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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-09

Corn prices made appreciable adj
vances during the last year, says the
y. S. Department of Agriculture. Low
receipts at primary markets and the
low visible supply OF corn have result
ed in rising prices despite large farm
stocks and heavy production during
the three years 1919-l922. 1t is point
ed out, however, that the price of
hogs must always be considered in
connection with that Of corn, mas
much as approximately 80 per cent of
the corn crop is sold ION the hoof."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-09

To safe guard their rights and fire.
sides, several Seaford married men
have formed a club to be known as
the Husbands Protective Associa-
ton and Sewing Circle"
Regular weekly meetings will be
held at the places of business of the
members. Application blanks will be
mailed to married men of the town
and community who the charter men,
bers think are eligible.
The first meeting was held this
week. The members were urged to
bring their sewing and plenty of but
tons and not to forget the china egg
for darning the socks.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-09

The World War had a marked effect
upon the bread grain consumption Of
some European countries as we'll as
of the United States Department of
Agriculture. The standard of living
in some countries has been lowered
and cheaper foods substituted for
wheat. Wheat has been conserved by
"long milling," mixing, and by feed.
ing less to livestock. In selling sur,
plus wheat American farmers are
compelled to meet increasingly keer
competition in foreign market
where the demand has decreased it il
pointed out.
Evening star., 1924-09-28

The Lasky ranch near Hollywood is
a particularly lovely spot, and every
one likes it except Noah Beery. Noah
has been killed nine times. has COM
1nitted suicide twice, and been
wounded II times in that vicinity. In
his latest effort he was supposed to
be shot for a scene in THE Female"
Evening star., 1924-09-28

duced to New York last week Ina
Claire appeared in Grounds for Di-
vorce" and the musical comedy Dear
Sir" featuring Walter Catlett, Gene
We've Tobin and Oscar Shaw.
The announcement has been made
that 'Primrose." Bolton and Gersh
win musical comedy, now in London
will reach New York later in the sea- =
son under the management of Aaron
and Freedley.
Byron Beasley and Minna Gombel
will play the principal roles in AL
ley" the new play which Lee kugel
is now leading into action.
The play in which Roberta Arnold
is starred and which opened under the
name THE Tantrum'' now is called
THE Third Year"
Irene Bordoni opened her tour in
her last seasons success, Little Miss
Bluebeard." at Atlantic City last
week. In February Gilbert Miller
will send her TO London with the
piece.
Dudley Digges is back in New York
to take up his duties as chief of pro-
duction and to stage the Equity Play
ers' five plays, the first of which will
be placed in rehearsal in November.
Mr.. Digges will continue with the
Theater Guild in the part of the
Critic in The Guardsman,' by Mol
mar
Last Tuesday night marked the
1,000th performance of "Abies Irish
Rose" in New York. Only one other
play, 'Iightnin has such a record
Walter WhiteSide will begin tour
under the direction of Lee Shubert in
sheep" by l.. ii. johnson, in this
city, the latter part Of October.
Charles Meredith will be Doris
keane's leading man for starlight"
which Edith Ellis is to present.
Advance orders for a. l.. Erlanger's $
"Hassan," opening tomorrow night in
New York. totaled $4,000.
Eva Tanguay. the well known
vaudeville actress, is quoted as saying
that cataract is Impairing the
Evening star., 1924-09-28
In the Spotlight.

ELoREU zIEGFELD has purchased
the revue, Keep Cool" from +
X Nadel. The production remains In
New York this week and will then be
sent on the road.
Firmin Gemier. the distinguished
French actor, and his company, who
season in New York, expect to sail
from Cherbours for this country Oc-
tober 90.
Great Music" a play by Martin
Brown, will open in New York Thurs
day. (under the direction of George
Backer.
Rain" was announced to run only
four weeks at the start of this sea
son in New York, but its success has
been so pronounced, it is now report
ed. that it will continue Indefinitely.
Ruth Shepley will have the leading
role in Judy O'Grady," by Myron G.
Fagin, to be presented for the first
time at Atlantic City next month.
Ashes" by Reginald Goode. will
be produced by Walter c. Jordon this
season, with Florence Reed heading
the cast. Miss Reed tried out the
play IN stock during the past Sum-
mer.
Arnold Daily and Justin Johnstone
will appear this week at Keith's s
Palace. in New York. in Shaw's How
He Lied to Her Husband
Raymond Walburn will play the
leading role in The Show on" when
that play opens in London, October
20 1t will be presented by an Amer
ican cast.
Tiger Cats" David Relasco's first
production of the season, will open
in New York, Tuesday night, October
81.
An operetta, entitled The Green
Peach" will be presented this season
by Arthur Hammerstein. with Edith
May as the star. Otto Harbach and
Oscar Hammerstein will furnish the
book and lyrics and Rudolf Friml and
Herbert Stothart the score.
Two new productions were intro
Evening star., 1924-09-28

