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The Washington times., 1918-02-25
SPANISH MAIDENS
IN LAND Of 10y"
STARAT NATIONAL

With the click OF countless cas-
tenets "The Land OF JOY was usher
ed into the Capital at the National
last night and hundreds of frst-night-
ers went home delighted.
This Spanish-American revue is
something new, with enough catchy
tunes to furnish a half dozen ordi-
nary musical comedies and a number
Of Spanish chorus girls any one Of
whom would be a star in a Produc-
ton made in this country.
THE Land of Joy" is an entertain
ment midway betw cen French revue
and an opera Comique with no trace
Of a plot, but plenty of dances and
songs. And the dances are graceful,
seductive, skiIlful and artistic. These
Spanish senoritas have the technique
of the hip and the knee-cap, not to
mention the heel, down to perfection
and they are rhymthic and undulat-
ing.
spain's WnItz King.
Quinito Valverde, the composer, is
called the waltz king" Of Spain. A
great deal Of the music is syncopated,
but these dancers for whom life
seems to be just one fling after
another do it as a matter of course.
Doloretes is the premier dancer, but
then there Is ViOieta and Manzan-
tinita and about a dozen others who
are past mistresses Of the terpsichor-
can art BIlboa is IS the only male
dancer, and he Is a revelation.
As for the singers, Maria Marco,
Ampora Saus and Luisita Puchol
stand out as the prima donnas, and
they add to the general joy of the
performance. "Ay que Rico" which
Julius Tanner, the only American in
the company, translated as meaning
"Oh how lovely" won several encores
and Senorita PuchOl deserved the ap-
plause as well as the dashing Span
ish chorus
Mr.. Tanner cts as Interpreter of
the various scenes which lead the
audience from Valencia, to Granada,
the Alhambra, the fair at Seville. a
bull ring, and finally to Madrid,
where the finale is staged with a
dancing contest which reused the first
nighters to enthusiasm, the hand
clapping vieing with the castanets OF
the chorus, which also grows Eenu-
inely excited as their faYorites re
spond to an abandonment Of happi-
ness.
1t would take more than a column
TO describe the wondrous gowns.
shawls, mantillas, and combs worn by
the senoritas. During its twenty
weeks run in New York The Land
of JOY" became a society fad because
of these costumes.
Dancing Is Refreshing.
To a public fed up on Russian bal
lets, Hawaiian wiggIes. and classic
dances Of scau,Hy clad IirecIan maid
ems, the dancing in this new produc-
ton is refreshing.
The scenery also is new to Ameri-
can theatergoers. and several of the
settings drew applause while the
stage was empty awaiting the prin-
cipals.
Just before the close Sonora Marco
and Manuel Villa. the celebrated bari
tone Of the Royal Opera, Madrid, and
a favorite in Paris before the war,
sang a duet entitled "Pensamiento
Enamorado" that scored. It deals
with love, and Mr.. Tanner a few mo
ments later explained that much OF
the success OF the number was due to
the fact that the singers were man
and wife.
1.-THE Land OF Joy" seems due to
register as big a hit in Washington
as 1t did in New York.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-07

MurquIsc lie Crcqul de Montfort dc
Cour,lvron, wife If n member Of the
French wnr mission In Washington.
has presented to the state Of Virginia
the sword worn by her distinguished
fa,hcr. the late prince Of rollgnac.
who rose to the rank II general In the
Confederate army. Nine. dc Courtlv.
ron was Agnes de rcllgnac. Her popu.
lar,,y among those who have eater.
nlncd the commission has been marked
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-07
Unpleasantness In Home Creates In.
tangible lmpalpable Atmosphere,
Driving Children Away.

