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The Washington times., 1920-05-11
POLLS.
Monte Christie. Jr-
More Than Pleasing.

Monte Cristo. Jr.," In two acts and
eighteen scenes. startled the wise ones
at Polls last night by outdoing itself.
IL upset the theories that Il would
not do. 1t most certainly did do. and
should have no trouble drawing lovers
OF the light stun for the rest OF the
week.
Monte Cristo. Jr. teaches no les
sons. : II breaches no sermons. II
makes no attempt TO inculcste knowl-
edge. save that concerning certain
conceptions regarding feminine
beauty. 1t merely entertsins, and as
an entertainment IL succeeds.
Fanny and Kitty Watson. named in
the order OF their heft. carry most Of
the heavy work during the evening.
Their songs are lively. their pstter
good In spots. and never really bad.
They received a warm welcome last
night, evidently having friends In the
Capital.
Theo zambouni and Kathleen
O'Hanlon. one OF the best dancing
teams on the stage, contribute spe-
cIalties that were a distinct hit. par
ticulariy their military Glide" -.-e
John Miller and James Mack.
knoclabout dancers. added much to
the hilarity OF the evening. their
vampire Dance" In the second act
being q scream.
Lew Hearn. a veteran Of the vaude-
VILE stage. owned the show whenever
he was on. his dry wit keeping every
body laughing. Big women and slow
horses were the bane of his life. and
you'll hear much OF his stun around
town for many days.
j. Francis Dooley and Corinne
Sales enjoyed themselves, which
speaks we'll for their audience. They
might easily have stayed In front Of
the footlights for an hour or 50.
The thread of the story. which is
taken from the well known tale of
Monte Cristo, provides John Squires
and Katherine Galloway many pretty
scenes and musical hits. Sauires, as
Monte. a waster. dreams he is the
Monte Cristo Of the novel. and the fun
begins.
Much money has been spent max
ing this Winter Garden show a sue
cess. The big company is tastefully
dressed in many, many garments. The
scenery Is exotic. The girls-ah,
those girls! They say they're glorious.
Well. they are. each and every one Of
them. Go see 'em. L. A. ID.
The Washington times., 1920-05-11
GAYETY.
''The Social Maids"
Give Clever Show.

"The Social Maids" one Of the best
known burlesaue organizations play
ing this circuit. 10 at the Cayety
this week with one OF the most at
trscttvs productions Joe Hurtig has
ever sponsored. The entertairment
ID, in two acts and half a dozen
scenes and is entitled They're At II
Again"
IL deals with the affairs of an ec-
centric Inventor and his INSCRIPTIONS
assistant who plan to steal the dia-
mond-buckied garters OF q prima
donna.
Heading the cast 10 Ina Hayward.
who is deserting burlesque for musi-
cal comedy. and "Blutch" Landorf,
the pantomine comedian. Miss Hay
ward possesses a clear voice aud u
delightful personality.
Others In the company include Ben
Small. Alfred Lorraine. Frank William
son, Grace Fletcher. and Justine Gary.
Lulu Coates apd her "Three Cracker
jacks" offer a novel dancing act.
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STRIKING MARRIAGE
TANGlE REVEALED
Woman Asks Legislature to
legaIize Union to Husband
OF Forty Years.

BOSTON. Mass. May n.-Mary
Alice Stewart Dutman, OF cohssset
has asked the legislature to legailEs
her marriage To her dead husband
with whom she had lived forty years
a. man and wife.
She also asked II TO validate the
mans divorce from the woman who
is alleged to have left him a genera
tion ago and who recently appeared
on the scene.
The story OF the unusual marital
tsugle, in which the future OF five
children also Is involved, was told
for Mrs. Butman TO tho legislative
committee on legal affairs by Attor-
n.y William X. Sears.
Sears said that Joseph Il. Butmsn.
The Washington times., 1920-05-11
SMASHE BAR WINDOW
TO GET BROTHER OUT

