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EVEN AT XMAS
Seamy Side of Yuletide
In New York Court——
Pretty Things Tempt
First Ofienders
The mrrry Yuletide has its seamy
“-lllt'. livcrv your the Christmas
. ’407'i50n rlirvolops one curious human
i'llflSt". The ttnr that Santa. Claus
'l.l romn to humn homes and
-..r- sight of manv molly things «lis-
plele m the macros loud to a. mark-
vl lllCI‘PflSe tn shoplifting. This
tar ll’l~= psychology of desire.
‘ ‘rmptmlon and (all has been busily
4‘ xvnrlc.
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tho nrolcsaiorml. the 00-
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They coma down the
. unl- Mir. tad we catch the mag.
mum of excellent per-sumo.
Elm no. r look just like thou-
sand: of her Mfls, but they are
hordes-Nd and their composure is
so perfect that it rather (ll-concerts
the observer. They have counsel
and u bond-man hoods; the Judge
”it. a low notations. :Ilolr comical
cxvlalns that they waive examina~
lion. and the case goes over ’ to
Sprout Benton; for trial. It. takes
only a. minute and one is a little
surprised. We had thought. that
shoplifting was more dramatic.
Court drags on for twenty minutes
Mroro the clerk roaches another
shoollttlnu complaint. And imme-
diately we sense a different sort of
case. He calls the name twice. No-
body rim from the benches outside
tho, rolling. instead. a woman pm
lion nfl'lccr goes to a. door at the
l"“-—lhfl,id0 the railing—and again
mills out the name. Another minute
and she comcs forward. halt sup~
hurting the woman wanted. Even
the court regulars see that. this is no
ordinary shoplltter. She has been
in prlnon all nizht. for the first time
in bar lift. and the memory of it will
rrmaln with lirr on long as she lives.
Rho is an Austrian. 80 yours old..and
:L mothcr. The court officer keeps
mi arm around her waist, and stead-
lcs her lmforc the Judge.
Baby Things for Poor “Kiddies."
A quick glance at the Judge proves
that, the drama is a. real one. His
face. ha; a. changed expression. life
not. an impression of oxtreme carn—
oalnem. much patience. some pity.
He looks at the Woman with love-l
blue «you that search hers. And
the slolldlty of her face helps her.
Shc answcrs in a. low voice. And
what is one accused or stealing?
This is the list—one toy boat. 51.98;
one baby jacket. $1.40; one pair
hontcos. ~13 ccnts: one doll outfit.
M431. Total value. .w the warrant
Wharton. $53-21. She is very poor and
afraid that. Santa Claus Will not come
to her house.
The bahq Jacket has a. pink cage
running all the way round the
whim knitted material. and there is
a. tiny pink how at the throat. The
lmotoos :trc white and pink too. and
mm: (loll outfit is white. with a touch
inf blue. As for the boat. it is out
like a. schnoncr and :1. little mast
stands up from either end.
The Judge is slow. deliberate. Eyes
‘turn to him. wondering what he will
ldo. As a mater or procedure there
is only one thing he can do. upon
the vvldencc. He has no jurisdiction.
That. belongs to a. higher court. So
ihc Hal's. "Held for trial. ball of
$500." The police officer presses
the woman's wrist and she goes back
through the little door into the pris-
on pen beyond. Our thoughts follow
her and those others who are wait~
ing out there. Surely no trial could
be so bad as the’waiting.
The Austrian woman has no coun-
sel and no bondsman. \V'e wonder
thelhr‘r she has a. man of (my sort
lto rail upon and whether he can
raise the $500. Ami what has he-
con‘le of the youngsters who were to
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'v‘lflllfnlll and tho spontaneous. All
'ttrm‘ ut’ thus»? typos and
uzrlattons may lw soon to the \Vom.
in 1 l'ourt, Nww York. sharply
‘wnml unmet. the background of
‘T‘lrlstmns.
T‘i'“, \H'W‘r Wont down ‘0 the court
rm effort to find out what u
Hl“-‘l'lll!tr'i"51 l"l‘lrimtl'nzls in Him.
mzrt :3 n his; Gothic room. With
u‘mnrtl class window‘s, :ltllmning
7. tt'nrunn Mzirkr‘t Prison. Most Now
'{nrkr‘ra who pass this modimul
»‘3H'Zl("fllrt‘ at. one tllno or another,
:lamlm: lwsldc the Sixth avenue
w'ntrcl road. ncvcr suspect the
miramt which zoos on inside. says
“s." .‘v'. ‘1’. Times.
prison and court house arc
of brick. set of: with stono.
