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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-01-20
NEWS IN THE
WORLD OF SPORT

The State Colleges are now about to
engage in their championship basket
ball contests.
AS a sort of preliminary training
for these, Washington College arrang
ed trip through Virginia, beginning
en- Monday Jan. 8, and ending Satu,-
day Jan. 10; the schedule also taking
iii Catholic University in Washington,
and Loyola College in Baltimore, the
latter being a championship battle.
It would seem that after such a
strenuous experience as the team had
tc go through in playing the Quantico
Marines, Washington and Lee, Vir.
ginia Military Institute, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, and Catholic
University, it was a little dangerous
to risk a championship contest at the
very last. The team came through,
however, and won not only the cham
pionship game but all the preceding
ones-a most remarkable record.
Basket ball is prominently a home
sport. 1t is played on floors that vary
in different places almost in every in
stance; so that, home team, getting
accustomed to the home floor, plays
better there than anywhere else.
That Washington could invade hos
tile territory; play likely on a differ
ent sized court every night; and under
different officials, marks her perform
ance as bordering on the sensational.
Coupled with all the above are the
discomforts and fatigue of travel. IN
any sort of athletic contests, pursued
from day to day, $3.50 split is ac-
counted a creditable accomplishment,
when team is on the road.
That Washington could win them
all is proof that the Eastern Shore In
stitution has a basket ball team of
very large caliber.
The Sho' boys have another cham
pionship battle on hand for next Sat
urday night-with the Mt. St. Mary's
quint.
If comparative scores are worth
anything, st. Mary's has slight edge
on the Chestertown boys. On her trip,
Washington beat Catholic University
81 to rs. Last Saturday Mt. ST.
Mary's was victorious over the same
team by score of 20 to ID. That
game was played the night after the
University's struggle with Washing
ton, and that may have had some eff
feet on the Catholic boys speed. How
ever, the Sho' boys will have weeks
rest, and on next Saturday night the
people of Chestertown will have q
chance to see some fine basket ball.
Charged with selling wild ducks and
shipping them by mail in packages
not marked to disclose nature of con-
tents, William T. J. Lewis, of Hop
kins, Va, was sentenced to Jail for
five months by Judge Rose, presiding
in the Federal court in Baltimore, Md.
This is one Of the most severe Jail
sentences ever imposed for violation
of the migratory bird treaty act. Lew
ISIS activities were disclosed when the
Federal game warden seized some of
the ducks which he had shipped by
mail and obtained letters written by
him to prospective customers offering
wild ducks for sale. The migratory
bird treaty act is enforced by the
Biological Survey of the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-01-20
Sat on Own Bomb.

Berlin.-While the sweetheart and
mother of his best friend looked on in
terror Rheinhart Kemmler of Duet
finger, near Dusseldorf, walked into
pasture, sat down upon a bomb and
lighted the fuse. He was blown to
atoms.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-01-20
Palace Swan Too Fat; Dies.

Berlin.-TOurists are held respon-
sible by the keepers of San Souci
palace at Potsdam for the death Of
one Of the finest swans in the lagoon.
So copiously did the visitors feed the
swan that 1t gave up swimming and
loafed about on the shore eating con-
tinuously. 1t became overfat and then
died.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-01-20
BETHANY M. p. CHURCH.

Sunday School and Adult Bible
Glasses at 9.45 A. M.
Divine worship and sermon at II
A. M, and 7.30 P. M.
Prayer service and short address by
the pastor Tuesday evening at 1880
o'clock.
We extend to you a cordial invita-
ton to attend all these services.
E. L. BUNCE, Minister.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-01-20
IN THE CHURCHES.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

NESD IENIAN CH URCG.
Sunday School and Mems Bible
Class 10 A. M
Preaching II A. M. and 7.3O P. M.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday even
ing at 7.30.
J. w. LACY, Pastor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-01-20
QUINTON M. p. CHURCH.

QUINTON M. p. CHURCH.
Services on Sunday as follows:
Sunday School at 2 p. M.
Preaching at P. M. by Rev. E. L
Bance.
The public is invited to these servic-
es. A hearty welcome will be accord
ed you.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-01-20
SALEM M. E. CHURCH.

