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I The Theatres v : , WASHINGTON According to Charlotte Greenwood, it's a, great mistake, for a comedienne , to pay any attention to show or Shaket speare. She must just make up her , mind to be funny and let It go at that, no matter -what her family or Sunday School teacher may think. Mias Greenwood, who comes to the Washington theatre Thursday, in Olirer Morosco's musical comedy, "Linger Longer Letty," speaks from experience, as she started to be serious on the stage and made an awful mess of it. "The .reason so few women on the stage are genuinely fanny" says the bean-pole comedienne, ia that they refuse to be or look ridiculous. For six years I took just that point of view. I wanted to be a great dramatic star or prima donna, but all that time I was fighting against nature. It took me all that time to realize that I wasn't built lo shine as Ophelia or the Merry "Widow. But when I did see the light, my good friends came 'running to me with tearful complaints and were very .much opposed to my intention, but I had the crowd with me and that settled it. Once you have your following, and particularly if an audience blows up every time you pnt your foot through the chandelier, then you can 1 disregard what your relatives and friends may be saying. It was a beautiful girl who put me on the right track. Her name was Burnham. she

was gojng into vaudeville, with beauty as her big asset and she wanted someone ungainly and funny looking, and from that I went straight up to stardom with a rush. I was in musical comedy less than two years, when my name went up in electric lights, so you see it pays to be funny. It's an old story, but still one that stage folks l.ave learned by bitter experience. Bitter is no name for the tears I shed before I learned mv lesson. MURRETTE Kenneth Harlan, who recently played -opposite Constance Talmadge in "Dangerous Business" and is now to be seen at the Murrette Theatre supporting her in "Mamma's Affair," has proved such a satisfactory type to play opposite the Talmadge girls, that Mr. Sehenck has signed him up for a year's (Continued on Page Fourteen) FULL TEXT (Continued from Page Eight.) provided by law. The commission shall fix the salary of the city treasurer, and of the county treasurer acting as a city treasurer, and shall also fix the remuneration to be paid to the county auditor. City taxes shall be levied by the commission in the same manner as the law now provides for levying taxes by the common council, and the rate of levy shall be certified to the county auditor by the director of finance. Section 35. No claim against the city shall be paid except upon a voucher certified by the head of the appropriate department or office, and by means of a warrant on the treasury issued by the director of finance and countersigned by such officer of the city as may be authorized by the commission to countersign warrants. The director of finance shall examine all pay rolls, bills and other claims and demands against the city, and shall issue no warrant for payment unless he finds that the claim is in proper form, correctly computed and duly certified; that it is justly and legally due and payable, that an appropriation has been made therefor which has not been exhausted, or that payment has otherwise been legally authorized; and that there is money in the city treasury to make payment. He may investigate any claim, and for that purpose may examine witnesses under oath, and if he finds a claim to be fraudulent, erroneous, or otherwise in valid, he shall not issue a warrant therefor. Section 36. If the director of finance issue a warrant on the treasury authorizing payment for any item for which no appropriation has been made, or for the payment of which there is not a sufficient balance in the proper lund, or which for any other reason should not be approved, he and his sureties shall be individually liable to the city for the amount of such war rant if paid. Section 37. Any public work or improvement may be executed either by contract or by direct labor, as may be determined by the commission. Before authorizing the direct execution of any work or improvement detailed plans and estimates thereof shall be submitted to the commission by the department which is to execute such work or improvement, and there shall be separate accounting for each work or improvement so executed. All contracts for more than one thousand dollars shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, after public adver tisement and competition as may be prescribed by ordinance. But the commission shall have power to reject all bids and to provide for advertising again. All advertisments as to contracts shall contain a reservation of the foregoing right. Contracts for public work after approval thereof by the. commission shall be signed by the city manager in cities adopting that plan of government, and by the direc tor of the department concerned in cities adopting the commission plan. Section 38. Any appointive officer or employe of the city may be removed, suspended, laid off, or reduced in grade by the officer or body respon sible for his appointment, for any reason which, in the opinion of such of ficer or body, will promote the effic iency of the service. Any officer or employe so removed, suspended, laid off, or reduced in grade, shall, if he so request, be furnished with a written statement of the reasons therefor, be allowed a reasonable time for answer ing such reasons in writing and be given a public hearing by the officer or body making such removal, suspension, lay-off or reduction in grade, be fore the order therefor be made final. No trial or examination of witnesses shall be required in any such case ex cept in the discretion of the officer or body making such removal, suspen sion, lay-off or reduction in grade, and (he action of such officer or body shall be final. The written statement or reasons and the reply to the officer or employe thereto, as provided for in this section, shall be filed as a public record in the office of the city clerk. Section 39. No person in the administrative service of the city shall directly or indirectly give, solicit or receive, or be in any manner concern ed in giving, soliciting or receiving

