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THEAT IRE ATTRAc TONS General News of Local Theatres, Screen Stars
 and Features
and FeatufeS

H. Ince banner in a Paramount pie lures, came to this country few years ago with a dramatic company and appeared in important produc tions She was seen by MT Ince and engaged for pictures. From the beginning she was success and some of her finest work has been done for Paramount. Her first un der these auspices was The Keys of the Righteous" and it was fol lowed by Naughty, Naughty" Sre will be seen in "A Desert Wooing at the Coliseum for Wednesday and Thursday nights.
 Miss Bennett became Mrs. Fred Niblo recently MT. Niblo was the husband of the late Josephine O. han and is an actor of great popI larity The two live in a handsome home in Los Angeles and Miss Ben nett tor Mrs. Niblo) made "A Des ert Wooing" just after their honey moon, which was spent in Northern California.
 Miss Bennett has with her hor mother. and three sisters. Marjorie the eldest next to Enid, also appears in the films Miss Bennett is fond of the West through uoyal to Aus tralia as well and freGuently has little receptions at which her fam fly and Sylvia Breamer, anothel Paramount actress, and also an Aus tralian are the guests.
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National League.
SPORTS !! }:

SAN FRANCISCO-At the end of the first four weeks of play last season Vernon was the league lead CT with a percentage of .593 The brilliant start made by the Los An gcles team this year enabled 1t to finish the first four weeks with percentage of TIA. San Francisco was the tail ender last year with percentage of 423 compared to it's 1919 second place position with 6O7
 Killefer of Los Angeles was the leading run getter at the end or the first month in 1918 with 22 runs and he has exactly equalled- his per formance this year by again leading with the same number of circuits to his credit
 In the base stealing department Fournier of Los Angeles led this season with II pliers while last year he was rated in sixth place with six stolen bases. Killefer rated fourth this season with nine steals was tied with Fournier last year at this time,
 ! There are thirty men in the league batting 300 or better compared with 20 last season. Koerner of San Francisco who ended the first month of 1919 with percentage Of .42a as the leading batsman only rated in thirtfeth place last season with a percentage of ,284, Home runs have been more frequent this season eup to date, the comparative figures be ing 32 homers for 1919 as agains' 2S at the same time last year.
 GREELEY. Colo.-Speed kings o the motorcycle world from all parts of the country are expected to com pete in the Rocky Mountain cham pionship races to be held at lslan' Grove Park on Decoration Day. In quiriotrom we'll known riders indi cate wide interest in the event.
 Among the probable entries arr Ray Crevison of Converse. Ind, wh' recently shattered the fifty-mile rec ord on the Pacific Coast; Bob Perry well known rider now in the Nav aviationJ service; Frank Kunce o Loveland. colo- recently discharges
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from the army, and Kunces old rac- ing rival, Floyd Clymer of Denver.

FL PASO, Tex.--Walter Williams declared war on the waistline. He has been an athletic instructor at the army camps and, not being chosen for service in France, he has brought the war home to the business men of the city who are getting perfect 46 figures in the region of the equa- tor Each morning at seven o'clock his class reports for duty and Will Hams puts them through an hour of fat reducing exercises which end with a swim and a shower.
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Attractions Tonig!. i.

COLiSEUM-End Bennett in "A Desert Wooing," with comedy and Weekly to open the show. PALACE-Virginia Pearson in "A Daughter of France" with com edy and Pathe News.
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VIRGINIA PEARSON IN A STRONG DRAMA AT THE PALACE

AT THE PALACE
 In figure, form and wardrobe Vir. ginia Pearson is one of the leading movie actresses, but in addition she has the dramatic force which puts over her plays, and in "A Daughter of France" to be repeated at the Palace this evening, she is seen at her best.
 Virginia Pearson showed how in tensely American she is during the filming of "A Daughter of France for William Fox. In this play she portrays a. young French girl of noble birth. The girl is caught in her chateau by the first rush of the German hordes into France. The German officer who lead the troops into the sector where this girls chateau was, immediately began mak ing love to her.
 Miss Pearson was well fitted for the part of this girl because she has decided ideas on what ought to be done to the German soldiers who ruined buildings and farms and wo- mems souls in France. You will readily understand this when you see her in this production. Her con tempt for this German officer in the play is wonderful to behold. She battles with this enormous ere ature with all the fire and vim that a brave true-hearted French girl can master.
 Miss Pearson's dramatic ability stands her in excellent stead in this picture. Her acting in superb.
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The Carlisle Packing Company showed it's appreciation in sub stantial manner of the excellent work done by the Cordova Fire Depart ment upon the occasion of the recent fire at their cannery by sending the department check for $425. which the latter desires to gratefully ac- knowledge-(Cordova Times.)
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RICHARD BROCK BUYS
 INTEREST IN PEERLESS 5

