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Evening star., 1927-11-08
NATIONAI-BiIlie Burke.

A vague sense of something miss
Ing has been haunting the theater
for some time
Ine announcement Billie Burke
returns to the stage" explains it all.
she brought her new play spick
and span direct to Washington with
out hating at Atlantic City or Siam.
ford, Conn. Her public was waiting
for her. Altogether, it was a joyous
reunion.
The Marquise." by Noel Coward,
inspires the wish TO hear and see
more from him The costumes and
the studies of eighteenth century
manners are most important in the
play They become the light sem
timent III n manner that we'll Sc
Iected frame becomes Il collectors S
favorite picture
There is but one scene; the main
living room Of the Chateau de Nriaac.
1t is one OF those elegant old living
rooms with q door in each Of the
three walls with n staircase rs an
additional exit and maybe more doors
10 he imagined IN the invisible wall
that separates the players from the
audience. 1t is a charming room and
there is wisdom in retaining 1t. To
make a change would he TO risk the
~"NNt 49,
preston.
There are nine players in the cast
The story in its dainty racility
might be told with three. 1t requires
cunning care to prevent the others
who appear as minor chara cters
from seeming to be intruders In the
gentle chronicle OF old sweethe 2rt
days revived in the second generation
arid the JOrnt of lavender from
newly opened memory chest.
The MarQuise Eloise lie kestournal
has had two lovers; one. Compile
Raoul de Nriaac. the other Estaban
ell Duco de SantaGuano. Let 1t suf-
fee to say in commenting on the
richness of costume that the earb be-
fits the titles.
T',are is something fascinating in
the revival of an ancient day with so
close IN attention to contrihutOry de
tr that oersons of the past appear
to live again. White wigs, jabots.
fiaring coats and rich brocades are
worn with a graceful accuracy that
suggests the student in the back
ground as well as the player in the
footlight glare.
A lady insists by cunning device on
being a guest at the house where both
her former sIitors are staying. The
old love affair recurs, children are
happily we'd and after duel. which
calls for picturesque swordsmaHshlp
she chooses her husband from the
two gentlemen who came into her
life in other days.
The role played by Arthur Byron
In that of the successful though be.
lated suitor. He plays it well.
The entire cast is competent. In
addition to wearing their costumes
wi. ~ .sible elegance they convey
a convincing significance to a story
which needs the good acting to pre-
vent it from being a fantastic insin-
&C ity.
Billie Burke has never appeared to
b, tter advantage.
There was a touch of human person
ality in the occasion which needed
onl.- the flowers sent over the foot
lights by husband Florenz Ziegfeld to
Ike it complete.
The first night of ''The Marquise"
WI. the first first night" in the ira
ditional sense Of the phrase that
Washington has Lad the privilege of
enjoying in many seasons; one of
those premieres that carry with evil
dence of expert en- leavors the com
forting assurance Of success.
PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

of more modern bits by Mr.. DAILY
Miss Yago and Mr.. Peacock in the
last act were worthy of any first-line
iazz revue or musical comedy.
The orchestra once or twice, per-
hans. seemed a little too heavy for
the voices, but most of the time gave
this really worthwhile operetta score
excellently, under the direction of AL
fred Manning. It is interesting that
Cha rles T. H. Jones. stage director
OF this production. directed the first
production of The Black Hussar" in
America. given In New York more
than thirty five years ago.
1t is good show and the audience
last night seemed to like it I'M
menSely
Evening star., 1927-11-08

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Evening star., 1927-11-08
Sergt. Hoyt Retired.

Having completed more than thirty
years of active military service, Mas
ter Sergt. Harry B. Hoyt. Medlca
Department. on duty at waiter Reeo
General Hospital. has been transfer
rcd 70 the retired list on his own ap.
plicaton.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
PRESTDENT-"The Black Hussar.

