EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1914.
11
A GREAT MYSTIC
3y
HAROLD MacGRATH
1 SYNOPSIS.
Zudora la lift an orphan ol an early age.
JHer father la filled In a potd mills h ha
tltcoxcretl Hal an hour after learning
the death of her hutband Zudora'e
melier a tight rope tcalker teilh a elr
tut Is aclied u(li a lerllffe, alls and
U killed.
Zudora and the fortune from the Mine
Which gnu.1 fa be worth tlO.OOQ.OtO, are
left In the guardlanahlp of Frank Iteene,
a circus mart, Zudora's mother" brother,
tudora. giving pron)l " orcnl tyrant!.
reachet the ant of IB. The uncle, who
hat set hlmaelf up At n Hindu mvilla "",'
hnaicn n llaasam Alt. rtcid In nit
creed that Tudora must rtle before the tan
haie a chanct to come Into poaieaalon of
r money, no that II may be lc1 to him.
the next of Mil, ana he prevail! upon the
eirt to leatc her monev In hi hand three
i'tare longer and eay notliina la any one
bout the fortune. Haeaam AH aei an
bjtaete lo fiU tehemo In the neraon of
John storm, a touno lawyer, for teaom
Zudora has taken a fancu. ana he com'
mania (he girl to put the man out of I
mlnel. Storm cornea to ajfc llaaiam All
lor the hand of hie niece. At flrat the
ervatat gatrr ulll not Helen lo ln pro
posal, but Zudora Insist that It ahe can
not marry fllorm shs iclll marrv no ones
"Well, well," adya Jlasjam AV '" li
lake such a stand, I'll compromlae. Solve
fit next twenty caeca and jou can marrv
Aim; all In n jlncls rase and you must
rsftounce him." . ,
Zudora. uslno the knoxclrdpe palnril
from vara of association tilth her uncle,
unratela a baffling mv'tery and loirti her
jirsr case n caae in tunicn jonn oiorm
tuned from being connoted ol a murder
lumilrtntrA hi, llnmanm A
htmaelf.
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it i
jico weena later a crctva or jtinuua,
clad In Oriental costumes, rail uoon llae
nm All and, through tneir leader, oim
that he edit e the. myatery of the "Sleeping
ttouee," They Inform him tltal their re
llaloua eierciaea are interfered iclln by a
food 0 sleep" tcio comes quickly and un
aicares. All ngreea to go iclth them, "I
mutt m, too " exclaim Zudora,
Clad in oriental coitumes and blind
folded. JIaaaam and Zudora are rfrli en to
the "Sleeiiino ltouae." There then find In
a maoitllcent room a laroe number of men
and u.omen lying about in slumber.
Among them Is an exceptionally beautiful
tec-man, 1010 lias the ruler ana princess of
the weird band. Itaaaam euddenly find
himself becoming drouiay atul quit III slips
away, leoulno Zudora alone idlh the
sleepers, ... ,i .
John Storm, Zudora'a loier, traces Tier
to the Sleeping Jfouae." lie find her
numbering' and awakens her. In ao doing
he arouaea the Inmates of the houae and
s made prisoner,
CHAPTER II
The Sleeping House Mystery.
(CONTINUED.)
THE sleeping mystery of this house
had its ebb and flow, evidently.
Zudora awoke without any abnormal
effect for her short sleep; and the'men
who had gone to llassam Ali's house
also awoke. Nabok Shan demanded
of them who this white girl was.
Were they betraying . him? They
shduld dfe like dogs in that case. They
groveled and hastily explained that
she was the niece of the celebrated
Hassam AH, and that she might be
able to break the power of the sudden
sleep by discovering how it was ac
complished. "Where is this man Hassam Ali,
then?" demand Nabok Shan, who ha'd
grown very suspicious.
"Hujbor, we know not. AIayhaphe..Q!dvthexeertvtoay-raNabok
overcome as we were by the sleep.
But tliis'mcmashit) is clever and may
help us."
