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Show - 3fPva$r . :, g" ntrttmn dMUrftoBtaa rymi Cfnai Editor Note- - Abandoned by and by bla bin half --cuts itld Indian boatmen. th author ftnda himself atona in tha traekleaa wilderness where tha trlbutariaa of the Amazon foam does from tha Andre. He wae returning from an expedition to Iqulton, In which be had been examining the poeeibui-tle- a of aeroplane route, across the jung lea. Whea the aUenca of the foreat had I once more cloaad down on tha ecene I felt absolutely bewildered and atunned of deaolation by tha aunoepher which awept over me What warn I to A difficult queetion to a newer, do eeeing that no food had been left .hitiil - W J and a email .pocr-riautomatic carrying lx round e of am- munition, the prospects of croculnng "'OPt were aero.wae no need to give up Still there t ta despair. 1 awe in a good physicala condiuon-e'anable to etand I eoon privation If neoeeeary. decided that the beat eourae to pur aue wae to make etralght for the Mver, and once there work my way to Iplcua along Ita banka until boame where I might procure other Indiana me. to help - It waa eerier aald than dona ad the likelihood of finding my way back - along the Inviaihie pathway we had eome by wap o remote that I would eouree due strike-oompaae have to north Inatead and take the chance of on tbs way good ground i encountering Before catting out I piled up all mv under a ehelter i batongtntra neatly f and covered them over with a number of large leavee M ae to keep them The lighter 1 waa laden, the j drv. more raptd my progress; therefore I took only my notebook. ink, anda few fUra tine; theee, with my light blanket, made np 1my entire voyage. . made up a very Before etartlhg -' careful account Of what bad traceJ biv eevrraJ copies; pired making I taped t Berted them in the tin. which i up eecurely, my idea being that If the worm came to tbe worat Would drop Inform the them in the river and to happened-camminoutetde world of whet bed of eouree, that they were Just ae well to picked up It eeemederblle I write out the It waa clear story tn my mind and I could think coherwatt until I wae In then rather ently, i the laat atage of exhaustion. JOURNEY. DREADFUL Arrangements all carefully made, I net off downhill, guided by mv and with a grim determination to ret back to the Maranon at all r hours ago I had Twenty-foudicta been hurrying awav from it with ah e wae now I epeed directing mv back to It again with even la Such and anxiety. greater energy the way of the world! t My journey through the forest win alwaye be recalled aa a prolonged nightmare of Indescribable tnagni-tud- a With tbe assistance of kntvea and axes it In difficult enough to make anv hasdwav amongst cuih a riot of tools Jungle growth, but without totheee With a dreadful crash I pulled the whole forest down on top of me a mass of rotten Umber. move in It la well nigh impossible anv direction, let alone deep a deflnlta compass eourae cucb as I hoped to down On top af me a mass of rotten ing through the forest, possibly a known sound and was just aa trucumaintain. timber. jaguar or a large snake ariggllng lent as ever tin all sides were high Bather then walk around the nuI distinctly heard hills, unfamiliar and Uuukly wooded, From under the debris I crawled throu-- h the slime merous obstacles that barred the way the a a spa had given but the movement of leaves and the but tt was too late to explore further, the chaee, up and so lose my bearings, I scrambled ant were running all over me, and snapping of twig. Whether tt waa and I contented myself with could rid a small animal close through od over them, tearing my It was some time before or a large one a ehelter for the night onpreparing a little rlothes and cutting mv flesh on the myself of them and collect my dis- far away 1 knew not.by stretch of soft sand Here I slept Innumerable eplnea which protruded tracted senses sufficiently to proceed AH senes of proportion had desertof the the from horror soundly, away from almost every tree and plant The What between ants, thorns, wasps, ed metftH j know waa that at any forest and - with Abe ... Vines that ., trailed w underfoot- - la- - all and "other unknown moment something might creep over thought that tomorrow I .comforting Innumerable would just directions tripped mo up at every things which bit and scratched I was me I held my breath and perspired follow the river bank to the Iplcua, turn, throwing mo headlong Into being quickly driven Into a state of freely the strain was too (Teat I and tn so doing encounter Indiana who thickets of thorny undergrowth ricod up Minutes of suspense fol- would assist me on tbe way; tha rest Fverr effort to save mvself onlv