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Evening star., 1918-02-20
Annette Kellermann Revue.

Annette Kellermann. with a large
company, will appear in a spectacular
musical comedy revue in ten shore.
sea and grotte scenes at r. F. Keith's
.Theater next week. Her principal play
ers include Edmund Makelif, the Amer
Jean primo ballerino: Estelle House,
Oliver Reese and the "kellermann
Girls Miss KeIlermann appears in
songs, dances, wirewalking. swimming
diving and other accomplishments.
The extra added feature will be the
famous minstrel comedian. Lew Docks
tader. no longer in cork. but assuming
the amusing characteristics of The
Boss" with humorous references to
the war. Dorothy Toye. 1.-THE Girl
With Two Grand opera Voices" will
be another feature. Eva Taylor and
company will offer the snappy little
comedy. Suspicious of Hubby; Thomas
il. Swift and Mary H. Kelley and com
pany will be seen for the first time
jim $4,000" and other attractions will
be Prosper and Maret, THE College
athletes: Joyce, West and Moran, in
tunes. with dances to suit; the NORM
Sisters. the pipe organ recitals and the
Hearst-Pathe News pictorial.
Sunday at 3 and SIS pm. the bill
will comprise MIR. and Mrs. Carter de
Haven, Mollie King and the other acts
Of this weeks array
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Two Topliners at Cosmos.

The Cosmos Theater next week will
ener two headline attractions. "Maxim's
Revue" introducing a large company
pr dashing girls. with unusual cos
tunes. in the specialties of one of the
big New York cabarets. and "The
World of Harmony" unique feature.
Introducing representatives of five
races of man.-each with a monolosue
Of the aspirations of his own people,
followed by songs, and the whole
reaching big musical climax. Other
acts will include William Cahill, in
irish stories and songs: Rae and Wynn,
m a sister act: Espe and Dutton, in a
unique specially. introducing juggling,
songs. dances. comedy and feats of
equilibrium. and George Randall and
Company. in "Mush." a laughmaker.
when Man Sees Red" william
Farnum's latest photoplay. will he
shown for the first time at lis and 4:45
pm. daily, from Monday to Saturday.
Sundays performance, starting at
pm, will feature THE Corn Cob c,ut.
4ps, SQUASH Center" AGGREGATION of
1aughmakers. and the other acts of the
current bill.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
EAST AND WEST CLASH
Newark and st. Louis Bowlers Roll
Singles and Doubles Today
at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, February 20.-St Louis
and Newark. n. j. bowlers will roll in
the singles and doubles in the tourna-
ment of the American Bowling Con-
gress here today. Both cities are rep
resented by some of their best bowlers,
as was indicated by their perform
ances last night, when. as members of
the Cabanne five Of St. Louis or the
Neuberth Colts of Newark, they cap
tured first and second places, respec-
lively. in the five-man event.
The Cabannes by consistent bowling
reached a total of $3.50 for the three
games. The Neuberth Colts gave the
Cabannes scare by rolling higher
scores in two of their games than the
st. Louis men, but they fell down in
hind. for a total of 2.770.
There was no change in leadership in
the individual event, r. Michaelson con-
tinuing at the top, with 622. In the
doubles Milton Reichert and T. Drei-
dame tied with Harris and Walker for
first place. when they rolled for a score
of LIS
Tonight will be Elk night at the
arory. sixteen taems representing the
local lodge of Elks being on the pro-
gram to bowl on the first shift Of the
Cincinnati will captain one of the Elk
teams and August Hermann, chairman
of the local tournament committee, will
be in command Of another. Both Mayor
Calvin and Mr.. Hermann arc past
grand exalted rulers of the Elks.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Moore's Garden.

From tomorrow through Saturday of
this week the feature at Moore's Gar
den Theater will be the story by George
Randolph Chester and Lillian Chester,
The Eighth Great-Srandpare pre-
sented under the title of "The Wild
Strain" with Nell Shipman filmed in
the stellar role and Aldred Whitman
as her chief support. 1t pictures the
adventures that befell a girl who was
actuated by the spirit of an ancestor
who had little regard for the pro-
prieties. Her escapades culminate in
a romance that brings CONSERVATION
to-her staid parents. Miss Shipman is
pictured executing a daring. bareback
ride in real circus.
\ Sunday, Monday and Tuesday the
latest William Russell release, THE
Midnight Trail" will be shown. The
star is pictured as an amateur detective
whose efforts as a sleuth uncover moth
ing more than a case of somnambulism.
Wednesday and Thursday the chief
attraction will be The Menace" star
ring Corinne Griffith. and Friday and
Saturday. Hands Down." a melodrama
of the west. picturing Monroe Sails
bury and Ruth Clifford.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Barney Gerard's Show.

