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brought over from Scotland the best herds
man in the British Isles, George Edwards.
Under Edwards's care, with his mother
as his nurse, "Mah Jongg" took up his
abode at the university, in quarters that
were the utmost that money could buy in
the line of sanitation and efficiency. He
had college students for company and col
lege professors for doctors.
For two years his mother stayed at col
lege with him, fed and guarded his inter-
ests jealously, and when his appetite out
grew the natural milk supply it was fed
him out of pals, and in 1924 he was
taken, together with his mother, to Chi
cagO, where he won third prize as a calf.
Then back at college he was weaned and
he really learned to live. During hot
weather he stayed indoors days and
romped in the devastated grass at night.
His food was corn, oats, bran and oil
meal three times a day until just before
the exposition, when a banquet of cooked
barley was added to his fastidious bill of
fare. Then he was carefully groomed and
sent to Chicago, where he competed
against the "King of the Fairies" the pet
of the Prince.
For time Il seemed that the luck was
all going toward NAH Jongg." Didn't
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the judges shake their heads when they
compared king of the Fairies" with "Mah
Jongg"? Didn't they finally award the
big blue ribbon to "Msh Jongg" and a
much smaller and inferior one to the beast
belonging to Wales? They did.
And when the usual auction followed,
"King of the Fairies" sold for only $1,050,
although he weighed $500 pounds-less
than fifty cents a pound.
On the other hand, "Mah Jongg"
brought the sum of $4,686, or three dol
lars pound on the hoof. Figured from
butcher-shop angle, beef must sell for
three times its price on hoof, so that the
royal NAH Jongg" was actually worth
nine dollars a pound.
But with this last victory over the ami
NAL that had prince for master, "Mah
Jongg's" luck suddenly failed. king of
the Fairies was sold to a stock breeder
of Kansas City, in whose establishment he
reigns like a sultan in his bovine harem.
And "Mah Jongg" was led few hun
bred feet to the slaughter house, uncere-
moniously knocked on the head, had his
noble throat cut, and soon was hanging in
pieces on hooks, all because New York
hotel wanted to advertise it served the
best steaks in the whole world.
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Worlds Champion ROYAL
(areer:EndsUp hBvtcher Shop

at Chicago, he stood around with a regal
and bored air of expectation until the
judges picked him again as grand cham
pion of all shorthorns.
About this time in his life the Princes
bull scraped up a nodding acquaintance
with another, even greater, member of the
royalty of the world of beef. This apimal
was "Mah Jongg," whose fate emphasizes
the luck of "King of the Fairies"
"Mah Jongg's" family history by COM
parison would have made a bullish blush
spread over the white face of the cham
pion from Canada. His mother was
"Back Ida of Loneash," and his father,
"Elvan," both well known. His grand
father was earl Marshall" parent of
four grand champion Angus bulls and
seven other winners and the greatest of
his kind ever born in America, and "Mah
Jongg's" brother was champion carcass in
the l924 International.
SO much for heredity. "Mah Jongg's'
lifelong environment is probably I'M
equalled in the history of bloOded cattle.
When he was just a black, stubby-
legged, month-old calf he was taken to
college by his mother. The Iowa State
College at Ames recognized his royal quail
tiles bought him and his mother, and even
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tensive litigation that followed. Soon
after the birth Mr.. Russell brought di-
vorce suit against his wife, naming as CO.
respondents two young army officers,
Gilbert NJ. Bradley and Lionel Leslie
Cross.
In evidence it was proved that the day
before the marriage the bride had insisted
that the union should be platonic and
that the husband had agreed to this. Both
parties admitted that the agreement had
been kept In fact, the husband made
this agreement part of his case for claim
ing a divorce.
On the other hand, the wife asserted
that nobody but her husband could have
been the father of the child. They had
occupied a flat together in Curzon street,
London, and young Russell had become,
after a time, averse to keeping the pre-
nuptial agreement. 1t was said he lay
awake with gun. threatening to shoot
himself unless she treated him differently.
Mrs Russell referred to the child as
"the dream baby" and as the result of "a
sort of immaculate conception" In
letter she wrote:
"A fortune-teller has told me that
baby is on its way. There have been
Hunnsh scenes in the past fortnight.