re- v frrnxy . The hoar waa now getting late, my lowed, then the noise would cease would Tie easy sulted In getting my hand more course lay uphill, ahd it waa evident and I lay down again V tth a heart and empty stom.ached, for even those plants that I ould nut hope fo reach the The next Instant I was startled out ach 1 sotlight out early the following which looked harmless enough bad river without spending at least one of mv senses Ths leaves close at but within an hour I wae great spike long end sharp as need-le- a night In the forest. hand rustled violently, and something morning back where I started from In the concealed under their Innocent 1 At the first open spot collected a told and clammy flopped over my depths of black despair. foliage, ready to rut and tear at tbe few large leaves by way of a mattress face. A sitkentng shudder ran Fate had played me a cruel trick to rest on, and with eeveral fronds through me from head to foot, aa I The bank lightest provocation. of th river were high After a few hour I became abso from near-b- y palms, cut with my pen- tried to beat off my assailant, but It mamas of rock and Impassable, lutely terrified of touching anything knife, 1 constructed a fair shelter to waa nothing only one of my palm In fact, they were quit a more effective for fear of Incurring further wounds; keep off the rain. leaves that had come adrift and failsn barrier than any foreat. Further to should a branch happen to be smooth aero me In the dark it might hav add to mv difficulties, a spur of hills LEFT WITH KNIFE. for a change, likely ae not there been anything intervened between me and mv goal, would be thousands of ants crawling Bo this was the beautiful forest which, in my weakened During the day I had crossed a state, I could over It, and they bit and stung like stream, and in so doing had lust my ahich I had been looking forward to never hope to cross. I waa therefore small automatic with Its six round of traveling In peace and quiet- committed to th only alternative of weeping fire. through ammunition I was therefore left to ness. I laughed at the thought of It, REPTILES. ANTS. WASPS. where I was. on th remaining of fane terrors a all the night jungle and. burying my head under my Da one memorahle occasion I ex- with- - no means of that some passing Indian protection whatso- blanket, tried to obliterate all con- might oome to mv rescue. amined a branch minutely before ever except a small pocket-knifI figured out sciousness of the world. outside that with reasonable gripping It to. help myself over a bed In every and Exhausted aching luck I mud bole, such eg poisonous reptiles limb I lay down end tried to rest, but could elt still for-a-t BACK TO RIVER. good least two It was the weeks that frequently inhabit. Seeing Da light returned, and with tt new witji only water to drink, sf the surmaddening quietude whereas to launch out into th foreat free from both- - thorns and ante I roundings no me and to in to hope solace energy my my help brought granted It confidently to awing mv- overwrought the absolute quest for the river 1 set nut at once. again meant physical exhaustion and brain. As It bent under my deathlike stillness self serosa At th onlv accentuated Again 1 headed due north over the madness within two uejs I felt confident that an Indian weight a cloud of black wasps, whose mv loneliness and emphasised the no time ridge andto down the other side canoe would be arur to pas soorn r nest I bad not observed at tbs end horizon no of man his who of encourage, patch pits of the bough, encircled my head and blue overhead to cheer me on my or later, etnee many had pass d th I fell tn tha verr sludge I we trying strength against the overpowering way ekv Cracks and openings there iplrus during my two tlavs stay on it to avoid. Beating the air frantically jungle mv passage through the forest were In plentv and occasionally banka to keep off my eesallanta, 1 scrambled theIn noise Little did I know that far ro I mvself made seemed to be shafts of Minhght where th forest to now solid ground we more open hut it filtered down the bend waa a cascade of such probut now, as lav still, Branches flew back tn mv fere. companionable, even that would portions Indian mv world tn not as was into was a unless sound heard it bar through prison me with their blow Minding My I groped attempt to paVs It, except once tn mv wav creaking with age a falling ahoriou-lalong slowly, anotblue foot got caught In anm root and to aleafbranch moon hut in blissful (gn trance y ensue of nr fearful erv of mournful isolated touching Of thus I settled down to watch and prevent- a fall I dumbed madly at a a bird that echoed and hoping against hope to through the foreat