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The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

"Jedge" Fuller bofe on 'em died, an
he went to heaven an "Jedge" Fuller
went to hell
"Jedge" Miller-so he drempt-
called up "Jedge" Fuller over in hell
on the phone and asked him how he
was a gettin' on, an "Jedge" Fuller
answered:
"Ah's havin' fine time. Not much
work, jes' shoyelin' few scoops of
coal, now an den. Only bout two
hou's per day. Easy down here. How
is yo' comin'?"
WELL" answered "Jedge" Miller,
"dis am fine place, but we have to
work had. Polish up de stahs cherry
night an hang 'em out; den in de
mawnin' bring in de stahs an de moon
an staht de sun out. It's had job,
but Abs gwine stick. How come yo
hab so easy time"
Dunno, 'cept dat we jes' hab easy
time. What's de reason dat yo' hab
such had time up dar?"
"Well, All hates to tell yo', but as
near as / kin figger out we am sho'
short OBJ help"
III pldce OF tne uSuaI llm6flcKS CnlS
week, we give space below to the best
stanza received in some time. It was
written by little boy in the Normal
training school, after his teacher said,
and did, this:
81 shall read this four line Long
fellow poem five times, then l want
each of you to write it from mem
ory."
And here is what he wrote:
eliza Grape men Airy Mindus,
Weaken maka Lisa Blime,
Andy Parting Lee B. Hindus
Footprints Johnny Sands a time" ;"
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

The pine trees standing stately on
thy crest,
Thy laundry, where they do your
clothes the best,
Thy sawmills where great logs to
lumber made,
Shall from my memory never, never
fade.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

"Jedge" Miller had dream the
other night. He drempt he and
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
BY STANLEY

seen Flagstaff and are for US, we pub
lish below some lines penned a short
time ago by Miss Joy Buell., whose
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

Shakespeare mustav got his car stuck
somewhere on the road east of here
and been sore at the town to name
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
ANTHOLOGY OF AN
INTER TYPE LOUISE

There was sweet thing from Eugene,
With beautiful hair-black and sheen,
But she heard of King Tut,
That bobbed-haired old nut,
And now she's sight to be seen.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

And now, in closing-consider the
modern flapper's slogan: "Save the
surface and you save ALL"
Evening star., 1924-08-22
GET VOTERS TO POLLS,
PLEA TO BOY SCOUTS
Chief West Urges Effort to Induce
Qualified Citizens to Participate
in Election.

\.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 22-More than
half OF the qualified voters in the
United States failed TO go to the polls
in the last presidential election. head
quarters Of the Boy Scouts Of America
declared yesterday in urging members
Of the organization to Impress the
duties Of citizenship upon their fami-
lies, friends and neighbors.
"As a service to our country and
in keeping with our fundamental OBJ
jectives, character building and citi-
zenship training" says letter sent
to all scout executive by Chief Scout Ex-
eeutive James E. West, IT appeal to
each and all TO do what they can to
make this nation wide effort for a
larger participation Of qualified vot-
ers in the forthcoming election an ef-
fective demonstration Of our love for
our country and of the values of our
program for citizenship training.
"The efforts of the Boy Scouts Of
America must be strictly on a nom
partisan basis Our interest Is not in
party politics. but in participating
citizenship
According to Mr.. Vests letter. 27.-
519.634 of 54,1s5.so7 qualified voters
failed to perform this duty in 1920.
Evening star., 1924-08-22
FIRP0 CASE TAKEN UP.

Representatives of the New York
Civic League conferred with Assist
ant Secretary White and other Labor
Department officials yesterday on the
question of the deportation OF Luis
Angel Firpo, but details of the dis
cussion were not disclosed.
Canon Chase, president of the
league, was represented by Bernard
III. Sander, New York attorney; Deets
Pickett, research secretary of the
board Of temperance, prohibition and
public morals of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church of Washington, and
Doctor Robert Watson Of the Inter
national Reform League of Wash
fnRton
Evening star., 1924-08-22

the purpose Of complying with the
Michigan law requiring party organi-
cation for presidential candidates.
Sybrant Wesselius Of Grand Rap
ids was made State chairman of the
party.
The party adopted the libertv-bell
as it's emblem. 1t will probably hold
State convention in Detroit or
Evening star., 1924-08-22
LA Toilette PARTY
LAUNCHED IN MICHIGAN
Formal Organization Made to Meet
Election Requirements
in State.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LANSING. Mich, August 22.-Sen-
ator Robert NJ. La Toilette will run
for President on the Independent Pro-
gressive party ticket in the Novem-
ber election in Michigan. Forty La
Toilette supporters met here yester-
day and formally launched the new
party. The meeting was called for
Evening star., 1924-08-22

