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mented it's previous engagement at
the National of five weeks
With THE Birth of a Nation" as its
nearest rival. the theater affords only
two other examples in "Abie's" own
class to judge it by. And by "Abie's"
own class is meant purely stage pres
entations. The record for long stage
runs before the advent of ''Abfe's
irish Rose" was held by two Avery
Hopwood farces, Ladies' Night" and
Getting Gertie's Carter" both OF
which were played for three consecu-
tive weeks at the Belasco Theater
last summer by the Belasco Players.
The fact that Abie's Irish Rose" did
actually achieve q ten-week engage
ment in Washington and is now start
ing on its eleventh, it is asserted.
testifles to the sagacity of the CO.
directors of the President Players.
who predicted privately at the outset
OF the engagement that "Abie's Irish
Rose" would last into February. 1t
was necessary, however, for them to
discontinue such predictions for the
simple reason that the suggestion
brought tolerant smiles from the at
taches of the President Theater, who
believed that a four-week engage
ment was the longest that any play
could hope to run in Washington.
notwithstanding. February Is here
and the prediction has come true.
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Mrs. Stahl in Concert.

Much interest has been aroused
over the concert to be given next Sat-
urday evening at Polls Theater under
the auspices of the District Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs. Support has
been pledged by numerous clubs and
organizations not affiliated with the
federation. Mrs. John J. Stahl will
give four groups of songs, two of
which will be by foreign composers
and two by American.
Mrs. Stahl is a pupil of Percy Rec
tor stephens of New York, who is the
teacher of Werrenwrath and Paul
Allhouse, and is a graduate of the
Tpsilanti (Mich) Conservatory. Last
summer Mrs. Stahl gave the songs
in a joint program with Mrs Ed
ward B. MacDowell and Mrs. II. II. A.
Beach at Chautauqua, n. Y, with
marked success
MIR. Ferry, who will accompany Mrs
Stahl, is composer accompanies of
marked ability. He studied a year in
Paris with Charles Marie Widor the
organist. and with Paul Le Flem in
composition Prior to going abroad
he toured the country, appearing on
the concert platform with Florence
Hinkle. Merle Alcock. Lila Robson,
John Barnes Wells. Grace Wood Jess
and Henrietta Wakefield
He Will give the following group:
prelude in Minor" "Moonglo,"
"Danse Eccentrique," all by Ferry.
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buesque The left and
because hint of rAng with sentiment the substantial
established mood will
and an honest American gayety will assert itself anew
the melodies which
pern,anucy relief
Compositions regarded priceless brought here instances
conventional of the
His life least appreciated by
of
whom the village grudges and
Time managealy designed but
of all conditions crowding
of of whose
had they lived his
day would probably ignored. PHlLANDER JOHNSON.
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lows the brilliant engagement of the
same company at Boston. which began
there January % and which came to a
close last night. The company is on
it's way to the capital today. Follow
ing the engagement here, it will move
on to fill short engagements in Pitts
burgh. Cleveland and Detroit.
Verdi's Aida" one of the most
sumptuous performances in the roper
toire Of the company, will open the
series tomorrow night. Rosa Raisa
will appear in the title role, surround
ed by such stars as Edouard Cotreuil,
Cyrena Van Gordon, Charles Marshall,
Virgilio Lazzari, Cesare Formichi,
Melvena Passmore and Lodovico Oil
viero Incidental dances will be con-
tributed by Anna Ludmila, Amata
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BELASCO-Frances White.

Frances White, the little singing
comedienne, will headline a program
of eight vaudeville acts at the Re
lasco. beginning with the matinee this
afternoon.
Since her last appearance in Wash
ington, the diminutive song bird has
been starred in the musical comedy,
toire will include melodies from this
production in addition to the ever
popular mississippi" and other tunes
which have brought her fame.
Bert Bakert and his company, in
"Prevarication," will be among the
other acts. Sid Townes and Sid
Franklin. the composers, will offer
budget Of popular melodies mingled
with comedy. The Haleys in nov
city offering. and Bobbie Nelson. with
a new line of tunes, are others on
tha bill.
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Alfred Cortot, February 16.

Alfred Cortot, the French master
pianist, will play a return engagement
Friday afternoon, February 16, at the
National Theater. His playing at the
recent concert in the Masonic Audi
torium, under the same local manage
ment, brought forth applause that
fairly rocked the auditorium" At that
time it was said che elevated every
thing he played to a plane of almost
unearthly perfection" Reservations
may be obtained from I. Arthur Smith,
Inc, 1906 G. street.
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POLI'S-Grand Opera.

