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Americus times-recorder., 1923-08-01

AS the 1923 progresses it becomes and
that Sumter county put thought and action
into the production of milk poultry and hogsthe
the hen and the Turner county expresses it.
A number Of SMALL cash crops to Implement cotton
salvation economic independence when
fails
Sometimes those overlooked while
attention is engaged by something far away The socaed
Americus times-recorder., 1923-08-01

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1-(Bv
Associated Pressl An informal
statement issued at S O'Clock this
morning by General Sawyer, per-
sonal physician to President HlrdIng
said that the president had spent a
very restful night, and that his
pulse at that hour was 11A, temper
ature SO and respiration 40 de-
grees."
These figures, the statement add
ed. represented a decrease in the
pulse rate and temperature as COM
pared with the last previous bulletin
his pulse rate being less by 2 de-
grees, and his temperature by IL
degrees lower The respiration rate
given in each bulletin was the same.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-08-01
WEATHER

For Georgia - Partly cloudy in
north portion; probably local thun-
dershowers in south Wednesday and
Thursday.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-08-01
RESTFUL NIGHT HAD
BY EXECUTIVE WITH
LOWER TEMPERATE URE
Statement Issued at 3 O'clock
This Morning Says Condition
Is Improved
PULSE RATE DECREASES
Temperature SO When Bulletin
Issued, With Pulse ia and
Respiration 40

PRESIDENTIAL HEAD
QUARTERS, Palace Hotel, San
Francisco, Aug. 1-(By Asso-
ciated Press)-President Hard
ing today seemed certain of re-
covery barring improbable de-
velopment of new complications
in his illness or the equally inn
probable increase of the present
ones.
Brig-Gen. Chas. Sawyer, chief Of
staff of physicians in the presidents
case, was still standing by his state
ment of last night that the crisis
had passed and that "the president
is well on the road to recovery" Ad-
ded to this was the declaration from
an authoritative sourc6 that the only
reason for concern over the presi-
dents condition, was because the
patient was president of the United
States and not because of any new
symptoms or likelihood of any.
"Since we have our toxin well un-
der control / feel safe in saying
that we have passed the peak load
of trouble" was the statement. az
don't want to be too emphatic about
it, because we always face compli-
cations, but | feel that the crisis is
over and that the president is we'll
on the road to recovery." ~ =.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-08-01

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The Washington times., 1923-10-15
FURS AND AUTOS
RECOVERED;
z HELD
Cars, Long Sought, Found Dis
mantIed in Burial Ground"
at Buzzard's Point.

Stolen furs valued at $4,000 and
the dismantled parts of three auto.
mobiles have been recovered by the
police following the arrest Of two
negroes near Half and 0 streets
southeast Saturday. Police believe
they have stepped into the inner
workings Of gang OF negroes that
has been responsible for the theft
of scores Of automobiles here
The furs belong to John G..
Murphy, itinerant merchant of New
York city. The furs, and the car
containing them were stolen Oc-
tober IL at First and K streets.
The automobile was found aban-
doned a few blocks away.
Detectives Tom O'Donnell, Of the
Fifth precinct, and Sergeant Car
ney, of the Fourth precinct. got a
tip that the furs We're being car
ried about the city in an automobile
belonging to noted northwest
negro. Saturday they picked up
Richard Bias. 1920 New Jersey av.
enue northwest and Leon Smith.
1897 Carrollburg street southwest,
at First and o streets southeast,
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
AMBASSADOR
s'The Huntress."

