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e Child's First School is the Family

hall and there were stations and all
manner of other distractions that ]
had to gather up. Pm sorry to have
kept you waiting, but really where
there are children one never can re-
ceive callers without embarrassment,
It there is always something in the
way"
And there George stood sobbine
over the wreck Of his plans, the tan.
gible evidence of which had beer
heartlessly whisked into the window
seat away from sight. He listened
while his mother apologized because
on a rainy day, her only son and
most precious possession had apprO.
priated the one place he knew to give
himself good time.
That railroad systsem which Geo
had built was his property and he had
a perfect right, as little citizen in
that home, to have his property re-
epected as far as possible. Yet what
that mother seemed to do was to re-
gard George as property, as some
thing she owned and could treat as
she pleased, instead Of as an. indivi-
dual of greater value to her than
any mere caller.
But there are other mothers who
are not apologize regarding the tools
of their trade = the toys and mech
anisms by means Of which they are
preparing to turn out little citizens
with right ideals.
am reminded Of another call !
made once. A voice came thru the
keyhole of the door: "Would you
mind going around to the side door,
please? I'll let you in there"
And when had entered as request
ed and been ushered into the living
room, came this explanation: "You
see it was so stormy and Mary Jean
was so lonesome I let her tie her
clothes-line in the front hall and she
happened to use the door knob FOL
one end. Of course any housekeeper
knows how much trouble it is to take
down a whole washing when you have
lust barely got it hung up"
There was an attitude of loyalty to
the child and her property and pas
times. Mary Jean will not run over
the neighbors' flower beds nor throw
orange peel on their lawns, because
she is unconsciously being made
aware that individual property de.
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CHILDREN ARE PERSONS
THEIR TOYS ARE PROPERTY

One rainy afternoon / picked up
my sewing and ran over to a neigh
boris to spend an hour. Fully three
minutes elapsed between the time /
rang the door bell and the moment
that the door was swung back to adj
nit me.
In the meantime heard much COM
motion and great scrambling together
Of thing in the front hall and liv-
ing-room, and as I entered, the moth
er explained, between the walls of
her small son, George had his train
tracks stretched from the den to the
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DISTRICT No. 3

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Mary Kennett returned to Pasco
last week.
Mrs. S. Mass, Berrian, who has
been very i'll is slowly improving.
The Spiegleburg brothers are camp
ing in the hills enjoying few days
outing.
Mr.. Griest and friend from Ken
newick motored out to the hills Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hughes of Hover,
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. w. Rand
and family Sunday.
Miss Edith Serier voted at Hover,
Tuesday having q transfer from her
home voting precinct.
Noel Mackarness Of Kennewick and
brother Roland, Of Yakima were call
ing on ]. S. Kennett Sunday.
Ranchers are busy seeding after
the heavy rains Of last week. The
continued warm weather puts more
hopeful outlook on crop prospects.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Meals had as
week end visitors, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Sprague, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lyons,
Miss Ora and Lynn Lyons Of Finley.
Hunters are disappointed because
the northern geese are not stopping
on their way south. The reason for
their hurry may be the lack Of green
feed in Horse Heaven.
A letter to Mrs. s. Kennett from
Mrs. George Buffers Of Oak Park,
Illinois states that Mr.. Buffers died
August 81. Friends will remember
Mrs. Buffers better as Miss Loessing.
The pupils at the Brown school are
very busy, and interested in their
work. The first grade has finished
the text books and is reading sup
Elementary stories to increase their
vocabulary and reviewing, prepara-
tory to entering the second grade.
The fourth grade is reading supple
mentary work at home. Algebra 9
is doing good work.
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mands respect. Mary Jeans mother
is not disturbed by little confusion
of regular routine; she is much more
concerned with instilling in the mind
of her small daughter a sense Of fair
ness and respect for the rights Of
others.
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FOR SALEIChoice pigss. F. C.
Woods, Box SAP or Phone 1884.
Residence near S. p. & S. depot. =
The Washington times., 1924-06-10

