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The Washington herald., 1919-12-07
New York Stage Notes
Charles Dalton will be Old Bill I,

Charles Dalton will be Old Bill in
a new Better ole" company.
Alma Tell will be in The Mood
OF the Moon" in a leading role.
Philip James has been engaged as
musical director for my Golden
Girl"
There are forty speaking parts in
Leo Ditrichstein's new play, The
Purple Mask"
The East-West Players will pre-
sent four playlets at the Jewish Art
Theater. December Is.
Sigmund Rombers, composer OF
THE Magic Melody" is finishing
the numbers for a new one called
Three Kisses"
Ivan Caryll will conduct the or
ance of Monsieur Beaucaire" at the
New Amsterdam. December IL.
The Famous -Players-Lasky Cor
rights to Victor Hugo's '-roiiers of
the Sea"
John Cort has engaged Fred Dali
ton, of the once well-knpwn Dalton
brothers, for a role in The whirl-
wind"
Arthur Hopkins will offer Gorky's
Might Lodging" at special matt
nees at the Plymouth beginning De-
cember %.
The Broadway Country Club, of
Flushing, is to present Very Good
Eddie" Ernest Truck, who origi-
mated Eddie. is coaching.
Marshall Neilan will bring his
first independent production East
from California in about two weeks
for presentation at the Strand.
Herman Timberg has engaged for
his new musical show Flo Lewis,
Hattie Darling. Pearl Eaton, Ger
trude Fitzgerald. Helen Birming-
ham, Jay Gould. George Mayo. Irv-
ing Irwin and a chorus of thirty.
Hattie Fox has been engaged by
oliver Morosco to appear with
Charlotte Greenwood in "Linger
Long Lefty" at the Fulton Theater.
She will assume her role Monday
night.
Lawrence Fein and Jack Beasley
are to appear in vaudeville soon.
wait for the big show, say they.
A special scenic setting will be
provided for the presentation of
Blind Husbands' next week at the
Capitol.
Sam H. Harris has engaged CAL
win Thomas to support William Col
lier in '"The Hottentot."
The Criterion Quartet has been
engaged by Manager Eaton to ap-
pear at the Strand next week and
offer close harmony.
Lola Fisher and Emmett Corrigan
are to be starred by George c. Tyler
in a new Clare Hummer comedy
called Roxy" The production will
open at the Blackstone Theater. Chi
caSo. next week.
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Conde made her debut with the Met
ropolitan forces in one of their Sum
day night concerts when she sang
"Ah. non Guinge" from La Sonnara-
bula-" Max Rosen has already won
the Washington public, having sp-
peared here last season. He is u New
Yorker and showing marked ability
at II he was sent TO Petrograd to COM
plete his studies.
The first Of these evening concerts
was given in November before a lsrGe
and appreciative audience. when the
program was given by Florence Eas-
ton. soprano. and Ralph Leopold. pi-
anist. This is the only series of eve
ming concerts by well known artists
that Washington has this season
Word comes from London that an
English actress. Justina Wayne, has
announced a solution Of the ever
present problem of making the pro-
duction of Shakespeare play pay
ing proposition. Receipts will food
the box office. she believes. IL the IT,
ties Of the plays are brought up
TO date-if thev are given a popular
twist. As suggested changes she Of
fers THE Call Of Flesh" for-''The
Merchant OF NefnCe SuanEie0 IN
Bed" for "Othello": and How Could
You. Juliet? for the tragic history
OF the Veronese lovers.
At first glance Miss wsyne's sug-
gestion seems to be a ludicrous one.
The new titles she offers are. super
ficially. as comic as the movie" III
ties recently printed in the humorous
column OF a New York daily in which
RIP Van Wrinkle" was listed as
What's Your Husband DoinG"2 and
the menu card Of a well known hotel
became The Price Of Pleasure" A
brief consideration Of the modern
audience, not only in the cities but
throughout the United States. shows
that Miss Wayne's suggestion for this
country at least Is not as trivial as
it appears
The humorist's inspiration came
from a news item which announced
that in filming Sir James Matthew
Barrie's THE Admirable Crichton.~
Cecil B. DeMille had changed the title
to Male and Females There have
been many other changes for the
screen versions of books and plays
within the past few months. Bill
leted" became The Misleading Wild
ow.'' Anthony Hopes Captain
Dieppe." will reach the screen as An
Adventure IN Hearts while The
Naughty Wife" was produced as
Let's Elopc."
The Washington herald., 1919-12-07

