The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
But Danish Government Needs
Money Thus Gained.
Copenhagen Theaters Hit by
Lack of Good Times"
POOR CLASS OF DRAMA
People Tire of Socialism, But
Like Historical Sketches.
Pure Milk and Butter Keep
Public Health Good.

Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 25.-
Scandals arising from race track and
lottery gambling have been growing
10 such an extent in Denmark for the
past few years that the movement for
the abolition of the practices Is be-
coming strong. Although the number
OF lotteries has steadily increased the
demand Tor tickets continues TO grow
and on both the running and trotting
tracks enormous sums are wagered-
II is believed that the growth in
peculation and similar crimes is d.
rectly due to this fever for gam bling.
Several cashiers of labor unions have
lately been arrested for en- bezz1ng
funds entrusted to their care and the
causes of their populations have been
traced TO the betting mania.
Government Gets Money.
The movement for the control of
lotteries and betting is growing. but
there is no Immediate prospect of It's
success. The government gains a con-
siderable income from both lotteries
and race track betting, and as there
has been a deficiency in the state bud
get for the last few years, any at
tempt to sweep away this source of
revenue viii be met with strong OPP
position.
Never before in the history OF the
Danish theater has business been 50
Lately the old Casino theater was
obliged to close and the new manager
was compelled TO resign The stan
is trying to continue the season by
playing on a cooperative basis. Ts-e
other theaters with the exception of
the Royal Opera and the Norrebros
theater which is managed by the pop
ular parody actor. Frederik Jensen,
would also be playing to empty seats
did they not give out large numbers
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Hard Times Hit Theaters.
The managers ascribe the lack of
attendance to the new tax on theater
tickets. but the real reason probably
lies deeper. 4 large number OF for
nner theater patrons cannot afford to
attend on account of the prevailing
hard times and the increased cost of
living Another reason is the class
of dramas lately supplied to Danish
audiences The people are growing
weary of plays which contain inter
minable discussions about socialism,
strikes and woman suffrage The
theater patrons get enough Of these
discussions in their newspapers and at
meetings.
The most successful plays of the
season have their settings so or 20
years back. when the nervous tension
was not so great as it is today. The
final reason is one which has caused
worldwide losses to the theater and
that is the growing popularity OF the
moving picture shows.
Farming Pays Wen.
G. A O'Reilly. who is an official of
the government of the Philippine is
lands has just finished a six weeks
tour of Denmark which he made for
the purpose of studying agricultural
and Industrial conditions. He was
especially impressed with the agricul-
1ural progress Of Denmark and ex-
pressed his surprise that in this coun-
try there is no question that farming
pays The investigator expressed the
belief that this result had been
brought about by the cooperative
system among farmers the sympathy
between these cooperative unions and
the department Of agriculture, and the
scientific handling of agricultural
problems by the department
Another feature of agriculture which
impressed MI O'Reilly was the regu-
lation and control of the milk, butter
and egg supply of the country He
considers that this system is respon-
sinle in a large measure for the health
of the Danish people and for the high
reputation of these products in the
foreign markets.
The poverty of Danish orchards and
the lack of handierafts in the country
were the only points which seem to
have impressed the investigator I'M
favorably-
Mr. O.ReiIIy viii visit other coun-
tries in Europe and on his return to
the Philippines he viii endeavor to
make practical use of some of his OBJ
servations for the Improvement of ag-
riculturaI and industrial methods
there.
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