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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-17
ARMY LENDS AID IN
HOLIDAY MAIL RUSH
Several Thousand Motor Trucks To
Be Placed At Disposal OF Postal
Department.

Washington, Nov. 16.-The usual
congestion OF mail facilities expert.
enced by the p~ostoffice department
throughout the country at Christmas
time will be relieved this year insofar
as the war department car make its
machinery effective. Orders issued
TODAY by Major General Davis. adju.
tant general Of the Army, to all COM
handing officers Of corps areas d..
rected them to hold all motor vehicles.
mot actually needed for military pur.
poses for use Of the postoffice author
tiles during the holiday season. AS a
result, several thousand automobile
trucks each capable Of transporting
two or three tons Of mail, will be
placed temporarily at the service Of
the postal authorities.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-17
A THEATRE

You don't need to he afraid 70 bring
the Riddles. your best beau or Your
grandmother 20 see Shadows OF Con-
science" Plaza screen. It's Just what
We have been looking FOR IN the way o;
clean. American drama. 1t has plenty
ot thrills for you hut no bushes. The
Riddles Will like the child scenes and
the comedy. your hest beau would Ike
the fights and tbs smashing climax and
Your grandmother will enjoy tho good
o~ld-fosh!oned standard OF morals that
prevails.
shadows Of Conscience" is a story
OF yesterday IN this country. hut the
entertainment value "a such that Il can
he appreciated At any time and in any
place Action and suspense run high
bu; there IS not n single Objectionable
scene or d,Stats'eful moment. The CEN
sorS must have had a light Job when
they gave this picture N" "onCe-oyer."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-17
II v ROAD.

and their coupled n"mes br,a:e 4 house
lu.d weird.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-17
MAJORSV!LLE

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wa ,''I, I"n nco1is,
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N''"S ~ Il NV
E"NlyAi services h"Ne been h"!h l"r
the past fortnight at lh" Salem NJ. L.
church. Key iI"ckri'h"rN' pastor me
chHrr" has h"rn W"id'ri"l'! hW'"'Hr'
ana several "l tH' Young '"'"S nav
united WIFI IN" ch'lr"h' ~ inc summary
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-17
MORAN SIGNS RED coNrRAcr.

Cincinnati. O., Nov. 18.-Manager Pat
Moran will again pilot the Cincinnati
Nationals next season. announcement
heinz made today that he had affixed
his signature to n Red contract. He had
agreed "a terms several weeks ago. and
the signing of the contract was a mere
rnrmality, 1t was stated.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-17

Round wooden clothes pins make
good substitutes for hand forms to pre-
vent gloves from shrinking after wash
Ing.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-03-01
CUARENTA cABEZAS DE GANADO
ENvENENADAs. vEINTIDos HAN
MUERTo

En- la fnca de don Jose velez, ra-
dicada en- Ell barrio "Rio Jueyes'', de
Salinas, mientras preparaban una solu-
ci6n actiseptica "bano de irrersion -
para lavar ell ganado y extirpalle las
garrapatas, por una equivocact6n fal
ia de conocimiento del pe6n que prepa
raba la solucion, en- vez de mezclar Ell
veneno con cincuenta Y cinco galones
de aqua 10 disolvi6 en- cuatro galones,
aplicando luego el lfquido a las reses.
veinticuatro horas despu6s del banjo
murieron enyenenadas siete cabezas de
ganado y uh POGO mas tarde murieron
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-03-01
Ia mueYte esta ccrca cuardO ei
higado no tYabaia.

El higado es cl 6rgano que destruye las
naaterias verenosas que Sc forman durante
la digestion Los desordenes del higado
son lnuy comunes peligrosos y demandan
inmediatamente el Remedio de Leonardo,
un medicamento maravilloso y efectivo
para todas las lndIspos:ciones del higado y
est6mago ST I'd sufre de biliosidad,
eructos, estrenimiento, aliento fetido, do
lores de cabeza, dyspepsia. quiere decir
que su hgado esta descompuesto. Fl Re-
medic de Leonardo es el medicamento in
!aIbe que fortalece y vigorza el higado y
estomago y pone estos organos saludables
y en- condiciones de desempeiar sus fun
clones con toda regularidad FL Remedio
de Leonardo para cl Higado es puro. Sc
guro inofensivo. No contiene ca1omel
y es agradable al paladar. De venta en- to-
das las droguerias y farmacias.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-03-01
Rernaches de orc

