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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-04
THEFT MADE DIFFICULT
BY EARLIER SHOPPING
Warning Given by Police Officials
Intended to Avoid Congestion
in Afternoon Hours,

eff you want to eliminate the risk
of having your handbag or pocket
book stolen do your Christmas, shop
ping early in the day"
This warning was issued today by
the police department, which has re-
pickpockets and handbag snatchers
town stores.
Hope to Avoid Congestion.
The police hope to obtain the CO.
operation of the shopping public in
minimizing the harvest of pickpock-
cts, which is usually heavy at this
season of the year. For this reason
shoppers are urged to make their pur.
chases in the early hours of the day
ard avoid, as far as possible, tins
congestion which results between 4:o'
and G PM, when the government oe'
partment employees quit work for the
day and do their shopping.
An increased force of police on DUTY
in the shopping district Will give pro
lection to both merchants ana Shop
pers, but the authorities declare the!
may not be able to prevent shoplllt
ing entirely. They do hope, however
to reduce it materially.
Many Bogus Checks.
The Christmas shopping season, &C
cording to the police, is the time whel
| the worthless check operator is muci
| in evidence He believes the rush o
business makes it much easier to ge
/ rid of bogus checks than IN norma
! times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-04
MRS. VIOLET LEVITT FILES
SUIT FOR maintenance

Suit for maintenance and injunction
has been filed in the District Supreme
Court by Mrs. Violet Levitt against
David d. Levitt, proprietor of sport
ing goods establishment on D street She
charges that her husband kept her
locked up in a room back of fis store
for a large portion of day to prevent
her from visiting her mother. The hus-
band even refused to kiss their baby,
she says, remarking that he would wait
until the child was old enough to under
stand.
Mrs. Levitt asks that the court en-
ioin her husband from disposing of his
business and that he be placed under
bond not to leave Washington pending
the termination of her suit for MAIN
tenance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-04
STATUE Of LINCOLN
IS 0BE REMOVED
Will Be Taken From in, Front
: of Courthouse to U. S.
! Propagating Gardens.

Workmen are engaged in taking
down the Lincoln Monument in front
of the remodeIed courthouse, at the
head of John Marshall place, prepar-
atory to its removal to the govern
1nent propagating gardens, south OF
n w sn ton Monument grounds
whero it will remain until some otner
place is selected for it. Authority LOT
the removal of the structure is con-
tanned in the deficiency bill passed At
the recent session of Congress on the
recommendation of the Commission OF
Fine Arts. That action was paseo on
I presentations that the monumen'
aid not meet artistic requirements
and was not in harmony with It's ar
chitectural surroundings.
Monument Built in 1869.
The monument was erected i'll 1859
with funds raised by popular SUP
scriptions by the citizens OF the DIS
trict and has been familiar iand-
mark for half a century The peoes'a a.
and surrounding statue are MADE OF
Granite the design and work OF LOT
Flannery of this city. owing 10
changes in the stree where IL stahus :
its base is about six feet above grade
and the statue itself STANDS nearly
forty feet from the ground
rbarc has been no special objection
raised to it's removal except by the
Brichtwood Citizens Association.
That organization has suggested ina
If il is removed It be. regretted az
Fort Stevens. near Piuey Branch road'
TO mark the sDot where President
Lincoln stood during Early'S attack
on the capital during the CIVIL war.
Thirty Days Given for Work.
ARRANGEMENTS for the removal oil
.he monument were made by Col. Kid
lev. the engineer officer in charge OF
public buildings and grounds. as part
of the scheme for the general I'M
movement Of judiciary Park. He mas
contracted with the Park transfer
Company to do the entire work OF re-
TnovaI within thirty days time for
the sum of $3.50: The contractor en-
cages to take down the statue, the
pedestal, the cap shaft and other
parts, piece by piece. without injury
also to remove the circular iron fence
surrounding the base. and to restore
the ground to good condition. The
statue and shaft are to be placed nor
izontally on sills near the steel shed
at the propagating gardens and the
cubical stones will be placed along the
hedge. on the south side. There they
will remain until otherwise dis
posed OF.
One Precedent for Removal.
The only local precedent for the re-
Inoyal of the Lincoln Monument as
the removal many years ago. for sim
liar reasons of GreenoughS sitting
statue of Washington from the eas'
plaza Of the Capitol grounds to {
large room in the Smithsonian 1nsti-
tuition, where 1t. now. stauds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-04
FORT Is GUEST OF HONOR

