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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
RAMB8
LITTLE MUSIC, PROFEssOR:

The new music, such as Ballet
Mcchanique," "Flivver 10000 .OOO,"
ana Pacific 291, written for riv-
etcrs. motor cutouts, airplane pro-
priIers, bells, locomotives whistles
ald fcundries, is ali right but i:
Cuesnt go far enough. The ideal
will, be reached when the vinegar
makers collaborate on few notes
that really are soar. A
knockout" could be Written in the
Chicago stockyards 1t might be
called Adventures of Cow No. o.
:23.456." is II necessary 10 say that
this must be fer horns only? !.
Another number representing factor
les, could be done in one of the
cash reg ster plants 1t could be
called "Titillating TILL and good
place for an opening addition would
be Edinburgh, Scotland. what
this country needs is symphony
that illustrates the racket created
by deaf and dumb man sewing up
a sofa pillow
The verdict under which Socrates
,maffed the nemlock is to be ap-
pcaled to the supreme court OF
Greece. The next thing to do is
Investigate some of the hasty de-
ciaions Of Sol0mon's.
Copyright, 1927, NEA Service Inc.l
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
MXM&A
xxxxx

***** x.*:sE.4
Unit No. l. under the leadership of
Mrs. John Bouldin, held the regular
meeting last week at the home of Mrs.
Christina Campbell, 1908 F avenue,
Mrs. M. Guy Beals was in charge of
the program, and gave a synopsis of
some of the bills passed blythe eighth
legislature. Mrs Beals read each bill
and explained it's purpose. About one
third of the bills passed were reviewed
in this way, and the same program will
be continued at the next meeting, to be
held at the home of Mrs. w. E. holland.
Nine members were present.
The meeting of the upper Ninth
street group will be postponed this
week for the convenience of the lead
er, Mrs Thomas Harsell but will hold
it's next meeting on the regular day,
which will be May 8. This group has
through the summer.
The evening group closed the study
program for the winter last Monday
evening The president of the league,
who is leader of this group, will
shortly leave town and work will be
resumed in October. A complete sum-
mary of the offices of secretary of
state, state treasurer and state super
intendent of public instruction were
studied. The reports of the first Of
fices were courteously supplied by Mr..
Kirby and Mr.. Callahan and made an
Interesting hOur'S study
The president wishes to remind board
members of the regular monthly board
meeting, to be held May 10 at her
home, S17 Ninth street, and urges the
attendance of all members who are in
town, as this is the.last business meet
ing until fall.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
Abe Martin

II our flag is gOin' t. fOlIer pro-
mOters an missionaries theirs no
tcIlIn' where cur boys II have T. fight
"Oh, 1 better be gOin'. Tn cOwsIl
be expectin' me-" said Mrs. Lafe
Buds mother, when asked T. stay
fer supper.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
Packed From the Plains
Mhen You Aln,t No More


A fellow. buys rubbers
To put on his feet
A hat he obtains for his dome
And in that direction
OF needy protection
Iic bulwarks the place he calls home.
our fighters in khaki
Wore helmets of steel,
Our banks have alarms by the tom
For merely the reason
That safetys in season
A copper must carry gun.
But think of your family's future,
My friend,
Get wise use a little restraint;
Despite your endurance
Your mite of insurance
Is all that is left
When you amt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
wasted Spectacle

Too bad Socrates retrial is not
to be held in America, so that minis
ters, philosophers and efficiency ex-
perts could turn an honest penny
reporting it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
WASHINGTON Al
LETTER SKI

count them.
At first thcrght, it may seem as
if counting tile evil weevils might
ne as hopeless job as counting.
raindrops in a heavy storm or tree
Leaves in sprung. But the depart
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
News Of the Douglas
League of Women Voters

A non partisan organization
which, while making a creative
attack on ignorance and indiffer-
ence through training for citi-
zenship, is demonstrating the
sincerity of womens interests in
intelligent voting and the rela-
tion of political education to
good government. =: =: ::
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
FooIlnr HimseIf

Two darkies were reading the
inscriptions on the tombstones in a
cemetery. One of them let out
raucous Haw! Haw! and when the
other came up he pointed to the
inscription which read: Not Dead
But Sleeping"
"Haw! Haw" laughed the darkey,
"He ain't foolin nobody but hisself."
oil Pull.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
FINISHING the job

"Hows this?7 asked the lawyer.
you've named six bankers in your
will to be pallbearers. OF course, it's
all right, but wouldn't you rather
choose some friends with whom you
are on better terms?"
mo, Judge, that's all right. Those
fellows have carried me so long,
they might as well finish the job
Oil Pull
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03

