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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

u generation Doris Rankin her sister PhylIts
i'ankin We're among the few OF modern actresses
Wh" followed in The footsteps their ancestors IN
he profession and into equally prominent
stage Families for Phyllis Rankin is The wife Of
Harry O. Davenport
Inc baNenports can trace stage ancestry back
many generations. ANA it is If many OF the
modern stage folk boast SO large a theatrical
connections For the famous Edward /. Davenport
married Fanny Elizabeth Vinng, an equally we'll
known actress, who daughter OF Frederick
ming an actor with five brothers two sisters on
the boards.
me bdNcnports mao six children. all ed
ne lootlghis Thc best known was Fanny
davenport tho American of many OF Sardous
hcr"ines The others were Harry Davenport the hus-
band OF Phyllis l;ankin. Edward Davenport Blanche
an opera singer; May, who married William Seymour
ana is the mother of Davenport Seymour.
rncc davenport also actress
port l.etwch aud has one child. Davenport Icftwic
Passing to another family. a charming actress
man Hunter, who met with New
Thcater Company in New York. belongs o e
famous ltatcInan FAMILY. and Kate Ba teman who
tivhted American audiences n VA
Srandmot her, so she is necessarily grandniece az
Ellen Batcman. who married NJ Claude Grippe and
was the mother of actors. both bearing the
NJ. Grippe; of virginia Bateman, the actress who
added 10 her already large stage connection by
an actress who later became OF Richard Bate
man an actor; and of Harold tcman. the only
per OF MS family who did follow the footlights
but became journalist.
. This branch of tho Bat eman family descended from
iezekiah I.inthcum Ba tcman. actor-nanaSer, and
ms wife Sidney Frances Cowell, who was daughter
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

his composed almost entirely Of his
children grandchildren. with the addition Of his
sister. Mrs jackson Joseph Jefferson the first died
1892.
The Jenersons continued acting together after
eath of the father and when the bear tina
name died in Mobile Ala. in theater had
he closed account of the number players
gave promise of worthy al time OF his
death He was the father of joe jefferson. o,
Rip as he was Familiarity known Joseph I'd mar
Fed Mrs. Cornelie Frances Burke. She the widow
OF Thomas Burke actor. and by this marriage had
one Charles Burke, later became a we'll
known comedian By the marriage there We're
iwo children Joseph Jefferson and his
Mrs ; G Jackson, who often played with brother
before his death.
The late Joseph Jefferson also married twice.
and was the father or ten children o four sons
have followed the fooliEhts: Charles Burke de-
ceased: Joseph Warren Jefferson. Thomas jefferson
and William Winter Jefferson.
The family talent does rot descend any great
extent IN the generation. though Joseph Ier
ieIson hae number of grandchildren I.auretta a
daughter OF Thomas jefferson is the only one who
mas had desire for the stage rip" often tried 10
get his grandchildren take up acting but with no
Iuscsss; and Mrs Thomas Jefferson ,Eueenie Paul
etcrson5 describes in her Intimate ccollcctions
Joseph Jefferson how occasion. when his
scene, they hid behind the plants and the props Tor
fear that they would
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
GREAT GkANDCHILD AN AMATEUR

l~amrctta Jefferson played the part Of AIeome in
ZIP Van Win6ic IN her fathers company fot sey
children while not adopting the stage appeared
one OF the childrcns parts with Thomas
She is josephine Rofe, granddaughter o charles
Burke jefferson.
probably the best known Of the American players
VINO are Just AS popular with the
as their forbears mero in the early the
century, are the prcwS and tho Barryinorce Louise
prsW The only one in direct succession bearing
faInily name who represents genera ton
on The stage, Her cousins Iohn ana Lionel Barry
more and Ethel Barrymore Colt fortunatc i'm
having two gifted members Ma
BARRYMORE ana George Drew. for their parents Ethel
Larry more. indeed, seems to have his
,rionic abilities of her talented grandmoiher Mrs
John Drew, who was the daughtcr o Thomas Fred
erck Lane, actor Of considerable provincial fame
III England and Of mis- wtfc, Eliza Trcncr actross
ana singer or ballads In her youth Lane later
ia 1887. ~ age
Mrs Drew, wno born in $50 was married
] mn IN ioaS she csp"nsed Henry Elaine HUNT.
S'eorie Mossgi an irish singer ana comedian she
vas l.it widow TWO years later. ma rric,I
:lohn Drew. another iriSil comedian Julv
Ihrce children were born Of this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

