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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
Lincoln covered Wagon.

Departing this week from its usual
custom of presenting several photo
play attractions during the week,
the Lincoln Theater, will offer Para
mounts epochal production, THE
Covered Wagon" throughout the week,
beginning this afternoon at 3. In this
picture version of the story by the
late Emerson Hough the principal
roles are played by J. Warren ker-
rigan, Lois Wilson. Ernest Terrence,
Tully Marshall, Charles Ogle and
Alan Hale. The story concerns the con-
quest of the West by. the hardy pio-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
Empire.

Today and tomorrow, Frank Mayo.
in THE Plunderer," and comedy,
Felix Revolts'; Tuesday and Wed
nesday,- Alma Rubens and Conrad
Nagel, in The Rejected Woman" also
comedy, "A Woman's Rights; Thurs
day, Faire Binney and Buster Collier,
jr., in THE Girl From Porcupine,"
also comedy, The Job Dodger," and
Fox News; Friday, Agnes Ayres and
Antonio Moreno. in Bluff" and com
edy, Mothers joy; Saturday, Ken
meth Mcdonald, in SLOW as Light
Ming" and Sunshine comedy, Chill
dren Wanted" Matinee features,
Ghost City No. Il, and surprise
party for the kiddies.
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Avenue Grand.

Today and tomorrow, Thomas Mel
CHAN, in The Alaskan" and Cha rlie
Chase, in TOO Many Mamas"; Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, Ru-
dolph Valentino and Bebe Daniels, in
Monsieur Beaucairc"; Friday, Mary
Carr and Johnny Walker, in THE
Spirit of the L. S. A." and Cliff
Bowes, in NO Pooling: Saturday,
Matt Moore and Patsy Ruth Miller, in
Fools in the Dark and Into the
Net" No. g.
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neers who Joined the gold rush to

neers who Joined the gold rush to
California in 40.
1t was directed by James Cruze and
possesses that quality that places it
among the pictorial records of sig
nificant period in the development of
the Nation. showing the drama of the
prairies and those who risked life and
fortune to tame the far west. The
picture will be shown daily at 1870
$3.50, $50, 1880 and 9:35 pm.
The only added attraction, owing to
the length of the feature, will be a
new issue of the Kilograms. setting
forth the important world events of
the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
Dumbarton,

Today, Percy Marmon, in You
Cant Get Away With IT.; tomorrow,
House Peters, in Don't Marry For
Money; Tuesday and Wednesday,
Alice Terry and Ramon Novarro, in
The Arab; Thursday, Lois Wilson,
in Another Scandal; Friday. James
Kirkwood, in "Discontented Hus-
bands; Saturday. William Farnum,
in wolves of the Night"
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Home.

Today and tomorrow. Betty Comp
son. in 1.-THE Enemy Sex: Tuesday,
Seena Owen, in Neglected Women;
Wednesday. Lou Tellegen and Anna
Q. Nilsson, in Between Friends;
Thursday, Jack Hoxie, in "The CAL
Looping Ace; Friday, Wanda Hawley,
in the Desert Sheik'; Saturday,
Adolphe Menjou and Viola Dana, in
open All Night
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Carolina.

Today and tomorrow, Zane Grey's
"Wanderer of the Wasteland"; Tues
day, John Barrymore, in Beau Brum-
mel; Wednesday, William Fox's
Gentle Julia: Thursday. Changing
Husbands" with Leatrice JOY; Fri
day, you Can't Get Away With It.;
Saturday, The Side Show of Life
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SAVOY.

CHAN, in The Alaskan" and Charlie
Chase, in TOO Many Manas";
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
Rudolph Valentino and Bebe Daniels,
in Monsieur Beaucaire"; Thursday,
Shirley Mason, in That French
Lady," and Al St. John. in Never
Again; Saturday, Charles (Buck)
Jones, in THE Desert Outlaw; Cliff
Bowes, in Cheer Up" and Into the
Net" No. s..
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Elite.

