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New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Interesting Chat and Stage Gossip for Playgoers
May Vokes Te]l
Why ''The Baf|
Is Still He,
The Play Fascinate. j
Agitates and Then MY
You Go Again and Az

If any manager is desirous q. h. 3
his play remain for year O, E
three on Broadway let him epy,..
Volkes for a slavey role. II ta.,., &
any such part in the play then /. B
command the author to writ. -. d
and then engage Miss vokes b ,.l
it. OF course, he may have tn -. e
few years until she has fniss.a 4
'The Bat" but she is worth waltz. L
The Old +
Familiar Places B
Miss vokes says that any ,o,.. !
she enters into seems to be q, u
She hates to move; she hates nav ~
and new pets. She likes to pe. = y
fectly happy and then stay there II
canary bird she has had for a..
years and her dog for twelve %.
dreadful in the autumn when Is,, i
move the first time in couple 0. II
AIDES. Yes, they tore down the bo-.
but 1 didn't get out until tnev I'm, :
doors off and were beginning 0, j
floor. Oh, it was dreadful to TIM, 4
root the memories and the accumul,,.
truck Of years. l moved and vsrl
I'd never do it again. So I'm ssa,.l
for life in my new apartment and ,.,]
haps for life in the Morosco Tbs,,..
1t looks that way"
Miss Vokes has some reason FL, l.
optimism, for the Rinehart Hspsyi
mystery play opened the Morosco Ts..
ter August %, 1920. Unless sousAI,,
quite unforeseen happens, "Ths b.
will celebrate its 575th appearance I.
morrow night. In Chicago, too aTh
Bat" has been holding forth for a,n,s
year-in fact, it will have bir.hi.,
party tomorrow night also.
One of the secrets of the plays r.s
drawing powers is traceable to the I.v
atty of the public and the critics, u
management believes. So far, the en-
of the story has never been djvuIss
by any one who has seen the play, an
it is this desire to know which one Q
the half dozen suspects wandesin
through the play really is The Bat Tia
sends people to see it. Then, ate
they have learned, it is quite as inxr
esting to go and see it again to 4. i
all the pieces of the puzzle and see th
picture complete.
THE Bat" recently played . tire
weeks engagement at Baltimore, an
any one who ever played Baltimol
knows what that means. 1t is unprse
dented.
There are now six "Bats" aoatir
around over the country, and amor
them all they have managed to COZ,
every state in the Union. And nc
London is falling IN line and wants
bat" company, too, so Collin Kemps
of Wagenhals & Kemper, who prodnc
the play, is now in London engaging
cast to open at St. James's Theat
next month.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Women and a
Number of Clews.

More than 100000 persons hsvs
seen "The Bat" to date. and May Vokes
says two-thirds of that number haya
asked her to explain the whole thing
to them. "When l was in Atlanta
City and hardly knew my own part
thoroughly people used to stop me and
say You're May Vokes, aren't you? !
saw You play last night, and | want u
know whose searchlight it was that
made the reflection on the window ane
who nailed the bat on the door and
which of the men moved the couch, ana
was the unknown man assaulted befors
or after the detective arrived, and why
did the bank cashier come out there
anyway, and which one put the girl 10
the safe, and Holdl' I'd cry. I don'
know any more than you do about N
in fact, not so much, for / haven
found out as yet even who the bas y
If you call on me a year from now
may be able to tell you All rigns
then I'll have to go again to-nlgnh "
fit the clews all in they would sS''
which isn't bad, you know"
1t is a good thing that one OF 'n0''
understudies of fiction who rise to ia''
over night because the leading ~on'-
breaks her ankle at the eleventh hO''
didn't happen to get in "The Bat 0n'
wouldn't have ghost OF a chan's :.
Minette Barrett is general unders'a''
for the women in the cast, and shs A''
reported to the theater for every ~.
formance for q year and halt WIZ ~
having had chance to play once
one in "The Bat ever is indispos'',
An offer of more than sloo,oOO -, :.
The motion picture rights to lns ~.
has recently been refused ana "H', y.
picture it is going to make som' -. :.
when some producer is '0f'''s
enough to get it.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

