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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
BakeIite.

THAT is the name, derived from
that of its inventor, DR.. Bake
land, of that substitute for gotta percha.
ebonite, celluloid. amber and other in
sulators. 1t Is produced through
the condensation Of formaldehyde and
phenol. It is held to be an electric
insulator of the first rank, insolub1e
in all ordinary dissolvents, and not
melting at high temperatures. In
chemical constitution it closely re-
sembles Japanese lacquer, the COM
position of which has always been
more or less of a mystery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17


for skinny folks only and whereas
Milwaukee now houses about 100000,
why If they was all thin, they would
be accommodations for 3 times
100000 or L350,00e.
In addition, the doors, sidewalks,
streets, beds, chairs, and etc. in Gin
cinnati could all be widened SO as
to take care OF the fats while the
same articles could be shrank in Mil
waukee to At the leans.
2. A fat town would be equipped
with public hay scales where every
body would have to report once a wk.
and get weighed: The citizen gaining
the most weight In a wk. would be
given a coupon and the one receiving
the most coupons in year would be
awarded the championship emblem,
100-lb. box of candy.
X \ X X
4 CITIZEN who showed a loss of
: weight would be warned the first
wk. and il he or she showed another
loss the following wh. they would be
rode out Of town on q truck. This
scheme would make it worth your
vile to fatten up and therefore the
fatter you got the happier you would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Diamond Discoveries.

Continued from Fourth Page.)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-02

gran actor. sus facultadcs ar4IEticas Sc
do el coraz0r. u
y asf cayo la sogunda victima1 en- esta
trigica cadena Gle episodios amqrosos
Mitzie empez6 a seutir nicdo Dos
hombres habfan mucrto por sus caslsa. Y
mientras antes Sc vanagloriaba de su
gran helleza, ahora cmpezaba ca' sentirsc
aterrorizada de 81 misma Antics, su CO.
raz6n latfa mas aprisa cuando sc miraba
en- 'el espejo vefa reflejados sus hermo-
sos cabellos dorados, Y sus gfandcs ojos
oscuros, que la hacfan aparecer Nmas en-
cantadora.
sTenfan sus ojos ell poder dc dar Ia
muerte? ATitzie ahora, no podfa menos
cue apartarse horrorizada del espejo al
venfr ese pensamiento ahsu mente Tenfa
que cubrirse ell rostro cor sus manos para
descchar tan tristes pensal0ientoa, ain
asf. no podfa evitar Ia idea de que los
hombres habfan dado la muerte. por su
amor.
Pero, por regla general, la juventud
no Sc abate al infortunio Uuando sali6
81 sol del nnevo dfa, los pajarillos en-
tonaron su canci6n de amores, Sc hizo
diffcil de Greer aIitzie que ella pudie-
ra ser vfctima de IN hechizo. Tfmidamen-
@te.@empez0 a interesarse otra veg en- la
vida. he aquf que apareGe en- el SEN
dero de su vida, un nucyo pretendientc,
el Conde- Johann Nemes, quiep sc sinti6
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-02

cl1nica, donde permanece asilada
iEsta maldita la tragica belleza de
Mitzie Hoffman? 10 es todo una coinci-
dencia fatal?
Estas SON las preguntas que todos sc
hacen con Iahsiedad en- los cfrculos aris-
tocriticos de la Europa Central, donde
AIitzfc fu6 basta hace POGO reina y Sc
fora Los hdngaros son supersticiosos.
Como los nilos, son prontos en- amar,
prontos en- odiar, tambien en- sustentar
temores ilogicos. Sc resisten a Greer que
sea una mera coincidencia. ell que todos
los hombres que sc sientan atrafdos por
la belleza de Mitzie, pierdan la vida.
asf, a1n los mas incredulOs no pueden
resignalse a Greer que todo haya sido
una coincidencia Varios han llamado la
atenci6na hacia ell case de Mrs. Grace
Sands Griffin George Burton, dos ame-
ricanoBe easiduos concurrentes de las gran
DIES capitales europeas, cuyo idilio amo-
roso provoc0 tantos desastres. rafz de
anunciarse el promise la
bella Mrs Coffin. La tr;igica muerte de
Elwton, fue ell tercer episodio en- la ca
rrera, alnorosa de la senora Coffin. Lue-
20. In encantadora dana, en su afan de
encontrar la felicidad, fue La protago-
nista de TN nuevo drama Esta Ultima es-
cenae Sc desarroll1 en- los cfrculos socia-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-02