POTTSVILLE, Pa, May 11.-Miss
worker and member OF the Evangeli-
cal Church of Schuylkili Haven, was
before Judge Betchtel in criminal
court on a plea OF guilty to smashing
the saloon window OF Michael Falger.
Miss Bitter said she acted when she
learned that her brother, who had
been nearly ruined In the same saloon
before the war. had returned to it's
old haunts. Only the costs were i'm
posed.
The Washington times., 1920-05-11
GARRICK.
Garrickers Give
Peg O. My Heart"

j. Hartley Manners delightful play
Of love and laughter. Peg U MY
Heart" was presented by the Garrick
players last nigat with the following
cast:
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-The Salvation ATDy ias>ie asks
o.. aaestions, exeen, Won a you let
me help you"
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The character OF Peg" dominates
the entire action of the three acts
set in the living room of the chi
chester home in Scarborough, Erg-
and. 1t calls for an actress win
youth. vivacity. charm and sym
Iathetic knowledge of certain CcItic
traits OF character to add emphasis
20 the lines.
II IL were conceived especially Tor
Nsdgc Bellsmy. Peg" could hardly
1t her better. The appeal OF her arr
is irresistible. and as she skliliul'y
handled the various emotions OF tne
wilful and impulsivc Irish lass she
rcvealed talents that won her Ner'-
table ovation and numerous curtain
calls. II was distinctly a Madgc
Bcllamy night.
The new leading man, Everett But
terrified made his initial bow win th'
jarrickcrs. Ono can't work up great
regard for Alaric Chichester, an Eng :
lish sristocrat with conscientious op
lcctions to hard work, and yet But
terrified stressed tho humorous pos
sibilities OF the part and maoc ma
unhappy proposal to Peg the nIsn
comedy spot of tho supporting play
crs. He Is a distinct addition 10
capable company.
Earle Foxo doomed large in the
sentimental role OF Jerry" and Ammo
Morrison was satisfying as the un.
happy "I1thel" John Roche, Edward
Mscksy. Edith Campbell walker and
Charles stanton were happily cast IN
the other important roles.
The play Is claboratcly staged ana
tho efficient stage direction OF Ed'
ward Forg,bcrg worked TO; smco'n
runnin. r,rfn v'1wc. v. fon'a l''l
rrOnised pis thirs5 i0r 'he sovVh"
The Washington times., 1920-05-11
BAND CONCERT

TODAY NJ THE u. =. soLplEhs
HOME BAND IN THE bANpsrASD
Az s.3O Il. Al.
JOIN s. Al. zIMMERNANS.
bandInaster.
March. The Banner Of Liberty
Overture, Don Quixote'. Gruen~sid
suite Romsntie, "Atiahus" (rho
u) NSs,STas Ssa S9s'asS'i asS Moraios lynn q
Praise
(9) Court Function.
is) I Love Thee CThs Prince and
AnnE).
Cl) The Destruotion Of Atlanta
Petpourri. "a Nautical Fantasia
tSongs Of the Seal.
Rag oddly. lntoxicatien Rag
vslse, 'KiSses'' .........,..za zameenik
Finale. Listen to This ..... kaufman
''rhs star.spsnsied Banner"
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NATIONAL.
"Jnst Suppose" a New
Play By A. Il. Thomas.

flay by A. II. Thomas.
Just suppose" a comedy In three
acts by A. l.. Thomas. and presented
by Henry Miller. opened last night TO
. thoroughly appreciative audience
whose fulsome applause Is an indies-
tion that tho play is TO be distinctly
. success.
THE CAST.
HANNIBAL .,,......... Iawrsnce Edding.r
Mrs. Carter Stafford. Mrs. Thomas Whu -
Montxomery Warren. william kei.hley
Alison stafford, ,.,......... OliNe Wyndhsm
Burford Hsmpden
9sssrs ., o.oi.s Fi,saeraia
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BELASCO.
bird of Paradise"
Pays Annual Visit.

