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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
"Self-Determination of Peoples. "
, the Editor Of The Star

To the Editor Of The Star:
If you will grant me the space I
would like to point ont that the phrase,
"self-deterrnination of peoples" Is an
exceedingly dangerous diplomatic
weapon for Americans to use. Indeed,
unless it be carefully qualified. it is not
permissible for them to use it at all;
while if it be made to apply only to
specific cases it loses its force and
ceases to be of any use whatever.
1t may not be used literally by US.
because the civil war was fought and
won in denial of the right of the peo-
pie of our southern states to determine
their own destiny. That war establish
ed the principle that the peoples of our
various states, territories or possess
sions have not the right to set up for
themselves.
Were the citizens of Alaska, Porto
Rico or the Virgin Isles to declare
themselves to be no longer within the
jurisdiction of the United States, and
consequently free people, our arms
would instantly be used to reduce them
to subsection; while neither Long Is
land nor Nantucket, for instance. would
be permitted to Secede and set up a re-
public of its own. The Philippines. Ha-
wall, Samoa, all, are held by US upon a
principle directly opposed to that of
the right of all peoples to determine
their own destinies.
No more will. or should. Great Britain
permit Ireland one of the component
parts of the United Kingdom. to Sc
>ede; or India or Egypt to do with her
self what We will not permit our Carib-
bean or Pacific possessions to do with
themselves.
By honoring this phrase we have
rendered ourselves and our allies but a
sorry service. 1t has been cleverly
made into a sharp stick by Germany.
which now proceeds to use it to prod
Great Britain in our name. Later on
we, too. shall be made to feel its BUSH
ness end. when it will serve Germany
purpose to point out the facts above set
forth. HENRY A. WISE WOOD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
CrandalI's American.

Brown of Harvard" the notable
stage success of several years ago, has
been transformed into a photoplay,
which will be shown at Crandalfs
American today. 1t is a comedy of COL
lege life. Tom Moore and Hazel Daily
are THE principal members of the cast
The Show Down a novel story of the
adventures of a shipwrecked party on
a desert island, featuring Myrtle Con
zalez. is announced for tomorrow.
Tuesday. Edward Earle will be pictur-
ed in The Blind Adventure; We'd
nesday, Constance Talmadge. in The
Honeymoon" Thursday. Kitty Gordon,
in The Divine Sacrifice, Friday,
Douglas Fairbanks, in "A Modern
Musketeer": Saturday. Marguerite
Clark. in The Seven Swans"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Crandall's.

'eThe Wasp" based on a story by Will
lard Mack, will be given its first local
presentations at Crandalls today and
tomorrow. Kitty Gordon is pictured in
it as Grace Culver, daughter of the head
OF a big plant engaged in the manu-
facture of war munitions. Through a
train of peculiar circumstances she is
caught in plot engineered by Ger
man spy to destroy her fathers plant.
and trying to circumvent it, she is
caught by the explosion and imprisoned
in an underground tunnel. This stu
alton results in an interesting MARIA
tive. Rockcliffe Followers. formerly
identified with the local Poll Players,
is cast in an important role. Tuesday
and Wednesday Mary Pickford will be
pictured in Stella Maris." "F'lare-Up
SAL" featuring Dorothy Dalton, will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
A MU Sc Nj len rs

the National soon. This famous play IS
going along merrily on its way, es-
tabIishing boX-otfice records every
where. Besides it's long run IN New
York, London, and Australia, this year.
in spite of the war. viii see its present
alton in Rome, Paris, Madrid, TOXIC,
South America and South Africa, thus
putting girdle of laughter around the
world.
James ]. Corbett former heavyweight
champion pugiIist of the world. whose
business in life has embraced banking
fighting, writing and acting, is now
Winter Garden star in Doing Our
Bit" and happy as a foil for the black
face comedy of Frank Tinney- To
me-" he says, "Tinney is the funniest
man in the world. L don't think there s
anything like him on the stage. I'm
sure there isn't off Our coming to-
gether was accidental. We're both
Friars, and at a F'TiarS Frolic a couple
of years ago 1 was interlocutor and
Tinney was end man. We found we
could get on together, and we've been
sort Of doubling up at benefits, and one
thing another. since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Moore's Plaza,