subyugado por su gran belleza. Pocos
dias despu6s. el Conde solicitaba de Nit
zie que lie autorizase para ser su defen-
sov contra todo en- la vida.
Este noble caballero de buena presen-
ella. poscfa I'm cardcter prrueba de di-
fieultadcs. No parecla ser impetuoso
icrazonabIe, como habfan sido los dem6s
p~etendientes Gle 1Iitzie Yerdadaramentc,
no tenfa tempe%amento para batirse o,
para suedarse. Asf pues, Mitzie descch6
sus temorcs, y Sc resolvi6 dejarse a1nar
n1evamcnte.
Pocos dfas desputs, salfa en- autom6vil
ron ell Conde Semes. kacia Budapest. FL
conductor lueno del CAIRO, era Tibor
Revicky. I'm propietario hdngaro, gran
admirador de Ia diva. ATitzie Sc sentfa fe
liz. Corred mas aprisa, mas aprisa, i'm
ploraba casi. Repentinamente, cl auto
m6vil Sc fu6 por un precipicio, destrozan-
dose por complete. Cuando ella pudo sa-
lir de las humeantes ruinas, con solo
algunos rasgufos, yio con horror dos hom
bres tendiGos en- ol scelo, banados en-.
sangre. Nemes estaba herido de mCere.
Reviczky estaba muerto
sHsODA la superstition de su raza sc po-
sesion6 de Mitzie. Tres hombres muer
tos. Sc lie encontr0 presa de una crisis
nerviosa, junto al destrozado autom6yil.
Fue eonducida al hospital, de allf la
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-02

los de Viena Nos rcferimos al famoso
Conde IuigNal Won Iloogstraeten, de
quien sc dice que oblig0 la selora
Coffin casarse con Millicent Rogers, Y
aGn asf, nunca pudo evitarse ell desas-
tire.
Asf p,ies, estos dos casos recientes, han
vpniGo hacer Greer Jos Supersticio-
SOS de la Europa Central que existe
en- el amor, de ciertas mujeres, un en-
canto fatal para quienes a elias Sc acer-
can.
en- cuanto a NTitzie, su dolor es tan
Drofundo que Sc teme pierda la raz0n.
rs in0ti que sus amigos mas fntimos
traten de persuadirla de que ella no tie
ne Ia culpa de 10 que sucede. Ellos le
suplican que divide esos tres tristes cpl
sodios de su vida, que vuelva trabajar
como actriz, en- la seguridad de que to-
do ha sldo una pesadilia de que el
fnturo lie reserva la felicidad
pero Mitzie no encuentra consuelo en-
esas palabras Solamente llora sin ce
sar y csconde su Undo roStro en- la al
inohada de su cana en- Ia clfnica de don
de no Sc reslielve a silir. 70 estoy NAL
dccida", dice "Yo estoy maldecida. re-
pite sin cesar. "Seria mejor poseer in
rostr0 horroroso y no esta belleza. que
tanto daflo ha causado"
cuando Sc calma TN POGO. no Gambia
sus ideas. "Y soy una Influenza fatal
en- Ia sociedadr. mantiene filmemcnte.
'Debo alejarne, es mi debcr.'
8Iientras Sc contempla al cspejo, y
aparecc su figura encantadora. no pue-
De evitar un estremecimento de terror,
por9ue ella sabe que como en- los fem
pos u.itol6gicos de la tlivina Grecia su
s0nrisa sigllifica la muerte. Parece Co
mo 81 'estuviera condenada no amar nj
ser amada jamas.
La tragedia de gu vida, ha destrozado
sl coraz0n. IA quien Ie tocara ahora el
turno fatal? Esta pregunta esta siempre
en- sus labios Finalmente no ha podid0
soportar la idea por mas tempo, Y ha
decidido buscar la paz del alma en- Ia
frfa zelda de TN convento
asf a csta gran belleza pucde rea-
liar sus deseos, pasara el resto de sus
dfas cncerrada tras los muros de un con-
vento. su Undo rostro oculto la huma-
nidad dedicaGa las cosas del espfriiu.
en- vez de los placeres de este mundo,
que tan tragieos han sido para ella.
Copyright, 1924, by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate Prohibfda la
reproduccscn.l .kEEM
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-02

