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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-04
FINDS MANY RELATIVES.

General Dawes says he didn't
know he had 80 many relatives.
At least third of his visitors
at the Willard have been kin.
folks, all wanting good seats in
the inaugural stand at the
Capitol. The General ran out of
tickets a long time ago, but he
offered his best wishes and hoped
they would get to see the parade.
General Dawes and his three
brothers were together today for
the first time in years. They
were photographed in a group at
the Dawes apartment, and sat
side by side on the inaugural
stand. They are Henry, Rufus
and Herman. Henry was form
erly Comptroller Of the Currency.
Everyone has his own idea
about the size of the inaugural
crowd this year. There are a
lot Of strangers in town-prob.
ably forty thousand or so-but
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-04
CAMERAS IN USE.

1t was conservatively estimated
that more than $4,000 cameras
are in use in Washington today.
A corps Of 800 newspaper
photographers and movie men.
here from Baltimore. Philadel-
phia, New York, Chicago and
every other big city within 500
miles of Washington, was on
hand early today.
Amateur photographers made
up the rest Of the Photographic
group.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-04
GILLETT IS SAD.

The gavel that Vice President
Dawes used to call the new Senate
to order at 1901 o'clock today was
presented to him by the American
Legion Post of Marietta, Ohio-his
home town. 1t was made from
wood which formerly served In
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-04

Balconies along Pennsylvania
avenue especially toward the
Capitol, were shored up with
heavy timber to bear the unusual
burdens OF the inaugural crowds
which used them as vantage
places from which to view the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-04

Army ambulances from Walter
Reed Hospital were held in readi-
ness at John Marshall place and
Pennsylvania avenue for any
emergency that might arise. The
Naval Hospital ambulance was
stationed at Seventh street and
the Avenue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-04
INDIANS IN PARADE.

Four Sioux Indians from the
Rosebud reservation in South
Dakota marched in the parade.
They were Standing Bear,
Spotted Tail, Whirlwind Soldier
and Hill Ahead. All wore their
native dress with feather head
pieces.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-04

Dawes is the second citizen of
Illinois to become Vice Presi-
dent. The first was Adlai E.
Stevenson. who was Vice Presi-
dent in Cleveland's second ad-
ministration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-04
COOLIDGE PARTNER HERE.

Charles Evans Hughes led the
Cabinet through it's part in the in
auguraI ceremonies for the last
time today. At $50 a. m. tomor-
row he will turn the State Depart
ment over to Frank F.. Kellogg.
late Of the Court of st. James, but
today a private citizen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-04

With Spanish sunburn on his
brow, Alexander Moore, of Pitts
burgh, United States ambassador
at Madrid, shivered 'on the in
augural stand. He says he's go.
ing back soon where it's warmer.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
John Steel, Singer.

WHEN America decided to go into
the war and stop the fighting
in Europe John Steel was a profes-
sional singer at funerals.
OF course. he never hung out a
sign saying Funeral Singer" but in
reality that became a sort of spe-
cialty with him. He says he liked
ii, because every one was feeling so
badly about the person TO be buried
that they couldn't hear the singing
and no~particular attention was paid
to his vocal efforts. He drew a nice
stipend and was in great demand.
He could sing songs In u manner
that moved the mourners, so II was
this, he believes, that first gave him
faith in his appeal" Still he didn't
branch out to any extent He didn't
have that much faith in himself.
John had skipped away from school
at the tender age of Is, launched
himself in some sort of business
career that wasn't very profitable and
he felt for a time that it was nice
to do the funeral work" as a sort
of vocation.
But, as before noted, along came
the war, and with it came Johns
great opportunity. He found when
he reached France that the officials
wanted men who could sing for the
boys to keep up their spirits, 1t was
out of his line somewhat, but he
gladly burst forth into rollicking
songs. The boys enjoyed them and
when he came back home he found
that he had brought a reputation with
him.
John is here in vaudeville this
week.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
New Type of Leading Man.

