The Washington herald., 1920-09-05

parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Max wellerson, Is
New York. Both parents are musicians spd
their parents for many generations back
were musicians, too. How Mildred and
Eugenia are being brought up is a most
intensely interesting story Of a mothers
sacrifice of self. Mrs. Wellerson before her
marriage was Miss Mera Schkelnik. About
ten years ago, when she was nineteen, MsI
Wellerson was giving a concert in Eliza
beth, n. J. His sccompanist fell i'll and
Miss SchkeInik took her place. The two
had never met before. They fell in love
"st first sight" and within a month wer.
married. Their twins came the following
year.
A MONG other child prodig.es who are
a wIning fame and money. Jesse Collins,
OF Liverpool, England, an eleven year old
boy. stands high. Recently be showed his
extraordinary talent as a celist and pianist
at the Coliseum in bis native city. 1t va,
his first public appearance and critics wer,
unanimous and unstinting in their praise.
Jane and katherine Lee, sisters, seven
and ten, respectively, are earning $1,000 a
week in vaudeville. They were movie"
stars until six months ago. They began tn.
MIN thriller career when Jane was about
half yedv olds But an offer in New York
coupled with the prospect of long ruu at
SlOoO week, won them for the vaudeville.
stage
But ] don't like it as much as tb.
movies says Jane, who is the comedienn.
OF the two, ''and l guess I'll 20 back as
soon as | can. There isn't near as much
nn III the work we are doing now as ther.
used 10 be in the movies"
Their mother banks all the earnings Of
the children in their name and acts as their
trustee. She has in this way laid aside for
them SlOO.ooO from what they got out Of
the moving picture experience And next
year they are in all likelihood going 10 es-
tabliSh a moving picture company Of their
OVID.
Another Paul Morphy has arisen in tb.
person of Samuel Rzesphewski six years
old, who Is considered one of the most re-
markable chess champions Of the world. He
Is the >on Of 4 German Pole residing in
Berlin. Paul Morphy was able blindfolded
TO play fifteen games simultaneously. and
usually won more than half. Little Samuel
recently played twenty two games stimuli
taneouSly and won eighteen of them He
was not blindfoTded; but, nevertheless, his
achievement caused amazement in chess cir
Cles throughout the world as something uu-
heard of in one so young. To win even on.
game from some of the veterans who were
Dittcd against the little boy would have
been an astounding victory and scarcely
credible if ii had not been witnessed by 50
maUY'
To round out the ma ncs Of jUycpiI.
prodigic> the name of Jeremiah Kuutz. Of
22l1 North Park avenue. Philadelphia.
should not be omitted. He is a lightning
calculator; and when it Is Understood that
be is only eight years old his prusess has
to be admitted as something almost iucon
ceivable.
No problem in mathematics seems 10
offer any difficulty to little jeremiah No
sooner has the problem beel propoundcd
than the boy i ready with his answer. lie
needs no paper or slate to figure it out.
He just seems 10 see the answer build itself
up before his minds eye: and by the time
the question is finished the whole structur,
stands complete before him. 1t is as if the
solution of the problem appeared like az
inscription over the front door Of the CON
pleted structure.