Glowing obtain the laughs which, by the Of the
deep wholesome kind not the silly ggg which usually mark the
modern comedy.
The supporting cast is excellent j. Humbrd Duffy Nanh
Poo has both pleasing voice and personality Robust Herbert
Waterou the dgnd PooBah Arthur Cunningham the
MkadO have splendid conceptions of the possibilities
their respective roles Henry Kelly makes agreeable
and John Douglas crowds quite bit Of talent in the small role Of
Nee Ban, official umbrella bearer to the Mikado.
pretty face and pleasing voice the characteristics Of
Ethel Walker YumY Another young and unless
who will distinct niche in Washington
hearts during the Ethel Clark both
dainty and charming BoPeep the third Of KoKos wards,
played by Annette Hawley with good effect and Ethel DuFryne
(by the the Ethel particularly favored by the
feminine leads in this Organizaon) handled the difficult role Of
Katisha spendidy chorus OF twenty voices twelve male
and sixteen female is important complement
The De Wolf Hopper Company deserves Washngtons
support this the first time this
has opportunity to enjoy the classics that delighted older
Prince Of Psen weeks offering and will be followed by
such other favorltes as Pirates OF Romance rmne
AFRO
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ALL LAUGHTER
AND SONG AT
KEITHS

One enters the portals Of Keith's
this week sane in mind ana sound
in body; he energies an hyster-
icaI maniac. The cause Of this
is a team yclept williams and
Woolfus.
Williams and Woolfus may, as
a Keith unit. be az old as the
hills. But II they had caused
much more laughter last night
than they actually did the Albee
playhouse would probably have
tottered on, It's foundations and
given up the ghost. williams
Herbert Williams-is an inimlta.
BILE clown. He has his dog turn
six handsprings in tho air; he
cracks the orchestra leader mot
Frederic Clark--for which Fred.
may well be thankfully over the
head with q baseball bat; he tears
Miss Woclfus' clothes OF her
very back; he takes q piano
apart; and then. to cap a hilar.
ious climax. he very ably proves
he has q sound basis for his
musical foolery by playing sew.
eral very difficult numbers on
the piano in . most ingratiatine
and technically brilliant style,
with a little clowning thrown in
for good measure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale Hamilton
appear in pleasing but frothy
little sketch entitled Dangerous
ADVICE" supported by Noel Les.
ne- AS q mirror held to the
average married life It isn't very
COMMUNICATIVE there is one rich
line wherein the husband, having
boasted that he was just as good
a man as he ever was, meets
the crushing retort from his wife:
wen, you can't prove 1t by me!'
Well acted, but lacking flesh to
Its bones, the playlet isn't one to
be long remembered.
This cannot be said, however.
for Mrs. Hale HamiHon-who je
Grace La Rue, and Vho appears
at another spot on the bill In a
cycle OF songs, assisted at the
piano by Joseph Daily. Grace La
Rue Is the sort Of person who un.
SYSTEMATICALLY worms her way into
the heart Of an audience and
through sheer personality succeeds
IN putting over any number Of
character songs despite the very
apparent handicap Of a. voice
strained either from q cold or
overwork. The higher register
was pure ana clear. but the lower
notes showed signs Of strain.
Dave Kramer and Jack BOYLE
spent about fifteen minutes In
putting over some mites, and the
generous applause seemed to
tickle them silly. But they de-
served 1t. Fridkin. jr., and Rhoda,
staged a novelty dance number
that exhibited the agility ana
grace OF both to its fullest degree.
Marie Meeker has one Of the most
unique and well.turned aerial acts
in the business, and her agility
plus some clever business on the
side put her over for a decided
hit. Bruno Radtke ana his trained
lions opened the bill with definite
proof that the big cats are never
fully tanned and always danger,
Gus. Laura Ormsbee sang and
played the violin, to the piano and
vocal accompa nin1ent OF Jack
Neal. RI
The Washington times., 1924-06-10
THE GATE-POST
'Bu Harold Phillips,

