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New-York tribune., 1918-11-24
Bv Rebecca Druckcr

after two winters Of war benefits
~. York has grown hlast. 1t has
whole ornaments Of stars twin
'e.r for charity, so many that only
aurora torealis or a comet could
,,sv its jaded eye
snt on the Over There Theatre
..cue circuit overseas millions of
.nssment-starved men are not so
~ 10 please. and there lesser lights.
.ms Of whom have never known an
~, greater than the "small time" of
~.deyille. are playing to audiences
s., are limited by the size of no
.,sybouse and to applause that would
.-,,S the walls of the, Metropolitan
opera House
On The eleventh floor of 10 West
|yory-fourth Street, III the office of the
,,.rue. James Forbes, chairman, told
40 something OF the pluck and spirit
:, those PLAYERS. Tho undisturbed half
,,nr he promised me was punctuated
.,ly eleven times by extra urgent in
..,ruptions. while host of routine
EATERS literally champed at his office
:oor All the meeting which marked
10 formation of the league Mr.
g,rbss had cautiously offered UP two
,sars day from his playwriting. The
no hoprs day have grown to sin
.u. Sundays included. and his play
zdt;ng is now dim memory.
The compensation for the days
Gen, in viewing acts by applicants for
rerseas service. assembling units,
,snning costumes, scenery and light
- effects that shall not exceed suit
ase in bulk and wandering through
he labyrinthian maze of passport get
n,e is in the letters that come back
him.
A unit is group large enough to fill
as Ford in which it travels. II the
yOple are thin there will be five to a
nit if they are fat there are four.
:sth may carry one suitcase, which
;ca!ains all his effects, personal
tsengings and costumes. 4 unit
/ usually made up OF two teams, or
/ zsy be whole team in itself, doing
turn together. but in addition each
adiydua is required 10 be able
I 70 do what is known in vaudeville as
single" which means the ability to
aisrtain alone. The value OF this re-
;sirement is that in spite of its small
xrsonnel it enables each unit to make
IT programme OF SIX or seven num-
NN Thus team does a song and
talre together. later one will recite,
lother play the violin, another do
sight-cf-hand tricks-in that way
s7ing a varied entertainment lasting
al hour and half
The Overseas League has been best
ible to use vaudeville talent because
Taudeyillians carry their material in
eady, compact form. And perhaps no
actors in the Legitimate" have that
s9orting acceptance of what each turn
fortune brings, that resiliency to
'asue and the large-hearted, quick re-
'palsa TO the need of the moment.
IBIS is proved over and over again
'aen they go far out of their sched-
led way to give an entertainment al
Sae lonely outpost. And many times
they do much more than is called
a III their plan Of the days work.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-24
Pulchritude or Playsurights
Proves Perplexing Problem,

easy lies the head that wears a crown
most monarchs find it far less incon-
venien. and ignominious to lose the
head than to lose the crown.
First of ALL there were the op-
pressed and the oppressor. There were
the aged parents and the youths and
maidens eager to sacrifice themselves
to keep their homes sacred.
"Then came the villain, and just as
he was about to crush the aged and
seize the young and beautiful, on
rushed the hero, a splendid, brave,
handsome youth in khaki, and they
knew that they were saved, if only the
khaki-clad knight would hurry and
sharpen his sword, which had been al
lowed to get a bit rusty.
"And then, with bright and shining
blade held aloft, he dashed in and.
striking to right and left, put the mon
ster and all of his unholy aids to
flight.
"And the last act is being written
now' We need not devise a punish
ment for the villain God will do that
Another thing MIR. Strong said that
we always shall remember is this: ga
playwright must have the soul of
butterfly and the hide of rhinoceros;
only the hide must be very loose, so
as not to crush the butterfly, and when
no one is about he may take off the
hide and let the butterfly spread its
wings. But he must always have it
handy, for some one is sure to come
along and tell the butterfly that it has
no wings-that it is only a cater
pillar"
And then We were sure that Mr.
Strong was one Of those sensitive
souls who allow persons to shake his
faith in his own judgment. He imme-
diately confirmed this impression:
"You know, no one really knows
whether he is writing a good play or
/ not. You work and work over your
first act, building up the characters.
and loving them all the time, and then
when it is finished you say: Have l
! written the great American drama or
am | a silly old fool?' And doubt tort
ures your mind until the first night is
over and you see how people feel about
it. That is really the only verdict
worth having"
"Will you tell NE. please" said M.
! Strong, just as though we knew, why
it is that architects and decorators and
nearly everybody else may use the same
ideas over and over, but the public de-
mands something new. always, in the
drama? An interior decorator does a
room in Louis 1V's best style and it is
applauded. But what if one OF us
should attempt to dish up the Lady
Of the Camellias' in 1918 setting
Every one would say: Why, he just
got mis- idea from Dumas
And yet we do fool them for what
are all the Arabellas and Annabelles
and Camillas OF to-day but the Nellies
and the Berthas of yesterday those
ladies who gained their fame through
the sale of cloaks and the running Of
sewing machines ?"
And then we did our bit by relin-
gushing the most interesting inter
vlewee we have had in long time. be
cause he is now in the service of Uncle
Sam. But it was a sacrifice.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-24
Stars in the Making on
the "Ouer There" Circuit

