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Evening star., 1927-05-18
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL::

The city of Charleston, S. c., is IA
nous in the popular mind as the
home town of the well known dance,
but to us it has taken on interest re-
Gently as the home of John Bennett,
author of Master Skylark," which
we read in st. Nicholas as a child.
Recent comment upon this story,
and the printing of a letter from a
local reader, drew the following COM
munication from the Southern city:
My Dear Sir: In the issue of The
Evening Star for Saturday, April 80,
under the heading This and That
and your signature, appeared some
pleasant comment on one of my
books. Master Skylark.' in a com
munication signed A. 3. w.
THAT communication referred to
an article on the previous day which
had spoken of st. Nicholas and ap.
parently also of 'Skylark' during it's
serialization in that juvenile maya
zine.
'These references to my book are
always extremely pleasant to me and
are quite as pleasant, indeed, as roy
atty. although not so negotiable.
May l ask you to do me the very
real favor of sending me the comment
made in last nights paper-that is,
in the issue of The Star for April 90
that / may flatter myself with it's
kindness. / shall be very much
obliged.
Thanking you for both commen-
taries in The Star and for your con.
sideration,
Very sincerely yours.
JOHN BENNETT"
X X X
Our pleasure at receiving this kind
ly letter was tempered by some little
embarrassmen since our comment on
the story has been mostly in connec-
ton with the illustrations!
In fact. we had said. in cold print,
that we had utterly forgotten the
story, but recalled the pictures to this
day. What we meant, of course, was
that we had forgotten the plot.
Plots are the easiest things in the
world to forget; offhand, we couldn't
tell YOU the story of Julius Caesar"
or of THE Merchant of Venice" or of
Treasure Island
Yet when we got our typewriter I'M
der foot to answer Mr.. Bennett, we
felt that some apology was due him,
so we blundered around, as one Will
in such cases, and said we hoped he
would forgive us and all that sort of
fool thing, when all the time we
should have said nothing about 1t
at all!
In addition, we took the liberty of
violating one of the standing rules OF
this column and sent him the name
and address of the writer of the letter
commenting upon his book, for we felt
that the writer of that letter deserved
the honor of word from Mr.. Bennett
more than we did.
X X X X
In few days we received another
epistle from Charleston. as follows:
Dear Mr.. Tracewell: Thank you
for the clipping with it's reference to
'Skylark,' and your pleasant message
giving me the address.
"You are oddly right in remember.
ing the illustrations to Master Sky
lark in st. Nicholas They were
charming, and for the story inevitably
right. OF course, to one of sensitive
mind and eye they suggested some
thing done in an English sort of way,
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The press approves without reserva'
tion the Pulitzer prize committee IS
newspaper awards for 1926, including
recognition of "the most distinguished
and meritorious public service" by the
Canton Daily News, the work of John
T. Rogers, st. Louis Post-Dispatch re-
porter, who handled the investigation
leading to the Impeachment of Federal
JudgU English, and Boston Herald
editorial on the Sacco-Vanzetti case.
There is national significance" de-
clares the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, ''in
the gold medal award to the Canton
Daily News for it's effective fight for
the publication of politics, and it is a
solemn reflection that the editor of
the News, Don r. Mellett, lost his life
in that fight" The prize committees 8
admirable judgment" is commended
by the Akron Beacon-Journ&l, which
believes: without the murder of Don
Mellett, who directed the crusade in
Canton, sustained efforts to clean up
that community would have been only
another chapter from the book of jour
nalism. Canton'S courts have
disposed of whatever reproach popular
indifference to law-breaking had put
upon the community's good name.
They have avenged the killing of the
man who pleaded for the awakening
of civic interest in movement to rid
that city of a bad element"
1.-THE award should stir newspapers
and good citizens to emulate the brave
leadership of Don r. Mellett and work
for 'purihcation Of municipal poll
ties" says the Raleigh News and
Observer. which recalls that "ex-
posures of collusion and corruption
went on until Mr.. Mellett was arous-
ing dormant population. He could
not be- silenced." The News and OBJ
server adds: "The gang resolved to
put him to death and he was MUIR
dered. And then, when the
brave editor. had been cruelty done to
death. the people of Canton rose up,
drove out the gang, punished the
crooks who did the deed and sent the
others to cover. 1t was only after the
man who had cleaned up tn, city was
dead that he was honored."
'His profession honors him." says
the New Orleans Tribune of Mellett.
"Some day Canton, safer, more
peaceful and happier city because of
Mr.. Mellett's sacrifice, may build
fitting memorial to him." And the
Portsmouth Sun adds that "the true
monument to Mellett would be Can.
ton which had enough conscience and
enough courage to cleanse itself and
keep itself cleansed." The Danville
Bee records that "out of this assassi-
nation of a courageous newspaper man
and splendid esprit de corps among
the staff which continued the good
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against Senator Mayfield. The gov
ernor is so far saying nothing. But
some of his friends insist they are
correct in predicting he will make the
race. His overwhelming victory in
the gubernatorial contest last year
makes them confident that he will be
successful in winning the nomination
and election for the Senate. if he de-
sires to do so. Now and then Gov.
Moody's name has been suggested for
the vice presidential nomin4tion on
the Democrats national tickek next
year.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Genial Germ.

