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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21

"GREENLEIGH." EOS S. Main street, for
sale: the semi-bungalow residence OF the
late w. F. Milne, built within years con-
tains rooms, bathroom. hardwood finish
and floors throughout, set tubs cement cell
lar floor and steam heat henhouse and es-
ira lots go with the property: apple trees.
perry bushes. etc, and garden in good con-
dition apply to Mrs. w. F. Milne. tel.
429-M. oTtf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21

SIy-RooM ORANGE STREET HOUSE
for 100000 Corner lot. garden. only few
rods from the carline; handy to school,
trade at the price
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21
Real Estate and
Personal Property
at Auction

On account of i'll health. ] have de
cided to leave Vermont and must sell
my property at auction on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21

FOR SALE--Six Flemish Giant does and =
buck. from to IA lbs. John McCourtie,
SO Highland avenue T9tss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21

FOR SALE IN so CABOT VILLAGE
A SAWMILL all in good running rendition
nearly an acre Of land for yard room,
board saws and number Of tmall saws
lot Of extra belting. one l4-in belt 50 IT.
long. nearly new; lot Of extra nuleys n
blacksmith outfit. forge, anvil. drilling ma
chine. wise. work beach and a lot Of other
for manufacturing chair stock. or treat
place for a bobbin factory. as This pronerty
Is located close TO large amount Of all
KINDS OF timber and II taken right away
$500 buys this whole outfit
These properties. both farms and village
are advertised 10 sell AFRO have more.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21

NO ] HAY FOR SALE Standing up on
farm in Brookfeld; can have barns 10 put
hay for while; write to Frank A. Prosper,
% Penn avenue, Worcester, Mass. S2t2s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21
This is the time to buy. Let us
help you to decide.
THE d. A. PERRY
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Do YOU WANT A
HOME?

As everything looks so pros
porous in Barre at this time in
all lines of business, we have a
few good homes to offer for
sale at a bargain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21

sale at a bargain.
So0-H-0ne is a Groom cottage, very
modern. finished In wood. mostly hardwood.
with electric lights, bath. and furnace heat
nice cellar. nice lawn. with shade trees
some fruit trees an extra large lot with
one Of the best gardens in the city nice
barn. well finished. suitable for garage or
to keep a team. with a basement under the
harm the house sets on an elevation where
" affords a splendid view Of the city we
can sell at surprisingly low price. con
sidcring the condition Of the place.
tos-G-A 2-t1nement house with a large
plot Of land with a garden and playground
shade tres. up In very good shape. with q
barn; the party Is leaving the city and viii
eel at q sacrifice.
For further information con-
corning these and other city
and other farms of all
descriptions, stock and tools.
apply to
J. J. DASHNER
Real Estate Agent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21


room 20x60, office building 20x80. storage
building 20x4S alongside railroad plenty Of
land 90 vacant tenements within half q
mile Of plant most of machinery is sold
Hardwick municipal plant furnishes cheap
electric power; write f. X. Fletcher, Wood
bury. Vt. s2t2s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21

Rodney Wright, native of West
minister West, whose death occurred
in Cambridge, Mass, recently, willsd
$500 to the Congregational parish in
the former place, to be used toward
the new parsonage This more than
cleared the parsonage from debt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21

FOR SALE-lo0 gallons Al maple syrup
II. J. b. Skern. South Royalton, VT 1876
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21

CELERY PLANTS White Plume and Gold.
On Self-Blanehing. lie per doz., i0c per So
lbe per loo: Booth, cherry street, tel
6ei-Y s3t6
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21

FOR SALE--Ofiiee \ lures Moser safe,
good size, fiat top OK, office chair. stove
for wood or coal and calendar clock " +.
Ayers. S2tss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-21

FUK oALE-A very thriving monumental
business in town of Willows. Cal : county
seat and only shop in county; reason for
selling poor health w. II. Brown. box 62s,
Willows. Calf F7t2e
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-09
RlIlE0F hRIA
RECORD GOES BACK
Case Of Young Irish Tenor
Attracts Much Attention
at Ellis Island.