Today, Lewis Stone, in "Cytherea";
Monday, Barbara Castleton, in 1.-THE
Net; Tuesday, Bebe Daniels, in "Un-
guarded Women; Wednesday, Kath-
crime Macdonald, in Chastity;
Thursday, Estelle Taylor. in Tiger
Love; Friday, John Bowers, in DE
sire; Saturday, Percy Marmont, in
you Can't Get Away With It,
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Photoplays This Week
At the Photoplay Houses This Week

METROPOIITAN-"Thc Sea Hawk" Shown this
evening
PALACE-Mcron Shown this afternoon and
evening
COLUMBA-"Fcc OF Clay Shown this evening
RIATO"Thc Paris evening
TINOL"1he Border LegionSymphony Orchestra
afternoon and evening
AMBASSADOR"Thc Girl Limousine" Shown this after
evening.
CENTRAIThe Danger Line Shown this evening
LINCOLN Wagon" Shown this afternoon
and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

Main Street.: Wednesday, Florence
Nidor, in Booth Tarkington's Alice
Adams; Thursday and Friday, Lewis
stone and Alma Rubens. in "Cy-
therea" Goddess of Love-: Saturday.
Monty Banks, in Racing Luck" and
comedy, rip Van Wrinkle"
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Next Weeks Photoplays

COLUMBIA-Gloria Swanson,
in Her Love Story"
METROPOLITAN - Glenn
Hunter and Bessie Love, in
"The Silent Watcher"
PALACE - Married Flirts,"
from Louis Joseph Vance
story, Mrs. Paramor.'
TIEOLI - Paramount's pro-
duction. The City That
Never Sleeps
AMBASSADOR-"Wine,"f ea-
turing Clara Bow.
CENTRAL-Colleen Moore, in
Flirting With Love"
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Circle.

Today and tomorrow, Dorothy Dali
ton and Jack Holt, in THE Lone
Wolf; Tuesday, Florence vidor: in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

George Hackathorne will portray
the role of the son in Norma Tai
madge's forthcoming picture, 1.-THE
Lady" Buster Collier, previously an
nounced for the part, couldn't get a
release from his contract with War
ner Brothers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

James kirkwood has been signed 10
play the lead in The Top of the
World" which Famous Players-Lasky
is to produce. 1t is a Jack CunninE-
ham adaptation of the novel by Eth,I
NJ Dell, the story being laid in Eng
land and South Africa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

They are squabbling in New York
over who shall show ''Tarnist" first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

American moving pictures. accord
ing to cable reports, are cleaning
up" in Europe, while the foreign di-
rectors are coming over here to eN-
plain what is the matter with them
the pictureS
Evening star., 1924-04-20

ing sharp on the heavy weather
braces: we took the topsail sheets to
the capstan and Smitty gave us a
chanteyman's lines for our choruses
and heaving.
But the scene of the greatest ex-
citement was aft on the raised poop
deck, where Capt. Roberts, an i'm
petuous welshman appearing in
BAHAMAS from his afternon nap, en-
ing men aside and himself hauling
on the mixzen buntlines. ridiculous,
watsr-sodden figure without dignity
and absolutely lacking At the moment
In clearheadedness. ] wonder that he
did not breed panic. The fact Is, he
bred something far worse.
kt H$
THE work of the emergency seemed
to go on intsrminably; we had
taken in eleven sails including the
large courses in forty-four minutes.
Various small matters of tAutenins
ropes. picking up gear and coiling
down remained for attention. They
we're up to the starboard watch. and
still we OF the port side were kept
out N the cold rain and wind and
away from our supper. A little more
level headed, now that sill real dan ger
was by. Capt Roberts, under a rain
coat, continued to boss us about
tyrannicaily.. could see our men
in a cluster in the ships waist, could
see them evidently exchanging their
Evening star., 1924-04-20

!xtricabIe confusion and good deal
Of fright. We had not only to take
in upper sails and the three courses,
including the impense mainsail; we
had also to wear ship at once and get
away from the attractive but danger
Gus vicinity Of Manga Reva, with it's
rows of outlying reefs
We did everything at once. although
had no idea of what we were doing.
The rain descended in sheets: the air
and water were now quite cold and
set our teeth chattHng dspite frantic
exertions A huge negro Of our
watch, Robert Cornelius Lee. six feet
four inches tail, gave a fiendish yell
and jumping from the deck caught
with his powerful, hands the underside
OF the ladderS Of shrouds and rstiines,
going up hand over hand for a dozen
pulls. then twisting. throwing his
body over and running up the rest of
the way to the tops.
Others Initiated him, sprang into the
rigging and went aloft like smooth
jointed monkeys and scarecrows. ]
had never gone up so fast In my life.
The deck was strewn with ropes and
resounded with the officers cries and
the imploring shouts OF the men haul
Evening star., 1924-04-20

