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The Washington times., 1922-12-10
a Friend in Need
Meets Mr.. Tully

q TUDENTS Of the classics
- will recall the role played
by Maecenas. the John d.
Rockefeller Of ancient Rome n
patron Of artists and writers.
Cicero was his special protege-
and a grateful one. The most
striking exemplification Of q
similar benefactress may be
found to be In the person Of
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. mother Of
the famous newspaper publisher.
whose chief educational endow-
ment Is Hearst Hall at the
University Of California. Her In
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

Il oAAAo Va Wv
friendship between the two men.
Mr.. Belasco has given the follow
ing glimpse of their first meet.
ing--a little narrative which an
pears IN the late William Win
tsr's "The Life Of David Belasco."
There was an usher at the
Bush Street Theater. San Fran.
cisco--a bright little. fellow with
. most luminous smile. He IL
still small. and his smile IL sim
luminous. I did not then know
his name. but had heard that
among his fanny and friends he
was quite an entertainer. being
able to sing, to mimic and to recits.
-One day I was at home, In my
front room on the top floor. when
I heard q voice In the street below.
4 leaned out. and there on the cor.
ner. standing on q box which
scarcely raised him above the
gaping oniookers, was the little
usher from the Bush Street The
atsr recitihg to o curious crowd.
! went down and stood near until
he had finished. Then I went up
TO him and asked him his name.
.'Dave warfieid.' said he. giving
me the smile that lived long after
wards In Herr Won Barwig In The
Music Master and that was our
first meeting"
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
A Barbered Saint.

Hollywood Boulevardiers are
asking what has become of a
certain sanity looking individual
who disappeared suddenly with
the completion OF the filming Of
THE Rip Tide" the. new A. b.
Maescher production. The sanity
one was George Rigas.' the famous
Grecian actor, who for many
weeks has been bearded and long.
haired to look the part OF a Christ.
like role he has been playing in
this picture. The answer is, a
certain Hollywood barber did some
harvesting. ana, there is another
Juvenile among those present In
the film colony. for George II
only 20 pears Of are. NJ
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
Bert Lahr Gets
Some Publicity

~ ERT LAIR. the comedian
II. star Of the, Keep Smiling
Company. playing at the
Gayety Theater this week, says
that he dearly loves the news
papers and the Newspaper boys.
but there seems to be some sort
OF Q Newspaper INK which 10
always getting him in bad.
Every time the papers lay
themselves out to give me Q good
story" said Lahr, something al.
ways goes wrong, but the worst
mistake of this sort Lever figured
in occurred last season when ]
was playing in . city where the
State prison was located In this
State they have hangings. and
one night. shortly after midnight.
some poor chap was haaOo1 -
make the legal payment for his
crime. '..
Now II happened that one OF
the newspapers in that city had
sent a man to interview me that
day, and was to have an ex.
tensive write-up In the paper.
They certainly spread themselves
and when I got the paper ] found
the write-up without any. trouble
and II pleased me immensely.
But when I looked at the picture
OF myself I saw the face Of IN
utter stranger. and when ] looked
at the name under the picture !
saw . name ! had never heard
before.
."It was an q mystery to me
until I turned over q page Of the
paper and saw the account Of the
hanging with . big scarehead. !
was about to pass II on when !
was startled by, the striking IKE
ness the hanged man bore to my
self. ! looked under the picture
and saw the name Of Bert Lahr.
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

In Paris Tor . number Of large
war paintings. -r
At the height Of the war Mile.
Aloorn lett highly paid engage
ments In Paris to 80 to the
front. a French poet conceived
ths idea that Q sight Of the his.
toric Jeanne D'Arc would In
'spire the soldiers to their great.
ct efforts. Accordingly Nile.
Aicorn DANCED In the character
Of Jeanne dare on many French
fronts and with amazing results
She did not always take the great.
est of care a. to the selection
Of place. and frequently appeared
In the zones which were under
fire. The secret was generally
kept that the effect Of her pres
snce might be greater. At the
close OF the war distinguished
honors were awarded to Mile.
Aicorn..
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
Strand Presents
Strong Picture

