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this country. This was because we
have no appreciation of German sym
pathy or sentiment. Hindenburg' s
election was logical because it came
at a time when the German people
scarcely knew where to turn for a
crumb of comfort. SO they leaned in
mass toward Hindenburg because
he represented the old German senti-
ment. The sentiment of Germany is
thizer during the war-a pacifst min
lister hereabouts-said from his pull
pit, "all honor to Germany if she sur
pass her enemies in patriotism"
Patriotism has been the life-blood
of the Teuton. The selection of Hin
denburg may mean no upheaval in
sentiment of radical kind, because
Hindenburg is no fool, and his plat
form in the short campaign he waged
was virtually that Germany, to restore
herself, must gain industrial activity.
He knew that there can be neither
progress nor prosperity without it..
The prevalent thought seems to be
a fear that there will soon be precipf-
tated another great war. Tommyrot.
Who is going to wage it? Germany?
Surely not The mothers who flocked
to Hindenburg to make him their ruler
surely want no more of war. And
Germany cannot recover for a long,
not revive itself in a jiffy, and it is
doubtful if it ever wants to attack
again the feeling that once led it to
hope for world dominance. Surely
that is not the road to happiness.
Revenge may be sweet, but that
thought is more mythical than real.
The Kaiser was world-rule mad. He
led his people into fracas with no
parallel in history. He was deci-
sively beaten. His people realize it.
Won Hindenburg discredited America
in the war. We were impotent. We
dared not leave our shores Exposed
to Japan" That was a foolish thought.
1t never materialized.
England and France may show a
gesture of resentment over linden
burg's being recalled. They prob
ably will, but it will be an unnecessary
worry The new President has shown
some real common sense in his ap-
peal to his people. He will not lead
them into false roads to happiness,
that is sure. Having resentment over
the German election will profit no
one. Germany has great task in
rehabilitating her lost fortunes, and
her new leader has sense enough to
realize that resentment will not win
advancement. 1t looks as though Hin
denburg had started out to be a good
sport. 1t would be largely to his credit
if he did.
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VOL. XVIII MAY l, 1925 No. 20
BOY BROWNS FROM NEGLECT

The accidental drowning of small
boy in Palisade last Monday evening
in a quarry pool near Anderson and
Columbia avenues, was most harrow
ing, heartrending and pitiful, in fact
Two little chaps playing at sailing
boats made of blocks of wood, when
one of them, Thomas Braaz, 10, leaned
over to reach for the crude little
craft, but alas! leaned too far, los
ing his balance, and plunged into
the cold depths of the pool, ten feet
deep, and after screaming his agony,
sank never to rise again. His COM
panion ran yelling from fright and to
give the alarm but too late. The
agonized mother told of the news, ran
to the scene only to see her boy re-
covered, still alive, being worked over
by the hastily summoned doctors.
When he did not revive, she was led
away in the throes of mothers
agony, never to see him in life again,
told that the patient doctors would
do everything possible. And they did.
They worked hours, hoping and feel
ing there might be chance. Then
finally lifting the almost lifeless little
boy in an ambulance, they carried it
to Englewood Hospital to renew their
efforts, only to see the last spark of
life finanly ebb away several hours
later. 1t was all so bitterly sad, so
unnerving, that one wonders who
could be at fault of allowing such a
dangerous pool in the very heart of
the village. The authorities knew of
it, but took no precaution. The own
er of the land knew of its dangers,
for there had been rigged up syphon
some time ago that emptied the pool,
but the pipes rusted, and so did every
body's watchfulness, and so little
Thomas Braaz lost his life through a
form of neglect not far removed from
criminal. Who is at fault? Somebody
is responsible for fatal error.
Palisadian., 1925-05-01
is CHRISTIANITY A FAILURE?

