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The sun., 1919-03-09

the scattered sounds. ! imagine that
ones art to be a continual renewing
and I have many years. I hope, to do
that in. To be continually giving to
others and receiving from others is
the joyous life and that is what want
to lead. II all my audiences return to
me as much JOY as the Metropolitan
audiences have poured out on me I
should always be happy, always
joyous.
LAS a matter OF fact do not think
the doubts I've tried to express which
daunt me at moments would ever
come II they did not scare me by
calling me u finished artist. They
expect too much and they may make
me sorry that l was given my heav-
emily chance before was ready. But
no, that Is not true. did set my
chance and I am mighty glad OF II.
Now it's up to ne to make myself into
what the overkindness OF people have
imagined me 10 be. don't see how
can fail when try with all my
might, do you?
Her Message 10 Girls.
But IL you want TO carry message
from me to the million OF girls who are
trying TO get a chance 10 sing il may
as we'll DO this as another that the
chance. was given has made me feel
humility. I'm not inclined to crow
over any operate aspirants, and it's
just possible. as was put in what you
call a royal road to success. have
been spared some OF the bitternesses
that make sympathy at times so diff
The sun., 1919-03-09
Believes

cult TO feel and practice. Honestly, l 81.
would rather have had a few more
years OF preparation. a little more re
hearsal for this marvellous. full ca
reer. And that doesn't mean that ! re-
greet anything; I'd be silly as well as
ungrateful IL did. Only shall have
to work harder to keep what they give
me than the others do TO get what they
want"
There has been no attempt made TO
polish what the singer said, not even
TO cut out some palpable repetitions,
for it seemed that to give her simple
speech as nearly as possible as she ut
tered it land she talked In a fresh and
sincere spirit) would be the way to
convey her mind TO a reader 1t is "A
mind that can receive impressions, and
apparently II has power 70 weed out
the poor impressions from those which
are worthy. She gives an appearances
Of great vitality on the stage, and IN
private she seems to be as strong men,
tally as she is bodily. The very best
message that she could give singers or
artists is that she doesn't think that
she has quite arrived at a point IN her
intellectual and emotional life when
she can give any.
who will, hath heard Sordello's
story told" and it should seem that the
seventeen thousand six hundred and
ninoty-nine Young women who aru
ready and willing to sing on the stage
OF the Metropolitan have heard in sim
pier language the reason why Rosina
Ponzllia (Rosa Ponseile) got her
chance TO do it in this brist account
of her wonderful life.
The sun., 1919-03-09

sunken my own pro TEN. My first
star role in play was that Of Judnitd
In The Rose OF the Rancho" Judnito
was a romantic hSure-all passion and
fire. OF Spanish origin, she had all
tho warmth and color Of crimson
rose. Her youth, her nationality, her
ideals were all embraced in her walk,
which was a graceful. undulating glide.
II came TO mo at the moment that
Frances Starr was absorbed by Jud-
nitd. I didn't in any way manage"
1t. 7 Was conscious OF no effort to
achieve It. 1t just came TO me as q
part OF the character.
In Eugene Walters The Easiest
Way" ! played an entirely different
type OF woman and consequently
evolved an entirely different walk for
her. Laura Murdoch was an absorb
ing study. AS I conceived the Yacil-
lating, luxury loving, weak character
OF this woman every quality OF her,
mental and moral, crept into her walk,
Out OF these qualities there grew a Gu
rious, indecis!ve step that very much
resemhled that OF an Uniformed puppy.
! never realized when the transition
came, but IL must have been again in
that hour OF creation when an artistic
loses herself in the character she is
portraying. What 7 do know, how
ever IS that Ldvrd's walk was entirely
instructive. II was absolutely foreign
to my own. and vet was by no manner
Of means an imitation OF any walk !
had ever seen In my life. II belonged
entirely to Laura, was a thing Of her,
! a part, and could no more describe Il
or explain why II was as 1t was than !
could explain why I was born with
blue eyes instead OF brown.
Still different was tho walk OF
Gabrielle in Henri Bsrnstein's The
Secret" Never was there a woman
whose finer instincts were so smoth-
cred by n hascr quality than
GHbrieHc's. Her entire nature was COR
roded by one heinous fault, a jealousy
which resented any happiness that
came TO its object except that which
/ Gabrielle herself bestowed, II was a
fault sunken 70 tho Lowell OF depravity
I and developed in It's victim a slyness
and suspicion which made Itself APP
/ parent in a slirSy, sliding walk Be-
/ lieving the whole world an enemy &c
| her happiness, this self-deluded woman
was forever in the position OF dctec.
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Actresses and Their Walks
In Character Parts They Must Exhibit Different Styles
and Methods of Pedestransm