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tured a woman, played by the Hon. Mrs.
John Russell, afflicted with pleasure
loving, unfaithful husband. She tolerated
his misconduct for time for the sake OF
the baby.
Then she meets her ideal man, described
in the captions as 'the echo Of dream
unfulflled." While she is away on a
visit, her husband holds a big party of his
shockingly gay friends in their house, and
she surprises him.
She leaves him and starts fashionable
hat store in the West End of London.
Here the picture was faithful to the real
life experiences of Mrs. Russell, for she
did start a hat store in Bond street, Lon
don, Immediately after her separation
from her husband. The audience began
to hope for more interesting scenes. The
caption said:
"Her mannequins parade before the
puppets of society, who vie with one an
other to acquire the expensive livery of
their luxurious slavery at the altar OF
emancipated woman!
The husband is angered by her success,
and, sleuthing around, discovers that the
money to start the shop was advanced by
her high-minded admirer.. He denounces
his wife and she flees to the country to
earn her living with her pen"
After few years the husband wastes
all his money on his dissipated associates,
comes to the end of his rope, and blows
out his brains. This leaves his patient
wife free to marry her good lover, who
has been taking care of the other mans
son.
The audience was keenly disappointed
in its expectation that Mrs. Russell's real
story would be shown on the screen. The
strange scenes of roof-climbing and sleep
walking that were described in court
would have provided excellent action for
a motion picture story, but the principal
theme would have been delicate one to
handle. And the widely advertised au-
thoress and star did not venture to do it..
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TTHE mantle of success. happiness and
-especially-goo luck worn all
over the world by the affable Prince
of Wales, heir to the throne Of England,
has cast its shadow of fortune on King of
the Fairies" his prize shorthorn bull.
1t seems that everywhere the Prince
goes celebration and joy follow, and
everything he touches is at once tinged
with the golden hue of success. And the
latest example is the fate of his pet short
horn.
"King of the Fairies" was bOrr on the
Princes Canadian ranch-another royal
venture which has turned out to be very
profitable, although it was undertaken as
a hobby to occupy some of the spare time
of the future sovereign. The bulls par
cnts were not of the same comparative
royal strain as those Of his master. Nor
was he cared for with all of the skill
ordinarily given bull being groomed for
royal honors. In fact, he Just seemed to
grow up into greatness of his own accord.
The benign influence of the Prince--or
something quite as mysterious-worked
ous so well that when he was exhibited at
the Toronto Exposition he was acclaimed
grand champion of his class. And when
he was shown at the greatest Of all shows
the International Livestock Exposition
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-17

CONSTANTLY the Investigations of
science are upsetting our popular
notions and proving by unanswer-
able facts that many of the beliefs Of
our grandfsthers are wrong. And now
Investigations and statistics upset the com
monty accepted idea that people who live
in the country are healthier and reach a
ripe old age, which city jewellers cannot
match.
The trouble begins in childhood and
the astonishing discovery has been made
that the average boy and girl with the
green fields and forests for a playground
is not as healthy or strong as the child
who seldom gets beyond the dirty city
streets. Indeed, it has been found that
'the awkward country pumpkin is IN
couth partly because Of Imperfect health.
"The crystal waters Of the Old family
well, the gymnasium apparatus Of The
plOw and saw, the mental serenity which
comes from contact with nature" Dr.
George Z. Vincent. president Of the
Rockefeller Foundation. points out. "havc
been so greatly extOlled by orators. chief
ly from the city that is hard 20 couyinc-
the man in the city streets that the
farmer and his family are not healthier
than city folks.
"Yet, there are many facts that poiu.
quite the opposite. The examination Of
country school children definitely proves
that physical defects occur more fre-
quently than in city children. And il is IA
fact that whatever natural advantage
the rural districts possess are more than
offset by the better health prote ton
afforded the city dwellers."
How TO account for the countr- child's
poor showing in health and muscle com
pared to the city child puzzled the doctor
Until an investigation into the everyday
activities Of little rural folks reveals the
fact that they do not know how 10 play
No objection could be found with the
food the average country child gets "a
eat. Milk, warm from the COW, eggs
fresh from the nest, and vegetables newly
gathered from the ground are certainly
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rLs4L. .La lFfss Of fnnd
-, w.. H. W. a,,.;i.o ~ of H.
