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Evening journal., 1923-01-23

( Belasco premiere has been aroused
by this engagement, owing 10 the
fact that THE Comedian" enjoyed a
long and successful engagement in
Paris, where It was pronounced one
OF the brightest and most amusing
comedies In many years.
While little else is being dlvulgeo
about THE Comedian" in advance
It may be said that It gives every
promise OF proving a notable adj
dition TO the long list of successful
comedies Mr. Belasco has given 20
the American Theatre.
Thumbs Down"
An event in the theatrical season
in Wilmington viii be the engage
ment at the Playhouse next Mon
day and Tuesday nights when
Thumbs Down" one of the best
melodramas that has ever been
seen here will be offered by c. c.
Wanamaker. Managing Director OF
the Walnut Street Threatre in
Philadelphia.
Thumbs Down" is an absorbing
and gripping melodramatic sur
prise. II is not a mystery play but
a story that win grip you from the
start of the prologue until the finish
OF the last act. II comprises thrills.
COMEDY and surprises. II is a mod
ern story OF human interest. human
faults and the solution TO the var
ious complications is worked out
from dramatic point OF view that
Is both original and amazing Altar
a brief. tour OF Pennsylvania
Thumbs Down" will go direct 90 |
New York.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
SOLDIERS TO HOLD
DANCE ON FRIDAY

Special TO The Evening Journal.
FORT DUPONT, Jan. 23.-The
semi-monthly regimental dance at
the Service Club will take place Fri
day evening. beginning at $50
o'clock and lasting until after IL
o'clock. A special orchestra, com
posed of seven OF the best musicians
of First Engineers Band, will fur
nish the music. Lieutenant B. F.
stearns. who IS in charge of the
dances, plans to make this one OF
the best dances yet given by the
club.
The regimental dances take place
twice month and the officers dance
once a month. No admission is
charged. Arrangements have been
made for fort buses to bring Will
Evening journal., 1923-01-23

tanned girl OF the sea. in command of
a smuggling schooner.
Robert Ellis. who recently forsoolS
directing pictures TO be come lead
ing man for Miss Phillips. Wallace
Beery the screens most hated VIII
liam. plays the Swede mate. James
o. Barrows is the kindly old "Capn. "
Gertrude Astor Is a striking con-
trast 10 Miss Phillips as the society
girl of the story. William Fong. a
San Francisco Chinese peanut ven
dor. who makes his bow to the screen
in this production. has the role of
the cook. and Jack Donovan and
Frances Raymond complete the cast.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23

Harrington, was the typical SEEM
ingly hard-hearted aunt,
The opening act is laid in Aunt
Polly's house just before the arri-
val of Pollyanna ON the scene. The
Ladies' Aidsrs are busy packing a
barrel of old clothes to be sent to
heathens at missionary posts. This
scene has quite a rural atmosphere.
The town deacon in the person OF
Charles H. Stevens, Is there and two
Of the villages busy bodies.
"Pollyanna" and her gladness is
to be presented all week, with mat
inees on Wednesday and Saturday.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE
Physicians Discovery Safely Reduces
II To Normal and Dizzy Spells
Disappear

II your blood pressure is too high you
cannot pass a life insurance examina-
tiou
Perhaps you don't know whether you
have this trouble or not but II you
have occasional dizzy spells, shortnees
OF breath pains In the head, hot
flashes. are nervous. moody or don't
sleep well your blood pressure Is prob
ably higher than 10 ought to be even II
YOU don't realize it.
Norma, the prescription OF a Buffalo
physician. reduces high blood pressure
and when this result is accomplished
all the ailments caused by this alb
normal condition will quickly disap-
pear n B. Danforth and reliable
druggists everywhere have steady de-
mand for NORMA-it is purely vege-
table and contains nothing harmful.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23

mington and New Castle guests to
and from both cities.
This evening picked team OF
Fort DUPONT basketball players will
play the strong Battery II team at
Van Dyke Armory, New Castle.
Tomorrow evening the Quarter
masters Detachment basketball team
will play the Headquarters Com
pany team in the fort gym" As
an added attraction, the bowling
teams of these two companies will
bowl a series of games. A bowling
tournament is now being conducted
by teams composed of the several
companies of Forts Dupont and
Mott.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
HER SKIN is
4 SIGHT! TELL
her OF POSLAM

