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PAGE 8TX IOWA' CITY PRESS-CITIZEN" THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1921 MOVIE ACTRESS RETAINS YOUTH AT By JAMES W. DEAN many discussions which lead to no 66 Keep going. If you'd hare per- conclusive end. youth? Don't stop. Don't However, the word of Louise iK put in a rut.

Connolly interesting because That's the advice of Mrs. Edith she both a bibliophile and a McAlpin Benrlmo. At 66 she is a movie censor. She is educational movie actress and a graceful expert of the Newark Pubhc LI- dancer. as well as the mother of bmry and secretary of the State i ir.n* A T3i ni-n-t-ne! lire children.

CUTS A FLASHES The Belgian government plans to buy films from producers and lease direct to exhibitors. This re- Morris Cohn an extra, drowned during the filming of the shipwreck hair and wrinkles that come In- them, and various theories of cen- ievltablv with the years." she says, sorship. Here are her views. Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," a German futurist film, is to be dream ing sit bv the fireside; "There are a few elevating and lea in April by Goldwyn.

1 f3 of the days gone by. ennobling plays shown. There are shell, turtlelike, the world goes iwrechedly on. "That is the surest way iff create stiff limbs cmd create human fossils. If I cannot be vitally in- iterested In the glorious things jmen and women are doing in the rest of are silly.

Almost all of the plays cameraman, Isn't merrily and value, and many are full of shoo ting scenes beauty." And she savs that the movies arTjreSer than reading matter bit him for new knowledge, appeal to rea- g. esthetic pleasure, moral A dog the LONDON, March 17--Andrew Bonar Law, lord of the privy seal today resigned from the cabinet. Ill health was given as the reason for his resignation. Mr. Bo- DES MOINES, March ings to determine the degree ol guilt of Orrie L.

Cress, confessed murderer of George Fosdlck, were being held in the Polk county dis- nar law also retired from the gov- trict court today before Judge Ut eminent leadership in the House of WELSH AND DONAHUE CLASH ON FRIDAY newegt Pictograph deplcts to be out of it bod- citation of the passions. 'fly." Mrs. Benrimo had a twinge of rheumatism the year the boys son, -stimulation, idle pleasure and ext me thods of song birds in war- destructive insects. It DAVENPORT, March 17-Frank Welsh of Chicago and Donahue of Rock Island, weights, will clash in the terback. The first witness, Mary Fosdick, daughter of the slain man, told how her father vas shot down and one shot was fired at her.

Misa Gussie Fosdick, another daughter, fainted wlien she saw Cross. The hearing was not completed when court adjourned Johnnie until 2 tllis afternoon. welter- main Finley. A deal is reported closed whereby J. Hartley Manners' "Peg o' My I ACTOR ARTISTS Walklev, London play i 5 7 i i 'came back from the war.

Her chil- critic sa "Art is the expression lren the doctors, with best in- of intuitions, and the medium is to be filmed in England tentions. tried to make her lead a hich they are expre ssed is no summer Reginald Bar show event. Of the American Legion's boxing card here tomorrow night. was made by" William" L. and Irene i The boys are scheduled to travel ten rounds.

The net receipts of the show will be turned over" to the soldiers and sailors sick bene- Liiiet life. nf it For answer she became a danc- OL Ing teacher at the Fox Hills Mill- -walidey's tary Hospital. She cured her rheumatism and helped to cure ihe aches soldiers. She is now appearingJn a film The argument it. purpose is to actor whose medium Is be an artist no less that an i himself of many convalescent pa i ter whose medium canvass and paint to oeing made by William Fox.

liam Famum is the star of show that a movie is real art the ker. i isn't in favor of legal censorship, but he asks his wife to censor every picture he makes. FILM VERSUS PEN The relative merits of the pen "and the film as a medium of expression has been the topic Nearly every citizen of Johnson county knows about the "Perkins and every resident of Iowa City knows about the Perkins hospital for crippled ciiildrea; but few people know If really being done for the children, aside from the treatment for their physical ailments. "If you are interested at all in this branch of the University won-; (for this is really a part of the University) don't fail to see tne exhibit of the children's work at the office of the Light and i'ower Co. on East Washington Friday March said a leading citizen today.

