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New Britain herald., 1921-05-06
FINE VAUDEVILLE. PALACE.

The Palace is offering five excellent Keith acts for the last three days of this week as the big feature on the semi-annual big week program. Synco, the xylophone wizard. plays the instrument in fine style; Morgan, Ford and CO. offer a pleasing comedy and singing act; Jay Reegan X Co. in songs at the piano; Ross and Ross, a comedy couple and the Clown Seal around out an excellent variety bill. The feature picture on the bill pre- sents Constance Talmadge in her latest comedy hit. Good References" Other f1ms include the ever popular Pathe Weekly; a revival of one of Charlie Chaplin's funniest comedies: and Eddie Polo in a new episode of his serial.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-06
A HUSBAND
 Adepe Garrison's New Phase of Reuelafi0ns Of q Wife

Mndgc Managed to Help. |ottiti"
 familiar name. In Mrs. Tic uial interpretation. fell from I started perceptibly. and Il myself by q mighty effort smaycd exclamation. But l bualy conscious that | was hnd that Lillian's clear eyes. cy had rested but n flcetins bon me. had registered my iish confusion.
 ctually forgotten. until Mrs. prds recalled the tact, that k physician whose rather devotion had caused mo so pIeasnntness, was n resident rbor. I had gained the im- he summer before. that he Temporarily taking the place ad. But he must have re. h tho place, though why a m of his talents should re- tho sleepy little village, though 1t was, I could not It end of Long Island is one psen places of the earth for
 for vacations and to 1.-Two in has succeeded in life. But sssfuI field for youth in pro- r business life-my specu- re cut short by Mir. Ticers bnes. raid I can't make 1t in time.
 he always comes back from (al at just such a time. you UT clock by him. and l never ID there or get a horse ready hin."
 ter's quicker wits showed In ns sho turned to me.
 ,a Mis- Graham would run her car"
 kcttcr Take Marion"
 rse," l replied. although the bf again meeting pr. Petit hctly upsetting. Still, Sam
 surely m effective buffer nv embarrassment I might had started toward the car. n still standing on the lawn for a space to he cleared he Ticcr barn-whcn Lillian sively.
 tnke Marian with you, Ifr. Ticer may he needed h. looking at her in aston Ind saw her move her eye
New Britain herald., 1921-05-06
TOM MIN As RANGER
 IN EON'S pJ(TJRR

This time Tom Mix. western star of popular pictures. is seen in the role Of Texas ranger in Hands Off William Fox production that opened at Fox's yesterday. He appears as a member of that band of border guar dians which for years preserved law and order in the Lone Star state. The big scene is a stampede of horses. Down the street of a western town thunders a herd of wild steeds. In their path is the little sister of the Tox Mix in thrilling race to the imperilled child. Two jumps ahead of the stampede, Mix swings from his saddle. swoops up the child from un- der the very hoofs of the flying herd and takes her to safety. Many things of an exciting nature happen in this picture and in the end Mix, the hard riding. fast shooting ranger, gets his reward. Pauline Curley, the 16-year- old movie star, recently discovered at the Fox studios. plays the leading female role in a charming manner.
 The vaudeville bill has four good numbers, not the least of which is the Douglas Flint company in a comedy playlet, Crouch Gregory" The char acteristics of the grouch and it's re- suits make TOT comedy that IS Soou. Russell and Russell. a man and n woman. have a novelty singing, danc- ing. musical and juggling act. Pauli a good comedy burlesque. and Margle Carson is a singing comedienne who also does some character work. The house gave her great applause last night.
 In addition there is the Fox News, Mutt and Jeff in an animated cartoon and a Sunshine comedy.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-06

pected of crime he did not Com- init. and, to avoid arrest and possibly death. he directs suspicion to another man, equally innocent.
 On the same bill Bentley and Car roll will present a singing and danc- ing novelty. Murphy and Lang pre- sent comedy talking and singing. Pearl Orrell and CO. have juvenile novelty which will please. Nick Car ter and others will complete the pro- gram. On Sunday evening there will be a double feature program, Pickle Women" and ''Son of Tarzan.'
New Britain herald., 1921-05-06
SELZNICK PICTURE

