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At the TheaterS

Marriage Circle" was to make a pic
ture that would have general Amer
lean significance, dealing as it does
with situation very typical of a
percentage Of marriages in the
United States.
1.-The Marriage Circle" is a screen
adaptation of the stage success "Only
a Dream" by the playwright, Lother
Schmidt. Paul Bern made the screen
adaptation.
This picture gives a peep behind
the portieres of married life, and re-
counts the daring adventure of a
young married woman, bored with her
own husband, and bent on stealing
the husband OF her best friend, Lu.
bitsch, who "made" Pola Negri by
his magnificent direction of "Pas-
sion," has made a new star of the
first magnitude By his direction of
Marie Provost.
Ernst Lubitsch's master hand deft-
ly weaves the delicate skein of the
involved relationship of these five
characters into an intricate web.
With relentless analysis, subtle hui
NOR and a general outlook on life
as different from accepted standards
as 1t is intriguing. he gives an init.
mate and true representation of con-
temporary life in this Warner Broth.
ers classic of the screen.
why Elephants Leave Home Is
the title of a screen novelty that oc.
cupies an important place on the
program.
Don Philippini offers Rossini':
William Tell overture as bis spe-
cial selection this week.
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who knows anything Of life Is familiar
with, and which are not corrected for
the simple reason that so few OF US
will face the facts openly and admit
them. .rt.
Corinne Griffith and Conway Tearle
are the co-stars of "Lilies Of the
Field and they duplicate the great
hit they made in BLACK Oxen," that
other First National success. This tai
ented pair of stars is being hailed far
and wide as "the screens ideal low
ers" and their work in BLACK Oxen
inspired thousands of film. fans from
all parts of the world to write the
producers begging that they be con
tinued in future pictures together.
Their appearance in Lilies of the
Field" is the direct answer to those
requests.
The direction of the picture was II
the capable hands of John Francis
Dillon who made FLAMING Youth
| that recent box office sensation. He
has again demonstrated his genius fol
reflecting life on the screen, real life
that is: he has vitalized this story
and made it living, breathing tale
The supporting cast includes Sylvis
Dreamer, Myrtle Stedman. Charlie:
Murray, Phyllis Haver, Cissy Fitz
gerald. Craufurd Kent, Charles Ger
ard.
As an added super attraction to thu
Palace program will be offered thu
third eemi-annual Palace-Joske prom
enade of spring fashions, staged
against a beautiful background witt
20 living models: Particular pain
have been taken this season to outdt
anything in this line that has eve
been presented at this big. populn
playhouse and Palace patrons are du
for pleasant surprise when the grca
curtains swing open on this lates
fashion exposition.
The overture for the week Is iron
that beautiful opera Mariana" b,
Wallace. which contains some Of tn
most attractive melodic gems eve
written. There is also fox trot, "Sit
tin in a Corner" on the program.
The Palace News. Pathe Review
Fun From the Press and Lloyd Hi
at the mighty-voiced organ will CON
lplete the program.
For the Sunday symphony concer
Don Felice and the Palace Symptom
lists will offer: Selections from Verdi
"Ernani," Air dc Ballet" (Massenet)
".Aliah's Holiday" from the operett
"Katinka" (FrimD, and fox trot al
rangement by Felice.
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PRINCESS.

France, England, Spain and the
Argentine-what more could you
want as romantic background for one
Of the finest love dramas seen in
these parts in many moons?
"The Next Corner" which opened
Mt the Princess Theater yesterday, is
Sam Wood production for Para
mount. You remember "His Chill
dren's Children" also directed by
Mr.. Wood? Well, "The Next Cor
ner" has it beat seven different ways.
Take the cast for instance: Conway
Tearle. Lon CLANCY, Dorothy Mac
kali, Ricardo Cortez and Louise
Dresser are featured-the support,
too. is great.
Kate Jordan wrote the story-n
winner as novel and recently seen
as a successful play. It's all about
a young wife. who. with her husband
away on business in South America
gets mixed IN with gay crowd oil
French frolickers--is introduced to 0
fascinating Spanish nobleman, goes
to his mountain home in the Pyrc'
nees, forgetting herself and duty e
her husband. The young grantlee is
shot by n peasant whose daughter hi
had wronged. The girl dorothy
Mackaill playing Elsie Maury) be
comes conscience stricken and returns
to her husband. confessins all and il
forgiven.
The smashing climax is great stuff
Larry Semon supplies the fun witt
"Horse Shoes sprightly comedy.
The Princess News and music com
pletes the bill.
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MAJESTIC.