Bess: you KNOW I can't 60 70
the dance tomorrow. just look at
these pimples. I'm a siEhtw
Maud: Nonsense. dear All you
have TO do Is to put a dab OF Posiam
on each pimple tonight and again
tomorrow morning. They will be
gone before Bob calls for you"
Ress: where can / get PoslanT p
Maud: why. every drugstore has
~ But ] always keep a box IN my
toilet case You can use that this
time. l use Poslam Soap. too That
has the Poslam medication and
really keeps my complexion splen-
didly healthy"
Poslam stops itching ana heals
eczema, too. For trial sample. send
Zoe to PosLAM. 24S W. 47th ST., New
York.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
URGES NEW SCHOOL.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
MIDDLETOWN. Jan. 2S.-Advo-
Gates OF a new school building here
will meet in the New Century Club
Building this afternoon. Invitations
have been extended to members OF
the General Assembly and the State
Board OF Education 10 be present.
The meeting will be held under
the auspices Of the New Century
Club.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23

at O'Clock Mr.. Finley's nature film
will be the main feature followed by
short illustrated talk by Mr..
Burgess.
Mr.. Finley was paid, until recently
a large salary by the State of Oregon
resources.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
AT THE SAVOY

There is an exceptional cast in
Hurricanes Gal" which opened
yesterday at the Savoy Theatre for
weeks engagement. Dorothy Phil
lips, who created such a sensation in
Man, Woman and Marriage" is the
star with a role peculiarly fitted to
her talents. She is cast as an un-
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
POLLYANNA IS
RIVAL OF COUE
Story of Gladness Is Well
Presented by Garrick
Players

THE GARRICK-''Pollyanna," a
comedy in four acts, by Catherine
Chisholm Cushing. based on the
book by Eleanor H. Porter. Staged
under the direction of Albert
IandO
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
AT THE QUEEN

One readily understands after
viewing Clarence" now showing at
the Queen. the tribute and the great
honor accorded Wallace Reid by
the people OF the United States.
t'Clarence" used TO drive mules
IN the army and II was solely be-
cause OF his mastery OF this tough
Job that Mr.. Wheeler installed him
IN his household as mediator and
general supervisor OF affairs and
Personalities.
The Wheeler household was not
50 large as It was varied. Mrs.
Wheeler was as temperamental as a
prima donna, a beautiful woman
just entering middle-age but with
the romantic tastes of a girl. Cora
Wheeler was as flappish a fiapper
as ever lived. Bobby Wheeler had
not had very many suits Of long
trousers but he was up to all the
fine points OF man.
Mr.. Wheeler was too busy to
bother much with his family hav-
ing entrusted the kids TO the care OF
Violet Pinney a beautiful young
woman, the only one Of the ardent
feminine clan to capture and hold
the heart OF the kindly Clarence"
AT THE MAJESTIC
Strong, virile, wholesome drama
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
If Piles, Send
For Pyramid
Pyramid Pile suppositOries Are
Known Everywhere for the
Wonderful Relief They
Have Given.

II you are one of those unfortu-
mates struggling. with the pain and
distress of itching, bleeding, pro-
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
AT THE ARCADIA

Marshall Neilan is at once one
OF the youngest motion picture pro.
ducers and one of the best that the
Industry has yet developed. His
keen feeling for action that can bt
represented pictorially, his genius
IN devising situations and scenes that
The camera can record with authen-
fic reality bear their finest fruit in
the 1im version OF Dom Byrne's
novel concerning a great American
shipyard. The Strangers Banquet, q"
which was shown yesterday at the
Arcadia for the first time.
One of the biggest shipyards on
the Pacific Coast was enlisted 20
give accuracy and character to its
setting. The story concerns the
children OF old Shane Butler Keogh
who built up a fortune with his
shipyard. The son, John, marries
a beautiful woman OF doubtful past
whose only interest is his millions
lone OF the strangers who wishes
TO feast on old Keogh's money.
Upon the daughter. Derdth fails the
burden of managing the shipyard
and the workers. Titled strangers
from Europe would banquet upon
her fortune. but she is saved from
them by the love and loyalty OF the
superintendent OF the yards
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
Cast Of charaeters