Following close upon the success of the first Faversham picture, Selznick pictures are offering another big photoplay with this famous star, The Sin That Was His"
 Unlike the previous Faversham re- lease, '"The Sin That Was His" is straight drama, without any comedy. While there is a cast of well-defined characters, the central figure of Ray mond Chapelle dominates the entire story. Raymond is man who thinks he has been treated unfairly by the world, and becomes a cd and cynical atheist. His better na- ture often comes to the surface, but he always finds his motives misunder- stood.
 The climax comes when he is sus-
New Britain herald., 1921-05-06

brows almost imperceptibly toward tho yard opposite. Around the corner of the house. tho head of the savage old man who had half-murdered his wife, was peering. He was evidently watching our actions closely. That Lillian feared Mir. TTcer's strength might be needed and that she was anxious to get Marion out of the way were facts easy to guess.
 That no hint of my reluctant hesi- tation appeared upon my face was sure as turned again toward the car. When I had started it. I turned it down tho drive with Marion by my side. and Mir Ticer on the running board giving me my final instructions.
 You can't miss it. he said. Drive to the second corner beyond this, where the road turns north toward Sag Harbor-the first corner the road turns south toward Bridgehampton. and the two arc only a few rods apart. You'll have to turn your car across the road. and get out and wave your hands. for the doc drives like the devil. You'll see n big white house just beyond the corner on the north road. It belongs to stalkey. you know"
 No One Tn Sight.
 "Yes, I've seen it often," I said quietly.
 All right. go ahead. and tell the doc to hurry down. You'n just about get him if you drive fast"
 He jumped from the running board and waved his hand encouragingly. I sent the car along the road at smart pace.
 It was but two or three miutes be- fore we drew up at the road Mir. Tic CT had indicated. No car was in sight, not even a distant puff of dust. Either I was too late or the physician had not yet arrived. Mindful of MT. Tic CTS instructions, I drew the car part ly across the road SO that n passing car would he compelled to slow up. and descended to the road, Marion closely following.
 You remember pr. Petit, don't you, dear?" I said.
 "Oh. yes.' the child replied eagerly He fixed my throat mp last year when it hurt SO I like him lots"
 Then watch closely for him." I instructed her. and when you're sure it is he. wave your arms and call him. We must not let him get past us.''
 "I'll stop him." she asserted confi- dently. and planted herself firmly in the middle of the road. straining her eyes in the direction Mir. Ticer had said the physician would arrive.
 Not there. sweetheart" I hastened to remove her from her dangerous though strategic position. He drives SO swiftly that he might not see you in time. Stand over here on the grass. That will be safe, and he can see you waving just tho sameF'
 She. obeyed me. and we waited two minutes which. of course, seemed like twenty. Then little cloud of dust down the road resolved itself in- to approaching runabout. which came toward us as if. in Mir. Ticer's vernacular. it was indeed driven like tho devil.''
 It came SO swiftly that could not distinguish the driver until. warned by our presence fin the path. it slack ened it's pace. Then I saw behind the wheel Dr. Pettits familiar features. and beside him an exceedingly good looking young womap.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-06
PASSION" HUGE DRAMA COMING

It is said the advent of the new super-drama. Passion" to be pre- scented by the Associated First Ma tional at the Palace theater for a limited engagement beginning Sun day evening. marks a new and pro- gressive era in motion picture pro- duction. This massive attempt at excelling in the silent diversion is not only described as tremendously big in it's story and settings, but it es- tablishes new standards in the scope and power of visualization. Stress is laid on the new technical perfections with which it is claimed to be filled; there is a depth of panoramic per- spective which has never been seen on the screen before-big pulsating scenes from the pages of life which seem doubly realistic because of the stereoscopic character of the photog- raphy.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-06
REMOVE THE TAINT.


 Lard kept for deep fat frying some times absorbs flavors. Unless it has been badly scorched all traces of taint may be remover by the means of raw potato slices
 Put the lard in a kettle and add a raw potato. cut in slices an eighth of an inch thick. Heat slowly and when hot hot enta4 enoug ito use for frying remove
 Menu for Tomorrow.
 Breakfast-Grapefru fried bread, sirup, coffee.
 Luncheon-Open sardine sand wiches, shredded pineapple, cocoanut mararoons, tea.
 Dinner-Ham and eggs, creamed new potatoes, dandelion greens, fruit salad, crackers and cheese, coffee.
 One canned pear, half a grapefruit, dozen canned cherries drained from juice, a banana, an apple, perhaps some pineapple left from lunch, and maybe some raisins carefully stoned and plumped-these bits in them selves seem scarcely worth while, but combined they make a perfectly good salad. Instead of using mayonnaise or, boiled salad dressing let the fruit stand in French dressing for an hour and put a spoonful of whipped cream on each plate to serve.
 Open Sardine Sandwich.
 Sardines, leaf lettuce, lemon juice, tomato ketchup, hard-boiled eggs, bread and. butter.
 Put leaf of lettuce on each slice of bread and butter. Add sardines opened fiat. Allow half an egg for each person to be served and chop eggs finely. Sprinkle lemon juice over sardines, add chopped egg and pour over to moisten. Serve a thin slice of dill pickle on each plate.
 Cocoanut Macaroons.
 One freshly grated cocoanut, one pound pulverized sugar, egg whites. Put ingredients in a saucepan and cook, stirring constantly, until thick. Cover cookie sheet with oiled paper and drop mixture from spoon onto baking sheet. Put in hot oven and bake till tops are brown.
 Copyright, 1921, N. F.. Al
Evening star., 1921-08-14