Girl babies learn to speak before
Toys, a speech expert reveals. Civ
ing the ladies both words, first and
last.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NE.A Service Writer

WASHINGTON. 81 The agricultural
experts haven't beer allie 10 crAdi-
cate the boil weevis yet, but they
can track them to their lairs ana
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03

No more swearing in Italy, is II
ruce's edict. The patent pencil
sharpener, however. has not been
abolished.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
Trying to Weep

Edwin Arlington Robinson, the
poet who recently won the Pulitzer
prize, was condemning the new move
ment in poetry He quoted some
lines from a poem in 1.-THE Dial"
that ran:
Across lymphatic fields
Thin shadows spin
Tubescular
The heaven adulterate
Crows blood
That's the new movement" he
said Its object is to attract at
tention, more talk. Well you have
to be a pretty incompetent poet to
be willing to make talk about your
self in any such way as that.
THE incompetence of our new
poets reminds me of a bookstore
salesman in Maine town.
I'd like to have the Letters
of Thomas Carlyle" please 1 said
to him one morning.
He took me by the arm and led
me to the door in a good -natured
way.
Postoffice first corner to the
left Tom, old sport" he said"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03

your dog howled all night"
"That's sign of death. Whose,
wonder?"
Your dogs if he howls again
tonight."-Oil Pull.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
Will Joe Complains

The door of the hardware shop
in Bloody Gulch swung open and
Wild Joe, the worst man in town,
entered in state of indignation.
I'm bringin' this gun back" he
roared. 1T ain't what you said it
was. You told me it was a six
shooter"
why, it is six-shooter," pro-
tested the dealer.
"It amt. 1 been shootin' all after
noon with it an only killed five
men!'-Oil Pull.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03

Professor: 81 will use my hat to
represent the planet Mars. Are there
any questions before I go on?'
Student: "Yes. Is Mars inhabited?"
Pacific Mutual News
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
Brutal Truth

brWtNI IFuth N
Italian Consul Siciliani said at
luncheon in San Francisco:
I'VE had too many political parties
in italy in the past. Instead of two
parties in our house and senate as
you have, we had nearly %, and
so there could be no majority and
nothing could get done. Hence
Fascism.
"a political party is good thing,
hut you can have too much of
good thing. Thus four aces in
game of cards are splendid, but five
causes trouble and disaster"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-03
STUMBLING Blocks

What some men call stumbling
blocks others call stepping stones.
1t is largely a matter of attitude
whether they trip or elevate a man.
Business Chemistry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16
WILL STUDY SHIP WORM.
Smithsonian to Examine Pest
Causing 100000 Damage.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Smithsonian Institution is to
conduct a study of the ship worm.
which causes an annual damage of
$40, 200, 900 in the United States alone,
in the cold waters of Labrador. The
expedition, under the direction Of DIR.
Paul Bartsch, curator of mollusks, re-
Gently left Washington and will have
it's base on the Matamek River on the
south coast of Labrador. Other mol
lusks including oysters and clans,
also will be studied.
Evening star., 1927-11-01
PROGRESS C[A|MED
IN WAR ON CANCER
Medical Science at Last on
Right Track, Therapy
Group Told.
ny the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, November 1.-Dr. Fran.
els Carter Wood, director of the In
stitute Of Cancer Research, Columbia
University. believes medical science at
last Is on the right track in its fight
against cancer.
He addressed the annual meeting of
the American College of Physical
Therapy. held in connection with the
dedication program of the University
of Chicagos new medical laboratories.
DR.. Wood said that while several
serums have been used in the treat
ment of cancer, and that while none
had proved a success, they have indi-
Gated that science is getting closer
to successful treatment of the dis
ease.
Cancer Is not spreading, despite a
general opinion that 1t is, he said, ex-
planning that science has made such
strides In the conquest of other dis
eases that the apparent non-progress
against cancer makes 1t stand out
unfavcrably in comparison with the
other advancement.
DR.. Wood pointed out that search
for the cause and q cure of cancer
has occupied the thoughts Of many
generations from the time of the an
cient Egyptians and Greeks to the
present.
Another speaker. DIR. George A.
Weymouth of New York, said that
the cancer sufferers chief hope lay in
surgery because radium was too un.
certain.
Describing the stubborn resistance
of the disease to medical efforts, DIR.
Weymouth said: "Sixty-one per cent
OF the cases of cancer of the tongue
are inoperable. For growth too ex-
tsusive for surgery, diathermy,
deep, penetrating electrical heat, Of
fers the best prospect. In this meth
cd, the endotherm, or so-called radio
knife Is used"
Evening star., 1927-11-01
JAUREGUI APPEALS
FROM DEATH PENALTY
Bolivian Selected by Lottery to
Face Firing Squad Asks Presi.
Dental Clemency.