''The Bird of Paradise" love
story of Hawaii. by Richard Walton
Tully, was given its 1920 premiere"
here last night. at the Belasco theater.
by practically the same meritorious
cast which has presented this per-
ennial favorite for years past in the
Capital City.
The Washington times., 1920-05-11
FALLING GRANITE POST
JUST MISSES TROLLEY

DES MONIES, iowa, May ia
street car crowded with passengers
narrowly missed being crushed by a
granite column supporting q bank
building here the other day.
The street car had barely passed.
tho structure when the column topiod
into the street Recent high winds.
architects say. had weakened its
moorings.
The Washington times., 1920-05-11
Diamond Dyes"
Tell You How
Child can Follow Directions
and get Perfect Results

Each package Of "Dlamond Dyes"
contains directions 50 simple that
any woman can diamond-dye a new.
rich, fsdsisss color into worn. shah
hy garments, draper'es, coverings.
wheth wool, EIlk, linen. cotton or
mixed goods.
Buy Diamond Dyes"-ro other
kInd-then perfect results are guar
artecd even II YOU have never dyed
before. Druggist has color card.
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THE CAST.

THE CAST.
Mskis. a convert. Gladys KinSsbyry
Mshummshu. Luana's foster mother.
Rose watscH
kai. a poi maker ........ Frank l.. CooIer
Hoppe. a Hula dancer. .......... Ruth Oi,/
Konia woman of the old days,
Gertrude Keith
Lemuele, graduate Joseph II. Baird
Hewamews. priest of the Pele.
Lusna, a Hawaiian girl. Florence RockweIl
Paul Wilson. = young doctor. Robert Brister
Captain Hatch. planter. Leo Curley
Mrs. sysonby. his wife. ....... Carrie Weller
Diana Larned. university graduate. .
Ten Thousand Dollar Dean.
beachcomber ..... ndon Evans
Hohono. a fisherman ....... Harold Skinner
Mrs. Grothers. widow. Annette Andre
Despite the presence in the city Of
Washington's first circus Of the year,
a capacity audience was at the Be-
lasco to welcome Morosco's offering
of this play, which bids fair to be a
second Ben Hur" in popularity.
In beauty of stage setting and
capability OF cast. THE Bird of Para
disc" leaves little to be desired. Par
ticular praise is due for the scenic ef-
fects in act three. The setting for
the Oh tdptaln
Waikiki Beach. Honolulu well repays
one for the somewhat too lengthy
wait after the close of the second
act.
AS Luana, a Hawaiian girl, whose
love for her white husband gives the
lie to the boasted superiority OF the
Anglo-Saxon race, Florence Rockwell
was the same actress whose work has
captivated Washington audiences in
the past. To her part Miss Rockwell
brings perfect understanding Of the
conflicting emotions leading up to her
sacrifice In the fiery heart Of Pele.
rcnounced goddess OF her homeland.
Robert Brister. as Paul Wilson. a
| young doctor. who yields to the luyes
Of Luana and Ava: and Brandon
Evans, Ten Thousand Dollar"
Dean, a beschcomber. regeperated
through the influence of Spring
ByinEton sweet young graduate,
are particularly good.
Native Hawaiian musicians lend
| splendid local color to the production,
and their ylaintive melodies breathe
an atmosphere OF the East that goes
long way toward carrying the audi
ence into the very heart OF para
disc Land" II. A. s.
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Last Night At the Theaters

sessen OF the popular stock company.
and tho general merit OF the second
attraction proves his prediction justi-
lied and adds new honors 10 . s;sysr
company. A. R n
The Lamar register., 1920-02-25
HAVE HIGH SENSE OF HONOR
Chicago Banker Pays Tribute to Chi
nese for Their Thrift and Hon
esty in Business.

The manager of a Chicago savings
bank made an examination of his ac-
counts on racial lines and had the sur
prise of his life. He discovered that
about the most desirable customers
the bank had and the most profitable
were the Chinese. Their average bal
ance was far above the average of all
accounts. In fact, the Chinese came
pretty near to having the largest de
poslts of any patrons OF the instltu-
ton. Moreover they were the easiest
OF all to please, made the least com
plant and never In the history Of the
bank had there been-a legal difficulty
over Chinaman's account.
This is not surprising when you
come to consider ii. No people have
a higher sense of honor than the Chi
nese. They will gamble till the cows
come home and their ways are pc
culiar, but they are scrupulously hon
est. For a Chinanan to die In debt
to anyone means that his relatives
must and will assume the obligation.
The Chinaman Is a shrewd trader,
but an honest one. You meyer see Il
Chinese mendlcant-never. You never
see Chinese loafer. The Chinaman
Is not work-shy, never was and prob
ably never will be. He is peculiar in
more ways than Bret Harte had In
mind, and In one particular, that Of
thrift, 1t would be well II the white
man was peculiar also.
The Lamar register., 1920-02-25
BLOWN FROM GATORS MOUTH
Swimmers Presence Of Mind Saved
Him From Particularly
Horrible Death.

