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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20

~ SOANSs GOANRhOAN WV
Little Doris went with her aunt the
other day to an east side meat market
and grocery. store and noticed for the
first time the sawdust on the floor.
"Oh, aunty." she called. Just look
at that floor. how many dolls do you
suppose this meat man has broken %
Mrs. Charles Robbins. Norton street.
IS visiting in Junction City and Man
Miss Frelda BechteI. of Washington.
D. c.. is visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Beehtel. SwYgart avenue. Mr..
spending a few weeks here with his
parents. and with his sister. Miss
Mrs. Pete Robbins. Seward avenue.
is the guest of her daughter. Mrs.
Pearl Switzer. of Enid. Okla.
-, Word has been received telling. of
Mary Amber. a sister of Mr.. Andrew
Losh. Lake street. Mrs. Amber has
visited at the Losh home. -
home in Tonganoxie, after a visit to
her son. Mr.. William Fouts and fam
Mrs. r. c. Kemp and daughter. of
Kansas City. will spend the week-er.
IN Topeka with Mr. and Mrs. S. V.
:, The. Dorcas society Of the Third
Christian church will have an all-day
meeting at Ripley park. THURSDAY.
daughters, Martha ana Rowena, and
Miss Gussie Losh. Lake street. mo-
tored to Overbrook to attend the year
" grange picnic. They returned home
sunday evening after visit to Mr..
and Mrs. Henry HupD and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Losh and
family at MINOR Kan.
Miss. Blanche Easter. of Denver.
Colo, is visiting the Alfred jackson
family. Lake street.
Mr.. z. Rush. Ohio street is visiting
his daughter. Mrs. Kirkum. at Carbon
dale. Kan.
Miss Nellie and Miss GLADYS Stout
have returned to their home at Cot
tonwood Falls. They have been visit
ing their aunt. Mrs. John Sash. Ohio
street.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Morgan and
baby have returned from a visit to
friends at Granville.
Miss Frances Hagen. Ohio street
will spend her vacation in Kansas
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS


d. d. Edmiston and husband to g.. NJ.
Norton's add. EXTRAORDINARILY. $3.50
J. A. Patterson and wife to G. Haley,
lots 376-7S-50 Garfield ave, S. &
b. add ...:. ..::.. ....::: $500
to S1i Sherman ave, Irving Place. 200
W. B. Whitehead and wife TO r. c.
Palmer, lots 1850. Quincy St, Para 49,
more's add. ........................ 800
A. NJ. Bradley and husband to J.
Hentzler, pit ne. Il 24-12-15.. 1
Lots 1885 Gilmore ave. Irving PI. -
To same, lots SIC and 625, same. -
A. r. Sweet to T. NJ. Coffee and 9TH
ers, tract in LIST ward. .............$ 900
F. W. Knapp and wife TO G. S. Knapp,
ig5S 2Ss' .s 3; u 81 Lincoln street. 800
o. Clark to 8. North and wife; lots ''OO
p n: y % Lawrence St, Mulvane
& Chase's add. 1900
D. U. Billings and wife to D. Nc
Grath, lot e17 Western ave, o
J. henderson nae and wife to q K Gun.
ninghSm' ne: L 14-is-it -: = $500
4o4 :; u 400 Garfield ave, S. &
b. ado: ...........-.
pit let's 1902 jackson t..,......' 1,156
M Alumni Assn, lots 1875 College
z1ee:. see record :..................s. $500
TT. Res. g.. :.....:..":...........:! 1900
Sewers. lot 15S pit 60 Horne St,
Haynes sub. ....................
c. B. L. Assn. to W. Fox, lot Isl
pit. 50 Tyler st. ................... 1
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WANTS
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: The rate for
inserting Want Ads IN The Topeka state
minimum 10 cents; by the week cents q
word minimum 90 cents.
COUNT THE WORDS Of your ad tncIud-
Ing four words for State Journal address.
when address is Csed count each initial
letter and each number or combination Of
CLOSING HOUR. Want Ads to be
classified properly must be in The State
Journal office before II 20 O'Clock. Want
be inserted under the head: "Too Late to
Classify"
OUT OF TOWN Advertisements must be
accom- panied With cash or check in full
payment Of the same. Note the foregoing
instructions about counting the worcs and
the rate per word for This Topeka Sta:a
Journal
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SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.
Miss Mildred Jones. of the freight au-
ditors office, left Saturday TO spend a
vacation in California
Mr.. Chester Whtcom, who has re-
Gently received his discharge from the
navy. is new employe at the water
works department.
Mrs. Irving Botkin and baby have re-
turned from a vacation spent in Colorado.
They were accompanied by Miss Bessie
Croft, of Atchison, and Mrs. A. s. Carver
and little son. of Fairbury Neb
Miss Ellen Malstrom, who returned Sun
day from Los Angeles, Cal, where she had
been Ill In the company hospital, will not
return to work in the general manager
office for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Staerkel. 423 Cedar
street, are spending a two weeks vacation
in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Hastings have re.
turned from a vacation spent on the west.
erns coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Bender have re-
turned home They spent several weeks
on the coast and visiting in Salt Lake
City, Utah. Mr.. Bender is a foreman in
the boiler shopps
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Mrs. 7 n Graft, of Oakland, has ac-
cepted the position Of teacher in the un-
graded room in the Oakland schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Carson and FAM
lily. AFTER avenue, are spending the week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Ano Saueres-
sig Thirteenth and Long streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Sauls have returned
TO their home. AFTER avenue. after short
while spent in Kansas City where they at
tended a family reunion.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Painter and 1augh-
ters, Claudia and Genevieve, of Kansas
City. spent the weekend visiting Mr..
Painters mother. Mrs.J.W. Painter.
Mrs. r. c. Watts, 153 Kellam avenue.
viii leave Wednesday for Kansas City.
St. Louis and Texas where she will spend
several week visiting.
Mrs. Earl Luneer, Of Wichita, has been
called to the city by the death of her
grandfather. Mr.. Thomas Potter.
Mr.. Charles Parks has accepted n posi-
ton with the EskridRe Grocery company.
Homer, the little son Of Mr. and Mrs.
II. A. Magrath, 361 Winfield avenue has
been Ill at his home since last week.
Mrs. Charles Reaugh who has been
visiting her parents at Hutchinson, Kan,
hns returned home, called here by the
Illness OF her son, Leslie Reaugh. He
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Kansas avenue is being given a
much needed coat OF paving.
The North Topeka Union of the w.
c. T. U. meet with the retiring presi-
dent, Mrs. c. c. Maze, Tuesday after
noon, at her home in Quincy street
The following officers were elected for
the coming year: Miss Grace Walker,
president; Mrs. c. c. Maze, vice pres
ident; Miss Bessie Walker, secretary;
Mrs. Littlejohn. treasurer. The North
Topeka Union, together with the other
unions OF the city, are holding a pic
mic this afternoon and evening at Gar
field park.
Notes and Personals.
Miss Avis Jenkins, who was here
to attend the wedding OF Miss Gladys
Pratt and Mr.. Charles Lamb. left for
her home in Baldwin this afternoon.
Mrs. Ben Poole OF Manhattan is Wis
iting at the home OF her aunt, Mrs
Fred Mornss'
Arthur BrintnaII of The Fair is in
Kansas City on business trip
Mrs. J. N. Willard Of Elmont was in
town yesterday, ,-.
Rev. John Waldron and family of
Great Bend were the guests yester-
day of Mrs. H. z. Brownen OF East
Laurent street.
Mrs. Anna Jenkins. Miss Marie Jen-
kins and Mr.. Ed Hahn were callers at
TIC - ~ EAdNN AAOAAAN ySbbGEudy after
noon. The Jenkins family, who for
merly lived in White City. were on
their way to their new home in Bald
win.
A. NJ Petro & Son. Druggists.-Adv.
Mrs. c. H. MCGEE of 1872 Central
avenue, who, for the last five and one
half years, has been employed by the
Bell Telephone company as supervisor.
left today for her new home in Plains
willie, Kan. She will Join her hus-
band, who is in the bakery business
there.
d. E. Lamb Of Herington. who was
here to att,hu wedding of - son,
Mr.. Charles Lamb. to Miss 'ladys
Pratt. returned to his home Ia eye-
ming. ~
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Kansas Avenue Metho-
dist church will meet tomorrow morn
ing at $3.50 with the Misses Holman at
their home, 116 Evelyn street.
X. and L. of s. No. will give an
entertainment at their hall, 500 Kan
sas avenue, tomorrow evening. All
knights and Ladies are cordially in
vited to attend and bring their friends.
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WANTED-50 dining room and lunch
counter girls, $40 to $50 mo-, board and
room, free transportation; women cooks +;
counter girls for Topeka. $40 week; cook
and helper for college; chamber maids (;
kitchen help; institution help; man and
wife hospital cooks. $125 mo. Furman's
Employment office. 100 West sth.
wANTED-waitresses and lunch counter
girls, local and out of town, ideal work
ing conditions, Z hours and 40 minutes n
day, experience unnecessary. $40 per month
room and board while learning. See Man
ager Harvey House, Santa Fe station.
GIRL for general homework, good cook,
September 3rd: two in family. Call be-
tween 6 80 and s o'clock evenings, at Ills
Topeka Ave. Telephone 32I9.
WANTED-Young lady for wrapping desk
and inspector. Apply to manager Palace
Clothing Co.
WANTED-waitress. Rogers Cafe, 1908
Kansas ave.
WANTED-White~ women. Apply Willis
Norton & Co.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. millinery sales
lady. Greenbaum's.
WANTED-Dishwasher. Rogers Cafe, 1908
Kansas ave.
WANTED-Woman for permanent house
work. Phone 24S4 XII.
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underwent an operation the first part of
the week at Christ's hospital and is doing
as well us could be expected.
Mrs. John j. Kennedy and daughters,
Veronica and Dorothy, and son, JACK, are
visiting Mrs. Kennedy's cousin, Mrs. L. g.
Stone and family, 352 AFTER avenue.
Mrs. X. L. Smith. Winfield avenue, re-
turned to her home Monday evening from
visit to relatives Mt Lawrence.
Mr.. George Rake, Arter avenue, has re-
eral DAYS ~
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General Harbord Starts Trip,

