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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

! when dramatiZed for the stage, af-
forded Grace George fine role in 1905
ellison in the same role-that of Kitty
Ashe.
! Bayard WELLER has completed his
first original story for Metro. 1t is
a melodrama and is called He Tried
| to Be King" He is to write four
more, five a year being his contract
The next will be called ITO Catch a
Thief" and the third, Twice One Is
Two"
Edwin Justus Mayer. one of the in
terestlng writer's for the screen, says
that reports from twenty-five Offices
of the Goldwyn Corporation through
out the country show that there has
been a distinct increase in motion
picture attendance since the prohibi-
ton blast was blown, July 81, 1919.
He then proceeds to speculate. upon
what all the people did with their
spare time, day and evening, before
the movies came. But he doesn't set
tie the question. 1t is left for pleas
ant speculation to the people them
selves.
'The Girl With the Jazz Heart" is
story of typical New York tele-
phone girl and her love for synco-
paked, half time, double time, rag
time. jazz melodies that have over
whelmed the nation.
Nelson B. Bell. after many years of
continuous service with the Washing
ton Post, resigned from the Sunday
and dramatic editorship of that pa
per. effective last Monday, to devote
his entire time to the advertising and
publicity requirements of the Crandall
enterprises in the Washington terri
tory. Mr.. Bell is succeeded by An
drew ]. Kelly. well known in Wash
lington newspaper circles.
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Princess.

Today, The Dangerous Trail and
Sennett's by Golly"; tomorrow, Ma.
Tuesday. Hcudini. in Terror Island !:
dnesday. Elaine Hammerstein,, in
'The Whispers; Thursday, wallace
Reid, in "Sick Abed"; Friday: Ailce
Brady" in 1.-The Dark Lantern sat
urday, Lionel Barrymore, IN Inc
Copperhead"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

The Shuberts have placed in re-
hearsal The Girl in the Private
Room,' musical farce by Edward
clark, author of Honey Girl"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

Central Lodge, No. 1. will confer
the third degree Friday night
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LIN, Principal

SPECIAL CLASS FOR INCOME TAX AND
assistant auditor, accounting and bookkeep-
ing. Enroll now. Examinations Sept %.
Tuition for entire course. $40 The CIVIL
SERVICE PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
18th and F NV. Phone Frank. a0S0. %.
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ADJUSTMENTS
Continued from Second Page)

ough are the authors. The music is
| by Arthur Wimperis.
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soprano. and Ernest Kahlert, baritone
sust aiming the other parts.

Miss Lorena 3. Adamson is
spending the month of August as the
guest of relatives at her former home
in Columbus, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

Degree Director Woodward of Har-
mony Lodge, No. 3. is organizing a
new degree team to start degree work
at an early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

At recent special session of
Friendship Lodge. No. -. a record
attendance voted adversely on the
proposition to sell the lodge hall, at
S22 goth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

PRIVATE LESSONS IN MATHEMATICS,
sciences languages, music; university grad
uate; 20 years experience. PROF. j.. Box
5I3 Nth street station. 2Ss
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Holbrook Blinn will appear at the
comedy Theater, New York, in 1.-The
Bad Man. Porter Emerson Brown S
new comedy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

Miss Elizabeth Yung Kwai. con-
tralto. is at Colonial Beach for her
vacation and will not return to
Washington until after Labor day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

Mrs Margaret Nolan Martin. con-
tralto. is spending the summer at
Newport, where she is the guest OF
relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

Mrs. Edythe Marmon Brosius, with
her daughter Edythe and her young
son Jack. will return the last OF the
week from Watertown, n. Y. where
they have spent the summer and
where Mrs. Brosius gave course on
the harp in the summer school of the
conservatory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

E. V. Clarke, formerly organist and
choir director of ST. Luke's Church,
jamestown, N. Y, and now mem
Der of the choir of old st. John
Church. Lafayette Square. is SUD
stituting at the organ of Epiphany
Church during the absence of Adolf
Torovsky, the regular organist of the
oh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

Announcement has been received
here of the marriage of Miss Mary
Trusler. contralto, of this city, to the
popular song writer. Mr.. John Schom-
bergen of California. The young
couple will make their home in
Venice Calf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

