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Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26
June Caprice Well Beloved
By All Her Studio Associates

If ever there was film star who is
more loved by every member of her
company, from poorest extra girl to
leading man and director, than June
Caprice, the little sunshine maid who
is now appearing in William Fox's
Every Girls Dream" which shows
at the Sun theater the last three days
OF this week.
Here are a few of the reasons why
June's associates stoutly acclaim her
to all comers as real fellow"
She always does what is wanted, no
matter how unpleasant, with CHEEKY
smile, because she knows the picture
is at stake.
While at work on her present pic
ture she left her bed at 2 a. m. to
catch ) o'clock train with her di-
rector and his aides. to reach the town
where the exterior scenes were to be
made in time to start work early.
Although the studio lunch room
force would like nothing better than
to serve June's luncheon in her dress
ing room, she won't hear Of it. She
prefers to lunch in the restaurant.
And when she is i'll dreadful hurry
she snatches a bite to eat while
perched on stool at the quick lunch
counter.
These are few reason why June
is the little queen of the Fox studio
lot
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26
Gretchen Cries Easily, and
Her Tears Flow in This One

Tears are easy for Gretchen Led
erer, one of the featured players of
the Butterfly picture, "The Lair Of
the Wolf,' which comes TO the Hipp
theater on Friday and Saturday. And
in this picture she has to cry great
deal. She plays the part OF a widow
with an only son, who marries in
haste an old admirer, to repent at leis-
ure, for he turns out to be brute.
T The many directors at Universal
City were greatly interested in the
performance and makeup OF the ac-
tress inlthls production. Her grief was
so realistic and the tears streamed
down her face so abundantly that it
was hard to believe that in real life
she is a most contented and happy
person. She 10 not "temperamental'
in the stage acceptance of the mean
ing of the word, but she has a won
derful faculty OF concentration, and
throws herself intellectually into
the role she is playing.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26
Turpin's School Of Dancing

ANNOUNCING THE NEW sEAsoN--opsnlns Sent.
10, 1917, Adult Beginners Glass Mondays and Thur.
days. D. m. Adult Advance Glass Tuesday, Sept. n.
.. N. Pupils should Join the first lesson 'Phons
Harvey si4s or call personally. 2sth Farnam SITS.
Terms most reasonable. High School Glass Saturday.
Sept. "a. .. m. (Ass IA 10 ~. chlidrsn's cIas,
begins Saturday, Oct. %, $50 ,. n
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26
Tale of the "Food Gamblers"
Toll; in Startling Film

June Justice, reporter on the Globe,
has made sensational arraignment Of
several prominent business men in
New York City. charging them with
vicious and unlawful food gambling"
and declaring she will produce evi-
dence branding them as traitors to
their country.
Miss Justice reveals pitiful condi.
tions in the homes of New York East
Siders, where, she says, the people
are actually in the grip of starvation.
"Pale-faced mothers seek in vain
nourishment for their starving babes
while ring of the most despitable
grafters plan to hold up supplies in
order to reap gold. These men con-
slider greater traitors to our country
during its time of need than the man
who bctrays war secrets to the
enemy"
This dramatic statement was made
by Miss Justice before the courts. She
claims that the men whom she accuses
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26
Empress Garden Will Dance
Later for Winter Season

Now that the theatrical season is
getting in full swing Manager Phil
bin of the Empress Garden announces
that dancing will be from $50 till
1890 instead of II o'clock, as before.
The Wednesday and Saturday tea
dansants will be continued from $3.50
till $50. The dancing Cronins will
be the entertainment feature for the
current week. Their dancing in vari-
Gus coctumes is being we'll received.
Miss Cronin does some exceptionally
splendid spotlight dancing in cos
tunes, which includes the Egyptian
and other popular dances. Mr.. Gro
min surprises the crowds by some
expert whistling that is far above the
ordinary. Some new dishes that will
satisfy the palate are promised on the
special Sunday table d'hote dinner
today that is meeting with great ia
yOr
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26