In the spring OF 1883. when was
learning how TO grow and cure coffee
and pepper In the sultanate OF Johore,
writes contributor TO the Wide
World Magazine. the plantation mHn-
ager and one evening rowed aC."a,
the river to II new clearing to see how
the work progressed. We wore our
swimming clothes, and as We drew
info the beach dropped overheard
had been swimming for short
time when suddenly | was grasped by
the waist and flung into the air. The
next moment | discovered that was
the prey of an alligator that had mis-
judged Its grip. When l fell back into
the water the brute closed his Jaws
on my right leg and shook ii as II try.
Ing to wrench II off.
The manager and the coolies came
running to the edge of the water. but
the manager dared not use his rifle
lest he should shoot me, or launch the
boat lest my cnptOr should carry me
of.
Suddenly an idea came to me. Bend
ing forward | pushed my right hand
into the nlligator's throat and gropcd
among the hot, soft folds of flesh.
Managing to get a grip on them, |
pulled with all my strength. The flesh
In my hand hardened, then the brute
choked, gave a cough like blast from
an air valve, and literally blew me out
Of his mouth. Needless to say | lost
no time in reaching the shore. My
right leg was so badly injured that |
could not stand, and the coolies had
to carry me to the managers bunga-
low.
The Lamar register., 1920-02-25
rheumatism
Relief 25c.
Natures Rsmody (kR TabIots), Are
Helping Thousands Who Trlod Ex-
psnsiVe Things Without Result.
tie Guaranteed.

There are three vital processes OF
human existence.-the digestion of
food. the extraction OF nourishment
from II and the elimination OF waste.
Poor digestion and ,aSSsimiiatti9n
ment from food and that IN turn often
means Impoverished blood. weakness,
anemia, etc. Poor elimination means
an accumulation OF waste matter
which polsons the body, lowers vitality,
decreases tho power OF resistance to
disease and leads to the development
of many serious Ills.
Rheumatism,-due to some inter-
ference with the process of ellmina-
tion, failure to get rid OF certain body
poisons,-cannot be expected to yield
to any medicine that fails to correct
the condition responsible FOR It, Could
any reasonable person expect to rid
himself of rheumatic pain as long as
rheumatic poison is allowed to remain
in the body.
cess of Nature Remedy CNR Tablctsl
in so many cases whore other
medicines have failed. Thousands are
using Mr. Tablets every day and get
ting relief. Why pay I'VE or ten
times as much FOR uncertain thlnE5y
a 2jc box OF Natures Remedy lNR
Tablets, containing enough 10 last
must give you prompt relief and sat
isfactOry benefit or cost you nothing.
Natures Remedy Is not only for
the relief OF rhcumatlsm. 1t i'm
ulates kidney and bowel action. i'm
proves the blood and clcansos the
system. You've tried the expensive
medicines and doctors, now make tho
real test You'll get results this time.
Just try It. Natures Remedy tNR
recommended b. your druggist.
The Lamar register., 1920-02-25
Is Instinct Lower oiftf

We are accustomed. perhaps. to re
gard instinct as one Of the lower gifts,
yet from II spring some Of the most
beautiful things In life. A veteran
although he was only 30 years old
Just back from France, was pacing a
piazza on the third floor OF his house
with little child In his arms. The
child made a sudden motion, and to
keep his hold upon It the man leaned
forward, lost his balance and pitched
headlong over the railing TO a concrete
sidewalk fifty feet below. He was dead
when they round him, but as he fell he
had so folded the child in his arms
that 1t was not even bruised. II was
not his child. but his sisters, but
doubtless his arms would have closed
just as firmly around the child Of his
worst enemy. What was 1t that lock
ed themf Something stronger thar
life. certalnly.-Youths Companion.
The Lamar register., 1920-02-25
Somebody's Shore Ter Come"

