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The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-05-04
BOYS AND GIRLS TAKE OVER
FEATURES OF CLUB BUSINESS

Arkansas farm boys and girls be-
longing to agricultural extension
clubs are learning to manage many of
the business and parliamentary featur-
es OF their clubs without the custom
airy aid of the county extension work.
er or other adult local leader, accord
ing to reports to the United States
Department of Agriculture. Over one
fourth of the clubs in the State Con-
Quoted their elections in 1922 unaided
by the extension agents; over 200
clubs held their business meetings
without adult help.
Members of 160 clubs relieved their
adult leaders Of the matter of seeing
that members daily records of the
farm and home enterprises under
taken this was looked after by the
clubs themselves and the books col
lected and turned over to the extern
sion agents at the proper time. Thirty
clubs were able to hand in daily re-
cord books from every member. II
is customary in boys and girls club
work for the county extension agent
to solicit and enroll members, but
over one-third Of the Arkansas clubs
managed this feature for themselves.
In one community in the State every
boy and girl eligible for club men,
bership is enrolled.
These young farmers and home
makers raised $3,288 toward financing
club work last year, the largest a.
mount contributed from any source
in the State, the total amount Of
county budgets being $3,175 and the
sums donated by business men total
ing about $4,000. OF this money, ST.
700 was used in sending selected club
members to agricultural short courses
and 1919 in paying expenses of judg-
ing teams.
Through such participation in ex-
ecutive features of club work 1t Is
felt that the boys and girls learned
principles of cooperation
and citizenship as well as better meth
DDS of production, conservation, and
farm and home management.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-05-04
IDAHO FARMERS
ON CASH BASIS

| BOISE, May 4.--"The solution for
to get upon a cash basis" says Marx
| A. Means, State COMMISSIONS rof Ag-
riculture. II realize that such a sug-
gestion at this time when so many OF
the farmers are loaded down with
1cavy Indebtedness and struggling
- get back upon their feet financial
-. But it can be attained if the far
uisrs will raise a variety of crops so
t., at they will always have something
10 market.
1.-The great trouble in the past has
been that we have been too much of
one crop state. In the hope Of max
ing a big return we have rushed heav-
lily into one crop or another and have
neglected to put out an anchor by d.
versifying our crops so that we can
always have something to sell. feel
that another mistake has been made
in trying to hold our crops too long
in hope of a higher market. My the
DRY in operating my farms has always
been to sell my stuff when it was
ready and get the money. 1t is too
risky to speculate on hopes for
higher market. By getting my money
1 was able to pay cash for my pur-
chases and was not eaten up by in
terest charges and could get what
ever advantage there was in the cash
price.
idaho is coming back strong. We
have the soil and the resources that
will bring great production but we
will have to get down to smaller &C
reage, diversified crops and farm the
year around. We ought to have a silo
for every automobile in the state and
q cream station for every gasoline sta
ton. When we can always have a
little something on the farm to sell |
and will sell 1t when it is ready for |
The market we will have money to get |
IN a cash basis and prosperity will be |
ours.
There is only one time when 1t
night be better to hold for a time
han to sell when the crop is ready
md that is when the price offered is
'ery near the cost of production. II
here is profit to be had it is better
o take it than to hold for possibly
higher profit and be eaten up by
hrinkage and interest.
II do not believe in preaching or
rying to farm by theory but these
re Fundamentally Of success. Own
What you have instead of letting some
ther fellow have the big interest in
/. When we get on cash basis we
an do that"
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-05-04

Bartholomew County, Ind, has
changed its assessors blanks so that
a census Of purebred male and female
animals can be taken from the county
assessors report, according to re-
port from the county agent of that
county to the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-05-04

A report to the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture from the
county agent in Madison County, Ida
no, tells of holding pedigree schools"
in his county for the purpose Of fam
iliarizing farmers with some Of the
principle families of pure-bred live
stock as means Of furthering their
interest in the local better-sires cam
paign.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-05-04

Farmers in Missouri replaced 739
scrub bulls with pure-breds in a -
month period, according to a report
to the United States Department Of
Agriculture.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-05-04

We are in the market for first class
Farm Loans. J. H. Early. adv.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
Automobiles
Return of an Old Stage Fauorite