Richard Brock, who has been as sociated with the Peerless Bakery for the last five years, has bought the interest in this concern of Joe Reidi, partner of Theodore Heyder. The firm will be known in the flu ture as Heyder and Brock.
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FL PASO, Tex Kid" Reyes, local lightweight fighter, keeps in training by hopping bells, running pitchers Of ice water to room g and sweeping the lobby of the Hotel Sheldon while he is resting. The Kid" is hand bellboy at the hotel when he is not on tour.
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REGULAR CHICKEN TAMALA
 LIKE DURING BOOM TIMES
 BY WELL KNOWN CATERER

Mrs. Threadcraft- Singer has op- ened her tamale and chili parlor at A Main Street Mrs. Threadcraft is no stranger to the people of Ju- neau, having made herself known by the excellence of her cooking while in charge of dining parlors, and whose tamales carry their own guarantee.
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ENID BENNETT HAS HAD NOTEWORTHY CAREER
 Dainty Enid Bennett, Australian screen star, now under the Thomas
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GREAT AREROPuANE PICTURE IN PATHE NEWS AT

In the Pathe News picture seen last night and to be repeated to- night at the Palace is seen one of the best movies of aerOplanes seen in a long time. The moving pic ture operator who accompanied the flyers Nsecured some scenes of for nation close up; then again they are shown in more distant formation resembling the V formation of a flock of geese.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-29
OTHER NATIONS MUST
KNOW OF PROHIBITION

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 29.-~One of the
strongest arguments for tbe ri,id a.,
,. -,
'oicer'ent OF the ptohloltlon laws Is the
necessity Of convincing other countries
that prohibitinn in tho t.nitod St.to. ts
"'''''' %
success
Such is the view expressed hy Dr,
Howard II Eusscu of wcateryjlI, n
80. ~, 49, ~
'"uhoeI OF Tue A''i-oalooh league IN
America and who Is in Atlanta as
sisttnR in the prohibition enforeement
-, f., ,,I so
'aui,pais' III lUe 0outm, ,.,,.,.,...
,,.n we cNl't' 20 carry brollpltion 70
" , ou,'rnH BIZ n''N nope 81 suo.
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DOROTHY DIX'S TALK
TOO MUCH FAMILY.
BY DOROTHY DIX,
Tho WoFld's Highest Paid Womam Writer.

TAKE this tip from me, son." said a
disgruntled married man recently to
young friend, When you go to get
married pick out for wife a girl who
is motherless and fatherless, slsterless
ana hrotherless, and hasn't single liv-
Ing relative. Otherwise you wifi find
that you have qualified for the role OF
Old Man OF the Sea, and that your
wife's whole family are on your back.
Relieve me, If ] were a gay young
blade like you, contemplating matri-
money, the only house that ] would go
counting around would be founding
asylum. ! am giving it to you strai ght
better Is a cute little girl baby that
Is picked up on doorstep than an
|artstocratlc maiden with an outrageous
family tree full Of relatives who descend
upon you like the wolf on the fold.
! speak out Of the depths of bitter
experience, | fell in love with the
sweetest little peach in the world, but
tatMer who. was never half lap ahead
OF She bill collector and a neurotic
mother with set Of carefully mani
cured nerves.
Il wasn't enamored of the little
Lrothers and sisters. Neither did father
with me, but was crazy about the girl
ana wanted her. and said to myself
that, after all 1t was the girl was
marrying and not her family.
That is just where | made a fatal
Terror. | hadn't been married a month
before | found out that | had espoused
|the entire family. and that my princi-
lpal business In life henceforth would
consist In being a meal ticket to 1t.
Furthermore. that / would get neither
thanks nor appreciation for the sacr-
fices that ] would be called upon to
make for It, for somehow daughters
husband has come to be recognized as
1.-THE legitimate goat of the wife's people,
and he has no rights that anybody feels
bound to respect
My wte's family live in a little
Middle West town. I brought her to
New York and we started keeping
lhouse in small apartment. where we
1were close fit Just our two selves
Well, we had hardly gotten our furni-
ture placed before the family began
coming to visit us. They always had
wanted to see New York, you know, and
this was the first chance they had ever
gotten TO beat the hotels, and the sub
way. and the theaters, for, OF course,
when they came they all expected to
j have never yet met an in-law who
didn't have the palsy when 1t came to
reaching for the change pocket.
MY wife was delighted. She loved
her people and enjoyed having them
around, and to be able to give them a
good time. She was interested in all OF
their chatter about Aunt Susan's rheu-
|matism, and Uncle Johns govt, and it
never dawned on her that after having
stood for about three hours remlnis-
cences Of people / never heard Of that
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-29
THE NE WIS SCIMITAR L14lIY COMIC PA
MAGAZINE FEATURES
A8VNCEVlGGTY q
BEDTLNE' lSTO0Y
UNCLE WIGGILY AND FLOPPY's CAP.

