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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

WHEN we are dissatisfied with
our lot in life it is we'll for us to
read of the humble beginnings Of
many of our most famous men. It's
get-up-and-get and not sit-and-wait
that wins today, as well as yesterday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

IN the death of Mrs. Jane Suilin-
ger, Mexico loses one of its splen-
did pioneer women whose fine christ
ian ideals and sturdy character had
much to do with shaping the future
of this city in early day. The entire
community sorrows over her death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31
men

REPRESENTATIVE men have
been named as officers and directors
of the Audrain Farm Club organiza-
lions. The Ledger advocated such a
central organization long here it
was formed and we r glad to see
such a splendid type of men take an
active part in this work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Beatty returned
from Kirksville Saturday. Mrs. Beat
ty has been in the hospital there and
we are glad to announce she returned
home materially improved in health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31
CARS COLLIDE
NEAR SAVINGS BANK
SUNDAY MORNING

: A Dodge car driven by Mrs. Pink.
ney Quissenberry collided with the
Prairie Pipe Line car driven by Mr.
Mcfarland Sunday morning. Mrs
Quissenberry was going south ant
Mr.. Mcfarland who was going north
turned in front of her. Neither cal
was seriously damaged.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

M. T. Vandegrift and Joe c, Davis
have returned home from a business
trip to Springfield, Mo-, where they
inspected the septic tankssthere.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Loren, of
Macon, Mississippi, have motored 10
Mexico and are the guests of Mr.
Loren's mother, Mrs. Annie Loren
on West Maple Street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

THEY have put a heavy tax on
corsets in the new tariff. However
that shouldn't worry our fashionable
women-they don't wear 'em any more
so we are informed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

SOME scientists say the brain and
stomach are partners. We presume
this applies where a person possesses
both
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Mrs. S. M. Edwards has returned
from an extended visit with Mrs.
RoIla Finley, in Independence, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. F, l. Crosby have
returned from a pleasant three weeks
motor trip to Canton and other points
in Illinois.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

William and Ruth McClannahan re-
turned to their home in Fulton Fri
day after visiting relatives in Mex
leo and Columbia. I
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Mrs. j. II. Rhodes and children, Oh
Hillsboro, ILL.,, have returned home
after d pleasan I visit with Mrs.
Rhodes father, L. P. Zimmerman Of
this county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Little Miss Lois Woodson,s of
Auxvasse. is the guest of her aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wood
son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Sappington
have returned from a visit with M.
o, Sappington in Salida, Colo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Judge and Mrs. Alex Carter were
home from Jefferson city for the
week end.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Miss Mary Catherine Morris, Miss
Mary Lee Hanson and Miss Bessie
Sipple have returned from Cleveland,
Ohio, and other points east.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Gus Pasqueth has meturned home
to Los Angeles, after a pleasant ex-
tended visit with relatives here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

The Rev. u. ID, Greer has gone TO
CLARK, where he viii hold d religious
meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

C. L. Burgus Of vandalia spent Sum
day in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

ONE husband tells us the reason
she does all the talking at home.
his wife is so quiet in public is that
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Miss Frances Parker viii leave
Sunday for Overland, No., where she
has been employed to taech.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Martin Myers OF Kirksville, spent
the weekend iii Mexico with Edwin.
Morris il.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

The Rev. A. A. Wallace has gone to
Maiden, Mo-, where he will conduct a
series of services for the next two
weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

A.. P. Green and j. B. Arthur are
home from a business trip to Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

r. N. Hendrix Of Auxvasse came
to Mexico Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

w. C. Alcorn of Fulton was in Mex
leo visiting Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Mrs. c. G. Hmmond left Sunday for
Columbia, where she viii be matron
at the Dana Press Club house.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

MANY a hot headed man has cold
feet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Miss Gladys VanNess was the week
end guest of Miss Betty Baker of Full
to.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

LOTS of people have lofty ideals
that ever the mud-slingers cannot be-
smirch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

A LOT of men fight owe a woman
but most of them fight with her.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

suBsrRibr rnR r7E bElGkF
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31
Mail Taken in Truck

Mail Taken N TUCK
Mail from Mexico to Fulton is now
being taken in trucks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31

Every day this summer more and
more men, women and children are
cutting down on the heavy, indigestible
foods and turning to a lighter diet for
health's sake. They are getting away
from that uncomfortable drowsiness
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Czarina's Reign
To Re Interruptcd