Here is one instance: certain unit
going by train to Toul was switched
at station to give right ot way to
troop train of cars loaded with men
going to the front The troop train
waited for an hour at the station. tho
mon, of course, not being allowed to
leave the train. The group in the side
tracked car donncd costumes. went in
relays before each car and did it's turn
over and over again, so that every man
IN that train saw it,
One of these. writing to Mr.. Forbes
said: "Reta did her dance TWENTY
seven times and | did my song the
same number of times. The men were
crazy with delight"
That Dance" commented Mr.. Forbes
lis one of the fastest jazz dances ever
done. 1t is terrific physical exertion.
| saw her do it and repeat it for an
encore, and when she finished she was
literally bathed in perspiration How
she did 1t twenty seven times and lived
do not know. But that is the spirit
N''>' N''P'tS ONSi ttItO ONtI again.
On their way across the line they often
take in the hospitals, whether they are
IN their itinerary or not. There is moth
ing so dismal to the sick and wounded
patients of one ward as to hear the
shouts and laughter coming from an
other ward where an entertainment is
going on. SO they go into each ward,
doing their act over and over again.
and then pile into their Ford to jour
ney over shell-ploughed roads to give
their show to men whose nerves have
been tensed to breaking point by the
featureless monopoly of modern war
fare.
An excerpt from letter by Will
Cressy, of Cressy and Dayne, written
TO Winthrop Ames, gives some first
hand description: "We meet with many
~ drivers, and ~ car means a
Ford 1t also means that it is a Ford
that TOR year or more has been going
twenty-four hours a day and at least
seven days week. There are no cur
talns and no paint on it, no lamps, and
| sometimes wonder if there is any en-
gine in it. The driver is a minister. a
banker, hotel man, a lawyer drug
anything, everything, except
man who owned or operated Ford be-
fore. But, just the same, there he is
plotting that battered old mass of mis-
MT machinery through the mud and
rain, IN daylight and darkness, through
gas, shot and shell--cold, wet, hungry,
but always cheerful We have met no
other units since we left Paris and
came up to the front Our gas masks
and tin hats are as much a part of our
equipments as our shoes, stockings and
clothing. [ don't know that we could
play our act without the more or less
distant roar of cannon for incidental
music. We have had to dismiss an au-
dlence in order for them to answer a
sudden call to the front. And we have
given that show in theatres, on plat
forms, on dining tables in mess halls.
on the tailboards of army trucks, in
fields, in woods on the steps of town
halls and churches and in between the
cots of hospital wards"
And this from Leo Donnolly. of thu
Shamrock Unit: "Will J. Kennedy is
the soecial hit, for the simple reason
that he has the wonderful facults
New-York tribune., 1918-11-24