NEW YORK, June 9.-Ftancis
b'Btien, a'young stripping famous on
Ellis Island as a stowaway and a ten
prof promise. who IS on the high seas
today on his return voyage TO Ire
land. Is q living proof that a birth
certificate may sometimes prove an
essential document in the pursuit OF
kcareef as singer.
Were II not for his lack OF such
I. document as proof Of his contention
that he was born In Philadelphia and
that bis parents took him to Ireland
when be was four years old. young
O'Brien might now be winning the
hearts OF American music lovers. as
did John Mccormack. the emulation
q whose career led the lad to secrete
himself on an American-bound YES
nel some three weeks ago.
Instead, immigration officials, who
hsye only cold legal instructions 10
,giide them IN making decisions, saw
II to place him on an outgoing ship
md let him try 10 establish the essen
Hal facts concerning his birth aitel
his retysn. 0'Brien, however. dispair-
|ed pt Being able to prove much about
his figln, because his father and
mother are both dead and he has no
lelelives In Ireland.
,is4he young tenor's fame as a sing
q probably would never have start
10 apread had Il not been for q
.sllshf illness contracted on Ellis Is
lam causing him 10 be placed In the
hcsSltai for treatment. The nurses
there became enchanted with his sing
iig, and before he was deported he
Eas giving concerts for the other In
,faafes ofsthe hospital as well as for
ne Inhabitants Of the island gener-
aily. As q, result 0'Brien's name to-
al. Is on the lips Of all Ellis Island.
The hospital attendants we're calling
rs name with tender eulogy and e1-
pressing extreme sorrow that he had
d 90 back,
e'Brien is only one Of hundreds Of
Such cases thatare sent back to their
original place Of embarkation every
month. There are 50 stowaways on
lhe island now waiting orders to 80
Hack, never having seen more OF
New York than is enchanting sky
line; Every incoming ship from no
matter what port, according to immi-
Elltion officials. bring from two TO ten
EtuNaways, and almost all Of them
have . fuitless voyage TO this coun-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-09
clernlna Whit Paint.

Spirits Of ammonia used In sui.
acient. quantities to soften the water
and ordinary hard soap will make q
white painted surface look white and
clean with half the effort Of any other
method. Care should be taken not to
have too much ammonia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-09
paIm:tia's Many s.saty spota

ualm:til's Many Ss.aIy Sp01A
Dalmatla's- beauties have been re-
counted BY many travellers. Among
the scores Of Islands Of Its coast are
many rich in history. such a, Braz1a
and Lesslna, where Roman and Greek
relics are to be found; Busi. with Its
ten cayerns, the most beautiful Of
which Is the Blue Gotto, entered by
boat and Lacroma. Of Rasuss. where
Richard Occur de Lion Is Said 10 have
found a haven during storm on bis
return from the crussdes, and 10 have
built q church there in compliance
with o VOW 80 to honor his place Of
refuge.-Exrsanse.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-09
VIVA. Doctors Laugh Al.

IN the last 50 years the science Of
medicine has advanced more than in
the previous 50 centuries. But the
average man still thinks he knows an
InfallIble cure for q cough.-Journal
Of the American Medical Association.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Ella Shields, of London
Music Halls, Is Really
A Belle of Baltimore

Ella Shields is visiting her own
country again after sixteen Years. most
or which were spent in the British
isies. 90 long mas she been away that the
program at the Palace Theater calls
her an English actress, but she is not
she says; She was born in Baltimore
onIy her friends in America who
nave been in England and have seen
her act would recognize her here should
Sne choose to appear on the stage mn
der different name. She went to Enc.
land to act in dainty feminine frocEs
and now she has come back as an inn
personator of English male types.
When ! saw her impersonation Of
me BRUSH MILDLY and Burlington
nerl1e' tne broken down British sport.
at tne ralace, was not quite sure that
some deception wasn't being practiced
and that, despite the name Ella. She
was really man. | told her this when
met her at the Waldorf, and She
said: "''" '''e
you ~ a. e'' !
had to admit that / was. The VIC
was off. dress had replaced Bertic,s
morning suit, but the voice was ALMOST
the same. She explained her throat was
troubling her. but ordinarily her voice
..T ~. an ecleo Dv act1nG male parts
II think it's nerves and the change in
climate. You know you fall out Of tho
na0lt et, OF things in sixteen years"
shocked at first when an English man
ager suggested that she replace ha,
woman's attire with the clothes Of a
man. nine years ago. she consented
nesltaungly. fearing that he was mak,
ing mistake, and has now become
probably the leading male impersonato,l
on the vaudeville stage
was singing an army song with
Just coat and cap as costume in
aooitlon to my dress. 1t took so we'll
Fnat the manager asked me TO mt On
an entire suit. had never heard of
sucn a thing. ! declined at first. Enc
iand by this time knew me al an actress
IN dresses. and did not think it wise
70 go before them in new character
nut then | realized that just because
Ihsy knew ME so we'll and liked me so
wei! IN woman's clothes thew would like
me all the more If | could please them
IN male attire. did For the last
nine years have played long seasons
A. = manchester, Glasgow. Liverpool and
Miss Shields. who admitted that she
nad necome Mrs. Christie, the wife Of =
ocoech colonel, is proud of her ward.
my tailor in London make. clothes
Tor twenty Of the best dressed men in
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