II "Pollyanna" hadn't boon writ
ten before Mr Coue came into
prominence. one would say It was
another form OF auto-suggestion.
Throughout the comedy which is
being presented Ly the stock COM
pany at the Garrick Theatre this
week. and which had It's initial per-
formance last night. one keeps ex-
pecting to hear. Day by day in
every way I'm getting gladder and
giadder." "Pollyanna" works won
ders with her "be glad panaoea. In
fact after her advent into the little
New England village she threatens
to put all the NJ. DIS out of bust
ness.
Miss Lee Smith does the part OF
Pollyanna with all the animation
that one would expect in a child
who brings sunshine into many
hearts by her glad cure. with her
childhks simplicity and fearful
pleas she melted the audience last
night.
OF course the pesslmists were
there with bunk on the glad stuff"
But then these sort Of people are
glad because they are pessiInlsts
and not optlmists. So what they
say about being glad doesn't count.
Nevertheless with the pessimists,
optimists. Coueists and other lists.
'Pollyanna, as a whole. pleased
the amusement palate of the Gar
rick audience last night.
Herman Cripps appears in a new
role. He Is no longer the hero 'sx-
traordinary. but a morose bachelor
whose course OF love has been any
thing but smooth. Pollyanna calls
him "Old King Crouch" David !
Calls is the village doctor, also |
crossed in love. Both did their parts /
we'll
Helen Robinson as Aunt Polly
The Washington times., 1923-11-14
18,OOOB0TTLE
/. Of BEER To BE
TROYED
Carload Shipment Here With
out Claimant Is Confiscated
Under Prohibition Act.

Eighteen thousand bottles Of per-
fectly good beer. contained in $50
cartons; in other words. whole
carload Of the foaming fluid, win
be destroyed and dumped into the
Potomac river. at the other end
of the Long Bridge. tomorrow
morning, some time after sunrise.
This ID the substance of an order
signed today by Justice Hitz, Of
the District Supreme Court, who
declared that the liquor Is liable to
condemnation and confiscation under
the. national prohibition act. The
court orders that the liquid shall
be disposed Of by destruction" by
the United States Marshal In q
manner in keeping with the pro
visions Of the law.
The beer was sent August 20,
last, by q Pennsylvania concern to
a local warehouse where It re
manned without a claimant. The
railroad. company reported the ship
ment to the prohibition enforcement
office, which, in turn, requested
District Attorney Gordon to take
action In the matter. The beer
had been stored in the Metropolitan
Warehouse Company's plant at SO
Florida avenue northwest. and II
will take five trucks to transport II
to the scene of its inglorious end
The Washington times., 1923-11-14
KNIGHTS VISIT
SHRINE CIRCUS
ADO STRONG
Visitors, Entertained With
Special Attractions, Have
Joyous Time.

Four hundred strong and march
ing in perfect alignment, q joyous
delegation of the Order of de MolaY,
attended the Shrine circus at Con
vention Hall last night and for more
than three hours kept the auditorium
aware Of their presence.
The visitors were special guests of
Leonard p. Steuart, illustrious
potentate of Almas Temple, and the
committee in charge of the enter.
tainment. An elaborate program
was presented for their benefit and
handsome souvenirs OF the occasion
were presented to each member.
The wonderful agility OF the JAMS
leys, trio Of acrobats just added to
the John w. Moore's shows, feature
attraction Of the circus, were &C.
corded much applause for their dare
devil stunts.
Large crowds continue to pack the
hall each night, and from now until
the wind-up, which will be Saturday
midnight, these will undoubtedly in.
crease.
The ticket-selling contest will close
Friday night and announcement OF
those disposing of the most books
Will be announced by Potentate
Steuart at that time.
The Washington times., 1923-11-14
u. S. Rum Revenue Is
Less, But 5000 Die
OF Drink Ii Year

approximately 5000 deaths
from bad booze have been re-
ported in the United States
this year.
Treasury enforcement ex-
perts made this estimate today
and expressed the fear that an
other 1000 or more fatalities
might occur before the holi-
days are over.
At the same time the Treas
ury receipts from non-beverage
liquor taxes will show q big
tumble this year. Officials pre-
dicted total revenue from this
source Of not more than
This is a $4,000, 900 drop
below last year and nearly
$6O,0OO,0O0 below liquor rev.
enues two years ago.
Tighter restrictions on liquor
permit holders is responsible,
officials said.
The Washington times., 1923-11-14
BUSINESS MEN TO HELP
BOYS CLUB RAISE $4,000

