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The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

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Variety IL the spice of vaudeville.
and the well balanced bill which
the shubert-Belasco Theater Of
fers to It's patrons this week comes
nearer hitting the mark than q.
good many other iong-heraided
ones.
Carl Mccullough, of musical COM
edy fame. IL one Of the toppers.
Mccullough has several cleverly
executed songs and travesties. His
Irish numbers seemed to catch the
audience.
Jack Holton and Mile. La Triska
open the bill with a well set up
skit entitled The Clown and the
Human DOLL" Mile LaTriska, as
the doll, clearly demonstrates the
remarkable control of her facial
muscles with which she IL ac-
credited. The McCormacks, Joe
and Billie, went over IN steps q
Ia Carte" Joe Boganny and his
acrobatic comedians spend ten
minutes filied with fast action In
and the boy promised to hold up
the act with their antics.
Dolly Connolly, the ever popular
contralto. accompanied by Percy
wenrich, delighted the audience
with Mr.. Wenrich's old time hits
and several Of his newer compost
lions. Wenrich will be recalled as
the composer or where Do We
Go From Here?", Baby. Thelma.
billed as the S-year-oid mental
marvel. astounded- and awed by her
mental alertness. Callahan and
Bliss, in Alta Boy Petey," and as
the Two Sports From Michigan"
do a clever song and dance, Regal
and Moore and Company, in The
Carnival" were well received.
Frank w. Stafford. with Marie
Stone. present a sketch, RIP v9n
Wrinkles Dream which embodies
good acting and well staged
scenic effects. Stafford's realistic
imitation OF woodland birds 10 a
feature deserving attention. The
Shubert News Pictorial helps those
seated during intermission to idle
the time. .' e +. H. W.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
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The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

son has a singularly appealing role
and one that ,hts her capabilities.
The supporting cast Il also exceed
ingly capable. particularly. George
williams as the father; Martha
Franklin as the. mother. and CASTOR
Glass, the leading man, who appears
as the handsome young physician.
; Short film features. includingscom-
edy and news subject and special
orchestral numbers arranged by Prof.
Arthur J. ssManveIl. including an
overture. Layton.s Dear Old South
land" and as exit march Harry Won
Tilzer's hit. Those Days Are Over"
the bill.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21

the ella River and west of the Sierra
Madre there grows a giant cactus
which attains a height of fifty feet.
Woodpeckers excavate nests in it's
trunk. and. for self protection. it emits
a sticky juice which soon hardens.
forming a woody lining for each hole.
Eventually the huge plant dies. and,
being composed mainly of water,
shrinks to a skeleton. the hole-linings
dropping out and making their APP
pearance in the Sshape of bowls.
which the Indians use as receptacles
for food.
The human body is a complex OF
wonderful inventions, some OF which
have been copied for mechanical pur-
poses, or adapted. Thus for instance,
the idea Of the ball-and-socket joint
was doubtless originally derived from
observation of the device adopted by
nature for attaching a mans arm at
the shoulder and his leg at the hip.
Eye The Original Camera
The first Photographic camera was
an eye-the nerve-screen which lines
the latter taking the place of a sensi-
tive plate. But, obviously. the eve Is
far better optical instrument than
any camera made by human hands
The soaring bird probably gave
mankind the first desire to fly. and
now we have the airplane which can
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21
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by the help of which It may rise and
float about miles high in the air. 1t
is an expedient adopted for the pur-
pose of distributing the seeds as wide
ly possible.
The screw propeller. invented by
Ericsson. was not copied after any
model in nature. Yet one may see its
principle operating after a fashion in
the seeds of the maple tree. which.
equipped with wing-like attach
ment. whirls rapidly in falling to the
ground
The seeds OF many plants are pro-
vided with hooks. to anchor them to
the ground. or to catch in the hair OF
passing animals which may carry
them afar. Glass sponges (to revert
to the animal kingdom) are covered
with double-ended graphing hooks
which bear so close a resemblance to
old-fashioned anchors that the latter
might have been copied after them.
Nature AS A Fire-Maker
Volcanoes are natures chemical
laboratories. turning out great
variety Of products useful to mankind.
They were the first smelters of gold.
silver, and other metals, bringing
them up in solutions from the bowels
of the earth and depositing them in
cracks and cavities Of the rocks
where miners find them. Diamonds
rubies. and other gem-stones are all
volcanic products Volcanoes were
the first makers OF glass In parts OF
our West one may see great cliffs COM
posed wholly of this material
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21