The Ambassador Grand Orches-
ira, under the conductorship Of
Bailey F. AIart, gave a splendid
arrangement of melodies from Vic.
tor Herbert's opera, "Natoma," as
the concert overture number for
yesterdays program. Another
musical offering was the cleverly
visualized Indiana Moon," ballad
hit. This number, in addition to
providing an excellent orchestral
arrangement, is pictured on the
screen in a series Of beautifully
tinted animated views.
The comedy for the first two
days Of the week at the Ambassa-
dor is Larry Semon's latest two
reel travesty for Vitagraph, 1.-THE
Gown Shop" In this subject the
agile clown abandons his, use Of
foodstuffs and liquids and goes in
for straight gymnastics with an
effect that is amazingly ridiculous
The major attraction for the
early-week is Colleen Moore's first
starring vehicle, 1.-The Huntress,"
a First National production, in
which she is supported by Lloyd
Hughes, Russell Simpson, Walter
Long and an unusually efficient
cast. A more comprehensive re-
view of this feature will be found
in connection with the Metropoli.
tan Theater, where 1.-The Hunt.
ress" also is on view.
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
THE president
PLAYERS
DISBAND

After a short season, marked by
vicissitudes, the President Players
were disbanded last night by their
director, Airing Alcine. The house
is indefinitely closed.
1t has been an open secret that
this new aggregation was expert
encing financial difficulties, due
principally to adverse weather and
the fact that most of the players
were of unknown repute locally.
Edith King and John Litel, it is
understood, left the cast on Friday.
An effort was made to continue
showing, despite this detection, and
up until Sunday afternoon it was
believed the players would be seen
in their new offering, "a Mad
Honeymoon" this week. Airing
Alcine and Harry Manners were
directors Of the company.
That burlesque interests have
their eyes on this property il in
Dictated by the visit to town sew
eral weeks ago of a former execu-
tive Of the Columbia Wheel, who
sounded out local people as TO
possibilities.
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
MAS Shoe TING
IS LAID To
GUNNEN
Hired by Jealous Sutton to
Stay Millionaire, Clues
Said to Indicate.
BY International News service.

STANFORD. Conn. Oct. I5.The
theory that three gunner had been
hired by a jealous millionaire sutton
to kill Milton A. Mas, wealthy
New York chemical manufactured,
at the home of Mrs. Ida Leslie in
Sound Beach, received fresh i'm.
petus today when on definite clues
search for the thugs led to New
York.
Police Captain Flanagan. in
charge of the investigation, left for
New York city today following &
description he received of one of
the trio, to inspect the rogues'
gallery at police headquarters in
an effort to identify the gunnan.
Friction developed today between
the authorities investigating the
shooting and hospital physicians
attending Mas over Prosecuting
Attorney Walsh's statement that
he intended quizzing the wounded
man. DR.. Sheriff., chief of the
hospital physicians, said Mas was
in no condition to be questioned
and would not permit Walsh to do
so until the manufacturers condi.
ton improved.
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
KAN IS BARRED
FROM NY.
STATE
Supreme Court Forbids Them
From Acting as an
Incorporation.

ALBANY, Oct. 15.-Knights Of
the Ku Klux Klan and their wo-
mems auxiliary. Kamelia. are pro-
hibited forever from acting as an
incorporation by an order obtained
from Supreme Court Justice Rosche
by Deputies Attorney General
Charles E, McManus and Edward G..
Griffin. The order was filed with
the Albany County Clerks offcie.
1t had been charged the Khan had
attempted to incorporate to escape
the Walker law, which required. the
Khan organizations to unmask by
filing with the Secretary of State
the lists of their members. It also
was alleged they had changed their
Incorporation papers after they had
been approved by Supreme Court
Justice Pierce, of Buffalo.
Supreme Court Justice Sibley, of
this city, sustained the contention,
and on this ground the final order
was granted by Justice Rosche.
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
CRANDALL'S-
'SWhere Is This West?"