There's suggestion Of trouble in the
announcement that Warner Bros, larg-
est of the so-called independent pro-
duners of photopiays. are about to
launch }io.o00.000 theater-b building
project, in the prosecution OF which
they will invade many OF the largest
cities in the country with their own
t.rst-class photoplay houses, in which
their product will be given preference
over aIl-othere.
Evening star., 1924-09-28

dicted to the WOW rarely. if ever,
attain the roar.
The WOW has the same effect on
people as the roar. with this eXcep-
ton: The WOW never becomes OBJ
noxious TO others. II is a meek roar.
with the thunder reduced to a mini
mum. Society people seldom carry
roars in their system. They are pos
sessed Of vows and use them when
the occasion arises
The final step is the hysterical
laugh. Quite often this precedcs mel
ancholia or murder. When it doesn't
precede either il produces rocking
sensation. Hence the phrase, He fell
out of his seat laughing. You can
see, therefore, the Importance of hav-
ing the seats in theaters divided by
ii wooden or iron bar. You never can
tell when the hysterical laugh will
come and when the ushers will have
TO march down the aisle to pick up
the paid admissions.
1T is quite evident" concludes Mr..
Bartels. that laughter is study,
a 5 much study as is the making OF
home brew. One can't succeed as a
comedian unless one is gifted with
this knowledge-or has a press agent
who has the gift
Evening star., 1924-09-28
aIks on Laughter

7 OUIS JOHN BARTEI.S. who has
~ the name role in The Showof'
the comedy by George Kelly, ignor
ing popular topics of conversation
such presidential elections and the
world series in base ball. has found
time to discuss the topic laughter.
Laughs he says. ARE as varied
as the whooping cough or Mexican
jumping beans. No two are alike
No three are alike.
Il have made d study Of laughter
ever since | looked at d comic strip
and il got d rise out of me. The
lowest form of laugh is sicnly
smile. You know the kind. You tell
Il person joke and he looks dumb
foundedly a you as il you were talk
ing Russian. Then you discover he
has cracked lip as well as a cracked
sense Of humor. A snicker is sure to
follow.
The grin, to my mind, is where the
real laugh is born. II You can get a
fellow TO grin he's a fine prospect
for real laugh. The guffaw is near
enough the grin to be its twin
. brother. Right after that comes the
smile.
You meet smiles everywhere Peo-
pie talk about the weather and YOU
smile. Push you in the street cars
and YOU smile. Your wife says she
Is going downtown TO buy Il new hat
and you-well. do you smile"
People smile at anything and
everything. After they've success
fully passed this stage they laugh
II may be a hyphenated laugh. or d
Smile-laugh, but il is nevertheless a
laugh just as genuine as any 100 per
cent laugh can be
"Of course, the hearty laugh is a
step further up the ladder Of genuine
laughter, but it isn't often you can
evoke the hearty laugh. That comes
only when the grocer slips on a
banana peel or the guy in the big
car can't make the hill while you ne
gotiate il with apparent ease in your
apidated fiivver.
People seldom, except on rare oc-
casions, go beyond the hearty laugh
but the next stop is the roar. The
roar starts somewhere in the depths,
gathers momentum as it reaches the
throat and then takes on the rumble
of crash of thunder g it leaves the
system. Some confuse this with the
WOW, but a lot of folks who are ad-
Evening star., 1924-09-28
About the Chariot Revue

