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The Washington herald., 1920-01-26
Isaac Waltons Instructed
On City Building Roofs

A fiy-cssting school on the roof OF
a city building. in which many promi-
nent society members and sportxmen
are enrolled. has been established by
a Western sporting-goods establish
ment. The purpose OF the school ~
the free dispensation OF trout-nshing
knowledge. which is expected 20 stim-
ulate public interest in the wsltonisn
pastime. thereby eXerting a WHOLE
some effect upon the FIRMS business
and increasing its profits. says the
February Popular Mechanics Maya
zine
The manager OF the nshing-tackle
department OF the store. himself an
expert angler. IL the instructor
in the school. The course consists OF
ten lessons on the roof. covering all
the arts OF tying lines. purposes OF
various flies. casting. etc. After mem
bers OF the class have qualihed in
written examinations and practic ical
demonstrations covering the subjects
eNpounoed in the roof lessons. excur-
sions to nearby mountain streams by
automobile follow.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-26

secondary feature Of the photoplay
bill arranged for yesterday and today.
His Royal Slyness' IL In the nature
of a buriesaue on ''Graustark." A
young American book agent accepts
an offer to proceed 10 the kingdom OF
Thermosa In the guise Of the heir ap-
parent TO the throne. 20 whom he
bears a remarkable resembiance. and
who does not wish to leave America
with certain vampire whom he can
marry.
The book agent, needless TO, say. en-
counters many adventures upon his
arrival In the kingdom, where rivalry
is keen for the hand Of a beautiful
princess. The manner in which Yam
kee resourcefuIness turns apparent de-
feat into unanimous election to the
presidency of a new republic may
safely be'guaranteed to supply laugh
e second.
The current events, picturing the
important happenings Of the week,
and other abbreyi lated camera subjects
add to the interest Of a well-balanced
bill. which has the additional ad-
vantage OF excellent orchestral ac-
Compartment
The chief feature for the first two
days Of the week Is The Broken
Melody" an apepaling romance OF
the studios Of Greenwich village and
Paris. In which Eugene o'Brien is
filmed in the stellar role, supported
by Lucy Cotton and Corinne Barker,
and complete review OF which will
be found in connection with the Met
ropolitan Thester. where The Broken
Melody" was also given first Wash
ington presentations yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-26
POET STARTS
IRISH BONDS
Friends of Freedom Meet to
Hear Address by Denis
A. Mccarthy.

Irish freedom, Irish poetry and
Irish liberty" bonds were dis
cussed at the meeting of Friends
of Irish Freedom in their rooms at
sol E street northwest, last night.
Rosa F. Downing. president of
the association. introduced the
principal speaker, Dennis A. Nc
Carthy. secretary of the City Club,
as an Irish author and poet.
Mr.. Mccarthy told his audience
that true friends of freedom want
freedom for all nations" Speaking
of patriotism. he said:
Poetry and patriotism go hand
in hand. We. as Irishmen. come by
our love of Ireland naturally, but
we are none the less loyal Amer
leans because of our love for Ire
land"
During his address Mr.. Mccarthy
recited considerable poetry. some
from contemporary Irish poets and
some of his own selections, includ-
ing THE Veterans" and "A Song
for the Flag"
Phelps Gordon. Catholic mission
ary to the Chippewa Indians: Col.
+. II. McCallahan of Louisville.
NY, a director of the bond drive.
and Desmond =. Murphy, Seoman.
U. 5. N. also spoke briefly.
n mass meeting to open the drive
in this city for the sale of the Irish
republic bond certificates will be held
in Gonzaga Hall. AZ / street north
west. Friday evening. January 90, al
3 p. m. Rosa +. Downing will pre-
side. President DE Valera is expected
to be present. John Z. Milholland
and Philip Francis will speak.
The following committees are in
charge Of the meeting:
Committee on arrangements: Robert
j. Barrett chairman; Mr.. and Mrs
Rosa F. Downing. William Walsh
Thomas McGrath, A. J. Gleeson
Thomas +. O'Dea, Mrs. Clarence Tav-
enner. Mrs. Quinlin. Miss C. Breen
Mrs. Pagan. T. ID. Walsh, F.. z. Nit.
chell, p. A. Drury. G. C. Rorke, Miss
Marie Easby-Smith.
Press Committee: P. ]. Ryan, John
J. Noonan.
Soldiers and Sailors Committee
Joseph Y. Reeves. William A. Need.
ham.
Music Committee: Joseph A. Daley
The Washington herald., 1920-01-26
CrandaIl's Metropolitan-"The
Broken Melody"