Grand Rapids between September Is
and 20 to choose electors.
Phillips La Toilette, son o: the
Senator, addressed the meeting
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
METROPOLITAN
HAS PONJOLA'

''Ponjola," First Nationals film
version Of Cynthia Stockley'S cur
rent best-seller, will be shown for
the first time in Washington at
Crandall's Metropolitan next week
with Anna @. Nilsson, James Kirk
wood, Tully Marshall. Joseph Kill
gour, Ruth Clifford, Claire Du
Brey and Claire Mcdowell in the
central characters. The added
comedy attraction viii be supplied
by Lloyd Hamilton in his latest
two-reel release, my Friends"
In addition to these two major
subjects the program will embrace
q. new issue Of the Metropolitan
World Survey, added short reels
and special musical contributions
OF which the foremost win be
Ponchielli's Dance Of the Hours"
from LA Gioconda," by the Metro
poIitan symphony under the con-
ductorship Of Daniel Breesl1in.
An unusual romance is unfolded
IN 'Ponjola." The pivotal figure
is Lady Tyrecastle, victim Of q
London scandal, who fees to Paris
intent on taking her life, but
who there meets a young optimist
from the South African veldts
under whose inspiration she sails
for Rhodesia where amazing adj
ventures await her.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
ENGAGE NE 7.
OF tLIGHTNIN''
EXTENDED !

Thomas jefferson, Bessie Ba-
con, Charles e. Evans and the
ether members Of the strong cast
that has brought "Lightnin' to
Washington after a wait Of more
than four years, win remain at
the = National Theater another
week. beginning Monday night.
The extension is made necessary
by the undated demand for seats,
thus bearing out predictions that
the John Golden comedy classic
would add this city to those
where It has hung up new box
office records. Capacity audiences
and a continuous line at the tick
ct window tell their own story.
But despite the heavy demand
there are still good seats for this
weeks performances. The usual
matinees are announced for Wed
nesday and Saturday OF the SEQ
end week, and the engagement
will positively terminate Saturday
night. January 26.
AS In other cities where
aIIghtnin'" has attracted great
throngs Of people who seldom at
tend the theater, there has been
much discussion Of the reasons
for the wide appeal. While much
a. heard Of the thrilling court
room scene. II is the general con-
census that the lovable qualities
Of its central character, Llghtn1n'
Bin Jones, hold the real secret
Of fits strength.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
LESLIE-CARTER
TN NEW PLAY
AT POLLS

Mrs. Leslie Carter needs little
introduction to the amusement Low.
ing public Of America. Critics
and people alike have proclaimed
her to be an actress Of rare human
charm. The Selwyns consider 1t q
pleasure to offer for the coming
week at Polls this charming artist
in a dramatization Of Olive Hig-
gins Prouty's delightful novel
"Stella Dallas" adapted by Cert
rude Purcell and Harry Wagstaff
Gribble.
Those who have read Miss
Prouty'g story need no further data
and to tell the story in advance
would be as IL one reading a book
would jump from the first to last
chapter, thereby spelling really
good tale. Suffice to say the
Selwyns have secured a cast in
keeping with the authors ideas
when writing the dramatizati0n.
In the cast in addition to Mrs
Leslie Carter, will be found, Mar
garet Hawkins, Beatrice More
land, Almeda Fowler, julia Cobb.
Ruty Darby, Anne Morrison, Al
bert March, Mathilde Barring, Guy
MiIham, George w. Howard and
others.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
'ROONEYSI IN A
| NEW TABLOID

Pat Rooney and Marion Bent
with q company of twenty. In
GLIDING Martucci's orchestra il the
super headline attraction at Keith's
for next week. Their offering
is called Shamrock" and was
written for the Rooneys by Edgar
Allan Woolf. Cliff Hess and Joe
Santley are responsible for the
lyrics and tunes. This unusual
vaudeville production Is presented
In five scenes, and, strange to re-
late, 1t tells story and adheres
to 1t. It is one Of the most en-.
tertaining musical productions
ever offered to vaudeille.
In contrast. Franz DrdIa. the
world famous composer and VIC.
linist. follows as an extra added
attraction, playing his own COM
positions. This is Mr.. Drdla's
first appearance in the two-a-day.
Ina Williams and Dick Keene.
a new combination in vaudeville
present. "Shall II" Miss Viii
liams was a star of the Ziegfeld
and Century Roof and Mr.. Keene
was a member of the original
Music Box Revue. Ley Roy
Clemens comedy playlet Of youth
Just Out Of Knickers," Is pre-
sented by Lewis and Gordon and
other feature acts are also billed.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
BY HAROLD PHILLIPS.

