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Evening star., 1920-03-31
Apollo.

Sunday and Monday. Nazimova. in
War Brides; Tuesday. Conway
Tearle. in "The Atonement'; Wednes-
day and Thursday. Clara Kimball
Young. in "The Forbidden Woman: /:
Friday, Bert Lytell, in "The Right of
Way: Saturday, Ethel Clayton, in
The Young Mrs. Winthrop"
Evening star., 1920-03-31
Avenue Grand.

Sunday and Monday. Clara Kimball
Young. in THE Forbidden Woman;
Tuesday and Wednesday, Nazimova,
in War Brides; Thursday. Irene
Castle. in The Amateur Wife: Fri
day. Ethel Clayton. in The Young
Mrs. Winthrop: Saturday. Bert Ly-
tell. in "The Right of Way"
Evening star., 1920-03-31
STRAND.

Anita Stewart. as Madge Briefly
In Old Kentucky" in it's photo
dramatic version. will continue this
week and probably next week at
Moore's Strand Theater
Evening star., 1920-03-31
Carolina.

Sunday. Corinne Griffith. in Dead
line at Eleven: Monday. Clara Kim
ball Young. in "Trilby": Tuesday
owen Moore. in "Piccadilly jim;
Wednesday, Charles Ray. in Red
Hot Dollars: Thursday. Mary Boland
and Lucy Cotton. in ''The Prodigal
Wife,; Friday. Longfellow's Evan
geline": Saturday. Elaine Hammer
stein, in Greater Than Fame"
Evening star., 1920-03-31
Revere.

Sunday. William Farnum. in Wings
of the Morning.; Monday, Harry
Carey, il: Marked Men; Tuesday
Vivian Martin, in The Third Kiss"
Wednesday. Clara Kimball Young. in
''Trilby": Thursday, The Sage-Brush-
err; Friday, Peggy Hyland, in "The
Girl in Bohemia" and Saturday. Tom
Mix, in Texas Ryan"
Evening star., 1920-03-31

employed at the Chevy Chase golf
course. swore they had seen Eaglin
on the course about 1 o'clock or later
the same day. Shortly after 3 o'clock
Evening star., 1920-03-31

The FIRST Nebraska woman to be
commissioned q notary public was
Miss Ann Saunders Of Custer county
In 1885.
Evening star., 1920-03-31

going across the Kirkside golf course
from the direction of the point where
Miss Saunders was attacked.
Evening star., 1920-03-31
Savoy.

Sunday and Monday, 'The Miracle
Kimball Young, in '"The Forbidden
Woman: Thursday. Hope HAMPTON.
in "A Modern Salome"; Friday. May
Allison, in The Walk-Offs"; Satur-
day. Ethel Clayton, in "The Young
Mrs. Winthrop"
Evening star., 1920-03-31
York.

Sunday, Anita Stewart, in Mind the
Paint Girl; Monday. Irene Castle, in
The Amateur Wife: Tuesday. Olive
Thomas, in "Out Yonder"; Wednes-
day. Dorothy Dalton. in "Black is
White; Thursday. Clara Kimball
Young, in The Forbidden Woman; /;
Friday, Earle Williams, in ''The
WOLF; Saturday, Rubye De Remer. in
His Temporary Wife"
Evening star., 1920-03-31
Regent.

Sunday. Eugene o'Brien. in THE
Broken Melody; Monday, Robert
Tuesday, Alice Joyce. in Slaves Of
Pride; Wednesday. Billie Burke. in
"The Misleading Widow: Thursday.
William Russell, in Sacred Silence; /;
Friday. Clara Kimball Young. in
"Trilby." and Saturday. Star of the
Evening star., 1920-03-31
Circle.

Sunday. Shirley Mason. in Her Ele-
phant Man: Monday. Dorothy Dalton
in BLACK is White: Tuesday. Mae
Allison. in The Walkoffs"; Wednes-
day. Irene Castle. in "The Amateur
Wife; Thursday. Owen Moore. in
"Piccadilly Jim; Friday, Ethel Clay
ton, in young Mrs: Winthrop" and
Saturday. Sunshine Comedy. Her Pri-
vate Husband; Christie comedy
Dangerous Dan McGrew": Mr.. and
Mrs. De Haven, in 'Hoodoo," and jazz
orchestra.
Evening star., 1920-03-31
Princess.

Sunday. owen Moore. in "Piccadilly
Jim; Monday, Charles Ray. in Red
Hot Dollars"; Tuesday, Mary Boland
and Lucy Cotton, in 1.-THE Prodigal
Wife,; Wednesday. Longfellow's
"Evaneeline"; thursday. Elaine Ham
merstein, in Greater Than Fame;
Friday, Robert Warwick. in THE Man
of the Hour; Saturday, Alice Brady,
in "The TRAD"
Evening star., 1920-03-31
Olympic.