". hubo la Asamblea, Ia magma
asamblea; el magnetico clarir sono vi
brante en- Ell espacio Y de un confin a
otro confin de nuestro querido Puerto
Rico Sc dieron cita los hombres de bue-
ma voluntad y de reconocido PATRIOTS
mo ALA en- la ciudad de los muros
que dijera Gautier Benitez. Sc reune
una pleyade de ilustres y cumplidos Ca
balleros, todos una sola voz y todos un
solo hombre para ultimar el sagrado
mensaje que habra de negar nuestra
Urbe, posandose en- las manos del Jefe
de Ia Naci6n, que es el que rige~nues-
tros destinos, demostrando una veZ mas
que el disciplinado partido Unionista
Puertorriquefio. aprueba en- todas sus
parties la redacct6n del proyecto "Camp
beil'', dando un mentis a los gratuitos
eremigos dc tan colossal pensaniento,
poniendonos. en- evidencia ante los pre-
claros legtsladores que actdan en- Ia
Camara, ell senado y Ell Congreso Anne
ricanc. n
Y Sc dijo: En- limpida y brillants
rlaca del mas fno metal con carac-
teres indelebles, esta escrito un gerogh
fco de dificil soluci6n, pOr sus ininteli-
gibles signos, pero de ciertos resultados
para Ell fllturo,,9uue no faltara I'M sa-
bio que su tempo 10 descifre salts
factoriamente.
Ell pueblo arde en- deseos de conocer
el texto de la sentencia escrita, las
multitudes Sc preparan para Ia nueva
evoluc;6n. Ell badajo de La sonant3 cam
pana polftica empieza q moverse a i'm
pulse de potente brisa que del Norte
llega; el barometro de las ingratitudes
baja grandemente Y casi Sc visIumbra
en- Ell espacio y cernerce sobre Puerto
Rico, en- rapido y seguro vuelo, la pa
Iona blanca de nuestras aspiraciones.
Y... bendita sea Espafia, ~nuestra vie
ia Urbe. Historiemos: ell dia 25 de
noviembre del ano 1897 la Re;na Re-
gente frmaba Ell Real Decreto conce-
di6ndonos un Regimen Auton6inico, el
Ola IA de diciembre del mismo ano es-
tampaba el Gobernaior Marin ell CUM
PLAsE, al referido regimen autonomi-
co, constituyendose, Ell Cabinets con los
caballeros Sres. Francisco Mariano Qui
fionez, Presidente; Luis Mufioz Rivera,
Secretario de Gracia, Justicia y Gober-
nacion; Manuel Fernandez Juncos. Sc
cretario de Hacienda; Manuel z. Rossy,
Secretario de instruction pibHca; Juan
Hernandez Lopez. Secretario &c ~obras
Publicas Comunicaciones, y jose Sc
vero Quinones, Secretario de Agricul-
tura. Industria y Comercio, auedando
en- esta forma constitufdo cl primer
concejo de Secretaries en- ell inolvida-
bic dia 9 de febrero de 1898, iurando
los cargos aquellos caballeros el dia
II del mismo mes y ano.
Effmero fu6 Ell tempo de nrestro pri
mer gobierno Auton6mico. Han pasado
"a amos; tres de aquellos eonspicuos y
probados patriotas han pasado al orien
te eterno, tres quedan laborando a1n,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-03-01