Reports relayed to US through
Tom Hanly's interesting column
in the Morning Telegraph say
that the making of "Ben Hur"
in Rome is proving q troublous
venture. George Walsh is Stat
ed to be succeeded by Ramon
Novarro as Ben Hur; June
Mathis, supervising scenarist,
is reported relieved from her
duties and Fred Niblo is re-
ported ready to step into Di-
rector Charles Brahms shoes.
It is said that 100000 has
already been expended on the
picture and that few Of the
shots taken abroad couldn't
have been duplicated on this
side.
The upheaval results directly
from the merger Of Metro
Goldwyn and the subsequent
reorganization.
NAA
Charlie Chaplin seems on the
verge Of upsetting precedents
again. This time it is in a
comedy. The studio has sent
out announcements stating that
his new picture will run eight
and possibly ten reels. Which
IL stepping up the accepted
footage by a reel or two at
least. II will mean two hours
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who has always supervised pro-
duction for Famous Players out
West. Recently Lasky sold his
Hollywood home and established
headquarters in New York. It
is expected that before long only
a couple Of Famous Player. COM
panies, supervised by Cecil De
Mile, will remain on the West
ern lot where once as many as
fifteen productions were in the
cameras eye at one time.
A#H
Japanese resentment over
passage of the Exclusion act,
took on a material complexion
yesterday when cable dispatches
announced that AFTER July /
American films will be boy
cotted. This reprisal is taken
by the Tokyo theater owners,
but reports say q second reso-
luton was adopted asking that
the ban be made general
throughout the empire.
In several instances of late
mobs have invaded theaters
where American films were
shown and compelled the man
agement to withdraw them.
GOSSIP. /
Bertha Kalich closed last Sat
The Washington times., 1924-06-10

urday night in "The Kreutxer
Sonata" and will shortly begin
rehearsals in next seasons new
vehicle, "Pastimes Of an En-
press" 'Plain Jane" il do
ing 50 well on Broadway that :
No. 2 company is being organ
lied for the road Birdie
Reeve, sixteen-year-Old champ
typist, has been booked for .
short tour Of the Keith circuit
Eugene O'Neil's "The
Fountain will dedicate the New
The Washington times., 1924-06-10
GOINGS-ON
At the Thenters:

POLI'S-De Wolf Hopper troupe
IN 1.-THE MikadO."
KEITH'S-Gr Grace LaRue; VIII.
liams and Wolfus: others.
TIVOLI - Feature films and
novelty advertisements.
ETRAND-Vaudeville and films.
PALACE-"Code of the Sea-"
METROPOLITAN 1.-THE Mar.
riage Cheat"
COLUMBIA-Agnes Ayres in
1.-THE Guilty One"
RIALTO-"The Rejected
Woman"
AAGBASSADOR-LiIlian Gish In
THE White Sister,"
The Washington times., 1924-06-10

Of laughs if there Is as much
high-frequency humor as usual
in this new production.
Nearly all of Chaplin's pic
lures have been short. 1.-THE
Kid" ran about SIX reels and
"The Pilgrim" four or five,
but these were the exceptions.
Meanwhile, Harold Lloyd, Bus
ter Keaton and others were
adopting five and six reels as
a standard, and have been able
to keep up a tradition and q
custom that were at one time
deemed impossible.
Now the question is whether
after the new Chaplin picture
is released the new standard
will be ten reels.
The historic Metro studios in
Hollywood will be abandoned
following completion Of Jackie
Coogan's Little Robinson Cru
soc" and production thereafter
by Metro oldwyn will be under
taken at Culver City.
The trend toward production
in other locales, particularly the
East, is confounding the Holly
wood Chamber of Commerce.
The newest hegira from the SUM-
kissed plains is vanguarded by
no one else than Jesse Laskv.
The Washington times., 1924-06-10
TWO DECADES NONE
HALF SO GOOD

Washington has forward during
the De Opera Company Polls Theater
last nights presentation Of the immortal Gilbert and Suvans
standard. No local offering
this classic the last twenty at least has approached
the production and is fairly
clsion that comedian the vast that has essayed the
role Of its inception has handled mastery
fashion HAS the peerless De Wolf.
The Mkado" unique light for its lines fairly
scintate with sparkle and its music exceptionally
The Washington times., 1924-06-10

CENTRAL Hoot Gibson In
Broadway or Bust"
LIE PARADIS ROOF-Dancing
and Meyer Davis Music.
CRANDALL'S--'The Marriage
Market"
GLEN ECHO-Largest outdoor
fun resort.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH.=F'ish.
Ing, dancing and fun devices.
CHEVY CHASE LAKE-Danc.
ing.
: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
AVENUE "Scara.
mouche."
Embellishments"
YORK-"Ths Hunchback Of
Notre Dame"
The Washington times., 1924-06-10


