Odd Fellows.

LODGES
Mondsy--Union. No II. business; Beacon No IS.
business; Langdon. No. S. business.
TIesdsy-Amity. No. q degree: Washington, No
6, business; Golden Rule, No. 2. business.
wednesday-Eastern No. :. degree; Harmony. No
3. degree; Federal City. No. %, degree. q
Thur>daS-Coumba. No TO- degree: Salem No.
%. degree; Covenant, No l3 business; Excelsior
No II. business
Friday-Central. No. !. degree; Phocni1, No q
business.
ENCAMPMENTS.
Tuesdav-Fred D. Stuart. No. :. degree
Wednesday-Columbia. No. l. degrte
PATRIARCHS MILITANT
Saturdsy-Csnton-Wash W ashinEton, No. l. social
Central Lodge. No 1-Degrees will he
conferred at the meeting of the lodge on
Friday evening.
Langdon Lodge. No. oS-The last meet
ing night of the year and the first Of the
rev year coming on regular holidays.
Noble Grand MettIer will hold a special
meeting at a time convenient for the
members to attend and elect officers The
officers elected will be Installed OH jan
uary by Past Grand NJ H. Friedman.
of Excelsior Lodge. No. II.
Amity Lodge. No. q. will confer the
second degree at its meeting on Tuesday
evening. Degree Director Past Grand
Master f. H. Sorrell will direct the work
OF the team and will add several new
features to degree work.
The general degree STAFF conferred the
first degree in the auditorium Of I. o. o.
F. Hall last night. Past Grand Master
J. II. Wood. as king of the first degree.
delivered the work of his station in i'm
pressive manner. Past Grand W. z.
Lawson. as degree director. received
congra tulations.
The Rebekah Degree.
Mnnday-Esther. No g. degree
WednesdayMount Pleasant. No. ., business
Fr!dsy-Miriam. No. 6. business.
Esther Lodge. No. 5-The degree direc-
tor Past Noble Grand Mrs Henrietta
Werner. announces that the degree will
be conferred upon a large class of candi-
dates at the meeting of the lodge tomor-
row evening. unique program was
presented at the last meeting, the fol-
lowing taking part: Miss Louise Jarboe
Miss Matte Hooper. Mrs. Fannie Chat
fee Grand Marshal v. P. Hammer Grand
Herald H. L. Anderson and Master FL
wood Jarboe.
Ruth Lodge, No. 2-President Belle NJ
Carter, accompanied by Grand Master
Hope the officers of the Rebekah As
sembly, and the officers Of the Grand
Lodge, paid this lodge a visit on Monday
evening. President Carter. on assuming
the noble grand station, was presented
by Past Noble Grand Mamie Pierson
with a large basket of chrysanthemums.
The Assembly Home Circle met in the
blue room Of !. o. o. F. Hall on Wednes-
day evening, with representatives present
from every Rebekah Lodge and from the
Rebekah Assembly. President Belle NJ.
Carter and many of her associate assem-
bly, officers took part in the discussions
of the enterprises which the Circle pro-
poses to offer to the members and to the
public in general in the near future.
Among them will be a peddlers' parade.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
PoIr.-"The Woman He Married"