name more nearly his own; | do not
know. More than once he narrated
the affair in detail The only i'm
portant fact he withheld was whether
or not he actually killed the woman.
No thrill was lost, however, for I
think every one believed him capa bl Q
of having killed her.
IT was not long after Graves had
talk that I had a chance to under
stand how seriously Brown meant it,
We had got across the line and out
OF the doldrums, or region Of oalms
While moving pleasantly along in the
southeast trade wind we were send
ing down our light weather sails and
sending I'D, or bending on" the
much heavier canvas which would
stand the Cape Horn blasts. The
work aioft, on the foretopgaIlant
yard. had placed Brown and myself
side by side.
j didn't understand ii. Of course
and strovc clumsily. Suddenly, and
without the least warning. Browns
! thick arm came sweeping backward
and struck me on the chest 1t was
hard blow. Fortunately, at the
moment. had hold Of the jackstay-
little metal rod running along the
top of the yard, to which the sail is
fastened or bent" If, as might
easily have been the case, my hands
had been free. and. had been merely
standing on the wire footropc. bal
ancing with my stomach against the
yard. should certainly have been
knocked OF the rope, to fall Seventy
feet to the deck below.
To the deck or. possibly. into the
sea. 1t was fine weather, and by
setting the nainaail aback the Way
farer could have picked me up In
fifteen or twenty minutes, always
provided Il could keep afoat that
long. I could not swim An occa-
sional sharks fin was noted along
side.
IeHsness. II had wanted to call
out for help I couldn't have done 50.
My fingers involuntariiy closed about
the jackstay; cIung to it My knees
began to quake.
without any intermission he
brought his arm back again--the be-
ginning Of a perfect stream Of rapid
and powerful blows designed to
knock me overheard at this favorable
opportunity. He hurried. There was.
Of course, a chance that he would
be seen by the mate from the deck
below. AS he struck he poured out
his accumulated bitterness and
hatred, founded on an utterly illogi-
cal and silly bit of reasoning. the
process Of his mind. triumph OF
stupidity and animal cunning:
Get out o. the way, you -. Go,
drown yourself. you bloody slirk"
In his poem, "Dauber," John Mase-
Evening star., 1924-04-20

Ideas and could sec the look on their
resentful faces, black and white alike.
In few moments, without refusing
duty, they were letting the starboard
crowd, a docile crew, execute all the
commands Still Capt. Roberts strut
ted on the weather side, bawling out
orders he might better have left to
his second.
The whole knot suddenly advanced
to the foot OF the companion ladder
leading to the weather side-the
captains side--of the poop. Smitty
was spokesman. He shouted to Capt.
Roberts:
I'VE want our watch below"
Capt Roberts ceased. strutting,
came to the head Of theEladder, and
| stared down At the group. Suddenly
the work OF the ship ceased. The
mate and second appeared in the
back ground and moved up close to
the captains back.
What do you say"
1--WE want our watch below" re-
peated Smitty. with snari.
Various voices from the group sup
ported him. Capt. Roberts seemed TO
be taken by surprise. Mr.. Walker, at
one of his shoulders. glowered down
on his crowd, his mouth open as II
he would gladly bite them. The sec
ond, Mr.. Stowe. looked very serious
faced behind his surprisingly big. red
dropping mustache.
you'll go below when I give you
emission" said the skipper.
At that there was a general outcry
the cluster moved nearer 10 the foot
of the ladder, and Edwards, a negro
OF most volatile temper thrust him
self forward.
"what yo' mean" he shouted. 10
damn ole fool, you ewine keep US
out here all night? 70 amt know
how to navigate yo' own ship. Buttin
into men, knockin' 'em aside. hauhn
on the ropes yo'se,f! What sort OF
old man yo' are; tell me dat?'
ue cursed the skipper. he bias
phemed, he was outrageous. we were
al, deeply moved; we had been under
,onoe slight strain and were power
fully excited. To the shock OF Eu-
wards eIeotrifying outburst was add
ed the profounder shock OF our
welshman's behavior; for. after tax
ing one step down the companion
ladder. Capt. Roberts stood stockstli,
his eyes fixed warily on the men be-
low him and on Edwards. an uneasy
smile playing over his plump, flushed
countenance. All could see that he
was afraid. .-.
TT was one of the most dangerous
i moments Of the whole passage.
To suoh speech as Edwards had used
there could be, in the discipline OF the
sea, but one answer blow, The
whole affair. though arising from a
justified but small and momentary
grievance, was rankest insubordina-
ton. Perhaps Capt. Roberts was re-
strained by the rigidity of English
law, which does not consider blow
lightly. Striking a man 10 assault.
even though done on shipboard ans
by an oficer to mutinous saflor-A
matter for the closest scrutiny in
port, for censures and penalties and
bIots upon a seaman's record.
No, doubt all Of this had its part in
our shippers behavior; the fact re-
mains that Edwards mouth should
have been stopped, and on any Amer
ican ship-harsh as Is the record OF
Evening star., 1924-04-20

