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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06
"Certain Man" Answered
Charge With 05 YeIIoWbacks

At the closing session of re-
vival meeting In Washington, N.
G., an evangelist. Rev. b. F.
McLendon, leaned over the pull
pit and told his congregation
that certain man. present at
the service. had not been true
to his family, or his religion,
but that if he would deposit a
$40 bill In the collection plate
1t would be taken as token
OF his repentance and nothing
further would be said. but that
II he refused. the evangelist
would publish his name.
The collection included 80
ter dollar bills and FIVE notes
asking the evangelist to keep
quiet, and promising the $40 In
the morning.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06
Eere's Something New;
Husband Asks AIimonv

Columbus, O.--AllCging that
he is getting old and viii be
unable "a work much longer"
fnIa!era Macine. seventy years
old. filed suit for divorce and
a'iEony here against his wife,
Rus Tia Marine. The aged hus-
banu states thai his wife Is
much younger than he ard that
she left him after drawing ST.
"tE, 'in!n Their hank account.
fIS ayers he decided q $500 lot
TO her on her promise to Tor
form Der household duties. hut
tina! sra Taft home with their
three children, later returning
two Of them.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06
ENGLISH BIRTH RATE is 1875
Total in England and Wales Last
Year Was Far Below
That OF 1908.

London, England.-The number of
births recorded in England and Wales
IN 1919 was 692,4 3S including 41,2S3
ilegitmate, birth rate of 1875 to
each 1000 of the population, says the
annual medical report of the ministry
Of health.
In 1903, record year, there were
Di;;,.Il births, or more than 100000
greater than last year.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06
Killing Bee Spoiled.

Seymour, Ind.-Citizens Of this town
had visions of killing bee with bank
robbers rs victims. when the burglar
alarm went of at the Jackson coun-
ty bank. They surrounded the insti-
tuition and waited Ave hours for the
yeggs. Then II was found that the
vault has been improperly locked and
the batteries did the rest,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06
GrAat Mania Vanity

Julius Caesar was sensitive regard
ing his badness. So much did this
worry him that he became Ill. When
the day came on which Caesar disc0v-
cred that there was no remedy he had
a crown made that covered the entire
top and back of his head. but 1t was
torture to wear It.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06
DISASTERS

Jan. 3-Earthquake in Mexico killed
many persons and did vast damage
Feb. 5-Disa strous storm swept Atlantic
coast of United States.
March 28--Neary 200 persons killed and
hundreds injured by tornado which swept
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan Wiscon-
sin, Alabama and Georgia. Several mil
Hon dollars property damage.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06
Sto,e Jaips Chickens
After Serving Sentence

N. w. Smith of Altoona, Pa.
was sentenced to Jail for 10
months for stealing chickens.
Soon after he was released he
was arrested again, charged
with stealing the chickens from
the Jail itself.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06

Boston. home OF the infant prodigy,
has produced something else new in
the intellectual field, the middle-aged
woman college student who is the
mother Of ggawn sons. There are two
Of her. and they both are studying Law
at Boston university. Mrs. Emmallae
l.. Green of Winthrap Highlands is
Ga years old, and Mrs. Newton Z,
Chatam OF Williamsport. Pa, Is As
The picture shows Mrs. Green, who
Is the mother of four grown sons.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06

June l9-samuel Gompers reelected
president Of the American Federation al
Labor for thirty-ninth time.
july 20-United States labor board
awarded six hundred millions increase In
wages to all classes of railway workers,
about half what was asked.
July 2-Rail unions ordered referen-
dun vote on wage award.
July 3-Illinois coal miners on strike.
July 2-lndiana and Kansas coal min
erS struck.
July 2S-International Harvester COM
pany announced II would pay its em-
pioyees 90 per cent of it's profits after Z
tai.
July a1-striking miners ordered back
to work
Aug 1o-Wage increases totaling more
IMAM S30.OO000O awarded employees OF
american Railway Express by United
states railway labor board.
Aug. 29-New York street car men
struck.
Sept 1-Outlaw strike paralyzed the an
thracite fields.
Sept. 12-Outlaw strike of railway men
In Chicago district ended.
Oct. 16-Coal miners of Great Britain
struck. demoralizing the nations indus
tries.
Nov. 3-Britsh mine strike called of.
Dec 13-New England cotton mills re-
duced wages of 100000 workers about 2Zh
per cent.
Dec 15-Several big Industrial concerns
announced wage reductions and discontin-
uance or reduction Of dividends.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06
When Death Would Have Been swee.

