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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11


Turks Is because they invented the Ottoman.
As evidence that tho movies are changing, we
note one film concern advertising 30 reels with
out KISS.
Tho 81 and Swat club takes the position that
somebody ought to be arrested for putting wood
In alcohol
Tho girl on South Main says every time she
approaches man with "A leap year proposition
h" seems 20 think she Is "a candidate soliciting
votes
So far as we can determine. those who have
held a lighted match under the barometer Of
Public Opinion" have not demonstrated whether
the American Legion Is for or against bonus.
Btiny stated the present city administration
seems 10 think It ought 10 be reelected bccausc
of the record IT has made while tho opposition
contends that 1t should be defeated for the
very same reason.
one of the most unmeriied charges we have
seen IN the news columns against a dead man Is
the STORY hat Temple Houston Is credited with
having Killed one Of the James gang We have
a,waya had tnSPicion that he was suspected
~ disruptng the Jennings family
Just to prove that interpretations will never
get us anywhere we citc the difference OF opinion
on President Wilson's latest pronouncemrnt The
wilson democrats see the president standing
rock-ribbcd and unchangeablc, whlo other
democratic senators profess to read from 1t
hopeful sign OF compromiHe.
Snapshots from the Dallns News: or course
fsh and poultry are expensive but you can
hardly 80 into n swell restaurant without seeing
"a chicken one side OF the table and "A lobster
on the other. our idea Of lost motion is talking
school Greek to regular Greek And even the
man who boasta OF being strong enough to take
his medicine sometimes prefers "A rubbing doc
tor. Also. as general thing, when woman's
ankles Interest her good deal she doesn't take
much part In politics. Personally we claim to
be pretty smooth. but we admit never having
made any money at buying diamonds when they
were cheap. Percy Noodles says that when he
told the capitalists daughter he would love her
ns long as he had heartbeat she said probably
he would have n heartbeat as long as he
deadbeat
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11

The Sit and Swat club takes the position that
somebody ought to be arrested for putting wood
In alcohol
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11
Oklahoma Outbursfs
By OTIS LORTOE

Another reason why this colyum IL against the
Turks ~ because they invented the ottoman.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11

As evidence that tho movies are changing. we
note one fiim concern advertising 30 reels with
out a kiss
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11

Tho girl on South Main says every time sh'
approaches man with leap year proposition
he seems 20 think she Is IA candidate soliciting
votes
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11

Ever notice how quickly a feller
that really knows somcthin' kin
freak up a discussion? Who remem-
ners when a fcller wouldn' think o.
practicin' medicine without full
set o glossy whiskers?
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11

So far ~ we can determine those who have
held "a lighted match under the barometer Of
Public opinion" have not demonstrated whether
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11

Btifly stated the present city administration
seems 10 think It ought TO be reelected hccausc
of the record II has made, while tho opposition
contends that 1t should be defeated for the
very same reason.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26

Cohen on the Telephone" a house
hold joke. Many new Cohen" stor-
les can be expected as well as some
OF the familiar ones.
Open Western Tour.
Elbei Bros. have received word
that this date Will be the opening
one on their western tour. and con-
sequently each artist will be overly
anxious 10 try out his newest Broad
way hits" and a generous number
OF encores will therefore be heard.
Word is also received that the en-
core list will include many OF the
best-knOWn old successes, by which
Burr and Murray are known TO their
many followers. II is TO be distinct
ly understood that this attraction
is in no way a Nictrola demonstra-
ton no records are used and the
concert is in no way commercial
lied. The big Coliseum Will ring
with mirth, melody. harmony and
"jazz" TO a mecca Of music lovers
when Henry Burr and his troupe
take possession Of South Bend on
Monday evening.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26

scum Monday evening, at Sis. In
fact the attraction was obtained at
an enormous guarantee, only after
persistent effort South Bend is
one OF the smallest towns visited
this being possible only because Of
our having a large seating capacity
IN the Coliseum.
In addition to Henry Burr and
Billy Murray, VIII be thu celebrated
Peerless Quartet, Sterling Trio,
American Quartet and Campbell
Burr Duets. To complete she vocal
program Will be Frank Croxton
celebrated basso, solOist. The in
strumentai stars will be Fred Van
Fps. who is without a rival as
king OF the banjo, Frank Banta,
pianist, who is said TO have made
as great a study OF modern ragtime
as Paderewski has OF the classics.
and some piano duets by Banta and
Myers just as played in the we'll
known Joseph @. Smith orchestra
records, To aid I'm the fun-mak-
ing will be no less entertainer than
Monroe SflVer-the man who made
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26
L,aSaILe

