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Evening star., 1922-01-08
BONUS BILL AGREED
ON BY REPUBLICANS
Plan for Enactment Believed
Reached at White House
Dinner.
ALLIED DEBT TO PAY COST
Administration May Support Sales
Tax If This Is Regarded
insufficient.
ALLIED DEBT TO PAY COST

A general agreement for the enact
ment Of a bonus bill for former aery-
ice men early in tho present session
of Congress was indicated NJ the-eon-
ciusion of White House dinner Last
night between President Harding ahd
q number of senators. representatives
and members Of the cabinet.
The plan contempiates. It was un-
derstood. that the cost of the bonus
will be betrayed. If possible, from re-
ceipts from the allied debt to the
United States. II these are not SUI
f1cient, 1t was said, II was tentatively
suggested that a sales tax might be
supported by the administration for
the purpose.
Agreements Are Provisional
All the agreements reached last
night were provisional. it was en-
phasized by those who attended. and
subject to revision II a further can
vass of sentiment among republicans
in the House and Senate make it
necessary. Other items OF legisla-
tion under discussion Included the
permanent tariff and the refunding
bill for the allied debt.
The conference lasted from z pm.
until midnight, and those present said
that every possible detail of the leg
islative situation was discussed, ab
though it was not intended to draw
up definite plans or a definite pro-
gram until other conferences had
been held. 1t was indicated that
other representatives and senators
later to discuss other details of the
bonus bill, which, 1t was said, would
probably be brought up in the Senate
In the very near future as result Of
the negotiations last night
Leaders In Party.
In the party which assembled last
night were five senators. seven
members of the House. two members
of the cabinet. Attorney General
Dausherty and Secretary Weeks. and
Chairman John T. Adams OF the
republican national committee. The
proeram followed was Identical with
that at other White House dinners At
which the general policies Of the
administration have been discussed
since MIR. Harding assumed office.
As a prelude to the dinner last
night President Harding had called
to the executive offices last week
several members Of the Senate, and
.lso at cabinet gatherings the gem
sral situation, particularly with re-
,srence. to 1.-The tariff Legislation. had
teen taken up. =.
representing the Senate last night
uere Senator'S Lodge, Massachusetts:
watson. Indiana: McCumber. North
n.tota: Curtis, Kansas. and Brande-
-. connecticut. From the House
canna Speaker Gillet. Majority Lead
a. Mondell, Chairman Fordpey Of the
,vov. and means committee, Chair
r,.n Madden of the appropriations
.anr,ttee, Chairman Anderson OF the
,o;rt congressional commission which
:. investisating the-agricultural sit
cation. :. and Representatives aDsrrow,
-.,.v,vauia, and Saunders Indiana. :
Evening star., 1922-01-08
B00TLEGGERS A sC0URGE.
Director Haynes Adds .. s. Is Be
,np weaned Of Liotior Habit.

CHICAGO, January 7.-Declaring
that America was. being slowly but
surely weaned' of the liquor habit,
Federal Prohibition Director Roy A.
Haynes arrived in Chicago today
surrounded by a Gordon of secret SER
vice operatives. He declared his de-
partment~ was "going to kill the evil
at the root" and that slowly prohibi-
ton was coming into its own.
He declared bootleggers were "a
scourge on the earth" and that the
American spirit of fair play would
soon drive the boo1egger out OF
business. He will speak at two
churches tomorrow and return to
Washington Monday.
Evening star., 1922-01-08
sPR0UL-Io ACT SOON.
ccessor to Penrose to Come From
: Eastern Part of State,

PITTSBURGH, Pa, January 7.-Gov.
Sproul, after q conference here today
with United States Senator William E.
Crow who is In a hospital said he
would NIL the position made vacant by
the death Of Senator Boies Penrose
within the next few days While he
had not definitely decided upon the
man. he added, he would come from
the eastern part of the state"
Gov. Sproul said Senator Crow was
fully so per cent better in health" than
when he saw him two weeks ago. Crow
was appointed to the Senate by Gov.
sproul to al the vacancy caused by the
death Of Senator Philander C. Knox last
fall. *
Evening star., 1922-01-08
OFFERED $40, 600 TosskILL.

