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Local Observations Mt sP. ". Yesterday
wind direction. northeast; wind velocity
6; weather at 8 j.. ~, sprinkilnx.
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Admiral Edward Il. strtt.

w. Il. c., observation-disclosures Admiral
Edward Rhodes Stitt. medical direc-
tor. United States Navy, was born In
Charlotte, y. c., in 1867. He was
graduated from the University Of
South Carolina In 1885 with an A. Is.
degree and obtained his NJ. ID. degree
four years later at the University Of
Pennsylvania. He studied at the Lon
don School OF Tropical Medicine. lie
became an assistant surgeon in the
United States Navy and In 1909 was
made surgeon. In 1917 he was APP
pointed medical director with the
rank of rear-admiral DIR. Stitt has
specialized in tropical diseases. He
is a teacher in the United States
Naval Medical School. of which he
has been the commanding officer since
1916. and has seen service in the
Philippines. He is professor OF
tropical medicine at Georgetown Uni
versity and at George Washington
University, and is lecturer on the
same subject at the Jefferson Medi-
cal College in Philadelphia. He is
the author OF number OF medical
works. Admiral Stitts wife was Miss
Emma Woodruff Scott, OF PhiladeI-
phia. Their home is at 1908 II Street
Washington.
"Ships That Pass in the Night,
Mrs. ii. Il. b.. Rocky Mount-The
stanza from Longfcllow's Tales Of a
Wayside Inn" the Theologian's Tale.
Elizabeth. Part 4. is self-explanatory:
'Ships that paes in tho night. and
speak each other In passing.
Only signal shown and distant
voice in tho darkness;
SO on the ocean OF life, we pass and
speak one another.
Only look and a voice. then dark
ness again and silence"
Some thirty or so years ago book
bearing the title. "Ships That Pass in
the Night" was widely read.
yice-Presidents Hecame Presidents.
Subscriber, Ricfimond--Five Vice.
Presidents became President. BY the
death Of General William Henry
Harrison In 1871, OF General Zachary
Taylor in 1850. OF Lincoln in 1865.
OF Garfield In 1881 and of Mckinley
In 1901. the Following Vice Prcsi-
dents became Presidents: Tyler. Fill
more Johnson, Arthur and Roose4
Volt. lsiis N 4. fiSl
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safety ISurt.

II gotta change my glasses that's all:
just gotta change 'cm. These amt no good
more"
Cant read with 'cm. huh?'
Don't know: never read much nohow. But
yesterday guy l owe ten dollars walked
right up within five feet o. before l saw
him."
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Donnid Cameron stars.

Donald Cameron was exceptionally
good as the imaginative, lovnblc
Adam West. who had filled such II
large place in Marion Blakc's carly
life, and whom the children accented
SO readily for his fairy stories Rich
ard Abbott and Walton Butterfcld. AK
Bernard and Douglass. supplied III"
requisite prototypes OF Jouath and
Adam capably.
II Is when we come to the children
that the interest quickcns. such q
fright little group Of them. and no
delightfully."- did they take their roles
that they can hardly DO praised too
highly. Helen Holt. as the eldest
daughter. Helen Blake. is pretty and
an excellent actress. Herbert liodg-
kins. az the manly Junior; Lois
Bartlett, as Peggy" the 12-year-oid:
Edith Lawson. as the chubby, impcr-
,Iuent iltilc ''chippy." and. iinaily.
Freddie Goodrow. az the French
child. Jean Picard" with his Ger
man dog and HIS flow OF Gallic
speech. made up a. attractive n group
M might well be assembled.
IL ia quite impossible to narrate
the story Of the play. Suffice 1t to
say. that the playwrights have made
Il very entertaining and amusing and
MS charming n comedy OF domestic
ne as any cxactIng audience might
ask. II conveys message. moreover.
forget their children. And contributes
iarly situated. II plays at the Acad-
envy today. two performances. SEQ
II. II you can. by all means!
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Approves Assembly,. A,,,o,

