18 faMuseroeffll ORPHEUM (Tuesday, matinee and night, March 5 —Gus Hill offers the cartoon musi cal comedy, "Hans und Fritz." MAJESTIC ■I. gh Grade of Vaudeville. COLONIAL. Iffo-day and to-morrow Mabel Nor mand in "Dodging a Million." Sllonday of next week Return show ing of Norma Talmadge in "The Secret of the Storm Country." — Return engagement of Clara Kimball Young in "Shirley Kaye." "Wednesday and Thursday Earle Williams in "A Mother's Sin." and Saturday Alice Brady| in "Her Silent Sacrifice." REGENT •To-day and to-morrow Douglas Fairbanks in "Headin' South." nday aid Tuesday —_Jack Pick ford in "The Spirit of '17." VICTORIA (To-day and to-morrow William S. Hart in "Fearless Eagan." Wo-morrow, also June Caprice in "Heart of Romance." Monday anil Tuesday Theda Bara in "Du Barry." To-day and to-morrow are double (attraction days at the big Victoria Motion Picture "W illlnni S. Hnrt. in playhouse. Wil ••Fenrless Enunii," liatn S, llart, in M t the % ietorin " F e a r I e s s Kagan." a n d Ethel Clayton, in "Stojen Hours," are the features for to-day. William S. Hart is known us the "gunfighter of ■the movies," for in all his plays he is shown as the character who accom jplished his ends through the light ning-flash use of a six-shooter. He ■Snvariably helps the weaker man or -woman, who is being imposed upon, •and gets them out of their troubles. tßtliel Clayton, in "Stolen Hours," is aeon in one of her best efforts before —— REGENT Today and Tomorrow DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS "Headin' South It show* what Doug; can do In n crowd of our friend* from over the Hio Grande, lie built hi* rep. ulntion on picture* like till*. Audi- , enee* yesterday nid that It wn* unquestionably tin- be*t he ha* ever done. It i* tilled with thrill* ■nd adventure. You must by all I mean* see It. Vfternoon, 10 and ir>c. K veiling. 10 anil -Oe — MONDAY AM) TUESDAY JACK PICKFORD "The Spirit of 'l7" COLONIAL MABEL NORMAND In Her First Goldwyn Picture. "Dodging a Million" MONDAY NORMA TALMADGE In n Iteturn I'.iigngeiiicn t "THE SECRET OF THE STORM COUNTRY" ers, dancers and a goodly number of comedians, who are funny. For the latest edition of Lyman H. Howe's Travel Festival, which comes to the Orpheum on Queer Burial Friday fend Saturday, I Custom* of next week, camera j the World men have captured some strange burial ! customs. Mr. Howe's tour of China, j which headlines the new Travel Fes tival, for instance, includes glimpses i of the century-old tombs of Chinese j nobles, whose servants were executed ; and buried with their masters. Mr. ! Howe's trip through Alaska, another j feature of the new program, includes j views of Alaskan native graves, which are surmounted by tiny tents, in which are housed the clothing of the deceased. A great variety of other interesting things will be pictorially revealed in the two-hour presenta tion. An exceptionally good bill of vaude ville is being shown at the Majestic the last half of 1 Xylophone Kxpert this week. The j On Majestic Uill show opens with Turner and I Grace, who present a comedy juggling novelty that is clever and somewhat different from acts of this kind. Miss 1 Grace is goodlooking and is a good I juggler. Turner goes through a rou tine of tricks, which he presents in a pleasing manner. Next on 'the bill is Frisco, voung man of pleasing - per- I sonality, who is one of the best, if I not the best xylophone player that i ever appeared at the Majestic. His , numbers are excellently put over, with the result that he scores a de- 1 1 cided hit. Barney Williams and J Company are presenting a laughable i farce entitled "Poor John." Williams, I whose mere appearance is good for a laugh, has a line of aiood comedy, and lie certainly makes the most of it. The act Is replete with funny situa tions, and the audience is kept in con stant laughter with the many compli cations that arise. Patricola and Mey ers are duplicating their hit of a few seasons ago. This clever duo were always popular here, and the ap plause that they receive is sufficient proof that they ha\'e lost none of their popularity. The show closes with "The Six Jolly Tars." This is one of the best singing and comedy novelties seen this season, enhanced by the unusual scenic environment, the funny comedy situations and the splendid singing. Credit is due this aggregation for their unusual presen tation, as they have demonstrated that a singing act can be clothed, pro duced and