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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Gen. Shuts Probable Victor
 In South African Election

LONDON, Jan. 21.-tBy Canadian Press) Victory for General Jan Christian Shuts, Premier. of the Union of South Africa, in the cleo tions to be held in March is fore cast in a newspaper despa ch re- ceived here.
 South African politics have been very much involved during the last year, a movement for Republican independence, led by General J. B. M. Hertzog, having given consider able concern. Labor also has en- tered into the situation here. Gen eral Shuts has had hard fight to maintain peace.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Women Growing Taller and
 Heavier, Statistics Show

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.- Women are growing taller and heav- fer according to pr. Taft Mckenzie director of physical education at the University of Pennsylvania.
 Statistics of women's colleges covering a period of sixty years show the average college girl of today is an inch taller than the college girl of 1860," he said. These statistics also prove the modern girl is six or seven pounds heavier"
 Dr. Mckenzie attributed this in crease to the increased interest ir sports and outdoor life.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Power Schooner Venus to
 Go on Western Mail Run

SEATTLE, Jan. 21.-The power schooner Venus, chartered by Dr. Andrew C. Smith, owner of the mail boat Joseph Pulitzer, left here today for Seward to enter the mail service in Western Alaska in place of the Pulitzer, which is laid up at Chig- nix with broken rudder. The Venus, which formerly was with the Seattle Alaskan halibut fleet is of forty tons capacity. Capt. Adam Bernhoft is owner and master.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
D'Annunzio Reaches Venice
 From Plume, Refuses Talk

LONDON, Jan. 21.-Gabriel D'An nunZio, deposed dictator of Fiume has arrived at Venice, according to a Central News despatch which says that he immediately retired to Bar barego Palace, refusing to talk tc newspapermen.
 The poet-soldier has obtained pass and other European countries. ha9 ing announced his intention of quit ting Italy for good.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Blackberry 4 Times Bigger
 Than U. s. Variety Is Found

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-A now species of blackberry, nearly four times as large as the domestic gar den variety, las been discovered In Colombia by American scientists and is being experimented on by the Department of Agriculture with a view to distribution to farmers.
 The giant berry was discovered by Dr. Frank NJ. Chapman of the American Museum of Natural His tory in a remote forest region of Colombia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Latest Bulletins By Naval Radio

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2t.-FaYor- able report of Senator Howard E, Sutherland's resolution of endorse nent of European Relief Council, headed by Herbert Hoover. was or~ dered by the Senate Foreign Reia- tions Committee today.
 PARIS, Jan. 21.-Premier 5riand today presented q program to Parlia- ment which puts disarmament of Germany in first place and payne Vt of reparations under the Versailles treaty in second place. The dooI- ment contained a significant remind CT that France has the force neces- sary to impose execution of the un- dertakin3 signed by Germany and will use 1t if necessary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Two Natives Drowned Near
 Skagway When Boat Upsets

SKAGWAY, Alaska, Jan. 21.-Jim Adams and Jim Anderson, Natives of Haines, were drowned yesterday when their twenty-five foot motor boat overturned shortly after leav- ing Skagway for Haines.
 Anderson's body was found on the beach about 30 feet from the boat which was floating bottom side up in a cove back of the Whitehorse Railway station and Adams body was found clinging to the boat. Both men are believed to have chung to the boat for hours before per ishing
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
2,O00 Unemployed Men
 Besiege Soup Kitchens

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan 21.-Before preparation for installation of soup kitchens to feed thousands of the unemployed could be completed. up- wards of 1000 unemployed men ap. peared at the Social Federation head quarters here yesterday and pleaded for breakfast and work. Some had as many as eleven children. none oi whom were old enough 10 contribute materially to their own support
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Brig. Gen. Davison's Widow
 Is Awarded Navy Cross

SEATTLE, Jan. 21.-Mrs. Esther F. Davison, widow of the late Brig. Gen Peter Weimar Davison. former Alaska Road Commissioner, has been awarded a navy cross because of her husbands distinguished service dur ing the world war as assistant to the commanding officer at port of embarkation. Gen. Dayison was serving in Alaska when the war broke out and was later assigned to Camp Lewis.
 II is unusual for a naval decora- ton to be given for services per formed by an army officer
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
British Military Forces
 Carry Out Irish Reprisal

CORK, Jan. 21.-The first official destruction of property as reprisals for attacks against Grown forces since martial law was proclaimed and enforced in Cork took place yes. terday where two houses in Wash ington street, where members of the cOnstabulary were attacked last Sat urday were burned by British mili taly forces.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Better Cooperation on
 Forestry Problems Urged

MONTREAL. Jan. 2l.-Thc bright est minds in Canada and the United States must tackle forestry prob lens in more thorough manner than ever before if the great industries of the two countries are 10 be sus- tained, w. s. Kellogg, of New York, chairman of the National Forestry program committee, told the Can adian Forestry Association here yes terday.
 The speaker declared that private owners must cooperate with theil respective governments to make for estry production the needed I'd" material to operate many industries
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
INDUSTRIAL HOME BURNS.