: MONTREAL. january 7.-vincent
Trescoli. who was found slain In q
rear storeroom Thursday night, was
promised $4,000 to kill Gonsague
savard. former, Montreal police cap
tain. detectives said they had learned
today. T.
!frescoii. alleged New York gum
man. came here with two others Of
his .iik. but they querreled and he was
shot, the police understood. Sayard
was instrumsntalr In thsrpresscution
of:niua meu- hangoa ear muc6eA
Evening star., 1922-01-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. ~
PRINCETON. N. J.. January L.
So great have been the advances
Of modern science that it, would
not prove surprising II in the near
future chemists will be able to
make gold from lead. Hugh 8.
Taylor. associate professor of.phys-
ical chemistry at Princeton Upi-
versity, today declared IN a lecture.
The recent discoveries of radium,
X-rays and electrons have SO
modified the views Of chemists. re-
Earding matter. he said, that light
has been thrown on subjects that
heretofore were mainly philosoph-
ical speculation.
In the 4deyaaopmAuts Of ethosnaR,.
Evening star., 1922-01-08
BAPTIZED IN LIQUOR. I

prrERsBURG. Va, January u
While personally leading his' poiice-
- and detectives in general raid
an tieers tonight. Maj. John otey
ws,rer was baptized in. corn liquor
.n,red from an upper window by 3
suspected operator. = q
pout-of-town detectives were brought
here to investigate and raiding was
the climax tonight Many arrests were
made. including several well knowa
Evening star., 1922-01-08
0KUMA STILL ALIVE
AFTER HIS! DEATH
Marquis, in Coma, Breathing
again, Message to Homo
lulu Declares.
By the Associated Press.

HONOLULU, T. H.. January IA
report that Marquis Okuma is still
alive and that the news of his death,
given out yesterday from Toxic, was
erroneous. was contained in a Toxic
cablegram received here late today by
the japanese language newspaper
Nippu Jill. Attending physicians were
quoted in the cablegram.
The marquis. officially declared
dead yesterday. regained conscious
ness today and was still breathing
slightly when the cabelgram was
filed. 1t declared. His physicians an
nounced that a state of coma into
which the marquis had fallen had
been mistaken for death.
The news of Okuma's death was
not officially announced in Toxic until
several hours after he had sunk into
the state of coma. Posthumous hon
ors had been bestowed on the marquis
by the regent, Prince Hirohito. in the
name of the emperor.
1t was recalled that a somewhat
similar case arose in connection with
Field Marshal Terauchi. who, like
the marquis, was officially pronounced
dead, but regained consciousness a
few days later. He died soon after
ward.
Evening star., 1922-01-08
BANGS REPORTED BETTER.

ATLANTIC CITY. n. J., January z.
The condition Of John Kendrick
Bangs, author and lecturer. who is ill
in an Atlantic City hospital. tonight was
reported as improved by his attending
physician.
Evening star., 1922-01-08

The Japanese embassy. it was
Stated last night. has received no off,
cial report on the death of Marquis
Okuma, the last message received,
It is understood. telling only of his
serious. condition.
Evening star., 1922-01-08

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WEATHER.

Fair today: tomorrow cloudy and
warmer probably rain
Temperature for twenty-five hours
ended at 10 pm. last night: Highest,
IS; lowest. 81.
Full report on Page 10.
Evening star., 1922-01-08

The Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled 10
the for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to Il or not otherwise credited In this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights Of publication of .peeiai
dispatches herein are aiso reserved.
Evening star., 1922-01-08
Consider Renouncinx Claims.

In the course Of today's delibera-
tions Great Britain, in exchange for
abandonment Of her 20 per cent of
the first two payments in 1922, asked
Belgium to renounce in part her, pri-
ority claim SO that France can share
in those payments. demanding at the
same time that France ratify the
August agreement whereby the first
Evening star., 1922-01-08
Public II Bewildered.

The assembly then separated to
meet at II o'clock Monday morning.
No agenda for that session, Is in.
dicated, and the only notice Of a
motion is one by the speaker. Prof.
MacNeill. affirming in general terms
Ireland's Independence and sovereign
status. for which all sections Of the
dali might unanimously vote.
The public is completely bewildered
regarding de Valera's intention.
Arthur Griflth made the final argu-
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lcoutinued. on Page :, Column a.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Bears Like Jazz.
WHATEVER there is about j

WHATEVER there is about jazz
w music that appeals to the aver
age American finds an echoing re-
sponse in the beast of the Jungle and
animals of the arctic regions.
Art Landry, leader of the Com
modore jazz band, found this out by
personal tests he says. with the Gagged
wild animals Of the New York Bronx
Zoo, in a series of experiments con-
Quoted under the direction of Curator
James P. Hornaday.
animals certainly like music.
and they show a preference for jazz
or syncopated melodies" says Landry.
Our best tests were with polar
bears. They show a distinctly differ
ent reaction to the various types of
music. For instance we played what
In the theater is called 'sneaky
music the slow tempo characteristic
OF sorrowful themes and Master Bruin
laid down. 1t was difficult to deter
mine whether he enjoyed 1t or was
perhaps depressed.
"On the other hand we struck up the
liyeliest sort of jazz melody. The
be ar was on his feet. as were his
COMPANIONS Immediately excitement
was apparent in the cage. 1t wasn't
fright. 1t was simply something
in the air that seems to compel action
and the animals reacted by pacing up
and down the cage at fast pace.
when the music stopped the bears
began.
at was almost uncanny in its like
ness to human beings on a dance
floor"
Evening star., 1922-09-24
C0SM0S-Novel Pantomimic
Dances,