creep"- that hung like bug rope the river any moment At wait from the tree above With an ap- like a lout soul 4 the sound of running water shout Th past two dav had revealed to CREEPING THINGS. palling crash I pulled the whole forest was me an aspect of th fores- - which I My energy reThe daylight faded away little bv vived unmistakable not oome In contact With before forhid immediately and, pushing little, the white trunks of certain ward a tth renewed vigor, a flood of except for a brief hour or two after tree stood out tn ghostlike relief from daylight burst upon me I was on disaster had overtaken mv parte m the rest of IhMr fellow Not a tremor th banks of the &faranon th So whirlpool long aa alb goes or even a rustle was perceptible It was five or ix day since the well there Is much to please the eve In the green canopy overhead Like Manuton and myself had comand charm the senses In this vest a funeral pall It descended lower and pany at wh'oh time we parted n were hardly of the Amaaon. but to lower till In the darkness which en- on vet mv seeterms, th man who la so unfortunate a to sneaking at joy sued I felt strangled and suffocated ing It again on this Oceanian was un- loee his wav. or be abandoned bv hie beneath . feigned. it was like meeting an old men. tt become a verttahl nightAt intervals I woke startled by friend mare the peraonlflcetton of all that Is trivial eounde. Something waa walk It still gave forth th asms well- - ghastlv end appeiltng, one cannot make th word too strong INVISIBLE MONSTER. Alone In these dene green eolitudes, 33c "Danderine does Wonders harmless a they mav appear, tt is the unknown., th unseen, that terrific Man aa feels tf ha ware batfor Any Girl's Hair tling with n Invisible monster even more horrible than th river, because the Utter attacks la th open and It death stroke is relatlvelr quick, Whereas th forest ensnares it victim In th dark, and ulowly draws Its colls tfgher till death oomes as a meretful relief On ths surface around th treetop the forest fSr beautiful: birds butterflies dlrtiort thsmeelve In sad the seen at her beet n amongst th hideous struggle for e oonsid-erabl- r a ' f g, pocket-rompa- ea foot-etep- ... 1 -- paln-fu'l- e. nt 1 any-hin- g, Beauty jungle-garde- A Gleamy Mass of Hair nl r 1924. 4- if .iff a Deserted by .Guides, He. Suffers Terrors .and Privations in Trackless Wilderness. svr- - Girlgl Try thitl When combing dressing your hair, moisten you hair brush with a little Dan denne" a ad bruah it through your hair. Tha effect is startling ion ean do your hair up immediately and it will appear twice ae thick and of glehmy hair, heavv a max with life and possessing sparkling that incomparable softness, freak ae and iux ananee, i While beautifying the hair, 'n-denn- e ia also toning and stimulating each single hair to grow thick, long and strong. Bair stops failing out and dandruff disappears. Get . mg Dandenffe at anv cUg oh toilet counter and just see how healthy and youthful yonr hair becomes. ed -- , and the prospects of starving to death so longer esuaad m any alarm. I put In the time thinking of my friend and th pleasant events of long ago. Although th peat waa more remote, it seemed to be wrapping itself up more intimately with th future in a roost remarkable way. It was aa If ray Ufa waa run-nibackward, a curious sen set ion not easily described, but a feeling somewhat akin to It Is experienced whan aeated in a train Branding still tn a station On the adjaoent track another train starts to move, ycq think tt Is you who are going backward; In reality it la tha other train moving forward. la a elm liar manner, ae I looked at life from the confined quprterggf '11 gravel bar. I Imagined my world waa and that I was acgoing backward, quiring a new faculty of moving out of time wRh my surrounding. Before and future long th pest, present, would all bo merged into one time would oeee to exist, th clock of life would atop. (Copyright. 19J4, Metropolitan New, paper Service,- New York. Arrangement with Chapman A Dodd. London ) (Next week: "Marooned ia a Savage Colony (Advertisement) rcxcoFO.nnear -- f New York Stage Cmtleesd fleet Pntiflef Nt But w hope you'll like our show Though it s pure aa driven anew And It doesnt even mention oeoula-tlon. The neJeet of 'the Harvard prise plays Is dolled "Nancy Ann, after the heroine. A young woman named (Dorothy Heyward wrote tt and Fraqcln Lerrimor la playing It to tbe expressed delight of th feminine colony that always dads joy in the sentimental eoubrette heroine It la a nice, foods h little play about a wilful debutant who. being strictly reared and excessively Irritated by a quartet of aunts, bolts her coming out party and goes in search of a popular for