Padncah, ky.-D. Harry Johnson,
local architect had narrow escape
from death when he fell into a vat of
sorghum skimmings He fell In head
first while leaning over the vat and
had gone down twice before he was
rescued from the sticky water.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06
Where WAS UncIe, Waltina Tor rraln2

Where was UncIe, waiting TOT IraIh7
Muncie. Ind.-When Victor Temple
ton received word that his uncle, Cloyd
Urich, had been found dead at Sweet
Grass, Mont, he went west for the
body. The uncle, very much alive, met
him at the station. A mistake had been
made in the identification Of o dcpi
iaGn.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06
INDUSTRIAL

Jan S-Steel strike called off by work
err committee.
Jan. 20-General railway strike in Italy
martial law in principal cities.
Feb 9-Three hundred thousand MEM
bers Of Brotherhood Of Maintenance OF
borers ordered to strike February H.
Feb l1--Director General Hines refused
TO raise wages of railway employees and
dispute was referred to the President
Feb. H-Rail unions agreed to hold wage
demands and strike in allegiance as asked
by President Wilson.
march 1-French railway strike settled
March 1.-TWO thousand railway express
employees at Chicago struck
March Ozone thousand clerks employed
in Chicago city. hall on strike for in
creased wages.
March 3l-Btuminous coal miners ac-
cepted q per cent wage increase and
eight hour day awarded by President
Wilson's coal commission.
Arril 1-Chicago city hall clerks ended
strike: granted wage Increase.
April 5-Nine thousand switchmen en-
ployed by eleven railroads in Chicago
struck; freight traffic tied up.
Five thousand coal miners In Illinois
and Kansas struck because of dissatis-
faction with wage awards.
April o Chicago switchmen's strike
spread to all cities.
April 13-President Wilson appointed
railroad board to settle railroad wage
Question.
April I5-Federal officers arrested thirty
leaders of rail strikers at Chicago on
charges of interference with movement
of mails and violations OF Lever act
June 7-Fortieth annual convention OF
American Federation of Labor opened In
Montreal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06

Nov. Sc:.a, wig III. former king of ga
aria.
Maj r. " McClaughry. former war
den of Leav ,nworth and Joliet peniten
tiaries.
Nov. lo-Henry Thode. noted German
historian
Rear Admiral r. B. Howard. U S. n
retired.
Nov. l4-Alston Ellis. president of Ohio
university.
Nov. 15-4 nomas Shields Clarke sculp
tor and painter In New York.
Nov. lS-Franklin Fort, former governor
of New Jersey
Thomas J. Coolidge. former minister to
France, at Boston.
Nov. 22-George W. Brock, noted mural
decorator.
Nov: 23-Commodore e. c. Benedict Of
Mrs Margaret Brewster. writer. In Mo-
desto, Cal
Nov. 26-Jake l.. Hamon, Republican
national committeeman from oklahoma
W; A. F. Ekengren. Swedish minister
Nov. 2S-James J. Reynolds. noted rail
way builder and engineer, in Chicago
Nov. 29-Eugene w. Chafin. prohibition
leader nae at Long Beach, Cal. ,.,
attorney of New York.
Dec. l0-Horace l.. Dodge, automobile
MANUFACTURER, in Palm Beach.
Marquis Della Chiesa. brother of the
Dec. 12-Olive Schrener novelist
Dec. 1G-Cyrus Beard, chief justice OF
wyoming supreme court
Dec; T-Lieut. Pat OBrien, famous
Horauo w; Seymour, noted journalist,
Dec. 16~Mrs. Helen E. Starrett, noted
American educator.
New York.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06

IA, 1920. western Newspaper Union.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-04
lnIatcur Sports

