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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-18
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De: IULIUS E. V. IOANOVICI.

limp ndelngat purtat haina acer III ju CHESTNUT
de multi buia scoa la veaa Garcia
amurim nitel
Epidemia influenza spano 81 mue victme
Inteleg, vcme dntra membri organzaunei
Casurie de provn din epidm sporesc
considerable
Pentrca lie poata face a marble compni de asgura
pane americana carl stu Isl dau de ema teste radna
morbuu pus lor usita ngrad
Anume in cauri de epidm dinsele patesc beneciul
drept, oate compatible fac adevarat
este ca cea mai mare parte dintra dnsele fac
MOI zc Ununea dinsa socetale am trecut
depln primejdia fata Epdemia
bintue astaz mute loe mule
ci nu este ridicata oprestea de ntrunrle publce
Rond noile Uniun capitolul XIII sub ttlu
Benefic aa cumca In cas de ca
tastrofd adeca epdem bemeci statori aduno
rea genero 'nd ase rparta dcud
sd eacd de $500 In a beneficial $4,000 M este
odigdsor Ununea pd oace de care vo puco dis
pnnes'.
Asa dara cuvntele sauteor noa spun de Impede Cd in
caz de epidemic beneficie pot sa fie mcsorate
Uniunea avnd lucru Gu at omn
nu pur ca companle straine 81 dcclara pae
in de epidemic ns dreptu plat un BE-
neficiu mai mic conform puterie
Aceasta nu are pe C fecArc
on ecae membru sanao minte dinsu ep
demie feu ace nfuene panio putea ceara mil e
ertfe 81 aces puea druga intreacS O.
q cit de mari ar fondurile Unun cit
anc de asigurare in f epdem ovedesc de mici
In ata acesor evenmente ntmpar bucnesc odata u
un veac natural ca 81 Uniunea de apara
fonduu Alta ruda Este datorint.
noar mmbror Sd acem datorna funconaror .
g tina Ia punctul din statute 5sS
Ri sa sppee dacS astazi nu pu irn II 1
III Vom faceo II unu din yitoare ale Alaea;cs; ~ -
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III socetatile noastrs. 81
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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-18
DEMNITARI AMERICANA
.PLECATI SPRE EUROPA.

NEW YORK, 16 Nov. Her
bert Hoover, ADMINISTRATOR hra-
nei, 81 Edward N Hurley, pre-.
sedintele consiliului de navigate,
au plecat astazi spre Europa pc
vaporul Olympic al liniei White
Star.
Hoover Sc ducc dincolo sa ia
marea insarcinare de q hrani mi.
lioanele de flaminzi din tarile de.
vastate de razboi. Misiunea lui
Hurley este sd faca aranjamente
pentru transportarea trupelor a.
mericane in patrie.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-18
LEGIONARII.

Din cdusa CD ,,Legiune6 Romi-
nd' nu Sc % MAJ forma, mu com
mas pwbticG mici numele fratilor
carr s'aw inserts ,,legionari'.
Oricum, despre faptele frumoase
ale dinsilor sd "a time socoteald Ia
'archiva Ligei 81 vom sti oricand Sd
os0rdm pc cei ce s'au douedit gatd
de a sdrs in lupte pentrW meonul
n0stru.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-18
cE DAT0REAZA GERMA.
! MA FRANTEI.

"A l. t
PARIS, 16 Nov. Ziarnl Ma
tin declara ca Germania datorea-
"a Frantei suma de $68, ,OOO, 900,
GOO. Factura este specificata asst
fel:
Costul Razboiului $2s, 100000,
900.
Reparatiuni $40, ,OOO, 600, 900.
Pensii $4,000, 100000.
Rcintoarcerea despagubirei din
1871 81, ,000, ,000, 900.
Dobinda II acest miliard $11,
COO, ,0O0, 600.
Total $6s, ,ooO, 100000.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-18
|vAP0R GERMAN REFUZA
SA Sc PREDEA.