A treat is IN store for Majestic
vaudeville fans this week. Mt which
eiihe tnere VIII be offered for approval
elgnt acts OF headline quality.
Mae West in Bits of Musical Com.
Guy assisted by Jack Belmont is the
neadhner for the current week. Miss
west does not need any extensive nd.
vance publicity, as she is already
known 10 be one of the hottest hlues.
singers" in vaudeville. She is said 70
otfer IN her sketch snatches from some
OF the most successful musical comedy
shows. Nonneu1
=, A dancing and singing act will he
me offering of Emile Lee who is MS.
sisted by Clarence Rock. n sure-fire
pianist. and Sam Kaufman, a corkinp
eccentric dancer. Miss Lea is said Ia
wear some attractive costumes and i
Sald to dance with agility and grace
her nigh kicking is a rare treat from,
reports and it is said an acrobati1
waltz In which she is ably assisted hy
Mr.. Kaufman is an eye-opener.
Frank Dixon in Lonesome Manor,
is sketch built around the story of ,
small town fellows hardsbips in New
York City. The skit is said 10 'boy,
many unique situations. Mr.. Dixoy
takes the part of the small town lei
low who finds his way to an "out-of
town newsstand" where he comes II
contact with a girl also looking fol
the hometown newspapers. Paul Ger
ara Smith is the author of this ski
ana IS said TO have placed a compctcn
company in the roles assisting nr
| Dixon in his portrayal of the small
.towner.
What IS said to be the laughing hi
] of any bill will be Harry Holman 4
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RIALTO.

II 1t had not been for the historic
fire which brought disaster to the old
San Francisco in 1905. the famous
Boston Blackie" stories, by Jacl;
Boyle, former newspaperman, and
upon which the current attraction n,
the Rialto. Through the Dark" Is
founded, probably never would have
been written.
The role which Forrest Stanley
plays in Through the Dark" n pic
Irritation of 1.-The Daughter of Moth
er McGinn." featuring Colleen Moore
is patterned after a real character
encountered by the author during the
tragic days in which San Francisco
was swept by flame and shaken by
earthquake. Boyle was covering the
disaster for thu Examiner when. il
the midst of the ruins, he came upor
strange group. 49,
A man seated with two tiny chill
dren.
He was improvising a doll from :
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Co.. In their comedy classic @Hard
Boiled Hampton" The sketch Is said
{ ohave a laugh in every line. Mr..
Holman, assisted by two charming
young ladies. Violet Holiday and
Florence Crowley, is said to keep W
to his reputation Of being one of the
cleverest. character comedians in
vaudeville.
Borrah Minevitch styles himself as
the worlds greatest harmoniea soloist
He is said to be musician of extraor
binary talent.
Joseph K. Watson is said to keel
the audience. holding their sides will
his monologistic act "A Disarrange
ment Of Facts" He is said to have
good voice and rounds out the program
with his singing and dialect stories.
A girl who is said to be gifted will
new ideas in the singing of her song
is Elsie White. who will he seen il
her offering entitled "Her Own Char
acterization.r :.
An acrobat Of ability. who 1t Is sait
startled music-hall audiences in Eng
| land with his act, is Willie Schenk
who is assisted in his act "a Euro
pean Surprise" by Miss Marguerite.
Aesop's Fables. Topics Of the. Day
Pathe News and Majestic orchestr'
selection will complete the eight-ac
| bill starting Sunday.
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ROYAL