"Who was this man I just sent to
the dungeon?"
"We know not."
"Well, you speak the accursed Eng
lish tongue. Question her and learn
what She has to say. And on your
heads 'be it if there is any sign of
treachery'
"It 1s just," said the leader of the
CHILDREN
Bobby Cottontail Makes Some New .Friends
BOBBY COTTONTAIL wasn't much
of a coward. Usually lie -was veiy
brave and quick to plan what was best
to do. But now It was different, very
different. Before, when he irot In
trouble, his mother was always near,
fund Bobby knew perfectly well that If
he couldn't think of a plan to get out
of danger safely, she would. So there
was no need for worry. But now all
that was chanced. Bobby was alone
the didn't even know where his mother
wav and he had no one to depend on
but himself!
Ha ewallowed hard two or three
times and tried not to look at the
liid then As ttgan to laugh I
hu?e creatures there In the field. But
tbe mora he tried not to see them, the
more he DID see tbesnl They were
tf Wjr ba couldn't sea anythJPff 1'
".Funny"' he d to himself, "I
evr saw such huge oreatur'ei betore!
I'll wager roy mother ueyer'bas either.
WuldB't she be worried If she Knew
Jr. WM in such trouble and dangerl"
Ad then quite suddenly be. sa,w how
ty Uly It was ff him to fret about
Ifce vy first danger be cji ta, when
h$ iMd talked so bavly W hU mother
V swld to htoaselt "Now, e br,
Jobby 'GouonvaU, MM wimsb of
tMrMnf' lev W VI li k
Vv $,bbn' ao rtirht evr ad
wiu thuM crttium JMfo; ituiyfe
tlw'ro not mtm m thr look"
Tlien be kicked &4 rjhtwMt to
if o 4j, iMeibie ciumc hi
m tiior ...n tew tbt win
r. n i,vi
iL
men who had brought Zudora.
They then proceeded to squat down
upon the rutf, and Zudora plied tier
question and culled a story which
ran somewhat as follows:
It began in southern India, A cer
tain native prince had in his extreme
youth, as is customary in India, be
come betrothed to the little princess
of a neighboring State. There were
great festivities, not to say extrava
gant ones, in honor of the event.
When the girl bacainc a young woman
and the boy a young man the mar
riage ceremony was brought about,
but not consummated, for the simple
fact that a prince of still another prin
cipality had seen the princess and had
detcrmiped to make Iter his own, re
gardless of the possibility of throwing
the three States into a tribal war. The
British raj might interfere, but not
until a 'goad deal of damage was
wrought. The rival prince was Nabok
Shan, a brave, hardy, and none too
scrupulous chieftain. He succeeded
in carrying off the princess, but he
was beset by so many trials that he
fled from India to America with the
bulk of his treasure and the purloined
princess. The house, with its Oriental
trappings, had been the property of
an uncle, who had chosen America be
cause his neck had been in danger.
"But the mystery in this, Memasa
hib: It is written that the marriage
ceremony shall take place before our
god, the elephant headed. And al
ways when we begin the ceremony
we are thus strangely overcome by
sleep. Solve this- riddle for us and
my master will pay you well." The
spokesman addressed a few words to
Nabok Shan.
The prince smiled and dangled a
rope of superb pearls before the girl,
intimating that in the event' of her
success they would become hers.
Now Zudora did not seek, monetary
reward; but she was wise 'beyond her
years in understanding the Oriental
mind, due to the several years that
her uncle had employed Hindus as
servants. If she signified that she
asked for no reward these dark-eyed
men would instantly begin to suspect
her, her life would not be worth, a
snap of the fingers. Besides, it would
not be such a very hard ordeal to
accept such a magnificent gift. Scr
pnan mat sne, jiopca 10 solve tue mys
tery for the. sake 6f the pearls, being
a normal woman. But she must have
free run of the house. This' was
agreed; but under no circumstance
must she leaye without being blind
folded. And, moreover, she must re
main that night.