teen weeks in Chicago Out there one
OF the papers sent their criminal courts
men to cover nc. He said in his story
that this guy Joe Conway is all right
but he would never get by with the ex-
pense account he is rolling up Think
of asking the managing editor to send
you 1900 miles to cover murder trial
Just because you are interested in the
case"
Harrigan asked for professional
criticism In the second act, Edward
n. Robins, as Kenneth Winthrop. who
Is shown to have committed the mur-
der, moves toward Conway, who is
writing the outline of the story he has
obtained. Winthrop has gun in his
hand and is about to fire it at the re-
porter when the latter is warned bv an
exclamation from Mrs. Winthrop. He
looks up at Winthrop and then says:
"S't down. [ can't concentrate when
any one looks over my shoulder"
This is one of the few lapses in
Conway's part and told Harripan
that newspaper men turn out COPY I'M
der conditions where concentration
seems out of the question and that men
VINO can write only in quiet study
VIII not last long on a newspaper.
That's where Conway the reporter
became Harrigan the actor" he ex-
pialned' agreeing with the criticism.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

Playwrights persist in showing us
that there are men and reporters. and
when one hereto among them deviates
from this theory, critics, surprised, rub
their eyes and Mr.. Playgoer, turning to
Mrs. Playgoer, says:
There must be some mistake. He's
not reporter; he's just like other
men,"
That is what they are saying at the.
Cohan and Harris Theater, where Will
lam Harrigan, in his first appearance
SINCE his return from France, where
ne served as captain with the 77th
Division, is nightly outdoing Sherlock
Holmes as detector Of crime. Re-
lentlessly he tracks down the murderer
who, acquitted, comes home in the
first act of Rita Weiman's unusual
me!odrama, "The Acquittal."
viii was swabbng the makeup of
his face with one hand and reaching
for his dress clothes with the other
when | came in to offer him a lob on
paper. He laughed and said that
since he hoped to settle down again in
New York dressing room for the first
sime IN hVe years, he was not in posi-
ton to accept his cues from the CITY
editor wy
You know" Ned Harrigan's son said,
almost the first question am asked
about my acting in The Acquittal is
now, without ever having been on
newspaper, play the part of a reporter
Sc convincingy. 1t strikes me as
very foolish question The reporter
isn't freak. He isn't any different
from other men,
~ say to myself that | am Joe Con-
vr,l,
Chronicle but who could work in =
oank, in factory, or anywhere else.
VI course, realize that certain char
acteristics are developed in everv Or
cupation and my friends in the news
paper business have enabled me to n;cl,
them up" ''~A
Conway's success in uncoverine the
gullty man recalls the days Of the DO
nee reporter who was a better do,ec-
tive than any on the nolico f5rco
When crime was committed ~.
s!euths trailed the newspaper man 10
PICK up clues he uncovered; now the
opposite is often true. Throuohont
the play Conway credits his trainino
~ racine Coast newspaper office for
ms ms astuteness. He is not satisfied
Wnen w the other reporters leave the
"lnehrop nome. but slips behind por-
| 'lefes INTO clothes closets and other-
wise eludes members of the household
| to .; get the story. and he gets it.
~ Eut on the Pacific Coast they roll
their own" he says, jocularly. refusinr
an offer of assistance. "''"k
But Harrigan and Miss Weiman ar.
az variance. He would not advise any
New York newspaperman or anv w vorn1 "ns
person who plans to break into ths ths
game" through the school of Journal
ISM route to travel 1000 miles to the
eoaSt y, TOR graduate training
mere aren't any better newspaper-
men men than those we have here in New
i L ork City, and New York reporter
sm1u.d s,t 60 west only to show the people
BY this time he had slipped into bis
dress trousers, but his drcssinr NO. was m's
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

