Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1921, Page 34

AMUSEMENTS. Coming Attractions At the Theaters Next Week. National—"Scandals of 1921 Opens next Sunday evening. GARRICK —"Way Down \ East” (not the photoplay), by the Garrick Players, Opens a week from tomor- row. KEITH'S—Florenrce and vaudeville. Moore COSMOS—Ann Suter—Billy Bouncer's Circus and vaude- ville. D —“The Golden f L “Way Down East. An exceptional opportunity will be i afforded Washingtonians next wm‘k| to aguin the spoken version of D, W. Grimith's master picture, “Way Down East.” presented by the Gar- at the Shubert-Garrick ¢ wi}l be presented at popu- <. with special mati- ¢ and Saturday. Florence Moore. = those posted for next week | ¥. Keith's are Florence Moore, | ie Carhart, Harry Delf and com- | the remainder te be announced & COSMOS—Ann Suter-Bouncer’s Circus. notable acts from big-time t week's Ann Sever: deville will be seen in ne the ( Theate: the littl, al reputation as a -lightful entertainer. wili 3illy Bouncer's Cir- funniest acts in vaude- viile, will be another, and the famous lison City Four, a comedy quartet at the v peak of its ¢ will be a third. The Lamont Trio will bring a novel wire act, full of thrills and in- apolitan Duo, in a cts t seng offer: . and the of merit, with two a to be announced later, will complete the program. The zreat Robertson-Cole feature flm. “Man in a Million,” will be the dinary matinee attraction, and the leading comedy of the funny sort will be “Southern Exposure,” from the Christie studi STRAND—“The Golden Gate.” “The Golden Gate” a satirical sketch by Aaron Hoffman, author of: ‘Welcome Stranger” and “Friendly Enemies,” and featuring Lester Ber- nard, will be the chief attraction of the vaudeville half of the program at the Strand Theater next week. Others include the Aerial Macks, in spectacular aerial frolics; Tess and Ann Carter, in a hodge-podge of music. charm and syncopation; Beck and Stone, singers with trimmings. and “Dancers Supreme,” in which M. Golden presents a versatile terpsi- horean triumph, with Hamllton, alvert and Herman appearing. The photoplay for the week will present Elaine Hammerstein, in her | latest picture, “The Miracle of Man- hattan.” White’s “Scandals of 1921.” The National Theater will reopen next Sunday night annual production in the Scandal series. Both of the previous revues by White received their premieres in Washington, but this year the first roduction of the new “Scandals" will be given in Atlantic City tomor- row night. Thence it will be brought to the National, going direct from Washington to New York city, where the Scandals will enter into competi- tion with the other Broadway summer shows. This year White returns to the Liberty Theater, where the “Scandals of 1919," was produced. For the “Scandals of 1921, Arthur (Bugs) Baer, newspaper humorist and” jokesmith, has furnished the book, with Iyrics by Arthur Jackson and music by George Gorshwin. It has been stage manazed by George White himself, with the assistance of John Meehin, formerly general stage di- rector for George M. Cohan, White's production of last year was @ very big one from a scenic view- point. but now it is said that in the matter of appointments and pictur- esque display, the “Scandals of 1921," will ‘be still’ greater and more beau- tiful. There are elghteen or twenty scenes in this year's review, which have been conceived and executed un- der the supervision of art director Herbert Ward. To show the magni- tude of the production it ¢an be stated that it requires the use of five of the largest size rallroad baggage cars to transport the effects. . The company this year numbers over a hundred people and the cast is again headed by “Ann Pennington, who will havesnew dances and specialties to offer her admirers. Others are Aunt Jemim Olive Vaughn, Victoria Herbert. Joan Ford. Myra Cullen, Christine Welford, Darry Welford, Geraldine Alexander, Phocbe Lee, George White, George La Maire, Lou 'Holtz, Lester Allen. Geors: Bickel, Charles King, Harry Rose, Bert Gord Lloyd Garrett and Jam. There is a big chorus of prett u\ll.\‘| S MARRIAC ML Thomas Grant Springer and W. D. Heppenstall, has been accepted for| ate production by Harry Cahane. nnie Hughes, now in London, wi'l ap-| ish production of Drink " in the near fu-| ett will be the pro- | ture. duce i Rehearsa ine,” to be show in New York August §, began last wes Photoplays This Week (Continued from First Page.) £in the second weck of its local © o its un at the Columbi ater r at th bia Theater this after- Its local engagament is 8 s notable for the fact that it s being exhibited or the first time at popular admis- The piece will be shown out of town & the New Yorkers say. for a week or two T to the metropolitan opening. . cast of “Good Morning, Dearie.” which Charles Dillingham will produce will include Louise Groody, Ada Lewis Osear Shaw. Harland Dixon, William | Kent and John Price Jones. | Morosco has engaged Louise | n important role in “Poor arlotte Greenwood’s new star- . Miss Mink was with Miss Oliver Mink fe ars 4O Leo Ditrichstein will present “The Homely Henriquez,” a new comedy by Sabatiino Lopez. in Stamford. July 16. the leading rol etting rter,” that open w York Augu: the . Dawn will be seen in another Helen hayes sailed for Europe last, week, but will return late in the sum- o begin rehearsals for “The Wren inal comedy, said to be particu- able for the clever little actress. A se New Y Ladies’ the Eltinge s is planning to of this play on while™ the Theater. sond four compinic tour in the new season. original company will remain in the big city. Manager Edwards of the Shubert-Gar- rick is negotiatng with Laura Lee, the claver little comedicnne Who scored an emphatic hit at Keith's last week, to