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Evening star., 1920-02-03
DUAL EXISTENCE ENDS
FOR MISS MONDA ROSE
Factory Cashier in Day, Society
Belle at Night, Arrested on
$4,000 Shortage Charge.

CHICAGO, February 3.-Miss Monda
Rose. whose double existence as So
ciety favorite at night and harness
factory cashier in the daytime, ended
with her flight, when her books were
found to be $4,000 short, has been ar
rested in Winnipeg. Canada c. H
Newton, chief constable at Winnipeg
notified the police that he had found
the missing girl and that she admitted
her identity.
Monda Rose. whose daytime and
baptismal name is Rose Schweiburg
had been missing several days and in
vestigation of her books at the leath-
er house is said to have disclosed the
shortage.
While police were searching for the
girl at Winnipeg the leather company
caused Monda Roses $500 saddle
horse, $4,000 automobile and the fur
nishings of her luxurious apartment
to be seized. Her mother, who works
for her living in a factory. told the
police that the girl had gone to work
when twelve years old to help support
the family.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
POLLS.

Laughable. but generously sup
piled with what tolerant comment
customarily refers to as spicy lines.
NO More Blondes" the new A. H.
Woods farce, opened at Polls last
night. OF course it could not be
strictly called bedroom farce" be-
cause most of the action takes place
in the '1ounging room," with a pretty
bedroom reposing in the offing. Wash
| ingtonians are more or less satiated
with the bedroom and boudoir COM
edy. and it would indeed be a relief
to have the action of a really funny
farce take place in some part of a
house entirely diSassociated with a bed
room. boudoir and the like.
Regarding the spicy lines. it would
seem that many of them could easily
be left out without materially affect
| ing the fun making. The play on
double meanings. a good deal of what
took place last night, has long since
passed into the discard. But then,
as remarked before. this comedy
takes place in a lounging room. with
the principals, large part of the
time. in dressing gowns.
mo More Blondes" however, is
really better than the majority of
this type of play. This fact is due
chiefly to the general excellence of
the cast. which enters into the spirit
of the fun with whole-hearted SYM
pathy. The one and only Ernest
Treux. veteran of many a clash with
an irate husband. in bedroom COM
edy. of course. is as ludicrous as
ever. He makes the most of the
situations, as we'll as the lines, hav-
ing that elusive quality of being
funny without speaking.
Dallas Wexford. cast as the black
mailing butler. Tanner, provides much
amusement with his discreet cough.
which is generally the forerunner of
a gentle but firm request for "one
thousand dollars from members of
the household. whom he has detected
in an apparently compromising situa-
ton. .-..---.---
other members of the cast deserving
special mention are Eileen Wilson
well known in this city as stock
favorite; Leo Donnelly, Nancy Fair.
Frank Allworth and Edwin Walter.
The story concerns young married
couple. the Howells, who have dis
agreement the first day regarding
certain blonde" that friend hus-
band" has taken to lunch. They both
appeal separately 10 an acquaintance.
George Harper, who is in the real
estate business. He sends the wife to
hotel for the night, and the husband
20 a completely furnished house that
supposedly will not be occupied for
some time, the family being in the
south.
The young wife of the owner of the
house. Mrs. Powell, puts in an ap-
pearance, followed the next day by
! her brother and husband. Misunder-
standings are rife. when Tanner. the
| butler. senses the situation, and de-
mands money from Mrs. Powell and
| Howell. Howelrs young wife also
| arrives at the scene of the trouble
and the butler is the only one who
seems to be enjoying the situation.
Everything is cleared up, however,
and Tanner has a return of conscience,
at the same time returning the money
and leaving the audience agreeably
| in his debt for many laughs.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
THE EVENING STAR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 192o

capacity house. The company, which
in name is one of the Oldest on the
circuit, presented an entertainment
which belied its English name. for II
is thoroughly American in its snap
and sparkle. Hustle -Bustle" is the
title Of the burletta, and it is aptly
chosen, for there is no plot that can
be detected, the evening being de-
voted to songs and dances inter-
spersed with a number of very clever
specialties, chief among these being
a musical turn by the star of the
company. Chester Nelson. assisted d ny
two members of the cast. The Tas-
manian Trio did a novel song-and-
dance act that brought many encores, res
Nelson, who is better known as the
"rube." also contributed most of the
comedy, and in this he was assisted
by Lee Hoyt. Steve Pau! and George
Banks. Mabel Lorraine led the feml-
nine cast in number of songs. and
Kitty Madison and Ruby Lusby ran
her a close second. The chorus was
all that could be desired for our,
lesque show. and the scenery anu
costumes lent a colorful background
to the production.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
SHUBERT.GARRICK.

