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Richmond planet., 1924-05-31
PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES

"Rev. DR.. Peyton announced that he
had come under peculiar circumstanc-
es, thta he came to advance the kng-
dom of the Lord and he would preach
anywhere he felt disposed. He belong
ed to God Almighty. He didn't belong
to anybody else and he did not care
who did not like it. "I thinkl" said he,
"this church is necessity. You have
done what should have been done some
ten or fifteen years ago, said when l
was pastor of the Sixth Mt. Zion Bapt-
ist Church that thought some of you
should get your letters and go to some
other church.
Richmond planet., 1924-05-31
THE BEEHIVE ILLUSTRATION

when hive gets too full Of bees,
the bees get together and form another
beehive. You have been in the Sixth
Mt. Zion Baptist Church. one dodging
behind the other. Go out and work. I
am mighty glad you are out. I guess
the church is glad you are out too.
When you. get too many in this church
let some go out and form another
church. Now, my dears, call your at
tention to the 9th chapter of the
Apostles, 31st verse: Paul said to the
centurion and to the soldiers. Except
these abide in the ship, ye cannot be
saved
Richmond planet., 1924-05-31

not to the soldiers. not the centurion
Paul gave the centurion to understand
The soldiers were the same as marines
on our ships. the centurion being the
captain, the same as marine.
Richmond planet., 1924-05-31
OTHERS SING.

Then one of the "floor choristers
stirred the assemblage by singing,
Jesus is going to Shake our Righteous
Hand" The congregation Joined in
the melody. A collection Of S110.0O
was lifted. DR.. Peyton expressed his
delight. The communion services were
announced to take place at the True
Reformers' Hall as other services
would be held in the auditorium.
Come Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove
was sung. Deacon Richard Hamilton
announced that Rev. DR.. Peyton would
speak.
Evening star., 1924-10-31

ident. That led in 1916 to his ap-
pointment as vice president of the
Illinois Central Railroad. His ability
was so marked that it had become
accepted that he would leave the IIIi-
Eois Central. where no higher posi-
tionS were likely to be open.
For all this success Mr.. KittIe has
no formula. except the one iof hard
work and common sense. He has not
time to talk of his own accomplish
ments or 10 give advice to others
who might wish to accomplish.
With his appointment today to the
chief eNecutiveship of a great cor
poration he Immediately is to take UP
the task of developing further the
business of the mail order company.
At the same time Julius Rosenwaid. a
national figure through his large
pEilanthropies, gives up much of the
active direction of the business he
helped to found. His interests OF
late years have been in great meas
ure in the social service work toward
which he has given millions.
Evening star., 1924-10-31
BUSINESS ROMANCE
FRANKS CASE ECHO
Death of Senior Loeb Brings
Former Water Boy to Head
! of Great Firm.
$.
BY Consolidated Press.


:; CHICAGO, October 31.-The ro-
nance Of business. now and again
pictured in fiction, blossomed out in
real life here today. Ii is the story
of poor boy, by persistence, hard
work and ability, rising through the
'ranks until. still comparatively a
young man. he steps into the shoes
,of great and powerful business
leader to direct, at huge salary.
one of the nations biggest enter
prises.
:, The poor boy is Charles NJ. kittle
1he business leader, julius Rosen-
.wald, and the great concern. Sears Roe
buck n Co. Its board of directors TODAY
formally named Mr.. Eittle president to
succeed Mr.. Rosenwald, who becomes
chairman of the board, and at the same
time picked another young man, Gen
X f.. Wood, to become a vice president
of the company.
. Thus the 50 week water boy of
Only a relatively few years ago be-
comes the 100000 a year head of an
enterprise doing millions upon mil
lions of dollars business annually.
through some 1900 employees. And
Julius Rosenwald, chief executive
Tor the past 10 years, one of the or
EaniZerS of the company. at 62 gives
over ACTIVE direction of its affairs.
Franks Case One. Influence.
The Franks murder case was one
influencing circumstance in the pres
ent situation. Albert Fl. Loeb. father
of Richard Loeb. arch plotter in the
murder of little Robert Franks who
had been senior vice president of the
Sears Roebuck Company, died Monda V
OF Il he2rt ailment, aggravated by the
act of his son. He had been unable
to carry on his heavy duties since
his boy confessed the crime and a
few days ago Mr.. RoSenwald had eX-
plained to the board that additional
executives were necessary to care
for the work of the great mail order
house, inaSmuch a he and the failing
Mr.. Loeb were unable to carry the en-
tire burden.
In reaching out to find the man to
run their business the board of di-
rectors went to the 4i-year- senior
vice president of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company-an executive
genius who now must change from a
life of "railroading" to one of mer-
chandiSing.
Young kittle a little over 80 years
ago started out as water boy, tend
ing an Illinois Central section gang
here. He did his job well and got
Il better one. Then he learned rail-
road telegraphy and operated a key
from the time he was Il until he
was named cashier in the office here.
His book education was obtained in
the meantime from a night school.
From cashier the young man adj
vanced to chief clerk and in 1910
was appointed superintendent of
claims for the road. followed by an
appointment as assistant to the pres
Evening star., 1924-10-31

