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VGL-XXli. NO. 3
Split Comes Among Republi
cans in The House of
Representatives.
PROGRESSIVE WING
GROWS RESTLESS.
Congressman Gardner Der
nounces Leader Mann As
Kaiser's Ally and Cuts
Loose From Him Demo
crats Jubilant Over the New
Turn.
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:
Washington, Dec. 23 The long-ex-j
ptrd pplir. in Republican ranks in
ill.-. House of Representatives ap-
!":::v ,u-uu ,u,um,uw-
m n: ;rom Representative A. P. Gard-
n-r. o: .Massachusetts, that he would
oppose Minority Leader James R,
M-'nr v. ho will be Republican candi -
I!-Tr-
,!;up lor speaker oftEe nex. Tcse.
Uf r.ri sf ntative Gardner, one o the
limning insurgents of the Republican
miH declared that, he would support
;t--pr5pntaiive irvme u. .enroot, or
V'iCconsin, a Lafollette follower, ioi
The lavorable comment of Repre
stn'aiive Mann on President Wilson's
ppso? note, was the reason offered by
R'-prf-sentative Gardner for his re-
:u?ra 10 support tne .epuDiican
loader.
' "This is the fourth or fifth time,"
Rpnrpsentative Gardner, in u
siaiement tonight, "that Leader Mann '
ha? given encouragement
Kaiser's wicked cause. As
to the
far as I
am concerned; I will tolerate such
I'adrrship no longer. I believe that
t'p.-. nnin p5? nf thp wnrld rpmiirps
MI T -Iffl 1TP'L Buf,IIEK ,S OFFICIALS ARE 5 DUTCiAKTI-WAR IffplWC flM OOE 1
IILBUL I yiipip yu f lOBETREMElDflOS ' JEADY FOR fl COUNCIE STANOS UnlUt. OKI UUEil i '
II fl (I f 1WK E FULLNQUIRY IfliSIll flGCDiC ;' D P MPp
llU Oi Oh u i fl fljflov 1 flLlO u Lfl.I L J L H t2
Swampeiby, The Extra , Probe of Leak of Presi- In President's Peace .;W .,r
destruction of Hapsburgs and Prt and Holt lmer Voltaire, is still
: : h nzollerns. For that reason, with listed as overdue on the Maritime Ex
TPi v sincere regret, I repudiate Rep- change. Up to a late hour tonight the
: -. n ative Mann's leadership. I lca office of the line had receivcd
-hal! support Representative Lenroot, no word.that would throw any light on
rM Wisconsin, for speaker, when the. the fate of the vessel or the.l40mem
x: Congress convenes." bers'Of her. crew. The liner is now
Democratic Congressional leaders
ailed the Gardner announcement
with delight. They declared iubil-
anuy that the deflection of the Mas-; expresseu m snipping uiuea
s:-;chusetts Progressive Republican ' ficials of the line refused to give up
v.f.'.ild utterly wreck any hopes the hope. They still cling to the theory
l!"publicans may have had that they that the ship has met with a mishap
t:u!d control the next House. jto her engines and is drifting about in
Hf-mocratic leaders declared that , the Atlantic,
with Gardner fighting the Republi-! In this case they propounded a new
ran organization, there would be no j idea to aceount for her non-appear-doiibt
that Champ Clark would be re-ance. It was to the effect that other
t-locrd speaker, and that the Derno- vessels are shunning her in fear that
cratfe would, organize the House in J she might be the German raider
ihgf next Congress, despite the nar
'io(vnesp of the margin of control
sov.n in the results of November's
election.
Representative Gardner is the son-in-iaw
of Senator Lodge, of Massa-
i-husetts, and was one of the few j They were sure from the ship's beha- stateSf to guppiy an unprecedented de
Easiern insurgent Republicans whojvior that she was the German raider I mand for egg-nog ingredients and
joinrd in, the fight against "Uncle so often reported, bu the description j otuer cheering concoctions. Never
foe" Cannon which resulted in the that the officers gave was a perfect ince the alcoholic drought hit the
reform of the rules of the House, and description of the Voltaire. j states to the south has there been
li. stripping of power from the "Not one ship has been sunk since.) guch a deluge Df liquid parcels as
speaKr-r in the rules light, or iyiu.the beginning of the war wnicn as:swamped tue express offices today
ut-presentative Lienroot was jiKewise
. a leader in the fight against Cannon-
r.