ma,. sometimes incline her to drop on him and crush
ne, oiv Ills iu,ldnG affections his nplcss form
The emo ,ional mother. who cries down me BACK OF
~ hontht of losing her beloved
,bild great discouraRSrs. IL takes fino
,n.h Of II fond youth to contemplate con-
,in,al wife who is guaranteed by a
ma and John ID Rockefeller to spoi! his
clean collar morning before nc starts Oft to
work Many men are afflicted With these foolish
ire idces ae rhc INTERSECTIONS OF true love
- mothcr-in- law as a prospect has mus
gar nrovcd 70 be Tic all tho dcterrents
lSxperts among nancces, in Chicago and elsewhere,
aaneciaIly in the Newport class York society
are agreed after varied experiences that there
,vas y mother in-law who Grabbed
,'hey are willing offer largo rewards for single
tho breed The trouble they say. is that
prospective mohers-in Law; arc inclined to bo
blamed SMOOTH you're engaged to their daughters
before you're much introduced to them And
until the ceremonys over and the duplicates among
cha ngc desks. the couldn't DO used
let butter melt in her mouth. 49,
But aftorward. watch IL sizzle. That
is the time little daughter wonders
whether really has married the best Fellow in all
the world. her mother is dead SHE hasn't
the trouble begins and 1T doesn't take Il husband
with tortoise shell glasses to find ont who's boss
For nll these unforeseen complications beSettnS the
original suggestion there is prevailing opinion that
up interesting for inquiry: and IT is
when study of tho future mothcr-n law becomes
universal counting days will become ono long.
dream, law cutched by the collar
n o'clock night. while voice they know
be obeycd Kisses in their ears
LOT them alone old fool! DO you want to
queer with Katie's beau?'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
Leah BotemanHuok q Ef/b Ge0craIon
fepTesen/t9iWeio|Nb ked families

also adopted Il son. Sidney White Drew who married
Gladys Rankin, and both continued stage. They
nave one child, Sidney Rankin Drew also an actor
John Drew. the only son. married Josephine Baker.
an actress, and their daughter has often appeared
before the public sometimes in her
Besides Mrs Barrymore. Mrs Drew had another
daughter, who married Charles Mcndun. o
IN 1871 iicr daughter, ticorEiana Drew Mandum,
kept np the FAMILY tradition an act
go IT can be seen that tho Drew stage connection
lac or Lionel BARRYMORE. IA
Stiarnin5 actress is daughter of Mckee Rankin
MS WIFE, kitty Blanchard two popular stage folk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
Famous Stage Families and Their
'"Trens''

Thomas jefferson u73.-iso7) married Nils. M,
"AA''
Joseph Jefferson ,i..d-Isga, married ,,u,h.,
. fortuhc. nctrcss.
Joseph Jefferson tIscf-1s,:, married Mrs Tbom..
burke. actress. "'"'''
Joseph jefferson US:0-I3u5) married ,I.ry,r,,
,, Clements I.ocieyer, actress.
Ihon,n~ Jefferson (Is57-.D
I.nurctta Jefferson.
f""H 9,a iTc , Lime married Ell.n Trenter
dS2.-ISG2). '
John Drew tis53-J married Joae phinc pakcr
i.onisn nrc".
ccoraic Drew. daughter Mrs. John Drew mnr.
rlcd Maurice iInrrymorc.
John, Lionel and Ethel Hnrrymorc.
Frederick NInini; tI.0o-Is7D married Mis-, new
Fnnny Elizabeth yinIn% t1s20- iso1) married e. L.
DnNcuport ,ISi6-Is.7).
May Davenport married William Seymour.
Davenport
W. slacrcady u'oo-1slo, mnrried Christine Birch,
William Chn-ic, AIncrendy u5o3-Is.1, mnrred
tccilc spencer.
General cecil Frederick Mncrcndy married sopbt,
tkii-stuir generation skipped.
Liza Hncrcndy,
" NacrcnGy
iI-cn 'increndy married J. IL. Chute.
Charles I<cnn Chute married sybii CIaridre.
Roger kcmbie tI.ci-Is02, married snrnb Ward
stephen I>cu,bIe u15s-Is221 married. EiIxnbetb
Henry stephen I>cmblc ,I7sD- 1876, married Miss
Agnes I<cmblc Is23- 1850 married Thomas C.
Cooper.
Frank >cmbic Cooper Cooper-Cline
Joe" Icati,iry t"weu ,I7o:-Isos married trun-
"cs sheppard tsrcoud wifcl.
sidney FrHncc- t'owclI tIS,3- ISL,
k1Uh l.. I'm tISI2-IST5).
i>Htc ifntcmnn married George Grove.
sidney married Harrison
Leah i'ntcninn Hunter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
r e pre- S e n t a
tives Of antilles
Whose FOrbearS
Have Been on the
Stage Several
Generations