join his stock company for the summer. Miss Leee aid to hail from the Old Do- minion. is Julian Eltinge, the noted female im- personator, is seriously ill with ap- pendicitis at Los Angeles. His con- dition is said to require the attend- anee of five physicians. At present he is too weak to undergo an opera- tion. “The Broken Wing" ended its run jast night in New York. Two com- panies will tour in the piece next season. who recently closed “Turn to the Right,” York Wednesday from the commencement and her class reunion at Wellesley. She Im- | mediately filed with John Golden the | name of fifteen of this year's grad- uating class who want to go on the stage. Lucille Poth. the season with returned to N NotwithstandIng_the heat in New York last week. David Belasco call- ed for rehearsals of “Kiki,"" in which | lenore Ulric will star next season. The play is the work of Andre Picard and has been adapted for the Ameri- can stage by Mr. Lelasco, who is personally superintending its stag- ing. Arthur Hammerstein while abroad consummated a deal whereby a Lon- don company will present his New York successes in the British capital. “Katinka" will be the first of the for- fl:g series to see the light in Eng- and. George C. Tyler on August 15 will give New Yorkers their first glanke at “Duley.” the play by George S. Kauf- man and Marc Connelly, which had a prosperous run in Chicago last win- ter. Lynm Fontaine will be seen in the leading role, which she created in the Windy city. a score personally ar by Mr. Griftith. ¥ Arranged; by Shlr Avenue Grand. tomorrow, “The Little Fool" and ‘The Skipper Ha: and Wednesday, and M Sennett's His Fling" “The Sky Pilot" stray from the Steerage”; Thursday. reth Hughes in “Sentimental Tom Friday, Monte Blue in “The Kentuckians” and Harry Pollard in “The High Roller”: Saturd Bebe Daniels in “Two Weeks With Fa, Jim Aubrey in “The Tourist.” and Prizma’s *The Message of a Flowe Today, Fool” and_comedy, 2 Monday, ““The Little Zdgar's Country “Without Limi esday, ghan in Aubrey and Jim u B Thursday, Wanda | in “The House That Jazz Built” and Harry Pollard in_“The High Rollg-r"; Friday, Lionel Barry:- more in “Jim the Penman” and comedy, ‘Hubby Behave: Saturday, the De Havens in “The Girl in the Taxi" and comedy, “Crowning Torchy.' Embpire. - Today, 7:30- p.m., Mary Pickford, in “Through the Back Door”; tomor- ro Pauline Starke and Niles Welch, in “The Courage of Marge O'Doone”; Tuesday. Alice Joyce, in_“Her Lord and Master,” and Larry Semon com- ed, Wednesday, George Walsh, in " and Sunshine comedy, “The Thursday, Douglas Fair- “The Nut,” and comedy, Friday, Gladys banks, “Short and Sweet'; Walton, in “All Dolled Up,” and two- reel L Ko comedy, and Saturday, An- in tonio Moreno, in “Island of Regen- eration,” and Montgomery and Rock, in "l‘-‘lres and Fair Ones.” Orchestral music. Savoy. Today, star cast in “Without Limit" and comedy, “Hubby Behave'; tomor- row, with special matinee at 2:30, Mil- ton Sills in ““The Little Fool” and com- edy, “Edgar's Country Cousin”; Tues- |day and Wednesday, Harold Lloyd in ‘Now or Never” and Will Rogers in *Boys Will Be Boys"; Thursday, Lionel Barrymore in “Jim, the Penman"; Fri- day, Jackie Coogan in “Peck's’ Bad Boy" and Toonerville comedy, ‘“The Skipper Has His Fling”;: Saturday, Mae Marsh in jobody’s Kid" and Hz Pollard in “The High leer.‘sl i Southeast Gardens. Today, Ben Turpin and Marie Pre- vost, in “A Small Town Idol"; tomor- } row at (special matinee p.m.) Harry Carey, in “The Freeze-Out, and Clyde Cook comedy, “The Jock- ey"; Tuesday, “Partners of the Tide Wednesday and Thursday, Pearl White, in’ “The Mountain Woman"; Friday, Gladys Walton, in_“The Man Tamer.". and_ two-reel L Ko comedy, Spend the Week-end and a Glorious Fourth at COLONIA L BEACH Only Resort Near Washington With a Sandy Beach! « Fare Round Trip, $2.00, To e 2ot 222 2ok Delightful 4-Hour Ride om the Palatial STEAMER ST. JOHNS Leaves 7Tth St. Whart Today at 9 A. M. Returning Sendsy and Moaday, 6 P. M. war tax, good for season DANCING (Rain er Shime) ALL TRIPS “Peppy” Music of Sokolov’s Jass Orchestra Find Goed Hetel Accommodations Outdeer Amusements Salt Water Bathing, Fishing, Crabbing, Dancing with George White's “Scandals of 1921, the third T HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JULY 3, 1 921—PART 3 MISS STELLA MAYHEW Wore a Lucilie gown of black over white natin at Kelth's. BY ELENORE DE WITT EBY. HE varied bill at Keith's last week s0 well supplied the void left by the closed playhouses that the theater en- thusiast had only to go and be hapy The operetta “Temptation™ self a complete dramatic pr and In each of the seven scenc ent and elaborate costumes were dis- closed. They varied from the allegori filminess of spirit and symbolic through costumes of the nations to the fashionable creations of today. Miss Dorothy Smoller, as Extravagance, elaborate and wore one of the most beautiful gowns of the production, as was suitable to her role. The bodice was of plain silver cloth, and it was made in basque fashion. A silver strap supported it on one side, while a trellis of dainty pastel colored flowers crossed the opposite shoulder. The skirt had a loose apron panel at the front, of r« lower edge. On either kirt of narrow white soped out 1o ment it at the side of it the overs tin ruffle Moore, in 1 and comedy, ‘Don’t Call Me Little our Hours.” Mo Picture Statistics. | DRESISENT JOHN E. BARBER of H the First National Bank of Los Angeles has issued an statement regarding motion picture receipts which is supplemented by statistics of the government. “Way Down East” has earned gross returns of $2,170,000 since September, 1920. . Seventy-five per cent of production of pictures in the” United States is made in Los Angeles. $500,000,000 is invested