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The Washington herald., 1919-03-23
Mr.. Hobart Of | Hagerstown
George v. Hobart. author Of the new

George v. Hobart. author Of the new
fantastic comedy. "Come-on Charley"
which VIII be seen, beginning tomorrow
evening. at the Shubert-G Garrick Thea
ter, has presented more laughs to this
world. perhaps, than any other writ
er. He was born that way in Nova
Scotia. but in early life his parents
removed to the small town of Hagers-
town. Md, where George was raised
TO manhood, He learned telegraphy
hanging around the station of the
baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Later he
secured a permanent job as operator
Tor the Baltimore & Ohio at Cumber-
land, Md. His skill as an operator
ied 70 shift to Baltimore, and then
70 the western Union office in the
Baltimore Sun.
lie was naturally gifted with keen
sense OF humor, and was an ardent
student OF slang. Soon he commenced
70 write funny, stories for the Sun,
ana added little verses in rhyme. The
sun printed them, at first, to oblise
.ho young author, Later, when other
newspapers clipped these funny
s.or,es ana verses. Mr.. Hobart felt
sna' ne should receive compensa ton.
MS hrst added wage, while he was a
'eiesrapner and humorist. was S5 a
wees, out as the popularity of the
matter Increased. so did his salary,
soon ne stopped telegraphy altogether
ana devoted his entire time 70 writ
stories. 'A'" sii0i
Inc success of Mr.. Hobart's writ
lnes was so great that he found n
prontaole to give up his newsnaner
connection, organize a syndicate and
seii MS matter direct to the news-
papers which had formerly copied IL
,or nothing. Naturally, new YORK he
ing the center of every newspaper
man ambition, drew George Hobert
as soon as his name became well
known. He went to New yorL for
one one OF the leading newspapers there,
ana from that time on. the slangy
yohn Henry and the dialect comedian n
DinkeispieL became family charac-
.ers which have since been trans
pranted TO the stage. In fact Mr.
iioparts recognized ability as a writer
OF Iunny dialogue led to the s,apiny
OF John Henry" played by the late
Ian Daly. and to various yaudeviIIa
shetcnes written around DinkeIsnieI
Mr. hobart is also the author of near-
~ twenty comedies and musical ia
written for May Irwin, Klaw and
Erlanger, Charles DiIIjpgbar
@ieg1eld and other producers.
Inc story OF how "Come-On Char
icy was whipped into shape. is in
'eresuhg' The comedy is based on
The Washington herald., 1919-03-23

Mrs. F. w. Ashley. Mrs. Frances
Axtell. Mrs. Arthur Bestor, Mrs
Morris Bien, Mrs. Albert Bushnell
Mrs. H. G. Brouse. Miss Belva Cuz-
zart. Mrs. John Cummings. Miss
Mary Evans, Mrs. william ]. Ethel.
Miss Mary p. Frost. Mise Emma
Gillett, Miss Katie l.. Gregg, Miss
Sara Grogan, Miss Ida, Hammond.
Miss Bertha C. Hite.. Mrs. Daisy M.
Huff. Mrs. Clarence w. Kanolt. Mrs.
william Frazer Mcdowell. Mrs.
Charles N. McGroarty, Miss J. Har-
riet Mcclellan, Mrs. Charles r. Nor
ris. Mrs. ]. ]. Noonan. Mrs. Flora w.
PatteSson. Mrs. Marion H. Price.
Mrs. Otto L. Veerhoff. Miss Hannah
silberberg, Miss Caroline F. Smith,
Mrs Walter T. Swingle. Mrs. Homer
c. Thompson. Miss Emma II. Turner.
Mrs. Ootto L. Veerhoff. Miss Hannah
L. Wessline and Mrs. !. o. Young.
Congress of Mothers and Parent-
Teacher Associations.
The March meeting of the Congress
! of Mothers was held at the Teachers
Club Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
At the business session, presided over
| by the president. Mrs. Giles scott
Rafter, the reports of officers ana
! committees were given and routine
business transacted.
The speaker of the day was Miss
c. Z. Toner. teacher of the seventh
and eighth grades at the West school,
who dwelt most sympathetically on
| the relation which should exist De-
tween the teacher and the child she
emphasized the need for the teacher
to be an ideal to the pupil, leading
him from the known to the unknown,
\ never permitting failure, but always
! encouraging and helping him, teaching
him values and character. AT the
close of her address Miss Toner was
presented with a bouquet of roses as
4 a testimonial of the esteem of some
of MOTHERS of the West School
Special emphasis was placed upon
the work of the child welfare de-
partment. of which Mrs. c. e. Stod-
dard is chairman. This department Is
now established In three rooms OH
| the first floor of the old Central High
School, granted them by the Board
of Education, where they are inau-
gurating a clothing conservation CEN
ter for the benefit of the needy chill
dren of the public schools of this city.
1t has been found on investigation
| lnal many Cflhuftu dlt NOAAAhAS ~
school insuficiently clad, while 9TH
ers are detained from coming at all
for the same reason. 1t is TO meet
| this need that the department has
started this work. Clean clothing is
solicited from the homes of the city.
and in the workrooms it is either put
into wearable condition as it is, or
the usable portions are combined with
other material and fashioned into gar
ments for children of school age. An
exhibit OF the garments made will be
maintained at the headquarters, to-
gether with exhibits OF suitable foods
! for school children and other subjects
| which pertain to child development
| The mothers of the city who are
| willing to give a few hours of their
time to this work are invited to visit
! the rooms any school day from until
4:3o. and work is always there ready
| for the willing hand.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-23
CuItus Club.

