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in which colored men have promi-
nently figured.
Thousands of dollars are involved in
this big project and a systematic eff
fort will be made to develop field
never before seriously considered. 1t
will be the aim of the promoters to
create a more agreeable condition
throughout the country for the colored
theatregoer and also open up oppor-
tunities for the colored performer.
The Avenue Theatre, Chicago, and
houses in Washington, Pittsburg Bal
timore, Richmond, Norfolk, Cincinnati,
Indianapolis and Louisville will be in
cluded in the circuit. and the syndi-
cate expects TO acquire theatres in
many of the large Southern cities,
notably New Orleans and Atlanta, in
the near future.
The FIRST significant move to estab-
fish a chain OF colored houses taking
in the principal cities OF the North and
South was made few weeks ago
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III the longing for the amusements Of
the metropolitan discount After
all, It cannot be said that the theatre
is not on substantial basis when its
tickets are disposed of in this way.
There must be bargain days in every
business. It is the acumen OF the
promoters of this new enterprise in
discovering that there IL a market
price at which such objects may be
disposed of probably even II II be less
than what the dealer demands. He II
ultimately willing enough to close out
at a profit although that profit is less
than he expected.
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SUMMER RESORTS.

LUNA-Last week marked the
attendance record here with over
half a million visitors, ascribed
to the fact that on one day thou.
sands poured into the park to
watch William Allen White, the
great catch as catch can thought
expert of Emporia, Kansas, eat
fried chicken and wafies at
Shasty's Balconnades.
STEEPLECHASE-The rainv
season last week drove scores TO
take refuge in the outdoor pool
here. The theatre in which the
public form the stock company
continues its unparalleled run.
PALISADES-Any one de.
sirous of returning to nature dur.
ing the hot spell can do so here
in the inland sea, on the thrilling
rides or along the Midway.
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NEGRO THEATRES UNITE.

TIME formation of circuit Of col
ored theatres, with Lester A.
Walton as general manager,
has just been completed. and the
merger is generally regarded as the
most important and far reaching step
ever taken in the history Of theatricals
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MISS GRAY'S BLUE.