John Franklin Fort. retiring chair
man of the Federal Trade Commission,
was the guest of honor at a farewell
dinner last night at the La Fayette
Hotel -"ndered to him by his former
aSsr - on the commission.
Ar the guests were: Nelson r.
Caskell nominated for one of the
vacancies on the commission; Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels, Justice
Mahlnn Pitney, Joseph T. Tumulty,
franklin W. Fort, Senators Pomerene
and Harris, representatives Sims,
Good. Byrnes and Rowe. Brig. Gen.
Frank 7. Hines. Joseph f. Davies. L.
I. Bracken, Il. V. Linabury, NJ. +. Hud-
son, Samuel Heilner, Gaylord Haw-
kins William Philip Sinims, Robert
Kane. Hugh c. Baltic, John Walsh
Warren r. Choate. c. r. Porter and
DR.. Francis Walker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-04
MRS. FUNK TO BE SPEAKER.
Citizenship Talks Begin Tomorrow
Night at Church of Covenant.

Mrs. Antoinette Funk of Chicago is
announced as the speaker ut the first
of winter series Of talks OH Citizen
ship arranged by the business women $
council of the Y. ". c. A. ~ be held
tomorrow night at the Church of the
Covenant, Connecticut avenue, SSth and
y streets northwest
These talks are to be held at the
church every Friday and are TO be q
feature of the winter program of the
council, which has a membership of
NOR than 1000.
These meetings, it is announced. will
begin with a supper at 3 10 O'Clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-04

that it will be engaged here for sew
eral weeks. The strenuous pace set in
the first four days of the conference
1 will be continued tomorrow and Satur-
/ day. Next week 5 program of work
Will depend largely on how rapidly
! the data requested from government
departments can be submitted to the
| delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-04
CONFERENCE TAKES Up
LABOR DISPUTES FIRST
General Program Modified Follow
ing Reading of Presidents
Latest Message.
Latest Message.

The means of securing peaceable
settlement of industrial disputes-ad-
justment and arbitration-has been
placed at the head of the list Of sub
jects to be thrashed out by the second
industrial conference, according to in
formation given out today.
There will be numerous divisions of
the subject, including establishment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-04
Not Seeking Parliament Seat.

. LONDON. December 1.-The Duchess
of Marlborough speaking at a charity
function in London today declared she
had no intention of seeking a seat in
parliament, asserting that she was
quite satisfied with membership in the
county council" The Daily Mirror has
withdrawn it's recent story that Lady
Lee of Fareham, who was Ruth Moore
of New York, would be a candidate for
a seat in parliament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-04

Finnish Lapland is believed to con-
tain vast deposits of the highest grace
iron ore, equal, if not superior. TO the
richest deposits of Swedish ana NOT
wes.ian Japland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-04
By BUD FISHER.

sharp, to be followed by the talk u
! 30. and al4 women in the city ar
We come.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-23
Close-Ups and Cut-Outs
By Weir

personal flavor to the screen. In
the supporting cast are Josie Sedg-
wick, Charles French and Willard
Louis.
Charlie Chaplin's new comedy for
the First National is entitled "A
DAYS Pleasure and is said to allow
the great comedian a chance to
ramble without restraint through a
variety of episodes to his hearts
content.
1t is said in film circles that the
profits from the Miracle Man" will
probably exceed 100000. This
great George Loane Tucker produc-
ton has not only had few rivals in
the history of the screen as money
getter, and few have done SO much
for the repute of their players. 1t
has put Betty Compton and Beat
rice Joy on the map to stay and
made a star of Tom Meighan.
The United States army recruiting
service has granted its assistance in
boosting the first Elsie Janis pro-
duction, "A Regular Girl" made by
Sclznick and to be distributed by
Select. A letter from the adjutant
general of the army grants author
ity to use certain United States
army recruiting posters for the ex-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-23
<TTIS said an onion 4 day will
drive the best movie star
aWay,