whom she has aohieved something of a suppressed passion. Free of th influences of har home, ab restraining reverts promptly to the eoubrette trades her evening gown for a comic skirt and jacket, goes in search of her actor, acta a little and finally wins him, with a rebearmJ kiss, Frenctn. back tb her ooubrette fluffmees, which ah lost in Keandel and her later flapper studies, la popular with her audience, and Tom Nesbitt is playing opposite her. NEVER TQO LATE TO TRY. The reward of eoorage and persistence In the theater always carries a satisfying thrill with It. Twenty or thirty years ago Lute H Johnson Tie. gaa writing plays Western play, mostly, because Lute H. lives In th weat and knows It from prairie towns to oil capitals. After h had accumulated a hamper full of manuscript h journeyed east and tried to sell a few. Everybody spoke well of them, but nobody bought There are so many playwright tn th east. Whereupon Lute decided there must be something wrong with hie technique. To correct that he took the English 47 course with Professor Baker and the other dramatic hopefuls of Harvard. Then he went back to Denver and wrote a few more plavs Last fan Walker Whiteside bought on of these, called "Sheep, and th other day w had word ffom tbe west that It had been played in Denver before a distinguished audience. Inand that it waa cluding th a promising governor, success. Not a local success, but on that only Whiteside to us for his next season s expects engagement In- - New York. Whiteside Is Including Shsep in hia repertoire, which Include "Mr. Wu" and "The Hindu. and will may it os hia coast tour. NEW REVUE ETARTS WELL-have a now revue that promise to last through vacation which takes In the Democratic time, convention. u I called Vogue, and wae personally superintended as to rt production, they tell me. by Lee himaelf. If eo, it ia much to hia credit. It Is tastefully act and sod oven perfect ladles can lift the hair pads from their ears with impunity. Th star of "Voguee" la a French She has girl named Odette Myrtlt been much In vaudeville and was Imported. if memory Is not a trickster, for on of the Ziegfeld Frolkw, In the days, aa you might say, when the She nights were damp and bunny play th violin expressive y and well, thereby producing accompaniments for her own pantomlmlo sketches depleting artist In lov and hat. Very good. too. Th comedian are Fred Allen, tall, cadaverous, confidential telling the on about having NAsh car that used td be a Col and others like that and Jimmy Save, short, asthmatic, and hard to bruise. It may have been Jimmy, and then again if may hav been Fred, who dreamed of shaking dice and tossed all night A lively, oolorfid. entertaining, well cast revue ta "Vogue. Harold Mur-ra- y does most of the singing and there is a trio of Russian notables who do their aristocratic best with a sword dance that amount to much more in th pres accounts than U does tn th shew. appear opposite Chaplin ing ladv.-wt- ll in his first feature length comedy for Untied Artist corporation, now In tho making, does not mean, ho says, that Miss Furvlance Is through She will again appear under the Chaplin banner In a dramatic production that will be supervised and directed by waa hie Charles Spencer Chaplin-- first dramatic film, A Woman of Parla Tha report that Chaplin la to direct Mary Plckford in a photoplay of the London slums this also Is denied. Chaplin wants it known that he Is hack in comedy, and will continue to portray his famous character of old that which brought him fame and fortune. He Is hie own director and will alwaye. ha 1 sc lares, make comedies for tho maaaea. While a Chaplin unit to produce dramatic pictures may be Organised under his supervision and direction, Chaplin assert he will never desert oomedles to direct other nor will he appear in' Shakespearean roles. Chaplin alee declares that ho la not engaged to Estelle Tavicr, aa has been reported; also, that ho Ian t engaged to anyone And he add Gee' Its great to be your own boss New Carter Revue Is Given Applause Menjous Clothes. Tire Out Truckers actor-manag- tp. light-minde- d, w Bhu-be- coa-tura- new The revna, "Somebody's Wrong. which wae opened at th Orpheum theater lent night, went over big. judging from the attendance and applause, and th ten principal knd chorus of sixteen were given abundant incentive to thoroughly enjoy their work end do their utmost to please. Near scenery and numerous attractive gowns, with a ehovna were among th features In Somebodys Wrong" Monte Carter had little trouble tn gathering laughs at will with his Hebrew characterisation, which was replete with clean and neatly handled dbipedy. The supporting principals aU did effective work ta the various