Melodious music well sung, many
comic episodes done in a manner that
won hearty laughter. and chorus of
unusually pretty girls and stalwart
young men, well trained and full of
pep, from the outsta nding features of
the initial production given here by
the President Light Opera Company.
"The Black Hussar," which opened for
a weeks run at the President Theater
last night. This first night the large
audience included many distinguished
people of Capital society, who came to
add emphasis TO the gala opening Of
this stock light opera group under the
Evening star., 1927-11-08
audiences seen here in some time

audiences seen here in some time
was warmly enthusiastic and insistent
on having Mr.. Leiber before the cur
tain after each act.
Those persons who love their
Shakespearea comprehensiVelE ana
intelligently served will do we'll to re.
serve their seats now for the seVera J
productions scheduled for the remain
der of the present week at the Audi
torium. for. no matter what the bill,
here is Shakespearean talent and
whatever they may undertake prob
ably will be we'll done. One could
take the entire company and we'll
heap encomiums on each member, so
deserving was every one.
1t would he distinctly unfair not to
give special mention to Miss Irby
Marshall for her work as Gertrude
and to Ethel Taylor as Ophelia. They
We're splendid
The productions are under the aus
pieces of the Shakespeare Association
of America. This organization, which
is said to include the heads of so prom
it.cnt educational institutions, was
| formed primarily to bring about con
tinuous production of good Shake
| pearean performances at prices tna'
would permit all lovers of snake
speare to witness the plays OF the
great dramatist we'll presented by
capable actors. In this the assocla
| ton appears to have succeeded.
RELASCO-"TiaJ Juana."
When gunplay, murder, Chinese
| smuggling and sundry other otfenses
against propriety are the stock III
| trade of drama laid in straight
drinking, horse-racing Tia Juana
| Mexico, the play is apt to encounter
| the suspicion of being a ponderous
p,rveyor of low-hung odors. Yet
when all these ill-sounding subjects
are grouped in a single mass. pierced
with shafts of bright. though yesgy
| humor and further lighted with a bit
of dancing and a dash of music. the
| play is likely then to find audiences
| who will vote it good theater enter
tainment. And Of such is the Tia
.Iuana" which Chester De Nonde and
| kilbourn Gordon wove for their cast
at the Belasco this week.
In the opening last night "Tia
Juana" generally was well acted
! While there are weak members of the
cast, the work of such players as
jeanette Fox Lee as the cute Evetta
Mabel Colcord as buXom Juata, anC
Harry ID. Southard as the stupidity
egotstical Chief holds the playing
to an admirable level. Perhaps Fred
eric Burt is inclined to overdo his
vengeance -obsessed Sprut, though 9
character who has spent four years ir
| san Quentin when he's convinced he
shouldn't have might be expected tC
anathematiZe with Il hiss the way Mr.
/ Burt in his Sprut did. Edna Ben
nett is made to carry the burden ot
| the authors wiSe-crac cking vocahu
| larry in the role of Marcelle Darcy
/ horse betting blonde.
Whatever may be said against the
writing of the play, it must be ad
mtted that Messrs. De Nonde ant
! Gordon have ended each of their thre
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
Crude Pine Tar Smeared
on Husking Mitts Helps

According TO the Nebraska Agricul-
tural college authorities, crude pine
tar smeared on the husking mittens
several times during the day will make
them last longer as well as help the
husker jerk the shucks Excepting in
wet weather, well tarred mitts
should last about twice as long as
those without tar. Enough thick tar
TO cover the thumbs and palms and
then a layer of dirt to absorb the
sickness will make a surface on the
mitts that will wear well and also
be rough enough TO pull the shucks
quickly. A set of thumb stalls of
heavy cotton flannel or light canvas
are mighty handy if a mitt should rip
or wear out more quickly than usual.
The handiest addition TO a husk-
er's wagon is little box hooked on
the rod Of the front end gate in which
he can keep his tar can, an extra
pair of mitts and thumb stalls, and
an extra husking hook or peg.
Cracked fingers and thumbs and
chapped wrists can be healed by soak
ing them in hot water for about ten
minutes and then rubbing them well
with glycerin before going to bed
each night.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
Using Unshod Animals Will
Result in Tender Feet.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.)
With the passing of the blacksmith
shop from every crossroad, hamlet and
village, the farmer is experiencing
considerable difficulty in getting his
horses shOd. The solution of the prob
lem in a large measure devolves upon
the farmer himself in learning to do
the work on his own farm. To as
sist the farmer in learning to care
for the feet of his work stock properly
and TO shoe his horses, if necessary,
the United States Department of
Agriculture has prepared an Illus
trated bulletin on farm horseshoeing,
known as Farmers Bulletin 1857.
Using unshod horses and mules for
pulling heavy farm machinery wears
off the horny wall Of the foot at the
ground surface more rapidly than
growth is supplied from above and
will result in tender feet. A we'll
shod horse not only is kept in serv-
ice but he is a more efficient worker
in that he can better apply his
strength because he has better foot
ing. It is important, however, that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
Muddy Potatoes Should
Be Dried Before Storing

