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, 1923-03-25
'GrdndmG's Boy
To Be Attraction

Fun. and lots OF 1t, was enjoyed on
Harold Lloyd's set when "Grandma's
Boy was undo production for Assoc
ciated Exhibitors. The film VIII be
the attraction Mt the Rialto thenter
Thursday and Fridays. Mr.. Lloyd be.
lieves in the old adage. Care will kill
a cat" and is Just as certain that
smiles will infuse new spirit into a
company. When something really
funny happens nobody else laughs as
heartily us he.
When the shooting OF the interiors
in grandma's home was finished every.
body was tired. for the scenes had
been exacting. The prop boy had
brought on the set n pair OF handouts,
which Red Golden. assistant d.rec,
tor, was trying out for a shot For
n Joke. the cuffs were snapped on
Golden's wrists and for an hour the
whole company chuckled at Reds
expense. When he was released the
assistant director. quick as a flash
Joined the wrists OF Fred Newmayer
and sam Taylor. OF the scenario staff.
together. and for the rest of the after
noon these two had to move IN unison.
, 1923-03-25
new MUSICAL
COMEDY OPENS
AT COLUMBIA
"The Battle of Not-Yet'' and
Feature Picture on Bill at
Local Playhouse.

Starting with one of III best photo
plays seen at the Columbia In many
a day. Irene Castle in French Heels"
and finishing up with the rouslng
musical comedy, THE Battle Of Not
Yet, Columbia patrons have a real
treat in store for the regular Sunday
program.
THE Battle OF Not Yet" is an
adoption OF the big vaudeville act of
the same name and has the record of
having played more consecutive years
thar any similar attraction. It was
put together solely for laughing pur-
poses and rs Bobby Vail says, Il is a
d%elirious mixture OF everything that's
good in comedy and has a kick that
puts all the army mules in the shade.
a special scenic and electrical equip
ment-wnl be used for this produc-
ton.
The vaudeville and ensemble spe-
cialties for today will be especially
interesting In as much as they are a
decided variation from the usual run
seen in tabloid musical comedy.
There Will be ten in all including the
Lyric quartette which has proven
themselves such royal entertainers.
Sleepy Chapman, the bassu profuudo
Of The organization who has beer
indisposed for the past two days will
be back in tho line again which will
be welcome news 10 the fans. There
There will be continuous shows to.
day starting at ESQ. the same pro
gram running today and Monday.
, 1923-03-25
Vaudeville $: News of Local Offerings :: Notes of Fin1dom

studied for u year at a dramatic
school. She then made her appear
ance upon the stage at Warsaw's
Maly theater in Suderman's "Sodom's
Ende."
She soon afterwards transferred
her activities to the Imperial theater
and appeared in many plays. When
Max Reinhardt. the great German
producer. paid a visit to Warsaw TO
mount his wordless production OF
"Sumurun," he witnessed one OF Mile.
Negrts performances and engaged
her for the title part in "Sumurun."
q part which she afterwards played
on tho screen in "One Arabian
Night" She later acted the lead in
Auber's play. THE Young Girl OF
Portici'' and soon afterward was
lured away by the films in which she
has since found fame and wealth.
, 1923-03-25


picked Dudley King, a law student, as
a fitting mate for her only daughter
Margaret. but Margaret has fallen in
love with and planned IN eiopement
with Arthur Havilnnd. a bank clerk.
During the progress Of the silver
wedding feast, the elopement Is sue
cessfully carried out. When Mrs.
Saxhy discovers M~arEaret's note, stat
ing that she and Arthur are on their
way to Bald Knob Lodge in the noun.
talns 10 spend their honeymoon. the
silver wedding festivity is thrown into
confusion.
It is King, the law student, who
puts the final dramatic touch to the
catastrophe. He states, officially, that
the marriage license clerk being away
on his annual hunting trip, the license
secured by the clippers Is illegal and
consequently the young people are not
married. King wires the proprietor Of
Bad Knob Lodge that n Arthur
=Havland and Margaret Saxby (un-
married. pan to spend a honeymoon
at his hotel.
After q series OF exciting adventures
extending throughout the right Ar.
thur and Margaret succeed IN escaping
from the lodge and make their way
back to Galesburg. On their arrival.
the young people are torn apart and
Arthur is Informed as to tho condition
Of affairs. Indignantly he confrouts
the assistant. demanding an eTplana-
ton as 10 why the a unauthorized
by the government, shouId issue n H.
censs.
Tho assistant defends himself by
stating that for the past thirty years.
during every month OF November. he
has issued licenses, while the regular
clerk was on his annual hunting trip.
This Information is a bombshell. Half
of Gaiesburg's inhabitants were mar
RED around Thanksgiving time and
half OF the husbands find themselves
free.
But tho married couples drop back
IN the old rut-the old routine Of bick-
erinE and quarreling and the same
Old Juggling at the yoke. So at the
end. as in the beginning. we ask: Is
, 1923-03-25
JAZZ BANDITS, FAMOUS
NEGRO ORCHESTRA, WILL
PLAY FOR ELKS' CIRCUS