Two Washington favorites in bur-
fesque. Edmond Hayes and Thomas
Snyder, head the cast of Barney Ge-
rard's show. which comes to the Cay
ety Thearer next week Hayes has made
-nmous his character of "the piano
mover" Just as Snyder is noted for
that Ct 'Bozo. the silent cne," .he pia-
no movers hard-working assistant. Six
scenes. each more elaborate than the
preceding, used as a background. cover
the greensboro Bridge, Longacre
Square, the Strand Theater, the roof
garden and the ballroom of the Hotel
Astor. The fun Is found in a rapid sue
cession of novel situations, separated
only by lifting musical selections and
Unusual vaudeville specialties. The
music, which is original, was written
Jointly by Albert Won Tilzer. Bert
Grant and Lew Brown The cast also
includes Hilda LIE Roy, Marie Jansen.
Juanita Sawn. Walter Pearson. Charles
lewis and a chorus up to the well
known Gerard standard Of beauty and
talent
Evening star., 1918-02-20
OPPOSES MARYLAND RACING.
Prince Georges County Grange Urges
Adoption of Crothers Bill,

HYATTSvILLE, Md. February 90
A committee Of the Prince Georges
County Pomona Grange. consisting of
Mrs. II. J. Patterson, Mrs. Guy S. Meloy,
George W. Hardy. Jackson H. Ralston.
e. B. McBath. Frank B. Bomberger,
Alexander GUIDE. J. n. Blandford. jr.,
and R j. Nelson. has circulated a petit
tion calling upon residents of the
county to urge their senator and dele
gates at the present session of the
legislature to vote for the Crothers
anti-race track gambling bill and
against the bill introduced by Dele
gate Tilden Davis of this county, which
the petition charges aims to legalize
race-track gambling in the county
under the control of a commission.
''If this bill is passed." says the petit
ton, this commission, consisting of
three men named in the bill, with
power to appoint their own successors,
will absolutely control horse racing,
and gambling in connection Herewith,
in Prince Georges county, with no
right of appeal to the courts on the
part of the people This means that
passage of the bill will permanently
fix race-track gambling, with all it's
attendant evils. upon our county,"
Evening star., 1918-02-20
SETBACK IS GIVEN
GRAND CENTRALS
Shermans Take Fall Out of
Aspirants for District
Duckpin League Title.

Grand Centrals received a setback last
night in the race for the championship
of the District Duckpin League, dropping
two games to the Shermans The Sher-
mans took the opening contest by one pin,
524 to 523. The second went to the Grand
Centrals by a big margin but in the third
the Shermans counted 5S7. against which
the 535 of the Grand Centrals made q
rather poor showing.
Meany and Vaeth did the best rolling for
Grand Centrals. the former topping his
team with 1913, 81 and 127. O'Donnell
starred for the Shermans with counts Of
los. 106 and 121.
Burns De Mar, rolling for Radio in the
Nevy Yard League. registered good counts.
He got III. 126 and Ill for a total of 354.
George Isemann led the Harmony team to
a victory over Pentalpha in the Masonic
League. taking the final and decisive con-
test by pins.
Scores:
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Moore's Plaza.

At Moore's Plaza Theater the last
three days of this week The Heart
of q Lion the film version of Ralph
Connors story. THE Doctor" with
William Farnum featured. will be
shown. The story begins with episodes
in a rural district of the east. but the
action soon becomes turbulent and the
scene shifts to rough lumber camp
in the west Here is worked out the
destiny Of three people-two brothers
and "a girl.
The first three days of next week the
attraction will be THE Rose of Blood
story of modern Russia, featuring
Theda Bara; Wednesday and Thursday
His Own People," featuring Harry
Morey and Gladys Leslie, and Friday
and Saturday. ]. Warren kerrigan, in
a Mans Man"
Evening star., 1918-02-20