10 the Editor Of The Times pt.n,,,,
SHIN your ISSUE OF January "a I
note an editorial. CLOSING the Door
|" i'ohds. containing your criticism
vi thc stnnd taken by our represen-
'ativcs on the bond issue.
1 should say. on the contrary. that
'he' s4ould be hailed as the great
ponS OF representatives ever sent
from me counties, since they have
voiced the sentiment OF THAR CO.,,
s'''ueh's. on this issue, almost In n
man. This being an agricultural
state. with few large cities. the mn. i.
J"rl'y OF the population lives in ruraI
districts.
therefore. one would naturally sun.
pose thai the bulk OF the road funds
Hhou'u he spent on farm-to- marke,
roads. Has this been done? No, m.
Good Roads Association has advo-
Gated nothing but State highways
costing approximately $4,000 per
Now this question SINNERS down
=" ,he following: Have the road
'"n"S spent. so far, been OF any ma
pcheht TO the farmers OF this
state should say not.
Is there any good reason wbr a,
Icast 30 per cent OF the road funds
already spent should not have been
"Sru on Tho farm -to-mnrkei roadk7
rms Good Roads Association ha q
oech working ono-sided game. 7
SUPPOSE they think the old farmer
VIII ne content 10 pay taxes and ride
IN inc mud nd inHnItum, while This
punch and their friends from other
States ride over our" thirty thou
d-dollar-a annie specdways.
II o"esnt pay any one to drink all
the soup while others stand around
hungry. especially when the hungry
ones nave helped pay for IL.
Now these Legislators have ex-
pressed the view OF the folks back
nome on the ond-issue question and
see what they will do about the
"farm-t o-market roads,"
VIRGINIA FARMER.
Berryville, Va, Jan. II. 1922
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Lloyd George. according to reports. is abou
TO form new party. Troubles just can
come fast enough for that little field mar
shall
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-21

Putting n farmer the reserve board up
pears to he nothing more than another effor
tn make Uncle Sam plank down.
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The French position is that. in the consider
alton OF punitive payments. there has been
entirely too much emphasis on the first two
sylinhrs. ..'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-21

I,'s a sad state OF, affairs when Richmond
ers must start the day with. Good morning
which side YOU oB?"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-21

The sum OF NJ. Poincare's policy seems to
h" that the Versailles treaty is worthless and
must be enforced for all It's worth.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-21

We were afraid all along that the headline
writer's were layingsa jinN on the Washing
ton conference when they started calling It
parley
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MRS. FISKE IS RECEIVED
BY LARGE AUDIENCE HERE
Noted Actress Plcases in
Wake Up, Jonathan"
at Academy.
ENTIRE CAST IS EXCELLENT
Piay OF Type Everyone Loves to See.
ns II Deals with the Trials and
TrfbuIntiOns OF Certain I'hnses of
Family Life.

1t WAS n very great pleasure to
welcome Mrs. Fiske back to tho Acad
cmy last evening. especially in 40
good play as Wake Up. Jonathan"
proved to be. A large audience
brnvcd n quality of weather which
was. in measure. dlshcartening.
but the play was an adequate reward
for the effort. In personnel. last
evenings audience reminded one of
the days when all the stars came TO
Richmond and everyone went to tho
thcater.
Wake Up. Jonathan" Is exactly the
Kind OF play one likes to sec. A
comedy drama built up around GER
tain phases of family llfe-success-
ful husband. neglected wife. who has
found solacc I'm n group Of Just the
Kind or children we all like: the
carly lover returning by way OF con-
trhst; the pretty daughter clipping
with her favored swain; tho reluc-
lance Of the children to accept the,
Grant father, and. finally. rcconcflia-
ton all around and the happy ending.
Mrs. Ffske Plays Well.
Mrs. Fiskc, authenticated and at
tractire as ever. has found n role
which puts her In delightful vein.
A subtle role. with no heavy dra-
matlcs. II suits her admirably. The
little touches of humor. the piquant
lines calculated TO puncturc the van
lily Of the pOmpously successful hug
band. together with the very human
qualities OF the maternal role of
Marion Blake. seem TO find her at her
best. -
Charles Dalton. playing the role Of
Jonathan Blake. the husband. lifted
into the part as II II had been created
for Kim. Physically big. he define
Ricd the mental operations OF the
man OF affairs spicndidly. We often
meet him ia the smoking room OF
the Pullman car. lie always talks
the loudcst and smokes the biggest
cigars
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California dry agents are also to be equipped
with sawed -or Shotguns. That man VIII HAYS
started this fashion. and now It's up to him
20 put it's opponents In the movies where they
belong.
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Evening star., 1922-12-24

