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The Washington times., 1923-07-27
When they Admit w Summers Iney
Seldom Have Seen More Than
100, She Finds

want to be q lot older than you
are.
| remember once there was an
Old guy that lived in q cabin UP
ON the hill near a place called
Goose Hollow. He had quite q
reputation for being older than
anybody else.
He used to come out with a
statement in the paper every now
and then about things that he
saw happen away back when the
main street was cow path.
He just naturally got to going
back so far that it looked like
maybe he was two hundred or
more, but some country cousin Of
came out for a visit and 1t turned
out he wasn't more than q hum
dred and four.
OLD DANES JUST SMILE.
But he was so glad to see his
cousin he didn't mind being looked
upon as an unsOphiSticated juve-
nile after that. / guess maybe
now that he had somebody to
talk to about something else than
how long he lived exaggerated
along other lines.
/ never heard Of any woman
living to be older than the oldest
man.
/ guess they wouldn't admit it
if they did.
Maybe lot of 'em that are pass
ing off for ninety.twO sit back
and smile when they see some
guy getting a lot of publicity for
just passing q hundred.
You can just place q little bet
right now that IL / round out a
century mark I'm going to keep
mum about anything that hap.
ened over seventy-five years ago!
The Washington times., 1923-07-27
| DISAPPEARED 8 YEARS
ACO-SKELETON FOUND

CUMBERLAND. Nd, July 81
The mystery in connection with the
sudden disappearance seven years
ago Of John r. Daniels, former coal
miner and barber shop proprietor
Off Frostburg, was solved with the
discovery OF his skeleton by work
men digging a sewer line in the
rear of Races Hotel, at Frostburg.
Daniels was last seen by John
Krause, August 5, 1916, at Grant
and Union streets, Frostburg, when
he said: 81 am going home" The
body was found in an abandoned
cesspool. In former years there
was an clubhouse built over this
vault. It is believed Daniels acct
dentally fell into the pool.
The Washington times., 1923-07-27
SAY HE BAT DlSHPAN
TO DISTURB NURSES

ATLANTIC CITY. July 27.-Tcs.
tifying in the Chancery Court here.
in the action. brought by the Wag-
goner Hospital authorities for a
permanent injunction to restrain
John and Ida NJ. Arleth, owners
of a cottage, the second and third
floors of which are occupied by
nurses attached to the hospital as
sleeping quarters, from making un.
necessary noises and heapinx in.
dignities upon their tenants, three
nurses declared that Arletn Joined
his children in playing on dishpans
when the nurses were trying TO
sleep.
One of the nurses testified that
Arleth played Il Can't Get Them
Up, I Can't Get Them Up in the
Morning on his cornet. Arieth
denied playing dishpans. but ad-
mitted practicing on the cornet.
The Washington times., 1923-07-27

the other oys to be taken back and
ms Fe1f Out. He dscided to 8 set the
fire for revenge.
Mrs. Daisy Bly,, an aunt, who has
The Washington times., 1923-07-27

been caring for James since his
mothers death. told the court that
she believed there was "sornething
wrong with hirn.'a
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31
New Mutual Burlesque
Offered at Broadway

Town Fonies" win be the offer
ing at the broadway the coming
week. It IS Mutual burlesque
show in two acts and six scenes. It is
enacted by a cast we'll known to bur
Iesque followers. The principals are
Lew Harris. Norman Handy. Fanny
Vedder. Emily Nice, George Hart and
q chorus Of sixteen. Special feature
nights are announced as usual.
4 T. 4
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31
Daniels Movie

bluff" a story of New
bv Rita Weiman and JosephiI s
viii be Bebe Daniels next pid b
Paramount, following THE E
in which she is now engage
picture will be produced at thS
pany's Long Island studio, un0
direction Of Wesley Ruggles.
Shelby Le Vino is busy madr
screen adaptation of the story.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31
Hundreds of Local People
To Take Part in Shrine Show

IAN ensemble Of more than 800
singers, dancers, comedians, musicians
and dramatic players viii make up
the forthcoming Shrine Minstrels, ac-
cording to announcement today by
Horace Mitchell, dramatic director Of
Murat Temple.
This viii perhaps be the greatest
ensemble ever seen on a local stage
In a theatrical production" Mr.. Nit
Chen declared.
1t IS only an indication Of the big
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31
Revised Schedule Announced
for the Hampden Engagement