perdidamente de su pupila 81 AIitzie hu-
hi@se podido correspondent a aquel amor,
quizas toda SUI vida hUbiese sido diferen-
te, va cue III convertir6e en- esposa de un
h'tbiescn desarrolado, cumpli6ndose ell sue
DO de Su vida. ser una gran actriz Pero
In nuevn estrella rechaz0 Csortos.
como reslI!t0do Immediate. Sc le cncarg0
s0lahente de papcles sin importancia.
La fat0lidad muchas veces cjerce sh i'll
flucncia mafefica de ana marera miste
ROSA. Los papeleS dcsempcnados por Nit
zie, 10 Gran tan insienficantes que la
oct,ltaScn a la vista del Baron Baick no.
bic hj>ncaro, muy aficionado n caballos
vin0s Y mujereS. que dcsde el primer mo-
mento sinti6 por ella honda admiration.
III comentario Gel dfa en- Budapest fu6
aqucl iGi'io amoroso. Jamas el Baron ha-
hia preStado a mujer alguna. tanto carl
80 afecto sincere. como dcmostraba
tsta pequena bcleZa. de grandes ojoS
0scuros. de cuyo ladO parecfa no poder
tleSprcnderSe. Luego empeZ0 q rumorarse
que el Baron Batch iba casarse con
NItzie.
Los rumores cmpezarou a convertirse
en- realidad, pues POGO despuGs, el Baron
march6 con su linda novia a sus esta-
dos en- Nagyvarad. para obtener ell con
scntimiento de su familia Y contraer ma
trimonio. Sus familiares Sc pusieron fu-
riosos amenazaron con desheredarle 81
Sc casaba con Mitzie
FL Baron Baich despu6s de tan borras-
cosa cscena. beso a su Mitzie, march6 a
su habitaci6n, V Sc suicide de un certero
disparo de revolver.
Esta fuG la primera victima de Mitzie
Hoffman.
Pero ajn, Mitzie no pensaba en- he
chizos nj en- maldciones. Habfa perdido
su amante, Y para olvidar sus penas,
Sc lanz6 las orgfas nocturnas Sc con
virti6 en- la reina de la algeria Sus gran
dies ojos oscl1ros, tenian un brillo que ma
die habia yisto jam;ts. Estaba mas he
chicera que nunca. March0 Niena y
con el nombre de Maria Pelma. Sc con
virti0 en- estrella cinematogrifica.
Aquf dos hombres, ell Baron Blcy,
I'm ex-ofical. Won Brandt, Sc enamoraron
de ella simultlneamente. Mitzie, al pa
recer no Sc iutercsaba por ninguno de los
dos, no obstante era infeliz estaba
desesperada. Ambos Sc la disputaban en-
refiida lucha. Ella por su parte, era tan
bondadosa Y tan indiferente con el lno
como con ell otro. Los dos hombres en-
pezaron a odiarse mortalmente. Una no
che, hubo palabras gruesas, cambio de
tarjetas, d la maiiara siguiente. los
dos -hombres Sc encoritraban cara cara
bajo los arboles del "Parque Pratter" de
Nicna Pero ESQ no importaba NADIA. En-
Niena budapest sc celebran duelos ca
81 diario, un duelo es solamente una
formalidad, algo asf como una cita amis-
tosa. .,,..~
Pero no fue asf en- este case Won
Brandt cay6 nj suelo bahado en- su pro-
pia sangrei una bala le habia atravesa-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-02