dent" at the same address. and in 1898
and 1893 George A. Townsend, tr.."
is an employe of the Library of Con-
gress. In 1915 the old Townsend
an employe Of the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing.
Knowing that James Rankin Young.
veteran correspondent. retired, had
long been a friend of George Alfred
Townsend, The Star man sought him
follows is in substance what Mr..
Young said:
Townsend was a remarkable man
In many ways He was a prolific
writer on a variety of subjects, had
a keen intellect, strong power of OBJ
servation. a sense of the dramatic.
richly stored mind and a wonderfully
retentive memory. He was sociable
man and liked to talk, but he talked
about things and men and not about
himself. Some men said he talked
too much. but we all agreed that his
discourse was interesting and inform
ing. He was a temperate man, but
we often met in those old Washington
saloons where there were chairs and
tables, drank, smoked and talked, and
Townsend as chief spokesman always
had a group about him.
II remember that when he came to
Washington in the late sixties he
boarded at house on the north side
Of Indiana avenue near the old Tre-
mont house. Mark Twain. then writ
ing fugitive letters. also boarded
there and among the other boarders
were ]. H. Riley of the Alta Caiifor-
nian. a very bright and learned man,
and H. J. Ranlsdell. 1 was young,
but l was welcome and found the
company very agreeable. Repartee.
story and anecdote flowed freely.
"At a later time Townsend kept
house on the north side of F street
west of Seventeenth. Several news
paper men lived in that block and on
Evening star., 1921-08-14

Townsend. 1t is easy. natural and
clear. People have called it bril-
liant" "racy," Sparkling" "scintil-
lating." etc. whatever those words
may mean as applied to a mans way
of writing. Mr.. Townsend generally
chose interesting subjects, he pre-
sented them in way that stimulated
rather than choked your interest, and
when you finished one of his news
paper stories you felt that you had
been entertained and had learned
something about the subject. Mr..
Townsend had a large vocabulary and
an ample knowledge of the values Of
words, and he had the imagination
and originality which enabled him
to employ words out of their hack
neyed relations one to the other and
to make picturesque and striking
combinations of words which put his
ideas across the page to the reader.
He was an impulsive man and aggres-
sive man and Independent minded, and
ne soon came to point in the news
paper business where he could afford to
declare his independence. To illustrate
this, Mr.. Townsend either did not ad
mire or positively disliked James G.
Blaine. The reason for this Is Of no con-
Germ to US. 1t might have been strictly
to US. 1t might have been strictly
said to Mr.. Townsend or about Mr.
Townsend, or something it was re-
ported that he said. or something
which Mr.. Blaine did to Mr.. Townsend
or one of his friends. or something
which Mr.. Blaine refused to do. or
something like that. Our antipathies
to men usually have some such foun-
dation. At any rate. Townsend's cor
in a democratic news
paper took on strong anti-Blaine
cast during the Cleveland Blaine
campaign of 1884.
nf he dnr ir @.
paper really liked Blaine and did not
like Cleveland. and sending for Towns
Evening star., 1921-08-14
red Townsend Famous Writer of Days Gone By

