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mands from a regal chair. It is
trembling initiate, the personal
squabbles breaking through parlia-
mentary formulas. It is the fun
niest scene yet provided by the
author of ''Dulcy," ITO the
Ladies' and Merton of the
Movies
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Announcement is made from
the Palace Theater that the in
auguration of a series OF de luxe
stage and photoplay presentations
at that theater has In no wise
4 interfered with the continuous
pe.furmance policy Of the house.
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SHAFTS OF SATIRE AT
THE "JOINERS'

Why do sturdy and respectable citizens Of this broad land en-
estate
titles the East for eblazoned orders
rtuastic mysteries intricate hand shakes? It is speculation for
the sociologs psychologist Pending the final
George
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George White on Revues.

the missives stating never When
| say never | mean professionally.
as | frequently perform at benefit and
charity performa noes.
Il doubt If there is a person in
the whole world that is as fond Of
dancing az myself bGt. despite this
fact. | much prefer the producing end
of the show game. When | gave un
dancing to produce on my own aC-
count | was earning $500 weekly.
and at that figure conld have lab"reu
- weeks annually. NotwithSta ndin@
the enormous amount | made as
dancer. | passed il M and tuuk
long chance at producing. Fortunate.
lN, my initial revue venture neftcd me
S25O, 900 in one season. which il i
very attractive sum for AN ordinary
'hoofer' to clean mp in Il maiden at
tempt at producing reVueS. especially
when most promoters Of this type of
entertainments declare that there is no
money To hc made in the revue.
'of course. we have off seasons,
ana | stand to lose Il fortune if an
editions of Scandals fail To meet pu.'-
iiC approval. However, il is next to
Impossible for Il revue to he an OUT
and-out failure. rs it is a form Of en-.
tertainment that can he whipped into
preSentahle shape over night. The
fact that book is unknown in the
revue world brings this condition
ahOIlt .
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NOTED ARTIST DEPICTS
PERIL IN "LEARNING LIFE"
Sir William Orphan Volunteers
Advice to Boys and Girls of
Greenwich Village.

by the Associated Press.
LONDON January 2.-There is ba d
news in the latest statement by Sir
William Orphen, one of the world $
most famous portrait artists. for the
boys and girls of Greenwich Village.
Montmartrc and similar places who
give up most Of their nights to learn.
ing HE and accommodating atmosphere.
for artistic careers
Sir William asserted that he cannot
satisfactorily work on less than -
hours OF Sleep out of a, and night
sleep At that. lie goes To bed at 10
O'Clock and sleeps through until 10 the
next morning. Then he has light
luncheon and works While his mind is
clear ana his body rested
In the late afternoon he walks In
Hyde Park. He says he enjoys walk
ing IN the rain as much as when it
Is clear and that he gets great pleas :.
ure out of the color effects produced
by Iondon's uncertain weather
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ROYAL FAMILY SHUNS
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE
None Seams to Want to Live In
Late Queen Mothers
City Home.

by the Associated Press
LONDON, January 2.-None of the
royal family seems to want 10 live AT
Marlborough House. the city home of
the late Queen Alexandra. There was
an effort To set ii aside for the Duke
and Duchess of York. and then il was
suggested to the Prince OF Wales that
II would be fitting place for the heir
10 the throne 10 live
But the old palace Is too red
plushy' for the younger generation Of
Nindsors. And they have been rather
frank in saying SO. 1t was done over
in Victorian days to conform With the
taste of Queen Victoria and is a good
deal of Il museum.
These We're the days of collectors
flitS Of every sort We're herded to-
Gether in houses. with the result thai
Marlborough House has much of the
look Of curiosity shop with a somber
background of dark wood and heavy
draperies
The Prince of Wales. however. pre-.
lerS York House, which is very simDly
furnished and affords sufficient room
Tor his entertaining. He has recently
taken over a suite in St James Palace
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many kinds-ski jumping from dizzy
heights. stI-kioring on the lake.
when Jockeys ride on skis behind their
horses: hockey. ice. skating. hikin.
curling matches and failing parties.
where long strings of SledS and SkicrS
are hitched t. horse teams and 20
riding ali over the landscape. cheer
Ing and shouting. TIL" iattcI. presents
one ii Ihc most cnlorfuI sights Of tho
resort.
Ia The crisp. hraring air. and amid
strenuous sports the day passes
quickly. a. the setting sun reaches
the saw-edged horizon the mountain
tops are transformed from dazzling
white TO 4 thousand shades of pris-
matte glory. From the depths of the
valley the blue shadows creep slowly
up. until they finally engulf each
r"sN-"apped peak. Tired but merry
groups of pleasure seekers make their
way Ia their hotels ana hospices.
guided by the clear. cold light of the
stars and the yellow shafts tn" win.
lows send sparkling over the frozen
surface of the snow"
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Current Attractions

