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MAKING GREECE BEHAVE.
A somewhat oblique application of the
principle of ‘ self-determination” seems to
be in prospect when one contemplates the
French idea that the Turkish treaty
should be allowed to revise itself. It will
be remembered that both the French
and British governments gave signs of op-
posing in a positive way the return of
King Constantine to the throne of Greece.
The people of Greece repudiated the re-
gime of Premier Venizelos and their
action was universally interpreted as the
expression of a desire for the return ot
Constantine an enemy of the allies. L nder
the principle of self-determination the peo-
ple of Greece had a perfect right to say
who should be their ruler and what kind
of government they should have.
After having manifested positive dis-
approval of the prospective change in the
governmental affairs of Greece the allies
particularly France seemed to reconsider.
They had “overlooked a bet” Mustapha
Kemal was in revolt against the terms of
the Turkish treaty by which terms
Greece had been awarded a large slice
of Turkish territory. The allies or at
least the French lost little time before
realizing that events in Eastern Europe
might gain for them the ends which they
had in view when they expressed such
positive disapproval of the contemplated
effect of the popular election in Greece.
In other words there developed a
chance that the situation in Greece would
determine itself and to the benefit of the
allies in a way that would make it unnec-
essary for them to repudiate the principle
of self-determination as that principle was
universally construed when it was written
into the Versailles treaty.
Therefore in accordance with the
French scheme Mustapha Kemal’s war
of protest against the Turkish treaty
would not be regarded as an unmixed evil
to be uprooted with one stroke. Why not
let the Kemalites “go to it” for a time
as an object lesson to the Greeks who
had dared to practice self-determination
in a way prejudicial to the interests of the
allies? Or if that method should appear
too crude the same end might be gained
under the benevolent disguise of media-
tion.
So it does not seem at all improbable
that the scope of the mediator's activities
may include the Greeks as well as the
Kemalites. The Greeks ought to be sensi-
ble of the danger to them of refusing to
compromise. If they should persist in
the course upon which they seemed to
have set their hearts when they repudiated
Venizelos and invited the return of Con-
stantine the allies’ enemy Mustapha
Kemal might not be pressed by the allies
to desist from his aggressive activities
against the execution of the terms of the
Turkish treaty. If the Greeks should
be sensible and listen to reason they
might get some of the territory which the
treaty awards to them.
In any event it is to be anticipated
that France and Great Britain will insist
upon the right to examine the terms of
any settlement which the mediator may
be able to secure. They will pre-de-
termine the outcome of Greece’s self-
determination.
MEDIATING IN ARMENIA.
The League of Nations Assembly was
overjoyed according to dispatches from
Geneva because of President Wilson’s
acceptance of the league council’s invi-
tation to him to mediate between the
Armenians and the Turks. Whether their
joy is of the stuff that dreams are made
of or has a practical basis upon probabili-
ties. may depend more upon the willing-
ness of the allies to compromise than
upon the susceptibility of Mustapha
Kemal the leader of the Turks who are
making war upon the Armenians to the
beguiling influence of such humanitarian
considerations as Mr. Wilson may present
for his benefit.
It may be that the assembly's gratifi-
cation proceeded from the thought that
the responsibility which the council has
iindtrtzLen to discharge would be de-
ferred for a time Possible failure on
the council’s part and consequent dure-
SATURDAY
pute at a time when disrepute might
be fatal would at least be postponed.
In anv event it is to be noted as possibly
significant that the council in calling
upon President V ilson to act as a me-
diator did not exercise to the full the
authority with which it was invested by
the assembly’s resolution that led to the
issuance of the invitation.
That resolution authorized the council
to take "necessary measures to stop hos-
tilities between the Kemalists and the
Armenians.” The word “necessary” has
a broad meaning. -The council would
not be exceeding its authority ^s con-
ferred by the assembly if it should adopt
the most drastic measures conceivable. It
chose the mildest measure possible—that
of attempted persuasion or rather dis-
suasion as it will be President Wilson's
function under his acceptance of the
council’s invitation to do what he can to
prevail upon the Kemalists to cease mak-
ing war upon the Armenians. Mr. Wilson
can employ means no more drastic than
that of attempted dissuasion without ex-
ceeding his authority as President of the
United States.
