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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-05-23
AS THE WORKER
SEES HIS WORLD
Summary and Digest of
Important Events of the
Week, Here and Abroad

South Dakota's 54-hour week for
women and children upheld by state
supreme court.
Death toll 1OS in tornado that
swept South
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler pre-
diets repeal of prohibition amendment
in five years.
Ten thousand Belgian miners strike
following refusal to accept wage cut.
Villa at Brighton set aside for use
of British labor government minis
ters.
Three thousand structural iron
workers strike in New York city for
wage increase.
Five workers die in gasoline explo-
sion in Kansas City refinery.
Central Trades and Labor Council
of New York city endorses Alfred
f. Smith for president.
European, japanese and Mexican
labor celebrates May Day; small
clashes mark Germans celebration.
Nova Scotia miners protest against
employment of Chinese by British
empire steel corporation.
President Coolidge puts embargo
on shipment of arms to Cuban rebels
Railroads to seek modification of
train control order.
Strike of British pilots of CONNER
cial airplanes ends
Farm lands depression closes ST.
Paul bank with deposits of $4,000 900
President Coolidge vetoes Bursam
pension BILL
Slowing down of industry spreads
from textiles to other fields.
Cardinal Hayes backs movement
for increase in postal workers pay.
Congressional inquiry into causes
of textile depression asked.
Capital and labor strike in Argen-
Iiiiel III pIOtcSl against levy OH pdcG
for pensions.
Members of railroad brotherhoods
organize Railroad Brotherhoods' In
vestment Company of Cincinnati, cap
italized at $10,000,00O.
Cable tramway employees of Mel
bourne, Australia, strike in protest
against dismissal of fellow worker.
Ruhr miners locked out for refusal
to continue agreement for heightened
workday.
Russia breaks off trade relations
with Germany.
Plan to pack committee to aware
Muscle Shoals to Henry Ford charged
in senate inquiry
British building workers vote il
favor of nationwide strike
Twentieth Century Limited kills
eight in collision with auto near Am
sterdam, n. Y
American Federation of Labor put.
honesty first in demands for 1922
campaign.
Three of crew die when steamer
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-05-23
PNEUMATIC HAM
MER SKATERS
MEMS NERVES

Kansas City, Mo.--A study of the
effects of the pneumatic hammer in
the boiler makers trade is suggested
by Editor Casey, of the Boilermakers
and Iron Ship Builders Journal.
Formerly two men operated this
hammer, popularity known as "the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-05-23

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. = Ira Vail,
king Of the dirt racing tracks, will
take another whirl at speed in the In
ternational 500-mile race to be held at
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
Friday, May 30
Vail is an old timer to Indianapolis
racing fans and this year has the fast
est and best car he ever has brought
to the Hoosier course.
He is known as one of the most
humorous of all the gasoline alley
fun makers
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-05-23
DRESS MAKERS WIN

Chicago. - Striking dress makers
have secured signed agreement with
Hyman Brothers. Other employers
urged this concern to maintain it's
anti-union attitude, but the failure Of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-05-23

this policy indicates that others will
break. The workers victory is sig
nificant because the allied employers
organizations, together with the
states attorney, the police and In
junction Judge Sullivan, are aiding
these employers. The strike is city
wide and affects 5000 workers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-05-23

INDIA N APOLI S, IND.-Eddie
Hearne 1923 racing champion, who
will drive Durant Special in the In
ternational 500-mile race at the Ind
annapolis Motor Speedway, Friday,
May 80, is one of the most interesting
characters on the race course.
He has been racing for years and
years, yet he is still young. One Of
the most persistent and consistent
drivers in the great gasoline sport, he
has an unexcelled record for being up
close 20 the front at the finish of most
every race in which he is entered.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-05-23

Lexington, Ky.-Stereotypers en-
ployed on newspapers in this city
have raised wages slips week. The
new rates are: Foremen, $45.25;
journeymen, $3.50; apprentices,
S22.SO.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-05-23

nous that serious ailments and physi-
cal deterioration result in the use of
the pneumatic hammer. Workers de-
clare it shakes every part of mans
body.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-05-23
STATE UNIONS TO MEET

Fairbault, Mimi Officers of the
Minnesota State Federation of Labor
have issued a call for the annual con-
vention to be held in this city begin
ming Monday, July 2l.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Tivoli- Stage. Screen and
Musical Features.