He "the. work displayed there will give you sn opportunity to see what is being done by and for-crippled children from all over the. State. Iowa took the initiative in enacting a law providing for the treatment, physically and mentallyof neglected children. We TODAY TOM MOORE --in- Hold Your Horses 'Adapted from the Satur- 'day Evening Post story: "Canavan" by Kupert Hughes ALSO 2-BEEL COMEDY "THE SIMP" SHOWING SATURDAY ONLY NEAL HART --in- SKY FIRE See the Great Aurora Borealis.

A weird Spectacular Drama of the Canadian Northwest. ALSO COMEDY "VJLMPS AND SCAMPS STARTING SUNDAY "THE BRANDING IRON" ''Way Down Bast" is now in its thirtieth week at the 44th Street movie''maker whose medium Theatre, New York. is photographs on I Stanley Goethals. 4. has an im- an artist no le i portant role in -Dated" in which actor, or the painter wnose starring is paint.

are, or should be. justly proud of this fact. "Like all new and the educational part of the hospital is comparatively new. the Perkins school is handicapped for lack of equipment. "Show your interest and pride in our State Institution and en- Courage the "kiddies" by your presence at their exhibit ana sale tomorrow." MORSE NEWS PROF.

IflllE Tiiat Iowa is highly favored from the standpoint of remaking its surface was the opinion expressed last night by Prof. R. B. Wylie. head of the department of botany of the University of Iowa, in his lecture before the Academy of Science and Letters at the public library Sioux City.

The principal factor in this' remaking of the face of the state. Prof. Wylie pointed out. is the conservation of those forests novr in existence and planting more trees where now there are none. "The greater portion of the square miles comprising of the state of Iowa was leveled off by the action of glaciers during the glacial period and with them went the forests," said the speaker.

"To compensate for this loss of trees there was carried down over this territory great deposits of earth, in some places estimated to be 100 feet in depth. This, combined with a copious rainfall, has made Iowa the noted agricultural state which it has come to be. GLER THEATER PLEASE NOTICE! Read what the' Cedar Bap- ids Republican says about this show, played there last night. March Passing Show Pleases Audience at Greene's Girls, music and song featured in the Passing Show at Greene's Wednesday evening with enough dance thrown in to make it rhe best musical comedy that has vis- irc-J the city ia years. TV ith two acts and fifteen scenes the comedy romped through thiec hours of delight and the audience left with reluctance.

Carloads of scenery, -both stationary ant movable were carried with the production, and the parquet "residents" claim that the movable scenery was just as good on the main floor as when it romped across the boards. Klien Brothers featured as the gloom chasers and their interludes between the georgeous spectacles furnished the variety which added zest to the entire comedy and their efforts were rewarded by a glad hand from the house. Edward Basse with the assistance of the ensemble eent his songs over the foot lights in the manner that has made him an idol in every part of the country in Vrhich he has played and explains why he has been with all of the Passing Show revues that have clever dancer but the feats of Florence Cummings and Peggy Brown outshadowed the work of the group dancers. Scenery for the production waa arranged by New York Artists and all costume? designed by connis- seura of fashion. PLAYS HEBE TONIGHT! LET'S GO Curtain rises 8 P.

M. sharp The Ladies Aid of the Lnion church were entertained at the Wai. Andrews home Thursday afternoon. After the business meeting: the guests were called upon to render some short recitations to which ell responded. A merry time was had by all present.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Hope of Oasis called in Morse Thursday. Cedar Rapids callers Thursday were C.

Fruiteger and wife and Miss Gladys parsons. Mr. and Mrs. J. G.

Andrews returned from a two weeks' visit in Iowa County. Misses Florence end Xelly Parsons spent last week in Buchanan with relatives. Mrs. J. Sheppard was a Tipton passenger J.

E. Foraker pf Eltnira visited his daughter, Mrs. A. Z. Oakes Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zimmerman entertained a number of friends and relatives at dinner Sunday in honor of Mrs. Zimmerman's 66th birthday. Mrs.

G. W. Demory was an out of town caller Monday. E. C.

Fisher was re-elected director at the school meeting on Monday. J. G. Andrews and son and R. T.