lust how elevating the influence OF
jazz has been on the art Of the
drama may be understood from
the success of Gilda Gray. the star OF
the Shubert "Gayeties Of 1919" Miss
Gray to introduce her virtuosity iE
he shimmy dance, which is a name
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when a syndicate headed by r. c.
Brown, the colored banker OF Philadel-
phia and Norfolk, took over the lease
Of the Lafayette Theatre, at 1S1st
street and Seventh avenue, New York,
and also assumed all outstanding con-
tracts which the Quality Amusement
Corporation had made with the Lafay-
cite Players, the best known dramatic
organization among colored people in
the country.
In Philadelphia 1000 seat house, to
be known as the Dunbar. is being built
at Broad and Lombard streets, Just
two blocks from the Shubert Theatre,
by company Of which e. c. Brown is
president, Lester A. Walton vice-pres-
ident and Andrew F. Stevens secretary
and treasurer. The ground, building
and equipment will cost $375,000
The promoters plan to organize and
manage dramatic and musical COM
panies for these colored houses aside
from keeping in the field the four COM
panies of Lafayette Players now
working. The opening OF a school of
dramatic art in New York for young
colored men and women has been de-
cided upon, and a booking Office to
supply oolored theatres throughout the
country with coloredC acts is planned
w JALTER wANGER, after
w eighteen months air service
with the A. z. f. in France
and Italy, returned last week to Broad
way theatricals, and according to an
announcement issued from his Offices
yesterday afternoon he has already
resumed those managerial activities
which he somewhat precipitately
abandoned Immediately upon Ameri-
cas- entry into the war.
On July 4, the announcement states,
Mr.. Wanger formally took possession
OF the Fulton Theatre, which he has
leased from Oliver D. Bailey for two
months, and where with Jack Hughes
as business manager he has established
general headquarters for his various
enterprises.
On the same day, July 4, Mr.. Wanger
also entered into an agreement with
the New York Theatre Guild whereby
Its highly successful production OF
John Ferguson" was transferred to
his exclusive management, arrange
ments having already been made for
the removal Of the production from
the Garricls to the Fulton Theatre en-
the following Monday night and OF
keeping 1t there indefinitely.
Mr.. Wanger. whose pioneer dramatic
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production, 1t will be remembered, was
the presentation of Nine. Nazimova in
Henry Austin Adams's drama "'Ception
Shoals" in the winter of 1917 now
promises a rapid sequence of new plays
Of both native and foreign authorship
The first OF these will be a comedy
drama of American life by Maria
Thompson Davies entitled "The
Purple Slipper" which goes into re-
hearsal next week and is scheduled
for Broadway presentation in the
early fall.
1.-THE Purple Slipper" will be followed
by the production in the first or sec
ond week of October OF a drama Of
Partisan life, the same being an adap-
tation from the French and offered to
American theatregoers under the in
teresting title of "Profane Love-"
Langford's luck they called it-and
with reason. Edward Langford, now
prominent in the cast OF AT 9:45,"
Owen Davis's new melodrama OF mys-
terry, marriage and murder at the
Playhouse, was, until mustered out
some months ago, first sergeant of
Company X of the old Seventh Regi-
ment. Langford was in khaki two
years, in France eleven months. and
very much in the thick of things from
last July until armistice day.
AZ Busigney one mean morning last
October he was one of eleven quartered
In Q dugout. Orders had been given
and preparation made to go over the
parapet at $3.50. At twenty past
nine men, including Langford. were
inside the dugout and two out. Then
q German shell hit the dugout, killed
four men, wounded six and left Lang
ford unscathed. He was buried deep
and to that attributes his escape. No
time was lost in digging him out, and
at o'clock, with the balance of Com
pany X. he went over and after Fritz,
His luck continued and he came back
practically without a scratch.
1t continued here as we'll as in
France, for very shortly after he was
mustered out and switched from
Khaki to "cits," William A. Brady en-
gagged him for his present role in AT
9:45." And in these days when real
ism rules in the theatre it may not
be amiss to record the fact that Jim
Everett, the character personated by
Mr.. Langford in the Davis melodrama,
Is a man who saw service overseas,
and who like Langford was mustered
out before the story OF the play opens.
~Of course I don't know just how
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~of course I don't know Just how
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-16
RICHARDS IN EXHIBITION
Will Play with Other Tennis Stars
at PHILADELPHIA

Vincent Richards. national indoor
and doubles champion. will appear in
a series of exhibition matches at the
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadel-
phia. next Saturday and Sunday.
with such older tennis stars as ex-
Champion Beals Wright, Ichiya Ku-
magae, William T. Tilden, Jr., Wal
lace johnson. Craig Biddie, Walter
Merrill Hall, Lieutenant Clifton B.
Herd, G. Carton Shafer and posi- =
bly, national champion r. Lindley
Murray. \ Round Robin doubles
tournament is to be played, with
some additional matches in singles.
AS this is not q tournament sane.
toned by the United States Nation
al Lown Tennis Association, the sus-
pension of Richards will not be eff.
fective. and he has entered. at the
express invitation of the other play
ers concerned and Of the club hold
ing the event.
Nc action has yet been taken by
the Amateur Rule committee as to
the reinstatement Of the youthful
prodigy Of the courts. and It Is now
likely that he will be debarred from
the Harlem Club open doubles as
we'll as the singles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-16
QUICK ALLIED BLOW
IF GERMANS REFUSE
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated PreSS)
Vigorous measures that will be an
immediate result of refusal of the
Germans to sign the peace treaty
have been planned by the Council of
Four. Marshal Foch, commander
in -chief of the Allied armies. is now
on the Rhine front and dispatches
state that he will take such action as
is necessary in the event Of the fall
ure of the enemy to sign the treaty
An immediate economic blockade Of
Germany is also planned as a part Of
the program in case continued hostile
action is considered necessary.
The Austrian peace mission is now
at St. Germain- En-Laye near Paris
and the belief in some quarters is
that peace terms will be presented
them within aweek.
Germany has met with another re-
buff from the Council Of Four in the
effort to secure alterations in the
peace treaty by setting forth objec-
tions in a series of notes.
The council has refused to consider
the note sent by the Germans re-
garding international labor legisla-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-16

