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New-York tribune., 1918-04-23

a circus side show announcing in a loud
voice; Ladies and gentlemen. step in
slde and see Daniel in the Lions Den.
hahlet doesn't give q hang for the lions
ana the hons don't give q hang FOR
Daniei; This was somewhat the re-
la0loashIp between Mr.. Ornstein's voice
parts and his piano accompaniments.
IS MI ornsteln a joker or neuras-
theme! He Is certainly one or the
other. However. he makes reonIe talk
about him ard this is half the law.
and al the prophets for twentieth CEN
tcry success. 1t is to be heped how
ever, snat among the miasmie foss which
the present war will clear awav. will
DC the sort of art OF which Mr. Orn-
stein is an excellent exemrlar. Those
OF US who have faith in ds mccracy will
Indignantly repel the assertion that
th.s IS the art Of the future It is an
art whose death knell we fervently be-
Aeve was sounded on August /. 1914.
Nine. Gauthier gave Mr. Orustein's
songs as If she believed in them.
There were other interesting novelties
on her programme Acario Catanos's
lie eetachement vivant to the accom-
panirent Of small orchesfra.
Eaure's Air de Gaia from "Promethlee. =
peux Foemes Hlndous of Maurice De-
lage,, two songs by Nat Schildkret and
WV ~ LuScHe GOOSSe1s.
The Amateur Comedy Club. reve,-
ling IN special costumes and stage dec
oratlons by Jules Guerin. made a
large audience of friends forget about
the war with their skit, "Moonshine. -
gwen at the Garden Theatre last
night. The piece was preceded by
short programme given by the Mem
deissohn Glee Club. under Louis
koemmenich's direction, and followed
t' hv William De Miles one-act farce.
Rood which wns first played in the
early DAYS of the Princess Theatre.
The Mendelssohn Club, r,etamor-
nhosed into the Mendelssohn Minstrel
Mokes. lent "coior" to the last hall
OF the evening with an oid-fashioned
minstrel show. Howard s. Borden pre-
siding as interlocutsr.
In response to protests from various
individuals, Elizabeth Jones, who gave
a recital yesterday afternoon at the
Princess Theatre, at the last minute
omitted group of songs which she
had announced she would sing in Ger
man. and substituted French and
Italian lyrics instead.
The other surprise of the afternoon
was Miss Jones's lovely contralto
voice, net yet perfectly flexible or
wholly at her command, but showing
rich promise. Miss Jones sang varied
and exacting programme with unusual
intelligence and taste.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
By Haywood Broun

Lonesome Like" which was an af-
terthought in the bill Of the Washing
ton Square Players at the Comedy
Theatre, proved the most intere sting
part of the programme last night. 1t
never would have been included at all
II "Salome' were longer. There is no
necessity. we hope. of maintaining that
Harold Brighouse'g little comedy is
as important work as Wilde's tragedy,
but even trihe superbly acted must
take precedence over the somewhat
sloppy performance of masterpiece
And at that it is more than probable
that "Salome" is nota dramatic master
piece. We have a suspicion that it is
better llbretto than d play, and still
better in the library than in the thea
tre or opera house. It's very richness
of language which woos the senses Of
the reader cioys those of the listener
But we We're chiefly concerned with
Lonesome Like" in spite of the fact
that it has been seen in New York be-
fore. Whtford Kane once more gives
q remarkable performance. There is q
quality in his personality. and the only
word we can think of is sweetness
which somehow i'll becomes the husky
Mr.. Kane. However. let the quality go
unnamed. 1t is engaging. Combined d
with this gift is q finished artistry.
Even better than 4 good performance
arc two good performances, and Kate
Morgan played in ine harmony with
negut should be commended, for
though she played with less art, she
acted with nice feeling and much skill.
Also, she was dazzingiy beautiful, but,
of course. that's minor detail par
ticularly in an art theatre.
1t is not the fault cf Nine. Yorska
that she bears an uncanny resemblance
10 Jane, in seventeen" but it may be
held against her that she was fractions
where she should be passionate. That
made the resemblance to Jane all the
more disconcerting. We could not help
wondering if she would hold out for
the head Of John the BAPTIST if Herod
should offer her bread and butter and
apple sauce and sugar. We were always
expecting her to pat her stomach and
say Look. Willie ---- good" Even
when she began to take off the seven
wells the illusion was not dispelled-
Nine. Yorska read her lines with in
telIigence and understanding, but she
was colorless and entirely inadequate
m emotional expression. She simply
did not have the fire of Salome within
lcr or within call. And she was not
graceful Of course nobody expects a
leading actress to dance like a Cali
bu. she should be able to give the i'm
preston of dancing. We were never
deceived last night 1t never seemed TO
us that Salome was dancing. Half
kingdoms or heads or what not were
/ going cheap, it seemed to us.
/ # Salome were done with great skill
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
Plays and Players

