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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-19
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The Washington times., 1922-08-17
Anita Stewart,
Metropolitan
Star Next Week
XII osE o. THE SEA-" with
Anita Stewart In the title
~ role, will be the attraction

Anita Stewart in the title
~ role. will be the attraction
at Crandali's Metropolitan Theator
next week. beginning Sunday after
noon. II unfolds q story of
beautiful girl rescued from a ship.
wreck and reared by grizzled old
sea-dog. Upon his death she is
thrown upon her own resources
and while clerking In a shop en-
cages the interest OF the worthless
son OF q rich father. As his wife
she brings about a reconciliation
between father and son and
achieves happiness for all.
The picture is said to abound in
realistic touches, stirring climaxes
and picturesque scenes. and the
photography Ii especially note.
worthy. The bill will be completed
by short films and orchestral con.
tributions under the conductorship
OF n. Mirskey. The latest Buster
Keaton burlesque. THE Frozen
North" will be offered as a com.
panion feature.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
LOEW'S PALACE
Thomas Meighan.

THOMAS MEIGAN returns to
i the Nscreen I. OF Losw's Palace
Theater Sunday afternoon In his
latest production. III You Believe
II, It's So,", based on a story by
Perley Poore Sheehan. Mr.. Neigh.
ans support includes Pauline
Starke, Theodore Roberts, Charles
ogle. Joseph Bowling and Charles
French. ~.
Mr.. Meighan has a role, that
closely resembles his characterize
ton in The Miracle Man." 1t is
a story Of regeneration through
simple faith and the pure love Of
beautiful girl, and 1t shows Mr..
Meighan as a big-city crook and
gangster who Ii so impressed by
the faith in humanity shown by
one of his victims that he forsakes
the path Of crime, takes up life In
q small town. falls in love, con.
fesses his past and saves his fel-
low.townsmen from being victim.
lied by two clever crooks who hope
to frighten him into silence
through fear Of exposure Of his
past. ~ 70, = - p
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
Houdini in Person
at Moore's Rialto
! for Visit of Week

NYExT week, beginning Sunday,
Moore's Rialto Theater an
nounces a program Of at.
fractions that will undoubtedly
prove of interest to young and
old, including as II does the per.
sonal appearance three times
daily Of the versatile artist ana
worid.famous magician. Harry
Houdini, In conjunction with the
showing Of this wizard in his
attest photoplay thriller. THE
Man From Beyond" reputed to
be the crowning achievement Of
this master mystifier's career.
The theme touches upon the sub.
ject of spiritualism. Nita Naldi,
Arthur Maude. Albert Traver-
nier, Erwin Connolly and Frank
MONTGOMERY appear In the well.
balanced supporting cast. =
In the course of his daily ap-
pearances and in addition to per:
forming some Of his many magical
feats, Houdini will give lecture
on spiritualism, a subject on which
his mind Is still open, though he
has made II a study for years.
After his lecture he will answer
any reasonable questions on
spiritualism and kindred subjects.
A program OF shert film features
and special orchestral numbers
will complete the bill.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
Domestic Comedy
Garrick Offering
the Coming Week
NLARE RUNNERS uproarous

TLARE RUNNERS uproarous
domestic comedy, "A Success
ful Calamity" with Garry
McGarry in the role he played with
the original company a few sea-
sons ago. will be next weeks Of
fering OF the Garrick Players, be-
ginning with Sunday nights per.
formance.
"A Successful Calamity" was
one Of Mr.. McGarry's most notable
stage successes, and Il was on the
earnest insistence Of Tom Wise that
the Garrickers have decided to re-
vive the piece. II 10 replete with
bright lines and humorous situa-
tions out of which the author
makes the most at all times.
In Mr.. McGarry's support will be
George Henry Trader in a part
for which he is particularly we'll
adapted; Martha McGraw, Imogen
Taylor. Edward Truesheim, I. J..
Joiner, Ruth Hoffman, Granville
Palmer and other Garrick favor
ties.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17

