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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-01-12

cohol fatalities among those who just
will do 1t, even yet
Gilbert X. Chesterton, Is the latest
announced English lecturer to plan
an invasion Of New York for the sake
Of giving Lecturers to US. But he has
made his way for welcome by prom
Using on his word Of honor that every
thing we could possibly say about the
British and the Europeans who have
done that to us.
Laurette Taylor is coming back In
Peg O. My Heart the comedy which
established her in the affections Of the
theater public. The play is expected
to open here in the early spring. 1t
will be an exceptional revival because
fthe short time since it was first
produced. Usually managers wait I'M
til ne wcrop of audiences has grown
to theater age before bringing back an
echo of the past
One of the most snobbish gatherings
Of the year is In progress at the Wal
dorf-the annual cat show. The most
exclusive group Of human being in the
country can't carry anything through
with the complete sense of superiority
and disdain Of their fellow creatures
that one finds in these several hun
dred Persian, Angora, Manr, Siamese,
etc. felines who have come together
for the sole purpose of showing them
selves off. And when you learn the
prices of those that are for sale, you
can understand their hauteur. Five
thousand dollars-or the price of
sable coat-just for cat!
1t is difficult to think of an address
quickly, particularly II you are asked
by some one in authority. But 1t was
unfortunate for William Hart that his
mind hit first on the exact street and
number which 1t did when he was in
cour the other day charged with beg
ging where do you live?" asked the
Judge. "No. 9. Madison street." Hart
replied. "That's NICE" commented the
magistrate. "That's my home
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-01-12

a Memphis man has invented new
cotton picker with a capacity Of 700
pounds daily. The picker, at the end
of flexible tube, is placed against the
boil and tn cotton is drawn from the
bolls by means of two cylindrical
horsehair brushes which revolve. A
suction arrangement draws the cotton
% a receptacle in the rear.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-01-12
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z New York. = Witch hunting is be-
coming a serious occupation in New
York; and the evil eye with lit powers
Of bewitchment is gaining a place not
only in the whisperings Of the tene-
ment corners, but in the records of the
courts. Following the neighborhood
persecution Of frightened Russian
woman, and the plea of one. woman
that she stole jewelry because of the
hypnotic eye Of man, comes the case
Of seventen-year-old Florence Dazzo.
Probation officer Katherine McCauley,
as practical woman as ever wore a
badge, declared the other day in the
Jefferson Market police court, that it
was the Dazzo girls power of "be-
witchery" which had led her girl
friends into trouble. Magistrate Le-
vine too kthe charge seriously enough
to forbid Florence looking at the girl
In court with her at any time during
the hearing. Miss McCauley said her
eyes and their. evil power had been ex-
ercised malevolently on another girl
in Waverly home while she was there
waiting her hearing. And because of
this witchlng Of her eyes, Florence
Dazzo was then and there sentenced
to Bedford Reformatory.
Gotham Society with very big
capital - is considerably exercised
over the proper amount Of obeisance
due Lord Carisbrooke, its at present
most distinguished guest Because he
is a grandson Of Queen Victoria and
brother fthe Queen of Spain, his
hosts and fellow guests started in by
giving him regular court curtsies and
presenting women to him as to royalty
an dali the rest of what they deemed
his due. Then along came some carp
ing critic and laughed them to scorn.
Hes not a Prince Of the Blood he
told them. ale must be getting lot
Of fine laughs out Of you. Etiquette
doesn't let you treat him any differ
emit from any other gentleman The
most embarrassed person among the
mis-steppers is one who is credited
with ambitions to be made Ambassa-
dor to the Court Of st. James, and now
he's given 1t away that he doesn't even
know court etiquette!
Max Goldberg, 13-year-old messen-
ger boy, Is back from Europe. He
made the trip without any special
preparation or thought and his i'm
pressions consist largely Of the num-
Der of potatoes which must be peeled
aboard ship. Max wasn't stowaway.
He went on board the Kroonland one
day of its sailing to deliver a box of
flowers. Then he paused for brief
tour of inspection, and 10 and behald!
He was on the raging Atlantic going
at full speed. Thep sent his mother
radio and sent Man to wherever 1t is
the potatoes are peeled on liner, and
brought him home on the return trip.
"But they let me go ashore at three
places" he says with pushed-out
chest, "and had a lovely time"
AS a New Years souvenir and in
celebration o fthe 150th performance
Of "Tickle Me" at the Selwyn theater,
Arthur Hammersteoin gave away sew
eral hundred "hootch testers" = the
things used by chemists to measure
the alcoholic proof of liquor. Mr..
Hammersteoin explains that his mo-
tive IL not to encourage the consump-
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Petite Constance
Tells HOlU to Win
Those Daring Men
Constance Talmadge's latest is