GLORIA SWANSON, as a reiguing
queen of the silversheet. con-
ferred the accolade of screen knight
hood on Anthony Jowitt, by making
him her leading man in THE Coast
of Folly" which will be shown in
Washington for the first time this
afternoon.
Jowitt will be remembered as the
young lieutenant in love with Alice
Joyce in THE Little French Girl" He
is a Britisher, with ali a Britisher's s
mastery of the little niceties of man
ner and department and one of those
types that are sought after in the
movies.
Jowitt came to America n short
time ago TO write. He had exper-
fenced some success as a writer in
London and he wanted to avail him
self of the wider field to be found in
America. In New York. however. he
was carried away with the idea of be
coming an actor instead and It was
as a stage actor that Jesse l.. Lasky
of the Famous Players-L -Lasky Corpo-
ration discovered" and led him into
the movies.
This part opposite Miss Swanson
means a lot to me-" he says, land
I'm highly appreciative. In this pic
ture, she knew / was inexperienced in
Evening star., 1925-08-30
The Crandall MERGER.

Washington theaters involved in the
combination are Crandalfs Metropolis
tan, Tivol. Ambassador, Central.
Savoy. Avenue Grand, Apollo, York
Home, Lincoln and the new Colony.
under construction at the corner of
Georgia avenue and Farragut street
mort Invest.
The Crandall houses in Cumberland,
Md; Martinsburg. w. Va, and Roa-
noke, Va, were not included but the
regional First National franchise for
the Washington territory and Gran
dall's Exhibitors Film Exchange,
handling Independent product, were.
"As YOU weren'
Evening star., 1925-08-30
CHEVY CHASE.

Today and tomorrow, Reginald Den
ny in "Oh. Doctor" Aesop's Fables,
news events; Tuesday Jetta Goudal
and Godfrey Tearle in "Salome of the
Tenements." Imperial comedy, House
FliCkers'; Wednesday and Thursday,
Alice Terry in ANY Woman" Cliff
Bowes and Virginia Vance in Desert
Blues" newspaper fun and news
events: Friday, William Desmond in
The Sunset Trail" Mack Sennetts 8
Lizzies of the Field" and first chap
ter of new serial; Saturday, Glen
Tyron in The Battling Orioles Uni
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Buriesque Star.

EVELYN CUNNINGHAM, reckoned
by some the peer of any star in
modern burlesque, comes TO Washing
ton today at the head of her own com
pany. which she calls Her Gang"
During the past two years Miss Cum
ningham has probably received a
greater need of appreciation than has
been bestowed upon any player in bur
lesque. Her personality and beauty
added 70 her talents have established
her as prime favorite.
A dashing chorus of pretty girls Sc
lected by Miss Cunningham herself
and costumed with colorful effect in
handsome scenic settings is a feature
of her show.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
tpOI
AVENUE GRAND.

Today and tomorrow. Corinne Crit
nth in The Marriage Whirl," and
comedy: Tuesday and Wednesday,
''Beggar on Horseback" and our
'Iiang" in The Mysterious Mystery:
Thursday. Herbert Rawlinson III The
Man in Blue" Hal Roach comedy and
Pathe Review; Friday, Evelyn Brent
in Smooth as Satin" Stan Laurel in
Twins" and news; Saturday. Lea
rrice Joy in The Dressmaker From
Paris" and Charlie Chase in What
pricp Goofyor
Evening star., 1925-08-30
CAROLINA.

Today and tomorrow, Her Hus-
bands Secret" with Antonio Moreno
and Patsy Ruth Miller; Tuesday.
Laurette Taylor in "One Night in
Rome: Wednesday, Ewes Secret"
Betty Compson and Jack Holt; Thurs
day, Edmund Lowe in Champion of
Lost Causes; Friday, THE Sporting
Venus" with Blanche Sweet, Lew
Cody and Matt Moore: Saturday, The
Hunted Woman with Seena Owen
and Francis Mcdonald
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Talented Washington Boy

| LLOYD BARRETT, a ten-year-oId
Washington boy and protege OF
the late Mrs. Warren G. Harding. in
now playing a Juvenile part in ~
Kiss for Cinderella" the FamouS
Players Lasky picture.
Young Lloyd is a. great adnirer o
Jackie Coogan and also an initaror
of Jackie, with a. strong resemblanca
to Americas Juvenile star Some
prominent American sculptors and d
well-known foreign sculptor have pro
nounced Lloyd a perfect" boy.
His mother is planning a trip abroad
in the near future for her son and
upon his return VIII try him in
picture Of his own.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Next Weeks Photoplays

