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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-05
BY DAVID L. BLUNfENFELD
Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent
CHAPTER !.

I
CHAPTER /.
LONDON. - Omitted Press) -
With thirsty Americans pouring into
London and Paris by every boat
train, the bartenders OF the capitals
OF Europe are working overtime.
Just to jazz things up. so 10 speak,
the anti-boozing leagues are telling
the world that they are at the point
OF staging the biggest prohibition
campaign Europe has ever seen.
'Pussyfoot" Johnson is here TO take
hand.
An army of 'Pussyfooters" has in
vaded Sweden with a view TO turn
ing the plebiscite 10 be held, July
81, in favor OF the drys.
Another little army has made a
trip 10 Denmark where drink con-
ditions, so the "Pussyfoots" declare,
are only beaten in all their luridness
by Berlin, the King Pin-Boozing
City of the World.
Investigations show that in Swe-
den and Norway only fourteen per
cent hlcohol drinks are allowed, but
that by the gentle art OF shopping
around, It is easy enough to get a
drink capable OF laying out a troupe
of elephants.
Denmark is completely wet, and
the hardy Danes have no intention
Of going on the water wagon. Their
chief drink is eau do vie and strong
gin, and sooner than give il up they
would tight, a Dane told the United
Press. I
France. with Italy, the biggest
wine drinking country in the world,
IS as wet as usual. Prohibition Of
lcials point out that there is a fall
ng Off in consumption OF wines and
Ipirits In France, while Italy, dur
ng the'last ten years, has increased |
her consumption of spirits (apart |
rom wines) rs per cent.
Iceland, after a lengthy siege OF |
'drouth" has taken a long step in
he direction of sanctioning liquor
Yelling. The Icelandic parliament
las formally approved importation
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-05

Press) For some mysterious ree-
son. dogs cannot live on Snip L.
land. IS miles or this port. This
fact is borne out by old residents
who have frequently attempted to
keep dogs. only TO lose them after
a short stay. According to some
medical authorities. the dogs prob
ably become affected with chigsa a
disease which is said TO originate
from the island sand.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-05

VTTHEN the first series of Katherine Mayos wonderful
Wv narratives about the Pennsylvania Police appeared
in THE Bulletin" under the collective title of
hsce for ALL they caused widespread interest and fol-
lowed shortly after by another series under the general title of
"The Standard Bearers"
The Royal Northwest Mounted of Canada the Texas Rangers
and the Pennsylvania State Police the only State Police
forces in existence at the time the first series of Miss Mayos
absolutely true narratives printed.
Today, in addition to these three have in the United
States the State Police forces of New York. Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New Jersey Maryland West Virginia, Colorado
and Michigan On October IL of last year the Commanding
Officers of these forces allied themselves for cooperation in
Association of State Police Commanders and February 27
1922 that body held its first regular meengan occasion rich
in promise for the veal of the nation.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-05

Women OF this date will find that
the Want Ads offer them many OPP
portunities which they are perfectly
capable of holding, especially as the
head of institutions and homes. Use
the Want Ads daily.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-05

MEDIUM BROWN HAIR looks
best Of all after a Golden Clint
Shampoo.-Adv.
Evening star., 1922-03-17
Age Of Autos

We built our towns in olden days.
when horses hauled our surreys !;
we, calmly logged along our ways,
and had few traffic worries. Oh,
now and then a sporty gent would
speed his sorrel trotter, and he was
to. the hoosgow sent, and led on
bread and water. But there was
room for gig and cart, the wide
streets safely held 'em; pedestrians
were torn apart by wagons very
seldom. We built our towns and
had no thought of surging horseless
wagons, of monster vans of metal
wrought, that go like flaming drag.
ons. We built our towns. and
thought our steeds would evermore
go cruising, we boasted of their
trotting speeds, which now seem
most amusing. And now our cities
we survey. all choked with honklng
motors; there is no path. no right
of way, for inoffensive voters. The
crowding motors knock US fiat when
in the streets we sally. it takes a
circus acrobat to cross a street or
alley. And every day the crush
grows worse. new cars come. sleek
and chuggy; :. each hour some fellow
strips his pArse to buy buzzins
buggy. Oh, when we built our busy
grads we had no dream prophetic !;
we though the customs of our dads
would last-a view pathetic! And
now we wonder what we'll do. the
outlook causes sorrow; for where
today one cars in view thereswill be
two tomorrow. y
(Copyright,) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1922-03-17
INSPECTORS FAVORED
:. FOR RADIO AMATEURS
Conference Urges Guards to Pre-.
vent Exceeding of Wave
Lengths.

