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Evening star., 1924-08-26
Belasco-Madeline of the
Movies"

The Belasco Players swung into the
next to the last week of their Sum-
mer series of performances with the
httle Jewel of a satirical comedy
which George Cohan wrote for his
daughter debut as star, George NJ
acting the leading male role himself
More than ordinary interest, there
fore, attaches itself to this production,
and Capital theater-lovers and espe-
clally those who have followed the
interesting program which this com
pany of Summer players has put
forth for US. were responsive last
night. this despite the usual-one
might say more than usual-first
night bitches and blunders
George Cohan had a clever idea for
this his daughters entree to the lum-
mary circle. He has interviewer with
skill comedy, romance, mystery and
tragedy into plot which it would be
unfair to reveal.
Donald Galleher, the popular juve-
nile leading man, bears the air of
ease and poise which has won him
many admirers in washinston in the
role of the screen idol. and a. J.
Rhodes, as the butler, helps him open
the story with his usual smooth per-
formance. Elsie Rizer is billed as the
leading woman and handles her part
very neatly. Adele Windsor in a de-
liSnIIul COMEDY role, continues to
surprise and draw admiration. Harry
Irving. as the friend and confident of
the leading man. is likable as usual
and Everett Butterfield, to whose
credit goes the management and di-
rection. makes of an inferior role a
bit that decidedly stands out. Hazel
Jennings, last weeks baby talk" girl
of Seventeen" is seen briefly. Hazel
Is as lovely to look at and proved
last week her acting ability, the role
requiring lisping, baby-talking girl
Lisping is an aff1icticu and though in
mid-Victorian days was thought cute
has gone out. along with fainting, etc
1t was therefore little nerve wrack-
ing to find Miss Jennings had retained
her lisp for the present performance
Madeline of the Movies has many
things to recommend it. two outstand-
ing-the first, the author, who is
known and loved everywhere for his
lyrics and performances: second, that
the clever little band of players at
the Belasco are well worth watch
ing in all their performances.
Evening star., 1924-08-26
ADJUSTMENTS
Keith 's-Julia Sanderson.

1t was a sort of gala event at
Keith's last night, the house being
crowded with ball players and fans.
all congregating without any special
invitation. Walter johnson with his
wife occupied a front seat and George
Sisler and several of his players
were grouped close by.
The program this week is unusual
ly pleasing, having the beautiful
Julia Sanderson of many musical
comedy triumphs as the headliner
and Frank Crumit helping out with
songs and stories as the added at
traction. Miss Sanderson has evil
IDENTIFY regained her good health and
went through her turn with enjoya-
bic ease and confidence. the singing
of the old songs from plays in which
she had starred being especially
prominent and scored big hit
Later on in her act Frank Crumit.
who had previously been on with his
regular turn, Joined Miss Sandersen
and the pair registered d big hit, the
audience recalling them time after
time until Crumit remarked that he
wished the applause would be turned
on one who deserved it and men,
toned Walter johnson.
Immediately the house was in an
uproar, Miss Sanderson dashed down
to the footlights with large bunch
OF TOSeS which Sne tossed 10 Cn6
rSmoke King and then after much
persuasion Walter arose in in acknowl-
edgment with his well-known avk-
ward bow and the show was allowed
to proceed
That clever acrobatic pair, Will
liam and Joe Mandel. made the
laughing hit of the evening with
their burlesque tum5ing and dances
Acrobats who do this sort of work
must be exceptionally clever to pre-
vent injury. and every now and then
a real stunt would crop up which
clearly demonstrated their strength
and agility. AS an encore they in
troduced a burlesque Grecian dance
that was a scream, earning them a
dozen curtain calls.
Jams and Whalen. billed as Two
Good Boys Gone Wrong" are new
comers around Washington They
had only the foolish patter and songs,
but everything was original and they
recorded a big hit Other entertain
ing turns on the program embraced
clever bird show. introduced by
Miss Merle; Horace Wright and Rene
Dietrich in taking songs; CRETE Ar
dine. with John Tyrell and William
FEnan, in an elaborate dancing
story entitled The French Model"
Frances and Frank on the swinging
rings, and the regular house attrac-
tlons filled out the program.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
Roosevelt

