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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-01-07
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Hunt Rogers was worrying about
YOU" | said.
"But ! wasn't" Rogers objected.
Il merely inquired what had be-
come Of you. I'd not seen you since
dinner"
In the brief moments of this con.
versation, Rogers had walked a few
steps toward Elsa, The table where
her hat lay was close at hand He
reached out Of sudden and picked
up the quirt which lay partly con.
cealed underneath it, and held it up
before his eyes as II studying the
knob with the carved head, Elsa
continued to walk toward him.
Somehow Rogers had managed to
center our gaze upon what he was
doing, l found myself staring slight
ly at the quirt. II brought back to
mind that vivid scene of Elsa rae
ing madly toward the house. Of her
horse suddenly checked and the de-
scending lash upon the unsuspect-
ing Chesebro. Elsa's eyes were now
fixed upon what Rogers was doing;
q sort Of fascination gripped her.
1--WE been wondering" said Rog-
ers with q faint smile. what I
might find concealed in this thing"
He twisted at the knob. 1t was the
wrong way, He reversed the pres
sure. and the knob slipped slightly
Like screw. To my amazement
he pulled the knob loose from the
handle Of the quirt, drawing with it
from its concealment a long. thin
bladed knife Of finely tempered
steel.
"You must have had very great
provocation that morning to muir
der" Rogers voice hardened trifle.
More than you realize" Elsa
flashed. She seemed to stand tall
er. her gray eyes turned full upon
Rogers.
III | had to guess what that provo
cation was" began Rogers, as if he
were feeling his way into dark
room and would welcome a light,
II should hazard that 1t had some
thing to do with the picture of you
and the baby" He paused for q
fraction Of 4 second. as II giving
Elsa an opportunity to speak. then
went on: THE child bore a very
strong likeness to Jimmy the
Cheese. I assume that he was the
father"
you are correct" said Elsa with
dignity.
George Rumble. after the picture
Of you and the child appeared in
the paper, told me something which
rather cleared him Of any intent Of
wrongdoing." Rogers went on. He
said he hrst saw that picture Of you
and the baby at your Aunt Kitty's.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-01-07
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"Hee for instance Nth 10 cans of condensed
milk display The price 40 lus n,xn.. b, c,o

variety to which we are accustomed-if
this man had been offering some of that
they would have suspected him of
having mixed it with marble powder,
and they would probably have been
right. But he was selling natural rock
salt, SO the people trusted him and
bought heavily. The price was $50 liras
a kilo. The legal price is five liras
kilo. A kilo is about two pounds
The figure Of $50 liras seemed to be a
popular price at the market. A kilo Of
rice cost 2S0 liras, and so did a tiny can
Of tomato paste. Sugar was going fast
at 43o liras kilo The women buying
1t should have felt about the way
American housewives would feel If they
Evening star., 1944-08-20