BERNA, is Nov. Vaporul
Lac razboi german Wiesbaden i
|refuzat sd Sc predee revolutiona-
|rilor 81 . incercat ca 81 scapc il
apele nautrale. 81 . fost urmarit
y torpilat de catre vaporul reyo,
Hnfionar q intregul echip&j az
deg oam9rlis intre care multi
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-18
ARMATELE ALIATE v0R
. iNTRA IN BuCuRESTl.

PARIS, rs. Nov. Forteie
aliate sunt asteptate pc Dumi-
MICA ca sa 7ntre in Bucuresti,
dupa cum spune o depesa pri-
mita della Iasi catra L 'Informa-
tion. Sc. pregateste ca Sc faca
acestor luptatori pentru demo
cratic, o primire triumfala. (.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-18
HUNII ELIBEREAZA ,PRI,
SONlERlI ROM1Nl,

GU FORTELE AMERICA
NEM ALSACfA 81 L0kENA,
16 Nov. Prisonerii Romini
de razboi al inceput ca Sc alum
ga la iniile Americana. Eli spun
ca germanii ]e au dat drurnul
mai bine de cit Sc le dee de min
care ori sal transporteze aca-
So. Fl au fost fmbracati 81 hra+
niti de catra Americani.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-18
Ex-fMPARA]TUL CAROL
IN ELvETlA.

ZURICH, 16 Nov. - Bagajele
fostei fmparatese Zita, Austro-
Ungariei, au sosit la Rorschau,
pc lacul Constanta.
Rorschau este un loc de- vile
giatura, Gu populate de 10000
locuitori.
Evening star., 1918-07-10
HOUSE TAKES RECESS
WHILE SENATE WORKS
Many Representatives Leave City
for Allotted Three Days
Of Rest.

House members arc enjoying the
first Of three dayE reosss. that body
having adjourned last night until Eri-
day. Many Of the members who are
''brothsrs" IN the Elks went to At
lantic City for the big patriotic osie-
bration. others whose homes are not
too far distant took . mid-week hell
day a. homo.
Despite the Houses defeat last week
of the summer vacation plan. discuss
sion Of . recess In the near future
was revived among senators. Senate
leaders expressed hope that the wire
control resolution and the prohibition
issue might soon be disposed Of, thus
enabling Congress- either to adjourn
until August IL or to take three-day
and week end recesseG.
Among the plans under discussion
in the Senate were disposal K pos
sible, Of the. wire control resolution
late this week and postponsmsnt of
action on the prohibition bill until
after recee1. 49,
The House had MP ysstsrdsy the ad-
minfstration water power hiH, hut, the
measure finally went Over Until f6a
Heuss Mssts again yflAaN
Evening star., 1918-07-10
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE
FAVORED BY EXPERTS
Inquiry Into Availability Of
. Change Of Systems in D. O.
Nearly Completed.

With testimony given By United States
bureau Of standards experts showing the
cost Of maintaining automatic telephone
systems to be materially less than that
Of manual systems. the District public
utilities commission this Afternoon is
pressing It's inquiry a. to the cost Of
installing automaties In Washington and
the general economies that would follow
Introduction ot the more modern
methods Of tslephonio communication.
Or. Frank A. Wolf. chisf Of the
telephony section Of the bureau, ysstsr-
day told this commission that substi-
tuition Of the automatic for the manual
systsms here would be unQuestionably
advantageous. He presented = mass Of
data showing comparative costs Of main
tanning automatic and manual syBtsms.
This Information will be studied In de-
all before. the ooznmisson arrives At .
decision in the telsphons oase.
q. B. MAoombsr Of the buresu was
recalled this afternoon whom the
hearing convened Rt J o'clook. His
Testimony was expected TO 20 far in
clearing up the question Of the cost
of installing automatios.
There IL . possibility that the bureau
will conclude today with the prssenta-
tion Of the data II has bssn gather.
ing relative to telephones. There will
remain cross-sxamination Of the gov
ernmsnt experts BY attorneys for the
company. Tho hearing may be nm
ished tomorrow.
Evening star., 1918-07-10
SEVEN ARMY OFFICERS
ARE TO Be DISMISSED
President Commutes Sentences Of
Two Others Convicted BY
Courts.Martial.