Without discounting in the least the
talents which Mr. Wilson has shown
himself to possess one may see little
prospect of success for the method which
the council has adopted —unless it be as-
sumed that the President will exercise
his powers of persuasion upon the allies
who have framed the treaty as well as
his powers of dissuasion upon the Kem-
alists who are opposing the execution
of certain terms of that same treaty.
In fact those terms are at the bottom
of the whole trouble in which the Armen-
ians and the Kemalists are involved. The
Kemalists do not like the terms and they
are making war upon the Armenians as
one means of expressing their dislike.
Their war is largely one of retaliation
against the allies.
Therefore it would seem that from a
practical standpoint the chances for the
success or failure of mediation do not
depend entirely upon the disposition of
the Kemalists or their susceptibility to
such eloquent representations as Presi-
dent Wilson may make to them. Equally
important as an element of success or
failure is the disposition of the allies and
similarly their susceptibility to the media-
tor’s influence.
If President Wilson cannot settle the
differences which the League of Nations
has referred to him the league assembly
and council will be “up against it.” If he
should succeed his success would no
doubt be heralded as a great victory for
the league. Yet he might have under-
taken to play the role of mediator if the
league had not been in existence. But
one cannot escape the thought that if
there had been no treaty such as the
league has undertaken to enforce there
would have been no such cause as the
Kemalists are battling for in their war
upon the Armenians.
D’ANNUNZIO'S DREAM.
The efforts of the Italian poet D’An-
nunzio to work his own sweet will on
the city <Jf Fiutpe and along the eastern
shore of the Adriatic Sea generally seem
destined to end in exceedingly serious
prose. He has declared war on the Ital-
ian government which will in all proba-
bility make short work of him if he does
not surrender.
The career of D’Annunzio is simply
that of a man who believes he has the
right to do with the property of other
people just what he wishes to do regard-
less of where the title to that property
rests.
When the framers of the treaty of
Versailles declared that Fiume was to be
a free city D’Annunzio asserted that it |
should be nothing but Italian. He de-
clared with truth that the great majority
of the people in the city were Italians
but ignored the equally important fact
that the greater number of people in
the territory tributary to the city were
Jugo-Slavs. He also declined to notice
the fact that while Italy had deep-sea
harbors without number the Jugo-Slavs
had none and that they were entitled to
at least one. To all these things D’An-
nunzio turned a deaf ear. He had said
that Fiume was to be Italian and Italian
it must be.
Accordingly gathering a few volun-
teers D’Annunzio took forcible posses-
sion of the city. He has held it for
the last two years. The allied nations
could have thrust him forth at any time
but they did not care for more fighting
if there was a possibility of reaching a
peaceable decision. When Italian troops
were sent to dispossess him the poet re-
fused to surrender and now that a threat
of forcing him to disgorge the territor)
he has unlawfully seized is made by
Italy D’Annunzio himself a native of
Italy has declared war upon his country
and declares that he intends to fight.
When Italy moves against him she will
. simply brush him out of the way grant-
ing that he presumes to make a physical
stand against her.
There is no reason why the aspirations
of D’Annunzio in relation to Fiume should
have been treated with the respect and
leniency they have received. His opin-
ions are entitled to no more credit than
those of any other person certainly they
are entitled to less than are those of the
allied nations. There is no reason why
he should be allowed to dictate to the
nations of Europe what they shall do in
relation to Fiume or in connection with
any other question. He is nothing but
a disturber who should be arrested for
attempting to destroy the peace of his
neighborhood.
The end of his dream is at hand how-
ever. If he stands his ground the Italian
army will go over him.
TO BE UPLIFTED.
Ever since the people of the United
States through the enactment of the
eighteenth amendment surrendered the
rights of the states within the states to
an extent never dreamed of before the
up-lifters have been busy with their little
schemes for making the people do what
they believe the people should do. Just
glance at this little program that the
uplifters have prepared for the next ses-
sion of congress.
It is proposed to secure the enactment
of federal legislation covering the fol-
lowing subjects:
Censorship of moving pictures.
Prohibition of gambling (the up-lifters
to define what is meant by’ “gambling”).
Uniform marriage divorce and anti-
polygamy laws.
Extension of prohibition by law to
Americans resident in countries where the
United States has extraterritorial juris-
diction.
Restoration and improvement of Bible
reading in the schools.
Posting of the Ten Commandments in
schools courts and churches.
Institution of a school for training mor-
al reformers the training to be done
at the expense of the taxpayers.