The Cultus Club was entertained
on Tuesday. March is, at the home
of Mrs. VIM. Corby. After a de-
lightful luncheon the club listened
to a paper on philosophy and
Literature of Rome" by Mrs. Clark.
and the conversation lesson led by
Mrs. Wilkinson. Miss Karr's paper
on the ''Gracchi and Their Re
forms was read by Mrs. Benjamin.
There were seventeen members and
two guests-Mrs. Brengle and Mrs.
Truleban-present. After the meet
ing was over Mr.. Corby gave sew
eral beautiful selections on the pipe
loved.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-23
NEW COMEDY ARRIVES.

"Garside's Career" a Harold Brig
house comedy which was produced
IN Manchester as long ago as 1914.
hnally reached America last week
via the Henry Jewett Players at the
Copley Theater in Boston. 1t is a
Lancashire comedy. according to re-
ports in the accustomed Brighouse
vein.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-23

Ing it criminal offense to plagiarize
a motion picture or the name of a
motion picture producer According
to Mr.. Griffith, mis- name, as well as
the names of other authors and pro-
ducers. has been falsely used in con-
nection with certain motion pictures
whose sponsors attribute their pro-
ducuons to men who have had moth
ing to do with the making of the pic
lures and who are in no way con-
cerned in their exhibition.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-23
College Womnn,s CIuh.

The members of section 10 of the
College Women's Club will be host
esses Monday, March "a, at s D, m.
at the club house, 1922 1 street
northwest.
Capt. Charles Levering, of Ireland,
in charge of the work of physio-
therapy at Walter Reed Hospital,
will speak, and Mrs. Rose Maxwell
Dickey will play the violin.
Section 10 is composed of the
members from the colleges and uni
versities of Indiana and Ohio and is
as follows: Chairman. Miss Bertha
Frances Wolfe; Mrs. Hugh Adams,
The Washington herald., 1919-03-23
CLUB NOTES..
CONTINUED FROM PAGE SEVEN.

play will be presented at the same
place, free to soldiers, sailors and
Marines in uniform.
The club meets every two weeks on
evening. in the Little Thea
ter on the ground floor of the Post
office Department Building. for enter
tainment and dance for its members
and friends. A complete stage, with
scenery, etc, has been in
stalled for local entertainments, and
the floor space is used for dancing.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-23

Moving picture theater patrons as
well as the exhibitors themselves fire.
quently wonder why the film studios.
IN presenting q perturbation of an
established stage success. frequently
change the title so that the picture is
not readily identifiable with the orig
inai. The reasons are many; some
umes fanciful. but frequently practi-
cat although It may not often ap-
pear 70 be on the surface.
such Is the case with ''Experi-
mental Marriage" starring Constance
ialmadge. which Is TO be shown at
The Washington herald., 1919-03-23
Readcrn' Club.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Washington Readers Club will be
held in the parlors of the College
Women's Club. 1922 Eye street. Tues
day evening at SIS. The subject for
discussion will be Original Cuttings.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-23

The Interna tional Red Cross Com
mittee at Geneva has called con-
vention OF the Red Cross organiza-
tons OF the world to meet at Geneva
thirty days after the declaration OF
peace
This call was issued at the request
of the Red Cross Societies of the
United States, France, Great Britain.
Italy and Japan, whose representa-
tives have constituted themselves as
q "Conmittee of Red Cross Societies"
ito formulate and to propose to the
Red Cross Societies of the world an
extended program OF Red Cross ac-
tivities in the interest OF humanity"
The world Is appalled, at the wide
spread human suffering which has
followed in the wake of the war.
Problems of food and reconstruction
are Of such magnitude that they must
OF course. be dealt with and financed
by governments. But. in addition,
there is a vast field for supplement
tary and emergency effort on the part
Of voluntary national relief organiza-
tions
The Washington herald., 1919-03-23
scope Is Now Worldwide.