N~At w @SN > i lIotopl6S S5
KIALTO-William Fox's The
Iron Horse"
METROPOLITAN - Richard
Barth h I'm css in Shore
Leave"
PALACE = Metro-Goldwyn's
Sun Up"
COL U NJ B A-Cecil B. de
Miles The Ten Command
.ments."
TINOLI-"Wild Horse Mesa"
The Lady Who Lied" THE
Street OF Forgotten Men"
and The Man in Blue"
AMBASSADOR shore
Leave" "Beggar on Horse
back, "Baree. Son OF
kazan. and Night Life Of
New York"
CENTRAL-"Bad Lands, THE
Marriage Whirl" "Beggar on
Horseback" and "Raffles."
Evening star., 1925-08-30

As the first production for the com
ing season. 4. IL. Sebastian. genera
manager Of Belasco Productions. Inc.
will shortly begin the filming o.
Fifth Avenue" described as an epic
of Ea stern America. just as THE
Covered Wagon" dealt with the win
ming Of the West. Fifth Avenue" b.
Arthur Stringer. is said to be an alb
sorbing tale OF the famous street
one of the best known and the mos
colorful thoroughfares in America
Evening star., 1925-08-30

a lot of things and she gave me o
hundred little helpful suggestions"
His next appearance on the screen
will be in support of Richard Dix in
The Lucky Devil"
Evening star., 1925-08-30

With the Dance" and Spat Family in
Meet the Missus"; Saturday, Rim
Tin-Tin in Where the North Begins"
first episode of the new Pathe serial,
Play Ball" with Walter Miller and
Allene Ray, also Our Gang in The
Big Town" (Shows continuous on
Saturday from ?, and Sunday from 3
T. MI
Evening star., 1925-08-30

IT was with keen sense of satisfac
ton that Washington amusement
lovers learned two days ago that the
merger of the II Crandall theaters in
the National Capital with the Stanley
Company of America, under the new
firm name of the Stanley Crandall
Company, will not remove Harry NJ.
Crandall founder of the theater chain
bearing his name, from the active
managing dictatorship of the several
houses.
The deal, it has been announced,
was consummated only upon the ex-
press stipulation by the Stanley off
cials that Mr.. Crandall sign a long
term contract to continue as the guild
ing genius of the circuit of houses
which he has brought to n high point
of popularity and profit.
1t is also stated that the executive
and house staffs of the Crandall or
ganizatton Will remain intact without
changes in personnel. The present
staff is the one that developed the
chain from a few small houses to one
of the most important exhibiting
units in the United States and their
services are deemed valuable by the
Stanley executives as we'll as by Mr..
Crandall. with whom they have been
associated continuously for almost a
decade.
The deal by which the Crandall in
terests We're merged with the Stanley
Company is one of the biggest in
Washington'S real estate or amuse-
ment annals. some IS, 900 900 being in
volved. The Crandall theaters now
take their place as unit in gigantic
amalgamation of exhibitors enter
prises representing a total capitaliza-
tion of approximately $50 900 900 kThe
Evening star., 1925-08-30
EMPIRE.

Today and tomorrow, Marie Provost
and Monte Blue in Kiss Me Again"
and comedy, Afternoon Tee; Tues
day and Wednesday. Betty C9npson
and Jack Holt in Ewes Secret" and
comedy. "Gridiron Gertie"; Thursday.
Dorothy Mackaill in The Streets of
New York" comedy, Alice Gets
Stung," and Fox News; Friday. NIL
ton Sils in The Last Hour" and
comedy. The Kick About; Saturday,
Big Boy Williams in The Desert
Rose" comedy. "Dyin' for Love-" and
ITnN News
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Continued from First PageJ