Muddy potatoes should be dried so
that they may be sorted before plac-
ing In winter storage. Rotting pota-
toes are hard to detect while covered
with mud, and herein lies the chief
danger of storing muddy potatoes.
This year many of the potatoes are
being dug out of the mud. The opin-
ion that muddy potatoes viii not keep
in storage is unfounded. In the
Andean highlands Of South America,
its native habitat, the potato tubers
are stored naturally In the soil all
winter.
In tests at the Ohio experiment
station. John Bushnell, potato spe-
cialist. has found that sound potatoes
keep equally well whether stored
muddy or dried first.
1t IS better. therefore, TO dry and
sort muddy potatoes before placing
them in winter storage. If spread
out in a thin LAYER on a floor the mud
dries and usually shells off readily.
making it easy to sort the tubers
when moving them from the drying
shed TO the storage cellar or pit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
Pipe Organ Strains for
Boxing Bouts Not Liked

Archie Bell, the New York bantam
weight, and his American seconds
were startled by the swelling, melodi-
Gus strains of a pipe organ when the
little party was ushered into Royal
Albert hall for the 15-round bout with
Teddy BaIdock, British fighter, which
Bell lost on points. The New York
ers, especially Bell, looked around
amazed, wondering what it was all
about.
The organ, often heard by the king
and queen, is one of the largest in the
world, and is always played at big
fistic contests. Its base was hidden
from the Americans by enormous black
and white figures for use in indicating
the rounds, but some of its 5000 odd
pipes reach nearly to the ceiling.
Bell says he does not care for organ
music in the ring. When the decision
was awarded to Baldock, the organ
pealed out For he's jolly good fell
low" but Bell didn't hear this owing
to the cheers Of the 1000 or more
spectators.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
Lime for Alfalfa Year
in Advance Is Favored

The best time TO lime in preparation
for alfalfa seeding is a year in adj
vance, according to a bulletin in Lin
ing for Alfalfa" by F. J. Away and
c. o. Rost of the soils division, Mime
sofa agricultural experiment station.
In fact, lime may be applied two or
three years in advance Of seeding
without any loss in beneficial effects.
IF, however. one wishes to seed a
piece of alfalfa in less than a year.
he can get good effects by applying
his lime several weeks in advance
The effectiveness, says the bulletin,
which is for free distribution on ap-
plication to the division of publica-
tons, University Farm, st. Paul-is
much increased by thorough mixing
with the soil. Usually lime or ground
limestone is best applied after plow-
ing. Then the disking and narrowing
in preparation Of the seed-bed pro-
vides the necessary mixing.
The farmer who decides a year in
advance TO seed an area to alfalfa,
where lime is needed, may very well
spread his limestone and then put
the field into corn. The limestone
will not damage the most sensitive
young plants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
Rather Pretty Story
Told of Great Orator