In a sermon last Sunday in Pali-
sade by Rev. Alan Hunter, he said
as the one big point of his effort,
that "The Christian religion is
failure"
What remarkable statement!
Can it be true?
Using as the basis Of the claim that
the Christian religion is failure, he
did not go further than to state the
cause as the differences between de-
nominations and sects.
Getting down to real facts, what
has denominational and sect differ
ences to do with the Christian re-
ligion? Does the fact Mat Presby-
terian may differ with Catholic, or
a Methodist with Baptist, have any
bearing, directly or otherwise upon
the Christian religion? The denomi--
nations or sects differ only in the
form of faith, not in the principle of
faith. 1t is rather a difference in
creed than of faith.
The basic principle, the governing
thought behind any religion is one
of faith. The Mohammedan believes in
Mohammed. That is his faith. The
Chinese faith is centered in Con-
fucius. They believe in him as the
great teacher, the great leader of
men. So with Christianity. If Christ
were not the soul, the embodiment
of the Christian religion, Christianity
would long ago have gone by default.
But as to Christianity being a
failure, Rev. Hunter might with bet
ter grace have said that the practice
of Christianity is failure. With
many it is. But by no stretch of the
imagination can the Christian re-
ligion be called failure because the
Presbyterians believe in foreordina-
tion and the Methodists do not. Do
these differences mean anything
more than dogma?
By all the records; by all the his
tory; by all the foundation stones
of the Christian religion, God-given
and Christ-pledged, it is not failure,
except that its tenets may upon occa-
sion be wrongly applied. Denomina-
tional differences have no bearing
upon the principle of Christianity
Calling the hope of man a failure is
a new form of doctrine and a danger
GUS one to preach from any view
point. Would Rev. Alan Hunter dare
make the assertion to the children
of his Sunday School that the Chris
tian religion is failure? What are
they there for except to believe in
Christ? If Christianity is a failure,
Christ is a failure, for Christianity
is Christ, and so is the Christian re-
ligion.
Palisadian., 1925-05-01
LIKE FATHER

Whether you agreed with Theodore
Roosevelt's politics or not you had to
admire the mans honest democracy
and his disregard of the foolish con-
ventions of society"
And Alice Roosevelt Longworth
seems to be more her fathers son
than any of her brothers. You read
where she called at the State De-
partment in Washington the other
day, carrying her daughter, Paulina,
around in her automobile in a 65-cent
basket.
The main issue was Paulina and
not the looks of the things, and, as
the young lady appeared to enjoy her.
self as much in her market basket as
she would have in more elaborate
affair, that was good enough for the
democratic Alice.
Palisadian., 1925-05-01
AN APPRECIATION

Ridgewood, N. j., April %, 1925.
Mr.. Charles T. Logan, Editor, Pail
sadian, Palisade, N. ].
My Dear Mr.. Logan:
Your edition in recognition of
twenty years of Palisades is wonder.
shall keep it among my souvenirs
and frequently look at it. 1t is
marvel, both from the literary view
point and the mechanical work.
congratulate you heartily, and am es-
pecially grateful for all the nice things
you say about me.
Sincerely yours,
Cornelius Doremus
Palisadian., 1925-05-01
A TRIUMPHAL PROGRESS

President Alessandri of Chilli, re-
turning by slow stages from Rome to
Santiago, is everywhere greeted by
masses of enthusiastic admirers and
is officially welcomed and feted in all
the South American countries through
which he passes. In Brazil he was de-
layed for. days to receive the praise
and people. Now, in Uruguay, he is
receiving a similar ovation. Argen-
tina is making ready to bestow upon
him even greater honors. And Chile,
his own country, from which he was
exiled by reactionaries and militar-
lists, is preparing welcome which is
expected to surpass anything of it's
kind in Chilean history.
Such manifestations are tributes to
the courage and patriotism of Ales-
sandri. Before his advent Chile was
a republic in name but an oligarchy
in fact. The great majority of the
people had about as much representa-
tion as the Mexican people had under
the Diaz regime. A small artistocracy,
backed by birth and wealth and mill
tarism, completely dominated the
country. No man was powerful
enough to break down a system so
firmly established. Chile was known
as "the Prussia of South America"
Alessandri did smash the system.
But the militarists staged successful
coup d'etat and drove the liberal pres
ident into exile. They would not ac-
cept his resignation, but insisted ON
ruling in his name even after he had
made his home in Rome.
AT length, however, the majority of
the Chileans who had been taught a
Palisadian., 1925-05-01
STATEMENT OF POLICY
FROM GERMANY

Chancellor Luther's speech in Ber
lin yesterday was designed to effect
two main objects. 1t was meant to
reassure foreign opinion, disquieted
by Hindenburg's election, and at the
same time to serve notice upon Hin
denbergs more optimistic followers
that any dreams of swift change in
national policy are baseless. Herr
Luther expressed himself with vigor.
His speech carried the more force be-
cause he had just conferred with Hin
denberg, and because the president
elect is bearing himself with great
correctness. He has intimated that
in the limited sphere given him by
the constitution he will not be ruled
by advisers from the Right, but will
think for himself; and if he has been
correctly quoted he has promised that
he will not step out of that sphere.
Next week he will swear his fealty to
the republic.-New York World.
Palisadian., 1925-05-01
Interesting Lecture by
Visiting Noblewoman

