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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-29

ton between add
ed work and add
ed responsibility.
Any intelligent
worker does well
to resent extra
work for which
there Is no more
ay. a n d In
which lies no
possible advance
Inent. II you're
making thirty
aprons q day and
the DOS8 GC1G 0A
to finish the ten
other aprons q
day which Mamie
left unfinished.
n1Ht We Unf a
legitimate cause
to yell. But II
the boss offers
YOU a chance TO
oversee the apron
making at times,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-29

at w hale 3.
They asked her
to take on some
extra RESPONSE
bility outside her
own department,
without additional
pay. Whereupon
she prom p ~
walked out.
They m ust
think I'm a
simp!" shorts Ell
len. "Expectin'
me to do an ex-
ira jolt of work
like that for
nothin'. How do
they get that
W a y that's
what / said to
Miss Haslet when
she told me they
cn11ldn'f RiHa me-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-29

Bridge towers, instead of
being mere hitching posts to
hold the suspended bridge,
could be stone giants half a
mile high, holding in each hand
one entrance to q bridge big
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-29
Interesting to Cement Makers
Also to Contractors Builders and Others
Builders and Others.

This picture shows a figure
of crushed stone and cement
which is used more and more
in England, in place OF stone
in architectural work. The con-
crete is cast or carved from a
single block and will take as
high a finish or polish as mar
BILE or granite.
The carving is done before
the concrete is thoroughly
"set," much more easily than
solid stone could be carved !,
Architects, contractors ana
builders will be interested IN
this substitute for carved stone.
An ingenious and daring IN
weston. with a taste for specula.
ton. can get molds made OF
some of the worlds greatest
statues and cast them for wide
distribution in parks ana prl-
vate residences on . big scale.
Anything that stimulates the
imagination of human beings
is q GOOD thing. Some day,
perhaps when our slxyscrapers
reach their maximum, reaching
a mile or so into the air, with
wide landings for fliers, we
shall try to do other things on
an equal scale Of bigness.
When that day comes we
may erect statues as tall as
the Washington Monument,
gigantic products of genius and
imagination that will make the
huge monuments Of old Egypt
look like little toys from a
child's Noah's ark.
r
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-29

4 III around US il the jungle waiting to come IN
"a Ii all the people in community were destroyed
- would not be long before the wild beasts invaded
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-29
LISTEN, WORLD!

ELLE has
- quit her Job
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

stopped us" Skinner writes He said: Boys it's comng It is in the sirl AS sure as we stand here am to be the next governor of Kentucky, From the governors chair there is just one more step-the president of the United statesI It has been writtenr
 But 'Marse Henry of the Louisville Courier Journal became neither governor nor president"
 Skinner tells very little of bis present work.
 He has been on the stage for almost so years. But he writes as f he was just stepping out on his career.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
TEACHING RECITATION

Another interesting anecaote of MadjosEa Is re lated in these words:
 "On the eve of the New Year OSam In Milwau kee gave little supper party to the company, which proved a oonvivia affair
 Everybody added his quota of song, story, i'm provision. Madame's contribution Was unique.
 We were in jcvial mood when she arose and said she knew a little recitation in Polish that might interest us A note of suspense and drama was struck at once.
 Her liquid voice became by turns melancholy and gay impassioned. tragic. light with happiness bighting with bitterness. Laughter rang through it. now sobs and moans. There was not note in the gamut of emotions she did not touch She finished with recurrent rhythm, fateful and DOT tentous.
 We were clutched hv the spell We dii not know what it was about but we knew it was ce Incl Nc 4l
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

Tressell'
 "Don't you think you ought to save that, Mir. Booth? asked.
 No. put it in with the others he said.
 By and by it was nothing but ashes. I felt as if had assised at a crime.
 ''He didn't finger so long now. He was eager to every fragment destroyed. l turned the flaming stuff so constantly with the long furnace poker that my face and hands were scorched with and did the work himself
 He had me knock the trunk to pieces, and that with the ropes that bound 1t, was the finish. We
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

narrates, was Maurice Barrymore. Nodjcska, ever the tenperamental actress, became enragcd at him one night and became quite hysterical.
 Mir. Barrymore" she cried lha had forgotten his lincsN, you are in, sulting. You are un, grateful. You owe everything tn me. l have made you."
 Made me?' echoed Barrymore. not the
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
CHANGED SCENE

ed. So he changed the scene = and Skinner hyed,
 For the frst time, probably, Skinner tells this story about Colonel Henry Watterson: Watterson, Walter Collier and Skinner re, turned on foot from s Louisville thea,er to their hotel. The streets were deserted.
 Just before We reached inc hotel Watterson
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
BARNUM AIDS