A love story as simple and direct
as il is appealing has been con-
tributed to the screen by Ouida
Bergere to serve as the basis of "A
handsomely mounted photoromance
which was revealed for the first
time in Washington under the title
of The Broken Melody" yesterday.
with Eugene O'Brien pictured in
the stellar role.
The Broken Melody" discloses
with many artistic touches and
none of the usual deviations from
the central theme. the interrupted
romance of a gifted young painter
and an equally talented and ambi-
tious young singer. The artist is
persuaded by a rich society idler
to accept her generosity to tho
extent of further schooling in his
art in Paris; the youthful prima
donna. influenced by the aged
genius who composed THE Broken
Melody" through which she was
enabled to secure her first oppor-
tunity on the professional stage
declares her career to be of more
Importance to her than the artists
love.
Thus each. thinking to relieve tho
other of an impediment to fullest
success and fame. pretends to
abandon a love that was the one
great. overpowering inspiration in
both lives. In Paris Stuart Grant
achieves note by drawing into his
canvasses the image of the only
girl he has ever loved. on the
/ stage, Hedda sings with greatest
effect when dreaming of the lad
across the seas. The denouement
of this limpid, purling tale OF
faithful devotion and lovers con-
stancy is obvious. 'Grant returns
to the little studio in Gay street
Greenwich Village. and picks up
the thread of his life where he had
mistakenly laid it down.
Mr.. O'Brien and Miss Lucy Cotton
| bring perfect naturalness to the
two leading roles and the support
ing players, including Corinne Bar
ker. as the matronly meddler. lend
further distinction to feature
that partakes of few of the arti-
fatalities that generally attach
themselves to studies of the New
York and Paris Latin Quarters.
The principal feature among the
supplementary offerings of a bill
replete' with excellent qualities is
Captain Kidd's Kids" rollicking
two-reel comedy of modern piracy
among a shipload of buccaneers
that would grace any musical COM
edy chorus.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-26
THOUSANDSIN
OFEICESSICK
Fourth Of $4,000 Employees
In Treasury Department
Reported Ill.

Illness caused through tramping in
slush and water. aggravated by incon-
sistent weather. is giving Washington
a mounting sick list. Work in the
government departments in some in
stances is being seriously affected.
he Treasury Department is one of
those reporting the largest percentage
of Casualties among its personnel.
More than one-fourth of the $4,000 en-
ployes of the department according
to an estimate made last night by
Paul F. Myers. chief clerk. Were car
ried on the sick report during the last
two days of the past week. The
Tres sury is by far the largest of any
of the government departments, and
includes several b ureaus like the War
Risk and the Internal Revenue. which
are in themselves much larger than
any of the other government depart
ments. In one division of the Treas
ury Department one-third sof the en-
tire personnel was i'll on Saturday.
The Federal Postoffice Department,
with /. 100 employees. according to fig
ures supplied by Chief Clerk Ruskin
McArdle, had 2zS employees on the sick
list Thursday. as compared with a to-
tai of 176 for the preceding 'Tuesda,
Tn1S does not lncluue the city post
office, where in a clerical staff of S0U
a total of los clerks were reported on
the sick list" Saturday.
Seven Letter carriers and special de-
livery boys of the city department also
reported sick on Saturday. forcing
reduction in the number of deliveries
of mails to the residential sections
from three to two.
Even the metropolitan police force
and the fire department. usally re-
Carded as the healthiest and hardest
in the city. have suffered. Sever ty
patrolmen reported sick" on Satur-
day.
Between 10 and 20 per cent of the
employees of the labor department
which has a force OF go. were on the
sick list Friday and Saturday. accord
ing to Chief Clerk Samuel ]. GomDers.
jr. Three hundred out a total of
1000 at the State Department were
also unable to report for work on
the same day.
F. s. Curtis. chief clerk of the Nay
Department. estimated that about 900
out of a total of 1000 employees, were
i'll Saturday. many of them having
been confined to their homes nth
grippe, colds or influenza for several
days past
The Washington herald., 1920-01-26
BLUEPLANS
FLU BATTLE
Surgeon General Organizes
Special Corps Of Doctors
To Fight Plague.
4 MORE DEATHS HERE
Health Officer Reports 1873
New Cases for 24-Hour
Period.
4 MORE DEATHS HERE