the Mutual Theater today. for the
week. was originally orga nized dur
ing a Summer season of stock in
Cleveland and has remained practi-
cally intact for two years
New material has been provided in
abuDda nee, and he fast moving
chorus of pretty girls has been cos
tuned with originality and good taste.
Charles "kmtz' Country and
George Buttons Fares. eccentric
character comedians, head the cast,
which also includes Dorothy Sewer.
DOLCE Davies, Marie IIoeffler, Gus
FLAG and Merrill Sewer.
Latin Thru" is presented in two
acts and l6 scenes of handsome
scenery and electrical effects. Special
ties are introduced during the per
formance,
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May Adopt Stage Method.

THE stage type of rehearsal, un-
changed since the halcyun days of
ancient Gree k drama. may prove the
solution of the screens greatest prob
lens ana they are many.
THIS is The theory evolved from Il
new system Of direction which King
Nidur tried out for the perturbation
IF IA Bohemo." Lillian Gish's first
STARRING production for Metro-Gold-
" -Mavcr.
The entire screen world * watching
Nidor'S experiment with keen Interest.
For. II successful. il means a vast sax
ing Of time and money. II * even
thought that this system may develop
a means of producing pictures With
out endless experimental cutting
retitling and otherwise adjusting and
changing a picture, processes which
often require more time than the
actual production Of the picture
itself.
The first step. recently taken by the
La Boheme' company. consisted OF
series of careful rehearsals of every
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g" ACCORDING to my way of thir

g. & CCORnING to my way of think
ing" SAYS George White of
scandals" fame. producing musical
revueS is the most interesting profess
sion in The world.
II have launched the seventh con
Secutive annual edition Of my Scan
dalS and | sincerely hope To present
at least 10 more before | get the
time to-rctire hug.
In addition to the interest. excite
mcut ana thrills one gets in the pro
duCinG end of the show business ii
is. 50 to speak. comparatively easy
and a times very protitabl | can
dldly expect my current Scandals To
net a clear profit of 500. 900 This
is an unusual amount to earn ON a
season of about ~ weeks. especially
when ii is necessary during that pc
liod to charge off Sl64 900 for pro
ductiOn account. Production account
includes the cost of costumes tall of
which come from Paris duty on
same. scenery. effects. props. rehearsal
expenses. etc.
TWO years ago | gave mp dancing
&" that / could devote all Of my time
aud energy To production work. Since
then have received hundreds of
letters from friends and admirers in
qui'in@ rs 10 when | expected again
T. 1pNoar before the public as a
dancer. have replied to MANY of
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scene in the photupl;ty rs written into
he script. These scenes are timed as
they are rehearSed. the director knows
the exact footaEe of each " hen Jhey
are letter perfect. Camera .inGleS
close ups and all other details 50
necessary are ALSO perfected during
rehearsals In fact. no scene * filmed
until the east and staff know and can
20 through The whole picture without
stopping.
The rehearsals also apply To the
lighting of sets. The electricians are
given their cue sheets To memorIZe 10y
the chief Cameraman. and all their
experiments are carried on during re
hearSals.
In other words" declares Director
King Eidor. I'VE are reversing the
usual process. Instead of filming the
picture and then spending days to cut,
edit. retitle il. and 50 forth. we are
doing all this first by means of the re
hearsals. 1t will save about Is per
cent Of production time
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Jazz Reigns at Curtis
Institute of Music