rIENRY COOTE. the popular tenor
of the Irene company. started
ont in life to be a doctor. but his ex-
cellent voice attracted the notice OF
Col. Henry w. Savage and an allurlng
prouosition made Coote forget his
yearning TO be an NJ. u.
But. as the story goes. there was a
space of five minutes in Butte. Mont.
where the company played on ITS way
hack from the second coast trip. IN
which his boyhood aspirations flashed
across his mind and he wished he had
stuck to his original purpose.
It seems the company had an early
morning jump and when they arrived.
tired and travel el-stained. in town, every
one made a rush for the hotels. After
q lixht lunch came the afternoon siesta.
there being no performance until even
ing. and Henry retired to his room TO
recover a little lost sleep.
Unknown to him. the hotel clerk as
signed him to a room opposite that oc-
cupied by a big six-foot cattle herder
and his wife, who had come into town
with many others for the purpose oi
seeing the performance.
About pm. Coote partook OF
shower bath and then a stroll as
breather. Returning to the hote,
about $50, he closed his transom ana
prepared for a few vocal pyrotechnics
to see IL he was in good voice lot
the performance.
It seems the old herder and wife.
although long past their silver anni-
versary, were still courting and he
had inst said to her. "Honey. who
loves you better than do?
Members of the company VINO nan
their transoms open heard and had
nice, quiet laugh at the old coupe.
but poor Coote. his transom being
closed, could hear none of the prattie.
The tender inquiry Of the old Ro-
meo was put Just as Henry, with all
the xest OF q 100 per cent healthy ro-
bust tenor. let go his me -me-me-me
Evening star., 1922-12-24
Period gown of lace and sntin worn
by Margaret Lawrence in .-Secrets.-

voluminous skirt of exquisite lace
fiounces over satin. A double frill Of
lace bordered the decollete neckline
and three curved garlands OF rosebuds
caught the filmy folds at the shoul
ders and center front. Additional
strands OF flowers were dotted over
the lace founces OF the skirt at reg
ular intervals. with unusually lovely
effect A small wreath of pink buds
added a coquettish touch to Miss
Lawrence's elaborately cur.ed golden
hair. and a lace framed bouquet and
short white gloves completed the
festive toilette.
After a supposed lapse OF twenty
one years Miss Lawrence again ap-
peared, this time in a quaint hustle
gown Of the sos. It's lines may have
looked a bit awkward to eyes accus-
toned to abbreviated happer styles.
but the materials and soft blending
Of colors were exceptionally beauti
full. The stir bodice and wide trail
ing skirt which was caught up in ihe
exaggerated puff at the back were
OF brocaded silk composed Of wide
alternate stripes Of old gold and dull
gray-violet. Frills of lace outlined
the neck and elbow-length sleeves
and their soft cream tones were love-
ly against the gold Of the tafYeta
The skirt was opened at the front to
expose foundation Of old-rose satin.
bordered at the lower edge with an
accordion-pleated ruffie of satin at
Evening star., 1922-12-24
Wins Its Way Despite Disparagement

THOSE who affect to have literary
and dramatic taste. as a rule. turn
up their noses a. the mention Of
melodrama. And yet. despite the scorn
"f tn" dilettante and the humorous in
difference of the average reviewer.
neloGrama. even with all its absurdi-
Ties. its fearful heroine. its desperate
villain and its unconquerable hero.
steadily pursues its way and fastens
its hold with a stronger grip each year
"n the popular heart
Ordinary home folks love it. Even
the sturdy son of toll whose hands are
hardened with his work has been
known TO sit quietly and wipe the tears
from his nose at some melodramatic
production. while. perhaps. right beside
him sat the superior and the scornful.
There is this to be said for melo-
drama. No matter how ridiculous some
II it's situations may be. or how inn
probable, the melodrama never fails to
win sympathy for the right and never
fails to punish. if it does not reform.
wrong.
Evening star., 1922-12-24
Miss Edith Cla~per's wrap of Os-
trich-trim med chiffon. seen mt keith's.
Il, ELENuRE DE WITT EBY.

FASHIONS of the past half century
were illustrated i'll Secrets" the
play in which Margaret Lawre ce
starred at the National last wee.
Even the masculine portion of the au-
diencc seemed frankly interested in
watching the clever little actress don
the hoops and ruffles of 81 and of
course the ladies were fascinated by
the process.
And il really was quite process.
The scene was a dainty boudoir dec
Grated in pink satin and frilly net AM
whrn the curtain rose Miss Lawrence
was seated At Il cardle-lit dressing
Ia hlt engaged in putting the finishing
touches TO a reiffure of corkscrew
curls The second step was to put on
an underskirt of white net which
supported three hoops of varying
widths covered with pink satin cord
ing and then came the dress. 1t
was q thrilling moment in the life OF
our Young heroine when. assisted by
mamma aun:is and the maid. she
finally emerged from tn. billows of
lace and satin which mad been thrown
over her head. for there she stood in
all the glory of her first party dress.
1t was beauty. too. with its tiny
fitted bodice of pinn satin and its
Evening star., 1922-12-24
Doughboys Tab French