LA PAZ, Bolivia, November 1.-The
President of Bolivia has before him
today plea to save Alfredo Jaure-
gui from facing a firing squad, to
which a death lottery condemned him.
Jauregui. one Of four men convicted
of the murder 10 years ago Of Former
President Jose Manuel Pando, is SEN
fenced to be executed at am. Fri.
day.
The governor Of the prison searched
Hugo Jauregui, brother Of the man
who drew the black ball which select.
ed the convict who, should face the
firing squad, and found some poison
tablets on him. Hugo said he intended
to swallow them at the time of the
execution. The governor charged that
he intended to pass then to his con.
demned brother 50 that the latter
could escape the firing squad by com.
mitting suicide.
A delegation OF 50 women visited
President fernando Siles, beseeching
him to pardon Jauregui. The president
refused at first to intervene, but later
took their plea under advisement, say
he would see what could be done to
revise the sentence.
"A petition requesting pardon bear.
Ing thousands Of signatures also has
been presented to the president.
Evening star., 1927-11-01
UNIVERSITY HEAD TO QUIT
South Dakota President Resigns,
Effective in 1929.

vERMILIoN, S. Oak, November
@.-Robert M. Slagle has resigned
as president of the University of
South Dakota, effective September /.
1899. Robert Daley Flandreau, chair
man Of the State Board Of Regents,
made the announcement.
In his letter of resignation President
Eiagie said that September !, 1929. he
win have completed "a years of serv-
Ice with State educational institutions
ard that at that time he will be 64
years old, "a proper age to retire
from active work. the age Of compul-
sorry retirement in the Army and
Navy"
Evening star., 1927-11-01
U. S. POSITIONS OPEN.
Civil Service Commission Asks Ap-
p1icants for Six Posts.

The Civil Service Commission to.
day announced open competitive ex-
arnfnations to fill vacancies in the
following positions:
Apprentice craftsman. at $1.140 a
year.
Senior land appraisal aid, at $1,S60
Q year: assistant land appraiser. at
$4,000 year; associate land appraiser,
at $4,000 a year. Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Agricultural. economist, Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics. Department
OF Agriculture, at $4,000 to $1,000 a
year.
Printer ,nonotype keyboard op.
orator and proofreader). Government
Printing ONCE. at $1.05 to $1.10 an
hour.
Full Information and application
blanks may be obtained from the
commission, 1924 r street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
RTALTO-"The Night of Love-"

Beautiful Wilma Banky and hand
some Ronald Colman are co-featured
in one of the best screen romances
of recent years, THE Night of Love"
which was given it's world premier
showing at the Rialto Saturday. 1t
is a United Artists release, artistical-
ly directed by George Fitzmaurice.
With a story Astounding in thrilling
episodes. with the picturesque atmos-
phere of gypsy life and with colorful
scenic effects. all supporting tender
love story enacted by two of the
screens foremost favorites, THE
Night of Love" is the acme of photo
play entertainment. 1t is primarily
a play of the perfect lovers type"
Care has been taken, however, in di
rectorial treatment, to submerge the
two principal characters in their
roles. There is no strain of the sor
did: Miss Banky and Colman portray
a romance of ethereal beauty. They
are a stellar combination and are at
their very best in this picture.
Laid in feudal Spain, the story con-
Germs the romantic adventures of a
gypsy whose bride is taken from him
on his wedding day by a despotical
duke in infamous exercise of the right
Oh DOSSoSS1OT. swearing revenge, the
gypsy (Ronald Colman) invades the
castle of the grandee and steals his
bride, Princess Marie of France vii
ma Banky) during the height of their
marriage feast, and carries her off to
his Romany camp. There. in these
two hearts, one imbued with revenge
and the other with scorn for her cap
tor, develops a gradual mutual attrac-
ton which eliminates in love. An
excellent supporting cast is seen in
addition to the admirable work of
Miss Banky and Colman. Montague
Love, as the feudal lord, and Natalie
Kingston, as a court favorite, have
good acting parts, while an unknown
performer as a gypsy bandit provides
hilarious comedy relief.
Thermy Georgi. operate tenor, and
Edith Van, violinist, are presented on
the stage in an arrangement of "Gyp-
sy Sweetheart" as an atmospheric
prologue. A novel overture, in which
the popular song MARY Lou is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
EATIONAI-E NJ. Newman.

