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The Washington times., 1920-11-28
Girl Behind Counter is Best
Qualified for Stage Success

James Montgomery, author Of
irene" opening tomorrow night at
the shubert -Belasco. founded his play
upon the adventures of liIle New
FOrk shop girl who becOmesS mod
ern Cinderella In studying this class
OF young wOmanhood. he has sone
deeply into the subject ana come To
the conclusion that IL Is from thls
class that the best recruits for the
stage may be obtained
II insist. and l DEFY anybody Il"
prove 10 the contrary" says Mr.
Montgomery, 'that the girl behind
the counter OF the department store
IL qualified for the stage, both phys
ically and temperamrntally, far in eN-
Cess of any other type Of Sclt-sup-
porting womanhOod.
If any proof of this were needed,
! have only To call attention to IN"
Lact that IL Is from the shop girl class
considered as a whole, that All our
greatest dramatic and musical arIi'ts
, are sprung
The English speaking stage, like
mat OF France aud every other coun-
try. has always pecn "a democratic in
>ututiOn. OF all arts, the art OF III"
theater is one that is and always has
masses, and il Is from the people that
all great dramatic artists have been
derived.
"One may search the history of tn"
stage in this country. IN France, IN
Italy, in Russia anywhere and one
viii look in vain for a single actor
or actress who has not come from the
very class OF sS'ietN represented be-
hind the counters of our great AM
erican department stores and our
fashionable New York shops.
sarah IBernhaTdt was AN Crrand
girl in "A Partisan milliner's shop, and
II is from the millinery and dress
making establishments Of Paris that
the rank and file of French stag"
Women have originally come. The
-sreat Sarah Siddons family were
small London shop keepers and she
herself knew what il was to serve be-
hind the counter.
AS to Eleanor Duse, her origin was
evon humber than that uf either
liernhardt nr SiddonS. for her family
were strollinc players who. when
business in the ltGlian provinces went
bad, were not above combining the
job of 'pcddling' trinkTtS in pack
and selling them as a side line.
Admitting. then. that the averaG'
extremely pretty and clcVer-and
there seems to be nobody to contest
lhis fact--what is there to prevent
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
viii Rogers Engages in Debate
With Preacher in Los AnqeleS

ia regard to lh" church. mean when
say this about preachers don't
take into consideration the church.
The church i n wonderful thing, be-
cause that r. where they haN" tn"
Sunday school. And if you should b"
so unfortunat" as To stay after sun
day school to church. what YOU nave
learned at sunday school, tho preacher
will ucpV ar ,.hnrrh
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

The Mason opera tiuus" a. ON, ut
the historic playhous's pf california.
Al uT thr lrading stars of this r"un-
try aa well us thosr of EuIupr, VIA"
have made the trunsount mental tour
of America iu the last twenty y"a'S
.haN1r played th,r". aud the auto
..r.glyog .pogIg,. o.. 81. many of ih'u
nov decorate ih" hug" f"Ncr which
h. uui,r big enough tu hold many a
modern -buI't thrat"I.
Mr. Erlaugrr win tax" Poss"s-io''
.uf ne huus% nt once and completely
rrnoyatr aud Irdrcorat" IL.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
WON'T WEAR WIGS

sernn Owen ~ One screen star
who u unnItsrabiy opposed to
wearing wigs. Oni. "a few tinses
during her srrern career has sh.
played PARTS whL'h required ihr
use Of n Wig.
her 1o>va hair IL a wonderful
golden shade, nature's own tint.
and is the envy OF every blonde
she meets, and her opposition "a
covering her own '.crow ming
giory" II weii uHderstoed b.
those who kno" how remarkably
fortunate she L. la possessing
hair OF such wonderful beuut..
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
MASON OPERA HOUSE Is
NOW ERLANGER OWNED

\ l.. EIlangcr has b'guu the r>-
t,nsivr rral estate "p,Iatinus upon
the Iaoyl.c. Coast. t!al. ne, has pianH,i
~ ith the purchasr of the Mason OprrI
llous" la Los Angeles, CAT ~" pr cr
pilid f'r IN" property, which luclud, ,s
not only the thrattr proper. bat also
a .lnrf% 6frli,i bhiidiG' aid "a hitiI.
was ia IA" noIghhorhood of $500 .O0O
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
No ZULU PREACHERS.