he read, political activity in the
Newberry-Ford Senatorial campaign
last fall; whether employed by Ford
or II any relative was SO employed.
and particularly with regard to the
acquaintAnces and friendships.
One venireman who admitted that
three nephews worked for Mr.. Ford
and that he had met the plaintiff
once. was dismissed on a peremp-
tory challenge by Attorney Steven
son OF the Tribune. John Russo
who has brother who is one Of the
Ford foremen. satisfied both sides as
to his fairness and remained
Leonard Measel. who admitted that
he read a German language news
paper, was examined at unusual
length by Mr.. Stevenson before be-
ing passed. Measel's grandparents.
he said, came from Germany but his
parents were born in the United
States. He was asked by Mr.. Stew
enson: do you believe that the cit
liens Of Texas are entitled to the
same protection Of life and property
as those Of Michigan"
His affirmative answer caused q
smile among a number of Texans
brought here as witnesses for the
Tribune who had ranged themselves
along the back of the room. All Ct
them claim to have had experience Of
Mexican depredations. among them
Jesse Deemor who was kidnapped in
to Mexico and held for eight days
until rescued by American troops.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-16
Matter Of History

In an article in the Lewiston Jour-
nal concerning Harold Meader who is
twirling for Hallowell High we note
the following: "Cony High Of Au-
gusta IN years gone by has always
reckoned on busting up the earth
with the Hallowcll team as a sort OF
matter Of course. but since young
Meader came to the surface, he has
put stop to this nefarious practice.
1t has been sort of humiliating to
Cony to at last have to take a lash
ing from a little burg like Hallowell.
But Cony simply could not hit Mead
er's delivery. If they could have bat
ted with a big elm tree, they might
have hit the ball, but not with an
ordinary bat"
While this is very interesting we
would .iEc to ask when all this oc-
Cured? Cony and Hallowell have
not met IL baseball for at least three
years and in the recollection Of the
baseball fans in this section Meader
has never faced 4 Cony team so if
there has been no games between the
two schools we would Ike to inquire
how the writer knows that Cony ca,
not hit the Granite City boys of
fer:ngs. The fact remains however
that Meader will have an opportun-
ity to face the Capital City lads this
season but it yet remains to be seen
whether or not they will be at his
mercy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-16
TITLE BOXERS
IN BAY STATE

Numerous knockouts featured the
Massachusetts amateur boxing
championships staged by the st. Jo-
seph's T. A. Society Wednesday
night at the Commercial Athletic
Club rooms. The quick finishes in
many Of the bouts made the show a
brief one. and while the number of
rounds of fighting witnessed was not
what many expected. the quality Of
the melees was good, with action
aplenty going with every bout.
Bay State champions in five classes
were crowned as a result of the eve.
ning's activities. Emerging from the
trial bouts victorious and thereby
qualifying for finals were the fol-
lowing:
The summary of the final bouts in
each class:
1OS-pound Glass;. Manning of
South Boston beat w. O'Brien of the
South End in one round.
11o-pound class-E. Norton of
Roxbury beat J. Linehan of the
South E"< by default.
125-pound CLASSY. f1rt1 Of East
Boston beat A. Coffey Of Dorchester
in two rounds.
135-pound Glass;. Tillo of East
Boston beat j. Bassett of South Bos-
ton in two rounds.
145-pound class-J. Sullivan of
South Boston heat Fred Written OF
the E. Y. NJ. c. U. in two rounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-16
Croix de Guerre
For Butler
Of SkOWhegan

Paris (By MaiD.-Notably valuable
services to French troops and bravery
under fire have won for Ernest c. But
le- of Skowhegan. Me-. the decoration OF
the Croix de Guerre. Mr.. Eutler is now
at rome af;er serving for year as 4
Y. NJ. c. A. secretary over there.
The citation, which b, ars the gna-
ture o. M@rsaai Pet in. is as fellows:
with the approval OF the General
Comma of the American
E. F. in FIR nee the Ma sh | of France,
Comrlandcr-in-C Chief Of the French Ar
my Of the east front, confers the cita-
ton Of the diSi ion on Y. n. C. A. Sec
rotary Ernest c. Butler.
During the offensive operations from
the Sd to the eth of October. 1918. near
st. Etienne-aux-Armes. he showed
ireat bravery under a violent fire OF ar
tillery and machine gins, in nursing
the wounded and the dying.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-16
G.. o. P. STEERING
COMMITTEE TO
MEET TODAY