roles, and a number of tunoful song Wumber brought out some decidedly pleasing veicea Ira Robertson, playing an old major, did eome fine acting, and th Juvenile was handled by Lou Davis, a likeable chap, who knows hew te wear clothes. Minor Feed was vary funny as an eccentric policeman, and Verna Mereereeu wae charming In a Blanch Gilmore snored Gypey part. In her Inimitable character dellnta-tk- n , Th show eras feat from start to finish, due ia no small measure to A1 Beatty, musical director, who picked up th cue with remarkable celerity and showed ability In headline th orchestra. Ohorlntt Creed. Florence Johnston and Bah Dale took repeated encores with their n amber, and th Orpheum trio eras fenced to respond to encores following Its splendid eeng specialty. "If I tried to deny every vomer that along about myself I'd never have time to made comedies, said Chart) Chaplin recently, and at th same time went on record a making or thro emphatle dootaJ. He denied that Edna Furrtanos no longer with his r reduction unit, declaring that eh etlll Is tinder Contract and receive her weekly salary th same aa If she were actuJnt ary before th earner every dav.The fact that Lite Gref, hia new lead- to ?' -- " coni A Urge jaguar appeared out of tha shadows, walked over my prostrate form. 4 ne Edna Purviance Is Still on Job - SS T HOSIERY Illustrated by I 7. WILTOM predominance tn the vegetable world, uaa may hack a peonage through, but he cannot compete su&ie-oandagafciai uie Unseen, uia trout u eooa over again, ana only by cou wtant work can it be kept reasonably Clear of obstrucuona To flounder off toe Is suicide, tt id otny a matter of path time before he gets caught In the web that tn green monster nas woven about him, eacn struggi to get tree only entangles hua to a worse degree, and robs nun of further powers of resistance. law of th forest Is toe same aelbin other waiks of life, victory goes to th strong, and In this case it i man who ultimately euccumoa ' Th first few days my desire for food was absolutely painful, nothing couldbe frgirul, not eMd'be'rnc or nuts, to satiety my longing. Then, ah my inside eougpsed and became to an empty state, a vague over me that waa drowsy feeling stole not disagreeaola- - My mind. Instead of getting confused became clear aa no physical exertion crystal, and with to weaken me 1 could think with precision on most involved subjects. Clear as my mind waa. It waa with the feelings of a hunted animal that I crouched every night under my rude shelter of leaves Back of me lay th silent forest with Us haunting memories, in front tha river, atill running with diabolical petieea. Which of the two would claim me In th end? I knew not, eared not, my only wish waa to communicate th real details of my misfortune to th outetde world Munoa would apraad stories abroad that 1 had died of fever, or els been killed by savages, and the thought of it rankled within me. If I oouid but Inform my friends of what had really occurred- - what eared I about death so long aa I willed it. I would not be drowned by the river or strangled by th foreat. If I was to die at all It would be by starvation. Life would fade away ha th morning Bust at my own bidding Th sensation would not be unpleasant, now that th keen desire for food had gone and I waa reconetled to an unltlmate conscious death undisturbed by horrors. During my entire sojourn in this lonely spot there was nothing to disturb my peace of mind except the smalt files, and thev pestered me to death during th daytime without Intermission. bees, Small, sttnglese harmless but daring beyond belief, also made themselves objectionable They would crawl into my ears, up my nose, or walk over any exposed flesh with th greatest Impunity. Bo persistent were they In their attentions that th onlv way to get rid of them was to slaughter them wholesale Only once had I visible ooeaslen to be terrified it was at night, when n large jaguar appeared out of the shadows, walked over my prostrate and sat down form, sniffed about near by I was literally paralysed with terror and could not move a muscle. The next morning T was Inclined to consider it a revolting dream, but trahks in the sand eoon disillusioned me on that point and told their own story It rained heartlv most of the time, generally at night, causing an unutterable discomfort both in mind and bodv Drip. drip, drip on all aides hour after hour, with mechanical regularity that waa enough to drive one Insane. The last sound In my ears before going to sleep was th rain off my shelter 'Thank God, dripping I said, "I am under cover, tomorrow It will be fine, and with that thought I would close my ears to tbs dismal notne about me In th gray hour of early dawn I