tive seeking evidence TO substantial.
her belief. AS a consequence her walk
took on an odd quality OF insinceritS
II was modish, but IL was never
straightforward. 1t was soft and
stealthy like that OF an animal stalk
ing prey. And It was the most expires
sive thing about Gabrielle. except, per
haps, her voice. II came 70 me as
part of her character and was Ike
mosaic in a perfect pattern Just a part
OF tho picture that ieaped into being
with the Capitalization OF my concept
OF the woman.
Perhaps the one instance OF my
career which might justify citation OF
n walk that was born OF observation
that came from any cause without
that was not entirely the product ~
my own heart and brain was that o.
Marie Odile. Before Mr.. Belasco PR.
duced this beautiful play I spent an
entire summer in convent. Tho re-
erence with which | was able to up
preach this character was born OF my
love and respect for the sisters with
whom I was associated during that
summer, for II was through those
lUullAllS NsloN NANAlNb INV 4sNA'N nv ~
Of tho convent in Alsace that por'
trayed In Marie Odile.' learned %
know what spiritual ecstasy may BE-
horn Of religious 'eXaltation; saw with
my own eyes at least one girl IN that
convent who seemed absent from the
body and present with the Lord" She
walked aS though she trod on primroses
which she must in no way crush.
And now there's SdHv-Sturdy,
coura geous practical Sally OF Tiger!
Tiger" Her walk tells her story.
Flat, plain. literal honest, unilrasina
tive. It IS as far removed from the
walk Of Marie -OdiIc as the north pole
is removed from that OF the south.
That IT. Is 40 was not managed by
me IN accordance with tho suggestion
Of my commentator. for like It's
predecessors, II is no imitation, II is
the sort OF thing that no artist could
successfully initiate because II Is a.
inherent as any quality OF character
is inherent. II took form In my mind
a. tho character OF Sally took form.
She knew her hour for what il was an
accepted Il as such, and il Is this
mental attitude which expresses itself
so Enthusiastically in her frank, Nm
trammelled ana unimaginative walk
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That makes mo repeat what
limited, that I really want 20 more
than know an opera. would like TO
know the history behind It. There's
Egypt; what do | know about Egypt?
l mean to know history and poetry.
l want TO realize Italy, for I mean to
go there as soon as can. I've never
been abroad or anywhere. want TO
kh-w painting and poetry. the ancient
and the modern italian poets, but It
takes time, doesn't It? Well I mean
10 find the time.
Not Deceived by FIattsry.
80 the people who are trying, out
Of good feeling, to persuade me to be-
heVe that I've arrived don't get any
where, / know better what 7 have to
do than they can tell me. Don't I
know that this apartment is not a bit
like the place / should choose 20 live
in? | want big sunny apartment,
full OF lovely furniture, art furniture.
and full OF flowers. But it was safety
FIRST. How did know when we took
II but that I would flI1le? II seemed
very probable.
"I am willing 10 study; I'm big and
strong and have to smile when people
tell me not TO work too hard. I like
10 work. and what need is tho leisure
70 At myself so that II isn't always
necessary to start from the beginning,
This season has been strange; I had
to md myself and IL anybody thinks
that I am crowded with work and
hurting my health and voice in the
opera house, why, they're crazy.
Believes in Love and Marriage.
I'm really not so ambitious. When
think of II only the coming OF the
war kept me from being married; I
have a. beau now abroad bat !. SHAH
never marry him; he is forty and I
think that is too geat a disparity.
don't you? We promised mother,
Carmela and !, that We wouldn't
marry early and now am glad she
made us PROMISE Gut believe in
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
]. E. RH0ADS ON
RELIEF COMMITTEE