Tina Modotti, a new italian film
star, is said to have won her rank by
winning a newspaper subscription
contest, her reward being an order
for dozen photographs, one of which
window, where it attracted the at
tention of a keen-eyed director-and
there you are.
A glimpse of the wonderful home
of Charles Loomis, who has made a
life study of the prehistoric Indian
and is an authority on the Incas and
the Aztecs, will be given in Honest
HUTCH" :Will-Rogerss snews@4so2dRYu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

Miss Leila Emig and Mrs. Emig re-
turned Wednesday from Atlantic City
where they spent the early part OF
August
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REBEKAH LODGES.

recentlv installed its newly eIected
racordinc secretary. The lodge -
making plans for the Rebekah DAY
excursion to Marshall Hall, Iuesuas-
Dorcas Lodge, No. 4, will confer the
depree on seven candidates THURSDAY.
Tbe degree team will be under the
direction of Director Alfred II. Noahs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

Miss Frances Scherger one of the
sopranos of the Rubenstein Club, is
the soloist for August at the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church and
will sing this morning THE Ninety
first Psalm" by McDermid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

Stansbury Lodge, No. "a. announces
a special for the NJ. NJ. degree at s
pm. Thursday, in addition to the F.
c. degree Tuesday
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Karl Holer. pianist, has returned
from holiday outing at Atlantic
City.
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The Arbor Club, which is working
for a big increase in membership. mas
lust completed covering the hea.ns
Ian+ Of tbe home with asbestos
6ther important work is in view.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

Robert II. Dalgleish. jr., and Irving
Hall of Chevy Chase. left Monday
for canoeing and camping trip. with
River Springs. Md, as the objective
point. They will remain until after La
Dor day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

Benjamin F. Larcombe, jr, grand IN
structor Of knights Templar, win
hold a school of instructions for the
eXemplification of the orders Thursday
evening at s o'clock in the command
cry asylum. All fraters have been
urged to be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

The Noble and Vice Grands' Associa-
ton will meet in the Temple Wednes.
day at s pm. to discuss questions OF
interest. The second degree VIII be
rehearsed, Degree Director Roller Oh
floating.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
HUMoR OF THE DAY

Gracious, Tomnaie, can't you play without making all that noise?"
 No mamma, I can't. You-See. We're playing picnic, and a storm has come up and I'm the thunder!'-Yonkers Statesman.
 In a written examination on astron- omy one of the questions ran: What happens when there is an eclipse of the moon?"
 One student who was expert at get ting out of difficulties wrote: "A great many people cone out to look at it.''-Boston Transcript. Mount: A field with it's back up. Island. Piece of land out for a swim.-Boy's Life. What was the result of your ad- vertising a lost dog"
 "Tramps have infested my place ever since e.'-Kansas City Journal. 'No ma'am." 'Is it the stopping that does it?'' "No ma'am." Then what is it?' Answering questions, ma'am.'- Everybody's. We are conducting a sandwich con | test. Send us sandwich and tell us how | you made it.
 Write only on one side of the sand wich.-Louisvilie Courier-Journal. Somebody says baby in the house is wellspring of joy Don't you believe it. From the amusement standpoint baby in tse house is a screaming farce. ."-Ball-- more American.
 That young fellow looks furtive, n remarked the customer. Isn't he apt to try to pinch something? No" replied the experienced jew eler. He wants to buy an engage ment rising" g."-Answers. Reginald had brought back the ring. Gan you take back the engage ment ring bought the other day:" he l asked.
 Didn't it suit?' inquired the sales man.
 T don't know, I didn't"-Houston Post.
 "Jabwind teils me he saw service abroad during the war"
 "So he did.' "Where?"
 .In the restaurants of Paris and London. on."-Birmingha Age-Herald. Whats this platonic affection?" in- quired Tricotine. That the kind" explained Geor- gette, which soon disappears when a girl gets two or three beaux.-Louis- vile Courier Journal.
 "Are you wearing your last years clothes?"
 "Yes, and probably my next years clothes, too"-Washington Star. Brown-See here, you made a ter rible botcf with this coat. I told you to mend the hole 60 you couldn't see it. Tailor-vell. you can't see the hole can you ?-Boston Transcript.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
STONINGToN