A Senate resolution calls for
the resignation of Theodore
Roosevelt, assistant secretary of
the navy, because of his connec-
ton with the oil leasing pro-
gram.
Young Theodore has made
some mistakes. That's certain,
bue he is TRUTHFUL. Roose
welt won't steal and he won't
lie, With the information now
before the public, We do, not
feel that Roosevelt's resignation
is needed or necessary.
No doubt his political am
billions to follow in the steps of
his father will not soon be realiz-
ed. Temporarily, at least, he is
not available"
The Atlanta Georgian re-
marks that Roosevelt is indig-
nant, with good cause, at those
criticizing him because his wife
once owned 1000 shares of
Sinclair Oil stock, saying:
The stock was sold months be-
fore the Teapot Dome was leas-
ed. Colorel Theodore Roosevelt
is NOT dishonest.
He will probably not explain to
the satisfaction of the public
why Colonel Roosevelt, Secretary
of the Navy, ordered marines to
clear squatters off the Teapot
Done AFTER Mr.. Sinclair had
got that land from the navy. He
says he took orders from Secre-
tary Fall. But the Secretary of
the Interior does not give orders
TO the navy or the army. The
PRESIDENT does that.
1t is not easy, either, to ex-
plain why, if the squatters were
so Objectionable, Colonel Roose-
welt did not clear them off when
the land belonged to the navy.
Rightly or wrongly, the fact that
ne cleared off the squatters for
Mr.. Sinclair, the employer of his
younger brother, will not sit well
on the public stomach. At least.
however, Colonel Roosevelt is
truthful. And that's pleasant
change.
He might VERY easily have
told the committee that Secre-
tary Falls orders were confirmed
verbally BY the President. The
iaFVer' being dead, couldn't deny
M Young Mr.. Roosevelt is honest.
mat Is valuable. he makes mis-
lakes. That can be forgiven
but it's damaging.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
A Battling Mystery

No one has ever been able to
explain how lost dogs and cats
can travel hundreds of miles
over strange territory and get
back home. The force that
guides them IS battling A1ys-
terry.
Consider the collie dog own
cd by G. r. Brazier, of Silver
ton, Oregon, Lass summer Bra
zier visited in Woleott Ind, and
took the dog along. then return
ed home without it. The other
day the collie, thin and worn
out, crept up to the porch of
his home in Oregon and barked
feebly.
The distance covered by the
dog is at least 1000 miles.
What guided the dog to his
destination? Do dogs have the
ability to consult each other
when they sniff noses, and in
quire directions9 Sounds ridicu-
lous9 Well, just Try to figure out
a more plauaiio!e explanation Of
how Brazier's collie made the
2,00O-mile trip.
The mysterious sixth sense is
peculiar to nearly all forms of
animal life. Years ago. when
rifles were short-range and weak
compared with modern fire
arms, the grizzly bear seemed
to sense the situation-and it
was easy to get within sight Of
him. AS rifles became more
powerful and of longer range,
MIR. Grizzly began to keep in
creasingly farther away. Now it
requires great hunting skill to get
within gun-range of him, except
by accident.
How does the grizzly know
except by mysterious sixth
sense9 Certainly it has been i'm,
possible for the shetland killed
bear to spread the word to 9TH
ers.
Similarly, fish in a lake get
to know trolls and other lures
according to Indians, and hav,
to be tempted with new bats.
Scientists claim that nearly al
young babies can swim in
stinctively. AS the baby grow'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
REORGANIZATION
SCHOOL TO START

BILLINGS, Mont. April Am
Americanization school for fortiy
residents of the Hun ley tract near
Osborn will be conducted by the
American Legion. The project is
located on the site of the United
states experimental farm, and it is
said that all unnaturalized resi-
dents desire to become American
citizens.
Yellowstone post of the Legion
will back the school financially,
and will send represer tatives to the
school to speak on what the Legion
hopes 10 accomplish. Teachers
Throughout the state have volun-
teered services, and the Legion will
assume expenses of the instructors
during the eight weeks course that
is plan1ed,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
HIRAM