Politicians in Washington declared
light that the Gardner rebellion in
ie House was the forerunner oi . a
'general effort by Progressive Repub
licans throuehout the -country to
oust the "Old Guard" control of the
Party, and replace 4t with, a thorough
ly Progressive leadership. There
have been mutteri.ngs of a coming
Republican storm ever since the No
vember election. Progressive lead-n-s
have been outspoken in their dec
orations that the defeat of Charles
E. Hughes was due largely to the old
fnard predominance in the conduct
r'i '.he campaign. They have asserjt
f;i that the Republican party, in or-'-r
to survive, must be organized un
der Progressive leadership and that
i p old line Republican leaders must j
Zaerr7r7u
? Mire.
raay extend in that direction is prob
lematical. CHARGES FRENCH WILL
KILL TWO WOMEN.
Berlin (Via Sayville Wireless), Dec.
'-S French courtmartials, says the
Overseas News Agency, "have sen
tenced to death two more women
one named Dusays, born in Calair, ot
a German mother and a Luxemberg
i'ather, and the other a widow named
ichelly, a Swiss "woman accused of
forming Germany about the opera
i;ons of the French army
"Probably the French will shoot
both women as they already have in
numerous other cases when women
H-rro sentenced' to death by court
martials. The French are apparent
Jy holding their record in sentencing
;uul shooting women."
-i . 1 , uciu s nuie. Arnnn i , , .
JES VILLA HAS
TAKEN CITIES
Mexi
can Ambassador oavs
A 1 1
Story of The Captures is
False.
Washington, Dec. 23. Categorical)
denial of border reports that Chihua-!
nua ana Torreon naa been captured i
by the enemies of first Chief Carran -
za were voiced by Ambassador Desig- j
mate Arredondo here tonight. A state- j
ment issued at the Mexican embassy
.said: j
"Ambassador Arredondo has receiv-i
ed a message from Consul General j
' Garcia, at El Paso, Texas, who states j
that he has beten in communication j
with the Constitutionalist officials at j
i chihuahua and Torreon and is in-;
formed that those cities have not been
rantured and are. in -no daneer of be-!
ing captlired by Villistas.'
BIG LINER MANY
Fear Exoressed That the Vol-
taire, With Over Hundred '
People, May Be Lost.
New oYrk, Dec. 23. The big Lam-,
fifteen days overdue
tv line giac icaia iui
the ship and her crew were openly
I 1 A 31
which for the last month has been
reported lurking in shipping lanes.
David Cook, manager of the line, to
day said:
DEN
ED
"The Adriatic ran away trom a Washington today to Virginia, North
ship on her way over here last week.;r arollna and otner southern "dry"
not reported within the next two or I
Lthree days. Therefore I do not be
lieve the Voltaire has been torpe
doed." Mr. Cook was of the opinion that
the Voltaire is driftinghelplessly ow
ing to engine trouble and waiting forfally ged off their feet to handle the
some vessel to come in sight in order
to signal it with flats and avoid using
wireless. To use wireless under the
circumtances he was convinced would
be to invite 'submarine -attack. v
The Voltaire left Liverpool Novem
ber 28 and has not been heard of
since. She carried no passengers and
was in ballast on her way to this port.
About one-third of her crew are
Americans according to the belief of
the local agents.
The report circulated early today
that a White Star liner was overdue
proved to be incorrect. Records of
the Maritime .ff J h
any vessel oi mat uuc uciuuc
the company officials declared in most
positive terms that none of its ships
were overdue.
FRANCE HAS STOPPED
ALCOHOLIC IMPORTS.
Paris, Dec. 23. In line with the re-
cent decision or tne government tu
suppress the consumption of alco-
holic beverages, with the-exception of
wines and beer, a-decree published
today - in the Journal Officiol pro
hibits the importation" of alcohol into
France and Algeria from this date.