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 21-The h. dustrial Building of the Iowa State Institution for Predetermined Child ren at Glenwood, Iowa, was destroy ed by fire yesterday The loss il estimated at S5O,000
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
SHIP FOUNDERS, 100 BELIEVED LOST
Senate Committee Approves Naval Reduction Plan
LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP
 RUPTURED BY OLD HOUND

NUTLEY, N. J., Jan. 21.-- Lifelong friendship begun when they were negro slaves in Geor. gia terminated in police court here when Richard William Harris, S6, was held to the grand jury charged with having as saulted William Henry Harri- son, 7S, Christmas Eve. The quarrel started when Harrison started to throw Harris old dog down stairs on account of its midnight serenades."
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Further Price Declines
 Registered at Fur Sale

NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-Price5 of Northern Red Fox furs at the fur auction here yesterday represented a 90 per cent reduction from prices obtained at last April's sale. Hair seal skins dropped SO per cent and the average price for mink was 45 per cent below that in April
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Coast TaiIors Urge Big
 Advertising Expenditures

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21. - The Pacific Coast Merchants Tailors' As. sociation has adopted a resolution asking the National Association of Merchant Tailors, which will meet in Chicago January 25. to spend S10,00O,000 in an advertising cam paign to educate men to the value of made to measure clothing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Motion Picture Theatre
 Is Operated for Lepers

PORT At SPAIN, Trinidad Jan. 21.-A motion picture theatre for the leper colony here is being operated on fund started a year ago by visiting Americans. aided by Consul General Henry D. Baker The o. chestra is composed entirely of girl lepers
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Gregory Weinstein, Russian "Chancellor" Ordered to
 Join Martens.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-Secre tary of Labor Wilson yesterday ordered deportation of Gregory Weinstein, Chancellor" of the Rus sian Soviet Bureau
 Deportation of Ludwig c. A. K Martens, self-styled Russian Soviet Ambassador was ordered Severd weeks ago following an extensivf hearing on his activities here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
State Prohibition Law Not
 Nulli6ed by Volstead Act

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 21.-The Tir ginia State Supreme Court yesterday overruled contention of counsel for Edward Allen. charged with violation of the State prohibition law, that the Volstead Prohibition Enforcement Act supercedes the State act
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
Population of Brazil
 Is Fourth That of U. s.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. - The population of Brazil now is 30,553,- 5O9 or more than one fourth that of the United States, it is announced by the Brazilian Embassy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
EDSEL FORD OPERATED ON.

DETROIT, Mich. Jan. 21.-Edsei Ford. multi-milionaire automobile manufacturers, underwent an opera ton for appendicitis yesterday. His condition today was reported favor able
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-21
OREGON ANTI-JAP BILL INTRODUCED
 IN LEGISLATURE
First Steps to Carry Out Governors S Recommenda-
 tions Are Taken.

SALEM, Ore, Jan. 21. First cotts recent recommendation to the Oregon Legislature that measures be taken to curb the growth of Jap anese colonies in America and 'pre- serve our land and resources for people of our own race and national ity," were taken yesterday when stringent anti-Japanese land owner ship bill, modelled after the Cali fornia statute, was introduced in the Legislature.
 Attornel General Van Wrinkle an nounced that provisions of the bill ere fully within the legislative pow ere of the Legislature.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 21. - A resolution introduced in the lower house of the Tennessee Legislature yesterday urges the Federal Govern ment to call on Japan to apologize for the recent killing of Lieut. H. w. Langdon, United States naval officer, by Japanese sentry in Vladivostok
 OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 21.-The House of Representatives of the State Legislature yesterday passed the civil administration bill which completely reorganizes the State Government and sent the measure to the Senate where 1t is scheduled for immediate action. The vote in the House was 89 to ,.
 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 21. Representative Southwick who re- gently introduced in tho Utah Leg slature bill providing elimination of the manufacture of cigarettes in the State, today said that if the measure is adopted he will intro duce bill for elimination of the sale and use of all smoking materials.
 AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 21.-A bill introduced in the Texas Legislature today provides for establishment of a court of industrial relations sim ilar to that now functioning in Kansas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04
"BUDDIEs' IN STOCK
Mae Desmond Makes Captivating
Julie In Soldier Boy Comedy
Metropolitan Opera House