, When Jack Buchanan. who played
| the male lead in the revue, had to
fulfill a London contract after play
ing IN New York four months. Nelson
Keys, a London favorite for many
years. was brought over to take his
place, and the diminutive comic made
good with a vengeance.
But the real surprise of the show
was furnished by Herbert Muir din,
who was brought from London as a
mere member Of the company.
The day after the opening most
of the critics mentioned him in their
notices, and with each performance
his popularity increased until he re-
ceived as much applause as the fea-
tured members of the company. In
stead of his original two appearar ces
he is now prominent in II of the "a
scenes that constitute the revue. AS
a reward for his work the SclWynS
Recently announced that he was to be
starred along with Beatrice Lille and
Gertrude lawrence.
And what of the much, heralded
imported chorus, so royal beauties
brought from London? The Chariot
girls proved to be a distinct type, and
because they, too. We're delightfully."-
different New York approved. They
are peppy, pretty and polite. AS one
critic put it, although the chorus
went barefoot, they all looked as if
they had mothers"
Another noteworthy achievement
scored by the Chariot Revue is that
for the first time America has gone
to England for jazz. The popular
"Limehouse Blues" which has been
the outstanding dance tune of the
year. was first introduced to America
in the Chariot Revue. and was writ
ten by Douglas Furber, who came
over with the show as a member of
the cast. The song was written eS-
pecially for Gertrude Lawrence, whose
singing of the poignant melody is
one of the high spots of the per-
formanCe.
Evening star., 1924-09-28

4 LTHoUGH the Chariot type oi
intimate" entertainment has
been the vogue in London for the
past eight years, American producers
who visited the Prince of Wales Thea
ter in London, where the Chariot
shows are staged did not want any
of it-absolutely not. 1t might be
all right for the ''limies.' and they
admitted it was Jolly good enter
tainment. but Charlots would never
go in this land of jazz. where each
revue is more spectacular than the
preceding one. "It hasn't a ghost OF
Il chance" chorused these keen pur-
veyors of entertainment-with one
exception
Archibald Selwyn. leading member
of a. well known firm of producers.
however, saw IL in London. liked it
4 whole lot, and felt convinced that
there were great many others in
America who would feel the way he
did about it.
He promptly interviewed Andre
chariot. the leading producer of mu-
sical entertainment in the British
capital. and within a day or two had
contracted with him to prepare one
of his intimate" revues for presen-
tation in America by the Selwyn
firm-an entertainment the outStand
ing features Of which are simplicity
and charm; and Broadway has sur
prised itself and every one else by
heing enchanted with the naivety.
freshness and cleverneSs of this i'm
portation from merrie England
Arriving III America practically un-
known, Beatrice Lille and Gertrude
Lawrence, feminine stars of the re-
vue. have endeared themselves to
playgoers and critics alike. Miss
Lille is beautiful girl who INDUCES
in knockabout comedy without losing
for a moment her gracefuiness and
Cnarm. Gertrude Lawrence is equally
adept at singing, dancing and acting
Evening star., 1924-09-28

vision of her right eye She
pathetically adds, I'm going blind in
that one eye. don't know what
shall do. An operation is a risk"
Julia Hoyt will play the Crystal
Herne role in the Chicago company Of
Expressing Willie"
Basil Dean. who returned from Eu-
rope last week, will stage Peter
Pan for Charles Il. Dillingham;.
revue, entitled "Oh, Shaw" is
announced for production by Miss
Billie Shaw. 1t will reach New York
about the middle OF November.
Henry Barron. importer of many
french plays, has just placed in re-
hearsal The Comedienne," a new
comedy from Paris, which he expects
to have ready by the latter part of
next month
A. II, Woods has acnnired
Evening star., 1924-09-28

play from the pen of Crane Wilbur, the
actor-dramatist and hopes to produce
1t right after the holidays. Wilbur
has second play under way which
James Beaury has purchased
Barry Townley will open his first
production, Princess April" in this
city, October Word Series weeL
incidentally. This musical comed,-
originally was scheduled for a try
out in the smaller Pennsylvania cities
but the personnel or the cast headed
by Tessa kosta, was thought bv tI.,
booking powers to be sufficiently i'm
portant to warrant a large city try
out, and so the switch was madc.
Alice Moffst will understudy Pa~
BANTER and also will play an innto,
tart role in the road company bein.,
formed by the Shuberts for IN
Dream Girl William O'Neal, Walt
Woolf $ understudy, will play oppo
site Miss Moffat
Evening star., 1924-09-28
Filmograns.
Continued from Third Page. }

Cosmopolitan production starring
Marion Davies. from Luther Reeds
script of the Paul Leicester Ford
STORY. and Robert 6. Eignoia's Mrs.
f'aramor." from the novel by Louis
Joseph Vance.
Evening star., 1924-09-28

Percy Marmont has an entirely new
ROLE in The First National picture,
idle Tongues" which is to be re-
leased soon. In this photoplay, from
the novel Doctor Nye." by, Joseph
G. Lincoln. Marmont. in the role of
the heroic doctor. is the victim of a
mob. is beaten and dragged about the
streets and finally left for dead
Evening star., 1924-09-28