Mary Miles Minter was born in
Shreveport, La, April /, 1902, and was
educated by private tutors. She had
quite stage career as a child actress
supporting Nat Goodwin, Robert Hill
lard, Mrs. Fiske, Bertha Kalich, Dus-
tin and William Farnum, and for four
years appeared in the title role in
"The Li;tlest Rebel" Her screen
career was first with Frohman in THE
Fairy and the Wait" then with the
Metro Pictures Service in Barbara
Freitchie," Emmy of Stork's Nest"
etc, She is now with the American
Film corporation, whose pictures are
distributed by the Mutual Film cor
poration and witt, whom she has ap-
peared in Faith, THE Innocence Of
Lizette," "Dulcie's Adventure" "A
Dream or Two Ago" "Periwinkle"
and others. She will be seen in
Somewhere in America" shortly and
her latest picture is Melissa of the
Hills" Her hobbies are writing verse
and prose and motoring. She is five
feet two inches tall and weighs liz
pounds, has golden hair and blue eyes.
Home address, 1915 Santa Barbara,
Cal. Studio address, American Stu
dios, Santa Barbara, Cal.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26
Flag that Inspired Key
Shown in "The Stacker" Here

In "The Stacker" the Metro pro-
duction de luxe starring the brilliant
actress. Emily Stevens, being shown
at the Boyd theater, will be seen an
exact duplicate of the flag that in
spired Francis Scott Key to write the
national anthem, "The Star Spangled
Banner"
This was the flag that hoated over
Fort Henry at Baltimore, when the
British fleet attacked the American
fort, AT that time the national en-
blem consisted OF fifteen stripes and
fifteen stars, and measured 40x30 feet.
The duplicate of this flag, screened in
The Stacker" measures exactly the
same as the original, which is one of
the treasures of the United States
government.
Under cover of flag OF truce. the
young composer had gone on board a
British war vessel to see friend who
was prisoner, and during the night
the British attacked the fortress. The
sight of Old Glory, battle-scarred, but
still flying in the morning breeze, in
spired him to write the immortal
song.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26
Brenon'S "Lone Wolf" Gets
Hiqh Praise as a Feature

Motion picture patrons who delight
in story of suspense, mystery and
rapid-hre action should flock to the
Strand theater the first four days Of
this week to see Herbert Brenon's
screen Interpretation of Louis Joseph
Vance's novel, The Lone Wolf"
Although no star is presented in
this production, the entire cast of
players is practically of stellar quail
ity. Hazel Dawn is featured, together
with Bert Lytell, whose stage record
has few parallels among the younger
actors of the day. In other roles will
be seen Alfred Hickman, Edward
Abeles, William E. Shay, Stephen
Grattan, William Riley Hatch, Flor
ence Ashbrooke, Juliet Brenon, Jo-
seph Chailles, Ben Graham, Robert
Fischer and Master Cornish Beck.
The story centers about a remark
able criminal, who, because of his
habit Of playing the game single
handed and his cleverness in covering
his tracks, is known to the police as
the Lone Wolf. In Paris this man
becomes involved in the Vaccinations
Of a band of crooks who term them
selves the Pack. Among them is a
girl who arouses the VOLTS interest
and in his belief that she is one of his
craft, he aids her in escaping from
the Pack.
This escape is fraught with many
perils and thrilling episodes, including
a motor car chase through the streets
of Paris, the burning OF hotel and a
battle in the air between aeroplanes
over the English channel. The girl
turns out to be in reality a member
of the secret service, but upon the
Lone VOLTS promise of reformation
she gives him his liberty, with the
prospect for a more tender alliance
between them in the future
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26
Lakeyiew Park Offers Much
To AmuSe the Restless

A festive spirit of good fellowship
is to be found at Lakevew park, each
evening, and the reason OF it all is
probably the fact that fun opportuni-
ties are presented in such rapid sue
cession. Thrill after thrift; sensation
after sensation; fun and more fun
are found in all corners and parts
of the park.
The big Jack Rabbit coaster, tow
ering above all other attractions and
commanding the attention OF every
one, stands out pre-eminent and is
easily one of the fun centers. An
other impressive attraction is the
dance palace. Here, each evening one
can witness the most intricate steps
of terpsichore. All in all, Lakeview
has attractions some one of which
will be sure to please.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26