A deafening roar--then tons Of
rock and earth rent asunder by q
charge Of dynamite. rose in air. There
followed the rumble Of huge fragments
falling 70 the ground; after that
silence.
This IL the dramatic finish Of Boss
Of Camp -Four" the production star-
ring Charles Jones at the Royal this
week.
Charles Jones Is gagged and
bound within one hundred yards OF
q tunnel containing blasting powder
used in road construction. Inside
the excavation is a man who has
gone to examine the explosives. Al.
though he sees all these things,
Jones, IN the character of Chef Fan.
ming, seems helpless. The man SUI
pervising the blasting orders the
kole closed, preparatory to ignitini
HE powder.
Jones finally frees himself and
but that is the story. 1t is filled
with interest and action. There j!
> love theme, too. If you like stir
ling tales of the outdoors. here il
, narrative that should satisfy youl
aeed for entertainment. Judgin,
Prom this stars previous pictures
Dis latest offering, reported to b.
even more engrossing, should pro
Side an enjoyable evening.
-Ship Ahoy," a comedy and tn,
Royal News completes the program.
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strip Of cloth. As he fashioned the toy
the hand of a 3-yearrold child clutched
his coat. At his feet 5-year-old
played with wooden soldier that he
had salvaged from the debris.
Boyle knew the man to be the most
expert safe cracker in the country but
one against whom the police had moth
ing on which to warrant his arrest.
With safes wide open and the I'M
guarded treasures of the city's UNI
fortunate populace reckoning to loot
ers. this notorious safe robber was
tightening the grief of two waits he
had accidentally encountered.
1t was from this man that Boyle
learned many facts of crookdom that
he later wove into his famous Boston
Blackie" stories. This man is also the
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PALACE.

"T.ilies OF the Field" First Ma
tional production. which is the cur
rent attraction at the Palace is one
of the most discussed pictures OF the
year. Taken from the widely read
story Of the same name it presents
some phases of American life OF today
in n manner that is at once startling
and refreshing. Because it certainly
should be refreshing to know the
truth. even IL it does pinch n little.
Of existing conditions which everyone
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
EMPIRE.

With a distinguished cast which
includes Marie Provost, Florence
vidor, Monte Blue, Harry Myers,
Adolphe Menjou and Creighton Hale,
The Marriage Circle" which is at
the Empire this week has created a
turore where ever it has been shown.
1t is an Ernst Lubitsch production
Healing with mad mixup in modern
matrimony. 1t is hailed as a distinct
departure from all previous photo
plays bearing the famous T.ubiterh
stamp. For the first time in his
c:nefnic Career as producer and al
rector, Lubitsch has made n thor
ough study of American peoples
psychology and the pictures they best
Like. and his aim in producing "The
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
GRAND

There's many q smile n the show
Jimmie sSlats" Allard will offer the
first half Of this week. Girls, giggles
and tunes 70 10 make up the enter
imminent and Il II an irresistible
combination.
Hoot Gibson appears On the screen
II The RambIin' Kid
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original Of the role in which Forrest

original Of the role in which Forrest
Stanley appears opposite Colleen
Moore, the Flaming Youth" girl, in
Through the Dark"
A Sunshine comedy called EFT
quette" supplies the lighter needs =
the program and is a clever take-e.
on the proposition Of too much
tention to manners and too little
common sense. The Rialto concert e
chestra under Pete Avelar furnishes
the musical part of the entertainment.
in thoroughly capable manner.
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RIvOLL.

Harold Lloyd is dishing out laughs
instead Of pills in bis comedy, "Dr.
Jack" which holds the screen at the
Rivou for the first five days Of this
week. It II q bouyant comedy of
spring and youth, Of beautiful pa
tent and q love smitted medico, and
Mildred Davis 10 the girl.
The program for the first two days
heludes Aesops Fables and a comedy,
while for three days following another
round Of sighting Blood" shares
honors with the Lloyd comedy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23

And, Oh. What Fun!
A critic complains that the actions
of Congress in getting organized were
childish. Well. 1t did spend lot OF
time playing with its blocs.-Nashvillc
Southern Lumberman.
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DAUGHTER TELLS
OF TAKING POISON
Parents Rush to Apartment,
but Girl Dies in Hospital,

