The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-21
CONFESSIONS on \
EOIR-MINtTE MAN.
OHs Frederick y. tta~kin.D

sometimes ne StdAed 80 long that ne
wore cat his welcome But ne talked
Liberty loan until he got an tho
smiths and Browns and Jonesas
among the millions in his audience
talking the same thing and the wind
up OF tho great campaign proved To
he nothing short of a roaring patriotic
Jubilee.
The four-minutc speaker has o hard
job. I speak from the fulncss ~ cN-
perience Either ! am a yer, gabn,
person. or else I have no idea how III
tr time there is In four minutes. just
as I began 10 warm up I would I'M
Nariably have To quit To- go somcwher'
else. There were q whole lot of mean
things ! might have said about the
kaiser except Tor the constant restraint
OF that four-minute rule. But ana
resigned to the limitations put upon
me when | think Vhot would hlvo
happened tu tho public " managers
had failed To keep the swarm 81 ora
tors and near-orators under rigid cuu-
troll.
But fer this constant vigilance uu-
douttedly the great cause would have
been drowned In am uyerwhelntiug
flood Of words.
Il would indeed be q brave commit
tee that would accept an corners who
volunteer to speak Tor % patriotic
cause. n turn them loose on am uu-
suspectInE community. II would sim-
ply mean an epidemic % unurestrain.
rd oratory-a mad saturnaha 81 wind
jampiuE. so, gentlemen of the conn
mittcc. while I personally feel that /
/ WafWLN N.a. al. -..HH... D
speech somewhere. Instead ~ just get
ting comfortably started several hun
dred times, | recognize the depth OF
your wisdom In keeping the lid ON and
submit that YOU We're right
l worked TN the schools in the morn
ling. in the movies in the afternoon.
and In the theaters az night never
before realized The wide range ~ the
screen drama u Govern the Who'll, ~
history. II encompasses he cutIr"
gamut ~ emotion. u utrrluuks no
phase Of human activity. followed
Eliza as she crossed m. .cy and /
went uu ahead of the performing
lions. Al least a dozen time. 2 u1i-
ruwiy escaped being shot by Douglas
Fairbanks. saw SEQ much " funny
Charlie tnat 7 had 90 constantly watch
mv step 90 Keep from making my en-
trance with the Chaplin walk AMER
"a few days : felt Tint I WIS simply
/ pursuing Little MARY. Again and agate
I got there just in time a. witness the
return 90 the stolen papers, and tu -rr
this gentle little tavoritc restored Co
the arms ~ her waiting lover
Ahead 81 every % elise fu the
world the movie folks understand lui
make use o. tho old saying :hIt oE-
cryth'nE is well That ends wen Tho
sheriff never fails To get there boo Time
to a the villain and IN, great Wi1ug
is always rIghtcd
And woe De- unto the speaker VIII
tries % talk Co % owe audience bo-
fore the tanglr ~ Intrigue is uu-
raVcllpd. befor, the misunderstanding
~ cleared mp and right and jus..'"
made 90 triumph / did that just once
hccaus, am srcummudut.ug manage.
offered 90 lo' mt go ON between r,.'.
rather than Keep m, waiting Sieve.
again At that point thiug- boo rho
+ drama w,r, Coz 90 fearful state Th,
good young nan was suspected ~ bee
ing "a train ruuucr and th, SO a,
yuunu lady was eating her heart ou'
and pIuinE away because sh" Thought
he mad deserted her The VILLAIN was
gioatlnE over nor ass ho nI,V r.us.
from his cigarette AVID -lH~H"d hl- high
boots with 70 riding crop. tNnN tu
an villains du thnt't
Here the pianist stopped PLAYING
Hearts and Flowers m, boo. .u 'hr
age shut uff hI- machine, the uEht'
were turned up aud I went ou' tu dl
my btt for tho Second LIhort, l.uau
OF 1875" I have mo- hr-ittr,, boo su 20
ing that II the success of the loan had
been decided on the result OF that "r,
appeal undoubtedly 81 would hay"
been n lost cause = stout ladN .u 'bu
front row was weeping Ht.r tht
wrongs 81 me heroine a few rows
back "a lonu.furyd man was ulIuUhiDs
the arms Of his chair and looking t.
n he intended 90 leap gi Con-, -,r, I
and choke the rascal who bad mixed
up everything and hruurhi J| 'h.-
sorrow 20 the hcHrt 81 tho s"rtI"
maiden
could ten there Vls win,
,Ils-cd somewhere n -"ou d1Wurd
on me chat I had hutt,d 900 uu 'lo
story, that even though Wa 1850 tu.
credited SPOKESMAN Tor 'N'.' sum D
was unwrIDou, until thar -H,'. |'.
sal got her lover back
stW th, finish 81 the same picture
uf another place "a i'w night. after
and fpr ih, Information OF those $500.
are interested q viii say that rU,.,
thing came out 1Il right The suspect
ed young man was not a frt.U rnn...
90 ail lie had une over Goo 70 u,irH
boring ranch e. look for l lusl .u','
tie found the missing lamb. sawed r
from the WolN,-. got back huu. .
time Tor supper whipped the .Iu.p
ana he ana th, girl rode away H.. '..
twilight looking TOT the minister
A. ono small mo,ie nous" ',
talking boo the dark when thor, H.
great comiuutlur ur account "f . 1
nearby From the noise Wts
that snme COZ 'hr audience huo s..
CUT bH l. ghoVgm &C., best q" b. a.