Pierce is the principal comedian with
the show, with pretty Helen Vreeland
as the pritna donna and a big cast of
real artists as we'll as a whole bat
talon of lively choristers who are on
the stage every few minutes and
whose repertoire includes all Of the
latest popular musical novelties.
Junie McCree is the author of the two
one-act skits presented. Local anna
teur divers will compete for hand
some trophy cups-the men Thursday
evening and the women Friday eve
ming. Contestants may register at
the box Office any time. Ladies matt
nee daily starting tomorrow.
Music and pretty girls abound at
the Empress theater for the first four
days of this week, starting today.
Heading the bill is the international
Revue" in a song and dance trip
around the world with Irene Ritten-
house, Harry Downing and Mar
guerite Evans and beauty chorus of
six. The Archie Nicholson Trio, con-
sisting of three men, presents a COM
edy musical number in which they in
troduce solos, duets and trios with
trombones, cornets, saxaphones and
other brass and reed instruments.
Styling themselves "The Frolicsome
Misses" the Keough sisters present
an act consisting of singing and dane
ing. Their Spanish number is espe-
cially elaborate. Wildrid Du Bois,
"The Jongleur Parisien," is heralded
as "The Juggling Wizard" with a
box full of "nutrix."
.
Irving Berlin's syncopated musical
success, Watch Your Step" will
come to the Brandeis theater Sunday,
September 9, for a limited engage
ment of two days.
Omaha theater-goers will shortly
have the opportunity Of witnessing
David Belasco's comedy hit, THE
Boomerang" at the Brandeis.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26

conspired to imprison her on the
charge Of selling dope" in order that
she might not expose their designs on
the food market.
This is the story OF the new Tri-
angle play, THE Food Gamblers" !"
which will be shown at the Muse the
ater today and Monday. 1t was pro-
duced under the supervision OF Allan
Dwan. Elda Millar appears as June
Justice and Wilfred Lucas as Henry
HavenS, food commissioner.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26

But it is in corn that Nebraska
shines this year. Corn to the right
of US, corn to the left of us, Corn in
front of us, and corn behind us: in
fact, corn almost everywhere. Some
of the stalks are so tall that one is
led to believe for an instant that the
school of forestry has been excep-
tionally busy during the summer.
Field after field Of corn reminds one
Of vast groves of young trees, but
the large ears Of corn thriving
toward maturity checks the imagina-
ton and the dreamer awakens to the
fact that corn is more valuable than
timber and it produces once a year.
The farmers are now interested in a
variety of corn that runs to ear rather
than to stalk and bears a small corn
cob filled with a very large grain OF
corn. George Coupland and son.
father this variety. Antelope county
has made a success of it.
Where cornhelds have been totally
destroyed by hail the owners intend
to disk the acres in winter wheat.
This means economy in cultivation.
Try lit. In the Republican valley
where the corn has been partially
damaged the silo will insure food for
stock. In every county an orRanlza-
ton prevails to guarantee sufficient
seed to plant an increased acreage for
next year. The banker and business
man has Joined hands with the farmer
to make Nebraska the greatest agricul-
tural state in the union. M. H. D.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26
Schmidt Called to New York
From Omaha Pathe Office

c. E. Schmidt, recently appointed
assistant manager to Mr.. Holah OF
the local Pathe Offices, has been no
tilted to report at the home Office OF
the company at New York City to
become connected with the business
managers office. Mr.. Schmidt leaves
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-26

Monday for New York with his fam.
lily and has the best wishes of his
Omaha friends for his future sue
cess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
Effect of Wind Upon Sound.

MNE of the government scientists
W gives an interesting explanation
of the action of the wind in preventing
the spread of sound.
1t is, he claims, not the wind, as
such, that prevents sound from trav-
cling against it, but differences In the
strength of the wind. If. for instance,
the wind is stronger above than below,
or stronger at one side, it's effect will
be to tilt the sound waves in one di-
rection or another. Differences Of tenn
perature in the air also cause deflec-
ton of the waves of sound. Other
atmospheric causes exist which defect
sound from a straight course and pre-
vent it from going as far in a certain
direction as 1t may have been expected
to go.
Some of the sirens IN this country,
says this scientist, produce sounds
which ought theoretically to be audi
BILE at a distance of 1900 miles, but, in
fact, the authorities are satisfied if they
are heard only two miles away. The
reason for the discrepancy between cal
culation and experiment was probably
atmospheric detection of the sound.
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WAsHINGTON'S FOREFATHERS
AND HIS COAT OF ARMS