Constance Talmadge's latest is
wedding Bells"
And Connie bnows more about
love making and marriage than any
other screen star. In her pictures
Connie has done about everything
a woman can do to win the love Of
men-vamping them from every
conceivable angle. She's punctured
masculine conceit and riddled ali
type of male armor with unsophisti-
Gated concern.
So listen, all of you, and let the
Tom-boy vamp of the Talmadge
family talk family secrets.
Men are only men," says she,
when you're in love"
What a blow! The maiden's
yearning eyes do not see men meta
morphosed into dragons, nor are
they like unto the gods.
"And there's really no need to
take the one you love or yourself
seriously" goes on the cruel young
:s!ge. "The situation is serious when
you're in love, but that's all. Man
is no seventh wonder and a girl is
no fool.
Worry a little less about him
and great deal less about your
self and never let a straight line
get settled on your lips.
Hearts are won with a cupid's
bow-not a Napoleonic grimace.
Most men will fight for a smile
and run away from a sob. They
prefer their kisses unsalted-and, by
the way, they like 'em best of all
in prospect
That is almost condensed guide
to successful romance. But she
has more to say-gather round,
girls.
But by advocating smiles l don't
mean to encourage deception. A
man is most easily won by sincerity
and that knocks your plan of cam
paign in the head if you're really
not i'll earnest. The most startled
man in the world is one who finds
out that girl has been telling him
the truth and employing no subter-
fuges. It's the Oldest of all vamp
tactics and the one least used. Usu-
ally the object of it gasps. They
broke the pattern'-and he asks if
he may come around early next
morning with license and a taxi"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31

Since then his activities have all
been identified with filmdom, but he
has varied his role as director with
that of actor. He will be remem-
bered for his powerful Interpretation
of Lincoln in Griffith's Birth of a
Nation;' as director or assisting di-
rector his name has been identified
with 'Intclerance," That Colby
Girl" children of the Feud," Fan
cy Jim Sherwood" "The Man From
Painted Post" Say, Young Eel
low" "His Majesty, the American
"The Life of the Party "Brewster's
Millions" and "The Travelling Sales
man."
Mr.. Henabery's latest job has
been directing Mary Miles Minter
in Don't Call Me Little Girl" a
comedy adapted from the Billie
Burke stage hit, Jerry"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Shears Make the
Real Continuity
In Motion Films

When an actor, all wrought up in
the moods and calis,henics of his
art, dashes into a house to save the
heroine, it's a quick trip-on the
screen. But in reality il may be
days before the hero reaches the
side of his imperiled sweetheart.
When the thrilling rescue begins,
the camera is shooting an exter-
ior setting. The moment the hero
passes through the door that partic-
ular scene is finished, He is picked
up" perhaps a week later, still
making his heroic dash on the in
side of the house which means that
another setting has been created to
represent the interior.
"A little pair of shears in the film
cutting room is the annihilator OF
interim" says Wesley Ruggles, we'll
known director.
Mechanically, it is easy enough.
But to connect up the 'cmoting is
not so simple In the lapse OF the
week the hero's ardor might have
cooled while meantime doing prob
ably dozen or more other scenes.
"lf, for instance, the hero comes
into room after having had a
turbulent scene outside, we re-
enact the outside business so that
he is in the proper and fitting mood
when he appears before the camera.
"To meet the various expediences
in filming a story, we shoot hap
is the scenes are not
taken in their natural sequence. Our
camera schedule is carefully laid out
and while it may appear crazy for
us to be photographing some OF the
last scenes first and some of the
opening episodes last, we are pro-
ceeding in what to us is a perfect
ly orderly fashion.
"We have to use extreme care.
however, that the action carefully
grooves in. And also that the
actors, meantime. have not switched
clothes. 1t would appear very
ludicrous to have a man start into
a room wearing a dark suit and ar
rive there an instant later all logged
out in a Palm Beach. Yet such
things, in lesser degree have hap
pened repeatedly in pictures.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Championship Dance Contest
Under WAY at Lakeview

Thursday night marked the open
ing of the contest for the champion
ship honors among the dancers Of
Nebraska and Iowa. Out of the 800
odd couples that participated, Oma-
has best known dancing masters
selected a score who will be permit
ted to enter the second elimination
on Tuesday of this week. The third
will happen on Thursday and the
final contest for the championship
will be on Tuesday, August 9.
Several cash prizes will be added to
the loving cup and distributed the
last evening of the contest. Couples
may enter any time and not be
pcnalized for failure to appear in
previous contests. The fox trot is
the style of dancing selected.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Coody! Coody!