Sunday School 10 A. M.
II A. M. and 7.3O P. NJ, Preaching
by the pastor.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday even
ing at 7.30.
j. R. BICKING, Pastor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-01-20
BAPTIST CHURCH.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sunday School at 10 A. M.
B. Y. P. u, at $50 p. M.
Prayer Meeting Thursday, 7.30 Pm.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to come worship with US.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-01-20
PoIe-Cats Used to Foil :
StilI-Hunting SIeuths


Prohibition officers who search
the wooded hills near Parkers-
burg, w. Va, for moonshiners
declare that these liquor makers
are using skunks to defeat the
ends of justice. Officers Bee
and Summers reported that they
destroyed -one distillery and
broke up skunk kennel, and
that they found evidences of
other distillers who were using
polecats to scent the scenery
and thus prevent "dry" agents
from smelling the brewing oper.
atoms.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-01-20

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
BY HALLETT ABEND.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LOS ANGELES, May IA, 1928. .
NOW comes the equivalent of the
new theater guild and the little
theater movement combined for the
rescue of film plays from the thrall
of commercialism. The screen may
yet have it's Eugene ONeill, its Ibsen,
its Hauptmann.
Little Theater Films. Inc, has been
launched by Curtis Melnitz, magazine
writer, who recently came to Holly
wood, and Albert Levin, formerly
professor of English at the Univer-
sity of Missouri. These two names
mean little to the general public, but
the project has also the backing and
support of men like Rex Ingram.
Ernest Lubitsch. Hugo BALM. Paul
Bern. Rob Wagner and Kenneth Nc
Gowan, New York dramatic critic,
who will be in charge of the corpora
tons affairs in New York.
The new concern will make and
back films OF high class which are
not now encouraged by the CONNER
cial system Of distribution.
Universities. little theaters in many
cities, literary and dramatic societies
and women's clubs will be the agen-
cies to which the proposed films Will
be released. and the promoters be-
Iieve there will be enough supporters
for high class artistic films to make
the venture pay. They believe that
there is q constantly growing mi
nority among the film patrons of the
country who are dissatisfied with
spectacles and hokum and who will
welcome the chance to see real drama
on the screen.
Barbara La Mari has furnished a
thrill to the film colony very recently.
Miss La Mari, who is twenty-seven
years old. contracted her third mar
riage when she eloped TO Ventura,
sixty miles away. and was welded to
Jack Dougherty, a young leading man
now being featured in two-reel west
erns at Universal City. Next month
the bride and bridegroom will go TO
Europe. for Miss La MARI is to work
in Rome all summer as Donna Roma
| in The Eternal City" She also has
contract with Universal to make
one feature film on her return from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
For Blue Hydrangeas.
RIM the couptry Gentleman

From the Country Genliemnn
Round St Patrick's day we are &C
customed 10 seeing green carnations,
but we know that they were natura /
" white, the color chang By ahernl-
calls. The use of chemicals 10 the ro"I
will produce a varying change OF
flower coIors in many plants, and,
although the change in color was
often a source of controversy, scieu-
lists explain this by telling US that
the change is due TO certain Gle
ments - chemicals - found in some
soils and not in others.
If there is one plant more than an
other susceptible to these chemica $
IL is the hydrangea- In some gardens
the color Of the flowers is blue, while
in others the flowers are all de-
cided pink. Iron in the soil has the
power of producing the blue flowers
if a very small crystal of iron sui
phate or copperas is dissolved in 3,
three-gallon can of water and applied
regularly TO the roots. the flowers
will come TO lovely blue. Iron
scales from black smiths shop
. worked into the soil early in the sea
son will produce the same effect.
However. by far the best results III
this respect are obtained IL the plant :
are watered with l per cent solu =
tion of ordinary alum. This work ;
out at the rate of one teaspoon of
alum to a gallon OF water. Apply
the solution as soon as the flower
trusses are observed and continue 10
use il once week until the bushes
are in full flower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
Latest Gossip From Hollywood.