by Lewis Stone, Jane Novak, Wallace
beery, Robert Gordon, Harold Goodwin
and Eugenie Besserer, who will repeat
on the screen the role she created ON
the stage.
Pathe is going to reissue some of it's
most popular features, edited down to
three reels. The original Pathe plavlet
will be released January 20 in Frank
keenan's "The Midnight Stage" Among
the stars who will appear in these re-
issues are Irene Castle, Florence Reed.
Warner GLAND, Elliott Dexter, Eric Won
Stroheim, Helene Chadwick, Gail Kane.
Bruce McRae, Paul McAllister, Mar
guerite Snow, William Courtenay and
Antonio Moreno.
When he returns to Hollywood from
his vacation in the East George Mel
ford Will direct for Paramount a story
by John Cotton, "The Cat That Walked
Alone" Dorothy Dalton will have the
leading role.
Six years ago Universal filmed
That Lass o Lowrie's," Frances Hodg
son Burnett's novel. However. Uniyer-
sal considers that the story has lust
the role for Priscilla Dean, so Elliott
Clawson has been assigned to prepare
the scenario for Miss Deans use, and
Hobart Henley will direct it, as he has
finished "Blarney" for Herbert Rawlin-
son.
Paul Scanlon will direct Margaret
du Points next picture, THE Rat Trap
In the supporting cast are Vernon
Steel, Landers Stevens, Ethel Ritchie
and Nick dc Ruiz. Arthur Statter pre-
pared the scenario from Wolfe Will
lard's story.
Victory Bateman, we'll known on the
stage, has been engaged by Goldwyn
FOR comedy role in "The Dust
Flower"
Mae Murray and her company have
gone to Cuba to produce "Fascination
for Metro. The story is by Edmund
! Goulding and the picture will be di-
rected by Robert T. Leonard.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

by Lewis Stone, Jane Novak, Wallace
beery, Robert Gordon, Harold Goodwin
and Eugenie Besserer, who will repeat
ON the screen the role she created on
the stage.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

Mae Murray and her company have
gone to Cuba to produce "Fascination"
for Metro. The story is by Edmund
GouldinG and the picture will be di-
rected by Robert T. Leonard.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

Claire Windsor has been chosen for
leading role in brothers linden the
Skin,'' a Peter B. Kyne story, which
Goldwyn is to produce.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

"The Rosary" Selig Rork's first pic
ture for First National, is promised
soon. Jerome Storm directed the pic
ture, which has an all-star cast headed
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

Victory Bateman, we'll known on the
stage, has been engaged by Goldwyn
Tor comedy role in "The Dust
Flower"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

Al Green, who directed Little Lord
Fauntleroy," is directing Thomas
Meighan in "The Proxy Daddy" from
the story by Edward Peple, author of
"The Prince Chap"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

Maurice Tourneur has begun work on
Lorna Doone." which will be present
ed on the screen with Frank Keenan,,
Madge Bellamy and John Bowers in the
leading roles.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

Norma Shearer, who made her debut
in "The Flapper," an Olive Thomas
picture, is now leading woman play
ing opposite Eugene O'Briea in "Chan-
ming of the Northwest"
, 1921-10-01
WYOMING LEGION WILL
Take PART IN BURIAL
OF unknown SOLDIER

Some state in the union has lost a
hero son who Will be laid in an un-
named grave because the war depart
ment records are unable to establish
the identity of the boy who gave his
life for his country on the battiefields
of France. The funeral will be fit
tlngly held at the nations capital No
vember IL.
In order that the state which for.
merry held the home and interests OF
the deceased hero may be represented
at his funeral the government is plan.
ming to nave at least one representa-.
tive OF every American Legion state
department attend the funeral. The
government will defray all e re-
ouired in having a delegate attend the
service.
d. w. ostibee. department com
mander of the American legion for
Wyoming has taken the case under
consideration and will name the mar
who win represent this state at the
funeral service Of the unknown hero.
The announcement will be made some.
time during the coming week.
, 1921-10-01
HOLDUP PLOT
ISFRUSTRATED,
OFFICERS SAY
Arrest of Two Negroes, Heav.
lily Armed, by Railroad
Sleuth at Depot Believed
to Have Prevented 1t.