We're getting real proud of Char
lie Chaplin. For he repulsed-in a
gentlemanly way--a remark that was
just tritle impertinent. Anyway, we
have it that Charlie and Elinor Glyn
met at recent motion picture bali
on the coast.
"Deah, Mr.. Chaplin" the woman
writer is reported to have said. "I'm
deliciously delighted to meet you.
Why, you're just like other people
and not at all the sort of freak I'd
have imagined you"
II can say the same of you,
Madame Glyn," responded Chaplin.
Alta boy!
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Omaha Boy Hits
Successful Trail
In Movie COlOnY

So far as can be learned, Joseph
Henabery never qualified as cram
berry merchant, but he has tried his
hand at almost everything else, and
usually made good.
He was born and grew up in
Omaha, and started out as an
architectural craftsman. Then he
took little fier in railroading, after
which. craving variety in his young
life. he joined the San Carlos Opera
company-whether as director,
scene-shifter or tenor he refuses to
divulge-and leaped from the oper-
attic stage to the screen in 1910.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Program for
The Week
Strand--"The Woman God
Changed"
Cast of Characters.

Ness u
;Aa Anna Jansen, dancing girl seena owen
Thomas Mccarthy deteotive......
...,.....,.....,, X. Lincoln
Alastair De Vries. Henry sedley
bnrs nlns '''''''''.''''''., Lillian walker
District Attorney. ..........Paul Nicholson
Police Commissioner. 80, Joseph Smiley
French Commissonaire. .Templsr SAKE
The Woman God Changed"
which opens today at the Strand
theater tells a virile story OF the
tropics. As Anna Jansen, dane
ing girl, Seena Owen has the lead
ing feminine role.
The dancing girl gives up her
stage career to become the common
law wife of Alastair De Vries. He
soon tires of her and pays attention
to chorus girl Anna pleads with
him not to leave her and he throws
her brutally from him. That night,
when she sees De Vries dining with
her rival in the Oriental cafe, she
shoots and kills him. All this is
testified TO by witnesses at her trial
with which the picture opens.
Escaping to Tahiti where she OBJ
talns employment as dancer in an
amusement resort, she lives for five
years under the haunting fear of ar
rest for murder. Thomas Mccarthy,
detective, discovers her retreat
and takes her in custody. He is
unable to embark with his prisoner
on a regular steamer bound for San
Francisco and they take passage on
another vessel. This steamer is
wrecked by fire and explosion and
all on board with the exception of
Anna and Mccarthy are lost. Nc
Carthy's life is saved by Anna and
fastened to a spar, they reach an
island.
Mccarthy is determined to bring
his prisoner to trial despite the fact
that he grows to love her. She
shoots him in the shoulder one day,
but his devotion to his sworn duty
never languishes. After some years
on the island they espouse each
other and both are happy until a
steamer is sighted. Mccarthy re-
fuses to light the signal fire because
he wishes to save Anna. but she
starts flare and their rescue fol-
lows.
Anna is tried and convicted of
manslaughter by jury. The Judge
sentences her to the custody of De-
tective Mccarthy with instructions
to him to return to the island with
his wife and prisoner. This they
agree to do and both are happy.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Sun-"Puppets of Fate and ~
charted Seas"

Puppets of Fate"-what an in
triguing photoplay!
And Viola Dana--what perfect
actress for the role of poor little
Sorrentina Palombra, the abandoned
Italian wife, just the rig. one to por-
try the felicitous. dramatic scenes OF
this story from the pen of the we'll
known novelist and short story
writer, Dom Byrne.
The picture opens today at the
Sun theater for a four days engage
ment.
Viola Dana stars as Sorrentina
Palombra. Her husband Gabriel
leaves Venice, and comes to New
York to make a fortune with his
marionette show. Instead he becomes
rich as a gambler, forgets his wife,
and is forced to marry little ad-
ventures. Sorrentina, heart-broken,
follows him, and after struggling
with poverty herself wins fame and
riches through her marionettes.
Then her husbands luck slowly
turns. The denouement transpircs in
court lOOlH Will JuuSc tHc di pl'ei
OF the happiness OF both.
AS enthralling picture as has
been seen in a long time is I'm
charted Seas" which comes to the
Sun theater next Thursday.
Alice Lake, known wherever pic
lures are enjoyed, has the leading
role, and gives dramatic interpre.
tation unexcelled for beauty and
force, according to reports from
critics who have seen this picture
elsewhere.
1t is "enthralling" because OF ITS
unusual plot and the method OF work
ing out the situations is consumnate.
Briefly, the story deals with Lucretia
Eastman, whose husband is moral
derelict addicted to opium and loose
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
John PLAYS Guitar.

