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Evening star., 1923-10-07
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Evening star., 1923-10-07
RUSSIAN BLAST KILLS IS.

LEMBOURG, October (Jewish
Telegraphfc Agency Fifteen Jews
were killed and twenty injured In
fire which broke out In the Jewish
quarter of Zhitomir. Russia, as a re-
suit of-the explosion of a quantity
Of ammunition which was stored in
that district, according to reports re-
ceived here.
The bolsheviks attributed the hre
to- counter-reyolution who desired
to deetroy the ammunition stores.
Evening star., 1923-10-07
GRAIN TRAIN MILE LONG.
1875 Cars Carry 1s5, 900 Bushels OF
Wheat in Canada.

REGINA. Sask., October Ga
worlds record for grain trains is be-
lieyed to have been made by the
Canadian Pacific railway yesterday. A.
train of 125 25ecarloads of wheat. one
mile in length. was operated over the
line between Stoughton and Arcola.
The contents of the cars weighed
$3.50 tons, which, with a tare Of 1850
tons. made q total weight hauled by
q single engine of 7.s46 tons. The
great string OF cars contained $4,000
bushels of wheat.
Evening star., 1923-10-07
FATHER AND DAUGHTER
BOTH HELD ON CHARGES
Disappearance Of Another,s Rahr
Given to Detroit Man by
Mistake, Is Mystery.
By the Associated Press.

by Tue AbBOcl9teu PfeB8.
DETROIT, Mich, October S.-Alfonse
Vlemminck. held in custody since the
disappearance several days ago Of a
SaDy gwen to MIN by mistake at q local
daughters child, pleaded guilty TODAY
IN recorders court to q statutory Of
tense involving. his daughter and was
ordered held under 5000 bond for ex-
animation next Wednesday. His eigh-
ed plea Of guilty and was held in the
same bail. - vac
Police say no progress has been made
IN their Efforts to learn what yIem-
minck did with the infant Of William
{ was given to him by the llospifaI Of
endants. Vlemminck adheres to his
story that the baby was given by him
o stranger, whose name or address
nrofesses not to know.
Evening star., 1923-10-07
WINS BIG PATENT CASE.
Isherwood Awarded 4204. 400
Against. shipbuilding Concern.

Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock Company was ordered by JAdge
D. Lawrence Croner in United States
district court here today to pay Jo-
seph W. Isherwood royalties and In
ent alleged to have been used by the
company In the construction Of thirty
four ships.
The defendant also was enjoines
from using the patent In the con
struction OF other ships until afte,-
.he expiration Of contract made
with Isherwood on June IL. 1912
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vested thee the young man who was now dying for her sake had more brains than all the Van Dieppes and Brownes since Adam, including the illustrious brewer who had built the mansion she then occupied.
 Boy, boy, think of long, lean Aubrey stalking up and down flashing himself into passion while poor Mary wilted like a stiff shirt in laundry. She wound up weeping, which was Ambrey's cue to fame down bit He admitted that he had probably said too much, and he wanted to know what had brought her to the sana- torium. She choked off the sobs long what she could to comfort the last mo- ments of the dying man.
 "At this Aubrey unlimbered and sug- gested that if she really wished to do her part there was faint hope of saving me. He would go himself and see if it were pos sible for the sick man to be visited. The shock of her coming he added, would either prove immediately fatal, or else start me on the road to recovery. A minute later he was in my room.
 By love, how we worked setting the stage. It was the nurse-God bless her who saved the day. She'd had some ex- perience in amateur theatricals and now she used her knowledge. She powdered my face a ghostly gray, lips and all. Then she took half dozen burned matches and with the charcoal produced some regular deaths-head shadows around my eyes and ran couple of sad lines past my mouth Browning touch of all, she placed the red roses on table at the head of my bed, so that the color would make the contrast
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more deadly. Last she drew all the shades and reduced the room to place of shadows. It scared me to lie there.
 "So we shook hands all around, and Doc went down to bring the lady. You know how it feels when you've bet all your money on your college team and you wait in the bleachers for the starting whistle That gives you an idea of how felt.
 "The doors opened-I watched through the shadow of my eyelashes-and Miss Boone hurried across with rustling skirts. Behind Aubrey saw a face framed in a thousand-dollar fur neck-piece, with a hundred dollar hat above. And me with an income of three thousand when times are prosperous-yes, my heart was doing one step in double time, all right.
 "There was the heavy, harsh whisper of Aubrey, the light whisper of my nurse, and then Mary Browne entered, only a step, and then she stood apparently afraid to look up, and staring down at the tips of her sixtydoilar shoes.
 He is much changed said Doc Am brey. Poor old Hallidan.
 "At that she looked up, her eyes so wide that almost forgot the price of clothes for moment. It required little time for her to get used to the dim light in the room. but when she made out that ghastly face of mine, her lips parted in little moan of horror and she clasped her hands in their ten-dollar gloves.
 "Ambrey stalked over to the bed and took my wrist in his cold fingers-the three quick pressures meant: Victory
 "He said: 'Hallidan's sleeping fairly quietly, but his pulse is cratic. Miss Browne, won't answer for the result if he should recognize you.'
 And she whispered in reply: He looks
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!" I know, and it is glorious to watch. It seems that as you lean there you are giving him life out of your own veins!'
 "As she said that felt Ambrey's fingers twtch rather nervously. I didn't wait for my next cue, but decided to take matters into my own hands. I turned my head slow ly toward her-I opened my eyes-I saw!
 ",rhen l moaned: 'Ambreyv
 "He dropped to his knees beside me, say ing tensely: 'Yes?'
 II said in that hollow voice l had been practicing in my spare moments: The end is coming-I seem-I seem-to see her @standing-there--'
 "Even Aubrey admitted afterward that I performed this part to perfection. As for Mary Browne, she started up as if she had been ordered, and ran towards me with one hand outstretched. l caught the rustling of $75 petticoat and groancd heavily again.
 "'Stop! ordered Ambrey, rising just in the nick of time to halt her. You must go. He is very weakv
 '''But he knew me!' she breathed ecstat- ically. He took her arm and hurried her to- ward the door.
 "'Thank Godv he was saying Miss Browne, you've worked miracle. He's on the upward road. He may even live
 "'And l may see him again?'
 "He helped her into the $5,00O sealskin coat, his fingers lingering caressingly over the fur.
 "'Tomorrow, for little while,' she said, and, gad, boy, it thrills me when I remember the low, tense quality of her voice, like stir of violin strings playing deep and soft:
 "'Dr. Aubrey, l have been sleeping never knew what men could be until saw you standing at the bedside fighting-fght-
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like one of the dead.'
 He won't belle his looks for long, an- swered Aubrey in the same hoarse murmur. Poor fellow
 And she stepped closer, till Aubrey stopped her with a warning upraised hand
 Keep away from himH'
 If she came close she might have seen the powder, of course, even in that half light.
 "She sighed: Does he ever open his eyes?'
 "A long pressure on my wrist was the cue from Aubrey 1 stirred very slightly groaned, opened my eyes-Id been watch ing everything through the lashes, you know-and then said in a voice like the ghost of Hamlet, Mary, my dear!'
 Tt was great effect. It literally bowled her over, and she collapsed into chair, al- most fainting Miss Boone drew off Marys $5,0OO sealskin coat, and there she sat in severely simple walking dress that couldn't have cost a cent more than $500. To re- deem that plain outfit she wore ruby pin at her throat; my years income might have purchased the setting, but my fathers whole estate wouldn't have bought one of the stones.
 "As her breath returned she stammered: i: And I=-have done-this. Oh-if I had known!'
 T couldn't help it. I had to turn my head to keep her from seeing my face, and as l moved she cried in that tremulous whisper: He's Wakingv
 I've never heard voice as solemn as Aubrey when he answered.: Yes, the time has come. By heaven, I think that even in his deliriouss sleep he knows that you are near him.'
 How wonderful How sadr sighed Mary Browne
 He is always like this-your name al- ways on his lips, even in the delirium. He will die so, madam
 He must not die,' she sobbed
 !" I am doing what I can for him. said Ambrey
 And Then to See the Daw
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ing for his life ?

ing for his 5lifen
 ''The door closed on her and Aubrey came back to me with drawn, weary face. Miss Boone raising the shades and l was do- ing soft shoe dance on the run.
 ".Shes miner l shouted
 He nodded.
 1t made me angry to see his eomplaeence. 1 said: Look here, Aubrey, do you mean to say that lovely girl didn't give you thrill? Aren't you human, man?'
 Too human,' said Aubrey. Too damned humanp
 After that without the nurse we would have been helpless, but she took charge of the lighting and the staging and she dimin- ished the pallor and the shadows and lines of my face little by little each day until at last Mary Browne was allowed to talk above whisper, and finally permitted to prepare my broth with her own hands. It was pret- ty slim fare for husky man, but I had roast chicken and bottle of wine with my nurse afterward
 But, oh, those days, lad, to lie there wait- ing for the sight of that face framed in the s1,000 fur; to lie there hardening for the
 