Occasionally in the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre programme for the
Robert Mantcll engagement there will
be found opposite a minor character
the name of Abraham Ivory. Mr. Ivory
does not exist in real life as a non
variable entity, as they would say in
tie psychology classes at Columbia;
neither does the fictitious name neces-
sarily reflect upon the headpiece Of the
actor TO whom the role is assigned
abraham ivory" is a traditional des-
ignaton Of the player Of some small,
unimportant part, which is given to
whatever actor happens to be at lei
sure. Abraham Ivory, however, was
originally real parsonage He be-
came quite famous as an actor of fe-
male roles on the London stage before
women were permitted to take part in
theatrical performances. Later, how
ever he fell victim to drink and be-
came notorious for neglect of duty.
He descended lower and lower in the
casts and finally was given the very
smallest of small parts
Sheridan finally immortalized Ivory.
In The Rehearsal' he makes the First
Player say; "Sir, Mr.. Ivory is not come
yet, but he'll be here presently-he's
but two doors off, After Sheridan's S
hit it became the custom to incorpo-
rate "Abraham Ivory" in the playbin
casts, and Mr.. Mantell has revived the
custom.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14
PUBLIC OFFERS
 FOR MEN TABOO
rRenubIican A. P. Leased Wirel

NEW YORK. Feb. 13.-National league baseball club owners went on record at the final session of the an- nual schedule meeting here today as condemning the practice of club own CTS or managers making public offers for players of other clubs. Action was taken after Branch Hickey of St. Louis had made an earnest speech ill which he complained of the offers made for Shortstop Hornsby of his team by the management of the Chicago Nationals.
 Walter Craighead, who represented President Weeghman of the Chicago club at the meeting. denied any inten- tion of injuring the St. Louis club in trying to get the services of Hornsby and asserted that there was no undue publicity given to the efforts of the Chicago management in doing so. While not censuring any of the Chicago clubs officials, the league decided that in future such practices should be dis continued.
 On motion of the St. Louis club. the league rescinded its ruling of two years ago prohibiting clubs from withdraw ing waivers except in the case of a drafted player.
 Regardless of the Baltimore Federal leagus clubs suit against the National and American leagues, it is understood all financial matters between the major organizations and the repre- sentatives of the Pittsburg, Newark and Brooklyn Federal league clubs will be adjusted within a few days.
 The report of the committee on the
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14

bought Miles Main, a pitcher. from Louisville. and the Boston Americans purchased Outfielder George Whiteman from Toronto.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14
MILE PAVEMENT REQUESTED BY
 LAND HOLDERS

The first step looking to the pave ment of Seventh street from Adams street to the Mcdowell road, distance of more than one mile, was taken yes terday when a petition was presented to the city commission asking that this street be improved. The petition called for the paving of the entire street from Washington street to the Mcdowell road, but City Engineer J. B. Girand explained that there was opposition to the paving of the street between Wash ington and Adams street and suggested that that block be eliminated from the petition.
 When 1t was represented to the com- mission that the property owners along seventh street were anxious that the proposed improvement be carried for ward with the utmost expedition, a motion was made and carried directing the city engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the work.
 Vacatina Alley
 Several other matters were brought to the attention of the commission in- cluding the draft of ar ordinance which was finally adopted vacating the alley Tn Block E, of Wentworth Addition, re- gently purchased as a school site, and the approval of the recommendation of City Manager Y. A. Thompson that Frank P. Baptist be appointed city as- sessor and eX-officio tax collector to succeed Charles w. Barnett, resigned
 Swap Property
 City Attorney Richard F. Sloan asked for instructions relative to pro- posed exchange of portions of lots be- longing to NJ. J. Foley for a certain portion of Harrison street. The com mission directed the attorney to draft an ordinance covering the matter.
 Asks for Booth
 Dr. W. w. Wilkinson asked that a | deputy registrar be named to conduct a registration booth at the park ad- Joining the postoffice building. No ac- ton was taken on the request.
 Moose Matter Delayed 1 No action was taken in the matter of the request of Phoenix Lodge, No. 70S Loyal Order of Moose, for permission to hold a carnival on the Central school grounds. It was decided to defer this matter until a special meeting of the commission when it is hoped that all members will be present.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14
QUERY BOARD
 ABOUT CLAIMS