q Joy and sport as swimming and
baseball. For the past three. years
they have been choir boys at the
Washington Cathedral. There, the
soprano, Dickey Bird. was given
important solo work. In conjunc..
ton with this they have two daily
periods for songs used In concert
work. The unusual coincidence Of
Jack having a deep. mellow con-
tralto. when combined with Dicks
full.toned soprano in duets makes
q thrilling emotional appeal. "S'
The boys just naturally love to
sing, and many of the close har-
monies In their work are their own
arrangement. Owing to their In.
tensive study they read and In
terpret difficult musical compost
tions at sight. They have a large
repertoire OF songs. good music
mostly. .I@ -.
"Ragtime throws me out OF
gear" says Dick. .. '.,-
Their program next week will be
extensive and appealing to lovers
Of melodies OF the better class.
Their personality. voices, and
songs, should prove a refreshing
interruption in the flow Of profes-
sional acts. .. 49, .
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
Gayety Theater
Opens for New
Season Sunday

NUNDAY at Q p. m. the curtain
at the Gayety Theater VIII
~ raise for the formal opening
Of the burlesque season In Wash
ington. The attraction will be
Sam Sidman and his own show en-
titled Suite Sixteen This is
Mr.. sidman's first appearance In
buriesque In a number OF years,
as he has been playing the larger
theaters including q visit last
season to the Garrick Theater here
with Walker Whiteside ana
Tyrone Power. Mr.. Sidnian has
also played opposite Weber and
Fields and many other actors OF
note and comes to washington
with the best show he has ever
headed.
supporting this popular comedian
will be a cast OF entertainers
which includes Rose B. Bentley,
prima donna; Billie Hall and Al
Pinard, formerly with Billy r.
Vans Own Show: George Wright.
featured In vaudeville with Violet
Allen and Gertrude Vanderbilt;
Frank Conroy, famous biackface
comedian; Lew Krugel, recently on
the Keith circuit; Sadie Banks. a
vaudeville star; Jeanette Kayton
clever dancer, formerly with the
Metropolitan Opera Ballet ana
Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic, and
Jean Carlson, former Keith head
liner. ..
There are ten big scenes and
two acts, with eighteen musical
numbers. The Gayety will give
two performances daily and Sun
day as usual
The Washington times., 1922-08-17

MANAGER ROBBINS, Of B. r
W Keith's, is confident that
AVA he has made a real, genu-
Inc find" for vaudeville right here
in the home town OF the some-day
stars. 1t is the two Bird boys,
Dick and Jack, sons OF that popu.
lar and veteran Washingtonian, ].
Maurice Bird, long associated in
business with the city's -four hun.
dred." Mr.. Robbins gave the
youngsters a try-out before the
Keith audience last Tuesday matt.
nee, and without advance herald
ing OF any sort, and without their
local connection being known save
to few, the lads made a wonder.
full hit.
Mr.. Robbins refuses to modify
his adjectiverous praise, and in
sists that the performance by the
boys next week will more than
justify and confirm his mature and
positive judgment. They will go
on the forthcoming bill in the
fourth place Of prominence, and
hold It down with more than credit
to themselves and their Christie
pher Columbus" Robbins.
Singing is to these boys as much
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
Colonial Beach.