The PhfIlies' roster of athletes legally
bound for work is said to contain the
names of only half dozen, and their
rivals, the Athletics. probably are no
better off. although in Connie Mack's
case it may be said he has few more
than that number to send contracts to.
Other clubs. including the Dodgers, are
said to be in the same boat, and some
of the teams with a better record for
men signed still are in an unsatisfac-
tory position, in that among the toilerS
who have not accepted terms are some
of the stars of the game. The Giants
for instance, broke all modern speed
records for signing players when con-
tracts were sent out this winter. yet
many of them are baking, the list in
Guiding Schupp, the sensational left
handed boy wonder: SaIlee, Fletcher
Burns and Robertson. With Walton
Cruise and Tommy Long joining Jack
Smith, who some time ago returned
his contract unsigned, the whole st.
Louis National outfield is playing mule.
Grover Cleveland Alexander, premier
pitcher of the National League, heads
the list of baking stars, demanding
a bonus of $4,000 before he will agree
to work for the Cubs this year, but his
battery mate. Bill Killefer. carried his
point with Weeghman and signed yes
terday, after getting the increase he
demanded. Rogers Hornsby of the Car
Del Pratt of the Yanks are other top
notchers with salary demands yet to be
met.
Whether organized or not the strike
movement is not regarded seriously by
the manag gers involved. however, as
they feel confident the players will see
the light and Chamber aboard the band
wagon before the old chariot gets
ready for it's cruise southwark. The
optimism of the pilots is based on the
well established and all-sufficient fact
that most ball players can make a
great deal more money on the diamond
than anywhere else.
To fill the vacancy in his backstopping
department caused by the departure of
John Henry to the Boston Braves, Man
ager Griffith has picked up youngster
named Robert Berman a resident of the
Bronx. New York city. whose experience
Evening star., 1918-02-20
PENN ADDS MILE RELAY
South Atlantic Championship Event
to Be Run at Spring
Carnival.

PHILADELPHIA. February 20.-The
one-miie relay championship of the South
Atlantic Intercollegiate Association has
been added to the list of events at the
University Of Pennsylvania relay carnival
to be held here on April 2S and 81, it was
announced today. Included in the mem
bership of the association are Johns Hop
kins. Georgia Tech, Georgetown, Rich
mond College. University of North Caro-
lima. St Johns College of Annapolis, Mary
1and State College, Washington and Lee,
George Washington University, Catholic
University. Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and other leading colleges of the near
south Teams from at least six of these
institutions will compete in the event, the
announcement said.
This makes fifteen championships, in ad-
dition to a large number of special events
that will be included in the two-day pro-
gram of the meet. Nearly 125 teams.
about so of them from colleges in all sec
tions of the country. have accepted invi-
tations to compete in the races.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
IAMUSEMENTS
ssThe Land Of Joy."

Il psrformancs as novel as 1t is en-
VsrtAining IL promised in The Land OF
Joy" the Spanish-American revue which
win be seen at the National Theater.
for next week, beginning Sunday night
EntrAncing music, wonderful dancing,
elaborate costumes and tasteful set
tings furnish the combination.
valverde's operetta is almost entirely
IN Spanish. There are dances of bull
fighters, MooKs and gypsies; heel
dances. castanet and cymbal dances. all
DISTINCTLY Spanish.
The plot shows a New York lawyer
setting out to find the. kidnapped sis
ter of a fair client who was in love
with him. The stolen girl had been
gpirited to Spain.
The action moves to Valencia, then
to Granada, Seville and to Madrid. There
are eleven scenes and two acts.
Evening star., 1918-02-20

nVe men IN tne 1OlQ
mas been confined to college base ball as
a member of the Fordham University
team. Griff saw Berman while in New
York last week and describes him as a
chunky youth of rather small stature
with strong arm and an ability to maui
the collegiate brand of pitching He was
tipped off to Griff by the father of Derriii
Pratt the Yankees new second baseman
who has seen him in action and regards
him as a promising prospect. Berman IS
not eligible for the draft. being under age
Griff has sent him a contract and plans to
take him south and retain him for develop
ment, provided he shows sufflclent aDlilty
That Sam Rice. the hard-hitting out
fielder of the Washington club. has en-
listed in the Navy. in accordance with
the intention he set forth in letter to
John Henry and duly recorded in this
column last week, is the burden of a
dispatch appearing today in Philadel-
phia paper under a Washington date
line. Manager Griffith said he had not
been notified by Rice that he actually
had entered the service of the govern
ment, but the manager admitted Rice
had informed him by letter some time
ago that he was considering this step.
Until definite information is received
viii be available to play this year. Grif-
fifth said.
Regardless of the action of the New
ioIk iesisldture concerning the p!il
to legalize Sunday base ball, Sabbath
contests may be played by the Yankees
and Giants this season at the park of
the Newark Federal League team, at
Harrison. n. J. Presidents Hampstead.
Ebbets and Baker of the New York,
Brooklyn and Philadelphia clubs. re-
spectively. met yesterday and conferred
on the future use of Washington Park,
former home of the Brooklyn Federals.
and the New Jersey plant, and after
they have consulted a committee of
American leaguers. consisting of Ban
Johnson and President Navin of the
Tigers. some decision is expected to be
reached whereby the Jersey grounds
will be utilized as a haven for major
league Sunday base ball. The park at
Harrison, near Newark, is easily reach
ed from New York city. and Sunday
games there between the New York
teams and the other fourteen big league
clubs would attract enormous crowds.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
DE ORC TAKES BRACE.
Defeats Keckhefer, SO to 80, in Am
bulance Fund Billiard Tourney.