The Fourteenth Man" the La
Sales bill for Sunday, Will give
theater-g oers another chance to see
the ravishing Bebe Daniels whose
beauty made why Change Your
Wife," great success. Robert
Warwick Is the star in the story OF
luxury and mystery.
"A Cumberland Romance" takes
Mary Miles Ninter back To the Blue
Ridge country, the scene Of her
great stage success, The Little Reb-
ell" This story OF love without a
veneer will run Monday and Tues
day at the LaSalle.
The World and His Wife" is one
OF the best pictures which will be
shown in South Bend this season. 1t
IL Alma Rubens OF "HumOresque'
takes the part of a young Spanish
violinist challenges 10 a duel and
kills the rich husband. II is a film
Of passion and beauty. The picture
vii. be shown Wednesday and
Thursday.
"A Dark Lantern" a romance Of
courts and princes and the love Of
honest men brings Alice Brady 20
the LaSalle for Friday only. On
Saturday a comedy will be presented
for all dry people-"dries' who
are downing booze, and the still
-dryers." who are trying TO fRd
booze 20 down. II Is the film of d
great stage success. What Happen
ed 20 Jones" with Bryant Wash
burn as the star.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26

her past career az he had any van
ished; and her adventuresoue way
wardness Of she had any left her.
and they were welded and were
happy.
The American built a home on \
little foot hill near the town. II IS
q conglomerate structure OF native
woods that, exported. would be
worth a fortune. and OF brick. palm.
glass. bamboo and adobe. There Is
a paradise CT nature about r.. and
something OF the same sort within.
The natives speak OF its interior
with hands uplifted in admiration.
There are floors polished ike mir
rors and covered with hand-woven
Indian rugs OF silk fibre. tall orna-
ments and pictures. musical instru-
ments and papered walls-"fg ure-it-
to-yOUrselfi' they exclaim.
But they cannot tell you in Co
ralio( as YOU shall learn what be-
came OF the money that Frank
Goodwin dropped into the oranEc
tree. But that shall come later
for the palms are fluttering IN the
breeze, bidding us 70 sport end
gaiety
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26

kissed her on the forehead. stepped
back into the other room and closed
the door.
Goodwin foresaw his purpose. and
jumped for the door, but the report
OF the pistol echoed as his hand
touched the knob. a heavy fall fol-
lowed. and some one swept him
aside and struggled into the room
Of the fallen man
A desolatiOn. thought Goodwin.
greater than that derived from the
loss OF cavalier and gold must have
been in the heart OF the enchant-
ress TO have wrung from her, in
that moment. the cry OF one turning
10 ahe all-forgiving. au-comforting
earthly COnsoier-to have made her
call out from that bloody and dis
hOnored room-"Oh, mother, moth
or, mother"
But there was an alarm outside
The barber, Esteban, at the sound Of
the shot. had raised his voice: and
the shot itself had aroused half the
town. \ pattering of feet came up
the street, and official orders rang
out on the still air. Goodwin had
a duty TO perform. Circumstances
had made him the custodian of his
adopted country's treasure Swiftly
examining the money into the va
lse, he closed it, leaned far out Of
the window and dropped it into a
thick orgaHge-tree in the little on
closure below.
They VIII tell you in Corauo, us
they delight in telling the stranger.
of the conclusion OF that tragic
flight. They viii tell you how the
Upholders Of the law came apace
when the alarm was sounded-the
Commandante in red slippers and a
jacket like a head walters and grid
ed sword. the soldiers with their in
terminable guns, followed by out
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26
OHUer
O1Hu CHIN CHOW.