II. T. Colburn. Joel Cook, T. N. Cook.
Creighton. T. II. Cash. F. G. Chapman.
Church, G. w. Clarke: John a; Cockerii;
Z. Davis, Z: y: DeHyse. J; p; Dunn. D. ~
Francis. T. B. Glover. T. c; Grey, c. u.
Harding c. IL. Hart, J. Hasson. John Hay. \
Hayes. l. A. Hendricks; A. R. Henry. .
Henry. v. Hickok. A. S. Hill. G. W. Hosme,
Keim, W. H. Kent. Thomas W. Knox. +. ,
Long, R. T. McAIpine. Richard G. Mccounc.
Joseph B. MeCullagh, W: II. Merriam; J. q,
B. F. Osborn. G. A. Page. Nathaniel PAGE.
u. II. Painter, Count de Paris, A. Paul. +. n
Paul, E. Peters, Henry J. Raymond. Whit
Runkle. o. G. Sawyer. W. +. G: shank..
r. II. Shelly George ". smaiiey. Henry N.
STANLEY. Edmund c. Stedman. Jerome B. 81 H.
sylvester. BENJAMIN +. TAYLOR, George Alfred
Townsend, B. Z. Truman. Henry Willard. J. II.
Nosburg: 4; II. wsilazz: J; s. Ward, So !
wnkie. sam waikerson. +. wiikinson. A. y,
Williams, J. c. Wilson. 7. 4. Wilson, JoI
Russell Young. and W. Young.
On three tablets are cut the names
Of civil war artists and they ar
ern," and Artists" The army artists
are:
J. A. Becker. r. Beard. Il. Bensancon. 4.
Borghaus T. T. II. BonviIl. 8. g. Davis. r.
Dielman. G. G. Ellsburg. g. Fox. @. z. H!llsn.
r. Is. Hough. J. r. Laycock, A. McCaiium.
W. r. McComas, Z. r. Mullen. Fred Shell
". L. Sheppard, J. s. Trevler. G. r. Williams.
W. waud.
The southern artists are:
p. W. Alexander. Durant Daponte. Jamrs
d. Sener. r. q. Defonlaine, W. Shepardsun.
j. c. Jenkins. George W. 0lney, George Perry
and Henry Watterson.
Those listed simply as Artists
are:
Matthew r. Brady W. T. Crane, +. o. &.
barley, Henry Moser. Theodore p. Dav..
Evening star., 1921-08-14

Frank Shell. Ed. Forbes. J. s. Jewett. Aifrc,
Wand. Henry Love. H. vixzitelly, Arthr
Lnmsey, ]. Z. Taylor. F. H. Mason, Larkin
Mead and Dave II. Strother.
Near the correspondents and art
lists memorial are tablets erected ID!
the battlefield commission which tell
the story of the fighting on this
ground and the neighboring gaps in
September, 1862. and also near the
correspondents memorial is a market
set up to commemorate the valor Of
the LIST New Jersey Brigade, which
lost forty killed and 134 wounded al
that point. September IL. 1852.
George Alfred Townsend was born
at Georgetown. Sussex county, Della
ware. July 80. 1S41, son of Stephen
and Mary (Milburn) Townsend. The
Townsends were Quakers. George Al
fred attended academies at Newark.
Del, and Chestertown, Md. and was
graduated from the Philadelphia High
School in February, 1860. The night
after his graduation he went to work
as a reporter on the Philadelphia In
quirer. On the outbreak Of the civil
war ne went with the New York Her
aid and was with McClelland's army
in the peninsula campaign against
Richmond. and the western Maryland
campaign. and with Pope's army in
the campaign which ended with the
second Bull Run and Chantilly.
Evening star., 1921-08-14
H@ ATH' was a widely known
pen name, and perhaps
for two generations 1t


pen name, and perhaps
j for two generations it
was the widest known
pen name. but as to that there may
be conflict of opinion. The name of
the man who signed the letters
Gath" was not so we'll known as
his pen name. though there is moth
ing extraordinary In that. for it was
Cath" which readers saw in print
day after day for more than forty
years. and it was "Gath's" observa-
tions, comment and opinions which
men quoted, or which they appro-
priated. repeated and passed on as
their own However. as time went
by the name George Alfred Town
send" became extensively known and
the general run of people reading
newspapers came to understand that
Gath" was George Alfred Townsend
or that George Alfred Townsend was
Gath"
The span of the life of this man
was seventythree years-from 1S41
to 1914. His period of writing COW
cred fifty-four years. or from 1860
till death, and the active period of
his newspaper writing was from 1867
until the late eighties, and it may be
that some will say that his newspa
per activities did not perceptibly de-
cline until the nineties. Almost all
of that part of George Alfred Town
sends career which marks him as a
conspicuous man was passed in
Washington. though he made trips
to other parts of the world, and he
was an important figure here along
the streets. at the Capitol. in the
departments, in the hotel lobbies and
in those saloons where newspaper
Evening star., 1921-08-14
Story of Southside Ivy.