A special corps of representative
physicians and nurses recruited from
every section of the country has been
organized to fight influenza 4 the
disease reaches tho stage OF a ma
tional epidemic. it as said yesterday
at the office of Surgeon General Ru-
pert Blue. head of the United States
Public Health Service.
Blue plans to muster the corps for
duty the minute his reports indicate
the local and State health officials
are beginning to lose their fight
against spread of the disease. it was
explained.
Do far the spread OF the disease is
not regarded as alarming by officials
here. whose reports yesterday showed
what was described as a scattering
OF cases" in twenty States
1000 New Cases In New York.
Although more than 1.oo0 cases have
been reported in New York and nearly
as many in Chicago. health officials
there are taking every measure of
tested efficiency to check the spread
o. the disease, reports show.
Surgeon General Blue warned that
the nation must not become panicky
over the situation.
Today's reports are expected to show
a total Of less than 5000 cases.
a total of four deaths and 1S new
cases was the toll of the influenza epi-
demic in Washington for the twenty
Tour hours ending at noon on Sat-
urday. according to figures given out
by Dr. w c. Fowler, District health
offlcer, last night. \ total of 30 new
cases were reported for the preceding
day. the decrease being accounted for
by the fact that there is only one de-
livery of mail on Sunday.
More Nurses Sought.
More nurses are being sought. as
the toll of flu cases increases. There
is already a considerable shortage in
Washington. DIR. Fowler stated last
night Most of the sickness in the
city. other than flu, DIR. Fowler said,
was due to heavy colds and grippe.
which are not reportable diseases. but
which render the sufferer very sus-
ceptIble to the contraction of influ-
enZa-
The increase in the number of suf-
ferers from grippe and colds Is due
largely to failure of people to properly
clothe themselves when out of doors.
DR.. Fowler said.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-26

HUNGER PERIOD
Despite Large Food Stores
Some Sections Already
Feel Famine. 3

Berlin. Jan. e4-rhe Ebert rovsru-
ment is facing the most severe test
Of Its career. Upon settlement Of
the question with which IL is nov
faced probably rests the life Of the
present regime and the future Of Ger
many.
The two most vital problems are the
Industrial and food situations.
That drastic measures TO meet the
situation are contemplated is indicated
by the apparently inspired articles ap-
pearing in the newspapers. These
patiently exaggerste the real situation.
thus preparing the public for forth
coming measures. II is believed likely
a nine-hour work day will be enforced
in order TO stimulate production.
The food situation throughout the
country is rapidly approaching a des-
perate stage. The government de-
psrtment has been short OF food for
more than two months. In the face
Of this fact experts declare there are
still large quantities OF food in the
country which in an emergency could
be confscated. and they maintain
these supplies would be more than
ample TO meet the deficit. But the
man in the street" knows his meals
are being restricted ana is unable to
reconcile such a condition with the
frequently repeated statement that
there is plenty of food.
In circles usually well informed the
belief prevails that IL is only a matter
Of weeks when Germany will be In the
same condition as regards food as
Austria. right now. But II 10 en-
phasised that there would be q great
difference between a Germany starved
and an Austrian hungry. THIS condi-
tion was summed up by an oficial to-
day in these words:
Germany is less easy-going than
Austria and the German people could
never even stand half the hardsfips
with which Austria has TO contend :"
The Washington herald., 1920-01-26
Cayety-sGoIden Crook Co."

Billy Arlington, peer of all tramp
comedians. was never better than
yesterday. when he opened Jacobs
and Jermon's THE Golden Crook"
company to crowded houses at the
Gayety Theater. Arlington, who
needs no introduction to the pa
irons of burlesque, still remains
daddy of them all when the famous
hobo character Is impersonated. as
his comedy work held the attention
of the audience to. such an extent
that the work Of the balance of the
troupe went by unappreciated.
Arlington this season Is travelling
with his old partner, Ed Johnson.
who contributes liberal share of
the fun making. johnson has re-
Gently returned from an extensive
vaudeville engagement.
The production is one of the best
that have been witnessed, as spe-
cialties were introduced by the tall
ented company equal to regular
Keith headliners. Miss Juliette Bel
mont. the prima donna. has remark
able voice and handles her songs
in q versatile style, while she IS
more than an expert at tickling the
violin. Ann Myers. in song num-
bers. Is far above the ordinary, while
the Ballet de Luxe" with Miss Lou
ise Barlow and Jack Bennett in the
leading roles, Ii the feature Of the
entertainment
The Pail Mali trio also adds to
the music and mirth of the show.
The burlesque Is . plotless vehicle
in which Arlington and the leading
members are given plenty Of .op-
rortunity 70 sntsrtaia,
The Washington herald., 1920-01-26
Garriek-sLassIe.v y