Cuando liz familia amenaz6 al Baron
Batch con 'deSheredarie ST cOntraia
matrinloIliO cen la encantadora Nit
zie, este la bes0 tieinamente, Sc diri-
gi6 su habitaci6n, Sc suicide de
un certerO dispafo de revolver.
Evening star., 1924-10-13

It should be Enthusiastically better that high
lUoud be fixed in the public nnd 1t has been done and til
and the ensuing days fairly overwhelming.
We reaching for business and so.uin
Uich you hape giuen the h the best offerings
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

Miss Airline Beale of Madison, who
is employed in Augusta, spent the
week end with Mrs. Marion I. Oddly
here.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
w. p. ORDWAY

Mrs. Blanche Friend will leave next
week for st. Petersburg.
Mrs. II. n. Pratt has been in Au-
burn this week visiting her parents.
Mrs. l.. b. Wilson. 70 Water St,
dressmaking and remodeling. 2w51
Dr. c. +, Richardson was profess
sioHal caller in North Arson, Sunday.
Brooks Savage Is at home from
Bowdoin College for the holiday re-
cess.
Donald Householder of Wellington
is surgical patient at Somerset Hos
pitals
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Hopkins are
spending Christmas Day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Wiltshire in Sidney.
Harold Lord will spend the Christ
mas vacation from Northeastern Col
lege, Boston. with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. G. Lord.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyndon Randall of
Wateryille, formerly of Skowhegan,
are the parents of little son whom
they have named Murray.
The next regular meeting of the
Town Improvement Society is scbed-
uled for January 23rd, as this club
unites with the other two clubs for
the Federated meeting on January Q.
9Th
The Rotarians are hoping to have
Donald b. Macmillan as a guest and
speaker at the next meeting of the
Rotary Club, Tuesday This is the
evening on which he lectures in the
Opera House.
Mrs. Amy Daggett and two children.
Amy and James of Newport, II. /.
have been visiting with Miss Ruby F.
Dyer. They have now returned to
Bingham where they have been spend
ing some time.
Miss Ella Flanders, a student and
| teacher at the New England Conser-
yatory of Music, is arriving In few
days TO visit with the Misses Alta and
Yerna Porter She will play at the
next meeting OF the Woman's Club on
the 31st at the home of Mrs. Bin w.
| Page
Neighbors and relatives were given
their annual Christmas party Monday
by Mrs. Leon Tltcomb at her home on
Summer ST. The Yuletide was es-
pecially suggested by the arrange
ment of special fireplace In one cor
ner of the living room. Refresh-
ments of hot chocolate and assorted
cakes were enjoyed,
Miss Ruth VI. Valliere leaves to-
morrow (Friday) morning for Boston,
where she is to consult DIR. ODER. a
specialist. in regard to her ankle,
which she had the misfortune to
break about year ago. All Miss
Valliere's friends are hoping for
favorable report. Her brother. Lloyd
Valliere Is sick at his home on Lea
witt street with bad stomach
trouble.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Hunnewell on the Lakewood road was
the scene of pleasant children's
gathering Tuesday afternoon, when
Masters William, David and Harold
Hunnewell gave a farewell party for
Master Richard Healy. who is short
ly moving to Skowhegan. with his
parents. Sheriff-elect and Mrs. John
w Healy Those attending were pu-
pills of the White school, where the
boys are all pupils and Mrs. Hume
we'll was assisted by Miss Ruth Val
iere and Mrs. Ned Reed Games
were played and prizes won by the
children. The refreshments were
Ice cream. fancy. waters and cake
Guests were Mrs. Healy and Mrs. For
rest Luce.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
&%%%%%<%%%%<***********<<+
PROGRAMME
OF THE
Moving Picture
THEATRES
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PROGRAM WEEK OF DECEMBER %