 see the dawnng of her first smile when she noted my improvement over the previous day! And then to ease back among the pillows al>1 stare hungrly into her eyes and let my glance wander down over those deli cately tapering fingers and hazard dreamy guess at the price of the rings she wore different rings every day and a different price to guess about r'
 How long did it last, Haiidan?' I asked Ten days he said, his voice lowered at the memory of that happiness. "Ten days l waited, half fearful of breaking the charm.''
 And on the eleventh you asked her to marry? By love, Hallidan, when does the happy event take place?"
 Yes said Hallidan, the laughter coming back in bright tide to his eyes, "on the eleventh day l was to ask her to marry me. But it was like this, she married Ambrey." ,ing of Her First Smile"
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MIR. CRAY SOLVES MURDER MYSTERY
Continued from Page Thirteen

sclous that the boy was lingering at the edge of the little array of tables, lingering there wstfully, as though he still had a word to say. Mr. Cray beckoned to him. Jacques Cassiat hastened up and stood there, bare headed
 IT Monsieur would accept my service" he begged, nervously lingering his cap.
 MT. Cray shook his head, smiling.
 Take my advice, Jacques" he said. "Get back to your farm and remember these last 24 hours only as a dream"
 Tt shall be as Monsieur says" the boy replied reluctantly, but Monsieur will re- member" he added, his hand pressed for moment against his heart, "there will be pain here until the day when Monsieur shall require some service of me-
 He. moved away almost at once and turned up the hill, strange figure in his peasants clothes and with his fine, free carriage. They watched him until he was out of sight.
 Il should like to see him in filla." Miss Daisy Lindel declared.
 MT. Cray only smiled.
 A temperance cocktail has such DOW erful kick that it wrecks havoc in the triangular love affair of Senator Craft, Ed Walin and pretty Nora Medlicott. It is one of the concoction of the adven- lures Of MT. Cray and is part of ''dark plot"-equally and typically-one of the American gentleman's concoctions Read about it in E. Phillips Oppenheim's next story "Mr. Cray Sets the Course of True Love-" next Sunday in The Age Herald fic- ton magazine.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
Keith 's-Cecil Lean
And Cleo Mayheld

Cecil Lean and Cleo MayfieId are
heading this weeks bill at Keith's.
This pair of entertainers are well
known to vaudeville patrons and their
admirers are many. No matter how
often they may appear in Washington
during a season. they can be depended
upon to always offer something new
and original in songs, dances and
funny uuipS. Lean is Il comedian with
a pleasing personality, puts over his
songs with telling effect and never
wants for the right word or song to
score Il laughing hit. Miss Mayfield
is good to look upon, sings well and
runs close second to her partner in
entertaining ability. The best of their
Offering last night was IA country
sleigh ride. with Lean as the bashful
lover and Miss Maytield as the coy
country maiden. trying to lure him
into driving with one hand. There
was a laugh in every line and made
necessary an original speech by Lean
to the audience.
Meyer Davis new orchestra. com
posed entirely of local musicians.
last night. Samuel Norman, the
leader. demonstrated his ability by
having the orchestra under splendid
control, in addition to playing pretty
violin solos. The orchestra first of
fered a couple OF classics that were
well received. bur when IT struck
the popular airs the real hit Of the
evening was registered. A half
dozen encoreS We're offered in re-
sponSe t. the applause.
other acts on the bill included
Josh Ruben and company, in a
tabloid melodrama. THE Greaser" :
Toto. the wonderful clown: ELY, a
pretty miss with much Juggling
ability: Lytell and Fant. blackfa face
song and dance artists; James Burke
and Eleanor Durkin, in character
songs: Billy Hallen, a monologist
with original comedy stunts; Aesop' :
Fables. in animated cartoons. and
other house attractions.
After the show Manager Robbins
entertained the company, stage and
Evening star., 1923-12-25
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