DOS UNo o UNo, UNO y UNO...
Hoy la patria de Washington y
Lincoln. nos quiere devolver con creces
una forma igual mas amplia aquel
gobierno Y nosotros los hijos de esta
nunca bien querida region, pe-la escon
dida en- ell continente americana, ba-
timos palmas ante Ell Ilustre Estadista,
el cumplido y correcto Senadoe Hon.
Mr.. Campbell otros caballeros que Ia
borsn por la redenci6n de nuestra que
rida Isla.
AGn no ha terminado el vi&-crucis
politico de nuestro sufrido partido; el
dedo del destino sefiala nueros derro-
teros nuestros hombres nustres nues
tros gutas, los feles y leales caudillos
dc nuestra causa, Sc yerguen una veg
mas, preparados para entonar el HOS
SANNA a nuestro future porvenir.
La Urbe Americana. Y no tan solo
nuestra urbe, el mundo entero. ma acep
tado nuestras actuaciones y cLanto SO
prepara para mejorar nuestro Status
politico, encerrado en- las, heymosas CO.
lumnas del proyecto Campbell" a Gu
yo autor 90 autores de6icara Puerto
Rico una de las mas hermosas paginas
de su nitida historic, orlada dcntro del
marco de nuestra inmensa grstitud y
leaI reconocimiento.
Nuestra Metropoli va a hacernos jus
ticia. Esperamos que Sc desarrolIen los
acontecimientos, preparedness el altar
de los sacrifcfos. la pira ardera ALI
mentada con ell carbon de nuestTas sa-
mas actuaciones, levantandose sagrada
columna de hume perfumando el am
biente, llevando hacia otras regiones la
expression de nuestro agradecimiento.
"No hay REDENCIoN que nc tenga
su calvario''. Aun le quedan algunas
vueltas que dar al manubrio para que
saigan de la GAIA harm6nica los tlltimOs
acordes de esta pieza politica; va Sc
esta preparando Ell otro disco, qUc al gi
,rar sobre Ell pedestal obedeciendo la
fuerza del magnetic que Sc llama la
Opinion PIblico, dira cosas muy gran
des y hara que la verdad resplandezca
en- toda su magnifcencia.
Esperemos pues, que los homhres que
integran la direction del partido de la
mayoria, saben 10 que tienen que hacer,
~. Gno hemos puesto en- ellos toda
puestra confanza? Pues dejem6sle pro-
ceder, hagamos NUTS, y esperemos en-
apretado haz la Ultima palabra.
Id a la metr6pOli, ilustres honbres;
id una vez, i'd diez, i'd ciento hasta que
Iogreis que os imparta justicia y que
Sc de al Cesar 10 que al Cesar CORES
ponde, que no os arredren los gestos y
cuando este suceda hacer una mueca
mayor ". adelante.
La Union esta de pie; va Sc ha en-
pezado a perforar la plaza, la opinion
pIblica esta fundiendo en- la fragua del
patriotismo los remaches de orc, para
tijarla.
J. Tirado CORDcVES.
AguadilIa 26 febrero 1922.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-03-01
LLEvADo PoR Los cELos
PEGA FUEGo A LA CASA

En- Ell barrio Rio Jueyes'. de sa-
linas. Sc quem6 una casita cercada y
cabijada de paja, propiedad de Pa
tricio Alvarado, calculandoss lar perdi-
das en- $75. Fue arrestado como presun
to autor del incendio Ell indiviiuo Pas
cual Rosado, de % amos, uuien fue
amante de Maria Guzman, una de las
mujeres que vivian en- Ell bohio. Cr6ese
que los celos lie indujeron destruir Ell
nido donde estaba la paloma.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-03-01
NCL.ATERRA

PropAataRis: Jssa D RoAPs@Uex
'as@a Ne 3. TAl&fsno 800. San JWaE
NuarAa Rscs. SitnadO sa una De las
griAcipalss C&llss, eeHea del Tr"p
del TeatrA. pe6xiEe lcs MSelIsa,
sOAtIguo al CoYreo y den&s Edi&eiOS
PeAarsles. Buen trass. ssrviese sx'
saIaHAe. Sc sirvsn Conaidas . dsxatSs'
~ Sa edEltan aboaados Prsnie"
ADDE'S.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-03-01
C.ARIBE

Fa+ss@a en- 81 enrnvhn de u eiuAad
sarT<e&amertA acondicionado con to-
Ios I~r ~del&ntos Uoderucs. As"an-
- TsI&fonos, Timbres, Magnfflcas
sabikaeiaDAs con haiio privado y afsc-
Aos aanitNriOa Especial coptort nsrs
tamiliaa y viAjanEss, PraciOs mode
eAd0S.
CslSfonoa asa y 1000. p. o, Box S0f
Gale De San Franciseo. No -
Aan IMAM. p z.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-03-01

otras hasta completar ell riumero de %.
Hay Is reses mas bajo tratanicnto de
un veterinario, quien opina qu" tam
bien pereceran.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