" ARKrNG hack to the old
H days. Oliver Morosco. the
theatrical producer who has
lately turned motion picture
masnate. recalls that when he
first produced "The Half Breed"
for the stage he worked the play
around q character from real
life.
The play was written primarily
to provide entertainment. but It
had a secondary purpose Of al
most equal performance, That
was to present faithfully and feel
ingiy the pathetic plight Of half
breeds in the west who were
barred by the involuntary stigma
OF birth from the lights or
ordinary social intercourse with
other people.
Since the first performances on
Broadway, the story has been
found Of such general interest
that It has been retained intact
for several years. During that
time It has been revived fre.
quently by touring companies ana
In stock. More recently It has
been made into . moving picture.
the wide range OF screen produc-
tion making possible spectacular
scenes that were incapable OF
reproduction On the stage and
which had to be recounted by
dialogue.
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
20 Years Ago in
Thedters Here

+ AFAYETTE - Brandon
- lyman in robert EN-
met; The Days Of 1909"
National-William Gillette
In Sherlock Holmes"
ase's--Amelia Summer
vile in her society mono-
logue, "An Afternoon Tea;
Eugexe O'Rourke and COM
pany in .Parlor A."
Academy - II arry Clay
Blaney in the military spec
tacle, Across the Pacific"
Kernan,s - Harry Morris
in "a Night On Broadway"
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
Yale to Hollywood.

Murray Spencer. Yale's latest
;contfibution to the ranks Of the
screen's brilliant artists, is given.
credit for doing more towards
making Knox hats famous than
anyone else not connected with
the firn manufacturing this brand
OF head-gcar. His was the face
that adorned all OF their adver.
tissmenfs throughout the world
Tor several years, he having been
I favorite model because OF his
unusual good looks. q physical
advantage which is just now help
ina him materially in his march
towards the goal Of cinema star.
dom
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
Age-Old Classic
At the Leader
II RoPAGANDA 10 not the In
spiration Of ''Ten Nights In
a Barroom." which IN the

Barroom," which IL the
feature offering at the Leader
Theater all this week. II deals
with liquor. not az a main theme.
but as q setting OF q heart
story Of family life. with an ap-
peal to the sentiments Of mother
love and father love.
Lloyd George, the former prime
minister Of the British empire.
once said to well.known Ameri-
can that the peace Of the world.
would be preserved forever II
alcohol could be banished from Il.
OF course It doesn't need states
man to establish the. force of an
obvious truth. The skeleton that
10 in every cupboard walks out
when one sees Ten Nights in q
Barroom." Ever since history be-
gan TO be written ardent fluids
have operated to destroy the hap
piness Of the human race, or,
rather, their excessive use.
The story BY Mrs. l.. Case Rus
sell. the authoress Of the film
version Of "Ten Nights IN . Bar
ROOM does not deliberately ser.
monise-rather, Il presents an
aspect Of life that has passed out
Of sight m the United States. bu
Ia apparent In other parts Of the
worId ~
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
September Exports

Exports OF moving picture fiim
during the month Of September
totslied . value OF moro than .
half million dollars. according 10
figures complied BY the Depart
ment OF Ccmmsrcs. shipments
abroad during the month included
s,oos,7s2 feet Of raw stock. valued
st sss.ss1; ls7.sss feet Of sxpossd
negatives. With value q els..
Yos. ana 1i.issaSs fest % pssi.
owes, worth s%sa,siA
the best market Cor raw stocks
vas Japan. whose imports totaIisd
i,sSs.ilo feet. valued At sSs.S7s,
England was the lafsest I'm.
porter Of negatives. taking fsi..
sos feet. valued Al ssa.Sis. and
Canada was our best markst fsr
pcsitives. taking 1,2s7.7Se feet.
valued 1t e7e.ss< d
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

terest al % n &
these lines is
not. however.
c o n n n ed to
70 u n d ations,
buildings and
30 on; 1t takes
a m ore per,
sonal touch In
the intimate
Z o o I e ring OF
youthful geni.
Us.
or the many
men and wom-
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

and the actor.
It was on No
vember 2. 1900,
that they en-
tered into q
formal agree
ment whereby
Mr.. Belasco
undertook the
direction Of
Mr.. Warfield's
professional ca
reer. But this
W q . by no
means the be-
ginning Of the
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
Madelon in Flesh
Was Mile. AIc0rn