and for some years has resided In Ar
lington County, Va.
Evans and Hoey
During the week Of February 22 1897.
the writer was among those waiting at
the gallery entrance to witness per-
formance Of "A Parlor Match" with
Evans and Hoey, and Anna Held as an
added number and attraction. At this
time there were saloons on either side
Of the theater, and upon one occasion,
while waiting for the gallery door to
open "Old Hoss" Hoey came out the
side alley entrance and proceeded to
visit each one of the places in order.
Though it is possible, of course, he may
have had a speaking acquaintance with
the bartenders, and was only paying
them friendly visit. However when he
had gone the rounds, he returned to
take his part in the show, appearing on
the stage with practically no makeup
and only substitution Of tramp clothes
for his Street attire.
He was undoubtedly one OF the best
tramp characters that ever walked the
boards Of a theater, and many will
remember his clever stunt Of walking
of the stage with what appeared to be
a red-hot stove.
Maude Adams
Four years after this, Maude Adams
played here in Rostand's "L'Aiglon,"
taking the part of the Duke Of Reich
stadt, son OF Napoleon I. and the Arch
the celebrated actress. Sarah Bernhardt,
also put on here the same play. No
doubt many will recall that "The Eaglet."
as he was derisively styled, was frail,
delicate little fellow who died of tubercu-
losis when he was just about entering
manhood. Maude Adams physique ex-
actly fitted the part, whereas 1t was
difficult to conceive Of the Divine sarah's
dying Of such a wasting disease. Un-
doubtedly she was great actress, but
her disadvantage in filling such a role
was manifest to all, as she then had
become quite stout.
Maude Adams had made her reputa-
ton years before she put on Il 'Aislon."
Her Little Minister" was about as fine
a piece Of acting as one might wish to
see. In this play Robert Edeson, who
created the part of Gavin Dishart, was
her laeding man. and surely no one
who ever saw Miss Adams at an earlier
date with John Drew in Rosemary" will
forget this exquisite little woman.
E. H. Sothern frequently came to the
National In 1900 he played there in
The Kings Musketeer," followed the
next year by Hamlet" in which he was
as good as your humble servant has ever
seen; indeed the Prince Of Denmark
could not have done better himself.
Julia Marlowe. who in private life was
Mrs. Sothern, also played at the National.
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there were lot Of vegetables, contrast
ing sharply with the meaeer pickings at
the central market, where they were
offering stunted legal tomatoes at Is
liras a kilo, and where there were not
many buyers because the ordinary shop
pers could not aEDrd to pay that much.
Here, on the other hand, for mere 40
liras you could get a kilo Of beautiful,
full-blown tomatoes that would do credit
to any table
Prices of other vegetables by the kilo
were: Potatoes, so liras; onions, 60;
peppers, so; eggplant, 40. These prices
were considered remarkably low. as the
stuff was going at not more than twice
or three times the legal price.
Tony asked the man who was selling
little fishes at 120 liras a kilo whether
there was some place at the market
where we could get meat.
But, Of course" said the man, point
ing to nearby doorway. Top floor.
Very good meat"
Meat Upstairs
We went up one of the narrowest,
dirtiest staircases I have ever seen to
bedroom where q fat man in his under
Evening star., 1944-08-20

and the former occupied the conduc-
tors chair on this occasion and ener-
getically directed the work of the Or
chestra Though practically all the
characters Of Robin Hood" were intro
duced in this new opera, it failed
to become popular, and was seldom put
on thereafter Besides those mentioned
as taking part in Robin Hood" how
ever, the Bostonians then included the
names Of Frank Rushworth, Adele
Rafter, w. J. Sullivan, Helen Gordon,
Bell Harper and Grace Van Studdeford.
The Bostonians included in their rep
ertoire at the National such plays as
THE Serenade." by Victor Herbert and
Harry B. Smith; THE Bohemian Girl"
and in 1900 put on THE Viceroy," an
other Herbert and Smith production.
Mr.. Herbert came on from New York
especially upon this occasion to lead
the orchestra in person.
Francis Wilson
Francis Wilson was another popular
attraction at the National several dec
AIDES ago. Half a King" and THE
Strollers" he played there, having in
his cast such popular actors and singers
as Edwin Foy tprobably our popular
Eddie Foy who died a few years ago).
He took the part of RAINIER, jailer;
Lulu CHASER as Pierette, Tireschappes
adopted daughter, and Christie Mac
Donald, as Lucinde. daughter of Duke
de la Roche -Trumean were with Wilson
in Half a King" and in THE Torea-
dor were Adele Ritchie, Maud Ray
mond and Jennie Hawley.
Francis Wilson was even popular at
the White House, as the following item,
taken from The Star of January 2, 1902,
will clearly indicate:
"The President rounded out 4 very
busy day by visiting the National
Evening star., 1944-08-20
BY Newbold Noyes, Jr.,
star War CORRESPONDENT.

ROME (By MaiD would you like
to pay a visit to the black market?"
jumped when Tony asked me that
Everybody knows the black market is
not place-it 10 . thing. An AMG
otdcer once said to me:
People seem to think, there Is place
in city like Rome which has 4 sign
out saying. Black Market Unfortu-
nately. 1t isn't as simple as that. The
black market Is = lot Of people selling
things illegally. It isn't tangible enough
to be easily stamped out"
Now here was Tony, my Roman
friend, proposing q visit to the black
market in the same tone of voice in
which he might ask II I would like to
see st. Peters or the Colosseum. told
him to lead on
Ten minutes later. feeling foolish in
the first civilian clothes I had worn in
almost two years. climbed with Tony
into . taxi.
al Mercato Nero
"Tor di Nons," Tony said to the
driver. "Al mercato nero"
ITO the black market" The driver
did not bat an eye. 1t was . short drive
down to the T1ber and then Z few
blocks upstream. We stopped before 4
fight Of steps leading into a narrow
courtyard. where lot Of people were
milling around. They looked like ordi-
nary people-there were no obvious
milli0naires In the crowd,
This is It," said Tony. "Tor di Mona
down those steps. From now on
you're deaf and dumb. Don't talk
English"
Central Market in Miniature
Vendors had set up little tables
around the edge Of the courtyard. Each
had only small stock Of goods in
evidence, but what there was was
prominently displayed. At first glance.
you got the impression that this place
Evening star., 1944-08-20
BY Arlene Wolf,
AsaociAted Press atad Writer.