months when there was no money to
buy his lumber. But these were spent
in carving stones and doing his mill
work.
Now. after seven years, Balfour,
his wife and little son have moved
into the house. 1t is as perfect in
every detail as those built by. artisans
of years of experience.
Building his own house isn't all
this blind MAJ has done. He repairs
his own automobile, which his wife
drives. He has earned extra money
by grinding valves and doing other
work upon his neighbors' cars
Evening star., 1924-10-31
Blind Man Builds His O,on Home,
He,uing Cellar Out of Stone
his way around.

his way around.
In his digging he struck a 22-inch
formation of flint and limestone. He
obtained a plug and feather" drill
and plunged ahead. To guide the drill.
he invented a tube Enclosure. Month
after month he toiled, hewing the
rock which could be used in the
foundations.
Finally he completed the basement.
In it he installed his own plumbing,
fruit cabinets, coal bin and a garage.
In another end, he equipped a work
bench upon which he cut out and
finished parts for the house.
He sought a loan. telling OF the
work he had finished. He was re-
fused. But he wasn't discouraged
Slowly he went ahead. There were
Evening star., 1924-10-31

Special Dispatch to The Star.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, October 81,
Wanting a home of his own, c. j.
Balfour. who is blind, set about to
build his house with his own hands.
He began to eXcayate for the base
ment. And that was a tedious task.
Unable to see where he was going
when pushing a wheelbarrow, he was
compelled to remove the dirt in a
child's wagon. That way he could
hold out one hand in front and feel
Evening star., 1924-10-31
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Evening star., 1924-03-05
Marie Cahill Coming.

I Marie Cahill, the famous comedi-
enne and star of musical comedy, as
well as introducer of popular songs
and producer Of laughs par excel
4 keith's next week in Does an Act
] in two comedy scenes, described as
an interlude, and several minutes of
memories recalling songs of the past.
Miss Cahill brings q flne supporting
cast and many new songs.
Charles King, who is featured also,
has been seen here both with Eliza
beth Brice and recently in o musical
comedy tabloid. This time he comes
direct from George NJ. Cohan's Little
Nellie Kelly" and in "a bit of musical
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry re-
2 turn in their new act, Scandals of
Hensfoot Corners" written by Mr..
Barry and teeming with wholesome
! and genuine humor. Mr.. Barry's rube
J Characterization is one Of the classics
: Of the stage.
Mabel Ford, the youngest Of the
, famous Ford family, brings to vaude-
willie this season a terpsichorean
beauty spot. Miss Ford's dancing is
said to be as near perfect as possible.
by Demo and Rochelle, the Hope
Twins and her own orchestra. Flor
ence Burnsmore and Company will
present the comedy sketch by Susan
Glaspell, Suppressed Desires" orig
!psy made rs sTstaa ss 5a.e1 for r
supported by Alice Williams and Adm
Wilson. Ed Healy and Allan Gross
Include everything from opera to
jazz in their Showing the Smartest
styles in Song" and Les Ghexzi, two
gymnasts Of note. will ofter unusual
feats.
!. The usual screen features will COM
plete the bill.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
Mime. Hanenfeidtts q Lecture
Anne. MARY MERTvAGU ffANEN.

NINE. MARY MERTvAGU fANEN-
FELDT gave an Interesting tall
yesterday afternoon at the Washing
ton Club Oh The History of the Mos
COW Art Theater' and an appre-
eiable digest OF the plays to- be given
hero shortly by the Russian. artists
OF that theater.
but vital word picture Of 1.-THE History
of the Moskow Art Theater": second.
the reading of the play. ''Tzar Feo-
dor" by Tolstoy, and last, another
play. "The Lower Depth" by Maxim
Gorky.
Nine. Hanenfeldt:s reading is ami
mated and most sympathetic. and
quite understandabre: THURSDAY
madame will read Chasofrs The
Cherry Orchard" and "Incle Vania'
karama soft"
Nine. HanenfeIdt. who Is the widow
OF Gen. Hanenfe1dt of the impe-
rial Russian guards. whD lost his
life In the first month of the war IN
battle on the Austrian frontier, Is the
daughter of the late Gen. MertvaEo,
who was attache at the Russian EN-
bassy in Washington during the time
Count CaSsini was ambassador here.
She is therefore not unknown To
Washingtonians. and many old friends
are evincing interest in her worK.
Nine. Hanenfeldt. with q young
daughter, were left destitute, having
lost all her property and possessions
when the troops swept through her
frontier home, and her life spells one
Of the many tragedies consequent or
the war.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
Sousa's Q Band FRIDAY.