"It did. and ! should Ike to play
Tho Czarina' as long as that, but only
Internationally. There is a lady shall
cling TO in my old age. You know /
could play her at sixty as we'll So |
can now"
or course, as we remember Gather
inc she had not changed bit at sixty.
Age could not wither nor custom stale
her infinite variety. And there is no
doubt in NY mind that thirty years
from now they will be saying the same
thing of Miss Keane. 1t is difficult to
sit and tell Czarina, to whom one has
lust been presented, that ono thinks
she Is a marvellous actress and thing
Of beauty, and yet it was di'hcult not
TO tell Miss Keane just that She is
splendid in her red velvet and her
ermine and her crown, and she Is smart
in her riding habit and her Russian
sable, but she ia best in her pegnoir of
gold lace and of green and mauve and
sunset pink chiffon. And with her
black eyes and her powdered hair the
Czarina seemed a perfectly plausible
person and a gorgeous beauty.
No wonder that Anna and Marie and
the other s-in-waiting did not care
to have their handsome lovers brought
10 her attention. In the eighteenth
century brains were combined with
beauty even more rarely than in the
twentieth.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Harry Levey Will Send
Expedition TO Holy Land

Harry Lcvcy, president Of the Ma
ticnal Non-Theatrical Motion Pictures.
IS sending motion picture expedition
. Egypt and the Holy Land to secure
a series Of biblical, historical and geo
Graphical films to form comprehensive
fiim record Of the sacred and historic
places of Egypt, Palestine and Mcsopo-
t;.mia.
The expedition, which starts this
month. viii be in charge Of NJ. J. Wiss,
or California, who has had long and
varied film experience and is an expert
camera man. In addition TO visiting
Egypt and the Holy Land the party will
also visit Poland, Rumana and other
countries in that section Of Europe
where the geography and economical
conditions have changed greatly since
the World War and Of which no very
accurate, historic aud up-to-date record
is available These films will be fitted
into the World Geography Series being
built up by National Non Theatrical for
use in public schools, churches, colleges
and cluhs.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

line the wall, the library Of old books
on the stage, lend the atmosphere Of
age. 1t seems stepped in tradition, with
the spirit of Booth engrossing all.
Men do not talk much above whis-
per. 1t is not often that loud laughter
is heard. Sober in their dress and con-
servatlve in their actions, who knows
whether they are conservative in their
thoughts? A few men plav cards
quietly. In the billiard room George
Middleton, the playwright, and three
other members are playing pocket bill
lizards. One looks almost in vain for
actors now in the Players. The the.
atcr district has shifted, and with fne
passing Of the old theaters MANY actor
members have passed out of tho club
and in their places have come artists.
authors and patrons Of other arts. John
Drew. now called by many the dean of
The American stage is president of the
club. He was one of the incorporators
Of the organization. the others being
Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett. An.
gustin DAILY, Joseph Jefferson, Brander
Matthews, Laurence Hatton, A. M.
Palmer and Samuel l.. Clemens mark
Twain).
VIII the Players remain in slcepy
Gramcrcy Park? Will the Booth ira
dition prove strong enough to withstan
the ruthless and modern disregard of
the past in favor of expediency?
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Frank Keenan, Il Here

FRANK heenan is visiting Now York
Tor the first time in long whils. He
came with threefold obiect--to ..n-
SUIT his lawyers, 0'Brien Malvinskv i
priscoll; look the field over for likely
screen artists. and have a look at nj.
son-ln-law, Ed Wynn, "The Perfect
Fool'' now at the. George NJ. Cohan
inea'er. Mr.. keenan, has also been
commissioned to arrange for stock
presentation OH the Pacific Coast Of the
newest dramatic successes, several Of
which he will close for while hare and
complete arrangements to produce two
Ip's Cinema feature surprises.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

