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one of her first appearances was at
the New Brighton. Her success in the
two-a-day was assured, and in a short
time she became a headliner.
Then Petrova became dramatic
star and appeared with success in
"Panthea," THE Revolt" and kindred
plays. Ultimately she succumbed to
the lure OF the movies.
Mime. Petrova states that her return
to vaudeville does not mean her re-
tirement from pictures. She is al
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OF Bert Weaver In 1.-THE Five Million"
a type of character in which Mr..
Pratt has won his biggest successes.
Purnell Pratt was for ten years In
the companies managed and staged by
George NJ. Conan. He was In the
original casts Of THE Yankee Prince"
Get Rich Quick Wallingford," THE
Little Millionaire" Seven Keys to
Baldpate" and "Hit the Trail Holli-
day." His last engagement before
going to the front was with THE
Very Idea"
Mr.. Pratt is a Californian, but was
educated at the University Of Penn
sylvania. He studied for the operate
stage. but failing to get a hearing.
lack Of funds compelled him to go into
the chorus OF a George Cohan musical
show, and the Yankee Doodle come
dian discovered that the young man
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.NE of the most disagreeable
roles any young actor was ever
called upon to play is the role
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possessed a fine sense Of humor as
well as a good voice. Since then he
has lost all ambitions for the lyric
stage and now is happy even when
playing the role of the Stacker" in
The Five Million"
Now that AT 9:45," the new Owen
Davis melodrama of mystery, mar
riage and murder, has scored a sub
stantial success at the Playhouse it
is time to record the success OF a
unique experiment made in connection
with the rehearsal of this first hit OF
the new season. John Cromwell, who
in addition to staging AT GAS" gives
excellent account OF himself as Capt
Dixon, its chief sleuth, decided when
he started the rehearsals to mystify
the actors before it came their turn
to mystify future audiences. With
that idea in mind Mr.. Cromwell during
the rehearsal period was careful not
to disclose to any one nor to rehearse
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until the last moment the scene at
the end Of the play in which Is dra-
matically discovered who shot Hoicdrd
clayton.
The result of this mystification Of
the actors who were rehearsing the
Davis play was in some instances
amusing. George Backus, for example,
who plays the father of the boy who
Is shot, was quite positive that he
did the deed. And those who have
seen AT 9:45" know Mr.. Backus Is
one of the few not even remotely
suspected Of the crime.
When there were but three days left
to rehearse Mr.. Cromwell announced
the last scene of the play would be
rehearsed the following morning. and
expectation on the part of the play
ers was keen. That rehearsal proved
as interesting to them as to those who
now nightly crowd the Playhouse and
surge out to the lobby between the
acts OF AT 9:45" wondering vocally
and volubly who the deuce did shoot
Ho1odrd Clayton.
The career Of Olga Petrova, the
New Brighton Theatres next head
liner, is one Of the most unusual in
the annals of the stage. A product
OF the Continental music halls, Nine.
Petrova was brought to this country
by Jesse l.. Lasky in association with
the late Henry B. Harris when those
managers attempted to reproduce
Paris night life at the Follies Bergere,
now the Fulton Theatre. Messrs.
Lasky and Harris wanted to duplicate
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Charles McNaughton, who plays the
part of Bert, one of 1.-THE Three Musk
rats" in 1.-THE Better ole" at the Booth
Theatre. has unwittingly started a new
fad. When Capt Bruce Bairnsfather
created the part Of Bert In his famous
war cartoons he made him a regi-
mental philanderer, Don Juan of the
British trenches-or a Don Jonah, as
Old BaI the WdIrus call him in the
playa very susceptible one, To
every girl Bert meets during the ac-
ton Of the play he declares his unoy-
Ing and undivided devotion and ends
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ready prepared for a. lengthy season
OF camera acting and has secured the
film rights to several well known
plays.
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SUMMER RESORTS.