Creation of amateur deputy radio
inspectors. to police the amateur
users of the wireless telephone and
see that they do not exceed their
authorized wave length. to interefe
with more powerful commercial and
government apparatus. Is one OF the
important recommendations made by
the amateur committee OF the radio
conference, made public by the De-
partment of Commerce.
The committee recommends that
the wave length allocated to the
amateur be from $50 meters to 215
meters; that the field between these
limits be subdivided by law and that
the status of the amateur be fixed.
The proposed radio inspectors
would serve for 5 per year and their
duties should be to enforce observ-
ance of the radio communication laws
and regulations of the United States
and the observance of such local CO.
operative measures between the va
rious groups of the public interested
in radio. Provision is made in the
report for clothing of the radio in
spectors with whatever authority
may be necessary in the opinion of
the district radio inspector.
The amateur committee report also
recommends that the Secretary OF
Commerce subdivide the amateur al.
location into small or wave-length
bands for the various classes OF
amateur transmitting apparatus at
his discretion.
Evening star., 1922-03-17
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

NATIONAL-''The O'Brien. Girl" a,
$3.50 pm.
POLPs-"Main Street" at $40 pm
rGARRICK-"The IUnloved Wife," al
2:28. and 500 pm.
.kEITH's-Florence Reed and COM
pany, vaudeville, at 2:15 and Sis Pm
BELASCO - "The Promenaders,'
vaudeville, at 2:15 and Sis pm.
.iCOSMOs-.'Yes, My Dear" vaude-
vile. at 3, $50 and S:45 pm. Photo
play feature, l pm.
;sTRAND-"Dances de Luxe" vaude-
ville' at 2:45, $50 Rnd s:45 pm.
-GAYETY-Bowery Burlesquers. bur.
lesque, 2:15 and S:l5 pm. with pic
lures, continuous from l to 10 p.m.)
Mischief Makers" bur.
lesque, at 2:l5 and S:15 pm.
PALACE = Wallace Reid. in THE
Worlds Champion" 1850 am, 1898
2;25, 4:20. 6t07, 1865 and 1855 pm.
RIALTO-"The Last Trail" at IL 80
1880, $3.50, $3.50, 1880 and $3.50 pm.
CRANDALL's-Nor Talmadge, in
Poppy" at. II ami, 1920, l:40, 8
4:20. $40. I. 500 and $40 pm.
.COLUMBIA-"F Fools Paradise" a,
10:40 am. 12:45. 2:45. 5, and Pm
Evening star., 1922-03-17
TRADE EXPERTS CALLED.
Secretary Hoover Pushing Plan for
Publishing Statistics.

Representatives of the larger trade
assoc :ations have been called to at
tend conference with Secretary
Hoover on April 12 at the Depart
ment of Commerce. the department
announced today. The meeting will
be for the purpose of working out
Mr.. Hoover's plan. adopted after it's
legality had been passed upon by
Attorney General Daugherty, whereby
trade associations would cooperate
with the Department Of Commerce in
gathering and publishing trade sta
tistics to further the needs Of trade
and commerce.
The immediate purpose of the con-
ference will be to secure a list of
trade associations that voluntarily
will furnish to the department the
statistical information which the At
torney General and Secretary Hoover
have found could be used Illegally.
The discussion will a'so embrace con-
side-ation of means of collecting the
information. including forms of re-
ports which would be most suitable
for associations agreeing to furnish
it and the manner of distributing the
statistical Information obtained to
the members of the associations and
the public.
Evening star., 1922-03-17
SENSATIONAL RAID
NETS6OPERSONS
Police Surprise Washington
Walters Club by Learning
: Secret Entrance Signal.

