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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24
Relentless Time Trims
Ranks of Grand Army

Those who have observed the ever
ii inning ranks of the G. A. r. veter-
ars on Memorial day have realized
how rapidly the boys in blue are pass
ing from the scene. Under the liberal
p' nsion system of the government. the
Vt dows Of Civil war veterans have
IT en- cared for as well as the veterans
tn ,mselves, and they, too, are keeping
pt &c, in accordance with the relentless
p; sing of time, with 1.-THE funeral
N riches to the grave"
che greatest number on the Civil
war pension rolls was in 1902, when
there were 999,44G soldiers and widows.
AS these pensioners are now all aged,
the ratio of loss will be greater and
greater within the next few years, un-
til shortly they will be but q memory.
While not all of the veterans on the
roll fought or bled for their coun-
try. they all served in some capacity,
ant they will be held in grateful men,
Dry, whether they distinguished them
selves in battle or performed merely
the routine tasks which contributed
to The victory.
With the passing Of the last of the
veterans the country will miss one of
its most picturesque and inspiring
sights on the day the nation does hon.
Or 10 its defenders.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24
,nation of the Dead

Somt e has said that a nation is
known the character Of the men it
crowns Measured by this standard
our nj in may claim the highest
honor i&~,ause of the coronation OBJ
servans on the annual memorial &C.
casions. The crowns it brings to the
graves If its patriotic dead are not
such as adorn the brows of kings-not
rich win jewels and precious stones,
but Gro ms diademed with tears and
emotions from loving hearts. gems
from the pure essence of the eternal
crowns hat will shine on and on with
unfading splendor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24
Deserve National Tribute

1he observance of Memorial day
likes responsive chord in the heart
every true American citizen.
I've cannot do too much for our SOL
RS, living and dead.
They are the men who represented
r-yea, many of them died for us in
l great crises of the worlds history.
They made the supreme sacrifice
the safety and blessing of genera
ms living, and generations yet IN
,n.
It is quite fitting that the nation
build halt in its usual industrial
sh for one entire day in order to
n lifting tribute to our worthy dead,
|diers ia all our great American
trs. I'D
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24
Inspiration From Graves

The work and influence of those
who made the great sacrifice will not
be buried and rest in oblivion. There
will be an inspiration flowing from
the graves of those who served their
country speaking patriotism and 10y
atty, holding the nation true 10 its
ideals and pointing the way to Its
zenith of glory.-Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24
Gratitude for Peace

We are in the proper sense, all for
peace, tn, peace that our people have
fought for and to maintain which they
will fight again IL necessary. In the
meantime we pay tribute to those who
gave ever thing for the fDeace and
prosperity that we enjoy and that we
owe to lose who gave US this In
heritance TO preserve and Defend
indianapolis News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24
Genital section of lndiana's $4,000, 900 wa
memorial being erected in indianapolis.

of soldiers. Flags deck the graves
and flowers testify to the reverence
which will always be felt for the
country's defenders. 1t is an occasion
when the citizen should gain q deeper
appreciation Of the stately monument
which was erected ia their memory
and for the Al followed INTO
stern battle and final victory. Indian
apolis Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24
At Gettysburg
(From Harper's Magazine.)
HARVEST

HARVEST
only the seasons and the years invade
~ These quiet wheatfelds where the armies
crashed, tA
And uoclsing birds and quail fly unafraid
Within the forest where the rifles flashed.
Here where the bladed wings Of death have
And CLEANED their harvestry Of golden lives
And where the cannon smoked an orchard
thrives. ,ty Ns FL
Long are the war years over, with their pains
Their passionate tears and fury, and the sun
Lies hot and yellow on the heavy grain.
And all the fighting on these fields Is done
But in their peace the quivering heart recalls
The youth that bled beside these old stone
walls. r+ ~
THE CEMETERY
HERE Lincoln stood. in strong simplicity.
. And spoke the brief. immortal word that
Forever over earth and sea,
With echo of all brief. immortal things.
Beneath these numbered stones how many
sleep
Who beat against the holted gates Of DEATH
And entered in so swiftly none might keep
Their names that vanished with their
yielded breathi
But not in vain these unknown dead have died,
Nor those whose names are clearly carveD
there.
Above Their rest the wings Of Love are
There is a sense Of glory in the air.
Here Lincoln stood. on this blood-quickened
sod,
And gave himself, these graves. this land, 70
Gcd.
Agnes Kendrick Gray.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24

of courage. 1t was well fought for in
a great cause. The fine thing about 1t
is that after two generations the
losers admit that the wearers of the
G. A. r. button were on the right side.
Time, the great solvent, has been at
work. He Tor it) is windshield wip-.
ersto clear the glasses.
The G. A. r. has been mighty
force in parade and action. Today its
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24