Genial Germ.
Friends with everybody
Makes himself at home!
Folks in silk or shoddy
Meet him as he'll roam.
With the Youth so hearty,
AS with Age inf1rm,
He goes to the party
That Influenza Germ.
Has his little play day,
With no thought of care
AS to how his heyday
Brings us to despair;
Thinks a man was made for
A place for him to squirn,
In a berth unpaid for
That Influenza Germ'
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N.p,,ber Of tbe Associated Press.

The A Associated Press is exclusively entitled
20 the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited TO it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publications
of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1927-05-18

Compromise should be reached. The
grandmother is willing to look like a
fiapper provided that the flapper will
show a certain Difference to the previ-
Gus proprieties.
Evening star., 1927-05-18

No enterprise has proved too big
for American brains and American
money The Mississippi must inevi-
tably be brought into useful subjec-
ton,
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The merry Springtime always
brings into evidence a certain amount
of competitive effort to utilize the
President of the L. S. A. in a mild
and inferential way as a Summer re-
sort advertisement.
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An assemblage Of physicians en-
joys physical comfort and good spirits,
adding to the fame Of Washington,
D, c., as a real health resort.
Evening star., 1927-05-18

Sovietism Is at all times generously
willing to take charge of problems
which it has not been able, with all
the resources of Russia, to solve for
itself,
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In all the controversies forced upon
science, the fact stands out that those
who have been vaccinated do not
catch smallpox.
Evening star., 1927-05-18

Plants about the failure of the
peach orchards are silenced as the
destruction of crops in the Mississippi
Valley Is estimated.
Evening star., 1927-05-18

When heads Of governments dine
the display of tableware Is lavish, but
the after-dinner speeches are subject
to limitations of discretion.
Evening star., 1927-05-18

Impressions of romance are him
dered by the fact that photographs
Of a murderess and the winner of a
beauty contest may. in general fash
ion, look much alike.
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A murderer acquires enormous no
toriety and is compelled to realize
with regret that there is no means
Of capitalizing it.
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Once a Socialist leader, Mussolini
is now on the way to establish dicta-
torial glories and become a social
leader.
Evening star., 1927-05-18

One Of the perquisite3 of many dis
tinguished but onerous positions is
the privilege of resigning on a days
notice.
Evening star., 1927-05-18

The Evening star. with the Sunday morn.
ing edition is delivered by carriers within
the city at 80 cents per month; daily only.
as cents per month: Sundays only 20 cents
per month ORDERS may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000. Collection Is made BY
carrier st end Of each month.
Evening star., 1927-05-18

Mississippi floods have taken all the
good nature out Of any reference to
rivers and harbors legislation.
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A Gift.

"Oratory is a gift"
"It has to be-" said Senator
Sorghum. Nobody now is willing to
pay for it."
Evening star., 1927-05-18
Game of the Sea sons.

The seasons play a game severe.
That mortals cannot beat.
Old Winter shows a courage queer
And Springtime has cold feet.
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Sociological Disappointment.

