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The New York herald., 1921-12-23
Miss Billie Burke
to Build Theater
forHer Own Plays
Says Site Has Been Acquired
for Home for Her Roper
toire Company.

Miss Billie Burke, star or THE Inti-
room Mt Henry Millers Theater last
night that an uptown site had at last
been obtained where she and her hus-
band. Florenz ziegfeld. Jr., expect to
house. she said. will be of a type similar
20 Henry Miller's Theater. which is
looked upon as model of theatrical
construction. except that Miss Burke
wants smaller balcony. The audi
torium will be suitable for the interpre-
tation Of intimate plays.
Miss Burke contemplates putting in
effect the repertoire theater which she
has long set her heart upon. She ex-
pressed qualification that after several
years of hoping in the face of dlscour-
agements her cherished ambition seems
about to be realized. She intends to give
among the first productions revival Of
Sheridan's "A School for Scandal"
IT wanted to give it a year ago." she
said, and I hated to give up the idea.
Now we seem in fair way to going
through with it, though i don't know
how the public will receive me in 1t.
But perhaps there'll be some curiosity
to see me as Lady Tedsle. Also have
a strong desire to do Ibsen's A Dolls
House 1t oppresses me whenever ]
read or study it and 1 ask myself If I
can really go through with 1t. Yet II
fascinates me always, for 1t seems 50
remarkably real
Miss Burke also limited that she might
engage in Shakespearian performances.
though she confessed to being shy about
discussing all her aims. She aims to
vary her offerings. but to give each
production as long as it has strong
drawing power.
Meanwhile" she said, 81 want to
give special matinees Of truly worth
while new plays. I wish to bring out
untried American authors and to do the
sort OF thing ono feels free to do only
when one owns q theater."-
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
NOTES of THE THEATERs.

Norman Trevor will make his bow as an
actor-manager with 1.-The Married Woman"
by Chester Bailey Fernald, at the Princess
Theater tomorrow night.
Miss Ethel Levey will begin at the Palace
noXt week what is announced her last
American appearance in vaudeville. She is
duced in London next year. and her theater-
--~.ng will include "Kiki," "Dluebesrd's
Eighth WIFE," "Dulcy." "Liiom' and Good
Hforning, Dearie."
The New York Theater Club occupied $50
seats at last nights performance of "Bon-
co. at Jolson's Fifty-ninth Street Theater.
Howard Marsh. who sings the tenor lead In
'Blossom Time" at the Ambassador Theatre.
gents. who reside in indianapolis and are
making their first visit here. His father Is
State Auditor OF Indiana.
The "Ha Ha Club of Irving BerIin's
''Mrsc Box Revue will hold Christmas
party Tomorrow night at the volsin with
Joseph Santley OF the revue aud William
s. Norton. manager OF the Music Box The
ator among the guests OF the young women
composing the club.
There will be extra natinses Of Tho Cir
Gle" at popular prices ut the seiwvn Thcatcr
both next week and the week following on
Monday. Thursday and Friday.
Sam Iivesey. English actor. who has
played IN more than go meodramas. VIII
make his American debut next Monday night
at the KnIckerbocker Thentcr. when CharIee
Dillingham; presents bulldog Drummond, g
the London thriller, with A. T. Matthews
featured.
The members of tho cast or Green Jade -
which opens In Washington next Monday at
tended last nights performance OF Just
9ferred" at Nora Bayes's Theater.
Jennie Basts, ; years old. OF 21D Park
place. Astoria. l.. J.. yesterday received tl.
doll which is given away at each matinee
performance OF Get Together Go the iuve-
nile occupant OF tho Hlppodronc seat whicn
IL picked by Jennie. the shmiuying elephant.
Alfred C;orlltt. winner ~ Tho ais day hlcs
Gle race. n nt Proctor's Fifth Avenue Thpa'er
this week giving exhibition on homo trnin
ers. assisted by Ehdi, Madden and Clarence
Carmen Alfred Goullet. Australian by birth,
now an American citizen. served as a
lieutenant IN the United States Army. Ift
has won thirteen six day races, five IN New
york. ono IN Newark. two in Chicago. ono In
Kansas City, two IN Australia, one in Paris
and one In Brussels.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
BY LAWRENCE REAMER.