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tribution for any political party or purpose whatever. No person shall orally or by letter solicit or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political party or purpose from any person holding a position in the administrative service. No person shall use or promise to use bis influence or official authority to secure any appointment, or prospective appointment, to any city position as a reward or return for personal or partisan political service. No person shall take part in preparing any political assessment, subscription or con tribution with the intent that it shall be sent or presented to or collected from any person in the service of the city; and no person shall knowingly send or present, directly or indirectly, in person or otherwise, any political assessment, subscription or contribution to, or request its payment by any person in such service. Section 40. No persons about to be appointed to any position in the service of the city shall sign or execute a resignation dated or undated in advance of such appointment. No person in the service of the city shall discharge, suspend, lay off, degrade or in any manner change the official rank or compensation of any person in such service, or promise or threaten to do so for withholding or neglecting to make any contribution of money or service or any other valuable thing for any political purpose. No person in the service of the city shall use his official authority or influence to coerce the political action of any person or body, or to interfere with any nomination or election to public office. No persons holding an appointive office or place under the provisions ! ot this act, shall act as an officer of a political organization or take any active part iu a political campaign, or serve as a member of a committee of any 6uch organization ,or circulate or seek signatures to any petition provided for by primary or election laws, or act as a worker at the polls in favor of or opposed to any candidate to election or nomination to a public office, whether federal, state, county or municipal. Section 41. Any persons who shall willfully or through culpable negligence violate any of the provisions of sections 55 and 56 of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on conviction, be punished by a fine of I not less than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine a?sd imprisonment. No such person shall be appointed to any position in the service of the city and if he be an officer or employe of the city he shall immediately forfeit his office or employment. Section 42. No member of the commission shall during the term for which he is elected be appointed to any city, county or state office or employment. If a member of the commission shall become a candidate for nomination or election to any office other than that of commissioner he shall immediately forfeit his place in the commission; and any appointive officer or employe of the city who shall become a candidate for election to any office shall forfeit the office or employment held under the city. Section 43. Whenever an ordinance shall have been passed specifically directing the same, and shall have been submitted to the electors and approved by a majority of those voting thereon, any city adopting this act may purchase, lease, or construct, and operate water works, gas works, electric light works, heating and power plants, steam and power houses and lines, either purchased or constructed by the city for the purpose of supplying such city and inhabitants thereof with the use and convenience of such works or purchase, or hold a majority of the stock in corporations organized for any of the above purposes, and to purchase within or without the limits of the city, lands or other property for any such purpose. Section 44. The commission shall have power to authorize telegraph, telephone, electric light, gas, water, steam street car, railroad, or interurban companies to use any street, alley or public place in such city, and erect necessary structures therein; and to prescribe the terms and conditions of such use. Every such contract shall be in the form of an ordinance. Section 45. All money received, on account of any public utility owned or operated, from the sale of bonds, notes or other obligations, from taxation and from operation, or from any other source, shall be placed in a separate fund for that utility, and all moneys expended for construction, equpiment, maintenance, operation or any other purpose in connection wrth such utility shall ho mi of said fund Anv hi-' ances or receipts over expenditures in such utility fund shall be used for the I amortization of any outstanding in-1 debtedness against the utility for the I improvement or extension of the serv-j ice. Any such surplus remaining after! such amortization may be transferred to the general funds or to any other utility fund. Section 46. Permits revocable at the will of the commission for such minor or temporary public utility privileges as may be specified by general ordinances may be granted and revoked by the commission from time to time in accordance with terms and conditions to be prescribed thereby; and such permits shall not be deemed to be franchises as the team is used in this act. Such general ordinance, however, shall be subject to the same procedure as an ordinance granting a franchise and shall not be passed as an emergency measure. Section 47. No officer or employe elected or appointed in any city, shall be interested directly or indirectly, in any contract or job for work or materials or the purchase thereof, or service to be furnished or performed for such city, or any contract or job for work, materials, or service to be furnished or performed by any person, firm, corporation or public utility within or for such city. No such officer or employe shall accept or receive from any person, firm or corporation, operating under any franchise or license, any frank, free" pass, free ticket, or free service, or accept directly or indirectly from any such person, firm or corporation, any service upon terms more favorably than those granted to the public generally, but nothing in this section contained, shall be construed ac prohibiting policemen or firemen froD" .(accepting free transportation when on duty. Any willful violation of this section shall constitute malfeasance in office, and any member of the commission, officer or employe found guilty thereof, shall immediately forfeit his office or employment. Any violation of this section with the knowledge, expressed or implied of the person or corporation contracting with the city, shall render