According 20 an announcement made
by the American Friends Service Com
mlttee Of Philadelphia, J. Edgar Rhoads,
OF the Rhoads Betting Company. OF this
city, Will be one OF committee OF flf-
teen TO 60 20 Germany TO take up re-
lief work among tho German children.
The plan as mapped out, provides for
the exuondlturo OF between 100000
and si0OO0,0O0 for the relief work.
Tho relief work has been turned over
to the Friends by Herbert Hoover.
Contributions obtained by the Ger
man Red Cross and other relief organ
izations I'm this country VIII bo given
In charge OF tho committee. The com
mltteo Is perfectlng an organ,zatio OF
fifteen workers including Mr.. Bholds,
to go TO Berlin IN the Immediate future.
and Will bear the overhead charges OF
the work.
Mr.. Hoover VIII do buying aao snip
ping OF food and clothing, Organizations
OF Germans In ten or twelve departments
OF Germany, Will be perfected and su-
pervlsed by tho Friends Service Com
mltleo for distributing the supplies.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
LADY AST0R is
ELECTED TO COMMONS

PLYMOUTH, England. Nov. 2s.
United Press Lady Nancy Astor has
been elected TO the House OF Com
mons. Il was announced officially to-
day.
The official announcement showed the
following vote:
Lady Astor. i4.i95: w. r. Gay. 1922 ;
Isaac Foot, A,i39.
Lady Nancy's majority was 1864
almost 1000 less than she had predicted.
Anticipating the Nisoountoss' election
the COmmOners have allocated one Of
their pleasantest rooms overlooking a
terrace as a "boudior sitting room" for
the first lady NJ. p. A notice posted
there reads.
women members only"
Lady Nancy also VIII be allowed a
smoking room II she wishes, a library,
reading, tea and dlnlngrOOm.
The question OF hats still was un-
Iolved today, but II was not considered
a pa amount Importance since the
House rules require a member remain
covered only when rising to a point Of
order, Presumably Lady Nancy Will
wear her hat all the time.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
BURN FENCES
OKEEP WARM
in THE west
First Real Snow Storm Finds
Central States Without
Coal
MARY INDUSTRIAL
PLANTS ARE CLUSED

CHICAGO. Nov. 2s United Press.l-
With the first real snow storm OF the
year covering Central Western States.
many reports were received today OF
persons tearing down fences. outhouses
and other old buildings FOR fuel be-
cause OF the coal shortage.
Piles OF screenings and other low
gInde fuel which has accumulated for
years In yards OF coal dealers was
grabbed up by manufacturing plants IN
a last effort to keep up NORMAL opera
tion. Many plains were already closed.
schools In knnsas City and other
places were closed indefinitely. The
atres and amusements have also been
banned In several sections where the
fuel situation is particularly acute.
Industrial plants shut down from
Wednesday night until Monday morn
ing In several cities 10 conserve the
rapidly dwlndling supply OF coal Train
service was cut TO the minimum, The
snow storm which covered an area from
Canada 70 Arizona and from Chicago TO
the west slope OF the Sierra Nevada
Mountains. demorallzed wire service and
tied up transportation.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
THINKS P. S. DU P0NT
CAUSE F r THANKS