Metropolitan Opera HOuse-The pro-
ductlon Of "Buddies. which Mae
Desmond and her associate players
opened last night, does credit to every
one connected with this stock organi-
zation. 1t is not the usual stock We
hicle, but nobody who saw the per-
formance last night would know that'
This story of soldier boys in France
after the war is not one which will lose
its attraction in peace days. There Is
n blithe spirit about it, n bubRling
humor and spirit of camaraderie when
is infectious. The villain is very yll-
lainous, but he is wholesome villain
who comes to the expected bad end III
the expected proper way. The country
boy soldier is pathetic: the, other
soldier types are funny, and tue love
interest well brought out.
Miss Desmond plays Julie. the at
tractive French girl, and does wonder
fully in a role in which Peggy Wood
became star; Frank Fielder is BABE
and Frank Camp is Sonny. Al! the
members of the company fit in nicely
and a specially engaged quartet sing
some of the old popular songs in the
last act
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04
Five Killed When Plane Falls

London, Oct. 4. - An airplane
crashed yesterday near the Mansion air
drome from a height of 200 feet, and
flying officer and four mechanics were
killed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04

ammunition are fred at her, but she
survives the attack. Other acts on the
bill are Kisses musical tabloid /;
Eddie Clark, In songs of the day, and
Jessie Sutherland and company.
William Penn Bobby Heath, n
Philadelphia favorite. pleased a large
audience with his miniature revue, the
headline feature for the first part Of the
week. The Lovenburg Sisters and Sims
Neary, in clever dances. and Amanda
Gilbert. vocalist, were pleasing features
that divided interest with 1.-THE Sky
Pilot. q, gripping and realistic play Of
the Northland.
Keystone--"A Theatre Episode, an
amusing comedy sketch starring Stan
Stanley, headed the bill and won many
laughs. Brownlee's Rube Band got
both applause and laughter. Corinne
Arbuckle pleased in THE Country
Girl" while other excellent numbers
were Crae, Mae and Crane songs Per-
cival Girls, novelty, and the Hurricane
Hutch serial picture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04

ing Of all the principals was OF M.
order, while the chorus was both
and musical. Here and there ths r,us.'y ,ns'y
est Jagged trife, perhaps. in the n'ess nnsN
ing act, but after Pat Rooney had Nv, Sprn'
to put his educated legs-wIiicb Vrsun r,,.Nl
have taken post graduate course saaN uN
whcre-through their PAGES, and MoIe'
Bert and Elizabeth Murray turned ion ,",n
the full swing Of their old time dro,aa.vo .o
the house could not have stopped lanayy
ing II 1t had tried. Elizabeth Wsa
rays Characterization, in a brlef y,
which sent a shrieking gale of lnns,tMatt
through the house. Of a lady who tS,Osfi
she had better keep her mouth sl.s
because a. revenue officer NAV "S.
around" Is indescribably funny. "
The costuming in the second .a
which is laid in n Persian garden ac
of dazzling beauty. There are m,. u
musical numbers which are quite nn man
the voices Of cast and chorus. S'ip 'iyto. 70
Trousseau Incomplete, 1.-TWO Id,,l.
Love Birds" and the Finale" o. ie .se
first scene Of the first act "Is II usas
to Guess?" and "a Little Dream s.a Ts.u
Lost It's Way" are all melodous,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04
"BABY MINE" IN STOCK
orpheum Players Score with Mar
suerite Clark's stage Success

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Clark's great
stage success, Baby Mine. is the
vehicle this week of the Orphcum Ray
ers, and the kind OF performance. they
give is sufficient explanation OF the
growing audiences that the company Is
attracting. They seem TO have cstab-
lished themselves firmly on paying
basis even this early in the season. ana
as they get more and more used to cach
other the smoothness Of their work Is
increasing.
Ruth Robinson. MS Zoe. the wife. IN
this comedy of the mix-up in babies,
scores as strong hit as she hns yet
made, md the same can he said OF
Dwight A. Meade. One of the out
standing features Of this week per
formance is the work of John w. Lott
as the f$iend Of the family, who is the
innocent cause Of much Of the trouble
Others who did we'll were Molly Fisher
and Marie Reels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04
Continuing Shoms