Last night the war had to take another
lead on it's guilty shoulders. Carle Carl
ton produced at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre Danger" an new play from the
pen of Cosmo Hamilton. Thus does the
burden Of that unhappy struggle daily
grow heavier.
Mr.. Hamilton blames the war for
the way the heroine of his new play con-
ducts herself in matrimony. There is
also said to be new sex" angle re-
vealed in the work. Yet after all one
may with moderate certainty rely on Mr..
Hamilton for novelty in this part of any
play. He is a tireless student of sex
angles, old and new.
1t is open to question. however,
whether the war created the unsexed
hussy who posed as the heroine of the
new play or whether the war had any
thing to do with her existence. There
have been frequent suggestions of her In
fiction. She was more conspicuous in
Mile. Giraud Ma Femme" possibly, al
though she has been seen in other mani
festations Last night she called her
self a modernist, an individualist and
other emancipated and independent kind
Of creature, but every man in the the
ater knew what she really was.
Mr.. Hamilton had not in reality dis
covered any new angle of sex. 1t was
Just an old twist that he was utilizing
for fear that his admirers might already
be full up of the problems which he has
hitherto prepared for them.
She came out of n stable. this speci-
men of the intermediate. was tremen-
dously ambitious and determined to
make the best she could out of the aris-
tocrat she nabbed in his youth. But
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
"TRILBY" REVIVAL TONIGHT.

"Triby." Paul Potter's dramatization
Of Du Mauricr's novel, will be revived
tonight at the National Theatre as the
first Offering Of the National Players
Inc, which includes Wilton Lackaye,
Miss Charlotte Walker, George Nash.
Edmond Lowe. Harry Mestayer. Ignacis
Martinetti and others. The new com
pany has revised the prices OF seats
downward and tickets will be sold to-
night at from SO cents to 81 each. and
the same scale will prevail on Saturdays
and holidays. On Monday and Tuesday
evenings and for Wednesday matinees
$3.50 will be the top price.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
SHOW NORTH AFRICA FILMS.

Films showing the vivid life, rugged
wildnoss and the ancient ruins of North
Africa were screened at Aeolian Hall
last evening by the French Line, which
is conducting series of automobile ex-
cursions into Moroccoand Algeria
The pictures took the spectators through
many places unfamiliar to American
tourists. showing scenes of Moslem life.
great Moorish palaces. Sahara oases
and forts OF the old Barbary pirates.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
New Holiday Traffic
Record Is Predicted

T OLIDAY passenger traffic on
RI the railroads hereabouts
promises to set some new
records. The rush began Wednes-
day, increased yesterday and will
be still greater to-day, when all
through trains will be run in sec
tions. The peak of travel is ex-
pected Monday afternoon, when the
rush back to town will necessitate
the running of some trains into the
Grand Central Terminal in six sec
tions. 1t is estimated that 100000
persons will have passed through
the Grand Central and Pennsylva-
MIA stations in three days ending
tomorrow. This is about 100000
more than the average for three
days. Other roads centering here
are expected to swell the total by
about $4,000.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
PARCEL POST INCREASING.

Walter G.. Burton. Postmaster of
Brooklyn. said yesterday there has been
an increase in parcel post business this
ear Of 10 TO 30 per cent. over last
year. He said that Notwithstanding
the great rush of Christmas business
mail was being satisfactorily handled
in Brooklyn and that the mail hoppers
are empty every night
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
COOLIDGE INVITES PAGES.
Vice-President to Follow Marshall
Precedent with Dinner.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.--Vice-President
Coolidge informed Senate pages to-day
he would continue the custom carried out
by his predecessor, Thomas r. Marshall,
Of giving a Christmas dinner for them.
The Vice. Presidents two sons also
will attend the dinner
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25
Local Minister Finds Columbia
Exception Among College Towns

Walter Williams class at the Cozy thea.
ter, draws every week nearly 500.
All these larger classes fail TO take into
account the numerous small classes held
in each church, whose attendance in the
aggregate, will amount to surprising
number.
Il used to think all university com.
munities we're regular church goers,' -
said the Rev. Walter Haushalter, "but |
find that Columbia seems to be excep-
tionally good in this respect. AT Ann
Arbor, the seat Of the University Of
Michigan, there is not a single church in
the town that has an evening service, nor
has it had one for more than three years.
At the University Of Colorado, a friend
tells me. students do not go to church
either in the morning or evening""
The church attendance in Columbia is
also a highly commendable example.
Few big city churches succeed in getting
a crowd out for their Sunday evening
services. but the Christian Church here
has had an average attendance Of more
than 1000 since school commenced.
Other churches report similarly en-.
couraging attendance at their evening SER
vices.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25