A rare treat was enjoyed by the
members of the Grantwood Congrega-
tional Church and other guests, on
Friday evening, when they met and
listened to Countess Nadine Sobansky
for she was beautiful in appearance,
with her golden hair, clear skin and
blue eyes, and deeply interesting with
her story which she related in most
excellent English.
This story she wisely confined to a
narrative of personal experiences,
which made the listeners feel that he
had been a part of the scene, trans
porting one into the city affairs of
Russia and then into the country life,
for the countess once owned beauti-
full home in the city as well as an
other in the country, but both have
been plundered. The country home
was burned by the peasants and the
town house robbed again and again
until nothing was left.
She was bereft of her husband at
the beginning of the war At the close
of the war she married again, but
soon lost her husband, an aeTonaut,
and her little girl died, so all her pos
sessions and loved ones are gone in
that old country, and exiled, she has
taken refuge in our country and de-
cided to become an American citizen
and to make her home and her living
in America. To this end she has taken
out her first papers and soon will be-
come another of the contributions
from the old country to the new one
Palisadian., 1925-05-01

brief lesson in liberty rose against
the small clique which was essaying
to govern in the old way. Had the de
facto government chosen to fight it
would have been annihilated In
stead it yielded as gracefully as pos
sible to the popular demand for Ales-
sandri's recall.
So the sanest and most outstanding
of South American liberals returns in
triumph and the whole continent does
him honor. The Prussia of South
America like the Prussia of Europe
has become real republic, and the
one courageous man who wrought the
transformation deserves all the praise
which is being bestowed on him.
Palisadian., 1925-05-01

Of the United States where every one
has an opportunity.
Two pleasing additions to the eve
ning's program were the songs by Mr.
Melville. and the violin solos by MISS
Di Trappini, both accompanied Oy
Miss Helen Haage, at the piano, all
of the talent being from the churcn'
Palisadian., 1925-05-01

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
A GAS METER READER AND GO
INTO THIRTY OR FORTY GEL
LARS EVERY DAY?
Palisadian., 1925-05-01
THE GERMAN ELECTION

The election of Field Marshall Won
Hindenburg as President of Germany,
last Sunday, was distinct surprise to
Palisadian., 1925-05-01

Tom Fredericks says women learn
to swim quicker than men. Well who
wants to teach a man to swim?
r. JULES DU pom.
Palisadian., 1925-05-01

Photography is the art of taking a
likeness and changing it into salts
factory picture, says Franko.
Palisadian., 1925-05-01

Franko says the Iamer duck is
the President for a Job.
Palisadian., 1925-05-01

A South Dakota woman says she
has lived to 1o6 years because she
tends to her own business, which is
probably true.
Palisadian., 1925-05-01

Your reputation runs down in about
the same proportion as your bills run
up.
Palisadian., 1925-05-01
HELLO

He married Helen,
He'll ensued;
He left Helen,
Helen sued.
Palisadian., 1925-05-01

THE HUSBAND WHO HAS A
DEN is FORTUNATE; HE DOESN'T
HAVE TO GRoWL ALL OVER THE
HOUSE.
Palisadian., 1925-05-01

SHE, "HOW is 1T THAT
WIDOWS GENERALLY MANAGE
TO MARRY AGAIN?"
HE: BECAUSE DEAD MEN
TELL NO TALES"
Palisadian., 1925-05-01

Famous last words: MARY, / be.
lieve you are getting stouter."
Palisadian., 1925-05-01

Nothing seems more inappropri
ately ribald than the merry whistle
of the dentist as he feels around fol
a sharper bit for his drill.
Evening star., 1925-11-01

Harry +. Lohmeyer, manager OF
Crandall'S Tivoli Theater. yesterday y
offered, as a special added attraction,
the children Players of Washing.
ton" presented by Lenore Marie de
Grange and featuring the Estelle
Murray dancers. The House of
Hearts" was the playlet staged, the
act being lent additional appeal by the
varied specialties put on by the juve-
nile performers. A large ensemble
participated. an important member of
the group being Thelma Griffith.
daughter of Clarke Griffith, owner OF
the Washington base ball club.
Ernest Lawford a famous Shake
spearean actor, will play Polonius
Adrienne Morrison will be the queen
and Helen Chandler, the find of last
sea son in The Wild Duck" will play
Ophelia in Horace Liveright's produc
ton of the modern clothes Hamlet
Basil Sidney. of course. will be Hamlet
Evening star., 1925-11-01