Thanksgiving Day worshippers I'm
Hanover church yesterday morning
heard Pierre s dupont lauded for his
magnificent gifts 10 the cause OF edu-
cation in Delaware. The reference was
made by the Rev. +. g. Sunfleld. pastor
OF Eastlake. NJ. Z. Church. in discussing
the subcaption, Enlarged Activities
in Education and Religion" In a SER
mon treating OF causes for Thanks
giving during the year. His other sub
topics were, Material Abundance"
industrial Prosperity" Temperance
and Moral Reform" Mr.. Sunneld said.
Delaware ought 10 thank God for a
dupont who has given literally Of his
substance 10 the cause OF education"
Or. Sunneld also spoke Of the great
benefit Mr.. dupont had been 10 Della
ware College in increasing It's prestige
and strength through his magnificent
gifts Of money.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
nETTNDANT WINS sUIT.

a verdict for the defendant was given
by a jury in the cnse Of the Ajax Rub
Der Company. OF New York, against the
A. B Roihacker Company and Emma 5.
Gam. guarantor for the Bothacker
Company, in Superior Court on We'd
nesday The plaintiff sought to recover
payment on three notes, amounting 30
Si5,3OO. on which Mrs. Gam was en-
dOrser.
The Ajax Company knew Of the
finances Of the local concern and had
Mrs. Gam endorse the notes. although
she was unable to read or write and
did not have a full explanation Of
what she was signing. Fraud and
want Of consideration on the part Of
the plaintiff was contended by the de-
fense.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
DIR. KINSMAN
IS MEMBER Of
re. Church
Former p. E. Bishop of Della
ware Embraced New
Faith Last Sunday
he HAS NO PLAN TO
STUDY FOR PRIESTHOOD

Chancellor Charles NJ. Curtis, one Of
the foremost laymen OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church in Delaware, today
received a letter from Bishop Frederick
]. Kinsman, formerly Of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese OF Delaware. dated
Portland, Maine, November 26 which
states that he had been received into
the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday,
November %.
Dr.. Klnsman's letter says he has
made no plans TO study for the priest
hood. nor has he made any statement
TO account for rumOrs 10 that elest
The letter does not say where Dr.
Klnsman was received into the Roman
Catholic Church.
Dr. Kinsman says in his letter that
his father is seriously III at Bryant
Pond. Maine. to which place DR.. Kfns-
man has gone.
The recent General Convention OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church accepted
the resignation Of Dr. Kinsman as
bishop Of the diocese Of Delaware, but
retained him as a bishop OF the church
without a diocese. AS ne has not been
AN iNoIl ANA many d1 n UAcAUH Ul Nl4t
Protestant Episcopal Church he stlll
remains IN that Office, although he has
anlllated with the Catholic church
A canon OF the Episcopal Church re-
quires notice OF a bishops renunciation
TO be certified by the standing commit
tee OF the diocese with which he had
been aflliated TO be sent TO the presid-
ing bishop. and the bishop can be
formally deposed by either the presid-
Ing bishop or through the House OF
Bishops.
The Rev. Or. Frederick VI. Kirkus.
rector OF Tr,Slty Church. a member OF !
the standing committee OF the diocese
of Delaware. has been in correspond ]
ence with Bishop Tuttle. OF ST. Louis. ,
the presiding bishop regarding recent |
newspaper reports to the effect that |
Bishop Klnsman contemplated formal |
ly taking up studies for The Roman |
Catholic priesthood
Now that Chancellor Curtis has been /
notified by Or. Kinsman that he has
Joined the Catholic Church, that fact
will be certified TO Bishop Tuttle by .
The standing committee OF Delaware /
and DR.. Kinsman viii be deposed form
ally as bishop.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
WON'T ASK THAT
HE GIVE BOND