Sheppard shipped a car load of siock to Chicago Tuesday. Mr. Sheppard went along with the shipment. Frank Krall of Newport was a passenger to Palo, Iowa; Tuesday. Sheppard and -Marguerite Kincaicl were passengers to Iowa City Tuesday.

John O. Connor of NTolan settlement was a Cedar Rapids caller Monday. Mrs. Geo. Kincaid and sons of Myra spent Sunday in Morse.

fit fund. HARDING APPOINTS WILLIAM SPRY WASHINGTON, March 17 A recess appointment as commissioner of the general land office was given "by President Harding today to William G. Spry, former governor- of Utah. PASS BILL TO TAX SAND, GRAVEL DES MOINES, March a vote of 31 to 14. the senate pissed the Caldwell bill to impose a of not to exceed 10 cents a ton on all sand and gravel taken from state streams.

The bill provides that the revenue, thus derived, shall go to the school fund. WASHINGTON. March 17-- Edward C. Kinney of Kansas was given a recess appointment by President today as first assistant secretary of the interior. REPORTS OF STRIKE IN CHICAGO, March 17--Reports of the strike vote taken at middle west branches of fhe Big packing companies continued to arrive at union headquarters here today and it was understood they indicated a large majority in favor HUE TD BYFIP.I ARDMORE, M.irch 17 Shortly before the noon recess 'o day, indications were that the case of Clara Smith Hainon, on trial charged with the murder J.

L. Hamon. republican national committeeman and miliijuaire oil and railroad man of Oklahoma, would be in the hands of the jur by 5 o'clock this evening, accord-1 Five ing to S. P. Freeling, attorney gen- eral.

and W. P. McLean, of Ft. Worth, respectively leading counsel for state and Courthouse. Ardmore, March case of Clara Alflb ow see Tfte DIET-V MAN DOES HE NOT AP- PEAR HAP-PV: VE5.M6 SEEMS VER-Y HAP-PY.

WUV 15 ME So CHEER-FUl- OH 15 A NICE DAV AND CAM FIX UP.THC OLD BUS. Does THIS CON SuMe MUCH TTMe S.HE CAN OIL AND CLEAN ANDTTNK-EC ALL DAV AND STILL THIN6 ELSE To H6 IS TOMDO NO, IF HI5 NtflFE Irt-T ASK HIM To HANG A SCreENi VOOK THE NEIGH-BOBS A 61PCK CAN HEAR i HIM GRPWU-lHG PEGGY BROWN EXTRAORUINA RY DANCER IN THE NEW YORK GARDEN PASSING SHOW, ENG LERT, THURS. NIGHT, MAR. IT of a strike. The full power calling a walk out was placed yes- Hamon was expected to terday in the hands of Dennis reach the jury about 4 clock to- Lane, secretary-treasurer of the Amalgamated Order.of Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen and Redmond S.

Brennan. counsel for the union at a meeting heads of the unions. of the FRENCH TO RECOGNIZE OBREGON30VERNMENT MEXICO CITY, March 17 livery of a personal letter PROTEST AGAINST day. In today's proceedings the defendant was pictured as a country girl on whose breast had been branded the scarlet letter of shame by a. rich and powerful man.

Attorneys Mathers and Champion ad fo? cS i --Papers declared today declared rich an po el recognition --De- from President. Millerand of France to President Obregon of Mexico -was expected here today, it vas announced last night, a arrival of i such a letter was impending and NE1LAN TOO ATTENTIVE TO BLANCHE SWEET, WIFE I DIVORCE i interests were trying to send the of Mexican government. TUC DI CV I I defendant to jail so that they could I I ee their clutches on the Hamon DES MOINES. March 17--Representative Rumley's-bill making it unlawful to send grade school children to parochial schools durin.s the public school year was placed Bob Hughes, in a Murphy taxi, millions. was not hurt, and R.

Ranshaw, Governor Robertson was scored i a Velie, also escaped uninjured, for sending Attorney General when the two machines met at the on the. house calendar today for court was recessed until 1 p. prosecute Clara. Argu- corner cit' Washington and l)uira- ments of Champion and Mathers last night. took up the entire morning and rr- further consideration.