The bill at Crandall's Theater
the first three days of the cur
rent week has as the foremost
attraction. Universal's Where Is
This West?" with Jack Hoxie
and Mary Philbin. The companion
feature is Ben Turpin's ridiculous
two-reel burlesque, Where Is
My Wandering Boy This Eve
ning?"
Where Is This West?" is a
comedy melodrama in which full
advantage has been taken of the
opportunity to present a closeup
study of the widest West anyone
has ever seen. Mr.. Hoxie is cast
as a city milkman who inherits
half a ranch; Miss Philbin as a
waitress who inherits the other
half. They finally manage to reach
their newly acquired property and
are received in most extraordinary
fashion.
The bent-eyed Mr. Turpin has
one of his funniest vehicles in
Where Is My Wandering Boy
This Evening"" The travesty is
obvious and it is in this sort of
thing that the TIrpin is at his
best.
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
BOLD
|. ON COLUMBIA
SCREEN

Yo. no. my lads, for a life of ease
And q trick on the bounding
main;
With our sails blown full of the
Trade Winds breeze
And our thoughts on pirates
gain.
For we'll reap and SOW where
the monsoons blow
And our Golfers we'll heap with
gold.
To the casks! And drink to the
ships we sink
To the life of pirate bold!
Ballads of a Screen-Scanner.
(R. L. b.
Captain Applejack"-or "Stran-
gers of the Night. as it has
been retitled for the film fans
Is destined to be one OF the out.
standing hits of the cinema year
just beginning. At least If the
worth of the piece be any measure
with which to judge, such is the
case. To hear the vigorous APP
plause which greeted the picture
at last nights first showing at
Loew's Palace (and Washington
motion picture audiences are very,
very chary of handclapping at the
silent drama) one would attain
this conclusion with hesita ton.
And to see the picture is but to
strengthen the impression.
Strangers of the Night" as a
story is peopled with some most
refreshing characters. They are
human and natural, but they are
as different and engaging as a
trade wind after ten days of calm.
The original stage version was
an instantaneous hit in New York,
and George Marshall's presenta-
ton of it at the Belasco this
summer was a delight to every
one who attended. Fred Niblo has
carried out the trilogy. Following
the original script almost through
out his cinema version makes up
for the loss of the delightful dia-
logue that marked the legitimate
piece by a delightful continuity
and some hair-raising situations
that the articles of the spoken
stage could not duplicate. The
cast is fine, the settings in keep
ing and the direction, titling and
photography unbeatable.
Enid Bennett plays Poppy Faire
and Matt Moore is perfect as her
guardian, Ambrose Appleton.
Bob McKim is as sinister and
polished a BorolsIy as you could
wish; Otto Hoffman as Pengard,
the mystic, is strongly reminiscent
of John Daily Murphy as he
played the part here-a compli-
ment Of high degree. Thomas
Ricketts, as Lush, the butler, is
good in juicy part, while Bar
bara LAMAR fits as smoothly
into the velvetrsteel role of Anna
Valeska as a sword in it's sheath.
All told, highly capable cast in
one of the most enjoyable, en-
crossing pictures of the season.
Topics, News, a Doo-Dad comedy
and Bob Foster from the Ward
man Park orchestra as guest
soloist with Gannon's merry men
complete the offering.-R. L. B.
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
CENTRAL BILL,
HAS DOUBLE
FEATURES

A double-feature bill holds the
screen at Crandall's Central
Theater the first four days of
the current week. The prin-
cipal attraction is Irving Cum
mings' picturization of East
Side" IN which the co-stellar
roles are played by Kenneth Har-
Ian and Eileen Percy. WalIy Van,
veteran screen comedian, also is
cast in prominent. part. The
story deals with the love affair
that sprang up between a poor
York and a wealthy young man
from another stratum of society.
The match seemed so impossible
to the young mans family that
he was cut off without an in
heritance and SO made it neces.
sary for the girl to accept him
merely on the promise that he
would work hard. Then she in
herited half a million, and the
lads pride came to the fore and
put a seemingly final quietus on
the romance. And then some
thing happened that it would not
be fair to divulge.
The secondary feature is. the
third installment of Fighting
Blood dramalets.
The bill is completed by new
issue of the Kilograms, in which
a considerable footage Is devoted
to the world series games. An
other popular feature is the pipe
organ recital contributed to the
program by w. E. Thompson.
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
AGOOD RATING
FOR THIS
ONE

