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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
Pearl White MOralizes
In Replying to Attack
On Influence of Movies

Pearl White, screen star, replied yes
terday to an attack on motion pictures
made by Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgom-
cry, of Rochester, N. Y. Mrs. Mont
gomery, formerly president Of the New
York State Federation of Women's
Clubs, recently gave out an interview
in which she said, among other things,
that films are eXerting a degenerating
influence upon the young" She fur
Their declared that women are sinking
to lower level Of spirituality because
of their desire to be "pals" with men.
Miss White, in the study of her
home, overlooking Little Neck Bay,
Long Island, said:
$50 if women become pals with men
we are liable to sink to their level ?
That's too bad, isn't it? True, once
upon time there was a some one in
Milo who created and placed upon a
pedestal the most beautiful marble
woman, called Venus-then she fell
"In the olden days the gay young
cavalier used to swim meats and scale
castle walls just to implant one float
ing kiss upon the finger tips of his
lady fair. But we are not living in the
past We don't want to be marble; be-
sides, there would not be enough ped
cstals to go around, anyway.
"Why not give our men the same
comradeship that many of them never
find outside of their clubs? If man
takes woman for better or worse, why
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07

should she not be as worse as he? 7
don't mean by that young girl should
fall from grace because some man she
knows does. These lines refer to man
and wife.
eve are living in a fast moving
world. Every man is everlasting his
brain trying to out-think the other.
After his days work is done he needs
relaxation, he wants to play. I believe
that II we women would think less
often of ourselves and be better 'play-
mates or 'pals.-if you will-there
would be fewer wives sitting alone at
home and that old fellow Mr.. Alcohol
would not have such large clientele"
But there" exclaimed Miss White,
seating herself at desk. GIVE me an
ear and l am likely to talk too much.
SO, if you will take walk through tho
grounds, will write my opinion on the
subject. BY the way, there are lot
OF new animals and fowls down in the
barnyard. You will like them, | know.
You can say anything to them YOU
want and, while they don't go to motion
pictures, they will not think you are
losing your morals because you 20 to
'vamp' pictures"
The interviewer made a sightseeing
tour of the grounds, inspected the pigs
ducks and other farmyard accessories.
and when he returned to Miss Whites
study the star handed him the follow
ing statement:
First Of all, question the sincerity
of Mrs. Montgomery's statement.
"Mrs. Montgomery says regarding
children: They go to the movies It
seems to me that she means to create
pessimistic impression by that state
ment whereas that some going to the
movies is one of the most important
trends of modern life. In school the
word example means something that
teaches lesson. Let us employ this
same word example in relation to mo-
ton picture plays, for in 80 per cent
of them isn't virtue rewarded and vice
punished? 1t must be so, for if the
villain doesn't get his just deserts and
the hero and. heroine live happily ever
afterward, the audience does not like
the pictures. SO if there were bold bad
producers, who would like to spread
sin and crime throughout the younger
generations, they could not sell their
pictures.
"Does knowledge hurt the young or
does ignorance? A child, to learn to
avoid missteps, must know enough of
the rock in the path of life to exer-
else discretion when the time for
decision comes. Imagine any one
growing up with the brain of child
attempting to weather the storms of
life.
Life is the thing we all have to
buck, so why should we not know all
about it?
"it is perfectly true that the dis
agreeable side of life often is depicted
on the screen, but that is as it should
be: 1t is great deal better to have
children see the truth accurately por
trayed than to have them sneakinr
behind doors to listen to what the eld
ers are saying about things they (the
elders attempt to keep from them.
1t IS mistake to disregard the in
stinctive curiosity of children.o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
my Lady Friends?''
Cries Clifton Crawford,
''Why, They're My Wife,