Seven omcsrs Of the Army havs been
dismissed ~ . result Of court-maYtial
proceedings and two others. who also
were sentenced to dismissal. received
executive clemency.
Those dismissed are Capt. Daniel n.
Sullivan. Infantry Reserve Corps:
First Lieut.. Clark r. Turrell. Quarter
master Corps, National Army; First
Lieut.. Jackson 3. Dunn. -as7th Infan-
try; First Lieut.. Frank 8. shafsr.
Medical Reserve Corps; First Lieut..
Sydney J. Mccathern. Infantry Re-
serve Corps: Second Lieut.. John F.
Monroe, azsth Field Artillery, ana
Second Lieut.. Frank a. Keating. 314th
Infantry.
Two Get Prison Sentences.
In addition, Capt. Sullivan was SEN
tenced to two years' confinement at
hard labor, and Lieut. Turrell to one
years confinement. Capt. Sullivan
was convicted of financial frregulart-
ties while serving as supply ofilcer at
s.d E1ss 1odEs; s,.. iowa LsT, TTrrel
0rItsui Lieut.. Monroe was convicted Of tn.
charge of having killed an enlisted
man at Battle Crock. Mich. by shoot
ing him in the back with As auto
matte pistol .LisutA Keating and Nc
Cathern were found guilty Of being
absent without leave and Lieut.. Shafer
of drinking atntox1ca<in6 liquor toSex-
cess.
Their Sentences COMMITTED.
In the case Of First Lieut.. ALFRED
E. Reeves, Medical Corps, National
Guard, sentenced to dismissal for al
legged improper treatment Of q patient.
the President commuted the sentence
to confinement to post limits for three
months and TO forfeiture Of $50 .
dismissal imposed on Second Lieut.
Harry n. Brown. sb0th Infantry. on
conviction Of having made q false
was commuted by the Prest-
dent to confinement to post limits for
one month and forfeiture Of ono
months pay.
Evening star., 1918-07-10
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
TO APPEAL FOR MOONEY
President VIII Be Asked to Take
Case Away From California
Courts.

Tho Central Labor Union, repre-
senting $1,000 organised man and
woman workers Of the District, VIII
hold . mass meeting In the Belasco
Theater at o'clock Sunday after
noon. July 2s, to protest against the
execution set for August ~ Of Tom
Mooney. convicted in connection with
the throwing Of bomb into the Cali
fornia preparedness parade.
On the same day labor unions
throughout the country win hold
similar demonstration. appealing to
tho President 70 take the case out
Of the California courts and give
Mooney . now hearing In . federal
court.
Labor representatives from various
eastern cities will meet In Typo
graphical Temple on the morning Of
July 28 to discuss the case. Tho mass
meeting in the afternoon will be ad-
dressed by former Representative W.
Bourke Cochran. On the following
day Mr.. Cochran will head dele
cation TO the White House to thank
the President for previous efforts in
Moneys behalf, and to ask him to
place the case in tho hands Of .
federal court.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
EXCEL ENEMY IN AIR
Supremacy Of Allies Worries Ger
man High Command.
6cche Stories Of Exploits Cause Much
Amusement Amon5 Allied
Flyers.