Plans were completed last night by
the Washington business men to
raise $4,000 for the Boys Club,
Third and C streets northwest. This
Is to be two years budget for the
club. The campaign will start Mon.
day and continue one week.
Julius Garfinkle is one of the &C.
tive leaders In the drive. He has a
picked team of workers and he has
challenged the other business men
to equal his record in bringing In
subscriptions. The teams have been
divided into two classes-the Reds
and the Blues, and $500 subscrip-
lions to be the least OF their achieve.
ments.
Edwin G. Graham Is chairman OF
the drive, William l.. Radcliffe is d.
rector, J. Phillip Hermann is, treas.
urer and Frank r.. JelIeff 70 prosi.
dent Of the Boys Club.
The Washington times., 1923-11-14
6PERSONS HURT
BADLY IN AUTO
M|SHAPS
Skulls Of Two Men and Boy
Fractured Legs of Three
Others Broken.

Two men and boy were seriously
injured in automobile accidents last
night. All are suffering from frac
tured skulls. The legs OF three other
persons. one a woman. were broken
by other cars.
Abraham Sures, thirty-four, Of
1910 Iowa avenue northwest, sui
fered a fractured skull when he was
struck by an automobile at Thir
tenth street and Pennsylvania ave
nue. northwest. He was taken to the
Emergency Hospital by John NJ
Penny, of $500 Fifteenth street north
west, said to have been the driver
Of the car that struck him.
Knocked Off Bicycle.
Knocked from his bicycle in COLI
sion with an automobile on Penn
sylvania avenue at Minnesota ave
nue. southeast, Paul Steinkuller
twelve, of 1891 Park place southeast
sustained q fractured skull. He is al
Providence Hospital, Maurice
Michael, Of 415 H street northeast
driver OF the car, was held at the
Eleventh precinct for questioning,
Samuel Clark, colored, employed
as a janitor at the Chastleton apart
ments, Sixteenth and r streets
northwest, was knocked down near
Fourteenth and r. streets, His
skull was fractured. The driver o.
the car fEtled to make known mis-
identity, the police say. Clark is
at the Emergency Hospital.
One Woman Victim.
Miss Lorena Black. of the Ala
bama apartments, Eleventh and II
streets northwest, sustained a frac
tured leg when she was struck bS
an automobile at Twelfth street
and Massachusetts, avenue north
west. A. s. Luber. 2S2 N street
northwest. driver of the car, took
Miss Black to the hospital.
Two others sustained broken legs
They were Tony Bodava, 48 Decatur
street northwest, and Frank H
Lancaster, of 6615 Harlan place
Takoma Park. Both were treated
at the Emergency Hospital.
The Washington times., 1923-11-14
700 PUPILS TO RE-ENTER
THOMSON SCHOOL MONDAY

With the completion of the first
two floors Of Thomson School, about
seven hundred pupils are expected
to re-enter next Monday.
The pupils had been receiving part
time instruction at the Webster and
Franklin schools during the recon
struction.
The Washington times., 1923-11-14
A MORAL TALE.

II MObAA 4 ALI.
A man once had o vicious wife,
His days and nights were spent I'm
strife,
UnceosIng.
Her tongue went glibIy all day long,
And all the poor man did was wrong,
Yes always.
A truce without doors or within
From speeches long as statesmen spin
Or rest from her eternal din
He found not.
Tried Of what stuff her skin was
Failing in ali. to heaven he prayed
To take her.
Once. walking by q rivers side
In mournful tunes. my dear" he
''HO more let feuds our peace divide.
I'm end them.
WoaFy Of life and quite resigned
To drown, ! have made up my mind.
So tie my hands as tight behind
As can be-"
"Or nature might assert her reign.
My aEms assist, my will restrain,
My trOubIes."
with eager haste the wife complies,
While 5oE ' Ser thS S%t In he her
Before her.
"StTI, when I view the rOOIinR tide.
Nature revOltS," he said. Beside.
I could not be o suicide
And die thus.
It would be better far, / think.
While Close stand upon the brink.
But do It,"
To give the push more effect
Some twenty yards she ran direct
And did what she could least exDect
She could do.
He slips, himself to save
And, Splash! She daShes in the wave.
And gave him MEEK what before she
Much pleasure.
"Dear husband, help! 1 sink!" she
cried.
You best OF WIVES" the man replied.
Can't help YOU a
The Washington times., 1923-11-14
IN ROW
BRINGS TRIAL
AS SLAYER
Frank Newton Indicted In
Killing Of Theodore jackson.
Other Bills Returned.