Thus II will be seen that he
possessed Accomplishments which
helped to make him the Life Of
the Party In any first-class Rum
Parior at about 11:30 p. m.
II he had gone to bed early and
got a lot OF Sleep and kept himself
all shaved and talcum.powdered, he
would have been much more eff.
cient in protecting his Clients and
would have been q Perfect Gentle
man to boot. At least that was the
common talk among the Neigh
bors-
Next to the eerbians. probably
Mr.. Flsgbie suffered more than
any one on account Of the World
War.
when the prices ut every Thirst
Emporium began to put the Neces.
sities Of Life into the Luxury Class,
q good many Of the Walters be-
came more guarded in their Con.
verSation.
,of course you know about the
Walters. They are members Of
that joviAi Broth erhood which orig
mated the words "wattisyouhavs1"
and "wottleitbef''
The Buyers decreased In num-
bsr whom the Stuff began to b
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
"sunshiny Dsys for Mr.. Flsgbis"

a. valuable, a. Perfumery but thsrs
were still q few Lifs-Ssvers work.
ing at the Life-Saving Station.
And any time swiv got an In
vite, he was at the Listening Post.
accompanied by one adult Thirst.
CAN'T PRACTICE LAW.
II a Benefactor in the adjoining
Room said In q Stage Whisper;
"will you pour a slight Libation
on the Altar Of Frisndship7" Mr..
Flegbie. forty feet away and With
q Partition between always spoke
up and said: Excuse me II I don't
refuse"
When a Bell tapped, he was
there ahead Of the Waiter.
BY working the soft Routes and
telling a Story when It came his
turn to Purchase. he was under
Full Sail by 10 o'clock every Morn
Ing, with al Flags sst and the
Band playing. even after the stark
specter Of Prohibition had cast .
dark Shadow against every swing
ing Door.
His Friends continued to insist
that n he could sids-step the
orog. he would prove TO b .
peerless Combination Of Daniel
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
EDWARD r. BENADE.
CREAM WILL RISE.
BY ARIZONA IKE.

sYoU cannot keep Q good man down.
Remarked sOme noble mutt:
Dgollci0Us dOrnicks tossed at him
Nay cfenulete his nat;
0qlra9eous slings and arrows trun
1y fortune III may pot 'em.
Cream won't stay ON the bottom.
NJ dsftIy WisldsA deuble.creSs
Nay eaech req On the hip
Ard toss yea On your vertebrs.
Dut dep't givs up the ship;
M anvil drew msy lay for you.
. But never nand. dod rot 'em;
me- b1g League man ean't lose his noD-
Cpsam Vea't stay On the bottom.
sYeu .Ssaass keep . sod man dswn."
~ .Ionah told the whale;
Xlthln hls Webster unabridged
xhero's 10 such word - fall;
xAaE !ceens up suailing from the flsse
Whtre ppDercuts have sot 'em.
s3ls ~ d09btless said before
CrsaA won't stay ON the bottom.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

Villains do not toll with slick
little mustaches and strike patent
leather boots with riding crops.
They are the villains Of real life.
And how the movie audiences
have changed! People, ride to
the blazing faoadss of the movie
houses In motor. cars and wear
their ermine wraps. The first
nights take on the flare Of .
John Drew opening at the Em-
pire.
There ID an acre Of white shirt
fronts and cleaning white should.
ers, dassling with Jewels.
The sober truth 10 that the
movies are giving the so-called
legitimate theatsrs a hard run on
the Rialto. They have qualities
more exquisite and arresting than
We have incur legitimate theaters.
During the time I have been
absent from the movies the
changes have been amsxing.
Cocker spaniels are no longer
used a. bloodhounds. Real tears
have been substituted for siyce.
rine fakeries. A castle 10 q real
castle and not q stucco affair
held up In the back by prop.
Mechanical trains q Ia Lincoln
J. Carter have been replaced byl
real steamint demons Of iron.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
:. By BILL PRICE
"APpLE-EATIN TIME