would awake to find the rain still falling For earns time I would lie quirt, listening to th unending patter on In an hour or so it would the tree cease, but for thirty minute water would continue to drip off every leaf and tang of th forest. the slower earn and Flower splash ea drip drop drip drop, till th sun would steal forth from behind the clouds and I would shuffle off to my usual position on the gravel bar to watch the river to watoh for those Indian who must eventually com along and rescue me BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT. So the hours passed, lengthening Into days until nearly a week had elapsed Frequently during that time I thought I saw a canoe come careering around th bend For a few momenta my hopes would run high, then dUmppolntmeut would follow as I realized mv mistake On the fifth day there was no doubt caabout it, and the noe was coming, deliverance was at band Down to the waters edge I rushed, shouting and waving mygrtix Nearer and nearer it came, a man standing in the stem swaying to and fro aa hi small craft rocked In tha racing waters, but. alas' It was only another disappointment to add to my already long list- - It turned out to be th trank of a great tree, with a broken branch sticking up at one end, and I walked Slowly back to my teat It began to look a If this Indeed waa to be mv last resting pace, nine dav had passed elfios M unov had abandoned me In the forest. I had found nothing to eat meanwhile PhvHeallv. I wad very much weaker, and the chances of being rescued were dally becoming more remote Thank to keeping quiet and not getting excited I was still tn full posse salon of my faculties and my mind waa quit clear but this state of affairs oouid not last indefinitely. If help did not com soon the tins containing the statement of my misSever fortune, addressed havto Colonel to be thrown at Iqulto. would Into th river on th chance of being nicked np three or four hundred tnllee farther downstream and forwarded ter their destination. END IN SIGHT. By this means I never hoped to but 1 bring anyone to my aitanea, world did hop to Inform th outside of what had happened, and so stories Munoa would circulate If I could hut be aure of their doing that I would be satisfied. Gazing st the river had become a mechanical habit. I had almost ceased to expect help tn any shape or form. . Vv MYyott, F, R. G. S. ?y jut TtA v"'13' good-looki- o,d TVr 2 s. TBE.SALT. XARE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, t-- , - 1 OY.WEAR is hosiery's add test and since Buster Brown Hosiery has for twenty years maintained its leadership for hoy wear it must be good for adult wear I Buy Buster Brown Hosiery at jtour retailer for the enure family Mah-Jong- Is Not g Chinese, Says Star Since becoming a fan, Harry Lengdon. Bennett star comedian. has salved hie problem of the tedious wall ."he tween scenes while Mah-Jon- tho property boys dress the sets Recently when The Cat s Meow companv went on location to Los Angeles Chinatown, Lengdon anticipated a thrill when he would have a game In th real Chinese atmosphere tt Madeline Hurlock, the beautiful vampire, and Alice Day, Lang-don-'s leading woman, looked forward to giving the yellow men a thrill, too, their clever maneuvering of th bamand other boos, flowers, dragon characters. But their disappointment was keen when a oouple of loitering Chinamen for th watched th preparation game, and then sauntered lastly off direction In the onpoert Langdon then tried to attract th attention of of pong, another Chink in term but waa inchow and formed with an apologetic shrug that th Celestial "no speaker American. The Bennett player thought this the last etrsw until thev discovered a couple of Oiineee children stealing off with eeveral of their tile, trying to eat them for candy! Sen-ne- mah-jong- g, Adolphe Menjou waa required to in a scone fumioh hie own "prop from photographed the other dav Har"Broadway After Deric. which Warner tha at is producing ry Rapf Brothers studio. Ini th picture, Menjou is portraytown, ing the ml of a man shoutseveral with a Fifth avenue house, Servants and a wardrefoe that would mens shop 'to put mean exchaslv she Mont BH who in rtirorting the picture, had heard of Menjou'a personal ward robe and suggested that own doth aa to fill they might use hi wen to bo filmed. the cabinet in the Menjou agreed to thin, end a truck were men fltopatrhed to and three Me home at hie request, to bring " An hour later, "prop heck, the men staggered in with rix-t- y three tired suit of do thee, eighteen pairs of shoes eight walMng stacks and sun-dr- v other article. Menjou offered his reams that th ae four wardrobe are not ooirmlet artts wore Just being finished up at his