A musical tribute to the memory
of Victor Herbert will constitute one
of the features Of the bill announced
for the current week at Crandalrs
Ttvoli Theater. This will take the
instrumental rendition Of melody
gems from Herbert's most representa-
tive operettas, concluding with a
tableau commemorative of the genius
of the late composer and his influence
on American music. This number,
conceived by s. Barret Mccormick,
will supplant the customary orches-
trail overture conducted by Bailey F.
Alart.
Two other musical offerings will be
presented-the first, Elias Breeskin.
concert violinist; the second, a spe-
E. Gallagher, American basSo. Mr..
Breeskin, who has just completed his
season as concert master and soloist
with the Minneapolis Symphony. will
de Moscow), and Mr.. Gallagher will
render maritime songs with special
stage effects.
The abbreviated camera subjects
interspersed among these concert at
fractions will embrace new issue
of the Tivoli's Mirror of the Living
World" and the first two-reel comedy
the Tivoli has booked for the amuse-
ment of it's patrons. Lige Conley will
be the star in Jack Whites produc-
don of Midnight Blues" a farce.
Preceding the major film feature,
will appear the Ossmans, bantoists
and recording artists, who will con-
tribute r. varied list of melody, both
standard and popular.
The foremost cinematographic fea-
ture Of the bill which begins at the
Tivoli this afternoon at o'clock is
"Discontented Husbands" with James
Kirkwood. Cleo Madison. Grace Oar
mond, Arthur Rankin, Vernon Steele
and CarmeIita Geraghty in the i'm
portant roles.
The plot hinges upon the expert
ences of a man of millions who be-
lieves that he has outgrown the wife
whom he loved in the poorer days
His disgruntlement at the domestic
situation which confronts him even
goes so far as to lead him to at
tempt tol estrange his beaut1ful
daughter from her deEsAed mother.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Opposites of Literary Effort

RY one Of the curious condolences
of the theater, two pictures which
represent the opposite roles Of Iitera-
ry effort by Owen Davis, are seen in
Washington within the short interval
Of week
In broadway After Dark" which
was seen here last week, the screen
offered play which represented the
beginnings Of Davis career as a
playwright, and represented the same
melodramatic school which gave the
theater those elderly classics of
blood-curdling drama, Her Fatal
Wedding" Parted On Her Bridal
Tour" Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak
Model and Bertha, the Sewing Ma
chine Girl
In "Icebound," a. current attraction
by the same author. we have an ex-
ample of Davis as the literateur, the
reformed scribbler of penny-dread-
fuls. the man who turned his back
entirely on the sawmill drama and
has written q strong, thoughtful
study of current American morals and
manners which ended by winning the
Pulitzer prize of $1,000 in 1922 for the
best play of the American domestic
scene.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Yale Produces Patriotic
Film for Fourth of Julv

The movies" threatens to usurp
the time-honored prerogative of
4th of July orators. According to
the country are planning to partici-
pate in the celebration of the fourth
this year by showing "The Declara-
tion of Independence" a film which
actually recreates the events of '76
This Is one of the Chronicles of
America" motion pictures of authen-
tic American history produced by
Yale University Press.
1t reveals the causes underlying
shows John Adams, Benjamin Frank
lin, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry
Lee and all the other famous dele
gates to the Second Continental Con-
gress In Independence Hall. The
session, July 2, 1916, when a unani-
nous vote in favor of independence
was secured. is graphically depicted.
document, July 4, when it was signed
by John Hancock, president of the
Congress, before being sent to the
official printer.
In several communities the show
ing of this patriotic film at motion
picture theaters has been suggested
As a hitting part of the days progra m.
This action recalls recent article in
the American Legion Weekly by
Frederick Palmer, noted war cor
respondent, who remarked that fu-
ture 4th of July orators might we'll
say. Ladies and gentlemen, a reel
of real American history is going to
do the talking today"
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Metropolitan The Gold
fish.