British Air Force Headquarters In
France. -TA.-. lHvr hrya mHy signs
recently of extreme we-.n,~~ ny the
German nigh command r."r'in. tla
increasing a.ccnduey ut t0aHlasi ulr-
men on the western front This has
been especially evident since the Amer
lean atrHru have begun o. appear in
force and have proved them Ives of
the same mrttlc as the French ami
British flyers
1t has become commonplace among
British airmtn that their opponents
VIII net face combat i'm the mir nulcSs
in streugth of three or four to one.
Perhaps the most striEiug evidence
of German official anxiety regarding
the allied superiority in the mir is o. be
found in the official German wireless
news. In an effort to counfaruct the
depressing effect of the real fucts of
the situation the German wireless cl-
itors make the Widest statements, boz
dering almost on hamor.
Thus recent copy Of the German
wireless resurt says Superior mtJh-
obs of flying and greater skill have see
cured for the German air force sue
cesseS on scale such MS were never
known before" The same statement
refers in glowing terms To the cree
less attacking spirit of the pilots Of
the German chasing plaueS-a phrase
which provoked much merrimeut
among the British, French and Amer
team airmen.
If Germany is really pleased with
her air record fer the last few
months" remarked a British squadron
leader TO the correspondent there is
no reason for Us to complain. We ask
nothing better than that Germany
should go on having the same kind of
success in future months"
lie took as IN example the report for
May, which lay open on his desk.
This report" he explained, IDEALS
with the British mir fighting alone, and
has no reference to the fine air work
of the French, Italians ana Americans.
During the month the British brought
down 399 German machines in aerial
combat, and twenty by fire from tho
ground, while 100 more We're driven
down out Of control and probably de-
stroyod. During the same period Us
British machines failed to return to
their airdrOmes.'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
BUYS LITTLE ENGINES.

That the Russians have made eX-
tensiye plans for establishing easily
tween various divisions of their
fighting armies and between the
armies and the supply bases, is
shown by the fact that the Russian
government has ordered $50 liquid
fuel locomotives of a special type
from a Philadelphia locomotive
works.
These tractors weigh seven and a
half tons each and run on tracks ap-
proximately Twenty-Five and half
inches wide. These narrow guaSe
tracks can be moved about easily
Popular Mechanics.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
SnraYlnd lons.

As safety measure. logs nj n North
western mill are given vigorous
spraying under several jets of water
before going tn the saw. The reason
for this profess is that bits of rock or
gravel may become attached to the
bark Of he log while il is being trims
ported to the mill, and if the swiftly re
volving saw strikes one If these OBJ
structianS trouble, is likely 70 follow.
The abrupt checking ct a circular saw
may cause II tn ily in n score of pieces
that are hurled ia every direction like
II burst of Shrapnel.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Women Work in Scrap Iron.

81. Louis.-Attired In blue caps and
overallS, 20 women are working as la
sorting lifting and carrying
scrap tron-at the Helmhaeher Forge
and Rolling Mil company here. More
than one hundred women applied for
jobs at the plant. Ten feet away II Is
difficult 10 tell the women from male
Mb0rers, who work with them.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
How Chinese Preserve Eaas.

The Chinese have Il method OF pre-
serving eggs In somewhat the sane
manner rs milk is preserved In cheese.
"CheeSilied' eggs are called pidan,
which is made by placing ducks eggs
IN Il solution of black tea, salt, lime
and wood ashes for nearly six months.
The eggs are then drained coated with
rice hulls and placed upon the market.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
Locomotive Engineer Writes.

over work and worry cause kidney
trouble When the Kidneys are not
working properly. poisons accumu-
late in the system, resulting in back
ache, sore muscles, stiff joints, rheu-
matte pains, constantly tired feeling
aud other distressing symptoms.
George McLain, Turtle Lake, n d.,
writes Il am locomotive engineer.
| had a bad pain in my back and my
bladder action was very irregular
tool Foley Kidney Pills and was re-
li'F in a couple Of days"
W. d. Duncan, Druggist, Ottawa, III.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
SENATE 70 DECIDE.
LATE TODAY FATE:
Of NAN POWER BILL
WILL act ON STRIKE CLAUSE
AND WHETHER OR NOT boYS
or 1919 WILL EE THROWN t&
TO ACTIVE SERVICE.