MONDAY-Thc Big Metro Goldwyn
Production entitled Bread, featur-
ing Mae Busch and Robert Frazer,
Wanda Hawley Pat O'Malley, Hob
art Bosworth. Myrtle Stedman and
others making an all star cast
Most everybody knows some ope of
these stars and the story is taken
from the Charles c. Norris novel.
TUESDAY-Halll let for this day. No
: pictures.
WEDNESDAY-"Flaming Youth" fea-
turing Colleen Moore supported by
Milton Stills, Elliott Dexter and
Myrtle Stedman. This is socie-
ty expose in which the author for
a long time dared not sign his own
name. This is the one picture of
the season. Don't fail to see it,
THURSDAY-"The Silent Partner
featuring Leatrice JOY. owen Moore,
and Robert Edison. This story ran
in the Saturday Evening Post and
adapted and screened by the Fa-
nous Players Film Corporation.
FRIDAY-"Honor Among Men," star
ring Edmund Lowe and Claire
Adams. This story was taken
from the Richard Harding Davis
novel. THE Kings Jackal.' Any
one who has read the book can
also appreciate the picture.
SATURDAY-"Ho to Educate a
Wife Eleanor Glynn's. This Is a
meIodrama featuring Marie Provost,
Monte Blue. Another popular
photoplay. This production is also
taken from one of our leading
books.
Prices for the entire week 10 and zoe
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
To Explore Noted Couerns

4 party Of noted Italian scientists
left Milan for Nittorio in the Venetian
province to explore the abysses and
caverns Of Cansiglio. 1t has been
known for centuries that the plateau
of CanSiglio is honeycombed with cav
ems and deep pits. one of the pits
i 1920 feet deep and is perhaps the
deepest natural pit in the world. The
pirs are difficult 10 explore because
Tho descent must be made in complete
darkness. The explorers are equipped
with telephones. explosives, COM
passes, gas helmets and 2,7oo yards Of
iron ropes aud ladders.-Pathinder
Magazine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
Elevator Cage an Arbor

After busy life In a Kansas City
tkauD oairc building, an elevator cags
has been given Il home on the lawn Of
Arlhnr Baker. II Still shows what IL
is, hut next summer a new gown of
erecn leaves will obliterate all traces
of its life Of ups and downs. and it will
he a ful-nedged arbor. Vines which
are expected TO cover it already are
started.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
Service by Wireless

Thomas \, Edison predicts that
electric light and power transmission
by wireless Is sure To come, although
not in the immediate future.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
Canories for Cdnarics

Canary birds have been sa greatly
changed by their four centuries Of do
mcstlcation in other lands that They
are now imported into their native
Canary Islands.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

Foss Tabb, who recently purchased
I Durgin candy store is spending
ffistmas with his mother in Gardi-
p She expects to come here. IN
E spring to make her home with
Fr son.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
BANK BOOK LOST

lsoticc is hereby given that the Skow !,
Issn Trust Company has been notified
writing that Book of Deposit NO.
~ haS been lost and that the owner
Fefeof wishes a duplicate of same,
Signed
SKOW HEGANoCRUST co,
BY n. ". atwood, Treasurer
foehegan. Dec. IL. 1924. 3w5O
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