Lieut. Commander John Philip
Sous& and his band will play 1t
the National Theater Friday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. One Of the
features this year Is a variation on
tho theme of the song made famous
by Gallagher and SheAn. the two
comedians. who have never heard It.
Sousa wishing them to learn what
can be done by band instruments in
initiation OF the human voice. has in
vited them As his guests to hear the
concert.
with Sousa this year are Miss
Rachel Senior. protege Of tho lste
Maude Powell, 4 violinist Of rare
skill and charm: Miss Nora Fou-
chald. soprano singer discovered by
Sousa and said by him to be ono OF
tho best In the younger ranks. and
Miss Winifred Bambrick, harpist. In
addition to solos by this trio. John
Dolan, the cornetist, will do his
triple e-tonguing for the delectation OF
those who love the velvety tones
OF the cornet.
Sousa's latest march. MOBILES OF the
Mystic Shrine" will be played also
in honor of members Of Almxs
Temple who will attend the concert
In a body.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
The Lullaby.'

Edward Knobloch's play. The Lull-
aby," with Florence Reed, one OF
Americas leading actresses, comes to
the President Theater next week,
opening Sunday night.
Miss Reed, who is remembered for
her splendid characterizing in THE
Mirage" and The Painted Lady"
brings with her the original costumes,
which were utilized in the Charles
Dillingham; production, which has
just concluded a years engagement
In Gotham The Washington produc-
ton will be staged by Walter F.
Scott, who mounted ''The Lullaby" for
Mr.. Dillingham;.
Mr.. Knobloch calls his work a play
of emotions, and AYERS that it was
suggested by the women with whom
men recklessiy toy, cast aside and
quickly forget. But it is pivoted
around a big, vital dramatic theme.
1.-The Lullaby" settings embrace a
variety of picturesque locales: Nor
mandy in the SOS and 70's: Paris and
Barbizon in 1876, 1877 and 1878; Tunis
in 1908, and Paris again in 1928.
Miss Reed plays the part Of Made
lon, a French peasant girl, at various
ages, ranging from seventeen to
Coudray, Ralph kellard. Emily Smi-
ley. Robert Harrigan, June Webster,
Henry Crosby, Walter Scott Weeks.
Anne Warrington, Robert Grain, jr.;
Margaret Hume. Edwin Chamberlain,
LIE Rot Scarlet, Addison Smith and a
trio OF Arab chanters.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
Blossom Time"

Blossom Time" the Franz Schu-
bert operatta. which created such a
furore here on its earlier visits. will
play a return engagement at Polls
Theater next week, commencing Sun
day night, with the original company
and production intact.
Blossom Time" embraces all the
elements that give fascination to a
light musical production. It's story,
built on the life of the great com
poser himself, is romantic in it's es-
sence, with much gayety, color and
general allurements. Its music, COM
posed largely of the works of Schu-
bert, is fascinating. with a melodfous
beauty unsurpassed in modern plays:
AS a production. it brings an old
world atmosphere of century ago.
which is as quaint as it is delightful.
The company includes William
Danforth. Bertram Peacock. Howard
Marsh, Zoe Barnett, Edith Thayer,
Fmmie Nichlas, WAN Servais, Paul
Ker, Eric Titus, Ethel Brandon, Sonya
Leyton, Marion Abel and others.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
ADJUSTMENTS

sextet, comprising q saxophone. Q
violin. a cornet. trombone. drum
and piano. whose efforts will be
directed in the exploitation OF = new
angle Of syncopatton and jazz
, OBrten and Josephine In q sketch
called ~The Song Salesman" will
balance the musical program with
songs sung by excellent voices. ac-
compantad with some limitations.
Others will include johnson and
Baker with q. hurricane Of Intelligent
hafs-that IN tn say. It il the skill
OF their manipulAtors that makes the
hats seem intelligent; William Sisto.
The italian Alderman" In q maiden
spench which. he hopes will spread
Internationally; William Ebs. with an
act whose chief delight will be its
surprises and which he calls Always
Something New" and Rose, Ellis and
Rose, famous as "The Jumping
Jacks" with q circus setting.
The picture entertainment ought to
be unusually Interesting. It Will in
clutfe Gloria Swanson's newest pic
ture. The Hummirg Bird" a breezy
story of Apache life and tho screen
version of the play with a smashing
climax which Is now running in New
york; also two reel comedy, THAT
Ortsntal Came" which il described
as H. satire ON mah-jong.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
Crandalls alls-Kenneth Harlan
In The Vireinian."