The original Geneva convention was
designed primarily to guarantee neu-
trality to those actually engaged in
the care OF sick and wounded COM
batants. This war has shown. how
ever. that the battlefield of modern
warfare extends into every home Of
The Washington herald., 1919-03-23
Red Cross of the Future
To Bring Health to All
Geneva 80 Days After Declaration of Peace
To Form Program of Cooperation.
BY HENRY p. DAWSON,

arman societies Consisting Repre-
Jspan and he
The Washington herald., 1919-03-23

d. w. Griffith, the motion picture
producer. through Representative
Julius Kahn. of California. will pc
tition Congress to pass Q law max
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
You Do More Work,

You are more ambitious and you get more
enjoyment out of everything when your
blood is in good condition. Impurities in
the blood have very depressing effect on
the system, causing weakness, laziness,
nervousness and sickness.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying
and Enriching the Blood. When you feel
its strengthening, invigorating effect, see
how it brings color to the cheeks and how
it improves the appetite. you will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
is not a patent medicine. it is simply
IRON and QUININE suspended in Syrup.
So pleasant even children like it. The
blood needs Quinine to Purifyit and IRON
to Enrich it. These reliable tonic prop
critics never fail to drive out impurities in
the blood.
The Strength Creating Power of GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC has made it
the favorite tonic in thousands of homes.
More than thirty-fve years ago, folks
would ride long distance to get GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC when
member of their family had Malaria or
needed a bodybuilding, Strengthening
tonic. The formula is just the same to-
day, and you can get it from any drug
store. 60c per bottle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
Dancers of City Streets.

Apparently the time is not ripe for
the solution of the problem created by
excessive speed in driving motor cars,
although the mortality is truly termed
terrifying. The annual toll in the city
of New York alone of dead and wound
ed far surpasses some of the casualty
totals of the Civil war. In Cincinnati
since January l there have been for
ty-eight fatalities. Satirical humorists
have laughingly said that city resi-
dent who succeeds in safely crossing
q car crowded thoroughfare should not
thereby become unduly exalted, be-
cause he has gained only reprieve,
and in the end surely will be run
down. It is appalling to think that the
mere journey from one side Of street
to another in municipalities is really
dangerous and that risk of life and
limb is taken by the pedestrian.-Cin.
cinnati Enquirer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
Dolls In Literature.

A London writer has recently in
troduced the subject Of dolls in lit
erature: Almost anyone, who will
trouble to search his memory, can dis
cover a doll somewhere between the
covers of many book which he has
read. Beginning with "slighting ref.
erence to them under the name OF
babies," in Sydney's "Arcadia," and
noting the mention of q doll by Char
lotte Bronte, this writer concludes
that, until the nineteenth century
dolls were neglected by English au.
thors and that they appear more fire
quently in French than in English fc'
ton. Dickens seems to have had more
to say about dolls than any other Eng
lish author; but the doll Nobby is an
important parsonage in Mr.. Wells
"Peter and Joan." and the dolls house
in 'Tono-Bungay" contained IS dolls
although with none of them does the
reader become personally acquainted
Jerry and Rosa, in "The Golden Age
are also remembered.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
MORE THAN USUALLY WARM
Sailors Declare the Gulf Stream 10
OutdoIng Itself at This Season,
for Some Reason.