Police were unable to learn a mo-
tive for the suicide of Mrs. Clara
Meyers, 81, of apartment 16 the Mar
guerite, at North St. and Senate
Ave, who drank poison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gunion, 1905
Cornell Ave, parents of Mrs. Meyers,
told police that they received
phone call from their daughter that
she took poison. When they ar
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-15
NET OF EVIDENCE
IS DRAWN AROUND
ALLEGED CHOKER
EngIiShman, Accused Of
Robbing Authors Wife,
Linked to Other Crimes.
BY FRANK GETTY

United Press staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, May 15.-Similarity
between some bits of cords may send
Harry Lesser to the electric chair.
The smooth young Englishman,
whose outward manner has the
Broadway polish. used cord TO
strange some of his victims, police
say. Other times, they were mere
" bound.
No Crime Is Perfect
When, according to the authori-
ties, he slipped a moose about the
jewe11aden throat of Mrs. Howard
Johnson, wife of the composer, and
stripped her of her gems, he made
the Inevitable mistake and over
looked something. BY such little
things as an empty medicine bottle,
neglected on a bathroom shelf, Les
ser was traced and caught within
twenty-four hours and identified by
his alleged victim, found half
strangled, the familiar cord nearly
buried in the white flesh of her neck.
" SO' q "e'S LOUISE LAWSUIT
died. The, little Texas musician
whose short. mad whirl on Broad
way still is a byword of that blase
street, was strangled to death by
one of two men who stole the jewels
from her uptown apartment not
far from the hotel in which Mrs.
Johnson was robbed.
Old Indian Way
Belief exists that this SNUG Eng
hshman of half a dozen aliases may
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DRILLS AT C0NCLAVE
BIZ Times Special

By Times Special
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, May 16.-An-
nual prize drills and lodge session
will close SEVENTEEN conclave of the
Indiana knights Templars today.
knights braved raw winds Wednes-
day to stage their annual parade.
A full dress ball was held Wednes-
day night Ritualistic work was ex-
emplified in the afternoon by the Ra'
pier commandery, Indianapolis.
Misses Hazel Del Silver and Mrs.
Lillian Heuslein, both Of Indianap-
oils, gave a musical program.
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indeed be leader of gang of jewel
robbers whose methods of putting
their women victims beyond speech
(aften, quite carelessly, beyond lfe)
revert back to the strangulation by
cord practiced by the thugs of India.
Already the police have found that
the cord which nearly cost Mrs.
Johnson her life was similar to that
which bound the hands and feet of
Herbert Bartlett, silk merchant
robbed by a gang three weeks ago,
and to that used in a robbery of the
apartment of Mrs. Mildred Ford, who
has identified Lesser as her assail-
ant.
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rived she was lying on the floor, I'M
conscious. Three diamond rings
were on her fingers and some money
was in her purse and the family was
at loss to explain what caused the
act. She was taken to city hospital,
where she died a short time later.
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1917 Discount This Week Onlv

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A Most Liberal Offer

whether it be water heater, gas range any other
gas appliance Under this policy customers take
no chance whatever. In addition to this you are as
sured of expert maintenance service not merely for
a few months or year, but for years and years to
come. It pays to buy gas appliances from the gas
company
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Belief exists that this SNUG Eng
lishman of half dozen aliases may
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, 1924-05-08

amounted to S5,353,S93,O 900 while
under the Republican law they
amounted to $6,025,162,0OO an in
crease of IL per cent.
Those figures are of great signif-
icance even when taken by them
selves alone, but they are of much
more Importance when read in the
light of doleful prophecies made by
Democratic leaders while the Repub-
lican tariff bill was under discussion.
One after another Democratic lead
ers in Congress and Democratic edi-
tors throughout the country warned
the people that if the Republican
tariff law should be enacted it would
cut off imports and thus destroy our
export trade. The argument was
that we would prevent other nations
from selling to US, wherefore they
could not buy from us. But the law
did nothing of the kind. Imports
increased, due to active business in
the United States under the en-
couragement of that confidence
which a Republican administration
brings to industry. We did not in
crease Il exports in corresponding
degree chiefly because war-torn
Europe was slowly getting back to
industrial activity and supplying her
own needs, with something to sell
abroad in competition with us. But
II exports increased, nevertheless,
thus disproving every feature of the
pessimistic predictions of the Demo-
cratic leaders.
I'm his address Mr.. Hughes made
no reference to the immense mum
bers of i,le men at the time the Re
publican Party came into power, but
he might well have done so. He
may well be excused for passing over
such an unpleasant topic. But the
facts are a matter of history, never
theless. 1t was the common asser-
ton that there were from 10000 0
to 5000 900 men out of employment.
Restoration of confidence under the
Republican regime gradually started
the wheels of industry until there
was oon a job at profitable employ
ment for every man who wanted to
work, and at wages so high that
there has been little complaint. These
actively employed men have been
active buyers of goods, thus, in large
measure, accounting for our in
creased importations.
Those who contemplate voting
for the party that advocates abandon
ment of the protective policy will
do we'll to review the trade records
CT the present and preceding laws"
, 1924-05-08
COOLIDGE FAVORS
EXCLUDING JAPS