Washington, May 15.-MeetingS OF the
Republican steering committee and the
committee on committees will be held
tomorrow to consider final action Of the
party caucus to be held Saturday night.
The meeting of the steering commit
tee will take up the proposal to re-
move several House jobs from the pat
ronage role. Representative Mondell OF
Wyoming. Republican leader, announc-
ed. The committee is also to consider
the advisa bility of asking the party con-
ference to make a general declaration
of party policies regarding legislative
work in Congress.
The meeting of the committee on COM
mittees, called to consider filing num-
Der of Republican vacancies on the i'm
portant committees, probably will be
marked by another contest over the pro-
posal to increase the personnel of the
steering committee. Supporters of the
proposal also plan to submit it to the
party conference. expecting that tomor-
rows meeting will see repeated a for
mer decision OF the committee that it
was bound by party conference to select
committee of Ave instead of nine. as
favored by Representative Longworth
o. Ohio and others.
Opponents Of the plan, who are
regarded as being in the majority on
. the committee on committees, said
today that they would fight the pro-
posal not only at the committee
meeting, hut also at the party con-
ference. Suggestions that a bitter
factional fight would be developed
Sn rho conference. however, were
. discouraged today by both support
ers and opponents Of the proposed
changed
House Democrats who also will
hold their party conference Satur-
day, will elect a party leader. While
some opposition to Champ Clark is
expected. his supporters declared to-
day that he would win easily.
The Democratic caucus is expect-
ed to submit the nomination ce Mr..
Clark as its candidate against rep
resentative Gillett Of M1psacf, tits.
Republican. for the SpAakershp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-16
GOV. GEN. PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS IS YEARS OLD
MARRIES GIRL AGED Is

Chicago. May 15.-Francis Burton Har-
rison, as years old. governor general Of
the Philippine Islands. and Miss Eliza
beth Wrentmore. IS years old. student
of the University of California at Berke-
ley, Cal. were married at $50 o'clock
this afternoon at the Blackstone hotel.
The marriage was the elimination OF
an acquaintance said to have begun a
year ago when the governor general
met the present Mrs. Harrison at .
dance at the palace in Manila.
The match met obstacles, however.
Mrs. Wrentmore had said she would not
give her consent to her daughters mar
rage. Mr. Harrison's age, she said,
was the only bar.
Another obstacle, a more recent one.
was diphtheria quarantine at the
Wrentmore home in Berkeley. Miss
Wrentmore was said by the Berkeley
health authorities to have disregarded
the quarantine when she left a short
time ago.
There was third obstacle. Mrs. Ma
bel Judson Harrison. the governor gen.
erals second wife, today in San Diego.
Cal. obtained her final decree of di-
vorce. With that bar surmounted final
details fog the ceremony were arranged
at once. Mr.. Harrison's first wife was
Mary Crocker Of San Francisco, who
dice in 1905
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison are expected
to start tomorrow for Washington to
visit his other They will probably
spend few days in New York also.
Then they will motor through New Eng.
land on their honeymoon trip.
The governor general and Mrs. Harri-
son plan to sail on June II for Manila.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-16

Ct the engines and replenishment Of
fuel and supplies. the aviators had
believed. had been between them and
the transatlantic flight.
Although the C-5 performed per
fectly" the weather did not perform
nearly SO well. one of the crew said.
ut was the rcughest ride I've ever
had." he declared, but this was due
TO the bumpy' condition of the at
nosphere, not to the ship"
A. times. he continued. the winds
careened the big ship until its en-
sines stood en- end and stopped. but
as soon as the ship righted itself
the motors went to work again.
The dir!sib,e vas lost" in the fog
for time this morning over Avalon
peninsula, the southeastern point Of
Newfoundland. For two hours she
cruised about. seeking the landing
Geld here which was known to them
only by radio description. Radio di-
rections received from the base serv-
cd only to complicate the situation.
for while the base was sending the
Bearings of the sending station from
me 10, the 10 naVl8dtoIS HlteT-
rreted them as the C-5's bearings
from the station.
Eventually Commander Coil sight
Cd narrow-gauge railroad which
he followed to st. Johns. The town
Of Topsail was then raised and d.
rect course was laid which took the
dirigib!e over Signal Harbor and the
narrow mouth of the harbor, for a
sharp turn north through Cuckold's
Cove toward Quidividi Valley.
Lieut.. ]. V. Lawrence was at the
wheel and effected a landing that
elected exclamations Of appreciation
from British airmen who had gath
cred to welcome the airShip
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-16
URGE TEACHING YOUNG
AMERICANS CONSERVE
MATERIAL RESOURCES