4 few sarcastic words from the IN.
Their, n sharp rc,ort from the mother
that was NIL. But was II all? What
about the effect upon Johnnie and Su
sic, sitting there quietly at their eve.
ming lcSsons1 Aud did neither parent
notice that Thomas slipped out NJ the
house NJ the first lntmation that there
was TO he n quarrel between father
aud mothcri For quarrel II really was
although brief and clothed In the Ian.
guarc ~ educated, respectable per.
sons. and long after these harsh and
wul,lnd words had been spoken the at.
mosphcrc NJ the family living room
remained charged with an emotional
disturbance In which no one could con.
ccntralc his mind upon his reading or
study
Family friction Is always fatal 10
happiness. says Mnry A. I.asallc In
Mothers Magazine, and when there
are children In the home II N almost
sure TO work lrrcpnrnhlc harm upon
their minds aud souls.
one ~ the most powerful causes ~
the exodus of young people from their
homes at an agc when they are not
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-07

miles; Pottsvile. Pa. To- Easton, Pa,
Via OrNigSburg and Dnnlclsylllc. Pa. I:
Harrisburg Pa, to Reading, Pa, Via
Lebanon and RobcSonin, Pa, dis.
tame" each way of 81 miles. and Iiar-
riNhurg Pa Ia llagorstown, Md.
Routes extend from Cincinnati to
Springfield, Ohio. via Dayton and Nj.
nlniSburg, q distance each way Of 10
miles Portland. Me. TO Nashun. y. H..
via Portsmouth and Exeter y. H.. n
distance each way of lni miles
Nnshun, y. II, TO Hartford. Conn,
VIA Stafford Springs, Conn, and
Worcester and East Pcppcrcll. Mass,
n distance each way Of III miles Hng.
crStown, Md. 10 Stnunton. Va: Staur.
ton, Va, Ia Roanoke, Va: Winston.
Salem 10 Charlotte. y. C.: Concord 10
StntcSylllc. y. e.. Charlotte to Cnm.
den. y. C.; Camden. y. C., 10 Column
bla, \. C.: Florence 10 Columbia. =. C..
via Darlington and Lydia: Columbia.
\. e., 10 Chaplin aud Lexington. n dis.
lance oi ~ miles and return. Charles.
ton, $. C.. To Columbia. :. G., via Som.
rrvillc and orangchurc. s. g.. n dis.
lance cnch way Of l"6 miles: Orange.
hurg $. C.. Ia Augusta, Ga. via Lang.
ley aud Wllliston s. e.. n distance
each way ~ - miles: Savannah 10
StntcShoro, Ga. yin roolcr. blooming.
dale, NARROW aud Brooklct. distance
each way NJ - miles; Augusta To Nh.
con, Gu. Macon 10 Columbus. ca. Co.
lumbus 10 Montgomery. Ala. Green.
vile, $. G.. 10 Atlanta. Ga: Atlanta.
Ca, 20 Montgomery Ala. and Blrm.
ngham to Montgomery, Ala. via Yer.
bcna and Marhury. Ala. u distance
each why ~ lOj miles
with the exception Of n branch he.
tween Washington, II. G.. and Rich.
mond, Va. the course NJ which has not
Vet been decided on chain ~ routes
has been adopted linking Portland Me.
with Nashua. \. II. Nashua with Wor.
ccS'cr. Mass. Worcester with Hart.
ford Conn; Hartford with New York
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-07
FRICTION IN FAMILY FATAL

lifted to enter upon the work NJ life
Is friction In the family. Young people
nrc by nature loyal TO their parents
and II II almost never that n young
person viii give MS reason for his
leaving home the fact that his father
and mother auarrclcd or nag at each
other or do not agree upon certain
points.
Friction In the home creates nm In.
tangible, impalpahlc atmosphere In
which the sensitive child chnkcS aud
pants for the free mir ~ happiness,
or Is warped and stuntcd mentally and
morally.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-07