klaw &; Erlanger will feature Do,
aid Brian in musical piece that Boil
ton and Wodehouse will make from =
tarce that has been running in Paris
Tor Two years, Madame and Her Cod.
SON. Ivan Caryll will write the music
The Shubert production of "a Pair
OF OF Pett1coats," transferred from the
forty-trst Street Roof, opened last
night at the Rijou Theatre.
The s6oth performance Of "Nav-
time in which Charles Purcell. Perev
Wood and William Norris are playin@
was reached at the Broadhurst Thea.
ire last night. Dr. Morris Francis
hgan, American Minister to Denmark
occupied box with his party.
The first rally Of "America's Over
There League" Of which George NJ
Cohan Is president. will be held at II
o clock this morning at the Palace
iheatre (. H. Sothern and Winthrop
Ames will tell Of the demand in the
trenches for entertainers from Amar-
lca. Among the speakers viii be Ser
geart Guy Empey and Augustus
Thomas.
The proceeds of to-night's perform
ance of Her Country at the Harris
Theatre. will be given TO the French
Restoration Fund Films Of the dew
astated areas of France and Of districts
occupied by American troops will be
shown during the irtermissions.
Cohan and Harris produced "Three
races East an authentic play of the
secret service. at Atlantic City last
hlgh, INC scenes are laid in Berlin
and London. Violet Hem!ng and Fm.
NETT Corrigan played the LEADING r6ies
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
Fears Abolition of Alcohol
Might Lead to Increased
Use of Drugs
Leader of Ants Gives
Advice to Saloon Men
Physician Hopes 1t Isn't Too
Late to Put Stop to
Dry" Craze

In resnonse to The Trlbune's ques-
.;onnaire on the liquor question, va
r;ed and interesting opinions con-
+;nue to come in. The discussion has
brought out vigorous champions tor
and against national prohibition.
IN addition to the views presented
IN The Tribune Sunday and Mon
Gay. the following opinions express
variety of convictions in the Ia
mons case of Wet versus Dry;
One Of the most arresting state
aents contained in DR.. Edson's let
ter. printed on Sunday, is that
radical reformers are usually pro-
b;bifionists. If this be true, then
Patton Hall is an exception. Though
10 would not be classed as labor
radical" he has for many years
pleaded the cause Of the under dog IN
hooks and addresses, especially with
reference to the land problem.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
Bolton Hall, Radical Refomer, Doubts
That Prohibition Would Bel Practical

arom a prohibitionist who has been on
the firing line for more than twenty
five years:
Get out of the business now. while
lhe getting is at its best for you.
The shortage of labor at present Of
lers you an opportunity in these alb
normal times TO secure beneficial and
pfohtable employment that may not be
mere when, very shortly, your intern al
business will be dumped into oblivion
unless all signs fail.
The chances are that when the war
is over we Will return to normal times
and there will be one or more men to
M very job offered.
Now, what chance will there be for
men of your class to secure positions
or employmert-you who have been en-
gagged IN manufacturing booze or in the
dispensing of the same as saloonkeep-
efS, hartenders and general-knock-
downs sweep outs around ginmills along
side OF men who have been engaged IN
honorable. decent employment
Brains and Character
1t has been said and seemingly we'll
said. that it takes less brains and
character to run a liquor busine $
than any other
A'@A-Ai'o anu Character are the TWO
essential things most men demand of
their employees.
The average employer we'll knows
that saloonkeeper and his assistants
have not ofiy spent their time in a
worse than useless occupation. but
nave at the same time been associated d
In most places with a class Of patrons
tvictims) whose character and useful
ness in many instances they have
helped to destroy; that it is in the
back rooms OF saloons where thieves
gamblers and harlots have found a
congenial rendezvous; that anarchists
hatch out their devilish schemes in
such places. and often inspired by the
poison furnished by the keeper The
loonkeeper and bartender have
rubbed shoulder to shoulder with this
class. and no doubt learned some of
the "flim-hanl," "short-change" game
from such.
The liquor traffic is going to die. and
that soon. A. R. LEWIS.
Financial secretary of the Prohibition
party. New York County, 22O Broad
Wav.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23

