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THE SHARKS REPLY.

H. and S. dictionary sharks allow
nobody to put anything across. They
all send answers to "Proofreader,"
one Of these guys who thinks he
thinks he knows something.
They tell him that the three words
in our language ending in "ceed" are
exceed. proceed, succeed; the single
one ending i'm "sede" is supercede:
and TRANQUILITY" the one word OF
more than one syllable which has .
double "l' added after the suffix "ity."
So say Mrs. S. B. NJ, FRED VET
TER, Happy" Reader" VIM. WAT
SON AYRES, HENRY NJ. STATE,
CHARLES A, PETERSON, II. j.
BRANDES, GRAHAM EGERTON,
THOMAS FITZGERALD. HENRY r.
SMITH, ALICE w. SEMONES, WILL
LIAM J. SAINTER, JOHN r. wEATH-
ERS.
WEATHERS says orthographists u
claim that Washington, in his orig
inal draft OF tho famous farewell ad-
dress. used only one "r' in tranquil
ity.
BRANpES calls for something
hard"
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the bread was 52.lj per cent This
is on the basis OF -four at $3.50 per
barrel: sugar, Gig cents per pound;
shorting. 10 cents: yeast. l6 cents;
condensed milk, 6is cents. and other
items in proportion. Most of these
items have increased in price from
20 to 200 per cent. but the wholesale
price or broad has also increased
practically $50 per cent. while in gen
eral the quality of the bread from
bakeries has become inferior.
So far as / understand the present
proposition. the bakers request an in
crease in the price OF bread OF cents
per loaf, or so per cent, because they
ere compelled to raise the wage of
the journeymen bakers from Ga cents
to so cents per hour, also an increase
Of - per cent Assuming that two
thirds OF the total manufacturing
cost I55 per cent? is due to wages OF
journeymen bakers. an increase Of
25 per cent would increase the cost OF
manufacture to Is per cent OF the
selling price. An increase OF "i5 per
cent would hardly Justify an increase
of cents per loaf or 20 per cent on
the Wholesale selling price. II is true
that when the bakers increase the
selling price, the selling cost increase
because of the fact that the drivers
work on the commission basis. Their
drivers. however, are air lady mskips
anywhere from S5 10 s125 per week,
and il would seem that for this kind
of work. even the minimum should
Ibe enough. Greater adjustment in
cost than this increase in wages have
always been made by the bakers not
by Increasing the price Of the bread
but by merely reducing tho weight
OF dough on each loaf of bread. Even
increases of 90 per cent on the price
OF four, which, by the way, repre-
sents about 30 per cent OF the selling
price of the bread, have been made in
this way.
I have before me a publication OF
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Letters From the Public to the Editor

tho Food Administration issued IN col
laboration with the Federal Trade
Commission on the bakery business
in the United States from July 10
September. 1917. In the 200 baking
plants examined, scattered fairly uni
formly throughout the United states,
and including all classes OF bakers,
from the largest wholesale manufac-
turcr to the small retail baker, the
report shows that, even with the
wasteful practices existing at that
time, many OF them eliminated after
ward through the baking regula-
tions. the bakers were making = fair
profit" They had at that time raised
the price of bread so that the cost
Of manufacture was still Is per cent
Of the selling price when four was
81 per barrel.
In my opinion. there is no douh;
that the per capita consumption OF
bread has decreased. although the
amount OF bakers bread has in
creased. This Is due to the fact that
home baking has decreased very
rapidly even in the outlying less popu-
lous districts. Bread is an article
which can be manufactured in volume
very cheaply. Its consumption
should not he curtsiled by advances
in price. In the long run, greater
benefits will accrue to the baker by
increasing his volume than his price
and by encouraging bread 10 remain
the staff OF life" rather than by nut
ting it into the class OF luNuries. The
consumer should also beneit from this
increased consumption OF bread.
BENJAMIN r.. JACOBS.
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Bonus Will Not Be Forced on
Anyone.