CHICAGO, February 2o.-Alfredo de
Orc of Cuba, who lost the world three
cushion billiard championship to Augie
Kieckhefer of Chicago two weeks ago.
defeated Kieckhefer last night in the
ambulance fund tournament, so to 81.
De Orc played his best game of the
tournament. running out in fifty-four
innings, while his safety play left
Kieckhefer little chance. Kieckhefer's
only flash of good playing was run
of eight in the early innings.
A victory for Kieckhefer would have
won the tournament for him. for
Charles Ellis of Milwaukee. the runner
up. was defeated by Joe Capron of Chi
cago, so to As, but now it is possible
for both Ellis and Bob Cannefax of
ST. Louis to tie Kieckhefer. The tour
nament ends Thursday.
In the afternoon game Clarence jack
son of Detroit won from Capron, so
to 45.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Tip and Wallace Continue
Pocket Billiard Play Tonight

Dick Tip and Wallace tonight
play the second block Of the first
challenge match for the pocket
billiard championship OF the Dis
trict. Last night Tip led in the
flrst third Of his match with Wall
lace, dropping 125 balls into the
pockets against los for his 0p-
p0nent. Tip had good luck in
breaking the balls open, leaving
wallace long shots, and having
the aforementioned fail to make n
ball. Both players probably were
somewhat below their usual form.
missing some easy shots and
usually failing to make good get
ting balls on the breaks. Play I'm
the second block tonight starts at
O'Clock. The match is for 375
points, and will be concluded to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
"Old Lady 81"

Leo Kugel will present at the Belasco
Theater next week Emma Dunn, in
''old Lady 81" Rachel Crothers' laugh
comedy, from the 39th Street Theater.
New York, where it had six months
run. 1t ranks as one of the biggest
hits of the current season
"Old Lady 81" is a play away from
the beaten track. 1t has been called
q sunshine comedy.
The story opens with a gruff old cap
tain who. late in life. runs into such
stormy weather financially that he had
to sell his little house, and leave his
wife on the threshold of the Old La
dies Home. Then the sun shines
through the clouds. and when the old
captain is taken in by the inmates of
the home and called "old Lady 81, Il
series OF laughs are sent across the
1ootlights that never end until the
finale of the play
Evening star., 1918-02-20
GEN. CROZIER IS 63.
Head of Ordnance Bureau Was Born
at Carrollton, Ohio, in 1855.

Brig. Gen. William Crozier. Z. S. A.,
head of the ordnance bureau and mem
ber of the new war conuncil. entered
upon his sixty-fourth year yesterday,
having been born February 10. 1855, at
CarrolIton, Ohio. He was graduated at
West Point Joined the artillery arm,
and as early as 1881 began to specialize
in ordnance production and use. Since
that time he has steadily risen to po-
sition of influence in inner Army circles
In 1899 he was a delegate to the peace
conference at the Hague. He has taught
in the Army War College and has dis
tinguished himself as an inventor of
mechanisms applicable to artillery
arms.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
NATIONAL CAPITAL DUcKPIN LEAGUE.
Totals. -. .4s1 ass 5o7 Totals. -. .4s1 5oe sla
ACTICAL LEAGUE.
OLD BALL PLAYER KILLED.
Edward Hurlburt Shot-Accident,
Says Former Battery Mate.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, February 20.-Ed-
ward L. Hurlburt. former catchsf Cor
Southern Base Ball Association teams.
was shot and instantly killed here early
today by Charles Shields, at one time
his battery mate. Shields claimed the
shooting was accidental
The killing occurred in the clothes
cleaning establishment of which Hurl-
burt was the proprietor.
Hurlburt played with the Detroit
team and with the Nashville and Mem
phiS teams number of years ago.
At the time HurIburt was shot, it is
claimed, he was asleep in a chair and
Shields says the pistol was discharged
when he accidentally touched it. Shields
recently has been employed as deputy
sheriff and Hurlburt was a constable.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Playing Base Ball on Ice
New Wrinkle at Cleveland

During the past three weeks
the fms of Cleveland have been
treated to base ball ON ice. A
team made up of several major
league players and the rest from
the minors has afforded enter
tainmcnt for the idle natives ON
the last two heatlcss Mondays.
The players have had q team of
star skaters for their 0ppOnents.'
While none of the skaters haa
ever attained any prominence to
speak of on the ball field. they
knew . little too much about
skating for the professionally. In
the first game the professional
players were badly beaten, hut In
the second game they were de-
feated by a One-run margin.
Among the major league ball
players who took part in these
games are Paskert of the Cubs
and Wambsganss Of the Indians.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Photoplay Features.
LoeW's Columbia.