~, ,'I'. W. ~. h. as much
pa - ILL.,. Ia ,'' LaaI,b snJ
W w w - I;..i7 aS;iJre,'.
,',u i. nv. - - L;.J 80 oa,,,a.
- ..la a. '' '''
''st pay
Ietting up WIN inc sun III
ne morning m1llKins Jhe cow
feeding the livestock cnop-
ping M3"H ailN ou'lihS hIi'-
,rlf WIN me hundred ana one
OFT" cnof"' mat I'LL me nc o.,
the average country boy y al
very wei as muscle puiIn.h-
exc rc'-'. , keep i"f one 'o'i'H
1t develops certain muS.i'
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THE Hon. Mrs. John Hugo Russell,

Iluns oltcs obiii ''NSN
the most talked-about woman in
England, mother of "the dream
baby" has written motion picture play
and acted as the heroine of it.
The play is called afraid of Love"
The public interest in it was due entirely
to the expectation that it would reflect
in some measure the unparalleled expert
ences of her married life, as related three
times over in the English courts. The
title suggested that the expectation would
be justified.
Mrs. Russell, the daughter Of Colonel
Hart. of the British army, married, IN
1918, the Hon John Russell, son and heir
of distinguished British nobleman, Lord
Ampthill. who was for a time Niceroy of
India and is the head of branch of the
Duke of Bedford's famous family. They
had met while engaged in war services.
The marriage was much against the
wishes Of young Russell's parents, Lori
and Lady Ampthill, who are persons Of
great dignity Lady Ampthill has held a
high post at Queen Mary's court. The
married life Of the young couple was one
long conflict.
In 1921 Mrs Russell became the mother
of baby, who was the centre OF the ex-
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the age of thirteen to store up
that energy which results in
hardening and increasing the
size of the body muscles. In
other words, a young child is
incapable of training" in the
athletic sense of the word.
Exercise for children OF these
tender years should be found
only in regulated outdoor play.
The storing Of energy he
considered of vital Importance
to muscular development and
child growth. There are, how
ever, two theories in this mat
ter of storing up nervous en-
ergy. The first, which might
be called the reservoir theory,
maintains that all the nervous
energy developed within the
body Is contained in one gen.
eral store. Advocates Of the
only other theory believe that
nervous energy is stored up in
a series Of reservoirs distri-
Suited in each important organ.
If the first theory is correct,
exhaustion of any one part
brings about theIexhaustion of
the whole store Of energy. IL
the second theory is the prop
er one, the exhaustion Of any
single part could occur while
the other parts Of the body re-
tain their own individual
stores of energy relatively un-
diminished.
Scientists have lately come
to believe that the first theory
applies to children Of thirteen
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these scientifically arranged play activi-
ties which the country boys and girls are
now taught. is based on principles Of
physical education first advocated by
Prof. William II. Burnham of Clark
University.
At time when school children all
over the United States were compelled 10
undergo the various demands of Swedish
and German exercises, he pointed out
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better bone and sinew builders than the
cold storage food products city children
had TO appease their hunger with. AMI
the wide open pastures for Fairgrounds
and grassy meadows to run and tumble
about in were of course more desirable
than the city urchins' playground in dirty
streets. on the roof Of some public build
ing or in overcrowded city lot.
But a. science discovered il was
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that the ,bject of physical education
should be the development of habits of
health activity. He used the word "habit"
in broad sense, meaning habits Of dges-
ton and elimination; habits of storing
and expanding energy; and habits of CO.
ordinating and controlling muscular
effort.
Dr. Burnham's investigations, which
eventually reyolutionized the once popular
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notions of physical training, revealed that
there exists a great difference between
young children and chdrensin their teens.
"a difference which has to do with the
circulation of the blood, the heart action,
nervous structure and capabilty of the
nervous system for storing energy.