Frank Newton. colored, was today
indicted by the grand jury for first
degree murder. It Is charged that
the accused May % last killed
Theodore jackson, also colored. in
Queens Court during a row.
Violation Of the Harrison narcotic
act is charged against Francis Gar
ner, Mary Davis, alias Mary Haw-
kins, John Roundtree, Florence
Roundtree, alias Sis Garner. Charles
Williams alias Sonny Williams. Ar
thur Davis, Edward Starks, atlas
Henry Starks.
Other Bills Returned.
Richard Moore, jr., and Otis
Childs are charged with. house
breaking and larceny; Floyd Arm
strong, grand larcenyi Theodore
Briscoe. attempt to commit robbery;
Frank Noel, alias Frank Bell, rob-
berry.
Assault with dangerous weapon
is alleged against Winfred Cole
man and Robert Butler. William
Heron, joyriding: Robert Lee Mon
tague, larceny after trust: Morris
KessIer, bringing stolen property
into the District.
Some Charges Ignored.
The grand jury ignored charges
against Robert +. Campbell Theo-
dore Turner John II. Johnson and
Cornell Robinson, assault with a
dangerous weapons Ruth Robinson,
grand larceny; Christobal Cabezae.
seduction; James Levanes, robbery
Conway Lucas, housebreaking;
Thomas Robinson, grand larceny and
Vasalos Stratakos, Peter Karant.
zalis and James Levanes. attacks on
saxoxnan
The Washington times., 1923-11-14
oohdgeKeeps Free Hand On Bonus Issue
51IlEAROltpSgEM}5
80 BY BEL PRICE c. lEl1a&..nI
- BEL PRICE :

JUST DO TT.
II Q good deeds TO be done,
& Just do 70,
And the world will feel the FUN
All through IL;
Don't 90 telling everyone
As around the town you run
Let your work speak for itself
TO all who view IL. =
II q song II to be sung,
just sing tt;
All the gl0Ons and griofa among
Just fling it,
II nobody knows it's you.
DO not fret around and stew:
III It's. worthy o. reward.
Why, God win bring it.
If q heart Is to be healed.
Just heal it,
II to sympathy stko sealed,
Unseal it;
On your way through all the day,
Find sOme simple psalm 70 say
In the morning all the temple bells
VIII peal Il.
II o trade II to be piled.
just ply It;
Don't be burdened down with nride :
Deny IL;
Be as simple as yOu cam
Live upon . modest plan;
You VIII find yourself o man
II you will try Il.
GENE BLOSSOM.
49,
The Washington times., 1923-11-14
CLOTHING FOR GREEK
CHILDREN TO BE SHIPPED

Several hundred Christmas pack
ages, consisting of clothing do
mated by Washingtonians. for the
fatherless children of Greece. will
be shipped the first of next week.
This constitutes the first shipment
Of clothing being made from Wash.
ington under the auspices Of the
Washington Committee for the
Fatherless Children in Greece.
The committee, Of which Charles
Howe. is treasurer, urges that all
neutrality-suspicious. who have clothing
which they can donate to the cause.
Ieave them at the earliest date pos
eloie at the designated receiving
starons. These are fire stations
plumbers |, 4, 8, IL, is, IL, Is, 81,
The Washington times., 1923-11-14
DOG SENTENCED TO DEATH
BECAUSE IT BIT TOO MANY

Every dog is entitled to one bite,
he deserves that much pleasure out
of life, but this one seems to have
taken four bites and called for
more" Judge Gus A Schuldt said
In police court today when he found
Alfred w. Foster, tailor, residing
at S02 Rittenhouse street northwest
guilty of allowing vicious dog to
run at large. The court ordered the
defendant to give the dog to the
poundmaster for execution.
Complaint against the dog, whose
name is Rex, was brought by the
parents OF little Yvonne Johannes,
q neighbor. Yvonne testified that
she went to the Foster home on
Halloween night, and that Rex bit
her on the leg. Hes a bad dog, "
she said, "'cause he bit me once be-
fore"
The Washington times., 1923-11-14
JEWISH SOCIETIES MEET
TO PLAN BENEFIT DANCE

The associated Jewish organiza.
tons arranging the benefit build
ing fund dance for the Hebrew
Home for Aged will meet tomorrow
night at o'clock in the Eighth
Street Temple. Representative Of
all Jewish organizations here are
requested to be at the meeting.
The dance will be at the willard
Hotel on January 20.