Years ago joined show in
Africa. There is where ! got my start
in the show business in South Africa.
was working with my show through
the Zulu country. All the boys who
took care of the horses were Zulus,
really cowboys, with very fine horses.
The TuluS are people with IA very
peculiar system. when child gets
to be about three Years old, if i
doesn't show a certain degree of in
t"lliEcnCe. they destroy that child.
That is why you never hear of Zulu
preachers,
"All kidding aside. | went over last
sunday night to hear Rev. Mr..
Brougher knew he must be a
pretty good fellow to lay his dignity
aside and come here like this. ! said
what Kind of n guy is this bird
so ! went over there. I knew |
could get in this church. because |
Knew the man on the door.
so | got in. and want to tell you
| am going back over there. You
want to go over. he is q good straight
away preacher, with a good line of
gags. | know they are good. for
told them on the stage"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-23
IT'S: ALL WRONG, SAYS TOM MIX, SCREEN STAR

Tom Mix arises to correct an er- rorieous impression. While he was making scenes for the new William Fox picture which comes to the Palace Theatre next Saturday. asked him how anyone could distinguish q cowboy from any other citizen when the cowboy was not in his rid ing regalia.
 "Oh, don't know" unused Tom. pursing his lips. 'I guess the only way you can tell them is by the short steps they take"
 Well, Mr. Mix" reminded his in terrogator, "aren't cowboys usually tow-legged?"
 Mix turned on his visitor like q flash and said:
 'eNo. don't believe cowboys are half as bow-legEed as men in other walks of life Why. have seen men on the streets who never rode q horse in their lives who were so bow legged they looked as if ther were walking on ice tongs.".
 Tom Mix will be seen in "The Wilderness Trail" at the Palace Theatre on Saturday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-23
THE SPLENDID SIN" TELLS BIG STORY OF MOTHERLOVE

Madame Traverse, the beautiful star of emotional drama. is said to Ee at her best in "The Splendid Sin,' which comes to the Palace Theatre tonight
 This William Fox photoplay has for it's theme the yearning mother love Of bignatured woman, childless who protects the misstep of girl and takes the girls child as her own to protect the name of the dead mother. even deceiving her own hus- band by Splendid lie," that finally works to the happiness of all.
 ."The Splendid Sin" which is l story of high life in England, is de- clared to be unsurpassed in power by anything which Miss Traverse has done up to the present.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-23
CHARLES RAY LIKES ROLE IN NEW FILM, "CROOKED STRAIGHT"

There is sometnlng decidedly hu man about the character of Ben Trimble that I like" said Charles Ray. discussing his character in the Thomas H. Ince photoplay Crooked Straight" which comes as a Para mount offering to the Coliseum The atre Thursday and Friday
 q don't believe much in those screen characters which are all hero ic and strength with no human weak hesses. Ben is an honest boy at 'leart, but tempted, and quite human like, falls. He becomes safe-crack- CT, just like thousands of others do in similar circumstances. But the good predominates in him and when ke iS awakened to realization of the onormity of his offense the good surges to the surface and he comes back with a vengeance. M
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-23
OLIVE THOMAS IN BIG SHOW AT COLISEUM FOR CHRISTMAS

Although but few pictures hava been shown in Juneau featuring the late Olive Thomas, those few have firmly established her in the affec- tons of local theatre-goers. In "Ths Follies Girl" Miss Thomas was given an opportunity to exercise her truly great talent as comedienne, in which she takes front rank with the other stars in the silent drama The "Follies Girl" is especially adapted for a Christmas program and comes
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-23
ShiPWREcK iN NEW PICTURE "MALE AND FEMALE"

A careless helmsman flirting with the servant girl, wrecks a yachting marty on a desert tropical island in Male and Female" a Paramount Aircraft picture. produced by Cecil B. De Mile. which comes to the Coliseum Theatre Sunday and Mon day. Moreover, it's read yacht ani real rock that come together. It's only one of the big scenes where lives and a large amount of money were risked for the sake of realism in this production, which is screen version of Sir James M. Barrie's great play. FTlle Admirable Crich- ton.:'
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-23
JUNEAU MERCHANTS
 MAKE PIN MONEY SELLING FAMILY cHRlSTMAs TREES

Many youngster in Juneau as we'll as several of the more adult class, picked up considerable extra money during the last two days by selling Christmas trees. Orders were taken last week for the trees,- Sun day was spent in s2otting out the locality to secure the trees and dur Ing the afternoons and evenings of the past two days. the trees were chopped down and delivered.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-23
Crooked Straight"

While you have a chance, step out to see me as my next produc- tions will cost the man. agement considerable more money and he will not be able to show them for the regular ad- mission and will have to raise the price of admis- sion. Therefore try to spend a, good evenings entertainment with me tonight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-23
CLYCERINE MIXTURE
 SURPRISES JUNEAU