The International Circuit announces
Virginia Harned's success, The woman
He Married" as its Offering at Polfs
Theater for the coming week, with the
initial performance tonight and matlneeS
Tuesday, Thursday. and Saturday.
1t is declared that few plays have Gre
ated more comment than this wonderful
success Of Virginia Harmed. in which
she has been succeeded by Rosemund
Revoire as Jean Dumont, the artists 3
model.
The play deals with Jean Dumont. an
artists model in a famous New York
studio, who marries Jack Harding, scion
of a millionaire merchant. Society broods
over the union and the press heralds the
news broadcast. Col. John Harding in
London reads of the scandal and hastens
home Disowning the son because of the
mesalliance, accusing the girl of being
mercenary in her devotion, he leaves
them to their fate.
The young couple have no money and
the husband starts a play which his wife
has suggested Meanwhile the bills are
coming in hourly and the wife, finding
she Is facing a financial crisis, thinks Of
her earning capacity as a model and de-
cides to return to the studio. Jules Mars
ton. famous painter and old friend, glad
ly accepts her. and posing in secret, she
gives the money to her husband by pre-
tending she is borrowing 1t from a wom-
an friend.
On the night the play is produced and
becomes a great success the picture is
finished. but the Hon. Cecil Armsby hates
Jean because she told a wealthy widow
OF a girl who took her life over him and
the wealthy widow rejects Armsby as n
suitor. Armsby exposes Jean as the
model of Marston's conception of the
first stanza of Rosettfs BLESSED Damo-
sell"
OF improper actions with Marston. the
artist, but their love is saved in a tense
dramatic scene at the studio of the artist.
when Col Harding masters the situation.
and appreciating the girls devotion and
the sacrifices she made for ,the man she
loves. intercedes, love finding its way.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Loew's CoIumbia-Marie Doro.

Beginning today, Loew's Columbia pre-
sents as its feature picture an unusually
elaborate perturbation of Charles Dick
ems famous novel, "Oliver Twist" with
Marie Doro as the star. supported by a
specially selected cast. including Hobart
BOsworth. Tully Marshall. Raymond Hat
ton. James Neill, Elsie Jane Wilson and
other notable screen and stage stars
The story of 'Oliver Twist was writ
ten by Dickens for a small English
monthly magazine. Dickens. at the time
he signed the contract TO write for the
magazine. was practically unknown. and
sold the story for next to nothing. Prior
to his writing 'OIiver," the "Pickwick
Papers" had just been published and he
had just completed Nicholas NiCkleby.'
After the contract to write "Oliver" had
been signed. he found himself the most
popular author of the day.
Beginning Thursday and for the last
half of the week. Lou-Tellegen will be
seen in The Victoria Cross" a photo
play taken from Paul Potter's stage sue
cess of the same name. The incidents
in this picture are mainly historical. In
1857 native regiments. stirred to revolt
by scheming rulers and religious fanatics,
shocked the world by the Indian mu-
tiny" Mr.. Tellegen is supported by a
notable cast of players which includes
Sessue Hayakawa and Cleo Ridgley.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Observation-Disclosures

a big cast of burlesque favorites is
embraced in the case OF THE Models of
Paris" the current attraction at the
Lyceum Theater. Among these are
Mabel LIE Monier. George H. Ward, Ned
woodley. Bernie Clark, Jules Held, Mabel
Webb and Virginia Kelsey. Two bur-
lettas are presented, the first being en-
titled THE Pawnbrokers" and setting
forth the mishaps of an unhappy Shylock.
The afterpiece is called "A Day at Hot
Springs and depicts the adventures OF
two sharpers at a fashionable resort. A
large chorus of attractive girls completes
the cast Several vaudeville specialties
will be interpolated during the course
Of the entertainment
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
"COHAN REVUE" AND
"THE BRAT" OFFERED
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

who is a waif of the streets and without
n friend on earth. She is taken TO tne
home of A famous novelist. and the
events that happen there keep the pay
lively for three acts, a rare line OF COM
edv mingled with a wholesome story "l
stirring heart interest.
Nr Norosco has provided an elabor-
,te nroduction with one of his typical
cssts which include Lewis Stone. Fred
eric DeBelIviIle, Edmund Low. John
FIndlay. Katharine Emmett and Char-
lotte Ives.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

soprano, and Miss Elsa Raner. violinist,
gave an attractive program November
q in the Temple Baptist Church. Those
taking part were Misses Alice Spates,
Dorothea Creager, Virginia Latterner,
Eleanor Coiborn, Bessie Bean, Marjory
Lyles. Mildred Howe. Edith Barnes,
Marian Leishear, Edna Burrows. Mar
guerite Hanen, Elizabeth Swenk, Virginia
SWEET, and Messrs. Lambert O'Donnell,
and Clare Nugent.
ALWAIDA CASSEI.MAN.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

Aluminium is one of the most abun-
dant Of metals and ranks third among
the elements which compose the crust
of the earth, being exceeded only BY
oxygen and silicon.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Order of Eagles.