TO tho Editor OF THE TIMES:
/ have Travelled all over the East.
and believe ! can state positively
that there are ten eS-service men in
favor OF the bonus TO every one who
opposes it. Just here | would like
to say 10 these WHO do not wish q
bonus--to those who are financially
on sounG footing, and to all other
ex-servico men who for any reason
do not want the bonus-thet the
Government will not force them TO
accept IL.
LEGIONhTRE.
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o the Editor OF THE TIMES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Alas. II Is here! Race prejudice has
at last been injected in the soldier
bonus discussion.
The report goes that half a million
negroes in the South who would
probably receive $500 or 5000 each
would Immediately quit work until
the money was spent"
am negro ex-soldier OF the
world war, and do say that this is
malignant propaganda, a detestable
piece OF chicanery. Not content with
the dividends of go years OF unre-
Quilted toll. now they would rob us
of just pay for war service, thereby
not only wronging us, but doing gross
injustice to 3.5OO,OOO other war work
ers, most OF whom need help, because
they were not here to rob the United
states Treasury with the war swivel
chair swindlers who furnished Gov
ernment supplies.
The justice OF the bonus is not ques-
toned. Therefore in reality 1t says:
The country owes you something. but
should pay you nothing. You would
not know how to spend it, Sounds
little like peonage, doesn't 1T?
Boiled down their warning lacks
justice and common sense, but Is full
OF vile propaganda and prejudice.
May l not propose that the members
of the United States Chamber of
Commerce better acquaint themselves
with the struggle the negroes are
undergoing to attain an education,
better homes, more decent living con-
ditions. better schools, and they VIII
not have gone far until 1t VIII be
found that their broad, general state
ment was hasty, unjust, unwise, and
prejudicial? Read the negro year book
of 1919, and see what negroes are
doing FRANK CHANCE.
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thorities in these cases and arc known
to be law-abiding and exemplary citi-
zens
Your reference to what reSponsi-
bility a father bears using his judg-
ment about diseases that usually kill.
il neglected" calls to mind the thou
csnds of patients given up by physt-
clans and turned over to Christian
Science to receive comfort in the hour
of expected death, hut who have been
rescued from the brink of the grave
to live lives of sound health and use
fulness.
WILLIAM G.. BIEDERMAN.
Christian Science Committee on
Publication.
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What's Doing; Where; When

Paseball-washington VS.. st. Louis.
American League Baseball Park, Seventh
and Florida avenue northwest, 3:30 y. m.
CIrcus--Barnum Bailey and Ringing
Brothers combined, ahowgrounds, Fifteenth
ard II streets northeast, 2;i5 and s:l5 3.
M.
Annual Dinner and Election--Typo hctse
NJ Washington, New Ebbitt Hotel, Four
teonth and streets northwest, q y. M.
Meeting--DelawRro state Society, Wilson
Normal school. Eleventh and Harvard
streets, q .. m.
kr,sricnh Jesauc Baseball rark, Seventh
and Florida avenue northwest, 3'3n y. m.
Ctrrus-- Rsrnun, I'shoy aud EinRtnC
prnthers uonNbiucj show Ercuuds Ftr.
,entn ana I! streets EurthsstI glj AMI
in,srrIub McetinE-Cslvett, Maurs, OH
hon. and o'Hern Clubs. 1888 X street
oorthwest, y. m.
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the Appropriations Commit
tee of the House. II am sur
prised that the residents of
the District have been so
patient under the yoke.
Il am heartily in favor of
giving the people of Wash
ington representation in Con-
gress, because they should
have a voice in their govern
ment, and they pay taxes as
other citizens do.
Washington is the head
of the democracies Of the
world, yet its citizens are de-
MED the blessed privilege of
having a voice in their gov
ernment. It is a travesty on
our theory of democracy. l v
.
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Today.

Ladies' Ceremoniai--RallopiIis Grotto,
New willard Hotel, y. m
Meeting-Central Citizens Association,
Juvenile Court Room, 2O3 ! street north
west, y. m.
Bazssr--Friends' School Country Home.
3OOl Wisconsin avenue northwest, 3 p. m.
Moeting-georgetown citizens Associa =
tion, Potomac Rank Hall, Wisconsin avenue
and street, .. m
Weekly Luncheon--P. B o. Society. 100
street northwest, 1870 p. m.
Arts Club Players Little Thester. Post.
office building, ElevAnth and Pennsyl.
Nsnia avenue northwest, . .. m.
School. t;1o ". ~,
baZat- Friends school Country Home.
2Vel Wisconsin avenue northwest. 3;so y. m.
meetlng Fast Warrington Citigcns AS.
socistion. East Washington Hall yit Penn
sufvasiA avenue noSthvest p m
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THE BARRIERS POLES.

In old times, IN England, BARRIERS
we're quasi doctors and often helped
The ailments of their clients by simple
remedies. They also kept the leeches
for physicians. Tho blood trickling
over the white skin made red nnd
white lines. Therefore. . red and
white pole in front OF Il door said,
Here leeches arc kept The bar
bers derived quite little income from
the leeches
remember a patient in uraemic
convulsions, when icpches were stiI
used In the United States. that the
leeches refused 20 draw blood from
AUNT BETSY.
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Wants Democracy For This
Country.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
] was glad to read your editorial
on the secret police. Plense follow
up this good work. We are getting
too much Carbon ir,-this country.
other coutrics have turned loose al
their political rglg9ncrs sud We are
s,ir bounding them. II We fought 20
mako tho world saro for Democracy
why not have little OF II here?
n T. JACKSON
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ODE TO THE COOTIE.