mo matter how hard may tr,
~ says Irene Bordoni. IT will nev.r
be able to speak the English languae-
without an accent. And neither will
Americans be able to speak French
without displaying their own nation
ality.
This did not make so much differ
ence to audiences over here befors
the war, but since several million of
your young men have been in France
they recognize the proper pronuncia-
tion. whether they speak the language
or not.
In my own case. OF course. play
a French girl who speaks English.
and all I have to do 10 the very besf
can. 1 am sure no one would be
deceived into thinking that I am not
truly French. The part OF my father
in the play. The French DOLL an
excitabIe F'renchman, il played by
Edouard Durand, and. although ha
speaks English very well for one not
to the manner born, he, too, like my
self. does not have to assume an ac-
cent" :
Evening star., 1922-12-24

4 COLLEGE education still has its
"A uses For instance. nobody can
get into Ben Bernie's "Highbrow
Eleven without it. The "Highbcow
Eleven" is not a foot ball team. but
an orchestra which specializes in
dance music. 1t has acquired its
facetious title because of the eleven
members seven are college men. The
other four attended classes between
engagements. Mr.. Bernie sees to this
He also sees that the speech. behavior.
even the hair cuts of his young pro-
teges follow the true collegiate ira
dition.
Colleges" says Mr.. Bernie. made
us what we are today. We don't
allow any one to knock them. We find
that a knowledge of the Einstein
theory, trigonometry. comparative
zoology and Sigmund Freuds psyche
logical reasoning helps US consider
able in providing music for the trip
pings of the light fantastic"
Here the cornets. the trombone, the
saxophone and the banjo blew and
strummed with one accord, following
Evening star., 1922-12-24
Christmas at Lincoln.

4 CHRISTMAS party for the chill
"A dren will be given in the Lincoln
Theater tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock, at which there viii be free dis
tribution Of candy, fruit, nuts and a
wide variety Of gifts. The party is be-
ing conducted by the Lincoln Theaters
public service department.. Of which
Mrs. Judge Terrell is director and J.
Williams Clifford, manager Of the Lin
coin. an active participant. Tomorrow,
Christmas Day, the first performance at
the Lincoln will begin at o'clock in
the afternoon. the same as today. Be-
ginning Tuesday special Yuletide matt
ness will be given daily at 2 PM, with
continuous performances until 1880
pm.
Evening star., 1922-12-24
WASHINGTON Operu Plans.

at the recent opera ball in the Wulard
Hotel for her singing Of the famous con,
traito aria from Samson and Ieiilan.
will make her operatic debut January
%. as MaddeleNa. Miss Bonner mas mao
a wide concert experience and has done
operatic work abroad. but has never De
fore appeared on the operate stage IN
America. Charles Trowbridge Tittmaifl.
the distinguished Washington bass. needs
no introduction to Washington audiences
He will sing Sparafucile.
The minor roles will oring 70 tne
front three Washington singers. Albert
Shelferman. Marguerite Hardy Meakin
and Edmund Bower. The production
will be staged under the general direc,
ton of Edouard Albion, president and
general director of the National Opera
Association Arturo Papalardo. whose
engagement was made OH the specia!
recommendation Of Charles Wakeneid
Cadman, the noted American composer,
will WELD the baton. Bernard Cantor.
formerly assistant manager to Agnini.
the stage director at the Metropolitan
Opera House. will be stage director for
the local company this season. Mr.. Can
tor was formerly associated with Rabin-
off. in the Boston Opera. Paul Tcherni-
koff will be in charge of the ballet work:
As in past seasons. the orchestra and
chorus will be recruited from local tai
ent, practically all of the members hav-
ing had experience in previous seasons
here
Evening star., 1922-12-24
4 Highbrolu EIeuen.

a musical code system which has
been perfected in idle hours. Thus
comment on nappers. the GreelS
political situation and why Eskimos
eat pie can be exchanged without
fear of eavesdroppIng from the out
side world.
Mr. Bernie is a graduate Of the Col
lege of the City of New York and
spent two years at the Columbia
School of Mines, finally giving up all
plans for becoming an engineer IN
favor of syncopating a violin in
vaudeville.
The other boys says Mr.. Bernie
were headed for other goals when
music overlook them. Music with
them all was just hobby at the starr
and like bookplate collecting ana
chess playing. not one ever dreamed
OF going in for music on purely
professional scale. / met few ot
the boys first in Hanover. y. H.. whe'"
they were playing a Dartmouth dane
and I was playing a two-a-day. / sus
gested that We get together and orgsn-
ize a band and take il 10 New York.
In less than two months we open
ed at the Palace in New York and
have been playing ever since. Buf
our college backgrounds have bee
invaluable to us in attaining success.
Evening star., 1922-12-24
Evening creation OF red sequins
worn BY Miss Jacques Hayes.