Washington is on the eve or the
most pretentious season OF srano
opera that the capital has known
since the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany OF New York appeared here a
dozen years ago. The Chicago Grand
Opera Company will open at Poli's
Theater tomorrow night a series OF
which will include appearances of
Rosa Raisa, Mary Garden and Edit tn
Mason. WHO will appear, respectively.
in Aida" tomorrow evening, "Tosca
Tuesday evening and Snow Maiden"
Wednesday evening.
The Washington engagement of the
Chicago Grand Opera Company fol-
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Arthur Shattuck, February Is.

Arthur Shattuck, the American pian-
ist. will be presented in recital at the
Masonic Auditorium Thursday evening,
February Is, as the fifth artist in the
master pianist series. Mr.. Shattuck is
typically American-as James Gibbons
Hunekar says of him, 'lne is a true
North American type He was sent
abroad while still in his early teens and
received his musical education almost
exclusively in the studio of the great
teacher of the piano, Leschetizky. Tick
cts are now on sale by 7. Arthur Smith,
Inc, 1906 G street
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Miss Mary Sandal.

Elated over the success of her first
three lectures. Miss Mary Sandal OF
New York, will give another talk at the
Washington Club, 1901 X street north
west Thursday morning at II o'clock.
on intellect and Psycho-Analysis."
This will be her final lecture.
Miss Sandal is regarded as an au-
thority on applied psychology. and has
lectured on this subject for the League
for Political Education. in virtually all
the principal cities in the United States
The league is an organization of 5000
member having its civic and educa
tional center in town hall in New York
CITY.
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PRESIDENT-'Abie's Irish Rose.

The directors of the President Play
erS are making plans to observe the
close of the record breaking run of
"Abie's Irish Rose" Saturday night
with special ceremonies at the thea
ter, and patrons are requested to
make seat reservations early for this s
performance.
Directed and staged by Harry Man
ners, the play is being interpreted
here by the same metropolitan cast
that was specially engaged for this
play. 1t includes Henry Duffy and
Eileen Wilson in the chief roles, sur
rounded by Leo Hoyt, Harry Shautan.
Robert Lowe, Anne Sutherland, Guy
D'Ennery, John Carmody and others.
The play derives its hilarious ro-
mantle content from the series of
complications engendered by the Sc
cret marriage Of a Jewish boy and an
Irish girl and the subsequent efforts
of their outraged families to have
declared null and void the marriag ge.
viii ch was performed by a Methodist
minister. Regular matinees are given
on Wednesday and Saturday at ESQ.
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Miss Richards Next Lecture.

Miss Janet Richards will give her
usual interpretive review of outstand-
ing world events for the past week, to-
morrow morning at 10 AS. in the audi
torium of the New Masonic Temple.
speaking especially OF "The Menace of
An Unsettled Peace" Miss Richards
hopes that Ambassador Jusserand will
find 1t possible to be the guest of the
class at 1915 and extend greetings to
the audience
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McGarry Stock COMPANY.

ARRANGEMENTS 4 for the opening OF
"A a high-class permanent stock
company at the Shubert-Garrick The
alter were completed last week when
Carry McGarry signed contracts with
the Shubert offices. An early opening
has been arranged for February 26s
The company will be augmented from
time to time by visiting stars at pop.
ular prices. The stage favorites list
ed are: Julian Eltinge. Violet Hem
ing, James Rennie, Wilton Lackaye.
Jack Norworth, Madge Kennedy, De
Wolf Hopper and Tom Wise. The
name of the opening attraction Is
withheld for the present for business
reasons. <
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Concerts Lectures

give them no pleasure.
Mr.. Walpole will discuss Novel
Writing and Novel Reading Those
familiar with his attainmehts are aware
that he has written some of the most
exquisite stories in the English Ian
guage and is we'll qualified to discuss
the subject. He numbers among his in
innate friends Thomas Hardy Joseph
Conrad. Bennett. Wells and Galsworthy.
which enables him to intersperse his
lecture with interesting "reminiscences
that show these celebrities at close
range and gives an insight into their
method of working
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equally difficult in their own particu-
lar ways.
Modern comedy is generally more
pregnant with fine shaded subtlety
and requires deft likeness of touch
Classical drama and tragedy often
requires greater physical strength
more technical ability to sustain
them and greater breadth of treat
ment than comedy.
The intelligence brought to bear
in either form Of work must, in my
humble opinion, be just as great to
obtain the most perfect results: it is
just that the methods are different
Evening star., 1923-02-04
Hugh Walpole's Lecture, Febru-
ary Is.