District Board No l, situated in the old quarters of the Phoenix Title and Trust company on North First avenue. will remain open all day, Friday, Feb ruary l5, for the purpose of classifying the various claims for exemption by men engaged in agricultural or indus trial occupations. All claims for ex- emption from the draft. because of de- pendants, that have been rejected by the local board will be investigated
 verified or disproved, by the dlstrict board Thus, man may be refused exemption by the local board but later after an investigation bv the district board may have his claim accepted.
 Great emphasis is placed on the fact that all claimants for exemption should have q talk with some member of the district board as more can be learned of special case through a talk with the claimant than can be learned from reading a questionnaire. The board urges every man to take the matter | up personally with those in charge.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14
HORSE OWNER ID
 GIVE OWN NAME
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NEW YORK, Feb. 13. - All horses taking part in races under the auspices of the National Trotting association must in the future be entered under the names of their real owners and must so appear in the published list of entries. under amendments made to the association's rulings at it's thir- teenth annual meeting here today. Sev- eral other important changes were made in the regulations and a commit tee report, recommending the amalga- nation of the National and the Ameri can Trotting associations was adopted.
 In changing the rule governing en- tries, it was decided that horses may be entered under the names of their racing stables. if the stable name had registered with the association, for which q fee of $25 is to be charged
 It also was decided that application for removal of the penalty imposed for starting horse out of it's class, or under change of name, or both. shall not be docketed for a hearing by the board of review until all the unlawful winnings have been returned The owner must then pay a recording fee for change of name, as veil as fine of $250.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14

new division of the world series money was approved.
 only two deals were announced to- day. The Philadelphia Nationals
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14

Do not wait till tomorrow-phone that WANT AID. to The Republican and dispose of, or get what you want.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14
D|NCER WINNER
 1T SHOOT TILT.
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KANSAS CITY, Feb. E. - r. w Dinger of Harrisburg, Pa, won the in ter-state individual amateur wing shot cup race in the third days event of the fourteenth annual mid winter shoot here today. He captured the trophy only after a shoot-o of a tie with William Ridley of What Cheer, Iowa, and Al Koyan of Fremont, Neb., each of whom hit 15 targets with him in the original event. Ridley missed the first three chances in the shoot eff. dropping out and Dinger defeated Koyen, to ,.
 George Grubb of Wetmore, Iowa. and C. M. Powers, Decatur, H., tied in the 125 target event at 121 each, the Iowan winning the shoot-off 9 to 31. Dell Cross Kansas City, and Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake, Iowa, were the high pro- fessionals, with 121 broken targets each
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14
SAVINGS STAMP
 THR|FT I BOOSTER

Speaking for the Valley Bank, A. T. Esgate cashier of that institution said yesterday
 We are pleased to state that we view War Savings Stamps as an effect i've means of inculcating the idea of thrift in a practical manner and the money so collected by the government and spent in the prosecution of the war will naturally aid in promoting general business, and in the end, such eXpendi- lures by the government should be re- flected in increased deposits among the banks.
 We heartily recommend any prac- tical means that can be designed to promote the idea of thrift and at the same time assist the government in fi- nancing the war"
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14
AIRPLANES TO
 BE BUILT HERE
Lieut.. J. H. Budd and bride,

Phoenix is the location of the head offices of another airplane company, articles of incorporation of which were filed yesterday with the state corpora tiOn commission.
 The officers and directors of this new company, which is called the 70. w. Timm Airplane Corporation" are given as follows: o. w. Timm, president; A. F. Jelinek, secretary: Frank Berk, treasurer. Roy S. Goodrich is named as Arizona agent for the corporation The capital stock is given as $1.000,- 000 consisting of 10000 shares at. $1OO each.
 The general nature of the business is stated to be to construct, lease, operate and otherwise deal in airplanes and balloons, dirigible and otherwise, and all parts therefor; also to make, sell and operate gas and electric motors and to engage in many other kinds of business.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14
FIRE
 CALLS ANSWERED