WILLIAM COLLIER comes to the
w National Theater for one week
beginning Monday night. February
26. with Irving Berlin's Music Box
revue. 1t is several years since the
champion kidding comedian" reach
ed mans estate, but he Is still will
lie" to his friends. Somehow will
liam" has always seemed too formal.
Collier is an old stage favorite. He
was last starred in THE Hottentot,"
and before that in a lot of jolly farces.
including Caught in the Rain" In
the Music Box revue he has full scope
for his special line of entertaining.
and he is just as serious OF express
sion In extorting roars OF merriment
as he was In the old days. Mr.. Col
lier remarked long ago as a fact OF
ptiIosophic interest that If he made
his entrance in a serious situation and
said with deep sincerity, Fathers
dead" the audience would be sure to
cackle. But his CHARACTERISTIC weapon
vate life. for Willie Is "kidder." He
always likes to imply rather than
state the point of the joke. leaving
the essential to be supplied by the
Intelligence of the public.
you please an audience when you
encourage 1t to use its own wits" he
says. THE great mistake some come
dams make is In thinking themselves
better than their audiences. Most ac-
tors don't realize that the line which
divides burlesque and horseplay is the
faintest. vaguest sort of thing. The
minute 1t falls into horseplay. the rea
value of the satire Is lost-it's got 10
be subtle-lt's got to be shaded. 1t
mustn't degenerate into extravaganza.
OF course, It's got to be played
straight Straight acting itself is
easy Deliberate getting of laughs is
easy. But the blending of straight
acting with the ridiculous is the real
Evening star., 1923-02-18
Career of Mrs. Leslie Carter.

of Maryland" for her. The play V
presented in this city October ?, lSs
1t was a melodrama dealing with IN
civil war days. The big scene occurs
when Maryland, the leading character.
clings to the clapper of bell, thus
preventing an alarm being rung ana
enabling her lover to escape. 1t was
based on the poem "Curfew Shall Mt
Ring Tonight" 1t established Mrs
Carter as an actress and David Be-
lasco as a dramatic author and pro
ducing mana ger.
Mr.. Belasco was so pleased with
"Zaza," as played by Nine. Re1an",
that he obtained the American rights
cess followed. "Zaza" was phenom-
enally popular. Blu Barry" was q
close second, and its brilliant record
Is a matter of theatrical history.
Two later productions which Mr..
Belasco produced with Mrs. Carter as
the heroine were "Lassa" and "Ad-
rea" But differences of opinion had
been growing between the manager
and actress. July 13, 1906, at Ports
mouth. N. H.. Mrs. Carter was mar
ried to William Louis Payne and
withdrew from the direction of Be-
lasco. Her subsequent appearances
were on tour in several Of her ia
nous plays and in two new produc-
tiSns. "Vesta Herne" and Two Won-
en-" in which she appeared in dual
role.
Mrs. Carter has not been seen on
the stage In a number of wears. Her
retirement to Versailles was broken
In 1921, when she was importuned TO
return and to appear in 'The Circle"
co starring with John Drew.
Evening star., 1923-02-18

AIRS. LESLIE CARRIERS engage
- ment as co-star with John Drew
in "The Circle" to be produced at
Polls this week, will bring back from
her retirement in Versailles an ac-
tress whose career can be described
as sensational. OF Scotch descent,
she was born in Louisville. Even in
youth little Caroline Louise Dudley
attracted attention. and especially by
her flaming Titan red hair. She was
brought before the general public by
the newspaper accounts of her sensa-
tional divorce from an unhappy mar
rage with Leslie Carter of Chicago.
After her divorce the necessity Of
earning a living turned her thought
10 the theater She had experience
in private theatricals. but no real
stage training. She applied to David
Belasco.
In his long and arduous training
of Mrs. Carter, David Belasco re-
hearsed her in more than thirty roles
in representative dramas. 1t was re-
hearsing her as Nancy Sykes. in oil
yer Twist" which provoked the fcti-
tious legend that Mr.. Belasco had
knocked her down and dragged her
about by the hair.
n. X Fairbanks financed the first
appearance of Mrs. Carter under Da-
vid Belasco's management in Tive
Ugly Duckling," matter Of theatrical
history.
the tour" said Mr.. Belasco afterward
Later Mr.. Belasco wrote THE Heart
Evening star., 1923-02-18
Get Exter;ence First.