The quick action of simple glyc- erine, buckthorn bark. etc, as mixed in Adler-i-ka, is surprising. One spoonful relieves ANY CASE gas on stomach or sour stomach. Adler i-ka acts on BOTH upper and lower bowel and removes all foul accu- mulated matter which poisoned stom- ach. Often CURES constipation. Prevents appendicitis. One lady re- ports she has no more pain in back of head or gas on stomach since using Adler-i-ka. ButIer-Mauro & Co.,, Druggists.
 -(Advertisement.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-23
Attractions at Theatres
ATTRACTIONS TONIGHT
1lIIlI!IllIIIIIIlIiIlIIIIHilil!!IllIllilIlIIl

PAlACE-Madlaine Traverse in "The
 Splendid sin," Pearl White in
 "The Lightning Raiders" Week ly and Comedys .coLIsEUM-Charles Ray in Crook ed Straight" Big Episode In "The Evil Eye," Weekly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-23

to Juneau highly recommended. { comedy will also be shown on Sat .urriay with the feature film.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-23
COMING ATTRACTIONS

PALAcE--Tom Mix in "Wiiderness
 Trail" COliSEUM-Olive Thomas in "The
 s:oiies Girl"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-23
STORY OF OLD SPAIN IN
 FAIRFAX FEATURE PICTURE

..c"The' Woman and the Puppet," rrRsents the fiery Farrar in eEe ,part ofa cigarette girl in Seville--a study in. feminine character that is amaz- iAgIy penetrattpgsl No other actress in America could portray the wilful Concha like Gerandine Farrar. The swift play of her moods. the unyield ing pride of her spirit. the bursts of co4uetry. the tantalizing glimpses of sheer wickedness-it is a perform ance that rivals in warmth and color her world famous rendition of Car men" on the operatic stage
 .AThe Woman and the Puppet.". ,is drenched in the atmosphere of the old Spain of popular fancy. the Spain of golden sunlight, of tawny land scapes. of crumbling Moorish court yards that bear the mellow impress of time, of passionate faces and fiery dances. It will stir every lover of romance-and who ia not lover of that which carries him out of him. self?
 Luxuriously Spanish in atmosphere "The Woman and the Puppet." is necessarily a logical vehicle for in depreciation in the hands of man of Mr. Reginald Bakers achieve nents
 As Don Mateo Lou Tellengen, Ger aldine Farrar's husband, gives strik- portrayal of the lead. Mme. Rose Dione. the famous French actress and pupil of Sarah Bernhadrt, plays the role of Conchas mother. Cristina Pereda, the well known Spanish dancer. appears as Pepa. Morenitos sister Others in the cast are Dor othy Cummings, Bertram Grassby. Macy Harlan, Amparito GuAlot, and Milton Ross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-13
- REALTY SALES
TOTAL $118,29D
Opinion Expressed That De-
mand Is Keeping Up
Price Increase.

Hartung & Gibbons this week re
corded fifteen sales. involving prop
critics totaling in value s11S.250. This
firm expressed the opinion that rea
estate prices are increasing. due tt
the heavy demand for homes and the
let-up in, construction.
The list of sales consummateG
through this office follows:
No. 4404 18th street northwest. sold
for Carl C. Mueller to Dorothy Anne
Cable. A modern colonial style home
having eight room and two baths on
TWO floors. open fireplace and front
and double rear porches; purchased
for home.
No 60 Q street northeast, sold for
c. H. Zepp to James NJ. and Sarah "
Frank. A six-rooBn and bath, three-
room-deep style brick home.
No. 140S Allison street northwest.
sold for Julia Buthman to Jane NJ
Leaman. A colonial style. six-room
and bath brick house.
No, 7oS 9th street northeast. sold Tor
Pearl V. Jacobs to James a. Bradley.
A six-room and bath brick house
No 1900 Delafield street, sold LOT
Charles NJ. Wallingsford TO Frank "A.
Gibbons a new suburban detacheu
home containing eight rooms anu
Two baths. located on large plot OIL
ground in Sauls Addition; constructed
BY Charles NJ. Wallingsford.
No. 1882 Ingleside terrace. sold for
Henry c. Huckabee to Lee Monett. a
nine-room and bath three-story orick
house. located Just north of 18th ana
Newton streets northwest and racing
Rock creek Park: purchased for an
Investment.
No. 5419 sth street northwest, sold
for Isaac Bachrach to f. Warner.
brick and stucco home OF six nice
rooms and bath
No. 1854 Warosr stree: northwest.
sold for F. NJ. Joansop TO James C.
Robey. A Kennedy Brothers home of
seven rooms and bath; one of a large
operation constructed in 1914.
No. 1922 Q street northwest. sold for
Rovd Taylor TO H. \. D. Parker. a
two-story bay-window brick house of
eight large rooms; purchased for an
investment.
No. 1920 Park place northwest. sold for
George B. Laughlin to Louis Cohen. A
thoroughly modern. sIx-room and
batn colonial porch home facing Sol
diers' Home Park.
No 404 Rhode Island avenue north
west, sold for John NJ. Davis to Kuchi
Yamonche. A two-story and base
ment six room and bath brick home;
located at intersection of Rhode Is
land and Florida avenues northwest.
No. 4107 Sd street northwest, sold for
Robert Munor to. Charles Riozet. A
new colonial type of home having six
large room and bath; with front and
inclosed sleeping porch room. One OF
an operation recently completed by
Munro & Wharthen.
No. 4302, River road northwest. sold
for Capt. Lois h Key-Snnith to Emma
Houchen A bungalow containing six
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-13
WARNS OF "OPEN SHOP.v
Building Trade Man Tells Archi-
tectS of Situation.