George Morrison's Jazz Bandits.
known as the foremost aggregation OF
Negro Singers and Players in the Uni.
ted States, will appear during circus
veek at EIks' circus to tickle the toes
OF the Jazz loving public
During recent months this aggrega-
ton has been touring vaudeville cir
esits In England at the highest sal
aries ever paid negro entertainers in
that country. These musicians are in.
ternAtionally known n app,auded.
Casper is indeed fortunate to have an
opportunity to hear artists OF this cal.
her.
Hattie Mcdaniel, whose fame as a
singer OF jazz songs has become In
ternational, will sing in conjunction
with the famous organization. MIS-
Mcdaniel is beyond question the fore
most artist in her chosen line In Amer
lea. Miss Mcdaniel VIII sing all the
latest numbers at each performance.
The band. led by George Morrison
himself will accompany her and viii
play other jazzy numbers which will
make your feet itch.
, 1923-03-25

Large display OF new draperies at
Graham-Shield Furniture Co.-Ad-
vertisement.
, 1923-03-25
This Pure Cream
Ends Head Colds
Apply in Nostrils-It Opens
Air Passages Instantly.

Colds and catarrh yield like magic
to soothing. healing antiseptic cream
that penetrates through every air pas.
membranes Of nose and throat. Your
Glogsed nostri's open right up and you
Fan breathe freely. Hawking and
snuffllng stop. Don't stay stuffed UP
md miserable.
Get a small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from you druggist. Apply q
little in the nostrils and get instant
relief. Millions endorse this remedy
known for more than fifty years-Ad
vertisement.
, 1923-03-25
POLA NEGRI STARRED IN
mad LOVE At AMERICA

Pola Negri. hat brunette stage
beauty from Poland who is starred in
h new Goldwyn Picture. Mad
Love- coming to the America thea
tire on Tuesday for three days, had a
brief but brilliant career as an actress
on the speaking stuge in her native
Poland before the film world knew
Of her existence. Blu her type of
beauty-rlpened. sense. filling could
not long remain hidden in Warsaw.
The whole world demanded to see It
and the actress bloomed overnight, in
Passion" into n Of the three or
four greatest screen stars in the
world.
Mile. Negri was born in Bromberg.
near Warsaw. in which city she later
, 1923-03-25
CONSTANCE TALMADGE
HAS NEW LEADING MAN
IN A NEW PICTURE

In THE Honeymoon" which will
DO shown at the Wyoming theater
on Friday and Saturday, Constance
Talmadge introduces her new leading
Earle Fox, young in years bu,
experienced in dramatic and screen
work. His most notable perform
ances have been with Mae Murray
and Pauline Frederick. and as Ger
ard Mordaunt with Norma Talmadge
the %well-known Select star, To his
i~ngratiating youthfulness and per
iona attractiveness Mr.. Fox adds a
deft farce touch that pleases uni
v~ersally.
HIS role in 1.-THE Honeymoon of.
fers an opportunity for him to dis.
play his best talents as the bride
groom who IS distracted from the
business in hand, so to speak, by
his secret pledge to help his newly
acquired brother-inlaw. How his
overt" acts arouse the suspicious OF
his own high-struns wife, and how he
finally explains everything to her
complete satisfaction. makes n bit Of
character work which Mr.. Fox puts
v with signal success to the grea.
glee Of his aud ence and proves him
fitting fOj for the captivating Con
stance Talmadge.
, 1923-03-25
DRIVEN" CHOSENFOR SPECIAL
MENTION BY REVIEWING BOARD

