El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-18

for 7 asked about the Poll theater in
Washington, where she was playing.
who her husband was or had been and
nobody enlightened me- 1 recall now
that she was married, after FL Paso-
ans had the pleasure Of seeing her in
the -Yama Yama Man" at the Texas
Grand, to the great novelist and left
the stage I am glad TO print below
a part Of Mr. McIvors letter:
She is the widow OF the late Rich
ard Harding Davis, who was probably
the first war correspondent to lose
his life in the great war, his death
leaving Mrs Davis in such poor finan-
cial position that she was forced 70
return TO the stage There is little
need in saying just how great a news
paper man Richard Harding Davis
was and / believe he attained those
heights by being fair 70 every one.
Il knew Richard Harding Davis
and I kned Bessie Mccoy Davis both
very well and knew them both 20 be
Of the highest type OF man and
woman"
Chicago stores are showing collars
at 10 cents apiece. They have the
names cut out Of the linen inside.
They are old style collars of well
known makes. returned by the dealers
as unstable. the name removed and
then sold TO the cheap stores for
consumption by people who think
service more important than style.
Anyone who will drink this near
beer they are selling up here can see
no reason for kicking about bringing
back the stuff with the alcohol in it
They have got It down to such a
point now that you can't tell II from
old time beer, except waiting In vain
for the kick.
Chicago IS building two handsome
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State street. and the other the A H
woods at Dearborn and Randolph.
Many new business buildings are go
ing Up IN the busy section Of the city
and in several cases additional stories
are being added to old buildings
Chicago has taken on daylight
saving and the people who don't
Ike IL, call It BOlshevfk time.
Oliver lIorosco Is trying out a new
play at the Cort theater here. with
an all-star cast, consisting OF Little
Billy a wonder in the role OF a bell
hop; Ida St. Leon, one time circus
rider; Amelia Bingham, Katherine
kaelred, Effie Shannon and Robert
Edeson. It has been a long time since
such a cast has been gathered for
a cast had a better show to be gath
cred IN The show is called Mama s
Affair" and is in three acts It was
awarded the prize in a competition
held at Harvard university
Ida St Leon goes into mysteries
in the play, in order TO have her way
with her mother.
When Edeson. in the role Of the
doctor. is called, he says: 1T is moth
ing new at all Women have used
that method for years"
He falls in love with the girl. and.
in discussing It with Amelia Bing-
ham. he says: Let me think"
when a mans in love" she re-
torts, he mustn't stop TO think he
must feel"
is never happy without an achieve
have known such women-describes
her sensation as exquisite suffering"
when her daughter Is about TO marry.
When Miss st. Leon talks to the
doctor about marrying - her
mother has plighfcd her to a
sissy ch1p-she sGysf "Wells
suppose ] must marry him. II f.
lonely Whiting Hingle.r
"Kes, but II would be loneIier
with the wrong man, says Eide
son.
She says: Eyes. but am engaged
and an engagement Is as binding
as a marriage"
There are those nowadays" he re-
plies, who do not believe that mar
rage Is itself in any ways binding"
Miss Bingham. when she discovers
that the doctor is in love and he pro-
tests that he Is not, says; You think
you know about other peoples in
sides and you don't know anything
about your own"
Chicago's paved streets are flushed
every night and at different times
during the day. to wash off the dust