Marine men blame the Gulf stream
for the summer weather prevailing
along the Atlantic coast. They say the
water of the Gulf stream is almost
boiling.
In Norfolk, Va, the temperature
was Sc degrees. A hundred miles out
to sea just before the Gulf stream is
reached the temperature was 1O1, ac-
ccrding to information brought there
by marine men. Within one days run
from Norfolk by water there was a
difference of nearly 40 degrees in the
temperature. 1t was so hot in the Gulf
stream, marine men said, it was al
most unbearable to remain on deck
during the day.
Vessels passing through the peculiar
water during the day say the weather
is hotter than they have ever expert
enced before. A difference in the tenn
perature Of the water dipped from the
Gulf stream with buckets from ships
with that of the ocean itself is the
difference, marine men report, be-
tween moderately cool water and that
warm enough almost to poach an egg.
The Gulf stream water is lighter than
the remainder of the ocean and when
first dipped foams and bubbles like
water just on the point of boiling.
It was reported that an American
destroyer would 60 out to the Gulf
stream with party Of experts for the
purpose of making observations for
use by the government and to ascer-
tain If reports brought in by merchant
ships are authentic.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
COULD FEEL FOR AFFLICTION
Man Had Not Forgotten How It Fell
to Be Deprived Of tho Blessing
Of Sight.

He looked as if he owned a bank
And he was talking to man who
locked as if he owned two.
And while they confabbed in front
Of hotel wrinkled woman came uI
to them leading q wrinkled man. She
was selling matches-5 cents a box
three for
The one-bank man waved aside the
matches, but put some money in the
woman's hands, and asked her un
lucky companion how he came to lose
his sight.
The blind man said that he had
never had any sight to lose. he was
born that way.
The man Of the two banks Clipped
I'm with a donation, then the couple
moved on, the blind man, philosoph
ically serene and the woman shrilline
her slogan-"Matches! Five cents 8
box. three for"
And the one-bank man said to the
one who owned two:
81 had my eyes bandaged for week
once. Blindness is tragic thing"
Which showed that, in his case any
how, q little knowledge was not dan
gerous thing.-Washington Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
Puzzle Over Musk's Loss Of Scent.

For many years now, the remark
has gone the rounds among flower
lovers that it is next to impossible to
get a sweet-scented musk. More than
one grumble at the nurserymen for
raising the larger f1owered and scent
less variety, but now it turns out that
the nurserymen are blameless in the
matter. The musk has deliberately lost
it's scent: that is the plain fact, and
nobody knows the wherefore Of this
strange occurrence. The Field calls at
tention to the fact, and says that no
other case of the kind has been record
ed. It adds that old colonies Of the
musk plant which were powerfully
fragrant have now become quite odor-
less. Kew, it appears, is as puzzled as
anyone over it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
German Farming Methods.

Germany may have led the world IL
some branches Of technical skill but
her farming methods left much to be
desired if the bitter contempt poured
upon them by a Bunyip soldier car
serve as standard. Bunyip. Victoria
Australia, is proud Of it's knowledge OF
soil culture, and II months spent as
prisoner Of war at threepence 8
day on a farm in Silesia. Germany
made one Of it's finest citizens more
convinced than ever that Bunyip is al
ways best. When he returned to
Australia and applied for a farm he
was asked, as a joke, if he could give
reference from his previous EN-.
ployer. His reply would have been
gall and wormwood to the Silesian.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
He Knew Who Hired Him.

The jury was evidently getting on
the Judges nerves, and at last he an
nounced:
81 discharge the jury!"
A tall, lean member of the IL then
rose.
"Say, judge, you can't discharge
mew
"Can't discharge you? Why not?'
thundered the Judge.
"Wae,.,' replied the juryman, point
ing to counsel for the defense, Il was
hired by that guy over therel"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
United States Sex Statistics.

The census of 1910 showed 2,691, ,07a
more males than females in the United
States. In all but Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Maryland, North Caro-.
lima, South Carolina and the District
Of Columbia, the males are in excess.
In all the world females are little in
excess. The reverse in America ia
evidently due to the excess in male i'm
migration.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
: IT IS SERIOUS

Some Bamberg People Fail to Realize
the Seriousness of a Bad Back.
The constant aching Of bad back
The WEAKNESS, thu tired feeling,
The pains and aches OF kidney Ills
MAY result seriously II neglected.
Dangerous urinary troubles often
follow.
A Bamberg citizen shows you what
to do.
Mrs. ]. A. Miller, Main St., BAN.
berg, says: 81 know from experience
that Doan's Kidney Pills are right
good remedy and am only too glad
to endorse them. One Of the first
symptoms of kidney trouble in my
case was sharp, digging pains in the
small of my hack. Every day the
trouble became more and more ag-
gravating until I could hardly stand
It. felt miserable. I coutd hardly
xet around to attend to my housework,
as always felt weak and irritable.
MY kidneys needed attention In the
worst way and when Doan's Kidney
Pills were recommended to me- l
used them. I only took about three
boxes Of Doan's Kidney Pills, but
they got down to the seat OF the
trouble and put my kidneys In good
condition again" % :
6Oc, at all dealers. Foster -Mirburn
Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
BACK TO NATURE
Agricultural Department Renews
-, Faith in Old Maxims.
Experts Have Come to the Conclusion
That There Is Much More Than
Superstition in "Signs" Our
Forefathers Noted.