Clifton Crawford prefers personal
ity to looks in Lady Friends" He
confessed as much while the stage
hands did noisy things with the
scenery at the Comedy Theater one
day last week. You see, Clifton Craw-
ford and Gladly friends" are insep-
srably attached just at present, as he
Is the unusual sort of husband who
lavishes money from purely altruistic
motives on three good-looking girls
exceedingly parsimonious wife at one
and the same time. Don't blame Mr..
Crawford. He does it all in "My Lady
Friends" the snappy farce that opened
at the Comedy this week. In private
life he prefers wives and has one of
his own. But in the play he sets up
blond, brunette and Titan girls in
fats and furs.
"My favorite type of lady friends 2"
some and Scotch, when tackled on the
subject. "My favorite type is brainy.
For fiuffy-haired, goo-goo-eyed in
antics l have no USE"
His hands came down in a vehement
gesture of dislike.
Looks aren't nearly as important as
personality" he resumed. "And the
g1ri VINO SITS around cooling and say
ing yes, yes all the time is about as
exciting as soda without the fzz.
Combine brains and personality-they
usually 60 together anyway--and you
have the right kind Of girl"
This strange disregard of looks, for
9. Broadwayite, must be the result Of
Mr.. Crawford's upbringing. It has al
ways been kept a great secret, but the
tact Is he grew up in Edinburgh on
holy writ, the shorter catechism and
porridge. he is the third generation
Of theatrical family. but that did
not make any Observation-Disclosures
of course, being the churchiest place
in the world.
Rather ironic, isn't it, that a Scots
man should be playing the part of the
extravagant husband in the play?"
The question brought Mr.. Crawford
with headlong rush to the defense
Of his race.
'Not at all! Far too much has been
made of the frugality of the Scotch.
The average American has an alto
gether wrong conception of them. He
thinks of them as dour, sullen,
close-fisted people without humor or
generosity. On the contrary, no race
or deeper affections. If they don't
throw their money around with q
spendthrift air it's because they have
known the hardship of making 1t. Over
here it is easily made and easily
spent. That is one of the reasons why
| never want to play the part of a
Scotsman-because he is no misunder-
stood and misrepresented on the
American stage"
But Mr.. Crawford can't detach him
self entirely from his nationalism. 1t
is strongly evident in his quiet, sub
tie sense of humor. He prefers the
laugh that breaks slowly and appre-
ciatively.
Chats why I'm glad to make my
first appearance in a regular play"
he declared. "In the past have al
ways done musical comedy or light
operetta. I have played in such things
as The Quaker Girl Three Twins
The Peasant Girl Soldier Boy and
Fancy Free 1t seems rather odd to
play without music, but this, of course,
was always the height Of my ambition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07

ence one sings to the change that has
been wrought by prohibition. Men are
more critical, because they come clear
headed and cold for their enjoyment
instead of with the rosy vision that
comes with the tingling of wine in the
VEINS. OF course, think prohibition is
jolly good thing for the theater. Peo-
pie will naturally seek the vaudeville
mouse when the saloon doors are closed
to them" N'''eo
The mother of golden-haired. three
year-old little girl, Alice Lloyd con
lesses to having a passion for chill
drens plays. She says she would rath-
er play in pantomime than do anything
else under the sun. But she cannot
see that the pantomime, as Britishers
KNOW 1T, will ever "go" in New York.
So that in spite of being such
practical little Londoner, Miss Lloyd is
something of an idealist, too. She has
had several good offers to go into NOV
ing pictures since she was last in
America, but she prefers to go right
on as a coincidence in her beloved
music halls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
Dorothy Dalton Refuses
To Add Bead to Scant
Costume in O. phrodite %

Galilean courtesans and Creek
sculptors are somewhat impressive
people off stage. At least, that is the
way they strike you If you happen to
drift behind the scenes at the Century
Theater during the intermssions in
naughty "Aphrodite"
Lovely Chrysis Of Galilee, better
known to the modern world as Dorothy
Dalton, was found sitting in all her
golden glory, banked up with cushions,
on comfortable looking lounge. She
wasn't hurriedly changing her costume,
as actresses usually are during inter
missions, for she wears only one gown
throughout, and when she takes it off
she discrectly dies.
Demetrios, the stunning looking
Greek sculptor with the marvellous
voice, was impressing upon Chrysis, on
the side, the Importance of turning
this way instead of that in the third
act. But he didn't want to be inter-
viewed, so he trailed his illustrious
robes out of the way and left Dorothy
to tell all about the dress she wears
and the dress she doesn't.
cts simply absurd what they are
saying about me-" she declared. "Any-
way. you can say quite emphatically
that nothing has been changed since
the first night and that won't add q
bead to my costume"
Dear! dear! How very dreadful! But
what lovely gown you have on now"
She held up its shimmerng gold
fringes for inspection. They fell about
her like captured sunbeams. Then she
drew a wonderful sequined scarf
around her sloping shoulders and
smiled little smile.
as it quite true that you have lust
spent $4,000 on clothes 90
"Well, l have been stacking up a lot
Of things lately. i did my buying in a
heap, because knew that I wouldn't
have time between 'Aphrodite' and my
pictures to do much shopping for
long time to come. I bought some fur
coats and things like that, which soon
mount up"
DO you really care greatly about
clothes ?"
"Not scrap for their own sake. In
fact, Pm rather bored with them. am
so tired of dressing and undressing
about twenty times day that Pm los
ing interest in the subject Of clothes.
OF course, like pretty things and
think good clothes are highly important
on the screen"
"You know, it's q great shock to
find you golden-haired. You are moth
ing if not dark on the screen"
Dorothy laughed and showed her
delicate dimples. Then she seized
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
His Wrist Pin Cushion
Tanned the Wild Women

