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Evening star., 1921-08-22
Photoplay Features.
COLUMBIA-"The Great Moment

An Elinor Glyn story, a Cecil B. de
Mile production and Gloria Swanson,
who has made great strides in her art
in recent years. as the star. with the
added interest of Washington locale
in part, should be an irresistible COM
bination and in the natural order of
things ought to make Loew's Colum
bia Theater mecca of local attrac-
ton this week. Mr.. De Miles film
production of Nine. Glyn's story.
Swanson as it's heroine. Is the out
standing feature of the Columbia
program, which includes also inti-
mate views of photoplay making
with the stars at work, the Inter-
national News and a fine orchestral
program.
The story Of 1.-THE Great Moment"
is Elinor -Glynesque in type and rather
complicated, starting with a prologue
which depicts the marriage of an
English lord to Russian gypsy. Sub
seQuently it is the daughter of this
figure of interest. Her father wishes
her to marry her cousin. but "a hero"
arrives in advance and is mistaken
for the cousin. Then follows a trip
to America and to faroff Colorado.
where. unexpectedly, the hero" again
race. She is bitten by a rattlesnake,
hSe her arms slashed by the hero, who
sucks the poison from the wound and
doses her heavily with whisky to
save her life. Their absence causes
search, the father is indignant and
insists upon an immediate marriage
with "the hero" the mistake of which
is realized by the couple later. and a
divorce follows. The girl departs for
the east, where her escapades again
call for the appearance of the father
and an uncle. "The hero" is sent for
and at wedding party the lady again
meets him, the old love is revived
and then-the Closeup"
A sensational banquet in Washing
ton will bring a smile to the faces of
those who know how wicked and how
prof1igate our wealthy young Wash
ingtonians might be, If they were.
Milton Sills is Miss Swanson's lead
ing man and "the hero" He does
good work. especially in the snake
bite scene. The pictures show many
scenes familiar to those VIII oare ac-
quainted with Washington. Miss Swan
sons personality as well as her artis-
tic contribution to the picture story
are most effective.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
RUMOR OF CONTROL
ST|RS Up CHINESE
U. S. Quickly Denies It Favors
International Rule of
Nation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PEKING. August 22.-Evidence
supporting rumors that the interna-
tionalization Of China is being con-
templated by the powers is to be
seen. asserts the vi Shih-Pao. a nom
partisan newspaper Of this city, in
the American reply to Japan's effort
to obtain an outline of the agenda of
the conference on disarmament and
far east questions to be held>in WASH
ington this autumn.
In an editorial discussing the pro-
posed conference the newspaper
says:
The American note to China merely
said the conference would discuss
Pacific and far eastern questions, no
restrictions being placed upon the
Japan, however, says that America,
while unwilling to accede to the de-
mand of the Japanese government to
restrict the scope of the conference,
will be able to exchange opinions
with view to reaching some agree
ment.
This shows a preliminary confer.
ence between the big powers is bound
to occur Why should America agree
and England and omit mention of
China? Whether this betrays the
secret desire of those three countries
to dispose of US in camera or wheth-
er during the preliminary conference
Japan will give part of the spoils to
England and America and so win their
good WILL is less important than the
fact that the idea of preliminary
conference can lead only to a repeti-
tion of the Versailles conference.
where important questions had be to
decided by the council of four before
being submitted to the representatives
of smaller nations making up the as
sembly."
The American legation has issued a
statement to the press in which, on
instructions from Washington, 1t de-
nies that the American government
favors international control Of China.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
CRANDALL'S-"Cold Steel"

Kathleen Clifford. remembered as
one of the charming young stars of
musical comedy. with J. P. MCGOWAN,
is featured in the Robertson-Cole
photoplay, Gold Steel" which is be-
ing shown In q three-day engagement
at Crandalrs Theater.
Miss Clifford 10 pictured as q girl
Injured to the hardships Of the desert
country near the Rio Grande. who
lives life Of adventure among the
soldiers of fortune. cattle men, miners
and other types that flourish near the
border. Mr.. MCGOWAN is seen as Steele
Weir, young engineer intrusted
with the construction Of dam in the
southwest, because. he is the only
man with the iron nerve to put the
job through. The story is replete with
dramatic situations through which
runs a refreshing love story. A COM
panion feature is Rent Collector" a
hilarious two-reel comedy. in which
Larry Semon executes some remark
able gymnastic comedy feats. Minor
pictures and pipe organ accompani-
ment complete tho bill.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
PALACE-"Wealth, /,