operates when it grips an object with
the suckers that lie on the under side
of its tentacles. They act as vacuum
cups. and to detach them the tentacles
must literally be torn away.
Who was it that invented the sus-
pension bridge? It was none other
than Mistress Spider. Also it was she
who first made nets for the capture of
game. The silk she spins Is of so
excellent a quality that we would
have many beautiful abrics woven Of
it. were 1t not that spiders are fierce
creatures and soon eat each other up
IL kept together in close confinement
Cloth. Lace And Pottery
Nature was the first clothmaker.
The inner bark of certain trees has
An exquisite weave" the fibers of
warp and welt being so interlaced as
to furnish a fabric highly satisfactory
for clothing. or such a character is
the "tapa" which the women of
Polynesia utilize for garments and
other purposes.
If one would have lace for trim
ming. 1t may be obtained in tropical
America from the "lace tree" the
bark OF which when soaked in water
splits into as many as thirty layers of
lace-like material, most delicate and
beautiful. so that a small piece will
yield many square yards More than
three centuries ago the Spanish con-
querors in Mexico sent to the King of
Spain magnificent collar of this nat
ural lace for a birthday gift.
The crayfish which looks like
diminutive lobster. was the first work
er in clay, building "chimneys" OF that
material al the top of its burrows
But. If pottery be in question. there is
plenty OF 1t that never was made by
hnraa N hands In the recinn knuth OF
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21
fly faster and further than any bird
Fish The First Balloon

Fish The First Balloon
What might be called the earliest
balloon was a fish which is a common
and numerous species in tidal rivers
and estuaries along our Atlantic coast
Fishermen call it the "swellfsh." Its
belly Is covered with a supplementary
skin which resemble in appearance
and texture a delicate canvas When
the fish is irritated or alarmed. this
covering is inflated with air, giving 10
its owner an almost globular shape.
The creature becomes in effect a bal
loon. When pursued by enemies. it
blows itself up In this way, and, ris-
ing 10 the surface. skips over the
waves before the wind. The phenom-
enon is so extraordinary as to be
deemed until recently a mere fairy
tale, but scientific inquiry has proved
it to be true.
The balloon and the flying machine
are today supplemented by the para =
chute. which enables the air-voyager
to descend in safety from any height
to the ground. But. the idea repre-
scented by this contrivance has been
long familiar in nature. The com
mon dandelion-and the same may be
said OF the 1ilkweed-provides each
one of its seeds with tiny parachute.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21
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We up-to-date civilized moderns
now depend upon the electric furnace
for the production of many necessary
things. Our government minis have
recently introduced furnaces of this
kind for the melting of silver and
gold. They represent an expedient for
utilizing enormously high tempera-
ture. such as in nature only a volcano
could engender- In effect, they imi-
tate the volcano.
If we would look for the original
| nypodermic syringe. we shall find a
! most perfectly constructed surgical
instrument OF the kind carried by the
everyday mosquito. fish of the Red
Sea was the first patentee of the Yale
lock. the principle of which Is H.
Illustrated by a continuance for hold
ing erect the foremost spine of It's
back I'm.
Inventions Miscellaneous
| Nature ages ago went into the bust
mss OF bottle-ma king on a great scale.
We call her bottles "gourds" and
"calabashes." She is a wholesale
manufacturer of boxes-wonderfu
| too. they are, in variety and cleverness
OF construction-as containers for
eggs and. seeds The wasp was the
| first paper-maker; the tailor bird sews
! leaves together with peat stitches for
its nest: the pearl oyster practiced the
ornamental art of plating many MIL
lions of years before our most ren7ot
ancestors walked the earth The
"thorny oyster" of the southern Pa
cif1c has a hinge of exactly the model
now accepted as most improved and
up-to-date at our hardware shons
The huge hollow head OF the ia -f@rn
| fly" which flies by night is inun,-
mated by phosphorescent Ca ndlA .
There is. indeed. no end to the in
ventions fled in natures Patent o.
fee. Human inventors are drawing
/ upon them all the time for ideas
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21
She Started and Continues to Run the First Patent
Office, and Great Many of the Ideas Which We
Deem Our Own Were Original With Her.
BY RENE BACHE