AMLLE. ALCORN, . we'll
M known dancer Of Paris,
and known to Thousands Of
troops during the great war -
the Jeanne D'Arc GIRL" was
brought over by the Messrs. shu-
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

Theater beOtng afternoon at Paramount
~ noted picture The Face IN the Fog M
Barrymore Alma Rubens supporting F0reca
tradition at ts best preserved
hghts Of "B This picture based
seay In The Washington Times and great
other The production s supplemented by Rtato
GeOrOe 4
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

bart as one OF
the principal
dancers In the
new Passing
show Of 1872"
which viii be
the attraction
at Polls for
the week be-
gin min 9 to-
night. She 10
dark In feature
and coloring,
and her figure
ID . u c h that
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

I ESTHER .GREENACRE % one Of the NM
~ usual misses pith the NeU York Hippo
dr0ne current hit, "Better Times" In addition
to her pretensiOns as a dancer of merit. she u
at the UniUersity of Chicago and she also
Urites for magazines, including Vanity Fair.
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

rsadora Duncan. whose scsntiiy
clad dancing recently made Bos..
ton and Chicago indignant. an.
nounced Id Memphis, Tenn. that
she would dance on Christmas
Eve In the Episcopai Church Of
st. Marks-in-the-B -Bouwerie and
that she would deliver Z sermon
there on ''The Moraiixine Effect
Of Dancing on the Human Soul"
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
I s.rEass.sssaMlRA n

en- whom Mrs. Phoebs r,sarst
has aided to achieve their goal
and the present high places
they occupy In the world, Rich
ard Walton Tuiiy 10 h shining
example. For years now Tully
has been known a. the foremost
American playwright and pro-
ducer on the stage; and recently
he has entered the ranks Of mo-
tion. picture makers. presenting
Guy Bates Post In The Mas
querader" and Omar the Tent.
maker"
Back in the early days Of the
present century TuIiy wss q stu
dent at the University OF Cali.
fornia. earning his way through
college by working a. an usher
and boz office treasurer at vari.
Gus theatsrs In San Francisco,
across the bay from the univer.
sity. In his second collegiate year
he managed to find time to write q
farcs called The Strenuous Life"
which was played ~ his fellow
students up and down the PA.
cific Coast and which has since
been acted by college and high
school dramatic societies on over
five hundred pccasiona While the
University Of California men were
playing II the piece attracted the
attention Of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst.
one OF the university trustees,
who declared that she wanted 70
meet q young man ''whp could be
funny without being vulgar" On
meeting the youthful student
TuIiy was then oonsidering the
law a. . career--Mrs. Hearst help.
Cd him discover his real ambitions
for the theater. Largely through
her influence Tuiiy secured post.
gyaduate scholarship. which main
tained him IN New York for
year. where he met David Belasco
and with him collaborated on the
authorship ana production Of "The
Rose Of the Rancho" The success
Of this play and Of Tully's later
productions 10 . matter OF the.
atrical history. as is also his, phe.
nomenai achievements a. . leader
In the screen world.
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
HON. BeIaSco Met
David WarfieId
AVID BELASCO's pres

~ AVID BELASCO's presenta-
tion Of Mr.. warfield as
IL shylock In Tho Merchant
of Venice" at the National to-
morrow commentaries the COM
pletion of twenty-five years Of as
sociation between the manager
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

Miss Lyon has appeared, In sew.
srai New York productions but In
East Of Suez" shs has her first
important role IN the Broadway
district.
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

