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. .There has been ome criticism re-
rgdrding the manner ,(in which Bert
Lief eh, as the young doctor in "Mary's
t Ankle," vhich comes to the Academy
c iv.r..J titi ri;ttnr.f fAni' ftlD Ht.:J
jou Theatre, New York, with the orig
inal New York production and cast,
bandages Miss Claire's supposedly
sprained ankle in the -second act of
the play. While the situation de
mands that Mr. Lteigh snow extreme
nervousness and much embarrass
ment during this operation, Jt, being j
his first case, the actor was conscien-1.
t.ious enough before the play opened. I COMMISSIONER YOUNG
to go to a nospitai a,na stuay uie .an
of bandaging injured limbs. His j
awkwardness in the play, therefore,!
ia mflrfilv assumed: The Drices. will
range from 50 cents to $1.50. Tict
ets are on sale at kivington's. ,:
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Governor Tells Newspaper He
is Opposed to Government
' ' "Ownership''-;? '
FOE CONSERVATION
SCENE FROM A. H. WOOD'S SPARKLING COMEDYt "MARY'C ANKLE,"
ACADEMY OF MUSIC TONIGHT.
He Gets After Industries of
Many Varieties Raleigh
Man Kills Wife Hayes
Paroled
ffe'1al to The Dispatch)
Raleigh, Dec. 13 Governor Bickett
larets into the New York American's gu-
y Jane
m Cowl in.
"THE BEAUTY SHOP."
Nothing is more enjoyable to, the
average theatre-goer, than the ' news
that a really big successful musical
comedy with iu, clever singing and
rtnnoincr rnmfidi;:ns and a host of tfet-
ty girls is to be the attraction at their bernatorial symposium on govern
popular playhouse slrcrtly. , jmcnt ovrncrnhip of public utilities
Tiie management oi me Acaaeiujr iwjrihg that paper his opposition to the!
just such an' attraction for matinee ipian-
and night on weanesaay, uecemoer lucaauauvuu. , Edwards, who had brought r,nv wnV I n .Ui;
19, when "The Beauty Shop " Chan- 0f government ownership and now is!suit agaillBt hin for divorce. of f ru tTand not t tt!
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NTPwODUCING Vivian Eeed, co
star with Eddie -Polo in the new
: serial of Western life, . "The
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VK'Ji -t2 which is about to be released in thea-
, fc - ' Canada. Miss Reed is twenty-four,
t ' ,1' w,as bo.m in Chicago, and received her
she went on the stage, but soon aban
doned the spoken drama for motion
pictures, and during the past three
years has appeared with great success
as a featured player in "The TemDta-tion-of
Adam," "The Princess' of
Patches," "Lost and Found,?' and
other. pictures. Miss RppA has
through her first experience as a se
rial heroine with flying colors. In the
first place, she is an actress, not just
. yy&ei eiore me camera. Moreover,
she is pretty, which never hurts any
girl m the movies, has an abundance
of nerve, and is a tiroi
Mere, indeed, is your serial queen, and
"Si. i?rrl, Preaict lnat her work in
The Bull's Eye" will raise her to the
highest pinnacle of popularity.
AND SOLD! ' N
AT THE GRAND NEXT s MONDAY A 0HrtTiaQT. . T
and Tuesday As an auctioneer Montagu Love is
A.ij lutfeUAY. a very fine motion picture actor. At a
i ecent "smokes lor soldiers" affair Mr
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vItoie family at Boyian & Hancock's.
SEABOABO IR U8L RAILWAY
Tbo l'rrr'itTe HaJIwiry of th S'lut.U.
Kffertlve Niv. l-'th.
DEl'AKTl'hK OI'' TKA1NS FROM
WILMINGTON.
No. 13-.5:.r." 1'. ni. i rain for Cliarlctfe ant)
IntPrit.;li;)to J'ointd PULLMAN PA V
LOT: OaR, WILMINGTON TO CHAEl
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!o. U -r:C0 A. M. l iiii'i r.ir Carlotte ;nd
luterraedii'.to I'nirus. Ni.KEi'JN'G CAK
llKTWl'.K.N' V. 1L.M TNG TON AN t) CliAH
LOTTE. Onea at J M. for I'asscn-
f?er8.