When there is a convention OF old
tim. lumbermen in Northern Michi-
ran the second day is always devoted
to camp "reminiscences. Among the
old standby stories is the one about
the famous board sidewalk in Sagi-
nav
When Tim McCoy's father was run
ming the village the town boasted OF
a fine strip of elegant board side
walk Every spring when the boys
came down out of the woods with
the drive and liquor was strong ana
plentiful. the good citizens packed M
and moved temporarily to Kalamazoo.
When they returned the board side
walk Was nicked with boot calRs, and
many of the boards had been torn up
for battle clubs.
According to tradition one Of the
widest nights took place when a lum-
berjack stepped on somebody's meal
ticket with his calked boots and
punched out g worth of food.
The north woods will always live
in tradition and IN the realm Of the
silent drama
The Brute Breaker" which opens
weeks engagement at Moore's
strand lnfdtfI lO'ldN. ltllS ~ " dita III
story Of the North.
Frank Mayo and Kathryn Adams
hold starring honors in the produc-
ton.
The difficult problem of just how
much scenery Shakespeare's plays
should be given has been met in a
new way by r. II. Sothern and Julia
Marlowe, who will I've seen here
shortly Entirely discarding the old
style of realistic. ponderous stage
settings. which have surrounded
classical plays in this country from
time immemorial and without go
ing to the extreme limit OF no
scenery at all as advocated by some
hySterical enthusiasts. Mr.. Sothern
and Miss Marlowe have taken a dis
tinct step forward in mounting
Twelfth Night" Hamlet" and The
Tanning OF the Shrew." in the new
art school.
The stage decorations employed
this year reflect the influence of
such eminent men as Gordon Craig.
Max Reinhardt. Appis. Leon BaKsr.
Sheldon Cheney. Samuel Hume. and
others prominent in this moNcme Mt.
Our present settings. SAYS Mr..
Sothern. grew out of a desire to
remedy the defects Of the old sys-
tenn. While we were abroad. endeav-
oring TO do something in the way of
entertaining the soldiers. Madame de
Navarro MARY Anderson). Mrs.
Sothern and I gave scenes from the
various Shakespearean dramas. We
were forced to do without scene ~
of any kind, and with the most
meagre of stage properties. We were
struck by the fact that this seemInL
handicap proved to he no handicap
at all and the plays grew in elo-
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frank Hsw strand
SOME MORE FOG STUFF

London fogs. mists and the GUS
tomary downpour of rain are all
picturized in Goldwyn's latest pic
ture. The Loves of Lefty" which
stars Pauline Frederick and consti-
tutes the chief attraction at Gran
dalrs Metropolitan Theater this
week and at the Knickerbocker to-
day and tomorrow. The photoplay
was adapted from Sir Arthur Wing
Pinero's well known stage success
OF the same title. Frank Lloyd.
who directed the picture, took the
scenes of a London bridge and the
exterior of cafe at night. Studio
lamps placed at either side of the
scene were flashed off and on to de-
pict the glare naturally coming
from passing autos and street
lamps. A complicated series of
pipes over the set sent a very light
spray through the air. creating one
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of the most natural and finest imi-
tations of fog and mist ever
screened. The story concerns char
acters who operate in British
finance and an exact replica of the
Royal Exchange of London appears
in the photcplay. Letty's first en-
counter with the man she loves is
in front of the Exchange. during a
violent rainstorm. There is no mist
or fog ip that scene. but steady
and unremitting downpour which
splashes on the sidewalks with
reality and fills the cutters and
puddles to overfiowiEg.
Those rain scenes are chilly and
uncomfortable" admits Pauline
Frederick. but in that one l par
ticularly hated to spoil a bewitch-
ing new velvet hat which / had
just received from New York
shop"
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THE LUMBERJACK AT PLAY