tailors! . Famous Comedy Headed This Way with EdSally, Iren and Marv die Dowling. Louis Brown and tha entire original company which presented thia famous mueical comedy at th Casino theater in New Tork last reason. Is scheduled for a tour of all th largs cities of tho counter ss far Meet as the Pacific coant and return to New Tork by wav of tho southern route, aa eoon as th present engagement t concluded in Philadelphia, Baltimore Washington Pittsburg, Cleveland, Detroit And Milwaukee are in which the th first etx town a Shubert hav hooked th atMe traction for the opening week of it -- oaet tour, with the poeefMlit' that he trie To th roast from Milwaukee will move In th dlct'on nf TVs Moines, Denver and SaJt Lake City, reaching al Cf the larger central and northern citte and stopping at Seattle, San Francisco and I os Angeles tnths-ti-its tour of the coast oitiA "Sally, Irene and By Msry-resche- -th roast and start on its return trip to New York, it will have commenced Its second year on the road, having opened at the Wilbur theater In Boston last August, It where remained for seventeen week It Is now in its sixth week In Philadelphia, where it is booked to remain, .until Holy week, following which Its long tour to the coast will oommence. Jolson Makes Huge Sum 'Annually deal ia heard and read A1 A great about tho fabulous earnings of moving picture stare, but the real Income In real money of a comedian who baa never been seen on the screen la probably greater than that of any film star, with th possible exceptloa of Charlie Chaplin and Mary Plckford. Al Jolson, starred annually by tha Shuberts tn a big musical production, has a contract which guarantees him each season at a forty weeks work 13000. In addition, weekly salary of ta the profile interest has a half he of every plajr In which he appears, and this Interest oontlauee after he has left the play and soma minor performer has assumed bis role on tour Furthermore, he has a contract with a producer of phonograph records under the provisions of which that company is bound to produce not less Jolson reoorde each than taenty-fou- r year, and to pay th comedian not lees than $10,000 in royalties on each record.-- , Thu the two Items of stag salarv and phonograph royalties give Jolson minimum income of an 'assured $440,000 a year. Hart Split With Corporation Lasky William S. Hart will not renew his Famous PIsysrs-Lask- y contract with th It Is Cog corporation. Although known what hia future plans era. a telegram from Mr. Hart, who ia now ta New Tork, state: "I have always made my picture Independently, and aa I cannot do so any longer on th Paramount program, I cannot see my way clear to enter Into a new contract with them- The popularity of th WUIlam S. Hart productions r the Stars drawing power does not enter into the question. It is said. as "Wild BUI Hick ok. the atari first picture since his return to .the screen, shows I gross receipts of $1S4,000 in l twelve weeks "Nearly three months sgo Famous and myself terminatPlay ed our the existing contract, says Ur Hart. "As it then appearsd possible a new contract would and could be made no statement wo given out by either ids, and negotiations for a renewal hav been going on ever tinea Many obstacles had been overcome But th main proposal made by Famous I find Impossible to aneept. as It means aocriflcing my Independence IF Crazy Clock to Mix Kiddie "Slang is an awful thing contath efforts gious as chlrkenpox. but aro more lasting It was Tom Mtx talking and hia attitude surprised his listener, the owner of an orange, grove "Why are you eo eonoernod over I didnt know you were a it? . purist'" - didnt bother me much "Language until recently, when my little girl Tnmasina began to talk." replied Mix. "She learns rapidly and slang seems easier to bar than the regulation words Early last evening when X cam bom eh wae still sitting in her chair and looking aa sleepy as an ad I asked her why she wasnt In bed. and she answered that mummv said she could stay up to see the cnxzy bird I Couldn't understand th idea, eo I asked my wife. 6b explained that th youngster pleaded to see the' cuckoo when th clock struck sir. "Then I went to my daughter agaht and asked her whv the ceiled the cuckoo a crazy bird. Fh answered. y nice people dont say Mummy cuckoo; they say crazy. " AI member of tbe Werner West Coast eturtlo have procured copies book "Rlvht Off . Revert of Nrik the Chest." aed are reading the philosophy of optimism created by the f ret woman pivas scant in th Lotted States. Nelt Rexen bsa been confined to her bed for th past five year with Dewott eme4 troiisi this, she wrote th sprightly book, prefaced by Irrtn S Coim, and Illustrated by many American artists. r |