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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22

American entrance. lie was a
contradiction TO every other Eng
hshman I had ever met. His
walk was somewhat of a sur
prise, but when he began TO
talk he made me speeches.. 1t
was as though his tongue had been
equipped with GEORGE Cohan feet,
IL ran on so rapidly.
yes, Observation-Disclosures
the neutrality-suspicious.
err TheSer, antintheHouse," he
began.
At the outset il must be i'm
pressed upon the mind of the
reader that there were other
grounds for making this a joint
with Miss Matthison and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22
Giving Unknowns a Chance.

Il think the time is at hand"
said Mr.. Kennedy, when you viii
have in America an establishment
run on the same principle as the
Court Theater in London, which,
while not ideal by any means, is
easily the best method of training
actors and giving the public the
best in dramatic art that has as
yet been attempted in English
speaking countries. Granville Bar
ker, who directed the Court The
alter for several years, sails for
America this week. 1 believe, to
consult with the directors OF the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22
Vale Forever. EYerTman.

"'The Servant in the House is
my first play produced in America.
and 1t is really not my wife's play.
Her play Of the seven, a Winters
Feast is completed. however, and
viii be produced shortly after we
go into New York. 1t is Icelandic.
1 had it in mind for two years be-
fore / conceived the theme for
The Servant in the House In
fact, the idea Of the latter play
came to me in October, 1906. /
began writing on it January 4, and
March % of that year it was fin
ished.
Il won't play a Winters Feast
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22
Nv. Kennedy and Hls Bete Noire.


IL isn't often that the possibility
of too great success for a drama
tist offers speculation as to a casus
belli in that dramatist's household,
but there seems to be radical diff
ference Of opinion on this subject
in the Kennedy family. However, 1
am inclined 10 believe that the
prospect Of a disagreement about
playing The Servant in the House"
500 times is very remote, judging
from the public preference for
plays requiring the least possible
mental effort.
But before narrating the discus
sion apropos the possibility of a
long run of The Servant in the
House." 1 should have written
80 = =" which is the opinion Mr..
Kennedy expressed about a certain
theatrical manager who had Miss
Matthison's picture posted in the
West as an advertisement 70 his,
the managers, presentati. OF
''Everyman."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22
y ~
lie UnpardonabIe Sin.

What were your first plays pro-
dueed in England?" ! asked.
Mr.. Kennedy took the seat which
Miss Matthison had just occupied.
and which was directly in front Of
me.
why, Sir Henry Irving had sc-
cepted a play just a short time be-
fore he died, and it was announced
in the newspapers that he would
present il Immediately That man.
uscript has never been touched
since his death, although 1 would
like to make many changes in il
now. Then / wrote two or three
pantOmimes which have been pro-
duced with much success for sey.
eral years.
And then / wrote a melodrama
once-for money. That is my only
sin. That was successful, too"
For money. A sin. Are you
writing plays to be produced in
America now because il is more
profitable 10 produce them in Eng
land?" / asked.
NO, no, indeed" he replied.
'Play-writing in America is far more
profitable than on the other side.
But am going TO produce The
Servant in the House in several
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22

All. but we
are going TO save
in scenery and in
stage hands, an
swered Mr.. Ken
nedy. THE play
Of the future will
bark back TO the
Greek form in
IN a n Y respects.
How much better
IL viii be 10 have
one stage picture
and let ali the
a C tion occur
there h an TO
lavish ones for
tune on a doubt
full sta pc ven
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22