The Stonington High School min strels gave a highly satisfactory per formance before large audience in Borough hall, Thursday evening, the boys and girls members of the troupe playing we'll their parts. The pro- gramme follows :
 Yankee Scout March, High School orchestra; .interlucutor, Howard E. Koelb; bones John P. Cushman, Carl E. Hammond. Andrew H. Mo- Gowan; tambos, Elmer L. Cushman, Carl J. Rosen, George R. Ryon; Miss Martha E. Burdick, pianist.
 Overture, full chorus "Katydid is the Candy Kid" Andrew H. McGow- an; T Used to Call Her Baby" Carl J. Rosen; "Oh, By Jingo," John P. Cushman; Nobody Knows" George R. Ryon; At Dawning," Miss Eliza beth Austin; When My Baby Smiles at Me-" Carl E. Hammond; "Oh, Mother, I'm Wild" Elmer L. Cush- man; "America."
 Taxi. High School orchestra; male quartet, Messrs. Lee, Avery, Koelb and Krizanek; 'sThe Rich Man and Lazarus" Albro G. Hall; Everybody Calls Me Honey" Miss Eleanor R. Burrows; song and dance, Miss Fan nie Sutcliffe and John P Cushman i; stump speech, Miss Ethel E. Sheldon; i; trio, sandman Am Softly Coming" Misses Elizabeth Austin, Eleanor
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
LEONARD BRIDGE

Miss Zelda Himelstein, a pupil in a Colchester school is spending the Easter week with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Himelstein.
 MT. and Mrs. David Walsh attend ed church services in Columbia, East
 CT Sunday, and were also callers on their uncle and aunt, Mir. and Mrs. W.
 Henry Kneeland, of Pine street, Co.,
 lumbia.
 Mrs. John Mahoney and son, Her
 bert Granger, have moved to Kenneth l.. Cummings house. MT. Granger
 has entered the employ of Mr. Cum
 mings.
 Mrs. David Walsh spent Saturday with he raunt, Mss Mary J. Watrous in East Hampton. Miss Watrous, who is S4, had a fall, breaking her hin five weeks ago, but is fast improvinc
 and expects soon to be able to sit uu in a chair
 Miss Marjorie M. Collins returned Sunday afternoon after spending
 three. days with her mother in Willi- | mantle.
 Mrs. Rexford E. Cummings and Miss Emelie Istenes were in Colches. ter, Monday. Charles c. Carpenter waS in wilu. l mantle Sunday. Brunette W. Cummings of South Manchester, spent Sunday at Shady Lawn farm & iaal9iaA Ia
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
THE KALEIDOSCOPE

Tn longest average life is enjoyed by the Norwegians.
 Vaudeville performers are equip ping automobiles with sleeping and eating facilities in order to beat the high cost of hotel life.
 Hunger has driven the prairies wolves of Western Canada into small towns where they menace persons going about after dark.
 The spring rush to the northern gold gold fields has commenced. Pacific coastal steamers leaving for Arctic carrying capacity crowds.
 The mosquitoes which infest Green land during the summer are larger and more ferocious than the mosqui- toes of the temperate zones.
 An issue of Universal announces that the last spike has been driven on the new railroad line from La Ca- lisco.
 Al Shartel, who for 54 years has shined shoes in Dayton, O., at the rate of 10000 pairs year. boasts that he has blacked the boots of three presidents-Hayes, Cleveland and Mckinley.
 The distinction of being the highest inha bited place on earth is claimed for the village of Karzok. in Rash. mir, which is 14.s4s feet above the sea level. The village contains a few wretched stone houses and a small Buddhist monastery. It was George ", of England wht imposed a tax on bricks. At iatei period in the same reign bricks wer, | divided. for the purposes of taxation ints. common and drsses bricks. ans the tax on each brick was regulated according to its size. According to the Mexican press, tn, interchange of freight cars betwee1 the railroads of the United State and Mexico was inaugurated in Feb wand it Is expected that the in.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09

rate of speed.
 The Cottrells, the Crandalls. the Maxsons and the Burdicks are not only the predominating names of the Seventh Day Baptist denomination in Westerly, but all over the country as well. In one obituary notice in a de- nominationaI journal these four names appear. The Westerly group of the denomination has 963 mem bers.
 If agreement is not reached the hod carriers and laborers strike is due one week from next Monday.
 The union stone cutters in Vest erly are still idle.
 Indications are that the Rhode Isl- and legislators will work overtime without additional pay.
 The Westerly Rod and Gun club has voted to recommend George A. Dolan as a member of the state fish, cries commission to succeed Dr. Ed win R. Lewis of Westerly, resigned.
 Miss Susan Amanda Browning, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Browning of Westerly, and George verdere Sage of Kansas City, Mo, were married Wednesday,. by Rev. w. s. Abernathy.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09