Ahh'N W " iit - NAl'l'l
~ territory Ia Ohio. Indiana, Illinois.
md Yves, virginia. On the Pacific
coast routes will be established be-
tween Sun Francisco aud Sacramento,
Cal, Via Stockton and Frultdalc. n dis.
inucc ~ l2j miles. and between Red.
lands md Los Angeles. Cal, via on
,ario and Pomona. Cal. II distance Of
30 mites.
II Is the belief OF the post ONCE de.
parimrht that the operation Of these
routes, and others 10 be- established.
VIII materially aid In the distribution
mud In lowering the cos, OF food prod.
ucts.
III" existing law does not provide
lot the employment ~ government.
owned motortruckS or rural delivery
routes, nor does II require the rural
carriers 10 use mOtorvchiclcs.
Ia The star route service. however.
where the mall Is carried under con.
tract, n recent law permits the post
Office department 10 designate the sort
N vehicles TO be employed, aud In
awarding new contracts the depart.
m"u' viii specify that motortrucks
shal, be- employed on all routes where
the rondS IRE such us to admit OF their
use. These contracts are advertised
Tor bidders and where payment asked
fur Tho service Is deemed 10 be- cXccs.
hIN' the department Is authorized TO
provide goyernmcut.owned motor.
trucks and 20 employ drivers for the
operation ~ these routes.
\ further extension of the employ.
mcut Of goycrnmcntowncd motoryc.
hlclcs hy H. adoption FOR the parcel
post service Of the rural routes. will
hc made whenever congress cnacts u
law now pending for that purpose.
Operating under the law rs Il now
stands MS applied to tho stnr route
service, motortruck routes, some un.
der contract and some operated with
government owned motortrucks. are In
process Of establishment ms follows:
New York city Ia Port Jcryis. y. Y,
VIA Bcllcvillc. Montclalr and Dover. n.
!, n distance each way NJ 80 miles :
New York city TO lInmmonton. n. Y.
via Mount Olive, Bordcntown. Trenton.
Princeton and Elizabeth, y. j., dis.
tnnCc each way NJ III miles: New
York city 10 EnSton, Pa, Via Mont.
clair, MorrIstown aud Somcrvlllc. n.
j, q distance each way NJ ~ miles I:
Nw York city Ia New Milford, Conn.
via rawllng, Yorktown Heights. Brlnr
Clln and YonkcrS y. V, distance
each way of 81 miles; New York city
IN Hartford Conn, via Whltcplalns,
n y Danhury and Waterbury. Conn.
n distance each way Of l0j miles: New
York city to Port JcrviS, n. Y, via
Goshen nnl Suffcrn. y. u, Il distance
each way II 81 miles. Other routes be-.
Ing established are:
Philadelphia, Ia, Ia EaSton. Pa, via
llullowcll Nnd Doylcstown, Pa. dis.
lance each way Of 10 miles: EaSton to
Reading. IN. via bethlehem md Al.
icntuwn, Pa, distance each way of n
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-07

Quite recently EcSsic, nm inQulsltivc
little miss, was ont walking with an
aunt who weighed something In cx.
cess NJ 20 pounds.
when good people die they go to
heaven, don't they. aun,lcg" the little
girl inquired innoccn,ly.
ayes, dear"
"And they have wings and rs all
around everywhere, too. don't thcyy"
she persisted.
"icS," returned the aunt.
swell, nuutlc," the little chi,d finally
said, 81 bet when you die aud get
wings aud fly NIL about folks will think
you're Zeppelin"
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-07

