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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12

Scene, a MYSTERIOUS looking room
Fred Feernot Hay. watts you lock-
ing the door for? Hay, this Is a mis-
ferrous looking room you got me to
step into.
Mysterious stranger. 1t not, ony
looks like it but it is. If you don't
apologize to me in minnits I will
step outside and push buttin and the
ceiling will slowly but surely come
down and assassinate you and then Ill
press another buttin and the floor will
disappear and so will you.
Fred Feernet. G wiz who are you?
MYSTERIOUS stranger. HI JEST take
off this falts mtishtash. Now do you
know me. Ha ha! You called me a
little shrimp once. Do you ipologize
or must step outside and push the 2
buttins?
Fred Feernot. All rite, Ill take it
back. You're not little shrimp. Now
leeve me GO.
MYSTERIOUS stranger. Ill unlock the
door. Its good you ipologized. Now
go.
Fred Feernit. Muteh obliged. And
now that I'm outside in the hall III
say that's rite, your not little shrimp,
you're big lobster. Farewells
MYSTERIOUS stranger. Fooled baffled!
Ere Feernot. Stung.
The end.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12

States amounted to the impressive
total of s10.1O2, 252, 207. Total inter-
est paid thus far amounts to $685.
002.109; only about one-third of what
has accrued. which is s1,422. 699, 662.
The net debt to the United States,
therefore, is 81, 1853.
The bulk of this money was lent at
5 per cent interest and is payable on
demand. The commission now trying
to fund. the debt is expected to trans
late the demand obligations into term
notes probably running over half a
century or more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12

The banker. Jacob H. schiff, left an
estate valued at nearly 35 millions.
The net taxable income from the
whole OF IL worked out at scarcely 1 Il
per cent year. The bulk of his es-
the surfaces on other investments
would have left him a lower rate of
return than did the bonds. Yet there
is continuing outery against further
Issuance of tax-exempt bonds instead
of against the surtaxes which are the
real source of the trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12

placed TO the credit of the project.
The fact that there will soon be ample
funds to continue work on the dams
makes it unnecessary for congress to
rush consideration of the various pro=
posais for final disposition of the
property. It is understood that certain
notifications of his offer have been
made to Henry Ford. which he is now
considering. When reply has been
received from him, the matter will DO
taken up again, and it is possible that
a decision may be reached before the
congress comes to an end on March 4.
The sooner the government can ar
range to let Henry have the plant, the
better it will be for the tax payers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12

A report that new independence
campaign is to be inaugurated in the
Philippines leads the editor of the
Manila Bulletin to remark: "See what
happened to the New campaign IN In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12

Lieutenant Doolittle is fitting from
place to place so rapidly that one of
these days he may meet himself com
ing back,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12

Prohibition has been abolished in
Persia, but for Americans there is
little encouragement in the fact. Per-
STA is so far away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12

The lmodern nail Industry owes its
origin to the cut-nail machine. In
vented in 1875, which made 10000
nails in day.
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LITTLE BEhNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PApE.

Fred Feernot and the MYSTERIOUS
Stranger
A play.
-
Ack 1.
MYSTERIOUS stranger. Fred Feernot,
I believe?
Fred Feernot. Yes. are you looking
for me? =
Mysterious stranger. No, I've. found
you. Step this way please.
Fred Feernot. Ill step enywares
once.
Anlx 9
The Washington times., 1922-11-09
RIALTOA
George Arliss.