Preparation of standardized reform lit-
erature in many languages.
Special information department for*wo-
men voters of all lands.
All these things are to be made the
subject of national legislation and are to
be made binding upon the states regard-
less of whether they approve or disap-
prove them.
It is planned that the moving picture
industry should be controlled by the gov-
ernment as banks and railroads are con-
trolled.
Gambling would be hunted down under
a most liberal construction of the word
“gambling.” It is especially declared that
newspapers published in one state would
not be allowed to receive the betting odds
on races conducted in another state.
It is also declared that there will be
a nation-wide drive for better morals.
The United States seems to be in the
way of gaining the reputation of being
the champion meddler with the business
of other people. This trait on the part
of our energetic up-lifters is made mani-
fest by the effort to extend the prohibi-
tion act in the territory of other nations.
It is evident that the up-lifters do not
exactly understand the principle of extra-
territoriality. This is that citizens of the
United States residing in a foreign coun-
try are granted immunity from certain
domestic laws of that country. It does
not at all mean that the laws of the
United States are to be made operative in
that country. Any effort on the part
of the United States to extend its laws
into the territory of another country
will probably receive the rebuke the im-
pertinence would call for.
We seem to have embarked on a period
of paternalism and the people of the
United States are to be treated as moral
infants. However all these efforts of the
up-lifters may ultimately serve a good
purpose if they succeed in arousing the
people to the fact that a consistent effort
is being made to take their personal rights
and privileges away from them and lodge
them in a highly centralized government
at Washington.
President Wilson has consented to act
as mediator in Armenia. Is this another
solemn referendum?
The Washington Post is authority for
the statement that the Scotsman who
used to say “Hoot mon!” now says
“Hootch mon!”
Prohibition after all is making people
stronger and more able if we may judge
by the fact that some of the soft drinks
being served nowadays would make an
old fashioned drink of real whiskey appear
mild in stomach testing qualities.
THE JOIKXEY ONWARDS.
An i>low our »bip her foamy track
Against the wind was cleaving.
H*r trembling pennant still looked back
To that d*ar isle *twa« leaving.
So loth Me part from all we Imre
From all the links that bind us;
Ko turn our hearts. as on we rove.
To th*>M we’ve left behind us!
When round the bowl of vanished 'cars
We talk with joyoua ►e*ming.
With *miles. that might as wall be tears
S«> faint. so Mid their beaming;
Where all look flnwerv. wild and sweet.
Each early tie that twined ns.
Oh. sweat's the cup that circles then
To thane we’ve left behind us!
And Mben. in other climes we meet
Some Me or vale enchanting.
Wher all leaks flowery. Mild and sweet.
And naught hut Inee i* wanting:
We think how great bad been our bliss
If Heaven had but aligned ns
To live and die m scene* like this.
With we’ve left behind us!
As travelers oft look berk st eve
When eastward darkly going.
To gear ur*on that light they leave
Krill faint behind them ginwing—
Rn. when the rinse of pleasure's dav
T‘» hath near r<»n»i<n*d us.
We turn to catch one fading ray
Of joy Chats left behind us
—Thames Moure
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
SOLDIERS.
(Copyright. 1020 by AV. Werner.)
The lonesome homesick boys who
came and went in the training camp
in the backyard so to speak of Miss
Ann Avery's home town had lovingly
nicknamed her Little Fairy Godmother
during the war. .
Only five feet high slender to wisp-
iness with the smallest of hands and
feet was this little fairy godmother
but a live wire in tireless activities
her hair the genuine snowdrift white
that goes with fairy godmothers but
her unwrinkled face a roseleaf pink on
each check her bright eyes as kecn-
sighted as a girl’s the most fairy god-
mother thing <>f all perhaps the twinkle
of her smile that went straight to the
soldier boy’s sense of humor and cap-
tured him.
Her own income matched the little
house site lived in. But the lavish way
she worked her magic wand. From her
rich friends she got money: from
friends in moderate circumstances a
constant supply of pics and cakes and
doughnut- — particularly doughnut-.
And friends who had no circumstances
—only time and love and wanting to be
of service—she set to knitting endless
reels of sweaters wristlets and socks
with wool purchased from her fairy god-
mother fund.
Then she herself was always there—-
there to cheer when a fellow was down
and out: there to encourage to renewed
effort when he flunked in his exami-
nation for a commission. There to
comfort when bail news came from
home there in sickness there at death’s
approach a strength to lean upon her
shining faith a light to lighten the dark-
ness of the valley of the shadow.