After making hundreds of careful
experiments he concluded that il was
physical impossibility for a. child below
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23
OPERA DIRECTOR TELLS
HOW TO HANDLE SINGERS
Temperamental Prima Donnas Bite
Carpet and Demand Pay Raises
in Vain. Say Memoirs.

BY the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST. June 23-How he as
suaged temperamental prima donnas
is shown in the memoirs of Count
GeZa Itchy. the one armed pia mist nd
one-time director Of the former Court
Opera of Budapest
An unusually temperamental opera
singer once came TO him with a re-
quest which Itchy felt obliged 10 re-
fuse. In uncomfortable fury. the art
ist threw herself on the floor and
sunk her teeth into the carpet. In a
honeyed voice. Count Itchy remark
ed: My dear young lady. don't you
realize that your beautiful, pearly
teeth are hound TO suffer by such
rough treatment. not TO mention the
harm you might do to the carpet?
istry of fine arts would think IL
had to report that a valuable Smyrna
carpet, the property of the Court
Opera. had been partly devoured by
mademoiselle.'
Another ma iestic prima donna en-
phaticallv dema nded raise of salary.
Whereupon Count Itchy replied: But
madame. don't you realize that il |
were to remunerate YOU according TO
your merit the opera would go hank
rupt? You surely must know that
you are simply priceless. The
prima donna's growing anger prompt
~ melted With q beaming counte-
nance she asked whether she might
tell that to her sister artists. When
told that she might. she left well
satisfied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23
GIVES
GOLFERS TROUBLE
,Tuckerman and Cole Lead
Field With 82'S at Con-
gresSionaI Club.

| Heavy rain almost washed out the
first days qualifying round NJ the
Congressional Country Club invitation
golf tournam ent today. Playing
through a driving dOwnpour. the field
Of nearly one hundred started before
noon. and WAS led by Walter r.
Tuckerman of the Burning Tree Club
and e. W. Cole. jr.. unattached. with
scores If So
The putting green's were covered
with water, and veritable rivers washed
down some of the low fairvays Many
| of the competitors used lofted clubs
on the putting green's. and reports of
| four puts were not uncommon. DR..
| Thomas F.. Foley Of Chevy Chase was
| In third place with card of 49,
| other early scores follow: f. F..
Henderson, Congressional. SIS; n. 8.
| Pope. Indian Spring 80: e. n War
rington. Congressional. 80: Whitney
| Leary. Congressional, 80: Ralph Ben
ME. unattached. as: Charles DAILY, Con.
gressional. 90: NJ. II. Robh. Bannock
burn. as: H. r. Cochran. Columbia. AS;
NJ. q. Daoud. Indian Spring. 81; s. r.
| Taliaferro. Congressional. IS; Robert
Miller. Sewickley Pa. 81: o. A. East
void. Congregational. 81; F. W. Weed,
| Congressional. QS: II. g. Leroy, Con
sionai. 105: w. r. Kelly. unattached
| los: W. II. Pattison. Indian Spring.
| 1903.
$50 Are Entered.
Nearly 3s0 golfers have been paired
to plav in the medal rT~Und during
the two qualifying days and only es
will qualify. unless the tournamen,
committee decides 10 add another
flight to the six already scheduled.
The original intention was to pro
vide for but FIVE flights, but another
fight has been added. and still another
may he provided. making seven
flights in all. Ninety-six players will
qualify II six flights are provided for.
while ~. or les: than one,third Of
| the field. will get into the nlatch-p play
| rounds II places are made for seven
flights.
| The tournament is the last big
! event of the Spring season about
Washington and ends Spring
schedule comprising eight large tour
/ naments at clubs around the Capita.
| MANY golfers who did not enter some
of The other Journeys have entered tho
| Congressional event as their last
chance for intercluh competition he
| fore the opening of the Fall season.
Big Field Tomorrow.
| The large delegation from Baltimore
will play tomorrow in a field which
includes many of the leading Wash
ington players. including G.. ]. NoiKt
winner of three important Journeys
about Washington already this Spring
X. F. kellerman and j. w. Bra wner.
Columbia young stars: Page Hufty
Of Congressional. the North and South
amateur champion: Charles NJ. Mack
oil of nf nf
the younger group of players about
Washington. and Frank Roesch of
! Washington, the only player who has
defeated Noigt in tour nament this
year
Because Of ground conditions, the
tournament committee has ruled that
the lie may he improved in all fair
ways. and has changed the L. s. G.. A.
rule on a ball out Of bounds and lost
hall TO penalize tho player distance
only. instead of stroke and distance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23
PASTOR
DIES IN RECTORY
Rev. Dr.. James Kirkpatrick to
Be Buried Friday From st.