Unique. perhaps. among those actors who achieved fame. Is sklnners story of his start. He was projected upon the American stage by none other than P. T. Barnum, the circus man. Skinners parents were New England Universal ists. They objected to his plans to become an actor but withdrew their objections when he showed his determination.
 His father, a minister gave him letter to Bsrnum. Barnum in turn gave him letter tes tityins to his ability. of which Barnum knew nothing.
 skinner, then 19, bearded William Davldge Jr a producer of 1877. Davidge insisted he had no jobs. Skinner produced the letter from Barnum With almost equal alacrity Davidge produced contract for Skinner to sign.
 MAKESHIFT BEARD
 skinner's story embodies the growth of the stage, It is rich in anecdotes of the early days when the play was not the finished product it is now.
 In his early days of transforming Skinner does not use the wordJ he was cast to play the part of a man who wore heavy beard.
 One night he forgot to prepare the beard. Here. III fix you" said an Incorrigble faker named rocks, Sknnet states. Diving into his coat pocket, Brooks pulled out package of fine cut tobacco and removed two liberal wads, which, pasted to sknners jowls, made convincing mutton chops
 After an assault upon the heroine in the third stt. however. all that remained was dark brown smear on each cheek.
 Later in his climb Skinner was starred with
 Copyright 1928, by NEA Ser,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
BATTLES MULDOON

At another show William Muldoon, now New York state boxing com. missioner, appeared as Charles. The Elks had bought out the house in Baltimore and Muldoon had volun. tered as an added attraction.
 Muldoon failed to appear at rehear. sal and sauntered in about 10 min. utes before the curtain went up.
 Skinner and he agreed upon 6 fall, but owing to the lack of time were forced to work out the details of the match on the stage.
 "I hurled myself at his massive frame" Skinner says, and to my amazement found myself bounding back from him es If 1 was a rubber ball. Again! l was lifted, gently waved in the sir and set down care. fully on my feet. Then began to get boiling mad. l tackled him from every side and seized every portion of him"
 Finish 1t. I'm all in,' gasped.
 "Givins me a strange look, he numbered down on the grass mat and deliberately put his shoulder to the floor. l fell on his chest.
 "when l reached the dressing. room Muldoon was sitting on a stool calmly smoking his reliEhted cigar. not hair ruffled.
 After a moment he said. Skinner. you got some of the damndest holds on me ever saw"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

NRLANDo. in shakespeAfe's "As You Like It." prooably
 brought Otis Skinner mora fun than any other plot, if one judges alright by his memoirs.
 In this part he throws A wrestler. 1mpresarlos usually feature some known athlete as the wrestler.
 During the Worlds Fair iu Chicago Skinner was invited to play Orlando at an open-air performance.
 Sandow. the strong man. had been announced for the part of Charles. the wrestler. He was running an athletic show in town. When the idea was preached. he said:
 Me? I can act anything in the world"
 Then he demanded to know what he was to do. He was told he had bout with a fellow named Skinner, and the actor threw him.
 He what?' demanded the strong man.
 He throws you-it's in the play" Nobody can throw me-" declared Sandow.
 But that's the way it's in the play"
 DIDN'T WHISTLE
 That's all right. Change the play and vrestle." was Sandow's ulti. matum. Shakespeare wasn't changed, and Sandow was another star that didn't play.
 On another occasion 6 semi.pro. fessional prizefghter from e Pitts. burg rolling mill was hired as Charles. The town was placarded with signs:
 THE WRESTLING CONTEST TONIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN OTIS SKINNER OF NEW YORK
 AND JAMES DUNKELLY
 OF ALLEGHENY
 James one line, Come, where k this young gallant that is so desirous to lie with mother earth" was spoken in penny.whtstle voice that evoked a smile from the audience.
 They went at 1t tooth and nail for awhile, but when Dunkelly, at Skin. ner's signal, obediently did q parbola over Skinner's shoulder to the floor. an admirer from the gallery shouted: "Ah, Jimmie, l could do you my. self"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