Zudora accept the conditions phi
losophically. SJie, ticvir wore Nabok
Shan's rope of pearls, however.
(Continued tomorrow.)
CORNER
He swallowed three times, looked
over his shoulder and over his tall and
strolled Into the field where the huge
animals were! "My, but I am brave!"
he thought to himself as he slipped
.along. "I wish my mother could see
me now; wouldn't she be proud!"
But soon he forgot all about his
bravery and his mother and every
thing! He got nearer and nearer and
nearer those awful creatures and It
took all his thought and courage to
make himself go on.
Finally he got pretty close and he
Just shut his eyes and whispered: "Who
are you? Who are you? Please don't
eat me up, please don't, please!"
There was no answer!
"Please don't" began Bobby again,
when a kindly voice Interrupted him
by saylpg: "took at this! Beems to be
one of the Cottontail family) Don't be
so frightened there, nobody wants to
eat you up!"
Bobby was so surprised and relieved
he could hardly say, "Thank you!"
"Don't you seally want to eat me
upT" he asked. "I thought giants al
ways did."
"Maybe giants do." teplled the kind
voloe, "but we're not giants, you
know perfectly well who we are!"
At that Bobby was so encouraged he
made bold to open his eyes and look
straight at the great creature. And
then he began to laugh! "That's a Joke
on mo all right!" and he laughed until
he rolled over ontp the grass. "What
do you suppose I thought you went
Giants! Yes, sir, that's exactly what I
thoughtl"
And what do you suppose they redUy
were? Cows! Yes, bJjt; nUet klsdfat
epy cows! uut nobby wasn't ifWl
... .uv,ns vt,ij uywa KQ)CJ vyR
found who they were, he stayc
played around them, and scot
acquainted he sailed them his ftgjK
OapyrtgXt. iH. Olara Ingram ,,'
Toy to spars fey, to tp
Wkt girl M has --
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Sting thm-l Srtxf timSSfniie.
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Cmm 9 tiu Smtia, CIom HAS,
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STORY
Cttiu Sax m . ' IUL-
PHOTO,
PLAYS
The question of Increasing the price of
ncltnlsslon to photo'play houses Is agi
tating the movie world more than ever,
anil It Is nurcly a question of time when
the Various producers and exhibitors will
confer on the matter. Htry E, Altken,
president of the Mutual Kllm Corporation,
expressed liU satisfaction at tha wide
spread Interest which the discussion of
the question has aroused. In the coursa
of conversation Mr. Altken had some
further Interesting things to say on (ho
subject.
"We nre overlooking certain essential
facts In the first place, there Is no
doubt at nil In tlio minds of those who
are acquainted with conditions In the
amusement business that the admission
price must advance to keep pace nltli the
Increased cost of production, which the
demand for tha best pictures has brought
about.
"Nor Is this condition a buslnoss nov
elty. The larger or rcntura picture pro
duction In Ktiropo was llrst made possible
by the fact that Ktiropo from the start
paid n higher admission price to Its thea
tres than America.
"In England the admission price began
with a shilling in tha houses which pre
sented good pictures. In Germany the
exhibitor floured In marks not In pfen
nigs, and In France the franc, not the
centime, was I ho original basis of ad
mission calculation.
"Motion picture theatres In Europe
from the first charged S cents, BO cents
and 75 cents admlralon, and the European
public promptly paid, and continues to
pay, at the Same rate In the European
countries they charge a loyvcr price for
tho speaking drama than they do In
America, -and In Ahicrlca they hnvo been
receiving a lower price of admission to
motion picture theatres than the) do in
Europe.
"Increased competition makes It Impos
sible for the manufacturer to make
greater sales of prints, and the neces
sary increaso In revenue must come frort
the admission price. Tho theatres which
show first run pictures must charge
more, and It Is proper that they should
chargo more, Just as Broadway prices
for tho novelties aro higher when the
play Is new than when It hos been on
the road for some time,
5-CENT THEATRE THtNO OF PAST.