Imprint of a mans hand on stain
cd-glass panel in the door leading to
The rooms of the Washington Walters
Club, third floor of 1912 ii street. yes
terday afternoon served as a signal
for opening the door. Capt. L. W.
Brown. Lieut.. Holmes. SorSt Moran
and Detectives Wilson and Lowrey,
all members OF the first precinci
squad. entered and a raid was on.
More than sixty men in the rooms
made hurried attempts to reach the
door and windows. but it was a long
drop from the windows to the lower
level and none of them attempted 10
chance it. Police blocked the door
way, while others went about pulling
out those who had secreted them
selves beneath tables.
Three Arrests Made.
Three arrests for alleged violations
of the gambling law were made. fhe
defendants registered as Joseph SIM
bruner. 612 18th street: John Graham.
1342 New York avenue. and Peter
Cunningham. us 18th street. SIM
bruner was released on bond OF
$1,000. bond for the others being
fixed at $500.
Policeman E. FL Grayson of the
third precinct. who mad been NiSltol
to the club. and who was said to De
on his way to the club. was inter-
cepted by the raiding squad. He
gave the secret sign. which admitted
the raiding party. the police st1ted
and later was relieved OF his equip
ment and suspended from duty.
Members Of the raidtnS party
seized many PACKS of cards and nu-
merous racing slirs. many OF the
slips having beer dropped on the
floor it is stated. by prospective
players. The police also seized tables
and other paraphernalia.
Admit Play ing Races.
It is charged that poker and other
card games were played in the rooms
and that handbcoks on the races Were
freely made. The sixty or more per-
sons caught in the raid were taken
10 the first precinct station and queS-
toned. and many of them, the police
reported. admitted having played the
races in the clubrooms.
The police summoned many of the
witnesses to appear III court when
the case is called for a preliminary
hearing. which probably will be held
one Gay next week. Additionaf ar
rests will be made. warrants having
already been issued for persons al
legged to have been implicated in the
conduct of games of chance in the
home of the club.
Evening star., 1922-03-17
MASONIC CLUBS ENJOY
SHRINERs' BIG FAIR
High Officers and Special Delega
tions Paid Special Honors
by Management.

Greeted by handshakes from their
national president, l.. H. Trautman,
and illustrious potentate, Leonard p.
Steuart of Almas Temple, representa-
tives from practically all Masonic
clubs of the District observed the
night set aside in their honor by the
management of the Shrine fair at
Convention Hall last night.
One of the largest crowds since the
big entertainment started was on
hand to help make the Masons enjoy
themselves. and, when the final cur
tain came down on the tired revelers
II was generally admitted that the
evening had been the greatest ever"
Delegations from the Gavel. Ionic,
Trowel, Railroad Square, Lambskin,
Trestleboard. Circle and Southgate
clubs were in attendance, many of
them with their families, and after
mittee paraded the hall. headed by
the Almas Military Band. Former
Potentates Call Me Henry" Lans-
burgh, Francis Sebring, James T.
Gibbs and L. Whiting Estes were on
| hand to assist in the reception.
made for the reception Of the High
School Cadets. in whose honor the
fair will be held tonight, and ac-
cording to Potentate Steuart. the stu
dents will parade to the hall in a
body. accompanied by the famous
High School Cadet Band.
Director General John J. .P. Mullane
said last night that many added at
tracoons would be put on tonight in
honor of the cadets. and that more
space would be roped off in order
that the students might have suf-
fcient room to dance. All cadets ap-
pearing in uniform will be admitted
to the hall free
The entertainment will come to an
end tomorrow night, when every Ma
sonic organization in the city will
be invited to help bring the affair
to successful wind-up
Evening star., 1922-03-17

Gertrude Elliott, the beautiful and
talented American wife of Sir john
ston Forbes Robertson. soon is to re-
appear on the London stage. after a
retirement Of several wears.
Evening star., 1922-03-17

To Avoid Catching Cold
Keep strong taking. Father Johns
Medicine. No drugs-tdvcrtisem
Evening star., 1922-03-17

For Colds. Grip or InLaensn
and as Preventive. take laxative BROMO
0C1SlSE Tablets. The genuine bears the sig
RROMO.l 3Oc.--Adyertisement
Evening star., 1922-03-17
TRADE BOARD SPEAKERS.
Full Meeting to Be Held at Will
lard Hotel March FL.