An extraordinary attraction is
promised at the Cosmos Theater. in
Baraban, Gross and company. assist
cd by Jonathan Haw. who will pre-
sent a series of unique pantomimic
dances, featuring THE Sheik" and
Aztec Love- The act 10 said to be
an exceptional attraction of higher
vaudeville. An added feature will be
..The Cuckoo Nest" q musical farce
comedy presented by five principals
in most unusual way.
! Others will include Quinn Brothers
and Smith in an odd offering for
laughter. interspersed with songs
and dances; Lazar and Dale. Cosmos
favnrites. in minstrelsy Of the black
face type: Rosa and Costello, in
italian Eocentricities," and the
Juggling McBanns, in q comedy. con-
coction. p
3 For the first time in Washington
will be shown the Universal photo
play production, Paid Back fea-
turing Gladys Brockwell and Stuart
Holmes, the well known screen stars.
Added entertainment will include .
comedy, the Urban Movie Chats and
the News Weekly.
(, Last weeks bill will furnish the
entertainments today. starting q .
p.l1l a<5Sss - ty-. sA i7- 49,.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
GARRICK-Walker Whiteside in
"The Hindu" -

, In the course of transcontinental
tour Mr.. Walker Whiteside will come
to the Shubert-Garrick Theater to-
morrow night in '"The Hindu" a mod
ern mystery melodrama of the orient.
which achieved success last year in
both Chicago and New York. He will
nave as his leading woman Miss Sgd
ney SHIELDS. who ranks as q gifted
emotional artist. He will be seen in
an oriental character, which is said
to rival that of Tokeramo IN 1.-The
WI"
Great Britain. in the play. is wor-
rled about revolts in India. tuprfsings
caused by persistent defamation of its
shrines. Scotland Yard, in a prologue,
announces that the disturbances are
inspired by some one known as the
Master Mind, and its shrewdest oper-
atives are dispatched from London to
Master Mind has robbed a popular
idol Of his jewelry and the people are
crying for the blood Of the white men,
Miss Sydney Shields. as the heroine
OF the ceremonies, becomes at once
involved in the murderous intrigues
noiseless panels in the wall. leading
to fatal pits of quicklime: casket,
containing a restless reptile named
'Lucifer"; drugged cigarettes. and
wailing Buddhist anthems rendered
to an obligato OF sinister tom-toms.
An Englishman with a canvas helmet
shoots at the prince with cartridges
from which the bullets, oddly enough,
have been extracted. Bells ring,
lights glow and dark servants stink
silently back and forth. making
obeisances. n
The cast will also include Harold
vosburg. Grace Lynn, Mignon Me-
Clintock, Elwyn Eaton, Harold de
Becker. Stanley G. Wood, Grant
Sherman, M. De Silva and s. Pazumba.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
"Clarence" Closes To.
night"

Garry McGarry's Players, with to-
nights presentation of "Clarence.
Booth Tarkington's delightful comedy.
Will suspend their engagement at the
Shubert-Garrick Theater, after run
of twenty-five consecutive weeks,
claimed to be the longest in the history
of stock in the National Capital.
Starting Easter Monday. the Garricl<
Players held forth at the F street house
throughout the entire summer and, al
though the venture several times seemed
doomed to failure. the success of the
past several weeks has caused them
to forget the dark days and has inspired
them to look forward with keen antici-
patton to a return engagement. which.
Mr.. McGarry says. will be very soon
The engagements of McGarry's
Players is regarded as notable for at
least two things. One is that it has
brought to Washington some of the coun-
try's most notable stars in their great
est stage successes, and the other is
that it has served to bring out the
talent of several Washington young men
and women, which, otherwise, might
have gone dndeveloped OF the fomer.
James Rennie, Tom Wise Ada Meade,
Julia Dean and Percy Helton are, per-
haps. the outstanding figures OF the
latter, Ruth Hoffman, Edward Trusheim,
Constance Brown, Teresa Crosson and
Madeline OBrien must be mentioned.
Mr.. McGarry, himself, is extremely
sangufne OF the prospects Of establish
Ing a permanent stock company in
Washington. He says:
my dream now is to build q theater
Of my own and to establish permanent
company in it. A funny thing about
my dreams is that they usually come
true, but theater or no theater, you can
expect to see US back again very soon."
Tonight will be Knights of Columbus
night and as an added attraction.
George O'Connor and Martin Downey
will sing. They will be accompanied by
Matt Horne
Evening star., 1922-09-24