-L ulxlx brick wall surrounds
lorrrcss of Justice on 'throv
: units. A Visitor turns In m. the Sixth
nr‘n'm outrnncc. goes up 2). thrill
of wtmiim: Malta and rulers Yhu
\Vomon’s Court. lt in n. gray “Fin—
5 ‘nr day and tho light from Several
‘ "lw‘tric (.‘hnndollers makes the room
L ghostly. Dark walnut-stained waln-
:‘ “routing of the long ago rises half—
way toward the ceiling. The
.1111:ch trench rcccmblca a. pulpit
enrlrt’lzc mystical figures on the
‘ wmdoua lmlp to suggest. rt. tnmplo.
, n «.r twain: lwnclwa oxtcnd across
"11 room. with no aisle down the
.vnmnr. and a. railing divides the
cmmonnlty from the atrium.
A unitormm‘l attendant rulers and
v'lDHOUHCP". ”Pour! in open: overv-
.~mlv nan: hat: off." lmmcdiatcly
wnmcl‘ him comm; the Judge. with
hunk stop and inclusive nod to
‘hc assembly.
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in his black gown he looks more like
a. colleglan than u judge. let us any
:2. nrorcasor of psychology. about. to
. rig-liver hit morning lecture. _
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papers, the co buyond ”m
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get that heat and jacket. and hootecs
rand (loll outfit. A tlozcn ”ther ques-
Ztlonu clamor {or answer, but there is
§no one to answer. The next case al-
frcudy is under way.
' cht. A Girl of Sixteen.
\Vltli the next shoplifting case the
girl.
brings her forth she glances
frightened way round the courtroom
out of reddcned vycs. Then she halt
L'l'le “Daddy."
lng mun rises trom one or the bench—
(‘8.
Anothcr
facing
minute and the girl
the Judge. Once
imorc he is searching with those
blue rye-s. and his nlouth 13 set
in .‘m vurnest line. The prisoner is
a. Brooklyn schoolgirl, living in an ex-
cellent. section. and one need merely
look at her father to surmise that he
ll: procperous. What is she churgcd
with stealing? Something very dif-
lcrent—ono lipstlck. 47 cents: one
veil, 85.94: two \‘C'llS, $3.06; one
string of beads. $3.36: one chain.
$5.24: one set or pins. 94 cents. and
one eyebrow pencil. 69 cents—total
$21.20 . ‘
Again the Judgedlstens. considers.
lots cveybody have his say. The evi-
dence is compelling; llc hug but one
thing to do. and he aloe; it: "field for
trial. ball at $500." The {other
walks over to tho clerk's desk and
takes five 8100 notes from a. generous
roll of many more. the girl goes free,
hair fainting on his arm. and inco-
herent. W’hy did she do it? I! guilty,
surely here ‘15 a. case or desire. temp—
.tutlon and falliln its simplest form.
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ll. is not labels of nationalism that
count; in the grand mixes at human—
ity which are forever under way. ll
is fineness and sincerity or our of-
lons. it is breadth ot mind. the
scum of the unity and general hn-
‘uum striving. No nationalism has a
monopoly of these. For they spring
from a. unlvcml source, open to all
ho goal: it: the common spring of
the human splrlt.—-From the Boston
Globe.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 23.—-“'.l3he New
York Evening Post." one o! the old-
est newspapers in the.Unlted States
was this week sold to Cyrus H. K.
Curtis. the Philadelphia publisher of
”The Public Ledger,". “The Evening
Ledger" “The Saturday’ Evening
Pout.” "The Ladies' Home Journal."
and "The Country Gentleman.” By
obtaining possession of the New
York. evening newspaper he becomes
the owneraot the two most famous
newspaper grapertles in the United
States. “The Saturday Evening
Post" was established by Benjamin
Franklin and the "New York Eve-
mug Post" was established about
the same time by Alexander 'Hamil-
ton. It is one or the most. famous
newspapers in the country. For
many years William Cullen Bryant
was the editor. Hamilton. eatnblish—
ed the paper. and. was its editor at
the time or his death which resulted
from his famous duel with Aron
Burr.
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Mary Carroll. now acting in "The
Potters" at the Plymouth Theatre.
will break all'labor union rules as
to service next week, playing twelve
performances in six days. Besides
the regular eight performances of
“The Potters" which she will play,
an extra matinee has been added for
Friday. and commencing at mid-
nnight Monday. and continuing for
C'hristmag night and the night altar
Christmas. she will appoin- in the
Chester mystery plays at the Groom
Wilh Village Theatre.
role of Virgin Mary, the only femin-
ine role in the play.