When Hugh Walpole. the English
novelist, lectures at the National Thea
ter, Thursday afternoon, February Is,
he will give some practical advice on
novel reading. II reader, he declares
likes the matter composed by certain
authors he should not be ashamed To
admit 1t, declares Mr.. Walpole, and
Should have no cause to blush if a
superior person talks about Blaise Cen
drara or Guillaume AppolIinarie. He
declares that the readers of TODAY
truckle entirely too much to the pro-
nouncements of superior persons and
are reading the books of authors ub,
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ence Everything always smoothly, with
thing please disappointment because dramatic
but realized When vud
only incidentally and the auditor who
the acrobats the jazz duo has only little while to wa
strife and reconciliation B. F. last
which popular but OF
years play requires and deli
of proportion difficult to attain and players OF puta'on w
extended permitting scenery and
oy Rona Vokes remembered as the great
exponent OF the oneac plays little comedies OF sen ; .
Rider and delicious bit satire on the anna
The Pantomime Rehearsal Several OF the Rona w. vok M
pays ~oa DC % ~ % ,h tb,, Rosna Vokes gave to them!
that the heater IN its present
period reg continually the material OF the past
that psye who appeared in The Her"
pearing also heard from Barnum Was Right
strangely instances but meeting
n,ents them quick you see them at ALL
,t r. ,,r s coming more and more into attention group
OF Washington players dancing needed apologies
singing good dancing cooru
plenty style and security tenor oaao
carried the hearer oeo young
worked in way that gave
OF the future will not lack ehe the
the exponent OF chic feminine manes Inc act mao
the enthusiasm OF youth and the tact hat was h"oae
made up-to-date
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ing the twoaday salary when suit
h % are no extended to them in the more leurey
drama Shakespeare known vaudeville but
of broad avesty to have his innings An
act from Hamlet be with Julia
Arthur the title Many Misunderstanding their
revenge Ezabeh when boys played woman roles Sra
of dignity venture OF this kind
The feminine Hamlet present Anna Dickinson
did ppant
when "woman rights the subject OF hilarious satire
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gui of demurest Quakerdon sang something like this
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and mind a poker game
sc.n consideration pro-
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world assembled
that the and standards people reflected its eate
students of this who with most alert and sensitive minds
diplomat
psychologists They found the theatsr offering absolutely
While America has indui%ousy % exploited Little Egypt
dances from Spain and onisss from Hungary and voeal
of this assemblag Of psop from all the
shown weeks fine example Of English craftsman
he do
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day. She sweeps everything before her
in the big confession scene, the truth
and intensity of which makes the play
memorable.
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Florence Reed goes into New York
in Hail and FAREWELL" by William
Hurlbut, February 10. The play will
have it's opening tomorrow night at
Hempstead.
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CONTINUED On Fourth Page.)
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Gendreau, were visitors at the home
Of John Wilde recently, owning to
poor health Miss Gendreau leaves for
her home in Spokane, Wash, Feb.
18th, instead of remaining in Da-
kota through the winter as she had
planned.
Chas. Spcrry, VIM. Baker, Bud
Austin, AL Kleese and Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Burbage and two daughters were
in Fort Rice Saturday.
The Crimmons children who hav,
ben staying with their Aunt, Miss
Chamley, who is teaching Livona
school, have been on the sick list.
G. A. Cralson was a business visi-
tor in Fort Rice Wednesday, having
repair work done at the blacksmith
shop.
George and She, NJ Suverly made n
trip to Fort Rice Mnoday.
Such an enjoyable time was had
at the old time dnace given at the
Carlson school house, two weeks ago,
that another was billed for last
Saturday, however we have not heard
the particulars as to how it turned
out.
II. II. Nieland and several others
in county have been saving a guam
tity of stove wood, the past week.
Patrons along the line enjoy get
ting their mail regular these cold
stormy days.
Calvin Stout was business WIS.,
itor at the Easten home Thursday.
Several from here attended church
services at Fort Rice Sunday.
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DRISCOLL