Would you know him if he turned around? He
might be the next President or Vice President of the
United States
The greatest guessing contest of the century Is
opening today at Cleveland. The name Of the Presi-
dental nominee is well known. But the Vice Presi-
dental candidate has them all guessing
It's safe bet he viii be selected from the member
ship of the 6Sth Congress Who would be your GUEST
Yours is as good as anothers at this stage Of the
game.
Senator Borah has declined. Representative Dclin-
son, Of Iowa. has been named by his own state con-
vention. mick" Longworth, Congressman from Ohio
and son-in-aw of the late President Roosevelt might
be good guess
While the guessing is on would collection Of photo
graphs Of the possibilities interest you? And when
the decision is reached picture of the nominee7
The Pictorial Directory Of the 68th Congress" con-
tans complete collection Of photographs Of members
Of both the Senate and House Of Representatives You
should have a copy.
For the use of its readers The Washington Times
has secured a limited number Of these directories
Bring this coupon and $40 to the Hearst Building
1921 H street and secure your copy.
The Washington times., 1924-06-10
Sues Chaplin

Dispositions were taken in Los
Angeles for presentation in the
trial in the United States District
Court OF New York Of a suit
brought by Leo Loeb to collect
$4,000 from Charles 8. Chaplin.
Loeb, in his complaint, charged
that Shoulder Arms" q Chaplin
comedy, was a plagiarism of his
scenario, 1.-THE Rookie"
The Washington times., 1924-06-10
Course in Films

A course in Visual Aids in
Education. with Special Refer.
enceS to Motion Pictures" will be
given at George Washington Uni.
versity, by Laura ThornburGh.
author Of Motion Pictures In
Education. The course il de.
signed primarily for teachers who
will study methods Of instruction
through films.
The Washington times., 1924-06-10
LasIkY tO Sc Barrie

Jesse Z. Lasixy sails on the
Berenearia today to confer with
Sir James "a. Barrie on selec.
tion for the role Of PetAr Pan. A
number Of tests have been made
Of those deemed eligible. Barrie
win select one Of this number.
The Washington times., 1924-06-10

York Thsater Guilds new
home, now under construction,
with Fritz Lieber in the lead
June q Is the opening date
for the new 'Follies."
The Washington times., 1924-06-10

melO0lOuSs ~
m arka t h .
height Of the
r e m arkable
combination Of
talents Of w.
S. Gilbert and
Arthur Sullivan,
admirable col
La bOrator
Every seat In
Polls vast au-
ditoriurl was
occupied la st
night and each
occupant w as
enthusiastically
q ppre ciative.
u mike most
audiences, the
younger ele-
nnent did not
p redo inmate,
and there were
probably, scores
pre- 8 Q mt who
rarely attend
the theater, but
were attracted
by pleas a 1T
memories Of
long ago.
The character
Of Ko-KO, lord
high execution
er, il NEST ex-
acting and De
w of Hopper
was seldom abb
sent from the
stage, doing his
utmost ct all
times, yet UNI
marked by any
appearance Of
effort. The
most hardened
theater = goer
cannot resist
his work, and
his conception
. of the role is
so perfect that
there is no
-l - -A-A-A
The Washington times., 1924-06-10

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Evening star., 1924-06-15

ate four years, the intervals between
the sessions being devoted to d study
of stenography. He served as
amanuensis to various public men of
all political parties, and as a clerk
in the Treasury and Post Office de-
partments and in the census bureau
Some of the big men of the day
whose dictation he took included Mel
son w. Aldrich, when he first came
to the United States Senate after
having served in the House of Rep
resentatives; Senator'S William A
Wallace of Pennsylvania and Omar D.
Conger of Michigan, Representatives
William r. Morrison of Illinois and
Perry Belmont of New York, Gen
Francis A. Walker of Massachusetts,
then director of the United States
census bureau; William 3. Thomp-
son of Michigan, general superintend-
ent of the railway mail service and
later second assistant postmaster
general
Mr.. Barry began his career as a
Washington correspondent in 1879
with the Detroit Post and Tribune,
and continued as chronicler of ma
tional politics for exactly forty years
He served in the Washington office of
the Chicago Times and as correspond
ent of the Detroit Evening News and
the Detroit Evening Journal for
Evening star., 1924-06-15

many years. He did conside abl e
work for the st. Louis Chronicle, the
Cleveland Press, the Cincinnati Post
and other newspapers. From Novem-
ber, 1889, until June, 1904. he was
chief of the New York Sun bureau,
after having served two years ap-
premiership under the famous Am
brose W. Lyman. He resigned in
1904 to become editor-in-chief of the
Providence Journal and was its
Washington correspondent in 1919,
when elected sergeant alarms. In
1905 Mr.. Barry was assistant direc-
tor of publicity of the Republican ma
tional committee. And in 1912 and
1916 he was the director.
A S a Senate page he witnessed the
exciting scenes attendant upon
the session of the electoral commits
sion. AS correspondent of the Sun he
labored through the hot days and
nights of the summer of 1898, when
the Spanish American war was on, to
be followed by the making of peace,
the insurrection in the Philippines in
1899. and the war in Africa in 1900;
all testing to the limit the ability
of the Washington corps of cores
pondents to handle big news events.
AS correspondent of the Providence
Evening star., 1924-06-15