wealth" the photoplay in which
Ethel clayton appears at the Palace
this week. is a story that holds at
tentlon because of the human inter-
est written into it. 1t has intensely
dramatic moments, among them the
rescue of score of crippled children
from q burning hospital, but it does
success.
The theme behind the story is a
strong one. Miss Clayton is shown
as girl who gives up her ambitions
10 become an artist and marries a
young millionaire. His mother. car
rled away by the power which wealth
mas given her, resents the action Of
ner son in marrying out of his set,
and concocts a scheme to separate
the young couple by inducing them
to remain at her home, where she is
constantly placing barriers in their
way; The young wife begs her hus-
oand to take her away from the cold
atmosphere of wealth which peryades
his mothers mansion, and the mother
appeals with equal force for them to
remain. Finally, the death of their
nrst baby arouses the young mil
!fonaire to a sense Of his duty. Her
bert Rawlinson has the role of the
millionaire husband.
A comedy and news events COM
plete the program.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
METROPOLITAN" stranger
Than Fiction"

An admixture of melodrama. COM
edy and romance is presented at
Crandall's Metropolitan Theater this
week in Stranger Than Fiction"
which features two stars of the
screen. Katherine Macdonald and
Wesley Barry, in story of rapid
fire action, which brings many thrills
and surprises.
Katherine Macdonald, as one of the
fashionable set, who has the movie
craze" casts her friends in a home
made picture version of Carmen.
1t is an amateurish effort, but never
theless delights the participants when
1t is projected on the screen. 1t is
the second effort of the would-be
actors and proves to be a MASTER
piece. Its action is laid in the under
world. and the rounding up of "the
BLACK Heart" gang furnishes a dar-
ing spectacle of airplane perform
ances.
Miss Macdonald has a rare oppor-
tunity to show her versatility. first
as Carmen" then a society leader,
ana hHally as queen" of the un-
derworld. Wesley Barry, as a child
OF the slums, adds another chapter
to his ever-increasing popularity
The Skipper Strikes it Rich" is an
amusing feature of an interesting
program, which includes excellent or.
chestral music.
Evening star., 1921-08-22

stenographer and be family man like
others in the Office. This poor old chap
plods on until he finally reaches point
where he ceases to be worm," as he
expresses 1t. "kicks over the traces and
for the first time in his long existence
asserts his manhood. with the result
that his long ambition-that of becom-
ing a family man-is quickly realized
William V. Mong, for many years
noted as a character actor, is admira BILE
in the role of the bookkeeper. Helen
Jerome Eddy is excellent as the stenog-
rapher. Marguerite de la Motto. who
played opposite to Douglas Fairbanks
lead. adding greatly to her laurels, and
Pat O'Malley is seen to advantage as
Jimmy, another clerk and most To-
mantle lover.
An excellent orchestral program,
Mermaid comedy, a PriZma color picture
and the News pictures are added fea-
lures.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
FIGHT BEER BILL CHANGE,
Dry Forces Oppose Stanley Amend
ment to Pending Measure.

Dry forces will carry to a finish
their fight against inclusion Of the
Stanley amendment in the anti-beer
bill before Congress. according to an
nouncement by Wayne B. Wheeler
counsel for the Anti-Saloon League
The amendment, which restates and
interprets constitutional bars against
searches and seizure. Mr.. Wheeler said
woud make the prohibition officers
usuG AGAINST Aquor transportation q
losing one, and impose a handicap
in the search for Illicit stills too mani
fest to require a demonstration"
Support for the Stanley amendment
which has been strong in the Senate
Mr.. Wheeler said. did not indicate that
the anti-beer bill would fail, or that
the section would be accepted unmodi.
fed.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
CATTLE BEING SHIPPED.
Due Today in Chicago Despite Or.
\
ders to Hold OFF,

! CHICAGO. August 22.-Records of
five railroads shows that 10000 head
of cattle. $4,000 hogs and $4,000 sheep
were due here today despite the appeal
of Everett c. Brown, president Of the
National Live Stock Exchange, to hold
off shipping.
The appeal to retard shipping until
congested market conditions are re-
lieved was expected to be felt to a
greater extent later in the week, how
ever, according to Mr.. Brown. He as
serted the buyers strike against
meat dealers would not break until
retailers give their customers the
benefit Of reduced wholesale prices
which then would tend to clear up
glutted market conditions.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
PLANE SPRAYS 5000
TREES IN QUICK TIME
IN new EXPERIMENTS