R!AI. OF TRAIN'S A r WILMINGTON
No. 34 12 : l: IV .M.--Tr:i!u frir.ii Charlotte
ttixl lr;fenrj-;i;itfe I-n.'n:. 1TLLMAN
I'ARLOtt C.Ml UKTWEi:N CIlAJtLOTTU
AN D W1LM1 NGTON.
No. 2(J 12 :T) A. M.--Tro!n from Charlotte
itQO iiuVrit'.li:itf Points. SLKEI'INO
CMv KI'TWKEN CHAHLOTTH AND
WILMINGTON. PASSKNGKKS MAY
KKMAIN IN SLi;i:P):i: UNTILi 7:30
A. M.
For detil!el Information and rerTa
tions, oaV nn (Mty Ticket ' Agent. Otton
cfotei IuiiUig.
'Pbono if?.
R. S. KOONCE, T. P. A.
WHmington. N. O.
JOHN T. WK.vi. IK P. A.. KflWgb. '
nmg i-'oiiocK, itennoiu ' vuii , :uuu
Charles J. Gebest's contribution to
overs of this sort of entertainmei ,
will be presented.
The piece has enjoyed long runs in'srable and to writer the paper which
New York, Boston, Philadelphia and jesday carried what the chief exec
Chicago, and comes to this city with ,.t!vn of the States are saying.
a replica of the original production Governor Bickett yesterday paroled
and a company of 60, many or wnom
are well known favorites.
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3 BZCOMZS (LIKE rTCTUJlh
By
POFJ3ADE HASH DP.ESCiWG.
lleroiiii ct':uvil::US a::il nourishes tl:e M
roots of th; huir cots r; nappy, coarse. W
str.boni. kinky or short l:a;r to crow fc
soft, lo:ff. si'.ky, cay to insr.ae. so yon B
..i f!,- it ijr iu .v.iv stvl.-. Konv:v?s DAN-
fiui'l-I' end Ste;.s ITCHIXO SCALP.
Doii'l befooled. surr ri v ssi ilcrolm.
Sol.l by Druz Stoics or
erun SS GEICT3 -'o.-intp -r cti'T0 For a l i' hcx
'i KSSOLIM MEOiC!?w GO., Atlanta, Coorjia
H'nrs or
AGENTS WftWTED
WENT OVER PIG.
Frank Newman and His Meny Ca
s.'no Girls put on their second and. by
long odds their biggest bill, at the
Royal yesterday, and it went over big
ger than even the big opening at
traction Monday and Tuesday.
To begin with there was the most
more araent, out Governor tnckett Mrs. Edwards was killed Sunday r,fTW frnm rfc :ZZ.:
does not find himself favorable to the night as BhQ waa preparing to rtum bid himself with $5. This aroused a
plan even with the war on hand. He!to the homG 0t her stepfather. T. D. enirit of rivalrv in tho Wact J
believes the present scheme is preMTvc0n. who lives in Glenwood. She intoxicated e-entlema-n. who vi l
had been separated from her husband bid to ten, whereupon Mr. Love said
since February of the present year, fifteen and his competitor went to
but when to the home of Marcus Ed twenty. The auctioneer, surmising
wards' sister on invitation from her that his inebriated friend would zo on
ri. A. Hayes, tne Winston baiem pns- j sister in-law. The presence of empty maenmtely, tilted the price gradually
xier who is serving 10 years for em-jijquor jUg3 an(i the" reputation of the uptil it reached $40. At this point his
bezzlement cf the funds of an orphan- household EO far to establish the 3tate- bidder went sound asleep and left the
,age. irnent of the family members that the "pasKet 0t iruit on the auctioneer's
Governor Bickett has allowed this i defendant drinking and that a panas. at a ratner iancy out sell-
nriennor rcMorWo fruoHnm thot hn vni'Tlpn- livntlip?- TTllb.Prt Was Vrli iilIiJ"CU UUIIS.
may be treated in
pital.
vovngc
Baltimore hos-' died.