Paris. Aug. 2o.-Maj. Gen. James
G. Harbord and the other members
of the American mission to inquire
into conditions in Armenia and Asia
Minor, will leave Paris tonight for
Brest. The party will sail for Con-
stantinopie probably tomorrow.
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POSITIONS

Young ladies' wishing exclusive
and permanent employment should
Investigate the possibilities offered
by the Operating Department of
the Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company, S12 Jackson Avenue.
Inquire for Miss Bertha Baugh.
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WANTED-TO RENT


| WANT furnished house or apartment by
/. Sept /. No children. References as de-
sired. Telephone 25S4 or write. Cl-. care
State Journal.
WANTED TO RENT-As soon as possible.
or room house or apartment Prefer
strictly modern. References. Phone Blue
20T.
WANTED TO RENT-Flve-roOm furnished
apartment or house. Best reference. No
children. Address c. p. Journal
WANTED or 3 furnished modern house
keeping rooms, close in, must he reason
able. Address ]. L. c., care Journal
wANTED-Roard and room by two young
men by September 1. Address G. NJ /,
State Journal.
HIGH SCHOOL teacher wishes TO rent de-
sirable small furnished house or apart
ment about September l. Call Black 4i6s.
WANTED TO RENT-Furnished house.
cottage or apartment. No children Ref
erences Address L-310. care State Journal
WANTED TO RENT or 6 room unfur-
nished house. Address W. G., care Jotr-
nal
WANTED TO RENT-Modern five or six
room cottage, duplex house or apart
ment. Telephone $3.50.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