A socialist / tried to be.
The theory was fine.
But no one gave his wealth to me
While I was giving mine.
Jud Tunkins says every time he
goes to town he comes home with
pocketful of copper coin. Take care
Of the dollars and the pennies Will
take care of themselves.
Evening star., 1927-05-18

Human nature" said Uncle Eben,
lis mighty obedient. We all puts on
straw hats in May, regar&9Sss of de
frosA' -. az. ..n. -.
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Oversupply.

OF6TSuppiy.
Prohibition is a hopeful influence"
"No doubt" answered Uncle Bill
Bottletop. "Yet it's kind o. discour-
agin' to note that the only crop around
here that isn't failure is the mint
crop"
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Utilizing the "ReSt."

Utilizing the "Rest."
IA wise man." said Hi Ho, the sage
Of Chinatown. knows how to employ
a method of the skilled musician and
make momentary silences effectual."
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@. When was the telephone first
successfully demonstrated?-A. I.
A. In 1875 the first words were
transmitted by telephone, but the first
complete sentence was not trans
mitted until 1876.
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Q. What is meant by the statement
that the English fiyboat is descended
from the Vile boats?--H. s.
A. The island of Vile or Vlieland
north Of Texel at the entrance to the
Zuider Zee) sent out little flat.bottom
trading or fishing boats which piled
over the shoals of the Vlieland pas
sage. From these boats the English
fyboat was developed.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Hapgerty."

Hard.Boiled Haggerty," the fea-
tured attraction at the Metropolitan
this week, exhibits the comparatively
rare spectacle of star perfectly MT
ted for his role and role perfectly
fitted for the star. Milton Sills, as
Haggerty, a hard-boiled ish-Amer-
lean ace in the flying service during
the war, looks to be a person who
might have lived through the scenes
he PLAYS. The feminine lead is play
ed by Molly O'Day, a newcomer to the
screen, who seems to be headed
straight for stardom.
The story opens with a thrilling
air battle between a German and
Lieut.. Haggerty, who has a distin-
guished record as a reckless, success
full fighter. Haggerty's plane is sent
crashing to earth in a realistic tail
spin, but he, rather too miraculously,
escapes injury, commanders another
plane. pursues his enemy and brings
him down after a spectacular battle.
Following his custom after a victory
he flies to Paris. without leave, taking
with him KlaXon. played by Arthur
Stone, who had climbed into his plane
before the fight. without Haggerty
knowing it. Following trouble in
Paris cafe Haggerty takes refuge in
the room of Germaine, a young work
err in a munitions facotry. There a
love affair begins which brings Hag-
gerty face to face with dismissal from
the service. He is saved from this
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humor. in "The Big Parade" which
the Columbia Theater is featuring this
week, with John Gilbert and Renee
Adoree in the title roles. Standing
room only is, indeed the order of the
performances, as throngs wait to view
the work of the former Washington
newspaper man, Lawrence Stallings,
which Metro Goldwyn- Mayer has so
aptly translated on the silver screen
and King Vidor has so wildly directed.
The absorbing action concerns itself
with the son of a wealthy man, cata-
pulled into khaki and France with
Americas entry into the maelstrom.
He falls in love with pretty French
peasant girl and then loses a leg as
result of warfare and returns to her
when peace comes to claim her as his
bride. The spectator comes to close
grips with war in the raw and real
istically telling-with heartbeats meas
uring the suSpense-in the passage
depicting the advance of the Ameri-
cans through the forest in the face of
hostile fire. It is war at first hand,
we'll acted and splendidly filmed
Humor relieves the grimness of the
situation in the person of Karl Dane,
Slim" tobacco chewer par excellence.
He wins the heart of the audience
from the first, with his broad grin
and nonchalance, but tragedy writes
his epitaph at the last.
THE Big Parade" is a masterpiece
in celluloid, and the Tilt of You're in
the Army Now" which orchestra and
organ weave through the production,
with other tunes reminiscent of "Over
There" adds substantially to make
the offering revolve in it's own orbit
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PALACE-"HuIa."