ried along its sides). which are of the
most modern and improved pattern.
each of them equipped with a double
convex lens and a reflector. They are
connected with the creatures central
nervous system. and doubtless under
control from it's brain. so that pre-
sumably 1t can turn them on or off
al will.
The principle of the screw was ia
miliar to the ancients-though not
applied for fastening wood until less
than two centuries ago. But conceiv-
ably the idea may have been derived
from a mollusk called the "terebra."
the axis of whose shell Is a perfect
screw.
The shell OF another mollusk. the
"scalaria." native to Indo-Pacific wa
ters, offers a perfect model for the
spiral staircase. Yet another. COM
mon in the southern Pacific. was GER
tainly the first comb. and is used today
by the women of Polynesia to arrange
their tresses. It was long spines set
in a row like the teeth of a comb.
and would make a beautiful ornament
for the hair If only civilized fashion
were to adopt 1t.
The pneumatic tube might be said
to have been invented by the cham
bered" nautilus. whose pearl-lined
shell is divided into compartments
which are connected by a pipe. The
animal. a cephalopod. occupies the
outermost chamber, having tenanted
the others successfully during its
growth. At each move 1t builds a
wall behind 1t. continuing. the tube.
by means of which 1t is able to control
the air-pressure inside of its she'll and
thus to rise or sink in the sea at will
A Hint From The Octopus
THE "cupping" apparatus used in
surgery Is merely an adaptation of
the principle on which the octopus
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21

"VERY deluge of Inventions has
- overwhelmed the United States
Patent Office since the war in
eEurope ended. The millionth
patent was issued August s. 1911. but
now the business of invention is going
ahead with such a rush that No.
100000 will be reached before the
end OF next year.
1t might be truly said that inven-
ton Is ages older than mankind, and
that the first Patent Office was or
ganized and conducted by Dame
Nature. Indeed. 1t is surprising to
ind how many so-called human in
ventions are mere copies OF originals
recorded therein
For an example taken at random
consider the sailboat in which the
"argonaut." a cephalopod related to
the octopus. navigates the seas. 1t is
a boat of snowy whiteness. most
gracefully shaped. and so fragile that
the wonder is that it should be able
to defy the least boisterous waves of
ocean. But the occupant in stormy
weather sinks far beneath the pillows
coming to the surface only in calm
weather. and holding up. to catch the
wind. a pair of broad membranes into
WHICH Two OF lis arms are expanded,
and which serve the purpose of
sail.
! The next time gasfitter comes to
mend your pipes. take notice OF the
pincers that he uses. They are rather
peculiar. only the lower part moving
on a hinge. and with teeth to make
their grip secure. Examination will
show you that they are modelled after
the claw of a lobster.
The First Bullseye Lantern
"A deep-sea fish. known to science
as the "argyropelicus." illuminates the
darkness OF its aqueous surroundings
with a score of bullseye lanterns Gear
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21
May McAvoy Zone Clear CALI = "They Like EN-
Rough Irene Dalton "Grandmas Boy"