f. NJ. Newman opened his eight
zenith season at the National Theater
yesterday with an illustrated traN-
elogue on Naples and It's Riviera.
This was the first of a duplicate
course of four lectures on sunny
Italy" to be given at that theater
Sunday afternoons and evenings. and
though Naples has been frequently
described and pictured by travel
lecturers, the speaker gave new
realization of this city of thousand
years--its Incompatible bay, its
ever living volcano and ancient
architecture that still challenges
modern progress with the immor-
tality of its art.
In the narrow, hily streets were
shown picturesque phases of customs
and costumes, with bibIcal-lik
groupings of women drawing water
from fountains. each bearing with
alert grace heavy. earthen jar.
NeapOlitanS at home. in the markets
or working by the stone-walled bay,
made a succession of motion pictures
and still views, with a parting
glimpse of where Caruso sleeps.
There We're other glimpses at Posllipo
and Baiae, of the tomb of Virgil and
reminders of Brutus and CassiuS and
leading around the bay to Tore An
nunciata, where macaroni is made
At Caserta, "a second Versailles,
there is a detailed vision of cascades,
fountains and groups of statuary UNI
rivaled for beauty. A visit by chair
up the steps to the Capucin monas-
terry, now a hotel, to dine on its ter
race, was one of the delights of a
trip to Amalfi. and later there was
a cruise along the blue Mediterranean
that took in Sorrento with its re-
minders Of Tasso and Marion Craw-
ford whose modern villa is within
eye distance of stately ruins of pagan
past structures, now SO many time
eaten columns, root1ess to the sky.
At the Island of Capri the usual
trip was made to the Blue GrottO,
with reminiscent chuckles from spec
tators familiar with the order to
Duck your heads" before entering
the small opening to the wonder cave
and the always TO he smiled at m
quiry, why so blue?"
Mr. Newman presents Italy in an
intimate manner. not as a country
for student of history or lover of all
that is beautiful in art but "as 1t
really is-ricf in scientific accom-
plishment. a gold mine of art treas
ures. a land which commands admira
ton because of the progress with
which it keeps step with the world"
Rome, with Ostia, Frascau and
Tivoli." will be Newman's subject for
next Sunday afternoon and evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
GAYETY-"Lucky Sambo."

Lucky Sambo," billed as "a flash
of back lightning in two shocks and
10 ouivers," opened at the Gayety
TheMter yesterday after a record run
of 500 consecutive performances on
Broadway. 1t is one of the fastest
moving negro shows at the Gayety
stage since Shuttle Along.
Sambo. played by Billy Higgins,
and Rufus, played by Joe Byrd, are
the comedians, and they provoke
goodly portion of the laughter and
applause. Dance, solos and ensemble
numbers predominant.
Lucky Sambo" is built around the
story of an oil promoters attempts
to marry the daughter of a hotef
pros.rietor who struck oil in his back
yara. The plot in itself is cleverly
con eived, but it is made secondary
to the music and comedy threading
its ray through the show. Julia
Moody is the star of the feminine
workers and her song hit is, ANY
bodys Man Will Be My Man" Hilda
Perleno has a sweet voice. Others in
the cast are Jesse Shipp, Berleanna
Blanks, Amanda Randolph. Joe Will
son, Ernest r. Whitman, Lolita Hall,
George Phillips and Cora Winters.
Jim Vaughn and his band put plenty
of pep in the cabaret scene, which
is one of the features. The costumes,
music, scenic and lighting effects are
above the average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
pnLIS--..(hinc.a.Ling."