William Russell will be the pictured
star the first three days of this week
at Moore's Plaza Theater in his latest
comedy-drama, THE Midnight Trail,
a narrative of battling mystery. in
which the star as a detective discovers
the nightly prowling of a charming
somna mbulist and solves a jewel rob
berry" Francelia Ellington is shown
in the supporting cast.
Wednesday and Thursday Pathe's pro-
duction OF THE Other Woman is an
nounced. featuring Peggy Hyland. First
Washington showing.
The last two days OF the week
Pathe's film version of A, H. Woods
stage play, Innocent" will be shown
with Fannie Ward featured. This is
one of Pathe'S Big stars in big plays
series.
Short-reel subjects. news pictorial
comedies and scenics are also shown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
ACID-MAKING PLANTS BUSY.
Virginia Pyrites Mines Sending Car
goes to Alexandria and Elsewhere.

The pyrites mine at Quantico. Va.
is in operation and material, from
which sulphuric acid is made. is being
obtained there by the acid-making
plant at Alexandria. The material Ia
loaded on a big covered lighter that
carries several hundred tons. and is
brought up to Alexandria in tow OF
tug and stored. Two or three trips
are now being made each month by the
lighter.
There is another pyrites mine in STAFF
ford county. Va, that uses Cole land
ing on Aqua creek as its shipping
point OF recent years its output has
been light. but it is now stated that ac-
tive operations are to be resumed there
and the material will be shipped to
acid-making plants at Norfolk and Bal
timore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
COUNTY WANTS INTEREST.
Bill at Annapolis Aimed at Banks
Holding It's Money.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd. March o.-Dele-
gate Charles W. C1agett of Prince
Georges county, an active member of
the judiciary committee, is the author
OF two bills which. if enacted into law,
Will mean several thousand dollars
additional revenue to Prince Georges
county
One which has passed the house and
senate provides that all money COL
lected by the treasurer of the county
shall be deposited in those banks only
in the county which will agree to pay
interest of not less than per cent on
the deposits.
The other bill, which is in the house
committee on education, directs the
county superintendent of public schools,
as treasurer of the county board of
education, to deposit all school funds
In those banks which will agree to pay
per cent, compounded semi annually.
Under the laws as now existing up
ward of $350.0o0 is deposited in the
banks of Prince Georges county, on
which the county receives no interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Crandall's SAVOY,

The Marionettes." featuring Clara
kimball Young, will be shown today
and tomorrow at Crandalrs Savoy. Its
scenes are laid in France before the
war and reflect the atmosphere of the
one-time gayety of Partisan night
life Tuesday. Dorothy Dalton will be
pictured in "Fiare-Up SAL; Wednesday,
Florence Reed, in To-day; Thursday,
Alice Brady. in The Spurs of SybiT' !;
Friday, Viola Dana in The Winding
Trail Saturday. Wallace Reid and
Kathlyn Williams, in The Things We
Love"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
CrandalTs Avenue Grand.

Our Little Wife," an example of the
screens best type of farce-comedy. is
today's attraction a Crandall's Avenue
Grand, with Madge Kennedy pictured
in the central role. Taken from the
comedy by Avery Hopwood. it pictures
young bride who bemoans the fact
that ln>marrying the man of her choice
she was forced to disappoint SO many
of her admirers. a perturbation of Sir
Gilbert Parker's The World For Sale, y
featuring Conway Tearle, will De shown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
POSITIONS OPEN IN GUARD.
Lieut.. Cromwell Announces Non
Commissioned Offices to Be Filled.

Non-commissioned officerships are
open to men who enlist in Company C
of the new District National Guard,
according to announcement yesterday
by First Lieut.. J. P. Cromwell. Nom
commissioned officers for Company C
have not yet been selected. and Lieut..
Cromwell announced that men will be
selected from the ranks.
The company is holding weekly drills
at the National Guard Armory, 472 L
street northwest. The next regular
drill will be held Tuesday night at s
o'clock at the armory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
VIII Convert Steamer Into Barge.

The former bay steamer Helen, which
ran for years on routes of the Balti-
more, Chesapeake and Atlantic line,
has outlived her usefulness as a
freight and passenger carrier and is to
be converted into barge. Her en-
gines and machinery will be removed,
upper works stripped off and hull re-
ntted to carry coal and other cargoes.
The Helen is now owned by Capt.
George Weaver of Baltimore. who will
operate her In the trade on Chesapeake
Bay and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
An to Go in Discard.