Constance TGI~adge returns to the
screen at CrandalIs metropolitan
this week in another "fapper' role.
Her present vehicle. to be shown for
the first time locally beginning this
afternoon at o'clock. is First Ma
tiona1's flm version of The Gold
fish" The companion attraction will
be Lloyd Hamilton's latest two-reel
comedy, Lon eSome,' in addition to
which will be offered a new issue of
the specially assembled METROPOLITAN
World Survey and a musical program
arranged and conducted by Daniel
BreeSkin.
The story of "The Goldfish out
lines the experiences of a young
woman who falls under the influence
of willy Polish count, who plots
to make her a grand lady and in the
process engineers five proposals, four
weddings and two divorces, incidental
to which the susceptible object of his
ministrations is thrice a grass widow,
once a sod widow and once remarked.
She had, in manner of speaking,
the faculty Of working fast"
The supporting cast includes Jack
Mulhall. Frank Elliott. Jean Hersholt,
Ia Su Pitts, Edward Connolly. Will
liam Conklin, Leo White, Kate Les
ter, Eric Mayne, Percy Williams and
rives it's name from the agreement
between Jennie Wetherby and her
song plugging first husband that
when either handed the other a bowl
of goldfish that was to be construed
as the symbol of the parting of the
ways for them matrimonally. There
are enough goldfish passed around
during the development of this story
to stock a lake!
Lonesome" in which Mr.. Hamilton
appears, is a comedy predicated upon
the after-year reactions of youths
who run away from home. The sup
porting farceurs include Ruth Hiatt,
Mabel Van Buren, Jack Lloyd, George
Ovey and H. A. Morgan.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Palace The Moral Sinner

Dorothy Dalton has the central role
in The Moral Sinner" the Ralph
Ince perturbation of c. NJ. S. Nc
Clellan's play Leah Kleschna," which
is announced as the photoplay at
traction at Loew's Palace Theater for
the week beginning this afternoon.
The supporting cast includes James
Rennie, Alphonz Either, Frederick
Lewis, Walter Percival, Paul Meal
lister and Florence Fair.
Miss Dalton assumes the role of
Leah Kleschna, the beautiful daugh-
ter of a notorious Paris crook, who
has been trained from infancy to Il
life of thievery. Rescued from Il
burning building by a young aristo-
crat, romance springs up between
them, though they are of vastly diff
ferent social strata. Through the
girl, the young ariStocrat RECEIVERS Il
string of valuable pearls which had
been intended for his fiance. but
Leah, heartbroken at the thought of
losing him, gives up her life of crime
and leaves Paris. The young man.
realizing his love, seeks her out and
confesses that he cannot live with
out her.
The scenes include charity masaue
ball, revealing Paris at it's gay mid
night revelry: a great fire scene.
showing hundreds fleeing for their
lives. and an astounding robbery in
the home of a great detective.
The program further includes Mack
Sennett's latest comedy, Black OK
fords," screen burlesque of the pic
ture BLACK Oxen" The Pathe News.
symphonic interludes complete the
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Miles of Cloth Required for
Costuming of ''Beaucaire'

WOMEN of today who complain of
w the high prices of the cloth and
trimmings needed in the making of
their own clothes should be thank
full they did not live in the days of
Louis XIV of France. Where the
modern girl uses about five yards of
trimming to make a dress, the lady OF
fashion of Louis time had to pur-
chase no less than fifteen yards Of
cloth and twelve yards Of trimmings.
The average working girl of today
changes If the time styles still
prevailed.
These and other interesting COM
parative figures came to light when
the costume department at Long
Island studio was given the order to
have 500 costumes for the cast of
Monsieur Beaucaire.''
When the designers sat down to es-
innate the amount of cloth and >oi<<.
ming needed to make the costumes
they were shocked to learn that ap-
proximately 1000 yards were neces-
sary. These figures were reached by
averaging nine yards of cloth and
ten yards of trimming to each of the
100 costumes for the men, and al
| most fifteen yards of cloth and ten
yards of trimming for the women's
dresses. In other words-following
the conventional method of driving
home impressive figures-if all the
cloth and trimmings used in making
these costumes were made in one long
piece it would, If started at City Hall,
| New York, furnish a carpet for Mayor
Hyland to walk upon for a distance
of four miles.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Keith 's-Van and Schenck

The bill at Keith's Theater this
week is headed by the comedians,
Van and Schenck, late Of the Fol
lies" who return again with their
inimicable harmony singing act.
Duci De Kerek jarto. the Hungarian
vfolinist also is featured for the week.
Kerekj kjarto Is said to be a .violinist
of exceptional talent
Next In line come Dooley and Nor
ton in a. song and dance number.
VIII Cressy and Blanche Dayne
will be seen in their latest skit, THE
End of a Perfect Troup.'
Jack Rose will follow with his
line of gags and bunch of straw
hats assisted at the piano by Jimmy
Steiger.
Ann Suter, a Washington girl, jazz
singer, will be heard in number of
new song hits and some old favorites.
Helen Higgins and Edith Blossom
have a turn, "Singdance," assisted by
Horace Bentley.
Golden Visions" is an act of an
artistic creation of beauty with mod
els taught to stand motionless.
Aesop's Fables, Topics of the Day
and the Pathe News Weekly will COM
plete the bill.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
De Wolf Hopper Here in
- LIGHT Opera.