HOLIDAYS were ushered in for
students at the Curtis Institute
of Music in Philadelphia by n party
which opened with reading of Dick
ems "Fhristmas Carol" and carried
on" with a dance. for which a lively
Jazz orchestra provided music.
Mary Louise Curtis Box tMrs. Ed
ward w. Box, founder of the institute,
was hostess TO a gathering of 30 stu
dents, faculty members and out.of-
town guests. Among the latter was
Harold Bauer. the pianist. Mr.. Bauer
sat out most of the da with JoSei
IIofmann, head of the piano depart.
ment.
Carl FIesch. head of the violin de
partment. and Emanuel /etlin, one of
his associates: Louis BaillY, mead OF
the viola department.: Nine. Charles
Cahier, the vocal department, ana
Carlos SalZedO, head of the harD de-
partment were present. Inc Diver
basement Of the evening, lncldentallN'
was supplied by Mr.. SalZedo, VINO dls
cuiSed himself as the phantom Oh
the opera. and brought the dancing
10 a pause by leaning from the balcony
and menacinc the merry makers
Nine Marcella Sembrich, head OF
the vocal department, made the "c-
aston SWeeter by supplying some
thirty pounds of candy for the party
\ reception preceded the affair. Re
ceiving with Mrs. Box were Mr.. ana
Mrs w Curtis Box, William f.. wal
ter. executive director of the institute
and Miss Grace II. Spofford, the dean:
As the dancing started, members OF
the Philadelphia Orchestra VINO are
instructors at the institute came Al
the close of a concert to join the
deus Rich. concertmaSter; Marcel
Tabuteau. the first oboe player, ana
William kiucaid. first flute player.
All the topical JAN tunes resounded
through halls ordinarily dedicated I"
The classics. and gay couples dld the
Charleston III rooms where during
school hours the music of the elucr
masters reign. Irving Berlin had ms
turn n the Curtis Institute oil MUSIC.
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Cheating Cheaters.

"SENF,N SINNERS" the latest
- Warner Bros. classic, has Marie
Provost as the star. and Tie east in
Guides GIVE Brook. John Patrick,
iieinic CuHhliu. Claude Gl!llnGWatcr,
Nlathi.dc Eruuda%c and Fred KELSEY.
The picture was directed 10y Lewis
Milestone. who wrote the story IN col
laboraIa.on with Daryl Francis
Zanuck.
II is a mystery comedy, full Of thrills
and laughs. The seven sinners are
seven crooks who find themselves i'm
prisoned in Il big country house. TO
which each has come for purposes of
theft. They play Il game of cheating
cheatcrs that VIII hold any audience
Il. :-EISbtnSc.
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New Japanese Opera.
"Namiko San" Succeeds

For the first time in several years a
new opera has taken hold suffi-
GENTLY to become regular number
in the repertoire Of the Chicago Civic
opera Immediately after its initial per-
1ortnance, according to Current Music.
/ The new opera is "Eamiko SAN"
given it's world premiere about 10
I days ago. with Nine. Tamaki Miura
IN the title role. 1t was composed by
Aldo Franchetti a young ltalian-Amer-
lean composer of recent naturaliza-
, ton. who wrote both the score and the
; librctto--the latter in English The
critics of the seven Chicago daily
newspapers. whore the work had its
premiere, We're generous in their praise
of the new work and in predicting its
future popularity
Ever since Nine. Miura made her
! first American appearance in Ma
dame Buttertiy.' 10 years ago, follow
ing u successive performances in this
opera in London, various impressarii
, have endeaNOred to fit her with AN
other opera of Japanese locale To suit
her oriental ViSaGe. The Boston Opera
Company produced MaSCagni'S Iris
for her in 1915. and while the work
was pleasing. its vogue was not last
in~. Likewise the Chicago company
Introduced Messengers Madame thrYs-
{ iNtHtlll' loE neG III 1919. anu iHlS
also failed 10 catch on. Consequently
her repertoire during the decade of
her American experience has been al
most entirely confined to Puccini's
Madame Butterfly"
The reception accorded I" 'Namlko
san by the press and public in
Chicago has resulted in an extension
of her stay there for an indie finite
/ number Of repetiti"ns Of this nresen-
tation this season. and in the follow
ing season Mime. Aliura Will tour with
! the Manhattan Opera Company pre-
sentin% this new offering and Mad
anne iut;erily' alternately.
"Nnnillu san" is Raid in old japan
nf 900 years a.u, and * based upon
a classic drama popular IN that cuun-
Try for many wears. which WAS trans
!rtrd INTO English by Leo Duran.
French American student of Nippon
ana its literature. the Centra! char
actcr. Namilu san. is u little ge!Sha
@lrl secreted 10y Darmio prince in
- secluded part Of his domain. where
she is iea lUUSly guarded. IT il the adj
vent of a young japanese monk that
! completes the triangle. winning the
heart Of Namiko san. and Leading to
the final tragedy.
After the first performance Eleanor
Everest t'reer. prominent in Chicago
society and chairman Of the american
! Opera Society of Chicago. presented
the composer. Aldo FranChetu. with
the David Bispham memorial medal
for his addition to the literature OF
grand opera in the vernaCular.
karlcton HaCkeit wrote for the Chi
racu Evening Post of the first per
ccrmance:
1t seemed last night that they
ul#,;c a genuine success With '\amiN"
Syn lis first production had -
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Ibne- Torrent.