| American chips for bruatlity-t7"
| mouth would have been stopped. But
all Capt Roberts said, with that un-
easy smile and in a voice altogether
too weakly conciliatory, was:
Go forward, my man. Better be
| careful what you say"
At that Edwards let him have it.
Capt: Roberts stood there. listening
to the abuse. When the negro stop
| ped, out Of breath. he repeated his
warning, which sounded weaker than
ever, and added:
'Mr. Walker. send your crowd. be-.
| low"
We went, in mingled relief and tri-
umph. We had bearded the old ma n
| and we had discovered that he was
afraid of US 1t was an expansive
| moment, and the watch expanded
| with oaths and shouts of laughter
and cries. What next?
| 1t must have been an hour~for grave
uneasiness aft, On deck We could
| hear Mr.. Stowe, best of the three men
| in the cabin, the fairest and ordi-
narily the gentiest, horsing his men
| about sayagely, in the impotence OF
his justified resentment at what had
| taken place:
But already. as we jubilated, tho
1 solidarity that had united us on deck
was beginning to crumble. Smitty.
| who counted himself lord OF the
| fo'c'sle. remembered jeaIously that
| Edwards had taken the center of tho
stage: In addition to this personal
| Jealousy Of the two men moro
| general jealousy started between the
whites and the blacks 1t was tho
commencement OF feud which was
to last for weeks and give JOY and
comfort to the afterguard.
| That very night there in the e. .c's'ln
Smitty and Edwards fell afoul OF each
other, exchanged words and made
threats of bloodshed. Smitty next da V
carried them aft, with the result that
| Capt Roberts sent for Edwards
| alone. demanded his sheath knife, and
broke the blade off short before hano
ing il back. Edwards, in wild rage,
but this time without the watch at
his back. had to submit
His threats secame more violent.
Soon the four white men and three
negroes on our side were not speak
Ing 10 each other and barely consent
ed to unite in necessary ships worl
The weather was rapidly getting cold
er. and high winds were more corr
mon. In Seventy-two hours we sud
denly passed from a subtropical ci
mate 10 one almost as rigorous as "a
New York winter. and | was doubled
up with cramps. ] could hardly stand
at times, but the whole watch. whites
and blacks alike, joined in treating
me as a shirker.
To cap everything. Capt. Roberts
under the pretense that il would be
risky to allow mo TO go aloft in bal
weather, had just decreed that l should
stand all the lookouts for our watch
on the fo'c's'le head nightly. Tha.
m cant six hours duty a night in al
exposed position. as compared with
the two hours night of the able sea
man taking his trick at the wheel
Meanwhile Brown continued his er
forts to stir up an active hate aGainst
me; his hostility was .unrelentins. =
was soon TO experience a more dan
gerous nfanifes tation If II than am
yet.
tCopyrght. 1924
Evening star., 1924-04-20
BY STERLING HELLO.