There has been a change in the
repertoire for the Walter Hampden
engagement. On Tuesday night at
the Murat Mr.. Hampden will present
for the first time on any stage and
prior to his production at the Ma
tionai Theater. New York. THE Ring
of Truth" a dramatiZation Of Rob
ert Browning's masterpiece. The
Ring and the Book" dramatized by
Arthur Goodrich and Rose A. Palmer.
Walter Hampden VIII play the part
Of Capon Sacchi. supported by an
augmented company, including Car
roll McComas.
On Wednesday matinee at . o'clock
Mr. HamDden viii be seen IN Tram
let'' and Wednesday evening he viii
play a New Way to Pay Old Debts"
It was necessary to change this roper
toire. due to the Importance Of the
new play.
Miss Carroll McComas was especI-
ally engaged to support Mr.. Hampdan
in THE Ring Of Truth" and VIII be
seen on Tuesday night.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31

"a 7 LII L4E-AAA AtA-s-Ns A1AAADNS
wv Shakespeare actor. viii pre-
sent at the Murat Theater
for the first time on any stage Tues
day night a dramatlzation of Robert
Browning's THE Ring and the Book, -
under the title of 1.-The Ring of
Truth"
The dramatization was done by Ar
thur Goodrich. author of so This Is
London" and Rose A. Palmer. Miss
Carroll SIcComas, known for her
splendid work in Miss Lulu Bett, -
has been brought here to play the
role opposite Mr.. Hampden.
The star and his players have been
in rehearsal here since Tuesday Of this
week. On next Wednesday afternoon
at the Murat, Hampden viii appear
IN Hamlet" and at night in "A New
Way to Pay Old Debts"
On tomorrow afternoon at EngIisn's s
the Grand Players viii open i stock
season with Polly With a Past"
Jean Oliver and Eddy Waller are the
chief players.
The Broadway next week wiz Dre-
sent Town FOllies." The Rlalto will
offer Make Believe Kitty. i musical
farce.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31
To Play In New Movie

Mahlon Hamilton. who has appeared
as leading man for several Paramount
stars during the past two years and
who recently arrived in New York
from the West coast. has been en-
gagged to play opposite Agnes Ayres
in THE Heart Raider" an adapta-
ton Of Harry Durant's play, Arms
and the Girl" which will De started
on a Florida location this week under
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31
Grand Player Ready
For Season at English's

The summer stock season viii he
opened tomorrow afternoon with the
production Of Belasco's comedy,
Belasco's comedy, Polly With a Past"
at Engush's. This will also be the
Introductory performance Of the
Grand Players in Indianapolis.
The Grand Players are booked at
English's for the summer stock
season. after q two years run in
Davenport. Iowa. Miss Jean Oliver
will play the part of Polly in the
play. and Eddy Waller will appear as
Rex Van Zant. These two players
are the leads Of the company.
The story concerns the efforts OF
Polly TO help in patching up
romance. She masquerades as a
French girl with a lurid past" and
hopes to make the other girl jealouse
Of her and hurry to rescue Rex from
her. But Polly plays her part two
well TO get away without any com
plications. and the mixed love affairs
are not straightened out to Polly's ad-
vantage until some dramatic and
comical situations develop.
The settings for the play are being
built by the staff of the company.
They were designed by P. T. Black
burn. art director. and are being built
under his supervision.
Mr.. Herman Arndt's English
Theater archestra has been engaged
for the season by the company.
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The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31
New Musical Farce
nnens ct Riallo

jenkins Hoosier Maids Company
VIII present a new musical farce.
Make Believe Kitty" at the Rialto
next week. There viii be a large
chorus. The story concerns a rich
man who objects to his daughter
marrying a poor man. but the couple
find a way to beat the old man at
his own game. Vaudeville acts also
viii be on the bill.
The movie feature will be Might
Life in Hollywood" Intimate scenes
Of famous movie people are shown. It
is announced.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31
CASTILLO in Dalton Play