A LMOST any report of the do
ings of George Arliss, noted
stage and screen star, is interest
ing, but the announcement that
his latest photoplay, "The Man
Who Played God" in which he
has the star role, and In which
he again proves his astounding
versatility as an actor, is coming
here. constitutes real news for pa.
irons OF Moore's Rialto Theater.
Admirers OF the star. and they
are legion, have seen him pre-
viously in the role Of the design.
ing, scheming and crafty cynic; as
the statesman and the diplomat.
list, and as the high-class come
dian. In the coming attraction
they will see him In stili another
role--that Of the romantic lover
In a highly emotional picturiza.
ton, adapted from the story of the
same name as written by Gouver.
neur Morris.
Ann Forrest, Ivan Simpson,
Mary Astor, Edward Earle. Effie
shannon, Miriam Battista and J.
d. Walsh appear in the excep-
tional supporting cast.
The Washington times., 1922-11-09
CRANDALL'S- .
"The Eternal Flame"

nor the first three days Of next
week. beginning Sunday after
noon at O'Clock, Crapdall's will
present First Nationals latest ana
greatest vehicle for Norma Tai
madge, The Eternal Flame"
screen adaptation Of Honore de
Balzac's La Duchesse de Ian.
geais." In this colorfui drama of
the time Of Louis XVIII of
France. Miss Talmadge Is afford
ed her most fruitful opportunity.
Never has she appeared so beau
I tful and never has she done a
more effective bit Of characteriza-
ton than as the wounded wife
who turned court coquette.
Conway Tearle is cast as the
lover and other important por-
trayals are contributed by Rose
mary Theby. Adolphe Jean Men
Jou. Kate Lester, Wedgewood
Novel; and Irving Cummings.
Beginning Wednesday Of next
week and continuing the major
attraction through Saturday will
be shown Mae Murray's most re-
cent example Of cinematographic
opulence, Broadway Rose" IN
which the star is supported by
Monte Blue, Alma Tell, Charles
Lane and others Of note.
The Washington times., 1922-11-09

any further survey to ascertain
who were the twelve most beau
tiful women In America. Helen
Gahagan." he wrote, ''is the
twsi most beautiful women in
America"
The same MIR. Broun. in the
November Vanity Fair. followed
his first impression with q care
fully considered review of her
work in which he says:
ITO us the dramatic sensation
OF the month was the appearance
Of Helen Gahagan in Dreams for
Sale Miss Gahasan is brand.
new TO BrOadwhy. Barnard Col
lege is only "A step behind her,
and yet she gave every indica-
ton OF being an actress Of high
promise and considerable finish.
Not only does Miss Gahagan
seem To have the potentialities Tor
depicting large and sweeping
emotions. but she is well versed
in the art OF dong little things
well. II was our impression that
those small touches came to an
actrC"s only after years of study
and experience. Apparently the
year OF effort in stock are not
ohl'ga tory. At any rate they are
not obligatory for Miss Gahagan.
This young actress happens to
be unusually beautiful and that Is
generally a handicap. Otter love-
illness imposes a mood or reveren-
tai alteration on the part or an
audience which makes 1t all but
imposs'b BILE for the actress to score
at all In comedy. Miss Gahagan
deals so cleverly with the comedy
scenes which have been intrusted
to her that 1t becomes possible
to forget, or az least overcome,
the acute consciousness that here
is str king beauty"
p o. p. Hegrin and Helen Gaha-
gan in n Molnar play. Quite
some combination!
The Washington times., 1922-11-09
Fox Player, rs, in
Pictures 20 Years
FRITzI BRUNETTE. who plays

ERITZI BRUNETTE. who plays
the feminine lead with
Charles Jones, in his latest pic
ture, 1.-The Bells of San JUAN"
William Fox feature, has had
slow but sure rise in the realm
of the silver screen. FRITZ has
been in pictures for twenty years.
Horrors..! Well, anyhow, despite
the fact that she is a veteran of
the films she is still cast in in
genue roles. At the present writ
ing she has just passed her twen-
ty-fifth birthday.
Miss Brunette, and she is just
what her name implies, has been
appearing in the theatricals since
her fifth birthday. She was born
in Savannah. Ga, and first ap-
peared there in a stock company.
She then came to New York with
her parents as she was just too
small to travel alone, and made
her first appearance for screen
audiences.
The little lady went over to Fox
a short time ago. She appeared
in "The Crusader" with william
Russell. Her portrayal of the
lady doctor" I'm Charles Jones'
present starring vehicle, insures
her further work in the Fox West
Coast Studios. H.
The Washington times., 1922-11-09
STRAND
Musical Revue.