EDWARD CoNNELLY. Metros vet
- eran character actor. has a mes
sage for. members Of the younger
generation who aspire to become
actors and actresses Of the screen.
To the Mertons he says:
ct have only one word OF advice
for the girls and youths ambitious
to get into the movies. 1t is this:
Go on back home.
go on back home and, get a job
in your local stock company and
make up your mind. to stick it out for
year. It's a pretty safe bet that
IL you can't convince the manager
of the. stock company that you're
good enough for a tryout you'll not
be able to make so Of it at a
studio.
"A year on the stage If you work
honestly and hard, will teach you
what 1t would take five years to learn
as an extra If you were to go blindly
into the movie end of it,
Where the Pavement Ends" is a
Rex Ingram production for Metro,
picturi3ed from the. story by John
Russell, best-selling author. In the
cast are Ramon Novarro, Alice Terry,
Mr. Connolly and Harry T. Morey.
John r. Seitz photographed the pro-
duction.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
acknowledgements"

An event of more than ordinary in
terest is the appearance of Laurette.
Taylor at the National Theater to-
morrow night in Fannie Hurst's play
OF "Humoresque."
Here is a play the story of which
was introduced to the public as a
piece OF fiction. The impression made
by IT was such that cinema drama
was made of 1t. For a time it's
vogue was tremendous. While 1t is
reversing matters in the theater to
make a play out of a cinema drama,
1t has been done in this instance with
what is claimed to be more than or
dinary success.
Miss Hurst in turning her story into
legitimate play form has stuck closely
to the original theme Of mother love.
Never for an instant has she lost
sight of it. and 1t is credited with
being developed with a greater deli
screen. Much Of the credit for the
success the work has thus far earned
is laid at the feet Of Miss Taylor.
Nothing finer than her portrait of
Mother Kantor has she ever shown;
nothing SO sympathetic. so convinc-
different from anything that the ac-
tress has heretofore attempted, gives
her great scope along paths that were
supposed to be out of her way, but
In 1t she rises to artistic heights that
she never touched before in her
career.
'Humoresque" was staged under
who has furnished Miss Taylor with
most Of her successes.
There are over thirty persons in the
play and the company has been care
fully selected for the portrayal of the
types with which the work abounds.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
COSMOS-Vaudeville.

Music. dance, song and clean and
wholesome comedy and. in fact, prac-
ticaliy all of the essentials for the
construction Of a high-class vaude-
willie entertainment are embraced in
the program to be offered patrons of
the Cosmos Theater this week. be-
ginning tomorrow matinee. Prime in
terest, it is announced, probably will
be centered in. Shadows" singing,
talking and dancing fantasy rich in
display in point of stage settings and
costumes. The number was written
by Marie Nordstrom and is to be pre-
sented by Collette Balm and Company.
Glenn Hunter will be seen in the
photoplay, THE Second Fiddle" hav-
ing it's first showing in Washington.
Mary Astor and other screen favorites
are also to be seen in this film drama.
The Stone Novelty Five will be heard
in a musical revue full of melody
and mirth. Other acts will include
Power and Darrell, In Food for Squir-
rels"; Lanigan and Haney in com
edy, Mick Nacks of Vaudeville;
Alexander and Field, 1.-TWO of the Idle
Rich in a Breeze of Aristocracy," and
the Cromwells in a conglomeration OF
novelties. Movie Chats and latest
pictures Of world happenings will
also as usual be shown.
Evening star., 1923-02-18

Virginia Pearson, who was recent
ly adjudged the winner of the most
perfect back contest" will headline
the vaudeville program at the
Strand next week.
Mss Pearson will also feature tho
photoplay offering. The Wildness or
Youth" Miss Pearson left the pic
lures three years ago, and embarked
In vaudeville. scoring success Re
Gently she answered the call of the
screen and completed The Wildness
Of Youth" Immediately upon the
completion of this picture she again
turned toward vaudeville, where she
has been active ever since Her
vaudeville Offering comprises songs
and stories. Others on the vaudeville
bill will include Bell and Eva; Billie
Morton and Ethel Wilson; Nancy
Boyer and Company and Thomas r.
Dunn.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
LOLA LAUREL
Strand

will have a prominent part Grouped
about these three will be Harry
Shutan, Robert Lowe, Anne Suther-
land, Guy D'Ennery, John Carmody,
Hardie Meakin. Margaret Mccain
bridge and others. The "Buddies"'
double quartet will be a feature of
the performance, while an augmented
orchestra will supply the score, under
the direction of Meyer Goldman.
The story Of 'Buddies' concerns the
sister of war hero-a youth who
died in the great struggle-whose
former employer unScrupulouSly
charges him with robbery and who
threatens to bccloud the glory of the
dead hero unless the sister agrees to
marry him.
MatineeS will be given on Wednes-
day and Saturday, with special holi-
day matinee Thursday. Washington's s
birthday. Night performances will
begin, as usual. at $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
POLI'S-"The Circle" "