in produc- tion. Annual consumption of film nearly 1.000.000,000 feet. R N One hundred producing companies at peak of production. In 1920 nearly seven hundred fea- pictures were made in the United es, employing 20000 people in production alone, not counting actors. Value of 1920 output estimated at $200,000,000. , Of this_salaries and wages amounted to $30.000.000; ma- terials and supplies, $25,000.000. Mr. Barber places cost of two-reel- ers at $10,000 and the average five and seven-reel features at $100.000 to $250,000. For the fiscal vear end- ed June 30, 1920, distributors col- lected $86.000,000 or more than $1,- 500,000 weekly. Distributors charge 30 to 40 per t cent of the gross receipts to sell a picture to the exhibitor. There are approximately 33,500 motion picture theaters in the world. Of these the United States has about 16,000; of these 80 per cent are of the 11 to 17-cent admission class. Total estimated seating capacity of United States theaters is between five and six millions. Dally admission estimated at more than $2,000,000. For thé year ended June 30, 1920, the internal revenue col- lection at 10 per. cent of the total ad- mission amounted to $76,733,647. . Forty-seven thousand miles of Ameri- can films were cxported in 1920 at a value of $10,000,000. Traps Rainbows. ARK TWAIN tells of a man who had the strangest and most ex- pensive Hobby in all the world—that of collecting echoes. But that was before Grace Darmond was born, otherwise Mr. Twain would have written of Miss Darhond instead of the echo man. Gracle has gone in for rainbows and she is doing her best to corner the market. Let her tell it: “There-is a rainbow in every sun- beam, but you can't see it until you pass the sunbeam through a glass prism. By what is called refraction the white light of the sun is broken up into its constituent color rays— violet, indigo, blue, green, gellow, orfange and red—being what we call a_rainbow. “I call my prism a ‘sunbeam trap.’ I tie a ribbon to each end of the prism, join the ends of the ribbons and hang the trap in the open win- dow where it can catch the sun's rays and swing gently in the breeze. It fille the room with dancing rain- bows on walls, floor and celling, and the effect is indescribably charming. It's like filling the room with fairies and spirites, and it never fails to drive away the blues. It also cures head- aches. Try it."” Rapid Accompaniment. Probably one of the most rapid and difficult bits of motion plcture musi- cal acompaniments vet required in photoplay exhibition will be employed y Director Thomas J. Gannon of the Palace Symphony Orchestra when he accompanies the screen presentation of “A Runaway Train.” the sensa- tional Lyman H. Howe scenic pictur: which has been engaged for showin at the Palace Theater this week. The picture requires only seven minutes to exhibit, yet the orchestra perform- ance is pronounced by Director Gan- non as the most rapid and exacting ever undertaken in & Washington photoplay theater. in it- entation, | quaintly bouffant effect. interesting.| 1 I ) | Made a xtunning figure of Extrav | difter- | Anpe | chiffen, with applique flowers to orna- | row and Sun- | “The Sky Golden | \ I:Lo:‘d prices. ll)urinpg its N York | Brat Kagement, it was shown at 2 prices. Dream Street” depicts York. the gdeathless love of two 'bro-{ Sunday, Constance Talmadge in “Les- ers, reveals the supreme test tiis[sons in Love’; Monday. £reat love i put to when the broth- | Pilot Astray from jers fall in lice with a little dancing | the Steerage € Heya- ®irl of “Dream Street” who shows|kawa in *“The First Born d_Harry them both the way to an earthly [Pollard in “The High Roller”; Wednes: paradise. . The production intro- [day, Monte Blue in “The {entucklans” | ¥ a trio of characters altogether and Toonerville comedy, “The Skipper lifferent from anything Mr. Griffith |[Has His Fling”; Thursd: Hobart has contributed before and these | Bosworth in “His Own Law": Friday, parts are played by Carol Dempster, | Bebe Danie in “Two Wecks With Ralph Grave. and Charles Mack. and Jim Aubrey in “The Tour- The production is supplemented by Saturday. Mary Miles Mintner in FASHION CREATIONS OF THE STAGY v ~ G2 i MISS LAUREL LEE Appeared in a gown of shimmering metal cloth and coral tulle. MISS DOROTHY SMOLLER gance in the operetta “Temptatio: A single rose red at one side of the bodice, and of the back there was a 1te sea green tulle. Mi moller’ ddress wa® a small silver turban completely masked at the front with long drooping sprays of paradise. veral ropes of pearls added to the ‘extravagant’ effect. in the ce Miss Merle Stevens, as Virtue, ap- pearcd in an appropriately simple and | giriish frock of white lace and organdy. Ruffies of the luce formed a crinoline overskirt similar to Miss Smoller's, but the bodice was of organdy cut with kimono _slec and a plain rounded neck. A sash girdle of pink ribbon cir- cled the waist, and her hat was faced with silk fluting and trimmed with nar- ribbon streamers to correspond. Miss Stevens wore a frock of inguished with a Later draped cream ribhon how NEXT WEEK'S PHOTOPLAYS. Metropolitan. First National's special production of James Oliver Curwood's story, *‘The Snare,”” featuring Lewis 8. Stone, Wallace Beery, Melbourne Mac- Dowell. Ruth Renick and Francis Mac- Donald. Knickerbocker. National's production of Snarc “The Dollar a Year starring Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, ham,” featuring~Ethe]l Clayton. Crandall's. Charles Ray in *“The¢ Old Swimmin' Hole,” Grace D'Armond in “The Beau- :‘i(ul .’