drawing in speech, phlegmatic in
temperament, and SLOW of under
standing. But this interview was
with people who are somewhat
different
When ! telephoned to Miss Edith
Wynne Matthison Monday after
noon and asked if 1 might have an
interview for The Times, she con-
sented, and when I asked her at
what hour her reply was This
minute" As she was at that minute
at the Hamilton Hotel, and 1 in
the Munsey building, and had left
my magical carpet at home that
morning, 1 could not make the dis
lance of six blocks in sixty sec
onds. But when 1 did arrive Miss
Matthison was waiting for me in
the parlors overlooking Franklin
square.
Wearing a purple dress Of some
mysterious fabric, with lace yoke,
this intellectual Englishwoman
gave not the slightest hint of
"Eyeryman" as the American pub
lie first knew her. But no one
could mistake the broad brow and
her large, magnificent blue eyes.
so fun of expression and under
standing.
Il want you to meet my hus-
band" said Miss Matthison, as she
offered me a chair.
felt Immediately that l had
made a mistake, when / had adj
dressed her as Miss Matthison, in
stead of Mrs. Charles Ram Ken
nedy, but realizing that if / began
speaking as Mrs. Kennedy" it
would be infinitely more embar-
RAISING to slip occasionally to the
Miss" than If I remained constant
TO the stage name, 1 decided that
during this interview, as on the
stage, she should be Miss Mattbi-
son.
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C o u n I ri es- In
fact, / have made
arrangements t o
have it produced
in Germany as
well as England,
and in France.
And it is not inn
probable til a {
Duse will play
my a Winters
Feast in Italy,
W lille sarah
Bernhardt has
been mentioned
for the part In
the French pro-
duction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22

national theater movement. His
methods in London were 10 visit
all Of the leading theaters and Sc
lect from the casts any actor or
actress appearing in small roles
who gave promise Of being some
thing more than a mere puppet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22

HERE are two
things which in
S o ciaI inter
course one al
ways expects
to find: first,
that a woman
viii be late;
and, secondly.
that an Eng
lishman viii be
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

z WHEREAS: 1t has pleased the
Great Creator of the universe to
call our Sovereign, ]. I. Cain from
labor on earth to rest and lmmor-
tality in the Grand Lodge above,
where the Supreme Ruler himself
presides therefore be it
RESOLVED: That we acknow-
ledge the wisdom and goodness of
our Lord and Saviour, and bow in
humble submission to the newt
able edit from the Supreme Grand
Lodge;~yet we mourn the death
of our brother as of one whom we
shall nevermore meet at the stump
of the W. o. W. until we gain
admission into the Celestial Lodge
on high, where he has preceded us
and we deplore his loss to the fra.
ternity, to his family and friends,
and to the community in which he
lived. He was a just and upright
Woodman, a kind husband and
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12

Be natural. Do not try to i'm
press people with your Importance.
If you are really important they
will find it out. If you are of no
account you will not deceive any
one by acting as though great in
terests rested in your keeping.
The day of pomposity is past, we
hope never to return. More peo-
pie than ever before are intelligent
and able to judge those with whom
they come in contact. This means
that they are able to judge you and
place true rather than false es-
innate on your abilities.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Office Hours: From 9 A. M. To Pm.

father, an honorable and useful
citizen, a sincere friend, a cour-
teous and obliging nejghbor a man
who endeavored always to perform
every duty, to his God, his coun-
try, his family, his lodge, his
neighbor and himself, honestly,
faithfully and we'll.
REsoLED: That in token our
sincere friendship and sypathy in
the dark hour of this great Attic
ton, and as pledge of our fdel-
ity to the memory of our deceased
brother, we extend to the bereaved
widow and orphans, and to his
surviving brother, the fraternal
right hand of Woodmen; and with
it the assurance that the Great
Light, given of God to man, will
guide them and us safely to that
spiritual building, eternal in the
heavens, where their loved ones
now dwell, where the broken cir
Gle shall be reunited never again
to be parted, and where they shall
dwell together in peaceful happi-
ness forever and ever.
GEO. FL. PROULX,
WALTER W. RANEY.
Committee.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
CHANGING AUSTRALIAN SPEECH