Tree spraying is the latest peace
time utilization of the airplane.
The experiment was tried recent
ly by Lieut.. John A. Macready Of
the air service, carrying E. Dor
moy, designer of the sitter used to
spray the arsenate Of lead powder
over a grove of 5000 catalpa trees
on the farm of Harry A. Carver,
near Troy. Ohio.
The plane flew within twenty or
twenty-five feet of the tree tops
and the breeze from the propellers
carried the powder into every part
OF the grove. doing in a few min
utes the work which would require
a number of men with pump sprays
several days.
The idea originated with c. r.
Nellie of Cleveland, who witnessed
the first trial at Troy. H. A. Cos
sard. chief Of the Ohio state depart
ment of entomology. also watched
the experiment
Evening star., 1921-08-22
Thousands Again Visit
Crotto Of Lourdes, in
France, Seeking Cures

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1921.
PARIS, August 2-FOr the
first time since the war begnn
piISrimngeS nre agnin being or
Eanized for the sick and fnfirm
seeking cures at the GrOttO Of
LOurdes. The shrine became
known rs the place Of miracu-
lous cures after the reported ap-
pearance of the Virgin Mary to
n young girl in 1858, and visited
by thousands until the Begin
ming Of the war. Now special
trains from all parts Of France
are bringing the ailing to
LOurdes, where members Of re-
liEiOus orders wait with xtretch-
erx to carry in the sick and the
crippled to the hospital or d.
rect1y to the GrOttO.
Three thousand persons have
arrived from one diocese alone,
and the streets are filled with
prOcessfOns Of pilgrims, the
crippled and MANNED hobbllng
on crutches or assisted by
monks. The vendors of religious
objects are well patrOnized.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
RIALTO-"Ten-Dollar Raise"

Moore's Rialto Theater yesterday aft :
ernoon and last night. Notwithstanding
the recent improvements by the addi-
ton Of a spacious gallary. which adds
materially to its seating capacity, was
literally filled with an admiring audience
to see the j. L. rockingham Associated
Producers production of 1.-THE Ten-Dol-
lar Raise" film version of Peter B.
Kyne's well known story. The play IL
exceptionally interesting and the Story
IL pictured in highly capable manner.
It Is clean and wholesome and has an
and a real thrill or two.
The story deals with the drab exis-
tence Of an Office drudge, poor book
keeper, who has reached middle life
without ever receiving salary enough
Evening star., 1921-08-22
FLAYS KU-KLUX KLAN,
Louisville Mayor Calls Order Men
ace to Peace Between Races.

LOUISVILLE. KY, August 22.-
Terming the ku-Klux Klan an or
ganiZation which all thoughtful men
must be convinced is a menace to
the peace and good understanding
between the people of Louisville"
Mayor Smith today issued a state
ment asserting that he would use
every lawful means to prevent and
suppress its growth in our COM
munity."
The mayors statement came on
the heels of announcement in local
newspapers advertising for recruits
for the order.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
CREAM PONIES REPLACED
Royal Blacks Now Draw Coach in
British Pageants.

LONDON, August 4-The famous
six cream ponies which were for
merly part of the state pageantry
of London will never appear again
drawing the royal coach through the
London streets as, owing to in
breeding. the stock has grown too
small for ceremonial purposes and
their places have now been taken
by the royal blacks"
The stock Of creams, however, will
not be allowed to die out altogether.
for the king has presented them to
the army council. and in future they
will be used as cavalry drum horses.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
LEAPS TO DEATH IN RIVER.
Memphis Ex-Fireman Jumps OFF
Bridge Into Mississippi.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, August 22-De-
spondent over failure to secure work.
J. A. Roberts. thirty-f1ve, until recent
ly connected with the Memphis fire
department, late yesterday leaped
from the center span Of the Harahan
bridge to the Mississippi river, 100
recovered.
AS he sprang to the bridge railing.
he thrust two letters into his wife's
hands, one to herself, asking forgive
ness for his act, and the other to his
father. asking him to care for his wife
and five little children.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
"GRAVEYARD" OF AUTOS.
New York Police Expect to Bare

NEW YORK. August 22.-Powerfui
dredges today began an exploration
of the East river. where police believe
they have located well filled grave
yard" of automobiles. One machine
was recovered by police boat yes
terday.
Plans fer searching the water about
other deserted street ends are being
made in an effort to locate hundreds
of ears that have disappeared in re-
cent months. Many automobiles. the
police believe. were run into the river
by owners who wished to collect in
surance policies that valued their cars
at wartime rates.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
KNICKERB0CKER.

