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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
VOL. xxXIII
PALMER'S REGIME
TARGET FOR QUIZ
National Scandal Charged
In Departments Con
duct of Affairs.

New York, Jan. 1S-An immediate
congressional investigation OF the
Department of Justice and the office
OF the alien property custodian was
recommended by Samuel Untermyer,
in an address tonight at a testimonial
dinner to Nathan Hirsch, prominent
ly identified with the campaign
against rent profiteering here. Mr..
lUntermyer, who as chief counsel In
the joint legislative committees in
vestigation of the alleged building
trust, has obtained numerous indict-
ments declared he had no direct legal
evidence against the two depart
ments.
But" he added, eff a fraction Of
what comes to me is true land / be-
Iieve much of II is true), such an in
vestigation will disclose to the world
a series of the most notifying scan
dals that has ever befallen our coun-
try"
Probe Urgently Needed.
There never has been q govern
mental department. national or state,
Mr.. Untermyer said, $50 urgently in
need OF immediate and painstaking
investigation as are those OF the alien
property custodian and the Depart
ment of Justice, dating from the time
of the enactment of the alien prop
erty custodian law. But the investi-
cations must be conducted, II at all,
sunder skillful, searching and strictly
non-partisan direction, with the aid
of experienced counsel and only after
the same careful preparation such as
that which precedes the trial Of
case.
"our national honor is involved
here The vast powers and patronage
of those great offices are said to have
been used. and 1t is the general be-
lief that they were incidentally used,
to build up political machine which,
however, fortunately failed Of its pur-
pose. But the uses to which they and
their vast patronage were put was
nonetheless sinister because they did
not succeed"
Mr.. Untermyer declared fortunes
in patronage are believed to have
been squandered among favorites in
the form of lawyers and directors
fees taken out Of the pockets of cit
liens and aliens whose properties
were seized, or unfortunately came
under the control of the government"
There is just one decent loop
hole of escape for u.s." he added,
"and that is by merciless exposure
of the facts by the Congress-"
Investigation of the activities Of the
secret service of the Department of
Justice before and during the war.
Mr.. Untermyer said he believed would
-'dvelop the fact that 1t did little ex-
cept to rely largely on the reports of
the British secret service that were
gathered before we entered the war
. and to pay off the grudges and play
its game and induce us to intern the
nnfortunates who had incurred its
enmity before we entered the war"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
LEGION HAPPENINGS.

a An interstate conference of the
commanders. and adjutants of the De-
partments of Texas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arkansas is In project
for January probably at Austin, Tex.
Because its producers were motor
iously pro-German, New York Legion
naires last year waged strenuous
fight against the production of Ger
man opera in New York City. This
winter there will be no Legion OPP
position to German opera, according
TO William f. Deegan, Department
yice-commander, because it is pro-
duced by Americans.
sss
In conformity with the American
Legion's national policy OF encour-
agement of education, William b.
Coleman Post of Atlantic, Ca, has
established a $500 year scholar
ship in the Georgia Institute of Tech
nology.
Major General Leonard Wood
should be named as secretary of war
in the opinion of Petaluma CAL Post
No. 3S, of the American Legion as ex-
pressed in a resolution sent to Presi-
dent elect-Harding.
- National Commander F. w. Gal
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
PIRTLE-CROwE

Mr.. ]. F. Grove and Miss Gertrude
Pirtle were united in marriage Tues
day at the home of the bride, on low.
er Nocreek, Rev. r.. E. Fuqua pro
nouncing the words making them
husband and wife.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman pirtle and the bride.
groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A
Grove, of Beda, both of whom are
excellent young people and much es.
teemed by their acquaintance.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
NJ. l.. HEAvRIN UNDERGOEs
OPERATION IN CINCINNATI

Attorney M. l.. Heavrin went to
Cincinnati, Ohio the first of this
week, where he underwent an opera
tion for eye trouble. A growth or
infection of some character back Of
the optic necessitated the removal of
the ball, but the operation was re-
ported as successful and vision will
not likely be impaired. Mr.. Heavrin
is expected to arrive home during
the coming week.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
MRS. MARY ELLEN TAYLOR