the play. including eight bors.
camels and three donkevs Uses, tour
these animals appear in Tho ,, All Of
which shows the members Of tS.ession ~.
pany on their way to the re Re com.
bacchus. During the dress ras sase of
two elephants were used in th;i h;;nearsal
as part of the entouraee Of '",s Scene
Oriental prince, but David ppposed
who took charge of thu ne'ssco
during the last week. dec;dns ;dsfsals
elephants had no proper nlaca .a mat
dramatic stage. ''~o On
In the Fokine ballet. wbsr.
girls dance upon a stare co,.o iorty
RED rose leaves, moro than o0o ooo ~ith
dlvidual rose leaves are scat.oy tos,'vV IN
space of forty by twenty feo' eo nov, over
rose leaves are all artificial ns ihese
and are made of beaut;fu,,, Sourse.
SIN SIX Huhdfeds OF these rose less.9.
are spolied at every performance kss
.ne property men pick them IN sss sa,
W save as many as possible Tha
rose leaves fill three barrels !, me
pIopeI.y room OF the Century Theass''
anu aiready the stage manager. Isnn
ahuiactorlng firm for AN add;.;"a ddsn
barrel of rose leaves. which w,,,, uH,,,,"onsl
be needed. The greatest ca," ~ soon
be exercised in handling ,be. mas to
leaves to prevent any tacks n; loSe
other rough substances FROM r"s ,or
mixed up with them. for rho sing
cancers of the ballet. dane A0'.y
their bare feet and small, ~ IN
might ensue if some one sn;llod aseoy
tacks among the rose leaves iew
one of tho p,oc.
connection with the staging If AZ ~ IN
dlte" is the care that must ho h,..p Mpnfo,
upon Mildred Walker. who nlars lsV"so ,so
part of the Statue. She is ss ron,n.ue ,ne
to pose in the temple scene fo,. fpunca a,s
than twelve minutes with her rr,s ."vle
raised. A single movement. yolur,tsp,,
or otherwise, would DESTROY tho a..
sion and the perfect picture tL,,y;.
produced when she holds tho na..,s
of Aphrodite above her head f'1sss H.
greatest fear of the STAGE man.r.e aas
that Miss Walker might catch co,d az -
sneeze. Of course, She wears NV ra" anu
fectly good union suit of silk, and dur-
ing the cold weather she has addsd -,
extra suit of wool, which goes pnaor1
meath the silk. Over this is a coat ~
white paint, which makes her annear
like wax figure
However. while she makes a beadti.
III picture as statue. one can imaen.
what would happen if she should catch
cold and sneeZe. To avoid this
physician is in attendance. and lust h.
tore she goes on for the scene her
throat is sprayed and her nostrils Are
carefully plugged with cotton. She
breathes by leaving her lips slightly
open. The reason the physician plurs
her nostrils is that dust might drift
by from moving scenery. and she
might breathe it through her nostrils.
thereby causing her to sneeze.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

bronchitis in your feet; and then one
awful night in the middle of my Span
lsh dance | fell flat on my stomach. |
was too mortified to know what | struck
at the time, but | couldn't eat any
thing for the next two days without
being reminded of the incident"
Were you disconnected >" we asked.
insisting on all the horrible details.
? "Disconcerted-I nearly died! After
being so vivacious and carefree in nv
dance and then to come cropper on
the edge of rug! Now, when YOU fall
in the middle of dance there are
only two courses open to you. Pre-
tend you have tainted and let the
ring down the curtain and carry you
on on else get up smiling and make
believe you don't know you fell down.
That is what | did; | scrambled to
my feet. collected my fan. bag and
halrpins and went on being vivacious.
all the time feeling exactly like one of
the Dooleys."
Miss Bennett has a sense of humor
as we'll as everything else
When our boss asked us to 90 and
get an interview with Miss Bennett he
added, "She is so beautiful that she
probably won't have any brains.
but SO we are going up to Room
so now to tell him that she has. H.U.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Amusement News and Stage Door Chat for the Playgoe
After Studying for Law,
Young 'Oc' Hammerstein
Turned to the Theater