EXPERIENCED young lady wishes posi-
tiOn as waitress, dishwasher or operator.
Night hours wanted. d. W., care journal.
BOY SCOUT free employment bureau can
supply you with competent poy neIp.
Call at 100 Eat Sixth st. or phone $40.
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FOR sALE-KANsAs LANDS.
KaW Bottom Farm

For sale-157 sacres, all level Knw bot
tom farm. Is miles east OF Topeka.
miles Of ny. town. all under cultiva-
ton. all alfalfa land, rich soil. Groom
house, large barn. granary, corn cribs,
other buildings, fences, unlimited water,
possession of 100 acre now, balance later.
Price $4,000 until August 25th. A. l..
Furman Real Estate. JOG West Sth.
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North Side News

Items for this column may be left
at Petro's drug store or telephone
Jessie Riach Red 2344 after. m.
Other hours $3.50.
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IFirst published in The Topeka State
Journal Wednesday, August 20 1891
State of Kansas, Shawnee County. IS.
In the Matter of the Estate of Lakins w.
Smith late Of Shawnee County. Kansas.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Notice is hereby given that on the 10th
day Of August, A. ID. 1919. the undersigned
was, by the Probate Court of Shawnee
County, Kansas, duly appointed Admins
traitor Of the estate Of Lakins W.. Smith,
parties interested in said estate will take
notice and govern themselves accordingly.
ALTA II. SMITH, Administrator.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal. Wednesday, August 20, lO19.l
In the District Court of Shawnee County
Kansas
Edna Z. Long. Plaintiff,
va.
John Long. Defendant.
No 323S3
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
The State of Kansas TO John Long, Greet
You are hereby notified that the above
named plaintiff has filed In the district
court of said county on the 18th day of
June. 1919. her petition for an absolute
divorce from You, and that unless you
answer her petition on or before October
1st 1919. said petition will be taken as
true and Judgment rendered accordingly,
other and proper relief ms to the court
may seem just and equitable In the
premises EDW. ROONEY,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attest: MARY f.. CHAPIN, Clerk.
[Seal.l g. d. MeEIhenny, Deputy.
First published in Topeka state Jour
nal, Wednesday August -, 1D1o.l
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
In the Probate Court of Shawnee County,
In the matter Of " q. W. Van orsdor. a
person adtudged to be an insane person
State Of Kansas County Of Shawnee. IS.
Creditors and all other persons inter
signed was, on the 9TH day Of August A.
u. 1912 duly appointed guardian Of the
was. on the 4th day Of August 1919. in the
probate court of Shawnee county. Kansas
adjudged to be an inEane person; that
now managing the estate and affairs Of
'a'u w. y" van BESSIE RICHARDS.
Dated at Topeka. Kansas. this It'll day
of August. A. -. 1919.
Thirst published in The Topeka STATE
Journal. Wednesday, August u. 1921
In the Probate Court Of Shawnee County
In the Matter Of the ne" Estate Of Mary Elia
abeth Price. decreased.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Creditors and all other persons Interested
In the aforesaid estate, are hereby notified
that on the sth day Of September. 1919
I shall apply to the probate court. sitting
at the court house In the City OF Topeka
Shawnee County. Kansas. for a full ant
final settlement Of said estate and for 81
order of the court finding and adjudginf
who are the, heirs Of Mary Elizabeth
Price, deceased.
II. A OFT,
Executor.
| First published in The Topeka Stat
Journal, wednesday. August u. l9ls1
The following persons have associates
with the intent and for the purpose o
4 fCrrt1fuO hal In vrff
| principal office in Shawnee county. Kansas
/ TO engage in the business Of insuring grow
ing crops Of all kinds against loss or dam
/ age By hail.
J. b. Crow, W. n Wolfe.
c. Is. Mckee. c. s. Briggs,
Z. J.. Geittman.
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST AND FOUND.
$50 REWARD
For recovery of dark Jersey cow, about
years old, horns. long tail, full white
udder with small fifth teat giving milk !;
missing night of August 8. Call 2642 or
2105 n 4.
LOST-Small Manila envelope containing
money Tuesday noon on Kansas ave,
between Sixth and Seventh. Name on out
side. Five dollars reward. Call phone
176S or Red 22S4.
LOST-Between Shawnee bank and eth,
St, $50 in bills. Return to Mrs EnG
Weaver, North Topeka, X. No. 6. So re-
ward.
LOST-Thursday, Aug. IA, between IA w.
18th and Joslin's drug store, lavalliere-;
Call White 1895. Reward.
FOUND, scientific matchmaker. lis East
4th St
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BARGAINS
FOR SALE-FARMS
80 ACES-S6.5O0