|<TTyIS said an onion 4 day will
drive the best movie star
away.
Is it the work of the star or the
little of the picture that attracts peo-
Iplc to the movie houses?
1.-THE Head Waiter" is the title Sc
llected by Vitagraph for the next
Harry Lemon comedy. 1t is full OF
3surprises and quite the best enter
gtainment> this comedian has yet
turned out.
Rene R. Riwrrie, J. Warren Ker-
lrigan's personal representative. is in
New York negotiating for the film
rights of Jack London's Smoke
iBellew" stories. Kerrigan was for
wears a warm personal friend OF
iLondon, and the author often ex-
dressed a desire to see him in the
Iroagh and ready Smoke"
"Jubilo," the latest picture star
]ring Will Rogers, which was recent
iiy completed for tSoldwyn under the
direction of Clarence Badger, is soon
Ito be released. There is great in
lterest in this story among those who
Tread il in magazine 5orm to see how
Iwell Rogers and Badger have trans
iferred its EXCEPTIONAL situations and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-23
Bills of the Week

RialtO-Without rejecting upon those
who honestly believe in the power of the
dead to speak with the living, Houdini
the famous kandcuff king and magician.
starring in THE Grim Game" a photo
play which will be shown at the Rialto for
four days, beginning today, declares that
he does not believe any of the demonstra-
tions Of so-called spiritualist mediums are
genuine
Continuing, Houdni says: Great scien-
lists have been deceived since time imme-
mortal by clever tricksters. / have been
present at many so-called seances and not
one of them could not be duplicated by a
clever magician. Harry Kellar. the great
est authority magic who ever lived
agrees with me-" You should see the Grim
Game" as 1t Is a picture you will enjoy
immensely.
Sun-"Please Get Married" is the in
triguing title Of the photo-production star
ring Viola Dana. and booked as the feature
attraction at the Sun for a screen run of
seven days. commencing today. The plot
Of this comedy is described as most adroit.
1t has to do with the honeymoon OF an
adoring young couple, who, through
combination Of embarrassing circum-
stances, are interrupted as often as they
attempt to spoon First, they are married
by a burglar instead of a parson, and 1t Is
only after the youngsters have left on
their bridal trip, the parents learn they
may not be married at all. please Get
Married" isAan adaptation Of the riotous
farce by James Cullen and Lewis Allen
Browne, and is sure to attract movie fans
In large numbers during its run at the Sun.
strand-If a plotting aunt and an un-
scrupulous physician had arranged to have
you confined in a private sanitarium
under the pretext that your mind was I'M
balanced; II the car was ordered and the
nurse on hand, and II your room was al
ready waiting for you, what would You
DO, These are few Of the situations
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-23

ploitation of the picture and the
star.
MyronvSelznick announces the ac-
QUESTION of the screen rights to
three successful plays. The first on
the list is Just Wife" by Eugene
Walter. Then follows Blind
Youth" by Lou Tellegen and Will
ard Mack, and last THE Woman
God Sent" by Sophie Irene Loeb.
Frank Lloyd has completed the
casting for ''rhe Woman in Room
49," in which Pauline Frederick will
make her next appearance under
the Goldwyn banner. y
ashore Acres" which a generation
ago was the reigning sensation Of
the stage, is to be put into films by
Metro.
William Desmond Taylor, who is
directing the new Mary Miles Min
ter pictures for Paramount, declares
that her second play, Judy of
Rogues' Harbor," which~is in it's
final stages, is the best thing in the
way of story he has directed in
five years.
Work is progressing rapidly on
Louise Glaum's new production,
Sex" under the capable direction
of Fred Niblo. The story is san
original one by c. Gardner Sulli-
van. 1t is thought by all that this
will be the browning achievement
of all of Miss Glaum's former sue
cesses. Charles Stumar, who has
always lent so much to a produc-
ton with his unusual photography,
is bending every effort toward max
ing this his masterpiece. The pro-
duction is under the personal su-
pervision of ]. Parker Read, jr.
J Enid Bennett and Fred Niblo are
now about the only celebrated hus-
band-wife combination in the,
movies. Temporarily Bessie Bar
riscale will not be directed by her
husband, Howard Hickman, who
has turned friend wife over to an
other director for the professional
benefit that both will receive from
the change.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-23
Gathering Injun Stuff in Idaho