.;zmblvr." and Nazimova in “Bil- fons. First Golden Man,” and Columbia. The next attraction of featured im- portance at the Columbia Theater, following the engagement of D. W. Griffith's “Dream Street,” will be the screen production of “The Wild Goose,” based on the magazine story by Gouverneur Morris and personally i directed by Albert Capellani, with a cast that includes Mary MacLaren, Norman Kerry and Holmes Herbert. Palace. Wallace Reid. the popular photo- play star, will be seen as the fea- tured star of the program at the Palace Theater for the week, begin- ning next Sunday afternoon, July 10, in “Too Much Speed.' based on the racing story by Byron Morgan, in which Mr. Reid is supported by Agnes Ayres and Theodore Roberts. Ritchey Quits Writing. ILL M. RITCHEY, who was one of the first writers of original stories for the screen, has the power of visualization so perfectly develop- ed that he can tell to an inch the footage value of any scene he writes or reads in a continuity. For example, he will write or read a scene and will at once write oppo- site it six, twelve or twenty feet— whatever the value—and the director and camera man never find him wrong. Continuities written or edited by Mr. Ritchey are said to be “air-tight,” and a director following such a script connot make a mistake. . Mr. Ritchey wag" originator of the form of the present day working sce- nario, and it was his “Who Pays series, released through Pathe, that first attracted serious thinking peo- ple to the scree'g His serial, “The Teed Circle,” s still the model for all screen serials. His clever work has been an im- portant factor in the successes of such screen celebrities as Wanda Hawley, Bebe Danlels, Ruth Roland. Jackie ‘Saunders, Gail Kane, Mary Miles Minter, Willlam Russell, Enid Bennett, Baby Maxie Osborn, Henry Walthall, Ethel Clayton and many others. \ Mr. Ritchie is now producing. Bennett-Niblo Globe Trot. Exi BENNETT, Rockett star, and her husband, Fred Niblo, now di- recting Douglas Fairbanks, have planned a trip abroad that will take them into some of the out-of-the-way places of the earth. Mr. Niblo is a globe-trotter by na- ture and was famous as a traveler- lecturer before he won fame as a di- rector of motion pictures, while his wife loves travel more than anything save acting in pictures. Miss Bennett's last picture, “Keep- ing Up With Lizzle” has just been released, and she will not again ap- pear on the screen until after the pro- posed globe trot, when the pictures made on the trip will be released. The Niblo-Bennett expedition will first explore the Fly river on the Island of Java, the upper waters of which have never yet been explored. They will then go to Tibet and the Gobl desert and have a try at locating the ancient City of the Bridge, the capital of the Fifth Root Race, or the first Aryan race. They expect to re- turn home by caravan via Bagdad and Damascus. Have No Police Record. AL and Ray Rockett of the Rockett Film Corporation recently point- ed out to a wondering public that the motion picture industry had no police record. In eight years, say 'the Messrs. Miss Laurel Lee wore a number of a tractive and original gowns, but perhaps the most unusual was the model sketc ed. She said that her modiste inform her that she had only a little of the e pensive silver metal cloth, but since Miss Lee a little girl she might be able to evolve a gown from it for her. So she draped it into a bandeau bodice, supported by narrow silver straps, and made the skirt with short panels front and back and longer draped ones at the sides. A chiffon foundation appliqued with rows of varicolored ribhons was dimly visible front and back, veiled by a fine mist of silver fringe. Coral tulle was cascaded here and tnere, and Miss | Lee's toque was trimmed with curled ;oh(rlch of the same shade. Miss Stella Mayhew's Lucile model of | black lace over white satin is pictured. | The blouse had diminuti and the neck, which formed a V at the front, was piped with orange georgette. A {long streumer sash of the same added another dash of color, and wu single orange rosette appeared at the neck fastening in the back. The lace skirt | was rounded Into a panel longer than the satin foundation at the front, and ( in back it was caught up into a bouffant | {and filmy bus | they have neither witnessed crime in the west Rockett, | nor heard of any coast studios. Ray Rockett declares that he has! never heard of a case of riot. bur- glary, assault, murder. embezzlement, i {labor violence or anything else more serious than a quarrel between a director and his wife, and that in eight years' intimate association with { the business staffs, actor bodies and working people of seven studios he has never seem an arrest, a woman in- sulted or a disgraceful happening on the lot. Al Rocket estimates that during the | eight years of his experience in pic- | tures he has been in close association | with 40,000 picture workers of all | vlasses, and the worst he has seen in the way of disorder was one fist fight. He adds that the police blotters show practically no offenders from the stu- dios, except for speeding, and few of these. > The Rocketts claim for the motion picture industry a cleaner record than any other industry in the United States, and they call upon the world to successfully challenge this state- ment. Writing a Photoplay. HARLES KENYON, famous play- wright of the stage, who is now on Goldwyn's author staff, writing stories and continuity versions of stories for the screen, gives a very pithy formula for writing photoplays. His directions follow: “The length of your synopsis should be from 2,500 to 5,000 words. The first page should contain the cast of characters and a brief. complete syn- opsis of the play, about 100 words long. = State under it the locale of your story. This page is your selling Argument to the producer. So is your last page of the scenario itself, and the first page. The latter must start \ interestingly: the former show con- clusively that a Jot of action has occurred. “Write it in narrative form, but in terms of action, or of thought directly dependent on action. That and char- acterization is all your synopsis should contain. Characterize only when it has vital bearing on the plot work of your story. Built upward— that is the task of the dramatist, to see that from an interesting ‘begin- ning he rises step by step to a smash- ing climax. The sooner the story ends after this climax. the better. Visualize the story as you write it; imagine you are a spectator in a theater where it is being shown on the &creen. “Go to see as many motion pictures as you can, and sit through each one of them three times. It is good prac- tice to write out the synopsis of a few good photoplays you see, and study the handling of the dramatig| material. See how they have made it bulld from start to climax like a flight of stairs. See how. at any necessary - lapse in the climb, there are powerful threads of dramatic in- terest left running to hold your at- tention. Then model your ~own scenarios after them {n structure.” Siimitie A Southern Welcome. I'l‘ was a demonstrative southern welcome that greeted the arrival of Director Wesley Ruggles and - bers of the Oliver Morosco company at Nafchez, Miss., where the filming of “Slippy McGee" now is under way The film visitors were met at the depot by a procession of 3,000 towns- men headed by a band. The parade illuminated with torches and Wheeler Oakman at the head in a mule cart moved to the Elks' Club, where the mayor, in extending welcome, turned over the key to -the city to Director Ruggles. Colleen Moore was carried from the depot In a large floral chair. A Pupil of Modjeska. Landers Stevens, one of the pre- mier players of “Keeping Uj Tiszie” “and _“Handle” With " Cares learned his art under the tutelage of no less a master than Helena Mod- jeska. Mr. Steens is a brother of Ashton Stevens, %he dramatic eritic. —_— Has a Real Grievance. William Conklin, who plays a lead- ing role in “Beau Revel,” has a real grisvance. Some careless newspaper scribe ran a story of Bill's prowess with bil- liard cue and driving iron, and ac- companeld it with & picture. The story was correct in_every detall. as Conklin has a_trophy case full ef billiard and golf cups. but the photo- | graph was by no means -William Conklin. The gentleman reposing over Bill's name was squinting out from behind a heavy pair of glasses and had all the earmarks of a parlor bolshevik, or & writer of “verse libre.” Buying Farm for Orphans. HEADED by Irene Rich, Goldwyn actress, a little cligue of film persons, including Will Rogers, star; Charles Kenyon, playwright; Rupert Hughes, novelist; Clarence Badger, director, and others, are negotiating for the purchase of a large tract of farm land near Burbank, California, upon which it is proposed to rear orphan children of Los Angeles. Ac- cording to the plans, four hundred kiddies will be cared for. and it is hoped to enlarge the establishment a8 soon as its success is assured, The plan was concelved and partly worked out by Miss Rich before she intercsted her friends. She believes that the farm is the best place for children up to the age of fourteen or fifteen, and in a small way she has already carriod the proposed experi- ment successfully, having four young proteges on farms near Los An- geles. It is her belief that orphans, abovc all, need wholesome work in the vpen air and a chance to Rrow up Into some branch of productive business. The farm capable and will be managed by kindly men and women whao will act as instructors, and the film folk themselves will watch pro- cecdings lggenly to make sure that none of the evils of many such insti- tutions obtain in their establish- ment. The children will be taught all branches of agriculture, theoreti- cal and practical. Special provisions for " their amu; such as a swimming pool, & ium, base ball ground and tennis courts will be made on the farm. NEWS OF THE NAVAL RESERVE Summer instruction schools for naval reservists of the District of Columbia were inaugurated at the armory, Water and O streets southwest, Monday night. These schools will be a feature of the work of the reserves during the sum- mer, and the theoretical work will be ugmented by practic: work aboard the submarine chaser on cruises down *otomac river and in the Chesa- It - bay. ommander Schofield started the school work with a lecture on the mod- ern torpedo. He gave 1o the officers a history of this rjodern ‘death-dealing warmachine, and” outlined improve- ments that had been made in it frog time to time. The submarine chaser 210 left her dock yesterday afternoon for a three- day training cruise for local naval re- servists. Her commander, Ensign C. M. Donahue, U. S. N., said before leay- ing that he planned to proceed 1o Col- onial Beach, Va., and anchor there for the night. then today to proceed to the mouth of the river and cruise in those waters until time to start the return tomorrow morning. During the voy- reservists will be put through of drills. That Wonderful California Climate Y News in San Chronicle. While at the Live Oak Hotel yester- County Horticultural Commis- sioner H. P. Stabler was presented by the management with a willow rocking chair that had two dozen fresh shoots, each about an inch long. coming from one of the arms. The chair had been in the hotel for five or six years and had been varpished With 4 heavy coat two yvears ago.