lombard Ltd" said Bert Lytell
from the Western coast, where he is
working in the Metro Studio, "has
been brand new experience for me.
1t fairly swarms with women. You
might say it was SO and 44-100 pure
feminine. We had sprinkling Of the
confectionery sub-debs in our assert
ment, but for the most part they were
trained vamps. It was more of q task
handling them than you would i'm
agine.'
Mr.. Lytell describes how he slipped
one over on the wrist watch legion
when he introduced the wrist pin
Tito Lombardi. Armed in this fashion
he maintained perfect control over the
bevy of wild women who served as
models In the Fifth Avenue shop
scenes of the Metro version Of the
Hatton comedy.
"a little iab here and there was all
in the days business. Cruel, no doubt,
but all for the good Of the service
Because these young ladies who ap-
pear on the silver sheet as such sweet
and demure model women are all pos
sessed of the strenuous and buoyant
traits that make life 80 varied for d.
rectors."
There was one scene which Mr.. Lytell
said was particularly suited to his pur-
poses. 1t was where lombard creates
the radiant Sunshine after the rain"
gown. He does 1t by standing a very
negligee model on a platform and pin
ming on pieces Of chiffon until the
gown is finished.
"And that deadly little pincushion
on my wrist certainly tanned them"
said Lytell. I was no modiste when
started this production. As a creator
OF gowns / was a great ball-player,
which, If you want my honest confess
sion, is much better game. 1t took
days and days Of rehearsing under the
direction of professional modistes be-
fore got the trick Of creating a gown
in this novel fashion.
Sometimes my fingers would slip
when fastening a pin, and then there
would be squeal. could just feel the
girl grab big hunk of air and hold on
to it as if it were her last every timo
plucked pin from the wrist ard
sent it home. had to change girls in
the rehearsal scenes many times
day. Couldn't find any Of them to take
pins in the philosophical way d.
rected them.
"And now the picture Is finished. Pm
glad to shake lombard so I can get
my hair cut. But, you know, Pm be-
ginning to miss the girls. never had
part like that before, and never ap-
preciated what it could mean. I've al
There's something about the girls
found, that takes the irk out of wirk."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07

It 10 treat to put . Joke across the
footltghts with gradual, insidious force
instead Of battering it home with slap.
stick that brings an instantaneous ha!
hal One gets tired Of being q puppet
overemphasizing every word and ges-
ture to make the meaning obvious
There is an artistic subtlety about
My Lady Friends that suggests Oscar
Wilde here and there"
"And you think it quite natural for
man to give three good-looking girls
ripping time, lavish money on them
and all the rest of it, in an idealistic
sort Of way, just because his wife
doesn't know how to spend?"
1T isn't usual, but it's DONE" said
Mr.. Crawford. "And in New York of
men have sent girls to Europe to study
music or art because they thought it
shame that talent should be wasted
for lack of cash. And take Broadway,
for instance. You won't find greater
generosity anywhere. There are any
number Of men who will give a girl
few hundreds to help her along and
not consider it debt in any sense
Of the word"
"But the play gives the wife the
best of it, doesn't it?"
Rather" agreed Mr.. Crawford en-
phatically. "And why not? No lady
friend will ever take the place of a
good wife even if she's stingy."
"Men like 'em just the same, don't
they? The friends, mean ?"
"Well, you know" said Mr.. Craw-
ford, hitting the nail hard on the head
"to quote from the play, All men are
polygamists at heart and children by
nature. A mans wife talks back and
points out his faults. His sweetheart
listens"
"But your own lady friends-who are
they?"
They're or, rather, she Isl
nv wife"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07