WHAT promises to be one Of
the seasons best offerings at
the Strand is announced for Sun
day next and continuing through
out the week in Lew Cantor's
production entitled You'd Be
Surprised" a blend of melody,
style and originalities that prom
ises thirty-five minutes Of laugh
ter and featuring Clayton and
Lennie. Gene Mason and Fay
Cole, Dave Bernie with Remont
and Bowers, and the Lampinis.
noted French artists.
The major offering is supple
mented by the appearance Of the
stars mentioned in Individual
numbers, the Lampinis In an
elaborate novelty. Illusion and
magical spectacle; Bernie, Re-
mont and Bowers in AT Ease"
Mason and Cole in a melodious
musical and dance fantasy, Sun
shine and Rain" and Clayton ana
Lenn'e, funnier than over AS
"The English Chapie and His
Friend"
The photo offering will he
Alice Lake, supported by Conrad
Nagel, Harry Northup. Charles
Clary and John Ince in "Wom-
ans Hate"
The Washington times., 1922-11-09
"NerO" is Marvel
. In Mob Scenes

IN HERE Is a wealth Of data re-
lating to the filming OF the
William Fox super -produc-
ton of Nero" which comes to
Washington for exclusive premiere
presentation at Grandall's Metro
politan Theater next week that is
interesting as an indication of the
great volume Of thought and
energy. expended upon this film
masterpiece.
1t will be of interest. for in
stance, to those who marveled at
the mob scenes in Passion" De
ception" and other huge produc-
tons, to know that more people
took part in the action of Nero.
than have ever appeared In any
production in the history Of mo-
ton pictures.
Twenty-six cameras in action
simultaneously were necessary to
the proper registration of several
of the most important climaxes.
Two hundred and twenty-five
thousand feet Of film had been ex-
posed before Nero was complet-
ed. OF this fifty thousand feet
was especially prepared PAN
chromauc film, imported from the
United States, in order that the
beautiful Italian sky and cloud
effects might be most artisticany
portrayed on the screen. ,..-
The completed film Is twelve
full reels in length.
The Washington times., 1922-11-09
Kappa Tau Phi
Players to Give
"A Regular Girl"

IN the forthcoming production
OF "a Regular Girl" a new
= musical comedy, the Kappa
Tau Phi Players plan to stage the
most elaborate musical entertain
ment yet attempted by Washing
ton amateurs. The show will be
produced for the first time In De-
cember at Gonzaga Hall.
Norris p. Roland. well known for
his work with the Columbian Play
ers OF Alexandria, Va. and also for
the historical pageant held there
this early fall. is staging the affair.
Miss Mary st. John. who is play
ing the title role, IL already known
for her work with the st. Patrick's
Players. and with the Washington
Opera Company She has an ex
cellent contralto voice Of wide
range and pleasing quality, which
combined with personal charm and
an effective stage presence. makes
her an ideal selection for the part.
Royal Foster, leading man. was
with the Tech High Players, and
also as dancing partner to Mihs
Estelle Murray. with the st. Pat
rick Players. James p. Quigley. OF
the Home Club Players. Is playing
the part of George; Miss Anna VI.
Hlgdon is playing the part of Lois.
while Mrs. Cecile RUPERT Quigley
appears as Justine.
Others in the cast include Miss
Fora Green, Spotty Harvey, Tommy
Murray, William Fletcher. Thomas
Moore and John j. Campbell.
The chorus is made up of twenty,
five pretty girls. They are:
Dorothy Anderson. j. Eta Chute,
Mildred Tucker. Emily Considine,
Elise Cotter. Margaret Armstrong,
Marion Griffin, Margaret Griffin,
Ruby Davis. Jessie Pippin, Mary
Beckett. Katherine Streets. Mar,
garet McInness. Margaret Purdy,
Marie Lehman, Mildred Lehman.
Mary Whelan. Mary Burke, Jean
'chwartz. Alva Gibson, Alice Glib.
,on, Esther Bardanoff. Edna Meier.
Ruth Wells. Evelyn Wells, Ceciie
Norad and Rose Cunningham.
The Washington times., 1922-11-09
METROPOLITAN
"NerO."