There has been much protest against 1he bill as it is feared it would have the effect of legislating: out of exist-! ence parochial and private grade! schools except in the public school vacation months. BONUS BULL MUST BE REPASSED. AN ERROR IS FOUND TfiS MCINES. March 17-- A technical error in the soldier bonus LETTER SENT PRB1 THIS BIT Iowa university engineers wi'I proceed with their Mecca celebration tonight, holding their annual affix banquet. They repeated their big musical comedy success, "The Love at the Englert, last night.

leg: covered and it was said today the formality of passing it again may be necessary. The measure pro- poses tliat the secretary of state state seal to the of bonds authorized. This was said to be legally impossible because the seal is the exclusive property of the covtemor. TRIS, THE MODERN COWBOY bill passed by both branches of the i Representative MayHC IS legislature last week has been dis- Thre a tened Letter-! Wife and Daughter, Too WRITER A A I BILL Nevertheless Measure, Raising Age of Consent to 18 Years, Is Passed In House DES MOINES, March 17--Disregarding a black hand letter dated Iowa-City threatening'to kill him, his wife and daughter should his bill pass, Representative May ne of Palo Alto county was successful in having his age of consent bill overwhelmingly passed' by the Iowa -Housa today. At the same time Mayne received his I warning, Des Moines judges re- ceived similar letters.

When his bill came up today Mayne made a stirring appeal for passage of the measure. The bill passed 90 to 6 and now goes to the senate. By it the age of consent is raised from 15 to 18 years. The bill definitely defines social crime and provides two penalties, fir-et degree conviction would carry a penalty of from twenty years to life and second degree from one to five years. LOS ANGELES.

March 17--Sensational charges that Marshall A. Neilan. film producer and director, abandoned his wife and was unduly attentive to Blanche Sweet, motion picture star, won a divorce today for Mrs. Gertrude Xeilan of New York. Srgt.

Lester Arthur of the United States army, arrived at Iowa university, died i here this morning. He had recently joined ColoneL; Morton C. Mumma's forces, in military department of the univer-" sity. His mother is expected from Ot-' tumwa soon. Mrs.

I. Schooley, a loved pioneer of Iowa City, was cruelly burned this morning, when a gas stove exploded, sending forth a great wave of fire, when the gas in the oven connected with the blazing jet above. Mrs. Schooley opened the oven, which she had been trying, out. and the outburst followed.

Her face was blistered, her hair and her eyebrows and eyelashes were burned off. Surgeons believe her eyes will he saved, despite their grave peril. HARDING'S GIFT--A happy girl is Frances Hart, shown holding the autographed photograph President Harding gave her. She is 10; the daughter of Harding's shorthand reporter. Tris Speaker, manager of.

the Cleveland. Indians, ta right at home in Texas. The Indians ae training at Dallas. He takes part in roping contests and rides bronchos. He is -shown here a a "modern cowboy" with a flivver decorated with the stuffed head of a steer.

YOUTH ROMANCE --AT THE- THEATRE TOMORROW SATURDAY SUNDAY BY Thomas Meighan Conrad in Quest of His Youth A PICTURE TO APPEAL TO THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD AND SEND IT AWAY WITH A SMILE. ADVENTURE LOVE THAT'S you see A. H. S. De.

Hond, French cubist artist, as he painted up face for the In-dependent Artists' ball in New York. He won first prize. fNGLERT THEATRE TOMORROW AND SATURDAY ASTIMp TBEAHtEjMt The Home of Natloijal Attractions TODAY AND TOMORROW pre sents JEiaihe SierneTsr Screen Snapshots Comedy LAST TIME TONIGHT DAVID BUTLER --in-- "SITTING ON THE WORLD" Ambition" DIRECTED BY WILLIAM P.S.EARLE The story of a man would and did. 2-Reel Sunshine Comedy Pathe Review ATTEND MATINEES! I 15c --ADMISSION-- 30e A show that is well worth; COMING SATURDAY SUNDAY AND The most beautiful looking 5 woman on the screen. Katharine acDonald In her very latest Photoplay My Lady's Latch Key" The Eomance of a girl.

who married in haste, and didn't repent. A picture worth seeing. A- Vanity Fair Comedy Pathe News Topics of the Day ATTEND MATINEE8! 15c --ADMISSION-- 30c Continuous on Saturday and Sunday from ,1:30 to COME ANY TIME! lEWSFAPESr iEW'SPAFERt.