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the contract involved voidable by the commission. Section 48. The commission shall appoint a city attorney to serve for an Indefinite term, but subject to removal at the pleasure of the commission. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the city attorney shall have the powers and perform the duties now or hereafter prescribed for the city attorney or corporation counsel under the general laws of this state relating to municipal corporations. ' Section 49. At its first meeting after the adopting of this act by any city, and every fourth year thereafter, the commission shall appoint a city judge to serve for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and has qualified. Except as. otherwise provided in this act, the city judge shall have all the powers and perform all the duties now or hereafter prescribed for the city judge and for the mayor of third, fourth and fifth class cities acting in the capacity of city judge under the general laws of this state, relating to municipal corporations. Section 50. The foregoing provisions of this act shall apply to any city adopting either of the plans of government provided herein. Sections 51 to 60, inclusive, hereof shall apply only to cities voting to adopt the commission plan and sections 61 to 67, inclusive, shall apply only to cities voting to adopt the city manager plan. Section 51. In cities adopting the commission plan of government pro vlded in this act, the commission shall consist of five (5) members. Each commissioner shall be paid an annual salary which shall not exceed three thousand dollar ($3,000) in cities of the first class; two thousand dollars ($2,000) in cities of the second class; one thousand dollars ($1,000) in cities of the" third class; five hundred dollars ($500) in cities of the fourth class; and five hundred dollars ($500) in cities of the fifth class. In every city the mayor shall receive, in tion to bis salary as commissioner, an additional annual salary equal to twenty percent (20) of the amount which he is entitled to receive as commissioner. Section 52. Each commissioner shall give to the city a bond, which in cities of the first and second classes shall be for ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and in cities of the third ! forirth and fifth classes, five thousand dollars ($5,000). Such bonds may be signed by surety companies authorized to do business in the state of Indiana, and the commission may be ordinance provide for the payment of the premium of such bonds by the city. Section 53. The commission shall have power, except as otherwise provided in this act, to create, fill and abolish any office or employment; to fix and alter the term and salary or compensation and to prescribe the powers and duties of any officer or employe, as, in their discretion, the needs of the city may demand. They shall have the power to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for the economical and efficient conduct of the business of the city. They may by ordinance, create advisory boards of citizens, to be selected by the commission who shall consult with and advise any administrative officer or any phase of the work of his department as the commission may prescribe. Section 54. The commission may by ordinance transfer any part of an unencumbered balance of an appropriation to a purpose or object for which the appropriation for the current year has proven insufficient, or may authorize a transfer to be made between items appropriated to the same office or department. Section 55. The executive and administrative powers vested in the commission and not exercised directly by the commission or assigned by this act to be exercised by some other subordinate administrative officer, shall be exercised under the supervision ana control or me commission through five executive departments, to wit: Public safety, finance, public utilities, public works, and parks. At its first regular meeting in each year the commission shall assign each commissioner to be director of an executive department, and the commission shall have power to assign any commissioner to a different department at any time. The comniis-; sioner appointed to be mayor shall be ' director of the department Of public safety. No other executive department shall be established. The commission may appoint one or more secretaries, not exceeding five (5), to be assigned to the heads of the exe- i cutive departments as the work of the departments may require. I Section 56. The director of public safety shall oe tne neaa or tne oepanment of public safety, and shall have , control and direction of the police. fire and health service, and except as j otherwise provided in this act, shall St. Patrick's Day Thursday, March 17th Don't blame U3 if you are unable to get the seats you want at the last minute. MAIL your orders now. Seats Monday. Evening CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD (Herself) In Her latest musical comedy LINGER LONGER LETTY LAST TIMES TODAY SENNETT COMEDY