We hear Of appls blossoms
That perfun,e the air of spring,
Bringing forth . riot Of celDr-
Oh. e II . gorgeous thing!
But this beauty % appalling,
Though u ID . woildrous sight,
Does nit give half the pleasure
o. one llscious, juicy bite
In AppIe-estin' time.
Now, some would have the season
A nsoenlisht night IN May,
with sllyery moonlight dancing
On IN apple blossom spray.
But prefer the ftreside,
On > cold Decemhoe night.
Where MUNICH the jplcy apples
with the greatest Of delfght-
In apple-estin' time.
So here's to al the gIoriss
OF the appie's ruddy glow,
o. the luscIOus. tasty flavor
It's the sarest fruh I know;
Ii gives u splendid cider
And the finest kind Of pie,
Tis no wonder that I'm happy,
A. the winter days pass by,
In apple- -satin' time.
J. II. HOLMAN.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

|" HE overtons Of easerness
about the future of the
- movies seems to me quite
senseless. Anyway they are pay
ing VIII Hays a, hundred thou.
sand a year or SO to worry. I'd
accept all the worries Of Holly.
wood for less. Yea, far less.
The answer to: What are wo
ooing to do about. the movies? is
simply let them alone.
This has been a season of play.
going for me. Pve seen Henry
Miller crumple into a heap in a
gust Of uncomfortable tears over
the faithlessness Of a Partisan
Cocotte.
I've laughed at Will Rogers.
rope throwing and gum chewing.
I've watched Laurence D'Orsay
hsw.haw his delightful way
through one of those ringing for
the butler to remove the tea
thinGs dramas. .. ..
It has been pleasant and enter
taining. But was fed up. Even
the Music Box 1t $11 . seat
failed to stir me.
TURNED TO FILMS.
So I turned to the movies. And
I've just returned from seeing
~The Town That Forgot God"
Perhaps sorne Of the hardened
critics would call It holum.
sLthtnin' II hokum. 80 u
The Old Homestead" and % u
Tho First Year"
In fact. an stun Of the theatse
= holrum. II IL u good holkum
Il creates IN illusion that 10
worth while. There - too much
striving for reality. straining
snats and swallowing camels.
Tho Town That Forgot God"
takes IN back to the hallowed
Gays of swimmin' holes and
pirate caves-A vigorous hard-hit.
ding drama that made me givs
way to . little honorable moisture.
In truth I wspt.
Thsn there u "ons Dxniting
Night." which makes the hair rise
5ust Ike It does with . fright
Wig. Griffith. I ,bslisvs. produced
this. Also there II ''The Village
Biacksmith." . genuinely moving
al Of nlm reproduction.
Marion Davies 10 turning them
away with when Knighthood
was In Flowsr''-a costume pic.
ture that. ~ H. c. witwer would
say. knocks you Tor . row Of
Hindu succotash bowls.
believe. I am . competent
critic Of the movies. With the
exception Of . Charlie Chaplin
fiim I have not attended the
movies Tor several years.
And now Tn eating them up.
The days OF gun play and foul
murders have given way to
breathlsss artistry. The movie
banker no longer wears side
wheel whiskers and high hat.
He looks IKE the banker In real
MA.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

movies. Now each paper has its
movie critic--skilled writer's who
know the theater.
A few OF those: Quinn Martin,
of the World; Robert Sherwood
of the Herald: Luello Parsons. of
the Morning Telegraph; Alan
Dale. Of the American (he also
reviews the regular plays); Don
Allen, the Evening World, and
others.
The finest theaters in New
York are the movie houses: the
Rialto. the Rivoli. the Criterion,
and the string Of fine playhouses
owned by William Fox and B. 8.
Moss.
In several weeks Of movie Dill
srimaging I have failed to find a
Desperate Desmond or a Cough.
ing Little Both.
FINE PLAYHOUSES.
II seems to me that II is time
to let up on the movies. They
have been attacked long enough.
So have their stars.
Recently I talked to VIII H.
Hays about Hollywood. He had
sent Joseph jefferson O'Nsil, for.
merly one of the shrewdest re.
porters on the World. to Holly.
wood, to investigate.
Joe O'Neil has seen much Of
life-the underworld and the
upper. He IL not to be tricked.
Hollywood did not know he was
coming. He did not find q singls
drunken party while he was
there. Nor could he find . dope
addict on any Of the lots.
He found instead that Holly.
wood folk went to bed at
o'clock. That their deviltry con.
sisted in going to soda fountains
and tea rooms in the afternoon
for a half hour or 90. There is
more checkers played In Holly.
wood than in any other section Of
America.
There II screen actor who Ia
reported to be a terrible drug
addict, corrupting the morals Of
his co-workers. He heard the
tales. He went to headquarters.
he demanded that the stories be
hushed up.
At his own solicitation he was
constantly watched by four doc.
tors for period Of six weeks.
He was tested and pounded daily.
The doctors declared that not
only had he never been a drug
addict but that he was one Of the
healthiest specimens Of humanity
that had ever encountered.
Fatty Arbuckle gave the movies
q black eye. And that was un-
fair to the industry. Such things
have happened among bankers,
artists. preachers, merchant
princes and the like. But the
entire body Of mon were not con.
deinned.
The movies are Ill right. Let
them alons--anA 30 to see them.
DOWNRIGHT. 1881. ~ tn. AeNaught
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