Representative Benjamin X! Focht
of Pennsylvania. chairman of the
House committee on the District of
Columbia: Representative George W.
Edmonds of Pennsylvania and Archi-
bald Fries. vice president of the Bal
timOre and Ohio railroad. will speak
at the nsX< full meeting of the Wash
ington Board of Trade. to be held at
the Willard Hotel March 81, at s
o'clock.
Four committees will submit reports
TO the full meeting. They are: Parks
and reservations. Fred G. Coldren.
chairman: streets and avenues, Will
liam w. Everett. chairman: commu
nifty affairs, Perry B. Turpin. chair
man, and insurance. David NJ. Lea.
chairman.
Evening star., 1922-03-17
'DOJBLE- -HEADER'' WHIPPING POST
EXHIBIT IN ROCKVILLE JAIL -XARD

ion. Upon being released both de-
clared they felt "fne." They re-
turned to their homes during the
afternoon.
The evidence did not show that
Kemp had been guilty of a very
aggravated offense. but Justice
Vlett thought he had heen suffi-
ciently. rough to his wife. to justify
the punishment giwen,, Hemp and
his wife had trouble over one OF
their children and a fight ensued.
in which tho wife came olt second
best. Terry's offense. against his
wife was. according to 1.-THE evil
dence, somewhat more serious.
Kempt is the third white man to
be whipped here Tor wife beating
i'll many years. The whipping OF
negroes for such offenses has re-
Gently become of rather frequent
occurrence -
Evening star., 1922-03-17

Special Dispatch to Tile Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, March IA
dotble-headcr whippingypOst exhi-
bition was staged in the jail yard
here yesterday afternoon. when
Sheriff Alvie A. MoXley carried: out
sentences imposed by Police Mag
istrate William E. Welt and ap-
piled cowhide to the bars backs
of George Kemp, white. of Barnes
vile. and Frank Terry, colored. OF
Choppers. in punishment for wife
beating.
Each received ten lashes. and
both stood the ordeal well. al
though Kemp. who was whipped
first. probably displayed lesS
stoicism than his colOred compan-
Evening star., 1922-03-17
SCHOOL REPAIR LIST.

Preparation of the annual repair
list for the District public schools
has been begun by Supt. Frank W
Ballou. A circular letter was sent by
the superintendent to high school
principals and supervisory officers re-
questing them in making their re-
ports for needed repairs to classify
them under the headings Of urgent.
necessary and desirable"
Evening star., 1922-03-17
PROTESTS PHIPPS BILL.

The Piney Branch Citizens Asso-
citation has sent to the Senate District
committee protest against the
Phipps' bill, which directs erection
of school for tubercular children on
the tract owned by tAe government
at 18th and Upshur streets.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19

those. women made for the stage. At
close range their pose. their voices. even
their features seem rather awful but on
the stage In their true perspective they
take on greatness. I hope the
rough humor. the terrific vitality. the
physical grandeur are accented In the
performance not the romance. The
romance will take care of itself Well
have to find an excellent actor for TIL
lerton. Some one very different from
Jobyna. And Raymond. I'm appalled,
when | think OF that difficulty. Jobyna
may be right about Percy Helton. VILLA
Gather said II when she said "a young
Arnold Daily" II Jobyna Is just
triumphant, loud ruthless. splendid. i'm
pulsive. she'll be wonderf"' The COM
edy will take care OF too. She
mustn't be down--low she's a
Texas hollyhawk. a Texas Nightingale.
and she's like the champion pugilist of
operate art with a big a. I'm sure
that the more sophisticated people are
the more they will like her. wish
she'd seen Saul" tonight. That's the
way she ought to be in my play-all
over the place. Dominant. Ludicrous.
And yet--a great singer. great woman.
Big gestures. Booming voice.
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and they are striving to live right up to
that ideal.
1t is understood that the Shuberts
plan TO weed out anything that looks
like dead wood hereafter and adopt a
mixed policy. Whenever a good unit
revue comes along In the natural course
of booking events that show will be
run at the house. II none such turn up.
straight vaudeville will be offered. This
will be quite a departure from steady
revues. headed by some star.
Due TO the difficulties over billing
that would be satisfactory to all con-
cerned on the electric sign I'm front
OF the Central Theater. IL Is likely that
all names will be discarded in fvtrre.
and the marques will bear simply the
strip. Schubert Vaudeville" Thus closes
another eventful episode in the history
OF variety.
The Shuberts have been drawing 50
heavily on the chorus girl market for
the coryphees In their vaudeville shows,
that now they find quite a scarcity OF
suitable young women of the ensemble.
However. II is not known what can be
zone about II.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19
Tales of the TWo-a-Day

