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Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-04-08
STATEMENT OF FACTS


The city of Cookeville is indeed in
an unfortunate position, having had
forced upon it so heinous a crime as
was committed under the very shad-
ow of the town. But certainly moth
ing could be more noticeable as well
as commendible than the spirit of the
citizens displayed in their determi-
nation and untiring efforts in ferret
ing out the guilty partiec
During the above mentioned in
vestigation there were brought to
light certain cases where wounded
soldiers here in training under the
supervision of the Tennessee Poly.
technic Institute, were implicated in
gambling, drinking and bootlegging.
Such disclosures seem to have been
the basis for some very scathing re-
marks being cast, concerning the en-
tire student body of the Rehabilita-
tion Department, and the disposition
that should be made Of the entire
body
In view of this fact and in, justice
to those we'll meaning and law abid-
ing students in the Rehabilitation
Department and for the enlighten-
ment of those people who are prob
ably misinformed as to certain facts
pertaining to this investigation, we
wish to remind the people of Cooke
vile and this vicinity that those Re-
Mobilization students who were i'm
plicated in bootlegging are men whose
homes are either in Cookeville or
Putnam county and that the evi-
dence as brought out indicates that
these men were conducting unlawful
businesses before the Rehabilitation
Department located their school in
this town. Also regarding the men
implicated in gambling, we would re-
mind the people that the evidence as
brought out in the investigation
showed beyond shadow of doubt
that the men suspected as partici-
pants in the crime being Investigated
have made it practice Of preying
upon the wounded soldiers in this
school and whenever possible they
would entice the soldier into their
gambling dens and do their best to
skin him out of his money. Such
was the case of the wounded men
examined before the coroner and the
jury. And we ask you, Is it reason
able to censure sixty men and call
them "a lot of gamblers and bootleg
gers, just because one or possibly |
two have fallen victims to band of
undesirables whose presence ana
misbehavior has been tolerated in
this community for the last few
years. ~
We personally wish to congratulate
the student body of the Rehabilita-
tion Department that so few of their
number allowed themselves TO asso-
ciate with so low an element and al
so we want to commend them for
the stand they have taken against
all disobedience of laws and their
desire to let the people of Cooke
vile know just where the Rehabilita-
tion School stands on such matters
THOS. A: EARLY, Pres,
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
w. w. PASCHALL, Instructor
PAUL E. HUSSEY, Instructor
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-04-08

CITY ELECTION

In a Cookeville city election to-
day L. M. Burlington was elected
commissioner of finance, revenue
and accounts by vote of Isl, over
III. J. Shanks, who received 110 votes.
about so women voted for the first
time in Cookeville election, having
been given franchise in municipal
matters by the 1919 legislature.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-04-08
PIE SUPPER POSTPONED

On account of such bad night
April the pie supper at Holiday
schoolhouse was put on until Satur-
day night, April II at 1880. We, hope
to have large crowd present, and
nice program, so don't forget the
date, April H. and come to Holiday
schoolhouse and bring your friends
with you.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-04-08

tions be handed to the local paper
and state papers together with re-
quest that they be published in an
issue of these papers at an early
date.
Adopted unanimously, Apr. 6, 1920.
CHARLES A. ELLIOTT,
JAMES w. HARDEN,
JAMES POSEY, Committee.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-04-08

Don't let your subscription run ou,.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Lucille S Boss Model

and Immediately set out for the ad-
dress given in the advertisement list,
as it happened. was none other than
that of Lady Duff-Gordon's eXclu-
sive uptown establishment.
Upon application al the employ
ment department. however. the
woUld-be model found tFirty-siX
others standing in line ahead OF her.
Eut perseverance was its own re-
ward. for Jane King was chosen
from the long line of applicants for
the intricate duties Of u Lady Duff
Gordon model
The young actress not only land
ed" her job. but she made good in
il, and within short time she was
promoted to the position of head
model.
When she resigned from the ard
uous duties of model to again take
up her stage work she was told that
her Job" as a model would be open
to her any time that she tired of
the stage. but she declared that she
finds the stage more COnEenial and
lucrative. and thar she will continue
TO stick to that line of cndcavor.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

room, a big tall mani know now
1t was ALI Hayman. who was then
Mr.. Frohman's general manager-
came through and stopped and
spoke to me.
He asked me what l wanted and
l told him l had come for an en-
gagemcnt- That evidently struck
him as funny for afterward ! re-
membered that there was a twinkle
in his eye. He went on into Mr.
Frohman's Office and when he came
out he beckoned me to follow him
into his own Office. He asked me
then to tell him all about myself
and l did. l told him everything
who l was. the parts l had played
at school, and all my ambitions.
He listened to it all. Sometimes
he'd turn his baCk-I guess it was
to smile at something 1 had said
But at last he told me very kindly
that there were no parts open just
then for so young an actress. but
he thought if I'd come around again
well. when I'd grown a little
bigEer-there would certainly be
something"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
4 Three-Leqf Clouer