FORREST - Two Little Girls in
Blue" tuneful, bubbling musical
comedy, with the Fairbanks Twins
featured, and such people as
Emma Janvier and Jack Dpnahue
in the cast. Thinking tunes and
attractive staging,
BROAD - "A Bill OF Dlvorcement,"
thoughtful study OF heredity and
the result of shellshock. Alan
Pollock and a cast of English plav.
ers In the cast. Last week.
ADELPHI - The Bat" thrilling
melodrama which keeps every one
guessing until the final curtain.
Wen staged and we'll acted Mary
Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hop
wood the authors.
GA ARRICh-"Four Horsemen OF the
Apocalypse, thrilling feature film
based ON the novel Of Ibanes. A
Rex Ingram production with Ru.
dolph Valentine and Alice Terry in
the cast. Last week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04

viii Bequeaths "Soul to God"
Allentown. Pa. Oct. 4.-The will of
Judge Milton G. Hcnninger, who died
September 25. WAS probated Yesterday.
md is one Of the shortest on record here.
He makes two bequests. his soul to God
and his estate to his wife.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04
LOVE BIRDS BRING
MUSIC AND LAUGHS
Pat Rooney, Marion Bent and
Elizabeth Murray Keep Audi
ence Near to Commissions

Shlrbert-"Bove Birds" fluttered into
the city with n shout Of laughter, chased
by those three mirth provokers, Pat
Rooney, Marion Bent and Elizabeth
Murray. The show was n decided hit,
with an audience that filled the theatre
and that went into Mysteries a dozen
times. Singing. dancing and costumes
left little to be desired. 1t is musical
comedy TO which Edgar Allan Woolf
contributed the book. Sigmund Romberg
the score, Ballard Macdonald the lyrics
and everybody in the cast and chorus
the "pep" and sparkle that score sue
cess.
Violet norner. as Allene Chartoris,
the romantic ingenue, and Lillian
Baker, as Violet Morley, the ingenious
soubrette, brought more pleasing voices
TO their parts than usually are heard
in musical comedy. Indeed, the sing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04
HEGGIE SCORES
IN "HAPPY GO LUCKY"
English Farce Proves Good
laughmaker, With Excellent
Support for the Star

Wamut-Thcy've written a keynote
line into Peter Hcggie's part in Happy
Go Lucky" Ere | am" he says,
" Ere ! am an ere I stops till l gifts
wot I come fer" He's at the Walnut.
lie is likely to stop there for some time.
And. If last nights audience is cri
terion. he'll git wot he come fer.
1t is rolicking farce In the English
style. this little play by Ian Hay. Its
story of the little Tillip of Blooms
bury, daughter of lodging house keeper
in London, and her love affair with the
son of the aristocracy, of her pretend
ing to come herself of one Of the first
families and the tragic comedy Conse
Quences of the afternoon tea when the
Mainwarings call at the lodging house
for n social afternoon, lends itself to
hilariOusly farcical situations, and the
character types presented by various
members of the cast give every one a
chance to score big during the per-
fOrmauce.
Peter Hesgie is limb OF the law, sent
to take possession of the lodging house
furniture pending settlement of a debt.
lie comes just as Titles family is pre-
pairing to carry out the bluff before the
Mainwarings. and as they are wonder
ing how TO supply the butler that Tillie
has bOaStod about. so licggte consents
to buttle for them. And he docs it in
his own inimitable way, but he and
everybody else on the stage has to make
many long pauses between speeches to
allow the audience to get over one
spasm of Mysteries and prepare for the
next.
Why ask If it's a good play? It's h
good laugh from beginning to end. and
that is all it pretends to be and oil
any one wants it to be. And Heggie is
most ably supported: first by Alice Bel
more Cliffe. as Titles mother: second
by Templar SAKE and Albert G. An
drews. as the two fathers, and gener-
ally by Catherine Dale Owen. as Tillie
herself: Charlotte Granville, June
Bradley, Harry MRcNaughtOn (an ex-
Crllent character bit), Dennis King and
number of others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04
PhotopldyS Elsetvhere