80 ACES-$6, 5OU
s miles city limits, Topeka. 40 n. cult,
GO a. tillable, 40 a. grass, Groom house.
fine barn, other bldgs. II. F. d. and
phone.
H. p. RICHARDS
423 New England Bldg. Topeka, Kan:
20S ACRES 4 miles south of Country club
on Burlingame road. $50 per acre. terms
to suit purchaser S. T. Hughes. Bank of
Topeka.
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MALE AND FEMALE

HUNDREDS MEN-woMEN-wA
81 100 year. Government office and out
side positions. List free. franklin In
stitute,, Dept. 1898, Rochester, n. Y.
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SHERIFF'S SALE
In the District Court of Shawnee County,
State of Kansas. co.
Margaret Hohberg, Plaintiff. sd1
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LEGAL.

First published in The Topeka State
Journal, Wednesday, August Is, 1911. ], r.,
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EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. Telephone $500.
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OAKLAND NOTES.

Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.
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NOTICE


agents that / have appointed Ed. +. Grofs,
81 the Kansas Reserve Investment Co. of
Topeka 10 act for me AS my exclusive
Of T16 Buchanan st., Topeka.
BRUCE KENNEY.
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BUSINESS CHANCES

BUSINESS CHANCES
FOR SALE-One of the most up-to-date
restaurants in n. W. Kansas. Located in
good county seat town, doing large bust
ness of $50 to 1925 day; low rent, and
lease. New soda fountain and large
amount of supplies. large stock Of cigars
and groceries,, Cost to establish $3.50
Price $500, no trade Owner leaving.
A. L. Furman Real Estate, LOG West Sth
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Kansas avenue is being given a
much needed coat OF paving.
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thirst published in The Topeka State
journal Wednesday, August 6. 1921
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WANTED-AGENTS
AGENTS-Making big money selling Ford
electrical necessity; saves spark plugs.
gasoline, oil; no carbon; write for terri
tory; sample one dollar. POwerford Co.,
IL r. Utica, Buffalo. N. Y.
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F Kenmore MOVlN G
c441 .,,FfaNE All

MACHINE SHOPS.
~-~-~~~-~-~-~-~~~--~-~-~-~
LAWN MOWERS sharpened. factory ma
chine process. Howard Machine Shops.
Phone l377
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In the Probate Court OF Shawnee County,
Kansas. ,-t-
In the Matter of the Estate of j.. Hs
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
GARDEN.

Rapidly approaching the record for
continuous showing established by
its predecessor, THE Miracle Man.
Cecil +. DeMille's Paramount-ATt-
craft superproduction, Male and Fee
male enters its third week at
Moore's Garden Theater tomorrow.
Adapted from Sir James NJ. Bar
rie's celebrated and equally popular
play. The Admirable Crichton, IN
which William Gillett starred so sue
ccssfully, Male and Female ss pro-
duced by Mr.. DeMille and depicted by
such artists as Thomas Nelghan.
Gloria Swanson. Lila Lee. Theodore
Roberts. Bcbe Daniels and host of
others. bids fair to be one OF the two
or three great appropriations pro-
duced each year which are justly en-
titled to their name.
A special musical setting originally
arranged for the presentation will be
continued throughout the current
week by the Gardens augmented or
chestra.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
METROPOLITAN.