AA AY McAvoY was born in New
York City, and was educated
Vim the New York public
u d L schools. She started her
screen career in June. 1918. as leading
woman in Aim advertisement for
well known brand of sugar Follow
ing this she played extra parts She
played the lead opposite Lionel Barry
more in THE Devils Garden" and
THE Truth About Husbands
Her first really big part came in
Sentimental Tommy" in which she
played "Grizel," the success she
scored in this picture making her
star. Three of her most recent pic
lures are "A Virginia Courtship." "A
Homespun vamp' and Through a
Glass window" She will next be
seen in THE Top of New York.
"Onc Clear CALI
Action in this production is about
three characteristic. Alan Hamilton.
the towns most promising surgeon:
Faith. a sweet. beautiful girl about
whom hangs a veil of mystery. and
Henry Garnett. a reticent sort of man
who is proprietor of the infamous Owl
Cafe and whose acquaintance is
avoided by the best citizens.
The locale Is a small town In Ala
bama All that is known of Faith is
that she collapsed in the local hotel
shortly after arriving on the evening
train Hamilton falls deeply in love
with her. Knowing that Garnett has
only a short time to live, Hamilton
risks his practice and reputation to be
his friend and help him in his last
days.
In discussing the case with Faith
the doctor scores Garnetts wife for
deserving him years before. He has
never seen the woman. but he insists
that II she had any strength of
character she would be with her dy-
ing husband, regardless of his IN
savory reputation. When Faith con-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21
"Grandnla's Boy"

The story is about the boy who was
afraid. He had no more spirit than a
jack rabbit. His most precious pos
session was his old fashioned grand
mother. She had raised him through
Group. measles and whooping cough.
Into the boys life came the girl
Also there came along the rival. a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21

bullet-headed young man. At the
girls house the rival climaxes a torrid
afternoon by dropping the boy into
the well. Wet and weary the boy ar
rives home where he finds a giant
tramp. He has not the courage to
evict the unwelcome visitor. but tries
to do so. with disastrous results. There
is a happy gathering at the girls
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21

house that night 1t is interrupted by
nounces that the tramp has shot
man. The boy, along with the rest. is
sworn in as a deputy sheriff.
The boy rushes home and hides.
The old fashioned grandmother knows
What is wrong. She weaves a wonder
ful story. 1t is the story of the boys
grandfather who believed himself
/ coward. A gypsy bag gives him
magic ta1isman. With it he performs
such feats that he lives to see himself
praised as one of the bravest soldiers
| in the Confederate Army.
Grandma still has this wonderful
ta1isman She gives it to the boy. II
;s a new world that he now walks in.
He goes forth and single-handed cap
lures the tramp. Also he gives the
rival the whipping Of life time. And
then grandma tells him the true Sc
rot ~ success-self- The
how then wins his biggest victory
when the girl whispers Yes"
Harold Lloyd is the boy. Mildred
Davis. the girl
Bobby Clarke
Bobby Clarke. we feel sure. is a
future matinee idol. This little seven
year-old has numerous stage and
screen successes to his credit. Last
winter he co-starred with william
Hodge. in THE Guest of Honor" and
was the sensation OF the play. His
latest appearance is in Married Peo-
pie" Bobby is small authenticated
youngster, and his wealth of acting
talent and his winning charm win
take him far in the stage and screen
world.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21

Robinson Crusoe, Ltd was so good
that she was signed up for all the
pictures of the series in which MIR.
Hamilton was TO be starred. In ad-
dition to Robinson Crusoe, Ltd,
these pictures had included The
Vagrant." The Adviser" Rolling
Stones" THE RaInmaker" and Poor
Boy!"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21

to be a commercial subject, but Miss
Dalton accepted the work and when
her acting attracted unusual attention
soon found herself in comedies.
When Lloyd Hamilton made the
first picture of this seasons Mermaid
Comedies he selected Miss Dalton as
the best type of a girl TO be his lead
ing lady. Her work in this picture.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-21