Science now can take a ton of
straw and turn it into 10000 cubic
feet of gas for lighting the home
and cooking meals. In addition
the straw yields such byproducts
as 10 gallons of tar, 625 pounds of
carbon, ammonia, etc.
This is announced by the Natio-
nal Department of Agriculture,
However, it cautions, the straw
converting machine is not yet
practical enough for farm use.
But there's hope.
The farmer of the future will be
a laboratory chemist. You realize
the tendency that way when you
compare modern farming with the
past.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02

phoid death rate was reduced
rapidly, due to health education
and protective measures. Since
then the death rate has practically
stood still. The surest personal
protection is to boil all drinking
water for at least five minutes,
Heat is the supreme germ killer.
Cigaret sales are increasing
steadily. Getting to be an old
story. American production Of
Tags now is close to 5000 millions
a month. This is a gain of 1hree-
fifths in two years.
Health experts hate to see the
cigar losirg popularity. The Gig
'aret is easy to inhale. To inhale
a cigar requires leather lungs.
Wise smokers inhale as little as
possible. Filling the lungs with
carbon smoke is one form of slow
suicide.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
TROUBLES

In solving one problem, we gen
orally create several new ones.
The problem of bad roads is
fairly well solved. At least, a good
start has been made. One result is
that there are 10000 miles of
main highways east of the Missi9
sippi alone, and the cost of keep
these clear of snow is terrific 4,
costs Cor necticut, for instance
Sill a mile, to remove snow from
its roads in one winter. Snow re-
moval is just one of many prom,
lens created by Solving the
problem of roads.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
Young Stribling

Young Stribling. sof the
South, > covered himself with
ilstic glory Monday night when
ne gave Mike McTigue the lick
ing that was coming to the Ir;sb.
man.
Nc Iisue was never a cham
pion. His fistic ability has
been questioned by practically
every sports writer in America.
he came into the title of mid
dle-weight champion through a
fluke.
he has backed and sneaked
out OF every real fight that was
offered him. In his scrap with
Strib in Columbus many months
ago he showed everything but
the markings of champ. That
hight was Stribs clean and clear.
But for Stribling's over-anx-
lousness in Newark, he would
have put Mike into outer DARK
ness by the k.o. route.
Prize fighting IS not the high
est ambition for a youth to
covet' but as long as he IS fight
ing. it is entirely Iaudable that
ne should covet The top round Of
the highest ladders. And that i
what Strib and Pa and Ma are
after
And here's hoping the young.
ster from the South will some
day bring to Georgia the heavy
weight championship of the
world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
Ell.HIa1ai6
bsAbert Apple:
HOKUM

Al inventor in Vienna announ-
ces that he has perfected flying
machine that flaps its wings like
bird. He says his plane can rise
straight up in the air, also that it's
fool-proof and virtually unable to
fall. All he needs now is bach er
with morey.
You'll join US in wishil g you
had dollar for every one of these
miraculous discoveries that shoot
into the limelight like a skyrocket
and 80 times out 100 never are
heard of again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
OH OIdEDayss MHAmericus

that Americas is to have still an
other drug store, the ninth, to be
opened shortly in the Windsor
block.
Miss Lucille Sherlock is SPEND
irig two days with relatives in Ma
con going up yesterday.
Miss Matte Lewis Dodson is
sptnding two or three days in
Montezuma, going up yesterday.
Little cotton talk was heard
about the warehouses yesterday it
being a holiday and no reports
being received. There is little
doing in the way of sales, although
there are several hur dred bales in
Americas yet to be closed out. And
some of the optimistic ones still
freely predict that the staple will
soar to 10 cents before the end Of
April.
Arthur Rylander came up yes
terday from his lumber plant in
Florida and reports the capture
alive of a monster rattlesnake a
day or so ago, which is now the
special pet of the camp and as do
Gle as an unmarried spinster Of
forty.
Several days ago Spellman Semi
nary, in Atlanta, offered a prize Of
twenty dollars for the best essay
upon the subject of "Self Help"
the contest being open to pupils Of
the several colored colleges.
Among the constants were seve-
raj from Spellman, Talladga AMI
Selma Universities and one from
the Americas Institute-Mamie Lou
Strong. The prize has just been
awarded and comes to the Ameri.
Gus contestant, an horror duly
appreciated by friends Of this in.
stitue.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From The Times Recorder. Apri
2, 1914.