! fore. all of sudden, he heard sort OF
crying, grunting voice saying:
"Oh, dear. Oh, dear I'll never get
it down, never! It's away up so high
SO high"
MY something else has happened be-
sides Nurse James clothes line being
too short" said Uncle Wiggily. Now
something is too high! ! wonder what
ii is?''
He looked around the corner OF the
sassafras bush and there he saw Floppy
Twistytail. the little piggie boy, stand
ing bareheaded in the snow, looking up
In tall tree.
Why. Fioppy what's the natter
asked Uncle Wiggily. Why do you
stand here without your cap? You'll
catch cold!'
We'll, ! wish | could catch my cap"
where is itT' asked Uncle Wig
Away UP in the tree" said Floppy,
] was going to school, and | was run
ming to catch up to Curly, my brother,
when the old Skeezieks jumped out,
snatched off my cap and threw it up
in the tree where it caught on a
branch"
BLESS my whiskers! Why did he do
that?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
II guess because he was mad when
he found out he couldn't get any souse
off your ears" answered F1oppy. THE
| Skeezieks was hiding in the bushes, and
when he heard me coming along he
| thought it was you. And he was SC
( disappointed when he saw my little
ears, instead Of your long ears, that he
Snatched off my cap and tossed il III
IN the tree. And now ! cant get II
lown and ! can't go TO school, and
oh, III soon get your cap down
Floppy!" said kind Uncle Wiggily. II
/ throw an end of Nurse James clothes
| line over the tree branch, ilggle 1t ant
| down will come your cap"
So Uncle Wiggily did this, tossing an
end Of the rope up in the tree just as q
| cowboy lassoes a rice pudding. And
| Just as the bunny jiggled the piggit
| boys cap, and 1t came tumbling down
and from hebind a mulberry bush
1 rushed the SkeeZleks.
Here! Let that cap alone, l threw
thst up in a tree" he howled.
Yes, and YOU ought to be ASHAMED
Of yourself, teasing Floppy that way
sal said he brave b Dggn %yn tSs 0S you y, @
/ clothes line Uncle Wiggly flipped ant
| Topped and tapped that Skeezicks SC
hard that he was glad enough to rur
away and hide his head under loly.
pop stick.
| So the rabbit gentleman got dowr
Floppy's cap, and the piggie boy WASH
| late for school, either. Then Nurse Jane
| hung up the rest of her clothes and al
| was well. And If the feather buster
doesn't tickle the legs of abe kitchen
table. making it dance so 1t spills the
| egg, I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
! gi.y and Curly's balloon.
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/ was so bored was ready to scream
She was accustomed to making sac
| rlftces for her family, and 1t never oc-
CURED to her that | felt like an early
Christian martyr when I had to come
home after hard days work to find
| that | would have to sleep on the sofa
in the living room, because mother had
| come for a three weeks visit and
mother had to have the bed because
she was SO delicate. have been mar
ried 10 years now, and In all that time
! don't believe there has been a single
month when we have had the house to
i ourselves. We've always had some Of
wife's folks bearing us company and
eating their heads off,
Nor was this all, soon found
that 1t was taken for granted that
was to be a sort of springboard on
which my wifes relatives proposed to
take leap off into fame and fortune
First, 1t WAS Sister Mary. who believed
herself a second Nordica, or course
under ordinary circumstances, Mary
| could never have afforded to come to
| New York to have her voice cultivated,
| hut when Sister Susie married and went
| to New York to live it opened up the
| way, 1t was direct Intervention of
heaven, of which Sister Mary took i'm
mediate advantage.
"She wished herself on US and for
| Two years 1 Ihu 10 Stanu IOT nef Cata =
walling around the place until Il got
on my nerves so that | almost took to
drink incidentally Sister Mary's money
| gave out, and OF course Sister Susie
couldn't think Of Sister Mary discon-
| tinuing her lessons, and so Sister Susie =
[ husbands hard-earned money vent to
swell the Golfers of hgh-prieed vocal
| teachers, while he wore his last year s
| overcoat and gave up his clubs because
| he couldn't afford a club and near
| gifted sister in-law at the same time,
| And there was Brother Bobbie, who
| also condescended to make our house
his home and wear all of my best
| clothes while he took course at Co.
| lumbia, and Sister Annie, who spent a
couple Of winters being treated for neu-
just plain girl and came on to have a
good time, which costs money, and
caused me to do without the things that
| | want.
And my wife hasn't an idea that in
forcing her family on me she has done
me an injustice, that she las robbed ME
Of the peace and quiet Of my home,
that she has compelled me to work
harder than ! would have done. and pre-
vented me from saving the money that
| would have saved had | only had my
own family to support.
| why wives are eager to sacrifice
their husbands to their families, don't
| know, but II seems 10 be the universal
thing that a husband Is good for Is to
provide for his in-laws. and that's why
say that the only safe thing to do Is
to marry an orphan with 70 blood kin -
| Copyright, 1919 by the Wheeler Syn
dictate. Inc)
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I'wiceToldT ales
Ten Years Ago Today In Memphis.
DECEMBER 20, 1909.