fesses she is Garnett's wife. Hamii-
toms dove for her reverses his views
and he begs her not to sacrifice her
self by returning to Garnett.
Milton Stills, Claire Windsor. Henry
B. Walthail and Irene Rich head the
all-star cast.
"They Like En- Rough"
The star Miss Viola Dana. plays
the role OF girl whose aversion to
discipline and authority is almost a
mania. Discovering that her aunt and
uncle, with whom she lives. are plot
ting to marry her off to certain
young man whom they regard as
most desirable husband. Katharine
decides to take matters inNo her own
hands.
"I'lI show EN-" she says. "f'n go
out and marry the first man / meet
and bring him back as my husband to
the wedding"
Now 1t happened that the first man
that she met was a big. bearded,
rough-looking customer dressed in
lum berman's garb. Nothing daunted
Katharine offers him 500 to marry
her and after the ceremony SAYS:
Thanks a lot. see you again some
time maybe He informs her that
she will see him from now on. jumps
into her car and carries her off to a
lumber camp in the mountains.
The rest OF the story is concerned
with the efforts of the cave-man hus-
band to reduce her to proper state OF
humility. her escape from the camp
and her final discovery that the man
whom she has married is NOT o11ita Tho
rough cave-man he has pretended to
be.
Irene Dalton
Miss Dalton is less than twenty
three years old and is a native of Chi
cago. where she lived until about two
years ago. A want ad. calling for girls
to appear in motion picture attract
! ed her attention. The picture proved
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-01
Irish Not Interested
In Nationality OF The
Pope, Says Cardinal

Rome. Feb. 1.-(By the Associated
Press. THE Irish free state is not
particularly concerned as to whether
an Italian or foreign cardinal is
elected pope. Cardinal Logue, prinate
of Ireland. declared last night
ireland has no especial or excep-
tional interest in the next pontiff
above that Of any other country" he
said. "All that Ireland hopes and
asks is that the next Holy Father
shall protect the church. l do not
think the Irish free state will be much
affected one way or another. no mat
ter who is chosen for the papal
chair"
He explained that the supreme
pontiff must have no political pre-
DELEGATIONS.
Commenting on the pontiiicatc OF
Benedict XIV. the cardinal said that
the late pontiff had done great deal
of good for the world. but had been
! much misunderstood and unjustly
censured. If his advice had been fol-
lowed in the early years OF the war
the countries of the world. including
America would have saved thousands
of lives and saved millions of dollars
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-01
ONE FIGHT, IS
PLAN OFFERED
BY J.L.LEVlS
Asks r. r. Men to Join Min.
ers; Pledges Support to
Brotherhoods.

Indianapolis. Feb. 1.-The United
Mine Workers of America are willing
to "unreservedly pool their interests
with the railroad organizations and
stand with them in resistance to the
proposed attacks upon their wage
schedules" John l.. Lewis, interna-
tional president Of the miners declar-
ment was made along with the an
nouncement that invitations to parti-
cipate in a meeting with thet miners
had been sent to officers OF Ah$ six
sssfs re 3oE tora 1soad
Mr.. Lewis declared. railroad work
ers have been compelled to accept
serted propaganda is being conduct
ed on a gigantic scale to enforce fur
! ther ''unwarranted wage cuts upon
7! them
1 1T is likewise apparent that certain
interests are seeking wage reductions
in the coal mining industry he con
tlnucd. In order to successfully
combat this frenzied hysteria." tn:
!! miners are willing to Join hands witt
( the railroad workers. he added.
Pointing out that the 1919 conven.
ton of the miners directed that step:
be taken toward the promotion of Z
closer understanding between the Goa
workers and the railroad men the let
ter of Invitation declared the time
is now opportune for the holding of d;
meeting of accredited. re;resont ative!
of each organization for the above
mentioned purpose We shoull
/ respectfully request that as represent
ing your organization you give imme
date consideration to the suggestion
contained therein"
No date or place was suggested TO
holding the meeting that action be
ing withheld pending replies from th'
railroad workers officials.