IF THERE were 400 of the footlights,
quite number of the first families Of
the American stage would be entitled to
belong to it. For there is not profession
of the present day in which heredity has
played SO important part as that of the
actor.
The forbears of some of our best-known the
atrcal people were popular favorites before
the American revolution Their fourth and
fifth generations are well represented, and
the sixth is by no means rare
an tins day and age, when eugenics is SO sener-
ally studied, it Is strange that no more atten-
ton should have been directed to the stage.
For it is certain that there is no more fruitful
study IN heredlty than that which is here
revealed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

n ROM generation TO generation the stase has held
n rs own The great tragedians and comedians
Il 'he Eamle's and the Falstans-of from 100 TO
zo9 'ears san represented by their Kin
IN various degrees Of eonsangunity, behind foot
They not playing the same roles it is ,rue for
'hey ere moving along times: but they have
not buried their talents. rnayhap can draw as
SFooed houses a their iliustrous forbears Certainly
the leading ladies'" o century and less ayo wee
not believers in race suicide gave many children
70 HE stage In cases like the Kenbes all or
most OF them. became famous
Even IN the American theatrical families Of several
generations back talents Of fa,her and rnothars
passing from or generation down 70 annbe- rb
famous Jullius Rrutus Booth was followed by his
e7uall! motel Edwin Booth ana today the family
B7ptus Booth. Jr
and perhaps K ~ had not been for the terrible
ragged! associated with his name, country would
Ell DC ringing with tales of the John
wilkes Rooth, Tor st IS well known that the elder
Hooth considered the younger his most gifted son
ArS 4~ttel who died last year At the Edwin For
fest liouae Al nc advanced o. said shortly be
ore nor death mat while she playing leads with
-'o''A The father man! ago. conlpliIented
MN Oh INC success Of Edwin Booths FIRST stage an
rance ana that the tragedan replied oh thats
nothing Wait until YOU sec my o;hcr SON Ne yin
make Rome howl" And as the dear old soul added in
iart Ie did mhspel as though she were playing the
me Booth family indeed seems 70 have inherited
eleG 'R Rs s aeo 4qns BFg5qs tQGh g
s@F PS OF tss ae,G sa ng 4sq IN ss
seepe SarS b&qh ana br m p9guar actor Ghn
III Jeaorsons h % enc Y1 bn stag, ,n be
Tic distlcon o. S"i, NIX On n f9r ,la matte elaG
TafivS st ' S"aerailons have been known 20 the
, re days Of George II. when the Jeersoi
s '2 pTo5 5e @a 10 afc me ai S
ra,g rayl Gage ara aeI5r frenGs Mere s
deea Of o fetad Lad nm or satfr NE , nsTs Of me
1louiited thai comely youth outside.
:, =, ,y, ,trfJgk I4q hn, she,ed ihe room ana
sors9 his ggnos e. neens ws INC turning point 3g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

But the mothern-law as a prospect is distinctly
another story.
She valuable turn as lady TO fall in
love with prospcctively: Look her over and make
up your mind whether she is all your fancy has
painted for wife. at her age.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

HEktS ncw use for The mother for
The prospective moher-n-aw |, NAV he
that the mother-In-law Of the reality instead
Of Inc prospect may gel along about as usual
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

X its own The great tragedians and comedians
Il iae Eamets and the Falstaffs--of from 100 to
-oo years ago are san represented by Kin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-09-10
SEEKS ROAD CHANGE
County Surveyor Advocates
Narrower Thoroughfares.

Narrower but better roads will be
the slogan OF county officials in build
ing roads in Wayne county in the fu-
ture, This statement was made by
County Surveyor Peacock In discuss
ing the probable changes in the con-
struction of Wayne county highways
Since he has held office. the county
surveyor had advocated narrower
roads. holding that the additional ex-
pense be put in the quality OF the ma
terial used.
II was learned that very much
narrower roads were being built in
Michigan than in Indiana, though the
former roads are better and more dur
able. Most OF the roads constructed
near Detroit are of concrete. This ma
terial will be used on the New Paris
pike.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-09-10
JAPANESE PROBLEM
CONFRONTS BRITAIN