presented in a somewhat different manner pleasing to all. A picture show for children will be given to-morrow afternoon, at 1:30. Prices for this show will be eleven cents, and all are invited to remain for the regular vaudeville perform ance at 2:30. I Goldwyn's widely-heralded comedy- I drama, "Dodging a Million," starring the screen's Mabel \ormand in fctremost i "OodKiOK n Million" come dienne, Mabel Nor mand, opened a two-day engagement !at the Colonial Theater to-day. The picture has been described as a play of "mystery, love and laughters." Ed ! gar Selwyn and A. M. Kennedy, know ; ing the peculiar charm of Miss Nor i mand. and the wide variety of things ! she can do, wrote the play for her. ; Mr. Selwyn said: "We know that in these serious times, people are fond of j things to divert their attention from ' their troubles. We know that people like to be thrilled with a mystery; that they like to see beautiful gowns; that they like to be told about lots of | money; that they like youth and ro j rr.ance." And "Dodging a Million" [ contains all of the above-named ele ! ments. It is a tale of newspaper life i combining laughter and thrills, and Miss Normand's role is that of a "copy 1 girl," a sort of journalistic ne'erdo well, whose sudden, brilliant "beat" . covers her paper and herself with glory. The picture is one certain to i meet with popular approval. | Prom the sun-beaten desert of Ari zona to ths snow-tipped mountains of California, is the , UmiKltiM Fairhnnka contrast of scen |at Urgent Theater ery offered by . . , Douglas Fair- I banks in his new Artcraft picture. "Headin' South," a rip-roaring tale of Mexican raiders, which was shown for the first times at the Regent Theater yesterday. The snow scenes are par ticularly effective after the audience .is shown a broad sweep of the Mexi- I can border, the desert lands of our , country. i The exalted praise which greeted I the premier showings of this photo i play this week in Philadelphia and ] New York, was fully Justified. In its first exhibition at the Regent, yes terday, the large audiences stated that it was the best work Fairbanks had ever done and that places this picture on an unusually high plane. "Headin' South" will be shown at the Regent to-day and to-morrow. Those who believe in "seeing Americ a first" will be more than satisfied with the scenery that makes it the. most I distinctive film of the season. In every way it is a spectacular production. ; with its stirring scenes and its great I > tsembles of people, including hun i dreds of cowboys and a larjfe band of Ileal Mexicans. Catherine Mac Donald, I who plays the leading female role. i and Frank Champeau, the noted j "heavy" of the stage and screen, do I more than their share towards rnak i ing this the best Fairbanks produc- I tion ever offered to the motion pic- I lt:r world. - HXRRISBURG TELEGRAPH! MAJESTIC HAS FINE PROGRAM Two Acts on Bill Prove Big Success; "Jolly Tars" a Good Musical Offering An exceptionally good program is presented at the Majestic lor the last half of the week, two of the acts car rying oft honors, with the other three almost as pleasing. Turner and Grace are first on after the pictures. They have a juggling offering with no unusual feats. The futurist novelty failed to prove an unusual attraction for the pair. Frisco, xylophone soloist, has fine numbers, among them a catchy fox trot, and "Hoffman's "Barcarolle." He deserved an encore, but at the first show last night the.audience only ap plauded long enough to bring him back for three bows. Barney Williams and Company pre sent a laughable one-act play full of witty lines and comical situations. The ending is rather abrupt, the en tire company coming on for a sons. Patricola and Meyers prove to be one of the best comedy pairs that ever played the Majestic. Their pat ter, songs and dances bring many laughs and much applause, the audi ence sometimes breaking in on the fun with an outburst of approval. An eccentric dance and a chase after the spotlight are two of the funmaking features of the offering. "The Jolly Tars" have some fine musical numbers, including "Chimes of Normandy." "Night Time in Little Italy." "Are You From Heaven?" and a patriotic song. Motion pictures of a battleship firing a broadside and of President Wilson are shown as the [ last number is sung by the company of six, and brings a storm of ap plause. MAN ROBERTSON. fiMQfAttb. ** |^j' Coal Distribution Up to Railroad Board Washington, D. C.. March I.