DHODUt'rION has begun on 'Iianez
Torrent" adapted ir"m I:lasc"
IiAHrH'~ iauuu~ story.
II Viii hr one uf the must preten-
tinuN photopluNS ever filmed At the
Mttru-G uldWNn-M studios. Among
the elaborate settings viii be repro
dUCtioUS Of the Paris Grand Opera,
Royal opera at Petrusrad, the famous
La Scala OF Milan ana the Metropoll-
tan Of New York.
\ notable cast will include Ricardo
torteZ and Greta Carlo the Swedish
star. in the leading roles. with Ger
trudc oims'ead TuIly Marshall. Mack
Swain. Edward Connolly. Maurice
kain@. LuCien littlefieId, Lucy Eeau-
mont. Arthur T.. Carew. Lillian Leigh
ton and Martha MHttoN.
The story i based on the career
"f m "pera1ic prima donna in many
countries. Miss Carlo will make her
American debut in the part Of the
~pn~hirI
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Frolics. :"

This week, commencing tomorrow
at The Howard Thcater. the Dark
town F'rolicS,' a fast and peppery col
ored musical revue, with Lieut.. Tim
Brymn's Orchestra and Il daShing en-
Semble, including Maud Mills. sister
to the famous Florence; Billy Cumby
Doc Stralne, Grace Smith, Lionel
Monagas. Babe jackson. Billy An
drews, Bessie Brown, Theha Ocomy.
Chris Smith, Ted Bowman and girls
galore will present one of the lively
singing and dancing entertainments
which has. made this colored troupe
famous.
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Mutt and Jeff" the big cartoon
comedy, vaudeville and eXtravaga MA
production sponsored by Warren b.
Irons, will be seen at the GaNetN
fhcatcr, this week, opening This after
noon
Bud Fisher. the raTtponis; who made
Mutt and JEFF" fireSide visitors in
every city in the land, wrote the book,
and so great was his desire to make
the old faNOriteS shine that he has
provided them with new running
mate-l'aprilia. he names her.
The chlnlosS Mutt Is plIEed ly
Bob CaDron. while Jeff will he re
lncarnat"d by Jerry sullivan.
Bebe Almond, another principal, Is
the S"uhr"tt". William Browning in
straight" roles and character parts.
Gertrude D'Connor. late star of up
in the Clouds in the role Of Paprika
the Bowers Sisters. Miss Dallas DAILY
prima donna. Lyle Gordon. Jack Dill.
Ion. sam Rransl<y and Harry Lynn
will be other principals-with a strong
singing and dancing chorus.
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Odds on the Latter.

From the Detroit News
The really hard thing is To lie able
to say whether it is opportunity at the
door or another demonstration.
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GiNETY-"MU and jeff"

wind of laughter wherein seven bur
glars play tag" for a safe fun of loot.
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One View Point.

From the Boston Transcript.
Your Christmas may be pleas
Or unhappy. as You Will
But an optimist sees the present.
And the peSSimiSt sees the bill.
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MtTI N-"I.affin' Thru"
Latin Thru" the happy Mutual
hurlesque attraction that comes TO
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DAVISON'S

PROF MRS.
1929 NJ ST. y w.
Main 1882.
Collegj ate Charles
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-01-28
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