While we were working l had a
good deal of fun with William Jen-
nings Bryan. In his long adventur-
Gus career he had grown well accus-
toned to banter, which, in private at
least, he never resented.
For instance, 1 said, "Mr. Bryan,
why do you wear your hair in that
funny way over the ears?"
WELL he replied, there's a ro-
nance connected with that"
Il never would have guessed it.
What is the romance:" 1 asked.
"You see," said he, while I was
counting Mrs. Bryan, she objected TO
the way my ears stood out, and so 1
let the hair grow to cover them"
"And now that you've caught the
street car" said /. don't you think
you ought to do something for hu-
mainly at large-with scissors?"
'No," said Bryan slowly; 1.-THE ro-
nance is still going on" And that is
the prettiest line ever heard him ut
ter.-Joseph Cummings, in the Satur-
day Evening Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
High-Class Bull Is Essential
if Improvement Is to
Be Made.

prepared by the United states Department
OF Agriculture)
Every dairy herd needs high-ciass
bull at its head if the herd is to be
improved, says the United States De
partment of Agriculture. For the
'dairyman who has a small herd and is
short on finances, the cheapest and
best way 10 obtain the use of first
class pure-bred bulls is through the
work Of a cooperative dairy-bull as
ISOLATION.
Purpose of Organization.
A bull association is a farmers or
ganization whose chief purpose is the
breeding of better dairy COWS through
joint ownership, use, and systematic
exchange Of prepotent dairy bulls or
high-producing ancestry. Improvement
Of the herd that may be expected
through membership in such an or
ganization is discussed in Farmers
Bulletin 1927, '.Dairy-Herd Improve
ment Through Cooperative Bull As
sociations," just issued by the bureau
OF dairy industry, United States De-
partment Of Agriculture.
Through the system OF transferring
bulls from block TO block, the bull as
sociation makes it impossible to keep
the desirable bulls as long as they
live or are fit for service. This enables
a bulls daughters to come in milk and
be tested while he is still owned by
the association, and furnishes a means
III, l. T-Yr 1ry
the high-producing daughters. The
bulls that do not get satisfactory
daughters are disposed Of.
Study of Records.
4 study of the records Of the
daughters Of bull-assOciatiOn bulls
showed an average yearly mature pro-
duction Of SOL pounds Of milk and
So pounds of butterfat. In milk pro-
duction the daughters excelled the
dams by 13.5 per cent and in butterfat
production by IA per cent Some Of
the sires are very outstanding. One
sire. for instance, was mated with
cows having an average yearly but
terfat production Of BAT pounds, yet
his seven daughters from these cows
exceIled their dams by 81 per cent in
milk production and A per cent in
production of butterfat.
Much progress has been made by
selecting bulls on the records of their
dams and CANADIANS. The most rapid
progress cannot come until dairy sires
are selected on the production records
of their daughters.
A copy of the bulletin may be OBJ
tanned by writing 10 the United States
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
Improve Dairy
Herd With Sires

tireiy to the use of mules in preparing
their crops. Experience seems TO indi-
cate that the mule can do the most
work on the cheapest feed and with
the lowest grade Of driver.
Reports from the !sading mule mar
kets of the country, such as ST. Louis,
Kansas City, Atlanta and other places,
show that the demand for mules is to-
day very keen. In fact, one handler
of farm animals said that mot since
the war, when mules were used for
cannon fodder, has the demand been
so brisk"
The mule is becoming a favorite
over the horse for the farm The Kan
sas City market, as an example,
showed 65 per cent horses to 50 per
cent mules in other years and now it
is IS per cent mules and 10 per cent
horses.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
Agricultural Facts

Barley is reasonably good as a COW
er crop, where legume is not desired.
Shallow cultivation is best for row
crops, as it does not injure their roots
so much as deep stirring.
Canada field peas probably make
the heaviest cover-and to stop wash
ing they are hard to beat.
When planting seed potatoes be
sure that it is good seed, free from
diseases that will ruin crop and profit.
Hill selection Of potatoes is the only
rational method of seed Improvement.
since it is based upon the performance
Of the individual hill.
Sugar-peas have edible pods which
are broken up, cooked and served like
string beans. They make a good adj
dition to the garden.
II you see smutted plants in the
cornfeld, pull them out and burn
them. This will prevent reinfestation
of the following corn crop.
It's penny wise and pound foolish
not to spend money in preventing
losses from poor seeds, insects, and
diseases, unsystematic marketing. etc.
The main purposes Of cultivating
corn are to kill weeds and TO conserve
moisture. Deep cultivation is more
wasteful of water than shallow pIow-
ing.
Whether seed are dead or alive can
now be determined within L. hours by
scientific test, so that farmers and
nurserymen may no longer lose large
sums by planting bad seed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
Husbands Get Together