The Japanese problem, it on
cific Coast of the United States, is OF
peculiar policy local prejudice.
This is evident from the fact that British neigh
bors confronting precisely the problem in the
Western provinces Canada.
Indeed the racial collision between Oecident and
Orient has violent and disturbing elements with
the Canadians than with
The fisheries British Columbia the largest and
most profitable fisheries in the world, They now
wholly Japanese conservative English author
ity thousand Japanese fishermen
deriving from this annual incomes varying
five thousand dollars each,
The latest available figures several years be-
hind the present reckoning prove the island OF
Vancouver there more Japanese adult males than
white Thus the question of Japanese predomin
In Vancouver has become lively and pressing
issue. For experience shows that the adult male Japan
immigrant is in process of time, usually followed
by his family His and habits become allper
vasive He enarges his boundaries and drives the white
before him. not by force Of arms, but by economic
a pressure of social circumstances.
The fact that the Japanese swarming over the
Loyalty Islands with prospective the Australian
that they virtually taken possession
OF the Queen Charlotte Islands in the Canadian Pacific
offng they settling by thousands in
various parts of the western Canadian continental pro-
vtncesis pretty in the long the English
side by side with the United States in effort
o a emergency
1t is assured that EnglishJapanese alliance
English into continued antagonsm with the
United Japanese question. is generally
understood that the British Foreign Office has
plainly informed TOXIC the existing alliance could
invoked by Japan in any differences with the
United States.
Reputable English newspapers have good deal to
extravagant pretensons of the Japanese
in their migratory invasion of the Western World. They
point the that the Japanese Government, in ia
pan, Manchura, taxing legislatng
foreign interest of its jurisdctiontha 1t is denying
Europeans Americans resident in
very rights concessions stridently
for it's immigrants in foreign countries
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-09-10
Will Indianapolis Fall for It2

In the movement for better city government
Richmond is more fortunate than indianapolis.
In this city this fall there will not be two
good government tickets to split the vote of the
citizens interested in municipal reforms. There
will be just one, the Progressive ticket, which
gives assurance that the administration of city
affairs is finally to be wrested from the control
of the old line parties.
Last spring the Indianapolis Progressives
nominated such strong municipal ticket that
the bipartisan bosses and bosslets of that city
actually alarmed. In desperate effort to
defeat this Progressive ticket they employed
that age old political trick-placing an indie
pendent ticket in the field. This done, the ma
chine leaders now piously announcing that it
is high time city government was relieved of the
burden of partisan politics.
1t is to be hoped that the Indianapolis Star
will be successful in its efforts to impress the
voters of Indianapolis with the sham, hypocrisy
and trickery which the Citizens ticket is
founded.
The election Of the candidates on that ticket
would provide relief from gang control and
Indianapolis prospect for good government
he next four years rests with the Progressive
ticket.
The Palladium in expressing it's views on the
Citizens ticket of indianapolis does not take the
position that it is opposed to divorcing city gov
ernment from partisan politics. Rather it is a
staunch champion of such reform But the Pal
Iadium is emphatically opposed to such action
until that time the state legislature sees fit to
provide for the removal of party emblems from
ballots used in municipal elections.
1t is we'll to note that the bipartisan bosses
of Indianapolis have not been carried SO far away
in their enthusiasm for non-partisan manage
ment of city affairs to overlook placing Re-
publican and Democratic tickets in the field.
This fact alone convicts them of the charge that
the Citizens ticket movement they have engi-
neered is merely effort to split the ranks of
the good government supporters and assure a
victory for one of the two old line parties-whch
one makes but little difference to them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-09-10

Have assd Eckmans Alternative 10
several cases Of fubercular glands OF the
neck with sxeeilspt results every TINS,
In enc case II cost me so for the ssrl
wss put on IL gaty antL sae could At.
range 10 he operated. snd in = sasTt
time an operation WAS net needed,
suppose your records are JUST So nne as
Z SD You know my faith In 1t
fOEtStaal of this physAcian's heSFeE On nlei
Fcknan's Alternative Is effective In 9TH
er forms Read what Mrs., GaFNtn says;-
Idaho Falls Idaho
''seEtlsunen | have gatned twenty-five
pounds siuce last February aud nav eaey
l. IN perfect health. l hxSe been waiting
since she was horn TO see how I would
get along I am now doIn1 all NV woTA,
have teen ever stacs she = four weeks
cd and / ann steadily Hatatns. ! dc act
eaaRh or raise ansthing st all believe
any lung trouble is cured
Swera Afnaavitl MRS. NH eAhNfA>
Sete-Nrs- Garvin has seven children,
Eckman's AIterative Is effective In brca.
ehitis. Asthma Hsy Fever: Throat and
Lung Troubles and Ia uphuildins the
system. Does not contain poisons. epistes
or habit forming drugs Ask fer booklet
tellirss Of recoveries, and write to Ecsman
Laboratory, PILLS delphia, IA. for mere svi-
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4. G. Luken and Company.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-09-10