MONTAUK-The Neil O'Brien Min
strels will be the attraction this
week. Oscar F. Hodge brings this
minstrel organization on its eighth
annual tour. The company includes
Bert Swor, "Sugarfoot' Gaffney, J.
Lester Haberkorn, James Barardi.
James Walbank, John Worland, Lea
Laird, Richard Tourney, Charles r.
Wright, Barton Isbell, George Mil
ner, James White, Joseph Cronin,
Waldo Roberts, Edward O'House,
Oile DeDbrow, Bobby Gossans, H.
r. Quinn, Major Nowak, Charles
Strong, Fred Miller, Vic Barrett and
Louis Tracy.
MAJESTIC = Arthur Hammerstein's
musical romance, Some Time"
headed by Frank Tinney, comes to
the Majestic Theater this week.
Kida johnson Young, who wrote
Maytlme," is responsible for the
book and lyrics and Rudolph Friml
is the composer. Supporting Mr..
Ida May Chadwick, Florence Page,
Mildred LaGue, Harold Murray,
Charles Morrison, DeHaven and
Nice, Sam J. Burton, Felice Lom-
bardl and an ensemble Of thirty
girls.
ORPHEUM-William Rock will head
the bill with his "1-2-3-4-5 Girls and
Two More" William Brack and
company, Al Shayne, James B. Car,
son, and company, Millard ana
Doyle, Sidney Townes, Permane ana
Shelley, the Hughes Musical Duo and
the news pictorial will complete the
BUsHW!CK-Anatol Friedland vii!
bring his new revue, Music Land"
The Creole Fashion Plate" J.
Rosamond Johnson and Jazz Five
buzzeil and Parker, Charles Irwin.
$4,000 Year." Reed and Tucker,
the Ara Sisters and the news pic
torial will round out the bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07

written by A. Douglass Leavitt, with
music by Jack Strouse and Ruby
Cowan. In the cast are popular bur
lesque players, among them George
Douglass, John Barry, Harry J..
O'Neal, Jack Strouse, Mickey Feeley,
Ed Simm ons, Luciel Rogers, Jean De
Lisle and Babe Burnett.
STANDARD-Mrs. Fiske in "Miss Nelly
of N'Orleans," will be seen net week.
The production is under the manage
ment of Cohan and Harris it has
been directed by Harrison Gray Fiske
and written by Laurence Eyre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07

RIvIERA--Rachel Crothers's comedy.
"A Little Journey" will be the at
traction for the week. The metro
politan cast headed by Philip Wood
and Marjorie Davis will be seen.
Breaking Into Society"
is the title of the new two-act bur
lesque that will be presented this
week by the Bon Ton Girls. 1t was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
returns to = place won as = music hall
20 ~>~SAS Adlk

favorite. Aai'
She will make her official essay Of III.
Paris halls this winter. She has mad
appearances in Paris during the war
one on July and one on July 14Lbu,
they were impromptu wartime enter'
tainments and given chiefly to American
soldiers. What the responses Of =
French public will be to a distinctivelv
American music hall entertainer ~.
mains to be seen. Nevertheless II.
prospect does not brighten her as much
as it would have few years ago. Tbs
war has made her very good friends with
Paris. "''A
And in the new revue, Elsie. the show.
man, works Elsie, the actress, like a
regular George Cohan.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-26
STILL HIGHER PRICE
PREDICTED FOR COTTON