Mrs. Mary Ellen Taylor, widow of
Squire L. Taylor, died at her home
near Bells Run last Friday of all
ments incident to advanced age, be-
ing past the age Of SS years. She
was a member Of the Bells Run Bap-
fist Church having been a member of
that institution for more than 65
years.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. H. L. Lashbrook, after which the
remains were laid to rest in the
Bells Run Cemetery.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
LITTLE CHILD DIES

The two months and twelve days
old infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli
jah Ford, of lower West Hartford,
died Jan. 10, Of pneumonia. Burial
of the remains took place in the at
ternoon of the day following in the
Cemetery at Central Grove Church.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
HARDING TO TAKE OATH
ON MICAH, 9TH VERSE

Marion, Ohio, Jan. 16e--President-
elect Warren G. Harding has chosen
the Biblical text upon which he will
tage the oath OF office as President of
the United States. He will ask that
the same Bible which George Wash
ington used be opened at Micah,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
MIR. SAVAGE TO OCCUPY
PULPIT HERE SUNDAY

Mr.. VIM. Savage, who conducted
services at the local Christian church
some weeks ago, will again occupy
the pulpit of that church Sunday,
next. Mr.. Savage delivered a SPLEEN
did sermon on the former occasion
and should have a well filled house
at the coming service.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
BEST HE COULD SAY.

What about the BRIDES culinary
efforts?
Well, she can make ice cream that
melts in your mouth.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21
STRAY STREAKS
(By Fluke McFluke.)

maybe they are, but by-jings we have
not found any use yet for lone jit-
ney, except to buy a package of chew
ing gum, lie of one ounce of pop
corn, or a dozen peanuts at Kaiser
Rails Joint and to drop into the col
lection basket at Sunday School and
meeting.
We are going to get the Board of
Directors of this concern to post these
premises against candidates. The
pesky things are so numerous and all
fired insistant, and hanging around
so thick we can hardly spit without
scattering one of them.
We like to look upon good look
ing lady, both old or young. (This is
not for our wife) we believe it to
be within the rights of all persons
to make themselves attractive, but
may the good Lord deliver us from
some of these low wasted and high
skirted James we occasionally meet
with the top end done in varied col
ored varnish and enamels. Some
times it is enough to give one fatal
case of painters collie.
49,
Squire Buck Dean of Dundee, went
to Centertown Tuesday to transact
some business and wound up in time
to catch the mixed train which arriv-
ed here at noon that day. Squire
said he knowed doggon well 1t would
never do to go on home on that train
as Missus Dean would shore have
him doing something around home
during the balance of the day, besides
II he got off here and went in home
on the last train the Missus would
have all the milking and other night
work done up and he'd have nothing
to do but put on tired look, eat sup
per, look over the paper and go to
bed.
1. D. Claire was in town a short
time Sunday, and owing to the fact
it was Sunday he missed seeing Bat
tie Nall, the Kaiser and Eek Rails
old gray boss. I. D. G. said he new
er for once thought Of it's being Sun
day or else he would not have paid
out his money, or any part of it, to
come to Hartford when he hadn't a
chance Of lamping that trio. But
we can assure Mr.. Claire that the
old boss is still gray and Battles the
same old Bat, and the Kaiser is the
same old popcorn profiteer and il
any difference at all he is perhaps
bit samer.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-21

; National Commander F. W. Gal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
MUSIC FEATURES
 LOEW'S BIJOU BILL
Five Vaudeville Acts of Merit and Feature Picture on
 Programme

Music and song blend in four of the five acts that open the weeks enter tainment at Loew's Bijou theatre. The musical turn includes every act from opening down, except an aerial at traction.
 , The headline attraction, ''Syncopated fFeet,' offers eight perfectly agile "tootsies" attached to a collection of youth, charm and beauty, who caper through an aggregation of trepsicho- rean jazz.
 Tom Mahoney. "The Irish Chairman, is scheduled to appear with an en- tirely new collection of songs, jokes and stories. Fred Gill and Frances Weak in Help Yourself, musical sketch with a restaurant setting, have a splendid collection of songs that add greatly to the skit Leo Nadel and Polly Toilette have collected a mum her of songs, dances and funny sayings under the general head of Vaudeville as You Like It." Tottie Reckless and Charles Arley are to close the billrwith an aerial act.
 There is mystery aplenty in "S13,'' the film attraction for the week $ opening bill. The story is a screen adaption of the Arsene Lupin novel "813." written by the famous French author Maurice Leblanc. Wedgewood Nowell plays the part of the redoubt- able Lupin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
ONE-ACT PLAYLET FEATURE AT LYRIC Five Big Acts of Keith vaude- vile Form Attractive
 Programme