The West pari SparrOwS will br rep
resented on the diamond this year with
one Of IN" fastest semi professional
teams in fine city. Last year tn" Spar
rows won iWcnty-siX out of thirty on"
g#mrs against some Of the strongest
teams in Pennsylvania and New Icr-
soy.
Manager William DcngcS would like
to hear from H." same teams that the
SrarroN~ met ON foreign soil la,t year.
and lhr~. may be- obtained by address,
Ing the aUuyr named AT 1915 North
Twentieth street. All teams desiring
should write to sam G"rmuu. .iLlS
West THOMPSON, or phon" Belmont
2lH% i.
Icy, 'H. -'rr pitcher Of tho Gr"nlurn hlne
last -'tsnr. GrImIcy with U"nr on tive
ror'H H'i'.- ,ud AI, max" u battery 'hr' WI
r.'lthnI \. 4. ruil% unIform.d r.u". hats
r"nm\ "r." rnr"c Cor thir'I"osa hom teams
uiI'rlln' r,3tNuuthl" gLarHn'""s. Sat PUtuu-
Nm. IS south Fourth street
IirondWn> \. 6. d'strcS To- ABRAMS" game
HI'h ,,N,'lnou uishtrou-N rHr-Old niNns will
I0, 80 travel for half "Np"ls"s. Samu"i
GulI 4i4i South Tenth street..
I"r"st"r~ OF Am"r;cn. Junior Court No. @.
W..Ini Iik" iu hook gnm"T win hll""u- -s"H"n-
in,.D }.IT-uII ninrs or"rlug r"H-ounh,C I'TLr-
"ur Thomr~ rpi"5. 331i W"-' Ali".
rhn'drIaha Professionals d".iro~ to ar.
r,r. -""'~ N'.h MrFt gt"%s h2mH h2mi', i:"m' ..,,
75 %or,n IS'5.,I TIrS Iir nth .trrr, '> '"
h.. d.,M.' IL M"m "r.m Tor g.'% %, n
l9rnrsun. 3uiS west H,rlis s,r."i.
hlya \. g.. e Nret-'ltsa travelling a&sr'
r,I.o". wishes 10 .,rroug' laIu"s vI'h r.atn'
u' 'U. -LU.' rIIlhrr Ing reasonable guar
"r''"-. Elmer r'uNE"-. -"@3 West D"Guhir
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-04
lNTERClTY CAGE TILT
Chief Mueller and Chris Leonard
Here Tonight in X. Of C. Game

The TricounciI basketball team Of
tho Knights Of Columbus Lcngur will
play tho Unity Council. Of Now YORK
city, tonight at Knights Of Columhus
Hall. Thirty. eighth and Market streets.
in the intcrcity elimination compctitior.
A return game will bc played in Now
York Saturday night Tuesday. April
-. the local team will play Atlantic
City return game on the StCcplcchasc
Pier.
The New York team will bc composed
Of such wcll-known stars aS chief
Mueller. Eddie Connolly. Chris Lcon-
ard. Bobby Fitzgerald. Jack Fitzgerald.
Jnsk Norton and Whitty. Of the orig
nal Coltics. TrirounciI will have IT,
regular lineup.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-04
New by Its Absence Opening of Major League Baseball
Tho Pcnnant Speaks

n nm the ghost of nc .penndn'; !
haunt crcrv team ~ the Spring..
! flap in each face A. me start of the
race whcn INC buds ana inc bees
arc a wino.
wy TW ~ h nas "''"'' o"'''' O"'
Az bc opcns n cbccr,'Ivor. the dag's
coming here u there's anything
"lt 10 "coopc'
uTbcy b,,c oIr,,Ju ,ro, mo !, C,erc.
,nnJ on UG,bo,,on Jeic I'm n
ninc
U.bjIe tbc Pirates and CDbs class The
others as dnhs, ~ the ccrf'tcd
And tGcv sboui Il in tIcjr oIcc as fbcy'ye
firfiug rith me- IN me ,carm,
SUNNY davs Of the spring.
WhCn me "inSSic Old dope 0fcrs Snc.
ChnrWC h0pc nf inc 'OpcHirg
'hornS 0t Bing,
o.;
on hEc 10 EnoW 'ohGt fcGm u tcin
W'' ;h"d ""c'e "'" "'oP W
,.,, i"' tn"'
~ PNt u" cWon'yo or c'RpNu
,orJ ",j"|" ~ coW, ~ "'' ""'''"' ''''e
There's no use 10 ropc mc or pick nc
"r d"pC me- for am trohc-
iud Lo,r oLoDyd yov hmm ,rberc N,
J;cLc"o in NV ,rLo, ! bnron't
J"o;JmJ ,r,,ooTgCc,, IT,, ""'" "u''"
"'''"'
y I'I" IN" lI"US won pcnhaht Tor
l. IN" first time in fifty years. In 1920
tlcvcland's Cmbattlcd Indians won n
....... , =, =,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-04
Two Four-Eyed catchers on State