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have all the power and perform all duties now or hereafter vested, under the general laws of the state, relating to municipal corporations, in the board of public safety, or in the board of public works acting as the board of public safety, in a city marshal or any committee of a common council of a city of the fifth class having control of the fire and police services of such city, and in a bryird of metropolitan police and fire department. The commission shall exercise through the department of public safety all the powers and perform all the duties, now or hereafter vested by the general laws of this state, relating to municipal corporations, in. a city board of health and secretary of the board of health. The director of public safety shall appoint a doctor of medicine who shall be the city health officer. Section 57. The director of finance shall have the powers and perform the duties hereinbefore provided for that officer by this act and he shall prepare and submit to the commission the annual budget estimate. Section 58. The director of public utilities shall be the head of the department of public utilities and, except as otherwise provided in this act, shall have all the powers and perform all the duties now or hereafter vested by the general laws of the state, relating to municipal corporations, as to the supervision, control and operation of all public utilities in the city, subject to the provisions of any act "own as the public service commissi!. A law, and amendments thereto. He Ah'"', have charge of the preparation and preliminary steps in the granting of franchises now or hereafter vested by law in the board of public works, common council and mayor of cities, or board of trustees of any form of public utility. In cities which do not own public utilities the commission may assign other duties to the directors of utlities in addition to those provided in this act. Section 59. The director of public

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ment or public works and, except as otnerwise provided in this act, shall have the powers and perform the duties now or hereafter vested by the general laws of the state, relating to municipal corporations, in a board of public works or like powers vested in the common council or a committee thereof acting as a board of public works. Section 60. The director of parks shall be the head of ihe department of parks, except as otherwise provided in this act, shall have the powers and perform all duties vested by the laws of this state in a department of parks, or board of park commissioners in cities of the first and second class; also in a board of public works, or board of park commissioners or com mon council or park commissions of cities of the fifth class, relating to public parks and playgrounds The director of parks shall also have all the powers and duties now or hereafter vested by the laws of this state in the boarl of park commission ers in cities of the first class, in the commissioner of public playgrounds public baths and public comfort sta tions, in cities of the first class, in the board of school trustees or commis sioners in cities of the first, second, third and fourth clases and in the board of health and charities, board of school commissioners, and board of school trustees in the cities of the second, third, fourth and fifth classes, relative to playgrounds. The director of narks shall also have the control and supervision of any municipally owned cemeteries. whether located within or without the j city limits, and any other public grounds not otherwise provided for in this act. Section 61. In cities adopting the city manager plan the commission shall consist of seven (7) members in I cities of the first class; of five (5) j members in cities of the second, third, ; fourth and fifth classes. Each com- i j missioner shall receive a salary to be fixed by ordinance not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) in cities of the first class; and of three hundred dollars ($300) in cities of the second and First Presbyterian Church Alice Brady -in"His Bridal Night" Also "An Overall Hero" A Chester Comedy FRIDAY NIGHT 7:30 One Show Only 7:30 Ad 25( mission PALACE TODAY CONSTANCE TALMADGE in "THE GIRL OF THE TIMBER CLAIMS" WILLIAM DUNCAN in "Fighting Fate" And the latest Sunshine Comedy for a good laugh. William DeMille's "MIDSUMMER MADNESS" PATHE NEWS