During the month of January. ac- cording to the report of Fire Chief A P. Wright made public yesterday, the Phoenix fire department answered thirteen calls. Eleven of these calls were for fires, and two were false alarms. The insurance involved amounted to $14O,70O and the estimated total loss was $56j.
 There were fourteen company drills during the month as follows: Pump 1; Squad, No. 1 ?; No. ?, 6; No. 3. ,.
 The companies attending the var ious fires laid a total of $500 feet of hose. 4212 gallons of chemicals were used and two quarters of pyrene. There were two steamer tests. three places inspected, three places ordered cleaned up and sixteen permits to burn rubbish issued. Three hundred hydrants were tested and oiled during the month.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14

Every man. woman and child in the Salt River Valley will have oporunty to buy all of the THRIFT STAMPS and BABY BONDS they today.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14
NEXT FAIR ID
 BE BEST EVER

Plans to make the Arizona state fair of 1918 the best ever" were discussed yesterday at a joint meeting of the state fair commission and the commis- sion of state institutions The entire membership of the fair commission was present, and two members of the state commission. An audit of the books of the state fair commission is now in progress and the results will be made public as soon as completed. The financial status of the last fair never yet has been determined.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14
IF STATE
 VS. SHELTER UP

After numerous postponements, the intangible value" suit of the state against the International Smelling company probably will be heard on next Tuesday at Globe. In the courts the smelling company is to test the validity of assessing intangible values as made by the state tax commission and undoubtedly will be carried to the highest court of the state.
 C. M. Zander chairman. and Charles F. Howe and Rudolph kuchler, mem bers of the state tax commission, will be present at the trial of the case which is one of the most important In the his tory of the state, as millions of dollars are involved.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14
ALLEGE 16-HoUR BREACH
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-Indiscrim- mate violation of the 16-hour law, es- pecialiy since the government took over the roads, was charged to the railroad managements today by Timothy Shea, acting president of the Brotherhood of Locomtive Bremen, Enginemen and Hostlers, in picturing to the railroad wage commission working conditions which, he said, drove the men into oth- CT employment.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-14
SHEFFIELD KEEPS
 SECRETS OF STEEL
(London Chronicle)


 In it's grand and grimy way old Shef- field. giving airplanes to the dominions wonderfully preserves it's secrets. It is fruitful but a sphinx Get from it it's trade mysteries you cannot. Germay and America eclipse us in point of bulk. but they cannot match the quality of the steel which the alchemists of the Yorkshire city evolve.
 From gun to razor, the secret of the metal derives from Sheffield. The Americans in friendly rivalry tried to equal the Sheffield razor. They took over Sheffield worSmen and failed. It must he the Sheffield ores, they said, which produced the results. So they imported ores finished and unfinished. and still failed. Then it must be the water used in the process, they thought So they took over casks upon casks, of Sheffield water. And still they failed, and will. fail, We fancy Sheffield flying craft will be as successful as the guns and razors.
 Do not wait till tomorrow-phone that WANT AID. to The Republican
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-30

Of the keenest inward delights in life is enjoyment of music.
This il because it has an emotional appeal as wei as an intellectual.
And it is through our emotions that we derive our most intense
pleasures.
Music is a natural resource, one which is shared by every one. But
unless cultivated ones taste for it gradually becomes dulled until
finally it becomes, as the scientists say, atrophied. Unhappy is the
person who has lost his power to enjoy music.
Every phase of music is offered YOUR
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-30

Thi marvellous instrument Re-Crcates In all is splendor the '
does moi merely initiate, you understand, IL actually Re-Creates
no human ear can distinguish between the artist and the New
strongly 20 instrumentalists as 10 singers it Is just as true Of
Anna Case.
Before audiences t0talmg more than two million, some thirty
have conducted tone tests which proved that no shade OF diff
tween the artist and the instrument.
Could a more drastic test than this be DEVISED Doe,n't il pro
that ownoi mp of Tins instrument is equivalent 10 having all :
literally az one S beck and calll
Drop into our store, third floor, and hear a demonstration. 10
q priceless resource.