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THFl K'TTTIn rxt
He has been out the greater. The police found a Pistol which T n-nrs, M wnw,w
portion of the year but the latest frominone of the family could account for he other day, "that now all the pic-h-:s
specialist r;ives little or no encour-anfi oC.cr of freshiy discharged cpr- ture actors, as well as the picture
acement. Te tronble is a cancerous ! rifiwn rriM l.-. I'n'ir'pH Tho fTii-v -roc -.-m Vo,rA
gorgeous style of stage handings seen, v,-hich will doubtless prove fa-! declare there" had been no pre- leisure moments in the studio. Of
tai in a sncrt time. He nas naa per-, v?our. feeling during the evening and course, the fascination of it will get
haps half a dozen paroles. . I that no cum-ret occ-.irred between the them, and won't it be just too funny
with a popular price dattraction, and
there was the most gorgeous co
nmes every one of them satin a
finvprnnr nirkfitt ban rpfusfirt epvors?' " on v,0 mon Tho Hii,-nrrci in spa Rill TTm. trrindintr Iiia fpofli iti
1U. V 1 I I 1 HUU 1""- -.. I " " ww
snw nidL tne nuyai auac . , i times to pardon the Winston-Salem ,-,sn wa'; to have been iied Thursdav a close-up vhile his hands are peace
presented. This chorus of a tail doz-man who drev, an uncommoplv severe: of next week. - ' fully knitting? And Doug Fairbanks
tn, in the many elaborate sets of Uentenrfi bnf. , d vpr bn , ,.4irnrii i n. pr-,t.nsi nr.rc n;nht ; will always be leaving his krrittiner-
wardrobe vesterday was a sight worth1 k i ppdlrs about, nndpr fnnt fVvr nPAnX
Anybody's time to see.
The big outstanding features were
the Casino Trio in both vocal har-
( VIVIAN REE!)
to step on while he leaps over churn
steeples and things. Harry 0-,v
will be discerned in off monKTl'rv;'f'
ing across the landscape, r?hWtiV;n,r"
while he knits. And if voU sc,
zig-zagging along Cahuen "pV
youH know it's Herb Kav.lins(, i
ing to his knitting. An-:! rap";
imagine Franklyn Faraur.i's hrcror
yelling at him to come in to a c-
and Franklyn answcriii- iKT-vh';--'
'My Gavd, Joe, can't you' v.-ait'a"---..'
ment? You made nie drop a rti: "
BUYS HIS DAD A SHOP
An interesting fact was 'r.-ouV to
light recently in the reakii-o- "0": lv
latest Petrova picture, t'liroj,-!' ti-1
presence in the cast of Fret'.dir'Veifii
the six-year-old boy. In rca! !ir ihe'
child of a New York barber, lvr;,!jP
has appeared in several Pol rov;. pic
tures, and through his work ;;a a
screen player has .been able to pur
chase for his father a modern barhc-
ouv.' in ui it:w iuii. b large (lov.'i!-
5ntence. but had a verv bad record.' P.pn;nn Fntinal OrdftrR Riciht.
mong the Hayes workers are somei insurance C'cmmissioner James R. needles about, underfoot, for people 'town office buildings
of the best known iethodist ministers, j Young ha." returned from New York,
LIEUT. BOB STORER
and Governor Bickett's brother is one 'where he has been '.tending a meet-
of the s;gners of the application fori ing of the insurance commissioners;
pardon, it is said. iwho were interested especially this
The death of E. M. Uzzell. commis -'time in puttinc: the fraternal orders!
iisirmpr rf lliirlio cr.fptv Vi!1': lofr a i-n- tlii nnrrv inc-.irinw rn o nnro cni. I
Levans in another not specialty act,- v.hif.h thp M .n , u r i hns.
and Billy Lightelle m an eccentric uviss5oner of Publlc Works expect to j In the meeting last week the com-
COmeaJ lOlC .fill tlli! VJPPlr i ?lrno-cs nocooH rocnhitinni; rpnilir.