IN o." the Fox spectacle
drama. which will be the at
traction at Crandall's Metropolitan
Theater next week, beginning Sun
day afternoon at o'clock, is one
Of the most extravagant film plays
on the screen.
Nero" was filmed In Rome and
presents series OF majestic
scenes that are not limitations but
the genuine environs in which the
events pictured actually transpired.
The cast is composed Of the most
distinguished actors Of continental
Europe, with the role Of tho
heroine played by Violet Mersereau.
Among the many amazing episodes
in the story are the burning Of
Rome. the gathering of the legions
under Galba, gala day at the
Circus Naxims with its thrilling
chariot races and chilling spectacle
of the Christians thrown to the
lions to make fun for a profligate
king. the sacking of Rome and the
death Of the tyrant.
The engagement of Nero" will
positively be for one week only.
Doors will open Sunday afternoon
at Q o'clock to accommodate the
crowds that will wish to insure
satisfactory seats by early arrival.
The Metropolitan Symphony will be
materially augmented for this en-
gagement. Owing to the full
twelve-reel length of Nero" all
supplementary attractions will be
omitted.
The Washington times., 1922-11-09

One such actress Is Helen
Gahagan. the beautiful young WON.
an who will have the leading
feminine role In the support of q.
+. Heggie In Ferenc Moinar's
"Fashions for Men" which comes
10 the Shubert -Garrick Theater
next Monday night. Miss GahaIan
went on the stage late last spring.
after graduating from Barnard
College, and now within less than
six months she has the leading
woman's role in a play by the lead.
ing dramatist OF continental
Europe and is already a Broadway
celebrity. The story reads like
something that might be found on
the fiction pages. of one of the
popular magazines.
Miss Gahagan 10 a Brooklyn girl
who was interested In the theatG
from early girlhood, She appeared
in amateur performances without
number from the age OF seven on
At Barnard she vas the director
OF the dramatic society, but played
only q few roles because Of NJ
great responsibility attached to her
job of directing.
When she emerged from Barnard
last year she deliberately Set about
making the stage a career and de.
termined, II possible. to avoid all
the disagreeable phases of ap-
premiership. BY dint OF per.
severence and a little luck she got
the opportunity to play an i'm
portant role in a new play which
was given few special perform.
ances ny a semi-amateur organiZa.
ton in one of those side street toy
theaters In which New York
abounds. This was Harry Wag.
staff Gribble's shoot" One or
two Of the dramatic critics saw the
play and gave her what might be
termed fair notices"
After that she presented herself
at n dramatic agency and was
sent to new producer, John
Cromwell. who WAS engaging a
cast for comedy called Man
haitian" Mr.. Cromwell was i'm.
pressed by her appearance and
manner and engaged her for
small role. that of an ornamental
society girl who flashed on the
stage IN two or three scenes The
play was produced at William A.
Brady's Playhouse and that man
ager, despite the fact that she had
only few lines, ssnsed that she
had unusual potential possibilities
and offered her the lead n" role
in a new play by owen Davis
entitled Dreams for Sale"
The author vigorously protested
against putting an utterly un-
known actress in such an i'm.
portant role, but his objections
gave way to enthusiasm after he
saw one rehearsal.
Dreams for Sale" was sud
den failure. running for only two
weeks and a half. but II "made"
Miss Gahagan. Rarely have the
metropolitan critics been so liter.
ally rhapsodic in their praise Of
a new actress. Every phase OF
her talent was dwelt upon and
her rare beauty was not over
looked Haywood Broun, OF the
World, ventured the opinion that
Il would be useless to conduct
The Washington times., 1922-11-09
KEITH'S-
Sophie Tucker, Others.