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third classes; of two hundred dollars ($200) In cities of the fourth and fifth classes. In every city the mayor shall receive an additional annual salary equal to fifty, percent (50) of the amount received by him as commissioner. Any commissioner absent from a regular or regularly called meeting of the commission, except on account of his own illness, shall forfeit two percent (2) of bis entire annual compensation for each such absence. Section 62. The commission shall appoint a city manager who shall be the chief executive officer of the city. He shall be chosen solely on the basis of ' his executive and administrative qualifications and need not, when appointed, be an inhabitant of the city or state. No member of the commission shall be chosen as manager. The city manager shall be appointed for an indefinite period and shall be removable at the pleasure of the commission, subject to the provisions of section 54 of this act. In case of the absence or disability of the manager the commission shall designate some qualified person to perform the duties of the office. The manager shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the commission. j Section 63. The city manager shall be responsible to the commission for the proper administration of the affairs of the city placed in his charge, and to that end shall make all appointments except as otherwise provided in this act, and except in such cases as he may authorize the head of a department or office responsible to him to appoint subordinates in such department or office. Neither the commission nor any of its committees or members, shall dictate the appointment of any , person to office or employment by the city manager, or in any manner interfere with him or prevent him from exercising his own judgment in the appointment of officers and employes in the administrative service. Except for the purpose of inquiry the commission and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the city manager, and neither the commission nor any member thereof shall give orders to any of the subordinates of the city manager, either publicly or privately. Section 64. Except when the commission is considering his removal the city manager shall have the right to be present at all meetings of the commission and of its committees, and to take part in the'r discussion. He shall pre pare and submit to the commission the annual budget estimate, after receiving estimates made by the directors of the departments. Section 65. There shall be a depart

Richmond Theatre Another day of the big program by popular response and request DOROTHY PHILLIPS in "ONCE TO EVERY WOMAN" Crowds have view this picture and pronounced it the best mother love drama ever shown. See it today. Your last chance. Miss Rita Marchant will sing. OUR ADVICE IS DON'T WISH YOU HAD, BUT DO Also Harold Lloyd in a big 2-reel comedy "NUMBER PLEASE"

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"MAMMA'S AFFAIR" Mamma's Affair Started in the Garden of Eden Ma had wished a ready-made romance on to her "precious Little Eve" but by the time she was through with Ma's nerves and the boob suitor there was "precious little" left of Eve. Then she made a wonderful discovery; a good-looking doctor helped her; and Mamma's affair wasn't a circumstance to what the sweet child put over. Six Laughing; Reels of Fits and Starts

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ment of law. a department of finance and such other departments and offices as may be established by ordinance after the appointment of a city manager. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the commission shall by ordinance prescribe and define the functions of all departments and offices and may abolish any department or office established by ordinance or transfer its duties in whole or in part to any other department or office. Section 66. - At the head of each department there shall be a director. The city attorney shall be director of law. All other heads of departments and offices shall be appointed by the city manager, on the basis of executive and administrative ability and of education, training and experience in the work they are to administer. Officers appointed by the city manager shall be immediately responsible to him and, subject to the provisions of section 54 of this act, may be removed by him at any time. Section 67. The commission, city manager, and any person, board or committee authorized by either of them, shall have power to inquire into the conduct of any department or oi fice of the city and to make investiga tiona as to city affairs, and for sucn purposes may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the pro duction of books and papers. j Section 68: For the purpose of car-. rying out the provisions of this act, concerning a special election, to aetermine whether a city will adopt one of the forms of government herein provided, and also for the purpose of nominating and electing officers under either of the plans of government provided for herein this act shall be in effect fnm and after its passage. In all other respects it shall take effect on Jan. 1, 1922; but nothing herein NIGHTS Adults j 35c Children 20c

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contained shall be construed to abridge the terms of any person fnav Jn office, but sucn person shall continue to serve for the term for which he shall have been elected or1 appointed. Section 69. If any eity shall have adopted either of the alternative forms of government provided for in this act, and if the citizens of such city shall at any time thereafter desire to change the form of government from the form so adopted to the form now provided by law, a petition may be addressed to the commission, asking that the question of reverting to the form of government now provided-by law and under ..which such city, was formerly governed, be submitted to the electors of such city. - The procedure in submitting sucn-petition and holding an election and any and all other matters whatsoever .which . may be necessary to revert to such form of government now' provided by law. shall be governed by the provisions of this act. providing for the adoption of the alternative forms of government herein provided. MURRAY Vaudeville "Better Come Early" " Pipe Organ Concert Orchestra TODAY ONLY ELKS MINSTRELS in "' "THE JOLLIES OF 1921" The theatrical hit of the season. COMING THURSDAY Revue DeLoxe Six classy girls and one man in a costly and elaborate revue. Waters, Hopkins and Churchill "Harmony Singing Comedians' Retter 'The Man Who Wrestles Himself with Carmen ErceH "A charming Girl in Charming Songs" SHIRLEY MASON in "WING TOY" This is "Some Bill" Come to the Matinees