Yet with all the efficiency methods of
this big Office. it must shortly go into
the discard before the automatic check
writing machines, now being perfected
by NJ. f. Bailey, the chief disburing
clerk These machines. by a single
operation, will stamp the check with
the name of the payee, the amount, the
address. the name of the soldier, his
organization sign and the serial num-
Der of the check.
In addition to this disbursement work,
the bureaus life insurance business in
cludes the receipt and classification of
10000 applications daily from men in
camps. for an aggregate of 100000, 900
of insurance. The total number of ap-
plications received up to the present is
about 100000 and the total value of
policies sought is more than $4,000
oOo. 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
CROSS SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
DR.. Edward ]. Cunning Replies to
Wife's Action in Kind.

DR.. Edward J. Cunning has fled in
the District Supreme Court a cross-bill
for an absolute divorce against his wife,
Rebecca H. Cunning. Mrs. Cunning
filed suit for a divorce against the
physician last October and had him
placed under bond not to leave WASH
ington. DIR. Cunning has also asked
the court to discharge this bond and
permit him to travel at will.
The husband makes charges of ex-
cessive use of intoXicants and of other
misconduct on the part of the wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Charles Pathe was recently made q
chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

The Light Within in which Nine.
Olga Petrova is pictured. necessitated
the presence of two laboratory special
lists for several of its scenes. The story
deals with the discovery of curative
serum for combating infantile paralysis,
and the scenario called for many i'm
portant scenes to be filmed in a labora-
tory. Nine. Petrova decided TO guaran-
tee their accuracy by the presence OF
two prominent research and laboratory
specialists. and DR.. Mason Levinson,
bacteriologist of the New York board
of health. and DR.. Noel Campbell. fa-
nous surgeon, it is said. consented to
serve The latter placed his private
laboratory at the disposal of Mime.
Petrova during the filming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Wallace Reid's new picture is called
Marcel Levignet."
Olive Thomas is at work on The
Siren in the House." an unusual FIVE
| reel story.
! Ann Pennington's next picture. Sun
shine Nan" pictures her as tomboy OF
! the Sums.
William Addison Lathrop has written
photoplay story for Bessie Love call
ed "a Little Sister of Everybody
]. Stuart Blackton. for his next
photoplay production, Will paint many
| of his own subtitles and supervise all
| others.
Dorothy Dalton declines the services
of double" in her pictures, declaring
she means to do as Douglas Fairbanks
does.
| Sessue Hayakawa is to play the role
! of an Arab chief in new picture in
| which Florence Eidor is to be Moor
| ish girl
Louise Glaum, widely known as "the
| lady of the peacocks," is to be starred
| in a Paralta play called AN Alien En-
envy"
Vivian Martin has been practicing
with a freight train, and doing Helen
Holmes stunts for her new picture,
Unclaimed Goods"
Ralph Ince is to produce Nine. Olga
Petrova's next photoplay. The Great
Star" constructed by George Middleton,
author of Polly of the Circus"
CIarine Seymour has been chosen by
Toto, the Hippodrome omedian. for his
moving picture work at the Rolin stu
dos in California.
Frederick Chaplin wrote ]. Warren
Kerrigan's new photoplay. The Turn
of a Card" in which he is pictured as
an oil prospector in 4 breezy story.
Fatty" Arbuckle's newest Paramount
picture. 1.-The Bell Boy, will be fol-
lowed by a travesty on the feuds be-
tween internal revenue officers and the
Blue Ridge mountaineers-
Henry B. Walthalrs new play is called
'Humdrum Brown" who meets hard
the most earnest efforts to avoid and
avert it.
Even Baby Marie Osborne" the
Pathe star. now has her own producing
company, with two directors and two
cameramen, although she is not yet six
years old, Her latest picture is pad
dy's Girl"
Fred Stone, whom the motion picture
people are trying to persuade is needed
by the screen. is to have a film story by
John Emerson and Anita Loos that pro-
vides for him a role a circus per-
former-a sort of melodramatic farce.
In one of the remarkable scenes of
THE House of Hate" Pathe's new
serial, it is said, a Malay kills a man
by throwing knife through his neck
Such are the possibilities of motion
picture photography.
'"The Phantom Feud," Edmund Gould
ing's story. is to be adapated for the
screen for Alice Brady. Mr.. Goulding is
an English writer who enlisted in the
American Army, and is now with the
American expeditionary forces in
France.
Jesse L. Lasky is quoted as SAYING
that Constance Talmadges latest pic
ture up the Road With Sallie," in
which romance. adventure and humor
are blended, is her best effort for the
screen. 1t will be recalled she made her
great hit as the Mountain Girl in In
tolerance"
"Pathe in France" has offered the
United States government full use of
it's factories with every up-to-date ap-
pliance for developing. printing, etc,
moving and still pictures for the cine
matogra phic of the Signal Corps. 1t is
said the Pathe plants in France are un-
excelled In the world. President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