In a pistol fight between Constable
James II. Jones and Bernard stiles
Power the Ivy saloon in the rear OF
IS North Front street, Jones was seri-
ously wounded
James williams. Justice. will be elect.
ed chairman of the county court at
the first meeting Ct the term next Mon
day, the squires say.
Miss Zura y. Miller and Robert n
Trout were married by the Rev. Hugh
Spencer Williams at the latter's resi-
dencc on Madison avenue.
i Miss Clara Randolph Burton and
George William Hughes we're united in
marriage at the Third Christian church.
/ the Rev. Mr., Gorsuch officiating.
The first meeting OF the city council
lin the new courthouse was held with
J lrhemas u, Turley, former United
States senator, being the chief speak
sr. Portraits OF former mayors were
placed in the new council chamber.
Rumors are afloat that Or. NJ. Colt
nan will he appointed superintendent
II the city health department instead
lf DR.. J. l.. Andrews
The new courthouse will be thrown
open to the general public next Mon
lay, it was announced.
The switchmen on the railroads OF
he Northwest have declared all ne
rotations off and a general strike in
/ iolvlng all the railroad brotherhoods is
cared
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HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 40 1a1a

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1919.
copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper SyndicatcD
this day, according to astrology. In the
evening Jupiter is in benefc aspect.
saturn and Mars are adverse
The planets through Jupiter and Nep-
tune THIS day give promise of SYM
palhy and service on the part of the
public IN big national issues
The stars seem to foreshadow vision
ana understanding on tho part Of the
American people when confronted with
new problems and strange phases Of old
questions Of policy
While better insight into the couu-
try's situation Is forecast for the peo-
pie. there Is menauing figure indi-
,Ating arrogance aud disCord win cause
Industrial troubles 10 continue
The rise Of a political leader among
the labor unions Is prophesied. but he
will aid his enemies despite his best
efforts, the seers prophesy
Association with Supporters or per
cons In positions Of the sun viii not
be fortunate while this CONFORMATION
prevails
Women are to be especially sensitive
to public opinion during the coming
months and many viii suffer from enc
mics of their own sex,
London astrologer foreteIls for the
rrtnee Of Wales extraordinary benefits
due to his successful tour In this coun-
try He IS soon to be called to SUI
Areme tasks
Increase in the number Of motor car
accidents will lead to stringent laws
that limit street privileges, the seers
declare. and drastic action will be
brought about by an accident that is
unusually shocking
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-29