abroad. The salary is said to be ST.
$50 a week.
Virginia Pearson. one of the re-
nowned vamps of a few years ago, is
tional actress. and her first part, In
John of the Woods" will be that OF
a regal young mother.
Loretta MacDermott. vaudeville
actress, Of the team OF Frisco and
MacDermott. is DESERVING the stage
for the screen. She will play the
part of a young countess in Jackie
Coogan's next picture. Long Live
the King"
Zasu Pitts. former screen comedi.
enne, celebrated the first birthday an
niversary of her daughter by signing
a new Goldwyn contract. Miss Pitts
who Is Mrs. Tom Gallery in private
life. returns to the screen as a dra-
matte actress.
Richard Headrick. the five-year-old
boy actor. has been secured by the
Louis B. Mayer Company for d part
in THE Wanters."
Harold Goodwin. who recently COM
pleted work in Booth Tarkington's
Alice Adams" has been signed fol
series of feature parts with the
Powers studios. His first role will be
in II. C. Witwer's Alex the Great"
Goldwyn's has imported from
Sweden a handsome young actor
Easto Ekman. He is not vet thirty
but has been enviably known In
Sweden for twelve years. He has
made several films for the Danish
Biograph.
Mary Pickford has decided &c
change the name OF her Spanish film
directed by Lubitsch. from "Rosita'
to The street Singer"
The William Fox studios announce
a new policy, which involves the
abandonment of turning out program
films and the concentration of the
company's' resources upon big feature
attractions.
Eddie J. Montague, scenario expert
has been signed by the Laskey Com
pany to adapt to the screen the EN-
erson Hough story. North OF So,
in which Ernest Terrence will be
starred.
Hal Roach. following his announce.
ment of program of feature pro.
auctions, has signed as directors Fred
| Jackson. Charlie Parrott George
| Jeske and Jay j. Howe.
Johnnie Walker, the young film
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
Rare Fencers IN Picture

MORTON picture fans who have
marveled at the realism of the
sword duel in which Lional Barry
more, as Prince Michael Lubimoff, and
Paul Panzer. as the Cossack officer,
engage in Enemies of Women" Co.'S
mopolitan's screen version OF the
Ibanez classic, now showing at the
Central Theater. New York, probably
have little realization that both play
ers are recognized as two Of the most
proficient swordsmen in motion pic
lures.
Barrymore, who is considered one
of the best all-around athletes in mo-
ton pictures, and who also engages
In q stirring rough -and-tumble battle
in the picture with Ivan Linow, cham
pion Russian wrestler, took a course
in fencing when he was studying in
Paris some years ago.
Panzer, who will be remembered by
motion picture fans as the deep-dyed
villain who once played in the serials
with Pearl White. and who also star
red in several screen thrlllers. learn
ed the art OF fencing at the Cniver-
sity of Heidelberg. He engaged in
scores Of fencing matches in Europe
and was never defeated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
AROUND THE CITY
BY Mamie Lancaster

poor old alley Tom you come across
He knows.
IF you begin right at this spot ana
walk. and walk, and walk, you
will come TO a big house that va :
is warm as June all winter, becausr
Of a, furnace that started early in Tho
fall and never died out once until
last Sunday. From the first kindlinc
TO the last expiring flame there was
never a grumble no. q puckered brow
, nor anv sign of complaint by tn
furnace tender. though three tons o.
coal month NEAR mighty lot q
cleaning of ClinkerS Fntil fire flick
ers blue fame on top and shows j
bed Of shining red beneath. 70 SAY
nothing. dear friendR Of ashes
Any man will tell YOU that :,
furnace fire is hard labor; crichs
your back. YOU know-ruins your
clothes-messts up> the cellar-just
absolutely necessary 10 hire some
body-aad so on.
| But this keeper Of the fire is .
| woman-a chirpy, fresh-faced httlf
/ woman in dainty frock, who saio
| to the big black giant just gone l.
| sleep:
Pm almost sorry. a fire is sue
J q cheerful thing.
And. furthermore. keeping up
| FIRE is nothing-nothing at all-jus'
make friends with your furnace Al,
treat it as YOU ought to treat :
| friend"
If you have ever heard of anybod
! who failed to complain of the lab"
! a furnace entails you ere keepilz
| lack news which gives to this SIMS J
| item the Importance of a scoop.
/ ?. S-When the furnace was "our
I the owner celebrated the day J.,
| placing or a table. in a quiet. pleas
| ant room, a white and gilt pitcher .
| Wild foweN as her tribute to tin
mothers who were forgotten"
| And. unless some other woma
| thought - do the same, you mig
| Gil this SCOOP number two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
FILMOGRAMS