As a church.going community, viewed
from either the town or University stand
point, Columbia is shining example to
other cities. Broadway on Sunday morn
ing. looks like Pe,ticoat Lane on Satur-
day afternoon, with its groups Of happy.
looking people hurYing 10 their various
Sunday school classes.
A census Of several of the biggest
classes held each Sunday shows an aver.
age attendance of nearly three thousand
people at Sunday school, and an enroll
ment of more than 1000. Miss Jessie
Burralls class heads the list, with an en-
rollment of 1900 and an average attend
ance Of 800.
Walter c. Gibbs has an average attend
ance Of $50 at his Bible class held in the
Columbia theater. The total attendance
of the Bible school Of the Christian
Church is about 700. The E. W. Stephens
class. taught now by Roy Ivan Johnson,
usually has about 200 in attendance.
DIR. Ivan Lee Hollis class at the Meth.
odist Church has been formed so recent
ly that attendance figures are not a fair
barometer, but it is rapidly growing.
Dean Walter Miller. at the Presbyterian
Church, has usually about $50. Dean
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25
POPE REPRESENTED AT
CONFERENCE BY MEDIA
Young Italian, Head of Popular
Party. Will Stand For Cath
olic Interests.

WASHINGTON. by Mail.)-In Filippo
Media, the Italian delegation at Wash.
ington has as lis representative Of
ltaly's youngest anI second greatest po.
iltical force-that of the Popular or
Catholic, party.
Although in existence only three years,
the Italian Clerical party now ranks aft.
er the Socialists rs the most dominating
political influence IN Italy.
Indirectly and quite unofficially, too,
the selection may be regarded as a
very marked courtesy TO the Vatican.
Tor with Media on the Italian delega.
iion Vatican thought and Vatican in
iluence will not be excluded entirely
from unofficial participated in the con-
ference.
The Italian Popular party, of which
Media is the recognized leader. was
formed at the direct suggestion of Nitti
to the Vatican. Ii was Nitti alone of
all the Italian statesmen who far back
in the war saw that the political effects
OF the latter in Italy were going to be
the most extraordinary development as
political elements Of socialism and cler.
icalism. Niiti has already ascended to
power by effecting this combination and
every fresh day of Italian political life
indicates it will be the combination on
which he and other Italian premiers
will have TO base their support for a
good many years TO come.
Hence Medals position on tile Wash
ington delegation is one of extreme i'm.
portance. This has suddenly become
doubly so by the decision of the Ital.
ian Popular party TO throw its whole
weight and influence in favor of the
League Of Nations. Back Of this decis.
ion politicians profess 10 see the hand
Of His Holiness and the first steps
towards the possible entrance Of the
Holy See into the League Of Nations.
Media is member of the Milan black
aristocracy the aristocracy
that is grouped about the Pope and the
Vatican, as against the white aristoc.
racy" that is grouped about the King
and Quirinal. He is lawyer of high
repute and represents the big financial
interests Of the Lombardy Industrial
center.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25

beth Mcmillan, Mr.. and Mrs. W. p.
Dorgan and daughter. Catherine, went to
Cenlralia yesterday TO spend Thanks
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Baker.
Misses Fannie and Ruth Edwards are
spending the week.en in Centralia.
Miss Lydia Sandison left yesterday
for Huntsdale where she will spend
the weekend.
Mrs. ]. +. Davis left Yesterday for
Sturgeon, where she will spend the
weekend.
Miss Rose Rosenthal has gone to Chi.
cago 10 spend the holidays with rela.
,iyes.
Moss and Lee Edwards went 10 Cen
tralia to spend the holidays with their
parents.
Mrs. Charles Reese and mother. Mrs.
Dennis. went TO Browns Station yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. C. Vivian and Mrs.
E. II. Smith went 10 llallsville yester-
day to visit with Mrs. E. R. Hamil-
ton.
Lucy Jones, student in the Colum-
hia High School, went 10 Centralia yes
terday for the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Rummins went
to Hallsville yesterday 10 spend Thanks
giving with Mrs. Rummins' mother.
MIR. and Mrs Allen Richard went to
Mexico, Mo, yesterday 10 visit during
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Shearer went to
Sturgeon yesterday 10 spend Thanks
giving with the lat,er's grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Armstrong went
to Centralia yesterday. where they will
spend Thanksgiving with Mrs. Arm
strons's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E.
Proctor.
Mrs. Grace d. Duvall and daughters,
Fern and Coldie, and Mrs. Stanley
Barnes went TO Hallsville 10 spend
Thanksgiving Day.
Miss Virginia Hudson went 10 Boon
Vile yesterday where she will be the
weekend guest Of Col. T. A. Johnston
Of kemper Military Academy.
Miss Louise Weylie. Miss Virginia
Thompson and Miss Marjorie Mayas
went to- Boonyille Yesterday 10 visit the
laiter's brother. C. E. Mayas.
NJ q N uonn.r nr aud Me II ID
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25
WASHINGTON U. GETS s25o.ooo
w. X. Bixby Donates Sum For New
Building.