The makers Or "Lassie" have woven
into its pleasing fabric threads Of
such charming melody and delightful
humor. and to provide happy enter
tainment at the Garick Theater this
week. You may pay tribute to the
music of Hugo Felix. for 1t Ii one
succession of tuneful melodies. color
full and captivating. You may laud
vociferously the lovely costumes de-
signed by Willy Pogany; you may
recognize enthusiastically the talented
players who make up the cast, but
when all Is said and done it Is In
reality the clever use made Of Cath
crime Chisholm Cushing's Scotch COM
edy, Kitty MacKay." to which credit
must be given for the success last
night of this charming play with
music.
The producers call 1t a musical
novelty" for what reason is not
known, unless 1t be that no boudoir
settings I'LL the stage, no rancid
emotions permeate the atmosphere.
and whimsically takes the place OF
sophistication. 1t is a healthy sign
when a sweet. clean, little musical
play like "Lassie'' holds an audience
until near midnight. as was the case
last night. without one risaue speech
having been uttered throughout a de-
lightful evening.
Mr.. Felix was fortunate to have his
melodies interpreted by the capable
cast of singers which Wendell Phillips
Dodge has brought together. Tessa
Kosta-you will remember her from
the first edition of THE Foyal Vaga-
bond"-in the title role of Kitty Mac
Kay. sang beautifully last night. and
has quite as delightful a personality.
Her song. Echo" was a gem, and.
with Roland Bottomley. she made
Lovely Corals" a pleasant memory.
Molly Pearson. our old friend
"Bunty." who pulls the strings. has
naturally the larger part of the Scotch
humor of the piece. and very properly.
for Miss Pearson Is always convinc-
ing as a Scotch lassie of energy, wit.
and sound reasoning. like Kitty Mac
Kay's friend Meg.
Dorothy Dickson and Carl Hyson
danced with grace and spirit to many
encores. They have a suitable num-
Der in "Boo-hoo." which should be
retained in their repertoire after
"Lassie'' dies-which won't be this
week or next James Harrod, Of
Lilac Domino memory. was satisfy
ing in " Fairy Whispers" and Gladys
Iamphere has pleasing personality
enough to put across "The Piper O.
Dundee" to endless encores. 1t wouldn't
be fair to omit mention Of the pleas
ing performances of Louie Emery,
Ralph Nairn and David Glassford.
Then there is a large gathering OF
dear. delightful women and gay men
of the chorus, all breathing and re-
flecting the sunshine of hfe's morn
ing. Mr.. Felix conducted a largely
augmented orchestra last night with
effect. Although "Lassie" Is not in
any sense epoch making. the tuneful
music is tasteful IL not remarkable,
the comedy is good old-fashioned
Scotch humor. and the present cast Is
adequate to all the plays demands
Doubtless. with a little speeding up
here and there. "Lassie" Is due for
a fair share of popularity on Broad
way now that the metropolis has taken
a fancy to former comedy successes
set to music. as. for instance, Mon
sieur Beaucaire." there doesn't seem
to be any reason why kitty Mac
Kay" shouldn't prove to be pleasant
company on the gay white way.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-26
MoOre's RialtO-"The Shepherd Of
the Hills.-

As wholesome and refreshing as
a mountain breeze on a. spring day
lis the story unfolded in the pic
turization of Harold Bell WTight's
well-known and widely-read novel.
The Shepherd of the Hills" which
opened weeks engagement at
Moore's Rialto Theater yesterday.
A capacity audience greeted the
premier presentation in this city.
To all lovers of the book, the
fact that it has been made into
really fine and appealing photo
play should not be surprising. The
story is filled with dramatic situ-
ations, none of which are lost in
the depletion on the screen, and
scenically the magnitude of Gods
own handiwork is ever before one.
1t is a photoplay of good phil
osophy, with an underlying preach
ment that Is timely and valuable,
a message being given that cannot
help finding a responsive chord in
the heart of the spectator. The
scene of the play. as stated. is laid
in the Ozark Mountains. where our
so-called civilization has not yet
spread it's refining but enervating
influences. A father resolves to
blot out as much as possible the
sin of his artist son. leaves his
life of ease and elegance to come
among these people.
He drops the carping practicable
ties of life and listens only to
nature. This message he trans
mits to the people about him. He
does not preach, but acts the COM
mandments, and as a result brings
peace where there Is unrest, for
giveness instead of revenge. love
where there was hate. Only the
moonshiners resent the shepherds
presence. believing him to be q
"revenuer." Their attempt to Kill
him and his final winning Of their
The Washington herald., 1920-01-26

confidence. the desires OF Samantha
Sammy Lane to become q great
lady. the manner In which the old
man teaches her the beauty of her
present life as compared with the
artificial life Of wealth and pleas
ure. and the happiness brought to
all the residents OF Mutton Hollow
are all graphically and beautifully
retold in q detailed manner. Mr..
Wright having produced and d.
rected the picture himself.
An excellent cast. each member
of which. according to advance re-
port. was selected for particular
Amplitude to the part they por-
tray. is seen In the presentation.
A musical setting. replete with
pathos, and charm. has been pro-
vided by Daniel Breeskin. conduc-
tor Of the Rialto symphony Or
chestra-
The Washington herald., 1920-01-26
uoors. strnnd-"JubiIo.-