Marshall Neilan. like an expert
chemist, takes keen delight in blend
ing personalities to get a novel COM
bination in the mixture of a photo
play situation.
One of his most effective mix
lures was perfected recently when
he built up a number of scenes for
Dlnty, his newest picture, around
thu observation-disclosures of Wesley
Barry, known throughout the land
as the freckle-faced kid of the
movies; Aaron Mitchell, a motion
picture piccaninny, whose shoulders
shimmy at the least provocation,
and Walter Chung, the Acknowledged
youth from Chinatown.
Wesley, Aaron and Walter are
practically the same size and age.
Their views On life, however, are
widely different, to wit: Wesley
thinks and firmly believes that rid
ing bucking broncho is the height
OF any persons accomplishments {;
aaron who has become such a
shimmy" lizard that he cannot talk
without suffering, thinks the great
est vocation man can have Is the
art of Pullman portering, while
walter stoutly maintains that a
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

Miss Jane King, the graceful and
Immediately gowned young lady in
Jim, Jam. Jems,' really learned the
art of posture and raiment through
actual experience. She was once a
model and later designer for none
other than the widely-known Lucille.
which partly explains her very nat
ural and charming manner in wear
ing so gracefully her frocks and
gowns.
1t happened this way:
Miss King was cast in the char
acter of a French mOdistc. Up to
that time her ideas of a French
modiste were based entirely on the
ladies as they appear in their front
shops. But ambitious Miss King
wanted to know how a modiste acts
in the mysterious curtained regions
behind the display rooms. and &C
Cordingly she cast a Jealous eye
over the want ad" columns each
morning.
One morning Miss King pounced
upon an advertisement for a model
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
4 Kiddish Applicant

Josephine Victor. the featured
leading woman in Laurence Eyre's
romantic drama, Martinique" be-
gan her stage career when she was
just a little girl with her hair
hanging down her back.
Mother wouldn't let me put it
up" says Miss Victor. She didn't
like me to go on the stage, any
way. She made me wear schoolgirl
frOcks, too. r imagine the man
ayers l visited. asking for an en-
gagement, must have thought l was
funny little thing. l must say
they were all very nice and kind
to me. l shall never forget one
experience had at the Empire
Theater building.
"Of course. l had heard all about
Charles Frohman and it was one
of the big ambitions of my life to
get into one of his companies, but
never could get in to see him.
try as l might. I suppose the men
who guarded his outer office thought
was too young. But one day,
when I was sitting in the waiting
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Next Weeks Shows

NATIoNAL-John Golden's production of
Austin strOng's comedy, "S wise
Fools"
GARRIcK-"come Seven" the big com.
edy success with same cast now plays
ing in New York.
PoLIs-Theda Bara in The Blue
Flame, by George v. Hobart and John
willard.
BELAsco-"The Girl in the Limousine, "
by Avery Hopwood
GAYETY-"Dsve Marion's Own con-
pany, with Emil Casper, Will H, Ward.
lnez De Verdier, George Mack, Myrtle
Franks. Albert Dwinell, Thomas Duffy,
Jack Honeywell, spellman & HazzaTd
and Byron Brothers Saxo Band,
FoLLY-"sweet Sweeties." in two Acts
and eight scenes, by Billy Vail.
PALACE-Charles Ray in The VILLAGE
Slelth."
MErRoPoLITAN-"The Devils Pass
Key" Erick Won stroheim's epochaI
film drama.
ERBoCKER--sunday and Nom
day Erick Won Stroheim's The pevil's
Pass Key" Tuesday and "Wednesday.
Go and Get it,
CRANDALL' 'S-First three dsvs. Norm,
Talmadge in "A Daughter of Two
Worlds" last four days, D, W. G-if.
fth's The Idol Dancer"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