In an Illinois town a man sued his
wife for divorce, and the neighbors
knew he had cause for his restless
ness.
The wife promptly began selling
his goods and took some unfair ad-
vantages of him.
Being rather helpless sort of man,
the other men raised money and hired
a lawyer to see that the protesting
husband got fair break.
It is the newest thing l have heard
of this month.
Usually the men throw jokes and
rocks at a protesting husband
Are husbands realizing the necessity
of standing together more? Ed
Howe's Monthly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
Horse Sense Counts

When you ride into the mountains,
forget the pedigree of the horse you
straddle. Measure him instead by his
horse sense alone. Looks don't count
much. Good horse sense does lot.
It Is this quality that every mountain
trail horse must have in great gobs.
or he viii get into situations where
any but a leyel-headed nag will break
his neck and. perhaps. that OF his
rider. too. A plain horse will some
times. If occasion arises. go into a
blue funk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
Trapper Finds Site
of Old Tradinp Post

Old Fort Halkett, an ancient trad
ing post of the Hudson's Bay COM
pany, located in the remote Lizard
country, which was abandoned nearly
100 years ago and since lost, has been
found. The old post has been the OBJ
ject of many unavailing searches in
the last 40 years.
John Dalzell, trapper, aided by
tip from friendly Lizard Indians, dis
covered the site near the mouth of
Coal creek. An old root cellar gave
him the. first clew and he followed
a welldefned trail three miles to
lake, nine miles long by three miles
wide.
On the south bank of this lake
stood an old cabin of squared logs
(all Hudson's Bay posts are construct
ed OF squared logs) the windows of
which were covered with parchments
of caribou skins. A quantity of lead
for bullet molding was found. Dali
Zell is bringing out interesting me-
mentos of the old post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
American Mule Ousting
Horse for Farm Work

Recent statistics show that the long
cared, loud-voiced mule still continues
to do a full share of the work of the
farm despite the progress Of motor
propelled machinery, writes Uthai V.
Wilcox in the Dearborn Independent.
The mule population of the United
States has grown nearly a million
head in the eleven years following
1914. It is now estimated at more
than SAL 600.
Government officials note that the
growers of cotton, tobacco, rice and
sugar cane have swung over almost en-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
Changes Help Football

Louis Little. Georgetown university
director of athletics, believes the
changes made in the football rules
win help the game. He points out
that the sport win be aided as to the
offensive department and that the
changes are timely, as there has been
an inclination for the past several
seasons to pay most attention to build
ing the sport from defensive stand
point. Incidentally, Little has a real
job in replacing former stars on his
team
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30

When you once get started in Joy
giving, it's easy to keep it up. The
fact that you give Joy, brings candi-
dates for your magic touch constantly
before you The returning benefits of
having given Joy keep you supplied
with the means of Joy giving. So you
just increase the ever enlarging
stream that through you ministers to
your fellows. And your own Joy In
creases with each new expression of
your good will The joy-giving habit
grows upon you and you would be
perfectly miserable without the chance
Of helping others TO happier days. It's
real joy.-Grit-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-30
HORSESHOEING INFORMATION
PRESENTED IN NEW BULLETIN

shod horses have regular attention
that about every four to six weeks
the shoes be removed, the hoofs trim
med, and the shoes refitted.
Ready-to-wear shoes Of various
sizes for horses and mules can now
be obtained and greatly simplify the
shoeing problem for farmers. A copy
Of the bulletin may be obtained by
writing to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington.
D. c.