Music, instrumental and vocal; comedy and dancing all go to make up the bill at the Lyric for the first half of the week. beginning Monday after noon.
 The Man Hunt a one-act playlet full of laughs, is booked as the head line attraction, and what happened when Bess walked in her sleep proves rather amusing. There are four char
 aoters in this number with Pearl Hazelton and Frank McHugh playing the leads.
 Miss Ida Claire, Billie Mckee. Robbie
 Hopkins. Robbie Kelley and Val Adler
 comprise what is known as the "Melo- dious Chaps and Maids" who form a mirthful musical quintet. Another musical act will be present
 ed by Madelon and Paula Miller, in Youth and Versatility" These two sisters have been on the vaudeville stage only a short time and are said to. have gained genuine success What color is fun? According to Weiser and Reiser. it Is tan. This couple offers "Tan Town Follies
 which is declared to be @ feast of song and laughter, seasoned with dancing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
1 SHIPPING BOARD TO.
 l SELL HUN STEAMERS l CAPTURED IN PACIFIC
Rx Associated Press

Manila. January 1.-Two former Ger man ships seized during the war are offered for sale here by the, United States shipping board. The steamer Ouinnebaug which was Chartered to the Philippine government for some time was turned back to the shipping board and is now at Hongkong, where a British firm contracted to purchase her for s120,000. After inspection, however, in drydock at Hongkong the firm decided extensive repairs would be required to make the vessel ser- viceable and refused 10 accept the ship.
 J. F. Marias, shipping board rep resentative in Manila inspected the Quinnebaug at Hongkong and esti- mated that repairs and cost of main tenance for the last three months would amount to $2O,OOo. The Quinne- baug has now been offered for sale at s14S,000 by the shipping board. The Midget, another former German ship which was chartered to the Philippine government, is offered, for sale al $100.00O, and it is understood the lo- cal government has an option on the vessel at the figure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02

Miss Lorena Shantz the first police woman at Kitchener. Ont. recently CT tered on her duties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
ARGENTINE CAPITAL l FACING UNFRIENDLY
 CITIES COMBINATION
By Associated Press

Buenos Aires, January ne AT genuine provinces are trying to form a combination against Buenos Ares the capital city
 Oyertures are being conducted De- tween political leaders of some or the provinces for the formation Of q league of governors" for the purpose of uniting the northern agricuiturai districts of the country against Buenos Aires and other coastal ais- tricts Some political observers see m this movement an attempt to return to the former division of the country politically into opposing sections while others maintain that 1t merely is an economic measure having as US purpose the protection of the produe- tive areas
 To Argentine. the city of Buenos Aires has the 1eation of the spout to the tea kettle and practically all or the wealth of the country pours through it. It is at once the financial distributing and political capital of the country. It is claimed by the leaders of the league idea, the city has disproportionate power and the north ern states need union to offset this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
HE PASSING SHOW
 AT TIE JEFFERSON
 IS SCENIC MARVEL
Wintr Garden Production This Year Most Popular Revue of Season-CaSt Includes
 Many NotabIes of Stage

With a cast of popular comedans,. a wealth of novel pictorial stage embellish-
 ments, the usual battalions of chorus beauties in seemingly endless array of lavish costumes, and with many spectac- ular scenic surprises The Passing Show the seventh and most spirited of the New York Winter Gardens series of annual revues, comes to the Jefferson theatre for three performances Monday and Tuesday nights. with special matinee Tuesday. Owing to the length of the performances the matinee will commence at ? o'clock and the night performances at o'clock sharp.
 This production comes here following it's years stay on Broadway. where the ratronage accorded it at the Winter Gar den established this Passing show as the most popular of the twenty-five ex- travaganzas this institution of theatrical innovation has sponsored since it's open ing ten years ago.
 In two acts and fifteen scenes this si- gantic spectacle is the work as to hooI, and lyrics of Harold Atteridge, author of the twenty -four preceding Winter Car den productions The music is by Jean schwartz and Sigmund Romberg, the lat ter the composer of the "Maytime' and 'sIIer Soldier Row Jack Mason arranged the numerous dancing ensembles, and the entire production was staged under tne personal supervision of J. J. Shupert' by J. c. Huffman.
 Opening with the Hotel Biltmore scene the fifteen sets and twenty-five musical numbers are introduced with kaieido- .scope-like speed and variety. One sur prising stage achievement is the court ward of the Palace of Americus, Wilh 120 people--a really gorgeous pageant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
AMERICANS PLANNING PROPER MEMORIAL FOR
 BRAZIL'S CENTENNIAL
By Associated Press