Lois Wilson. while on the lot. en-
ploys every spare moment in study
ing French. She can generally be
found in some secluded corner with q
French grammar in her hands. She
even took some of her French books
to Texas with her for use while in
camp during the filming Of Emerson
Hough's story, North Of S.
Evening star., 1924-07-14
YANKEES TAKE FIFTH
IN ROW TO HOLD LEAD

Preceded by a barrage laid down
by it's heavy artillery and supported
by reformed hurting corps, the
Yankee division is advancing irreSiSt-
IDLY toward the heights of a fourth
American League championship.
The invading host from St. Louis
withdrew with severe casualties for
the second time in two days under
the deadly fire of Bullet Joe" Bush,
who turned them back with five hits
on the short end of a 6-to-2 score
Ruth, though he failed to bring his
Big Bertha into play, was the leading
marksman with three out Of four. in
cluding a triple. It was the fifth
straight win for the Yanks.
Intense heat and the strain of their
team dogging the footsteps of the
sprinting Yankees evidently affected
the nerves of the Washington fans.
but the Nationals kept fairly calm
and collected and won over the In
dians. Is to IL.
The Giants put a damper on the
Cubs pennant aspirations by winning
an uphill victory before a record
crowd, 9 to 6. Home runs by Wilson,
Kelly and Jackson featured the New
York attack.
Jake Fournier was the big gun in
the Brooklyn offensive against ST.
Louis, which resulted in a 9-to-4 vic
tory for the Robbins Fournier hit
his twenty first home run of the sea-
son and drove in two more counters
with d single.
Evening star., 1924-07-14

Plenty of action was supplied in
the Washington Base Ball and Anna
teur Athletic Association. In the
Eastern, 10 to 1, in class A. Chevy
Chase Athletic Club scored half a
dozen runs in the sixth inning to
beat the Linworth clubmen, Z to 4.
in Section Z. Adelam clouted a triple
and single for the winners.
Competition OF the keenest sort re-
suited in the Junior games. Mount
Rainier tosserS were forced to eX-
tend themselves to point the way to
Boys Club, to l, in Section d.
A. Bellman, winning boxman. was in
rare form, as he was touched for
only three safeties.
Hilltop and fremont mines battled
to 1-to-1 deadlock in Section 3.
Wesley. who hurled for the Hilltops,
allowed but one blow, which came
off the bat of ]. Galotta. Jett pitched
creditably. too. as he let the Hilltops
down with three safe clouts.
Warwicks of Section B drove II
bingles to take the scalp of the
Crescents, to I. Eight hits were
registered off Demarco, winning
moundSman.
Miller, on the mound for the Ell
liotts in Section B, was combed for
only three waIlops by the Peerless
tossers, his team winning, to 2.
Midget teams were Quite busy.
Hanovers had an easy time with the
Nationals in Section c, winning, Is
to 9.
Trinity Athletic Club turned in a
7-to-1 victory over the Stanleys in
Section 8. Duffy of the losers vic
timlzed ten batterS via the strike-out
route, but his team gave him ragged
support.
Arrow youngsters, who pointed the
way to the Mount Rainier tossers in
section B, presented clever hurler
in Zimmerli, who yielded but three
safe clouts. Weir of the victors led
both teams at bat with a pair of hits.
Shamrock Midgets fell before the
Meridians, s to 0, in section c.
Stevens of the winners turned in
some fine mound IVORY and the
Shamrocks connected for only two
/ blows.
Corinthians scored all their runs
in the third inning to down the ST.
Joseph Midgets, to o, in section D.
T. Farrell of the losers drove the
only bingle off Jones. who famed
twelve batters.
Peerless tossers of section d low
cred the colors of the Hyattsville
team in a well played 5-to-3 engage
ment. Each side accounted for five
hits. Amick slammed two blows to
lead the field.
Evening star., 1924-07-14