Burrows and Margaret Gavitt; Sail -or's Hornpipe, Misses Margaret Fish, Christine Reid, Catherine Powers. Fannie Sutcliffe, Winifred Calvin, Adelaide Bucklin, Mary Lewis and Helen McGrawth; selection, High School drchestra
 Steninaten Pointers.
 Rev. Henry NJ. Thompson, D. D., has returned from Hartford where he at- tended religious meeting.
 Captain William Broadmeadow, of the Fishers Island Coast Guard sta- tioR has been transferred to Watch Hill. James Fletcher, No. man at Fishers Island has been promoted to be captain and is in charge of the station at Fishers Island. MT. and Mrs. George D. Bradley arrived in New York, Thursday from Bermuda, and will return to Stoning- ton, Saturday.
 Misses Etta and Edyth Durgin have returned from Newark. Dr. Charles M. Williams and fam fly are at their summer home in the borough.
 James Harvey and Agnes Latham were married Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Henry M. Thompson, D. D.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09

As told on the telegraph page of The Bulletin Thursday. after q -lcng and spirited debate, the Rhode Island house of Representatives passed tho da$lgkitt saving bill, 64 to 14. to be enerative from the last Sunday in 6rsff to the last Sunday in October.
 Mr. Davis of Westerly said that although he vas commit in favor of tka bfli, hk appreciated the inconven :, itstee to witch it would put the farmers.
 ArrsIs 4. Ns-thrup, g, krsths+ ss the late MAer Joseph Nsrfhrop, we'll kneWn as [ preacher in Washington esunty, diea "Wednesday afternoon At siscuin in Wakefield. He was born in Riehnnend and resided in South Kinehtewn nearly ali his fife. In his yenzEer Gays he was A gunsfnith, lAtef q. biaeksniith and subsequently, sngaxeA in 1ehtn3. His wife, Abbie N. Read NcFshrup, died twenty years age ana since then he has resided Nsth his nephew. He had not been able to leave his room for the past three yeArs
 FalIssins tks Wssserly pIas, a iH- trcdpced by Irvine O. Chester in the schools several years ago, the state has plakned to incuicate In school children the idea es fire protection: schesls has caused the distribution of a booklet ertitied Safeguarding the HSne Against Fire. Thirty thousand copies have been published. The booklet Was preUared for the school cenfnissioner by Philip H. Wilbur, state anditor and insurance commits siemsr, ih cooperation with the na- ti6nal beard of fire underwriters. The ninn outlined has been in fierce in Westexiy for the past seven years.
 PersMsr Mayer Erness E. Ressts sf New London, a zeAious student of Hratters historical, presented an inte- resting paper at the meeting of the westerly Historical society Thursday evHAnk. His subject was Virsfnia 3 9tatute of Religious Liberty, which JeRersaH. Mr. Rogers showed that while yirkinin. receives credit for this statute, thaA southern state took action on the banae 1t4 years after little Rhode fSinnd enacted a like statue aHd eafItkd the title of the Cradle ef RsNRicue Liberty. Mf. Aeeeru has served several years as president of the New London County Histsrical society and it was mainly thfvu6h lie efforts that the Shaw man. sicn in New London was secured as the permanent home of the society. He recently establishd q business in- austry in WA*tkftf.
 The pesiee ssmmittsa ef tke tSwn council and the chief of police are erfznkfng . plan to relieve congestion ky ailtUtnobile, during the summer ssasen, la compliance with vote of he council. giving them full power to set. It Is probable that as result ui9ne viii be posted warming auto-
 sgrilists that they must not park for more than thirty minutes in restricted sections. It Is runtered that the seetiens prewribed VIII include Broad street from Onion te Main on the Wert side oe the street and the south uuisn street. This VIII include the ,mde cf Main street from Broad to entire biacix except the semi circular Union street which includes a public parking place in front of the old tcwn
 The nerth aide of High street, from Brad tc Canal street may also be in- elueed la the thirty minute parking
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09

terchange of passenger cars win also be affected in the near future.
 Henry Sampson of Whitman, in his soth year. works with an axe and saw in the woods. and supplies many of his neighbors with irewood.
 Vice Consul Lewis reports from La Rochelle, France. that the munich pal council of La Rochelle has passed measure providing for the expendi- ture of 100000 francs for the im- provement and enlargements of the harbor at the port of La Rochelle Pallice-
 The Puritans of the seventeenth century used no ring at the wedding ceremony as they considered it "a pagan symbol and superstitious con- trivanee." All that they required was that the man and woman should join hands when stating their purpose to live together in wedlock.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
Repeat Advice
 About Spring Blood Purifier Prsvts Mesy ssrisus Ailments Due
 10 Psissns in System. -sA->s Says Nothing Better Than suiphur, Cream sf Tartar and Hsrh Ex- tvaeAs ia Tablet Called "ealphsfb Tahists,r