THE Circle" which comes to Polls
Theater this week, has two stars.
The play itself is notable enough to
command attention, but 1t will be
doubly notable for the fact it brings
John Drew and Mrs. Leslie Carter
out of their retirement, and back to
the public's enjoyment of their art.
Mr.. Vaughan has written a comedy,
in which each of their parts is SEEM
ingly made to order for the two stars:
The play encompasses only one
scene, set with the care for detail
that would please the most faStidious
interior decorator.
Mrs. Carter has lived abroad much
of the time of her reputed retirement.
The lady will explain to her friends
here that she never retired. and If
playgoers did believe she was in re-
tirement, they'll be convinced other
wise.
Mr.. Drew has also been away from
the stage for several seasons. His
father and mother were Philadelphia
stage favorites of a bygone genera
tion, yet there are many who remem-
ber Mrs. Drew's performance n when
she was appearing with Joseph
Jefferson. Sydney Drew. John Drew's
brother, will be remembered as an
able comedian. Their sister Georgia
married Maurice Barrymore and be-
came the mother of three stars, Ethel,
JOln ana Lionel. JOnn bTeW uduS IL
ter. Louise, was also on the stage
until her marriage a couple Of years
ago.
John Drew was raised to stardonl
thirty years ago by Charles Frohman
after he had played for a long time
with the internationally celebrated
DAILY company. Up to the time
Charles Frohman died John Drew
went on tour every year, generally
in English comedies.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
KEITH'S-Irene Franklin.

For the week of February 26 the
Keith bill will be led of by Irene
Franklin, in Character Songs. fol-
lowed by the first Washington ap-
pearance Of Paul Specht's Orchestral;
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry; who were
last seen here in Our Nell" IN their
latest vehicle, 1.-The Scandals of Hens
foot Corner; the Four CameTons. in
Like Father-Like Som: the Cho,y
Ling Hee Troupe of Chinese magi-
clans and wizards: Travers and Doug
las. and B, C. Hilliam. the composer
of the score to "Buddies," which will
be playing at the President Theater
during the Keith appearance Of the
famous English composer.
Roland Robbins, manager Of Keith's.
announces that the program at Keith's
the week of March will be headed
by Mrs. Rodolph Valentino: The ap-
Apollo has been attracting attention
throughout the country and. though
she has just started her vaudeville
Evening star., 1923-02-18
NATIONAI-"Music Box Revue

Irving. BerIin's Music Box Revue,
which will be presented at the Ma
tionaI Theater for a week. beginning
February IS. has been styled tine ne
most famous show in America II Is
declared to be the costliest and big,
gest show ever sent on tour. 1t Will
be shown In Washington just as II
was presented In New York. The pro-
ducers are making the revue an an.
nual institution in New York and so II
becomes possible to send the present
organization on a tour that couid
only include few Of the larger cities.
1t was decided to send the metropoi,
itan cast. the same beautiful ana
youthful ensembles. the same dancers
and all Of the elaborate effects. un-
usual lighting devices, gorgeous ORA
peries and exquisite gowns.
The cast includes William Collier.
Florence Moore, Joseph Santley, Ivy
Sawyer. Bthelind Terry. Solly Ward
Hugh Cameron, Paul Frawley. Mile.
Marguerite. Rose Rolanda, Renie
Carlos and Inez, Dorothy Ruggles.
Frank Gill. Ada Bosheli. Mary MIL
ford and the beautiful Music Box
Girls.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
BELASCO-"Gaieties Of 1928"

The latest and biggest. Shubert
vaudeville unit, "Gaieties of 1928"
described as the largest production
ever routed over the two-a-day cir
cults, opens weeks engagement
at the Shubert-Belasco with the
matinee this afternoon. -
"GaietieS' has twenty-six scenes
all of them original and many notable
for striking beauty. A wealth Uf
truly gorgeous costumes will be dis
PLAYED by a double chorus Of forty
girls supplementing the singing and
dancing features.
There are numerous amusing
travesties of current successes. such
as "The Charm School," THE Bad
Man" THE Bat" Spanish Love" and
Mecca"
The chief funmaker is Sam Howard
He offers some impersonations OF
Frank Bacon. AL Jolson. Eddie Can
tor and> others in the course Of the
action. Others in the cast who have
their big moments are Jack Rice
VIII H. Philbrick, Alexandra Dagmar
Peggy Brown, Frank Masterss Mar
garet Wood, Nova Dempsey, William
II. Prihgle, Norma Hamilton; John
Evening star., 1923-02-18