There is another Oscar Hammerstcir
on Broadway, but this one isn't plan
ming to rival the Metropolitan with
counter operate productions. He
hasn't rolled cigars for living. doesn't
wear the same kind of silk hat that
his famous grandfather did, has not
vet discovered Mary Garden, nor has
he written the music of an opera in
twenty-four hours to win bet. But
he is only twentyfour years old, and
since he has held off for that length
of time. it is safe to say that he will
never fill shade grown Sumatra wrap
pers with Havana leaf, but he is q
Hammerstciil, and there are other pos
sibilities.
Columbia's campus has known him
freshman cap, stripped off gaudy-
colored ties, and turned down the cuffs
of his trousers. The program of the
Central Theatcr, where his musical
comedy, always You,' is filling the
first row with tired business men and
the rest of the house with men and
women who are not so tired, calls him
Oscar Hammerstein I'd. But the jump
from Blue and White varsity shows to
Theater Row has not lessened his mod
"oc.'
"Oc" once thought he was going to
be a lawyer. He told about it a few
evenings ago between acts; blushingly.
Whether he considered that he had
profaned the bar by turning from it to
the theater, or whether he feared that
pie of the stage against him, he did
not explain.
81 was within one year of completing
my course for the law degree at Colum-
bia,' he apologized.
Young Hammerstein Is not yet hard
cned to interviews, and unlike the ma
jority of playwrights he does not ad-
vance theories of the drama for the
purpose, mainly, of avoiding direct an
swers. He is exceedingly modest and
is frankly stumped when confronted
by a newspaper man. Not that he does
not know how to talk, for his friends
seem to have no difficulty with him
in this respect, but he seems almost
lost when he realizes that what he
says may be printed. Of course this
is not ineradicable, and if he lives up
to the best Hammerstein tradition he
should soon overcome it,
"Oc" tried hard to keep away from
the theater.
"For three years at Columbia l felt
no leaning toward the stage at all.
Then in 1915 the Players Club on
Morningside Heights started rehears
ing 'On Your Way and | was one
of the bunch in the Gemot when they
picked the cast l was chosen and
my first connection with the theatcr
was formed. The next year | was in
The Peace Pirates.' still as an actor
In 1917 l collaborated with Axelrod in
writing the book and lyrics of Home,
James, and when it was decided to
nut on a nlav in 1918 DESPITE the war
/ wrote Ten for Five"
Oscar I'd. who is the son of the late
William Hammerstein, coached both
the 1917 and 1918 shows at Columbia
and is now the chairman of the play
committee of the Columbia University
Players Club. He cannot explain
definitely what led him to withdraw
from law school in 1917, but attributes
it largely to his association with
,lramatics at the university He also
believes that heredity helped to IN
fiuence his choice.
when | went to my uncle Arthur
and told him that wanted to give up
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

law for the theater, he did not attempt
to discourage me, but told me that if
planned to write for the stage l
should not attempt to seek instruction
in books but that I should come ino
his Office, mix behind the scenes with
the stage-hands and watch them work,
help stage managers and listen to
directors at rehearsas; hold script;
travel with road companies, in short,
to crowd in as much practical knowl-
edge of the theater as possible before
| attempting to write.
II did not hesitate to accept the
advice and in two and half years |
was successfully assistant stage man
ager of You're in Love- and stage
manager of Sometime and Tumble
In In conjunction with this l took
the full course that was outlined by
my uncle and am still learning"
Although Hammerstcin did not out
line his theory of musical comedy, his
simple, if they are properly informed
and explain it correctly. "Oc,' they
say, considers the average musical
comedy audience as rather low. in in
telligence, and that if you give them
enough stuff, we'll served. even though
it may be old, they will find enjoyment
in it. 1t is to be hoped that this is
not true and that he does not hold
himself above the hoi polloi as super
humorist whose merriest shots would
be wasted if offered to them.
Hammerstein is tall and slender, of
dark complexion and eyes. He admit
ted he was married.
"Is there an Oscar 3d?"
"No; but there is William Cd"
he replied, "and he is just learning
to walk. He hasn't said anything about
the theater yet. But he may, for I
am almost convinced now that it is
too strongly intrenched in the family
to be ignored. My younger brother
Reginald tried his hand at everything
to keep away from the stage, but he
has just joined the staff of a motion
picture producer, so there you are"
s. B. F.