IL would be almost unendurable. The
nnai scene might send many shrieking
from the theatre. But they did not
shrlek last night. Many applauded, to
De sure, but speaking for one spectator
only' the play was bore. Louis CAL
Eere pounded the irony home pretty
hard' but he was amusing as Herod
gTeA when he wasn't sure OF his lines.
helen .Westley went him just shade
better in making the part Of Eerodias a
-ow comedy one, and thus she went
more than shade too far Walter
lam y pden was excellent as John, and
Hafeln hughes good as the page Of
i1erodlas. Curiously enough in the cast,
when included several well known pro-
lesslonais, Rollo- ePters, an amateur,
ato0a OUT distinctly. He was eloquent
ana aoFsaallng as the Young Syrian.
IN ADDITION to acting. Peters de-
slgNed the scenery and costumes. The
Ses was gorgeous and the lights we'll
devised and manipulated. Not so
Tf,ch much may be said for the costumes.
- nc e. colors and fabrics in the costume
OF OF oaloEle, Particularly in the dance Of
Ihe wells, were ugly. Every woman
drew long, trailing bits Of stuff behind
her' and many times headlone tumbIes
we're oarely averted. Helen Westley
IN particular had all sorts of trouble
VIII ~ .fall as long as comet.
me nrsc Play on the bill is Elmer
:~el-eAsteln' Land of the Free" This
IS occasionally amusing, but the satire
is not OF the lightest and the not IA
oser-,ngenlous. 1t served. however. to
afford Elizabeth Patterson an opportu. H.
MY tor an excellent performance
!, Good Bye BILL the soldier show a+
ene forty-tourth Street Theatre. will ha
'eNie"ed IN The Tribune tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23

paper, which reaches every pastor in
the State of New York, besides a host
Of other moral leaders. If this is not
The correct Interpretation OF your edi-
torlal, we, of course. do not wish to
emoarrass you by seeming 10 read into
your editorial something which you do
not intend.
You say, "The sooner the Federal
amendment can be intelligently dis
posed of in this state and in the coun-
try the better" From our viewpoint,
knowing that it is utterly impossible
for it to be disposed Of without rati-
tlcation, because this kind OF CUES
tlon never stays down until it is set
tied that way, this would seem to cor
roborate the impression that The Trib-
une is out for prohibition.
WILLIAM H. ANDERSON,
State superintendent AntiSaloon
League of New YORK.
The "Moonshiner" Problem
Mr.. Laurence Ottinger, who is fa-
miliar with "moonshine" methods in
Kentucky, fears that the government
would have great difficulty in keep
ing whiskey from chronic users and
heavy drinkers who crave alcohol.
To the Editor CT The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial aptly refers to
prohibition as ian adventure in human
restraint
Let us consider Federal prohibition
an ACCOMPLISHED fact to determine it's
probable effect on alcoholic consump-
ton. Let us assume most moderate
users will be entirely elminated be-
cause their desire for alcohol is not so
strong as to cause them to break the
law or to overcome the inconveniences
which will surround the obtaining Of
strong drink. This leaves us to deal
with the chronic and heavy drinkers.
In relation to these. three facts are
self-evdent. First, that they exist in
great number; second. that they will
employ every means, legal or illegal, to
obtain alcohol; third, that failing, a
large percentage will turn to drugs or
other available substitutes.
The outstanding question, therefore,
is, Will the man who Graves alcohol be
able to get it? The answer is en-
phatically yes. Where is the man who
does not know that barrel OF cider
merely allowed to stand will soon 5e
applejack with might kick! How
many men and women are without
knowledge of the fermentation Of fruit,
sugar and yeast to make wines and
liquors, and who cannot easily learn
that whiskey is but waters soaked grain,
boiled and distilled with the simplest
Of apparatus?
The government tries to collect a
heavy tax on whiskey. and this amounts
to Federal prohibition in the moon
shine" sections of many states. Take
Breathitt County, Ky. which the write*
frequents. which manufactures great
volume Of "moonshine" whiskey. Al
though every effort has been expended
to stop it, it has never been success
fully restrained.
Since we are dealing with probabili-
ties, what, then, is the probability Of
the governments prevention Of the pro-
ductlon Of alcoholic liquor where its
illicit manufacture viii not be confined
to out-ofthe-way places, but where il
will have to search every city, town
and hamlet in the entire country?
TAJTPENCE OTTTNCFP
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
Prison Hoists Service Flag

ELMsFORD, N. Y. April 22.The
new Westchcstcr County Penitentiary
hoisted ten-star service flag today.
One Of the stars, white one, stands
for Robert Merkhen. "a former attache
falI ia an aeroplane in Mexico,
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
Drama

"Salome.' by Oscar Wilde, at the
comedy Theatre. Presented hy the
" ashington Square Players.
THE CAST
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23