In the arres OF Curtis Hayes. and
George Baxter. negroes who were
placed under arrest at tho Buriiny-
ton depot last night, the police be
iievs that they nipped a plot wnich
had been laid TO rob tho Burlington
ticket office or some empioye Of that
department
When placed under arrest the two
negroes were heavily armed. One OF
the men had a gun in his possession
while the other il said &c have thrown
bis away at the approach OF the
officers. The gun was later recovered
whore the negro is said TO have thrown
II.
It Is said that both men have been
notorious III the underworld life OF the
Sand Bar district. Police records show
that both of the men are old-tlme OF.
tenders.
The arrest was made at the station
last night after George Sherwood.
special agent for the railroad had
watched the men for soms time.
Thinking that they were alb, ready.
TO carry out the plan they hid batch.
ed he called h police department for
assistance. Although apparently, 20
overt act had been committed, It is
probable that the negroes will be ar.
raigned on the charge of carrying con.
cealcd weapons and will be given
drifting orders to leave town under
delayed jail sentences.
, 1921-10-01
CASPER REAL ESTATE
ACTIVE, SALES OF ONE
FIRM TOTAL $4,000

Five real estate transactions invoiv-
Ing a total transfer valuation OF s42.-
200 were nude during the past week
by the Marsl all & Brown Realty CON-
pnny- All OF the transactions were
on residence property and three OF the
properties averaged over $11 900.
Realty transfers Of this nature in;
dictate that a new buying tide has ret
IN On local rea. estate. III
The properties transferred are.
Anna Campbell property on Kimball
street TO Clara Knight
E. NJ. sibiey property on CT avenue
10 Anna Campbell.
". +. Skies property North Casper
10 Hugh Smith.
j. +. Learner property on South
Center street sold to Z. ]. McMahon.
Ralph Kamman property on Park
avenue transferred to E. Emerson.
, 1921-10-01
s. S. CLASS ELECTS.

The Mems class Of the Presbyterian
Sunday school taught by DR.. C. NJ
Anderson held a very interesting bust
ness and social session at the church
parlors last evening.
Election of officers for the following
year resulted as follows: Frank C
Fisher, president; Fred Van Gordon,
first vice president; John G. Jones
second vice president; w. r. McGreg,
or, third vice president: E. t. Patter
son, secretary; Mr.. Donaldson. treas
urer.
Enrolment in the class Is incrcas
ing rapidly and gives promise of de
veloping into one OF the largest mems
Bible classes in the city. The off
GERS and teacher extend a hearty in
vitation 10 h men of the city to inset
with them each Sunday morning at
9.45.
, 1921-10-01
ANNUAL PARCEL POST
CHECK BEING MADE

Consistent with the annual custom
Of tie p~ostoffice department a detail.
ed cheek on parcel post consignments
and receipts will be inaugurated to-
day to last until the close OF the bust.
ness on October Is. The purpose OF
h check is to determine the cost OF
operating the parcel post service and
to establish absolutely whether It IS a
paying proposition or not. The same
check will be mad in every other
postoffice in the country.
The last report of the local office,
covering h three month period End.
ing June 80. shows that 52,ss6 pack.
ages were handled by the office and
that h average cost Of handling the
Packages amounted to 15ts cents or a
total OF $3.50.
Details of the september period are
expected to show a tremendous In.
crease in this branch Of postal service,
oue to the heavy volume OF catalogues
which has been handled during the
period in the local postofnce.
, 1921-10-01
Or. ST. 10y TO ADDRESS
NEXT CHAMBER FORUM

Dr. S. X Ley chemist for the stand.
ard on company at Casper. wm ad-
dress the chamber Of commerce forum
meeting on Tuesday. october 4. on
the subject Of Protection Of our War
Industries"
DR.. 10y. realizing h great role
that organic chemistry has played IN
the development OF chemical warfare
and believing in the incaicuiable peace.
time benefits which ccrue from the
development o. the science Of organic
chemistry and its application in medi'
cine, agriculture md the Industries
connected with food. fin textiles and
dyes. has consented 10 ten the people
u Casper OF nc grave crisis which
threatens tho chemical industry Of tho
country.
, 1921-10-01
NAN GOES
To PRISON FOR
OUTRAGE HERE
Sentence of 10 to IL Years in
State Penitentiary Passed
on ]. S. Wilson by Judge
G. o. Brown.