several leading comedians and singers
to appear in the entertainment, OBJ
tanned theater and began rehearsals.
And a revue, said to be unique in its
method of presentation, bearing the
title of Some Party" is soon to be
added to Broadway's attractions.
MI Hopper asserts that revue
should combine all phases OF enter
talnment--musical comedy light opera,
drama, farce, burlesque, minstrelsy.
grand opera
1T should first of all be satrical,"
SAID the comedian, "satirical of cur
rent ideas in politics, art, the thcatcr,
what not OF late years rcvucs have
emphasized the pictorial to tho neglect
of comedy. They have glorificd the
costume designer and the scenic artist.
My associates and | believe that in an
appea! to the ear, rather than to the
eye, success in this kind of entertain
ment really lies. However, the picto-
rial will not be overlooked.
i nave taken great care TO assemble
company that in many respects is the
most remarkable ever organized for a
Broadway production. Among those
who will be associated with me are
William Courtleigh, Jeff Dc Angels.
Aew Dockstader. who is returning to
the stage for the occasion; Nanette
flack, Herbert Waterous, Scott Welsh,
Sam Ash, Percy Haswell Harry c..
browne, Louise Mackintosh, John Hen
shaw, John Hendricks, Primrose CarvlI.
Virginia Futrelle. Billy Grant and
Ruth Adair.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Finds 1t Difficult
To Buy an Old Suit
For Use i'm Picture

Old clothes are harder TO buy than
you may think, says Dore Davidson,
who plays the title role in The Good
Provder, a Cosmopolitan production
which will be shown at the Rivoh The
ater this week
an the opening Of the picture take
the part of Jewish peddler who is
struggling to earn enough money 10
provide for his family. BEING poor. it
was necessary that | should wear old
Clothes Davidson explained.
"Strange to say, several second hand
shops did not disclose the sort OF gar
ments required. Most Of them were
too good as the kind Of clothes I
sought were too shabby and threadbare
to have any sale value in store There
was only one thing left-and that was
to search for the costume on the back
of pcddler such as I was to charac-
terze.
Frank Borzage, our director, and
his assistant, o. o. Dull, went with me
to the lower East Side of New York.
On Baxter Street we saw peddlers by
the score. One of them wore suit
that answered our needs, so we halted
the car and | approached him.
"'Will you sell your suit to mc?'
asked the peddIer,
He looked at ME dumfounded
'What?' he inquired incredulously.
Il repeated my question. explaining
that | wanted the suit for motion
+ picture. Evidently there flashed across
his mind the impracticabiity of re-
moving his clothes in the middle Of the
street on a cold day, for there came
/ over his face a look of bewilderment
Il assured him that we would Get
/ him another and better suit immcdi-
etely and have him change in the
clothing store, but it had little effect
on him, and he delivered himself of
| this apothegm:
my suit Is my sandwich. WHY
should I chase chckens?'
$50 I gave him up and drove on.
A lew minutes later we encountered
another peddler with the proper wear.
lie, too, was astounded when 7 asked
MN to sell his clothing.
ut required patient explanation and
bargaining to induce him to part with
ms garments. He finally agreed 60 60
with US to clothing shop and there
ne selected suit that he certainly
wore thereafter only on SUNDAYS and
least days. After he had donned it. he
held up minatory finger.
Watt he commanded. 4 am not
through. 1t has taken three quarters
OIL an hour to do all this In that time
would have sold at least three dol
lars worth of goods from my cart. You
owe me three dollars more.
l did not care to dispute his calcu-
lations, SO | paid him the money and
We returned TO the studios,
The Good Provider" which has hoe,
called the brother of 'Humoresouc -"
brings together four persons who were
responsible for the great success of the
ls2o gold medal film productions. Vera
Gordon and Dore Davidson plaved tho
Jewish mother and father in both nic-
lures Fannie Hurst is the autbor
OIL both stories, and Frank Borzarc
o'rected the two productions.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Betty Blythe as Fair Lady,
To BE Seen at Strand

BETTY Blythe, who has just returned
to New York from tour of the coun-
try. will appear in the title role Of
Fair Lady" produced by Whitman
Bennett from the story by Rex Beach
and shown at the Strand
Miss Blythe. who scored such hit
as the Queen in "The Queen OF Shebs, :"
will he seen again in queenly role
IN fact. the star was especially select
I'd by Kenneth Webb. who directed
Far Lady" because of her ability to
enact the role Of regal lady.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Appeal to Ear More Than to
Eye Is Hopper's Revue Idea