Somebody's Shore Ter Come"
maid. But that seemed Inevitable
already people talked Of her when a
likely widower developed as one who
would make n mighty good stepmother
More than that, she had twice been
sent for to help bake wedding cake
Her mother said with a sigh If It hap
pened again GATHERINGS fate was
sealed-she'd never known the sign
to fail-bake cake for three weddin's.
you'd never go TO your own.
Maybe you will see somebody
pass" Tug added magnanlmously.
again shouldering his basket. up
high In the tree seen er whole pas
sci o. men yam side the parster-no
they amt ridin'-jest hoppln' erbout
and stickin' down sticks and doublln'
over like they was a-lookin' fer pins
and needles"
II hope they aIn't up to no mean
ness-conjurin' ner nothin'," Mrs.
Beech said anIiously. But ef 1t amt
that. what In the name o. peace can IL
bef"
veyors, out locating tentatively a new
railway cutoff, came upon her around
eleven o'clock. begging and praying for
dinner Five men, young and hungry,
were rather formldable-still Mrs.
Beech never let any hungry soul get
away.
She whirled In and. with GATHERINGS
help, set out such a meal by twelve
O'Clock as made those who ate It her
bond slaves. After a camp breakfast,
ham. fried chicken, black-eyed peas,
roasting ears, crisp cucumbers and
squash mashed In butter and cream
were beyond nectar and smbrosis.
Top these on with peach cobbler.
very crisp as to crust, very rich and
sweet as to filling, and gorging was in
evitable. After the gorging the men
lay at ease in the shade. smoking, say
Ing little. but looking gratefully at
The Lamar register., 1920-02-25
Perslmmon Juice Valuable.

All over Japan hourishes the per.
simmon tree. although the best sp"ci-
mems grow in the warmer parts OF the
empire, and the belief is current that
the juice of the persimmon is des-
tined to cosmopolitan Importance. says
the Christian Science Monitor. So far
the use of persimmon juice In pig
ments Is hardly known outside of
Japan. but such is its proved value In
that country that 1t is expected to BE-
come an important article Of export,
valuable alike to those who paint pic
lures and those who paint houses. The
juice of the persimmon Is especially
useful In mixing paints in damp coun-
tries. More than that, 1t makes an
adhesive which is affected neither by
heat nor by water, and is therefore
valuable In making packing paper, un-
brellas. ralncnats, paper boxes, water
proof cloth. and for producing gloss
on silk. tortoise shell and other smooth
substanceA
The Lamar register., 1920-02-25
Really Wonderful Machine.

Samuel Slocum OF Connecticut In
vented the first pin-sticklng machine.
Doctor Howe utilized It in his factory
In 1S41. This machine Is almost hu-
man In its workings One workman
feeds It with pins and another feeds
u with papers. The first part Of this
machine is box about II Inches
long by 8 inches broad and 4 inches
deep; the bottom Is made OF
small square steel bars, sufficiently
wide apart to let the shank OF the
pin fall through, but not the heads.
and they are Just as thick as the space
between the papered pins. The lower
part Of the bottom OF the box In made
to detach itself as soon as the row
Of pins is complete. and row after
row at regular intervals is received
and passed down a corresponding set
OF grooves, until they reach the paper.
which is punched into regular folds
and pierced to receive the pins, whicS
come exactly at their places and are
pressed Into them.
The Lamar register., 1920-02-25
Made Her Name Famous.

To be an influence in a great life Is
great thing. Miss Mary Berry, who
died In London in 1852, was the last
link between the closing eighteenth
century and the mid-victorian era.
She was an authoress and glorled In
being the correspondent of Horace
walpole. Indeed, this celebrated gen
tleman made her a feryent offer Of his
heart and his hand. but Miss Mary
Berry declined the honor. With her
sister she took up her abode at Twick
enham, near Strawberry Hill, Wa
poles estate. II was Miss Mary Berr
who prevailed upon Walpole to give to
the world his famous "Reminiscences
of the Courts of George I. and H."
Brave as lion. she defended the
name OF walpole before the savage
attacks of Macaulay in the Edinburgh
Review. We owe to her some Of the
most charming Letters of walpole."
Chicago Journal.
The Lamar register., 1920-02-25
PINS NOT LONG PERFECTED
Production of the Really Finished
Product Only Dates Back to tho
Year 1924.