Sunday. Earle Williams. in "The
Fortune Hunter: also Fatty Arbuc-
kle, in "The Garage; Monday. Doro-
thy Dalton. in BLACK Is White
Tuesday, Olive Thomas. in "Out Yon-
der; Wednesday, Corinne Griffith, in
"Dcadline at Eleven: also Larry Sc
mon, in "The Head Waiter; Thurs
Uay. owen Moore. in "Piccadilly jim
Friday, Shirley Mason, in Her Ele-
phant Man.; Saturday. Ethel Clayton
in "The Your, Mrs. Winthrop"
Evening star., 1920-03-31
Elite.

Sunday, Dorothy Gish and Owen
Moore. in Betty OF Greystone"; Mon
day. Shirley Mason. in Her Elephant
Man; Tuesday. Eugene O'Brien. in
"The Broken Melody; Wednesday.
Ethel Clayton. in The Thirteenth
Commandment; Thursday. Bessie
Barriscale, in 1.-The Luck of Geraldine
Laird: Friday. Alice Brady. in MA
ternity," and Saturday. Harry Morey,
in THE Birth of a Soul"
Evening star., 1920-03-31
New.

Sunday. William Farnum, in THE
Valley Of Tomorrow; Monday. Mar
Tuesday. Harry Carey, in Overland
Red"; wednesday. Shirley Mason. in
Her Elephant Man; THURSDAY. ].
Warren Kerrigen. in "s30,0 ,000"; Friday
Edmund Breese, in Change of Evil
dence." and Saturday, Jack Dempsey
and comedies.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
THE MERCHANT MARINE.

The annual report of Chairman Ben
son, of the shipping board. Is an inter
esting and llluminatIve documeRt At
the end of the last fiscal year the num-
ber of United States merchant ships,
s,4oi, Of l6.9is,2I2 i' + dead Weight tons,
not including more than g000009 tons
of shipping on the Great Lakes. The
tonnage at present registered for trade
with foreign countries Is 9,92S o95,
which is in strong contrast with the
1876, l52 tons 50 registered at the out
break of the war IN August, 1914.
The program of government-owned
ships cOntemplates 2,3l5 vessels, OF l3,-
675.7ll dead-weight tons BY the end
OF the fiscal year 2,070 ships. of an az
gregate tonnage of II ,622 Sol, had been
completed During the year all previous
records were broken by the delivery OF
/ ,1S0 finished ships. OF 6,379, ,S23 dead
weight tons, and these were built With
out overtime or other aids to rapid pro-
duction. On June ) the government
feet actually In operation consisted OF
/ ,294 vessels carrying the Stars and
Stripes To all quarters OF the globe. OF
these, sos were plying 10 northern Eu-
rope, 206 TO southern Europe, l63 were
in the transpacihc services and l3S on
the South American routes In all, there
are 229 services now IN operation, some
of them TO foreign ports where no Amer
lean merchantmen save an occasional
tramp steamer was ever seen before.
The report pays deserved tribute to
the shipyard workers. They have de
veloped an expertness by which the efh-
cheney of the various crafts has been
raised to high plane, and this efficiency
was reflected in rapidity OF production
which enabled the United States to sur
pass all previous performances in the
shipbuilding of the world The skilled
mechanics employed have increased from
$4,000 to 3S5 900.
1t is a matter of national pride to learn
that when the governments shipbuildlng
program is completed the United States
will have as much ocean-going tonnage as
all the other nations of the world com
bined with the exception OF Great Brit
ain-W Washington Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
Friends Feeding Germans.

According to a news dispatch from ber-
lin. the Friends Service Committee now
operating in Germany Is feeding 10000
students Of the Teuton universities, supply
ing them with generous hot dinners daiiy-
If accounts of many correspondents
writing from cruany are at all reliable
and they have not been disputed-there
is still much money in Germany ana
food enough for all the population ne
difficulty there consists mainly IN the
money being in the hands Of less than Is
per cent Of the population and the men
are living in extravagant luxury, while
the majority of the people get along on
meagre portions.
II is revealed by figures that the sale OF
expensive wines and costly foodstutfs IS
now greatly larger IN the cities than II has
ever been in the past, which, to say the
least, does not indicate that the people as a
whole are in need of outside assistance. IL
does, however, establish the claim that
while the Germans who made fortunes oy
profteering or who kept their money out
Of view Of the tax officials are now richer
than before the war and that the large per-
centage Of the people who are less tortu-
nate do not interest them at all, nor bring
to them sense of duty toward their less
fortunate fellows.
To support these $4,000 German stu
dents at their studies, even forgetting that
it was their nation that precipitated the
World War when there are millions and
millions Of helpless children hungerlng
and starving, would indicate that the
Friends are misdirecting their sympathy,
and might utilize their fund where 1t
would be Of more real benefit and where it
would bring more return in terms OF ap-
probation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
In Tomb Four Centuries.