THE lifetime ambition Of the really
great dramatic actresses of the
American and English stage. as far
back as all records go. was and In
many cases is to play Juliet. A few
succeeded in doing It well, while the
great ajority failed.
Just as these thespian daughters
OF tragedy We're enamored of Shake
speare's heroine so have many femi-
nine followers of the muse in lighter
vein essaved the role Of Lady Teazle
in that great English comedy of man
ners School for Scandal" the most
brilliant effort of that eighteenth cen
tury playwright, Richard Brinsley
Sheridan.
AS generation has succeeded genera
ton during the past $50 years. &C
tresses whose names were household
words but now only reverent memo
ries, or TO the elders Of the present
day fond recollections. have appeared
As this dashing. ghstrung country
girl welded to a man of title more
than twice her age. Sheridan in his
notes sets Lady Teazle's age at %
and that of her husband. Sir Peter, at
the half century mark.
The first Lady TeaZle was Mrs. Alb
ingtOn. Since that time such famous
actresses as Mrs Merry, Mrs. Gilbert,
Mrs. Barnes. Lydia Kelly, Clara
Fisher, Fanny Kemble. Ellen Tree.
charlotte Cushman, Laura keene,
Mrs. Hoey. Rose Coghlan, Mrs. John
Drew, Fanny Davenport, Ada Rehan,
Grace George and Annie Russell have
played this role in America, while
about Is years ago Marie Lohr was
seen as Lady Teazle in London. All
Evening star., 1925-11-01

den, London. 1t was not a popular
success at first, but under the watch
full eye of Sheridan several changes
were made in the cast and some re-
writing and pruning done. 1t then
swept on to success and for $50 years
has been regarded as one Of the
greatest of all comedies.
When school for Scandal was
produced 1t met with a different fate
and 1t was a tremendous success
from the very first performance.
Sheridan's first wife died IN 1892
and a few years later he wed the
daughter of the dean of Winchester.
! His later plays are of small account
and he gave most of his time to poll
tics. One Of the outstanding mo-
ments of his brilliant career was the
| speech In Parliament in defense OF
| Warren Hastings, which men like
| Burke and Pitt described as one of
the greatest ever delivered before
that body.
1t is not generally known that
Sheridan was the only man that the
Congress of the United States ever
voted a sum of money for his serv-
ices in England during the Revolu-
ton. In this case Sheridan again
gave evidence of the superiority of
his mind, for with a gesture. almost
| regal, he declined to accept 100000
| from the struggling Republic, merely
stating that IL was not the thing to
| do, although he at that time as well
Evening star., 1925-11-01
Lectures on GERMANY.

The direction German diplomacy will
take with Germany as a member of
the League of Nations will be one
phase of European political conditions
to be discussed by William Rufus
Scott, newspaper man, who has re-
Gently spent five months abroad, in
lecture Tuesday evening at S:15 O'Clock
at Masonic Temple Auditorium, Thir-
teenth street and New York avenue
northwest
The title of the lecture is, Ger
many: Has She Won the Peace, and
What NeXt?' In this lecture Mr.. Scott
plans an analysis that will make 1t
easier to understand European devel-
opments, and he will follow up the
general subject in two subsequent lee
lures: November 10, England: Can
Parliamentary Rule Solve Her Indus
trial Crisis, and on November 10,
Italy: The Meaning Of Mussolini."
Evening star., 1925-11-01
Something of Sheridan

E'VEN in these present days when
some affiliation with the theater
is the aim of so wide variety of
humanity; even now. with 50 much
competition, Richard Brinsley Sheri-
dan could step from the eighteenth
century and become a parsonage of
prominence in the twentieth.
The last half OF the eighteenth cen
tury and the first few years of
the nineteenth held no more pictur-
esque figure than this Irishman, who,
while still "A youth, wrote two great
plays, delivered one of the greatest
orationS ever heard in Parliament,
was the boon companion of a Prince
of Wales, fought two duels and wed
the lady in question, was a stanch
defender of the liberties OF the Amer
lean Colonies, became an undersec-
retary of state for the British En-
pire apd died a spendthrift who had
wasted fortunes, but who in spite of
his way was still beloved by his
friends.
As this city Is soon to see a pro-
duction of his greatest play, School
for Scandal" II is of more than
passing interest to know that this
play was given It's f1rst production IN
l777, when the author was not yet
%. and that 1t had been begun and
almost wholly written by him several
years before.
Even before the production Of
school for Scandal Sheridan had
written and produced another great
play. The Rivals" az we'll a sue
cessful operatta The Duenna." and
Il successful comedy, The Trip to
Scarborough"
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan,
known to his friends OF later days
AS sherry" was born in Dublin In
1851. The atmosphere OF the theater
and of literature was inherited. His
grandfather was an eminent Irish
writer and a man OF letters, while his
father. Thomas Sheridan. was not
but a great orator. His mother.
Frances, was a writer of romances
and the author Of two plays that met
with quite some success.
Sheridan's love affair at the age of
21 with the beautiful songstress Eliz-
abeth Lindley was the cause of two
duels. He then married her and il
was her father who wrote the score
of The Duenna."
play The Rivals" was written at
the time Of his marriage and the
scenes laid In the home city of his
Wife the town of Bath, 1t was not
produced until 1875 at Covent Gar
Evening star., 1925-11-01
Current Attractions