A bitter arraignment of the French
judiciary system. with it's brutal
third degree" and it's Unsuitable thirst
for convictions, life sentences. capital
punishment" is the underlying motif
of The Letter of the Law" an Eng
lish version of the work of Eugene
Brieux. which captivated a capacity
audience last night at the Shubert-
Garrick.
Lionel Barrymore. in the role of
Mouzon. examining magistrate, vividly
depicts the depths to which unscrupu-
lous members of the legal profession
may descend in order to obtain a
confession" of guilt. While Mr..
Barrymore, with all his accustomed
verve and personality. easily holds
dience. Miss Doris Rankin, as Yanetta,
wife of an alleged murderer, runs a
close second. AS matter of fact.
there is not member of the cast
who does not more than ably fill
the part assigned to him or her. But
Miss Rankin displays rare ability,
and after the second act. during which
she dominated a scene of intense emo
tion, she was compelled to take a
number of curtain calls.
Included in the cast are Zeffie Til
bury. Leona Hogarth, Russ Whytal.
Josephine Wehn. Allan Kelly. Maud
Hosford, Frank Kingdom, Clarence
Derweht. Charles Coghlan, James p.
Hagen, Wallace jackson, Charles N.
Greene, Jacob Kingsberry, Goldwin
Patton. Charles White, Ada Boshell
and Lionel Hogarth.
The play does not progress into
brisk action until the second act,
when. in the Office of Mouzon, the ex-
amining magistrate, there is enacted
a double third degree scene which
would put to shame the public's con-
ception of the methods used by Amer
lean detectives to force a confession
from a suspect.
barrymore is at his best in this act
AS a swashbuckling, bullying. unctu-
Gus and sympathetic Gin turns) exam
iner, he endeavors to break down the
sullen denials of Etchepare Goodwin
Patton) that he committed particu-
larly brutal murder. Miss Rankin, as
Etchepares wife. is brought into the
examination by the willy Mouzon. who
rakeS up an unfortunate incident lr
the young woman's life in order tc
inveigle her into declaring her nus
band committed the crime.
In the third act, pangs OF remorSe
have eaten into the heart of Vagret
attorney for the state, who conducts
the prosecution before the jury. he
realizes that in order to obtain the
conviction of Etchepare he has de,
liberately discounted several bits OF
evidence which would tend to prove
the mans innocence. Deliberately
sacrificing his opportunity for promo
tion to the judgeship. he recalls, the
Jury, advances the evidence and wins
the acquittal of Etchepare.
"The Letter of the Law Will &c
down in the annals of drama as one
of the most forceful plays produced
in years.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
GAYETY-Burlesaue,

Rose Sydells London Bellies" played
at the Gayety last night before a
Evening star., 1920-02-03

youngsters who the war has left without
'Daddies'' until the "class of '03" proved
to be "quitters."
Miss Winifred Fraser, as the mother
Of one of the class. was a diplomat in
Loves cabinet. Under her wise man.
agenent, Janet Travers as Ruth Ad-
kins, Lorna Volare as LOFTY, Aida
Armand as Sammy and Sally Tysher
as the mother of one of the orphans
lifted the clouds which a war had hung
over them. In addition to Mr. Cope,
Charles Hammond, Herbert Fortier.
George Abbott and S. x. Walker were
the bachelors" made happy. Claude
Brooks was an acceptable Parker. and
Lorna Amber held the honor for pierc-
ing the line of the class Of 'O3
Evening star., 1920-02-03
-"Daddies.