Mr.. Editor:
l have just learned that the County
Commissioners have designated as the
proper place for the new drinking
fountain, the center of the cement
plaza or walk leading from the side
walk 10 the front door of the court
house.
This location is certainly bad, both
as marring the beauty OF the front
view, and affordlng and making possi-
BILE a wet, insanitary place in sum-
mer, and slippery place in winter.
The shaft already on hand 10 be set
up, Is not one of beauty. but is intend
ed and suitable only as convenience.
feel sure IL will be a great mistake TO
set the fountain in the center or that
large flat area OF cement.
BENZ. F. HARRIS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-09-10

This enrolment compares favorably
with that of last year. there being
3,490 at the end of the first month last
fall.
1t was necessary to transfer some
students from one school to another
on account of crowded rooms. but diff
ficulty along this line is encountered
each year. The high school is gradual
ly coming into its schedule, but a few
more changes in the enrolment OF
classes are necessary. The regular
all day program was run through to-
day, giving each class its full time.
No chapel exercises were held today.
For the past two days the program,
with periods shortened, has been run
through with in the morning and the
teachers have been meeting in the aft
ernoon to arrange changes in classei
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-09-10
Penrose Surrenders

Senator Penrose pauses to remark:
Il will say candidly Mr.. President, has not
my intention to offer amendments perhaps
few exceptions. to the pending bill, it, although
not authorized to speak for Republican Senator
myself that such is the general sentiment on this
Chamber. l fully realize no amendment
offered by by associates any chance
of passage at this session of Congress-"
In other words, if you do not believe the Pres
ident absolutely dominates his party in congress-
take it from the Pennsylvania high protectionst
thakhe does. In the senate President Wilson has
had working majority which has fluctuated on
the tariff question from three to nothing, but
his measure Is going through just as he wants it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-09-10
BOOMING A MILLION
New York Tribune.


When the schools of the country opened their doors
week to receive the childrens army there were
100000 boys and girls missing. They failed to
call school bell at $50 because they had
swered factory whistle 7.
million children under 1s, who should been
in school when the bell have been swallowed by
industry According r. Lovejoy, secretary of
national child labor committee. nearly all these
boys and girls doomed life of poverty,
wretchedness crime. All girls and nearly
boys 16 who go work, Lovejoy
asserts statistics prove his assertion,
entering industries. Their lack of education
combined tender constitutions such
have at young period, makes them fit for blind
alley" occupations only. They grow up into manhood
without trades and with poor physical health
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-09-10
An ENGLISH View of American Courts

Commenting on ex-President Taft's criticism
of the American judicial system, the London
Times quite harshly pays its respects to Ameri-
can courts and most of the indictments it returns
are we'll founded. The Thunderer says:
"Mr. Taft's pronouncement is bound to inten-
sfy misgvngs which many Americans have
come to feel in the efficiency of their state
courts and the system on which they are based.
1t would be mere flattery to pretend that judges
at these tribunals have anything like the stand
ing of our own judiciary. The great and growing
lack of confidence in state courts, in their hon
esty and impartiality, we'll in their technical
efficiency is one of the most disQuieting phe-
nomena observable in America today. What the
United States needs more than anything else is
reformer of the Jeremy Bentham type, to restore
common sense to its codes and simplicity to the
administration. The criminal procedure, espec-
tally, of America today is very much as ours was
in the time of the Stuarts. It is hopelessly en-
meshed in technicaities and neglects justice and
perspective to chase after impossible nfallibility
of form.
"It is hardly, indeed, too much to say in Grim
inal cases conducted in the United States that
it is not the prisoner in the dock, but the Judge
the bench who really is on trial It is the
fetish worship of forms and rules that makes iu-
dicial procedure in America a hndrance to JUS
tice and comfort to criminals, and too many de-
cisions of state courts on social, industrial and
constitutional issues seem to have been formed
with the same quibbling spirit. They have lost
touch with life; they have grown petrified in
pettifogging distractions, and no problem that
Confronts the American people is more urgent
cuts deeper than the problem of how to lead them
back to reality and common sense