NATTONAI-"We Moderns," COM
edy, with Helen Hayes and y. Z.
Heggie. at 500 pm.
BELASCO-"You and l." comedy, at
2:20 and 500 pm.
GARRICK-"The Love Scandal,
comedy, at 500 pm.
POLPS-"The Covered Wagon,
photoplay, at 2:30 and $50 pm.
KEITH'S-Gala Christmas Bill
vaudeville, at 2:15 and SIS pm.
COSMOS-Derkin's Animal Play
vaudeville, and pictures; continuous
show, from l to IL pm.
STRAND-"Man With a Thousand
Faces" vaudeville and pictures, al
2:45, $50 and $40 pm.
GAYETY-"Happy Days" bur-
lesque, at 2:15 and SIS pm.
PALACE-Mary Pickford, in "Ro-
sta" at 11:O5 am; 1:05, 3:15, 5:15
7:15 and 1925 pm.
RIALTO-kathleen Norris "Lucre-
tia Lombard" at 1880, 1880, $3.50
$50. 1880 and $3.50 pm.
COLUMBIA-"His Childrens Chill
dren," at 1915 am; 1906, 3:05, $40
7:10 and 9:2O pm.
METROPOLITAN-" of Mine,
at 1875 am; 1885, 1926, 5:35. 1925 and
$3.50 pm.
AMBAssADOR-"Th virginian, at
3, 4:45, 6:l5, and 9:55 pm.
CENTRAI-"The Spider and the
Rose" at 11:40 am; 1:40, $40, $40
7:40 and 9:40 pm.
CRANDALL'S-"Why Worry" at
1880 am; l, 2:30, 4, $50, Z, $40 and
10 pm.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
Christmas. S.

Oh, Christmas. good old Christ
mas. you're with us once again
And for a while we sing and smile
and love our fellowmen. The an
cient grudge forgetting. we hunt up
Smith and Jones, and wish them joy
without alloy, dad burn their ancient
bones. Has Johnson done us evil? !?
All, well, we let it slide; man for
gets to square such debts when
comes the Christmastide. Have
roads been rough and rocky, on
which we've had to tread? It's
Christmas day, so let's be gay. the
roads are fine ahead. Have friends
been cold and captiouS. until our
hearts were sore? The day is Draw.
their hearts will thaw. they'll be our
friends once more. Are we grown
old and wintry. with tired and
spawned limbs: Forget the years
OF stress and tears. and sing the
Christmas hymns. And frolic with
the little ones about the Christmas
tree. and hear the chimes and quote
old rhymes and carols fine with me.
God rest you, merry gentlemen God
keep you, CHEEKY wives: on Christ
mas day no trouble gray should
darken human lives.
(CopyrightD WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
Gayety- Happy Days.

The holiday bill at the Gayety
Theater this week is furnished by one
of the Hurtig and Seamon produc-
tions entitled Happy Days" i light.
frivolous affair. which features viii
II. Ward and Frank Rags" Murphy
in comedy roles and Kitty Glasco. Fay
Tunis. Gladys Darling, Mildred Camp
bell and Mabel McCloud in feminine
leads. Ward is one of the venerable
performers of the burlesque stage,
hut still retains good bit of pep
and is Il jolly entertainer throughout
the show. Murphy has the role of a
happy lucky tramp, character
" hich seems to be necessary ad-
junct to ii successful burlesque enter
tainInent.
Kitty Glasco. the prima donna. is
we'll known To Gayety audiences.
Gladys Darling is the soubrette and
furnishes the ginger" for the show
one of the specialties introduced
during the evening was a dance act
by the Four Dancing Demons, who
display fast and intricate foot work.
The chorus is made up of eighteen
Comely misses who add their share to
the beauty of the show.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
Garriick-"A Love Scandal

Light but entertaining. just the
thing to make one forget worries for
Il few hours and settle back and for
Il series OF good merry chuckles, is
"A Love Scandal" with Edith Talia-
ferro and Norman Trevor which
opened at the Shubert Garrick last
night.
This three-act comedy by Carlos de
Navarro and sydney Stone, presented
by Calvert, Inc. doseift pretend to
lie treatise on anything in particu-
lar, or everything in general. but it
romps through it's short acts in a
manner which dosen't strain the
ina gination or cause the brain cells
to flag wearily at it's conclusion from
over work. 1t is a carefree, spicy
little presentation with an appeal
that strikes home to those who are
not quite on the plane of high
broWism.
1t is the story of the American girl
in a stronghold Of British aristocracy
with tradition and cobwebS crying
for recognition from every corner,
while the paradox Of American jazz
music is beginning to seep into the
ball rooms at charity affairs.
Little vivacious Bettina Tilton-in
whose characterization Edith Talia-
ferro wags her bobbed locks and
ripples out silvery laughter-falls
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ADJUSTMENTS