Thinking temple bells and slant.eyed
girls of the Orient singing modern
Jazz; the ancient dances of China and
the gunplay of everyday life in Chi
cago-all these go toward making up
''Ching -a-ling," which opened at Poli
Theater last night Despite asser-
tinos that the East and West are as
far apart as the poles, the twain nave
met. at least Electrically, and the thea
ter patron who seeks the unusual in en-
tertainment Is given a real treat. The
production may be classed among the
stage novelties, for nothing like It has
even been seen beforehand probably
never will he again At times its en-
tertainment value reaches skyWard' at
other moments this same value drops
below the zero point. The songs ana
dances are the particularly strong Iea-
lures. while the sketches built 10 the
plans of all American revues, are ais
fressinclv weak. The production is
eIaboratelv staged and the costumes
are all that might be expected OF an
Oriental show of the sort
Ching Ling is billed as an
"AmeriCan-Orl entertainment III lNO
acts" and the American force is sup
piled by William Collier. who serves
as master of ceremonies. The comedian
appears between curtains, explains the
chop-suey nature of the show, ana
then plays a part or two IN the
sketches. The dances and ensemble
are staged by Michio Ito, the noted
japanese dancer, and Max Sheck: The
first act contains Il scenes and the
second has is. and the music and
lyrics are by Roy Turk and Arthur
johnson. The costumes were designed
by Prentice Taylor, a Washington boy,
who recently attended local art
school.
The real hit of the evening was the
song "Ching-a- Ling sung by Jue 80
Tai, Yuji Ito and trio, and the sketch
drawing the largest percentage OF
laughs was the Chinese theater Yer
sion of an act from "Able's Irlsn
Rose" Song numbers worth special
mention were Chop Stick Blues
I'VE are the Blondes Who are Not
Preferred Java ana VI Iel''"a
Nights on Broadway" The dances OF
Nichio Ito and Helen Kim, With their
elaborate settings, are featured DTS
of the entertainment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
EARLE-May Wirth.

Celebrating its second anniversary
with an all-star bill of vaudeville and
pictures, the Earle Theater gets away
to flying start. The bill is head
lined by May Wirth of circus fame,
recognized as one of the leading bare
back riders. She is accompanied by
Phil" celebrated riding commedian.
and the Wirth family in "A Versatile
HorsicaI Frolic." Miss Wirth does
some spectacular stunts from the
back Of a gallOping horse. The
clowning of Phil" and riding by other
members of the Wirth family are also
good.
Glenn and Jenkins, in Working for
the Railroad" present a new line of
comedy in the blackface line. Patti
Moore has a pleasing revue. in which
she gives some of the latest steps in
danceland with the help of Arthur
Bard and Bud and Buddy. The Dom
mo Entertainers play jazz selections.
Sandy Lany and company open the
bill with a skating act. The finale,
with the Illuminated costumes, is fea-
tured. Lou Krugel and Charles
Robes present d comedy and singing
act
The photoplay attraction this week
is MAN Bait" starring Marie Provost
and Kenneth Thomson and Douglas
Fairbanks, jr., in the supporting roles.
The regular house shOrt-reel features
and music by Floyd Wheeler's or
chestra and Alexander Arons round
off a good bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
COLUMBIA-"The Black Pirate -

The opening of the second week of
The Black Pirate at the Columbia
yesterday found Douglas Fairbanks
swashbuck1ing before the same packed
houses. that greeted him last week.
True to the Fairbanks tradition in it's
thrilling action, but with an added ar
tistic effect obtained through the use
Of the technicolor process, the picture
is a perfect type of best seller" in
the movie field.
In attaining the honor of leading
woman for Fairbanks, Billie Dove
comes into her own. With Douglas ca
vorting about the picture. she has lit
tie opportunity to display her histri-
onic abilities in THE Black Pirate, -
but she provides the beauty element.
THE Black Pirate" has action in
every foot of film and is far above the
average five-reeler. A comedy and
newSreel complete the program,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
EErTH'S-Kitty Doner.

Kit+v Doner, with Jack Carroll al
the niano. showed at Keith s last nlsht
the reverse of too much of good
thing. for although Kitty has been
frequent visitor to the Capital OF late'
her act went over the footllghts WIN
q Yin and a response that lndlcateu
how good it is Kitty enjoys the DIS
finction of being Americas greatest
male impersonator and she IS all
that. but now she adds to it the dls-
tinction of being a dancer who can
dance entertainingly .,
Al K. Hall. the Sap at the Beach
is a fun-maker never at a loss Tor
material. He is a sort OF laugh
shocker and he has a good company IN
Morris Lloyd, Genevieve Blair ana
Helen Ardell.
Another big feature of this week
bill. however; is Modena's Fantastic
Revue, featuring Countess Modena,
the foreign violinist, with Bishop ana
LYNN. international dancers, in
delightful offering of melody and
grace in which a company OF nine
are efficient contributors.
The Garry Owen company, IN
commitments of the Season" also
made a noticeable hit with the audi
ence. and the Billy Lamont Trio. in
clever wire walking and tumbling
Eddie Weber and Marian Ridor in
poppy dance offering; Charlie wilson
and his partner in foolish stuff,
and the Dour Kadex, with Their
Wonderful Anchor" make their first
tour of America memorable.
All told, Keith's is offering a good
bill this week rs =