DE Wolf Hoppcr's Funmakers,n an
organization composed of prominent
comedians, singers and straight dra-
matte actors, many Of whom have
headed their own companies, will be-
gin an engagement at Jolson's Thcater
on Saturday night, April Is. with re
vue designed to include every phase of
entertainment.
The formation of this group of play
ers is MOI inspired by emergency or op-
portunism. 1t has long been an idea of
De Wolf Hopper. For many years he
has desired to present revue in which
comedy, drama, burlcsquc and good
singing has as important a place az the
pictorial or spectacular features. He
believed that an intelligent appeal to
the car WAS quite as necessary as a
striking appeal TO the eye Year after
year he had attended the private yam
bois of the Lambs, laughed at the
satire and burlcsquc and occasional
drama presented, and he had partici.
pated in many Of them. Refectinp
later upon the style and quality OF
entertainment offered, it occurred to
him that an imposing quantity Of re-
Vue material was being stored in the
archives Of the club Why not let the
public see the best features of the pri-
vate gambols?
One day at a luncheon with Y. H.
burnside, shepherd Of the Lambs, Hop
per advanced his idea, Burnside was
enthusiastic mo time like the pres
emit he said. And together they out
lined program, gained the consent of
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
The Players May Abandon Their
Old Home I'm Cramercv Park

Members OF the Players will gather
tomorrow afternoon to determine
whether to move the headquarters of
the club to the upper Fortics of the
present day theatrical district, or to
remain in the quiet nook of New York.
where it was established thirty-four
years ago by Edwin Booth.
Gramercy Park does not seem to be-
long in hustling, boisterous New York.
Grouped around it are fine mansions.
with here and there modern apart
ment dwelling lifting it's head above its
statelicr brothers. Contentmcnt. TO
inement, repose seem to hover about
the square.
Visitors to 16 Gramcrcy Park, the
present home Of the PLAYERS. NAV sit
IN the room where the incompatible
Edwin Booth ate and talked with his
friends, in the room where every New
ears Eve the members of the club
gather around the table and drink to
the memory of the illustrious actor who
founded the organization in 1883. One
looks reverently at the bedstead where
Booth lay the night before his death;
one secs the comfortable old chair in
which the tragedian was found breath
ing his last.
Somehow the club seems much older
than Its thlrty-four years. Perhaps it
Is the rare collection Of paintings and
photographs of actors and actresses
which gives this impression. Perhaps
the death masks OF Shakespeare and of
other illustrions dead Of antiquity, the
cases OF costumes worn by Booth which
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Animals, Too, Are
L EN- perame entail.
SAYS Screen Artist


Men and women, stars of stage and
screen, aren't the only variety of actors
equipped with self starting tcmpera-
ments. Horses and dogs have attacks
of NERVES" are seized by fits OF jeal-
ousy, try to "hog" the camera, get stub
born, and, in fact, do all those little
things by which their human comrades
wear out directors patiences.
benjamin B. Hampton was telling
the other day of the difficulties en-
countercd in filming "When Romance
Rides founded upon Zane Grcy's novel
"Wildfire,' which viii be at the Capitol
Theater this week. He said that horse
flesh valued at more than 5000 900. in
Guiding midget pony, was used in
the production.
MANY weeks of the most painstak-
Ing .work were required to train the
horses, Mr.. Hampton continued.
Every scene in which the horses ap-
spiration by every one on the lot.
"Of course, the animals were afraid
Of the glare of the Klicg lights. They
SHE'D. backed away and were con-
stantly in high state of nervous ex-
element. Attention focused upon
them appeared to make them behave
like human amateurs when first called
upon to perform in public.
Even after rehcarsals had rono off
perfectly the horses would ruin the
actual shooting by continually looking
into the camera-a fault you might i'm
agine was only human one. Some
days some or the horses with leading
roles would be so perverse that we
could do nothing at all with them.
Other days you might have thought
they understood everything that was
said"
Mr.. Hampton added that Rin-tin-tin,
the Belgian police dog which has the
leading role in the picture, is one of
tho most easily directed actors he ever
has met. But even Rin-tin-tin had his
moments of temperament, and when
that happened picture taking in his
scenes was postponed. The big dog
and the midget pony, which is so small
that little Mary Jane Irving took it to
bed with her just as if 1t were small
kitten, became very fond of each other
during the filming Of the licture and
were inseparable.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Coming, Charles Bryant a'' :.
A New FayOritc, "Saiop

Charles Bryant, director OF - n
ximoya Productions. viii shois' x.s
low the negative of "Saiome m
York to arrange for pre-V'em., ,,r'
latest Nazin,ova production. .,a..
asive left HOLLYWOOD last wee, ii,
tho protection of q sSoo,oeo p0'.' !. n.
curing it's safe delivery y .itss
nounced that the transcs:pti0a ,,,r
Oscar Wilde poetic drama mas ..,,,
freely accomplished for the '.,asy,
that its original fantasy and p' .,tr,
its exotic charm and sasnentis ps,l, pss,s',
have been preserved With rsn'.l,, s,
fidelity to The original. but W'sn,ts r.u.. il
features that might eApss y" LIN.
the sensibilities Of the moss -
Of critica
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Doris Kenyon
Champion Of
Young Write,
ohc e Does Verse ge,x..
n Her Appearances Rsfe Rsse''
roo''ighis and Csn 're