"Tho S-ccnt admission fee Is an Ameri
can Invention that was proper enough at
the time of the converted storeroom pic
ture houses. No great Investments were
Involved, no especial comforts were pro
lded for tho public, and thero was no
claim that the entertainment was other
than haphazard, with tho great growth
of tho art of picture making there came
Uje increased cost of production. The
best directors, the best players, the best
equipment, ithe best film dramas and
comedies became essential because the
rapidly Increasing demand of the dis
criminating and properly critical public
would be satisfied with nothing short of
the very best. In pictures ns In all forms
of amusement, tho best costs more than
the lower grade product."
ODDS AND ENDS
Anna Little and Herbert R&wlinson,
after all tho hard work of "Damon and
Pythias," havo contributed for the holldaj
season a picture called "The Dig Sister's
Christmas."
"Satan Sanderson," Hallle Ermlnle
Rives' fictional success, is to be filmed
by B. A. Itolfe and released on the Alco
program.
California players have been having a
run of misery. Dorothy aish, Majestic,
was knocked down by an automobile
resulting In an Injured side, a lost toe
and a hospital engagement for a month.
Kalem'a "Hazards pf Helen" have proved
PAULINE BUSH
One of the stars of the Universal
Films.
hazardous, for J, P. McGowan acquired
a three-months' injury by falling from
a telephone pole, and Helen Holmes has
Just been reported as victor In a contest
with pneumonia. -
Anita Stewart, charming Vltagrapher,
has gone Into the chicken business for
profit as well as pleasure. However, film
fans needn't be frightened, for she Is
stilt starring likewise,
Beverly Bayne, who takes the leadtne
i feminine role In the Easanay photo-play
taKeu rrom riooert i' Chatneld-Taylor's-novel,
"The Crimson Wing." has been the
guest of the Chatfteld-Taylors during the
producing of the play, staged In the homes
and on the grounds of the ilcCormlck,
Babcock and other wealthy families In
Lake Forest. 111. AVhlle she spent the
day In taking scenes In the play In which
the wealthiest society leaders took part,
her evenings were given over to enter
tainments In which she took a lively part.
Mlis Bayne says she never had such an
Interesting and pleasant week, both In
work and play
"HOSPITAL IN NEW HOME
The work of moving the West Jersey
Hospital Into lla new home at Atlantic
and Hphraim avenues. Cimdin. iinVi.
eornpleud. Twelve patients were trans-
letren iron in pi ouuaing at West and
Stevens streeu In the new automobile
police ambulance.
The first clinic In the new building
was held yesterday The out-aurgical
department was opened and several ml
nor eases treated. .
'What's DoingTonight?"
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MOLLIE KING Coming to the
THEATRICAL BAEDEKER
ADELrill "Today." by ttcorpo
and Abraham fichomer A wire.
Itronihtirit
Mcellently
Played by ICthcl Valentine, socks luiury by
"the euiest way" and Is killed by her hus
band. linoAD "The Secret," by Henri nernslcln,
adapted by David llrlaico. A study of fem
inine. Jcalouu. In which Gabrlotvi Jannelot,
the heroine, aeeka to destroy people's happl
nm. (Yancea Slnrr prote heraelf. on
actreia or exceptional talents In an unpleai
ant role
FOllKnsr New York Hippodrome production
of "Pinafore " Tha mojt elaborately staged
production of tho (lllbert and Sullivan claailc.
OARniGK "Potaeh and rerlmutter," a drnma
lliatlon of the famous stories of Montague
Qltii One of tha meat capitally atnujlnz
playe of years human, nppeallnz to all
KEirH'S-Jfoudlnl eacapea rrom a "torturo
cell" with hla usual ease Miss Winn alns
charmingly. In addtlon an excellent bill.