~ ERT LAHR. the comedian
n. star of the, Keep Smiling
Company. playtnR at the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12
Comment on Paying
DepOsitOrS of Bank

should be under complete state
supervision. be allowed 20 share
alike On case Of failure In state
funds. and only then after all re-
rpoBsihle officials OF such bank be
absolutely cleared Of all assets hav'
ing a market value for the benefit
- their drponitora. a. well aH "a
good. atiff sentence IN the peniten'
tiary II oriminaiity IL proven7
You say that the state faces a
disturbing situation" You sure
aaid a mouthful that time. That
expresses my feelings exactly. when
/ found the doors Of the Central
Bank A Trust Co. locked with over
81. 400 Of my hard earned money on
the other side. II IL incredible that
the "ro.ealled" bank examiners could
have been IN ignorance Of the con.
ditiona Of this banks affairs. our
recent grand jury expressed them
selves very clearly regarding these
individuals. You are absolutely right
IN your prophecy that the idea Of
paying depoaitorn 100 cents on the
dollar out OF state funds will not
arouse much enthusiasm among tar.
payers who have go recently been
thru the same experience
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12
LOWER PRICES
TOPIC OF
CONVERSATION

Yes, old man; prices are undoubt.
ediy coming down. I knew they
would, sooner or later, and 1t is n fact
that / haven't bought any clothes for
years TIL this week. There Is no
doubt about 1t nov--clothes are com.
ing down. took my l2.year-oid son
and got us complete outfits ycster.
day, and we got the best values since
1914. You want to try Cherry's store.
Mighty good things there. and they
are having a consolidation sale this
month. You can buy on credit and
make monthly payments while you
are wearing the clothes
Their store Is on Second ave, be.
tween Madison and Spring 2O7 Rial.
TO building. over the Pig'n Whistle"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12

very good results and some Of my girl
friends arc taking IL now. You may
use this letter To help other girls. a.
the letters In your book helped me. "
- ROBE WAiDsER, 30i8 Roseland
Place, Baltimore, BID.
That Is the thought 20 often ex-
pressed in letters recommending
Lydia r. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. These women know what they
have suffered. they describe their
symptoms and state how they were
finally made well.
Lydia y. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound 10 . medicine made from
medicinal roots and herbs. and without
drugs, 10 relieve the sickness women
no often have. which Is Indicated by
backache, weak feelings, neryousness,
and no ambition To get anything done
or TO 70 anywhere. II has helped
many women Why not try II!
Advancement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12
LETTER FROM
a. VI. HtITO>,
4 Dt.POSITOR

Editor The Star
Using the words % woodrow WI.
son. May ! not a. one Of the de-.
p"aiforr Of the Scandinavian Amer.
can bank. compliment you on your
Ispiendid editorial which appeared on
nc front page Of The Star Friday.
January G.
Pine work. Mr.. Editor. n an pa.
verr turnout the stat. would give
publicity such ar The star has given.
I'm pretty sure the dcportors would
come pretty near getting dollar for
dollar. Mr.. Editor. keep up the good
work you have started. and receive
The gratitude Of =. 900 dcposltors OF
the scandinavian American bank.
Respectfully. g. NJ. HALTOS.
A Depositor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12
LETTER FROM
CHAPLIN u. FOSTER. EDITOR,
HERALD. sUA>D,IIly


! have gone over The Star edi.
good the Scandinavian American
bank losses very carefully and hav.
alro been studying the banking ac,
rather hurrtedly % better acquaint
myself with the situation
placed the matter before my
banker also. lie Informed me that
the objection was made 20 NE law
at the time OF It's passage that
just what has happened might
easily occur. that in permitting ths
big banks to Join the fund IL would
only take a failure by one OF ihem
60 neariy wreck many other worthy
institutions. lie pointed out that
all the banks that went into the
fund had this situation pointed GU,
20 them - n possibility and under
the circumstances be felt that they
fsther than the taxpayers OF thu
state. should pay tbe loaa.
This tanker stated that ne disi
not believe that any hanks in fair
condition would be cio~cd. that 4,
would simply mean cutting down
their eagnlnEn for a period % year.
ana would consist in rather erpen.
slse experience.
However. there II the other side.
J admit. The depoaiion OF the bank
should be paid and the use Of the
stan on the windows did imply
backing b. tho state To one who
did not famiiiartxe himself with the
law hack OF the fund.
would Ike 10 read more Of The
Stars editorials on the subject for
feet that without more evidence
al hand I would no, be warranted
In expressing q very decided opinion
either way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12
BUSINESS MAN
MAKES FIND