Miss, Esther Peterson left last
week Tuesday for Moorhead, Mimi.
Miss Peterson is senior at Con-
cordian College.
j. w. Riley, state rural school in
spector, was in Driscoll couple of
days last week.
NJ. T. Olson left last week Tuesday
for the Twin Cities and Willmal
Mimi.
NJ. B. Finseth left for Minnesota
on business last week.
f. j. Erickson returned last We'd
nesday from the Cities.
Mr. Mall of the Driscoll State bank
was called to South Dakota last Fri
day on account Of illness at home.
The Community Literary society,
which should have met last Friday,
was postponed till next Friday even
ing.
Miss Lucinda Drewes spent the
weekend at the farm home of Mr..
and Mrs. Eisenbeisz, southwest Of
town.
Carl Meland was Bismarck visi~
tortor last week Thursday.
Miss Gertrude Evarts spent the
weekend at her home in Bismarck.
c. A. Swanson has returned home
from the Bismarck hospital.
The L. T. L. met last Friday at the
school house and elected officers.
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S. B. 273-Creating grain storage
distr( let's from combinations Of
townships or counties.
S. B. 3O6-Concurrent resolution
objecting to merger of G. ~, n. p.
and c. M. and st. P. Railways.
S. B. 314-Requiring fire marshal
to investigate all fires or tornad D
losses when requested by citizen as
we'll as company.
S. B. 323-Enacting Nebraska law
calling for automatic "bobber" on
railway, highway crossings.
S. B. 322-Placing regulation Of
chimney construction under admin
istration of fire marshal.
S. B. 324-Prohibiting the teaching
of high school subjects in universe
ty, normal and other institutions Of
higher learning supported by state.
S. B. 340-Repealing statute pro-
viding Second grade" certificates
for teachers, abolishing that grade.
S. B. 353-Designed to create a
new method of handling delinquent
tax accounts and sales.
S. B. 360--Abolishing system of
tax sales and providing reversion Of
property title to state on failure
to pay taxes.
S. B. 367-Cutting course of school
year from 8 to 8 months.
S. B. 376-Providing for delinquent
poll tax collection.
S. B. 383-Validating all taxes lie
WED by cities of 5000 during 1921
which were in excess Of maximum
rate permitted.
S. B. 384ARestoring to cities and
removing from railroad commission
regulation of public utilities and
public utility rates.
Passed by Senate
S. B. 56-Approves provision Of
Sheppard-Towner maternity act; ap-
propriates $s,362,74 to meet federal
appropriation of like amount.
S. B. 179 and S. B. 18O-Providing
for licensing of persons and agents
dealing with the assignment of chill
dren for adoption. (Children's Code
Commission Law,
S. B. 184-Provides for licensing
of any kind of maternity hospital
(Childrens' Code Commission Law.
S. B. 295-Leaves with budget
committee amount of law librarian
and supreme court reporters salary.
S. B. 275--Repealing 100000
bond issue of Home Building Asso-
citation.
S. B. 311-Raises bounty on wolves
and coyotes from $3.50 to $4.00 each
for male; $500 for female, and
$500 for pup, killed prior. to Oct. l.
S. B. 347-Consolidating probate
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LEGISLATIVE
CALENDAR
New House Bills