| PARIS. April 8.
1NHIS happened in a big Paris de-
! partment store. The news
| editors wife, of course. was
straight and slender. slightly
under manncauin dimensions. OF
course, 1 say, 1t gave her advantage
in the lightning changes.
They just slipped them on and off
her. and the ready-made frocks
! looked right-as after rectifcat ion
others.
| So she attained for them the climax
OF their system. I could see them
making room for other women TO
rubber tthere were many waiting for
the little try-on rooms that lined the
hall). But was frightened for
| Waldo. Where would he get OF
| financially?
| Two salesvomen and three aide
girls futtered around us, sending for
more models. On and or the devoted
wife they slipped them.
| Did you ever hear of Fregolir He
used to disappear behind a screen and
| come out on the other side another
man. They shooed our girl into q
| cubby room. Less than a minute
pa ssed. When she came out in that
| black silk 1 took her for q name
| quin.
She had gone in. a tourist from
the boat.
Then I saw the whole thing. Some
women know how to wear 'em,
That black silk dress.
Call it an afternoon dress, or din
/ ner dress, or theater dress-women
will know. My point Is that. exam
ined in the hand. it was a fiimsy
skinny bit.
On her it was as If you saw q big
oil portrait by q master. All was
there--line. color splash, distinction,
and the new note Of the hour in
Paris-all, all!
or her it was just a crumpled
handful of black siik--a mere slip!
The price was $50. with the franc
worth 5 cents. But, OF course, there
1 was a cape of the same heavy silk
Nat crepe. 1t was a very plain, long
wasted dress, with sleeves so short
you might say none al all; tight
skirt. straight knee length overskirt,
gathered in front, and straight, belt
less back. s-,es
The cape was straight piece of
the same heavy black silk, about
/ twenty-seven inches wide, gathered
slightly at the neck and thrown
loosely over the shoulders. The two
outside corners feN into points on the
| hips. So
The cape was lined with variegated
| lowered cretonne, the pattern being
outlined with gold thread. A narrow
strip Of this goId-pointed fIowery
| glory edged the bottom of the waist
In front and eke the sleeves. In
| fact. It's all the sleeves there were
And q group Of the same gold -edged
.cretonne flowers was appliQued on the
right hip.
And that was aIl--severe black
silk. with these lowered, gold edged
tcolor spfashes.
Evening star., 1924-04-20
Famed Designers Fashions Copied
By Big Paris Department Stores

what would be a painters merit
the long, slender tailored lines,
broken only by the three tiers, the
first of which was the blouse edge
The price was $50, with the frame
at cents-t1at was, yesterday, 500
francs, and doubtless it would so re-
| main today but for one fact-the
model is sold out. They have gone
on to others. But the Rue de la Paix
designer still continues 10 issue it,
She came out a Quaker siri.
was glad that she purchased this
model, because a word describes it's
tone But the frocks already men
toned will show eaually-what any
old friend of Paris would be glad to
point out-that amid all the fiimsys
scanty afternoon dressing and uu-
dressing in Paris you will find among,
the smartest models frocks which
look all right upon our sisters,
Christian. frocks, if / may say ii. in
particular if you just stand Oft and
look at them as worn.
We called it the Quaker dress.
Compared with others, it was OF
heavy gray crepe de chine, with all
over printed pattern in soft shades
of many colors. Yet something domi-
mated the whole color effect like
Quaker dove blushing rosy.
A long-waisted dress, my sisters.
with long tight sleeves and front
knee-length overskirt with small
pocket on each side. A belt Of the
same material ties loosely on tho left
side around a low waistline. A tie
OF the same materials joins the open
ing in the center front of the waist
which enlarges the high round neck
line enough to allow the dress to
slip.ov the head. Got to get it on,
girls!
And, do you know. the only trim
ming on this beautiful frock is a
small round cream lace collar!
It's beauty depends on the sweetIy
pretty material and the long. slender
lines. broken only by the front over
skirt. And that is that:
I = x = \
down thus: % Continuance of
the lost waistline. both belted and
bSStACcSs t-y AMI aOo0I SCtCu 10
eleven inches above the ground; (3)
continuance of tight skirts on tai
lored costumes and many front over
sksrts on AFTERNOON gowns; (D per-
hspss more long sleeves than in the
past, huf stiu many sleeveless and
2sbdrt-sleexedt "a gowns; many tai
:lored. froekss In snkS as Nell, as in
wooden ruaterialss..t ..z.ss.
h But: but, but 3;fSSscS %
| The gowns are shy on matarlaf my
| rdears.- -. II -, Tass't
& The goYns are slips such as4aSHeas
wear, except for the low. wgistline.
skirts ten inches from the clouds, and
the whole business sleeSelessA and
skinny in way few angels yduld
approve.
or course, you can always. find the
sweetest Quaker, dresses and good
little girl frocks" of exquisite mod
esty as worn--as worn. Don't handle
them!