NEW YORK.-In the CTS own
cryptic terms, it's = tough deal when a
serviceman loses his hearing.
In plain civilian talk, it's even tough
er. Cut of from the only means of COM
munication he knows-sound-the ex-
serviceman can't readjust to a soundless
life in mutt. He can't use the phone,
hesitates about going to the movies,
dating his girl, or applying for . job.
&tBris. Gen. Charles 9. Hillman Of
the Army Medical Service predicted on
February II. 1914. that discharges from
the Army, due to deafness, likely would
run to - per 100000 men. Is compared
to the rate Of 20 per 100000 in the First
World War;
To make the deal a little easier, 4
group Of New York Citys deafened vet
Grams have banded together in the Vet
erAns' Sounding Post. BY helping them
selves become accustomed to deafness.
the veterans lick phobias about wearing
hearing aids. pick up the finer points of
lip-reading and ease themselves back.
into normal civilian routines.
First of Group.
Sponsored by the New York League
for the Hard of Hearing, a non-com-
mercial organization, the post is the
hrst Of number of such groups to be
set up throughout the country BY chap
ters OF the American Society of the
Hard Of Hearing.
once week, the veterans get toeether
for an hour of concentrated lip-read-
1ng-useful for all deafened persons. and
an absolute must for those who can't
use hearing aids. The hp-reading prac-
tice picks up where Army hospital train
ing leaves on, concentrating on practi-
cal points involved In job applications
and everyday conversation.
Standing before q blackboard labeled
keep EN- lip-reading," an instructor
soundlessly. mouths such job-seeking
essentials as Where were you bornp"
How old are you7," points out the
dlmculty Of np-reading such words as
college" and the similarity of "perma-
nent" and minimum" For those who
need specialized vocabularies for new
Joos there are vocational counselors at
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Woman Spy
Continued From Page CAY

Continued From Page C-4)
day in January of this year in the safe.
deposit vault Of New York bank when
sne was opening drawer which con-
tanned $l5,900 in cash. She SURPRISED
the agents by violently turning on them
and attempting to scratch out their
eyes.
She also had two bank accounts Of
$1,000 each.
How much important naval informa-
ton she got to the japanese is not
known. 1t could not have been a great
deal. 1t was less than three months
after Pearl Harbor that her communics-
tion with the Japanese Navy through
Argentina ran into difficulties.
The FB1 men found her a strong.
willed woman. She would not talk.
Through her attorney she offered to
plead guilty to violation of censorship.
Inc Judge told her, in accepting her
plea, that her sentence would depend on
the cooperation she gave the FBI.
Last week she appeared for sentence.
1ne Judge was told she had not CO.
operated in any way. He gave her the
limit for the of1ense under the statute.
10 years and $4,000 fine.
She did tell the FBI men after her
arrest several conflicting stories to ac-
count for the money She said it was
her husbands life insurance. That
proved to be $1,000. She said it was prof.
1t from the doll shop. They made her
60 over the books with them. There
was no such profit.
Then she told them that when her
husband died she shuttered the win
dows, locked the door and searched his
room. She said she found $4,000 in
cash In the mattress on which her hus.
bands body was lying.
The FBI men were not impressed bv
this story. They had already checked
the serial numbers on the hundred dol
lar bills taken from the safe deposit
box. The record of the bills was evil
dence that made conviction inescapa-
BILE. Several OF them were the same
bills that It. Comdr Kanegoro Koike of
the Japanese naval inspectors Office in
New York "a purchasing ONCE, had
withdrawn from q bank before Pearl
Harbor.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
On Shopping Tour in Rome's Black Market