| " AOAiA L AAC tAAlC0 ANCCOIAC1s ~
2. 1914.
Sheriff W. w. Lumpkir, Of
schley county is seriously injured,
his wife, Mrs. Lumpkin, is pain
fully bruised and Hon. C. R. Nc
Crory, representative from Scmey,
slightly injured as a result of an
automobile wreck near Ellaville
yesterday afternoon about dark.
The party was returning from a
trip to Americas wher' the accident
occurred.
Believe me it is summer time
in Florida, sule enough" said w.
]. Thornton, returning to Ameri-
Gus from business trip of several
weeks there. "In Jacksonville and
at Tampa, too, the temperature is
as high as spring bonneta in Ameri-
Gus, or checkers at conference
time, and northerners and others
who can get away are hiking to
/ cooler climates" Mr.. Thornton
continued.
The spacious equine hospital
erected on Hampton street, nearly
opposite the ball park for DR.. j.
R. Scully, the well known veteri-
marian and surgeon, is now COM
pleted, and DR.. Scully, will remove
there today from his former hos
pital quarters on Lamar street, the
former Chambliss warehouse prop
erty.
Edward Argo has returned from
Albany, to accept for a time a
position in the shoe department Of
the Pinkston Co.
Miss Kathleerj McGarrah, of
Friendship, was a pretty visitor
spending yesterday in Americas.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
From The Times Recorder April
2, 1914.)
4 Ie.ort is current to the effect
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
sTAMPINC our MALARIA

The health department OF
Madison county is determined to
. stamp out malaria in the county.
The best way to do it is to con-
duct such campaigns as have
already been under way in this
county-Huntsville Star.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
A THOUGHT

To do justice and judgment is
more acceptable 10 the Lord than
sacrifice@Prov. 21:3.
-
Justice satisfies everybody, and
justice alone.-Emerson
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
EGG PRICES.

Win some one explain why the
family wants a dozen eggs two
or three times day when they
cost so cents a dozen, and loses
its egg appetite almost entirely
when the price drops to 20
cents?-Opelika News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
TYPHOID

The campaign to wipe out ty-
phoid fever is apparently at a
standstill, ard has been for five
years. This is shown by statistics
of the Journal of American Medi-
cal Association.
Between 1910 and 1919, the ty-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02

Jake Hamon said Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania political boss, got
big slice of this million dol.
lars. The Albany Herald throw.
additional light on this state
ment in the following editorial
comment:
1t will be recalled by many
who read ZAP Jennings story of
Jake lannon's financial opera
tons Immediately preceding and
during the national convention of
1920 that, following the death
of the late Boies Penrose, a large
sum of money was found in a
safety deposit box rented by that
astute political boss. Hamon,
according to the story told the
committee by jennings, paid
Penrose $250,000 to insure the
nomination Of Harding at Chica-
go. Fenrose left the bulk of his
considerable estate to his broth
err, and an inventory, according
to published reports at the time,
revealed large amount of cash
(the exact amount is not now re-
called) in bills of large denomi-
nation.
There is no prof here, of course,
that Jennings story is true,
but great many persons will
connect what Jennings tells with
what the administrators of PEN
roses estate found in his safe
ty deposit box. Many will be
glad enough to believe the story,
and to all such the evidence will
be accepted as conclusive. PEN
rose is dead and cannot speak for
himself, SO the spirit of charity
suggests that he be given the
benefit of whatever doubt may
exist as to the truth Of the Jen-
nings yarn. Those who manip-
ulate national conventions
are not above suspicion,
and it is not always
the highest patriotism that ac-
tuates the big bosses of the PEN
rose type in what they do for
parties. But-well, Jennings
himself is not above suspicion.
SO we will perhaps do well to bear
that fact in mind and '1et it go
at that"
What Jake I4amon said to
Al Jennings may or may not be
true. The chances are that it
was true, in part at least, and
simply because Jennings once
was a train robber is no reason
for side-tracking his evidence.
For Al Jennings came back,
making a worthwhile place for
himself in the scheme of life.
More credit is due the man
who falls and picks himself up
than the man who never STUN
bles. The man who comes
pack must master difficulties
not encountered by the average
man. He must master himself
and overcome his environment.
The Republicans will make
much of the bandit and train
evidence but with what
has gone before and with that
which will come from the vari-
Gus Senate investigation com
even al Jennings story
is not beyond the realm Of pos
abilities. In fact what Jake
said to Al is most probably true.
Belittling Al and Jake, VIII
not allay the suspicious in tbs
minds of the people.
They are demanding tie
truth. Let the chips fly anu
lite where they may.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(Hrom The Times Recorder April
2, 1914.)
4 rc.ort is current to the effect