he WOLF HOPPER and his comic
opera company will open for a
limited season of light opera roper
toire at Polls Theater, commencing
Monday evening, June 9, presenting a
number OF light comedy classics, in
cluding The Mikado.'' Prince of
Pilsen." "Erminie.'' Wang" "Pi-
rates of Penzance," robin Hood"
III. NJ S. Pinafore," 'Iolanthe,"
"Yeomen Of the Guard" Sweet
hearts," ''F1re Fly" Chocolate Sol
der and others, the bill changing
each week.
THE Mikado" will open the sea-
sons engagement with Mr.. Hopper
playing the role of Ko Ko. His
Characterization of the lord high exc
cutioner of Titipu and his delivery of
the witty and melodiouS lines and
lyrics of the comic opera are well
known. Mr.. Hopper has associated
with him a cast of players all of
whom have been in his company for
the last eighty-seven weeks.
The subscription sale for the sea-
sons reservations at popular prices
will open Monday morning, am,
and the regular seat sale will open
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Strand" Ambitions.

Ambitions" a musical satire, fea-
turing a company of eight singers and
dancers, will be the major vaudeville
Offering on the bill at the Strand The
ater this week.
Billy Bann and Dave Mallen, in
"Precocious Moments" appear as the
added attraction.
George Lloyd and Zella Goodman
will be heard in Songs, Smiles and
Music Combined" while others will in
clude Marion Claire in song offerings
and the Gorgalis Trio in an exhibition
of Workmanship presented under the
title, "TrifIes With Rifles"
Fair Week." a comedy. with Wal
ter HERS in the stellar role, will be
the photoplay on the bill.
The cast includes Constance Wilson.
sister of Lois Wilson; Carmen Phillip,
Earl Metcalfe, Mary Jane Irving, knute
Erickson and Jane Keckley-
The punch of the story takes place
1000 feet in the air in balloon res
cue and parachute drop, in which
HERS rescues little girl.
Short film features and special or
chestraI numbers will round out the
hill
Evening star., 1924-06-01

Hood" 1.-THE Chocolate Soldier" "Pina-
fore" Wang and 1.-THE Prince OF Pill
sem would be produced at popular
prices, with a change of opera each
week. Besides the well known favorite
of a day gone by-De Wolf Hopper
the company includes Herbert Watrous,
Arthur Cunningham and a chorus of
twenty-eight
X X kk
Charlie Chaplin has been urged to
play the part of Peter Pan for the
movies. Cosmo Hamilton, according to
a cable from the London Daily News,
says in his new book that Of all the
parts the famous film clown has ever
played he could make more Of Peter
Pan than any other. Charlie fears that
certain comedies scheduled would pre-
clude such q venture for the present.
but Maude Adams has not made any
comment up to date.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Ambassador-The Goldfish

"The Goldfish" Constance Tai
madge's latest First National release
Will be shown as chief feature of
the bill arranged for the first two
days of the current week at Gran
dalPs Ambassador Theater. beginning
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The fore
most supplementary attraction will
be supplied by Lloyd Hamilton in
Lonesome, a new two-reel comedy
Added short reels and special pipe
organ accompaniment and solo inter
ludes by Otto +. Beck will complete
the program.
Tuesday and Wednesday the Am
bassador will present the full original
perturbation by Rex Ingram of
Rafael Sabatinis "Scaramouche. re-
leased as Metro special The out
standing roles in this romance of the
French revolution are played by
Lewis Stone, Alice Terry, Ramon Ma
varro, George Siegmann and others
The only auxiliary Offering will be
the Aesop Fable, "One Good Time"
Constance Binney will be the pic
tured star of the Ambassadors bill
Thursday and Friday, in "Three
O'Clock in the Morning" Mack SEN
nett's Picking Peaches" will be the
supplementary feature.
Saturday only, William S. Hart will
be seen as Singer Jim MCGEE" Com
edy, The Darkest Hour"
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Jane Cowl to Do Modern
Play.