A special meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Of Eagles will be held to-
morrow night at 8 o'clock in Eagles
Hall, Sixth and E streets northwest
A sanitary guard has been invented to
prevent persons handling spiEot outlets.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Gayety-Burlesque.

The Ragdoll from Ragland." the cur
rent attraction at the Gayety Theater.
provides q radical departure from the
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

Iniil int reased its rice production
this year by about q per cent, to
new high record. although the acreage
was increased less than per cent
from last year.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
FRITZ sCHEFF PREMIERE

FRITZ Scheff appeared for the first time
in her new musical play. Husbands
Guaranteed" at the Lyceum Theater,
Rochester, December Jefferson De
Angels is the principal member of the
company in support Of the star.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

Musical programs have been arranged
by Claude Robson. organist and director
for the services at the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church today. The music
for the evening service Is given by the
Mount Pleasant chorus and solo quartet
under the direction of DR.. William r.
Buchanan. with Mr.. Robson at the
organ.
Morning service "Andantino." Lemsre: contrato
solo. Lion" Huhn; offertory (quartetl ''Prepare
Yr the Way Of the Lord Garrett: organ postIude
Marcia Religioso" Parker. Evening service
Organ rrelude. Communion IF. major). Quill.
mant: anthem. by the Mount Pleasant chorus;
ofe-tory. He Shall Judge" 'Judicabet" from
vcsper serIicel. Millard; organ postIude, "Festal
March, Clark.
At the Church of the Covenant this
afternoon the music will be given by
the triple quartet and in the evening
by the evening choir, with double Quartet
and four additional soloists, both services
being under the direction of Mr.. Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson. with Mr. Harvey Muir
ray at the organ. The following are the
musical numbers.
Afternoon-"Bread Of the World IN Marcy
Broken" James). incidental solo by Miss Craig;
contralto solo. Prayer CHiIer). Miss Jacobs;
"Forsake Me Not" (Steveuson), incidental solo by
Mr. Backing: Through the Day (Abtl. Incl
dsntal solo by Mr.. Humphrey; Hide Me Under
the Shadow tWestl. Evening-organ ureIude
"scherzo" uemsigre): The Way is Long and
Dreary' Reed: soprano solo, The Lord is My
Shepherd" CLiddle). Miss Craig: "Hark, Hark, Ny
soul' (Ambrose, incidental solos by Miss Craig
Mrs. Downs and Mr.. Wilson; THE Angels Song
tshelley). incidental solo by Miss Jacobs; organ
r~e!ude. "Andante Religioso'' CThome).
The preparatory school of music, af-
filiated with the Won Unschuld Univer-
sity, gave recital December / at the
Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church,
assisted by Miss Ethel Coffin, Miss Ardale
Moore, and Miss madeline Kagard Won
Unschuld.
Piano pupils of EIrs. Sue Burrows Jen-
ings. assisted By Miss Viola Schippert
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

Lois Blair. who played the lead in last
weeks attraction at Polls Theater, was
formerly society reporter. Miss Blair
found she was much too temperamental
for that kind of work.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

Osceola Tribe. No. ls. held a meeting
Wednesday night and transacted consid-
cradle routine business Several appli-
cations for reinstatement were received
and referred TO the membership commit
tee. Some encouraging remarks were
made by Messrs. Wells, Carroll and
Clancy
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

Manager Fred G. Berger announces
that in the future the advance sale for
holiday attractions will open two weeks
in advance. Polls Theater had appHca-
tions for twice the capacity Thanks
giving Day at both performances.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
THEATRICAL BRIEFS.

Texas Guinan. who Is now In two-a-
day vaudeville. will be remembered as
having starred in THE kissing Girl"
and also as having been conspicuous
in several Winter Garden productions.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

Piano pupils of LIrs. Sue Burrows Jen-
ings. assisted By Miss Viola Schippert.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

Herbert Bashford. author of THE wo-
man He Married" which will be the at
traction at Polls this week, is a product
of the newspaper field and has made a
great success as a dramatist.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

Mineola Tribe. No. II, held a largely at
tended meeting Friday. The tribe will
put in operation a plan TO increase its
membership. The Sachem Of the tribe;
Albert H. Dyer. expects to close His
term OF Office December - with an In
crease in membership and in finances.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-10-06
Are Pheasants Nuisances?