"Daddies," at the Belasco. presents
a strong lure for the tired business
man''-and his never-tiring wife.
David Belasco offers this week a di-
version from the average presentation
in the theaters Of the present period.
and the audience last night rocked
with laughter for nearly three solld
hours There was just little toucn
of pathos, and on that occasion the
extremely funny John w. Cope as
James Crockett. one of the "Dadd1es,
appeared just in time to remind the
audience that it was there to laugh.
The whole cast is of the cleverest and
we'll deserved the frequent and spon-
taneous applause which was theirs.
Back in 'O3 four members Of a col
leee class agreed to forfeit $4,000 each
should any succumb to the allure
ments of "a woman with Intentions
and, as one of the ''Daddies" said. all
women have intentions" The open
ing act shows the brave four at a
class reunion. drinking from tall
glasses, singing the class songs and
perpetuating the class yelis as wen
middle life could be expected to do
from memory of the college days. All
reconsecrate themselves to the vow OF
celibacy-that is. all but one. who has
been impressed by the charms OF the
sister of one of the "Daddies: ,,o,.
after the mother of one of them goes
abroad and sends back some war or
phans for them to adopt. The events
follow the appearance of one
little girl for "Dadde" Crockett. who
had Welded enough to accept boy" ;
a seventeen-year old girl for the ex-
colleeian, who expected a tot whose
picture taken long before appealed to
him: another girl for the wealthy auto
mobile bachelor and. last. the triplets,
BOYS which fell to the lot of the "Rah
Rah'' boy of '03, who had it all planned
out how he would care for one girl.
Incidents uproariously ludicrous follow
in rapid sequence and when the final
curtain has fallen the hard-headed mis-
ogynists have yielded to the call of the
Little God Love and start life with five
Evening star., 1920-02-03
COSMOS-Vaudeville,

Noodles" Pagan, the newsboy,
whose unique act created a sensation
in Washington some years ago, re-
turns this week to the Cosmos with
a breezy offering of songs and jokes
that keep his audiences in almost
constant laughter. He added to the
pleasure of his act by the introduce
ton of his little daughter, Elsie, in a
series of graceful dances. The bill
opens with acrobatic and eccentric
comedy by Leddy and Leddy, and Hell
len and Goss follow it up with a
song -and-dance number of the dainty
sort that won much applause Her
bert Denton and company scored a
pronounced hit with their little
sketch, "Poughkeepsie," and McNally,
Dinus and De Wolf shared the ap-
plause with their acrobatic dancing
in a sketch called Making Good
Some Baby" the girl act. is prettily
staged and coStumed and introduces
a number of attractive songs 1t
features Agnes Burr. Johnny Keanan
and seven attractive girls. The added
matinee attraction, Charles Rya's
latest Thomas H. Ince production,
Red Hot Dollars" offering an in
teresting picture drama; The School
house Scandal" a Sunshine comedy:
Mutt and JEFF and the Pathe News
complete the bill.
GAYETY-Burlesque
Rose Sydell's London Bellies played
at the Gayety last night before a
Evening star., 1920-02-03
Midwinter Carnival.

An item of interest to the dancing
set of Washington is the announce
ment of an elaborate midwinter car
nival staged for tonight in the vast
Arcade Auditorium. with an attending
wealth of noise makers. novel favors
and generous showers of confetti.
distinctive feature, always in evidence
at this popular dancing resort, aside
from the perfect floor, is the uniform
excellency of the bright, snappy music
nightly rendered by the large orches-
ira.
Evening star., 1920-02-03

and her brother Phil, who was the
clown. Everything offered was new to
the onlookers and tumultuouS ap-
plause rewarded their efforts. A new
conner in Marguerite Padula proved
exceptionally clever in singing and at
the piano. Other clever numbers were
Fenton and Fields. in funny dancing
and sayings: Martyr and Florence,
jugglers of ability; Frank J. Conroy,
in funny darky skit entitled ''The
Magic Bowl; Permane & Shelley. in
a musical turn, and the interesting
Timely Topics and Kilograms.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
$4,000 Rifles Are Stolen.

LONDON. February News has
reached London that the British dump
at Gallipoli, composed of Turkish booty.
has been raided supposedly by nation
alists. Eighty thousand rifles, half a
three machine guns were removed, prob
ably to the Asiatic side
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25

filed out 1 put my head down on the
table there and laughed until l had
tears in my eyes. The expressions
on those faces when l picked you out
would have made dog laugh"
Shelby wanted to say something. but
his mind seemed to be utterly blank.
He could Just stare at her dumbly.
The silence became so embarrassing
that he finally got awkwardly to his
feet
'Pm-Tm awfully glad you took 1t
that way" he suffered. "You see.
l don't know much about girls and so
l was afraid you might be mad. I'll
have to go now, l think, Miss"
''Pm very sorry, but I'm glad you
came. Goodbye, Mr.. Shelby"
He took the Outstretched hand, con-
scious of the warm pressure even as
he fumbled at the latch of the door.
His eyes were dOwncast and his face
famed; nor did he breathe easily un'
til he was again outside, alone in the
darkness of the night.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25
HOW DOCTORS
TREAT COLDS
and The FLU
First Step in Treatment Is a Brisk
Purgative With Calotabs, the
Purified and Refined Calomel
Tablets that are Nausea
less, Safe and Sure.