SAY, Jack. made a big find 10.
day. III have 10 tell you about IL.
You are another of the fellows who
haven't bought any clothes since the
war started. You have been waiting
for prices to fall Till you're out at the
elbows. Amt II the TRUTH Well.
there were lot In the same boat.
But. as / was saying. Cherry's are
having n reduction sale now. and
their prices and values remind me OF
the good old days before the war and
prohibition.
why not 80 down and look them
over? They are at 2o7 Rialto build.
ing. on Second ave. between Madl.
son and Spring. over the Pig'n Wits.
tie.
But, say. Jack; the incest Of II all:
We don't have TO pay all down for
the clothes we buy there. A little
down and small payment every
time the boss hands us our check"
Advertisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12
Easy Payments for
Veterans Planned

OLYMPIA. Jan. i2.--War veterans
who settle on the white isiuffslian.
ford soldier land project viii b. AZ
forded an easy opportunity 10 pay for
their ranches. according 10 officials
Of the department o. conservation
and development here yesterday.
The ex.servios men VIII be allowed
20 years 10 pay for the 20-acre tracts.
Interest on deferred payments will
be 4 per cent
Applications for units are now be.
Ing received.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12

baekache and gen.
crsl weakness. I
could not sleep
comfortably At
night for pains In
my back. ! found
your book athomc
ono day and AZ
ter reading II be-
gan at once TO
take Lydia Y.
Pinkham Veg
stable Com
pound. Ihave had
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12
WIFE ACCUSES
w LOVE LECTURER

CHtcAGo.-Dr. BENJAMIN Gross
man arose 10 addtess the Blue FLSs
club on the Psychology OF love
Before he uttered a word. he was
arrested on n warrant sworn out
by his wife. charging non-support.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12
LETTER FROM
HOW ARD THOMPSON.
GRANGER. WASH.

Editor Th~ star;
Your article OF January q. beaded.
should state MAKE Good It's Guar.
ant~~T- seems 20 cover conai,s~rs bic
territory and brings out quite a
number Of interesting IDEAS
Thr most interesting n~a Of all
Is that the deposi,orr should BE- raid
IN fun the amount Of their deposits
out OF the general fund created BY
the taxpayers % the state.
why discrtmlna,eT simply b.
cause The Scandinavian bank car.
ried on its windows a design or
brand intended 20 secure deposit.
ors. and for no other purpose Aa
depositor Of the defunc; Central
bank a Trust ~ Co. % Yakima.
which to date has only paid 10 per
cent 70 its dcpositorn In nearly
year since closing. ! would Hike TO
ask Why the taxpayers should be
expected 20 make good the losses
caused by frcnyicd finance and
speculr ton and possibly worrel OF
an institution which claimed" to
protect depositors.
Ay wife and i are both past 80
years OF age. After raising fam.
lily Of nine children. and by econ.
omy and denial. We had a deposit
In tho Yakima hank--mmali as de-
posi;s no. hut a nsst-ogg for old age.
all. however. We had In cash er.
oept fi.o3 which I had In my pocket.
II there any probability that the
dcpositors Of this institution will
get n cent out OF the general fund.-
why discriminate Some time ago
the grand jury which has been in
scssion here. found indictments
against some OF the officials OF this
hank.
A few days ago an item was pub.
iished that the state had been
forced 10 bring suit TO compel tho
president OF this bank to psy tho
par value Of stock held by him and
his wife. This president. however.
according to the papers. has just re-.
turned from an extended trip in
Europe Who paid for ~
There was n strong effort made
toward the reorganization. which
failed. The idea | am endcavoring
90 present. Is this: why should not
all banks which are allowed 20 or.
Ranizc under state laws and which
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12

Flour r. being made In Brazil from
black and white beans.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12
cold HOARD
~ TURNS GREEN

st. LOUIS.--Fifty pounds OF
brnss passed the gold test by John
Miller. assayer. lie bought u for
$1,000. II turned green, he told
the police.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12

Mark Of engagement IA cut into
the skin of a betrothed girl in New
Guinea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-12
MONTHS OF
SUFFERING


Baltimore. Maryland. Tor sew
sral months / suffered with severe