NEW YORK, November 13.-Either
the American Federation of Labor
must remedy labor conditions in New
York or the building trades employ
ers will inaugurate an open shop
policy. Ronald Taylor. president of
the Building Trades Employers AS
ISOLATION, intimated yesterday in an
address before the New York State
Association of Architects. He said
unless the demand of $4,000 union
men for a wage increase of 81 a day
is withdrawn, the "open shop seems
certain. The employers, at a meeting
next Wednesday. will vote down the
increase, he declared.
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rooms; one of an operation construct
ed during the summer of 1918 by Will
liam S. and Allen c. Minnix.
No. 4109 Sd street northwest, sold
for Robert Munor to D. A. Spencer. A
new colonial type of home of six
rooms and bath. with front and sleep
ing porches; purchased for an invest
ment: another of the homes built by
Munro & Wharthen.
Silver Spring estate. sold for Eiolo
Bacon to John F. De Muth. A home
located in the suburb known as Silver
Spring. Md. The property consists
of a well built home containing eight
rooms, two baths and spacious porches
and a number of outbuildings; pur-
chased for home and investment.
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$l0O, 900 IN WHISKY TAKEN
900 Cases in Nickel Plate Yard at
Chicago Seized.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 13.-
A carload of 600 cases of whisky. val
ued by the authorities at 100000. was
!cOnffscated by federal agents at the
Nickel Plate railroad yards here yes
terday. The liquor was packed in
thirty-one drygoods boxes and was
consigned to Clevela nd from New
York. One man who was hauling the
whisky was arrested.
Three other men were arrested on
charges of having liquor in their pos
session following the discovery Of
eight large cases containing whisky
hidden among a shipment of socks at
the American railway. express Of
fees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-13
BALTIMoRE's' COAL LOW.
More Than is, 900 Homes Without
Means of Heating.

BALTIMORE, November 12.-With
from $4,000 to 10000 houses in the
city without coal in the cellars there
Is less than 500 tons of coal of do
mestic sizes in the yards of the coal
dealers in Baltimore. The outlook is
made more dubious by the arrival of
freezing weather and the prospect of
early winter temperatures. as indicat-
ed by local forecasts.
This was the estimate made by di-
rectors of the Baltimore Coal Exchange
at meeting yesterday to canvass the
coal situation.
Hugh c. Hill, president of the coal
exchange, will appoint "a committee
to go to Philadelphia next week to
confer with operators and selling
agents in an effort to speed up ship
ments of coal to Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-13
WILL DEPORT SINGER.
Baklanoff, Russian, Misled Woman
He Brought From Abroad. She Says

NEW YORK. November 13-George
Baklanoff Russian baritone of the
Chicago Opera Company, on his ar
rival from abroad yesterday on the
steamship Adriatic. was removed to
the immigration station at Ellis Is
land, where a special board of in
uuiry ordered his deportation. He
appealed through his at
torney to the Secretary of Labor
Baklanoff was arrested in Chicago
last January on complaint Of Mile.
Elvira Amazar. q Russian soprano,
who came 10 this country with him
on the same steamship in 1915. She
charged that the baritone brought her
TO America on prSmise Of marriage.
but she learned later he had a wife
and children jim Russia. Federal au
thorities in Chicago released Bakla-
noff in $4,000 bail. and later he was
permitted to leave the country.
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ROB BANK OF 100000.
Four Bandits Hold Up Kingston,
Ohio. Institution.

