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D. C., FRIDAY, JULY McCORMICK IS PROMOTED. STAR, WASHINGTON. 17 straight.. The action again became intense and the audience settled back, obviously engrossed in the play. Lit- THE EVENING and loss of lines than the public ef- fort of the little actors. The boys, likewise, are pleased with Quiz by Raulston 200 AT FORTYUKON ILL OF INFLUENZA Bishop Rushing Aid to Area. Epidemic in Other Parts of Alaska Reported. Reveals Darrow’s Plans for Defense, Will Seek to Show Bible Creation Story Is Figurative. By the Associated Press. DAYTON, Tenn., July 17.--Clarence Darrow outlined the views of creation "ROBIN HOOD' KEEPS AUDIENCE LAUGHING i gFriendship House Play Is [ Big Success, Despite 3 Forgotten Lines. tle John was s get far. His and a quiet lull fell over Ilach of the y amazement 4t ore another as if trying vainly to think of Little John's lines The prompter cue. = Then Scarlet to his again the pror About this time the adults in audience beca were viewing Hood” and la children thoug and stammering and the voice Robin lines as he was about to admit Will | lard Edelin, John and Stephen Hatos, known to the club “Stew”; peaking, but he did not | their first effort tongue became twisted the stage. oung actors stared in club strong box goodly sum the Sherwood production are again_came to the re Hood forgot his band of outlaws, and set him straight the that _they “Robin | The | stuttering | und members as “S Arthur John, M Harry McGuire. took part in the old English ball and Allen Adale. me aware a burlesque on aughed heartily that ht the so financially than dramatically toward base ball equipment. he boys who crowned with success Pat in dramatics, mo i was enriched $§13 the purchas lub’s first dramat ck Gegan, M Schutze and Al killet” felvin and Stmonds a John Crovo al play by reading ad on Robin Ho — e an re he a of Scion of Harvester Company Fam- ily Leaves Factory for Office CHICAGO, July 17 (®).—~Fowler Mc- Cormick, scion of the Harvester man- ufacturing family, has deserted over- alls for the white collar and business suit. He has been promoted from a laboring job in the Milwaukee plant of the International Harvester Co. to a position in the accounting division of the office. Young McCormick returned to work yesterday after a holiday here with his mother, Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick. He had worked as a fuc torv hand for six months. ic l- ex nd S0 od ¥, the coolness of draperies and an phere fifteen degrees than that outside summer atmos- lower the stage were situations injected for | Presidential eRestaurant More thar Fort Yul Dawson 1 car stricken : stated that all of t ort Yukon were i1l with | overflow patients ed for n reported in} Another epi wele King 1 the Spring after of the e thought e epidenic v has a population 0 persons, due to athered there g amd fishing COL. KERR'S SUCCESS DEFENSE DAY LAUDED Gen. Stephan Notes His Enrollment of 1,481 Volunteers During Test Demonstration. Maj mand of han, in com- uard of this ade public a letter of of Lieut. Col.| 33 Third street, in for the Col. Kerr jon Head- | 1 attached troop: volunteers for the Ylefnx.m listed v quarters ( a total of day's celet _The »mmendation from Kerr follows deeply %our th the securing K Ffi(‘rf( in connection w of defense test volunteers for the National Guard of the District of Columbia for July 4 The showing made by the Natlonal Guard of the District of Columbia was particularly gratifying to me and it was mainly through vour efforts that we were able to make this showing “The following letter from Gen. Rockenbach, commanding the District of Washington, has been received by | me, and it gives me pleasure to ad | sure you of | he War Department extends | to you and through you to the p of the D: plendid suc o of Defense 2. Without istance and | that of the c vour district, who have given their time and service aredness and se- | your as izens of b uccess that it was h 1 wish to endid on Jul the Di turnout to the per vour as and I wish to thank you and . uwrk il MAY ERECT PAPER MILL, Seaman Company Seeks Site for #5,000,000 Plant in Canada WINNIPEG Manitoba interests Canada pared paper in t if the Dominion ould cor th them aperient, o g e the digestive and eliminative system, improves the appe- tite, relieves Sick Headache and Bil- fousness,corrects ipation. Chips off the Old Block w.numons-l.mlo s One-third the regular dose. Made of same ingredients, then candy coated. For children and adults. SOLD 2Y YOUR DRUGGIST Peoples Drug Stores. Cuticura Soap Is