'Waiting, and the Crandall Saturday
NighterS in Taking the Air.: Tues
DAY and Wednesday, Mabel Ballin,
FORREST Stanley and Russell Simpson
IN Beauty and the Bad Man" adapt
ed from the story by Peter B. Kyne.
also Mack Sennett's Super Hooper
Dyne Lizzies" and the Pathe Review;
Thursday and Friday, Milton SillS,
supported by Dorothy Mackaill. in
First Nationals The Making of
O'Malley," also an Aesop Fable and
Lyman II. Howe Hodge Podge";
Saturday, Anita Stewart in Vita
graphs production. "Baree, Son of
kazan.' augmented by Charlie Chase
In What Price Goofy?"
II\C0LN-"Yhe Desert Flower"
Colleen Moore in one of her most
engaging characterizations will be
the star at the Lincoln Theater the
first three days of this week, when
the attraction will be The Desert
Flower" p" First Nationals version of
the play by Don Mutually with the
support including Lloyd Hughes,
Frank Brownlee. Kate Price. Hank
Mann. Anna May Walthali and VII
liam Norton Bailey. Harry Langdon
in His Marriage Wow laughable
shown.
Wednesday and Thursday will be
Nitagraphs version of James Oliver
Curwood's '.Baree. Son of kazan,'
starring Anita Stewart; also Lige
Conley in Hello. Good Bye" and Ly-
man II. Howe Hodge Podge"; Friday
and Saturday, Cniversal's production,
The Man in Blue" starring Herbert
tiaWlinson: the juvenile comedy,
Baby Blues" and the Pathe Review.
APOLLO.
Today and tomorrow, Milton Sills
and Dorothy Mackaill in The Making
of O'Malley." and comedy: Tuesday
and Wednesday. Corinne Griffith in
The Marriage Whirl," and Cliff
Bowes in "Funs Fun; Thursday.
Evelyn Brent in Smooth as Satin"
and Charlie Chase in What Price
Goofy?"; Friday Raymond Griffith In
The Night Club" and Roach's "A
Sailor Papa: Saturday Herbert
Rawlinson and Madge Bellamy in
The Man In Blue" and Eddie Nelson
In Going Great
Evening star., 1925-08-30
ELITE.

Sunday and Monday. Colleen Moore,
Leon Enrol and Lloyd Hughes in
Sally" the Ziegfeld musical show;
Tuesday. Pat O'Malley, Wanda Haw-
ley and Wallace Beery in Let Women
Alone: Wednesday and Thursday,
Norma Talmadge in The Lady;
Friday. Alice Lake and Ralph Lewis
in The Overland Limited; Saturday.
Creighton Hale and Dorothy Mackaill
in The Mine With the Iron Door.
The feature each day is supplemented
with comedy films.
Evening star., 1925-08-30

!. f. Murdoch, formerly manager of
Crandalls Avenue Grand Theater, re-
signed last week. to take effect today.
Mr. Mufdock will be succeeded by,
John B. Upperman, transferred from
Crandalls Apollo. Mr.. Upperman is
one of the veterans of the Crandall
forces, having previously managed
Crandalls Savoy. His place at the
Apollo will be taken by Steven Eli
bacher. who formerly was associated
with Crandall's Savoy, but has been
out of the Crandall service for some
time.
The old passenger steamer Wal
men. historic on the Pacific as the
former S. s. City of Topeka, will
play an important part in the filming
OF Lord jim" Joseph Conrad's novel
of the sea. Recently the boat was
dragged off her mudfiat berth at Viii
mington, Calf. and oyerhauled for
use. 1t will be used in the story as
the ancient steamer which sunk in
the Indian Ocea n
Evening star., 1925-08-30

in The Sporting Venus" Mack Sen
nett's The Lions Whiskers." and
scenic; Friday. Reed Howes in
Youths Gamble" THE Fighting
Ranger and comedy; Saturday,
Jack Hoxie in THE Sign of the
Cactus" comedy, sportlight and re-
view.
TAKOMA.
Today and tomorrow, Tom Meighan
and Lila Lee in old Home Week;
Pathe News; comedy; Tuesday. Buster
keaton in Seven Chances and Irene
Rich in MY Wife and T.; Wednesday
and Thursday, Claire Windsor and Pat
O'Malley In The White Desert;
comedy: Friday. Anna Q. Nilsson and
Lewis Stone in The Talker"; Aesop's
Fables; comedy, 'Pacemakers'' Sat
urday, Harry Carey in Soft Shoes;
Aesop's Fables: serial, ''Sunken Sill
yer" No. Q: comedy
YORK.
Today and tomorrow. Milton Sills
and Dorothy Mackaill in The Max
ing of O'Malley." and comedy: Tues
day, Betty Compson and Jack Holt
in Ewes Secret" and Stan Laurel in
Twins; Wednesday, Nazimova in
The Redeeming Sin" and Walter
HERS in oh. Bridget; Thursday
Ricardo Cortez and Jetta Goudal in
The Spaniard," Aesop Fable and
Pathe Review; Friday, House Peters
in "Raff1es," and comedy; Saturday.
Bert Lytell in Steele of the Royal
Mounted" Lloyd Hamilton in Wait
ing" and Hodge Podge."
Evening star., 1925-08-30
HOME.