IS of the warriors of the five tribes
took part. The dance lasted from s
p. m. until l a. M, the winners being
picked by a process of elimination
by five judges, one representing
each tribe. All of the warriors ap-
peared in their best, and the dance.
held BY the Pickering light of two
big compfires, attracted .throng of
several hundred people from Spo-
kane, Occur d'Alene and the sur
rounding country.
Since the dancers were on their
feet continuously, the test was one
of endurance as we'll as dancing
ability. After all but two of the
contestants had been eliminated the
judges were unable to agree of the
winner and equal prizes were award
ed to Extending From the Earth of
the Nez Perez tribe and Jackson
Shutdown of the Kalispells.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-23
Language of the Dance
. oRoTHY CURTIS, the clever

N OROTHY CURTIS, the clever
little ingenue of Listen Les
ter" John Cort's musical COM
edy at the Brandeis theater No
vember u, % and 20, has some ideas
of her own about what constitutes
good dancing.
"A dancer" say. Miss Curtis
Should do more than simply frisk
gracefully about the stage. She
should give her spectators a message
and het dancing should mean some
thing. 1t must either tell them a
story or reflect some emotion-hap-
piness, jealousy, something. The
actor actress who simply goes
through certain mechanical steps, no
matter how gracefully he or she
may do it, is not a dancer nor an
artist. This sort of dancing is very
insipid and unsatisfying. 1t means
absolutely nothing and any fairly
gr.ceful person can learn it.
"The artist dances with her face
and her whole body,Nnot simply with
her feet. AS she goes thr ough vari-
Gus steps, her facial expression
changes and she makes gestures,
conveying a message most clearly
to the spectators. Her dancing ac-
tually speaks, not any of the Lam
guages in everyday usage, but Lam
guage that is far more beautiful than
any other language known. 1t
speaks the language Of the dance"
Nancy Chase, the young English
actress, who arrived recently in Los
Angeles from London, has been
signed by Robert Brunton to sup
port j. Warren Kerrigan in his next
production, a mystery story by H..
B. and M. G. Daniels. This will be
Miss Chase's first appearance in
films.
Monsieur and Madame Hanus Of
Paris, France, representatives to
America for the French govern
ment for all of the textile mills of
France were guests last week at the
Ince studio and watched the film
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ing of one of the big scenes in
Louise Glaum's production. They
were keenly interested in the picture
and were loathe to leave, but. other
engagements compelled them to-,
But not until they had snapped few
pictures of the star, and were photo
graphed in group with her on
set.
Immediately after completing
their Orpheum circuit engagement,
T. Roy Barnes and Bessie Crawford
will start rehearsals in a new act
that Mr.. Barnes has written and
titled, "Oil, Oil, Oil"
Imhof, Conn and Coreene, who
recently completed a tour of the
Orpheum circuit, are now present
ing their sketch, "The Pest House"
in the east.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-23

INDIAN dances, participated in
by representatives of five differ
- ent tribes and staged in all the
splendor that marked them before
the white had overrun the far west,
are. nightly feature near Hayden
Lake. Idaho, where the Cathrine
Curtis corporation is now filming a
new swestern story and in which
about 800 Indians are taking part.
The tribes represented are the Kali
ispell. Nez Perces, Occur d'Alenes,
Spokanes and Colvilles and compe-
titien among them for the premier
dancing honors is keen.
The war dance, the snake dance,
and the social dance are all POPULAR
with the redskins, but it is in the war
dance that they are seen at their
best. In a competitive war dance
with SIS, offered by Miss Curtis, as
first prize held few evenings ago
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-23