state College, Pa. Arril i.--Sprrloer"
pitchers Orinollors and mn"ld"rs seor' 70
II" moro or j. IS numerous "a baseball ihr
days but ronn stat" huaFts ~ q wl1u
Comhna ton IN having two h"-sp'cta.'..
ca t"hrrs. BDh Livingston. tho IHnSlu0r,
boy, Ia one Or Rczdcks substitutes nN
wears glasses lnsldn ~" mpsn. WHIT u
young Runnnttn. from Peabody High, TN .
hurgh, th" fr' ghmrn team also has - %.
nNpl'l hhrk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-04
Shelton Sets Swim Record

Detroit. April T.. Robert Skclion. "i o.
illinois Athletic club. Chicago. won ."
National \. \. l.. I+O-!arl hroast-7'rn.
swimming ChamnionShip here and "s','
lished . nov American ,roCoid. l!a ~"
former mark steve Rudy. New YORK
G. was n strong contender.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-04

"NIlY should Frank Baker be con.
w sidcrcd all through by 90 many"
writes l.. l.. j.. with Larry Gardner
of Cleveland still rated as star?
Gardner Is as old rs Baker. and has
been in the major league just as long
And the same goes with Eddie C0llins.'
Neither Gardner nor Collins has retired
for season. and it is still matter 10
be proved rs to whether veteran cnn
quit for year and then report with all
his ancient stuff intact. It might ho
noted also that Baker in his last season
out was still several notChpS below tI.
lins and Gardner.
! WHICH doesn't mean that the years
w rest may have done Baker moro
harm than good There arc certain
Quirks TO the dope that only an actual
test can unfold.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-04
1921 AS LINEUP
STILL DOUBTFUL
sraziII's Hands Handicap Him
in Holding Down First
Base Job
WALKERS FAILING AT BAT

r.....,., .. r..-.y.- r..,ty. .y,..
F, " "",", ,.,
,bo ,i,,. ,t,noao, ,t.oL hod sxod his
., -. ,,.'' ~ ..""" w. '"%o" ., ',%" a.,on.hin "I M
rrGU'ar ''am 'or 'h' ch"n'Plo"S''P
season there is every promise TINT h"
may have to give II another shaking
-, hor,r, Il tokos ,ho eo,d for thc hip
Wv "'i''' Wv 80,
games. corporations nave d"N'loP"d
from tho training that were un"Xprrtrd
orI Gamma is piZzlcd ne ia whether he
,I..,,,,,h ,,.,,l, Iii, ,I,,,
'"n I" '"'""e" WIN III" p'""''
II may he possible that tho team az
arranged, thc ono that has been playing
in the Srrics with the 'nrdinnIS ann
In'"r WIN 'i' '.an'S. 'h' Nv Nv.
| gather. but first impressions are hardly
warranted by thc later showing. .,
II IL NOT with his batteries that MACK
| is concerned; there Is class 10 th'n' "
relates moro to the inticld ana to
certain extent to tho outh"ld' AS now
! composed tn" Athletics, lnh"ld Is nor
only fast one, mt ol quarry VI n'',lnG
! above the ordinary. First has" ana
ShnriStup have been considerahIy
strengthened. in batting nt least by the
| acquisitions of BRAZIL and shannon.
,,.r..,
h'hI,'' ,'""','"' -, s,,+
h'IH'' ,''""''' WI, t.f,I ,i,nort
basrmon is what is IN" douh,f!l' "n rl.m,rm'
| Just at tho present time u - '''ll"au
/ five that Brazil should be IN th' su,I,'
! His batting, his speed ana ms HEE''S
! siycncsS are needed II IN" AtnI"''rS az"
to be- II contender or oven nn'Nn nlEnor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-04
IF HUNCH IS RIGHT,
YANKEES SHOULD WIN
Reds Won Pennant in 'l9 TOR FIRST Tune IN Fifty
Years. -Cleueland tire Same in 90
Ne,v YorES Turn in 2I
nv GRANTLAND RICE