DRIVEN" the Charles Brabin-U niversal-Jewe production
starting today at the Wyoming, was selected from hundreds
of cinema features for major mention by the committee on
exceptional photoplays of the national board of review. One
picture a month is accorded this supreme honor. Recent Sc
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

Senator Woodbridge of Mlchi-
gan got the laugh on the girls
of New York commercial school
when he told the N not to marry
until they were able to support
a husband. If taken for grant.
ed they are then to marry, it
may brighten the prospects Of
some of those not able to sup-
port the mselves.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01
School Growth
Baea County
Past Ten Year.

Fifteen years sgo there were
nine schools IN the county with
probably an average Of . do.en
pupils. and with som e,hins like
q doze n achers.
There now 60 districts, clone
to 100 school houses, ia teach
crs employd last year, while this
year lay pupils were gradual ed
from the eighth grade; and moot
OF this during the past ton yesr..
With our present great corps
of teachers in Baca county,
there is now needed another dec.
laration of independence-in tho
matter of our normal school re-
la atoms.
When there were no schools
here and no teachers. the dis
trict normal was the bert that
could be devised-just a. the CO.
lonial system was the best that
could be devised IN the early set.
Element of the country.
But the declaration OF inde-
pendence freed US from the co.
lonial system, and with our pres.
ent development a declaration Of
Independence should now free
US from the district normal in
sti:ute.
The whole idea is-to use our
normal funds at home and on our
own teachers, instead Of away
fr0rs home anG on somebo&y
else's teachers.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01
Fourth Number
Home Lyceum
The Best Ever

Opinions differed as between
"Bumski" ani. the "Windmills
of Holland" but personally we
give the preference to Bum
ski"
The difference we think is that
Rumski had in it more to draw
ont dramatic effort. and hence
gave the players 9 better oppor.
tunity in the display of such
talent.
Some of the actors in this
drama are as good as the Chau.
tauqua has so far provided us
with, and don't know that We
might say better.
Well done. Springfield High,
we'll watch for you another
year.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

In the Presbyterian general
assembly Bryan lost as q candi-
date for moderator and on his
anti-monkey resolution, but he
got even when a majority stayed
with him on the demand that all
Presbyterians must take the
pledge of total abstinence. inclu-
|sive of preachers. professors and
students.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

No president has ever run up
against more vexatious prob
lem than is now confronting
Gov. Smith of New Pork. in the
matter of the repeal measure the
legislature placed OF lis desk,
Choose as he may with regard to
signing, it looks as if the legiy-
lature has presented him with q
political tombs tone
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01
Riner
10 Comic Readinss
At the Chaut.uqua

A few years ago The Chausau.
quo and Lycaum world bemoan.
ed the loss of a very popular
young woman. Marguerite Riser,
Miss Riner retiring from the
platform.
Now Marguerite Riner has
consented to return for the cum.
mer of 1923.
Readings. impersonatichA
planologues and the reading of
Booth Tarking toms The Init.
mate Stranger" are included il
Miss R,ner's program.
Associated with Miss Riner viii
be Helen Brown Reed and Cen
eve Gable, both artists Of nc.e.
Tc those who have been for u.
nate enough to hear Miss Riber
before. . most delightful treat ID
in store.
You will sec and hear one Of
the most CHAIN personsli,ies a
the platfor N and an artist In The
very fine sense Of the word.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01
State Of Colorado
Gets More Tourists
Than Any Othe,


We're the Colorado visiting
tourists to make war on the
state, there would probably te
two to one in their favor. To
put it in another way, il we
could capture all the tourists
coming to Colorado each year
for next fifty years and make
citizens of them, we would
then have a greater population
than at present in the whole Of
the United States. 2,0C0,O0O
visitors to . state 10 going some
by the way.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01
How Insignificant
This Little Earth
Compared to Universe