Is a question for Miss Coghlan to an
swer. To see her about the Whitman
Bennett studio. filled with vim and
pep" and going about her work with
just as much enjoyment as the lucky
girl who has been chosen from a mob
scene TO play part and has her name
programmed, brings to mind that old
adage, "One is only as old as he feels"
Miss Coghlan claims she has found
the true fountain of youth-work-
work that she never grows tired of-and
when the time comes for her to pass
she wants to be in harness. At the
Whitman Bennett studio Miss Cogh-
Ian has been cast for the part OF the
Owl In the Secrets of Paris" pic
ture based on Eugene Sues stbry,
''The Mysteries of Paris" 1t is a
character part that gives the famous
actress every opportunity to prove to
her admirers that she is not an actress
Of bygone days.
The role Of the Owl in Sues novel
is that of an old hag, minus her teeth.
long hair falling over her face. and
dressed in the garb of a proprietrees
Of cheap cafe in that section of
Paris frequented by all the toughest
characters in the city. In q scene
taken in the RAT Hole" Miss Cogh-
lan's work stands out in every. way.
Here she is called upon for a great
deal OF the physical side of her art,
and she does 1t with all the spirit of
youth,
Evening star., 1922-09-24

1 Janet was last seen in "Bombo" with
| AL Jolson. She was also a member
| of the cast of THE Passing Show
of 1921 Alma Adair comes to the
| Winter Garden from an engagement
| as prima donna with Eddie Cantor in
Midnight Rounders" She made with
| this company the Cantor record tour OF
| eighty-two weeks.
Impressed by her work az the
heroine of Dreams for Sale" William
A. Brady has signed a fve-year con-
tract with Helen Gahagan. who made
her debut onAthe stage this season.
For the company which will sup
port Elsie Ferguson in The Wheel
of Life" which opens in November
Marc Klaw has engaged Eric Cowley.
Col. Davis and Herbert Moore. actors
Of repute in England. it is said. al
though practically unknown in this
country.
Nance O'Seil will open her season
! at Syracuse October 16, in Field of
I Ermine." by Jacinto Benavente. au-
+; thor of The Passion Flower" in
which she has starred for three sea.
! sons. The production is in charge Of
! Alfred Hickman. and Livingston Platt
| is designing the sixteenth Gentry
settings.
Grace George has started rehearsals
in "Aimer," which will be known in
this country as ITO Love-" Norman
Trevor and Robert Warwick will te
in the cast.
Sam H. Harris has placed in re-
hearsal RAIN by w. Somerset
Vaughan. with Jeanne Eagles in the
: leading role.
sweet Petunia." by Wilson Collision.
, went into rehearsal last week. Clarke
Silvermail, Lillian Walker, Paul
Nicholson and Azonetta Lloyd are in
| the cast.
Lee Shubert has engaged Olive
Wyndham for one of the important
J roles in Thin Ice" Percival Knights
latest play.
| Charles Dillingham; has arranged
! for Orlando's horses. one of the
| features of Better, Times at the,
New York Hippodrome. to present an
| entire change of program each week
during the season. The horses have
| repertoire which will permit of
| thirty-five complete changes of rou-
| utes. Hennfng Orlando. the Swedish
circus proprietor who trained them,
also appears with them.
! actress. who appears in "Whisperlng
Wires" the mystery play, before go
ing on the stage was prominently
known as a painter. her work at
attracting the attention of such
artists as Boardman Robinson and
Robert Henri
DR.. Wadel Ward, ninety-six years
I old. who has just become an Amer
| lean citizen, and who admits that
he smokes sixty cigarettes day
and drinks six to eight cups of coffee
| a day. was invited by the Shuberts
| to witness a performance of ''Whis-
pering Wires" I'VE are not eager
| to invite men more than sixty years
old to such q drama as Whispering
Wires with its thrills and sur
prises." read the invitation, but any
, man who can smoke sixty cigarettes
| a day as well as drink six to eight
cups of coffee will not be shocked or
overexcited by the play even though
he is ninety-six years old"
Lee Shubert has engaged Olive
wyndham for one of the prominent
roles in Thin Ice" a new Percival
knight play.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Rose Coghlan at Clara Morris
Home.