Good nature and kindliness bring
their own reward in VIII rogers
newest Goldwyn photoplay. "Jubi-
To-" which opened a weeks engage
ment at Moore's Strand Theater
Yesterday. The original story
which recently appeared under the
same name in one of the leading
weeklies. was written by Ben Ames
Williams and has lost none OF its
humor or zest in the photodramatic
portrayal given by the star.
In this production the charm OF
the ex-cowboy and Zeigfeld Follies
fayorite find full scope in the
character of a misunderstood hobo.
1t is as you will admit after seeing
the show. jlst the sort of role that
viii Rogers alone is peculiarly fit
ted to bring to life. His expert in
terpretation proving to any spec
tator that the apparent absence of
the actors art is really the height
of artistry. Undoubtedly he made
a decided hit with yesterdays $
crowded house. "Jubilo" fits Will
Rogers personality or Will Rogers
fits "Jubilo's" personality. we don't
know which. like a glove. and the
results obtained put this picturiza-
tion on high plane. All the
wealth of simple. homely humor
and genuine pathos of the story,
backed by the brilliant wit of the
star, give "Jubilo" a rare quality
which gets you from the very first
scene and title.
The story is simple. humanity ap-
pealing and at times tensely dra-
matte. Set in a back ground of rus
tic simplicity, IL tells directly of
plain folks, revealing in rapid sue
cession events both dramatic and
laughingly humorous, the elemen-
tai emotions that govern provincial
characters. Mr.. Rogers is present.
ed in the role of kindly and Iowa
BILE "Bo," a bit of human driftwood
figure amusing and pathetic.
Work, water and worry he abhors
and the evading of them is to him
a fine art. Then into his life en-
ters love with his meeting of a
wholesome country girl. Life takes
on new meaning, he actually goes
to work and worships at the shrine
of woman, but his happiness is
shortlived.
A big train hold-up takes place
and Jubilo to shield the girls
father whom be believes guilty, as
sumes the blame and is bitterly de-
nounced by the girl. His vindica-
tion comes in a thrilling climax in
which responsibility for the crime
is fastened upon another man, his
rival for the girls hand.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-26
Poli's-.The Cr nson Alibi."

The Crimson Alibi." a murder
mystery melodrama made by George
.Broadhurst from a novel by Octavus
Roy Cohen. comes to Polls Thea
ter this week for a second season
visit. That it should survive for
such a return is proof enough of
the power of this kind OF guessing
contest to hold public interest. The
play is singular for the firm reliance
placed by the author in the time
worn theme OF Guess Who Killed
Him." in its most elemental, not
to say rudimentary form.
The briefest of prologues shows
US the murder itself in the shadowy
pantomime of darkened room.
Then follows the play in eight
scenes. each of the first four intro
ducing us to a plausible suspect.
By the end of the fifth scene we
have learned to look with kind re-
gard and sympathy on all the sus-
pected persons. to detest thoroughly
the murdered man. and to perceive
that the real doer of the dark deed
must be someone from whom sus-
picion has been carefully averted.
1t would not be nice. in a notice of
this kind. to tell the secret revealed
in the final act. and 1t is just as
well, because. owing to the fact that
the curtain did not rise till $3.50. for
some unexplained reason this re-
viewer was obliged to forego the
final episode and has not the slight
est idea who killed Joshua Quincy.
The fact is. this reviewer probably
never will know who deserves the
credit, and somehow he looks for
ward to his darkened future with
entire equanimity.
There Is a strange lack of punch
in The Crimson Alibi' for a popular
criminal melodrama. but there is a
good deal of honest human interest
in the various suspected characters
and their stories. The parts are
fairly well taken. The most compe-
tent acting is done by Miss Bertha
Mann as Mary Garrison, a house
maid, devoted to an escaped convict.
who is one of those suspected. Rob
ert Kelly, as the convict, is also
good. Harrison Hunter, as the de-
tective in charge of the case, suf-
fers from a slight stiffness of man
ner and speech, but Is otherwise
satisfactory.