AI1U A11G A1O"s
Miss Marjorie Wood, who gives
an artistic performance as Zahrat.
the desert girl, IN "Chu Chin
Chow" which opens a weeks en-
gagemeut at the Oliver Monday
evening. can be numbered among
the select few who have found a
stage career. a veritable bed of
roses. She claimed the stage q
rightful Inheritance handed down
from her father, George II. Wood. a
notable actor and her mother. Mar
guerite St. John, who even at this
writing Is appearing IN an important
role at the Booth theater, New York
in Too Many Husbands"
AT 10 Miss Wood took advantage
of her parents being abroad and de
iberately left boarding school and
with assistance soon found herself
started on a stage career by her
fathers good friend, Robert EdesOn.
and instead OF having 20 go through
the grind OF a dramatic training
school or the hardships and grill
CT stock work 10 get the needed ex-
perience 10 ut her properly for her
work. she was given a minor role
in Mr.. Blossoms own company. then
playing "STongheart." With the
help OF the star she gradually be-
came the finished product so that
at the end OF five years which In
cluded a trip 20 London in Strong
heart" Marjorie Wood blOssomed
out as leading woman TO her friend
and tutor. Robert Edeson, in his
vehicle The Call OF the North"
Since then South Bend has seen
Miss Wood in a score Of successes.
She was ingenue in Classmates
playing opposite Frank Mcintyre; ;
size played a season with Henry r.
DlXey IN Mary James Pa" and then
followed two seasons supporting the
inimitable comedian Willie Collier
in The Patriot" and The Lucky
star" II was David BelascO who
selected her 10 appear in the lead
ing role Of Wanda Kelly IN his pro
duction Of The Woman" I'm which
she scored one OF her biggest hits
Then came q season with Jack
Barrymore and Tom Wise IN Uncle
sam" which she left TO create the
lead in Bayard Viellier's play The
Night" Miss Wood next tried farce
and was featured with Taylor
Holmes and Walter Jones IN The
Third Party" and played two years
in 1T Pays 20 Advertise" appear
ing IN New York, Philadelphia. BOs-
ton and Chicago. When Frank
keenan, produced The Pawn" IA
Chicago. Miss Wood essayed the
leading feminine role and later
when the play was taken 70 New
York. remained 20 play opposite
Walker WhiteEide who had sue
ceeded Frank Keenan,. Miss Wood
has recently appeared for a brief
season in Yes and no" and also
IN the Arthur Hopkins production
Of The Fatted Calf" This is her
second season IN ''Chu Chin Chow
and she viii remain until the end
OF the plays run as she accepted q
contract 10 that effect when she
agreed 10 appear for Morris Gest
At the end OF "Chu Chin Chow
American career Miss Woods Will
appear IN a new spectacle 10 be pro-
duced by ComstOck and Gest
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26
O-pheum

a Golf Proposal" is the unique
title OF the comedy act which tops
the new vaudeville bill starting at
the Orpheum this afternoon, and
presented by Jack Kennedy and
company Of talented funsters. Billie
Burkes dancing novelty Tango
Shoes" has an important place on
the program and combines the ele-
ments OF mystery and fun. Intro
duced by Thomas Dempsey, and Of
fered for wear 20 members OF the
audience 10 demonstrate their marv-
elous teTpsichorean qualities, are
these mechanical shoes Harry Anger
and Meta Packer, the latter re-
Gently OF Listen, Lester fame,
are character humorists supreme
They offer two Fifth Avenue types
for the entertainment OF their aud
fence. There Is only one Harry
Lauder. but the best Of his immita-
tors and the only one 20 win the
approval OF this famous Scotch COM
edian himself is Sandy Shaw. who
also has been given permission by
Mr.. Lauder 10 use any OF his songs
that he wishes. In kits. Shaw gives
humorous limitations OF various
Scotch types, a sailor, an old maid,
a beaux. etc There is a song ano
many jests for each. It's a dogs
life that Peggy OF Foster and
Peggy, leads But that is just the
kind OF a life one would expect Peg
gy TO lead. for Peggy happens to be
a dog. Rogers and West an unus-
ual duo. round out the bill.
For the last three days OF the
week beginning Thursday an all
comedy, vaudeville program is pre-
! sented Mary Ann, a clever little
entertainer known as merely merry
Anne" Is foremost on the list OF at
! fractions. Dooley and Story. offer
4 ing bits OF fun and skill, Ray and
\ Emma Dean, in the comedy skii
/ Leave Me Alone. Darn You" Hap
py Jack Gardner and company, pre-
senting In the War Zone" a comedy
/ dealing with a Yankee negro ID
/ France, and two other numbers
round out the program.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26