The rapprochement between our
selves and the Americans will GER
tainly have one effect. We shall
find our language enriched by new
words and our pronunciation of old
words undergo revision. Already
our speech is leaving our chest and
mounting to our head, and in a lit
tie while we'll be able to do most Of
our talking with our lips closed as
well as the most facile visitors from
Vermont. "Say!" is established as
an arrestive, and we're beginning to
"guess" with the best of them. For
while the American accent is
bound to have as great vogue in
conversation as have the stars and
stripes in decorative schemes.-Syd-
ney IN. S. W. Mail.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12

and still larger. They begin to
move nervously on their chairs.
Their brows lower and eyes flash
until now they who win and they
who lose, fred alike with passion,
sit with set jaws and compressed
lips and clinched fists and eyes
like fire balls that seem starting
from their sockets, to see the final
turn before it comes; if losing,
pale with envy and tremulous with
unuttered oaths cast back red hot
upon the heart, or, winning, with
hysteric laugh. While gambling
in itself is bad enough it is the
stepping stone to all other vices
and evils which infict mankind.
Young man, shun the gambling
table as you would poisonous
serpent.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
SWA STIKA CLUB.

The last meeting Of the Swasti-
ka Club was held at the pretty lit
tie home of Mrs. Jernigan. This
was not a business meeting, but a
number of committees had reports
to be given and this took up some
time after the reports of the sever
al committees the following pro-
gram was rendered: Sketch of
Riley's Life-Mrs. Heating; read
ing from Riley-Mrs- Barber ;
sketch of one Riley's most famous
poems-Mrs. Will billiard; anec-
dotes of Riley's life-Mrs. Cross
EFT.
All members answered to roll
call by quotations from Riley, as
he was the author of the day.
After the program, delicious re-
freshments were served by our
charming hostess, assisted by her
lovable sister, Miss Lula McCrory.
The feature, we believe, most
enjoyed by all was the initiation
of Miss Jernigrn into our Club.
She was so sweet and good that
she must have enjoyed it too.
We enjoyed having with us two
visitors, Mrs. Swazey and Mrs.
florence.
The Club adjourned at a late
hour to meet with Mrs. Bull on
Saturday afternoon, November 81,
1908.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12

We would like to whisper into
the ear of every young man in
this community to shun the gamb-
ling room. Shall we sketch the
history of the gamblers Lured
by bad company he finds his way
into a place where honest men
ought never to go. He sits down
to his first game, but only for pas
time and the desire of being
thought sociable. The players
deal out the cards. They uncon-
sciouslv play into Satan's hands
who takes all the tricks and both
the players soul for trumps he
being sharper at the game. A
slight stake is put up just to add
interest to the play. Game after
game is played. Larger stakes
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
OUR OWN MlNSTRELs.

'Mistah Walkah, kin yo' tell me
de duff'unce tween boy putin salt
in his dads cavity an a pewjlist
landin' a knockout blow ?"
'G give it up William. What is
the difference between a boy putting
salt in his fathers coffee and a
pugilist landing a knockout blow? ?"
ode one am joke on de paw an
de uddah am a poke on de jaw"
Ladies and gentlemen, the cele-
brated tenor, Prof. Spizzerinctum
Bang, will now sing that matches
ballad, Mamma, My Dream of Hap
piness Is Over; George Eats Linn
burger Cheese
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
SOUGHT JOYS OF THE GODS
Little Parable In Recently Published
Book Contains a Moral Well
Worth Needing.

In R. F. Johnson's book, "From
Picking to Mandalay," the author
tells the story of a poor Chinese
scholar noted for his piety, who
heard the voice of an invisible being
who spoke to him thus: ."Your
piety has found favor in the sight of
heaven; ask now for what you most
long to possess, for I am the mes
senger of the gods, and they have
sworn to grant your hearts desire"
IT ask" said the poor scholar, "for
the coarsest clothes and food, just
enough for my daily wants, and I
beg that I may have freedom to
wander at my will over mountain
and fell and woodland stream, free
from all worldly cares, till my life's
end. That is all ask" Hardly
had he spoken than the sky seemed
to be filled with the laughter of
myriads of unearthly voices. "All
you ask p cried the messenger Of the
gods. "Know you not that what you
demanded is the highest happiness
of the beings that dwell in heavenP
Ask for wealth OF rank OF what
earthly happiness you will, but not
for you are the hottest joys of the
rods"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
THE COWBOYS LONG HAIR.