Don't visit the Metropolitan
during the current week If you
are not a true lover Of music for
which such commonplace word
as delightful would be but the
literal degree Of excellence--for
the scintilating spirit OF melody
awaits you.
Don't allow your innate curios-
ity to guide you to an exhilarating
evenings entertainment If you
do not wish to see a charming
little star as 1.-The Huntress" and
in her first starring vehicle, which
is tinctured with a delightful
novelty-because Colleen. Moore
will surprise you.
Don't for any consideration il
you are not a lover of natures
primitive haunts. allow yourself
to- be cajoled into seeing anything
where the horn of plenty yours
forth in lavish abundance the
beauties of the boundless expanse
for the song of the ripling
waters will fall upon ears that
hear not and the splendor Of the
rugged hills will unfold to eyes
that see not.
Don't waste your time seeing a
manly chap struggle against a
unique situation. battling often
with a burly ruffian for the love
of "a wisp of a girl II you are not
endowed with q flickering spark
of romance-since Llody Hughes
VS.. Walter Long is for those who
feel, just a little.
Don't by all means, If you are
so constructed that to smile is
against your conscientious scru-
pies, be a lOoker-ua with Larry
Semon capering about she Gown
Shop for we predict a long
cherished record broken in smash
ing order.
Don't blame your neighbors
piano for disturbing you, unless
it's melodiOus strains are so over
towering as to compel submission,
because we are sure that Miss
Josephine Houston, soprano. sing
ing 1.-The Waters Of Minnetonka"
in so delightful manner as to
hold her audience in silent &C.
claim throughout her. rendition
and Daniel Breeskin with his col
leagues rendering Liszt's "Hun-
garin Rhapsody" will call forth
the best that h in you.
Don't say that we have advised
you to do what you don't want to.
It has been our intention TO do
justice, If possible, to a program
which is one of the best we have
witnessed in some time and so
doing render you a favor in the
only way it can be done.
w. s. P. ,Tr.
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
"RUGGLES" AT
COLUMBIA
PLEASES

In these fine buoyant days
when we are drinking up
the ozone and our spirit is run
ming high 1t takes a lot to please
us in the moving picture line.
We turn naturally to the pic
lures that are bright and humor-
Gus. Such a one is found this
week in "Ruggles Of Red Gap" at
the Columbia.
The success Of this production
is spelled in the names of the
author and producer. Written by
Harry Leon Wilson, writer of
Merton of the Movies and COL
laborator with Booth Harrington
in the dramatization of 1.-THE Man
From Home" it Is bound to be
clever and packed with laughs.
Produced by James Cfuze, fol-
lowing his tremendous successes,
THE Covered Wagon" 1.-The Old
Homestead" and Hollywood" it
follows that this piece will riVet
attention from first to last.
Ernest Terrence, though not
in the leading role, is responsible
for most Of the laughs. This
Scotchman of "Tol'able David"
fame, shows his versatility by
playing the part of Cousin Egg
bert, typical Red Gapper and COW
person, who would go lest so
far and no further" in the polish
ing PROCESS inflicted on him by
his wife.
The chap playing Ruggles il
a newcomer to the screen-Ed.
ward Norton. He is well in char
acter as an English valet dropped
into the many vicissitudes of a
Western cattle town. Lois Will
son does well a part Of less than
usual prominence Others of the
support are: Anna Lehr, Williem
Austin, Lillian Leighton, Kalla
Pasha, Thomas Holding, Frank
Elliott, Guy Oliver and Mill
Brown.
The story is an amusing satirs
town. Bright incidents bounce
ture, handled by various types Of
II SOIL1C IA JEIS SCCItOE
seem overstressed, and the Htrno-
sphere a bit smart in, spots for a
cow community, we excuse it in
the name OF burlesque necessary
to supply the humor.
There is no hreath-taking gun
rlay in this Western film, all
the battles are waged among the
social lions refereed by Charles
Belknap-Jackson, of Boston. whom
fate has thrust among the Red
Gap natives and whose mission
seems to be to put the place in
the social register. There are no
big scenes, even when the locale
changes to Paris. but you get
your moneys worth of comedy.
A good two-reeler. short film
features including the interna-
tional newsreel and special or
chestra music leaves nothing tc
be desired of an evenings enter
tainment-V. w.
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
FORMER DISTRICT HEAD TO
TAKE $4,000 TENN. JOB