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January l. Presentation by the people of the United States of suitable memorial to Brazil during this country's centennial celebra- tion of independence in 1922 is proposed by North Americans residing in Rio dc Janeiro. For this purpose committees have been formed and letters setting forth the plan will be sent to 20,0o0 persons and associations in the United States.
 The North American Chamber of Com merce and the United States Patriotic society in Brazil have taken the initiative
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
THE DRAMA
Barries Mary Rose," Revival of "Ermine, '' and the Belascoan Production of
 "Deburau."
By MRS. E. F. wILKERsoN

viewers of Ruth Chatterton's acting,
 though l can imagine-can't you?-just how she does Mary Rose.p She is all
 ways a lovely, 'dewy roseate type Tn
 every character she assumes
 This new play of Barries Is placeu
 by the dramatic critics alongside wilh
 the very best the Scot has written Tn
 vision and honesty it leads all the
 rest is one verdict, "an uneompromis-
 ing play, which in appeal and cral les-
 manship ranks with Peter Pan.
 It is said that many. after seeing the
 play. come away resentful, some hur
 and anta gonistic, but that only
 Strengthens the assumption that the play is true picture Of ire. ana, say what you please, the truth otten nures The much discussed and eagerly antici- pated play from France. yelept De burau' made it's New York bow the night after Mary Rose
 This play takes us back to lSSS with Deburau. the most celebrated Of the Pierrots. moving in and out of it as the leading figure.
 sacha Guitry, who wrote the play, him self an actor; his father, greater one also acted it in Paris.
 He has written during the past decade or two a number of lighter pieces for the Paris stage. IL IS S<tlu si AcW y yee'oiS s'oO' when in i'll health, he was told he mlght not have long to live. he determined to write-and undoubtedly hasa master piece to survive him, and live lon as 8 sort of memorial to his father and him self
 Under such stress and pressure, feel ing. the play to be his last, Guirty wrote, 1 almost magically, story around the names of these two Pierrots, father ana son, with whose pantomime the Bremen theatre is so familiar, And Granvliie Barker has made it over into English and Lionel Atwill. finished Engnsn actor is being presented now py MT Belasco in this very wonderful play :, One scene of it is in pantomime ana it is reported that MT. Atwlu spent months of study in perfecting his knowi- edge of the pantomime art. There are l four acts.
 I wish I had time to write the story of the play Ga lengthy synopsis or It IS | on my desk at this time, and I have so enjoyed reading iD, but there IS not ] room in this space unless should make a separate article of it. .. l MT. Woolcot of the critics describes IL ! as one of those rare plays written not only by the theatre and for the theatre jbut of the theatre, and is without a peer in the dramatic literature ot Gull l trys country and ours
 1 Continuing, he says:
 Deburau' is just such play as Richard Mansfield sought and coveted | all the days of his crowded life. tragl- | comedy of disillusionment, lonely, beau tiful play 8 gospel of work and love,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
The Seasons Best Offerings at the Local Theatres