~ nee there was an Almost.
II Gen us named Swivvletop J.
~ Flegble.
He was admitted to the Bar
away back yonder when no one
had anything on the Hip except
a Hip-Pocket.
Liquor Of extreme potentiality
could be had at three or four
gaudy Establishments in every
Block, at any Hotel or CLUB. or on
any Pullman Car.
Private Homes and Hotel Bed.
Rooms were still Dry.
When the Old Stuff was 15c a
Shot or two for a Quarter. the
handing Of a Potation to a Fellow.
Mortal was regarded as a mere
act Of Courtesy and not az q
splendid exhibition Of Generosity.
The Bar-Fly who received
High Ball felt that he was oeing
treated-not endowed.
Those were the sunshiny days
for Mr.. Flegbie.
From early Morn to dewy Eve,
various People were trying to
make him drink. and they did.
He acted like Man endeavoring
to drown some Secret Sorrow that
had learned how to swim.
Often 1t was remarked by the
Ladies' Of his Acquaintance, what
q wonderful Man Mr.. F1eebie
would be. IL he didn't DRINK!
In his own Profession Il was
generally believed that he would
have been . Member Of the su.
prems Court long ago II he had
worn Ear-Muffs at all times.
He was 20 brilliant In Couversa,
ton and 30 fluent as q Public
Speaker and 20 keen under the
Hat when called upon to attack
any Legal Proposition, that Folks
could only surmise what a four.
time Wonder he would be IL he
would cut out the Flowing Bowl.
An Attorney who is stewed
three.f6drths Of the time might
naturally be suspected Of handi.
Gaping his Career.
'wATTLERs" EXTINCT.
You see. swiv had high-strung
and restless Mature. He was in.
clined to fidget around and won
der what he could do next to re.
lieve the Demnition Grind. Usually
he struck upon the happy Ex.
pedient of hosting about Three
Fingers Of something said to be
100 proof and twenty years in
the Wood.
Mr.. Flegbie learned, before he
left the Law School, that couple
of Shorts In the Morning win do
you no Harm unless you let them
die later In the Day.
He knew a lot Of good Toasts
and could recite sentimental Verses
about Girls who had gone wrong
but were not really to blame.
He could carry a Part In
Close Ha nony Quartette and his
Favorite was That Little Old
Red Shawl"
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

There are moments In the cinema
that rival moments in plays by
Salvini and Boucicault. There
are Arthur Hopkinses and David
Belascos in this new movie world.
OLD STUFF TAwDRY.
The old hell-raisersA saved the
convict at the edge Of the elec-
trio chair. Heroines were tossed
off cliffs. ridden on logs to buxz-
saws. locked in fearful dungeons
and strapped to wild mustangs.
1t was all too impossible to be-
liever-tawdry and silly.
There were scenes where
women choked and spiuttered In
throes Of dread-and you could
almost see them smiling at the
absurdity. Women do not do
that in real life. They merely
swoon.
1t appears silly to applaud at
the movies, as silly as the young
New Yorker who waited at the
stage door Of a movie house for
Mary Pickford. yet 30 realistic
has the movie grown that deafen.
ing applause punctures the per.
formance along Broadway.
And how different the attitude
Of the press. They used to have
Just . few notes about the
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
A PRIZE JINGLE.

This ives last weeks best jingle
worth ~ printed In Capper's
Weekly:
There was . young man named
Paul
Who went 70 Z fraternity ball:
But during the dance
He fractufed his pants,
And haA to 60 homo In . shawl.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
HEARD AND SEEN =.
THE MOTHER TONGUE.

Bill: J know . young butcher
In Center Market who 10 . con-
slant reeder Of II. and s., and 70
always watching or listening for
something for ths column. The
other dayh man walked up to him
and said:
Gimme Is cents worth Of dog
meat"
And the butcher answered, "Of
course we don't keep dog meat,
sir. but ] can give you some meat
for your dog.
CENTER MARKET.