In 1875 the American congress, real
lzing the absolute necessity for pins
In the development of the civilization
of The country, offered a bonus OF
$50 for the first twenty-five dozen do
nestle pins equal to those imported
from England.
In 1897 Timothy Harris OF England
devised the first solld-headed pin.
American inventive genius. as usual,
continued on the job until the best
Idea was hit upon. Lehuel Wellman
Wright of this country invented a
machine In 1924 which gave the In
dustry much headway. His machine
made solid heads to the pins by a
process similar to the making OF nails,
by driving n portion OF the pin itself
into a countersunk hole. This was
done automatically and consisted of
device by which the wire was seized
In two small grooved cheeks. When
both cheeks are placed face to face,
the wire is held tightly In the groove
with n small portion projecting, a
small hammer connected with the ma
chine strikes on the projecting por-
tlon. thus forming the head.
Seven years later, In 1881, John Ire
land Howe. doctor In Bellevue hos
pltal, New York. invented machine
for making perfect solid-headed pins.
company was organized and fac
tory started at Derby, Conn.
The Lamar register., 1920-02-25
A BEAU FOR
KITTY-CAT
By MARTHA WILLIAMS

tG. 1870. by Mcclure Newspaper syndic.tej
Thar l knowed we'd better shoe
that old rooster clean away. Now he's
done crowed right at the door, some
body's shore ter come-and ketch us
right in the thick o peach-dryin'."
Mrs. Beech said plaintively to her
daughter Catherine. They were under
the big oaks in the back yard, peeling
for dear life and cutting off the sweet.
''cups."
Thus 1t dried richly favored. Other
neighoors might slice their fruit, or
cut il any way-Mrs. Beech always
stuck to cups. She likewise refused to
dry aught but the big yellow cling
stone fruit, as sweet as sugar. espe-
cially when one waited until ii was
dead ripe on the trees.
II aln't skeered over company"
Catherine said smiling. Everybody In
hOllerin' distance has been and been
and been. And the circuit riders
down 'tother end O. the county-then
it's a full month too early for candi-
dates to be ridin'."
Don't keer II 1t is--somebody'n
come. ! never knowed II fail-the
rooster sign" Mrs. Beech said dogged-
ly. Her son Tug, who came from the
orchard with "A fresh basket Of fruit.
added teasingly as he set it down:
''lt'll be- some u your beaus. Kitty
Cat-you got sech a terrible many of
EN- | don't hardly see how veal ever
git anything done"
Catherine flushed deeply. but tried
to laugh-she was nineteen and had
never had beau. Yet she was not
ugly. nor awkward, nor a shrew.
Penny and Jlncy. the cousins she
came between in age, were both mar
ried, and even EllenLou. Uncle Ben's
girl. only rising fifteen. engaged. II
was hard 10 be set down almost before
The Lamar register., 1920-02-25
STIRRED COURT TO PROTEST
Judge Had Stood for Good Deal
From "Rattled" Attorney. but
There Was q Limit

surgeon once confessed to Sir
Edward Carson that on the night be-
fore he was to be cross-examined by
him he dreamed he was on the operat-
ing table and Sir Edward was ruth
iessly dissecting him. II Is one OF the
most trying ordeals In life to be cross
examined by a skillful counsel. Some
times, however. the counsel suffers
from nervousness or indecision, and
an amusing case Is cited by Mr.. J. A
Strahan in his book, "The Bench and
the Bar OF England"
II is not necessary to relate the be
ginning Of the tale. The counseis con-
dition Is concisely summed up in this
despairing cry from the Judge:
Mr.. Attorney, so long as you con-
sistently called the plaintiff. whose
name Is Jones. by the name OF Smith,
and the defendant, whose name is
Smith, by the name of Jones, the Jury
and i could follow you: but now that
you have introduced the name Of Rob
inson. without Indicating In any way
whether you mean II to refer to the
plaintiff or ts the defendant. or to
both indifferently. we are beginning 10
get bothered biti-