Crandall's Knfckerbocker Theater
also yesterday and today is featuring
Katherine MacDonalds latest First
National photoplay, stranger Than
Fiction" with ""The Skipper Strikes It
Rich" new Toonerville comedy; the
pathe News. the Literary Digest's
accompaniment. The feature is re-
viewed in these columns under the
caption the Metropolitan Theater,
where the same bill was presented
yesterday.
Evening star., 1921-08-22

Paris. fifty-four years with M.
CasSeI
Nine. Geiger (Colette), Paris.
fifty years with Nine. Ray.
There are many cases where
husband and wife have served
together in the same family. as
for instance:
NJ. Mesnier (Jean). thirty-three
years with Nine. Escot
Nine. Mosnier (Jeanne), thirty
four years with Nine. Escot.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
ACCEPTS FOR U. S.
Senator Mckinley and Party t
Altered Denmark Conference.

COPENHAGEN, August 22.-Den-
mark has issued an invitation to tho
interparliamentary conference to
hold it's next meeting in this country.
William B. Mckinley, United States
senator from Illinois and one of the
American delegates at the inter-
parliamentary conference. which
closed it's sessions at Stockholm last
week, has accepted the Danish in
vitation, speaking in behalf Of the
American delegates.
Mr.. Mckinley and his colleagues
arrived here yesterday.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
FOUR KILLED IN CRASH.

DETROIT, Mich, August 22.-Four
persons were killed and two others
on which they were riding was struck
by a Detroit United Railway Inter-
urban at the outskirts of Rochester.
near Detroit. The dead are all from De-
q picinc in celebration Of Mrs. Shorts
seventeenth birthday anniversary.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK.

BRISTOL. Va.-Tenn.. August 22.--
Engineer g. H. Mccormick Of Appa-
iachia, Va. was instantly killed and
his fireman, c. H. Showalters. was
injured when the locomotive and fif-
teen cars of freight train jumped
the track on the v. and s. w. branch
of the Southern railway at Exeter
near Imboden, Va. The locomotive
and several cars ran down an en-
bankment and plunged into a stream.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
sLAYs TWO; KILLS SELF.

WEBSTER, Mass. August "a
After shooting and killing Mrs.
Katherine Kluza, thirty-eight years
old, widow, and her three-week-
old child in the Kluza home here,
George w. Nichols, forty-three. turn
ed his weapon upon himself and COM
mitted suicide. The three bodies
were found by the police q short
time later. Nichols was married, but
estranged from his wife.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
RAIL EXTENSION DENIED.

The proposal of the Gulf Ports Ter
minal Railway in Alabama to extend
its line from Baldwin county to Mo-
bile was denied today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The commits
sion said that 1t was unable to ind
that public convenience and necessity
required the proposed extension.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
WESTERN EDITOR DIES.

mer E. Johnston, ffty-flve. for fifteen
years editor and publisher Of the
Iowa City Citizen before 1t was
merged with the Iowa City Press,
died here.
, 1921-12-02

tons ara referred to BY all the prin-
cipeis as having accomplished impor.
tant results. II IL pointed out hat In
none Of the concrete questions dealt
with q there been binding and UNI
conditional agreements. It IA assert
cd by those connected with the con
ference that II would be web within
the diplomatic possibilities Of the point
os the Far Eastern negotiations 10 be
come. 30 interviewer with the naval
question as to prevent a final deter
minstion Of the n independent of
the other.
, 1921-12-02
GARDEN CAFE
HEADS COLUMBIA BILL

"Ths Speed Garden Cafe" 10 the
name OF h new hit to be put on ct
the Columbia theater tonight An
Egyptian dance II to be staged By
Hoyt smythe. assisted by the Sap
phire chorus girls. The dance Is
something entirely new and viii be
a worthy addition 20 the bin. Back
to Nature is the title OF a sprirht-
~ springtime dance 10 be given by
the Misses Kennedy and Kidd. Benny
kirkland will give his usual clever
Imitation Of a rube and sing several
comic songs.
Tonight Is also amateur night The
amateurs win display their. talent aft
er the 0 o'cioek show. Manager L.
=. Wall promises IN extraordinarily
good program. Saturday afternoon
there will be the usual ~chiidrsn'e
matinee. and the giving OF gifts.
, 1921-12-02
CALL BY
PACKER UNION