me two most popular forms OF
amusement IN America today 5re
Vtotrolas and movies. Yet scarcely
any OF the millions OF "hero-wor-
shippers" OF these stars ever have
an opportunity 20 personally look
over their heroes 'in the flesh
Henry Burr Is the Idol OF the VIC
trola record world Just as Mary
Piokford Is IN the movies. Billy
Murray Is tho Charlie Chaplin or
the record makers. Both these men
have attained their prominence be-
cause people can understand every
word they sing on records, and con-
seQuently their admirers have been
waiting for 20 years 70 actually see
their facial expressions and gestures
while singing.
Brought by EIbeI Bros.
II was as q service to music lovers
and 70 satisfy that natural curiosity
or South Bends 1000 Victrola own
ers that EIbel Bros. local Victor dis
tributors, arranged for the much an
ticipated appearance OF the Eight
Famous Victor Artists at the Coli
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26
BLIND YOUTH

4 man who can write a play. pro
duce IL, play the principal part IN
g. and lastly successfully manage
e. must necessarily possess a quartet
% fa >ulties most essential 10 pros
porous results for he must be a
Judge OF dramatic values. also an
actor. capable OF having the public
take him at his own appraisal and
also have a knowledge OF plaCtng
people where they are best fitted
10 interpret his lines.
Lou TeueEen. who. under his own
management will present himself
Gin person. and his excellent com
pany. al the oliver theater. oct. 8
and 9. IN his greatest American sue
cess. Blind Youth" has demon
strated beyond a doubt that he
possesses all these qualities.
M- TelleEeu viii present the play
in this city with the following well
known people I'm the cast support
Ing him. Lorna Amber. Juliette
Crosby. Helen Grayce M8rcella
Bag1er Eathrv- Howard Douglas
s Bright Geoig sc Deneubourg
schuyler White ana Russell Clark
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26
CAUGHT
By O . HENRY

CONTINUED FROM PAGE -
and carefully tended whiskers; but
the story of the barber. Esteban,
aad prepared Goodwin for the
change.
The man stumbled in from the
dark room, his eyes blinking at the
lamplight, and heavy from sleep.
What does this mean he de
manded in excellent English. with a
keen and perturbed look at the
American robbery"
Very near ii. answered Good
win. But l rather think I'm in
time 10 prevent IT. I represent the
people TO whom this money be-
longs, and have come TO convey II
back 10 them" He thrust his hand
into a pocket OF his loose, linen
coat.
The other mans hands went
quickly behind him.
Don't draw" called Goodwin
sharply, I've got you covered from
my pocket"
The lady stepped forward. and
laid one hand upon the shoulder OF
her hesitating companion. She
pointed 10 the table. Tell me the
truth-the truth she said, in a low
voice. Whose money IS that? ,"
The man did not answer. He gave
a deep, long-drawn sigh. leaned and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26
Castle

A magnificent masked ball opens
In Folly's Trail" a tale OF a he
man and his love FOR c torus but
terfly who leads him a merry chase
down the rocky road strewn with
the wrecks Of weak men and lonely
women. Carmel Myers a stage IA
yorite. plays the principal role in
this screen bacchanalia. IL is sun
days bill at the Castle.
Douglas MacLean and Doris May
who endeared themselves 10 the
screen public in Twenty three and
a Half Hours Leave" appear Mon
day in a for-fun-only story, What 5
Your Husband Doing?" Bebe Dan
iels, the Paramount beauty, will be
the principal support Of Robert
Warwick in The Fourteenth Man, -
scheduled for Tuesday while Mary
Miles Minter stars in the Wednes-
day bill, "A Cum berland Romance
The tribulations of a bootlegger
furnish the theme of What Hap
pened TO Jones'" a famous Amerl-
can comedy In which Bryant Wash
burn will be seen Thursday. All
the ingredients of successful farce
are included,-booze, a pretty girls
bed. love, and lingerie.
Romance IS the keynote OF the
Friday and Saturday shows, Alma
Rubens in THE World and His
Wife" and Alice Brady in The
Dark Lantern" The first is a tale
Of Spain and is released through
Paramount Real art produced
The Dark Lantern" a tale OF courts
and of honest and dishonest love.
Even love is brighter, IL jewelled
with consistency.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26