tached with small ovals Of silk rose
buds.
Miss Jacque Hayes. appearing at
keith's. wore stunning evening.
frock Of brilliant red sequins draped
on an underdress Of cloth Of silver.
The bodice Of the sequin tunic was
fashioned with a rounded neck and
narrow shoulder straps, while the
long skirt was slightly draped. A
large bow Of red lulle was placed
over one hip and its trailing end sug-
gested a train which fell at the side
instead Of in the back. AT the oppo-
site hip there was a dangling bunch
Of silver grapes framed in frosted
foliage. SO long that it extended be-
low the hem of the sequin tunic.
Miss Edith Clasper. also at keith's.
appeared in dainty wrap of chiffon.
The large collar WAS of fluffy ostrich
fronds, while the wrap itself was COM
posed of successive tiers of chiffon.
alternately yellow and orange. Ee-
meath this diaphanous cape was
frock Of baby blue taffeta and georg-
ette. The bodice was cut on basque
lines, with the rounded neck edged
with lace, and the corsage trimmed
with a tiny nosegay of pink buds
showering narrow pink and yellow
ribbons. The skirt was scalloped at
the hem and bordered with several
rows Of lace. while bands Of lace in
sertion outlined the seams and circled
the skirt just above its lace edged
hem
Evening star., 1922-12-24

BARLEY Campbelrs famous old melo-
drama. "The White Slave" has been
admired and applauded by thousands
who. probably. would not care to dis
close the fact that they had ever seen
it, Its famous line. Rags are royal
raiment when worn for virtues sake.
has never failed to thrill an audience
even to the point of ecstasy.
1t was not so long ago that Frank
L. Packard wrote 1.-THE Miracle Man,"
which the screen immortaliZed. Every
body loved 1.-THE Miracle Man" and al
most everybody went to see it. And yet
The Miracle Man" was melodramatic
to its very core.
Mr.. Packard has now written another
story for the screen called "Pawned."
Story readers are perhaps familiar with
it. It is a tale Of chills and thrills and
heartaches and romance. The screen
production is the work Of the noted
director. Irwin V. Willat. Tom Moore.
Edith Roberts and Charles Gerard head
an excellent cast and those who have
seen the picture praise it highly.
Washington will see it for the first
time New Year week al the Cosmos
Theater.
Evening star., 1922-12-24

4 NOTABLE opera cast is announced
4 for the two productions Of Verdi's
"Rigoletto" to be given by tho
Washington Opera Company at the
President Theater January 81 and 26.
The title role will be taken by the
famous Russian baritone. Joseph
Schwartz. who is said to be noted in
Europe as the finest living Rigoletto.
MIR. Schwartz appeared last season with
the Chicago Grand Opera as the sue
cessor to Titta Ruffo. He was secured
for the Washington performances. 1t is
explained, only because of his break
with the Chicago Opera this fall.
Giida will be sung by Luella Meluis,
whom Jean de Reszke is said to have
characterized as one OF the worlds
greatest artists. Mile. Meluis has sung
N the opera houses of Paris. Cannes.
Nice. Monte Carlo and New York. and
during the past year has been attract
ing much interest in her concert work
IN New York. Chicago aud Boston.
The role of the Duke will bring to
Washington for the first time LouI
Dornay, TIE leading tenor Of the Royal
opera Of Holland. who has SO far been
known only on the concert stage in
this country.
Elizabeth Bonner. the Young Phla-
deiphia singer who received on ovation
Evening star., 1922-12-24
Humor the Salt of Life

THAT practically every event in life
has it's humorous aspect is the be-
lief of Frank McCorma, chief COM
edlan of The Monster.
I'D rather be born with a sense of
humor than with a golden spoon in
my mouth says this actor. for ! be-
IIeve sense of humor is one of the
best assets a person can have in the
hattlc for success.
Il know | wouldn't be where 7 am
If | hada't been able to laugh at my
original ambition. When i set out
o be an actor, some years ago / in
,endcd to be the worlds greatest
craccdian. | was diSillusionized very
quickly. and my bump was SO tragic
that | mentally registered deep
dyed gypsy curse on the profession
nf acting Then my sense of humor
, anne to my rescue. 7 saw the light.
and forthwith withdrew the gypsy