The decree excepts alcohol pur
chased for the account of the
French government as well as ship
ments made directly for France and
Algeria -prior to Abe date of promul
gation of the decree, t
WILMINGTON
BLIZZARDS DELAY
IN MANY PLACES.
Postmaster General Adopts
Heroic Measure In Effort to
Expedite the Deliv
. ery of Mail.
Washington, Dec. 23 With Uncle
Sam's postmasters all over the coun
try burdened beneath . a volume ' of
Christmas mail, larger by 25 per cent.
than in any previous hblidav season
Postmaster-General Burleson tonight
adopted heroic methods to expedite
the arrival of Santa Claus on schcd-
ule time. Mails in many centers
have been made twenty-lour hours
blizzards and car
shortages.
To relieve congestion in numerous
centers Postmaster-General Burleson
directed the railroads to press into
service freight cars to hurry the tons
of mail matter to its destination. Re-
turns to the Postoffice Department
tonight showed that hundreds of
tons of parcels were being held ui
; at railroad stations because of a lack
i of cars to haul them. Railroad offi-
cials explained that the demand on
the railroads for equipment caused
! delay in delivery of mail cars. Em
ployment of fast freight equipment
and a large force of extra mail han
dlers is expected to relieve conges-
I tion : at some points and permit the
delivery practically of all mail mat
te rnot . later than Monday morning.
Mr. Burleson's reports for mail su
perintendents showed that the pres
ent season's mail has established a
new record. He said that in addi
tion to the car shortage, bad weather
I conditions had delayed scores of big
trains." Trains west of Buffalo were
delayed from 12 to 24 hours. Traffic
movements west of St. Louis was sub
ject to even more serious delays.
Serious congestion in the Chicago
postoffice was reported. In the past
three days nearly 5,000,000 pounds
of mail passed through the Chicago
postoffice.
BOOZE ON MY
Washington Sends Avalanche
of "Wet" Goods to Dry
States.
Washington, Dec. 23. "Wet" goods
'in enormous loads were shipped out of
Tne cheer laden packages have been
going out at the rate of 15,000 to 20,-
000 a day since the beginning of the
week, but last minute orders from the
dry sections eclipsed these marks to
night and express clerks were liter-
business. Bottle goods shipments
were stacked so high, awaiting ship
ment, that express company's refused
to receive additional consignments,
until accumulated business could be
moved. From the . appearance of the
mail-ordr crush in the various stations
it seemed that "inhabitants of dry
territory had reserved their one quart
a month allowance under the dry laws
for the Christmas season. -
TOM LAWSON SAYS
' ANOTHER BIG LEAK.
Boston, Dec. 23. Thomas W. Law
son, who, with Barnard M. Baruch, of
New York, cleaned up several million
dollars' in the stock crash that follow
ed the Wilson peace note, acknowl
edged that information on which the
clear sweep up was made came di
rectly, thorugh official Washington.
He said that an even bigger "leak"
would occur this week.
Lawson's statement, followed only a
few hours a statement from Secretary
Lansing, in which the latter said that
his department would welcome any
investigation into the alleged leak that
placed the advance information in the
hands of the two big operators and
their associate. The State Department
at the same time shifted the respon
sibility onto x the shoulders . of the
newspaper men, claiming that a num
ber of them had received information
about the peace note even before Wall
Street knew it.
BY TRAIN LOADS
SCANDAL MAY
BE IN MAKING, j
Officials Said to Have Partici-
pated In. Bear Raid On
The Stock
Market.
Washington,
Dec. 23. Threatened I
scandal over charges of participation
by high government officials in the
bear raid cn the stock market, which
followed President Wilson's peace
note, was temporarily delayed today.
Representative Henry, of Texas,
chairman of the House rules commit
tee, announced that his committee
would net take up ihe resolution ot
Representative Wood, of Indiana, de
manding a congressional investiga
tion of the "peace ;panic," until Con
gress reconvenes" top. January 2. Agi
tation for the investigation will con
tinue, however, its.' supporters de
clared tonight. Administration offi
cials generally declared today that
they would court a full and complete
investigation of the charges.