THE original American Ampelopsis
veitchii grows in Washington.
You may see it in the National
Botanic Garden. 1t is the ancestor
of millions of vines that wreath their
greenery about the United States, and
descendants of this old vine are plen-
tiful in Washington. 1t may be that
you are not acquainted with the words
"AmpelopSis veitchii" Everybody IL
familiar with the plant, but not
everybody knows its name. 1t 10 the
vine or the vinelike plant that COW
ers SO many of the walls OF Wash
ington and wells SO much of the brick
and mortar, stone and marble OF the
whole United States.
In spring and summer the vine is
glossy green. and in autumn its
leaves. which somewhat resemble
those of the grape. turn red and
russet. and after too much frost they
fall. Sometimes 1t is mistakenly called
Boston IVY" "southside ivy" Japan
ivy" ''Chinese ivy and various other
names. In late summer and autumn
it bears millions Of blue-black ber-
ries about the size Of that wild grape
which we call the Chicken grape"
This plant is native of the orien;
and grows extensively in Japan. China
and the Himalaya region. At some
remote time it was introduced into
England. 1t Is closely related to the
grape and is related in some degree
to our familiar Virginia creeper
which, by the way, is officially called
"Ampelopsis quinquefolia,'' or five-leaf
"ampelopsis." "Ampelopsis" 10 q COM
bination Of the Greek words ''ampe-
los.". or vine. and "opsis." or re-
semblance, which means that the bot
anists do not class it as a true vine.
but as a plant which resembles a
vine.
The late william r. Smith. who for
half q century was superintendent Of
the National Botanic Garden. brought
seeds and cuttings Of this vine to
the United States about 1857. He
old plant in the city OF Slough, l.
Buckinghamshire. about ten milsa
northeast Of winaser. Slough Wa.
the site Of Sir william HerscheIs g.
servatory, and 1t was close to that
historic spot where Mr.. Smith OBJ
tanned the seeds and cuttings. Re-
turning to Washington, Mr.. Smith set
out one cutting OF the plant on the
south side of q small brick building
which stands near the west END OF the
Botanic Garden. There IL grows to-
day. This plant hourished and year
after year for half q century Mr..
Smith sent seeds and greenwood and
hardwood clippings OF II to all parts
Of the United States. Members Of
Congress sent hundreas of thousands
Of packages OF the seeds to their con-
stituents. And that 10 . brief sketch
of how "southside ivy" came - %
90 common In this ceuAtsy.
Evening star., 1921-08-14

men, congressman, government Of
ficers, official "had-beens" and citi-
zens prominent for one thing or an
other. or not prominent at all, met,
drank and talked.
GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND was
a newspaper writer whose work
as a correspondent and reporter was
eminent. 1t is hard to define the line
between these kinds Of newspaper
work, or at least the writer of this
finds 1t q hard thing to do. and. per-
haps 1t will be perfectly satisfactory
to set 1T down that George Alfred
Townsend was eminent as reporter
who saw statesmen, politicians. public
men and private citizens of all shades
Of belief and unbelief. listened to
them, reported what they said, or in
terpreted what they wanted to say, or
OWNED what they thought but would
not say, and by hearing, digesting,
thinking and discarding, and by
studying the written words of men of
a sum Of knowledge and understand
ing that in his work the reporter. the
eesayist and the editor were accept
ably combined. Usually these quail
ties or qualifications are found in a
high-class reporter. He is reporter,
quires. but in George Alfred Town
sends newspaper correspondence the
report, the editorial and the essay
were blended.
George Alfred Townsend wrote
about twenty books and many poems:
the books dealt with the same sub;
jects that he wrote of in the news
papers. and the matter in those books
was not better written than his news
stories, several Of the books evidently
being compilations Of his press stories
and in some cases rewrites OF them.
Some Of his books were called "ro-
mances." but they were narratives,
written from notes and observations
made by him while living in or travel
ing through certain parts Of the
country near Washington. Some
course, these narratives may have
been ''romances," but they were of the
same texture and workmanship as his
newspaper stories. and his newspaper
stories, though often fanciful, were al
ways factual. or as nearly so as Mr..
without too much labor. Mr.. Town
send was a very Industrious man, but
as his output Of writing was very
large, a few facts, q large amount OF
observation and opinion and plenti-
full mixture OF essay were often the
ingredients Of his stories.
His poetry or verse Is subject which
should be discussed BY men who have
more than superficial knowledge Of
that form Of writing. None Of George
Alfred Townsend's books made much
impress on the public and no impress on
what. for lack Of q definite term. one
calls literature" His books. repeating
what he had written for newspapers,
were accounted satisfactory and inform
ing. and not even those men who were
fond Of Mr.. Townsend and his work
claimed, even after the death Of Mr..
Townsend, that his books are espe-
cially noteworthy. There Is in q num-
Der of them matter Of permanent
value. Some contain . record OF events
valuable because set down by wit
ness.
COME Of his books hold narratives
~ obtained from other men and which
might not have been set down had 1t
not been for the industry Of Mr..
Townsend. If you think that litera-
tare II matter Of style, you perhaps