]. s. Wilson. 6 IS. convicted of
n serious statutory charge against a
7-year-old child. was sentenced TO
serve from 10 to IL years in the state
~penitentiary. when a~rraigned before
Judge C. o. Brown yesterday.
This was the last official act which
brought the fall term OF the district
court to an suspicious close here
with the largest number OF convic.
tom that were ever secured in a
term of district court here. After
sentencing Wilson. Judge Brown ter.
minated court sessions here nj left
for Lander where he will hear the
criminal cases on the docket.
After sentence was passed on wi
son the court granted him a stay Of
execution of the sentence TO permit
him. through attorneys. to get the
case ready for presentation to the
state supreme court
Tho case. which developed a vol
ume Of sordid detail. was the last &C
ton to appear on the docket. VIII
son was sentenced in just two weeks
after the crime with which he was
charged Is alleged to have taken
place.
, 1921-10-01
MAN WANTED FOR THEFT
+0F AUTO IN MONTANA
is SEIZED IN CASPER

c. A Metz. charged with the theft
OF a Ford car in Billings yesterday
was arrested hero this morning by
Deputy John Powert shortly after he
had arrived at a local garage. As
soon as Metz was placed under ar
rest. the deputy took h precaution
to search him and found he had a
large caiiber revolver in his posses
sion.
Nets arrest was effected on infor'
nation telegraphed here by the Mon
tana authorities. He had managed
to slip through other towns In the
state without being apprehended but
was placed under arrest almost as
soon as he arrived in Casper.
, 1921-10-01

be OF a critical nature. Mrs- Stool.
fire. It was stated. was regainins con-
sciousness-
Mrs Stoolfire was crossing The
street carrying the infant when struck
by h car. which was driven by
Raymond Rouen- Circumstances OF
the accident had not been completely
investigated by the police but It is
understood that the woman was
dragged some distance. Rouen was
detained al police headquarters pend
inc an investigation of the case
Mrs. Stooifire is an elderly woman.
which may aggravate her injuries.
, 1921-10-01
ATTORNEY IN WHOSE ROOM
LINCOLN DIED is PAUPER|
ON WELLS ISLAND

NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-Thomas
Proctor. in whose room Abraham
Lincoln is said to have died. Is a pau
per in the city home on Blackweli's
island. the New York; Times Gays to-
day. He was formerly a lawyer here,
but a breakdown OF his health about
ten years ago caused financial en-.
barrassme1t which resulted in his be-
Ing sent to thc home IN 1915.
Proctor. when II years OF age, was
a clerk in the war department and
had a room in the lodging house op-
pos.te Ford's theater. where Lincoln
was shot by The assassin, Wilkes
, 1921-10-01

Booth. as set forth in the story told
by Proctor and corroborated by his
friends Proctor was returning to his
room. shortly after 10 o'clock that
night. he said. just as a number of
men crossed the street carrying the
unconscious form OF Lincoln Proc
tor directed the party TO his room.
where the president was laid on his
bed and died at T:s0 o'clock the fol-
lowing morning.
Proctor and Robert Lincoln. the
former. presidents On, arc believed
to be h only SURVIVING witnesses Of
Abraham Lincoln's death.
, 1921-10-01

similar operations at a place about n
mile north of the Platte river tina Is
almost inaccessible by road.
Al the place raided by the sher-
IFS force considerable equipment and
material incident to the manufacture
OF moonshine was uncovered but the
operators had departed. taking with
them the still with which they had
been manufacturing the contraband.
Officers here believe that a num-
Der of bootleg manufactures arc be-
ing abandoned because OF the activity
OF county IND city agencies.
The police were moro fortunate.
They recovered a 75-gaiion still.
learned the latest and most approved
methods of manufacturing bootleg
whiskey. and uncovered 10 barrels OF
mash. 2s jugs and nve kegs of wills.
key. They also procured much other
material for the manufacture &C
whiskey.
Quick work by the police in follow
ing out a clue that n Of the oni-
GERS ran across led to a house Mt 1929
East Second street. which has been
under suspicion fos several weeks.
Warrants TO search the property
were procured. Two men were ar
rested as they were leaving the house
with some OF h contraband in their
possession.
1t is stated by the officers that they
secured damaging Information from
the wife of one OF the men arrested
In connection with the operation OF
the plant.
, 1921-10-01
Harding Goes
To ManeuUers