The boardwalk at Colonial
Beach 10 a good place 10. meet
your neighbors, judging from the
crowds the st. Johns Is carrying
every trip to this down-river re.
sort. For the young salt who
wants plenty of water there 10
excellent salt water bathing, fish
ing, grabbing and sailing. Nu-
merous hath houses and a long
sandy beach with waters where
there are no dangerous currents
make bathing most attractive. A
large dancing. pavilion situated on
one of the piers provides dancing,
with cool sea breezes blowing.
Carriages and automobiles line
the beach front offering delight
fuI rides through the country.
Hotels and cottages with prices
to suit any purse solicit vacation
patronage. The 81. Johns leaves
the Seventh street wharf Sun
day, Tuesday and Thursdays at
O.. IN. and Saturdays at ESQ p.
m. : Forty-mile moonlight trips to
Indian Head and return are made
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days, sailing At tbs p. m. Solo
kov's orchestra furnishes the
music. ..
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
Lionel AtpiH
to Head Keith's
Bill Next Week

r IoNEL ATwILL, the famous
dramatic star. through the
courtesy Of David Belasco,
will make his vaudeville debut
next week at Keith's Theater,
commencing with the Monday
matinee. He will present Tho
White Faced. Fool"
The extra added attraction will
be the European sensational nov.
city. Boyeo. Bert Fitzgibbon and
brother Lew will offer ~. new
daffydilisms. Dick and Jack
Bird are billed. The Rubini sis
ters win offer q charming must.
cal fantasy. THE Zip, Zip, Zap
hankers," of great war memory,
will present "A Day in Camp"
Diamond and Brennan will pre-
sent Something For Sale" Gar
cinetti Brothers win include their
wonderful hat throwing. Aesop's
Fables, Topics Of the Day and
the Pathe News fill up the
measure.
The current bill headed by Van
and Schenck will be given for
the last times at Keith's Sunday
matinee and night.
JOSEPH JEHLIN scored a tri.
umph at Loew's Columbia last
week with a xylophone rendition
of Won Suppe's Light Cavalry"
overture.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
Gloria Swanson in
Her Gaded Cage
at Loew's Columbia

~LoRIA SWANSON offers one
r of her most spectacular
screen roles in Her Gilded
Cage" which begins an extended
engagement at Loew's Columbia
next Sunday afternoon. The pro-
duction is said to dazzle with its
settings, its costumes and its
story. r.
The beauty, and personality of
Gloria Swanson has wide scope
in her characterization Of
French singer and dancer who
makes her American debut in
blaze Of color and beautiful
gowns. First seen as a little
French girl In poor circum.
stances, she appears successfully
as a cabaret dancer. the famous
Fleur D'AnIour. and finally as
woman who finds Joy In a life
OF self-sacrifice in the hope OF
benefiting an invalid sister.
Miss Swanson Is supported by
cast that includes David Powell,
Harrison Ford, Anne Cornwall,
and Walter HERS.
TERRY TURNER. publicity di-
rector of the Loew chain of
theaters. was the guest Of Manager
Lawrence Beatus, OF Loew's Wash.
ington theaters. during the past
waek 'E
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
A TIP for Burglars.

PEVISE all your notions of
~ motion picture burglars. For.
get all about the slouch cap, the
mask and the hardboiled face, for
here comes a burglar in a tuxedo.
He will be seen In Broken Chains. {"
now in production at the Gold
wyn studio. Edward Peil plays
the part. Director Allen Holrbar.
who created the new style for
second story men, says Tint real
burglars will probably steal his
stuff, but 1t will not necessarily
follow that every man In a tuxedo
4. a housebreaker.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
Chesapeake Beach.

FISHING and grabbing are ex-
celient now at Chesapeake
Beach, washington's Coney Isl.
and. Trout spots, hardheads,
and croakers are plentiful. Salt
water bathing has It's lure and
the long boardwalk its varied
gaities. Free dancing ia dreamy
music is a daily over-the-water
feature. Shady picnic grounds
afford an ideal setting for outing
parties.
Day-end trips to the resort are
retaining their popularity. After
a hard days dork In the. office.
II Is possible to catch the 4:<G
train for the beach. have several
hours at the bayside for enpoy.
ment of the countless attractions,
and be back home in bed by mid
night. r..
Automobiles also are taking
advantage of these after-office
trips. 1t is only forty miles to
the beach and the roads are ex-
cellent. $780,
The Washington times., 1922-08-17

