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New-York tribune., 1919-02-09
The Sad Story Of
A Misspent Life

Ellis once said you could break the
Ten Commandments without difficulty
but you always had to pay if you broke
the laws of nature. The marquis, true
TO form, has an apoplectic stroke and
is condemned by the doctor in the last
act to live twenty years, nursed by one
OF his left-handed children.
1t is the playwrght's privilege in q
fair minded bout to bob up at this
juncture in the argument and contend
that he was not seeking to justify
the marquis and his cynicism, but to
hold him up as q symbol of the very
inexcrable consistency of moral law
and the inability of even the wisest
man to put anything over on the uni
versal scheme. If Henry Lavedan would
refuse TO say that, then the argument
is clearly over. But if he would-and
the chances favor it--he still would
lose. For what the playwright evil
IDENTIFY misses at every point in his play
is that there is kind of skepticism. at
least a disbelief, in much that is ordi-
narily accepted as part of the good
ness of living, which is much higher
and finer and more powerful and vivid
than anything his marquis presents at
any moment.
The Marquis de Priola remarks, in a
fine phrase, that he would like to GO
through life like flaming torch, and
there is no other phrase in the play
matte protagonist. Because all his in
trigues and his technical triumphs over
women never make his meteor course
anything more than the hurting fall
Of a dead cinder. With all the finest
efforts of Mr.. Ditrichstein--and out
side Of a certain formulistic quality
that attaches to all actors who special
ize in passion it is very goodwill
all his finest efforts, the marquis is
rarely at any moment anything better
than what, in the expressive idiom of
the day, is called poor prunc.
From behind the thin and unfruit
1ul nGure OF tne marqulS-the man VINO
imagined that the truth about living
could be put so easily into system OF
sexual pursuit-arises vaguely tht
tragic face of Fedya Protosop in Gre
demption." Fedya was also skeptic
but somehow his failure to discover any
satisfacti in living is infinitely allur-
ing. 1t may be because he wanted 81
much that he could not win that his
failure seems magnificent. AS for the
marquis, what he wanted he never
but once failed to win.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-09

want to marry her, but not everybody
can write for her.
"And that is true. l turned down
forty-two plays before l finally liked
this one. l was very wary after my
little fiier in musical comedy"
well" we said, 1--WE don't blame you
for liking Ming Toy. She certainly is
a fascinating little mink, and the at
mosphere of the play is wonderful"
What particularly impressed you ?"
asked the young star. owe believe she
is star now that We have cast our
vote.)
"The fervor which Forrest Winant
put into his voice when he said and re-
iterated: 4 love Ming Toy"
YES" said Miss Banter, musingly.
He is nice, isn't he? And which part
OF the play did you like the best ?"
"The part where Charlie Yang is
ordered out of the house by Ming Toy"
And where did you like me best?"
when you shake the shimmy' with
Hassard Short. That certainly is the
dance that made Bee Palmer Jealous"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-09

like it? Sam Shipman is diabo!ically
clever, isn't he ?"
All, we thought, here is the pride of
possession! We hadn't happened 10 see
either Miss BANTER or Mr.. Shipman
since S. Jay Kaufman announced their
engagement in his column, and we were
one of the persons who believed it. So
We said, eyes, isn't he. When are YOU
going to be married?'
married." repeated Miss Banter.
Il! am not going to be married"
Oh" we said, "aren't you going to
marry the author of the play and live
happy ever after?"
mo! Certainly not the first, and
probably not the second. That engage
ment has been denied so many times
that thought every one knew by this
time that it was a joke"
WELL" we answered, "if you want
your news to be properly circulated
you should see that it appears in The
Tribune. No denial ever has come to
u.s."
"You see, it was like this. Mr.. Ship
New-York tribune., 1919-02-09