The discovery Of the Skulls and parts
OF the bones Of two Of tho Pilgrim fathers
who died during the memorable first
winter" that Utmost cost the Mayfower
colony its existence, shows that the bones,
in some instances, where they are in the
dry and undisturbed places, away from the
harmful effects Of the air and dampness,
may last almost forever.
Those just brought TO light at Plym-
outh have remained intact for period OF
three hundred years, and possibly would
not disintegrate in thousand years II Kept
from the destructive influence Of atmos-
phere and moisture.
This discovery is interesting, in view OF
the fact that it has been reported TINT the
body Of distinguished Delawarean who
was buried in the old Presbyterian Church
ward. on Market street, had entirely disap-
peared after lying in the tomb for three
quarters of century. Only small whisp
of hair. a section Of sword hilt and one or
two buttons, il is said, were found in the
tomb, when It WIS opened TO receive the
body Of kinswoman, fifty years ago. The
remains of some Of those who had been
buried in other parts Of the same cemetery
also had wholly disappeared when lew
wears ago an effort was made 20 remove
them TO other graves.
In excavations at New York TO locate
the positions of tho various British COM
nands which occupied the heights above
tho city, a, the time of the Revolutionary
War, almost everything is turned mp ex-
cept the bones Of the men.
Buttons, side arms, needles, dishes ana
kitchen implements were found, butt Is
only At rare intervals that even bone oi
the legions Of King George III is turned out
bv the shovel. At most they could have
been in the ground for more than hun
dred and fifty years, which is perhaps a
long period, but IL is surprising that even
buttons and bits Of wool cloth and hair en-
dure for many years after the last trace oi
the human body has been destroyed by
time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
NOT LIKELY TO COMPETE.

Americans and Britishers are not likely
TO 20 in for navy building race 70 see
which nation is 20 be mistress Of the
seas The ti'le IL too expensivs for what
there IL in IL. America and Britain arc
now Joint mistresscs Of the seas, and as
long "a they are content to sbare tho title
it is safe from any and sll competitions.
There is, Of course, something IN the
control Of the seas as long "a II IL exsr-
cised jointly by the two great naval pow-
ers whose interests and possessions make
powerful navies essential. There is ma
iional safety for each But that some
thing disappears the moment naval riv-
airy springs mp between those two poYers,
for such rivalry would assume that there
is conflict Of national interests between
them. If this assumption rs 20 be allowed,
the American and British navies cease 10
be the undisputed sen power and the IN
terests Of both nations become exposed 20
combinations atht would be very happy 70
see stIch division occur. Kansas City
Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18

perfect. EikIt~hour d~y Legislation sim
pIy says that The ~npJoyer shaIi no
hire tie lnbrer for fnors than eigh
hours day. II docs not r.stric ~
activity N either a them for the req
~ the dsy. But the propoyd sunday
law would forbid you from envappg "
any gaiDful occupation On sunday. NJ
matter ybnt your religion, Or hOw g'eat
your reed.
Nevertheless, IL must H. ADMITTED Inst
DR.. Crafts has taken a crafty p)e.siOn.
He does n1f derry that he would Ike fo
see a federal ay prohibiting 81 VOrk
and smuement on sunday, DIt he say
that he considers -ich law ifnraeiicable
He also admits that be wants Sunday Blu
Laws p.sscd in order that the youth n
the country viii 70 % sunday schooi
more. He says that juvenile crime i or
the increase, and that this inorsase =
due more than anything el1 n tke tart
that boys do not 10 n Funday s>b0ni ~
much as they used 10. Be ssys that boy
who goes 70 Sunday baseball game .
far more apt % become o criminal thar
one who goes r. Sunday soh1ol
Thus he admits that he wants a surdsy
Blue Law for the effect o, viii haze On
church attendance re Therefore hop>s
that 10 will be religious law "a efecf.
although be puts y forward ~ a eivil
health lav.
DIR. Crafts is a moral reformsr n the
more broad-Tn inded and intelligent type
He realizes that he has EiIeero ard n-
telligent opponents and that they have
some right on their side Bot there sserns
% be iust touch Of eqBivocation n the
way be meets their obiectyDns
DR. Crafts Is opposed % smoking bu'
does not favor legislation on the Hlbleft
except as applied % minors Ne believes
dancing should be controlled ~ rigorous
enforcement of laws against ohsoene pra,
tiees He il Opposed ~ literature whirh
might be consfdered suggestive. and hsrr
again he believes IN the rigorous snforof-
ment q laws already IN sgistenee' Hs = 81
favor Of severely censoring the move srf
the stage He u of course 3 strouz It'd
porter u prohibition
Here are the chief thing ths' ser.
banned BIZ the blue lsws n our oolnnisl
ancsstors Dr. Crafts a szafns. Their
TOO. He believes that z they couic -
abolished the world and the human rs>a
would be better of But b, rscovni,s-
that they cant be abolished BY iSv Ann
his recognition u that Tart shovs thsf
the friends of peTsonal hb~rty though
in minority, are not whoEy ovsTThsira-d
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
AGENTS of Santa Claus.