To-day. Bebe Daniels in THE
Manicure Girl" and Earle FoXe in
Paul Jones. Jr.": tomorrow, Dorothy
Mackaill in "Chickie." and Aesop
Fable; Tuesday, William Haines and
Dorothy Devore in Fighting the
Flames" and Eddie Nelson in Going
Great; Wednesday. Corinne Griffith
in ''Decla asse." and Earl Hurd cartoon:
Thursday, Eva Novak and William
Fairbanks in Tainted Money" COM
edy and sportlight; Friday, "Beggar
on Horseback" and Hal Roach COM
edy; Saturday, Bert Lytell in Steele
of the Royal Mounted" comedy and
Pat he ReNieW
Evening star., 1925-08-30
PRINCESS.

Today and tomorrow, Richard Bar
thelmess in Soul Fire" Lloyd Hamil-
ton in King Cotton and Episode
2 of "Perils of the Wilds"; Tues
day, Madge Bellamy in "A Fool and
His Money" and comedy, step
Lightly; Wednesday, Charles Ray IN
Dynamite Smith and comedy, His
High Horse; Thursday, Evelyn Brent
in Alias Mary Flynn" Aesop's
Fables and comedy, also amateur
night; Friday, William Fairbanks in
Women First" Larry Semon Com
edy and news reel; Saturday. Harry
Carry in THE Texas Trail" Al st.
John in Fares Please" and Episode
10. The Fighting Ranger"
Evening star., 1925-08-30
DCIIBARTOE.

Today. Eleanor Boardman and Matt
Moore in The Way of a Girl; to-
morrow, Florence Vidor and Edward
Lorton in Marry Me-; Tuesday.
Madge Bellamy and Kenneth Harlan
in On the Stroke of Three: We'd
nesday. The Warrens of Virginia;
Thursday. Colleen Moore and Lloyd
Hughes in Sally; Friday, Louise
Fazendor and Ricardo Cortez in The
Woman: Saturday. Fred Thompson
IN The Wild Bulls Liar"
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Photoplays This Week
CIRCLE.

versal's Dog BISCUITS" and fifth
chapter. Play Ball"
Evening star., 1925-08-30

Today, Alice Terry and Lewis Stone
in Confessions of a Queen; Monday,
Eleanor Boardman, Pat O'Malley and
Harrison Ford in Proud Flesh; Tues
day. Raymond Griffith and Pauline
Starke in Paths to Paradise; We'd
nesday, Laura La Plante and Eugene
O'Brien in Dangerous Innocence;
Thursday and Friday, showing and
pm, Alice Terry and Conway
Tearle in THE Great Divide; Sat
urday, Lon CLANCY and Johnny Ar
thur in THE Monsieur.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
RAPHAEL

Today and tomorrow, Richard Bar
thelmess i'm Soul Fire" comedy,
Aesop's Fable; Tuesday. Claire Wind
sor and Pat O'Malley in The White
Desert" also Fox News: Wednesday,
Johnny Walker and Clara Bow in
"Lilltes of the Street" and comedy;
Thursday, Shirley Mason in The
Stardust Trail" also comedy: Friday
Charles Ray in Dynamite smith,
also Pacemakers, No. 5, Fast Male;
Saturday, Strongheart iIf White
Fang" "Sunlen Silver" No. 8. and
comedy Surprise matinee for chill
dren.
SAVOY.
Today, Alma Rubens and Percy
Marmont in "A Woman's Faith" and
Lige Conley in wide Awake: tomor-
row, Three Keys" Stan Laurel in
Twins" and Screen Almanac; Tues.
day, Bebe Daniels and Norman Kerry
in Daring Youth" Earle Foxe in
THE Hunt" and scenic; Wednesday.
Tom Mix in 'Dick Turpin." and juve-
nile comedy; Thursday. Blanche
Sweet. Lew Cody and Ronald Colman
Evening star., 1925-08-30
PARK.