Every current fad and fashion In the
legitimate theater has an aftermath in
vaudeville where the substance OF the
new entertainment is served In capsule
form. The Russian fever has reached
the two-a-day. and half a dozen elabo-
rate Russian acts are touring the coun-
try In Keith vaudeville and meeting
with a cordial reception. ''Yarmark"
is the most elaborate and presents a
fete day at an annual fair with the
young people going in for song. dance
and general cutting up. Some gifted
Russian actors and actresses are In the
cast OF twenty. as the producer found
scores of applicants with good records
in the Russian theater begging for an
opportunity TO appear In an entertain
ment which did not require English.
Clever as the average Russian is In ac-
curing LANGUAGES there are great
number of refugees In New York who
have no English and are unable to profit
by real talent for the stage AZ any
rate this situation made II possible to
get together a good company. a pupil
OF Leon Bakst painted the scenery and
a one time 'ostumer TO the Imperial
Russian Ballet designed the costumes.
Another popular act called "katushka"
Is a Russian dancing feature without
song or comedy. Both Of these acts
have a spokesman who does a Balieff
ballyhoo." There Is under way fea,
ture which will present several Of the
more picturesque OF the Diaghileff bal
let's.
The National VAUDEVILLE Artists in
cludes "a post OF the American Legion
made up entirely OF two-a-day men who
went TO war They are a crack POST but
differ from all others IN the fact that
when they parade and there is applause
many of the actor veterans halt to take
q bow.
The Mandels at the Palace maintain
that they were the first acrobats 70 ree
individual handkerchiefs. The epochal
innovation In ground, high and lofty
tumblng took place on tho stage OF the
~ r. Albee Theater. Providence. at a
matinee performance some years ago.
When the Duncan Sisters first visited
London they were given list OF the best
sho~s but on visiting them were halted
on seeing the sign. by appointment"
They wrote several times for a point.
ments before being informed that this
referred TO royal appointments. The
Duncaus are at the Palace in high spir-
rs and having the time Of their lives
with new material Thomas Burke OF
"Limehouse Nights" told them that they
were tho incarnation Of his Twinkletoes
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19

butler rolls his RS, and then
the terrible embarrassment OF the more
serious mUments But OF all the diff
cultles have had personally with the
undisciplined American actor the worst
has been his inability to read lines accu-
rately. Our playrights and directors
have tolerated "A slovenness of memory
an objectionable ;naccuracy of speech
that would destroy the literary style OF
Shaw or Shakespeare.
In my next play. which will probably
be my prima donna play, ] shall insist
upon absolute accuracy. Fremstad is
always talking about the thickness" of
the English language. And it's true
But. my dear" is n very different thing
from But. dear" TT would be
rather fun for US to go back to Texas
cannot be expressed with the same sig
nif' canoe. dlffidence, with the words or
phrases juggled or changed. In this
prma donna play I've tried to see how
far ] can travel on the choice OF the
right words alone. It's play which is a
delicate combination Of many elements
There's vulgarity of expression--the
natural vulgarity OF sheer exaggeration
in the prima donna. She's like one Of
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and most acting. 1t seems to me. must
have its existence within the limitations
OF the race producing IT, The American
hard headedness, perfectly expressed in
he Missouri slogan SHOW me-" builds a
difficult wall between itself and illusion.
I remember that once saw Grasso, a
very great actor, give performance
magnificent in It's scope and power
which excited the audience tremen-
Sously. and the prompter was always
just ahead of him.
Ii was like duet---in which the low
sing-song from the prompter's box never
ceased. Can one imagine an American
audiences response in the face of such
mechanics? But II is this very quality
If "offishness" in our theatergoers that
challenges the playwright. the producer
and the actor to do their best. / think.
In France favorite dramatist. "a favor
tie actor. is like the child of fond
parents. There Is something OF the
oxpectant family circle IN the attitude
OF all Latin audiences ] am told that
the same thing is true In Russia; GER
tainly | have seen 1t in the Yiddish
thtater in New York. But on Broad
way! Nothing that one has ever done
before helps one when the curtain goes
up on a first night" But this very
lack OF reverence-this quickness TO see
the holes in the fabric Of illusion is
making our theater the most effective in
he world. And yeti have
gone 10 a great many plays with people
who do not care as much as do either
for the American theater or the theater
Z all, and I've apologized
repeatedly for many things for the mis-
cradle diction, the Ignorance OF proper
voice production, the provincial walk
ard gesturing. for instance. OF many OF
the young people on our stage and many
,ot so young a maid and her mistress
will walk in the same play with exactly
he same loose swing OF the shoulders
and the hips. The English