Continued from Page ~
the strike would affect nearly 5000
men there and predicted they would
have the support OF the American
Federation OF Labor.
Mails meetings at Fort worth. Tex
Is; ST. Joseph. No. Oklahoma City
and South St Paul. MINI. voted TO up
hold the action of their international
officers in calling the strike.
international Officers of the union
satd today they expected no develop.
menfs before Monday. when reports
from their locals all over the country
win come in. indicating tho number
OF men who actually walk out
President Hayes expressed himself
as well pleased with tho attitude OF
per dispatches from various packing
centers. !
A telegram from tho Omaha local
said that the strike instructions
would be compiled with and added
that the union there expected TO
make a clean sweep
G. +. Swift, Jr., vice president OF
Swift a Co, said today with regard
to the threatened strike:
we do not anticipate n seri-
u interruption to work. The reduc.
ton In wagea In Swift q Co.'s plants
was agreed upon by members OF our
various plant assemblies, composed OF
an equal number Of representatives
elected by the employees and appoint.
ed by the Management. We expect
, 1921-12-02
DEMAND FOR INCREASE
IN NAVAL RATIOS NOT FAVORED

were taking and were hcpsful
that he American limitation program
would be received fnvorakiy. A more
definite status however, was said to
be improbable before next week.
To what extent tho discussions over
The naval ratio and the political prob.
lens Of h Far East may become In
iertwined became a subject of increas.
ing speculation n thu two nations de-
veicp sympathy toward the point OF
important decisions. The whole ply
steal procedure Of the conference thus
far a contributed to absolute sepsr
alton Of tho two questions, and on the
surface there has been no indication
OF a change. il was suggested today
in British circles that the A~nEio,Japa-
ness alliance inevitably wouid come
into he naval discussions. II IL had
not already done so. despite the APP
parent intention OF the British dele
CATION to pross for a naval agreement
not dependent on tho outcome OF the
Far Eastern questions. The naval
question IS said TO have been consid-
al a conference yesterday be-
tween Baron Kato and Arthur j. Bal
four. and II Is regarded among the
delegates as entirely likely thai the al
lance was one OF the important ques.
tons OF their discussions.
From h Japanese there a come
from time TO time suggestions that
the Far Eastern question had a close
relation TO the reduction of Japanese
naval armament.
While tho Far Eastern
, 1921-12-02
MODIFICATION or
ORIGINAL PLAN SEEN.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-tBy The
Associated PressAAn impression h
growing in American naval circles
that x may prove expedient to modffy
the tcn-year naya holiday proposal
OF tho American plan sufficiently to
permit building OF capital ships TO
continue during the holiday on a verSi
restricted basis. There lis evidence
that both the British and Japanese
feel the necessity OF such a nodiflca,
ton. II is said. and American officers
to some extent share that view.
At tho beginning OF the conferences
when the American plan was made
known, Britain representatives sug
gested a ship a year. program IN an
informal way, It has occurred 10
somo American naval officers that a
moro logical modification would be
TO provide that each nation should
have one capital ship under construc-
ton throughout the ten-year period.
This would a for Great Britain.
tho United States and Japan the pro
duction of three new capital ships
each during the holiday TO take the
places OF ships which would pass the
2o-year period OF use during that time.
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TRIBUNE CLASSIFIED ADS
DEarr IT,
, 1921-12-02

tContfnued rom Pdkc IL
|srs IN quite different category from
|the EnEiish-Hong Kong or the Portu-
|suess settlement OF Macao.
The impression IN conference circles
rs that both the British and the French
would give up their concessions 81 the
japanese would agree to give up
|Dainy-Port Arthur. but ft Is felt that
there IL little likelihood Of Japan do
ling 20. The conference may seek a
formula TO defer a decsrion by accept
ling the principles OF surrender, but
|postponinE until conditions in Asia
|rre moro settled.
II f. undertood that China docs
hot ask for an immediate evacuation
|of these leases but only their demni.
Japanese. it Is said. holds
10 the idea that as long as tho Boil
|sheviki are SO powerful in northern
Asia, It would be unwise for Japan
Ito give VI the powerful base at Port
arthur.
, 1921-12-02

workmen OF North America In this
state from joining in h strike or
'dered for mex. Monday.
The defendants named IN the COM
plaint filed by Attorney General Hop
Iidns are local unions OF the packers
traders district council No. > OF the
A~maignmated Meat Cutters and
Butcher workmen OF North America
kansas locals, and eight packing
companies including in. big five
.packers-
About 10000 workmen are affected