city; New York city with EastOn. PA.
i.nston with Philadelphia; Phlladel.
phla with oxford. Pa: oxford with
Baltimore. Md. Baltimore with Wash.
lngton, u. g.; Lynchburg Va, with
Winston-Salrm, y. G.. Winston. Salem
with Charlotte, y. C.; Charlotte with
Grrcnyille :. c.; Grccnvillc with At.
lanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga, with Birining.
hmm or Montgomery. Ala; Brmng.
ham or Montgomery with Jackson.
Miss. Routes will be established
jackson To New Orleans, La, and Jack
son TO Mobile.
These routes are now surveyed and
ARE being advertised for bids. Where
satisfactory bids are not received gov
ernmcnt.ownrd trucks will be used.
These routes already IN operation
with goycrnmcnt-owned trucks are
from Washington, u. C., 10 Leonards-
town. Md, II distance ench way of ~
miles: from Annapolis, Md. to Solo
mons. Md. n distance each way of 81
miles; from Washington. ID. C., 10 BAL
tlmorc, Md, via Ridgevillc; from Bal.
tlmore to Philadelphia, Pa, via Belair.
Md. oxford and West Chester. Pa. n
distance each way of 10 miles: and
from Baltimore To Gettysburg. Pa. via
Westminster, distance each way OF
~ miles.
Routes In the middle states will form
n chain from Indianapolis. Ind. IN Go.
lumhuS Ohio; Columbus 10 GAINESVILLE.
o., GAINESVILLE 10 Wheeling. ". Va;
Wheeling to Pittsburgh, Pa: ri,tS.
hurrh to Cniontown, Pa; Uniontnwn
70 Cumberland. Md; Cumberland 10
llagcrStown, Nd, IIagcrStown to
Staunton, Va; Stnunton 10 LynchburG.
Va.
Further extensions contemplated hut
not vet surveyed are from Charleston.
W. Va. 10 Columbus. o.: Columbus Ia
Cincinnati o.; Cincinnati. O.. to Louis.
willie. Ky; Louisville to Chattanooga,
Tenn, and Chattanooga To Atlanta
Ga.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-07
The Iron Ace.

The hest Informed sources give the
HrrIou from 1000 10 $500 II. G. as mark.
Ing the transition from bronze TO iron,
declares the Christian Herald. Pref.
!. y Wilson, In n recent article In the
Princeton Theological Review, pre-.
scnts pretty nearly all Of The available
evidence Oh the subject. The "lron
age" seems to have begun earliest In
Asia Minor, where iron wns used for
various purposes MS curly IN 25Oo II. q.
The people OF NIppur used Iron knives
aud arrowheads ~ emily as 1000 u. q.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-07

vegetable ar fresh raw nnlmn, food
nnd Fat are the staple, aud where food
aud drink ARE discriminating. fresh aud
cool-',hnt Is, not far above blood heat.
without toxic matter snys n medical
authority. In all countries the hishrs,
comparative rates nrc In populations
accustomed to alcohol, tea. or coffee
In large quantities. or to excess ~
food condiments or other irritnnts.
Large Increases have been noted cor.
responding to the Increased mn cunt II
unnatural or inilnmmntory food,
eaten OF torh liquids drlaA
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-07

nnd iron Is claimed 10 have been In use
In Babylon five centuries earlier, India
Is known IN have had iron In ahun.
dance In 1900 II. e., and the Chinese
ANNALS" mention II ms having been
In use there In .9i0 II. G.. or nearly
h.ON ycnrs ngo.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-07
Where Cancer 10 Common.

Cancer Ii very common In the rich.
or and more luxurious countries ~ the
world less common In the frugal coun.
tries, mud very uncommon or absent In
those countries where simple cereal,
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-07
Nc7r Routes /0rPa2=
eel Post Expected 70
Lo0rcr Fo0H Costs

perhaps. the next
Few months mu,Ortruck
parcel post routes Will
be In operation In Va.
rious parts of the coun.
try aggrcgating be
tween 300 aud 1900
miles. one chain OF
motor routes will cx-
tend from Portland.
Me. 10 New orleans.
Another will cover
much of n large stretch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
An AirpIane Landing.