Though practically unknown
that is, to the playgoers. RlOnE
New York's Great White way-un-
til last winter, though sympathiZers
with the amateur theatcr and book
lovers had known him as the au-
thor of two volumes OF One-act
plays, indicating unusual promise
as a dramatic writer, Eugene C.
O'NeiIl, on the merits Of his play
Beyond the Horizon" is today the
outstanding figure in the American
theater. The son Of James O'Neill.
the great romantic actor. long be-
loved for his perennial and popular
Monte CristO." young Eugene
O'NeiH. stilI in his early thirtiCs.
carries on in another department OF
stagecraft. the splendid tradition Of
his father.
Eugene G. O'NcilI has long
breathed the atmosphere uf the
thcater. As a boy the stage was
his playground and he unconscious
ly absorbed a knowledge Of the
mechanics and technique Of the
drama. Coincidentally the boy
O'NeilI dreamed of ships. the scent
ports. Sent to Princeton University
by his father. he left while stili
an undergraduate, served for a time
as stage manager Of The White
Sister" company in which his father
was acting and spent his leisure
reading Jack London's tales Of the
sea. At - he shipped as an ordi-
nary seaman on the Charles Ra-
cine. a Norwegian bark. from Ros-
ton to Huenus AirPs -Four years
Of rowing followed. with no thouE nj
Of playwritinE or spinning stories.
Il hadn't any particular idea or
ambition" he explains. Just keep
ing afoat. 7 drifted about Buenos
Aires for two Years. doing anything
that came to hand manual labor
for a big American packing house.
drafting for an electric company,
and Office work for a sewing ma
chine concern. wasn't doing much
choosing. just grabbing whatever
anne along.
y shipped as an ordinary seaman
on British tramp steamer Tor
Durham. South Africa. She was
loaded with mules You had {"
have 500 to bc admitted to South
Africa. 50 ] came back to BUen0S
Aires and shipped on a tramp ror
New York where became an able
seaman on tho American Line ships.
Finally / went to New Orleans 10
join my father. who was playing
a condensed version al Monte
Cristo' in vaudeville.
Il was given a part and played
it very. very badly. But ] had d
good time. and when we got back
from the road did newspaprT
work Then was attacked by
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
4 Songbnd Without a Song

But the best laid plans, you know,
l returned to London where nv
family had moved and made my
stage debut in a piece called Dear
Little Denmark" which was pre-
sented at the Prince of Wales Thea
ter, but never came to America. 1
was then Is years old. Two years
later 1 was star in Yankee Girl
Then followed Iulus Husband
The Girl in the Taxi and vaude-
Vile"
Singing, acting and playing the
violin are only a few of Miss Rings
accomplishments. She designs most
of her own hats and clothes. She
swims, dances, plays golf and tennis,
rides and commutes daily between
Larchmont, y. Y, and New York
without losing her bewitching smile
or her temper.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

Julie Ring. the songbird. is with
out a song. But Miss Ring doesn't
care. She is perfectly happy in her
songless role in Up In MabeTs
Room" the brilliantly successful
farce which A H. Woods will pre-
sent at Polls Theater tonight.
Neither does the public mind.
They loved the songs, but they pre-
fer the songster. As long as Miss
Ring remains her exquisitely pretty
self, they are happy just to look at
her, whether she speaks or sings.
Up In Mabel's Room is my fifth
songless role" says Miss Ring. but
l don't feel as strange in it as one
would expect. And yet my first love
gas music. 1 STUDIED in Paris and
Munich, learned TO play the violin,
and prepared for an operatic career.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Checkerboard Closes.

The Checkerboard," Frederick
and Fanny Hatton's comedy which
opened at the Thirty ninth Street
Theater, New York, on Thursday.
August 19. closed a week ago.
The piece opened to about $1,000.
but the next night dropped TO $500.
During the rest of its short run it
rarely hit over $500 a night, and the
Early closing was decided upon.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Kubelik in Artists Course.

Jan Kubelik, the famous violinist.
who is to make his appearance in
Washington on January I3 at the
National Theater under the local
of Mrs. Wilson Greene.
is still the idol of hundreds of thou
sands of concert stars in this ooun~
try and abroad.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