THE Virginian." Preferred Pic
lures film version of the novel and
play by Owen Wister. will be shown
at Crandalrs theater the first three
days Of next week. beginning Sunday
afternoon. Kenneth Harlan in the
title role, is supported by Florence
Vidor. Russell Simpson, Pat O'Malley
and q large cast. The bill will in
clude also a new Aesop fable, "All-
Star Cast" by Paul Terry. Wednes-
day and Thursday Katherine Mac
Donald will be seen in "Chas stity," q
story of life on the stage. supported
by J. Gordon Russell, Huntley Cor
don, Frederick Truesdell and Edythe
Chapman. together with Stan Laurel.
in Frozen Hearts" Friday and Sat
urday Earl Williams. Jane Novak.
Ben Alexander. George Seigmann and
Bull Montana will be seen in Jealous
Husbands" a tale Of domestic up
heaval. directed by Maurice Tourneur,
and Cliff Bowes, in Don't Hesitate
Short reels and pipe organ music will
be included in all bills.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
Melody and Dance.

Next weeks bill at the Strand as
announced by Manager Sparrow. be-
ginning Sunday. will be headed by
! FLASHES of Melody and Dance" intro
ductng mixed quartet, the tenor and
soprano Of which have exceptional
voices. and the contralto and baritone
voices above the average. Solo and
harmony singing will be featured.
with a young and graceful dancer
who interpolates her numbers be-
tween songs.
Others include. George Carson and
Jake Willard in a new laugh hit,
Meet the Doctor: Stone and Ioleen.
In an amusing skit. Tangled Wires; !;
Stilwell and Frazer. Batting 500 in
the Harmony League" and the Pal
ermos Dogs, in an unusual display Of
animal intelligence.
"Hoodman Blind" William Fox
screen version OF the famous old play
by Henry Arthur Jones and Wilson
barrett. wilr be the photoplay. David
Butler. Gladys HuIette. Regina Con-
nelly, Frank Campeau. Marc McDer-
mott, Trilby Clark and Jack Walters
are I'm the cast. Short reels also will
be shown
Evening star., 1924-03-05
Palace-Viola Dana.
In Search of a Thrill

Loew's Palace Theater next week.
beginning Sunday afternoon. will
offer 4 brilliant and de luxe fashion
pageant. with nearly a score OF
living models. in conjunction with
the presentation of Viola Dana's
latest Metro picture, In Search Of q
Thrill.
The fashion pageant will consist of
nine separate numbers In which fash
tons for every possible occasion will
DO displayed by Washington girls,
members OF the Stafford Pemberton
dancers.
I'm Search Of q Thrill" is described
As q thrilling story OF Paris and IT'S
siums, in which q girl Is forced to
lay aside her PanQuin gowns to win
the love of a man. She is supported
Buren, and Robert Schable,
Evening star., 1924-03-05
Ram $ Head Players Tonight

Tonight at the Rams Head Play
house the first performance will be
given of a. A. Mines whimsical
comedy, THE Romantic Age" under
the direction of Robert Bell and Wall
ter w. Beck. with settings and cos
tunes by James Reynolds. This play
will run according to the usual Ram s
Head schedule. all this week, and
beginning again next Wednesday.
March 12. through Saturday night OF
next week, with Saturday matinees,
this and next week.
Josephine Hutchinson appears as
Melisande, the romantic daughter of
Henry Knowle, played by Walter w.
Beck, with Leona Roberts as his wife
and with Robert Bell as Gervase
Mallory, the knight Of her .girlish
dreams. and Ranald Savery as Bobby,
prosaic young man, in love with
Melisande; Adelaide George as Jane,
a matter of fact cousin of Meltsa nde.
and Arthur j. Rhodes as Gentleman
Susan.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
New York Philharmonic
Tuesday.