LITTLE TIICATnc "The Silver Box." by
John Oalanorthy A line, moving human
drama, ihonlns the bitterness of one man
life and tho fatuity of another'. Excellently
acted. , ,,u
I.TIIIC "Jllsh llnki." musical comedy, with
boelc by Otto Hauerbach end muslo bv nu
dolph Frlml. atarrlnr Stella Mavhew A.
rolMclUnir evening's entertainment, full of fun
WALNUT "The Wlnnlnu nf narbara Worth."
dramatisation of Harold noil Wrlshfa popu
lar novel
Nazimova's "Ideal Woman '
"Sly ideal tpe of woman Is one who
combines a masculine brain with tho
feminine charm. I see a great many
Ljvaraen who arroct certain iiirsgui.hu
traits, who near lilgli uoois anu queer
mannish-looking hats, but such things
have nothing to do with the development
of Intelligence They nre nil wrong "
Thus declares Mine. Alia Naxlmova,
who Is appearing In a new play b Dasil
Hastings, "That Sort."
"Tha woman who would be completely
fascinating, should understand and le
taln Ideas and thoughts presented to her.
She must digest those Ideas, and, trans
mitting them In her own mind and
through tho power of her own personality
send them forth again as her own. I
can Imagine how Madame de Btael fasci
nated all the men who came near her.
"Baroness Bertha von Sutner, td me. Is
the Ideal of this kind. She was the win
ner of the Nobel prize, jou remember,
and wrote, 'Lay Down Your Arms.'
When she first appeared In society It
was her great physical beauty which im
pressed people: then her iharm, her
brain, her high and unfaltering purpose
made her one of the most fnsclnntlng
women of the time.
"Age oes not exist for such a woman.
No one thinks about t. The type of
women who fascinates men depends
largely upon the man, and men are very
uncertalm The man whom you would
think would fall In love with a woman
of brains and education, and depth of
character will be completely carrltd
away by a shallow, pretty little Ingenue,
who hasn't the faintest Idea about his
work, and, what Is more, he will love
her devotedly and be perfectly happy
with her,"
Flashes From "Stars"
Two,' well-known actors are mentioned
hi recent war dispatches Ilobert Lor
raine's name Is In the list of wounded
Kngllsh published November K Lorraine
was in the aviation corps and served In
the Boer War He was formerly the
husband of Julie Opp, now Mrs. William
Faversham.
Another victim of the war Is Alexander
Tlottman, who plaed at the Irving Plage
Theatre, New York, under Director Con.
rled. He was- re sent ly killed In SarvU
In the ranks of the Austrian army. He
was 45 years of age. and was engaged
at the Leasing Theatre, Berlin, when the
war broke out
Oyrll Haroourt. the English dramatist
who Is appearing at the Little Theatre,
New York, In bis owa cem4y. "A Fair
of Silk Stockings." has had a remarkable
progression He started W career by
studying for the chureh, but, finding that
UBeonsenlal, took up rneohanioal engi
neering. This was followed by training
for the operatic stage. But throat trou
ble Interfered, and he dispensed with the
wmsl and became) ajt actor. BeaaJiUs
mt with hU pen was the next step, and
uee as a story writer led Win to dra.
matlte on of his 00H)P8ltlvws. It woe),
mush praise, although it was not, pie
dieted. Three ears lar. GranvttU Bar
ker pedueed his ht 4y. "TJa Ka
fornrsj" and. after a hw of two years
nswa, Ua third pMoe, 3itJ Axbj." was
s at the CrlttXtM l Lswljw "A
&iu l the Sun." wit) Robot IrrabM,
d "A Pair of 31U Bteckiags" ax Utar
eeWttrlbuUou to tfec stage, while, M a
evMt. be has wiUttn "The Worlds
Pwghtshf." ana la setMl, ' rtret Couain
.ft.W''
which 1 shortly to be
Harry von tu
WlM k04 the klauu
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foasfaay, bM jut nm-
imm toe utu
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fims)s)y which
i&tn4e shortly fe gca-
Drama
Lyric in "The Belle of Bond Street."
weehs beginning December 23. Another
popular Irish star booked ftfr n Feb
ruary engagement in the samo theatre
Is riske O'Hara.