After an effort of thirty six
ears-after charting the heav-
ems, astronomers have now act
uaily counted 800. 100000 suns,
each with a planetary system the
same as Uur own.
Could the power OF these
telescopes be simply doubled. the
addition al suns with their solar
SYSTEMS brought into view would
run into billions and billions.
How vast an ID im penetrable is
the universe, how Insignificant
the little earth on which we live.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01
Big Free Show
At Lyric 'Theater
Big Free Show At Lyric

Big Free Show At Lyric
Friday and Saturday - June
Is and l6. to our QUITO mere. A
special picture has been ordered
Zane Grey's Golden Dreams,
and all who bring cream, sgxs
or p ultry to the johnson cream.
cry get q free ticket for entire
fami y. These tickets are for
custo mers both new and old a1k
are issued At the Crea merJ.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01
Enough Of "Sickem"
Let President Act

After the brave men have been
hollering "sickem" to the wo-
men In the fight" on the sugar
thieves. a $1.O0 bill still wraps
up spoon full Of the sugar
trusts product. Isn't it about
time to cut out this "sickem"
stuff and demand the president
to exercise his tsrif-remoy al
prerogative? Had that been done
in the beginning, the sugar
thieves would have taken a
quick tumble to themselves.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01
Suit Brought
Against K. & o.
For An Accounting

Liberal township. which means
the city of Liberal, has brought
SUIT sgainst Ryers and the By
ers road to compel him to tell
what he did with the money.
The Liberal Democrat. in tell
ing about it. closes with the fol-
lowing statement:
IF he can show that he will
go ahead and construct the road
we would favor giving him the
same backing as be fore, but We
want action and We want it now
II he cannot do this he should at
least be willing to let some one
else have the road and complete
it.
There are men right here in
Liberal who can, with some ex-
perienced help. put the PROPOSE
ton over this year. and if condi.
tons are such that Mr.. Byers is
unable to do this. he should step
down and out.
THE town of Liberal and
Liberal township have spent
too much money 10 see the p reject
fail, 1t cannot fall"
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

News dis pstches safe that
France believes the next great
war will be in the air, with tie
pilotless plane the deciding fac
tor. AS France now has q larg.
er air force than all the rest of
Europe combin ed and is still
reaching out in that direction
it might be presumed that she
is getting ready for that next
war;
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

1t is said a child dtads fire
after it is 5urhed. Turkey re-
Gently knocked the everlasting
whey cut of Greece, and then
demanding reparations Greece
at first bristled ur and showed
fight. bit reRemaes'AE the lick
ing OF the Granville. she agreed
to the righteousness Of the dcbt
it Turkey would waive collec.
tlon and ii was 40 arranged.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01
Exh,bs
Bacs County Fair
10 Grand Pageants

Two years sgo the great fea-
lures Of the fair we're . car giv-
en- away and an airplane.
Last year tho great features
we're airplane stunts, parachute
and stock show.
This year it will be again
something different-and always
. forging ahead.
There will be a free-act enter
tainment that will be announced
later; but the great feature of
the fair this year Will be what
We shall call the great agricul.
lural pageants-featurinY aRri-
culture Is never before in the
great west.
In order to make these great
pageants worth while, We are
going to offer pIizss neysf be-
fore dreamed Of "a the county,
running from 5000 down to
90. and not first to third
prizes, but first to fiftieth
prizes, as follows:
First prize 5000. second
$40. 100, third $500. fourth
$4,000. fifth $25. 90, sixth $50. on.
seventh 1890. eighth $1,000,
ninth IS. 90. tenth $500. and spe.
cial prizes down to 5Oth.
Next week for further partic'
ulars.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

Harding calls for best minds
of party for tips on cross-conti-
nent speeches. Headline. One
tip that might be given by
those best minds might be
for him when going coastwise to
keep a weather eye on one Hi
ram johnson two-gun bad
man of the Golden state.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01
A Comparison
Springfield School.
With Ye Old Day.