This big bill goes on again today. w jj Sawvor. ate cilv clerk, is un-iini "the orders "to use certificate notes
and tonignt for ue last times. j.Jerstood to be the most generally en-jand to have and keep enough on hand
i nriwnon iw rnripnv , horsed aspirant. He has been wUh 'always to make themselves solid. That
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ACADEMY
OF MUSIC
TONIGHT A. H. WOODS OFFERS
The Clean WhoTesome Comedy
mony singing and specialty dancing;
Billv Lightelle and Pearl Derby in a
niftv sinsins and dancing act; thei
Harold Lockwood has been seen in 1
romantic drama, melodrama and farce, i
and in "The Square Deceiver," his
since it changed from aldermanic toj ing of the scverr.l departments in a
commission form. He resigned recent- j general way, doubtless, but will.prob
'v to go on the road, with a big con- ably reach something like a stable ba-
management of the Grand Theatre has j
tractm" business.
I:.- loinin)- ' will faP 1
-' r.o that fratcrnalists who take in
durance viil have some idea today
I 8 H fl
sail
jnen and will not become an issue fori what rate they will be paying tomor-
booked for tomorrow we rind hmi
pidvmi, ri Luiucuy ,.. noAnlp initil tho cnriiif nf Iflif, 'vmV VIp rl-.t. fnv the chnns-M will he
True there are impressive dramatic,-.,. 'sver- is nioat stronlv recon,. March t
moments m which Mr. Lockw ood , TileTirlcil 5ecaua,e of nis training as an i .Mr. Young issues from his depart
ures in me square receiver, T,..u! accountant. There are others verv i ment bulletins for war times and -calls
for the most part his role of Bum . .... , . . , if a " non ti10 ctto fnr enaai Pfforr at on.
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the broad kind but of the light and
breezy variety.
"The Square Deceiver" is described
by Francis Perry Eli:ott, the, author
of the novel, "Love Me for ' Myself
Tr. ' W"t " "f VoV,thf Thft increase is from $2,500,000 to 'be taken for a neglect or a refusal to
adapted, as a joyous comejof . youUi U,O0OiOfio of tbe additional half mil. obey the rules and regulations enact-
. , UL - . J u ".XT' 7V" hon half is preferred and half com-led for this purpose.
$3,000.
The Durham Hosiery Mills author
ized the increasing of its capital $500,
000 and the Secretary of State j'ester
day filed the amendment to the com
pany's charter.
operation.
He has addressed letters to the man
ufacturers urging them to follow in
structions sent by the department. He,
calls upon them to protect everything
from fire and says that no excuse will
cipal character, is a multi-millionaire i
society man,, who, in- order to learn
5C0
Rooms
Fireproof
European
T t Pi
HOTEL
CHfCACO
mon. The common stock will have The premises must be rid of all un-
if his "dream-girl" loves him for him-,. Qn r oiia .t.rf fo o fi That 1
''nin airckT t Ytr ri .'lore -f thio c-f-rV
MICHIGAN BOULEVARD AT 22:id STREET
You traveling men, merchants, manufacturers, tourist;-,
coming to Chicago, why pay high prices just to be in the
Loop?
STAY AT THE LEXINGTON SAVE MOM
NOTED FOR LARGE WELL FURNISHED ROOMS
AND GOOD SERVICE AT MODERATE CHARGES
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Ten minutes from the center of the Loop j j
by street cars passing the door, convenient m i
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self alone, poses as
",B alT " uv ," " . iVnw'can vote- J"lian S. Carr, Jr., is the
plans of one particularly designing . rftTnnav
lliULUCt CU1U till lllLLlOUil .
whirl of surprising action.
such mill premises must be guarded
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by an energetic and capable watch- I
man who must be armed and requir- ;
Charged With Murdering Wife. ed to 'atch over and protect the plan!
Marcus Edwards is in Wake tail on j from all intruders. J -
a charge of murdering his wife, Mrs j Mr. Young puts all this on patri-j
. -iotic grounds. The manufactories must
- Irun if the country wins the war and :
r-aincia r.iercer vanaerpyi Uane;wh51e care should be taken at all
to depots, 3 popular price restaurants.
ROOMS $1.50 A DAY UP
CHARLES McH'JGH, President
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JANE COWL COMING. . .