W. X. Bixby Of St. Louis. financier
and patron Of fine arts. donated S250.000
to Washington University for new
building for the School of Fine Arts. at
4 meeting of the Board of Directors Of
the university held al the First Ma
iional Bank Tuesday afternoon. The
gift is outright and contains no other
provision except that the new building
occupy site on the main campus. The
Board of Directors have decided 10 name
the building the w. X. Bixby Ar;
School Hall"
DR.. Frederick Hall, chancellor of the
university. said yesterday that while the
location Of the building is undetermined.
it will probably occupy the southeast
corner Of the campus. where Skinker
road and Forsythe boulevard intcrscct.
DIR. Hall was unable 10 say when the
building will be pui under construction.
but hoped that ii would be completed in
two years.
Mr. Bixby. who is a member of the
Board of Directors Of the university. is
a student of art and has probably the
finest collection of original manuscripts.
bric-a-bric. oil paintings. etchings and
carvings of anyone west-0f the Mississip.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25
Columbia Church Buildings Show
A Marked Change Since 1865

Vivid contrasts are drawn in comparing
the church buildings Of Civil War days in
Columbia with the new and proposed
edi6ces. Few members Of the church.
es today can recall the plan open struc.
lures Of early days From the simple OBJ
leng buildings Of four walls. hard bench-
es, oil lamps and reed out-oftune organ,
the churches Of Columbia have evolved
TO the comfortable, steam heated. artis.
tically arranged and pipe organed struc-
lures Of today.
I, Memories Of The Little Brown Church
are clearly recalled by the Rev. NJ. A..
Burnam, who has lived near Columbia
during the sixty.four years Of his preach
ing in the Baptist denomination.
when seventeen years old l first came
to Columbia to hear the Rev. William
Thompson, famous Baptist orator who
spoke at the Baptist church, Reverend
Burnam said. "The Baptist church in
1856 was located where the Court House
now stands. 1t was red brick struc-
ture about 60 feet long and 40 feet wide.
The benches were plain boards and there
was an organ. The huge oil lamps were
supported on posts in the aisles Of the
church. Later the Baptist church was
built on the site Of the present building.
"The Methodist church at that time
was located on the south side Of Broad
way about one block east of the M. K
& T. depot. 1t was pain brick build
ing. A new and larger building was
erected later on the same lot now occu.
pied by tile Hoberecht garage. After
this building was sold the Methodisis
built on their present site.
"A painting on the wall back of the
pulpit was an artistic feature of the
Christian church OF Civil War days. This
painting Of al old Egyptian temple seem
Ell TO give depth 10 the appearance of the
church as one entered the door. The
church was located on the same site that
the present building now occupies. The
Rev. ]. K. Rodgers WIS pastor at that
time and also president of Christian Col.
lege.
Red brick was the prevailing mate
rial for building churches in those days.
The Presbyterian church was Of this
material and was located on the same lot
OF the present church. Each church had
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25
MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE

The Rev. and Mrs. c. W. Hatcher went
10 Hallsville yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Mari went to
Hallsville to spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs. ]. L. Nichols went to Centralia
yesterday.
Miss Elma Subletie wen, TO Halls.
vile yesterday for the weekend.
Lillian Thornton and Leila Bradford
left yesterday for Kansas City.
Mrs. W. A. Reid left yesterday for
Hannibal where she will spend the week.
end.
Mr. and Mrs John N. Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mcmillan. Miss Mary Eliza.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25
FATHER OF STUDENT DIES
William Van Nice. Senior, Will Be
Buried Tomorrow.