L~onsnonf. Colo. Sept. PA. G..
MaXsOn, head of the experimental do
partment of a sugar company here, is
conducting experiments to determine
whether pheaSants are more harmful
than beneficial.
After many complaints had been
made by farmers MaXSOn Obtained Der.
mission from the state game warden
to kill twelve of these birds and make
an anal ysis Of their crops and gizzards.
Seven We're killed, and the remainder
We're left to be killed after the grass
hoppers increased III number.
1t has been found that the birds feed
locally. Where the bird had made it's
home near a wheatfield the crop con-
tanned mostly gcrminatcd wheat. IL
ncar Il cornfield corn was found to be
the principal food eaten. Two of the
seven killed We're found near beet
fields. and in each instance the crops
We're found to contain beet pulD and
insects.
An examination of the beet fields
showed that the crown had been eaten
out Of many of the hcats, hut it was
also found that insects of different
kinds had habitatcd the W which
gives the impression that the birds
may have been after the insects rath-
or thar after tho vegetable matter.
MaXson states that the complaints Of
the farmers are founded on facts, but
whether the damage done overbalances
the good the birds do in destroying the
insects the cXpcrimenter is as yet I'M
able to decide.
Should it finally he decided that the
birds are II nuisance an effort will be
made to have an pen season declared
on p%heasants, in which case they would
soon be wiped out by the sportsman's
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-10-06
AMOUNT OF Grain
REQUIRED BY A COW

Directions as to the amount Of feed
required by a cow cannot, in the nature
of things, be specifically stated, says
HoardS Dairyman. When directions
are given to feed one pound of grain
for each three pounds of milk produced
it means tina a cow giving six pounds
of milk daily would get but two pounds
of grain. This would be light feeding
ii the cow were thin in flesh and the
rolgllage consisted of timothy hay and
corn stover. On the other hand. ii the
roughage were made up of alfalfa hay
and corn silaoe it would be a sufficient
this amount of milk. unless it was de
sirable to put flesh on the COW before
fresheninc.
n COW giving but six pounds of
milk Il day may we'll be considered dry
and handled as such. 1t is not uncom-
mon to feed dry COWS from five to eight
pounds of grain each in order to get
them in the proper shape for calving.
The amount of grain fed to an animal
depends upon the kind Of roughage on
hand, the amount of milk the COW is
giving. her physical condition and the
quality of milk. The feeding of one
pound of grain, for instance, for each
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-10-06
Japan Ranks Fifth as Power.

WASHINGTON. Sept. IL. The statis-
tlcal bureau has just announced the
population of Japan at the end of 1913,
the figures for Japan proper being 81
3.ot,293 and 1o,169,!92 additional for
Chosen. 3.265, 1863 for Formosa and
1.69l for Sakhalin. This makes the
entire population Of Japan 71,793.O7S.
On a rough estimate Of the worlds
population at 1.44O,0O0.0OO Japan has
a little over 40 per cent. In popula-
ton japan proper ranks fifth among
coming first, Russia, the United States
of America and Germany next in Or
der.
The increase of population in Japan
proper is very rapid, the average in the
hVe years previous to 1913 being Is
per cent a year. This is a more rapid
increase than in any of the European
powers. The density of population is
great. coming next to Belgium, the
Netherlands and England. The popu-
lation in Japan is 2.3334 per square ri.
MS to the proportion of SEXES. Japan's
population is quite distinct from the
European countries. There are lO2. IA
males for every 100 females. Quite re-
there has been a tendency for
the male population to increase more
rapidly than that of the females. dine
to the greater death rate of young te-
males. The proportion of the married
ana unmarried is "a per cent against
90 per cen and the percentage of the
latter is growing. This is because Of
poverty and late marriages.