WASHINGTON, MAY l. Presi-
dent Coolidge came out Friday for
Japanese exclusion.
The President has no doubt that
there will be an exclusion bill final
ly enacted, but in his conferences
with Congressional leaders, is at
tempting to arrange it in a manner
courteous to Japan.
Hopes are entertained by the ex-
ecutive that a bill will be finally en-
acted which will provide for eXclu-
sion and at the anne time avoid any
deep offense to the japanese people.
The Presidents position was made
unmistakable clear late Friday at the
White House. No formal statement
was issued.
, 1924-05-08
Election Will Decide
Fate of the Tariff

WASHINGTON, MAY 6-"Every
candidate for the Democratic nomin-
alton for President advocates a re-
vision of the tariff and the abondon-
ment of the Republican protective
tariff policy" declares the Republi-
can Publicity Association, through
its President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne
Jr. 1T is clear, therefore, that al
though the tariff may not be much
discussed during the campaign, it is
a real issue and the outcome of the
election will be construed as a de-
cisiCn upon the tariff question. The
election of a Democratic President
or of a Democratic Congress cannot
be construed otherwise than as a
declaration in favor of abandonment
of the principle of protection OF
American industry from injurious
competition with nations whose costs
of production are lower than ours.
THAT being true, there should be
wide interest in the experience we
have had with the Republican tariff
since its enactment in the latter part
of September, 1922. Some very per-
tinent figures on this subject were
given by Secretary Hughes in his re-
cent address in New York City. Let
us glance at some of them.
up to the end of February. 1924,
the latest date for which accurate
statistics were available, the new
law had been in effect II months.
Mr.. Hughes compared the trade sta
tistics for those IT months with sta
tistics for the last II months under
the Democratic law. 1t would be i'm
possible to- find a fairer basis of COM
p%arison. During the II months un-
der the Democratic tariff law, our
imports amounted to S3,761.322,O0O
while in the II months under the
Republican tariff the imports aggre.
gated S5.353,1S6.0 900, an increase OF
AZ per cent. In the II months Of
the Democratic tariff law our exports
, 1924-05-08

sedative cannot be otherwise than
beneficial. With public and private
scandal manufacturing committees
at work and with a loren or more
i~nter-locked Organizations of social
istic purpose striving to plunge the
nation into any sort of radical eX-
pertinent, it is well that some man
CT sound sense and courage rises to
present an example of calm thinking
while he teaches the doctrine of in
diVidual endeavor and thrift. SEN
sationalism has held the stage so
long that the Nations nerves are
on edge and a sedative is not out
of place.
Those who criticise the Presi-
dents address because it manifested
studied caution are, perhaps unwit-
tingly, paying it a high tribute. eau
ton is far too are in these days of
recklessness in public u%tterance by
men some of whom have hitherto
been held in high esteem. 1t takes
no small degree of courage to be
cautious at a time when most of the
aspriants for political favor are vie
ing with each other in the effort to
win support by extremes of extrav-
agant utterance. once each year
the American people like to attend
a circus to observe the antics of a
whirling dervish, a thrilling trape2e
performer or a snake-like contortion-
list. but throughout the remainder of
the year wise men give their atten-
tion to the more substantial and es-
sential activities of life.
There was no occasion for Presi-
dent Coolidge to endeavor to start