IT'S the wonderfully colored adver-
tisements that make the magazine
pages these days so Arabian Nightie.
American Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24
Button of the G. A. R.
Emblem of Great Cause

Money cannot buy the G.. A. II. but
ton because it Is not for sale. Those
'of as who cannot wear it doff the hat
Ii it and its wearer. 1t is q hadn6
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24

ranks are thinned, but the old spirit
remains fast; it will live forever,
nothing of spiritual kind can die.
The souls Of the dead will continue
to march on through all the streets
and lanes and highways of the United
Satisfactorily Mountain News. E
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24

The high moral ground occupied by
the hypocrite is bluff.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24

ago to those Of New Britain, Conn.,, who died
b, the World war. The monument lie 80 feet
high and be seen from a distance Of 10
uiles. 1t Is called the War memorial.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24

Don't forget that other peoples
troubles interest them more than
yours do.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24

W. N. u, BALTIMORE, NO. 21--1e2!
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
Dramatic Club at J.C.C.
To Offer THE Youngest

Weil-known members Of the
Dramatic Club Of the Jewish
Community Center, under the di-
rection Of J. Minor Dorey, win
present Philip Barry's clever
comedy. "The Youngest" Mon
day evening. December is. at
8:l5 o'clock, at the Jewish Com
Inunity Center, Sixteenth and @
Streets Northwest. Heading the
cast Of players are Yvenne Levy,
as Nancy Blake. and Paul Alex
ander, as Richard, the youngest
member Of the WinslOsv house
hold, who is kept down, snubbed
and thwarted by the elder mem
berS Of the family, until. finally,
he revolts, asserts himself and
dominates the situation.
The role Of Katie win be taken
by Blanche Levy; and the var
iOuS members Of the Winslow
household will be enacted by
Ruth Raine, as Charlotte Wins
low: Harry WeStcott, as Oliver
Winslow: Aaron RoSenthal, as
Mark Winslow; Dorothy Abrams,
as Augusta Winslow Martin:
Joseph Ginsberg, as Alan Mar
tin, and Ruth Keran, as Martha
WinSloW.
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
THESE ACTORS
JUST LIVE
ROLES

Directing actors who don't
act, but literally live their roles,
was the unique experience OF
King Vidor, famous director OF
The Big Parade" when he di-
rected the first colored cast
ever to appear in q film play
In "fIallelujah," Metro Goldwyn-
Mayors spectacular all-talking
drama now playing at Loew's
Columbia.
"It's the oldest and perhaps
the most interesting experience
q director ever had" relates
Vidor. But it's q great wear
and tear on, ones own emotions.
These people are natural
actors: they feel the griefs and
joys they depict. For instance,
in the scenes where Daniel
Haynes, who plays Zeke, the
hero Of the story, prays over
the body Of his brother, the
whole cast was stirred to actual
hysteria. In the baptismal
scene, the crowd, thousands
strong, reached q pitch Of near
frenzy under the religious
stimulus.
You see, Haynes, who
preached the sermon, is an or
dained minister, and we staged
the scene on Sunday with abb
solute fidelity and all due re-
gard. so that there would be
nothing sacreligious about it.
and the thing became an ac-
tual baptism, with all the
emotional reactions Of the real
thing"
While the principals were
recruited from the stage, the
others in the picture are, actual
cotton workers from planta-
tions near Memphis, where the
picture was filmed. Daniel
Haynes, Of "Show Boat" fame:
Nina Mae Mckinney. Of Black
birds": Fannie Belle de Knight,
Of Lulu Belle: Harry Gray,
Victor Spivey and others are
among the principals, and the
famous Dixie Jubilee Singers
are heard In the musical inter-
ludes In the South.
The story is an original by
Vidor, who for three years has
been planning its production on
the screen.
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
DUNCAN
WAS STAR
OF STAGE