WASHINGTON. Nov. % UNITED Pressl
A new note demanding details OF the
charges against William o. jenkins,
American consular agent, held in prison
20 Puebla, will be sent TO the Mexican
government today, It was announced
40 the state Department.
The State Department will demand
The evidence on which the Mexican
government bases It's charges that Jen-
klns falslned judicial statements as
alleged In reply TO the flrst American
note which demanded his immediate
release. According TO the Mexican re-
ply, the charge Of falsifying statements
and not the charge Of cOnnivance with
the bandits who captured and held him
for ransom, Is the main ground for
jenkins Imprisonment.
The State Department will obtain all
The evidence possessed by the Mexican
government with regard to this new
charge and will make a thorough inves-
legation before making its decision and
eply 70 Mexico.
It VIII be several days, II is learned,
efore the final decision Of the United
,aies will be sent 10 Mexico.
The State Department Is now looking
I'D the laws OF Mexico on the belief that
he new Mexican laws provide specific
ally that all cases against foreign diplO-
mats and consular officers are within
lhe Jurisdiction only Of the Mexican
federal Courts. This would make ille-
gal the arrest OF jenkins.
The note Of today demanding evidence
20 support the charge OF making false
statements viii be sent to the Mexican
Government through the American En-
bassy at Mexico City The Mexican re-
ply OF yesterday 10 the United states
iemand for the immediate release Of
Jenkins was not made public today by
the State Department and II IS not
known when It's publication Will be
ulhorized.
Contrary TO earlier report, 70 deyel-
oped today that the state Department
would urge jenkins not TO secure his
freedom by giving bail. This would be
a confession OF guilt.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
LIST OF RO DS TO
Be [ULT IN 1920
Engineer Upham Makes
Plans for Large Amount of
Construction Work
WILL ADVERTISE
FOR BIDS EARLY
speolal 10 The EvenIng Journal.

opeclal 70 lne Evening journal.
DOVER. Nov. 2s.-Chief Engineer
Charles NJ. Upham, OF the Delaware
State Highway Commission. has issued
a bulletin relative TO road construction
in Delaware next year which ne has
sent 10 about 400 contractors and others
interested in highway construction, with
a tentative list OF roads that will be
placed under construction during 1920.
Stating that there might be some
change In the list Of roads s submitted.
Engineer Upham, however, makes Il
plain that the prospects are The amount
Of work as shown In the tentative list
will be done. The bulletin follows:
Tentative State Contracts-FeltOn 10
Dover; smyrna 10 Odessa; Smyrna 20
Townsend possibly TO Middletown) (;
St Georges 10 Tybouts Corner; Sum
nit Bridge 10 Red Lion; Milford TO
Lewes and Rehoboth.
state Aid Roads-Naamans road be-
tween the Philadelphia Pike TO Foulk
Road; road between Mt. Pleasant and
Boyd's Corner; Rosanna 10 Millville;
ReXana to Milford; Blades to Concord;
Jacobs School TO Cloyerdale Cross
Roads; Georgetown 10 Harbeson; Lewes
20 Five Points; portion Of road between
Greenwood and Glendale"
Engineer Upham further states that
the contracts for the tentative list OF
roads will be advertised early In 1920 in
order that road materials can be re-
celved before the material producers
become busy with general work. BY this
plan contractors VIII be able 10 carry
on rough grading. assemble plant. ar
range for materials an make other
which can be carried on
before the actual working season.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
aOURN DEATH OF
HOWARD 7. WALLACE
Prominent Sportsman Dies of
Pneumonia After Four
Days Illness
WIFE GOES DOWN
TO DEATH AT SEA