Today and tomorrow, Raymond
Griffith and Betty Compson in Paths
TO Paradise" Cliff Bowes in Rock
Bottom" and Pathe News Events;
Tuesday, Capt. Nunguesser and
Jacqueline Logan in The Sky Raider"
and Ralph Graves in East of the
Water Plug; Wednesday and Thurs
day, Alice Terry in ANY Woman"
Ben Turpin in The Marriage Circus"
and Pathe Review; Friday, May
Murray and David Powell in "On
Evening star., 1925-08-30
OLYMPIC.

Today, Reginald Denny in III
Show You the Town; tomorrow, Laura
La Plante and Eugene O'Brien in
Dangerous Innocence; Tuesday.
Clara Bow and Earle Williams in
The Adventurous Sex; Wednesday,
House Peters in Head Winds
Thursday. Colleen Moore in sally:
Friday, Seena Owen in The Hunted
Woman; Saturday, Alma Rubens
and Jack Mulhall in She Wolves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-07
Voluntary Bankruptcy.

James C. Anderson, an inventor, re-
siding at Franklin Square Hotel, yes
terday filed a petition in voluntary
bankruptcy He declares he has no
assets, but lists his debts at sS1. 09S.14.
Attorney r. B. Dickey appears for
the petitioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-07
TAFT ENCOURAGES
SEEKERS OF FUND
Certain 100000 Can Be Raised
Here for Hampton Tuskegee
Endowment.

Chief Justice William Howard Taft
addressing the members of the Wash
ington committee for the Hampton
Tuskegee endowment fund at a meet
ing at the home of Frederick A
Delano, 2244 s street, yesterday, said
he believed 1t would be a compare
lively easy matter to raise Washing
tons quota of 100000.
George Eastman, camera manufac-
turer, has offered to give 100000
to the fund If s5,000,000 is raised by
January I, 1926. Chief Justice Taft
said that s2,50o,000 of this amount
already has been raised.
The members of the committee are
as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Grosvenor
Hyde Backus, William Phelps Emo
Mrs. Hamilton Fish, jr.; Mrs. Henry
W. Fitch, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Froth-
ingham, Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Sumner Hamlin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Her
bert Hoover, Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe
Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Coleman Jen-
nings, Mrs. H. Barrett Learned. Will
liam Mather Lewis, Newbold Noyes
the Rev. Jason Noble Pierce,
L. S. Rowe, DR.. George Otis Smith
the Rev. Arson Phelps Stokes, John
Fl. Storer, Rev. Charles Wood, Charles
D. Walcott, Ernest H. Daniel and
Frederic A. Delano, chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-07
Merited Rebukes.

Your whiskers," | remarked to
Brown, Offend most every one; l
do not like to call you down, but
duty must be done Much rather
would | go my way, my course in
silence wend, than have a carping
word to say of your alfalfa. friend.
We're striving here to make the
town a modern, flawless place, to
give to it a world renown as having
charm and grace. And strangers
come by every train TO view these
gorgeous scenes, and oh, it fills their
souls with pain to see your whisker-
ines. This is no place to settle
down. they say, their faces grave |;
and SO | beg you, Jasper Brown, to
go and bay shave" You'd think
he'd profit by my words, which show
his course is wrong, and burn the
beard in which the birds have built
their nests so long. Instead, | see
cries, Il hate to speak about your
nose, a thing of gorgeous dyes; |
hate to criticize your beak, that gilt
tiers in the sun; for kindly things l
fain would speak, but duty must
be done. Now strangers come from
East and West, from Hackensack
and Nome; they come in droves, at
our behest, to make this place their
home. They come, hundred gents
a week, their savings to up-cough,
but when they see your crimson
beak, they say, The stuff is of. ;
They think we fout the Volstead
law when such a beak's displayed,
and so they YEARLY withdraw from
Punktown's classic shade" 1t is a
thankless job to chide the man
across the way, yet duty will not be
denied, and we must say our say.
(Copyright) WALT MASON.