Maurice Costello, the first male
movie star when two-reelers were
feature pictures. Is playing villain
in Dorothy Dalton's picture, Fog
Bound" which Irwin WiIlat is direct
ing at the Long Island studio.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31

have been made for the seat sale be
ginning April 10th at both the Murat
Temple and at the Office Of the Mer-
chants Ilea t& Light Company, at
Washington and Meridian St. The
Shrine production will run for SIX
nights beginning April 23d and each
nights performance is TO be followed
by dance in the newly enlarged ball
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31

No. Carroll McComas will play
opposite Walter Hampden at the Mu-
rat Tuesday night in The Ring Of
Truth"
No 2-Karyl Norman ali dressed
up like n fashion plate. He will head
line next weeks bin at Keith's.
No. 3-Zita Lockford I'm The Pass
ing Show Of 1922" " coming to the Mu-
rat the week Of April 16.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31
Polly With a Past Chosen as
Bill to Introduce Stock
Company
HAMPDEN IN NEW PLAY
Famous Star to Give First
Performance of The
Ring of Truth

HANIPDEN, famous
wv Shakespeare actor. viii pre-
sent at the Murat Theater
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31

room. which will accommodate several
hundred couples at once.
This dance starting Immediately
after the performance will be free
to all ticket holders and win run till
late hour each night. it is stated
Refreshments will be available for the
dancers and a great orchestra is to
provide the music.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31

the direction of Wesley Ruggles. Fol-
lowing this picture he will play op-
Posite Bebe Daniels in Bluff
The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-31

No. 4-Jean Oliver, leading woman
with the Grand Players, at Englsh's
reXt week. in Polly With a Past"
No. 5--Clairo O'Dcnneu, at the Pal.
ace next week.
No. 6-Billy Elan. at the Rialto
next week.
No. Miss Duseth. with Town
Follies, at the Broadway next week
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-24
LAPS IN HAWAII

Japanese constitute 43 per cent of the resi- dents of the Hawaiian Islands and completely control the supply of labor. According to report of the Senate Immi grafton Committee American industrial and political control IS seriously menaced, which means danger Of
 loss of control of the center of the Pacific Ocean. It was recommended in the report that certain immigrants be admitted to the islands who would not otherwise be admis- sible, in order to relieve the labor situation, pending permanent legislation on the subject.
 Whether the Hawaiian Islands are to be an American or a Japanese outpost in the Pacific America nor a Japanese outpost in the Pacific is matter of crucial importance to the United States The islands are 2,00O miles nearer this country than the former German islands acquired by Japan as result of the war. While there are no present prospects of war with any country in the Pacific, 1t would be the height of folly not to take elementary precautions against an outbreak in that part of the world. It is as necessary to provide adequate defense for our outposts
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-24
MIR. McADOO AND A LIVING WAGE

William G. McAdoo, as a feature of his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, has written an article on ''The Living Wage" for "Labor," the "non-parti- san' political weekly published in Washington las means of launching attacks on the Hard ing Administration under the comouflage of "independence."
 You might suppose from the tone of MT. McAdoo's school boy essay on the subject that somebody is arguing against ''ivng wage.' Everybody believes in the living wage, but it must be a wage at which the en- ployer as well as the employed must live or there will be no wage at all. The question of what constitutes Giving wage' has of course been subject of discussion.
 The people of this country believe that the wage earner should have more than a living wage They want him to have saving wage But the American workingman can't have either if we have any more periods like that of the Wilson era when the burdens of Fed eral taxation multiplied over and over, and a public job holder was loaded on the backs of every four or five families The worker cannot have a living wage if we have any more periods like the Wilson McAdoo era when speculation ran mad, with profiteering on the Government by hordes of adventurers "put on' to Government good things by Ad- ministration functionaries.
 A living wage, too, is impossible, if the American wage oarner must sell his labor in direct competition with the labor of Europe and the Orient as is proposed by Mr. McAdoo, N1r. Gompcrs and others of their free trade persuasion in their opposition to the protective policy. The do7nagogue who fights protection on the ground that he is trying to ham-strinG American capital, may think that he can hide from the wage caincr the fact that his em ployment is depending upon the investment of capital in productive industry, but such a demagoouc is, nevertheless, the most danger ous foe of the living wage for the American workingman.
 k Under the policies of the Republican party, which had control of the American Govern ment, almost without interruption, from 1861 to 1913, the living wage for the American workingnan became, not matter of theory, but one of practice. Politicians of the McAdoo sort, are long on hi9h-sounding phrases about social welfare and violent in protestatons of their affection for labor, but none of them ever do anything for labor except to exploit politically. Their only connection either with labor or with work is to work the workingman.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-24
THE CITIZEN AND THE LAW