W1ehiu-fuu Aur q Il, uU8g.
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| ,.. ,.. ...I-..r-
H'Eu' I'D ''''F '''' '' '.''''
this afternoon on .Ae aA'.l' ''. pom
man paHHt Lin yNtaaaH he Hrli'
aces ta rs ANA is wears Debate aU
,.....-I .,... -. ...i,.t
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pI.'"a7'uA OIL .'' -.'...'.
feeF WORK or fight amendment was
IN mose when .te senate adjoam
"a Onion i,,r,rt..nt agastrous in con
,.,r,,.,. l.r, o,or f.r settlement Co.
5,y inc.,iad ,ayaru mouosafs fo7
a.amnt.aa Lii gse4r..,ins tho saryier
~ ,,rtl.s urdar 81
no ode,.,irn ,f how. under n
who ,p.,s- a- .r, drafted ts provided
for in an amendment by Senator Reed
~ A,ts.auri a5onteI 1urine ynster
d,rs labq,a rrder fts terms ,ouths
onnld he uermittef In enter adpc7.
,i.r,l institutions af government ex
nause far pariod eaualliug their mil.
ft,rv eor,-fo. oot \, 4vroad ryo yea,e
The yota-uas "a ia "a Those ynt-
i,, ,,,tnsr 3. ,.cr. sopqr7rs npands.
..a cror.h t,roIi,,cl,nys,r l;.lloo.
: oJgo xr.rrr,ts. ~arso, Smoor
T.o,snul lyadsvortb Varrep and
u-eol,s panub,icans and Tb,mae
Democratic
In dicis.iug the Thomas work or
fobt" amendment which was added
n ro House d,.r. If n, hin H. tae
senate military committee senators
ZONES of WASHINGTON and cummlns ~
Iowa both declared ttay boliavad
somp restrictions such rs fhroua,
,avation shon.j FL mpo.ad on en-.
niovore nlacing nnfai,. conditions on
tbeir s,nnloyas ia a,so said Tho
amendment sbouId mo, ha onaratfve
whore stritors acrao n abifs bv ia.
ciyione oe tha vs.. :, hor roard
vhua oddir, .b,. Ma ovis,i,o ,ar,
if construed rroneriy worIj have the
desired eeeor Of mae,ina fine nresent
sjtration and mako MI perso1e Within
draf- ace engaged in opcuaa.tors il.
soptjoI tn tho nrose,1tion of fins r,~
Senator Thomas of colorod, doo,araa
that in view Of tne intaru-nta+ions
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27

81 was standing on my doorstep
This il the staci1 observation Of nearly
al indies who bring their little differ
enccs into the Cardiff police court. 1t
was repeated by more than one lady
in the ytlpnndary magistrates court
and it would seem thar there are many
ladies in Modern Athens who are per-
petpaly upon the front doorstep wait
Ing, like MicaWber for something to
turn up.-CaYGf Western Mail.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
corI:

Tie JareI g,ungy bark Of the cork
oak, which S;oWs in the south Of
France ana Spain, constitutes the sub
stance known as cork. This outer bark
is periodically stripped off the tree,
soaked for time in water, and the
surface subsequently charred to close
the pores.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
kaisers Face on Ego.

C0nnellSNille. Pa.-An egg hearing
on the shell Il striking likeness of the
kaiser was laid by Il hen here. The
face Is nj one end of the egg and
shows plainly the helmet. the long
noSI and pointed chin Of the German
ruler.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27

pr. Stephen s. Wise, rabbi Of the
Free Synagogue, New York, has be-
come a laborcr in a shiphuilding yard
Mt Stamford, Conn, together with his
oiehtceu-year-old son. They report for
work every morning at Z O'Clock, and
quit ut 4:30. rccciySe the same scale
Of compensation as the other lahorers.
Upon receiving his first weeks pay
Doctor Wise donated it to the man who
was mostly In need in the yard.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
PREFERS SINGLE BLISS
TO BEING HUNS FRAU

EurnShurG. Mrs. Ma
hcl Schlamunn seeks Il divorce
here because. she says, She would
rather be single than the wife
OF u German. She complains
thar her husband. when they
We're married in 1918. told her he
was "A naturaliZch American. hut
since that he insists on calling
her frau"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
Riuht Thinq to Find Out.