LUNA - Submarine Fl"
The Last Shot" and ether
features of this park continue to
soothe tired business men and
teething infants.
STEEPLECHASE - The
beach and the ball room here are
just couple of the places where
one can forget that ice cream is
now luxury instead of a neces-
sity.
PALISADES-The swimming
and the rides here keep one busy
keeping up with ones pleasure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
News Of aelmond

special to Times Republican. (
Belmond, Feb. 24-Thc regular
GOOD fellowship meeting was held In
the library iarlors. The address of
the evening WAS given by Attorney
Henneberry, Of Eagle Grove, his theme
heing Good F'c,lowship,I which he
said the world vas cndcavoring TO
bring about thru the league of ma =
tons, Following the address the usu-
al refreshments were enjoyed, the
meeting ending in a social smoker.
During March two meetings will be
held. at whica orators from Fort
Dodge will speak, and in April Hon
]. B. Weaver. of Des Mpines will be
here
The BelmOud basketball teams met
the Bows teams on the local gymna-
SUM floor Friday, losing both bames,
the boys by IS to score and the
girls by II TO 10.
Recent word from Leo kenefck. the
Bclmond warrior who saw 50 much
fighting in France, is to the effect
that he may be home before long.
He states that the men in the con-
valescent camp were given their
choice OF going back to their regl-
ments, TO NJ. =. duty. or home. Hav-
ing chosen home, he Is being put in a
casual company for Les Mans, where
the boys will be QUILTED, paid, their
service record established, and then
sent home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
BIG RECEPTION FOR BENNETT.
Des Moines Makes Extensive Plans to
Welcome First Com ander Of 168th.

Des Moines Feb. 24.-Elabnrate
plans have been made for the recep-
ton Of Colonel F. r. Bennett. of Des
Moines, formerly commander of the
l6sth infantry the OLD Third Iowa. in
the Rainbow division, who is expected
to reach here within a few days from
New York. where he arrived recently
from France.
Mayor Thomas Fairweather will
head a special comm ttee that will go to
Colfax, and meet the train on which
Colonel Bennett travels. and accom-
pany him to this city. Other members
of the committee are members OF the
city council. II. w. Byers, D. Bald
win and George Bauserman.
Another committee which has ar
ranged a short parade. ending with
ffve- minute speech at the chamber OF
commerce. will meet the colonel when
he steps from the train in Des Moines.
Every automobile in the parade will
be decorated with flags.
The parade will be headed by a
platoon of police, followed by the
Second infantry band from Camp
Dodge and company Of the Second
infantry acting as honor guards. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
MRS. hiNMAN BURIED.
Funeral Of Aged W. c. T. v. Worker
at Dslmond Saturday.

Special To Times Republican.
Richmond, Feb. 24.--Thc body or Mrs
Margaret Human, prominent w. Z. 7.
Il. and kindred organizations worker
who died recently at the home OF her
daughter in Chicago, were laid 10 rest
in the Belmond cemetery saturday
funeral services being held in the Con-
.gregational church, with Rev. Horton
in charge.
Mrs Human. who was prominent
worker and member Of tho w. &. I. ",
the w. r. c.. and the church, was porn
in Ohio In 1889. her maiden name pc
ing Margaret Francis Gallager IN
1885 she came to Iowa with her par
ents, making the trip in a wagon. The
following year she was united In mar
rage to =. II. Goode, to which union
four children were born. Mr.. Goode
dying in 1871 Shortly after his death
she was elected state superintendent OF
the w. c. r. U. juvenile work. ana
for five years travelled over the state
organizing Bands Of Hope. In 1883
she was married to $. n. Human. OF
Belmond. Shortly after her second
marriage she was elected district pres
ident Of the w. C. r. T., and later
state president, Holding the latter Of
flee for eight years. Following TINS
she was elected Superintendent OF the
flower mission. and for twenty years
she had spent the month of June visit
ing the various state institutions car
rying flowers aud sunshine into the
life of the inmates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
An Inside Bath
Makes You Look
and Feel Fresh
says . glass Of hot watsr with
phosphate before breakfast
keeps. illness away.