| Fl. B. 307, Watt, Ind.) Cass-An
act compelling telephone companies
to cut weeds about poles where
poles are not more than two rods
| from the center of public high
| way.
H. B. 3Os, Satthre, (N) Steele
Revises present laws which limit
| lawyers to $500 feet on fore
| closure actions. Permits $500 fee
on foreclosures up to $500; $50 feo
in cases where indebtedness is be-
tween $500 and $1,000, and not to
exceed SIS fee in case involving an
| Indebtedness over $500.
H. B. 300, Watt-Amends the ini-
tiated law creating the board of au-
ditors so as to have annual inspec-
lions of the state bank, industries
| and treasurers office instead of an
| nual. Board composed of secretary
of state, state auditor and attorney
| general.
H. B. 80, Watt-Requires the
board of auditors to include an an.
nual inspection of the hail insur.
ance department, state highway de-
partment and the workmens CON-
pensation bureau.
H. B. 311, State Affairs Commit
tee O.. L. TwichelD-Would amend
the statute fixing the fees for legal
and official publications by news
papers. Introduced as substitute
bill for S. B. 81. passed by the senate.
S. B. 81 provided limitations as ia
charges limiting price on tabulated
matter to single price for all after
the first insertion. H. B. 81 pro-
vides that for all tabulated matter
whether for tax lists, commission
ers proceedings or "leader and rule
work" an additional five cents per
line shall be granted over the flat
nine cents. The law now provides
double price for tabulated matter
with two columns or more of fig
ures and price and half for tabu-
lated matter with one column of fig
ures. A cut is made on legal publ
cations so as to provide nine cents
per line for first, six cents per line
fol, second, and five cents per line
for all subsequent insertions.
New Senate Bills
S. B. 1856, Sperry, Qnd.) Burleigh
-Rewrites the present mine in
spection law naming various amend
ments which have recently been
agreed to between the miner opera
tors and the miners. Chief change
permits miner with six months ex-
perience under competent foreman
to be designated miner"
S. B. 3s7, Stevens, Kaldor and
Murphy Qnds.)-Designates the
sheriffs Of the various counties as
inspectors and sealers Of weights
and measures. Practically re-enacts
with modern provisions the old
weights and measures law which
formerly was under the sheriff's adj
ministration.
Killed BY Senate
S. B. 21s-Preventing dental or
medical practitioners from, advertis-
ing under firm name.
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owned mill and elevator withou
itemized statement Of property. Vote
So to SO.
h. B. 232 Misunderstanding
Industrial Commission to cancel mu-
tilated bonds. Vote SO to 81, 3 alb
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CLEAR LAKE
TOWNSHIP

Miss Gale Rerkeland returned to
parental home Thursday after
2 extended stay at Bismarck.
Hr. and Mrs. Tom Olson have as
herr guests Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Berk-
ON of Flat Willow, Mont. Mr. and
Mrs. Berkvom were former residents
II this vicinity.
ar. and Mrs. Adolph Hanson re-
;urned to their home Thursday after
lending several days at the home
OF Mrs. Hanson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Christ Schoon.
Misses Clara Lien and Matilda
'urtness were among the business
visitors at, the cay tol city Friday
and Saturday.
John Heisdorf, who entered the st.
Alexius hospital in October, is in a
much better condition, and expects
to return home in short time.
Alden Nelson called on business at
the A. F.. Keller home Friday.
T~H
Grandma Lien has been on the sick
list, but is reported as being very
much on the gaining side.
Hazel Nelson and Ella Rasmussen
spent the weekend as the guest of
Mrs. o. H. Lund.
f. A. Van Vleet had load of feed
Ground at the w. f. Keller farm Sat-
lrday.
c. A. Swanson, who was a patient
IT the Bismarck hospital, being treat
ed for appendicitis, returned home
friday
Mr.. and Mrs. p. H. Klieksdal and
family called at the John Merring-
dahl home Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Berkvom is confined to
hcr bed, suffering an attack of rheu-
uatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Keller had as
jseir guests over Sunday until Mon
day, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole. Newland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hogstad and
anily and Miss Githa Kluksdal,
cent Sunday and Monday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Kluks-
del.
Miss Genevieve Olson, returned to
Der parental home this week after
about week stay at Bismarck.
II IS Ella Rasmussen returned to
uliscoll after spending several days
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. 1nga-
scr Rasmussen, and the O. N. Nell
on home. -
Mrs. Frank Shaffer and daughter
vivian, spent the weekend as the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Shat
,er OF Steele.
Mrs. Alden Nelson and little daugh-
er Ruth, departed Monday to be
he guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
ruax They expect to be gone about
i've days.
Bender Kruger and Clifford Nelson
Expect to leave the fore part Of the
week for an extended visit in Min
nesota.
Mrs. M. J. Brendin returned home
after spending the past six weeks at
the Helmer Knutson home. Her
daughter, Marvel, will assist Mrs.
Knutson with the house work.
y L. A. Slaatenhus returned Saturday
from an extended visit with relatives
at Jane stoWn.
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GlencOe-LivOna

The dances at Fort Rice which are
given every two weeks are getting to
be quite an enjoyable event for the
young people from our vicinity, an
other was given last Saturday night
which will be the last before the
opening Of Lent.
Mrs Earl Marshall and son Floyd,
and G. Stout were entertained by
Mrs. Margaret Easten last Sunday.
/. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Burbage and
the latter's sister, Miss Josephine
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News of Our Neighbors

EDITORS note: Because of the de-
] of trains the letters of all the
are not being publish
today. The reports will be print
- they come in.