Miss Llhel Valentine. Kdmund Breese's
leading woman In "Today, at the Adelphi
Theatre, Is one of tho many lctlms of
tho war. Her husband, Lieutenant Jean
Jory, responded to his country's call to
the errors on August 1 while they were
spondlng their honeymoon In Paris.
"Tho 'third Parly," a farce, with Tay
lor Holmei and AValter Jones In the lead
ing roles, will be the next attraction at
the Adelphi.
Oliver E Hinsdell one of the new
members of the Little Theatie company.
Is a playwright of note ns well as an
actor, nnd a craduate of Northwestern
University, where he scored In amateur
dramatic work before taking up the
stage as a career.
Aiming lo produce a drama next ear
which will be a greater production
In ovcry way than "Life," William
A Brady and Thompson Buchanan,
producer and nuthor of this play, held
their first meeting recently to discuss ar
rangements. Mr, Brady said the prin
cipal ncenes and climaxes are being laid
out so that the carpenters, mechanical
experts and painters can go to their tasks
with deliberation. The new play will be
American in every sense, and the second
In a series of annual "Brady dramas."
DAN CUPID PERSISTENT
After routing n court clerk out of
bed to get a marriage license. Miss
Trances M. Williamson, an actress, of
this city, and William M. Nichols, of
Hngerstown, Md., were married last
Tuesday night in Frederick, Md, Tho
llev K. II. Lamar, who performed the
ceremony, was summoned from a barber
shop, Mr. Nichols met Miss Williamson
nine weeks ago In Columbus, Mo.
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MUSIC
Musical Art Club
The second annual concert of the Muel'
cnl Art Club was held last night at
Wlllterspoon Hall and In spite of the fag
end of a period of nasty weather, the
hall was practically tilled with those who
cur-ie to applaud, nnd found ample rea
sons for doing so. The entire spirit of
the Musical Art Club, ns shown last
night, wan muilclanly In technique and
In spirit. In selection and In performance.
Ar, ntlmpt was obviously made. In bal
ancing the program, to relieve Its serious
moments with lighter work, beyond that
nothing hut the highest Ideal of art dic
tated what should be glvon Musical
tllTftlnn was followed by eloquence of
interpretation nnd ns all partook of this
spirit, the evening had a unique quality
In alt Us parts
Not a fow of the Instrumentalists nre
from the ranks of the Philadelphia Or
chestra. It wn good to hear them, ns
Individuals, Justify the opinion one gets
of them ni a body, Mr. Klndtcr as solo
M nnd the eight plavors (Including him)
v ho pin Jed the string octette of Svend-
sen Into week 'bq week done their un
ostentatious wotk for the orchestra; thry
have shared In the npprovnl which the
otchc'trn has won Last night the ap
proval was more peisonal, and was well
desert 1.
No less than three local composers np
penred on the program. Mr. H Van den
Bcemt's "rtomnntlsclie I'nntasle." excel
lently plhod by Mr, Klndler, Indicated a
fine vein of deep thought nnd feeling In
lis composer. Mr. Addlclts' setting of
"Bring Her Again O Western Wind "
wns lightly sentimental in n verv picas
Ine wav. The magnum opus wns Ca
mllle W. Zeckwcr's "Serenadn Melnnco-
llque " It Is In three movements, the
name of which seem to Indirntc that
the composer viewed his subject with
more than a grain of humor. Through
the three movements certain themes re
cur, but there Is no lack of material and
there Is considerable skill In changing
the nccents of the themes In the various
parts.
Tim singing of the male quartet and
of Mr. Braun nnd Mr. Evans In their
solos' wns excellent. Mr. Brnun's Intel
Jlgent and dainty readings of Quitter and
forceful work In Strauss were ns delight
ful to the car as the quick humor of Mr.
r. vans' songs. Mr Itntthy played the
familiar Wlcnlawskl arrangement of
"Knust" tli'inei with tlgorous control
over itt technical difficulties. Messrs, Von
Sternberg nnd Bavvden plaved Cesar Cul's
beautiful "Nocturne" nnd n Chopin wnltr,
successfully overcoming thp rmbnrruss
ments of the two-piano arrangement.