shirt was selling some kind Of steak as
fast Is he could wrap it up and collect
his money-300 Aras for kilo. His wife
sat on the bed looking on with tolerant
smile, while herd Of bambini huddled
in one corner, gazing in wide-eyed awe
at the daddy who had struck it rich.
The man was not at ali embarrassed
when Tony remarked in italian that
this was nice work II you could get it.
He waved his hand over the meat to
keep the buzzins flies away. Listen"
he said, III somebody is sick in your
house and you must have meat for them,
there Is no place you can get 1t in Rome.
1t is good thing I am here, or else what
would people dor"
It is interesting to note that this
philosopher was breaking the law only
in that he was not q licensed dealer.
Meat Is not rationed. nor is there any
established ceiling price for meat. There
are two reasons why licensed dealers
DO not consider it worthwhile to handle
meat at the same prices as those COM
manded by illegal dealers. First there
able that no established butcher could
get enough to take care OF more than a
traction OF his customers; second, estab-
lished butchers are unwilling to risk in
curing the resentment Of customers by
charging the scandalous prices that
must be charged.
Impossible to Wipe Out
AMG and Italian government officials
have long been aware Of the existence
of the black market center at Tor di
Mona. They say there are number Of
similar places in Rome. There is not
great deal they can do about it. 1t is
easy to crack down on individual ven-
doris, but 1t is difncult, II not impossible,
to wipe out the black market as an insti-
tuition. The only way to do that is to
have plenty Of food.
Three days after visited Tor di Mona.
Italian plain-clothes police infiltrated
the courtyard and made about so arrests
at the end of an hours shopping. This
was an all-out attempt to smash the
Tor di Mona market.
The next day. different vendors were
operating-this time indoors. The net
result of the operation was that black
market prices in the Tor di Mona dis
trict rose more than 10 per cent over
night.
Romans must eat. and those who can
afford it will continue to do so.
Evening star., 1944-08-20


French actress. OF the 90s.
Theater last night to witness Francis
Wilson in The Toreador." 1t was
strictly family party, the President
being accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt
and the children"
The Fortune Teller
Victor Herbert's 1.-THE Fortune Teller"
as sung by the Alice Nelson Opera Co.
in 1899, undoubtedly will be recalled by
hundreds, and perhaps even thousands.
What wonderful array of talent the
cast included. Here are some Of the
characters: Alice Nelson herself; Rich
ard Golden, Joseph Herbert, Frank
Rushworth, Joseph Cawthorn, Mar
guerita Sylvia, Jennie Hawley, Billie
Norton, Paul F. Nicholson, jr; May
Boley. L. Devere, M. Devere, J. T. Gray,
Edward s. Metcalf, Louise Hillard,
Annie Clay, Nellie Marsh, Martha L.
Carrine, Eva Kelly, j. B. Henrichs.
william Brown and Eugene Cowles as
Sander, gypsy musician.
Up in the Gallery
Who will ever forget standing perhaps
for an hour or more on the iron steps
leading to the gallery entrance Of the
old National and almost breaking his
neck up those three or four flights Of
narrow stairs4o get front seat for Is
cents to see Frank Daniels in THE
Idols Eye" another one of Victor Her.
berts many operas. ALI c. Wheelan, as
Jammie McSnuffy, a Scotch vagabond,
and. Helen Redmond, as Maraquita,
daughter of Don Pablo, were material
attractions in the opera and rendered
much assistance locating and restoring
to its rightful owner the idols eye In
this play 1t. Desmond. impersonated by
Claudia Carlstadt in a thinking part"
always carried off high honors. If my
memory serves me right, Claudia had
coal-black hair and a fair complexion
and wore purple tights.
Jefferson de Angeles was another
comic operate star who visited this
theater in those good old days. In ad-
dition to having fair voice, he could
shake a wicked" foot, and in this re-
spect showed up to better advantage
than some Of the other stars in his
particular line OF work.
De Wolf Hopper was too big to dance.
He had good cast when his company
put on "The Charlats1n" in 1898. It in.
cluded, besides Hopper, Edmund STAN
ley, Mark Price, Alfred Klein, George w.
Barnum, Arthur Cunningham, Harry S.
Stone, Charles Arthur, Nella Bergen,
Alice Judson, Katherine Carlisle and
Adine Bouvier. 1.-THE Charlatan" was
another Of sousas operas, now almost
forgotten with the rest Of his operatic
efforts. Incidentally, Miss Judson, who
later married William G. Weeden, re-
tired from the stage quite awhile ago,
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Veterans Sounding Post