|dle. He Mt it, and holding It over Commisioner Stabler, after maknmlhis head, pecred fearfully around. {nquiries. learned that the chair had Convinced at last that he & was been Tleft out on the porch during|alone. he set it down again. wipes thewinter rains and that the arm|the perspiration from his forehead. where the shoots appeared had been theroughly souked by the storms. The buds had evidently been dormant since the wood was cut and the wet- {ing they received had caused them to tprout and force their way through the varnish. —_———— ale Norcross, William H. Sams and Jarle Seeler have been cngaged for “like a King." which Adolph Kiaube: will produce in New York early fall. | A Column Devoted to the Defended the Natio 500 draft deserters have been apprehended since the publica- tion of the “slacker” lists, according als of the American Legion Nearly to offici; Of these, 200 have been tried and 80 convicted, it is stated. More than half of the 60,000 names of al- leged draft deserters hltve been pub- lished. The unpublished lists are being released at a rate that should| complete their publication in the next five weeks. At a recent meeting of the District | of Columbia Chapter of the Rainbow Jivision Veterans, held in the Dug- Is{004 E street nmorthwest, Presi. dent Edwin J. Stubbs appointed Capt. Oscar W. Underwood, Jr.. o ahn of & committee of five to investigate all cases of Rainbow vet- erans in the District of Columbla who have made or do make application for disnbility under the provisions of the War risk insurance act. The chapter went on record as belng ready to expose any case where veterans were aselving funds and vocational train- ing who are not entitled to such privi. leges. Capt. Underwood made & full report of his work on behalf of de- Sefving Rainbow veterans, and stated he found ,the officials at the bureau of War risk " insurance anxious to render the ex-service men proper treatment. Homer Pryor, a former Indiana ar- tilleryman. was clected as the com- ne officer of Camp Rainbow for manding don of the current season. The temporary relief committee. through Chairman M. Manning Mar- cus, Submitted a report. which was adopted, governyng the policies of loans B ocal Rainbtbws in temporary need nancial assistance. O ving that the proposed bill of Representative Paul B. Johnson of Mississippl, which prohibits women emoking in public in the District of Co- jumbia_and provi ides a finc‘ of lwen(y; ve dollars for each conviction, was nof gonslslenl with equal rights for the veterans of the world war, the chap- ter went on record as being opposed to that measure. . Elmer F. Neagle, Edward J. Mahan and J. Bentley Mulford were in- Structed to go to the second annual convention and reunion of the Rain- bow Division Veterans in Cleveland. Ohlo, July 14 to 16, both dates inclu- give, prepared to bring the home of the national organization to Washing- ton, D. C. Thellocal veterans believe this city to be the logical location for their veterans' organization if .it expects to secure favorable action on matters before the government con- cerning the world war veterans. The delegation was also instructed to make eyery effort to secure the elec- tion of Elmer F. Neagle to the posi- tion of national secretary and of J. Bentley Mulford for the office of the first national vice-president. It will also go to Cleveland prepared to elect Col. Charles A. Dravo of West Point as the new president. Tribute to Col. F. W. Galbraith, late national commander of the American Legion, is to be paid by members of the Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 15, at a meeting to be held Tuesday night in the boardroom of the District build- ing. The post will inaugurate a mem- bership campaign beginning tomor- row and continuing to-July 16. The District of Columbia department has oftered a silver loving cup for the post _securing_the largest number of members in that time and the mem-|ga bers of this post declare they will win the prize. The ladies’ auxillary has arranged a street dance, to _be held Saturday, July 9, at 4th and S streets northeast. The annual excursion of the post in thed congents. \\ VETERANS OF GREAT WAR | tee, headed by Vice Commander A. S. THE AVENGER BY E. PHILLIP A Tale of Pdlitical S OPPENHEIM. Intrigue and Pnyate Revenge. Copyright, by Little, Browa & Oo) f (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) The colone] ,recovered himsell promptly. He beamed upon them all affectionately, and set down an empty tumbler with a little sigh of satis- action. the room from those closely pressed sheets, so cagerly clutched in his yellow-stalned fingers. A little burch of crushed violets slipped to the foor unheeded. Ghoul-like he bent over the pages of delicate writing, the intimate, }: y of a soul “I'm all right, boys.” he declared. “I|seeking for its mate. weres no couldn't find a cab—had to walk |ordinary love letters tiy they further than I meant. and I wanted a | were beyond the comprehension of drink badly. Wrayson, come OVer|the creature who spelt them out word here. T want to talk to you.™ for 3 11 the time to ap- Wrayson sat down by his side prais ary value to “I've done the best I could” the|himself. EBut for what he heard colonel said. “Things may not come all right for you quite at once, but within_a week I fancy itll be all squared up. I've found out why she refused to marry you, and you can take my word for it that within a week the cause will be removed.” “You're a brick, colonel.” Wrayson declared heartily. “There's only” one thing more I'd love to have you tell me. “I'm afrald the colonel began. “That you and Louise were recon- ciled” Wrayson declared. “Colonel, there can’t be anything between you two, of all the people In the world. there can't be anything sufficient to keep vou and her, father and daugh- ter. completely apart.” “You are quite right, Wrayson.” the colonel assented, a little more cheer- | fully. “Well, you may.find that ally will come right very soon now. By the by, I've been talking to the bar- on I want you to let me be at your rooms tomorrow night." Wrayson hesitated for a moment “You know how we stand?" asked. “Exactly,” the colonel answered. “1 only wish that I had known hefore You will have no objection to my coming. T suppose?” “None at all.’ Wrayson declared “But. Colonel! there is one more que: tion that T must ask you. Did Louise speak to you about her brother? he Colonel nodded. y “She hlamed me. of course.” he said ver told her. he «lowly. “because I had ne ner. | 1t was his own desire. and T think that he was right. 1 have tele e graphed for him to come over. will be here tonight or tomorrow. Wrayson left the club, feeling almost light-hearted. Tt was the old storv over | again—the Colonel to the rescue! CHAPTER XL. BLACKMAIL. cdney Barnes staggered into his apartment with a little exclamation of relief which was almost a groan. He .mmed the door and sank into an eusy chair. With both his hands he Was grasping it so that his fingers were hot and wet with perspiration At last he had obtained his soul's de- sire. He sat there for_several minutes without moving. The blinds were close drawn and the room was in darkness. Gradually he began to be afrald. He rose, and with trembling Singers struck a match. On the cor ner of the table—fortunately he knew exuctly where to find ft—was a can- and opening a cupboard in the fonier, produced-a bottle and a poured out some Spirits und Then, after rummaging fol in his coat pocket he produced several crumpled vigar-{ ettes of a cheap varie! One _of these he proceeded to smoke. whilst with trembling fingers, he undid the packet which he had been carrying and began a painstaking study of its A” délicate perfume stole out into Interests of the Men Who n on Land and Sea. will be held August 2, Beach. With a view to carrying out ambition of ‘the late mational com mander of the Amerfcan Legion. F.! W. Galbraith. for increased member- i ship, the District of Columbia de- | partment has launched a campaign, starting July 4 and concluding July 16. At a meeting of the local commit- . at Chegapeake | the | Imirie, as chairman, plans were out- lined for the campaign in the Dis- trict. The following subcommittees were appointed: Street car adver- tising, J. P. Yoder; movies. Charles | . Swan and W. T. Fitzgerald;! printing and posters, Howard s. Fisk, ! John Mackey and W. A. Hamilton | It was decided to adopt and dis- tribute placards concerning ex-serv- | ice men joining the legion and cards | giving the names of the various posts, leaving it to the prospective member to sglect the post of great- est interest o the applicant. Two hundred and fifty members of the American Legios representing every state in the Union, are to sail for France, August 3. to participate in the unveiling of @ monument to the United States army at Flirey, in the famous sector “northwest of Toul.” Franklin D'Olier, past national commander, will head the party. The delegates are going in_ response to a formal invitation issued by the French government. They will arrive in Paris August 11, and will go first to Bordeaux to receive the ‘‘freedom of the city.” thence to Strassbourg. stopping at various cities en route. Following the ceremony at Flirey, the party will tour the battlefields, ter- minating the trip at Chateau Thierry. where they will lay the cornerstone of the Roosevelt bridge, being constructed there to replace the one destroyed in 1918 when American troops stopped the German advance { Doubling_of the present membership | of Robley D. Evans Post, No. 4. Ameri- can Legion, will be attempted tomor- row, following the last instructions is- | sued by Col. F. W. Galbraith, national commander, who died recently. This membership drive s being launched with the aim of securing saflors. chiefs and officers of the Navy now residing in this vicinity. he would have found them disappoint- ing. As it was, he gloated over them. Two thousand pounds a year hig clever brother had earned by merely possessing them! He looked at them almost reverently. Then he suddenly remembered what else his brother had earned by their possession, and he shivered. A moment later the elece tric bell outside pealed, and thers: came a soft knocking at the door. A little cry—half stifled—broke from his lips. With numbed and trembling fingers he began tying up the letters. The per ticn had broken out upon his f: 1d. Some * one to see him! Who vould it be? He was quite determined not 1o go to the door. He would let no one in. Again* the bell! Soon they would get tired ' of ringing and go away. He was quite safe so long as he remained « quict Quite safe, he told himself feverishly. Then his pulses seemed to stop b There was a rush of clutched at the ? 1o rise was a blood to his sides of h ir, but sheer impossibilit ‘The thing which was terri him was a small thing in itself-—the turning of a latchkey in the door. B fore him on the table was his own— knew of no other. Yot some one vas opening. had opencd his front | door! He sprang to his feet at last with something which was almost a shriek. The door of the room in {which he was. was siowly being pushed open. By the dim candle- light he could distinzuish the figure of his visitor standing upon the thres- - hold and peering into the room 3 doubt, His impulse was. without one of relief. The figure was the fig- ure of a complete stranger. Nor was there anything the least threatening . about his appearance. He saw a tall, white-haired gentleman carefully I dressed with military exactitude, re- With & benevolent and § ile garding him apologeti “T really must apologize.” he said “for such an unceremonious én- . trance. T felt sure that you were in but T am a trifie deaf, and T could not be sure whether or not the hell was ringing. So own 1 ventured latchkey. with, less observing. to use as you complete my are suc- what finding and ced, do you Who are vou. his Barnes as at last. My name is Colonel Fitzmaurice.” was the courteous reply. “You will al- low me to sit down? T have the pleas- ure of conversing. I believe, with Mr. Barnes?" . s my name” Barnes “What do You want an- with me?