ouence No doubt this was partly
due 20 the Extraordinary circum-
stances under which We were play
ing. hut il caused US 20 think
we wished to avoid the former
overladen effects. which always re-
mind me Of tho old Dutch paintings.
packed with detail until the central
figures lose siEnihcanCo. At the
same time. we felt il desirable to DO
what we could to stimulate the
imagination Of the spectator by sug-
gesting in some manner the locality
and atmosphere of the scene. This
is .he keynote Of our stage decora-
tions. We have striven for beauty.
simplicity and atmosphere.
Godfrey Tearlc. VINO viii act fo- the
first time on the American stage.
will be seen at the Shuhert-Belasco
on Sunday night. December IL. He
Is the son ~ OSmpnd Tearle and
half-hrother Of Conway Tearle. Al
thought born in America. he never
has acted here-haS not been here.
in fact. since he was years old.
He IL 81 years n age. and in recent
seasons has acquired no little stand
ing and popularity in London a.
leading man.
Tearle's formal adoption of the
stage a. a profession dates hack TO
1899. although ~ had been da billing
with il as early a. 1893 From lSa",
until the death of his fatEs". n 1901.
he acted IN the latt-r's company n
tour. and from that tiu'" until 1895
he toured South Africa and the Eng
lish provinces in variety - plaNS.
much Of the tim. al tho bead az his
own company. He T1adn hi~ rrS' LON
don appcararc" IN 1895 IN small
role 81 Mary. ou".n 81 scots. and
from then until tn" outbreak Of the
war he was more o. loss constantly
in the London theatrical ey".
The presence ~ America of Sir
Johnston Forbes Robe "a son recalls
the interesting fact that during tho
season Of l9l2-l4 Si Johnston IVES
playing his farewell New York sea-
son while T.. Il. Soth'Tu and Julia
Marlowe were appearing there in
what Unexpectedly Jufn-d out to be
their last co-Star engagement IN
New York in sevcial N.ars Both
Sir Johnston and Mr. Sotheru play
ed Hamlet. frequently on IN" ~ame
night and both stars drew packed
houses. Julia NARROW and Ger
trude Elliott were IN" rival opheliss
Mrs. Wilson Green announces
second series Of tra phiIharrrouf~
Course. to he given II poli's Thcster
five afternoons at { .S0 o'clock THIS
course will open on January 80 With
Nine. Galli-CurcI. the great -olors-
tura soprano: followed on January
- by Josef IHofmann. pianist. on
March ?. Mabel Garrison. prima dom
ma from IN" Metropolitan Grand
Opera: March l.. Nm" T"traZzini.
soprano: March %. Fritz Kr,iSler.
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OPIUM AND ITS STAGE USES.