TAME COWL has chosen a modern
play for her next vehicle, which
she will present for the first time in
Boston during the coming week. The
present title, 1.-THE Flame" will be
changed as similarly named play
has already been given. It is
the work of DR.. Hans Mueller, who is
a resident of Vienna and the author
of a long series of novels and plays.
THE Flame"-or. to give 1T its
original name, die Flamme'-was
first produced at the Deutsche Volks
Theater, in Vienna, and subsequently
was played in every European coun-
try except France and England.
Evening star., 1924-06-01

he applies for a job as motorman, is
accepted, and the fun begins.
He is assisted by Doris May. Dor
othy Burns, Ruth Renick, Dan Mason
of Pop Tuttle' fame, Michael Dark
Robert Cain and others of equal note
and ability.
Ted Weems and his orchestra now
make records for the Victor Com
pany and their broadcasting twice
weekly from station WIP, Philadel-
phia, has further introduced them III
this section of the country, and their
engagement at the Rialto is for one
week only.
The orchestra is composed of eleven
instrum entalists, built around a nu-
cleus of University of Pennsylvania
men. During their Washington en-
gagement they will be under the per
sonal direction of Ted himself, their
program being made up of the very
latest in popular song and dance hits.
Selected short-film features and Il
special interpretative score arranged
by Director George Wild for the fea-
ture showing will complete the bill.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Central-"Let Not Man Put
Asunder"

j. Stuart Blackton's perturbation
for Fltagraph of Basil Kings novel
Let Not Man Put Asunder," will be
presented at CrandalFs Central Thea
ter the first four days of this week.
beginning this afternoon at . O'clock
with Pauline Frederick and Lou Tel
legen the co-stars. The added attrac-
ton viii be the sixth release in H. G.
Witwer's '"The Telephone Girl" series
of two-reeH dy-dramas bas,d on
his magazine short stories. Int LET
Not Man Put Asunder," King wrote
tale that deals with the experiences
of three married couples. none of
whom was happy. So all were di-
vorced and remated--with even more
dire results. Consequently when the
final fadeout of the picture comes. we
find the three pairs married again to
their original mates. The picture has
a contributory ensemble that includes
Leslie Austen, Pauline Neff, Maurice
Costello and Clifton Webb. In "The
Telephone GirP' the principal roles
are played by Alberta Vaughn, Ger
trude Short, Kit Guard and Al Cooke.
Continued on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1924-06-01

MARY KIRKPATRICK announces
- that she will present "The Fatal
Wedding the melodrama of a gen.
Grafton. ago, by the late Theodore
Kremer. on or about the first day Of
June. This will be the first time this
dollar-top play has been acted in
Broadway theater.
"The Fatal Wedding" it will be re-
called, was largely responsible in es-
tablishing the theatrical producing
careers of Sam H. Harris and AL H.
Woods, who. under the firm name of
Sullivan, Harris & Woods, presented
it originally at the Bijou Theater.
Brooklyn.
After q triumphant engagement in
Brooklyn it was brought to the Grand
Opera House in New York City in
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Movie Set for Champ Gym

come a fight arena. Inside the
cathedral, a stones throw from the
Dempsey training quarters, IS 70 be
erected a ring and bleachers, where
the champion will appear in prac-
tice bouts before invited guests.
There will be an open air arena, too,
for practice bouts out of doors.
The gymnasium will contain a hand
ball court, full gymnasium equipment.
punching bags and other impedfmenta
of training. A big sun porch will be
one of the adjuncts. to the quarters,
and there will be living accommoda-
tions for the champions handlers.
The quarters at the studio were
stipulated in the new contract, be-
cause of the necessity of keeping
in training during the filming of
the new pictures. Several times dur
ing the making of the series Demp-
sey is to appear in. it is expected.
he will fight to defend his title, and,
to expedite matters, 1t was decided
that his training must be done at the
SfI1diO
Evening star., 1924-06-01
To Present Melodrama.

1902, and there it broke the house re-
ceipts.
In England 1t ran for five years,
and it is still being acted in parts of
the United States by stock and rep
ertory companies.
In one of the early companies Of
1.-THE Fatal Wedding" the role Of
Jessie, the Little Mother, was played
by Mary Pickford. Others In the cast
were Howard Kyle, John E. Miltern,
who was Missed as the villain; Edwin
Mordant and Julia Ralph.
Miss Kirkpatrick has assembled a
company she believes will do full
credit to the heroic and dastardly
roles Of the play.
A special feature Of the presenta-
tion will be the appearance In tho
church scene of the boys choir Of st.
Malachy's Church, consisting Of TWEEN
ty-eight voices.