Jane Cowl, the heroine of "Within
the Law" and "Common Clay," and
one of the foremost o American ara- ; cowl) belle of New York society, ! times, he declares it must be observed i
mg,uu at:n esat!&, uwucs lu me umnu ( marriea ner soiaier lover at tne out-
r j j m 3 e , . ... . . . . I""".'
ivionaay ana xuesuay as luc star vi-inreaK OI tne U1V1I war. in tne miast a letter nf enmewh?t the same char
the Goldwyn production of "Tho.
Spreading Dawn." This is the first
screen appearance as a Goldwyn star
of this noted beauty, actress and dra
matist who xreated the famous roles
of Mary Turner and Ellen Neal.
"The Spreading Dawn" is a pietur-
King which, when it was published in
the Saturday Evening Post attracted
country-wide attention.
Georgina Vanderpy! wishes to
of her happiness, her husband, back;acter is sent t0 tho cotton ginners.
o na furlough, meets with death under jThe commissioner adverts to the fact
circumstances that apparently reveal- jtnat thGrc have been very QW Coor.
ed him as faithless, and the proud f,vn?, in wnrth Carolina, but Louis-
girl, never relenting, lives on into old!,;ana Texas and Oklahoma fires have1
age with the firm conviction- that lovejDeen' serious and winning the war, he j
is a mocKery. mere is-a letter wnicn Savs. mav imninsre uDon cotton. These'
rtreeantirSDirv measures have been ad
insists mat It snoulu De...reaa. It lSI,,.- h&votnTnrp hnt the denarment
the last word frdm Patricia's dead now has tiie poWer to make them law.
husband and reveals the truth about i He adviser! the immediate removal of
ization qf a remarkable story Dy Basil she had never opened and Georgiana ! precautionary measures have been
Kiner which, when it was published in insists that, it shotild be read. Tt
his. death. Convinced that she had
marry her soldier lover before he (mis judged him, the aged aPtricia
leaves for , France' and is prevented
from doing so by her aged aunt who
dominates the family and is a disbe
liever in love. Challenged a. to- ner,
right to disavow the existence of love
sanctions the marriage of her niece
and then goes -to ; meet Anthony in
The Spreading Dawn.
all, ginned cotton as far away as 100
feet from the gin and to have every
thing under the supervision of an arm
ed watchman.
Miss Cora Livingston, champion wo- f
r ill
the aunt reveals to her niece the st5xy. man wrestler, and Miss Grace Brady '
of her own romance in years before. are matched to appear before a pri-
Through her diary she relates howjvate club in Cleveland in the near fu-
T -f -rr ture in a finish -catch-as-catch-can
Iwrestling bout.
With Jfetropolitan Cast and Production
.3 Months BijO.. . A Laugh a Minute :
Theatre N. Yl' City and Sometimes Two
Better .Than Fair and .Warme
J 'iV.'few York Globe, 'J .
Prices 505, .75C, XX apd'$1.5T5, Tickets at Elvington's f ;
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academy urnm
MATIPE and NIGHT
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1STH
H. II. .Moss Presents
The Cohan iknd Harris"
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60 Pesople 60
Mostly Girls .
With Frank W. Sheas
S TUB Ml'SICAL COMEDY TRIUMPH
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. irom Ator Tbatr, 2. .
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AIatine S0J io $1.50 JMirht 75c t S
. "Seat Sale Tuesday, at Elrington'g
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TOMORROW
' Metro Pictures Present
EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE
HAROLD LOCKWOOD
In an Adaptation in Six Reels
"TIIE SQUARE
DECEIVER"
Fromi the N?yl " Love Me.. top
Myself Afone" by Francis
-. . v Perry- ElKott -
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FRANK NEWMAN
And His
TOO MANY COOKS'
A Hig:hlj' Ridiculous Farce Comedy
With All New Acts
Featuring the Casino Trio, in IIr
mor.y Singins and Dancing j L,ithelle
and Derby in Singing and Dancing;
- the I-ievang, and Billx Lightelle
If SPTICIAL SC3ENKKY ALt-SATIX
COSTU5ISr.iOST GOKGEOrS
OF TIIE WEEK' ;.-"
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