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Maude Ream Stove-r. the dramatic
actress who is with Madge Kennedy
on the broadcasting of one of the
his: scenes in the. play the other night.
{She got the reaction a few days lat~
! tor.
l “My dear." a friend told hen. "
all listened the other night when you
gave. 'Poppy' over thrs rmllo. It was
wonderful. That must he :hc best
musical play in town."
\Vf‘
selling out."
“I am sure of it. I told my husband
that it: was ono of the shows that
we must see. “'0 are lust lyina' to
sec- the other acts. Could you get me
a. couple of passes?"
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Bide Dudlcy. the drama. oditor and
now dramatic critic likewixfe. .ur the
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tutor. He makes trips about New
York and tells tho funny-storlcs that
he don't print in his column. H'c is a
prime favorite at Sim: Sing. when
the state penitentiary: ls locntod. On
one of the recent visits thcrc no, gavn
a‘ humorous lecture. and reminded
the audience that "we are here today
and gone tomorrow". Aftnr film show
one of the convicts approachcrl lllm.
"W’lvy'.’" Duoloy asked.
drama intensities. She too. has llcmm
in prison all night. She is just a little:
It} and when the police officer:
in a;
and a. substantial-look. .
“Because." the man nnswcrcd. "
2cm vizhtcen morn fears of my
,Hrcfch to servn rm."
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; TIT!“ invasion.
l Jmil‘ (fowl Will not "Romeo and
.luliet"—0r rlt ll‘nst one of the couple
l—-—in London next rear. John llarry-
i first rank.
{from James
enacting {he
in the musical play “Poppy." was in
the Rhino than-e, will complete its
two-day engagement today. ,
llelaxco’s famous stage play adapter!"
to come to the screen thin season.
New York and the picture adaption:
has met with the same success. " It
ls truly a, great picture and those
who know the works of Davinflel-
asco can prepare to enjoy another
of his great stories when they wit-r
mess "The Gold Digers" tomorrow.’
PALACE.
‘flmmpy" Today'and “Gold
W85” Tomorrow
well established long before "The
Old Homestead" afipearcd an ”who
since appeared in several Pam. " um
foalurcs. ‘wlll he starred today in
“Grumpy" at the Palace theatre.
This popular request booking will
furnish a. good Christmas eve pro~
gram at the local theatre and will
rrovc a. satisfying entertainment for
evoryonc.
The Christmas Day program at the
Palace will he. one unusual. ”Gold
Madness." the super screen special.
is one of the. latest releases starring
Guy Bates Post and Cleo Madison,
‘ogcther with many other stars of
The story is adapted
Oliver Curwoocl's well
knowns novcl ”The Ten Men Strike."
and has boon praised by the loading
screen critics.
REGENT.
“BM Ahead" Today. “The Age
0! Dcslrc" Tomorrow
"Danger Ahead.” the latest star-
[ring vehicle of Richard Talmadge,
will he presented at the Regent thea—
‘lrc today for three shows at 2:15,
” Tulmadgc. who started his
"\Vcll,” I\Iiss Stovcr rcplled, “it
must be pretty good. “'9 are still;
Evening \Vbrld. New York. is 2: tom ,
”So; be. you haul hotter (hanzc;
that line ‘llorv today and norm lo—
morrmv.‘ l: «inn'; no horn"
i ililll 1‘.
5-0.“?an carccr with Douglas Failw
lilJLnkS. has many splendid pictures
:10 his credit. An all star «:ast sup—
:ports Talmmigo in this release.
Manager listcrsou of the
annOuncvs that he will tomorrow
show one of the 121105: rentarkable
motion pictures of the present sea.—
ron—wrm that has met. with unusual
isucccss and has received high
gpraise from the critics. it is “The
{Age of Desire." 3. First National pic-
;turc, and it was produced by Frank,
tuorzagc, the (tn-octoriol genius rees-
:pnnsihlc for “Children at Duct” and
3"llumorcsquc." pictures ncvcr to be
{forgotten lay those who saw them.
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Paying Debts.
The Republican national commit—
we announces it. has paid all
1.920 Lichts. which it is
H‘l‘s to political as Woll
vlebts.——~From the
Sim:
other
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as
Kansas
more will lake "Hamlet." Ghost and
wall to London. and Marguerite). Sylva
vlll take an American play. which
has been :mnslatcd into French, and
act it in Paris next year.
This is a. fairly even exchange {or
the Moscow Art Theatre from Russia
Eleanor; llusc from ltaly. the Grand
(lulpnol News from Paris. and the
Swedish Ballot from Sweden.
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It is one of the his motion pietureri’:
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