Hula" a story Of Hawaii, starring
Clara Bow, is the feature presentation
at Loew's Palace this week.
In spite OF the title, there is a very
good plot and much real comedy in
this picture, with Clara Bow doing
most of the work, and doing 1t well.
We see her as young American girl,
born and raised in Hawaii among the
natives-a girl who has never known
restraint and who Is nearly as priml-
tive as the natives themselves. Her
love for the young English engineer,
who has come to Hawaii for construc-
ton work, is as wild and volcanic as
the surrounding scenery. Clara Bow
works every minute of this picture
and she gives it the life and spirit
which make it a success. Give Brook
plays opposite and is splendid in his
part. The supporting cast is capable
one.
The stage presentation consists of
a musical revue, Rouge ct Noir, !"
with Joyce Coles featured and Philip
Spitanly conducting the orchestra.
The Chester Hale girls, with their
unusual stage setting, have a prom
inent part in the excellent revue, and
Wee Willie" Robyn makes a decided
hit with his one song. An orchestra
novelty consists of familiar old love
songs. The usual news reel and
comedy complete the bill.
LITTLE THEATER-"Stark Love-"
On this weeks program the Little
Theater announces the beginning of
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its second year and restates the policy
Of the Motion Picture Guild. The fea-
ture picture bears out the policy, for
STARK Love" is a really beautiful
film. 1t Is one of those few that
are pleasant to keep in the memory
and to null over at leisure moments.
None Of the mountaineer players in
Stark Love" really knew what it
was all about and none had any idea
Of the technicalities of acting Their
sole effort was to put over their part
Of the picture. There was no attempt
on their part to get effect" Yet at
times there Is real acting of the best
type shown by the girl and boy who
play the leads. Some of the others
apparently show no change Of ex.
preston nor any emotion, but it must
be remembered that for most Of these
people such changes would involve too
much muscular energy. 1t takes 81
muscles to smile and 167 to frown.
Placidity takes none.
Of course, the directors part was
the principal one, but he could not
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KEITH'S-Eddie Foy.

Eddie Foy, the well known comedian,
has gone out and had a sketch written
for himself by Tom Barry, entitled
THE Fallen Star" and he is head
lining at Keith's this week. The 'old
boy" comes through with flying colors,
Barry giving him just enough to do
to make his work interesting, and
with the assistance of Monica Skelly
as Mary Madison and Hal Munnis as
Gus Wry the audience has the salts
faction of witnessing something worth
while. Eddie is celebrating his fifty
seventh year on the stage and his
seventy-first birthday and, Of course,
too much cannot be expected of him,
but he surprised everybody with his
agility in giving some of his old steps
and acting as an old stage door Gus
todian. A half dozen encores were
given the star and his little company.
The innovation Of "a master of cere-
monies instead of a monologist turn
In vaudeville has taken deep root, and,
from the way audiences have accepted
the idea, it would appear as If it has
come to stay. Jack Benny is cere-
monizing this week at keith's, and
he has little trouble attending to the
details of his new job. His jokes and
patter are all new and of the quiet
sort that make YOU laugh or smile in
spite of yourself. For his speciality
he brought on a bright young lady.
who gave him many opportunities for
securing additional laughs, and at the
end he had to beg off.
Harry Roye and Billie Maye are
back with an elaborate dancing act.
The stage settings are extremely
elaborate and artistic, and with the
pretty costumes of Miss Maye the pic
ture was complete Both are known
as about the cleverest dancers on the
stage, and their reception was graft
flying.
Van Lane and Veronica open the
bill with artistic pictures in the sand.
Peter Higgins, the young Irish tenor
selects a-program of popular numbers
and registers a hit Gus Fowler mysti-
fies everybody with his wonderful
tricks with clocks and watches, and
Dare and VAIL who have been APP
pearing in the big revues. present
their well known burlesque on hand
balancing and tumbling. Van Cello
and Mary close the bill with a SEN
sational juggling, Foot Feats," which
is well received. Aesop Fables. Pathe
pictures and Current News aid in
making the program additionally in
teresting.
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RIALTO-"Madame Pompadour."