Doris Hardy, remembered for her
appearance at the Orpheum in 1.-THE
Cure" is now rehearsing new play
let for her return to vaudeville. 1t
is entitled, when 1t Strikes Home"
and will be presented by COM
pany of seven.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-05
Not Essential to Bat 800
To Hold Job in Big Leagues
Many Star Players Have Remained in Majors Many
Leagues, Rarely Reaching High Batting Mark.
Herzog Batted 300 Only Once
Nv JAMES j. CoRBETsr

Tho common belief tuat diamond attn
lete must clout around $50 consistently
to hold a major league job is shattered
by a study of baseball records.
No player-with the possible exception
of Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson--has
made more money out of the national
game than has Charley Eerzog. Placed
on the baseball auction block several diff
ferent times, he has brought huge sums
Year after year, HerzCg has drawn a
salary that eheeds that of 90 per cent OF
the men in baseball harness today.
Yet, never since 19cS, when HerZoS
became a big Lacquer, has he finished the
season with a mark better than 900. In
his very first year with the Giants when
he figured in 50 games, mostly of the pinch
hit variety-ne batted exactly 800. His
best percentage since that time was 80.
His grand average covering his big league
life has been only tcifle beyond .zoO.
EVERS A SUPER-PLAYER
sonn4y rssers was a star of stars for
more than Is years During that time ne
ranked as a super-player: drew a big
salary and was one OF the most highly
priced possessions OF the Cubs. When
Evers was at his best any club owner in
America would have gwen a half duzen
or more first-class p'aTers in trade for
him.
And only once in all the years that
Evers was a major Lacquer did he hit be-
You'd 800 That was in 1912, when he
lated 341 In 1913 he hit exactly 800.
In all of the other years his average was
around .260.
one heard much Of the greatness OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-05
SPOR 7 S
LOcAL-Bl wIRA

quickly scored when A55ott's ia rass
to Ackley was in turn throw Go sIrfa
forward to Schwarzer, who da snen
the line for a touchdown fa et f
Acl1ley kicked goal.
With Rutgers secondary de -d- ad
to play far back TO guard fains a@
form of advance, Syracuse in d alat
period. gained the length of tEe cr
two successive end runs and aDra ts
way over the last 10 yards for L.. soat
touchdown by Ewing, which Ackley s.,tp
turned into goal. Lineup and summary.
Syracuse 90: Brown, left end; Hoo9le
left tackle; Alexander (captaiu), left
guard; Robertson, center; Quick, right
guard; Dooley, right tackle; SchwaTzer,
right end; Aclzley, q51arterback; FallOE,
left halfback; Abbott. right halfnac k..
Erwig, fullback.
Rugers (0) II. Redmond, left end Alex.
ander left tackle; Rauh, left guard Pun
yon, center; Scudder, light guard; Mount,
right tackle; Garrett captain), right end;
Baker, quarterback; Duffy. left halfhack;
Gardner, right halfoask; Storck, fullback.
Score by periods:
Syracuse ....................o f-h
Rutgers ................,G 0 0 d
Syracuse scoring: Tcuchdowns, Erwig,
Schwarzer.
Goals from touchdown Aehley ~.
Referee, Evans, williams; umpire, Max
well, Swarthmore; head linesmar, T
Thorpe, Columbia.
Time of periods % and Is minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-05
City Vollev Ball League
to Hold Meeting Tonight

North Birmingham Community 'y"
and Central "Y" teams of the City Vol
ley ball league will be in the lime
light tonight when the third series of
games OF the league will be played.
Central ''Y'' at present is we'll to the
fore o. the three other contestants for
titular honors, having thus far emerged
from preceding games without meeting
defeat. North birmingham players
have been undergoing some hard work
the past few days in preparation of the
coming tilt and are expected to put
forth good effort.
The other game of the weekly series
will be that OF Acipico "Y' and Stock
ham Pipe and Fittings. Despite the
fact that the former is in second place
and the Stockham outfit is deeply en-
bedded in the cellar. a good gam. is
looked for.
These games will be played on the
gym of Central ~ starting at S
o'clock. The public is invited to wit
ness each of them.