Still. cootie, thou art b!est compared with
me-
No high cost ot bread concerneth thee.
OF Pslucr'S crusadcs tDou wilt neer read,
And o. car fare tokens thou hast no need.
While I, yes ]. forward must cast my eye
To make ends meet while prices are high.
DOTTIE EBERT.
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THE CANADIAN BONUS.

] served four years with the
Canadian army in France. On de-
mobilization I received a sratuity or
bonus amounting TO 30 70 cents per
day. or S42O for four years. never
heard OF any Canadian soldier re-
ceivins orders on clothing stores for
suits of civilian clothes. why do they
start some Of these yarns?
EX-CANUCk.
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PIRACY AND THE TOKENS.

PIRACY AND THE TOKENS.
Then.
In the dsys OF yors
The Pirates roar
Meant more and more
$50 says book -lore):
The Piece OF Eight
Their name made great
Today.
These days their game
more Fares is the nsme)
ls Just the same.
They roar for more;
We're awful sore;
They use as bait
piece of eight"
So why shall we not call them
Pieces of Eight"
JOHN MURRAY, JR.
The Washington times., 1920-05-17

4 Bloodheld bottleSger had
forty quarts in Baltimore and
brought them over in nine
packages, having a superstition
against putting even numbers in
any one bundle. Each package
contained one or more quarts not
of even number. How did he do
it. ALEX McNUTT, JR.
The Washington times., 1920-05-17

The weaseis at North Capitol and
Q streets (Truxton circle) feel it
their duty 20 protect PETE and his
fruit stand at Florida avenue.
A WEASEL.
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Votes For Washington

THE people of Washington Americans, and they
are entitled to American form of government" says
CONGRESSMAN j. M Evans of Montana who is member of
The Washington times., 1920-05-17

Have you ever noticed the chap
in the magazine shop who looks at
the best magazines, reads a few
short stories, and winds up by buy
ing a 2-cent paper? Happy.
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| AM willing to hire NJ. HARRIS
seventh street freaks for a private
circus. H. COHEN.
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Bought n screen Goor Cor s2.oS;
carpenter promised to pot II up
for 81, but has nosrr como Shall
| sond q taxi for Him? Mrs. II. l..
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What word ot six letters con
tsins ok words besides itself /.
without transposing a letter
DOROTHY y.
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You can make a tall man short by
borrowing $40 from him, and a thin
woman can get fat from the butcher.
ID. n,
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II E A r D A ND SEEN
HONORS FOR Mr.. HAM.

II the dollar is known as q bone,
then the car tokens may be fittingly
named 'Hambonelettes," in honor of
Mr.. HAM
THOMAS S. HUBBARD.
| heard girl say she was going
to have a pair OF earrings made out
OF tokens. f. r. h.
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ruEIp o,EuAI,s COMING.

wo are Just waiting ror our ncw
oycIHlls, and thea W. VIII 80 on
stroel. JUNITA r.
ANNA L.
NAE H
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read in your papor where
American soldier dad we're bur-
led In Arlington with 10 rae pres
ent except the sscor. from t'crt
Myer. LOOKS as though tho Fro.
pie have forgoties slready the
supreme Sacfificu thrsr men
made. a. r.. r.
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CONGRESSMAN j. NJ. EVANS.

theory of democracy will be active bringing about
the desired representation in Congress and the Electoral
College"
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Il Cabin John should call would
Glen Echo?
You tell the story; my tongues in
my shoe. D, G. b.
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H.w 10 su0v ~ tn. l,a-da
vi.G 'u, o shoes ever gst tN,ir
fees through thc knees o. their
trousers. DROWN yIA
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You tell 'em, Heard and Seen;
don't know a thing. EMMA M.
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Don't worry about my ADDRESS, Riii.
don't want 10 let my motaor. .ln.law
know where irl living
Say, that stun yoH threw out the
window was worth $4,000 an ounce
Glad diGn't send you more than an
ounce.
what do you feel iiko doing to the
suy wuo tJtus home u couplc Of BABY
merck on si'irL NhCE ycu rcmem-
ber the Gay when sou ga,Iad In .
26 pound Lake trout Oh y copper linz:
MILO r..
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There is a war four hundred miles long now
going between Poland and Russia and knows how
much of war going inside of Russia There is actual
Ireland with battle line long the Irish lanes
and streets When if ever will the world peace again?
This country might set sort of example by officially
declaring peace with Germany.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05