One of the reasons for the with-
holding of immediate, consideration of-.
the resolution by the rules commit
tee, it was asserted today, was the
desire of Democratic members of the
rules committee to confer with cer-
tain officials of the State -Department
and, perhaps, even the President him
self before the full committee meets
to discuss the measure. Also it is
said that Democrats in the House
are opposed to any report from the
committee on the resolution unless
the charges made therein by indirec
tion are more specifically defined and
more directly stated.
Officials high in the councils of the
administration declared today that
they desire the fullest sort of an in
quiry. . .
There was no effort made to deny
that the information did percolate
into the places where it could be used
for market raiding purposes in ad
vance of its official publication. Spec
ulators are admitted to have had the
information in advance of the coming
of the note, but how this information
was given out or by whom is a ques
tion yet unanswered.
Secretary of State Lansing said to
day that he would be glad to have
such an investigation made. He also
said that he had never speculated
in stocks and would not know how
to begin if he wanted to do so.
ITS
Any Advantage Gained Dur
ing First Period of Contest
Can be Maintained Only by
Vigorous Work.
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TH E , PRIZES.
$685 Overland Automobile
Ford Automobile.
Carolina Beach Lot.
$100 in Gold.
' $75 Victrola.
$50 O. K. Mystic Range.
$40 Sellers Kitchen Cabinet.
$25 Wrist Watch.
Two$60 Diamond Rings.
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The race for the prizes offered - by
The Dispatch-is getting more interest
ing' every' day. To.day one young lady
is in the lead and tomorrow it will be
another. Today one town is repre
sented, among the leaders and tomor
row it will be another. The' candi
dates are sliding up and down the list
lik the mercury in a thermometer.
Fortified by lessons learned in the
first period, the wise contestants have
planned their work for the present
period along systematic lines that will
produce the best and quickest results.
They have - set a certain number of
subscriptions and votes that "must be
secured each day, -from nowuntil the
end of the second period. No matter
how large- an amount a , candidate
turned in during - the first period, she
will endeavor to turn in at least dou
ble that amount this -period.
1 a ... l-t.-i-n rtfi 4- sx-w eTOT.fd era 00 1 r Ol
- au. '7, &c""r
through vigorous- work during the
firt period can oe maintained only
C0HS1
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EXPRESSIONS ON
THE PROPOSAL.
j Prominent Men of Europe Do
Not Look For a Speedy
Settlement of The
Strife.
The Hague (Via London), Dec. 23.
The Dutch anti-war council has
sent the following cablegram to Pres
ident Wilson: v
"Holland thanks you for your ef
fort in favor of lasting peace. All
neutral nations greet your sieD with
the greatest sympathy and support
your noble efforts in the interests 0I
the whole of humanity." ministry and son of the great dramat-
Oponions of various prominent men ist' Henrik Ibsen, in an interview
of EuroDp aq to whothpr thP nPflPp!ma(le public today by the Overseas
proposals of the central powers
should be accepted by the entente and
constructive suggestions for a I pro
posed peace have been gathered by
the bureau at The Hague of the neu
tral conference for continuous medi
ation, resulting from Henry Ford's
peace movement. Among the an
swers received are the following:
Christian Lange, of Chrjstiania,
j secretary of the International Union
"I hope that, the entente powers will
demand concrete proposal from v the
Teutonic allies, but, at the same time,
be ready to state their own funda-
! mental conditions, after which oppor
tunnies would offer themselves to
clear up the whole situation."
Prof. Morgentierne, rector of
Christiana University "I fear the
conditions and assumptions of the
belligerents are too conflicting to
hope for a speedy pacific settle
ment." riajalmar Granting, Swedish So
cialist leader "Germany by - continu
ing the Belgian deportations has
shown the unbroken power of her
militaristic spirit. A demand for a
full definition of war aims must be
put forward by democratic parties on
both sides as the starting point for
a common movement toward peace."
Dr. Svente Arrhenius, president of
the Nobel Institute of Stockholm
"The entente nations would be un
wise to decline unconditionally to
consider peace proposals. If they do
decline they should state their mo
tives and define the modifications
they deem necessary."
Admiral Liedman, former premier
of Sweden "Appeal to the entente
not to exclude the possibility of fur
ther conversations."
SHOULD PLAN
r-
by vigorous work from now until Jan
uary in, the end c-. the second period.