any ono 10 400 with his alibi MI rcnd1-
and apparently no official sCcs tho foul
The referee rags Mikc--thc crowd gave
him the razz aud he's II sick boy and
Wilson. stunned with his good fortune
takes bow and diamond belt and
O'Dowd goes to the hospital. You could
write volume on luck in sports. bu,
never would you get n better chapter
than Wilson going down with Il broken
hand. trying to lose on foul. and
coming up with ten columns Of praise
and n diamond belt. But for O'Dowd
it's the record hard luck story Of the
year. &. Y. W,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-04
Limerick Of the Links

A dufcr ,chiic going the rounds
Played a Tong brdSSic shot out ot
bOUndS.
I'm trife afraid
I cant priHt rhdt he said
Bat perhaps you hare heard bom Il
sounds
Evening star., 1921-04-20
4,64O RESPONSES
TO HELP CHARITY
$500 of s5O,OO Desired to
Be Raised for Relief Still
to Be Obtained.

Semi-weekly report of the joint f.
nance committee of the Associated
Charities and the Citizens Relief AS
sociation showed that to noon today
4,640 responses had been received
from contributors. leaving $500 of
the desired $4,000 to be raised.
The returns to date from members
of the Board of Trade and the City
Club show that the former has already
enrolled 392 of it's members and the
latter 40. Thirty-seven returns were
received this morning from the Board
of Trade, thus bringing the enroll
ment almost up to that of the young
er organization. A letter from a mem
Der of the Board of Trade gives a
strong Endorsement of the present
plan of the joint finance committee
to enlarge the number of oontribut-
ing mem berS.
This member, who has been an an
nual contributor. sends in his usual
gift of $40 with a letter to the chair
had been waiting for just such an
effort as that now being made. hoping
that the committee would distribute
the responsibility for the support of
these home and family welfare
agencies by inviting the smaller con-
tributorS as well as the larger to
share in their work.
The finance committee is still hoping
to come much nearer its goal of 10000
members than that already reached.
1t expects that by the end of this
Evening star., 1921-04-20
San Carlo Opera Co.

The San Carlo Grand Opera Com
pany will open it's engagement at
Polls Theater Monday night with a
performance of Nine. Butterfly" with
Anna Fitziu in the title role and Stel-
la De Mctte singing Suzuki.
This will be followed on Tuesday
night with La Boheme," in which
Queena Mario sings Mimi and Made
leine Kettle sings Musetta. Messrs.
Agostini, Montanelli, De Biasi and
Cervi are also in the cast. Louisa Tay-
lor and Messrs. Sinagra and Montanel-
Ii will be the principals in La Tosca,"
evening; "Pagliacci" and
"Cavalleria Rusticana' will both be
given on Thursday evening, with Bet
tina Freeman as Santuzza. in "Caval-
leria Rusticana," Giuseppe Inzerillo
being the Turiddu, and Sofia Charlie
bois as the Media in "Pagliacci," and
Giuseppe MOntanelli as Canio. No
baritone of our day has won his way
faster with the American public.
"Rigoletto" is the bill for Friday
evening. with Mario Vale in the title
role and Queena Mario as Gilda. NAL
tha" will be sung at the Thursday
matinee. and Carmen Saturday after
noon. A gala performance of "Ill
Trovatore' is scheduled for Saturday
night.
Evening star., 1921-04-20
Robert B, Mantell.

Robert B. Mantell will come to the
National Theater next week in snake
spearean repertory Since the death of
Sir Herbert Tree. in England, Mr..
Mantell claims to be the only trage-
dian of first Importance. on either side
of the Atlantic. presenting a classic
repertoire in the lavish, pictorial man
ner of the old tragedians, like Forrest,
Booth and Irving, free from the mod
ern taint of freakishness and "isms.
The ringing lines of Shakespeare, he
claims, were written to be spoken in
the elocutionary manner, and While
he has not been blind to the modern
demands for naturalism in characteri-
zation, he has steadily refused to
adopt the parlor style of conversation
on the battlefield.
Mr.. Mantelrs week opens Monday
night with the nom Shake espearean
"Richelieu," to be followed by Ham
let" Tuesday night; "As You Like It.
Wednesday afternoon; Richard IL.
Wednesday night; king Lear.
Thursday night; Macbeth" Friday
night; THE Merchant of Venice" Sat
urday afternoon, and Julius Caesar
Saturday night
Evening star., 1921-04-20
Odiva's Trained Seals,