Selwyns will this season present Miss
Jane Cowl. and which will be seen
here at Polls theater the week of
December %. 1t is described as fan
tastic comedy in three acts. 1t was
written by Allan L.angdon Martin. a
Canadian whose name is new in the
theater. In 1t Mr.. Martin has afforded
the popular star an acting role of ex-
ceptional charm and variety. blending
that tender pathos which appeals to
those who love her best in fearful
mood with a whimsical humor i'm
which she is charmins. The story is
said to be one Of the most unusual
ever offered In the theater presenting
Miss Cowl as her own lovely self in
modern costume and again in the
hoop-skirted frocks of fifty years ago
"Smilin' Through" brings a tender.
optimistic message to the world which
should be singularly appealing in these
stressful days of universal unrest, and
for its presentation Miss Cowi will
be surrounded by a cast of distin-
guished players including several who
have for some years formed the nu-
cleus of her permanent acting organi-
zation. or these there is Orme CAL
dara, her leading man, Henry Stephen
son, who is well remembered for his
impersonation of the major in Lilac
Time" and other splendidly played
roles. Others in the cast include
Ethelbert Hales. Charlotte Granville,
Elaine Inescourt. Philip Tonge and
Marion Bertram.
The scene for 'Smilin' Through"
which is an English garden as it is
today, and as it appeared fifty years
ago, has been designed by Joseph Ur-
ban.
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To improve each idle hour is by
way of being a simple task. but for
the player shut in a dressing room.
unable to leave the theater for a
year or more at night, it becomes a
different matter. Particularly when
there is time on that players hands
which should be used to advantage.
Miss Nora Sprague has solved the
proposition. Miss Sprague. as you
may know. is Olive-Olive of the
San Francisco cabaret-which con-
stitutes the third episode of The
Man Who Came Back" the Brady
thriller at the Belasco.
I'm studying French" Miss Sprague
said. Miss Lillian Booth is a
remarkable French scholar and
every evening during the opium
scene Miss Booth gives me a French
lesson. Eve been playing Olive in
The Man Who Came Back" for some
time, and long before I finished l
expect 'to be able to speak French.
something I think everyone ought
to try and do"
Miss Sprague comes from Boston,
which may or may not account for
her studious tastes. She used to
sing there in church and concerts.
Hap Ward, the comedian, heard her
one day and securesl an engagement
for her with George Sidney in Biz
zy Izzy." From that she went into
Babes in Toyland," Little Memo"
and other musical extravaganzas.
for with the exception of some sum-
mers in stock this is her first dra-
matte role.
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DEDICATING THE NEW COLUMBIA

Miss Dolores Cassinelli. the beauti.
full and talented screen star. will be
accorded the distinction of dedicat-
ing. late in the present week the
corner stone of Loew's New Colum-
bia Theater. which will shortly rise
on the site Of the present structure
as n cinema palace of the first rank.
Miss Cassinelli comes TO Washing
ton on Thursday Of this week and
while the exact date Of the dedica-
tion ceremonies has not been an
nounced the exercises will be held
either Thursday or Friday before a
large gathering of local motion pic
ture officials and notables OF Wash
ington.
Although this famous screen star
is in Washington particularly for this
ceremony she will also make per-
sonal appearances at Loew's Column
bia on Thursday and Friday after
noon and night in connection with
The Right to Lie" her latest star
ring vehicle which will be the attrac-
ton on the Columbia screen from
Thursday morning through Saturday
night
The advent OF Miss Cassinelli Is an
ticipated with great interest and a
number Of events have been arranged
in her honor. including a dinner at
which the dramatic editors OF the
four Washington newspapers will be
guests of honor.
African explorers who are scspi-
cious Of women and who hunt excite
ment In African jungies rather than
tea rooms don't, make an everyday
The Washington herald., 1919-12-07