So it began in war time and so it
went on afterward. If on tbe signing
of the armistice the war in Europe was
over. Little Fairy Godmother's wasn't
over. Having formed the fairy god-
m«hcr habit she •snitomatically con-
tinued playing her word perfect part.
One of the buildings used for bar-
racks had been converted into a hos-
pital for sick and wounded men brought
back from overseas while another was
now opened as a vocational training
school.
Again Little Fairy Godmother was
always there. She read to them. She
wrote letters for them. She played
games with them and again the magic
wand got busy. Instead of pies and
cakes and doughnuts it produced jel-
lies and sickroom delicacies. By its
influences for every pleasant after-
noon Little Fairy Godmother had prom-
ised a borrowed automobile and chauf-
feur to take parties of convalescents
driving.
What Little Fairy Godmother’s lov-
ing devotion meant to those sick and
crippled men back from overseas can
not be put in words. Incredible as it
may seem many people had already
forgotten many had ceased to care.
It was a subject Little Fairy God-
mother could not speak calmly about
for next to a war-time slacker there
waa nothing that made her more
"fighting mad” than an after-war
“ahrinker."
"I would so love to help you in your
work Mia* Avery.” said Mrs. Jack
Donaldson a young married woman of
exuberant health and spirits who lived
in the boarding bouse opposite Miss
Avery's wee bungalow "but I know I
couldn’t stand the strain. Seeing the
poor maimed fellows would get so on
my nerves."
Little Fairy Godmother’s silence was
disconcerting but unheeding Mrs. Jack
Donaldson plunged on. "Only yester-
day I had such a trying experience. A
young lieutenant who had lost his left
arm and two fingers on his right hand
is coming to board at our house so he
can attend the vocational training
school and our landlady asked if I
would mind having him at our table.
I never felt more uncomfortable in my
life but I had to tell her to seat him
somewhere else. Under the same cir-
cumstances wbat would you have
done?”
Little Fairy Godmother's eyes that
could be such wells of t enderness fairly
blazed. "Done. I’d have told her I
would feel honored to sit at the same
table with him. Oh my dear—’’ in-
stead of anger there were team in Lit-
tle Fairy Godmother s voice now—-
"think of what he bad gone through for
his couggry. fov you. for me. and then
to come home and be unwelcome any-
where.'*
Little Fairy Godmother went on. in
Movie of a Man Reading of the Blue Laws
Today’s Short Story
and out among "her boys” their friend
their confidant their saint
' Then one radiant apring day. on her
way home from the oarracks hospital
she was run dtiwn by a recklessly driven
auto. Little Fairy Godmother was car-
ried unconscious into a nearby drug
store later to a hospital.
| It was merely a question of time the
army surgeon called in consultation de-
clared. At her age recovery was im-
possible.
nut tbe home doctor refused to give
up hope. "Her age is against her of
course” he admitted "but she has au
iron constitution an indomitable willa
vitality such as I have never seen in a
woman of her years.”
And while her life hung in the bal-
■ ance a wonderful thing was happening.
I In the silence of the hushed sickroom
Little Fairy Godmother's active bands
lay smil'd but her magic wand went
on working. Nobody could take Little
Fairy Godmother's place with the sol-
dier boys but it was not left empty.
Some one was always there to read to
them to write-letters for them to play
games with them. Jellies and other del-
icacies flowed in. Every pleasant aft-
ernoon little parties of convalescents
still went driving.
For the morning after the accident
Mrs. Jack llonalilson had gone from
house to house recruiting and for the |
lose of Little Fairy Godmother in-
spired by her spirit shamed every
woman enlisted.
Two weeks of waiting and watching
dragged by; then came a day of
thankgiving when the sobered eye* ot
the men in the barracks hospital shone
with smiles; when everybody walked
the home town street glad faced; when
the news spread that Little Fairy God-
mother was out of danger—that Little
Fairy Godmother was going to get well.
it was not until a month later that
the whole truth was known. Little
Fairy Godmother would got well but.
she would never be able to walk.
again.
Mrs. Jack Donaldson thought she ।
had gone to the limit of her moral cour-
age when she had braced herself to
visit the barracks hospital but the first
time she went to see the Little Fairy
Godmother seemed a far more heart
sinking ordeal.