something tremendous. In the silence. after she had ended someone asked
 "'What was 1t, madame? What was 1t? "T merely recIted the alphabet in Polish she answered."
 How C. F. Frohman, who died with the sink. ing of the Lusitana. rewrote Balsac to suit his tastes, is told in Skinner's chapter describing events under Frohmans mana cement.
 CHANGED SCENE
 Frohman had horror of death scenes. Had he produced King Lear, believe he would have wished 1t to end happily" Skinner writes. In the production of the dramatization of La Raboul. lcuse the character Colonel Philippe Brideau dies in q gory finale.
 But the people don't come here to see Skinner die Frohman protest.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

Madame Modjeska. Previous to this Modjeska had been starred in London. Her managers, realizing that she was practically unknown. re- sorted to American methods of advertising. The city was plastered with signs that bore the single word: Modjeska.
 Her leading man in her London stay, Skinner
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

ECRETS of the Amer. ican stage. untold for 50 years, are revealed by Otis Skinner.
 The actor who has. starred with Edwin Booth, Madame Mod. jeska, Augustln Daly and Lawrence Barrett has turned author In his opulent years.
 He has searched the memory of five decades to let the public in on the little secrets held in
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

common by those who grimaced on the other side of the 4ootlights.
 Perhaps the most important of skinner's memoirs in his volume. "Footlights and Spot. lights" is his story of the burning of the cos. tunes of John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lnooln.
 This story. added to history for the first time, k set down in tho words of Carrie Davidson, faithful property man of Edwin Booth, John Wilkes brother. Davidson told the story to Skin. AsH
 tOu having his dressing .room about 13 o'clock. 1fR. Booth save me orders to wake him at in the morning. After the lights of the theater were out, lay on . cot in the propertyroom, but p3 course I couldn't sleep. The day had been stormy; sleet was beating on the window.panes and strange sounds came from every part of the biz empty theatsr. was glad when the time same for the call.
 eT mounted the stairway to his apartment and taade, some strong coffee over 6 spirit lamp in the MeaSy. This done, opened the door to the bedroom. He was lying partly dressed and in deeA sleep.
 s3r. Booth had one pecularity-hs was con. hssed and irritated if suddenly awakened from &DeN sometimes he would throw the nearest tyt3Ge at hand at the one who reused him.
 REMOVES WEAPONS
 k1 precaution removed the pipe and book win which he had smoked and read himself to slsep-even his boots put out of the way. then shook him gently end told him it was time.
 fAs expected, he sat up in daze and reached for something to throw at me. but 1t was only a fash. For minute or two he sat sort of studying the bedelothes, very thoughtful. I fetched the sottee. After drinking two cups of 1t. he asked e'sHn showing, Carrier f, E,Yes. sir
 q helped him into his coat. ! e'where shall go Mir. Booth% asked. f sTo the furnaceroom,' he said.
 s.Taking the lantern had left outside his door, led the way across the black stage and down to the furnace-room. Near the furnace was a large trunk, like 6 packing case. tied with ropes. s9d knocked of the top of the box which was Hckety and old.
 "Thers lay the costumes of John Wilkes Booth, sn musty and smelling Of oamphor.
 PILES OF COSTUMES
 sThere was no tray in the trunk-the things were just packed up solid, and on the top Of the , pile were some swords and wigs. These, after a moment or two, he laid aside on the overturned
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

trunk cover and commenced taking out the cos. tumes.'
 "The first was Louis XVI coat of steelblue broadcloh He turned it about at arms length as if he were trying to picture his brothers figure init and remembering when he had worn it last Then he handed 1t to me-
 Put it in there' he said, pointing 10 the heater l opened the door, Twas & shame to destroy anything so handsome l looked back at him. he was as still statue waiting. There was no help for It. 1 showed 1t in It settled down on the blaze with a sort of hss--a bit of lace at the sleeve caught. and the coat was in flames.
 There was a black beaded Hamlet hauberk which Mr. Booth turned about curiously before passing to me. It didn't need much guessing to know how hard 1t was for him to part with it. Then there came some shape dresses-Elizabethan silk stockings and velvet shoes. They may have been worn for Iago-he had played the part There were cavaliers costumes like those used in The Hunchback' and The Dukes Motto.' Those had seen service and showed their wear, for John Wilkes most successful performances, with the exception of his Richard the Third had been in the romantic plays.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
METAMORA