Physicians the world over recon-
mend the inside bath, claiming this is
OF vastly more importance than out
side cleanliness. because the skin
pores do not absorb impurities into
the blood. causing i'll health, while the
>pores in the ten yards Of bowels do.
Men ana women are urged to drink
each morning. before breakfast.
glass Of hot water with a teaspoonful
OF limestone phosphate in 1t. as a
harmless means Of helping to wash
from the stomach. liver. kidneys and
bowels the previous days indiEestible
material, poisons. sour bile and toxins;
thus cleansing. sweetening and puri-
flying the entire alimentary canal be-
fore putting more food into the stom :
ach.
Those who wake up with bad breath,
coated tongue. nasty taste or have a
dull. aching head. sallow complexion.
acid stomach: others who are subject
to bilious attacks or constipation,
should obtain quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate at the drug store.
This will cost very little but is suffi-
cient to demonstrate the value Of in
side bathing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
Northern Iowa Items

ada and was practically accepted when
it was discovered that he was only 10
years old. The boy has written con-
stantly 10 his father and now nss
letter saying dad" may be able to get
passport for him. Young Ely's mother
is dead and previous to the war he had
spent most of his life with his father.
For the last three years he lived in
Sioux City with his relatives. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. P. Parr. 1905 Douglas street.
WaterIoo.-Some minor creditors Of
the Interstate Tractor Company have
filed application for involuntary bank
ruptcy of this concern in the federal
court at Dubuque, and it was reported
the tractor company will probably re-
siSt' the action on the ground that the
concern is not insolvent. 1t will prob
ably be urged that the financial affairs
of the company be allowed to remain
in the state court. An application for
receivership was filed here some time
ago and Floyd L. Chamberlain and H.
s. Miller were appointed by the court
as receivers, The company would
prefer that it be tided over its finan
cial difficulties thru the receivership
dCklOH anu IlOI NY
ruptcy.
Manson.-The WOmans Relief Corps
of this place gave Il reception to
returned soldier in the opera house. to
which the general public was invited.
Coffee, doughnuts and apples were
served to about three hundred guests
The program consisted of music by
the high school glee club and the Craft
orchestra Of Rockwell City: readings
by Hazel Seger Margery Jones and
little Margery Hecht: speeches by Rev.
Hoon and Rev. March. also short talks
from Lieutenant Turner, of Manson,
Lieutenant Kerrigan. Of Davenport,
and Corporal Richmond, of Rolfe. After
and dancing was enjoyed by all until
a late hour, the Craft orchestra fur
nishing the music.
Oslwein.-W. P. Kerwin. of the firm
of Dotson & Kerwin, has gone to New
York to complete arrangements for
entering the secretarial service of the
knights of Columbus. 1t is not known
definitely what his assignment may be
but in letter TO Joe Mccormick,
Cedar Rapids, state secretary OF the
X. Of c., he expresses the hope that he
may be placed on duty in the soldier
and sailor employment department,
which he says 10 doing a wonderful
work In getting Jobs for men who are
leaving the service. The knights Of
Columbus system secures situations
thru bureaus established by the or
SANITATION over the country. working
in conjunction with the federal en-
ployment bureaus.
Trasr-Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Kolp. re-
siding in town, this week celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary. The
children. Mrs. Fred .Childs. south o:
town, and Charles, farmer residing
near Paulina, were present at a fam
lily dinner. also a few other near rela-
tives and friends. Mr.. and Mrs Kolp
have been residents of this town and
vicinity for Al years. Mr.. Kolp was
a civil war veteran and was in many
important engagements with the army
OF the west, including the campaigns
In mississippi. He was in the Grear-
son division Of cavalry and two or
three times his horse was shot from
under him while once rebel bullet
grazed his shoulder. The couple were
the recipients of several beautiful
gifts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
Rrsaders Elect Officers.

Special to Times Republican.
Neveda, Feb. e4-Nearly a score OF
the breeders Of purebred live stock OF
Story county met at the Offices OF the
Story County Farm Bureau Saturday
afternoon and laid the tentative plans
for a county organization.
Carl Rosenfeldt. of Kelly. was named
for president, w. r. Barr of Ames, was
selected as vice resident, and Earl
McCord, Of Collins. was named as
treasurer Knute Espe. county agent,
was made the secretary OF the associa-
ton.
A committee consisting of tn" ofhcers
was named to get together and draft
the constitution and the bylaws ana
there will be another meeting held some
time the middle of March for the pur-
pose Of perfecting the organization. In
the meantime there is to be a MEM
bership campaign put on and 1t Is eN;5
pected or at least hoped. to enroll
every breeder of purebred live stock
and grains in he county In the asso-
ri finn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
Brooklyn News Items.