Aspiring youne writer. q,
you y. -, nave champion and v.l,.''' ,''''''
IN the engaging person =, n rs''sal o.,
yon' who is playing III. ,.. Da'' s',
IN up the Ladder" At tbs p,. as ri.
Although mach Of her ,in '9ghoa',
pc" .; @ WIN a'p'"raoers 6ofor. = =. ''''
ton pictare Gamers and ., ~ NJ
mate stage, Miss kenyon b.,. .a, l'sti
OF tho country's younger l,..,,a or
knows Wei the problems =, NJ
po'ntments and tho hopes Of 4. ',.'a
writer. The actress contrjba,.. ''dsg
regularly to a metropolitan n.,,' ~ s''''
and now ami then magazine, ss,' s,1'r'
her ~ork~and pay for +. p'''''a
my last check for 7er,. -.
S@o,' Miss Kenyon said. ~co,s ss '''
with what receive for mo.iar 'a'paT'' a1,
work and FOR appearing on II, .:.a'' =.
1t was not 4 .arge sun. of .on. w say
it meant grca. deal to me. rs 'a'
genuine satisfactiop in seeing :.
what one has created :" p'''
A writer teeis toward his pvbI;...,
writings like A mother dos, ,..''' ~,
her children" suggested Mr., wv Ys''
the actresses mother
But sometime. the child :, =,
"utiI'ted' especially on n.v,,,..
when space is running low l.a.,
Doris. '''E''a
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Five Queens
\ Full Hard

81 always think OF the Czarina as
the solace of my declining years and
wish TO conserve her. Now, what
want to do is to find another character
like Cavalini or the Czarina; some one
that ! can love and add to my roper
toire; then when have played her and
know her very we'll shall look for
another one and still another. I do
not think I shall want more than five
of them, for | shall wish to return to
each one and play her again and again.
But I shall always cherish my Czarina
and save her for the last
If we had folt that VIC had any in
huence with Miss Kcane NC should
have begged her not to go Wandering
about the would again with these five
plays which she is going to have. Our
plea would have been your country
needs you.' II. u.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Miss kenyon's Father
An Editor and Poet

AmerIca' young writer, mn.
encouraged and helped she 5.,,...'
New blood IS needed II tho ,on...
literary standard is TO be m,ir,,..
or raised. The greatest dincul., :.
the young winter faces ia I.cy =.
or even adequate returns u b.r
him aad dulls his creative 49,.
Bra*n Is IA better rewarded =.
brains. The man who runs The w.,
IS better paid. relatively, than the -.
who creates the material for f.s.,,
the press. You know, an an e5i.,.
daughter'
1t must be confessed that MIS-, T.,
yon's observations were indeed ~
prlsing- In the majority Of case, =.
terVlewing one actress dirers IN.
from interviewing another. In far. F.
IS the easiest thing in the world :.
create formula and turn OF. c,,
One might Include comment on n. >.
feet o. bition OF the audienc. a,
psycholog cal eiFcc. Of first right, d.
servations aboas re play the ac.,,y
is appearing n. and what not. 81. b.
formula was shattered b. Doris E.
yen, who, despite her youth. has a In,
paragraph about helIelf in "w.,
Who.' where she is listed as "act'.;s
and auttor" Her father Ia James Z
Kenyon. editor and poet. Recently h
collaborated nth his daughter m,
book Of poems.
Il Ike to call my writings r.n
Miss Kenyon said. Poetry seems e
big a thing and don't know whe,hs
my efforts are worthy OF being CALI
that" she added modestly. She vi
resting between matinee and ev.rl';
performances a the Playhouse, and t;'
flush OF the makeup box was still Q,
her cheeks. Her hair was almost tn
pletely concealed under boudoir a
except for a refractory curl which +
sisted on It's right to be seen and u
mired.
DO you write vcrs libre''
"No. You see father is Of the clds
conservative school, snd was suid.
by him. However, there is mucn tas'
l admire in imagism. I 90 think that
too much rhyme in versa ininrss "
q lIlsivn nl1a lit,- ;,