The New York Philharmonic Or
chestra, which plays At the National
Theater next Tuesday afternoon at
4:S0. 10 not only the oldest orchestral
organization In America, but 10 the
antedated only by the London Phil
harmonic Society. Willem Mengel-
berg, Dutch conductor, will direct
this concert, which will be under the
local management Of the T. Arthur
Smith, Inc, concert bureau. The So
Ioist Will be the American pianist,
Ernest SchellinE. ;.
MI. Mengelberg has arranged tho
following program for Tuesday: A
symphony, ~ yet undecided, but
pressfons Of an Artists Life," varia-
tions for piano and orchestra (Schell-
tnS), and Les Pfeludes" (Lisxt).
Evening star., 1924-03-05
"FoIlies Of the Day. /"

At the Gayety next week Barney
Gerard's "Follies of.the Day will be
the attraction. Its big cast includes
a number Of former Washington boys.
'Boze'' Snyder, the pantomime come
dian, and the only comedian on the
stage who never speaks a word.
heads the cast; Sam Green, . former
Washfngtonian. assists him.. Others
of the company are Johnnie Weber,
who returns to Columbia BurlesQue
after three years absence: Beatrice
Tracey, Maize Evans, Beth Clark.
Hunter, Cole and Hunter, former
with moving pictures at the Old Ma
sonic Temple; Bert Matthews, John
B. Williams. Scotty Weston, Louis
and Georgfe and Bob Tolliver.
"Follies of the Day" is the same big
show that played for twenty weeks
in Boston and for an entire summer
at the Columbia Theater, New York
city.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
Central" judgment of the
Storm"

Lloyd Hughes. Lucille Rickson,
Myrtle Stedman. George Hackathorne.
Claire Mcdowell. Philo Mccullough
and Casson Ferguson will be pic
tured in Judgment Of the Storm"
the first four days OF next week at
CrandalIs. Central Theater. beginning
sunday afternoon, when Mack SEN
nett's comedy, "Inbad the Sailor"
also will be shown. Judgment Of
the Storm" is described as a gripping
drama dealing with mother love and
the manner In which son proves his
real worth when he discovers that
his mother is 4 gambler. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday OF next week
Goldwyn's film version Of Hall Game
tho title of Name the Man'" viii Tea
ture Conrad Nagel. Mae Busch, Patsy
Ruth Miller. Hobart Bosworth. AiIeen
Prfngle and Creighton Hale. 1t was
directed by Victor Seastrom. The
comedy touch will be forbidden
Fruit
Evening star., 1924-03-05

ning Sunday afternoon. In Metros
screen version Of Happiness" the
play by J. Hartley Manners.
for the screen and the cast includes
Pat O'Malley. Hedda Hopper. Cyris
Chadwick, Edith Yorke. Patterson
Eial, Joan Standing. Laurence Grant
and Charlotte Minneau.
In this story Miss Taylor has tho
role Of = shopgirl, whose lot In life Is
hard, yet who maintains Z strong
note of cheerfulness, and SO meets q
woman OF means, who 10 bored by too
much luxury, and inspires her to q
different life. She then falls in love
with an electrician, and, with the aid
OF. tho rich woman, she goes into bust-
ness and makes . big success.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
Rialto-" Three Weeks

Goldwyn Pictures production Of
EIinor G1yn's story, Three Weeks"
will open a seven-day engagement at
Moore's Rialto Theater beginning
Sunday.
Three Weeks" as photoplay, is
said to be vastly superior to the
novel. It is still a story Of passion
and peril, but the claim Is that It
has been raised into the realms of
superb romance. partly due to the
but more to the magnificent settings
of Cedric Gibbons. and the acting Of
Aileen Pringle, Conrad Nagel. Claire
De Lorez. one Of the beautiful women
Of the screen.
Elinor Glyn, the author. is said to
picture.
A selected comedy. the Rialto
Magazine, and an orchestral score
will complete the bill.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
Kelly s Vacation. .

''Kelly's Vacation" the new play bv
Vincent Lawrence, which comes to the
Shubert Belasco next week. beginning
Monday night, is an A. H. Woods pro-
duction.
: "Kelly's Vacation is described as a
light comedy dealing in part with golf,
in part with love and in part with snob-
bishness. Kelly, the hero. is represented
AS being worth sS0,000,000. which isn't
so much in these days of quickly ac-
Quired fortunes.
Robert Ames, a promising young ac-
tor. has been cast for the leading role.
and he is supported by Alma Tell and
. typical Broadway cast
Evening star., 1924-03-05
The Bat

Tie Shubert-Garrick. where "The Bat"
- now playing it's second week. an
nounces that this same o!d favorite. with
the same company and the same reduced
popular prices, will remain for third
week, commencing Sunday evening. The
Garricli seems to have rtgained its an
cient glory with the advent of The
Bat" This F. street theater has been
the mecca for crowds nightly such as
have not made their way in that direc-
ton but once before this season.
Whether The Bat has not exhausted
its big popularity or the popularity of
the new prices opened up new field for
this play is difficult to determine.