Spills" pleasing acrobatic number.
The photoplay is My Lady's Lips,
Trio Productions new melodramatic
romance. made by James p. Hogan,
director OF Capital Punishment" 1t
is a love story, unfolding in dra-
matte way episodes in the experiences
OF an excitement-se seeking debutante,
an adventurous newspaper man and a
fascinating woman. Clara Bow,
Frank Keenan, and Alyce Mills are
featured There will also be short
film features and orchestral music.
GAYEIY-Abe Reynolds "Rounders.
This weeks attraction at the Gayety
Theater will be Abe Reynolds and
His Founders" announced as one OF
the banner attractions of the season
on the Columbia burlesque circuit.
Sid Lorraine, Inc, is the sponsor
author and composer of the lyrics and
tuneful melodies. Mr.. Reynolds to-
gether with William X. Wells is re
sponsible for the book, while Jack
Heisler staged the musical numbers
There are many novel, laughable
and magnificent scenes in the show
One-a collectors scene by Mr.. Wells
Is said to afford the audience IA min
utes of continuous laughter. There
Is also a cabaret scene In WhlCn
Reynolds, together with Florence
Mills, introduces a funny intoXication
skit.
Reynolds is the featured member OF
the cast, while Miss Mills, out OF
burlesque for the last two seasons
playing leads in well-known musical
comedies such as Irene" Is second
in Importance. Frank Naldi, brother
OF Nita Naldi, the motion picture star
offers d laughable Italian impersona
ton that has won him fame on the
Orpheum circuit. Lew Lewis Is IA Ger
man comedian. and others OF impor'
lance are Will and Marion Moore,
recently on Keith vaudeville; Daisy
Dean, dancing ingenue. also from the
Keith circuit: Peggy Ahern. and
George Kay, with a chorus of good
looks and ability lavishly costumed
and carefully trained.
Evening star., 1925-11-01
DANCING.

PROS. AND MRS L. A. ACHER STUDIO.
'lIoT 10th ST n.w-Classrs Mon. and Fri 4
T., III nm with orchestra Priv. Lessons ty
appointment Fr. 1857. Established 1900.
DANTICON'S Teach you to dance cor
10 ION'-N - rectly in a few lessons
PROF-MR Strictly private. any hour
1929 NJ ST. NV. Glass and dance Saturday
Main 1882. evening with orchestra.
Collegiate Charleston. Foxtrot. Tango. Waltz.
Evening star., 1925-11-01
Burlesque Taxes Comedian.
at is much harder to get over in

"IT is much harder to get over in
Columbia Burlesque than it is in
musical comedy" says Florence Mills.
prima donna of Abe Reynolds Round
ers," at the Gayety Theater this week
Miss Mills has had ample expert
ence in both fields to talk intelligent
ly on the subject. Up to two years ago
she was popular favorite in Column
bia Burlesque, which she left to enter
musical comedy. After two seasons
playing important roles in musical
comedy shows, including the lead in
Irene" last season, she has returned
to Columbia Burlesque through choice.
I'm musical comedy" says Miss
Mills, the actor or actress has his
or her part written and staged. and
is directed by an expert stage di-
, rector. Every bit Of dialogue Is set.
All that has to be done Is to follow
instructions. But in burlesque he or
she must constantly improvise and
do imprOnptu bits. So you can read
lily see how much harder 1T Is to get
over in burlesque than in musical
comedy"
Evening star., 1925-11-01
Old and New Lady Teazles

these stars. however. We're we'll past
the age Of % when they essayed the
role and the majority We're we'll past
80 when they played Lady Teazle
George G. Tyler brings in the latest
revival of school for Scandal" the
first Lady TeaZle within the 22-year
age limit ever offered in our theater.
She Is May Collins and she is just %
In the all-star cast of The Rivals. "
headed by Mrs. F'iske. Miss Collins
played the role of Julia.
Evening star., 1925-11-01
Miss Fowler-Capitol Hill

Having Just returned from New York with
latest steps. including popular Thea" Waltz
Collegiate and Charleston. / am reopeninr my
studio Nov. for private and class work
special class for beginners commencing Nov
Q $50 p.m. Charleston class Nov. 4. Fri
day Night Club Class Nov. g.