. 1F~TY years ago a page in the
- United States Senate; forty
five years ago entering upon
the nrnud estate of Washing
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Stories Of Men Who Made History
In National Capital Told by Writer
Of Remun;ce

nave no superstitions and no mis-
givings on that score. That should
be understood"
President Wilson's attitude on thu
subject of Washington correspond-
ence is shown in Mr.. Barry's book
as follows:
"One day, when Mr.. Wilson was IN
somewhat philosophic mood he fell
into discussion of the ethical side
of newspaper reporting. and laid
down a proposition which met with
no sympathetic response from those
present, and which seemed not to
make any impression upon the news
paper reading public or upon the
public generally. What eh said
in substance was that. accord
ing to his way of thinking, the
newspaper correspondent at Wash
ington and newspaper writer's gen
orally, in their handling of men
and measures, usually, or at least
too often, got the cart before the
horse, as it were. From his stand
point it was then and possibly still is,
or at least should be, the function of
the newspaper writers at the Capital
to expend their energies not so much
in reporting what the public men of
the country are doing and how they
are doing il as to write about what,
in the opinion of the writer's, the
public men should be doing, and thus
bring pressure to bear upon them
from their constituents to make them
do those things.
"One or two of the boldest report
ers present called attention to the
fact that they were employed by their
managing editors to tell what is go
ing on in Washington, and not to
write their views Of what should be
going on, adding what is, of course,
fact, that the managing editors
would not pay for or print sermons
intended to influence public men or
their constituents. But the President
persisted in the view that newspaper
writers should write more about what
ought to be done than what was
ject was dropped"
THE illustrations in Mr.. Barry's
book are particularly interesting
because they show such characters as
Joseph G. Cannon, Rutherford B.
Hayes, Gen. George A. Custer, Roscoe
Conkling, Thomas B. Reed. Nelson w
Aldrich, Gen. Ambrose L. Burnside
and Theodore Roosevelt as they act
ually appeared when holding the high
offices that brought them under the
Evening star., 1924-06-15

attention of Mr.. Barry as a chron-
icler.
But even more interesting are the
citous anecdotes in which the book
abounds. For example. he describes
how Uncle Joe" Cannon first danced
himself into the limelight when he
was forty-a slender, rosy-cheeked.
lond-haired and f1axen-bearded man
with the laughing blue eyes, the ge-
NAL smile and the inimitable left
handed gestures so well known to the
public. He was veritable village
cut-up that night" writes Mr.. Barry,
referring to the centennial exposition
in Philadelphia in 1876. Gen. Grant
was President then, and the whole
government, so to speak, went to the
City of Brotherly Love to start the
show Alright"
James G. BIaine's arch-enemy, Ros-
coe Conkiing, is described as having
"a turkey gobbler strut" and "a Ma
poleonic curl" who never walked as
other men do-he always strutted. He
used mauve ink in writing his per-
sonal letters, and his handwriting was
like that of an ultra fashionable
schoolgirl. When he summoned a
page in the Senate chamber he would
clap his hands above his head as Ro-
man emperors. according to ancient
paintings, used to do, and would con-
fide a message to the boy on a matter
of the most ordinary routine charac-
ter as if he were comforting knight
hood upon him; but woe to the boy
who made a mistake in the delivery
of the message!"
Tribute to 1.-The most pleasing ora
tor who had appeared in Congress in
a generation" and about whom the
present-day Washington correspond
ents know little-Senator Edward
Oliver Wolcott of Colorado, who put
the "Piumed Knight'r (BIaine) in
nomination for the presidency in 1892
is paid in Mr.. Barry's book. He says:
THE Colorado senator had a voice
that was a veritable silver trumpet.
1t was full, musical and resonant
and his reading was so wide, his men
tality so active and his wit so ready
that eloQuence dropped from his lips
as it now does from Senator Borah's."