Madame Pompadour," the fourth
of a series of British national pictures,
produced by Paramount, featured at
the Rialto Theater this week, gives
Dorothy Gish an opportunity for some
clever emotional acting, which she
does not fail to appreciate.
If Miss Gish is a bit too sanity
in appearance to suit the popular
idea of the famous French court fav-
orite, she makes up for this in the
slIillful play of expressions. Pompa-
dour of the silversheet is far from the
heartless. designing creature painted
by history. She is pictured as the un-
happy daughter of a Scheming
mother, who schooled her for a part
which she was content to play with
with amused tolerance, until love en-
ters her life.
With the appearance of Rene
Laval, played by Antonio Moreno.
Pompadour's little comedy became a
hideous masquerade. One desperate
attempt she makes to find a graceful
exit" from the court stage, which
would lead to safe obscurity and hap
piness with Laval-but the plan fails,
and in order to save the life which
has become so dear to her she is
forced to kill the love she has in.
spired.
Henri Bose, who plays Louis XIV,
lacks the mincing graces OF the ia.
nous French monarchs of history. On
the other hand Glib Mclaughlin, as
the homely Compile Maurepas, the
Kings advisor" plays his part as
though born to it.
Beautiful costumes and colorful
settings combine with the intelligent
direction of Henry Wilcox to make
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Room size, 6x9 feet-these are factory
dropped patterns, hence the low price.
Every one guaranteed perfect. Various
designs and colors.
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EARLE-Rose's Royal Midgets.

Roses % Royal Midgets, troupe of
Iilliputians ranging in height from
"a to 33 inches, heads the bill at the
Earle Theater this week. The four
corners of the globe are represented
in the company, and many of the tiny
entertainers possess marked talent.
Their act, comprising Is widely varied
scenes, embraces many forms of the
atrical entertainment, including com.
plete minstrel show.
A five-scene comedy playlet, 'The
Faker." by dwin Burke, with How
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TIVOLT-"TilIie the Tailor"

The attraction at Crandall's Tivoli
Theater the first two days of this
week is 'Tillie the Toiler." a Cosmo-
politan picture. starring Marion Da-
vies. The added features are Lloyd
Hamilton in Goose Flesh" a two
reel comedy, the Pathe Review, short
reels and pipe organ music by Otto
F. Beck and Ida V. Clarke.
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nut expression into eyes nor feeling

put expression into eyes nor feeling
into hearts.
The comedy, a Harry Langdon af
fair. is very good Opinion of the
audience Is divided on the series of
microscopic pictures, but it may be
that those who do not like the study
of the intimate life of ants being
shown this week may have just been
on a picnic. Anyway, there is a
large element that likes such things,
the same element that likes to watch
the bees at the Smithsonian. The
Little Theater Trio has the best over
ture in weeks.
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this q noteworthy picture, with more
than the average appeal.
The Janette- Edwards revue proves
an entertaining stage attraction. The
dancing pair are good, especially In
their Spanish number. The principal
song number is Pale Moon" The
usual screen comedy and news Tea
lures complete the program.
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LITTLE THEATER-"Stark Love-"
On this weeks program the Little
Theater announces the beginning of
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by his sweetheart. The picture ends
with truly surprising denouement,
after the threads of romance seem to
have become hopelessly tangled.
A two-reel comedy, Row. Sailor.
Row." the Metropolitan's World Sur
vey and an overture by the house
orchestra complete the bill.
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GAYETY-"Iet's Go"

Fred Clark brought a bigger and
better Lets Go" show back to the
Gayety yesterday. The snappy pro
duction, which proved popular here
last season, should go even better, as
only the best of the 1925 edition has
been saved for the present number.
Eddie Hall is again featured, and
his new jokes go over well, with John
RAIDER as his chief assistant. Walter
Smith and Jack Reddy vie for the
male singing honors, with the former
at his best in his specially songs and
the latter in an impressive bit of
pathos along with his song, Ding.
Dong, Bell"
Dancing is unusually good, featur-
ing Helen Flynn in acrobatic and
interpretive numbers. Annabelle AL
lison, Bebe Almond and Mae Dix
furnish song and dance hits.
The Garden of Roses" "Rainy
Days" and Indian Reservation"
scenes are attractive, but the new
scene, The Girl in the Moon" is not
only the most artistic. but Is one CT
the best bits of backstage mechanics
shown here in some time. Miss ALI
son and Pep Smith are featured in
this number, in which the former is
suspended over the audience in the
crescent of a moon. Clark. without
doubt. has gathered together his best
collection of talent, stage settings and
music for the 1927 Lets Go"