Odiva and her Trained Seals, in
what is claimed to be a marvellous
exhibition of fancy diving and water
fcats, will be the featured attraction
of the vaudeville portion of the bill
at the Strand Theater next week, be-
ginning Sunday. The act is staged in
an enormous glass tank, in full view
of the entire house. Others will in
cludeSKing and Cody, in melodies and
original and character dance ideas; /;
Lynn Cantor, in a popular song
repertoire; Walter Fenner and COM
pany in novel one-act comedy,
"Show Me-" and Anger and Adelon, in
hilarious musical breeze called
slapped
The photoplay offering for the week
will picture Pauline Frederick in her
latest production, The Mistress of
Shcnstone." Short film features also
will be shown.
Evening star., 1921-04-20
Echoes of Broadway"

The latest vaudeville revue of the
great metropolis, Echoes of Broad
way" combining the seasons hits in
songs, dances, music and general novel
ties, and presented by a company of
twelve talented and attractive perform
ers, will be the extraordinary feature at
the Cosmos Theater next week, COM
mencing at the matinee Monday. 1t is
an A. V. A. production, attractively
staged and beautifully costumed, breezy
in action and blending the meodous
with the rhythmical in music. The fea-
ture act. one of the most pretentious of
the Cosmos season, will be supported by
a standard supplemental bill of the best
quality.
The added matinee feature also will
be extraordinary in character and no
less than Charles Rays latest and, it is
said, most delightful picture, Nineteen
and Phyllis" Ready to Serve" a
Christie special of the newest type, will
head the usual supplemental features
at all performances
A very attractive bill is announced for
Sunday, starting at pm.
Evening star., 1921-04-20
WAR SURPLUS SOLD.
Huge Sums Involved in Three
Months Transactions.

According to the director of sales.
war Department, the cost price of
surplus property sold by the War De-
partment up to April / last was ST.
443,S75,027. and the value of surplus
property still on hand is s1S3.7O7, 900.
Transfers of surplus property from
the war Department to the Navy. the
department of Agriculture, the Treas
ury and other executive departments
Of the government. to March 81, 1921,
expressed in cost price to the gov
ernment, amount to s156,SS6,715.
The total sales reported for the
first quarter of the calendar year
1921. expressed in cost figures, amount
to S1S7,617. 7.673.20, and transfers to
other executive departments for the
same period, also expressed in cost
figures, amount to $20.202,993.
Between January 1, 1921, and the
week ending April 9, 1921, there was
turned into the Treasury as a result
Of sales of surplus War Department
property $66,349,3S7.
Evening star., 1921-04-20
Bird of Paradise. "

THE Bird of Paradise will make
its annual Washington visit to the
Shubert- -Belasco next week, commenc-
ing Sunday night. Florence Rockwell,
seen in the title role last season,
again heads the cast as Luana.
The production this season, it is an
nounced, is more effective and more
elaborate than in previous years, as
Richard Walton Tully has had the
spectacular moments Of the play en-
tirely rebuilt and made more thrilling.
The company, the same as last sea-
son, includes Robert Brister, Brandon
Evans. Gertrude Walthers, Rose Wat
son. Leo Curely and James X. Apple
bee. The Hawaiian music will be
rendered by a native quintet of sing
ers and ukulele players
Evening star., 1921-04-20
Frisco, King of Jazz"

= Next week at B. F. Keith's Theater
Frisco, the king OF Jazz noted
among the recent vaudeville novelties,
assisted by Loretta McDermott and Ed =
die Cox, will be the stellar feature in
syncopation exploitations. Others will
be Nine. Deree's Operalogue, with a
opera companies, in five celebrate en-
sembies; Polly and Ooz; the Leightons,
in COMEDY and Songs: Lane and Mo-
ran, in Listen, Mickey; Mile La
Toys models, four-footed comedians;
Frawley and Louise, in "Seven AM, ;"
les of the Day and the kinograms.
Sunday at and Sis pm. the bill will
present Harry Watson, Valerie Bergere
and the remainder OF this weeks offer
ings.