Lila Lee are prominent in the sup
porting cast "JinX' starring Mabel
NOrmand is tOmorrow's feature.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05

Statue. vigil lights al schuIug' s.
GsS1-5
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05
AUDITORIUM

The Sins of the Children. a
screen production of Cosmo Hamil-
tons story was shown at the Audi
forum yesterday Alma HanIon and
Stuart Holmes are the featured play
ers, but MahlOn Hamilton i'm the
role of Peter Guthrie. scores as
heavily as either Of the stars. The
story deals with the evils into which
the younger generation. fall. due 10
the failure OF parents to impart to
their children the benefits of their
experience in life. The scenes are
mostly laid in New York. where the
father of a family is a man Of high
standing IL is only by a series of
almost providential accidents that
the four young people of the family
are rescued from the grave mis-
takes and terrible predicaments into
which they blindly wander in their
ignorance of the world and its ways.
The yellow Dog Catcher" twO-reel
comedy. Mutt and jeff and the Fox
News were also on the bill The
same pictures are being presented
today. A seven-reel drama entitled
The Mayor of Fnbert" will be to-
morrows feature.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05

journalism, contributing verse 90
Truth" Life" Puck" ana
"Judge"--then he turned 20 writ <
musical comedies. and among his
successful illusions were The Hoy
den. The Candy shop. over the
River" and Forward March"
Three years ago ne formed a tte-
atrical production partnership with
Wincheil Smith. presenting Turn 90
The Right now on its fourth year
OF prosperity; "Lightnin' with
Frank Bacon, now playing in its
second year NJ the Gaiety theater.
New York; Three Wise Fools" also
on its second season. and Dear
Ne" starring Grace LaRue and Hale
Hamilton. coming 20 the Oliver for
two nights. commencing Friday
Feb. g. with a matinee on SATURDAY.
Last month Mr.. Smith abandoned
the managerial field 10 devote his
entire time 20 playwriting. thus
handing the reins of theatrical ac-
tivity over 10 his able and versatile
partner. whose first venture as an
individual producer viii be his COM
ing production of Dear Me-" an
optimistic comedy with songs by
Luther Reed and Hale Hamilton
During leisure moments and as
pastime. he composed the following
popular songs. You Can't PLAY
Every Instrument in the Band" Il
Can Dance With Everyone But Ny
Wife. Goodbye Girls. I'm Through"
and Poor Butterfly" Whenever a
play. a poem or song bears the
imprint OF John Golden il is an as
surance Of its success. Golden has
never had a failure or been a fail
ure in anything
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05
SOTHERN AND MARLOWE.

Nothing that will be seen on the
local stage this season is likely &c
be Of such intellectual and artistic
Importance as the return of +. II
Sothern and Julia Marlowe 10 the
theater after long absence. These
players have long been acknowl-
edged TO be this country's foremosl
Interpreters of Shakespearean roles
The theater is nowadays sOrely in
need of ability as rare as theirs.
The engagement OF these distin-
guished stars will be at the Oliver
opera house one night only. We'd
nesday Feb. II, in Shakespeare
Twelfth Night" Tire curtain viii
rise at 8 o'clock sharp.
Settings more modernistic-som
thing austerely Maxfield Parrish in
stead of the rocco Intaianate. Sc
dear 10 the heart of the nineties-
have been arranged by Sothern and
MarlOwe for their temperance OF
the American stage. Much has beer
heard in this country of the modern
school of stage decoration, but little
or none has been seen OF this art in
the production Of the classics
The absence from the stage oi
Julia MarlOwe and +. II. SotherI
left void a place no one else filled
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05

a play as breezy as the great north o.
west. where its events are located
Tiger Rose" the David BelascO pro
duction. which has thrilled theater-
eoers elsewhere in a no uncertain
manner. is 20 have its first local
presentation in this city Monday
night at the oliver theater. This
stirring melodrama concerns the for
tunes Of a little girl Of the wilder
ness. adopted and brought up by
the factor OF a Hudson Bay Trading
post She falls in love with a young
American engineer. who shortly aft
er their first meeting kills a man.
The Canadian Mounted Police get
on his trail. Then all the cunning
all the determination and the slum-
boring passion of the girls nature is
aroused i'm a wreckless attempt 20
save his life Aided by Tiger Rose"
the old doctor Of the post, who finds
out later that he is the young mans
father. the fleeing youth escapes 10
deserted -abin 10 which he is
tracked. Then there is "a battle roy
al OF wits. with the young woman
winning out The piece is mounted
and will be presented with all the
Belasconian thorOughness and tideli-
" 10 detail which have made the
name OF the producer a synonym for
perfection in dramatic matter.
Mr. Belasco promises a cast of
unusual excellence and his original
production.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05