* Despite his” v was still a liftle nervous urbanity. he The Colo- purposetul air. tor's cwhat ited himself dir door the olonel ket wnich Mor; nel had a son and he had front of t “T want “that ctly in said D stolen from Mrs which you have in vour p Barnes ros his feet. bead-like bright and venomous. He fied. but he had the courage spair. T have ed don't know what about. T won't listen to you. You have 1o right td force vour way into my flat. Colonel_or no colonel. 1 won't have it. 'l send for th he colonel No.”" he . “don’t do that. Re- sides, 1 know what I'm falkinz about. 1 mean the packet which T think T can isoe._sticking out of your coat pocker. You have just stolen that from Mrs. at once eves was t of de- stolen mnothing e de- vou're talking Barnes' tin trunk, vou know." “I have stolen nothine.” the voung man declared. “nothing at all. T am not a thief. Tam not afrai police.” The colonel <miled “That is good,” he = ards. But T am goine to n thed thickly for a mament. Coward he knew that he was to the marrow of his bones. hut other of the evil passfons were stirring in him then. | His narrow eyes were alight with greed He had the animal courage of vermin hard pressed. “The packet Is mine.”" he said fiercely. “It’s nothing to do with vou. Get out of my room.” He rose to his feet. The colonel awaited him with cquable countenance. He made, however. no advance. “Yollng man.” the colonel said quietly. “do you know what happened to vour brother?" Sydney Barnes stood still and shiv. ered. He could sav nothing. His tongue seemed to cleave to the roof of his_mouth. “Your brother another of your breed.” the coloncl continued. ~ A blackmaller! A low-living, evil-minded brute. Do you know how he came by those letters?"’ “T don't know Barnes answered with a w. at bluster. “They're min I'm going to stick to them.” The colonel shook his head “He broke his trust to a dy he said_softly,—“to a man who lax the veldt at Colenso with three ereat wounds in his bod. blnod staining the grou arried those letters Into action with him. be- cause they were precious to him. His last thought was that they should ba and T don't care.' k attempt and now, | destroyed. Your brother swore to do o broke his word. He turned blackmailer.” “You're very fond of that word Barnes muttered. so much?” *The soldier was my son.” the colonel answered. “and he did not die. You +“How do you know isee I have a right to those letters. Will iyou give them to me?" Give them up! Give up all his hones of affluence, his dreams of f the cheap luxuries and riches formed the heaven of his desire! t ward enough for that. He did not ve that this mild- looking old gentleman would use force. Besides, he could not be very strong He ought to be able to push him over and_escape! Any service man or ex-service man who_desires to join is asked to secure application blanks from John Mackey, i 520 Seward square southeast; C. J. Cavanaugh, 203 C street southeast, and H. J. Davis, 710 8th street northeast. The next meeting of the post will be held July 7, at Old Naval Hospital, Sth street and Pennsylvania avenue. south- east. The hall committee appointed recently to secure a new meeting place for National Capital Post, No. 127, Vet- erans of Forelgn Wars, reports that quarters have been secured at 1006 I street northwest. The first meeting will be held Friday evening, July 15, at which time nominations and elections for . post officers will be held. There will also be an election of five dele- gates and alternates to represent the st at the national encampment to be eld in Detroit, Mich., next September. Many members and friends attended a rally and entertainment Tuesday even- ing at Community Service hall. The guests were Representatives Simeon D. [Fess of Ohio and Hamilton Fish, jr., of New York, both of whom made patri- otic addresses. A joint meeting of the executive and resolution committees will be called afier the election of officers and dele- for the purpose of shaping mat- ters to be presented at the coming en- campment. Matter to be brought be- fore the encampment will be that of separati; ex-service men from posi- tions under the government while re- taining non-service men. “No he answered bluntly, T won't!" R The colonel looked thoughtful “It is a pity,” he said quietly. T am sorry to hear vou say that. Your brother, when 1 asked him, made the same reply.” Barnes felt himself suddenly grow hot and then cold. The perspiration stood out upon his forehead. “1 called upon your brother a few days before his death.”” the colonel continued calmly. “I explained my claim to the tetters and I asked him for them. He, too, refused! Do you remember, by the by, what happened to your brother?" Sydney Barnes did not answer, but his cheeks were like chalk. His month was a little open, disclosing his vellow teeth. He stared at the colonel with frightened, fascinated eyes. “T can see.” the colonel continued, “that you remember. Young man," he added. with a curious alteration in_his tone, “be wiser than your brother! Give me the packet.” “You killed him,” the young man, gasped. “It was you who killed Mor- ris." A The colonel nodded “He had his chance,” he sa‘d, “even as you have it. There was a dead silence. The colonel was waliting. Sydney Barnes was breath= ing hard. He was alone, then, with &, murderer. He tried to speak. but - found a difficulty in using his voice. It was a_ situation which might have abashed a bolder ruffan. (Continued in Tomorrow’s Star.)