”1 know how crushed she will be"
she thought; "how despairing."
Half tempted to run away she knock-
ed on Little Fairy Godmother's door.
"Come in" blithely called a familiar
voice.
And when scarcely crediting her ears
Mrs. Jack Donaldson entered and saw
a face bright with smiles turning to
welcome her from the wheel chair by
the window she felt dazed.
"I've been writing a letter to my
boys.” exclaimed Little Fairy Godmoth-
er laying aside a fountain pen. "The
first time I’ve been ’let.’ Such a
spider webby acrawl you never saw she
laughed gayly "but 1 guess if they
can't make out the handwriting they
can read the Jove and sympathy ami
understanding of one shut-in to another
betwoen the lines.’*
Mrs. Jack Donaldson blinked very
bard hut sbe did not blink hard
enough to prevent a big tear sliding
down her eheck. "You are so wonder-
ful !” she cried. "I never dreameo of 1
you bearing it in such a beautiful
' brave way.”
“My dear" said Little Fairy God-
mother. "to speak frankly. I’<l much
rather be ^ond than a helpless cripple
on wheels for tho rest of my days.
But so would a lot of my boys and the
weary stretch of life before them is so
much longer than before qjc." The
same shining quality came in her voice
ns radiated from her face. "When you
have seen their patience their bravery
no matter what happens you can t act
the coward."
ONE-EIGHTH BY U. S.
■America Import* More Wool Than It
Producer.
Des Moines lowa. Dee. 4.—With ap-
proximately 3000000 pounds of wool in
storage waiting for a more favorable
market lowa wool grower* are keenly
interested in the outcome of tho French-
Capper bill now pending in Congress.
Tbe statistical department ot tho
lowa Farm Bureau Federation has col-
lected some interesting figures concern- ;
ing tbe wool situation both in thiu
country and abroad. Tbe figure* show
the following:
"That the annual wool clip of the en-
tire world is about 2.80000tf/XK)
pounds. Of this stupendous output the
United States contributes approximately
315000000 jiounds. Australasia mean-
ing Australia New Zealand and ct.n-
tiguoua islands produces 740000000
pounds. South America produces 470-
Otkkuoo pounds the most ot it coming
from Argentina.
"That last year in addition to grow-
ing 314000000 pounds tbe United
States imported 4411000000 pounds. On
August 1 of this year there was a to-
tal of 700.000000 pounds of virgin wool
on hand in storage while on tbe same
date Great Britain had about 000000-
000 pounds.”
FIRST LITERARY CLUB?
Madison Ind. Women Claim the Earli-
est Organization.
Madison Ind. Dec. 4.—The distinc-
tion of having the first women's liter-
ary society in the L'uited States which
for sometime has been conceded to New
Harmony Ind. may be transferred to
this city as the result of the discovery
in the files of The Madison Banner of
1840-47 of articles concerning a wom-
en’s club here.
Mrs. Frederic Krull of Indianapolis
whose grandparents were residents of
Madison recently fouud among her in-
heritances an essay written by her
grandmother Miss Georgiunna C.
Moore by maiden name which was read
before the Ladies' Literary Club ot
Madison in 1847. Mr*. Krull came to
this city und upon searching through
the files of The Banner found several
articles giving accounts of the meetings
of this club.
So far only the newspaper articles
have been discovered to give authenti-
city to the existence of tbe elub and
attempts are being made to locate tbe
constitution and other document* in or-
der to giv^definite proof of the claim
as the first women's literary society.
Tbe organization which has been cred-
ited with being the first was the Mi-
nerva Society. This club was founded
in 1859 nt New Harmony by Mr*. Con-
stance Fauntleroy Humic grand-daugh-
ter of Itobcrt Owen the founder of the
social experiment colony at New Har-
mony. This club was followed nine
years later by the famous Soyoais of
New York City the founder of which
was Mrs. Jennie C. Croly known to
readers of that time a* “Jennie June.”
Both of these organizations have doc-
uments supporting their claims as pio-
neer literary clubs of the country nnd
giving the definite date* of their forma-
tion. The society at Madison accord-
ing to the newspaper files was in ex-
istence early in 1847 twelve years be-
fore the Minerva Society but so far
nothing has been found to establish the
date of ita foundation. Mrs. Krull and
residents of Madison are continuing
their search for tbe record* nt the club.