IN the last few years the artistic
genius of the negro race has be-
come more and more developed. Their
heritage OF musical instinct and
sense OF rhythm is evidenced by such
men as Coleridge Taylor and his now
famous pupil, Clarence Cameron
White, the violinist and composer,
whose compositions have won recog-
milton by Kreisler and other artists.
In the field of poetry Paul Dunbar
has won q place by the rhythmic
beauty of his verse. Charles Gilpin
has delighted crowds by the dramatic
genius that is another inherent gift
of his race Tanner, the painter, was
recently decorated by the French
Academy in recognition of his art.
When one considers the brief time
in which the genius Of the colored
race has found chance for expression
such a galaxy of stars is impressive.
BY many the old negro spirituals
and melodies are regarded as one OF
the most distinctive contributions Of
America to the music of the world. .
A pageant. The Open Door," will
March, at which time Washington
music lovers will be given a chance
to hear this appealing music and to
gage the aptitude Of the negro for
dignifled expression. dramatically and
rhythmically. The pageant is a story
of the race. told in a series Of SYM
bolic scenes. from the jungle dance
and barharic ritual. through slavery
and oppression up to the present day.
when the door is open to education
and larger opportunity. Musically, 1t
is built around the negro "spirituals'
and plantation melodies. This wild
sweet music Of the chiidrenof disap-
pointment," as Dubois has called It.
will be sung by chorus OF one hun
dred voices.
Clarence Cameron White. who
played here last week to a delighted
audience, has arranged these and
other melodies into an orchestral
background for the symbolism Of the
pa4eant- Mr.. White will come from
boston. where in answer to public
demand the pageant was given twice
to crowded houses. to conduct the
Evening star., 1923-02-18

Jessie Arnold. an actress of wide
stock and road attractions and sew
eral years on the screen. during which
time she played with Dorothy Dalton,
William Farnum. Fanny Ward. Rich
ard Barthelmess and others. Her
New York speaking successes were
pronounced In Never Say Die" with
William Collier: What Happened to
Mary" with Olive Wyndham, and in
THE House Of Bondage"
Frances Laughton Is not veteran
on the stage, but 1t takes more than
one hand on which to count the popu-
lar pieces with which she has been
associated. Elizabeth Ross ts at that
ripened level of footlight experience
where she can legitimately indulge
in II remember when and capture a
listener every time.
These are by no means the compile
ment Of the company. For several
months Mr.. McGarry has been making
careful survey OF talent suited to
Washington taste. Shows OF high
caliber, at popular prices, presented
by a cast that fits. sums up. according
to McGarry. the policy which will
prevail throughout the season.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
Stock Company at the Ga1vick
Will Begin Its Season Feb. 70

NEXT Saturday night will mark the
end Of the season for road at
fractions at the Shubert-Garrick
Theater. for on the following day
Garry McGarry will take possession
Of the house. Monday night, Febru-
airy 28. the Garry McGarry Players
will be presented to Washington
theatergoers In a laughable farce,
My Lady Friends" with Jack Nor
worth in the leading role as guest
star for the week.
Mr.. McGarry needs no introduction
to the capital. His conduct of a stock
at, the Garrick last summer, when he
brought prominent actors here In
plays that won popular approval, In
troduced him favorably.
strong resident cast. to be re-
inforced at brief intervals by visit
ing stars, has been assembled. with
Mitchell Harris. identified as leading
man with many successful attrac-
tions, at the head Of the company.
Playing opposite Mr.. Harris will be
Evening star., 1923-02-18
of Smoke
Vaudeville.

Pat Rooney, the pride of vaudeville
eccentric steppers, is back. He ap-
pears this week at Keith's in Rings
of Smoke with Marion Bent, with
whom Rooney has been heading two
a-day programs for some years.
Those 1.-TWO Black Crows" Moran
and Mack. are back again as the
added feature. Other performers on
Williams. in "Wanted-A Cook; Flor
rie Millership and Alfred Gerard. in
something out of the ordinary in mu-
SOY skits; Herbert Clifton, the Julian
Eltinge of the twoa-day; the Darling
Twins, dancers; Davis and Pelle,
eouilibrists, and the Original Four
Phillips, gymnasts. Aesop's Fables,
Topics of the Day and Pathe News
will be the usual house decorations.