numbering officers struggling into
their gold lace and epaulettes: the
barefOOted policemen (the only cap
ables in the lot), and ruffled ciu-
zens OF every hue and description.
They say that TIE countenance Of
the dead man was marred early by
the effects OF the shot, but he was
identified as the fallen president by
both Goodwin and the barber Este
ban. on the next morning mes
sages began 20 come over the mend
ed telegraph wire. and the story OF
the flight from the capital was Civ
en- out &c the public. In San Mateo
the revolutionary party had seized
the sceptre of government. without
opposition. and the vivas OF the
mercuriaI populace quickly eff
faced the interest belonging 10 the
unfortunate Miraflores
They will relate to you how the
new government sifted the town and
raked the roads 70 find the valise
containing Anchuria's surplus cap
ital. which the president was known
10 have carried with him, but all in
vain. In Coralio Senior Goodwin
himself led the searching party
which com bed that town as care
fully as a woman combs her hair:
but the money was not found.
So they buried the dead man.
without honors back Of the town
near the little bridge that spans the
mangrove swamp: and for a real
boy viii show you his grave. They
say that the old woman in whose
hut the barber shaved the presi-
dent placed the wooden slab az his
head, and burned the inscription
upon il with a hot iron.
You will hear also that Senior
Goodwin, like a tower Of strength.
shielded Dona Isabel Guilbert
through those subsequent dreadful
] days; and that his scruples as TO
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26
NOVEL WAY
OF AVOIDING TAXEs

GUILDFORD. Eng Sept 25.-A
novel way OF avoiding The payment
Of local taxation HIS been discoverec
5y several large families OF gypsies
in an encampnent here. They owl
the land and thus are liable 20 house
duty.
There IS a regulation. however,
that II the wheels OF a permanent
caravan home are turned complete
is round once every year the owner
- absolyed from duty. Consequent
~ when the tax collector calls az the
camp there is q general wheel turn
ing- Every caravan simultan eouslr
moves forward about two yards
and the gypsies can live duty free
for another year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26

Isn't II deplOrable that a big
strong, healthy man, like the one
going there should be crippled fin
such manner 20 remarked a
stranger the other Sunday. indi-
eating a well-known town man
whom he saw walking out West
Harvey with one leg stiff as a
crutch.
Huh! that guy ain't crippled, " re-
piled home guard. His wife
don't want him 10 play golf on Sun
day and he's sneaking out 10 the
course with mid-iron down MS
pants leg" - Wellington Kan
News.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26
CRIMINALS NOV FILL
PRISONS IN VIENN.4

VIENNA. Sept. 25.-Ten thousand
criminal cases were recorded lu
Vienna during the year 1919 against
1914 IN 1910. The prisons are SO
crowded that IL has become a scan
dal and the dockets 50 extended as
TO lead the public prosecutor 10
recommend that all cases In which
conviction would involve not more
than five years Imprisonment be
Quashed il IS said that many Of
the cases cannot be reached for
years.
The judicial machinery OF the
state IS wholly inadequate 70 cope
with the situation Burglaries alone
are stated 20 average 1900 monthly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26

Even love is brighter, IL jewelled
with consistency.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26

and a brand new production iden-
tical with that used during the long
runs OF Blind Youth" in New York
Boston and Chicago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-27
SCHOOLS HERE BETTER
UNDER THE NEW CODE
General Education Board Reports
Results as Much Improved
Under Present Law.

New York, Feb. 27.-The General
Education Board, which undertook a
survey Of the public schools and the public
school laws of Delaware at the request of
the General Assembly of Delaware, de-
scribes in q section of its annual report
yesterday the beginnings OF Improvement
In education in that State, which has been
Chased as among the most backward
States in this respect. After describing
conditions in the State prior to the pa sage
of a reorganization measure in 1919 based
on the survey of the board, the report
CONTINUES:
''The new law created new State
Board appointed by the governor, which
was to elect as its executive off Ger a
State Superintendent who must pcss as
definite Professional qualifications and
experience
Though it is only/a few months since
the new law went into effect, benef cial
results are already in evidence. The
State appropriation has been increased:
larger local levies have been made; 8
deeper interest IN education has been
aroused throughout the State. Perhaps
the most signif cant single event, how
ever, is the gift by Pierre S. du Pont of
the sum Of 50, SOC, 900 TO be used IN CO.
operation with local authorities for the
building Of new schoolhouses.
''Of the total sum, 5000, 900 is set
axide for the benefit Of the colored schools
Of the State"