Many expressions Of sincere regret
were heard today at the unexpected
death Of Howard T. Wallace, the wide
ly known horseman and formerly pre-
sident OF the old Diamond state Steel
Company.
Mr.. Wallace died shortly after 3
o'clock yesterday morning at his home,
Tenth and Van Buren streets. He was
GO years old, and had been IN with
double pneumonia since Sunday. The
funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon at . O'Clock from his late resi-
dence, with burial In Wilmington and
Brandywine cemetery.
Mr.. Wallace was one Of the most
popular men in the city and State. His
love Of clean sports, particularly those
appertaining 20 matinee racing, won
him a host Of friends all through the
East. He had been in his usual health
until last Sunday, when he was strick-
en- with pneumonia. In spite Of the
efforts Of his physician, and those OF
a specialist from Philadelphia, he sank
steadily 20 the end.
At the time Of his death Mr.. Wal
lace was a director Of the Delaware
state Fair. a, director Of the Delaware
Trust Company ad treasurer Of the
Delaware Forge Steel Company. He was
always intensely interested in Whining
toms water front aspirations and had
done considerable work In fostering the
harbor project. At one time he was a
director Of the Wilmington Trust Com
pany and Of the First National Bank Of
Delaware. He was a member Of the
Chamber OF Commerce for a number Of
years, also Of the Country Club and the
City Club; life member Of the Knicker-
Continued on Page Seventeen.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
RunAL RUssEs POPULAR.

since being established several weeks
ago, the Peoples Bus Line, operating
between this city and Marshall'on and
this city, has carried 22,0OO passengers,
according to Alfred J. Tcnnele, presi-
dent
-Four new buses are on their way
here. Mr.. Tennele says. It IS desired to
put the trucks now in use as freight
haulers.
A charter was granted on Tuesday at
Dover TO the company, with capital or
$4,000. The charter authorizes the
concern TO own taxcabs and TO carry
freight and passengers. Richard G.
Gross. OF Marshallton; John G. Ditch,
Of the Cedars: John w. Greenfield, OF
Roselle and w. Scott MoncktOn, Of
Brack-Ex, were granted the charter at
the state House.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
2 YEAR OLD CHILD
Is BADLY SCALDE-D

Pulling a kettle OF boiling water on
the cook stove at the home Of Mrs.
Mary Medera, No. % Justison seree.,
yesterday afternoon, James Medera,
aged years. a grandson Of Mrs. Me-
dera, was badly scalded about the face
and body. The child was sent to the
Delaware Hospital in the police patrol.
The father OF the child, James Me
dera. Of No. 5i2 West street, took him
TO his home after being treated at the
hospital.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
THIs STRIKE sOON orr

Laborers engaged demolishing the old
Court House went on strike this morn
ing when Informed by E. II. Armstrong,
the contractor, that he wouI1 have TO
reduce their wages i've cents an hour.
The men had been receiving so cents
an hour.
The men were Off the Job but A short
time, however, having returned after
they had visited an employment agency
in the neighborhood seeking new posi-
tions with the company"
Il was stated that the men returned
10 work at the reduced wages.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
Smoke Up, Folks!
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2s. Unit

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2S. Omitted
Prcss).-"Give us a light"
That well known slogan is not TO
Join its distant cousin, have anoth-
err"
The board of temperance, prohi-
bition and public morals OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church today
announced that il does not contem-
plate any campaign to extcrminate
the vile weed.
The board says that it's against
Lady Nicotine on generals principles
hut at the same time recognizes that
she Isn't homc-wrccker and FIRST
aid TO pauperism as IS John Barley
corn.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
no REPEAT "MOONLIGHT DANCE

Upwards OF 300 young persons en-
ioyed the moonlight dance given by
j. Smith, E. Smith and Francis Conway
in Eden Hall last evening. The music
was furnished by the "Origlnal Six"
While the dance was in progress a
spotlight was In operation, lighting up
the scene with ever changing colors Of
light. Every one voted the dance a
great success. There will be a repeti-
tion Of the program tomorrow evening
under the same management.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
WOMAN FALLS F. ON
TRAIN, ONLY JARRED

Margaret Brisbon, Negress, aged 55
years. Of No. 43i Washington street,
Providence, r. J., was treated at the
Delaware Hospital on Wednesday night
for injuries sustained In falling from a
south bound passenger train on the
Pennsylvania railroad at Twelfth and
Claymont streets which she thought
was French street station.
After being treated at the hospital
she was taken to the railroad station
and sent back 10 her home. She was
not badly Injured.