Doctors have found by experience
that no medicine for colds and inhu-
enza can be depended upon for full eff
fectiveness until the liver is made thor
oughly active. That is why the first
step in the treatment is the new, nausea
less colonel tablets called Calotabs,
which are free from the sickening and
weakening effects Of the old style calo-
mel. Doctors also point out the fact
mat an active liver may go long way
towards preventing influenza and is one
Of the most important factors in en-
abling the patient to successfully with
stand an attack and ward off pneu-
monia.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with a swallow of water-that s
all. No salts, no nausea nor the slight
est interference with your eating, pleas
ure or work. Next morning your cold
has vanished, your liver is active, your
system is purified, and you are feeling
fine, with hearty appetite for break
fast. Druggists sell Calotabs only in
original sealed packages, price thirty
five cents. Your money will be cheer
fully refunded if you do not find them
delightful.-(Adv.l
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what was ii those two men said. the
men vou had the trouble With
-Weu. you see. COwan was drunk
an naturally all worked M. Hes a
sort q gOod-la0kin' chap an thinks
he cuts quite a swale with women
But what did he sayE'
sWell. be run into me up there on
the street just now, him and Red
Kelly. an said l was after you for
that money. l told him he was liar
an then he sOrter let loose a remark
1 didn't take kindly"
What remark
"He-he sOrter insinuated that I'd
never marry you for any other rea'
son."
HE did-why2'
well" he blurtsd out desperately,
finding no possible way Of escape, "he
sorter said you wasn't awful good
lookin' an then pasted him. That's
ALL"
Her lips parted. her eyes opening
wide in astonished amusement.
"That 1 wasn't good looking" she
laughed. "And you actually hit him
for that?"
II sure did; the other pup laughed
an he got his dose about the same
time. I didn't hurt Red Kelly none;
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25

Just shook little sense into him,
but 1 reckon it'll be week before
Cowan gets out much. Then / come
down here"
ITO ask me to marry you"
That's the idea. I told 'em I'd do
1t. 'Tain't likely you'll feel now the
same way you did at first, but If you
do, then I'm in the game. amt got
much: / told you all bout that, but
Ii you're a mind to rough II up on
the Cottonwood, Pm-here to &c shares
with you"
The girl gazed at him in silence, her
breath coming quickly, almost in sobs,
a strange, misty light in her eyes.
"You-actually want me to marry
you?"
"Sure; that's what l come back for"
"Are-are you after that twenty-five
hundred dollars"
HI, not" emphatically. II forgot
to tell you bout that. / won't take
d-n cent of it. That's what / told
them hounds an I'll tell Mccarthy the
same thing. l amt that kind to mar
nv no girl cause she's got coin. The
five hundred is yours, fair an square,
but there don't none O that two thou
sand go into my jeans. That's got to
be part O. the bargain"
"But you don't know anything about
me?"
He grinned good-humoredly.
81 reckon there may be some things
you'll discover about me, fer the mat
ter O. that. Maybe it's bout as fair
one way as another"
"Yes, I suppose it is. You really
mean what you have said?"
81 sure do"
"When? How soon"
Tomorrow morning. l aim to get
out O. here as soon as l can. How
is twill you take a CHANGER
His voice was strangely earnest,
and his eyes, as she ventured to glance
up we're honest and kindly.
EYES," she said slowly, Il Will, Tom
Shelby"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25
A desolate homecoming.
(To BE CONTINUED.
Grateful Carlo.

In Kentucky three men were shot
to death in a fight about a dog which
one of them had killed. Some men
never live long enough to learn that
when a dog becomes personal prop
erty the tie of pride and affection
makes the animal serious PROPOSE
ton to be trifled with, and that many
men we're born to love dogs. This re-
minds us that in the happy days of
boyhood our most faithful and de-
voted friend was an old pointer named
Carlo. Never did we eat lunch
ont of doors without sharing 1t with
the devoted Carlo, and that noble
and loving dog invariably manifested
his gratitude by shaking himself Wig.
orously and letting us in a reciprocal
way have about so per cent of his
most active feas.-New Orleans
States.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25