Johns Church.

Rev. DR. James Kirkpatrick. rector
Bethesda. Md, at Bradley lane and
Wisconsin avenue. died suddenly In
the rectory this morning. Up to the
time of his death he had apparently
been in good health.
DR.. kirkpatrick was born in Ire
land in 1885. He was educated at
Magee College. He received his theo-
logical education at the Princeton
Seminary and at the Philadelphia Di-
vini,y school. He was ordained in
1892 as deacon in the Episcopal
church ny Bishop Whitaker Of Penn
sylvania and was made priest two
wears later He spent several years
in churches in Pennsylvania and he
came rector Of Epiphany Church
Louisville Ky. in 1896, where he re-
NAMED for seven years. For two
wears he was rector of Holy Trinity
Parish, Prince Georges County. Nd.
and in 1905 became rector OF Nor
wood Parish.
He was member OF the Bethesda
Lodge of Masons and member OF the
knights Of Pythias. He Is survived
hy q son, Lieut.. James klrkpatrlch
ir., l.. s. ~. stationed in Panama; 4
daughter, Mrs. John w. Mann "f
Rethesda; three gra ndChildren and
brother. Rev. DIR. John kirkpatrick
Of Australia another brother, Robert
NJ. Kirkpatrick of 1rela nd. and sister
Mrs. William Stewart Of Wilmington.
Del.
Funeral services will he held Fri
dav in the church. with Rev. DIR. H.
II. Sterrett officiating. 1nterment
will he at Rockville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23
$500 in Additional
Donations Offered
FOrD.C. Memorial

The District Of Columbia Me-
mortal Commission. sponsoring the
erection in Potomac Park OF the
Doric temple which will commem-
crate the sacrifices OF Washington
boys in the World War. announced
today receipt Of four more sub
scriptiOnE. tOtaling more than 5000.
The largest donation was that of
the Alexander X. Anderson Unit,
American Women's Legion. which
appropriated $132.03 for the me-
mortal fund, in memory of Lieut..
Anderson. who died In the service
and for whom the uni; was named.
The National Electrical Supply
Co. sen: IN $50. and contributions
Of $40 each were received from Mr.
and Mrs Dallas X. Wainwright
Jointly. and the Sunshine and com
munity Society.
Subscriptions should he sent to
John Poole. treasurer Of the fund.
Federal-American National Bank
Building. Fourteenth and G. streets
Checks should be made out to Mr..
Poole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23
WORK ON COOLIDGE DAM
WILL BE STARTED SOON
Engineers Expect 10000 Acres
Will Be Reclaimed for Farming
on ella River in Arizona.
Ry the Associated Press

ny the Association Press.
FLORENCE. Ariz., June ga
half-century old debt owed the Pima
Indians by the United States Govern
ment will be paid with the construc-
ton of the Coolidge dam on the ella
River. about so miles east Of here.
Government engineers are ready to
begin construction.
Eighty thousand acres Of land will
he irrigated by the dam. which will he
the first so-called ''dome-type" to be
built Half of this acreage will be
cultivated by the Pima Indians of the
ella River reservation. whose once
prosperous fields were rendered I'm.
productive by diversion of water from
the ella by settlers on the upper
stretches of the stream.
The dam itself will create an oppor-
tunity for land development such as
attended the building of the Roose-
Welt dam in 1912. The Coolidge da m
will rise 200 feet above the bed Of the
river and have total length across
The top of about / 900 feet. 1t will i'm
round 200. 600 acre feet of water.
Engineers claim that at least $50 900
acres of land in this district are sus-
ceptihle TO reclamation. Orange cot
ton, figs. dates and other semi-tropi-
cal crops can he "a ised Six harvests
of alfalfa may he obtained during a
single year.