tomorrow Tuesday, Edith Storey, in
The Eyes Of Mystery; Wednesday and
Thursday. Mary Pickford, in stella
Maris"; Friday. Vivian Martin. in The
Petticoat Pilot: Saturday. Constance
Talmadge. in The Studio Girl" and the
Keystone comedy. "A Hindoo Hoodoo."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Thursday. "Cavalleria Rusticana" and
'Pagliacci'; Friday, Jewels of the
Madonna: Saturday matinee. la Ira
viata (Camille)"; evening, III Trova tore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Arthur Hammerstein is TO produce II
the late summer a musical play b!
Rida Johnson Young called Some
time" the music by Rudolph FrmI-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

For the principal role in Suppressed
Desires" the playIet which Joseph Hart
recently produced for vaudeville pur-
poses, Efie Shannon has been engaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Early Spring Weddings

: are made more attractive by GUIDES
early spring flowers. 1914 F st--Ad-
yertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
SHOWS WORK DONE
FOR j. S. FIGHTERS
Bethesda Branch of Red Cross
Reports 1884 Garments
Made Since October.

A total of 1884 articles for soldiers
have been made by members of the
Bethesda branch of the Montgomery
County, Nd, Chapter. American Red
Cross, since it's organization last Oc-
tober. according to reports of officers
of the branch. About forty members are
now knitting or sewing for American
soldiers. and knitting teas are held
each week at the homes of the mem
bers. The last of these teas was held
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
N. Wilson Ofrutt, Rockville pike, near
Bradley lane.
Walter r. Tuckerman is chairman of
the branch, the other officers being
Charles H. Becker, vice chairman; Mrs.
W. E. Perry, secretary, and DR.. p. NJ,
Chichester, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
CITY ITEMS

Mazda Lamps. Complete Stock.
Electric Webster, 7l9 9th St NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
CONTINUED from Fourth Page.

commission on training camp activities.
He was in charge of military entertain
ment service. Everything has been
completely organized, so that there
will be no interruption to the service,
says Mr.. klaw.
Roy Barnes and Gertrude Vanderbilt
will head the cast of yours Truly,
new musical comedy which began re-
hearsals in New York last week, with
a scheduled opening for early next
month. The play is by Thomas ]. Gray
and Herbert Stoddard and is to be pro-
duced under the management of Ar
thur Pearson.
Edgar MacGregar. who staged ''Sck-a-
Bed the farcical comedy by Ethel Watts
Mumford. at the Gayety Theater, New
York, has just bought the dramatic rights
for annie for Spite a novel by Fred
Jackson. and has commissioned Edward
Peple to make a play out of it. Mr.
MacGregor has also purchased a play
entitled "A Dislocated Honeymoon by
Charles W. Bell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Personality a comedy by Edith Ellis
and Arthur Shaw. will be given a trial
production by Oliver Morosco in Los An
geles in the near future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

A comedy with the title Two Pairs.
written by Donald MacLaren, will shortly
be produced by Clinton Moffatt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

John Mccormack, tenor, will be heard
in recital at Polls Theater Tuesday aft
ernoon, April ?.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

James II. Lewis. with William Hodge
in "a Cure for Curables, is seventy
nine and the Oldest actor on the stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Photoplay Features

shown Thursday and Pauline Frederick,
in Nine. Jealousy" Friday and Satur-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

THE Weaker One" a war playlet, is
mentioned as a hit last week IN New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Total of Fees Collected.