Even ten years ago there could
have been no anticipation Of the
present schools of Sprin g6eld.
During its alternating peri
cd, the at tendance here is ap-
proximateIy estimated ut from
fifteen to twenty five.
Fin ally the school called for
two teachers, then three, then
four and now eight are requir-
ed to pound them over the back
and keep them saving wood.
The lictle nucleus of q few
years ago of around . score has
grown to the remarkable attend.
cnce of 285 probably run over
800 the coming year.
Springfield now has high school
OF commanding respect. offe ring
we believe good opportunities in
high school work IS the high
schools of larger cities, the only
regrettable thing being that tits
not a. yet an accredited school
- it should be. aud a. it is hop-
ed 1t soon may be.
Here's to the future growth
and advancement of the Spring.
field schools.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

The entire high west has re-
ceived from an inch and q half
to three and four inches of rain
the past three weeks,
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

In an address ut the s.eel in
stitute Judge Garry made s fer
vent plea for getting back to
Chris tianity, and then declared
that for awhile the twelve hours
must continue in the steel In
dustry. AS the steel in dustry il
one of the mcst sculless trusts
in the country, Chris tisnitv
could have been given a good
start by reducing the hours of
labor from twelve to eight.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

Germany it is said is going to
make new offer to France of
fifty billion gold marks in in tall
ments running over a period of
thirty years without interest.
But as this doesn't come up to
the French demands, the new
offer is not likely to be accepted i.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

Capt. Amundson is making
arrangements for an airplane
flight across the north pole this
summer. and expects to make
the trip across the Arctic zone
in "a hours.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01
Decoration Day
Observ'd

There were not many in at
tendance at the church in the
morning. but all entered into the
spirit of the occasion - some
good singing. some good speak,
ing and readinl. the church be-
ing nicely decorated for the &C.
casion.
In the afternoon a procession
was formed at the church. NOV.
ed north and east and south on
Main, then on to the graveyard
where the graves were strewn
with flo xers and memorial serv.
ises were again held.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

Cancer was the cause of 80,
GOO deaths in the United States
it is said last year, and believed
that prompt treatment would
have saved the most of them.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

Delmonico's. made famous by
Its menu and rare wines closed
its doors last week - the victim
it is said of prohibition.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

A sidewalk has just been com
pleted from the First State to
the alley: A sidewalk extending
from the front part of the Sun
day garage to the school house
ought t" be the next thing In
order.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

The Denver Presbyterians are
not taking kindly to the new
edict that they must sign the
pledge-say they want to live
prohibition without any church
dictatlon.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

Rumors are still rife that Am
hassador Harvey is going to re-
sign, but nothing official has
been given out.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

1t is said that America con-
sumes 20 per cent of the rubber
of the world, With Britain con-
trolling IS per cent of the pro-
duction, and the United Stat es
producing none of its own.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

AS it rains on the just and the
unjust We knew Baca county
would get hers-as We have
some of both varieties = in fact
10 good many of them. - =
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

Question for a debating socie-
ty: If France can't pay her
debts unless Germany pays her,
what in John William Henry
would sho have done If Germany
had won the war?
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

BY reason Of me graf amount
OF general matter this week.
We are pcs'poning publication Of
the names Of tbe eighth gr..de
lads. report CT sunday school
convention. an obituary and some
other matter to next week.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

The Enterprise calls Campo
the second largest postotfice in
the county. Stonington and Two
Buttes, how about
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

Denver is the thirtieth city
in size in the Unit ed States, is
the peer of any of the m in life
and up-to -dateness. with the
most beautiful white way in the
world,
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01
Program and Doings
Last Day Of School

Ats a. m. Bumski will be CIV
en- again at the school house
free to everybody.
Other school doings till noon.
At noon time the parent-teach-
ers association ana school will
picnic at creek. weather permit
ing. Other wise at school house.
Bnag well.6lled baskets
At night graduation exercises.
and address by Prof. Smith OF
the Boulder u University.
The following are the high
,sehssl grads for this year.
II Norma Cole. Flora Van AIKEN.
Beulah Vaughn. Nettie Finkle.
B. utah Huested, Vivian Konkei,
Eveus Newland, Ned Terral-
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

The Stillmans and Leeds and
Bauviases are again boboing up
in the limelight. with still an.
other woman getting into the
focus of the family circle.
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

New York is going to stage a
great fight for the next demo-
cratic convention. The west
ought to have that convention,
and why not Denver?
The Democrat-herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1919-19??, 1923-06-01

A son of Aguinaldo. Philippi-
no general captured during the
Philippine instruction. is going
to take a four.year course in
scrapping at West Point.