Dear Mrs Thompson: Is there a law
school in Memphis. II so where Is 1t
and what are the qualifications for en-
trance. KARL
s. W. Jones Is dean OF the University
Of Memphis, Goodwin Institute build
Ing. The course is two years ana les
sons are taught three evenings in the
week Each class begins at 1880 pm.
are now taking the course.
Dear Mrs. Thompson VIII YOU please
account OF my family tree. ! wish to
secure special Information concerning
my antecendents. Is there any place
this can be done and can you tell mc
the charges paid for such services.
Miss Alice r. James, Ss4 East cap
itol street, Washington, D, C., makes
speciality of tracing family relation
ships. She is professional genealo-
gist and does her research work in the
library Of congress. This. of course, is
the largest library in the world. the
most complete and the greatest one
known Of Besides its 600 900 valuable
books and manuscripts II also contains
a half-million original copies Of price
less WORKS., MISS james charges not
more than one dollar an hour for re-
search work. You will find this about
the average price asked for such serv-
ice.
Dear Mrs, Thompson: For a short
time | have accepted the attentions OF
a young man who seemed very lovely
Recently he offended me and later ten
dered an apogogy. Angry and hurt at
the time, refused to accept II. |
have before me letter which has only
reached me,
II hope You will be reasonable with
re and forgive me" it says, "as I
have not seen you or written TO you
In long time, long TO see you, but
as you know. / am now working eve
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Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
sY HOWARD R. oARIs.

BY HOWARD R. oARls.
One Monday morning, when Nurse
Jane Fuzzy WuEzy had arisen early 10
get the washing started in the hollow
stump bungalow, Uncle Wiggly heard
the muskTat lady saying
Not long enough! Not half long
enough
Il wonder what's the matter with
Nurse Jane, thought the rabbit gentle
man, Does she mean the day isn't
half long enough for her to do the
washing? II she does, I'll have to help
!, her Guess I'd better take look. -
7 Uncle Wiggily looked in the kitchen,
but Nurse Jane was not there. How
ever, when the rabbit gentleman went
out into the yard, there was the musk
rat lady hanging up the clothes.
Why, she seems to be all right.
wonder what's the matter7" thought
Uncle Wiggily. And just then Nurse
Jane said again, in sad sort of sing
not long enough! Not half long
What is it that isn't half long
enough, Nurse Jane?' asked the rabbit
gentleman,
THE clothes line" was the answer
IT isn't half long enough, to hang up
boys must have shipped off pieces to
make jumping ropes for the girls"
We'll, ] have known such things to
happen" spoke Uncle Wigeilv - ~
twinkled his pink nose like sunflower
kissing the moon goodnight. But II
YOU want more clothes line, Nurse Jane,
I'll. go to the eight and seven cent store
and get you some"
II wish you would" the muskrat lady
said, and so, putting on his tail, silk
hat, like a piece Of stovepipe with
ribbon around it, off started the bunny
gentleman.
II did not take him long to reach the
barber shop. where Mr. Archibald
Twistytail, the pig gentleman, sold
clothes lines when he wasn't shaving
goldfish,
Yes have a very fine line for
Nurse Jane" said Mr.. Twistytail. And
how are you, Uncle Wiggly?" he asked,
as he wrapped the bundle up for the
rabbit gentleman to carry back to the
hollow stump bungalow
"Oh, I'm fine" answered Mr.. Long
ears And how are all your folks?"
Splendid and dandy fine" grunted
the pig gentleman rubbing his paws.
Everybody is well, and Curly and
Floppy are on their way to school. Did
you meet them"
No" answered Uncle Wiggily, ~
did not but wished had, However,
I'll see them again"
Then the rabbit gentleman started to
| hop back with the clothes line for Nurse
Jane. He had not gone very far over
the fields and through the woods, be-
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peditionary force, 81 per cent of which
had coolies.
Delousing approximately 5000, 900
Americans was big task but the lob
ahead OF delousing some %, 900, 900 Poles
is Infinitely greater. Coolies in France
were more or less harmless In Pc
land the cootie carries the germ Of
typhus fever Without the body louise
as carrier, typhus fever can not be
contracted
1t is reported that Col Gffchrist and
his men, aided by the Polish govern
ment, are now delousing 10000 Poles
daily
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500 American SOL
diers and % Off
GERS, loaned by the
government.
Col. Gilchrist was
In the first unit OF
the American ex
peditionary force to
reach Europe, ar
irving in England
with the Lakeside
hospital unit from
Cleveland. Ohio, in
May, 1917. Later
he was transferred
&c the chemical
warfare service. At
the time the ar
mistlce was signed
he had the tremen-
dous job on hand Of
directing the de-
lousing Of the en-
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The young lady across the way says
her father is very loyal to his home
town and always makes his leans 1t
his own bank at per cent even though
money Is quoted as high MS Is per cent
in New York
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A Line On Men
You Read About

AS chief of the American typhus ex-
petition to Poland Col. H. L. Gilchrist,
Of the United States army, has a big
Job HelninR him with this work are