Th? candidi vh waits until the
t'lirl and lust ptr'od ic resume activ
ity wiil lose the benefit of the second
period "Club Vote" schedule and prob
ably lose the prize of her choice as a
result. Inactivity even for a brief
time ts dangerous; It will give an op
ponent jusr. the chance she has been
looking for an. opportunity to forge
ahead of her rivals. .- ' ; . '"
Now that (h? first period is over,
seme of th 1 candidates think that
they have done about all they can do.
In this they are very much mistaken.
While many subscriptions have been
received ,the territory reached by The
Dispatch is full of possibilities, and
the ambitious and aggressive contest
ants can get hundreds of subscrip
tions and thousands of votes. The
work so far has been of the "hit and
miss" order, and those who will work
systematically and make a house to
house canvass, will be well rewarded
for their time.
The fact should be born in mind
that each $15 worth of subscriptions
turned in from now until the close of
the second peridd will give 140,000 ex
tra votes. During the "last two weeks
of the contest, from January 15 to
January 29, each $15 worth of sub
scriptions will give only 130,000 extra
votes. . -
The contest department will be
Closed all day Christmas, and the
standing of the candidates will not be
changed until .Wednesday's paper.
The Contest Manager and: his asssit
ants wish all of the" candidates a jolly,
good Christmas
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(Continued on Page Ten.)
YSTE1TICILY
SHOULD BE
ENOED. SAYS IBSEN
Son of Noted Dramatist De
clares Neither Side Can
Ultimately Win.
Berlin (via Sayville wireless), Dec.
23. An urgent plea for peace, based
chiefly upon the argument that noth
ing could be gained by a prolongation
iof tne war is voiced by Sigurd Ibsen,
i formerly a member of the Nprwegian
News Agency. Ibsen is quoted as
stating that the world today Is con-
fronted by two problems, the first of
which is to take general measures tp
avoid further wars while the second
is to "Come to an understanding
about all questions directly involved
Ag to the second problem Ibsen ' back all along the line, the bulk prob
said it must be supplemented by the ably across the Danube and the re
question to whether a continuation of. mainder "bottled up" In the "narrow
the war could simplify its solution, neck of Northeastern Dobrudja, form;
here he added: ed by the Danube bend. v
"I for my own part do not think so. The distance between Macin and
In the countries of the entente there , Isaccea, situated opposite one another
is apparently still hope for a final vic
tory which would make it possible for
the entente to dictate peace.
"But in fact there is no .circum
stance which permits such a conclu
sion as to the end of this war.
"The attempt to starve out the Cen
tral powers has been without success
so far and now, after the occupation
of Rumania it is doomed to failure.
No doubt" the blockade imposes upon
the central powers certain depriva
tions but these will not force them to
capitulate.
"In a military respect the . central
powers have been superior thus far
and there is but little probability that
the situation will be reversed.
"The present situation is based
upon facts which will remain . un
changed during the course of the war.
The central powers always will have
the advantage of the inner line which
3nables themv to transport troops
luickly and easily. They always will
have the advantage of the defensive
in the trench war for the occupied ter
ritories. "A further advantage lies in the
unity of plans such as. can lhardly be
reached in the camp of their adversa
ries, despite all their wishes in this
direction.
"In such circumstances it is impos
sible to see on" what the entente bases
the hope for victory. The entente can
increase output of munitions but the
central powers are able to do the
3ame. The entente refers to the nu
merical superiority of its armies, but
this superiority has been illustrated
for a long time without, however, as
suring success.
"Even if the circumstances in which
peace is made were as harmful for the
entente as possible, yet the general
situation would not be essentially dif
ficult from what it is now by a con
tinuation of ' the war. Therefore it
only means a useless waste of life
and property and from this standpoint
it would be a blundering and deplor
able decision if the offer of peace were,
now rejected."
BETTING PEACE WILL
COME: BEFORE AUGUST
Amsterdam, Dec. 23. A Frankfort
dispatch says there was heavy betting
on the Berlin stock exchange today
that peace would be signed before Au
gust. The same dispatch says the German
emperor will return to Berlin for con
ferences with the American and Span
ish ambassadors.