der, The fear emotion devel-
ops--and soon fear blots out
nc ability 20 swim. Then the
hid has to bo taught swimming
eascas Fear has eliminated
IN instinc' Inherited from ami
NAL anecst1 c.
The ro-g-born baby will
iclutch oticl, and hang by his
fingers ao easily and naturally as
a monkey.
/ Being close to the animal
state, the baby-and later the
child--has considerable animal
instinct. That's why children
are such excellent and generally
infallble judges of human ma
ture. IF babies instinctively like
man, place your bets on that
man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02

Tia Gregorian calendar was
| by Japan in 1878, by the
Republic in 1912, by the
.r.,ish parliament in 1917, by
" Soviet Russia in 1918,by Ru-
mania in 1919 and by Greece in
1923.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
THE STANDARD

Women's Silk Crepe de Chine
Dresses at $5.75.
You would hardly believe that
dress of this quality Crepe de
Chine could be produced for $5.75.
We have just received rs from
good manufacturer, in good colors
and full range of sizes, new style
models; on sale Wednesday morn
ing at ...........-.....-..-..--..-...-....$5.75
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
That Whale of a Story

IL nat w ndle or a Story
That was whale of story
told the Senate investigating
committee by AL Jennings. ex-
bandit. ex-convict, and A MAN
WHO CAME BACK.
The story in nut she'll was
that Jake Hamon, political boss.
told Jennings the oil people
paid a million dollars for the
presidential nomination, and one
of the understandings was that
the Secretary of the Interior was
to be friendly to certain oil in
terests.
AL Jennings also claims that
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
CONTAGIOUS

A baker in New York, who mas
been handling food for l8 years, is
a chronic typhoid carrier, it's dis
covered. A typhoid carrier spreads
the disease without succumbing to
lit himself. Maybe you remember
Typhoid Mary"
III New York alone $50 Of these
typhoid carriers are under observa-
tion by the health board. The very
thought makes shivers run up a
healthy persons back. On the other
hand, no one pays much attention
to that far greater menace, the
moral lepers whose sex writings
are injecting the rising genera
TONS brains and morals. There
are more diseases of morals and
brains than of the body.
JEST 49,
The announcer at KDKA said
Adam was the first radio fan,
since he made a loud speaker out
Of, his rib. Critics are panning
him now, claiming it's an old joke.
What if it is? Old familiar faces
look best And only the best sur
wives, especially true of jokes.
furthermore, as in burlesque, a
new generation is constantly grow
ing up that has never heard the DID
stuff. Why are SO many people
bitter against old and established
things? Is it vanity, this worship
ing of the new?
TIRED
Scientists continue their search
for vaccine that will eliminate
WEAKNESS. Interested along this
line are such famous experts as
Grille, Cannon, Mosso and Arm
strong.
They have a definite basis to
start with. Fatigue is the result
of poisons that accumulate in the
body when awake and active. We
recuperate and throw off these
Eoisons when our bodies are nearly
motionless in sleep. That's why
nature makes us tired.
But we doubt if it would be
safe to find way to make sleep
unnecessary. FOR one result would
be a prompt atteEl.c TO make peo-
pie wo-a, Is hours a day or more.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02
New Shipment of sis to $18
Dresses at $40.

Brand new, just received from
the makers, beautiful checked Tub
Silk, Brocaded Satin, black and
white trimmed, all white Brocaded
Satin, Black and White Tub Silks.
These are the best values We have
seen in long while; all sizes IN
the lot and all on sale here for the
first time Wednesday morning at,
each ............ ............ $1,000
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-02

j THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
Monday, no paper published.