Special to T1mes-Republican.
Brooklyn. Feb. 24.--Miss Anna
Buffing ton returned home from the
hospital in Des Moines where she has
ben for several weeks recovering from
influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Newton and
family moved from Cumberland TO
Brooklyn last week.
While MIR. and Mrs. Walter Uhl
were in Des .Moines last week their
tenant house occupied by George
Matherly and family was burned to
the ground.
Dewey Butts has purchased the
Dunton garage business and has taken
possession.
Miss Sandt, . teacher in the high
school received word her sister died
a. their home in Kansas City. She is
attending the funeral.
The farm sale at Sherman Hall was
very successful. one team brought
$3.50.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Waibel left
for their home at Huron. s. D.. after
visiting at the home OF Mrs. Wa!bel's
brother n. S. Barclay.
Charles Berkham purchased Super
intendent Adams house and takes
possession April /.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
Claim Diuiae SSra''
is Native Of Iowa

Alameda, Fcb.->e4. --That "A sequence
Of events long ago convinced her
American relatives that Sarah Bern.
hsrdt great trayedlennc, IL really
Sarah King, OF Iowa, IL the statement
Of Mrs, Harry ID. Furcy, of 1919 Para
street. Mis-, FUrey, who says that she
IL u niece VI the great actress, con-
iirms the statements OF her brother
William Pajaro King. whose story was
printed exclusively In The Bulletin
last saturday.
Sarah Bernhard was my fathers lost
sister" she says. MY fathers s.r.
ter, Sarah King, ran away from our
home In Iowa when she was only Is
years OF asc. My grandmother traced
her to the shop OF n modistc In New
York. where she found employment
Headstrong. Sarah refused TO return
home, declaring that she was going
TO make career for herself. and my
grandmother was obliged to relin-
qush her plan To bring her home.
when we next heard OF her she
had at,ra ct ed the interest OF wealthy
Frenchman whose surname was
Bernhard. The man undertook her
education, declaring that he would ~
her for the stage. They disappeared
from New York about eighteen months
before Sarah Bernhardt made her
debut In Paris.
In 1906, friends sent me clippings
from New York papers relating the
visit OF the Divine Sarah TO her
mothers grave at Rochester. Iowa. We
identified II as the grave of my grand
mother, mother of Kingsley King my
father In letters to my sister Mrs
Charles King. of Minneapolis. Bern
hardt admitted the relationship. when
she visited SAN Francisco on one o.
her recent tours. newspapermen asked
her to make statement regarding the
story to the effect that she vac
American by birth. Bernhardt re-
fused TO either deny or affirm the
story. declaring that she had nothing
to say"
Sarah King spoke excellent French
and could easily have passed for a
t'renchwoman. should she have so
desired. Mrs. Furey declares.
LAS child she, spent many years
Of her life in New Brunswick Can
ada Mrs. Furey says. Even after
our family removed to the States
French was the language most COM
monty spoken in the family circle"
To support her contention. Mrs
Furcy calls attention to the fact that
in no biography or autobiography Of
the great actress is any reference
made 10 any relative by name.
sixteen years of the Divine Sarahs
life are concealed by her biosraphers"
she SAYS. This supports our state
ment that she is really tho sister OF
Kingsley King. of Iowa"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24