Glowing with triumph from
her stage Characterization Of
Poppy In 1.-THE Shanghai Ges-
ture," Mary Duncan deserted
the speaking stage for motion
pictures. That 1t was the
screens gain Is evident at the
Fox Theater this week.
Miss Duncan sought . new
world to conquer and also q
medium In which she could
make more money. The screen
naturally offered both. Her
idea was to succeed In films,
then return to the stage,
Since her connection with
Fox films, Miss Duncan has
changed her viewpoint and has
decided she win stay In the
movies.
"At first" says Miss Duncan,
''T was skeptical about pictures.
I never had faced q camera
except for q test, and somehow
I decided I wouldn't like 1t.
The Fox production executives
had faith In me, and ] worked
for days before the camera In
tests, all the time learning the
difference between stage and
screen technique" !"
Miss Duncan's first big screen
portrayal, -Four Devils" was
acclaimed q decided achieve
ment.
Co-featured with Charles Far
rell In Frank Borzage's roman
tic masterpiece, THE River .
Fox Movietone talking picture
Miss Duncan gives b vivid
and characteristic portrayal Of
the girl. Rosalee, who finds
real love In the unsophisticated
boy, Allen John Pender, played
by Farrell. This picture Is the
Fox Theater's present attrac-
ton.
''The River" Is the picturiza-
ton Of TristrsIn Tupper's force
full novel. Al. III. Van Buren,
and A. r. Erickson staged the
dialogue, which was written by
John Hunter Booth.
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The Washington times., 1929-12-14
Wardman Park Shows
Movies 3 Times Daily

The Wardman Park Theater
opens It's doors tonight as .
talkie house. Equipped with
the newest sound apparatus,
and cl1armingly redecorated.
this handsome little theater
promises To. be . favorite resort
for movie devotees.
"The Cock Eyed World" viii
be the opening attraction. This
saga Of the roilciking. fighting
Flagg and Quirt is famous.
This pair Of devil-may-care Ma
rines created by Victor McIag-
len and Edm9lnd Lowe insure
an evening Of adventure and
complete escape from the COM
nnonplace.
Evening shows viii be pre-
sented ct z and 3 o'clock, while
rlatinees win be In order at 3
In the afternoon on Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays.
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
Pre- Christmas Line-Up of Nep MOUies Is AJluring
ROD ROGUE
A VETERAN
OF FILMS

Rod LaRocque, co-starred IN
the new United Artists thriller.
"The Locked Door" which has
Just been produced under the
direction Of George Fitznau-
rice, Is regarded as one Of the
most interesting and at the
same time one Of the least inti-
mately known Of Hollywood
celebrities. His name is really
Rod LaRocque, but no one has
ever disclosed the full spelling
of his first name. Can 1t be.
by chance, the abbreviation OF
the more grandiose Roder-
lex? He has more than an av-
erage singing voice, but has
never warbled o theme song
I'D to the present time: he Is
an omniverous reader and has
collected an imposing and val
liable library; he has been on
the stage since he was seven
years old; and, although still in
his very early thirties, he Is
regarded as one Of the veterans
Of the motion pictures, as he
started with them in the early
days Of the EsSanay's Chicago
studio.
LaRocque Is credited with an
inventive mind and is working
on q model of q self-answering
telephone. He Is reported to
be building q 10-inch telescope
in his private workshop, and
has made his own radios, cabi-
nets and even q couple of
cameras. Cecil De Mile is re-
sponsible for his best opportu-
mites on the screen, and Lee
Rocque's success has been so
great that he is considered one
Of the wealthiest actors in Hol-
lywood. His crowning distinc-
ton came when he married the
beautiful Wilma Banky.
Rod LaRocQue Is co-starred In
United Artists all-talking pic
tllre, THE Locked Door," now
at Loew's Palace, with Barbara
Stanwyck, william Boyd and
Betty Bronson, and win soon be
seen and heard in a sympa-
thetic villain role that is said
to be about the most intriguing
thing he has done to make the
feminine heart pitter-patter.
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
HERK REPORTS
BUSINESS
IS @. K.