~ ULGRAvE MANOR was the first
~ home of the Washington family.
and brass memorials and inscrip-
lions. still to be seen in the old Eng
lish church and Manor of Sulgrave and
Brighton, England. fully record the
history of the family.
1t was in this village that Laurence
Washington and his family lived for
three generations before their removal
to Brighton. The Washington house.
originally monastery, was granted to
Laurence Washington. the mayor of
Northampton, by Henry VIII in 1888,
upon the dissolution of the monAsteries.
Over the entrance of the house Is
carved the Washington coat
The Church of ST. Mary. where the
family worshiped. is nearby and con-
tainS three memorial brasses on the
graystone slab put down in memory OF
Laurence Washington and his family
Laurence Washington, great-great-
great-grandfather of George Washing
ton, planned this monument as me-
mortal to his wife, leaving the date of
his own demise to be filled in after
his death. However, this was never
done.
The village of Brighton contains two
other records of the Washington fam
lily. One place of interest is the house
to which the family moved from Sui
grave. Robert Washington died in this
house in 1899 and in the yard may be
found q sun dial, upon which II en-
graved the family coat-of-arms.
Both Robert Washington and Lau-
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is the road which leads to Largo.
There it stops after forming junction
with one OF the old roads of Maryland
which leads from Bladensburg by way
of Landover Brightseat and Largo to
Upper Marlboro.
The Rambler has often written OF
this section as one of great and quiet
beauty and as section that has long
been settled and titled. The old fami-
lies in this part of the country around
Washington had in their houses grand
pianos from London, and cases of books
and plate and pictures while the resi-
dents west of Rock creek were wearing
bearskin caps and deerskin shirts and
trading with the Indians. On these old
wheat and tobacco lands east of the
Eastern branch settlement and civiliZa-
ton began very soon after the settle
ment of St. Marys City. Settlement
proceeded faster up the PatuXent valley
than up the valley of the Potomac, and
Largo is on the Patuxent watershed. In
fact on going out Central avenue about
two miles beyond the District line one
crosses the divide, where little streams
flow westward to the Eastern branch
and eastward to the Patuxent.
Before reaching the hamlet of Largo
the Rambler passed through region
which he invaded last winter. Soon
after leaving the District line one
comes to that point where the Chapel
road enters Central avenue, which was
better known for more than half a CEN
fury as the Mud pike" Chapel road
was so called because it led to and past
Addison Chapel, one of the venerable
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renee Washington, grandson of Lau-
renee of Sulgrave, are buried in the
Church of All Saints, which is close BY.
Laurence Washington's two sons
John and Laurence-became, respeo.
lively. ssr John Washington, knight OF
Thrapston, and the Rev. Laurence
Washington, rector of Purleigh. Essex.
John. the eldest, emigrated to America
in 1857 and was the great-grandfathep
of our first President.
1t Is generally believed that tho origs
inal design of the American flag came
from the stars and stripes of the WashS
ington coat-o arms, and the stars sig.
Nifty divine influence, guiding the bear
er in the right way, while the bars
denote one who sets the bar of con.
science and religion against wicked
temptations and evil desires. The bars
are red and white In the coat-of-armss
as in our flag. the red meaning military
bravery and fortitude. while the white
means peace and sincerity. The Latin
motto on Washington's seal was limo
from Ovid. highly significant of his
own career: "Exetus acta probat-
ACTIONS are tested by their issues
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muddy road leads over to SunnysIde
and then passes onto the Washington
and Marlborough pike. the traveller will
see off to the left wide frame house
powered in trees, and In field west
of the house clump of cedars. That
is the mansion and the burial ground
of the plantation Independence. None
of the Berrys live there now. Among
the cedars are tombstones. One Is ITO
my Beloved Husband, .rohn e. Berry,
who died April 81, 1853, in the seventy
third year of his age" Another is
Sacred to and in Faithful Memory of
Mrs. Barbara Berry, Who Departed This
Life November rs. 1866" Albert Berry
and Frederick Berry, sons of DR.. John
E. Berry, rest under the cedars and the
graves of other Berrys Of Independence
are there also. The frame house of
Independence is not the original house.
though 1t is an old one. The first was
a massive brick built by Benjamin
Berry. father of DR.. John E. Berry. 1t
was he who named the farm indie
pendence-
Something like half a mile along your
road one will come to the blacksmith
shop of ]. W. Kalenbach, who was
born in Washington sixty-odd years
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= Rambler Visits LARGO in Prince Georges Count.