Peggy Wood and Roland Young
who spent an hour interviewing some
newspaper people at the Selwyn Of
ices the other day. say we didn't
report their talk with US properly.
says Bide Dudlep in the New York
World They assert we colored it,
snd maybe we did. A stenographer
was present and she took notes. with
he result that We have before US
a typewriter resume of our inter-
REV. Here 1t is. in part:
Mr. Dudley entered the ONCE and
.ook a seat over near Miss Julia
Chandler and another good-lookins
girl employed as a typist. He i'm
ulediately began to make notes.
:" Here. herep shouted Miss Wood.
hoarsely. We're interviewing you.
This isn't your story. What is your
shief ambition
THE answer came in q low, mu-
,ical tone: To one-step with you.
Miss Wood"
Miss Wood was visibly embar-
rassed. Here was q young man say
ing nice things to her. However.
the took her gum out of her mouth
ind stuck II under her chair. thus
ewing herself time to recover her
.omposure.
.Ahem.' she began again. DC
,oys go wrong in the newspaper busi-
sessT
No. he replied. They're an
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wrong before they get there
Miss Wood was visibly affected.
Goodness mel she said. 'Papa was
a newspaper man and he never told
me that. Well, where were you
born?'
Minneapolis. Minn., 1 wa. the
flour of the family
Miss Wood braced herself. Were
you raised in Minneapolis she
asked.
No. ne replied. I was raised in
Leavenworth. Kans. The town has
four penitentiaries and six coal
mines. r used to work for Editor
ID. r. Anthony, a brother of Susan
B. He was shot three times. but
he always shot back. I left Leav-
enworth because it was too quiet
Miss Wood resumed her gum,
knit her brow and announced the
interview was over"
Tea was served, after which the
newspaper men went over and Wis
tied jay Barnes, who also serves
liquid Investments to his callers.
Louis Rosenberg writes to tell of a
man who quit the cloak and suit bus
mess to produce motion pictures.
I'm making comedies he said.
Good onesr' somebody asked.
Say, listen!" replied the new. nlm
producer. MY comedies are not to
be laughed at"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-07
Attractions Listed
At Local Theaters
For Week of Dec. 7

NATIONAI-Mrs. Fiskc in Miss
Nelly of N'OrIeans."
BELASCO-Godfrey Tearle in a new
play.
GARRICK-Thurs the magician.
Ii. J.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Charles
King. late of Brice and King. and
his Dream stars" with other
acts
COSMOS Vaudeville: Ned Nrstor
and "Sweethearts." and dther
acts.
GAYETY-Arthur Pearson'S step
Lively Girls"
LOEN'S PALACE-Full week. An
Adventure in Hearts," with Rob
ert Warwick.
LOEW'S COLUMBIA- First four
days. Behind the Door," last
three days. The Tong Man."
with Sessue Hayakawa.
CRANDALL's METROPOLITAN -
Sealed Hearts," with Eugene
O'Brien.
CRANDALI.'S KNIGKERBOCKER-
First two days. Sealed Hearts"
starring Eugene O'Brien; Tues
day and Wednesday, Mabel Nor
mand in "Jinx;" Thursday and
Friday. Olive Thomas in The
Glorious Lady" Saturday. Jack
Pickford in In Wrong"
CRANDALL's- First three days.
please Get Married" with Viola
Dana; Tuesday and Wednesday.
Norma Talmadge in The Isle of
Conquest" remainder of the
week, Love. Honor and ?" star
ring Stuart Holmes.
The Phantom Legion" new play
by Anthony Paul Kelly, author Of
Three Faces East" VII open at
the Playhouse next "Wednesday even
ing. 1t is said to be based on Spir-
itualism,
II is announced that William II.
Crane will be seen soon In comedy
by Frank Howe. jr.. made from a
story by Joseph c. Lincoln entitled
3 ..Captain Warren,s Wards
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"Smilin' Through" is the significant
title of the new play In which the
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Garriek and for the days he
the New World It's at least
the Ieapw a of $
Hers which
a
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II is announced that William II.
by Frank Howe, jr., made from a
story by Joseph c. Lincoln entitled
CAPTAIN Warren's Wards"
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in Flo Fo"
is
Washington short time the Of
fourth a
it's
be girls the
to to be
purp
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African explorers who are scspi-
cious Of women and who hunt excite
ment In African jungies rather than
tea rooms don't, make an everyday
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LOEN'S COLUMBIA - First four
days. Behind the Door," last
three days. The Tong Man."
with Sessue Hayakawa.
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CRANDALL'S METROPOLITAN -
Sealed Hearts, with Eugene
O'Brien.
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Polls
giddy
the 1918 product We
thought fact genlemans
II you'll believe him. world OF
this since it last
the cast have been replaced by blood
chorus beauties The Passing its
two and fifteen There
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LOEN'S PALACE-Full week. An
Adventure in Hearts," with Rob
ert Warwick.
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Lola Fisher and Emmett Corrigan
are to be starred by George c. Tyler
In a new Clare Hummer comedy
called Roxy" The production will
open at the Blackstone Theater. Chi
cago, next week
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The Phantom Legion" a new play
by Anthony Paul Kelly, author Of
Three Faces East" VII open at
the Playhouse next "Wednesday even
ing. 1t is said to be based on Spir-
itualism.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
CARRANZA PLAYS
SHREWD POLITICS
Obregon's Resignation to Be-
come Presidential Candi-
date Declined.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Refusal of
.Carranza to permit General Obregon
to retire from the army and appear as
a civilian candidate 70 the presidency
created a tense situation in Mexico
City, according to advices today from
the Mexican capital In vetoing the
senate resolution, permitting this re-
tirement, Carranza. referred to Obere-
CONS ability as an officer mentioned
in preamble, then appointed Obregon a
Lieutenant Colonel.
Charges have been made that Car
rama hopes to force Obregon or some
of his adherents to precipitate trouble
now, when he can handle it more easily
than after the election when Obregon.
either victorious or defeated, would
have a large following in revolution
against Carrancistas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
RUSSIAN SOVIETS
CALLED BY COURT
Self-Styled Ambassador Mar
tens Threatened With
Jail Sentence.