KINGSTON, Ohio. November a.
Four armed bandits who held up the
First National, Bank here and escaped
in an automobile secured slightly less
than 100000 in government bonds
and cash. c. L. Myers. cashier. stated
last night.
The bandits cleared the bank of all
cash and negotiable securities after
forcing three employees. two of them
girls. into back room of the bank.
Pressing of a burglar alarm by Be-
atrice Krafthaver. one of the en-
ployes, brought the village marshal
and others in time to see the bandits
depart in their automobile after fir
ing several shots at the crowd.
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STRIKERS ORDER ARMY TENTS

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. November 10.
Fifteen hundred Army tents have
been ordered by the United Mine
Workers of America to house strik-
ing miners and their families evicted
from company houses in the Alabama
mining camps, according to Van A.
Bittner, international representative
in charge of the strike, who states
that 300 tents have already been
pitched in the Walker county fields
on private property Immediately ad-
jacent to the mines.
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RESENT PRAISE OF LENIN.
School Children Strike When Head
Mistress Lauds Bolshevik Premier.

GENEVA. Switzerland. November IS
The school children of the little
Savoy town of Bourg went on a
strike because the headmistress OF
the municipal school. who recently
delivered lecture praising Lenin
the Russian premier.
The children are supported in the
strike by their parents, who have de-
manded the dismissal of the head
mistress. In the meantime the young
sters are greatly enjoying their holi-
day and are hoping that the ques-
ton will not be settled too quickly
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FAILS TO FORM CABINET.

BRUSSELS, november ElZ.-H. Car
ton de Wharf, former minister of JUS
tice, has been trying for several days
to form new cabinet to succeed that
of Premier Delacroix. but thus far
has met with no success. This has
been due to the demand of the social
ist group that the period of military
service be reduced to six months.
A compromise contemplating pc
-ripd of eight or ten months service,
however. is now being considered at
conferences of socialists and liberals.
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KILLED AT woMAN's DOOR.

PETERSBL rs, va, -NoVeHlUer II.
"A coroners, jury after investigat-
ing the fatal shooting early yester-
day of Clyde James a widely known
young man of this city, returned a
verdict charging George Lundy with
the killing Testimony before the
jury disclosed that James was shot
as he was leaving the apartment of
Mrs. Lundy. who had been estranged
from her husband.
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MRS. CHAPLIN IS FREED.
Must Not Use the Name Chaplin
Professionally.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, November 49,
Mildred Harris Chaplin was granted
a divorce from Charley Chaplin in the
superior court here yesterday
Mr.. Chaplin. whom Mrs. Chaplin
charged with cruelty, was not in
court, but was represented by attor-
neys. -~s-.-.-.z-.
involving about .$205.00O, had been
made out of court and an agreement
reached by which Mrs. Chaplin would
not use the name Of Chaplin profess
sionally.
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Kennedy Street in 18th St. Highlands
ALL SOLD BUT TWO.
An Innovation In Homes

DUNCAN Homes departure from the usual
3-bedroom homes-we,re building them witt, bed
. rooms but asking only the 3 bedroom price
That extra bedroom doesn't come out of the "qual-
ity' of the home-no, indeed! It's possibility of
ganization. Weexpend the profits save-usually
paid to subcontractors-and what we save by buying
in the enormous quantities we do. They give add
tional room q ~
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KISSES ALL WOMEN. .
Fair Sex Yields Gracefully at Vet
eraps' Convention

eTaAS NoASeAeioA.
ORLANDO, Fla, November 13.-Upon
ad journment of the thirtieth annual
reunion of the Florida Division,
United Confederate Veterans. Mai.
Gen. n. A. Bitch of Tallahassee. COM
mander of the division. in saying
farewell, insisted upon kissing every
woman present, which privilege was
most charmingly granted.
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Four For Three.
= = -
At no extra cost to you

a.ssars Four bedroom Homes great convenience
and for that reason making feature of them.
With the economies of organization and the saving of
collective buying able to add that fourth bed
room at the usual price asked for 3-bedroom homes
F e You know we build substantially the work
.ourseves-so we are in position tc guarantee it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-13
What Are You Getting For
Your Money?

That's the thing you want to look to in
buying a house-its location, it's character Of
construction and it's size-all important con-
siderations
These DUNCAN Homes Kennedy street in 18th
Street Highlands have ideal locations
They built OUR WAY-which means they
are superiority built
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Brick. Center hall plan. cottains
u rooms. 8 baths. Built-in garage.
Hot. heat, electric lights. Lot
50x190. Fine home.