COPHIE TUCKER, back from
~ London where she scored
a really stupendous success, Is the
principal ma agnet In the B. +.
Keith bill next week. 1t is su-
perfluous to say more OF her than
that she Is the supreme jazziste.
Assisting are her two syncopators,
Ted shapiro and Jack Carroll.
Dainty Yvette Rugel. the 1ittlest
prima donna. is the reinforcing
starliner.
Dooley and Morton. known as
Famous babies from famous fam.
ilies," viii present new comedy
and dance offering. Rockwell and
Fox will appear as 1.-TWO Noble
Nuts" navigating the ocean Of
nonsense. Bobby Mclean, Amer
ica's champion ice-skater, will ex-
hibit his skin. assisted by Don
Baker and Burke and Blue.
An uproar of laughter should
follow Collins and Hart In Red
and Blue" burlesdue athletic
act. The Cevene troupe Of French
eccentric comedians will appear in
"A Paris Cafe" scene. Zuhn and
Dreis will insert novelty
"Americanos Dementos." Added
will be the regular house features.
Next Sunday at and SIS this
weeks bill, Marion Harris head
lining will be concluded.
The Washington times., 1922-11-09
tSmilin' Through
Next Offering at
New President

DOR the week beginning next
II Sunday night. the President
Players will present. at the
President Theater, their third
repertoire production o: the season,
'..Smilin' Through" the famous
Jane Cowl stage success by Edgar
Langdon Martin. ills a giamorous
and romantic fantastic comedy.
which has enjoyed a tremendous
vogue from coast TO coast, The
Presidents production Of 'Smilin'
Through" has been brilliantly
mounted and directed with Eileen
Wilson and Henry Duffy in the
roles of chief importance. Others
who will have prominent roles in
the presentation will be Guy DEN.
merry. Robert Lowe, Helen Blair,
Ruth Parry, Irving Kennedy and
many others. IL is a love story
of two generations. In which the
youthful romance of a second gen.
Grafton overcomes the old bitter
ness and hate OF a blighted affair
OF the past. Regular matinee per-
formances will be given at 2:30
p. m. on Wednesday and Saturday.
The Washington times., 1922-11-09
"KNI6HTH0OD" I" Is
HISTORIANS
HELP 4
New Slant on Origin of Harp
as Ireland's Emblem Afford
ed by Urban's Researches
For cosmopoliton Picture.

= N his researches for the COZ
rect decorations OF "Wh"n
Knighthood Was in Flower"
in which Marion Davies is starrin;
at the Columbia Theater, Joseph
Urban ran across some odd facts Of
history, among them that Kins
Henry VIII first made the golden
harp with the silver strings the
official emblem of Ireland. Before
the rise Of the house OF Tudor the
official arms OF Ireland had been
three golden crowns on a blue field
the mythical arms OF St, Ed
mund. But Bluff King Hal, being
of Welsh ancestry. understood Ire
land better than her Anglo-Normad
conquerors. and he established the
ancient Celtic emblem of concord
as the national badge. 1t first
appears on his Irish silver six.
pense, struck in the twenty-eighth
year Of his reign. -
A legend tells, us that this harp
Of Henry VIII was the instrument
which once awoke sweet echoes in
Tara's halls, the scat OF. the
suZerain kings of Ireland. Some
years after Brian Boru was slain
at the battle of Clontarf in 1914,
his son took his fathers crown,
harp and regalia. and fled to Rome
to make his peace with the pope.
Adrian. It is said. claimed that by
holding these regalia he became
king OF Ireland. which warranted
the transfer of these rights to-
King Henry. Unfortunately for
the legend there is no evidence that
the harp was ever in Rome or Lon.
don, although a very ancient In
strument of the type is preserved
In the museum Of Trinity College,
Dublin.
When James I ascended the
throne Of Great Britain the Irish
harp was for the first time en-
blazoned on the royal shield, to-
gether with the insignia Of Scot
land and Wales. But whether 1t
is to be credited to or charged
against Henry VIII to first make
the harp the emblem Of Ireland is
a moot question. ...
when Knighthood Was in
Flower" goes into it's fourth record
breaking week at Loew's Columbia
theater beginning Sunday after
noon.