"Conscientious and determined efforts to en- force the law,'' said Attorney General Daugh- ertv before the Florida Bar Association the other day, twill finally break down the stub born refusal to obey the law.' And that it is the individual citizens first duty to respect the laws of his country himself the gist of an address recently delivered by MT. Daugh- ertv before the Rotary International. elf every citizen did that,' he said, "there would be little need for law courts'' The two state ments are a singular commentary on the prac- tice and theory of government. That the people are overburdened with laws, that m the plethora of legal restrictions and prohl- btions the people have ceased to regard the law with respect, is one of the most familiar arguments heard in favor of law vlolatlon 1t is largely true. The notion on the part of re- formers and theorists that people can be made moral by statute has been responsible tor an epidemic of freak measures that have gone lar toward putting all law into d1srepute NO self-respecting citizen relshes beng laWed to death On the other hand, beng so "lawed,'' 1t is only natural that he should come to depend upon that law for h1s own and others circumspection, his own moral sense thus becoming flabby, like an unused muscle Subject to less law and driven to depend upon his own sense of justice and de- cencv. the normal citizen will develop a sense of the fundamental right of things that makes for far better citizenship than does the i'm position of legal prescriptions However, says MT Daughertv Gall men are not lawr respect inc and law-abiding. therefore the individual citizens duty extends beyond his own obser- vance of the law. He needs to do something more than set good example for other men, The most helpful thing he can do is to make it known that he stands always on the side of the properly constituted law enforcement authorities. The peace and safety of our country denends upon this attitude of the 1n- dividnal citizen Constitutional government 1s possible only by all citizens observing and obeving the laws enacted bv the majority Every American owes it to his country. him. self and his fellow citizens, to make it known that he pledges himself to uphold the law and all those officials who have been lawfully chosen to administer it,
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-24
Enttnrtal 31agf nf Vtf 0nrhnua Datlu Utmra

speak 1t. People have voted to whom an in terpreter could not exp1ain in such manner that the voter could understand it the nature of the office the candidate voted for was to fill. Voters have admitted on the witness stand that they knew nothing of the matter at all. They have admitted they voted as some one told them to vote. Which means they supposed that was the way they voted for others marked their ballots, they knew not how.
 The demand for such legislation as the Foster Bill has been insistent and persistent for long time.
 It has been contended that such legislation would affect the Indian vote. Of course it would It would stop from voting those Jn- dians who cannot read and write, those who would go to the polls and ask to have their votes marked just as someone else requested them to have them marked. But it would hold up to the Indians of Alaska, as to the white citizens of the Territory, the privileges of full citizenship as something to be striven for and to be prized.
 The Empire has contended for years that the destiny of the Indians of Alaska is full citizenship on an exact equality with the whites. But for their own good and for the good of the Territory this is destiny that should be achieved and it should be prized bv those who achieve it.. The privilege of voting should not be so cheapened, so degraded, that it may be thought of lightly. The Indians who are striving to get an education, who are working to acquire a knowledge of govern ment and capacity to live up to the standards of the white race should be taught to look upon citizenship and it's privileges as some thing too sacred to be cheaplv bestowed. They should be taught that the franchise belongs to the individuals who have earned the right to exercise it. That is not the lesson they learn when those who cannot read or write
 and who do not understand the issues in volved in an election are lead to the polls by another person and voted in droves. It does not teach the principles of democratic gov ernmcnt. a government based upon Zone per son one votc,' to see certain people in effect, casting scores and hundreds of votes.
 The Foster Bill should become a law The Indians need it. The white people need it. Alaska needs it. This young Territory should not be compelled to meet the hazard that goes along with an ignorant and controlled cleo torate.-Juneau Empire
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-24
WORDS OF WARNING AS WELL OF HOPE