.MAUDE TURNER GORDON. who
played the mother role with
Thomas Meighan in Back Home and
Broke" will have a similar part in
"Homeward Bound" Mr.. Meighans
latest picture. The story is an
adaptation by Jack Cunningham Of
Peter 3. Kyne's THE Light to Lee
ward"
Lew Cody, who. for several months
has been playing old-clothes parts,
except I'm Rupert of Hentzlau," es-
says his first dressed-up part of the
season in Lawful Larceny" an Allan
Dwan production. in which he APP
pears with Hope Hampton, Nita Naldi
and Conrad Nagel.
In one Of the scenes of the new
Paramount picture produced by Her
bert Brenon, THE Rustic OF Silk"
Betty CDmpson releases a canary bird.
It looks simple, but in order 10 do 1t
success sfully an entire set at the West
Coast studio had to be enclosed, in
cheese cloth. 1t wasn't because they
were afraid Of losing the bird so much
as because il was necessary TO repea
the scene two or three times and the
same bird had to be on hand.
william de Mile Is said to have in
troduced something new to the Para
mount West Coast Studio recently.
He had real grass around a house
which had been built for scenes III
his now production, only 3D. and
found it necessary TO employ a gar
dener to keep il trimmed and wa
tered. He is believed 10 be the first
studio gardener
Paramount players thought they
had gone into the wilds when they
camped eighty-five miles south of
Milford. Utah. for scenes in "The Gov
cred Wagon" but some of them now
are even farther from civilization.
They have invaded the Tonic basin in
the mountains Of Arizona by means
of pack mules for the purpose OF
filming Zane Grey's story. ITO the
Last Man" Lois Wilson. who was in
THE Covered Wagon" is also in the
cast of this picture.
The screen version dramattzed from
W. J. Locke's novel. The Mounte-
bank" was done by Mr.. Locke him
self and Ernest Denny. Norman
Trevor heads a cast of distin guish cd
players. The story is of a clown in
Paris of English parentage. who
rises to the rank of brigadier general
during the war and finds himself al
the time of rehabilitation in love
with a titled English woman. but
with ties that bind him to a French
woman who has been associated with
his past.
Ralph Ince has complete ted Dorothy
Dalton's latest picture, an adaptation
of Leah kleschna-' at the Long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
What They Say.
SXIJHAT the film industry needs j:
w few funerals.''-Al Lichtman

"WHAr the film industry needs is
few funerals.''-Al Lichtman.
If you want TO reach your audi
ences pocketbook aim at it's heart
j. G. Bachmann.
The words actor and actress
are misnomers. 1 would like to coin
a new name for them-a word with
human or heart as one syllable. -
Cashier.
Now that I'm to play featured
roles for Preferred Pictures, it's time
I told the public emphatically that
am not engaged to Charlie Chaplin
Ethel Shannon.
The day of the star is over: the
day of the story is here. B. +
Schulberg.
The faults common TO all amateur
scenario writers are lack OF logic
constant use of coincidence and un-
natural transformations. Eve I'm
sell.
"Hokum is nothing but dramatizec
emotion. Why discredit it if it put:
punch in a picture ?-kennetf
Harlan.
"one human situation is worth NOR,
10 a picture than all the replicas o,
Monte Carlo and Luna Park that were
ever constructed. "-Victor Schert
ginger.
NO screen player who arrives
over night ever becomes really great
Every actor needs hard work and dis
appointments that come with his day.
as an extra"-Tom ForTnan.
ITO learn what the public wants
one has only to visit a theater ant
watch the audience instead of th'
screen. Observe what provoke'
laughs. what brings tears. wha
drags and what thrills. and you have
tht most accurate gage of preference
f.! possible'-Olga Printzlau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
Does Success Pail,
noes the exhilarating thrill OF Su

noes the exhila rating thrill OF sue
cess ever grow less?
Theodore Roberts. whose achieve
ments in motion picture character
cations have made him famous, de
clares that the fun of making COCO
increases rather than decreases"
Mr. Roberts lists among the grea
est roles of his brilliant career
Uncle Josh" in The Old Homestead
and Grumpy" in William de Mile :
production of Grumpy" OF the two
he states his belief that Grumpy" i
by far the biggest.
Il took a sincere joy out of my
preparations for this grand old char
acter," says Roberts. Each night
as read over the sequences of the
next day, took a great deal of pains
and pleasure in planning out every
move. every glance. every word OF
conversation.
81 believe Grumpy is my besl
characterization. as | was as thrilled
in enacting il as was when played
my first stage part years and year.
ago. 1t is because OF the enjoymen
/ get out of the character that I be
lieve that the exhilaratinE thrill Of
success never loses its delighs1U
qualities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20