There has been no one 70 give such
spacious and beautiful utterance TO
shakespeare lines as do these play
ers. Everything must seem a little
hin after the richness and fuUness
II Mr.. Sothern and Mss Marlowe' S
7Ortrayals
The supporting company is one of
unusual interest and includes Fred
orick Lewis Rowland Blackstone.
Henry Stanford. Alma Kruger. Lee
1ore Chippendale. J. Sayre Crawely.
frank Peters. Clifford Walker. Nal
colin Bradley, W. z. Adams. Ursula
FauCit Frank A. Howson. Boyd
Clarke. Charles ]. Sins Cyril Tlapa.
Leon Cunningham, Barbara Bever.
j. A. Goodwin. Elaine d. Sims. Lii
an Gray and Frank A. Howson. ST..
The latter being the musical direc-
tor.
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JOHN GOLDEN.

John Golden, player composer.
author and producer. is a unique
character, typical American in ap-
plication and purpose; endowed
with a personality Of forceful domi-
nation. and imbued with a spirit of
perseverance which he injects into
all of his activities
AT the beginning Of his career as
q bricklayer, in the construction of
the Harrigan theater, New York. he
became inoculated with thespian
virus and abandoned the trowel and
plumb line for the sock and buskin.
AS an actor he supported Marie
Wainwright in the classic drama.
played comedy at PrOctor's 23rd
Street theater. and danced in trav-
osty at the Herald Square.
He then invaded the ranks OF
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05
ORPHFVM

The ChalfOnte sisters. dainty
dancing team offer descriptive
novelty program as the headline at
traction of the new bill opening at
the Orpheum theater today. Ho-
ward and Fields are assisted 10y
clever Oscar Lee in presenting their
latest comedy novelty The Ragtime
Dining Car" Hugh Johnson. come
dy song and dance skit called
"TharU Be About All" and Jack
and Pearl Hall in "a sharpshooting
act, will round out the varied bill
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05
CASTLE.

a bright. breezy little comedy of
American heroes and foreign hero
ines, is presented in Hawthorne of
the T.. \ A." starring handsome
Wallace Reid and shown at the Cas-
tie theater today 1t is the same
play that on the legitimate stage
boosted Douglas Fairbanks TO popu
larity and 10 is from all reports des-
tined TO make the same hit on the
screen. 1t is a sort of good-natured
satire on the "Graustark' type OF
tale and its many imitatorS, wherein
stalwart young Americans perform
countless deeds OF valor i'm myth
cal continental kingdoms. thereby
winning fame and the love Of ladies
OF high degree harrison Ford and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05
OLIVER.

Tickets are on sale today for the
engagement of the Ed Williams
Stock company at the oliver thea
ter Sunday afternoon and night
This company is very popular here.
having played long runs Of stock on
various occasions. Florence Nash $
successful play Remnant Will be
the bill Tiny Leone will appear in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05

Constance Talmadge in a Viz
tuous Vamp" continues 90 amuse pa
irons Of the oliver theater where
the picture was re-booked for yes
terday and today. IL is one OF the
cleverest little comedies seen for
some time. and its a laugh from
start 10 finish. Continuous perform
ances are given starting at 1 O'Clock.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05
LASAL.I.E.

story of the circus lots with
Mable Normand in the leading role
Is "JinX," today's screen Offering at
the LaSalle. Everything from mani
curing the pet elephants nails to
substituting for the favorite Hula
dancer when she suddenly disap-
pears, fills 10 the lot Of this little
girl who is the ward of the un-
scrupulous boss of the big top.
There is something more than com
edy in Miss Normand's acting Her
pathetic little actions cause a tear
as well as a laugh at times. Her
attempt TO take the place of the
dainty dancing beauty Rory Alice
is uproariously funny. for the poor
little Jinx is ridiculous and yet sub
lime for the motives which urge her
TO make the attempt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05
STSPEND BTSINESS.

NILES. Mich. Feb. 1.-THE bust
ness stores in the Masonic block and
he office tenants OF the second floor
suspended business today because
here was no coal 20 heat the build
ng. the merchant 20 whom the con-
tract was let 20 supply the Goa
having received no shipment The
arrival OF coal late this afternoon re-
ieved the situation.