st. Matthews, S. c., May 25.-In-
~quiries have been received from the
representatives of several European
countries during the past seventy-two
hours asking about the prospect of Sc
curing raw cotton, declared J. SkOt.
towe Wannamaker, president of the
American cotton association, in the
statement issued here this afternoon.
These countries are all reported to
be in desperate need of cotton" de-
clared Mr.. Wannamaker, land desire
to know the possibility Of purchasing
same and what arrangements can be
made. 1t is presumed that these rep
resentatives, like the representative
of the Russian government, thought
that the cotton exporting financing
and marketing corporations, plans for
which were adopted at New Orleans
last week, had already been organized
Although the plans for the corporation
have been approved, officers have not
yet been chosen nor has the corpora
ton opened for business"
President Wannamaker again this
afternoon issued an appel to the cot
ton farmers of the South not to sell
their cotton at present prices
IF the farmers will but stand firm
they will yet sell their 1918 crop at
a prift,' he said. The market has
advanced great deal during the last
few weeks but has not anything like
reached its summit yet. I beg those
who have been holding this long not
to break over now. | am convinced
from information which I have Sc,
cured during the past few days that
the market is ging much higher"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-26
SAVING SHEETS

Cut off lengthwise eighteen inches
from both sides of each sheet These
two strips double end and sew togeth-
CIR end hem. This will give a fairly
seed pair Of pillow cases. The CEN
ire md very much worn pillow cases
wash and send to some hospital or
private family where there is sick
ness. There they take the place of
new material as most bandages have
to be destroyed after being used once.
Cut out the picture on all four sides
Then carefully fold dotted line / its
entire length. Then dotted line 2, and
so on. Fold each section, underneath
accurately. When completed turn
over and you'll find a surprising re.
suit. Have the pictures.
Copyright National Newspaper Ser.
Vice.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-26
JOINTS SWEELED
TO DOUBLE THEIR
NATURAL SIZE
Lay Belfast From rheumatism: Had
TO be Turned Over in Bed; Was
Totally Helpless. Says Positive
Iy That Dreco Has Made Him
Well and Strong.

OF the many remarkable testimOni-
ais given for Dreco, the following
stands out from among the rest. II
any one who sees this happens 10
know Of any enc suffering from rheu-
matism, they should send them this
letter.
NY name is Peare Aycocl:, and |
live OF Route 1, Arnodlsville, Ca |
had rheumatism 50 bad that my joints
were swollen to double their normal
size. l was confined to my bed. and
was so helpless that some one had to
turn me over My suffering cannot
be described to those who have nave"
been S1f!icted with rheumatism.
Doctors told me I'd be lucky man
if ever got well, so l had lost hope.
Some neighbors visiting me one
day were sitting at my bedside, and
one of them said "Peare, why don't
you try this new medicine Drec0? 1t
is recommended very highly for rheu-
matism, and I'll get some for you, II
you want me to-" | said Neighbor, I'll
try anything, | am desperate"
Next day he drove his car UP II
my house and brought in my Droco
Now let me tell you what it did IL.
me. From being totally disabled, J.?
ing helpless in bed, here I am standing
in this drug store, twelve miles from
home-a well man. free to work, walk
travel and ride, without pain in my
muscles or joints; swelling all gone
and my body as supple as ever in my
life. Every word Of this is absolutely
true and | give this statement Of my
own free VIII and accord, that it may
be published in hopes of it helping
@o1ao other person who may be going
through the same agonies | was"
All coed druggists now sell Dreco
and it is highly recommended in Cor
dele by Jennings Drug Store.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-26
DOGLY COUNTY MASS MEETING
WILL DISCUSS ROAD BONDS
Will Assemble Tuesday Morning al
UnadiIIa School to Consider Pro-
posed Issue of 100000, to be
Voted on June 10.

Unadilla, May pa mass meeting
of the people OF Dcoly county will be
held at the school house here on Tues
day evening at Z o'clock Easiest
tlme) for the purpose of DISCUSSING
the proposed bond issue of $500. 900
for good roads in this county to be
voted at an election to be held on
June 10.
Farmers and citizens generally who
are interested in the success of the
bonds are DESTROYS of having all resi-
dents OF Pinehurst, Unadilla, Vienna
and In fact all people of Dooly county.
including the farmers and business
men, to attend the meeting. 1t is also
desired that the county commissioners
be or hand so that general discus
sion OF the situation may be had.
Some opposition to the building OF
good roads across because of an inabil
lty to solve the problems arising over
the bond issue. Those interested in
the success of the issue are the ones
who especially urge a big attendance.
w. T. Anderson, editor of The Ma
con Telegraph, has been invited to ad-
dress the meeting, and he has ac-
cepted. ......