without either of which life is an empty
 thing"
 The play has been given unique and
 artistic setting by that incomparaole
 artist Belasco and he has surrounded
 Lionel Atwill, whose acting is finely commended by the press, with an un-
 usually fine cast, among them being Mir.
 AtwiH's wife Elsie Mackaye; Rose
 Coghlan. sydney Toles, Rowland Buck stone and others.
 People view a play through their own spectacles and are divided also in their opinion about dramatists, 1t seems. Prof. William Lyon Phelps of Yale university writes in the North American Review:
 "J NJ. Barrie is the foremost English writing dramatist of our time, and his plays, taken together, make the mos; important contribution to the English drama since Sheridan
 And about the same time Ia strange coincidenee) Kenneth McGowan of Har- ward writes in the New York Globe: "The newest play of the greatest dramatst that has written in English since Shakespeare received its first pro- duction on any stage at the Garrick 1 last night when the Theatre Guild gave l Hearbreak House, by George Bernard
 Shaw"
 |
 i Tomorrow night marks the revival oi | ''Ermine upon the New York stage l also the reappearance of Francis Wilson | on the musical stage after an absence I of r years. DeWolf Hopper is co-star with MT Wilson in this 'Ermne'' of 90 years ago. ] Something of answer as to what movie actors do with their money is | furnished by the case of William Far I yino -- quarters of million dollars annually | for number of years past. It is an
 nouneed that MT. Farnum is George C, i Tylers partner in the forthcoming re- vival of "Ermine The actors last ap- 1 pearance on the speaking stage was un-
 der Mr. Tyler's management. It seems he wished to invest little of his sur plus in play production and he chose the Wilson, Hopper 'Ermine' revival be- cause. in his own words, "rll have the
 pleasure of going over to the Lambs to-
 morrow and telling Bill Hopper that | m this new manager"
 Typographical errors are not so nu- merous as they used to be. but recently one occurred in a metropolitan paper that was most amusing. An actor, well known to all of us, used as ms sioedh the press comment ''He holds the au- dience in the hollow of his hand" Through some twist, the lettering or l the last word was mixed bit, and 1t came out of the press, head Strange how changing two letters in woro changed the meaning of sentence Here's what I am leading up to- l Once in awhile, errors of type may lcreep into this column c'Sinema" for cinema. "bob" for "bab,'' etc) but when | they do don't blame the printer, blame me because I can't use a typewriter' | I find myself in something of the pc | sition of the housekeeper in A ".
 Thomas comedy. Her Husband Wlfe'
 who, when told by her mistress to plin' some labels on certain medicine bottles, said. Lord sakes ma am, l can barely | read print, let alone print print
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02

new Barrie play is always great event. but when that play is different from ali his other plays, and when Ruth Chatterton, with her haunting beauty makes her first appearance as d Barrie star hen it is indeed an event! Last week marked the New York pre- mier of Mary Rose,' though it has been played in London for some time, having passed it's three hundredth per formance, anu still persists with un- abated force.
 The story of Mary Rose is that of sweet, lovely, Ioselike young mother-a Madonna in her gentleness and devotion to her childr-who is surrounded in her English home by love and beauty.
 And then, in order to make this play and to suggest the lesson of great truth to us, Barrie-from this house. hold, from the husband, the father and mother, from her adored baby, now at the very sweetest age-takes May Rose suddenly away
 There is then lapse of 25 years. He shows the same home again, changed, yes, but sunlt still. You see the rest of them had to live on, although thelr grief was once intolerable and we'll nigh crushed them.
 But now 'tis at times forgotten, ana sometimes days and months slip pleas antly by without any or them thnklnS of Mary Rose!
 And to this placid (and mercifully ai- tered) home miracle in the next act brings her back. She, as Barrie has It, is unaltered in any way, unaware that she has ever left it, unaware of the passage of time. But she is not happy. They know not what to say to her; they have changed, but she has remained me same She is hardly welcome, and they wonder silently in their hearts II sne should have come back.
 The last scene brings the hardest lesson of all. Mary Rose comes face to face with 8 young man of 26-the baby of years ago
 He has been through war-he is roughly developed, scared and marred somewhat by his worldly experiences. He is oh, so different from what the little rose-leaf Mary Rose mother had dreamed he would be!
 It's here Barrie closes the play, leav- ing this reunion and the rest to the imagination. That's the way he always does, you know.
 The lesson of this play, too evident to point out, is, of course, that time mercifully heals all wounds, and God means that happiness should break through the deepest trouble.
 The play is regarded by some as preachment against the wisdom of our endeavoring blindly to reach out across tho borders and into the unknown, though Barrie Lindsay wrote psychic play in "The Well Remembered Voice.
 Little accounting is taken by the re-