Santa Claus has appointed the VIII
nnington police force n aid in the task OF dis
tributing cheer among the children on
Christmas. There will be big tree at
CITY Hall Building. laden with gifts be-
decked and Illuminated, and filed with
the spirit Of the holiday. II will be for
children who may not have room for
tree in their own home, SO by having a big,
brilliant one each will have the chance 70
enjoy il as il it were his own.
This police Christmas tree is a recogni-
nition of the admonition TO those less
fortunate than ourselves, who are ever
with us, and we are confident it's offerings
will make Christmas Day merry for many
a little soul whose day otherwise would
have been ioyless Through this provision
for 200 or 800 boys and girls nobody
will be overlooked in the distribution OF
candies, toys and other Christmas good
things
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18

How well and solidly the buildings of
the Colonial days piled their vocations
is shown by the old Friends Westinghouse
at Easton, Md It was built Of timbers,
in 1682-84, and is still in an almost per
feet state of preservation. Its frame has
held the old house Of worship together
for nearly two centuries and half, and
perhaps will last another century, while
all the interior woodwork is the same that
was admired by Wilmiam Penn who visit
ed the house during the days he was map
ping out the plans for Philadelphia 1t
seems odd that the Westinghouse ante
dates the founding Of the Quaker City,
and that it is still used as a house Of wor-
ship Even the oak and the pine and oy-
prus do not seem so good as they were
when hewn for the Easton Westinghouse.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
The Mystery About Coal.

Very surprising. and also very disap-
pointing was the warning issued 70 Our
people on Thursday by Mr.. Robert II.
Kemp. the coal distributor, in respect OF
the local coal situation There IS only
small supply Of coal on hand, and II severe
weather sets in our people will suffer 's
the shivering prediction.
But what the people would like TO know
is why il IS SO difficult, almost impossible
il seems, for Wilmington dealers 70 secure
adequate supplies Of coal Other cities We're
in a like FIX several weeks ago, but IN
most Of them the situation has materially
bettered. Philadelphia was almost bar
ren Of coal for awhile, but now dealers
there are advertising for custom. Our
fixed. fair-dealing policy Of giving %
cents a ton reduction for cash saves our
customers thousands Of dollars each
month" advertises Philadelphia coal
dealer in a widely circulated newspaper
this week And he adds Next time
come mentioning his place Of busi-
ness
Now. advertisements Of thls character
must be backed with liberal supplies oi
coal Philadelphia dealers would not ad-
vert,sn FOR custom il they were not IN
position TO fill orders. and their advertising
Is proof that they are actively competing
for custom
Why cannot Wilmington secure q sup
ply of coal that will incite the dealers 70
advertise for custom?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
Paid Fire Department Move.