Subscriptions and membership fees
have reached a total of ssS2.T9. and more
money is pledged when required. Fran
els c. Wallace is chairman of the
finance committee, with George r. An
derSon as secretary.
Several public meetings have been
held in the interests of the branch and
auxiliaries have been organized in
Bradley Hills and Somerset, while other
auxiliaries are being formed in Friend
ship. Woodmont, Edgemoor and Alta
Vista.
At recent meeting at the Bethesda
school contributions were received
more than sufficient to enable every
child in the school to enroll as a men,
Der of the Junior Red Cross
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Mischa E,lman, the Russian violinist,
will be heard at the National Theater-
Tuesday afternoon, March Ia, at 4:30.
Both are under the management of Mrs.
wilson Greene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
In the Spotlight.

Three companies will go on tour next
season in The Little Teacher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Branch Has 1s1 Members.

Rev James Kirkpatrick. rector of st.
Johns Episcopal Church, is chairman OF
the membership committee. Starting
with membership of nine. the branch
nov has ISL members. The membership
committee includes. besides the chair
man. the following: DIR. Moulden. w: D.
Shoemaker. L. L. Stock, Mrs. NJ Will
son Offutt, Mrs. Kirkpatrick. Mrs. Bor-
den, Rev Mr.. Sloane. Mrs. Alfred Will
SON Mrs Fred Keplinger, Rev DR..
Parke Flournoy and DR.. John Lewis.
The home service committee is com
posed of Miss Louise Davidson, chair
man: Mrs Dean Caldwell, Mrs. Robert
Hagner. Mrs Wharton Moore. Mrs. Bog
ley. Mrs Percy Allen and Mrs Blundon.
Military relief is in charge of Dr.
John L. Lewis. Since organization last
October the branch. through the mill
tary relief committee. has prepared and
delivered to the Montgomery County
Chapter for shipment these articles:
One hundred and five pairs bandage
socks, 100 hot water bottle covers. 40
towels, 100 French drawers, 100 French
undershirts. 10 hospital shirts. 10 pa
jana suits, IS comfort pillows. hos
pital bed sacks. four sweaters, four
helmets. IL mufflers. 16 pairs socks, 20
pairs wrisuets-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

THE Littlest Rebel was recently
played in Rochester by a stock COM
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Ann Pennington's next picture, Sun
shine Nan" pictures her as a tomboy o
the Sums.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

A play called "Fisherman's Luck, "
by Arthur Edwin Krows and Norman
Lee Swartout, will be tried shortly at
Northampton. Mass, which boasts of a
municipal theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

officers of the senior class at Central
High School will be elected next Fri
6aV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

A knitted comforter done by the girls
in Miss Robinette's class has been hung
in the exhibition case at Central High
School Bits of yarn contributed by
the students of the school have been
knit into squares and the whole joined
into a comforter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Filnograns.

Wallace Reds new picture is called
Marcel Levignet."
Olive Thomas is at work on The
Siren in the House." an unusual five
reel story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

William Addison Lathrop has written
| photoplay story for Bessie Love call
ID "a Little Sister of Everybody"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Candidates for base ball were called
out last Friday at Western High
School
William Heron was elected captain
of next years basket ball team at an
election held at Western High School
last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Walter Catlett, comedian of Follow
the Girl" has joined the Actors Play
wright Club and is buSily engaged IN
mpleting the book of a two-act mus
icdl comedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Having successfully launched the
Wanderer- and Leave 1t To Jone,"
William Elliott of the producing firm
| of Elliott, Comstock & Gest has returned
! to New York from Chicago. While
west Mr.. Elliott secured the rights to
| two new musical plays, which will be
| tried out in the near future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Twin Beds" after being held up for
several months by the London censor,
has finally got by and will shortly be
produced under the title. "A Pair OF
Beds" The censor thought the orig
inal title was too naughty for the Eng
Iish theatergoerS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Having launched AL Jolson success
fully in ''Sinbad'' recently in New York
J. j. Shubert has gone west to overlook
his different theaters and then drop in
for u complete rest at Hot Springs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Marc K1aw of klaw Erlanger has
resigned from the War Departments