kawa's photoplay, Hidden Pearls
which will be shown at Loew's Column
ba the remainder of this week. begin
ming tomorrow. 1t is a story of in
trigue and pearl hunting, and has
an unusual love affair between an
American girl and half-breed
Sunday and all next week, William s.
Hart will be pictured in Blue Blazes
Rawden,' in which he has the role of
lumber camp boss of the Canadian
northwest.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Pete Herman Joins Colors.

NEW ORLEANS, February 20.-Na4
val reserve physical examination prov
ing satisfactory. Pete Herman. BAN
tamweight champion. was enrolled yes
terday. Some months ago he wal
granted exemption from the draft on
the ground of dependents, but recentl5
was placed in class 1. He obtained hid
release from his local division board Il
join the naval reserves.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
TEXAS COUPLE WED HERE.
Stanley S. Smith Meets Miss Mildred
Sloss at Station With License.

Stanley S. Smith, who came from
Austin, Tex. to Washington a few
weeks ago to accept a position in the
Quartermaster's Corps. was married
Monday evening at the residence of Rev.
]. Randall, 4305 Kansas avenue. to Miss
Mildred Hope Sloss, former school
teacher at Austin.
from Col. Kroll on his way to Union
station to meet Miss Sloss. The cere-
mony was performed two hours after
her arrival in Washington.
A wedding dinner followed, at which
twenty five young persons who have re-
Gently come to the capital to aid in the
war work were guests.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
New York Symphony Monday.

The third subscription concert by the
Symphony Society of New York. Walter
Damrosch. conductor. will be given at
the Belasco Theater Monday afternoon
1t 4:30 O'Clock. Instead of an instru-
mental or vocal soloist, Miss Frances
Starr. well known in the dramatic
Forld. will recite the patriotic poem.
*Carillon." for which an accompani-
inent has been composed by Sir Edward
Edgar and will be played by the or
ehestra- Miss Starr will represent the
11artyred spirit Of Belgium.
Mr.. Damrosch will give Rabaud's
eSymphony No. . in q Minor" the Bel
$tan Lekeu's "Adagio for Strings" and
two Characteristic Debussy numbers.
sHapres midi dun Faune" and "Fetes."
Evening star., 1918-02-20
TOMORROW, Haze a
Wheafless- Breakfast

1st Canadian contingent. which. after
a short period of training in England,
went to France to take part in the
crucial battles of the four years strug-
gle. He now wears two gold stripes
on his khaki sleeve. Despite his ex-
periences and through all his suffer
ings he has managed to keep a saving
sense of humor.
The first objective of his battalion
was Armentieres. Here Peat first did
trentch duty and served as listening
post" Ten weeks later the men were
moved out of the trenches and placed
in billets. And here it was during the
afternoon of April %, 1915, that the
Germans, for the first time in the his
tory of warfare, used poisonous gas.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Moore's Strand.

At Moore's Strand Theater the last
three days of this week the Fox photo
production of the picturesque play
"Du Barry with Theda Bara filmed
as the capricious beauty whose ex-
travagance is credited with precipi-
tating the French revolution, will be
shown.
All next week the photoplay attrac-
ton win be s'The Bandit and the
Preacher" William S. Hart picture.
dir4cted by Thomas H. Ince. The pic
turS cast includes Robert Edeson.
Gladys Brockwell and Herschall Mayo.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
"The Only GnlY

'The Only Girl will be performed
by the Poll Musical Comedy Players at
the Avenue playhouse next week.
Every one is familiar with the quail
3ty and charm of Victor Herbert music
In this popular piece. Roger Gray. the
principal comedian, has already made
good in the role made famous by Joe
Weber in the premier of 1.-The Only
Girl" The story concerns librettist
who needs collaboration. He is pleased
with the song played on the floor above
him and sends for the unknown n2u-
sician- who is a talented and pretty
girl. The romance that follows makes
an effective story on which to hang a
keries of pretty scenes and melodies.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
De Pauw Loses Fifth Captain.

GREENCASTLE. Ind. February 20
De Pauw has lost its fifth athletic cap
tain of the year with the departure Of
Jonn 2. Wheat, jr., captain-elect or the
1918 foot ball squad. The four other
each entered some branch of military
service. Wheat has enlisted in tht
Officers Reserve Aviation Corps and ID
visiting home prior to his call, IN
March.