DURING the recent filming OF
Cecil B. DeMille's "Mansla gh. q.
ter" Neil Mccarthy. Of Los An.
geles, former counsel for the Fa.
nous Players.Lasky Corporation.
and at present legal representative
for Mr.. DeMiile, was called upon
TO serve as technical adviser for
the entire sequence Of courtroom
scenes which form an important
part of the story.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
DANCING.

oSssss .sS. ss :asr:. :sa .:d 81 Pr Srys " ,is; T
Private DANCING LESSONS
SIC Ifth 81. n, W.. near y %.
o. single ieesonss tt.so You need not
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
AFTER taking what pictures

AFTER taking what pictures
"A they could at sea on schooner
in The Bonded Woman" Philip
Rosen took the company back to
the studio lot and put It to work on
a complete reproduction Of the
schooner, rigging and all, which
had been built on rockers. After
this part Of II had been completed,
Betty Conpson, the star, and some
of the other principals. had to 60
to Redondo Beach for their rescue
from the surf.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
Glen Echo.

THE many attractions are draw
= ing big crowds to Glen Echo
Park every day and there are
picnics booked at this popular re-
sort. A delightful half hours
trolley ride through a very pic
turesque part Of the District and
Maryland. following the upper
PotUnac. precedes a visit to
Washington's only free 1muse-
ment park.
Scores OF amusement devices
have been installed. including the
derby racer, coaster dip. whip, old
mill, carrousei. and midway.
which latter houses scores OF fun
features. the most attractive be.
ing the rocking pigs and Hee
Haw Maude. entertaining the
older folks as well as the young
sters. For those who care for.
dancing there Is the big hall
room. entirely screened In and
cooled by electric fans and ideally,
located on a hin overlooking the
Potomac. Music IL furnished by
oehmann'a jazzy orchestra OF
nine musicians every evening
until 1l:3o o'clock.
. JACK HOLT is taking advan.
tage Of a short vacation TO spend
all his spare time playing polo. He
had been extremely busy for some
time. After completing work I'm
while Satan Sleeps" he immedi.
ately went into the cast Of 'On the
High Seas"
"Now I know why they 60 to
the South Sea Islands-and
never come back" said Betty Com
son, a. she watched a troupe OF
hula-hula dancers whirl and sway.
while a Hawaiian stringed orches-
ira accompanied them in q Homo.
lulu sailors resort erected for her
latest Paramount picture.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
CRANDALL'S-
"The Man Unconquerable." i"
1RANDALL's THEATER today

RANDALLs IhEAiEh eooay
presents Jack Holt, in The
Man Unconquerable." in which he
il supported by Sylvia Dreamer
and a strong cast. The added
oomedy offering will be Hickory
dick" George Arliss viii occupy
the screen tomorrow and Saturday.
In "The Ruling Passion" Gaylord
Lloyd will supply the comedy, In
Dodge Your Debts"
For the first three days OF next
week, Betty Blythe will be pre-
sented at Crandall's as star of His
wife's Husband" compelling
drama. On Wednesday and Thurs.
day, Mary Miles Minter will be
screened in South of Suva," and
for the last two days Of the week,
John Emerson and Anita Loos
omedy-melodrama, "Red-Hot Ro-
NANCE" IL announced.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
Looks Like Dale
Might Be Poking
Fun at This One
BY ALAN DALE.