—Rail road operation, traffic and finance questions were discussed yesterday by Director-General McAdoo with his three regional directors. A. H. Smith, of the Kast; R. 11. Aishton, of the West, and C. 11. Markham, of the South, who came here for a special conference. An outline of the proposed zone system of distributing coal from mines, developed by officials of the railroad and fuel administrations, was laid before the directors and the 1 'ireetor-General's advisory board, and probably wilt be put into effect within a few weeks. They gave the plans general approval, but suggest ed a number of changes in routing, it was said. Curtailment of passenger train competition over parallel roads was discussed, with the view to eliminat ing some of the fast trains between New York and Chicago and Washing ton, Chicago and St. Ijouis, and be tween passenger centers in the South. Definite recommendations along this line will be made to the Director-General soon by the re gional directors. Other subjects discussed were the standardization of equipment; en couragement of terminal extensions by individual roads: rerouting oyer shortest routes, and elimination of various expenses required by the old ecmpetitive conditions. I Car Shortage Causes Drop in Coal Traffic Washington, March I.—Because of the car shortage and railroad con gestion, bituminous coal production in January and February was some 3,000,000 tons below that in the cor responding months of 5!>17, the Na tional Coal Association announced to-night. The total lost output for the two months, the stu.tement said, Is estimated at 31,000,000 tons, and the suggestion Is made that passen ger traffic on the eastern roads be further reduced so that empty coal cars may be moved back to the mines. "The entire country is still face to face with a serious coal short age," said the announcement. "Even a slight cold snap is all that is need ed to bring about a repetition of I the suffering caused by the shortage of bituminous coal in January." CJOV. KEYES CANDIDATE FOR SENATORSHIP Concord, N. H., March I.—Gover nor Henry W. Keyes to-day an nounced hi scandidacy for the Re publican nomination for United 1 States senator at the primary in September. George H. Mosses, for merly minister to Greece, already has entered the contest for the nomination of the Republican side. No party opposition has developed thus far to the candidacy of Sen atr Henry P. Hollis, Democrat, whose term expires next March. Poor Showing For Pennsy Due to Winter Conditions Owing to congestion, snow and high expenses, a very poor showing was made by the Pennsylvania Rail road system in January, according to the statement given out last night. For the lines east and west there Is shown a deficit of $5,940,847 in rail way operating income, being an in crease in deficit of $11,073,316 com pared with January. 1917. The total operating revenue was $31,122,317, or $4,328,797 less than for the same month of the year before. The only increase was In expenses, which amounted to $37,063,165, or $6,744,518 above tha expenses of the previous January. The per cent, of return on property Investment in the system east and west for the twelve months MARCH 1, 1918 ended January 31, 1918, was 3.54. | against six per cent, for the same | period ended January 31, 1917, and G. 45 per cen'. for the period preced ing that. Xi'or the Pennsylvania Railroad alone the January operating reve nue was $19,467,108, a decrease of $1,774,013. There was a deficit of Seven Children Keeps Health How This Fine Family of Mother Depends on Father John's Medicine —For Colds, Coughs and Body Building A I No Alcohol or DnnKeroun " OruK* "For the last four years whenever any of our children have h ' colds, we gave them Father John's Medicine." writes Klaus Zundstro, > Whltinsville, Mass. "We have used it for all of the children and tli ' have been greatly benefited by taking Father John's Medicine for co J and body-building." Crowded with nourishment and warmth-givii 1 strength-building elements. Father John's Medicine is also guarante n free from alcohol or dangerous drugs, and Is, therefore, a safe, relial ' family medicine. I $3.621,389 in net income, being an t ! crease in deficit of $6,462,183. parisons are made with the previo year by including the operating I suits of the Philadelphia, Haltlmo & Washington Railroad, which a included in Pennsylvania Railro operations dating from January 1918.