Around q love.sick beggar's one
Arabian night Zoe Atkins has
built an interminable rosary Of
words which she has titled "The
Moonflowers." though some such
label as "Cabbages and Kings"
would just as aptly suffice. Those
Of you IMMERSED in horticulture's
various vagaries should know
that a moonflower Is the patron
bud of the fairies, blooming at
night and fading before the dawn.
And Of the same fleeting NOR
tally 10 the affection that .
dukes lovely courtesan bestows
on q male Cinderella who wants
one good time and then a SUI
cide's grave. Hence the name Of
the play and the wherewithal of
it's action.
The Garrick Theater. hereto
fore noted for the large and dis
tinguished audience which stayed
away from 1t. was packed from
roof to pit with representative
citizenry-not to mention an odd
burgher here and there. The
turnout was q remarkable tribute
to Elsie Ferguson's vogue. 6tod-
dard Taylor beamed and bowed
and looked immensely pleased
with the world, the weather, the
morrow and everything; a little
surprised, too, we thought.
There Is an idea In THE Moon
flower" some fine moments Of sus.
pense and apprehension and sew.
eral fine characterizations. The
fault lies in the adaptation which
relies on this slight collateral for
three hours Of tedious going
wherein debate, augmentation.
profession, confession and repeti-
ton substitute for the force Of di.
rectness and action. Hamlet" IL
one of the few marathons audi
ences tolerate because Shakes
peare IL beyond vengeance Of the
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
WAnted: Strong Nun
Vim y Pencils

mob. Contemporary works, how.
ever. cannot hope to escape com.
petition Of the IL o'clock yawn.
A young law clerk of poetic
strain, rebelling at poverty, deter
mines to-. enjoy twenty.four hours
Of the life that the poor can look
at but never touch. A small In
heritance provides the possibility
and Monte Carlo the scene OF the
brief glory that he determines will
end the next day in the grave. A
Dukes mistress is his objective.
The Dukes reputation as two
gun man Gwes not the least the
intrepid commoner who partly &C
complishes his purpose over what
look like insurmountable difficult
ties. Dinner for two in the i'm:
perial suite. Across the way the
Duke, cognizant. and bristling.
The love-struck youth pleading for
caresses; the courtesan INDUCING q
whim and gradually surrendering
to this naive sutton. At the
next morning enters the Duke
from one door, the sutton from the
other. In negligee, between them
stands the lovely Moonflower. Go
be continued each night at the
Garrick for the remainder OF the
weekly
Elsie Ferguson does acceptably
a role which we do not think Will
enhance her repute.S Sidney Black
mer plays with repression the
young law clerk who at times In
sinuates that a good old Uncle
Remus story over a bowl Of cruel
would palliate the mature ardors
that beset him. Edwin Nicander
as q dissolute Baron is the 10y OF
the evening and Frederic Wor.
locks Duke had the faculty OF
making one forget the fleeing
hours.
To cut one hour from a play
running time is a task indeed
Still, something should be done.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
AS A
BOLD APACHE

Gloria Swanson will be revealed
in new light at Loew's Column
bia beginning Sunday afternoon
when Paramount viii present it's
alluring perturbation Of '"The
Humming Bird" based on the
successful Broadway stage play of
the same name.
1.-THE Humming Bird" brings to
the screen an absolutely and DIFF.
ferent Gloria-a Gloria wearing
gorgeous gowns and as alIuring
as ever in passionate love screens,
but a Gloria who is raised as a
thief and gang leader among
the Apaches in the slums Of Paris
who is regenerated through her
love for a young American mil.
lionaire. It also reveals Paris in
that most tense but romantic era
that followed the outburst Of the
world war.
Miss Swanson has the role of
'Toinette, who, known as 1.-THE
Humming Bird" heads a gang Of
Apache thieves and nightly dances
for the amusement of society
Summers, who are robbed with
out mercy. She is saucy, alert
ana piquant and almost inme-
diately captivates the fancy Of a
young American who wins her
heart at the same time. Then
comes the war.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
Alice in VdudeLand.

Alice Brady contemplates a re-
turn to vaudeville for a brief tour.
Miss Brady likes the two-a-day for
o change and delights in the pro-
fessional dialect Of the varieties.
During her last engagement at
the Palace an expert exclaimed to
her in the wings: Gee, they'll
black out that singer If he doesn't
camp off," AS Miss Brady pom
aered how q burnt cork comic
could be "blacked OUT the lights
were turned off on the act to force
On ending Of the turn, and In the
obscurity she saw great light
Illuminating the mysterious ways
Of the vaudeville stage.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
MARY RYAN,
'FUnder the Red RObe'' al
MOOrv'S R1AItO

featured roles. Mr.. Mantell has
the role Of Cardinal Richelieu, a
character he impersonated on the
speaking stage. Others in an es-
pecially notable company are
Genevieve Hamper, William H.
Powell, Rose Coghlan, Mary Mac
Laren, otto Kruger, Gustav Von-
Seyffertitz, Sydney Herbert,
Charles Judels and Arthur House.
man.
The picture was directed by
Alan Crosland, and Joseph Urban
designed the lavish settings used
in some Of the largest sets ever
constructed.
Due to the great length Of the
major feature the program Of
subsidiary subjects must neces-
sarily be curtailed. A special In
terpretative score arranged by
Director George Wild viii accom-.
pany all matinee and night show.
ings Of the production.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
To the BeIAScO Comes
''Red Light Annie"

stage waits in the changing Of
sets.
The theme depicts the career
Of a young couple who leave
rural atmosphere to take up their
fortunes in a big city. Vicissi-
tudcs arrive for the husband and
the wife, and the latter descends
gradually to the lowest depths of
the social strata. Their re-
juvenation and ultimate success
over stupendous adversely is
powerfully described.
Mary Ryan, among the great
est emotional actresses Of the
contemporary stage mas the as
sistance of the original New
York cast which includes Frank
M. Thomas, Edward Ellis, Paul
Nicholson, Warda Howard, Albert
Britton, Henry Vincent, Ann
Martin and others.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
Newman Lectures.

q. M. Newman is bringing
many scenes from the remote
corners and out-of-the-way places
in his Brazil Traveltalk at the
National Theater next Sunday
afternoon and evening.
The Brazilian government gave
Mr.. Newman special permission
to use the Roosevelt pictures
taken when our late President
explored the River of Doubt with
General Rondon. The record of
their thrilling experiences will
be shown here for the first time.
Rio de Janeiro has no rival for
magnificence Of situation and ma
tional beauty. The Avenida Rio
Branco pos Sc handsomer
buildings in half a mile Of its
length than is found in the same
distance in any other part Of the
world.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
A GOOD COLD
WEATHER YARN

A story Of woman's love and
mans regeneration, languorous
with the charm of the tropics
and interpreted by a good cast,
will be presented at Loew's Palace
for the week beginning Sunday
Afternoon in LAUNDERING Dawn.
J. Warren Kerrigan, remem'
oered for his remarkable work in
The Covered Wagon and many
other famous pictures, has the
chief male role while Anna Q.
Nilsson assumes the leading fem
mime role. The players grouped
in their support include Winifred
Bryson, Richard Kean, Herbert
Fortier, Charles CIary, Winter
Hall, Georgia Woodthorpe, Ed
ward Burns and others. Tom
Santschi also had a remarkable
role as the villain Of the story.
LAUNDERING Dawn" tells the
story of a young New Yorker,
who, in the eve of his wedding,
voluntarily assumes the blame for
his fathers financial difficulties.
disappears, turns UP later in
Java where he falls into the
clutches Of a tropio siren and
,illainous trader.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17

One of the big screen events Of
the year will take place Sunday
next when Cosmopolitan's Under
the Red Robe" opens a weeks
engagement at Moore's Rialto
theater.
Under the Red Robe" has all
the essentials for the sort of pic
ture that the real photoplay fan
likes. Taken from Stanley Wey-
mans famous masterpiece Of the
same title, it reflects not only a
wonderful medieval romance, but
all the pomp and splendor of the
period Of Cardinal Riche1ieu. The
picture was nine months in the
making and it's production is said
to have entailed q cost OF $780,
900.
To interpret the famous char
acters Of history in the story, a
brilliant cast Of players from stage
and screen was assembled. Robert
B. Mantell, John Charles Thomas,
and Alma Reubens appear in the
The Washington times., 1924-01-17

A. H. Woods will offer his
latest and most widely discussed
melodrama, RED Light Annie"
starring Mary Ryan. at the Shu-
bert Belasco for one week, be-
ginning next Sunday night.
This play by Norman Hous-
ton and Sam Forrest is gem
orally rated by metropolitan
critics as one Of the most in
tensely interesting dramatic tales
that the current season has yet
revealed. While it is credited
with picturing life in a very
frank and graphic way. neverthe-
less 1t drives home very force
fully q moral lesson that the pro-
Queer feels justifies the means.
The story Is told through a series
Of scenes flashed rapidly before
the audience by means of a
mechanical device that eliminates
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
Shipnan'S Latest.

Samuel Shipman, it appears.
has not been idle in recent
months. He has written q play
entitled IAN American Sheik. !"
and the prospects are that Lowell
Sherman will act in it next season
Mr.. Shipman is also dramatizing
an English novel at the behest Of
A. L. Erlanger, but what the
novel Is no one has been able to
discover.
Evening star., 1924-08-19
Pass Tigers Today 7eran Nag Break Ruth
Tech HIGH GRIDDERS
TO GET EARLY START

Tech Highs gridironers intend to
get the jump on their rivals this Fall
by training at the University of Mary
land. at College Park. from September
8 20 1S.
The Manual Trainers will have a Job
on their hands to successfully defend
the title they won last year. Only
one regular Is left from last years
championship eleven and he Is Cor
don Kessler. the 1924 captain. Coach
Elmer Hardell will take % candi-
dates to the Maryland institution, in
cluding Parsons and Moreland, two
good prospects.
According to his present plans, the
Tech mentor probably will shift Kes-
sler to quarterback. Last year the
player performed at end. The Ma
room and Gray eleven will open the
season on September 26 against Balti-
more City College on the latter's
field. Six other games are scheduled
for the Techites. They are: October IL,
Episcopal, at Episcopal; II, Eastern
High; "a, Central; November 4, West
ern; IA, Business %, University of
Maryland Freshmen.
If Hardell fails to land the Ameri-
can League Park for training, he will
endeavor to obtain a section Of the
Tidal Basin grounds.
Coach Dan Ahearn OF Western hopes
to take his team to Manchester, N. H,
on Thanksgiving day for a game with
the Public High School of that city
Providing the New Englanders come
through with a satisfactory guaran-
tee, the local school will make the
journey.
Evening star., 1924-08-19
YALE TO HAVE new
SPORTS AUDITORIUM

NEW HAVEN. Conn, August 1s.-
Yale is going to have a new winter
sports auditorium to cost in the
neighborhood of $500.o00. it has been
announced, to take the place of the
old arena which was destroyed by
fire doing $1,000.000 damage, last
June. following a conference between
Harold F. Woodcock. general man
ager of the Yale Athletic Association.
and a combination of business men
who formerly controlled the old
arena enterprise.
Harry B. Walker, ice king. of
Bridgeport promised the Yale ath-
letic director that his organization
would construct a new arena which
would be ready by the time hockey
season gets under way this winter.
Yale has agreed to take out a long
term lease on the new structure,
which will be located on the site of
the old arena and which will be the
largest building of this kind In New
England. according to the announce
ment.
Evening star., 1924-08-19
BRITISH POLO STAR
OWES LIFE TO A nun

NEW YORK. August 19.-Maj. F. d.
'Hurndall Of the British army, who
has arrived here to play in the inter-
national polo matches next month.
owes his life to a nun, who revived
him in Dublin hospital in 1918 after
he had been pronounced dead by a
surgeon.
Refusing to accept the surgeons
verdict as final, the nun rubbed the
officers body with alcohol for three
hours. and finally coaxed life back.
Maj. Hurndal1 was a passenger on
the steamer Leinster, bound from
Kingston. Ireland, to Holyhead, on
October 10. 1918, when she was tor
pedoed in the Irish Channel His
body was picked up by destroyer
and taken to the hospital.
With the officer on his arrival here
were his wife and their 11-year-old
son Peter. The son accompanied his
father on the trip across the Irish
Channel and was rescued by another
vessel. Peter saw his father carried
off a life raft by a wave.
Evening star., 1924-08-19
RACING AT TIA JUANA
OPENS NOVEMBER 27

LOS ANGELES, August 49,
Thanksgiving day, November q, was
announced here today as the opening
date Of the horse racing season at
Tia Juana, Mexico. The announcement
was made by J. p. Atkin. general
manager Of the Tia Juana Jockey Club
upon advices from James W. Cof-
froth. president of the club. who is
now in Mexico City.
The stake blanks announce a dis
tribution of one million dollars in
prizes for the 100 or more days of
racing. The Coffroth Handicap, a one
and-one-fourth mile race, which At
kin says will be the richest stake in
America for horses of all ages, will
be run March 20.
An increase of $4,000 over last sea-
son has been made in the Coffroth
Handicap Stake, bringing the total
added money to $4,000. Proportion
ate increases for other stakes were
also announced.