New York, Dec. 17.-Supreme Court
Justic Greenbaum. today issued orders
for Ludwig C. A. X. Martens. self
styled soviet ambassador; Santeri
Nuorteva. secretary of Martens bureau
and DIR. Michael Misleg. treasurer of
the Novimor, organ of the Russian Soc
ialist federation, to show cause Friday
why they should not be jailed for ceh-
tempt in refusing TO answer certain
questions and produce books and pap
ers demanded by the joint legislative
committee investigating radical ac-
Invites here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
FALL DISAPPROVES
MEXICAN POLICY
Text of Mexico's Reply in Jen-
.kins Case Not Yet
Received.

Washington. Dec. 17-The official
text of Mexico's reply in the Jenkins
case has not been received and officials
refuse comment.
Senator Fall. republican of New
Mexico before leaving for the border
today to continue his investigation,
declared the United States started the
Jenkins case with an ultimatum but
he had no reason to think the govern
ment would do anything but roll our
eyes upward and proclaim, Peace on
Earth, Good Will to the Bandits
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18

Glassboro, n. r., Dee. 17.-Three
women and man have packed their
belongings into this church on wheels
and are off on tour to the Pacific
coast. Besides room needed to carry
the sleening and eating conveniences,
there is space for a small organ, a
library table and four chairs. William
Arthur Downer is the evangelist, who
drives the car and breaches the gospel
at stops. With him are, left to right.
Miss Downer. Mrs. Downer and Miss
Cant, a guest.
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senate committe would fix the strength
of the army at about 100000. The house
has agreed tentatively on a similar
program.
The senate subcommittee hearings
on the army bill We're concluded today
while the house took up questions as
to the future of the national guard.
Chairman Frelinghuysen announced
tonight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
FLYING PARSON
AGAIN CALLED

New York, Dec. 17.-Wi1iam II. AM
oerson, state superintendent of the
anti-saloon Sleague, replied tonight to
Lieutenant Belven w. Maynard
charge that the league .'juggled'' his
original statement. about the use CT
alcoholic liquors by army aviators.
Anderson, denying the charge, de-
clared the anti-saloon league refuses
t. be made the goat by Lieutenant
Maynard
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caused much agitation in England
when the date she set arrived. Thous-
ands of persons deserted their homes
and went out-into the fields to await
annihilation-
Various religious cults have babe a
speciality in more recent years OF
specifying an hour as the earth's last.
setting forth Scriptura1 or pseudo
scientific, arguments in support of their
contentious.
Prof. Albert F. Perta a meteorologist
is given credit for first thinking up to-
days catastrophe.