PETTFSPURG, wa. Oct. IL. -
Louis BrOWnloW, who has been city
manager OF Petersburg since the
city management form of govern
ment became effective here in Sep
TENDER, 1890, and whose term of
off CO would have exulred in Sep.
TENDER, 1924, has accepted the Oh.
flee Of city manager Of Knoxville,
Tenn. at Il salary Of $4,000 per
annum.
His resignation as city manager
here becomes effective within sixty
days. Thu salary here was $4,000
per annum BrownloW a former
member of the Board of Commits
sloners of the District of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1923-10-15

while they were repairing a pune
tured tire.
The two were arrested and queried
about the stolen furs. They are
said to have told the police that
the furs were at 1926 First street
southeast. The two officers found
them packed in gunny sacks in a
room on the second floor there.
No arrests were made at the First
street address.
Subsequent investigation by mem
bers Of the headquarters automO-
bile squad unearthed an automo-
bile burial ground" at Buzzard' s
Point. Three diSmantled machines
were found there. They belong to
William G. Johnson, East Falls
Church, Va, whose car was stolen
from Eighth and e streets north
west, October 18th; George r. Ma
son, 27o1 Connecticut avenue north
west, whose automobile was re-
ported stolen July 90 and Melvin
r. Jones, Arlington, Va. whose
machine was taken from Fifteenth
ana II streets northwest, October l
The automobiles We're identified
by their engine numbers. The
Buzzard's Point site was used to
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
Just AnOther ReUue Is
"'NelZle KelZv''

that is nothing to shout about.
In the cast and in the proper or.
der Of merit there are Charles
King, with little to do but doing it
nobly and we'll; Arthur DEACON
and Elizabeth Hines. Miss Hines
is fetchingly pretty and dances
well. Good specialties are con-
tributed by the Lorraine Sisters,
Emile Fitzgerald, Joe Niemeyer,
Cunningham and Clements; James
and Mercer Templeton, Carl Hem.
mer and Marion Saki and Frank
Otto. All of these are dancers
and we will say for the dancing
that it is unapproachable.
Notable in the song department
are II Love YOU" THE Name of
Kelley" You Remind Me of My
Mother" and IT'LL My Luck
Comes Rolling Home"
The book is very spotty, prob
ably from much dog-earing these
many years, but aggravatingly so
here by much senseless effort at
comedy and business which
does not register.
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
By HAROLD PHILLIPS.

If there's any truth in the ira
dition rhat Clans are loyal, some
body ought to make a barrel Of
money by doing for the Smiths
and the Joneses what George
Conan does for the O'Briens, the
O'Gradys, the Kelleys-and him.
self. To US it seems a matter
only OF taking the. city direc-
tory's tally on the overabundance
, Of Smiths as against the Kelleys.
George has answered the ques-
ton, whats in a Manner" by con-
irving for two decades or so to
market strangely familiar goods.
What the O'Briens bought last
year the KelIey's are getting this
year and If the O'Rourkes will
only be patient they will be
served anon.
Little Nellie Kelley" now at
the National, is just another
George Cohan revue, less dis
similar to its predecessors than
two black Alpaca coats, distin-
guished by good dancing, several
good song numbers and a cast
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
MAGIC SKIN
IS VIVID
FANTASY