The secret Of the success Of
Mutual Burlesque productions,
which play locally at the popu-
lar Gayety Theater on Ninth
Street, is due to the painstaking
care In getting these high-claSs
productions to q point where
they must please the public.
On q recent tour over the
country, /. III. Herk, president
of the Mutual Burlesque As
sociation, reports excellent bust
ness all over the circuit. Mr..
Herk states In part: 1.-THE poor
business that is being done Is
confined to those shows that
registered failure upon their
original presentation and to
productions that we're made
outside the principal cities by
operators that simply took q
chance Of putting 1t over" In
the sticks.
Well-known, successful shows
invariably draw audiences every.
where, including the one-night
stands. knowledge Of failure
or success travels fast, and the
public receives such information
in advance, with the result that
they pass up the former and
crowd the theaters when the
others come along. The fact
that Mutual BurIesQue stands
in such high favor with the
public can prove only one thing,
and that is, the shows are the
very best that can be pro
duced."
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
"Treyelyn's Ghost" to
Open at National Dec. 80

A. L. Erlanger and George c.
Tyler announce that "Trevelyn's
Ghost" the lively English farce
comedy by Dwight Taylor,
comes to the National Theater
New Year week, opening on
Monday, December 80. The
play viii have its tryout period
in New England cities and VIII
mington prior to being brought
to Washington.
With the announcement Of
the washington date came
word that Mrs. Charles Hop
kins is not to play the leading
role, her place being filled by
Phyllis PoYah. Frederick Kerr,
famous English actor, whose
latest engagement in the Cap
ital was In THE Middle Watch. .
win have an important role.
The Washington times., 1929-12-14

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The Washington times., 1929-12-14
ATTRACTIONS
ALREADY TO
BOW IN

The Christmas week attrac-
ton at the Fox is to be George
Jessel, stage star Of "The Jazz
Singer" and innumerable other
successes, in Love, Live,
Laugh"
The feature was especially
selected because Of its atmos-
phere with an appeal both to
the young and old during the
holidays.
Next weeks attraction at the
popular 0ayety Theater, Is q
smart revue called ''Flapper
Follies," featuring Q galaxy Of
stars including Lola Pierce, with
Jack Tramp Montague, Billie
La Motto, Made Vincent, Jack
Tiny Fuller, Earl Root, Peggy
White, George StelIas, and .
chorus Of girls famous for their
youthful beauty, and for their
ability to sing and dance in
an unusually captivating way.
To make the highlights Of this
show stand out, the most law
1Sh' expenditure has been made
Tor scenery and lighting ef.
fects. "Flapper Follies" Is an
appropriate show to usher IN
the Christmas week, and the
Gayety has as usual struck the
right note In public taste.
The underlined attraction at
R-K-O Keith's is Rudy vallee in
The Vagabond Lover"
Halfway to Heaven" q COM
edy drama abounding In thrills,
laughter and romance, will be
the next attraction at the
Metropolitan Theater.
This picture features Buddy
Rogers and his new leading
woman, Jean Arthur, at the
head Of q fine cast. Half
way to Heaven" is rated as the
best picture In which Rogers
has appeared to date.
Ted Lewis, the mad, merry
musician, and his famous band,
are featured in the big Warner
Brothers and Vitaphone fea-
ture, which will IL. the next at
traction at the Earle Theater,
rs Everybody Happy?"
This Is the first picture In
which Ted Lewis is starred. Be
sides q splendid story, the pic
ture is full Of song hits, dane
ing, comedy and romance.
Gertrude Lawrence, the musi-
cal comedy star In "The Battle
Of Paris" q war Of whoopee win
be the screen attraction &C
Loew'S Palace next week. It
Is q Paramount talking and
singing hit. On the stage Allan
Rogers win be presented In an
other gorgeous Loew produc.
ton.
The next attraction coming
TO Loew's Columbia win be the
perturbation Of Jules Verne's
dramatic novel, ''The Mysterious
Island" It Il Q Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer production In tech
nicolor, sound and, talking.
Lionel Barrymore plays the
leading role.
The Washington times., 1929-12-14

(Radio PietMrssl
The Washington times., 1929-12-14

RK-O KEITH'S Betty Comp
son, who scored In Street
Girl" Is co-Starred with Eric
Won StroheiHn In THE Great
Gabbo," an all-dialogue, singing,
dancing and dramatic spec
tacle, directed by James Cruze.
The story of 'The Great Gabbo''
concerns o ventriloQuist with q
dual personality, 500 singing
and dancing boys and girls and
3 symphony ensemble Of 125
concert instrumentalists form
the musical background for the
feature. The song hits Of the
picture include, "The Web Of
Love-" Every Now and Then"
rI'ua IN Love with You" '-Ths
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
New STEP" I'm Laughing, 2
'Icky" and "Ga-Ga Bird. "