New York, May 15-Combined re-
concentrations of many experts with
relation to foreign-born citizens were
the subject of discussion today at the
conclusion of the National American
ization conference. The recommen-
dations will be used as basis for a
comprehensive program for solidify-
ing the various racial elements of the
nation.
Details of the recommendations
were not made public, but it was
understood that one of the basic
suggestions was that all such work
should be kept absolutely free Of re-
ligious and political faint. The pub
lie school was Endorsed as the best
means of assimulating alien child
rem.
Protests Of foreign-born citizens
against any suspicion of force in
attempting to make citizens Of immi-
grants or of requiring them to learn
English were needed in the advice
that Americanization should never
be imposed. but should develop from
within outward.
Permanent government organiza-
ton to carry on vigorous propaganda
to teach all young Americans to con-
serve material resources was advo-
Gated by C. c. keenan,. deputy ap-
praiser of the port of New York, at
the concluding session Of the confer
ence. He declared that for Is years
America must reckon with abnormal
demands from Europe for food and
clothing, which could be met success
fully only II the national waste was
curtailed.
Mrs. Bessie a. Haas;s of the Ma
tional Organization for Public Tealth
Nursing said the public health nurse
was doing much TO Aus. .caaize
aliens by helping them while sick
and teaching them the principles Of
hygiene.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-16
MONMOUTH
The annual meeting - ~.

The annual meeting q Tho
of~Monmouth Academy was t s..'
Cumston Library. Wednesday ''a ~, a
IA, with seven trustees presen, "a!
following officers We're elected. n IL
dent, c. S. Stetson. G,eena. F'e'
president. J. II. McIlroy, Wir,s '"
secretary, II. S. Bent, Monty s.'
treasurer, c. l.. Andrews. Au.....
Judge A. Nj. Spear Of Gar,,;nassa
elected trustee to fill the v.,. Ss
caused by the death Of Scot, M
late of Lewiston. A teachers, aa
mittee consisting Of G. Z Ow.s WV
S. Stetson and II. S. Rent was 49,
A joint committee was ors. 1850
composed of the three trustees =.
teachers committee and N. ID
school committee, S. II. Ds,,. W.
gene Andrews. George Lindsey Wv S.'
MIR. Andrews chairman and u via
Bent. secretary. The frs, u.s.
will be held on Wednesday No. =
at 10 o'clock. Members If ,5s ~
T. U. furnished dinner a, tbs w ",
odist chapel. '''s-'
At the regular meeting Of w.,
mouth Grange "Wednesday svsst.
the First and second degrees W.
conferred on four candidates, VIZ
Mr.. and Mrs. John Buker
Long and Mr.. and Mrs. Burton D..
inson were business visitors in ~
gusta this week.
Mrs. B. E. Meservey and =.
children Of Lewiston were n,..
guests of Mrs. Meservey's fa,b., "
NJ. Richardson.
Monmouth goes over the TOP /, n.
Victory Loan drive She has On.
ceeded her quota in every d-.vs u.
quota for the town Wis 5000, m,
$S4. 900 has been subscribed.
DR.. G. NJ. Twitchell Of this n,,
will speak at Iitchheld GRANGE S,,.
urday afternoon, May !. He N,
also been engaged to deliver a.
Memorial Day address at Tune,
Miss Helen Pike has returned f,ou
a three weeks visit with friends m
New York and New Jersey.
Kenneth Macomber of Win.hn,
was a recent guest Of his grand,ah.
err, F. 0. Flanders.
DR.. c. E. Owen Of Waterire win
speak at the Methodist church Sun.
day morning, May Is, in the inter.
est of the Civic League.