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GERNJANS TAKE IMPORTANT
PORT.
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Berlin (Via Sayville), Dec. 23.
Tulcea, an important Ruma-'
nian port on the Danube, in.
northern Dobrudja, not far from
the river's headwaters, was
taken by storm by Field Marshal
von Mackensen's troops today.
More than 1,00 prisoners were
taken. . This was announced . by
the war office this afternoon.
Tulcea lies opposite Ismail,
which is on Bessarabian soil. A
crossing of the Danube in this
area is looked for as the next
sfstep by von Mackensen.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
jGen. Von Mackensen's Army;
Stands South of Danube
I Readv to Invade.
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RUSSIANSHAVE i
TO FALL BACK,
Teutons Keep Pushing On In
Their Rumanian Campaign;
Italians Report Repulse of
Germans French Also Re
pel Attacks.
"Dobrudja has been cleared at the
enemy with the exception of the Ter-'
rain between Macin and Isaccea."
This brief announcement contained
in last night's German war office but
lefm means that Fiel! Marshal von
PMackensen's Dobrudjn army stands
'immediately south of the Danube,
; whose successful crossing would mean
an invasion of Bessarabia; that theref (
fore the preliminary steps, toward , the H
fulfilment of the . VDrjve pn, Qdesas' ,
widely heralded of late by the German
press, have been taken. It means, .
further, that the RuSStf-Rumanlan' .'"
on the "Hooks" of the bend.is.16
miles. Along these 16 miles stands.
Mackensen's "iron wall." The avenues .
of escape left to the defenders lead'
across treacherous swamps and lakes,
of which the Bratis-ca and Kagu lakes
are the most difficult to pass. The
Danube port of Tulcea is abandoned,
the German bulletin implies. From
Macin to Braila, which is threatened
from two other sides west of the Dan
ube, is only seven and one-half miles. v
From:'these facts it is evident that
whatever portions; Df the Russo-Ru
manian Dobrudja -arm y4-are. still south'
of the Danube are in desperate plight, -(Continued
on Page Six)
MARY WAS INDEED
QUITE CONTRARY
Noted Singer Got' Huffy Bei
cause Customs Officers -'
Did Duty.
New York, Dec. - 23. Mary Garden'
gave New York a hurried glance' to-' -'
I night on her way to Chicago. Early
in the day she arrived in America' on ,
the liner Pniladelphia. The American
prima dona stayed at the Hotel Rltz'
Carlton tonight. '
It was very hard for .anyone to see
Mary Garden tonight. Something'
was wrong, and i was not all Just a
singer's temperament either. The.:
whole trouble started . naturally
enough witfi , the French Jcvistoms"-' 1
fleers. Mary Garden . started to, leave.
France last week with" $5,000 worth'
of lingere and the officials could not ' v
quite see it the way Mary did. 'Not
in war times, they protested. ';
Just to help the poor "folks in Paris
earn a little more, seemed hardly, an -
adequate explanation. - Hence the ,
temperamental aloofness tonight. ;
This aloofnessr went "so far, as. to in-.
elude slamming of doors just to keep,'
reporters away. Miss Garden leaves j
for Chicago early tomorrow- morning j"
to fill a month's engagement in the J
West before returning to Paris. , f ' ;
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POPULAR TOE DANCFR ,
TAKES A HUBBY.
New York, Dec. 23. Mae Murray, ;
dainty dancer x and popular actress, -is
the bride of Jas. J..O'BrIen, of New f "
York, according . to v a telegram ' re-. '.:
ceived today in this city. They were v
married in Hollywood, Cal., where '
Miss Murray is appearing in the pro f
ductions of . the iiasky Film Com- ;
pany. Another dispatch from Los Y.
Angeles states that the wedding took ) '
place early last wee and was to hare
"been kept secret for a while ' V
Miss Murray is best known in New
"York-as a girl of-"The Follies." She ; ,
later danced at several of the lead- -ing
restaurants of this city, introduc-
ing many novel and dainty tango .tea- )
tures; ' ; ' 1
Recently she entered the movies.
When she went to California - it Is " ,
said, that Mr. O'Brien also went to
press his suit for -the fair dancer's. '
hand. i ' "
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