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New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
Beer and Psychology


From the Bureau Of Psychology
for Everyday comes the following in
tcresting comment by Dr.. w. de Ker-
lor, who attributes national psy-
chology to the prevailing beverage.
If "beer BOOZE" as he contends, is
responsible for the contemplate Ger
man Kultur, then where is the pa
tliot who will defend beer booze
in America?
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is indeed surprising to reac
from your very able editorial that 81
r" has been for many years keen
student of sociological as we'll as OF
'the questions involved" Where arc
her "eyes to see and ears to hear:
Surely if %. Y" has carefully analysed
the question OF absinthe in France anc
its prohibition by the French govern
ment some twelve years ago, it's pro-
hibition by the SWISS government as
we'll as by the German, who never ad
mltted this alcoholic beverage on pub
lie sale, she will not fail to grasp the
sanity Of alcohol prohibition. If again
she Will remember the actions taken
quite recently by the Russian and the
English governments with regard to
alcohol drinking she cannot fail from
seeing the advantages of national pro-
hibitlon of alcohol.
From the point of view Of the
psychology Of nations" she should not
forget the exceptional influence which
tional psychology for the forty years
which preceded 1914. Had she seen
the orgies in German universities,
German clubs, German beer gardens
and German volksfesten of beer
BOOZE" always followed by riot of
songs of the "Deutschland uber Allies
order she would grasp the potentiaiitv
of alcohol as breeder of megaiomania
The chemical influence of alcohol on
one of specific order, too long to define
in a short space. But it is we'll
recognized fact in psychology that in
dividual temperaments as we'll as sur
roundings are the two primary factors
to consider.
Medicine will tell you all about ..'use
and abuse" Psychology will tell you
that if you want a nation of "laggards'
give them enough beer TO make them
and murderers" give them rum anc
y
and be happy, give them red wine. II
you want them to be aggressive and
snobbish, give them whiskey. If you
want to make them "red and fat anc
ugly" give them six cocktails a day
for ten years and you will succeed.
DR.. W. DE KERLOR,
Transformation of Our Eidder
Forces and of "The Psychology OF
the Future"
The Gain Versus the Cost
| Let us consider the gain, rather
than the cost, of national prohibi-
ton, suggests William West, who
writing from Crawford, N. j., points
cut the Importance of the economic
phase of the problem.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Tho economic aspect Of the liquor
traffic ranks second in Importance only
to the moral and spiritual phase, since
it entails upon the people the yearly
loss Of billions OF dollars. Hence, in
stead of stopping to CONSIDER the cost
Of national prohibition let us rathel
consider the enormous gain that woult
ensue from it.
National prohibition is the greatcs
moral, social, economic and politica
issue before the people. Furthermore
the per capita consumption of liquor
cach year since 1907 is SO per cen
greater than it was thirty years ago.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23

ne touNg SvT Do-1c Peter.
ne Page u iteronias. f;areti Hughes
Ser o. ne IeITaFch Eugene Ilacoin
.4t'ct a''i'cr ...-........R r E. MclONall
Na,n,5ah, .5, 1a, Harold winston
aIalldi lh' eSec'iti9 i9er James S-inuer
sa!one dausltsr Of Herodias ........ Nine Yovka
4 slave Of the retrarrh J7,,rart = ,is.rtr
Thu Prophet Iokrnaan - Waltsr HrrDje.,
iterod Antipas, Tstrarch OF Judna Louis Cavsr.
'c.w.ass' ,Is VIE Helen Westlev
4 Jew. ....... - o. 80 e-'A'r " e - - -. .
Another Jew. ....... - 80 robr ,t,Lis
4 third Jew Ia- 4 -;,i,
A Na2arnne = 7 -. 80 ~. ~, :.
Another Nazarene " yta,ss s t.as e.!
I, The slaves g nsrod Emily Bcileau Lau-a Howe
4flc slaves * Saunc--ITary Claytss loan WscbayIc
V'ga Aammersiaugh. Gertrude Phnli1s
Lonesome Like by Harold Brig
house.
TIE CAST
,i,trAh iiNf~.d Nate Morgan
'f Marjorie Noanegut
.,n .Ir :, ,..........-... Whitfcra Kale
The Home OF the Free by Elmer
Reizens.ein.
Eohert Inreryoll Burke s,ron Eu,o
Mrs Felicia ncmans Burke. tts mother.
,,o,,o.. s.. Elizabeth Patterson
Jo6n rsgv5 p,,. Florence Enreht
II Non, 81 I
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
Drugs Might Supplant Liquor