2 The wfhaen of ages placed in a l4tae maRAr coated tataet--Suipher Tablets! Remember grandma's rem. edy-suiphur and cream of tartar mixed in fssBlassee--it was a nauseous dsee, but 1t saved thousands of lives by purifying the bioed in the Spring. Thsusaudg aveidcd rheumatism and seFteus feyerp by taking it. New you can get the -b$nefsts by taking little tablet regularly containing the blood purifying. system regulating medicines thhk gran44nA relied on.
 CsngtipAffou. inactive kidneys are cwereomsA and catarrh, neuralgia, rheu- rsatte pain and many other poison ay1eTteniB v4Aish after a course of ssHHherb Fktl4ts The lest medicine for spring letkargy and thick. sluggish klS&d. Exeky package is guaranteed to sstinfy e naeney back. soc in sealed tab4S ef druggists everywhere. Be gtaFe tc get genuine Sdlphcrb Tak- lets taet suebADf taDfets.l
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
Whx Wi.h Him on u.7

There are indications that the time has arrived for D'Annunzio to take that trip to America for which he says. he is yearning.-Indianapolis
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
Modern Gold.

Great reservoirs in the mountains to store the winter rain and snow would be veritable pots of gold at the end of the California rainbow.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
A Storm Center.

Whenever anything happens in Ger many, Maximilian Harden is arrested as an evidence of gcod faith or some thing.-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09

A married mans idea of good time old be has toy hank full of money,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-12
Probe Committee
Adjourns toSep.2
New York or Washington to
Be Scene Of Next Session
of Inquisitorial Body.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE senate
committee investigating campaign
expenditures completed its inquiry
here shortly after noon today and
recessed to meet either in New York
OF Washington September %.
Plans to meet in Pittsburgh have
been abandoned, Chairman Kenyon
announced.
Four witnesses who failed to ap-
pear today will be heard in the
east. They are William Wrigley,
jr.; Charles Piez, both of Chicago;
w. A. Woodford, Cleveland, and
George T. Carroll, Elizabeth, N. J.
How girl employees of the internal
revenue Office at Aberdeen, S. D.,
were solicited to contribute to a
democratic campaign fund was de-
scribed today to the senate commit
Tee investigating campaign expenses
by Miss Eunice Coyne, a re-
porter on the Aberdeen Daily News.
She said the girls were asked for
$40 each by E. M. Waterbury Of
Centerville, S. D., who came to Aber-
deem and described himself as an
agent of Clarence Nee, father of ].
Walter Nee, revenue collector at
Aberdeen. Miss Coyne said the
girls were also told that Clarence
Nee was chairman of a statewide
organization engaged in collecting
democratic funds.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-12
Omaha Firm Is Sued
By Murderer Ordered
To the Electric Chair

Lincoln, Sept. 11.-(Special. y
Alison B. Cole, under sentence to die
with Allen V. Grammer in the cleo
tric chair at the Nebraska state
prison for the murder Of Mrs. Lulu
Vogt, near Elba, Neb., in 1917, has
filed suit in county court here ask
ing judgment for $500 from the Lin
niger Implement company of Oma-
ha and the Liringer Automobile
company.
Cole brings the suit to recover
the value of an Overland automo-
bile, which he traded to the company
for another car in March, 1917. He
gave, in addition, check for $500
to which he signed the name of Al.
len V. Grammer. The latter, he
says, gave him authority to do SO.
Cole took the car to Grammer's
home at Palmer, Neb. ,and later
Grammar stopped payment on the
check and threatened to prosecute
Cole for forging his name. The
forgery was the club used over
Coles head, it was brought out in
certain phases of the murder trial.
the check, the automobile company
When Grammer refused to pay
demanded the return of the automo-
bile and it was turned over. Cole
says he did not learn of the transfer
until a year later and when he de-
manded the return Of his Overland
the company refused to surrender it.