star. has entered the production field
and has organized the Walker-Good
Productions, which will make twelve
five-reel melodramatic stunt feature
films. Work on the first has begun.
The featured players will be Eddie
Pool, Catherine Bennett and Kath-
leen Meyers. John II. Good, retired
young steel manufacturer of Youngs-
town, Ohio, Is vice president of the
corporation. Meanwhile Johnnie
Walker will continue acting for the
films as well. and has purchased from
Charles Ray the film rights to a play
called THE Worm" William Hughes
Curran, who was assistant director
for the filming of Rays "Courtship
of Miles Standish," will be director
for the company.
(Copyrght, 1923. in q. s. and Great Britain.
by North American Newspaper Alliance
All rights reserved.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20

Island studio. The picture. which
deals with Paris crook life, tell
story of love and intrigue. james
Rennie plays the leading role. Others
of the cast are Alphonse Ethier.
Frederick Lewis. w. l. Percival, Paul
McAllister and Florence Fair.
Herbert Brenon has gone to Holly
wood to begin production on Poia
Negrrs next picture, The Spanish
Dancer" an adaptation OF the famous
play. Don Caesar de Bazan." 1t will
be the biggest thing Miss Negri has
done.
William DeAIille will return 70 Cali
fornia, to begin work on "Morts
Love-" an adaptation by Clara Beran
ger of Edward Knoblock's play, The
Faun.' in which William Favershan
starred. Jack Holt and Agnes Ayre-
Will have the prominent roles.
Gloria Swanson has just hnished
boards Eighth Wife" and will soon
begin work in ''Zaza" at the Lonp
Island studio under the direction n
Allan Dwau.
George Melford is making Bret
Harte's famous story, "Salomy Jane
| on the very location that Harte had
! in mind when he wrote it years ago
| In the leading roles are Jacqueline
Logan and George Fawcett. SALON.
! Jane is expected TO prove one of thu
| biggest pictures of the year.
Jerome Story, who was responsib q
| for some of the recent Charles Ra
| pictures. is now nearing completion o
| children of Jazz" with Theodor.
| Koslon Eileen Percy and Ricardo
| Cortez in leading roles.
Bebe Daniels and Antonio Nloreua
are now finishing The Exciters
| from Martin Browns play; Agn",
| Ayres is completing The Hear
| Raider" and Dorothy Dalton has jus
| finished her picture. The Law OF tn
| LaWless."
| Manager Lawrence Beatus OF Loe1'
Palace Theater announces a cinena
| event Of local interest in the pres
| entation It the Palace exclusive.
: this week. beginning tomorrow, ~
motion picture slimpses of the outu-
Of the Washington Board OF Trade a
! Chesapeake Beach yesterday.
! {. {. Burr has just finished pui
! ting the finishing touches on the next
! Earl Hurd- Bobby Bumps carto"r,
| comedy Their Love Growed Cold. '
! which will be released through EdU-
cational Film Exchanges, Inc.
! Harry E. Lohmeyer, manager 81
the Avenue Grand Theater, an
/ nounces that their first ensagemcut
! was SO successful that he has s.
! cured the American Hawaiian Melod,
| Four for a return appearance Thur
! day night Of this week only, whe N
they Will make two appearances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
French History In Films.

FRENCH history seems suddenly to
lave assumed an interest for the
producer of films.
Two features of especial promi-
nence. dealing with entirely different
periods, are Ashes of Vengeance"
starring Norma Talmadge. which
opens with the Bartholomew eve
massacre. and the other is "Scara-
mouche," which ends with the fall of
the Bastille and the spectacular be-
ginning of the French revolution.
Ashes of Vengeance" which is
being produced by Joseph NJ. Schenck
for Associated First National Pic
lures, Incorporated. is in sense the
moro glamourous of the two, because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20

These prices were based on exact
qualities; that is. the room described
as renting for $2.25 fifteen years ago
was sixteen feet long by fifteen feet
wide, had two windows with a fair
lawn view, was neatly furnished with
a bed. a bureau, a table and two
chairs.
The research department found
that the biggest advance in the cost
of living was in clothing. which
jumped from 81 a week fifteen years
ago to 1915 a week today. This is a
jump of 275 per cent.
The total results were even more
startling. Where IL was found pos
sibIe to live fifteen years ago on $3.50
week the same fare would today cost
1850 This does not signify that a
man could not live on less than such
amount, the research department
pointed out. and cited many instances
of men living today on $3.50 a week.