In Great bTllaln inc stage is lN
an awful slump. writes Richard
SprIane. More players are out o1
employment in town and country
than ever before. This is the dull
season. but duIlncss does not Mt
the condition. Usually the situa-
tion improves greatly in SePt"m-
Der and keeps getting better until
the Christmas holidays.
This year comparatively few
companies are going "on the road
Chorus girls are a drug on the
market. so to speak. Managers con-
fess they are doubtful what the
public wants and, since railway
rates have been advanced and
living costs have gone so high.
they are unwilling to take tn"
chances they did in former days
What is more. the army OF players
is much larger than formerly. After
the war MANY hundreds Of sol
diers who had displayed talent as
entertainers back of the line in
France and on other battle fronts
went on the stage. Many girls. too,
who as amateurs had some success
in the shows put on for soldiers
have taken to the stage.
The public has tired a bit OF
the theatCr abroad. and managers
cannot pay the salaries demanded
by players and also pay the in
creased costs of touring. The
shows have been cut in an effort
to meet expenses and the per
formances are SO poor that. gen
orally speaking. they do not at
tract.
Broadly speaking. tho stage
problem in America is much like
that in Great Britain. Here tn"
situation is aggravated by the fact
that road companies have longer
Jumps" and. with the increase in
railroad fares. the managers are
up against a serious problem. This
is particularly the case with biz
companies such as "Hitchy kOO,
which has a troupe of about l25
persons; Fred Stones company
with from l25 to $50: The Wan
derer," with zoo. 'Chu Chin
Chow" with 300: "Aphrodite," now
in Chicago, with $50; Ben Hur."
with 300, etc. Some Of these at
fractions carry animals. such as
sheep. horses, camels, yaks. etc.
Either the charge for seats al
these big spectacular shows must
be increased or the size OF the
companies reduced. How about
the travelling star? Will he be able
to carry with him a full company
as has been the rule of late? Some
students of the stage think there
will be reversion to somethinE
approaching the old custom of each
city having stock companies made
up of players of diversified talent
capable of supporting any or every
star who comese along. They do
not think we will go back alto
gether to the old order, but to a
modification of it.
Others think the present sys-
tenn will be maintained and
theatrical rates will be raised
again to meet the higher costs OF
transportation. To the query will
the public stand for it?" they
reply: The American public willr
Harry NJ Crandall. owner OF the
circuit Of twelve Crandall Theaters
in Washington territory. president
of Associated Exhi bitors. Inc, a
national organization. and owner
of the First National franchise for
Washington and vicinity, spent last
Monday and Tuesday in New York
on important matters connected
with the conduct of his constantly
expanding enterprises.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Laurence Eyres Romantic Hit Martinique, Bows at Belasco
National Offers Neu Musical Sho Polls Has Farce Success

The death of OhSc Thomas, the famous phofoblay
star and afe of Jack Pickford marks the third death of
motion Picture celebrities of the first rank 7ofn The past
fraO months Less than accck before the death of Miss
Thomas in Paris from mercury poisoning, Robert Hdr-
the famous d. w. Griffith boy star Of HcarS of the
WOrId," Birth of NafiOf and other Griffin prodnt-
fiOHS died from aVOld rceri5cd sgcn rcVOlacr
accidentally discharged. Il fe5O months prior to HdrroHs
dcath Ctdrine Seymour another Griffin star, died in a
Ncac York hospital folosung an operation.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

Washington aUiH hair stage Representation
this wcek. IN the cast of Jim, Jam, Jcms" is
VerY dainty little miss zohO, tor stage purposes.
,Ascs the name of Boiiiine LeGroii. Miss LeGroH
is the daughter of Carl j. F. Grail q prominent
la5cycr of this city When the PrcSidcm and
Mrs WiLson returned from abroad on their first
trip. she 1uas chosen from the nations young
girls 10 present the President aIifh bouquet Of
fIoaocrs, signal honor for the dainty little
Washif,gtOnidH.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

laundryman is the most honorcd
person in the land.
On one point they agree. however.
namely, that Marshall Neilan is the
greatest living human before and
after the forming of mother earth
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Eugene O'NeiH Emerges