"Done up in cloth was an Indian dress-renu. inc thng-with photograph of John Wilkes in the same costume, dated Richmond. va, 1s69.6O. l guess that was Metamora.
 He came across package Of letters wrapped in handkerchief and tied with an old ribbon. AS he examined their addresses, l shot 6 glance over his shoulder and saw that they were directed to Wilkes in a womans handwriting.
 He had looked at only few, when his eyes flashed, and setting his jaws, he stepped over and threw the package the coals I've often won. dered who had written those letters. No one will ever know.
 Presently he drew out long, belted. purple velvet shirt, ornamented with jewels. and an arm hole cloak trimmed in fur. Both garments were
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
FATHERS. TOO

My fathers he said. Carrie, 1t was my fathers Richard III dress. He wore 1t in Boston on the first night l went on the stage as
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

stood watching the snaky rims running through the ashes, then he told me to shut the furnace door,
 "'That's all,' he said very quietly We'll go now'
 II looked at my watch; 1t was nearly S.
 "The morning was still black and stormy. Some where loose shutter was banging against the side of the building and booming through the empty galleries"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

creased and worn In places. He sat down on the trunk with the things on his knee and for a while he didn't move-just sat looking at the costume; then he broke down and cried like a child,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

least bit faxed, "why 1 was known in London when people did not know whether you were a woman or a toothpaste."
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
Likes to Wrestle

NRLANDO. in shakespeAfe's " "As You Like It." probably
, 1925-01-29

Warren MCGEE OF Saratoga spent
several days In this city the latter
part OF last week. He left on Sun
day for his home In saratoga.
, 1925-01-29
officials
and Legislators
To See University

Approximately three hundred peo-
pie, including the members of the
Eighteenth Wyoming Legislature,
and Wyoming state officials, will be
guests Of the University Of Wyom-
Ing and the Laramie Council of In
dustry, this afternoon and evening
according to reports from Laramie.
The visit will be primarily for the
purpose Of inspecting the State Uni
versity and university officials have
outlined a program designed to at
ford their guests ample opportunity
of acquainting themselves with the
state institution.
According to plans announced late
last week, the guests will be furn-
ished guides who will be at their dis
posal throughout the afternoon. Fol-
lowing a banquet at the University
Commons in the evening, the visitors
will be taken to the new Gymnasium
where the University cadets and the
mems and women's physical educa-
ton classes will demonstrate by their
exercises the great variety Of uses
to which the new building will be
put. In addition to these demonstra-
tions the visitors will be invited to
attend the swimming events to take
place in the new swimming pool.
, 1925-01-29
Senator Warren
Has Field Seeds
Free Distribution

Senator Warren desires to distrib-
ute among Wyoming farmers and
ranchmen a small quota Of dry-land
field seeds allotted to him by the
Department of Agriculture.
The varieties are: Kursk millet,
field beans, field peas, white sweet
clover, and Grimm alfalfa.
Applicants should state which va
riety is desired as first choice, and
may also specify second and third
choice.
The total number of packages. in
GLIDING all five varieties, is only
1926, and hence the Senator does not
feel that a statewide distribution
would be possible unless he confines
the distribution to only n package
to each applicant.
Requests will be attended to in
order of their receipt, until the sup
ply is exhausted. Only the early APP
%plicants, therefore, will have oppor-
tunity to obtain the varieties most
desired.
, 1925-01-29

The factory will be in Toronto,
Ont. and will displace the one es-
tablished by Dodge Brothers several
years g at .Walkerville, directly
across the river from Detroit. The
building acquired for the purpose
in Toronto are among the finest
erected by the Imperial Government
for munitions work during the World
War. Their original cost was ST.
100000 and subsequent improve
ments represent an investment of an
other half million. Facilities are
available for one OF the largest auto
mobile plants in Canada.
The Canadian business will be con-
Quoted by a subsidiary company,
Dodge Brothers (Canada) Limited,
incorporated under the laws OF the
Dominion. 1t will govern its own
production and formulate its own
the parent organization and with the
served. Mr.. E. P. GARRISON, 1t is
announced, is general manager. Mr..
Clarkson, a native Canadian, has rep
resented Dodge Brothers in Canada
nearly ten years.
The natural preference of British
subjects for products manufactured
by fellow subjects of Great Britain,
together with possible tariff advant-
ages, make 1t entirely logical for
Dodge Brothers to produce cars in
Canada for export to other British
territory said Mr.. Clarkson.
This was the thought in mind
in establishing a manufacturing and
assembling plant in Walkerville sew
eral years ago. The output of this
plant, however, was practically all
absorbed in Canada and we are now
preparing to enlarge production
enough to leave a good surplus for
export"
, 1925-01-29
SUFFRAGE PIONEER EARLY
DAYS DIED IN DENVER

DENVER, COLO, JAN. 23.-Fun-
eral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Lee
Stark, who died Monday at the Old
Ladies' home after a short illness,
will be held at the Olinger mortuary
this afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Mrs. Stark had the distinction Of
being the second woman in the Unit
ed States to cast a vote after woman
suffrage had been established in Wy
oming. She then was a resident of
Cheyenne, and cast her ballot there
on Sept. 1870. In the election last
fall she voted the straight Republican
ticket, which her family always had
supported.
Her maiden name was Elizabeth
Lee and she was born 1t Guilford,
Conn, July 20, 1888, and received
her education there. She later taught
at several Institutes and seminaries
in Meriden and Durham, Conn.
In the COS she went to Cheyenne.
Her brother, Gen. Edward w. Lee, a
Union soldier during the Civil war,
was appointed the first secretary of
the territory of Wyoming by Presi-
dent Grant.
Mrs. Stark was married Sept. 80,
1874. Her husband was superintend-
ent of schools at Cheyenne from 1870
to 1884. He died several years ago.
Mrs. Stark is survived by , a son.
Edward Theyer Stark, an employee of
the Denver Cab company.
, 1925-01-29

DOr6S =2 .2G

A. w. Hedges came over from the
Leo country last week, and will
spend the remainder of the winter at
the Gust Nelson ranch, where he will
assist in the care of the cattle.
Calves were vaccinated on the
Long 9 ranch the first Of the week.
They vaccinated them twice at once.
Once for the prevention against
blackleg and another time against
some disease with which the calves
on that ranch became afflicted last
year Altho the disease has not ap-
peared at all this year, the wner
believes that an ounce of prevention
is worth a pound Of cure.
Magpies are very numerous this
winter, and the pests must be Starv-
ing for they are eating the brands
and any other sore spots on the cat
tie, causing terrible abrasions on the
poor brutes. Many have resorted to
poisoning the birds. but it seems that
there are so many that one cannot
miss them NO matter what is done.
Several bundles of musk-rat and
coyote hides were shipped from here
NY DdTCtl Dust, again ldSl WSch, ulSu
shows that the men in this commun-
ity are not always idle.
A slight fall of snow came on Sat
urday evening-not exactly snOw-
more like hail, and we all held our
breath thinking that we were per-
haps in for another storm, but the
thermometer went down and the
barometer went up, and in less than
no time the clouds cleared away and
today Is like spring again. We can
stand weather like this for a while
too, for a great deal of hay has been
fed already and had such weather
as that of the past month continued
our stockmen would have run short
of feed before the last OF May.
Arthur Ekola was a Hanna visitor
last week, having gone to the min
ing town to visit relatives and after
supplies for the ranch.
Joe Novak spent a couple OF days
in the little Basin, the guest of the
Schmale brothers.
, 1925-01-29

rectors Of said corporation is five,
and the names Of those Directors who
shall manage the affairs Of the COM
pany for the first year are: G. H.
Whittum, Ethel Fuiks, 8. E. Toliver.
1. K. Miller and Thomas Love, all of
Rawlins, Wyoming. The name Of the
Town and County in which the oper-
atoms of said company is to be car
ried on, is the City of Rawlins, in
the County of Carbon, and elsewhere
as may be hereafter designated by
the Board of Directors, and the To-
cation of the principal office in this
State is at Room No. 4, Osborne
Block Building. Rawlins, Wyoming.
and the name of the agent in charge
thereof is Mr.. C. H. Whittum, Raw
Inns, Wyoming.
Dated this 2sth day of January.
A. d. 1925.
Rawlins Theatre Company. Inc,
BY c. H. Whittum, President.
First publication Jan. 20, 1925.
Third publication Feb. IL. 1925.