WASHINGTON. Oct 1.-Presiden.
Harding accompanied by a small
party. including Mrs. Harding. left
Washington shortly after Q o'clock
today for. fredericksburg. Va. where
he will witness the fall maneuva-s OF
the East Coast Expeditionary forces
of the Marine Corps. spending tonight
In a tent white house" on the bat
tlefelds Of the Civil war Wilderness
campaign.
, 1921-10-01

We ara again handling American
Express money order for the conven.
fence OF ratrcna VIII 40 moi visb :,
stand in line at the postoffice. Trip.
enyR s.9sLt
, 1921-10-01
FOUR UNDER ARREST and TWO
M00NSHINE STILLSSEIzED AS
OF Late BOOZE RAIDS

Activity by both county and city law enforcement agen-
cies last night resulted in uncovering two more complete
moonshine making outfits, the arrest of four men and the de-
struction of manufacturing plants Of the contraband liquor.
While the police department was raiding a suspected
place in East Casper, the sherif's forces were conducting
, 1921-10-01
SERIOUSLY
HURT WHEN HIT
BY AUTOMOBILE
Mrs. j. A. Stoolfre Knocked Dovn and
Dragged While Crossing Street With
Child in Arms; Driper Detained

Mrs J. A: stoohre: 1922 Box Elder street, and a little
child suffered serious injuries at 80 this afternoon when
struck by an auto at the corner of Second and Durbin streets.
At the Women's and Children's hospital, where the injured
parties were taken, an examination of their injuries had not
been completed a short time later but they are believed to
Evening star., 1921-04-20

1t pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
filed through them
Evening star., 1921-04-20
VIEWS OF CANAL SHOWN.
Historic Washington Places Also in
Historical Society Tour.

Views of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal and historic places in and
around Washington were woven into
a screen tour which members of the
Columbia Historical Society took
with Clarence \. Phillips at the Cos
mos Club last night. Mr.. Phillips has
been busy with his camera in Wash
ington many years. He has found
beauty spots in out-of-the-way places
and made moonlight as well as sun
light pictures.
Government buildings. private homes,
parks and streets and historical places
in the environs of Washington, in
cluding Mount Vernon and Arlington.
were shown. A short musical program
followed the showing of the pictures.
Evening star., 1921-04-20
"PHONE TALKS" CLASSED
FAVORITE INDOOR SPORT

Telephone talking is becoming
favorte indoor sport in Washington
Judging from an unexpected increase
in the number of calls going through
the local exchanges
According to Charles T. Claggett,
and Potomac Company. telephone
traffic is nearly as heavy in the District
today as it was at the peak of the war
rush.
Approximately 100000 more calls
are being made daily this month than
were made last September. With ap-
parently no large increase In Popu-
lation in that period, officials of the
company are unable to explain this
talking jag"
Last September the average number
of originating calls was 265.000 day.
In October the daily average was
$4,000. In November the average
amounted to 100000. in December to
3O6, 900. in January to 312,775. and
March. 341, 900 day. All indications
are that April will show a slightly
higher average.
Ordinarily, officials say. Saturday is
a dull day in the exchanges, but on
Saturday, April 8. the operators put
day there were 100000 calls. the
largest number since the signing of
the armistice.
Four hundred thousand calls a day
was one of the high spots in telephone
traffic during the war period and when
hostilities ended and the city began
to return to normal telephone men
thought it would be years before
Washington would return to that vol
ume of business. This increase in
the volume Of business has made it
necessary for the company to keep
a considerable force of out Of town
telephone people in the city longer
than had been expected.
Evening star., 1921-04-20
MRS. SIMON TO, SPEAK.
Wife of Washington Rabbi to At
tend Hebrew Council.

Mrs. Abram Simon, wife Of Rabb
Simon of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation of Eighth Street TEN
pie. will be one of the principal speak
ers at the twenty-seventh annua
council of the Union of American He.
brew Congregations. which begins Z
three-day session in Buffalo, N Y.
May "a. Her subject will be eWhaI
Women Can Do for Judaism"
Mrs. Simon is the president and or
ganizer of the National Federation o.
Temple Sisterhoods, an auxiliary Of
the Union of American Hebrew Con
gregations. She has been at the head
Of this organization for five years.