cit amt no affectation," said the
cowboy, "what makes me and all ui
plainsmen wear the hair long. It's
necessary to our health.
"You see, we are out in all wealth
ers. Often hatless, the hot sun beats
on our heads like fire, and but for
our hair we'd get sunstroke. Often
we sleep on the ground at night, and
him that amt got long hair to cover
his ears in sleepin' out invariably
gets deaf in the ear what is slept on
Often in winter storms the hair pro
tects the face from being friz."-
MINNEAPOLIS Journal.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
WISE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM.

There is movement on foot
among the club women in the west
to adopt measures to prevent the
separation of children from their
mothers on account of poverty. The
leaders in this movement point out
that in Australia if a widow with a
family of children is left destitute
the state, instead Of taking them
away from her and paying their
board in an institution, or in a
strange family, board them with the
mother and SO keeps the family to-
gether.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12

1t has been said that man is
judged by the company he keeps,
and in a large measure this is true.
1t matters not whether a man is
engaged in business or is an office
seeker, if he engages lieutenants
whose social standing is below par
it does not speak well for him.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Most merchants realize the valu,

Most merchants realize the value
of attractive, original window dis
plays in connection with their
seasonable trade. The store win
dow is at all times one of the most
valuable store adjuncts and trade
getters that the merchant can make
use of. All attractive window
displays always draw the attention
of the shopper, and if besides be-
ing attractive, it contains any sug-
gestions, it is bound to sell the
goods. If the merchant or any
of his clerks, who may have tai
ent along this line, will devote a
little earnest thought and time to
getting up a series of attractive,
suggestive and original displays,
he will find that it will tend to
materially swell his receipts.
Wedding invitations for sale at
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
TOO MUCH FOR HIM.

'How true that old saying is
about child asking questions that
a man cannot answer" remarked
Popleigh.
"What's the trouble now?"
queried his friend Singleton.
''This morning" replied Popleigh,
"my little boy asked me why men
were sent to congress and / couldn't
tell him. Chicago News.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12

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LATELY HER FRIEND.

"Have you seen Jack lately~
"Well, rather lately; it was half
past twelve when he went home
from our house last night. "-Hous-
ton Post.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
EFFECT OF DEMOCRATIC pol
ICIES ON BUSINESS

To take the course suggested by the
democratic platform in these matters is
to involve the entire community, in
nocent as 1t is. in the punishment of
the guilty, while our policy is to stamp
out the specific evil.
This difference between the policies
of the two great parties is of especial
Importance in view of the present con-
dition of business. After ten years of
the most remarkable material develop
ment and prosperity there comes finan-
cial stringency, panic and an indus
trial depression. This was brought
about not only by the enormous expan-
sion of business plants and business
investments which could not be read
lily converted, but also by the waste Of
capital, then extravaganza of living,
in wars and other catastrophes The
free convertible capital was exhausted.
In addition to this, the confidence of
the public in Europe and in this coun-
try had been affected by the revela-
tions of Irregularities. breach of trust.
overissues of stock, violations of law
and lack of rigid state or national su-
pervision in the management of our
largest corporations. Investors with
held what loanable capital remained
available. 1t became Impossible for
the soundest railroads and other en-
terprises to borrow money enough for
new construction or reconstruction.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
LABOR, AND WHAT THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY HAS DONE
FOR 1T