For a long, long time" com.
mented the Old Hopeful, i've been
hearing and reading about the
spirit Of novels being 'imDerlsh-
ably recorded or ''irresistibly,
caught on the movie screen. Bit
not until now have I seen any.
thing like it,
The Old Hopeful was standing
outside the Rialto Theater, where
ne had just seen Goldwyn's pro-
duction, Slaves of Desire" adapt
ed from Balzac'S wild tale about
the magic skin. The Old Hopeful
has been movie fan since the
days of Arthur Johnson. He just
kept on hoping, and Slaves of
Desire" came in on the tide with
the new seasons very good pic
lures. So, you see, hope is re-
warded.
Balzac's story is beyond the Inn
probable. 1t doesn't border on the
fantastic, but jumps spang down
into the middle of fantasy. 1t mar
rates the adventures of Raphael
Valentin, poet, into whose hands
passes the magic skin of what
used to be an Arabian mule. His
very wish may be granted through
possession of this talisnnan. but the
skin grows smaller with each de-
nnand. When il is small enough
to lie in the palm of the hand, &C.
cording to the cryptic law, it's
curtains for Raphael The plot
gave Balzac an opportunity to
spread on the fantasy and to NOR
alize in his own fashion, at the
a0f -
ture of the naughty Paree.
Through intelligent direction and
excellent acting. the story is made
TO assume realistic color before
ones eyes. While watching the
show the operations of the magic
skin seem not at all unusual It's
only after the picture that one de-
tects the verisitni1itude instead Of
the real stuff" The photography
Is consistently good and good taste
is reflected in the settings.
George Walsh, acrobatic hero OF
a few years back, stars as
Raphael, wearing nicely the
dramatic spurs he won in VANITY
Fair" Carmel Myers, more beau
tiful than ever and as graceful,
shows up well as the Countess
Fedora. Bessie Love is properly
wistful and patient in the Griselda-
like role of Pauline. Good, old
Wally Van has a comedy part.
Hal Roach presents an up
roarious comedy of Our Gang"
the best boy stuff current on the
screen.
r. Lorleberg, cellist, played Pop
per's 'Tarantelle," and gave Rim
sky-Sorsakow's Song of India" in
encore. The latter was perfectly
played, and received sustained APP
plause. The Fox News completes
the Rialto's exceptional bill.
J.tR.
The Washington times., 1923-10-15
JAZZ TROUPE
TOPS AT THE
STRAND

When an audience begins to
sway and hum and tap its feet in
time to an orchestra headlining
vaudeville bill, it's a palpable GER
tainty that the show is going over
and, as even a modest press
agent would say, going over Big!
Stomach, Voronoff and the othec
grand old men Of Europe could
take a few lessons in the art of
regeneration from the Strand bill
this week. The entertainment is
what Roddy Thomas, the sandlot
scribe, would term a ''wow"-nay,
even a 'wharn." Charlie Strick-
land and his entertainers headline
the bill. Entertainers is right for
they give popular and jazz num-
bers fundamentally and in song
in a manner that is winning.
Eddie Barto and Flo Clark are
added attractions in q novel act
under the title of Columbia and
Victor" They irnpersonate spirits
Of the photograph. Monte and
Lyons who need no introduction
to Strand audiences were greeted
like long lost brothers.
Kennedy and Kramer in stDanc-
ing Items" give a fine exhibition
of 'hard-shoe" dancing, with Miss
Kramer making an added hit with
her banjo playing. The Donals
sisters start the ball rolling with
gymnastic and balancing stunts.
The major film offering pre-
sents Gladys Walton in 1.-The I'm.
tameable," her latest Universal
offering adapted from the story
by Gelett Burgess entitled 1.-THE
White Cat" John Sainpolis is ex-
cellent in the role of the doctor,
and Malcolm McGregor is a salts
factory hero. =