Refreshing After Outdoor Exercise ‘Warm baths with Cuticura Soap, mfer outdoor exercise, cleanse, cool and freshen the skin. Assisted by | Cuticura Ointment they do much to allay irritation, redness and rough- ness of the face and hands and keep the skin soft and clear under all conditions of expcsure. Soup %o, Otatment ‘leum e, Sold | Scopes t | ston in open eourt yesterday. | statement ated man out of the dubt of the earth | can not be construed lfterally, a figure of speech created by God as a cawrpenter evolution.” asked the | tionists believe in immortality The days of the woodshed dra. matic productions, where the spark of a theatrical career first burned in the hearts of some of the country's stage and screen stars of today, were reincarnated unintentially last | night by a group of boys of the Friendship House, the southeast so- cial and educational settlement The boys, who belong to the Sher wood Club of the institution, started | out serfously enough to present a bang-up production of two important | episodes from the story of “Robin | Hood.” Tt was their Initial public dramatic ‘endeavor and, despite elab orate preparations and numerous re hearsals, stage fright and self-con- sciousness were inevitable. a re- sult, the premiere, in its early stages, developed into & rollicking comedy of forgotten lines, miscues and other earmarks of childish amateurishness. Audience Pleased. The audience, however, which w: composed principally of a motley crowd of tow-headed boys and girls of the community, seemed to be oblivious to the mistakes and chuckled with glee as one of Robin Hood's “‘merrie | men’ stumbled over the awkward feet of Friar Tuck and when the Sheriff ttingham crashed to the stage smilingly as a band of outlaws sand him in the dense Sherwood The grownups in the au- | dience, too, apparently found the stage fright of the embryo actors intensely amusing. At any rate the play was a | distinct success from an entertainment , it not dramatic erything went smoothly for a few moments, but at an important juncture the Sheriff of Nottingham |lost his lines momentarily and stut- e voice of the prompter under the stage was heard to set him Window Shades If you'll xet our estimate we'll et your order | A Better Shade For Less Money. C DEVITT Main 3211 for Estimates 1217 F SC. Dulin & Martin Bidg. Special July Sale on PINTS of OLIVE OIL All Good Retail Stores the defense desires to lpresent in the by testimolny through an informal questfoning by Judge Raul This contention in Genesis would be that the ‘that God cre. but as “The was not builds but called belief is that .man a house, gradually he told through the judg & pracess ‘Is this your belief, Col. Darrow?" | conrt. | “As for myself, T dont pretend to| know,” Darrow respopded. | “I am an agnostic to that as \\PH] as other things about which there is| mystery. I don't profess to have any opinion on it but we swish to show | through our witnesses that they hold that belief. “The theory of evolution which T| believe teaches that life originated in a single cell and progressed through varfous stages té man. branching off in different directions to form the other animals. “We think the Bible story tion not Inconsistent with the tonary theory t life from the singie protoplasmic cell and progresses through varfations of ani- mal structure to man. Many evolu- . Some of cres 2volu- nes do not.” 125,000-ACRE AREA MAY BE LEASED BY U. S. Philippine Land Likely to Go to Growing of Rubber—To Be Tax Free for 25 Years. iated Press. July 17—The Bureau of 8 as prepared a bill for 'hP next Legislature providing for leasing | of approximately 125,000 acres of land in Cotobato Province, where success in growing rubber has been demon- strated The bill provides for leasing of the land to any company agreeing to plant it to rubber trees. 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Finally, in | desair, Hobin Hood gave one visjent | ¢4 While Summer resorts throughout Italy report a good business. blow and the horn emitted a weird sound and the “merrie men” came TS scampering noisely from the thickets | Tampico, of Sherwood Forest. | exn The play as ged under the joint _direction of Margarita Moreno | and Mannix Walker, who Indicated | jovously that the presentation had | exceeded their fondest expectation. | The final dress rehearsal, they said, A48 _even more replete with miscues Awnings Made to Order | and Repaired— comedy purposes, and they tittered, too. \ Comedy Increases. But as the play progressed comedy increased. 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