4. What evils, Il any, would IN your
judgment, follow complete suppress
Answer-Drug addiction--weaAeni;n,g n,
Of the power Of self-restraint ana ana IN
creased political corruption, bu1 SO
far there is nothing to snow tnao ilquoi
can be completely or nearly suppressed
bY law. however stringent =,
). What is 10 be deduced from me
fact that, per capita, heavies1 con
sumers Of all alcoholic beverages
among the greater nations stand IN
this order: United Kingdom, Germany
United States, Russia
Answer-Other facts must pc con
systems. monopoly Of liquor by 'ne
government. as n Russia; character OF
liquor used and the poverty OF 'hs
people These are SO numerous anu
COMPLEX taat nothing can sately De
deduced from the mere consump'1o"
Of l;oeor by different nations.
6. DO you believe the people 0! tns
United States would gain IN efhc1ency
and bodily and mental vigor from aoso-
Answer~I am inclined to oppose
prohibition. even if it could be MADE
absolute. Yours very truly, .r,
p6I TON HALL.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
Prohib:tionist Gives Advice

In spite Of his evident hatred OF
all persons connected with the liquor
traffic, a. r. Lewis, financial secre-
tary Of the Prohibition party Of New
York County, gives a charitable bit
Of advice 10 all persons so employed
To the Edjtor IT The Tribune:
Here Is / good suggestion Tor those
engaged in the liquor tratilc ana comes
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
Mr.. Halls Poin. of View

He writes:
ro the Editor OF The Tribune.
In YOUR Judgment. would suppress
10, ~ au fermented liquors increase
the general health and happiness
' A5swer-If it did not turn
sill larger proportion to drugs n
d,, uaa : might. temporarily. II it
sea1y, - -yue that men learn by suffer
;.- fo- errors as much as by rejoicing
~ snccess. then laws intended to pre-
rsnt ~. drinking or improvidence or illeel7,
t;r.s+a birtis. or otherwise to compei
ooaSnass are little better than devices
n nrevent experience, plans TO heep q
certain number of persons from se ss
ting the education when they nSeu.
We're we to let people alone wnstn.a a
drunk or sober, until they in'si.e 800
,rith the liberty Of another and 10 lease
s-,.ntannass and the sale CT liquor en-
t;rsjy unrestricted. the intemperal,e
,.o,,jd soon drink themselves to deatn
and thereby cease to propagate lhelr
H. To allow them to destroy theiIl-
sa1vss NAV seem Indifferent or harsh.
put i seems as if we must come 10
hat for the attempt to check them oy
restrictions certainly has h0' SUI
cseded. 4 .,vs,eo-
pie hnd an indispensable solaee IL '''o
tamnerate use of beer and VINE
'elllpss lAlnpswerEThey find solace, Just 5 5
thew do in tobacco. but | do not thlnA
that that either one IS really "indlspen-
'aS.S In your Judgment. is the amount
of crime, insanity and 1eeplensss s.
sscribed to the use OF alcohoi .eXsg-
sssS'sS sansTser-The r. crime and poverty due
or aicoho1 like the national liquor
h2,,s 70 siGonO- sre grossly exaggerated, but |
bars bs., discussed sls that fully in Chapter
as @ Of sTbrift0 (B. ". Huebsch), So Sc, as
the clergy say, II Will rot enlarge
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
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New-York tribune., 1918-04-23

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THE Distinctive. Beautiful PIoyhouse'
Bryant I4lo Eyes $50. Mails. Thurs. and Sat.
WTrK NAST The Fountain Of Youth
HENRY MILLER ard NOTABLE CAST
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
Germany Above Everything

How the minds of German children poisoned against
every other nationality is told in the following letter. written
by Teutonc school girl, to a Swiss friend
They taught to believe that Adam and Eve Prus
sans that all nations degeneraes and that their motto
'"God With Us, Germany Above Everything"
In this letter the innocent children deprived of their
hands and women outraged by German friends spoken of
Belgian rabble and the destruction of Rheims and the
burning of towns is passed off with the expressions:
"Wel, that is war;
The letter in question, which authentic one and
written by thorough German girl is as follows
Fran n-od July,
Of nok
thoehts glorious
Eionstely desired Speaking said
is
rable and of the destruction Rheims Of
the villages Well
undertaking,
a can ONE up
As Of the ord
which already attained the highest civilization That
among unfortunately,
inferior worth That
-
explained our
because Bible tells all
after his image then all descended and
the world and that all who push ought belong
motto
why wished this Is it shameful other
the
has decided to all these
tic o Dyou understand
school friend
n HANEI+
Daughter of the state Councillor Asriculture)