tuberculosis spent six months
In a sanatOrium and after had
beaten il ] started to write one
act plays. And ! played in sOme
Of them. J have been = member
OF the Provincctown Players ever
since they were organized, four Or
five years ago
il was for the PrOvIncetown
Players that Mr.. O'NeiU wrote hIs
One-act plays. These attracted
more than usual attention hen
acted and have been published CO.
two v"Iumes-''ThirsJ" and The
Moon Of the C8ribbees."
In these plays O'Neiu found him
self master Of the th-at,r as his
medium and Of individuals a. his
material. The power OF showing
character development was aH that
he needed 10 become master uf the
fGlI-lt myth drama. This he achieved
in Beyond the Horizon.
II appearance Eugene G.. D'Neiu
IL an unusUl. type. Lack Of robust
ness gives his 1ve feet, ten inches
an unusual height. his forehead is
high and rounded and calls TO mind
pictures Of Edgar Allen Poe, il mar
rows at the temples where his crisp
black lair Is JinEed with whir. His
chin and nose are well dthn.d.
though not aggressive, kmaW.
black mousJach- marks his urur-
lip, hut can1rt hide the extreme s.u-
sitiyen,ss Of his mouth a sensitive
ness that is intensified in his larga
brilliant ug es. tho white conlrasfin-
with the rich glowing brown ul the
iris
Eugene ONeiU makes mis- home
beside tho Sa.L whuss moods. D., 90
we'll understands and love- Al
Proyinr. town. Mass h. resides
with his wife and baby in summer
in little cottage. In winter hr
brings wife. baby and tApcwrrt-r Go
the IovincCiowu Inn. lie no 1unE,-
2,arnS for life IN tho cities cor IN
stranEe ports. hr~ happiness is hIs
HOm, and his WorE
Announcement was made FROM
the executive ufi.,- oT Crandafl-s
Th"atcTs Yesterday uT Tho aguuf~r-
tion Of th- Century Thcarrr ~
Petersburg. Va. a. twelfth link On
the chain or CrandaTI houses thai
H. being extended throughout the
Washington territory The Cen
tury Is a thoroughly modern house
with seating capacity Of apprnNi-
'mal'Iy loo. ]: viii at once DO re-
modelled 10 conform 10 the Gran
dali standards OF beauty. comfort
and convenience. under tho super
vision of Reginald WyckIIT. Gsarc.
the Washington architect who hurIt
CrandalIs Metropolitan. knicl,or-
booker and York Thgatsrs I'm this
city. tho Strand m Cumberland.
Nd and is now rocuustructiuE the
Apollo in MarJinsburE. W Va
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
GAffICK OPENS IT'S SEASON WITH RICHARD BENNETT I
Today's Amusements

in d.
GARRICK-Biebara Bennett -for the Defense"
r.. -Naude
sTRAND-y aude and films
he
in
METROPOLITAN-Tom
IL
In -stop, Thtef:"
Married in
MACALESTER-Daiy
BEACIf-Resort
ash
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

Thomas Cannon director ar
the Palace symphony Orchestra. has
just obtained the musiraI score Of
the blE New York wu>IraI suUrC--
Honey Girl" and selections from
Il" same, score have I've, % made into
an overture number that Will ~. .r-
t,rprr.rd at the Palace today and
all th,s week
Joseph J. Bill. formerly mtnaz,r
Of CranGalE> Joy Thtater. al rr,.
corner OF Ninth and L streets NORTH.
west, has been promoted to JH.
manaEcrshp Of CrandalTs Apollo
Theater TO succeed ZebuIon CLARK.
resigned. Mr. Bell Is succeeded hy
Charles NJ. Ov"racker
Mrs. Harry NJ. Crandau ana tr,
Misses Mildred. Olga and IDprurH7
Crandall. accompanied by Nj. and
Mrs. John Quill returned to Vas
in-IoU last week from motor rrrr
to Cumberland Md W rcrc ther a.
tended tho opening oT rhcm nov
strand Th'slrr. eleventh IN tho chain
Of tw"lV" 'raudal Thcatcrs tn tho
Washington territory.
Lawrence B,atus manager II
Loews Palace Theater. has uheen
forced 10 turn over much a. Tie
management Of Loew's Palace The
ater during the past week to his
assistant. Jack Frey. while I.arf1
helped Z. J. Stutz with the rpowG-
that packed the Columbia all week
to see 'Humoresqur."
The past week was PERSONA
triumph for Leon RrusiIof. who
made his debut as the director or
the augmented Columbia SYMPHONY
Orchestra, played brilliant musi.
cal prologue. a splendid overture
and contributed in addition. a violin
solo. "Humorcsque-" lie will play
the same score this week.
The mana cement Of the Gsyetv
TheaJcr is very well pleased with
the increasing feminine attendance.
which is believed TO be due to the
mana cement having become more
strict with smoking.
Grace Fielding. one Of the pretty
girls in Up in Mabel's Room is
native Of Ottawa. and is the niece "
the former premier Of that province
L. J. Fielding.
OrahEelo Ratio. the Columbia
Theater's prize accordion nlayo-
and assistant manager. had a box
reserved for newspaper critics last
Sunday at the opening OF ''Humor-
esque." The lobby grew so jammed
ten minutes after the picture stsrted
that Angie had TO establish Z prq-
vate critics entrance from the r
street exit.
Ernest Luz. musical director OF
the LOew enterprises. and s. Il
MeinhOld, assistant general mana
ger OF the same organization, }were
both on hand for the opening last
week OF "HumoresqUe" al Loews