At the Chicago Washington birthday cele- bration. Hon. Charles G. Dawes, former Chief of the Federal Budget Bureau, delivered him. self of a terrible indictment against the signs of the times and the tendency of the Ameri- can people in these modern days of liberty and individual independence He uttered words of warning without reservation and told what mpht be called the "ugly truth.''
 From one point of view it was a note of despair-a portrayal of picture altogether too realistic to be comprehended and appreci- ated fully. The perils of the Republic are within more than without, is fair interpre- tation of the indictment of MT. Dawes. We should set our own house in order before undertaking to reform and set right the na- tions of continental Europe, is a fair infer ence from the address.
 But the picture is not altogether black. The American people are optimists and. on the whole, sound in principle and rational in thought Mr. Dawes admits this when he says: ''Tf the people have right conscience and a strong will, they can reform. If they have not, they are lost. Of nothing am ] more certain than that the American people have a conscience and the will to do right
 There is much disturbance discomfort and dissatisfaction through the land apparently; we read of vice and wrong far more than we read of virtue and right. It is failing of human nature to gloat over the misdeeds and misfortunes of others. It is an ugly form of that universal curse, jealousy.
 However, the forces of virtue, of right, of justice and rational reform are bound to be in the ascendency and in control. By them, America will be saved and made secure.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-24
THINGS WE THINK ABOUT

It isn't what you want that hurts-its the that you can't get it.
 About as many automobiles drive men as are driven by
 They to be "fair, forty" Nowadays they may fair they're fat and they won't admit they're forty.
 A good hater isn't often good for anything else. Temples have been builded those who failed, but until after they dead and it discovered that their supposed great Most of prefer fvver while living to marble mausoeum later.
 The assumption of boy of eighteen that he knows more than his parents wouldn't irritating if it sometimes true.
 lots jokes about the young father walking the night with the baby, but in your own ex- perence was it the father that did the walking?
 
 An aviator is entitled to high honors. Many would rather be Wright than President
 It seems peculiar but grass widow is no longer green"
 The speedier you live the sooner you will slow up leader of thought is too often follower of fancy. You may think yourself "a in millon' but do the other 999,9s9 think so?
 The world will sympathze with you if you don't sympa- thize with yourself,
 "Al the worlds a stage" and most of us are just stage hands,
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-24
PROVED BY THE YEARS

Newspaper advertising, tested through many years and for every conceivable purpose has been proved to do these things:
 1--FIxtend the stores radius of friendship; Put customers in a buying mood;
 3-Make fixed overhead yield bigger profits through quicker selling;
 4-Stimulate salespeople to better efforts; 5-Make new policies to fit new conditions instantly effective.
 Do not these five points cover most of you' business needs?
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-24
ADVERTISING ISN'T ALL

The new candidate for office, running for the first tune, finds that his advertising, both vocal and printed introduces him to the public.
 When an office-holder runs for reelection. t,s h1s advertising plus his record that counts.
 lie learns the business maxim that prestige and publicity work together
 It's the stores record of values and service that helps to make it's current advertisino effective in proportion as it has delivered the goods.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-24
THE FOSTER LITERACY BILL

Two of the tests that should be applied to proposals for new legislation are the need for the legislation to meet conditions and de- mand on the part of the people for it. The tests should be met fully. The need should be real And the demand should not be the judgment of one or two persons, but a re- sponsiveness that would make the enforcement of the legislation practicable.
 The Foster Literacy Bill meets both tests. The need for it has been shown over and over during the last half dozen years. People have voted by the score in Alaska who have not known for whom or what they voted. People have voted for candidates for office who could not only not read English but who could
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-24
Medicine for a sick busi- ness is Advertising. 1t works wonders while you sleep.

as It IS to maintain navy equal to any in
 the world. American domination of the Ha- Wallan Islands should never be in jeopardy tor a moment. The pity is that matters should nave been permitted to come to such pass as reported by the Senate Committee.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-24
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS

senator Chamberlains memorial asking that the Leg lsature convene thirty days earlier should he adonod without an opposing vote Two weeks earlier than the time proposed would be better yet if that would allow tune to canvass the votes and it would probably if the votes were canvassed in the division uboro oa4 Juneau Empire.