out there an live? No, sir; that amt
nv style; it wouldn't be decent"
She did not speak for some time, her
ewes rowing about the room and then
returning to rest on his face. There
was no smile on her lips, yet some
how she did not look sullen or in
different.
"And that was why you said no?
You came back to explain? 1t wasn't
because you disliked me, then? Be
cause you despised me for doing such
a thing"
"What, me? 1 should say not.
There want nothing done that want
all right. I don't blame you mite.
You ought to git married"
"Do you really think So"
Eyes, do; this amt no place for a
single woman who wants to be decent,
to live In. Besides. you're old enough"
"How old am II"
Seventeen, maybe; amt much on
guessing ages-specially women"
81 am nineteen" she paused, her
teeth cleaning as she smiled. II wish
you would tell me about yourself
He glanced up at her surprised and
twisting his hat about in his hands
"That won't take long" he said So
berly. II amt got much history, so to
speak. was born in Kentucky an
run away when l was seventeen.
Been out in this country ever since,
soldering most of the time, and then
punching cattle for the Six stars.
Saved a little money and started In
to 20 it alone. That's about all the
story"
with a lot left out. Why did you
leave homer"
"Oh, they wanted me to go on in
school and be lawyer"
"You finished high schoolp"
"Sure; what made you think that"
She laughed.
"Oh just word or two; you've got
into the habit Of talking like these
people out here. SO have /, for the
matter of that. When you live with
them for years, it's bound to twist
your tongue. 1 can speak good Eng
llsh when l try"
"An the thing yer want to do most
is to get away from Ponca?"
eyes"
"Yer sure don't hold no grudge
against me for what happened to-
night?"
Her lips and eyes smiled.
"Why, of course not. 1t was too
ridiculous for anything. After you had
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25

cutIcura Soothes Baby Rashes
That itch and burn with hot baths
Of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
better, purer, sweeter. espe-
cially IL a little of the fragrant Cuti-
rura Talcum is busted on at the nm
sh. 25c each everywhere.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25

that's why, if you really want to
know"
"Then you did know met"
"No. didn't. I saw you at the
funeral an 1 knew you want no
POnca man. l didn't care who you
was or where you came from, just so
you gave me a chance to get out o
this hole. l would marry an Indian
to get out"
"Then that was why you took me
so as to get out o. here?"
She nodded.
That's bout the size of IL 1 didn't
take no stock in what the preacher
said. for l amt no weeping willow,
Tom Shelby, an I don't need nobody
to take care of me-"
Shelby laughed.
"You made a mighty poor guess, at
that" he said cheerfully, when you
picked me- I'd a took you to a worse
place than Ponca."
There amt nome" positively.
"Where is it you live, anyhow"
cover on the Cottonwood; bout six
~ miles north, up near the reserva-
ton. HI! But it's lonely up there;
not another white man in thirty miles"
You are ranChing"
Just startin', you might say; run
min a few head on a free range"
But you've got a house, a place
to live in?"
"Sorter shack-yes; a corral an
sod stable; that's bout all. I'd be a
hnndr rrnnldn,t TOR sl1 q girl TO %
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25

Two things of which there Is enough
for all-fresh air and sunshine. Get
yours.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25

Is that actually true2 Nobody ever
limited such shameful thing to me-"
"well, l reckon they didn't mean no
harm by that" he tried to explain.
"You don't just see It right. They fig
ured that Old Calkins had died an
left you without a cent, sorter helpless
ont here. an that the town owed you
n decent chance ter git married an
settle down. That's what the money
was given for
"But those fellows all knew 1t. That
was what made them agree|
al reckon maybe ii was-mostly' at
least"
She twisted her hands together
hot, red flush coming into each cheek.
swell, I'm glad to knew that Now
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25
nI,LL MARRY YOU"

Synopsis.-Tom Shelby. rancher,
rides into the frontier town OF
Ponca looking for a good time
after a long spell Of hard work
and loneliness on the ranch In
stead, he runs into a funeral-that
of Dad Calkins, a retired army
man of whom little is known. A
girl. still in her teens, survives
Calkins. Mccarthy. a saloon keep
CT anu PonCas Ieaulng ciuzen, de-
cides that the girl, now alone in
the world, should marry. shelby
starts q hunt TOR eligible husbands
ana the minister goes to confer
with the girl. She agrees to pick
a husband from the score of men
lined up in her home. To his con-
sternation, she selects Shelby, who
had gone along merely as a spec
tator. He declines the honor. In
dignant, the girl dismisses the as
semblage.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25
Easy Part.
States.

Chorus Glrl--What am l to do In the
new revue2
stage DIrector--NothinC You'll
have nothing to sing, nothing to say.
ard almost nothing to wear.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25

When you have decided that the worms
or Tapeworm must be extermnated, get
"Dead Shot"-Dr. Peery's Vermlfuge One
dose will clean them all out.--Adv
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-25

one of the duties of today is to
qualify for tomorrow.