The problem Of making agricultural
superstitions into agricultural data Is
being studied by experts of the depart
ment of agriculture, who declare that
many old maxims handed down from
father to son for generations are not
really superstitions at all, but helpful
information discovered by keenly OBJ
servant persons.
Everybody has heard some Of the
old maxims. They deal with every
variety of agricultural operation. Bean
planting, for instance, never was done
by the forefathers of the present gen.
GRAFTON at the time of the blossoming
of the blackberry bushes. When the
catkins had formed on maple trees
1t was a sign from nature that early
gardening might commence. And to-
ward the close of the season warning
Of frost was given by the maturing Of
cockleburs.
Now the department Of agriculture
declares that there is best time for
every farm and garden operation, and
that some tree or shrub or plant indi-
Gates that time more accurately than
all the scientific instruments can reg
lister it. 1t is those signs which were
noted by the pioneers who laid the
foundation of this country and re-
corded in the simple sayings handed
down to posterity. Soon they will be
dignified with the scientific name OF
''phenology," which is the science of
phenomena.
Collection of natural signs into the
science of phenology probably was be-
gun with a campaign against the Hes
sian fly. Experts were endeavoring to
determine the best time for planting
wheat so that the sowing would be late
enough to prevent ruin by the pest and
yet early enough for the grain to get
q start before cold weather.
1t was easy enough to work out the
general rule that the season varies
four days for each one degree of lati-
tude, five degrees Of longitude and 4OO
feet of altitude, but as no two seasons
are Just the same the rule could tell
only approximately when the farmer
should do his sowing.
In seeking for a more exact guide.
DIR. A. D. Hopkins of the department
fcrsook the cold realm of scientific for
mulae for 'back-to-nature" informa-
ton. AS plants respond to climatic
conditions and not to dates, it was de-
cided that some natural indication
would give the information desired.
It is now claimed that observation
has proved that the best time for SOW
ing wheat is that period between the
full blooming of tall late goldenrod and
the time when the white, common Jap
anese clematis flowers are nearly all
gone or the leaves are distinctly col
ored on the dogwood and hickories.
What has been done for wheat Will
be done for other crops, but the work
ing out of the signs will be slow
process. Meanwhile every farmer and
even the city gardener have their own
guides at hand, if they have eyes to
see. Thus has the superstition and
folklore of days called primitive been
justified by the advanced science of
the twentieth century.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
Breakino II Gently.

"You were diScharged?"
"No, indeed"
"But you lost your job
ut happened this way: The boss
Informed me in the kindest possible
manner that there would be no limit
set for my vacation this year"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-20
Airplane Service in Australia.

A company has been formed in Aus
tralic t. conduct an airplane passenger
and freight service among the principal
cities of the commonwealth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-23

any concerted effort was made to grow
daughter, Mrs. Craigie were on intimate
trems with the dweliers at White Lodge.
and when princess May" married the
Duke of York (which was the present
klns Georges title before he succeeded
MS father as Prince of Wales). this
American family were among the few
notable commoners aside from govern
ment officials) who were hidden to the
ceremony.
And now the small, fair-haired rebel
iious boy whom I remember from many
years ago is Capt. John Craigie and has
taken unto himself as wife the Hon.
Mrs. Walter Trefusis, who has also
passed through the divorce court. Before
this episode in her career, Mrs. Trefuss
made bid for dramatic honors and ap-
peared on the stage at the Ambassa-
doris theatre in a little pray by Max Beer
bohm in which Miss Viola Tree who is
his niece, played the chief part. / have
forgotten it's name and I do not think it
was success but the Smart" artis-
tic crowd headed by the Duchess of Rut-
land and the Countess of Lytton were
loud in its praise. Probably Mrs Ire
fusis as she then was did not find the
lure of the footlights Irresistible, for her
next public appearance was in the di-
vorce court, and now she has Settled
down. very pleasantly and, without
doubt happily to solitude a'deux!
Copyright 1897