II the time has come to pick out landing place
in this city for the mail carrying airplanes of the
future why temporize by considering outlying loca-
tons?
There is only one advantage in the use Of the air
method Of delivery that is the gain in time The
farther away from of distribution the land
ing spot is the longer will take to get the mail IL
the hands Of those for whom it is intended Rail
roads may be slower, but they run into the hearts
of cities and is is conceivable that the advantage
they have in this respect might enable them to hold
their own in competition with srplanes landing in
the suburbs and transferring by street conveyance
to the postoffice.
Rock Island should have its landing place some
where on the river the fill back Of the sea
wall that we are going to build-some time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06

| there to laff at?' That's the kind of
fello he is. l didn't sass him back
or nothin, Mable. Just looked at
him an made him feel cheap. 1
saw him again in the afternoon
Course / didn't salute. He says
What do you mean by not sa-
lutin?" / told him l thought he
was mad I'm glad I'm not his wife,
Mable You never know how to
take a fello like that.
If l hadn't knowed they needed
me Id have given him two weaSs
notise on the spot. Duty before
pleasure though. That's me all
over.
We took the guns out to drill the
other day. The Captin was talkfn
about indirect firm. That's the way
he is. Nothin straight forward
about him. l asked the sargent
about it. He said indirect firm was
where you shot at one thing an
aimed at another. | hate to butt in
Mable but it didn't seem right. l
says | seen the Indien girl in the
circuit shoot the spots out of a card
over her shoulder but wouldn't it
be more censible to cut out the
trick stuff till we was more used
to the thing. You cant argue with
sargents, though.
Day after tomorrows inspecshun.
They do it every Saturday. That's
another thing I'm thankful for.
There's only one Saturday a weak.
We pull everything out an pile it on
our cots. Then the Captin an the
sargent comes in. Every time it's
the same He says That's very
dirty Smith where's your other
shirt" An | say Il amt got none,
sir" An he says Sargent make
note of that" An then the sargent
rites somethin in a little book.
Next time Ilst the same. The Cap
tin says there's my shirt an the
sargent makes a note. guess
there's somethin in the drill regu-
lations what makes him say that
cause l amt got no other shirt yet.
Well Mable I'm gettin hungry
again now. Guess III have to stop
an buy couple of pies. We don't
get nothin to eat for an hour yet.
yours till the ice cracks in the
pale, BILL.
p. 81 had to borrow a stamp
for this letter. Invent down town
yesterday an spent my last sent on
a money belt. Its a good one
though.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
Uncle Sans Preparedness.

American delegates the peace conference will
not be compelled to take anybody's word for any
thing that before them for consideration. In
the party its way across the ocean Is
experts who for than year have been doing
nothing but study political and economical
ditions in Europe and Asia
With them go several tons of documents and
maps which comprise a collection of international
data said be without parallel in history.
These advisers to the peace commission who have
conducted exhaustive inquiry foreign affairs
by authority of the president and under the drec-
ton Colonel E NJ House. include experts inter
national law specialists history world poll
tics and officers Of the military intelligence divi-
sion of the army
Using the building of the American Geographical
society in Washington they have accumulated
through studies which began in November 1917. vol
luminous records which because their great value
have been guarded day and night
In fact, details of the investigation, which is
known officially The inquiry have been with
held from publication until it's results were safe on
shpboard. Except for information gained from this
source that enabled Colonel House as member o.
the international conference which drafted ar
mistice terms to amaze" his associates with his
intimate knowledge of European affairs the public
not been informed Of the activities of official
organization without precedent in the nations his
tory.
More than $50 persons comprised the personnel
Of the inquiry which financed of the special
emergency war fund at the presidents disposal
During the progress Of the investigation the an
nouncemeut said, every important nationality of
Europe and western Asia representatives here
Tor conference with the commission and numerous
Vecret documents, together with the treaties
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
Dere Mable :