The bill arranged for the celebra-
ION of the first anniversary of the
opening of Cranda1rs Metropolitan
Theater next week has as its princi-
pal feature, THE Isle of Conquest" a
film version of Arthur Pornblow s
novel. by Right of Conquest" with
Norma Talmadge pictured in the col
orful role of Ethel Harmon, society
girl marooned on a tropical islans
with a man not her husband, butlfn
whom she truly loved. The acton
covers a variety of picturesque locales
and encompasses a vividly realistic
shipwreck. rescue and subsequent
thrilling and highly romantic events
on the e-fsolated isle in the South seas,
where is worked out the destiny o.
three unusual characters.
Supplementing this splendid ma ior
offering will be shown the customary
array of abbreviated camera subjects
and musical features. Special orches-
trations have been arranged and syn
chronized with the various pictorial
portions of the program and the Me-
tropolitans symphony of soioiE3s will
otherwise strengthen the appeal OF
the anniversary bill.
The engagement of The Isle CT
Conquest" despite the magnitude anil
grandeur of the picture. is positively
limited TO one week.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
MUSIC IN THE MOVIES

What do people enjoy most in the
movies?
Music is the welcome"
Music also is the till We meet
again in the picture houses.
WHAT would the movies be without
music?
Luxury of surroundings-in which
the picture houses have far eNCelled
the Washington homes of drama and
be quite cold and in
effectual if the companionable strains
OF music were not there TO take each
one, in the many big audiences, off
into land peOpled by the scenes the
music creates and by the memories il
awakens.
Washington now has eight oyches-
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
kNICKERBOCKER.

Norma Talmadge VIII distinguish
the bill arranged for the first two
days OF the coming week at Crsndalfs 5
knickerbocker Theater in The Isle
of Conquest" the perturbation Of Ar
thur Hornblows widely read novel
by Right of Conquest" The bill
will also include the usual shoTt-reel
feature and synchronized orchestral
accompaniment.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the
stellar place on the bill will be oc-
cupied by Nine. Ala Nazimova in the
stellar role of Toys OF Fate" one of
the most effective vehicles she has
ever had.
Thursday and Friday will bring
Mary Miles Minter TO the Knicker-
booker as star of Anne of Green Ca
bles."
On Saturday only, Harry Morey Will
succeed to the stellar place on the
bill in a strong drama of modern met
ropolitan life. bearing the title of In
Honors Web"
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
GERMAN ROLE
ENTIRELY TOO WELL
Charlie Gerard Now Refuses to Take
Part of Teuton-Spurns Big
Salary Offers.

Elsie Ferguson. during her exten-
5ive stage and screen career. has
been called upon TO do a variety Of
unusual things. But in Counter
felt" her picture at Loew's Palace
Theater tomorrow, fpr the first time
she tries her hand at safe-cracking.
II is quite in line with her past per-
formances that she does a very clever
and neat job. The only untoward de-
velopment that mars il is the fact
that. the man she loves has been
watching her without her knowledge
and is at d loss to know her motive.
1t is sometimes the fate of an actor
on the screen TO make a big success
in part which he dislikes intensely
and then have the aftermath pursue
him the rest OF his life. Charles
Gerard, the well known film heavy"
who appears in Counterfeit" is
going through that experience at the
present time. While the war was
still on Gerard played the role OF the
German in a film called THE Hun
Within" and gave an Interpretation
that was hailed as a fine bit OF acting
He was fairly forced into the part
For weeks he stood firm against the
coaxing, cajoling. and big salary Of
fers of the producer. and finally con-
sented when il was proved to him
that the deceitful character of the
E.Uton portrayed on the screen would
serve PATRIOTIC purpose.
Stree that time hardly day has
passed that Gerard has not been ap-
preached NTH an offer 10 play a Ger
man role in film. But be has drawn
the line absolutely.