&NAJ 04A0 10-Gn 0INs
GAYETY-"Pr Babies" is
the title Of the newest Mutual
burlesque show which comes
with the Sunday matinee for
q weeks engagement. Manifold
features Of fun, singing and
dancing have been provided
with q view to keeping in accord
with modern demands. In this
respect 1t claims to have gone
far ahead Of the most advanced
ideas In every direction. The re-
suit has placed Pretty Babies"
among the most engaging at
fractions on the Mutual circuit,
with every assurance that It has
found q permanent place. The
cast has Viola Spaeth, the well
known singing and dancing SOU
brette, as the star member. She
finds a close rival in Hazel
Walker, the Miss Chicago
beauty prize winner Of 1925.
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Sergt. Wolfe Heads
WOOdlawn Gavel Club

WOODLAND, Va, Dec. 11-At
meeting Of the Gavel Club Of
Woodlawn, Sergeant Wolfe, Of
Fort Humphreys, was elected
president. Other officers elected
were Sergt. Edward Kaiser, vice
president; Sergeant Daley, secre-
tary; Sergeant Mullins, treasurer:
E. r. Fry. chaplain, and Karl
Hanson, Sergea1t-at-arms.
The club has accepted an invi-
tation from the Gavel Club Of
Washington to be the guests of
honor at the next meeting Of that
organization.
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COLLEGE IF {
MENACED BY
LUXURY

DENVER, Dec 11.-Palatial fra
ternity and sorority houses are
menaces to the moral fiber and
happiness Of college students,
Colorado educators warn.
There is an immediate danger
in the building program Of many
fraternity chapters throughout
the country" said Dean David
Shaw Duncan, Of the University
of Denver, who sounded q warn,
ing echoed by other educators in
the region.
He continued: ION many cam
puses in the United States there
are individual fraternity and
sorority houses that are finer
than the homes of multi-million-
aires, financiers and Wall Street
magnates.
"These edifices in which q boy
or girl will live for four years are
much finer and more luxurious
than the homes of the students
parents. In some cases they are
finer than anything he or she win
ever live in again.
After Leaving School
Discomfort after leaving school
is a thing to be reckoned with.
"The student is likely to forget
that college prepares him for life
and he sees college as the end
instead of the means.
"Of course, there are many
large, comfortable houses that are
more practical than luxurious.
They are furnished comfortably
but not extravagantly.
There are many universities
throughout the country, however,
that are facing an immediate
danger. They should beware lest
it get beyond their control en-
tirely. The student comes to Q
university primarily to study and
should not be attracted to an
institution merely by the desire
to live in magnificent palace"
Dean P. G. Worcester, of the
University of Colorado, Boulder,
concurs in the opinion Of Dean
Duncan.
Breed Discomfort
"Palatial fraternity houses Ger.
| tain1y have tendency to breed
discomfort in the student whose
parents are sacrificing their own
pleasures to give him the benefits
Of a college education" he said.
THE so-called magnifi nj
houses would ingram a love of
soft living into a student just
when he most needed that firm
ness Of mind and character that
makes for success"
Dean Worcester, however, de-
MES that any of the fraternity
houses on the Colorado University
campus are too palatial.
Il have seen fraternity houses
on university campuses that were
extravaganza. Many Of them are
much finer than the average
wealthiest citizens Of an average
community could build for him.
self. Boulder has no such houses.
They are merely comfortable and
roop1y in their largeness, not pre-
tentious. They args furnished
economically"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
DIR. Campbell Is Named
st. Mary's Health Officer

LA PLATA, Md, Dec. 11.-Dr.
Donald st Clair Campbell has
been appointed deputy State
health officer of the sixth sani
tary district. comprising Charles
and st. Mary's counties.
DR.. Campbell comes to Mary
land from Virginia where he has
been engaged In county health
work. He entered upon his duties
today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
LAWYER HURT
IN CHURCH

sTRASBURG, Va, Dec. H.
Attorney Arthus C. StickIey. while
examining the motor of the
Christian Church pipe organ here,
caught his clothing in the ma.
chi1ery and was whirled about
the compartment.
He was rescued in a semicon.
sciouS condition by church women
who were working in the church
kitchen.
He suffered severe cuts and
bruises on the head and shout
ders and was taken to a physi.
clan for treatment.
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]. w. COOPER SUICIDE

MARTINSBURG. w. Va. Dec.
1l.-John w. Cooper. IS, OF
Heirs Island, died from a self
inflicted gunshot wound ct his
home there.
He had been . sufferer from
ill.health.