John Bowers, now appearing in
THE Poverty of Riches" is an ac-
complished musician, his favorite in
strument being the guitar. He keeps
his guitar near by while he is work.
ing and between scenes he entertains
his fellow-players with wicked
barrage of harmony.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Her First Appearance

As leading woman in the forthcom.
ing picture, "The Grim Comedian"
by Rita Weiman. Phoebe Hunt
makes her first screen appearance.
At the time the part was offered to
her she was playing the leading part
in Miss Weiman's stage play. "The
Acquittal."
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31

Elliott Dexter, for several years
famous leading man in Cecil B. De
Mile productions, was especially en-
gagged by William D. Taylor to play
the leading role OF Jack Brook
field" in "The Witching Hour" chief
cinema attraction at the Rialto thea
ter this week.
lack Brookfeld" is a part made
to order for the cultured, retained art
Of Mr.. Dexter. 1t is believed that
this Interpretation will stand as the
greatest Of all his screen and stage
work
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31

is a thorough gentleman, famous for
his chivalry, and operates entirely
for the sake of adventure. He con-
tinues his pernicious practices until
suddenly the gravity of his offences
is forced upon him by the girl he
loves and he realizes that no enemy
of the law can ever hope to be per-
manently happy.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Suburban Programs
Grand.

Grand.
Today-May Allison in The
Cheaters."
Tomorrow and Tuesday-Lionel
BARRYMORE in The Devils Garden"
Wednesday-Harry Carey in "Des-
perate Trails"
Thursday and Friday-"Trumpet
Island
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Program, Summary

Strand-"The Woman God
Changed"
Sun-Today until Thursday,
Puppets of Fate; latter half of
week. "Uncharted Seas
Moon-Today until Thursday,
"The Silver Car: latter half of
week, "The Last Card"
Rialto-Elliott Dexter III "The
Witching Hour"
Empress-Today until Thurs
day, "Blackbirds"; latter half of
week, "The Last Door"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Empress-"Blackbirds" and 9TH
Last Door"

Last bOOi.
Justine Johnston and Eugene
O'Brien take the screen in their
latest respective photoplays at the
Empress theatcr this week.
Miss Johnston plays the leading
role in "Blackbirds," which opens
today at the Empress theater for a
four days engagement.
The picture deals with a set of So
ciety crooks that prey on wealthy
women. How the heroine interferes
with plans of the gang and effects
their capture is told in a vivid man
ner in the picture.
"Thc Last Door," Eugene
O'Brien's latest picture, which opens
next Thursday at the Empress thea
ter, is a crook play of the type made
famous by Jimmy Valentine" De
Luxe Annie" "Kick In" and others
that boast gentle fiber, although the
plot and story are along decidedly
original lines.
The picture tells a story Of the
Magnet" a notorious thief whom
the police have constantly pursued,
but never caught. The Magnet
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
MOON-"The Silver Car" and "Ths
Last Card"

"The Silver Car" which will be
the attraction at the Moon theater
the first four days of this week is
melodrama with an international
atmosphere carrying several surprls-
ing twists amid much rapid action.
1t is Installation of Wyndham
Martyrs famous novel, THE Secret
of the Silver Car" and offers Earle
Williams an exceptionally fine role in
which he can display his versatility.
Kathlyn Adams, we'll known lead
ing woman, has been cast to appear
opposite the star. She is of the
blonde type of unusual beauty re-
CURED by the story. The entire cast
is made up of the same strong cali
Der which has characterized the
Earle Williams productions.
A woman's instincts, intuition,
sixth sense-call it what you will
can sometimes solve a fell murder
mystery where the machinery Of
logic, as embodied in the minions of
the law, fails. That is the unusual
theme at the core of The Last
Card" to be shown at the Moon
theatre the latter half of this week.
Those who know what Bayard
Veiller has done in "Witlin the
Law and "The Thirteenth Chair" !"
two of the strongest melodramas
ever produced in America, will be
interested in the announcement that
The Last Card" is a Bayard WELLER
production released by Metro. 1t
bears the stamp OF this great wizard
of the drama, and stands out prom
inently as one of the finest pictures
seen in long while. Added to this
is the fact that May Allison has the
starring part
Miss Allison has the role of Elsie
Kirkwood, the happiest married wo-
man in town, until her husband is
put in Jail for the murder of a man
whose body is found in the basement
OF their home. Sudden inspiration
makes her realize that in some mex
plicable, strange way the woman
next door has really hand in the
murder. Acting on this clairvoyant
realization, Elsie sets a clever trap in
which the murder is enacted to the
very last touch, and the real MIR
derer brought to sudden confes-
sion
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31