stands. The grounds around the hOusp
are laid out with walks that interooo4
each other at right angles and ara Dor
dered by shrubbery. An older house q
brick stood on this spot. but It was st
on fire by slave and destroyed, and the
present frame house was built before the
civil war. 1t was the home OF DR.. George
w. Berry, who married Miss Mary H
called the place Graden. They are at rest
in the churchyard of old st. Barnabas,
near Iceland. The father of DR.. George
w. Berry was Zachariah Berry the Sec
ond of Concord. and his wife, whose
name. given by her tombstone simply 81
priscilla NJ" was Priscilla CAN'T Of
Maryland, no doubt a member OF the
CAN'T family of Strawberry Vale Manor,
about which the Rambler recently wrote
Zahariah Berry had as children, I'm addi-
ton to DR.. George w. Berry of Graden
and Thomas z. Berry of Concord. q son
named Zachariah and a daughter. Maria
Berry. This Zachariall built home half Q
mile west of Graden which he called Wa.
ren's Grove. and Maria. sister Of George
w. Berry OF Graden and Thomas q. Berry
of Concord. married Dr. John Dare of
Washington city and built home on the
Berry lands which she called Largo.
lSdrSO mansion Is Ile Old gray ufnper
house with the outside chimneys which
one sees far off to the south after coming
within few hundred yards of the hamlet
of Largo. Graden is today owned and
occupied by Charles NJ. Berry. son OF DR..
George W. Berry. DR.. Berry OF Graden
had children Charles NJ. who married
Miss Mercedes Roberts of Prince Georges
county; NJ. Estelle Berry. who is now Mrs.
Julian Hall and lives near Halls station,
on the Pope's creek line, and Maria B.
Berry. who married Thomas A. Dobbyns
of Washington.
At the foot Of the garden at Graden fs
q cemetery in which the tombs are SO
closely hidden under shrubbery that the
Rambler could make out only one IN
scription. 1t was this: Sacred to the
Memory of Mary Elizabeth. Daughter OF
Thomas f. and Elizabeth Berry OF Prince
Georges County. Died October %, 1884.
aged fourteen years and nine month";"
One passes on to the hamlet of Largo
by taking the road to the right. from
after something like half a mile. brings
one to Largo House. 1t is uninhabited.
lonely and shabby. 1t is now the property
of Isaiah Jones, one of the big farmers
of Prince Georges. who lives near Richie.
on the Chesapeake Beach railroad. He
bought Largo plantation from John A
Schultz who bought 1t from the DARE
heirs. At the rear of Largo house is
crooked post surmounted by a rusty bell.
which once rang to call the hands in from
homes and farms carved out Of the Largo
lands are those Of Charles Nicholson, who
occupies the dwelling at Largo hamlet !:
Truman and Frank Bean, sons Of Nicho-
las Bean. long residents of the neghbor-
hood, and John and VIII Brady. sons OF
the venerable George Brady. who lived
at Forestville, on the Marlboro pike, long.
long ago.
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ago. but set up the blacksmith shop
by the side of the Mud pike in 1875.
There a dirt road strikes off to the
right, leading to Concord and Walkers
Mill Concord is one Of the finest of
the revolutionary homes around Wash
ington, and Walkers mill is one of the
few water mills in operation in this
region. Concord, a noble old brick
house. was the homo of Zachariah Ber-
~. brother of Benjamin Berry of In
dependence. Zachariah left Concord to
his son zachariah, who left it to his
son. Thomas Berry, whose children,
Thomas Berry, James B. Berry and Re
becca Berry. are living there today.
The tomb of the first Zachariah Berry.
which is near the house, tells that he was
born July II, 174s. and died March rs.
1915. The inscription on the tomb of his
son Zachariah reads, Born November II.
1885; died March 8, 1859" The wife of
the first Zachariah was Elizabeth Owen,
who was born October 80 1749, and died
October 3, 1905. The wife of the second
Zachariah was named Priscilla, and her
gravestone recites that she was born Feb
ruary IA, 1901. and died June "a. 1876.
Walkers mill was formerly Berry's mill,
and was operated by the Berrys Of Con-
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fight in the air. while serial histories
of the war intrench themselves on
earth. and publicists. economists. press
agents and honest newspaper CORE
spondents swell the clamor. Mine en-
envy hath written a book" He mud
dies the waters! Yea. and each Of my
friends hath written another" States
men and generals will write their me-
moirs. later.
But there will be one unfailing guide
for the future historian-the war car
toon.
The very increase in mechanical proc
esses which permits the confusion of
the making of many books" will come
to the historians aid with pictures. A
century ago, when the world was at
wood engraving, the old pictorial
"broadsheets" told the truth of the
Napoleonic wars better than any sti-
pended pamphleteer could muddle it,
and the present struggle, while 1t near
ly slew every other form OF art for the
time being, worked up to fever pitch
the output of pictorial comment.
In France an unexampled flood of car
toon, caricature and dry satire poured
from artists both celebrated and un-
known. Other countries followed in
proportion to their liking for prints, and
the evidence supplied by this mass OF