At cyory moment Of our lives we
should BE- trying to find out, not in
what we differ from other people. but
in what we agree with them.-Rnskin.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27

Try the Free TraderJournal Want Ads
for results.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
Advertising Rates
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DISPLAY ADV. RATES will be given
upon application.
The sun., 1918-12-08

portrays a iovable old rabbi, whose
mission on earth. IL seems, 10 to diff
fuse sunshine and happiness In the
dismal homes OF the East Side tene-
ments.
The kindly life Of this old man is
sorrowed by terrible incident that
occurred TO his family when he was q
little boy in Russia; a pogrom that
included the slaughter Of his parents
and the Disappearance OF his little
brother Later In life, a short time
after his marriage, another pogrom
claimed his wife, and fearful Of unis
dreaded land he few to America, where
peace and security became his. But
the terrible scenes ne had witnessed
persisted in appearihr; before him like
unrelentless Nightmares.
In presenting this character to the
public Mr.. Whiteside told a reporter
last night that he has definite pur-
pose, a plea to make, that he trusts
will be OF some avail in remedying the
serious defect in tho present social
system of middle Europe. Said Mr..
Whiteslde:
let us not think for a moment that
the case of Rabbi Elkin Is imaginary.
created only for dramatic purposes, or
There are hundreds OF
Rabbi Elkins, their wives, children.
living right here in our very city;
refugees from the uncivilised regions
The sun., 1918-12-08
Brooklyn Vaudeville.

Bert Williams is the star \,
the Orpheum, where will ais
GENE Harry Watson, Jr., Use.
7hine and Brooke, Klei-
Brothers, Billy De We're and
Carlisle and Roemer.
At the Bushwick will be seer
Frisco, Mrs. G. Hughes, Fran,
Crumit, Cartwcll and Harris
Grace Esmonds and the Avon
Comedy Four.
The New World Beatere'
will be seen at the Star. in
musical comedy, burlesqgs
vaudeville combination.
The sun., 1918-12-08

is one Of the holiday delights at the
Hippodrome.
"Sr Joseph Porter is. Of course, the
outstanding role in the opera and one
Of the funniest which Gilbert and
Sullivan ever created. The story Of
how / came to select the minor part
in a huge revival Of 'Pinafore' sew
eral years ago is one of those odd
little quirks In the theatrical bushes
which sometimee have SURPRISING re-
suits. As a matter Of fact a woman
drove me TO It.
1.-THE opera was put on at the end
OF a season in which I had played
The Matinee Idol for forty-seven
straight weeks. was tired out and
didn't went to consider the proposition
at all. But 'Pinafore' was to run for
only four weeks. the salary was yo'
derful and ] had my choice OF parts
1t would have been flying In the face
of Providence to refuse. So 1 went
over to the Lambs to talk the matter
over with the late Digby Bell. one Of
the most famous Sir JoSephs who
ever played and for long years an
associate Of mine in the old McCaull
Opera Company. Digby used to play
all the Gilbert and Sullivan leads
while I played the more romantic
operas like The Beggar Student
and The Black Hussar.'
Naturally Digby said at first: PLAY
Sir Joseph. II has much the best pos
The sun., 1918-12-08

mate not only an entire scene but an
entire play. Never for a moment d.
feel that the character of Kristine
JesperSon is not one of the most i'm
portance and vitality, and 1t is becaus,
feel this way about 1t that am abb
night after night to live the role quite
as vividly as II were playing It for
the first time
As a matter OF fact Kristine's char
acter Is most important. She repre-
sents a social phenomenon that has al
most disappeared from the face Of the
earth-which has entirely disappeared,
perhaps, in all save the aristocratic
and upper middle classes of England
and the Continent In our own coun-
try there are still a few Kristines--
enough of them for every woman to
r. cognize the type and TO feel the poig-
nancy Of her fate.
THE sympathy which the character
evokes from every woman in the audi
ence continues to be an amazing rev.
citation to me. During all the scenes
with Nine. Kalich one could hear a
Pin drop, and during tine speech in
which KTistine unfolds her guilty
secret to Lila Dirk the tension is so
great that Nine. Kalich often re-
marks az" rward that she can hear
the breathing of the audience. Th.
same Is true OF the scene in wh,c'
LILA Dirk. in turn, unfolds to KriS-
inc the same guilty secret, involving
the same mans name. 1t is then tina,