NEW YORK. August IL.
6(vTY HATS wrong with this
F." picture7" asked the
poor woildng geli in
Manhattan" at the Playhouse last
night.
And well she might ask. for II
was some picture. II combined the
airy yet fluffy grace of Bertha.
the Sewing Machine Girl. with the
rosy yet saucy lure of Nellie, the
Bee-You-Ti.Fui Cloak Model"
Thrown In for good measure was
dash Of Peg O'My Heart" a
soupcon Of the Brat" and dash
OF dear old "K'Meel." Apart from
these dashes. and soupcons Man.
haitian" was breezy with It's own
originality.
It concerned one OF those sweet
little woiking CELLS who are tempt
ed, and yet stray nit. A bold Man
hattanese, old enough to know bet.
ter, discovers the little sweetie, and
makes Of her his secretary. Gossip
wags, and tongues chatter, and
Naughty Mommer, with the white
wig and the tuberous figure be-
comes a she-father Duvai and begs
the girl II she loves the old boy to
leave him for ever, and for aye.
Qnterval for tears).
But the playwrights who play.
wrote this masterpiece-Leighton
Osman and Henry Huli-hadn't fin.
ished. They conceived the daring;
ly unique feat of causing THE poor
woiking gell to become heir--or
heiress-to ninety-five thousand
pounds C'pounds of what?" she
asks .nonchalantly), and then all
the fat II in the fire.. and the old
boy ends the-act by taking the
name>of the deity In vain. as he re.
members that he viii be accused
Of marrying the girl for her ninety.
five thousand bucks.
Twas then she asked. whats
wrong with this pictured" .
She was entitled to her query,
of course. But the audience last
night could have enlightened her.
There was q smirk of merriment
when she got the legacy and ones
HCHcC Vi oaHhHAy eSSe~N@- -
ala that all the way through the
picture" which wasn't q movie,
either. I don't believe that a movie,
in it's most desperate moments,
would have done anything as fun.
ny as that third act. However,
Manhattan" wasn't meant to be
funny. Amusing things never are.
They just ooze mirth spontaneous
ly. ...
An energetic young person called
Marguerite Maxwell was the poor
woikinE Eeii. and there was a real
dose OF her. Poor Norman was
the old boy--my sympathy went
out to him, and Hilda Spong play.
ed his mother. II you please. Miss
Spong as Mr.. Trevor's mother! HUI
bert Druce was an idiotic butler as
well as possible.
whats wrong with this pic.
ture," asked the woiking CELL.
And my reply Is: What isn't"
The Little River news., 1922-05-27
BISHOP IS NEAR DEATH
JChn (. KiigO ill Critical Condition in
 Memphis Hospital.

NMemphsi, Tenn, May 24.-The con- dition of Bishop John c. Kilgo of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, who is seriously ill at the Methodist hospital here, is unchanged tonight, it was announced by hospital authori- ties. His physician says that his con- dition is very serious.
 Bishop Kilgo, who is 61, has been in ill health for some time and recently underwent an operation at Johns Hopkins. After leaving the general conference at Hot Springs he suffered an attack of acute indigestion and when the train on which he was travelling to his home in Charlotte, N. C., reached Memphis he was taken to a hospital here.
The Little River news., 1922-05-27
FORM NEW BROTHERHOOD
YardmaSterS and Yard Employees Con.
 SClidate Associations.

Chicago, May 23-Three railway yardmasters and yard employees asso- citations were consolidated today into one organization to be known as the International Brotherhood of Rail way Yardmasters and Yard Employes. The consolidation was affected at the convention of the brotherhood here the American Railway Yardmasters Association and the Order of Railway Yardmasters being absorbed by the larger body. The membership in cludes both steam and electric rail- way yardmasters, engine foremen switchmen and switch tenders.
The Little River news., 1922-05-27
FORD'S OFFER SANCTIONED
Muscle Sh0al Conference Asks Con-
 gross to End Delay.

Sheffield, Ala, May 23.-Calling up- on Congress and the president ''to end the unprofitable and wasteful delay in disposition of government property here, the Muscle Shoals conference under direction of the Southern Com mercial Congress tonight by memori- al urged "early and decisive action by accepting the offer of Henry Ford.
 The memorial, adopted with an en- thusiastic demonstration, declared that "the facts are now well known, the issue is clearly defined and the time for action is at hand The reso- lutions also provided for appointment of a legislative committee headed by pr. Clarence J. Owens, director gen eral of the Southern Commercial Con- gress, and a committee on general ln- formation to educate the American people on Muscle Shoals headed by Col. Luke Lea of Tennessee. It de- clared that the opposition to the pro- feet comes from selfish interests" which disregard the national well sare
The Little River news., 1922-05-27
1O2 PERSONS MISSING
That Is Believed to Be Total of Deaths
 in Ocean Tragedy.