Th tentative measure for the acquisi-
ton by the city Of our present fire-hghnne
force, submitted 10 City Council at Thurs
day nights meeting, should be studied
very carefully, not only by members OF
City Council, but by citizens generally
There is no doubt the majority OF our
people are in favor of Paid Fire Depart
ment. but they are concerned in having
the change made in an effective manner,
so that good results will be possible Mt the
least expenditure.
The measure submitted 70 City Coun-
ell provides for the acquisition by the CITY,
through condemnation, purchase or other-
wise, of all the property, real and personal,
now constituting the Fire Department. OF
this city. Such a plan does not seem satis-
factory. and there is reason for the COD
tention that this element OF the desired
change should be limited to a materiai
extent. so as to provide for the acquisition
of only so much Of the present depart
ment property, real and personal, as may
be actually necessary for the establish
ment of an efficient fre-hghting agency
under tho ownership and control OF the
city There is grave doubt that all the
present equipment of the department, or
even of a large part of it, would be need ed
in the building up Of new department
and that its entire acquisition might prove
virtually waste of money. When the
change is made IL should be done thor
oughly.
Nor do we believe public interests
would be best conserved by placing the
task of making the change entirely IN the
control of CITY Council. There is room Tor
the argument that il would be better TO
have the business of transfer and establish
ment entrusted TO a capable commission
of competent business men, entirely
dissssociated from the political influences
that inevitably attach 10 our City Coun-
ellis under our existing form OF admins
tration. This is business proposition
and IL should be carried out in on eihclent,
husinesslike manner.
III Is Also uounuul IilaV Wy Nf -
At present constituted. should be empower
ed 70 act in this matter. and why that
body should have taken the step at TINS
time is not easily understood. move
ment is under way for a new city chIter'
which, If enacted, would probably dis-
pense entirely with City Council--at
lesst with the present body-and substitute
a commission The introduction Of the
Fire Department matter at this Tune
when the prospects Of a new city charter
are so favorable. is somewhat surprising,
for if the present City Council should
ask the Legislature for authority TO create
a Paid Fire Department, il could only De
assumed that the Council has expectations
Of being continued in authority, when
might not be the case under new ci'y
charter.
However, il will do no harm e give
consideration 20 this matter Indeed, ~
should and doubtless will, be taken up by
the trainers Of the new charter measure
and included therein. For in such change
nothing essential or even desirable n an ei-
fcient form of municipal administration
should be overlooked
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
lust Folks
by Edgar A. Guest
CHRISTMAS TIME.

Oh, am glad | lived to know
Those Christmas days 0f long ago,
To see the candle-lighted tree
With all the pornp Of mystery,
To stand before IL open-eyed
As some new tinselcd toy | spied
To wake before the dawn had come
And find beside my bed drum,
And then To rouse tho house with Joy,
As now does many a little boy.
Those glorious Christmas days, II seems,
Have vanished in the mist Of dreams
Yet other little boys must know
Tho self-same charms Of long ago,
But there's no table long drawn nut
For all the folks TO sit about,
No shouts Of giee, no welcoming smiles
To those who'd driven miles and miles
10 be with us and share the day
Those good old friends were called away.
The mother smiling at the door,
Her eyes with tears just brimming o'cr--
Glad tears that seemed so stra nge ~ me
| wondered oft how they oou ID be,
Because. till Id grown old. ] thought
That Christmas day with Joy was frnughts
And didn't understand Or know
That IL il touched with grief and woe.
And howsoever large the list.
There always is loved one missed
The gifts were simple then. but Oh
With love they set all eyes aglog'
For ivory pen or picture framed
Just what I wanted each exclaimed
How did you guess, Aunt Jane, that
THIS very thing had longed TO buy
And then the gift for mother came
Loves altar candles were ahame
As We produced our big surprise
Which brought the tears into her eyes.
But we who were the children then
Are nov tho women and the men;
The girls are mothers and they CRY
As mother did in dayT gone By.
And | have learned through changing
scenes
Just what the Christmas morning means
I feel their kisses on my cheek.
And find it difficult to speak
I've come TO understand and know
Just how they felt so long ago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
EVENING SMILE.
INSULTS UNAvENGED.

The bucolic one had been asked his
opinion Of scarecrows.
No good at all, he grInted-''lea
wavs against the crows IN this district!
Only last year we put up what We thought
was a fne scarecrow>s man pointing
a gun
Well, what happened
Why, all the crows IN the world seemed
to be feeding in that field, and whilst one
crow perched on the gun and worked the
trigger, another was falling down, pre-
tending to be shot London answers.
Wife-"You have such execrable taste.
George, | wish you'd let me buy your
clothes" Hubby-'You'r on, Anna
bellcri Soon as I have a suit 70 sell I'll
notify vour.-Buffalo Express.
Mrs smythe de Willoughby Was
the grocer's boy impudent again this
morning. Clara, when you telephoned the
ORDER" Clara-'E was, mum. But l
didn't 'arFNgive I'M wot for. | ser, Who
d yer hlinkin we'll think you're tslkin
to? I'm Mrs Smythe de Willoughby. -
Punch london.
She-"Before we were married YOU
used to say that | Was the sunshine Of
your life. " Well, admit that YOU
still do YOUR best to make$hings hot foI
me Boston Transcript
Well, my dear, I've Just had my
life insured for 5000 "Oh, how sweet
of youl Now | shant have 10 keep tell
ing YOU to be cereful every place YOU 90.
American Legion Weekly.