the league who will take up anything
in ip-readifig from astrology to zinnia
raising.
Conquering the psychological effect
Of deafness is one of the main jobs
OF league workers at the post. It's not
unusual to see half dozen men arrive
at the post meeting with little packages
in their hands, and when they're safely
inside whip out hearing aids and put
them on. That's one of the things the
post is trying to ici.-embarrassment
at wearing what some veterans think is
a sissified device
Overcoming Embarrassment
by mixing with other deafened men,.
Says Mrs. Frances Hackett an execu.
tive OF the league, each man begins to
realize that he's not the only one. And
in meeting members of the league, who
are ali hard of hearing, they begin to
realize the problem can be overcome"
Among the dos and don'ts listed by
the league for relatives of deafened
servicemen are the following:
Speak naturally, without overempha-
sis. even though your CT relies entirely
on ip-reading.
Keep your hands away from your face
while speaking.
Don't stand with your back TO the
light
Don't repeat difficult phrases that
the ip-reader doesn't get Immediately.
Rephrase the sentence.
Encourage him to participate in nor
NAL family activities.
Pitch your voice low.
Do not be too helpful.
Evening star., 1944-08-20

IL up ana cOLLect MS money!"
was a miniature replica Of the central
market-the legal one-at Piazza Vito
rio Emanuele. But when you looked
again. you saw there was q world Of
difference.
At the central market had seen
housewives crovdins in deep. anxious
huddles around stands where they
might buy Z bunch Of stun which looked
like parsley, or . few ratty plums. Here
it was another story. The stuff was in
this market, waiting for you-if you had
the money.
Here. for instance, was a man with
10 cans Of condensed milk on display.
The price was ITO liras a can.
It's Five Times as Bad
The exchange rate established by us is
100 liras to the dollar. SO that If were
to buy this milk it would cost me ST 10.
But to understand what that price
means to an italian, you must remem-
Der that the lira used to be worth a
nickel, and that wages have not risen
since the changeover. Therefore the
thing is five times as bad as 1t appears
on the surface. An American would be
paying $3.50 for that can Of milk If he
were in the Italians shoes.
At the next stand a man was selling
salt. Buyers are wary Of the refined
Evening star., 1944-08-20
USO Program
CONTINUED From Page CAY

country fair" At the hospital extension
recurring games Of skill of a non
STRENUOUS nature In which all the bows
were able to participate. The hostes.es
1ound that this type of entertainment
was IN greater favor with the men in
asfnuch as it provided inclusion for
many OF them who would have been
unable to participate in more active
forms Of recreation.
Wnen the convalescents visited the
club, 1t was found that they seemed
more interested in quiet types of activ-
lty ana showed no inclination for any
type OF planned activity. They pre-
1erred to play cards, bingo, do jie.saw
puzzles, putter around in the arts and
crafts room and just sit and talk to
the hostesses.
Just One of the Gang
1t was also ooser9ed that the hos.
pitalised serviceman was anxious to b.
treated As "one Of the gang" and wanted
to take part in group games where
he would receive no special attention.
Many of them preferred to lounge
around the club, reading technical
books and magazines. Others lust
wanted to "sab."
jerry Spencer, and the thousands
just like him, was just "one of the
gang In his home town when he put
on Uncle Sans uniform and learned
to shoot . gun.
He doesn't want to change.
Evening star., 1944-08-20

had to pay $40 a pound for sugar, but
they looked as though they thought
they had bargain. For q liter of olive
oil-one Of the great italian staples
they payed 500 liras. and no backtalk
The legal price is 30 Hira.
Cigarettes at 81 per Pack
There was = man selling tobacco-2o
Italian cigarettes. so-called. for 50 liras.
He said he was out Of American cigar
cites, but that when some more ar
rived, In an hour or so, he would sell
them at his regular price. 81 4 package.
The cheese vendor was next to the
cigarette man. His prices began at $50
liras for kilo Of what looked like
cottage cheese. and went up to TOO liras
kilo for the most expensive variety.
Flour was being offered at 100 liras
kilo but an old woman in the crowd
plucked at Tonys sleeve and told him
not to buy 1t. 1t was. she said, of infe-
rior quality. She wanted to sell us the
flour she had in her handbag. which she
said was very good and which cost only
10 liras more. She also proudly un-
wrapped = parcel containing 4 lump Of
lard-this she would let US have for TOO
liras. When we declined to buy, It was
obvious that she thought we were crazy.
There were eggs, 40 liras each. And
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14

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