The Board of County Commission
|ers met at their office in special ses-
sion November "a, 1925. All members
present.
Depository bond No. 3141719 of the
Fidelity & Deposit Co., of Maryland,
in the amount of $5000.00, securing
county deposits in the First Ma
tional Bank at Kennewick, was APP
proved.
B. E. Hanson made application for
renewal of his lease for grazing pur-
poses of all the county owned lots In
the Townsite of Yakitat. After con-
sideration the renewal asked for was
authorized and a lease to cover or
dered draws and executed.
A conference was held with Geo.
M. Rasque regarding plans for the
new court house, and plan submitted
was tentatively accepted.
On motion the Board adjourned to
meet December 7th, 1925 at 80 pm.
The Board of County Commission
ers met at their office in the Court
House, December 7th, 1925 at 1:3O
pm. All members being present.
A petition was presented to the
board signed by E. M. Sadler and
others resident of the territory in
cluded. asking the formation of a
herd district in the neighborhood OF
Kiona. After due consideration, it was
ordered that the hearing should be
held on this application Monday, jan
uary 4th, 1926 at 10 o'clock am, and
that notice of said hearing be given
by publication in the official county
paper, and by posting within the dis
trict as required by law.
An order was entered for the es-
tablishment of the Kennewick-Plym-
outh Cutoff Section B-1 Road.
Upon recommendation of County
Health Officer L. G. Spaulding. DR..
H. M. French and DR.. w. C. Hill
were appointed deputy county health
officers.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet Wednesday, December 9th. 1925
at 1870 pm.
The Board of County Commission
ers met at the office Wednesday. Dec.
9th, 1925 at 1870 pm. pursuant to
adjournment Of Dec. 7th. All mem
bers being present.
! An order was entered transferring
500 from the budget of Legal Spe-
cialists" from the budget Of Prose
cutting Attorney, to the item of Goth
er Expenses" under the heading OF
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The designation of County deposit
taries by Malcolm McDougal, county
treasurer for the ensuing year. was
duly approved.
A resolution was adopted author
ling the sale of Benton County Cen
eral Obligation Bonds In the amount
of 100000 for the purpose of court
house construction, and an order en-
tered that the call be made for bids
on such bonds.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet January 9Th. 1926 at $3.50 am.
The Board of County Commission
ers met January 9Th, 1926 at $3.50 a.
m. pursuant to adjournment of prev
ious day. All members present
The County Commissioners at this
time proceeded the canvass OF the
votes cast at the election held De-
cember 8. 1925, for election of Super
visors in the various Drainage I'M
provement Districts, and find that the
| following were elected:
Drainage Districts No. 9 and .
Sub "A', r. w. Mount elected sup
ervisor; Drainage District No. 10,
ALT Hicks; Drainage District No. IL
and II Sub "A", w. A. Koontz;
Drainage District No. 6, d. j. Ak
ridge.
Claims against Benton County were
approved and ordered paid from the
proper funds.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet February /, 1926 at 1870 pm
The Board of County Commission
ers met in Special Session January
10Th. 1926 at 80 pm. Present: Com
missioners Briggs and McNulty
Commissioner DeBow absent.
This meeting was called for the
purpose of considering Court House
plans and the approval of changes
made necessary by the recently enact.
i ed law consolidating certain county
offices.
An evening meeting was held al
which all members of the board were
present, and final plans were accepted
and a contract entered into by and
between Link & Rasque, architects
and the Board of County Commits.
sioners of Benton County. covering
the drawing of plans and specifica-
lions for the supervision of the con-
struction of the new Benton County
court house.
There being no further business,
the board adjourned to meet Febru-
ary 1st, 1926 at 1 80 pm.
e. o. KEENE. Auditor of Ben.
ton County and Clerk of the Board
of County Commissioners.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-01-28

at the H. CaTratt home Sunday
Mrs. Thompson went to Kahlotus
last Thursday to attend to church
work, returning home this Wednes-
day.
The Meade family has moved into
the oyer house for awhile.
Rev. Martin from the Children's
Home Society of Spokane was here
for the week end. He preached the
morning sermon, also visited the var
ious homes of the neighborhood Sun
day afternoon with Rev. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. Barr from Calgary
Canada are visiting Mr.. Barr's sister
Mrs. VIM. Cochran.
Mrs. Helps with Mr.. and Mrs. I
Hooker visited Mrs. Webb Monday
Mrs. Webb is quite sick at her daugh-
ter's Mrs. Brunn.
The Girls club met with Mrs. Boy.
Ian Saturday and elected the follow.
ing officers for this year: pres. Ola,
dys Sellick; Sec, Ruth Lee; reporter
Alta Sandberg. Plans were outlined
for this years work.
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HEDGES NOTES

The election of officers for the Sun
day School was last Sunday and the
following elected: Supt. Mr.. Blue;
asst. supt., Mrs. Ryerson; Sec, Gen
evieve Piert (re-elected); treas, Ell
sic Schaffner; home dept, Mrs. Kim
merling; missionary, Mrs. Zindel;
cradle roll, Mrs. Weber.
The attendance dropped ten last
Sunday. 1t is hoped all the sick ones
will be well and able to take their
places in class at 10 am. next Sun
day. Everybody come. Preaching by
the pastor at II. Pictures illustrating
important events in the life of Abra-
ham Lincoln will be given in the Fin
ley church Sunday, January 31st at
7:45 pm. Also s'That Tenth Ameri-
can, the Negro" "America the Beau
tiful," and "The Battle Hymn of the
Republic" will be illustrated and sung
from the canvas. You will get much
information and inspiration from the
above service.
Thos. Hooker came home Wednes-
day from Portland.
Mrs. Perkins and two children left
Saturday for Pendleton to visit with
her brother Arthur and wife. She
will also visit with friends in Walla
Walla before returning.
A. McCurdy has moved his family
to his ranch again for the summer
Miss Ruby CARAT was home Sun
day from Pasco to visit with he1
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Hooker had dinner