ELABORATE ENTERTAINMENT
FOR "NIGHT IN BOHEMIA"
Program Includes Operatic, Dramatic
and Vaudeville Numbers.
The annual "Night In Bohemia," un
der the auspices of the Pen nnd Pencil
Club, the organization of tho news
pnpeimen of Philadelphia, will be held
tonight In the Bellevue-Stratford, With
the co-operntlon nnd active patticipn
tlon of the most prominent nnd most
pop'ulnr theatrical stars now In the
city, the club has arranged for nu en
tertainment nnd a dnnsant which, com
bined, will offer a program unique in
the way of amusement and a "good
time."
Through the courtesj of the manage
ment of tha Bellovtie-Strntford the
clover room and red room of the hotel
havo been donated for tho use of the
newspapermen An ensemblo of the
ntrlcal stais from the most piomluont
pla houses of the city will offer the
theatrical nnd muslcnl progiam
Many of the most promlnont members
of Philadelphia's social circles and men
and women high in the city'a political,
educational and public llfo will be pres
ent and will aid in making the affair
a success Governor John K. Tener
nnd Governor-elect Martin G Brum
baugh will attend.
The proceeds of the affair will go to
swell the funds of the Emergency Aid
Committee for the relief of sufferers
nnd needy both In the countries at war
and at home.
"SHOP EARLY" DAYS
OVER, BUT CAMPAIGN
WAS SUCCESSFUL
Store Managers Agree That
More Christmas Buying
Was Done at Proper Time
This Year Than Ever Before.
U h only II iorc shopping dajs. not
counting to.laj, to Christmas, It Is no
longet possible to do your holiday pur
chaing carlj. Because It Is no longer
early.
But there still remains time enough
to pul It through before the last strenu
ous week nrrivrs, when the shop girl
look Ike wrecks of their former selves
and the stttek which they band over the
counter presents an appearance Just as
wilted.
Floor walkrrc and store managers nil
agree that the "Shop Early" campaign
this cnr has had better rr.inlt. than
ovci before, since the first of December
the Christmas crowds have been predomi
nant In the stores, nmi many who former
ly watted until the v. cry list minute, have
succumbed either to the pUa of hu
mnnll or to the common sense propo
sition of getting the whole business out
or tho way before the last week.
Instead of aotlng ns n deterrent the
rnln weather items to have stimulated
a majority, whospent n whole day In
lliclr favorite s!rtp going from basement
lo loot Inivlns everything in the one
store, even their midday lunch.
Others, In goloshes and raincoats,
laughed the elements to scorn and strode
bravely forth from shop to shop, regard
less of tho rain, wind and sleet.
Despite the continued cry ot hard times
nnd financial depression, there has not
been any appreciable diminution, so the
shopkeepers say, in the amount of money
3pcnt on Christmas shopping this year
as compared with last, although, due to
tho enthusiasm with which the "Shop
Early" movement has been entered Into,
there may bo a falling o'ff as Christmas
draws near.
"This Is hardly possible, however," aad
one man, "becauso you can always de
pend on human nature to do the perverse
thing, and although wc have noticed
laiger Christmas crowds ejirlier In the
ncasun thla ear than other years, still
I fed absolutely certain that the last
minute Jams will be with us. I don't
know how to reconcile the two facts ex
cept that tho thoughtless people are too
numerous ever to let us expect a safe
nnd sane Christmas Eve."
All of which remains to be sttn
PHOTOPLAYS
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THE SPOILERS
Tivlrn Holly Afternoons, 2:30. Etc. 8iS0.
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COMNGaViVt&IHE CHRISTIAN
LAFAYETTE AlB&Z,Y
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