Swea City.-C. A. Erickson died
here after a long illness. He was one
of the prominent pioneer farmers OF
northern Kossuth county. Funeral
services were held Sunday.
Sioux city.-William Roach, 60 year,
old, met death in an odd manner. He
was saving a limb from a tree and
when the limb broke it fell in sucn
a way that smaller limb rested
across his throat and he was strangled
to death before persons working
the same yard noticed what had hap
pened.
Boone.-work has again been COM
menced on the consolidated school
building at Napier and it is expected
that the building will be completed by
the beginning of the fall term. The
school was destroyed by fire early last
spring when in the course of con-
struction and the rebuilding has just
been taken up.
Eaule Grove.-About the best prices
ever brought at sale of thoroughbred
sows and gifts in this county were
paid at the Porter Cowan sale or
Poland Chinas here when seventy
animals, averaging over 5000 each,
netted the breeders something like
$4,000. Miss Liberty Bond, one Of the
finest sows in thc-state. brought 1910,
and several others brought from $3.50
to $500.
Waterloo.-The jury in the case of
Uriah Du Bots VS.. W., c. F. & n. rail-
way returned a verdict for the de-
PENDANT holding that the plaintiff was
not entitled to the damages asked.
The trial, which occupied three days
time in municipal court, was. the out
come Of an accident in which a street
car struck an automobile. Suit was
brought for $313.5O damages to the
automobile.
Cedar Fails.-Erection of a concerto
elevator of modern type, cost Of
which will be from $4,000 to $4,000.
was decided on at q meeting Of far
mers of this vicinity. The building will
be placed along the right of way Of
the Illinois Central railway with ac-
cesibility and convenience as it's two
outstanding features. There was a
representative attendance Of farmers
at this meeting, which was the final
OF series called to discuss the pro-
ject Three committees, which had
been appointed to make a survey.
made verbal reports, urging the cree
ton Of the elevator.
pseorah.-The grocery stock Of Hal
verson and johnson and the stock Of
the winger shoe store, in the Deco, -
State Bank building were completely
destroyed by fire which originated
either in the hallway on Washington
street, front Of the building or in the
front OF the grocery store. In the sec
ond story are the offices of DR.. r.
Stabo,. DR.. 0. Doe. dentist. Christen
Bros, real estate: H., d. Paianes. fire
insurance and Herman Dale, life in
surance. The IRE burned thru the floor
in spots and the offices over the gro
Gerry store and shoe store were badly
smoked up and scorched. but the
damage Is comparatively small.
Sioux city.-Eugene Ely, 15-year-
old high school student, son Of Maj.
Gen. H. +. Ely. commander of the
Fifth division OF the A. E. r., again
has left Sioux City in an attempt to
70 overseas and join his father. Youls1
Ely, who Is s feet tall and weighs 100
pounds, has tried several times to en-
list. Last summer he ran away to Can
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
IOWA CITY. MAYOR DEAD.
Mayer stsbbins Suecumbsd to Attack
Of Angina Psetsris Saturday.

Mayer st,bbins sueeumbsd to Attack
Of Angina Pseteris Saturday.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Feb. 24.-Frank X.
Stebbins, mayor Of Iowa City, whose
death was forecast in dispatches to
the Times Republican Saturday, died
at his home in lows City at $40 that
evening.
He was So years Of age, on the frst
day of February was born and
reared in Iowa City, and passed his
entire life here.
He was FRUSTRATED at the city hall
while on duty, shortly after 10 o'clock
in the morning; regained conscious
ness for time; lost it. rallied little
during the day, and again lapsed in
to unconsciousness in mid-afternoon,
never to recover.
He was a pioneer merchant. having
been engaged for many years in the
meat market business with his father
and brother-the latter died sudden
ly-before he entered the political
field.
In later years Mr.. stebbins devoted
himself largely to civic problems,
and he was elected mayor four con-
secutive times. from 1897 to 1905.
Two years ago he was again made
mayor, and his NTH term was Just
expiring.
He was an organizer and one Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
To Withstand Earthquakes.

Earthquake construction has now
reached a very practical stage in the
seismic districts OF Italy, where all
new buildings are being erected under
strict supervision with respect to their
ability to resist earthquake shocks
Professor Omori. the Japanese author
nv, has estimated that 9s.S per cent OF
the deaths in the great Messina earth
quake Of 1908 would have been pre-
vented II the buildings had been prop
erly constructed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
A MERclLESs JUDGE.


merciless Judge is Father Time.
Before him the weak and the wanting
20 70 the wall. Only the truth can
stand For years the following state
ment from a Marshalltown resident has
witrssood this sternest Of all tests.
Mrs. William Lage. al w Railroad
St, lAarshalltown. says: Il suffered
from backache and weakness OF my
kidneys. Ny kidneys acted irreBulsris
and caused me much annoyance. The
first few doses OF Doan's Kidney Pills
procured at the Mcbride & Will Drus
Co.. gave me relief and as / continued
taking them. my kidneys became
strong and the pains in my back were
relieved"
Over eight years later. Mrs. Lage
said. Il am always glad to say good
word for Doan's Kidney Pills, for they
gave me a lasting cure"
Price soc. ut all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for q kidney remedy-se:
Doan's Kidney Pills-the, same that
Mrs. IAEe had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs. Buffalo, N. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
OLD FOLKS
ATTENTION!

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directions to the afflicted parts. This
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