women. Lucretia's cup of disgust
brims over at last, but Toms father
entreats her to give him one last
chance. The test is the finding of a
deserted steamship, loaded with 10
millions OF Klondike gold. Tom is
given a seaworthy craft. and a rot
ting vessel, manned with desperadoes.
is foisted on Frank Underwood, who
loves Lucretia and is loved by her.
The cowardice of the one, and the
courage of the other, as they 60
through Behring straits leads to the
heart-clutching climax.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Rialto-"The Witching Hour. 1"
Cast Of Characters

Clay Whipple ....... Edward sutherland
Helen Whipple ...........,.. Mary Alden
Lew Ellineer ......,...A Fred Turner
Mrs. Campbell ......... .Genevieve Blinn
A sturdy story of Kentucky and
society is contained in "The Witch
ing Hour" chief cinema attraction
| at the Strand theater this week.
Jack Brookheld, owner of fash
| ionable gambling house in Louis
willie, KY, is seen at poker table
trying to guess what the other fell
low holds. When the hands are
shown Jack is seen to have guessed
right. However, tonight the game
closes early because Jacks theater
party is due to return for little
supper. Hardmuth, a district at
torney, is making love to Viola
. Campbell. Clay Whipple, young
southerner, proposes to the girl and
is accepted.
1t so happens that Clay Whipple
has an inherited loathing for cats
eve jewels. Denning, sport. taunts
him with one and in frenzy Clay
strikes him with paper cutter and
kills him. In the meantime Jack
has met Judge Prentice, who wants
to buy a Corot painting he owns.
Through Prentice he learns that he
has an uncanny power of reading
other peoples minds, Of controlling
their thoughts. This has been the
secret of his success in gambling.
The gambling, likewise, has kept
him from the love OF Helen Whip
pie. Clay's mother.
During the trial Hardmuth turns
his hate against his successful rival
and it appears that Clay will hang.
Jack turns his great will power to
a good use, exposes Hardmuth as
being an accompice in murder
and Clay is freed.
But Jack has not finished his own
atonement He tells Helen that
long before the governor-elect was
killed he thought he could be killed
just as it was done. A guilty
thought is almost as criminal as a
guilty deed" For this reason he is
going to help Hardmuth escape.
He turns to Helen as he leaves to
meet Hardmuth and says, will you
stand by me while l make my
fght?" Helen answers, you've
made your fight, Jack, and won."
A tight hand grip of understanding
and they exit.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-23
Two Handsome
Brick Stores


In order to wind up the affairs of
an estate. we arc directed to offcr
for SAFE. on the day and hour named.
Flrst-Thosc TWO very highly dcsir-
able brick stores. Nos. l427-li29 HUI
street. Lot fronts MY (oO) feet on
the south side Of Hull Street by ono
hundred and nfty-fiNc G55) feet deem
TO an alley twenty t:0) feet wide.
These stores are I'm one OF the most
desirable parts Of HUI Street. Hull
street has just been smoothly paved.
and is one or the finest streets IN
the country. This property is on the
right side OF the street for business
Above these stores are very desirable
residences. This is n great chance
for "a safe Investment.
Second-Thosc two highly dcSira bio
residences. Nos. ltl2-lili Porter
Street. This property is on the
handsomest residential street in the
South Side. Now Is the opportunity
tn secure nice home or safe.
sound investment. Parties Interested
n these very va!uablc properties viii
call on the auctioneers for further
particulars.
TERMS VIII be very liberal. ana an
nounced at the sale.
THE AUGUSTINE ROYALL.
REALTY COMPANY. INC.
AnctlonperS