William Van Nice, 81 years old, Of
Kirkwood, father of William Van Nice,
Jr, student in the University, who
was found dead in his bathroom. at IL
o'clock Monday night. committed suicide,
according 10 the decision of the coro-
ner's jury. Tuesday. An autopsy per-
formed by Coroner Rolla Bracy disclos-
ed the presence of carbolic acid in Van
Nice's stomach.
Mr.. Van Nice was member of the
firm Of Van Nice. .Wardell and Co. He
was a prominent Mason, being senior
warden Of the Masonic Lodge at Kirk
wood. Mrs. Van Nice said that he had
no business troubles.
He is survived by his widow and three
children. The funeral will be held at
2:30 o'clock with the local lodge Of the
Masons in charge.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25
LEGAL FIGHT
ON NFORESTATE
S30,O00,000 American Syndi:
cate After Austrian Arch.
dukes Holdings.
Rn wEsB MILLER

United Press Stdit Correspondent
Pams. tBy Mail.)-Plans have been
completed by a thirty-million dollar Am.
,.ican syndicate for one Of the biggest
international legal battles in history for
the possession Of the vast estates Of the
Archduke Frederic Of Austria, ex-Com.
mander Of the Aus,ro- Hungarian armies
during the war.
The first move is an attack upon the
interpretations by three Central Euro
pean countries Of the treaties Of peace.
A charge is TO be lodged before the tri.
bunals established by the treaties ac-
cusing the governments of Czecho-Sloyak-
ia. Jugo-Slayia and Austria Of flatly
violating the provisions Of the treaties by
confiscating the archdukes estates.
The American syndicate which has ac-
quired rights TO the administration Of the
properties includes Charles II. Sabin. j.
Leonard Replogle. Frank A. Munsey.
Thomas ]. Fielder, William A. Honnard
and Louis Chevrillon. Samuel Inter
never. the famous New York attorney.
represented the syndicate in the prelimi-
rsry nec,,;,,;ons in V;ern, Carlsbad
and paris
II. -, .. r a., ,,,hJ,,L. -.
valued at around two hundred million
dnlI,rs and ;ncluJ. the s,eel.works and
mines at Teschen. hundreds of thousands
og acres of fores, Lands surar heel pl,n.
,a,inps .n,r,men, buildings several his.
,o,;c c.s,lss n d,irvinp industry and the
,sond.rfnI alh.r;na Museum in Vienna
Rsgor. IN. war the .rcbduke was one
of III. xe.l,bies, men in Eurone His
estates welded an income Of from ten TO
f;f,scn m;ll;on doIlar. n.r wear After
,hs war the new states carved from the
,err;,or;as of aus,ro.Hpngaria conf;s.
Gated or se,res,rs,ed the estates an the
,rornJ ,b,, Frederic ;s a member of the
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25

a small platform porch in front. and
across the street were located hiiching
posts for those who drove into town for
services. Stiles were placed at convon-
lent places near the churches 10 assist
ladies while mounting their horses.
Our prayer meeting nights were ar-
ranged 50 that each church would hold
services on different evenings and any
one could attend all the meetings" the
Reverend Burmam added.
Nj. U. Graduate Is City Editor.
c. P. Liter, B. J. '2l has just re-
ceived the position of city editor of the
Maryville Democrat Forum.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25

of amusement in Walcott. Sunday is
the usual day of dances, and frequently
the entertainments last until 2 and 8
o'clock in the morning.
what harm is there in dancing?"
asks the mayor. .'People come here
from church towns 10 dance with US on
Sunday
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25
MLSSOURLAN
''DAVID LAWRENCE"

ing to do next. The newspaper folk had saying
that Lawrence had been sitting in the Presidents
lap indicating that the favorde correspondent had
been given presidential condolences.
David Lawrence became vogue, and the few pa
pers that were able to share his services were The
observed of all observers.
Lawrence's intimate relations with Wilson came
TO end just before the President departed for
France. The journalist rather harshly criticised
the President for the laers failure to take the
respondents more into his confidence, and deplored
the abolition of the regular press conferences that
had been a feature of the last two administrations.
During the peace conference and after the return
of the President to America, however, Lawrence
continued TO furnish his paper with unsurpassed
interpretations of national and international con-
ditions. No longer sitting in the President lap,
he was able to explore much wider fields for in
formation and impressions. He knows and is known
by everybody who is anything in national affairs,
particularly in national politics. His articles
read eagerly by statesmen and politicians through
out the nation.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25

Elmer Coleman is sick with chicken
pox.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25

Glen Douglass was in Columbia visit
ing Saturday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25

Stanley Burks. who has been i'll with
smallpox is now able to be out.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25

The Mutual Telephone Company has
been repairing wires.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25

Mrs. B. E. Rice. Jr.. and Mrs. Ernes,
Rice visited Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Rice
and family Tuesday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25

Jess Jacobs and Jack Burks were in
Columbia on business Saturday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25
LINDEN NEWS

The Rev. Cheavens will preach to
the people Of Hunlsdale the coming year.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-25

Mrs. Tomp Lamm has been i'll the
last week