No matter how simple dinner may
be. ii can be finished In grand style
with dessert favored with one Of
Bakers famous 1lavoring extracts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-04

tionals and the Giants, scheduled
to be played at American League
Baseball Park, Washington, d. c.
6 p. -Children's fairy stories,
by Elizabeth Likens Gates.
1880 p. m.--Dance program, by
Gene Dormer's collegians,
p, m.--Bible talk, by George c.
Culbertson, headmaster, Y. Al. g. a.
Day School for Boys.
S:15 p. m.--"The Progress Of the
Presidential Campaign" by Daniel
G. Roper, former First Assistant
General and former commissioner
of internal revenue.
$3.50 p. tl.--Piano recital, by
George #. Ross.
S:45 p. M" How Maryland Is
Training Its Next Generation OF
Farmers" by j. ID. Blackwell, state
director of vocational education Of
Maryland.
8 p. m.--Song recital. by Roy
Bashew, tenor; George F. Ross ct
the piano.
9:16 p. m.--Concert BY the Lee
House Trio; Daniel Chwalow, leader.
9:55 p. rn.--Retransmission Of
time signals and weather forecasts.
10 p. m.-Concert Of Hawaiian
music, by the Aloha players OF the
Alma III. WoIking Studio.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-04
DEMOCRATIC PROGRAM
TO BE HEARD ON WCY

WGY,, the eastern radio station
Of the General Electric Company.
VIII broadcast the official notifica.
ton ceremonies to the recently nom.
mated candidates Of the Democratic
party in New York State tonight at
8 o'clock. The ceremonies which
win be held in Schenectady will in.
clude addresses by Alfred e. Smith
and George R. Lunn, renominated
for governor and lieutenant gov.
ernor, respectively.
From 8 to 8 o'clock WGY will
broadcast an address on THE Com.
mission Plan OF Municipal Govern.
ment by H. w. Dodds, secretary Of
the National Municipal League
Frank L. Polk is the present presl.
dent of this league and its former
presidents have included Charles u
Bonaparte and Charles Evans
Hughes. Mr.. Dodds speaks at the
Schenectady high school under the
auspices Of the Lincoln Club.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-04
ORGAN
REC|TALS NEW
NEAF Plan
Capitol Theater Arranging to
Broadcast on Tuesdays
and Fridays

Arrangements are being made
whereby the Capitol Theater will
broadcast weekly organ recitals az
part Of its radio activities. The
recitals are scheduled for Tuesday
and Friday mornings at 1880
o'clock, with Doctor Nelchiorre
Mauro-C ottone at the console Of
the Capitol grand organ. The
music will be sent out direct from
the theater through Station WEAF
and final arrangements are expect
ed to be completed within a few
weeks.
The Capitol Theater was the first
organization Of its kind to realize
the potentialities of the radio as
far back as two years ago. when
It arranged with the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company for
the installation Of a control room
and broadcasting apparatus where.
by the theater might broadcast a
weekly program.
These Sunday night entertain
favorite Of the air with Roxy and
His Gang" as the performers are
called, now known to an estimated
audience Of 5,000,0 900 radio fans
Doctor Melchiorre Mauro-C ottone.
who is the latest member Of the
staff to join the radio force, comes
from a family OF illustrious Italian
organists. His career began a. the
age of thirteen, when he substituted
at the organ Of the Church Of st.
Dominick. Palermo, where his
father was organist. Doctor Cot
tone has shown skill almost UNI
equalled among modern composers
in his polyphonic treatment of
choral church music-following the
models Of Palestrina. but incor.
porating in them modern flavor
Of charming character.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-04
JUBILEE DINNER GIVEN
10 PARK VIEW PASTOR

A jubilee dinner was rendered the
Reverend Walter r. smith. pastor
of Park view Christian Church Tor
twenty years. at the church last
night. =. G. Finney, assistant sec.
rotary Of the Interior, member Of
the official board OF the church,
presided
Both purse of several hundred
dollars and d gold wrist. watch were
presented 70 the pastor on behalf
OF members Of the church and
friends by Mr.. Finney.