had par from the fourteenth hole for
So, but finished with "a.
defeated the team of Bannock burn
Golf Club in an interclub affair at
team match, IL points to 6. A fea-
ture of the contest was a victory of
Albert r. Mackenzie, last years
middle Atlantic champion, over the
present holder of the title, r c. Nc
Kimmie of Bannock burn. Mackenzie
won on the last hole.
George j. Voigt, winner of the
Columbia tournament, who has re-
Gently become a member of Bannock-
burn, defeated Guy NJ. Standifer,
former District champion, while
Miller B. Stevinson, one of Columbia s
crack players, gave Charles N. Agnew,
jr., also a new member of Bannock-
and g. Stevinson and Foight scored
75s and H. E. Doyle 76.
The summary:
Harry s. Krauss, Bann., defeated G. n
Chasmar, Col. and /; W. F. Turton, Bsnn-.
defeated Austin II. Porter, Col. 3 and /. Best
G. J. Voigt. Bann., defeated G. N. standi-
fer, Col, and 5; A. z. Mackenzie, COL. de-
fsated R: c: I neKi%pie: s.nn., ! up. Best
F. S. Appleman, Col, defeated B. Hayes,
B.nn.. and 4; J: B. Murphy. B.nn.. defeat
Cd Hugh HacKeoxie. Col, Q and l. Best ball
W. W. Owens, Col. defeated L. D. Nsu.
mann. Bann., and S; W. E. Baker. Col, do
feated J. H. Johnston. Bann.. and 4. Best
bail-won by Columbia; and 4.
d. f. Dis s.an III cs esd 81 d'fsrfs E: ss:,s.sn sn
Col. defeated G, N. Agnew. jr., Baan.,
and g. Best ball-won by Columbia. 8 and Z.
H. E; Doyle: Col, defeated E L.. Bono,
J. A. White. jr., Col. 2 and /. Best ball
won by Columbia, and 5.
Evening star., 1924-07-14

Dominican Lyceum of the independ-
ent circuit, scored an impressive 4-to-
3 victory over Cherrydale Athletic
Club, and now looms as one of the
most formidable title contenders in
the league. The Lyceum players
in the twelfth frame.
Arlington Athletic Club. which has
been setting the league on fire, rail-
lied in the ninth inning to nose out
giles by Snow, Beauchamp. Lunn and
Utterback were factors in the squirt
in the final session.
Knickerbockers absorbed an Sto-2
beating from the Mohawks. Sweeney.
Williams and Charles led the Indians
attack.
Shamrock unlimited tossers admins
tered a 7-to2 beating to Waverly Ath-
letic Club, Schneider, Serrin, Mating
ly and l.. kuhnert slamming the ball
-savagely.
Interior Department players of the
Washington Maryland League upset
the dope by trimming the Prince
Georges combination in a twin bill,
10 to 4, and l2 to 6. Kyle, Quantico
marine finger, was assigned the
mound duty for Interior in the first
match, while Lusby and Hendrix
toiled on the mound for the Clerks
In another double-header Mary
land Athletic Club beat Seat Pleas
ant II TO and to 8. and Mount
Rainier continued it's winning streak
by handing the Clinton tossers dou-
BILE defeat, to 0 and to ..
Snyder Farmer Post of Hyattsville
took the measure of the RoamerS in
a 14-to-12 engagement, then was
awarded a forfeit in the second tilt.
as the RoamerS walked on the field
with a 10-to-0 count against them.
Union Printers of the Potomac
League disposed Of a formida BILE rival,
DOWNING O'Donnelrs Drug Store team.
12 to 5. The Typos slammed for
eighteen hits with Simon, Lowery and
Warren each connecting for three.
One of the most spirited matches of
the day was waged between the ST.
Joseph and Georgetown Athletic AS
sociation mines, which the latter won,
S to ., as a result of Sullivan's double
in the ninth with two on the bases.
A home-run clOut by HaZelton,
with two on in the eighth, gave Brad
bury Heights combination a 5-to-4
victory over Benning Athletic Club in
the Benning Prince Georges League.
Wissman, winning boxman, gave only
seven hits.
Tuxedo ran roughshod over Cap
itol Heights, winning. 10 to o. Mac
Cubbin slammed a homer with the
bases loaded.
Evening star., 1924-07-14

In the meanwhile it is planned to
use Tom Taylor, recruited from Mem
lfhis, as an inhelder and Memo Lei
hold in center Icsd. the former when
lefthands~, are pitching, for the op-
position and the latter when ortho-
doX fingers are facing the Nationals.
1t may be, however, tEat Leibold will
have to assume the job by himself,
for if Harris draws a suspension for
his run-in with Umpire Ducky
Holmes in Yesterdays game Taylor
probably will substitute for his boss
at second base.
Fan Starts Trouble.
Harris drew the ire of Holmes when
he questioned the umpire's judgment
of Paul Zahnisers pitching after two
Indians had been retired in the final
frame and was promptly elected from
the fray, but declares he did not use