Brest, France, May 23.-The British vice consul here today announced that 102 of those who were on board the British steamship Egypt, sunk off the island of Ushant Saturday night, are missing, of whom 16 were passengers and S6 members of the crew.
 Twenty-eight passengers were saved together with 204 members of the crew. Mrs. M. l.. Sibley and Miss V. M. Boyer, American missionaries, are among those missing and presumably lost. Many of the dead brought in by boats were wearing life belts; they had evidently died from exhaustion.
 The fog was so thick off Ushant Is- land at the time of the collision be- tween the Egypt and French freighter Seine that the inhabitants of the Is- land in the region had been living for three days in almost complete dark ness, with all outdoor work suspend cd l. i4a4aa4at !
The Little River news., 1922-05-27
TO ENLARGE RESERVE BOARD
House Passes Bill Making It Possible
 to Appoint "Dirt Farmer"

Washington, May 23.-AgriculturaI members of Congress have won their fight for the enlargement of the mem- bership of the Federal Reserve Board Ito make possible the appointment of a dirt farmer,
 The House today passed bill pro viding for six instead of five appoint i've members of the board. The bill was approved in substantially the same form in which it was passed by the Senate several months ago.
 Before passing the Senate bill with a minor amendment, the House re- 5ected amendments from the Banking and Currency Committee which struck out the provisions for enlarg- ing the board and merely directed the president in making appointments to have due regard to representa- on of agricultural as well as finance and commerce.
 The bill as passed provides that in selecting the six appointive members of the board, 'the president shall have due regard to fair representation of the financial, agricultural, industrial and commercial interests and geo. graphical divisions of the country Not more than one may be appointed from any one federal reserve district.
 The House restored the Senate pro vision prohibiting the erection of buildings by Federal Reserve banks, at a cost of more than $250,000, with out the sanction of Congress.
The Little River news., 1922-05-27
Revival Meeting Open=
 ed Thursday Night

The revival, which is being conduct ed by Rev. M. MarYosip of the Pres byterian church, opened at the church Thursday night. The big tent down town on the tabernacle site was not completed in time for the first service, but it is stated that it will be complet- ed in time for the service Friday night at which time the service will be con- ducted there. Rev. MarYosip is 9 strong preacher. He promises that his services will be short and hopes to put as much into the service as possi- ble. The cooperation of all the peo- plelis desired.
 Subject Friday at S-"What was the Matter with Jonah?"
 Sunday ct 11-'What is Conversion
 Sunday at S-s'Why I Believe the Bible"
The Little River news., 1922-05-27
HON. E. E. ISBELL
DeQueen Attorney Makes Announce
 ment for Circuit Judge of This Dist.

In the announcement column of the News this week will be found the an nouncement of Hon. B. E. Isbell of DeQueen as a candidate for the office of Circuit Judge of this the 9th Judi cial Circuit, subject to the action of the Democratic primary August 8th.
 1Ir. Isbell moved to Sevier county when a small boy with his parents and grew to manhood on a farm near old Chapel Hill. In 1898 he was elec- ted Circuit Clerk of Sevier county and served in that office for six years, making a most efficient officer. He has practiced law in the district and before the supreme court for about twenty years. and is considered as one of the best judges of law in the district. He is conservative by nature with that frame of mind that allows him to see all sides of controversy His fairmindedness, integrity and strength of character together with his legal training qualities him for the responsible office which he seeks.
 It is with pleasure that We present the name of Ben E. Isbell to the vol CTS of his party for their considefa- ton.