DOSE coGHLAN, the noted actress
Of other days, after months of
serious illness, is back in harness
again and during the remainder Of
the summer will be, the guest Of
Whitman Bennett living at the old
home Of Clara Morris. Riverdale ave-
nue., Yonkers..
J. Miss Coughlan has been a guest OF
the Morris home on many occasions.
and the old homestead brings back
many recollections of bygone days,
when both were in the zenith of their
popularity. Miss Morris has passed
away, but her name is still revered
by our grandparents. who still claim
she was. the reignsng stage queen Of
them ALL Miss Coghlan, Is still in
the land of the living. and in spite Of
her three score years and ten she,
too, still holds a warm place in the
hearts Of American playgoers.. Her
long illness caused much concern in
the theatrical world. For q long time
she was not expected to recover. But
she has. and today looks and feels bet
ter than in many years.
And glad to be back to work? That
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Current Attractions

, rows matinee. Frank Ellis will
support the two stars. and others
! will be the eight English Rocket
| beauties from. the London revues
The sensational 'Radiana" scene OF
the Broadway production will be
will appear in a luminous costume
and with an environment equally
radiant The music was written and
arranged by Walter Rosemont and
| the entire production was conceived
and staged by George Choos. Leslie
Bebe Berri is credited with the
dance scheme.
Kitty Doner. the famous dancing
comedienne. assisted by sister Rose
and brother Ted Doner. will be the
added attraction. The fair Kitty has
white way in Gotham, and the pres
ent is her first opportunity to appear
in the Keith house here. although
she is one Of the leaders among the
stars of the metropolitan Keith the
aters. They will present "a League
success, cess third in the array is Eric
Zardo. eminent concert pianist. in a
repertory of the widest appeal. Joe
Laurie, jr., the pint size author
comedian. in "Familyology": Kosalie
Stewart, in The Weak Spot" a
comedy OuQlty Oy george hellys y en-
nings and Dorney, in Between
Strokes; Cahill and Romaine, in "A
Comic Mix-Up." and Raymond Will
burt will complete the bill.
Opportunity affording and as an addi-
tional feature Of interest, Manager Rob-
bins has arranged with Miss America
and Miss Washington" to appear at
every performance this week.
,;1 Today hs,aa at g. and Rd,,i;a SIS last weeks
will be given Its last performances.
Evening star., 1922-09-24

CTARS of much consequence or OF
- really high standing are seldom
encountered nowadays. The public
is not misled into believing that elec.
trio light signs alone make a star OF
Importance.
STARS are born. not made to use
a somewhat bromide expression
Booth was born to the purple. like
wise Irving. Mansfield. Tree. They
produced important plays and did i'm
portant acting in such plays. They
had their struggles. What person
who is worth while has never felt the
spur and sting of failure?
Irving knew failure and even bank
ruptcy after he appeared in several
successes. Booth, right at the zenith
Of his youthful career. saw his for
tunes -crumble, and a temple of
amusement, Booths Theater, in New
York, pass out of his hands. Mans
field. even after his several successes
and when he had been proclaimed one
Of the great actors of his time. had
Ill luck follow him for many years,
and. in fact, until he acted "Cyrano
De Bergerac" Yet all these players
surmounted their failures, and, be-
sides acquiring wealth, left a rich
heritage rh to to the tn ,s great theatergeing g
puOiiS' WIN ia khAo SouhlAy aHu LII
England.
Walker whiteside's record as an
actor and producer should in years
to come be noted alongside the rec
ord of the big masters of the theater
He contributed to the stage a beau
tiful and powerful performance of
Hamlet. playing the role throughout
this country upward of 1000 times!
His delineation Of Richard III,
though departing from the traditional
Richard, won praise for its subdued
shading and its subsequent tempes-
tuous dare up to the duel and death
scene, which q great critic held to be
too appalling and magnificent to
even be described" g.
Besides the many Shakespearean
characters in which Mr.. Whiteside
appeared, there were many romantic
roles in which he earned a fine fol-
lowing. His performance Of the young
Jewish immigrant, David Quixano, In
Zangwill's great play, which gave a
new name to this country. THE
Melting Pot" WAS the sensation of
three seasons in this country and in
London Next camel his character
ization of the Japanese, Tokeramo. in
his own production Of ''Typhoon. "
when, on the opening night Of which
play in New York the audience
cheered for minutes after the final
curtain fell. His performance Of
"Mr. Wu" still more 1irmly established
Recently Mr. whiteside had drama