We come now to the question of Ia
Dor. One important phase of the quail
ties Of the present administration has
been anxiety to secure for the wage
Garner an equality of opportunity and
such positive statutory protection as
will place him on level in dealing
with his employer. The republican
party has passed an employers La
bility law for Interstate railroads and
has established an eight hour law for
government employees and on govern
ment construction. The essence of the
reform effected by The former is the
abolition Of the fellow servant rule
and the introduction of the compara-
tive negligence theory by which an
employe injured in the service of his
employer does not lose all his right to
recover because of slight negligence
on his part. Then there is the act pro-
viding for compensation for injury to
government employees, together with the
various statutes requiring safety ap-
railroads for the protection of their
employees and limiting the hours of
their employment. These are all
instances of the efforts of the repub-
lican party to do justice to the wage
Garner. Doubtless. more consider
able measure for compensation of gov
ernment employees Will be adopted in
the future; the principle in such cases
has been recognized and in a necessar-
lily somewhat slow course of legisla-
tion will lie more fully embodied in
definite CtatuteS.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29

that an injustice is done in the issuing
OF writ without notice. L conceive
that In the treatment Of this question
1t is the duty of the citizen and the
legislature to view the subject from the
standpoint OF the man who believes
himself TO be unjustly treated as we'll
as from that OF the community at
large / have suggested the remedy OF
returning in such eases to the original
practice under the old statute of the
United States and the rules OF equity
adopted by the supreme court, which
did not permit the issuing OF an in
junction without notice.
In this respect the republican con-
ventiOn has adopted another remedy.
that without going so far promises to
be efficaciOUs in securing proper con-
SideratiOn in such cases by courts. by
formulating into a legislative the best
present practice.
Under this recommendation statute
may be framed which shall define with
considerable particularity and empha-
size the exceptional character of the
cases in which the restraining orders
may issue without notice. and which
shall also provide that when they are
issued they shall cease to be operative
beyond a short period during which
time notice shall be served and hear
ing had, unless the defendant desires
a postpOnement of the hearing. BY
this provision the injustice which has
sometimes occurred by which a pre-
liminary order OF widest application
has been issued without notice and the
hearing of the~ motion for the injunc-
tiOn has been fixed weeks and months
after its date could not recur.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
WHAT IS AN UNLAWFUL TRUST

When, however, such combinations
are not based on any economic prinCi- .
pies, but are made merely Ior the PuI
pose of controlling the market 70 HAIL ,,5
tain, to raise prices, restrict ouIput anu an
drive out competition, the pubic de-
rives no benefit and we have monoP-
oily. There must be some use py Ile
company of the Complementary gIeat
size of its capital and plant and eNtent
of its output either to coerce persons
TO buy of 1t rather than or some olleI
competitor or to coerce those VINO
would compete with it to give up tnelr
business. There must usually, IN otner
words. be shown an element OF duresS
In the conduct of it's business toward
the customers in the trade ana lls
competitors before an aggregation OF
capital or plant becomes an unlaWLuI
monopoly. 1t is perfectly conceiVaple
that In the interest of economy OF pro-
duction a great number of plants may
be legitimately assembled under the
ownership of one corporation, II is
important. therefore, that such large
aggregation of capital and complnatlon
should be controlled so that the puplic
may have the advantage OF reasonable
prices and that the avenues or enter
prise may be kept open to the 1ndlVld-
ual and the smaller corporation wish
ing to engage in business.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
CONSTRUCTION OF ANTI
TRUST LAW-POSSIBLE NECES-
SITY FOR AMENDMENT

The possible operation of the anti.
trust law under existing rulings of
the supreme court has given rise to
suggestions for its. necessary amend
ment to prevent its application to
cases which. it is believed, were never
in the contemplation of the trainers
of the statute. Take two instances:
A merchant or manufacturer engaged
in a legitimate business that covers
certain states wishes to sell his bust
ness and his good will, and so in the
terms of the sale iobligates himself
TO the purchaser not to go in the same
business in those states. Such re-
straint of trade has always been en-
forced at common law. Again the en-
ployes of an interstate railway COM
bine and enter upon a peaceable and
lawful strike to secure better wages.
At common law this was not re-
straint of trade or commerce or a vio-
lation of the rights of the company or
of the public. Neither. case ought to
be made a violation of the antitrust
law. My own impression is that the
supreme court would hold that neither
of these instances is within its inni-
bition, but If they are to be so regard
ed general legislation amending the
law is necessary.