Dere Mable:
Todays Thanksgivin I'm thank
full things amt no worse though
Max Glucos what lives on the next
cot says they couldn't be. CHEEKY
an bright to the last. That's me ALI
over, Mable.
Every man gets ateen ounces of
Turky on Thanksgivin. All to him
self, Mable. The sargent says the
committee on Hays and Beans at
Washington decides that. Mines in
side. I'm most to full for expreshun
as the poets say. We had a great
dinner. Soup an turky, dressin,
crambury sause an pie an smashed
potatoes. All in one plate. | wish
you could have heard how the fell
los enjoyed it Mable. l know now
why they call the turkeys gobblers.
Thanksgivin is holiday. All a
fello has to do on a holiday in the
artillery is to feed the horses an
give EN- a drink an smooth EN- out
an take EN- for a walk an then feed
EN- an smooth EN- out an feed EN-
and give EN- drink. 1t makes a
fello feel like giVin back a dollar
out of his pay at the end of the
month
The horses has the softest OF
anyone. Mable They don't even
have to get up for breakfast in
the morning. We bring it to EN-
in a little bag filled with cereul.
You tie this on there face. l guess
they amt never been fed before
the war broke out. When they see
you comm they start jumpin round
like starvin sailurs. I don't guess
they like cereul. l wouldn't either
three times a day. l thought they'd
give EN- somethin different Thanks
givin but not a chance There al
ways hopin it ull be somethin else
l guess. When they see the same
old thing they get sore and try TO
step on your feet.
The sargents stand way behind
an say GO on in. They wont hurt
you" An then when they land on
your corn they say That's to bad
You didn't do it right" l don't like
sargents any better than horses.
An l don't kno as I'm going to like
the Captin much better ether. The
other day I got latin while 1 was
standin in line. Just latin to my
self. Not disturbin nobody. The
Captin turns round an says Smith
are you latin at me?' l says no
sir an he says We'll what else was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
Sylvester Said 1t,
NOTED phTsaQAN

| Nearly a century ago the shibbo-
| leth of. overeating was launched on
1 an incredulOus world by Sylvester
| Graham. who preached moderation
| in eating. The diet advocated in
| the Graham system consisted OF
vegetables, unbolted flour bread
fruits, nuts, salt and water, and ex-
| cluded meats, sauces, salads, tea,
coffee, alcohol, pepper and mus
tard. Pretty nearly every modern
health faddist prescribes a diet
practically corresponding to the
Graham system, but the self-nom-
mated food specialist" today usu-
ally Incorporates in his regimen a
mass of pseudo-scientific buncombe
about foods and food com binations
and food effects calculated to i'm
press the wiseheimer who ALWAYS
absorbs plausibility in any dose Of
fered, provided it is not labelled
medicine
One Charles Clapp, a follower of
the Graham system, contributed
this letter to the Graham Journal
of Health and Longevity Boston.
1887. 1, 5D-you see. even in those
halcyon days the health sharks had
their mouth organs:
The first three months OF my ex-
pertinent on the Graham system
WIS attended by loss OF 20 to 30
pounds Of flesh. Some of my neigh
bors expostulated with me-told me
| should destroy myself by starva-
ton. and IT was even reported In a
ne1ghboring town that l had actu-
ally died from that cause" (The
neighbors were right on the fob in
those days, tooD But my appe-
tite was increasingly good. and my
health was increasing, and In a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
EI HEALTH TAl KS
sY W IL! AZ ~! BRADY Raj! ND.
AND AUTHOR

short time my headaches, colds,
costiveness and rheumatism left me
entirely, together with my hypo-
chondriacal and gloomy state of
mind, and have not returned since.
notwithstanding | have been as
much exposed to wet and cold as at
any period of my life"
From the closing observation one
might draw certain conclusions or
maybe point moral, but this is a
talk about food, not microbes.
Run over the Graham regimen
again, read some of Mr.. Hoover's
literature, and then let the butcher
worry for few weeks. 1t won't
hurt you any, and it NAV do Won a
little good, especially il you are
dragging about with you every
where you go a load of Stacker
flesh