BRITAIN AIDING AUSTRIA
Extends Bie Credit for Importation of
Australian Wool.
Paris. Dec. 4.—About have
Mda available by the BHtiah roi •
it for tbe ahlpment o<
baht of M’ool from Australia to Austria
to aid the country in reorganizing ita
MhMtriae. Tbo traaaaeticMi it
handled by th* international committ*e
for relief credit*.
The committee announced also that
the Danish government baa appropriated
00000 crowns t<> equip an expedition
to fight a cattle plague noiv prevalent in
Poland.
Oat of the Mouths of Babes
Little Harry was saying hia prayer*.
Having got as far as. “If I should die
before I Make.” he hesitated.
“Well th*u what?*’ said hia mother.
“Why” waa the unexpected reply
“then we'd have a funeral.**
“Tommy you’ll be nick/' said hia
mother as he handed his plate for more
of the Thanksgiving turkey.
“1 know it. mamma.” rejdied th* lit-
tle five-year-old. “but that turkey
pocked at me and I’m getting even.”
International ”Y” to Geneva.
Parh. Dec. 4.—European headquar-
tera of th* international committee of
the Young Men’s Christian Association
are being moved to Genova in order to
be in closer touch with the many inter-
national organization* centered there
and also becauMi tbe communication fa-
cilities with the various centers of work
are bettor there.
Copyright lu2o by Tbe Tribune Assoehtlon.
DECEMBER 4 1920.
A Laugh or Two
A bride and bridegroom were ot
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their boneymooi
Tbe bride iu teie
graphing to her fa
ther announce
that they wen
"having a rvm
every morning ba
fore hreakfa*t ''
Her father evi-
dently reminincenl
*of id* own ezperi
; "How do you pro
cnees wired back:
nounce t-o-vY'
I Pat went to visit his friend in tbe
I city and when walking together m
It he street his
| friend remarked;
“See how that
i man stared nt me?”
I "He was looking
at your nose" re-
plied Pat. "He is a
newspaper reporter
and keeps his eye
on evertyhing that
turns up.'
“Senator Snortsworthy made an Im
pressive speech” said Jonea.
oa a . a
"A masterly ef-
fort; indeed” oa-
Rented Bmitb.
While be didn't
go a* far aa to aay
he wrote the Dec-
laration of lade-
l>endence I infer-
red from hia re-
mark* that if h.
J had been living 144
years ago be might have written it"
Walter found hia mamma talkiuz
to a very stout
woman.
I "Walter' aa i d
' his mother "this I
l is your great- b
aunt."
"Yes” said Wal-
ter. gazing at ber
ample proportion*
“sbe looks it!”
Tbe pastor of a country church bad
a hobby for nature study and he
qow-R'd quite a
knowledge of fun-
gi. So keen in-
deed waa hia in
terert that li«
Hometimea neglect-
ed hi* pariah in
hia quest for apeci-
men* for bin col-
lection. One day
he ran into the
home of a bedridden old woman and
she immediately reminded him how long
i it had bwn since he last called Ujion hci.
"If I'd been a toadstool” she declared
"you'd have been to res me long ago.”
Pointed Paragraphs
epiem catcta th* early bird.
At tho age of eighteen woman’s rights
ar* throe year* ahead of man’s.
A cat mny look at a king but a man
prefers to look nt an ace.
It la a wise citizen that knows wheth-
er n girl is smiling or laughing at him.
A girl never thinks much of a man
until after he has made ber mad.
Don’t bet with your wife unless you
ore prepared to lose whether you win
or not.
The man with a swelled head suffers
lons than those who have to live with
him.
All doctors do not practise the faith
dire though some of them heal by
touch. They have to live somehow.
Don't do any disagreeable thing to-
day that you ran just as well put off
until tomorrow perhaps tomorrow you
won't have to do it.
Where to Go
Majestic—Valerie Bergere and eoA-
pany in “The Moth.” Kix other acta of
big ti larllle.
Empire--Pictures: Constance Bin-
ney in “39 East.” De Havens in a
comedy. ...
Royal—Pictures. Billie Burke in
“Th* Frisky Mra. Johnaoa.” Also a
comedy.
Grand—Pantage's vaudeville and pic-
ture*. .
Princess- Pictures and five acts ot
Loew's vaudeville.
—By Briggs
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Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L. The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 320, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 4, 1920, newspaper, December 4, 1920; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1617141/m1/4/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .