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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
THE GATE-POST
BIZ Harold Phillips

play "e Bent for Heaven Pulitzer prize
the best American play for 1924 Its author Hatcher Hughes
to whom metropolitan critic awarded the years stupidity prize
longer than last Sunday for his he auhor surrender to
public preference for sublimely sweet endings
Mr. Hughes laid his play in the Blue Ridge mountains develop
ing theme similar that Of Rain Its central figure
religious zealot committing monstrous things in the of
God and in the original script Mr. Hughes is umored to have
swift ignoble around this proagon of evil in
in the Of good; sweeping him to death torrent which
he himself has released kill his enemies When time for
however, somebody would have nothing to do with such
conclusive retbuon and compromise effected by merely
masking the devil and letting him chagrn and disgrace
"Hen Bent for Heaven opened February this
and departed for outlying towns last Saturday night The
last month of its Broadway its destnies favoby
prolonged by the curate ticket agencies The play not
money-maker.
Mr.. Hughes might have insisted the original ending writ
ten and made box office hit for himself Had he done this
the other hand he might not have the Pulitzer prize Or
again. he might have won both the prize and popular acclaim
Professor William Lyon Phelps of Yale who says T
engaged training playwghts training
dnces reports ballot by
and juniors the important plays they had Broadway
There were four caSscatons for each play vz Frsclass
s HELL Bent for vote the first five
lively bad Those who thought it too trivial to ALL
weary eyes bnked suspense
full since they first the light of Indian
day in the wooded regions Of northern Minnesota.
That fifteen seconds for instance requtoned
Chicago in Babe at bat with StR r
SsE e the @ Oh s khs
knew would be good plays the fgurave 100 spent
night Normal school debating platform
garter burst from its suggardy
to the floor lead quarter the unspoken
query, SIS he reaching for change gun?" wedding
march; medical the putput Of motorcycle your
These and other poke by fate circumstance helped
frrow brow have abed the conspiracy of against youth
The accumulation has been slow comforting
Boil them all together extract the dstiae and the
product will be lore the
Of watching Buster Keaon pool this
week in Sherlock Jr The tiplepy Sheffield
plated hearstabbng thrill from knowledge
tes ignorance that the "13" ball loaded with nrogyce
Fifty cent Of those who have the picture date are
already prematurely old men and women.
GOSSIP.
yuent contagon described public apathy has fatened
two Harvard prize plays this
York after few short boiled notices Saturday
night "CatskiH Dutch" closed after fiveday
Goodman has Jerome Kern musical
SHOWS oesCneu Tor next Charming Pollock
his own producer next His next play will be he Enemy
The Shuberts that Haywood columnist
and dramatic critic of the New York World will monologue
IN their new revue Around the Town" Angie Ratios
Give Me Smile Like You Always Have"
with gusto and acclaim by Palace audiences week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
Of pretty teeth is film.
For beduty's sake, con,batit

There are now two ways to ARht
hlm, which research has discov.
cred One disintegrates the film,
often at a touch. One removes b
without harmful securing.
Able authorities have proved
these methods effective. A new.
type tooth paste has been created
to apply them daily. The name In
Pepsodent.
The use has now spread the
world over, largely By dental adj
vice. Careful people Of some 50
nations employ PepOodsnt today.
What users zee and feel
The use Of pspsodent quickly
brings Q new conception Of what
clean teeth mean.
L does more than eight Aim. Il
muldplies the allxalinfty Of the
saliva. That 10 there TO neutralixo
mouth acids. It Inultiplies the
ptyalin In saliva. That 10 there 20
digest starch deposits on teeth.
These combined effects are most
impressive. One cannot doubt their
benefits.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
Deems Taylor Music.

Deems Taylor, musician par ex.
cellence. is to write the musical
score for Janice Meredith" Mr..
Taylor, in addition to being a
musical critic, is far famed for
his originality in composing, and 1t
is understood that when Janice
Meredith" reaches Broadway it will
be with an entirely new and original
score written by the versatile Mr..
Taylor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13

"A new way Of teeth cleaning
brings many results, and millions
now enjoy them.
Winter teeth 10 one result which
users see at once. It IL something
Ill folks desire. But those whiter
teeth show how this method fights
the teeth's great enemy. That
en0my 10 film.
How flm-eoats injure teeth
Film IL that visccus coat you feel
.-ever-present, overcoming. I'm
der old teeth cleaning methods.
much Of il clings and stays.
Soon It becomes disc dior ed i,
forming dingy coats. Then teeth
9emain unsightly and unclean
Film causes most tooth troubles.
IL holds food substance which fer.
nacrts and forms acid. It holds the
acid In contact with the teeth to
cause decay. Germs breed by mill
Hons in Il. They, with tartar, are
the chief cause of pyorrhea. -
Such troubles are almost univer-
cal among people who don't fight
Aim.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
Deserted Stage

Marc MacDerTnott, who IL the
villain with Mary Pickford in
Dorothy Vernon OF Haddon Hail"
came to this country from Eng.
land as leading man with Mrs.
Pat Campbell. but the lure of
the lens was so strong that he
abandoned the stage for the
screen and became affiliated with
the Edison photoplay company
with which organization he re-
manned six years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
Economy.

The average director usually
shoots" $4,000 to 10000 feet of
films to get feature that an.
pears on the screen in finished
form in 5000 feet. Louis H.
Tolhurst, now making the "Se-
crets of Life" series of insect
pictures at the Principal Pic.
lures Studios, shoots 1,1OO to
get 1000 feet of finished product,
which makes him the most eco.
nomical director in Hollywood,
And he works with bugs" at
that.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
Cat Star Dead

Pepper. the famous Sennett
comedy cat. who made her last
screen appearance in Harry Lang
don's new two-reel Pathecomedy,
The Cats Meow" IL dead. Her
career was brought to q close
when she died recently IN the
Cat and Dog Hospital Of Los
Angeles.
Pepper boasted Of no pedigree.
nor did she carry off any ribbons
a. cat shows. She was Just a
plain Maltese but Acknowledged
. BY everyone to be the most in.
telligent cat that ever worked on
a movie set. In fact, Pepper was
the only feline who actually
could take direction. She win be
remembered best in the old
Louise Fazenda comedies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
Film Song Hit.

One Of Irving Berlin's most
popular song hits has foun1 a
little playmate Of the screen.
"Whatll Do?" the new song hit
OF the Music Box Revue, viii be
incorporated in the musical set
tings and used as the melodic
theme of What Shall I Dor" the
Frank Woods production starring
Dorothy Mackall. released through
Hodkinson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
ooh. Doctor"

Universal has bought the film
rights to the well-known story by
Harry Leon Wilson. entitled "Oh.
Doctor"
Reginald Denny will play the
leading role, which requires a
combination Of humor and quick
action. 10 will be made at Uni
versal City, and work will begin
shortly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
SOthern Sails.

E. H. Sothern and his wife, Julia
Marlowe, sailed for Europe yester.
day on the Olympic to spend the
summer.
They concluded their Shakespear.
Ian tour a fortnight ago in the
Middle West and will not return
until the autumn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
Worlds Record

The worlds record run ID pic.
lures has ended. Last Saturday
saw the passing of .s'The Covered
Wagon" after having been at the
house 50 weeks consecutively and
having played ss5 performances.
In that time 6Os.11T people paid
admission to BEE the picture which
gave in receipts $6ss.62O. at $50
TOP.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
Flynn Divorced

On grounds Of desertion, Blanche
Palmer Flynn has obtained a di.
vorce against Maurice Lefty"
Flynn, former Yale football star
and for some time a film director.
Judge Sommerfield granted Mrs.
Flynn the custody Of the two chill.
dren.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
For the Ladies.

Women patrons Of the silent
Arama who rely upon such stars
O. Gloria Swanson. Pcla Negri.
Behe Daniels, Agnes Ayres and
others for their fashion ideas win
be glad to know that Paramount
has sent H. NJ. K. Smith. Of the
Long Island Studio costume de-
partment, to Paris to study fall
fashions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
Drama League Meet.

Although the Drama League Of
America Is holding it's national
convention on the Pacific Coast
this year, all indications point to
the largest attendance in the
fourteen years of the organiza.
tion's career. Pasadena, Calf, is
the meeting place and the seven
days from May 81 to June 2, the
time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
Realism

Realism goes still another step
forward In the making Of motion
pictures. Now comes word from
the Principal Pictures Corporation
that not only are the Harold Bell
Wright novels being filmed in
the actual locations where the
original stories were laid, but
even the scenarios are being writ
ten In that very country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
Stock Hit

Avery Hopwood's play, 1.-THE
Clock" is proving one of the big
hits OF the year in stock. IT IS
being played this week by five
companies-Union Hin, Utica,
Louisville, Cedar Rapids and
Hamilton, Ontario.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13

Send the coupon for q To-Day
Tube. Note. how clean the teeth
feel after using. Mark the absence
OF the viscous film. See how teeth
become whittier 90 the film-eoats
disappear.
We promise you q revelation.
Cut out coupon now.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

Oakland broadcasting plants. Every
technical advance proved by extended
use will be included in the equipment.
The entire plant, like the Oakland
station, will be housed in it's own
building. Provision will be made in
the equipment to go to higher power
than is now permitted should the reg
ulations of the Department of Com
merce be changed.
Two Studios Provided
The station, a two story structure,
will be located on a 3O0x25O foot plot,
four miles from the heart of Denver
and on the main eastern motor high
way. The studio building will be SIX
AZ feet, and the first floor will be di-
vided into reception room and Offices
for the executives, the correspondence
and the program forces. On the sec
ond floor will be two studios, a wait
ing room and control room for the
stations amplifying equipment.
The first and main studio will be
45x22 feet in size, big enough to COM
fortably accommodate large musical
organizations like bands and choruses.
The deadening or reverberation Pc
Rod will be made variable through
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

in that one number may follow anoth-
er with only the spacing OF an an
nouncement between them. This
means that the listener is. saved the
annoyance Of waits hNtweeR numbers.
Towers Close to Buildings
The power house will be one sto-
ry building, SO feet long and ~ wide,
and will be directly back of and con-
nected to the studio building.
Unlike WGY, where the towers are
located on top Of five story building,
a quarter of a mile from the control
room, or KGO, where the towers,
built on the ground, are also quar-
ter of mile from control room and
studio, the towers of the Denver sta
ton will be built on the ground, one
on each side of the studio building.
The towers will be of steel, $50 feet
high and triangular in shape.
Plans for the new station have
been prepared under the direction OF
Martin P. Rice, manager of broadcast
ing for the General Electric Compa-
ny H. D. Randall, Denver manager
for the General Electric Company.
will have direct supervision OF the
Denver broadcasting station.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY cANvASSERS
coNGREssMEN and LEGISLATORS
Constitutional Amendments

State of Wisconsin, County of Villas
SIS.
We, Mary Hong, County Clerk, and
Frank w. Carter Republican and M,
j. Cypress a Democrat of said county
constituting the Board of County Can
yassers of said County, do hereby cep
tify that the foregoing and 1aithin tab
ular statement is correct and true as
compiled from the original returns
made to the County Clerk of said
County and as compared Herewith by
us, and that from said returns it ap.
pears that at an Election held in the
several Towns, Wards, Villages, and
Election Districts of said County, on
the first Tuesday of November, A. d.
1924, being the fourth day of said
month, the number of votes given in
said county for the election of candi
dates for congressman and for legis.
lators, IN districts comprised of more
than one county, and for Constitution
al Amendments, was as follows.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
CONGRESSIONAL

The whole number of votes given
for Member of House of Representa-
tives was Sixteen hundred and thirty
nine (1639) of which number, John
Cadigan received Three hundred 5000
votes; Hubert H. Peavey received
Thirteen hundred and thirty nine
1880 votes.
The whole number of votes given
for State Senator, in district larger
than one county, was Fourteen hun
bred and. twenty seven (1427 of
which number ]. H. Carroll received
Fourteen hundred twenty seven (1427
votes.
The whole number of votes given
for Assemblyman, in district larger
than one county, was Fourteen hun
dred and thirty seven (1437) of which
number R. c. Trembath received -Four
teen hundred and thirty seven (14S7)
votes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
constitutional Amendments


"a The whole number of votes cast
for or against the ratification of Con
stitutional Amendments relating to
Home Rule of Cities and Villages was
Twelve hundred and eighty four
12S4) Of which number eight hundred
and forty nine were FOR (849) and
Four hundred and thirty five were
AGAINST (435) said amendment.
~ The whole number of votes
cast for or against the ratification OF
Constitutional Amendments relating
to Forestry was Fourteen hundred and
five (1405), of which number Nine
hundred and forty three were FOR
(943) and Fourt hundred and sixty six
were AGAINST f462) said amendment
(3) The whole number of votes
cast for or against the ratification OF
Constitutional Amendment relating to
Circuit Judges was Twelve hundred
and two (1202) of which number Six
hundred and ninety six were FOR
(696) and Five hundred and six were
AGAINST (506) said amendment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

In the late fall or early winter a
new voice will be on the air-KOA,
the Denver, Colorado, broadcasting
station of the General Electric Com
pany. This station will complete the
General Electric's nation-girdling sys-
tenn of three stations, the first of
which, WGY, opened at Schenectady,
N. Y, early in 1922, and the second,
KGO, at Oakland, Cal, early in 1924.
In the construction of the Denver
station full advantage will be taken of
the experience gained in the opera
ton of both the Schenectady and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
WORK STARTED ON NEW
DENVER RADIO STATION
General Electric's Broadcasng Trio Will Be Complete When
New Voice Goes on the Air.

the use of movable hangings and floor
coverings.
AS a program varies from speaker
to band, or soloist to orchestra, differ
ent degrees of deadening are required
to secure perfect tone quality, and
the Denver station will be so equip
ped that it may be readily changed to
care for the different extremes Of
sound
Separated from the main studio by
the control room will be a second
and smaller studio. This arrangement
has proved most successful at KGO,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

TABULAR STATEMENT of the votes
given for the election of Congressman
and Legislators at an Election held
in the several Towns, Wards, Villages
and Election Districts in the County
of Villas, on the first Tuesday in Nov
ember A. D. 1924, being the fourth
day of said month.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

If They're Good Things
The man who is willing to take
things as they come frequently finds
that someone else has headed them
0ff.-Boston Transcript
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

We hsva TO use tlae proper
bait ia 4shiu' TOR . whale, and
unless we Ash ia earnest, we are
mighty apt to fail Unless 9
Teller brides hisself in KNOWN
more,n the fish, he may seat his
self at suppef-time beside an
empty dish. While some may
laze along the cricA and never
land a thing, thsrqn By others
waddle By 'em, With q dozen on
their stringl
There's only one condition that
comnels the perch to bite, and
thay'Il yank the bobber under,
if yer hook is beited right.
There's tragedy in fishin' same
as any other art,-due to igno-
rance and slothfulness, which
can't he told apart! But-the
chap will face platter full OF
savorv beauties, fried, If his
heart is in the bait-can that
nestles by his side.
And that's the solemn prin-
chile that underlies the sport,
which is Jest as true in enter
prise Of any other sorsI
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Total

(2)
Constitutional Amendment
ct. Res. No. 81, Relating to Forestry
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CONTINUED from opposite page)

hundred seventy six 1576) votes.
The whole number of votes given
for Surveyor was Fifteen hundred and
thirty two q576) of which number
Fern Scott received Fifteen hundred
seventy six (1576) votes.
The whole number of votes given
for Surveyor was Fifteen hundred and
thirty two (1532) of which number
w. ]. Walsh received Fifteen hundred
and thirty two (1532) votes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

State of Wisconsin, County of Villas
SIS.
/, Mary Hong, County Clerk of said
county, do hereby certify that, the
foregoing has been compared by me
with the original certified statement
of the Board of County Canvassers on
file in my office, and that the same
is true copy thereof, and of the
whole of such original.
In Testimony Whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the County Board of Supervisors of
said County at Eagle River this 9Th
day of November, A d. 1924.
MARY HOUG,
(SEAL) County Clerk
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Official Statement, Board of Canvassers, Villas Co.
Il

Constitutional Amendment
ut. Res. No. "a, Relating to Home
Rule of Cities and Villages)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

WITNESS OUR HANDS at the
office of the County Board of Super
yisors, at Eagle River in said county,
this 9Th day of November, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred and twenty-four.
MARY HOUG
County Clerk
FRANK w. CARTER
County Judge
M. J. CYPRESS
Democratic Elector
Board of County Canvassers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

State of Wisconsin, County of Villas
-ss.
l, Mary Hong, County Clerk of said
county, do hereby certify that the
foregoing has been compared by me
with the original certified statement
of the Board of County Canvassers on
file in my office, and that the same
is true copy thereof, and of the
whole of such original
In Testimony Whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
Of The County Board of Supervisors of
said County at Eagle River this 9Th
day of November, A. D. 1924.
MARY HOUG,
(SEAL) County Clerk
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

We do, therefore, hereby determine
and certify that the following named
persons, having received the greatest
number of votes for the respective
office for which each was a candidate
are hereby declared to be elected to
said offices, to wit:
For County Clerk, Mary Hong.
For Sheriff, Herbert G. Bowker.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court, Hun
ter Case.
For Register Of Deeds, Fern Scott.
For County Treasurer, Chas. H.
Adams.
For Coroner, P, j. Gaffney.
For District Attorney. Jonas Rad
cliffe.
For Surveyor, w. ]. Walsh.
WITNESS OUR HANDS at the
office Of the County Board of Super
visors, at Eagle River in said county,
this Sth day of November, i'll the year
of our Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred and twenty-four.
MARY HOUG
County Clerk
FRANK w. CARTER
County Judge
M. J. CYPRESS
Democratic ElectOr
Board of County Canvassers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

(3)
Constitutional Amendment
ut. Res. No. ga, Relating to Cir. Court
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Member of House of Representatives
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
Formerly Of Frederick

United Cigar COunter-Gillette Blades
zoe doz., and double certificates at
Pettyjohn's, Saturday. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
Shawnee

Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce Prettyman,
Mrs. Mollie Prettyman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Calhoun and children
spent Sunday at Lincoln.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Belts and son
Earl spent Sunday at the home of his
brother, Charles Belts, near Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Newton and
family are entertaining relatives from
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vibbert and
family entertained a number Of rela-
tives at dinner on Sunday.
The Misses Grace Hastings and
Helen Ryan attended the teachers
meeting at Georgetown on Friday.
Frank Ruzicka of New York spent
last week with his family here.
VThe pupils of Johnson's school hav-
ing perfect attendance for the month
of January are: Henry Ruzicka, Ken
meth Hopkins, Irving Calhoun, Ever
EFT Todd, Doris Benson, Carl and Leon
Todd, Robert WEIGH, Frank Harding,
Francis Snyder, Bessie Herd, Dorothy
and Thelma Vibbert, Blanche Ruzicka, |
Leila Murphy, Gretchen Calhoun and !
Sarah StaytOn. Those having good at |
tendance are: Ethel Herd, Dorothy |
Ryan, Mary Vibbert, James Harding,
Charles Stuart and Walton Hackney.