COLONIAL - MAN, Woman, Mar.
riagc," starring Dorothy Phillips.
MARKET STREET--"The Great I'm
personation," with James Kirk
wood.
anna UBRi - Tom Mlx's latest
thriller, The Night Horsemen."
GREAT NORTHERN - "The Jour.
ney's End" Hugo Ballins picture
without subtitle.
IMPERIAL -- Scrap Iron" Charles
Rays latest comedy drama
LOCUST--"Wet Gold" thrilling un-
dersea picture
BELMONT - Roads of Destiny"
with Pauline Frederick.
CEDA R--"The Great Moment" with
Gloria Swanson.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." with Rich.
ard Barthelmess and an all.star
cas-.
RITOLT- "Onc Minute" comedy
featuring Douglas MacLean.
FAIRNOTNT--"Worlds Apart" with
Eugene O'Brien.
COLTSEIlt -- The Moth" with
Norma Talmadge and Eugene
c. 'Brien.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04
over THE HILL" HERE
FOR EXTENDED RUN
Thomas Meighan and Mar
guerite Clark Also Have New
Photoplays

fong-run pictures and program that
includes some of the great Fox produc-
ttons which have scored successes on
Broadway. this house opens for the
season with one of the most talkcd-o of
photoplays of the year. "Over the Hill
Is the perturbation of two once popular
poems of Will CarlCton-pocms Of the
lachrymose order. which give heart
rending narratives of the terrible wrongs
that mothers suffer ut the hands of
their cruel and hcartlcsS offspring and
make one wonder why women ever
marry anyway. Nobody ever actually
knew families like those depicted in
"Over the Hill'' and "rhc Old Nest,
but they make Photographic pictures
and everybody gets. chance to have
good cry, so its all right.
.s'a production cover th" llill' j.
probably better than "Thc Old Nest. "
The two are so similar in atmosphere
and theme that comparisons and con
trasts are inevitable. They are h"th
made up of the old "h"kum, which j.
SO dear to the hearts 0t lot Of MS,
but it is put across in this present pie
ture with some really very fin" screen
acting, the most notable feature Of which
is, of course, the mother part played 10y
Mary Carr. formerly Of Philadelphia.
The art Of skiliul mAkc-up aai
thoughtful characterization could
scarcely be better ryompIil."d than Mrs.
Carr does it in "Oy"r the lljlI'' and
her quiet. ~Cl-maStorrd dcy"lupmcut oi
Tho phorupfGN tlr1ug'I the luar~ ,..rv-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04
CASINO HAS GOOD SHOW
Joe Hurtie's Production a Riot OF
Fun and Beauty

Casino-Joc Hurtig's "BiG Wonder
Show" turned the crowd away last
night. pleased and Contcnt"d. This
musical extravaganza has n little bit
Of everything and there is hardly a dull
moment.
George p. Murphy is tho featured
comedian, and he has his work cut out
for him and does it splcndidly. His
methods are clever and up to the min
ute and he had many new gags
Mile. Babette, Bertha StollCr, Olive
de Corney, Nettie Wilson and Clare
Evans have big parts in putting the
show across and thero is n beauty
chorus that does it's part well.
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has u cast that sounds like a photoplay
"Whu's Who -

has u cast that sounds like a photoplay
"Who'S Who"
Gareth Hughes. Thomas Holding.
Mildred Harris. George Fisher. Winter
Itoll. Richard IIeadrick, Catherine Van
Burcn aud Bob Walker all fit through
five or more reels of society drama
which has a prologue in the wilds Of
Canada. Tho characters, including the
commonplace" husband. the erring wife
and thc cute child. are more or less
sgorootypcd. but they are so we'll acted
that that feature is forgotten.
Nictoria-A Lionel barrymore pic
turp Is something to travel far to see.
and even the comparative failures
which he hns played in previously only
increase the desire to see him in a
picture worthy Of his talents.
jim rho Pcnman" may not be artis-
tiralIy worthy of him in that it 10
n rHthcr roaring meiodrama of the old
school. hut it is as we'll told, as finely
directed and rs gripping as anything
he Las Gouc. From the comedy of
18th. G~ra' Adr"nturC' Mr.. barrymore
turns in rho tense scenes Of this crook
play with d"ftncss and skill that
arc a delight 30 view.
Tie ,4arartor Of Jim. who starts az
an urt"r villain. but becomes undouht-
cdIy UkabIo a. the picture continues, is
a sure fir" ono in the hands OF clever
actor. and Barrymoro is more than that.
Doris Rankin. his wife. does we'll in the
part opposite him.
Forgery may b. n pretty vivid sub
.iort, h1t when it is the motive of
fa>t-mov,ng. w"ll-nroduced and we'll
d, rnt 4i,..rrr il fnlOS nm oIICI mart