head over heels in love with Win
throp Field. a staid Briton who Is
now doing novels and plays under
contract. He's backward, bashful
and regular male ingenue. Now
Constance Presby. who has been
dragged out of oblivion by Arthur
Presby, scion of an ancient family,
seems to think she has a claim on
all unmarried men about the place.
Little Bettina shows her differently
by conducting an alleged affair with
Arthur, displaying the current in
which love really is running and
there's the play. 1t all ends happily
If logic is not quite Fundamental
in some parts and if talky-talk
creeps in at intervals, these shadows
nous repartee of other segments of
the presentation
Norman Trevor is still Norman
Trevor, and he takes the role of Ar
thur Presby in noble fashion. Mona
Kingsley brings out the best in a diff
ficult role as the wife-a poutlng. pet
ted thing, while Edith just romps
all over the play having the time of
her young life. Gilberta Fause as
the Duchess of Armstead and Bertha
Belmore as Aunt Jeanne assume fe-
male comedy roles sincerely and yet
without too much apparent effort.
And Percy Waram as Winthrop Field,
the novelist, does quite a bit of JUS
tlce TO anothef role that would be
difficult in the hands of one who is
not on the upper rungs of the Thes-
plan ladder.
And by the way, while the Praise
Pie is being cut. just hand n gen
erous slice over to Mr.. Armand Robi
who staged the production. He did
we'll.
So, If your Christmas shopping and
Christmas spirits have been too siren
uouS and you want a little rest with
goodly round of hearty laughs
thrown in to compensate you. drop
in at the Shubert Garricll for n few
hours and see how you like it. III
you're a, genuine high brow-stay
away This show seems to be for
people who can look at life in a
natural way without being prudish
and Supercilious.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
Cosmos-Animal Romance
and the Digaetanos.

The boys and the girls, big and
little. liKed the Cosmos Theater
Christmas week bill, which was pre-
sented for the first time yesterday
afternoon-and it didn't matter much.
at least to them, whether others did
or not.
In the main it appeals to the youth
full spirit, for three of it's outstand-
ing features, Derkin's Dog and Mon
key Play; the five young DigaetanOs,
singers, dancers and burlesquers, with
little George, whom they say is going
to be another Jackie Coogan, and
Buster Keetons first serious but very
laughable feud comedy, "Our Hospi-
tality," caught the juvenile fancy,
and 1t responded with a will both in
applause and laughter.
The dogs and monkeys were lit
tie slow in working up ''Dogville on
a Busy Day" but they made it hum
with a thrilling climax that won as
much laughter as applause. The
star of five years. to the brilliant
eldest dancing couple. who give pos
ing and classic features, as well as a
dashing Apache dance, that is anus
ingly burlesqued by the younger
couple, made their hit with both the
young and old.
Buster made 'em laugh more heartily
than anv film farce or comedy that has
preceded his new one, from the anus
ing railway journey to his desperate
predicament at the falls when death
seemed the only solution. But the kids
laughed at everything. Jimmy Aubrey
added to their laughter with his trou-
hles in "The Lobby Cow" whatever
that means
Willie Smith. the smiling young man
who sings like Madam Homer and then
like himself. contributed his share to
the laughter with his funny stories
Howard Mack and Henrietta Lane
rolled up more haw-haws with Cray
But Good and Dorothea Sadlier anC
company, with Willlacm G. De Miles
| playlet, 1899" gave folks an idea OF
| what might happen three quarters of {
century hence.
A big feature was the singing of the
| Texas Four. who gave a presentation
| Of "The Rosary not to be forgotten
The Movie Chats, AS always, rounded
out a full bill of entertainment.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
BIG CROWD HEARS
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
Community Music Association Cele.
bration Is Held at Cen
t1al High.

An unusually large audience in
Central High School auditorium last
night hailed program in celebra-
ton of Christmas that stood out
above all previous efforts of the Com
munity Music Association during the
year
The feature of the evening was a
concert by band composed of lead
ers and soloists Of the Army Music
School. Sharing honors with this
number were Elizabeth and Mary
Keyes, who last year received much
praise for their singing and harp and
violin playing. Howard Lloyd, ma
rimba soloist of the University of
Virginia. received much applause for
his performance. '-
A brass quartet from the Army
Music School played carols and ac-
companied the audience. which sang
under the direction of Robert Law
renee, director of community singing.
Mrs. II. Clyde Grimes also accom-
panied the singing at the pipe organ.
The dancing section of the program
was participated in by students of the
Hoffman & Hoskins' Salon Of the
Dance. In addition. Levenche c. Eason
gave a shawl dance of a popular
waltz song.