man and were quarrelling so violently
one day while strolling on Forty fourth
Street that he said: This never will
do. People will think we are married.
Come in Henri's and have cup of tea.
$50 IN we went. still ouarrelling over
this scene in the play in which I knew
l was right and Mr.. Shipman was sure
he was. Presently, in walked Mr.. Kauf-
man, and, after purchasing ten pounds
of candy and two dozen French pastries,
he caught sight of US.
Hello he said, ARE you two quar-
relling?'
"'No indeed said Mr. Shipman, with
fine sarcasm. I've just persuaded
Miss Banter to marry me. That's why
she looks SO happy, as you can plainly
notice.
"'Is that true? And may l publish
it?' asked S. J. X.
"And I answered.: Yes indeed; |
should be delighted' And so he an
nounced it, and we have spent all of
our time since in denying it, Mr..
Shipman gallantly said: Lots of people
New-York tribune., 1919-02-09
ray BANTER Could C0nuince
You That East rs West

the matinee, we fancied that she had
decidedly Celestial look.
And after she got on her makeup
we'll, she could have fooled Charlie
Yang himself.
When we went in the dressing room
Miss BANTER was as near being in a
fury as she ever gets.
Look at those wigs" she walled.
l spend SIS week to keep them
nice. I hate wigs, but if l must wear
some one else's hafr, l insist on it's
being combed, at least. Wing Toy is an
expensive young person. She has such
long braids.
"Have you seen the play, and do you
New-York tribune., 1919-02-09
Harriette Underhill

1t isn't as strange as some of the
critics seemed to think that Forrest
Winant and Hassard Short and George
Nash and every one else believed that
Fay Banter was Chinese girl until
Harry Huguenot informed them, in the
last act of east Is West" that she was
half English and half Spanish.
: Now we know Fay BANTER quite we'll,
and we consider her beauty, with her
black eyes and fair hair and wonder
full white teeth, but when we sat op-
posite her in her dressing room at the
Astor Theatre last Wednesday, before
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18

Colds Cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE Tablets remove the
cause. There is only one 'Bromo Quinina" !"
E. w. GROVES SIGNATURE on box. SOC.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18
Every Day Business Errors.

1. Neglecting TO get receipts
when bills are paid in cash.
2. Neglecting to keep receipts
where they can be located.
3. Neglecting to check up it
ems in current bills.
4. Inability to keep check
book balanced.
5.-Too easy optimism in start
ing accounts.
f. Careless handling of valua,
BILE business papers
z. Signing documents with
out knowing their contents
8. Tendency 10 establish liv-
ing expenses which would exceed
income and eat into savings.
Tendency to invest money or
dangerous heresay without pro-
per knowledge of facts.-The
solicitor.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18
AMERICAN TROOPS into MEXICO.
Calvary and Infantry and Part Of 81 Artillery
Crossed Sunday Night.

El Paso, June 15-The oath
infantry, fourth battalion cross
ed the international border tc
.urez at IL II o'clock tonight.
The fifth and seventh cavalry
regiments crossed at three tords
east of Ell Paso.
A battalion of the 81 artillery
crossed east of the stock yards.
7 h ere we're approximately
3, 600 American troops on Mexl-
can soil, tea aminutes after
they were ordered to make the
crossing
Bullets tonight struck many
down town buildings.
An additional battalion and
two companies of the 10Th in
fantry, one battalion Of which
now is here tonight was ordered
to entrain at Douglas. Ariz, and
proceed to El Paso
The reinforcements are ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow. They
will he used for patrol duty
along the river front.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18
Cut This Out and Take It With You.

A man often forgets the exact
name of the article he wishes to
purchase and as a last resort
takes something else instead.
This is always disappointing an d
unsatisfactory. The safe way is
to cut this out and take it with
you so as to make sure of getting
Chamberlain s Tablets. You will
find nothing quite so satisfactory
for constipation and indigestion,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18
Claim Soldier Committed Suicide.

Corporal Virgil A Law
renee, aged %, a member of
3l7th the field signal batal-
lion was taken to a local un-
dertaker's Friday morning,
his body having been taken
from a troop train here Law
rence's throat was cut from
ear to ear, and it was said by
those OH the train that he
committed suicide after the
train had left Greensboro.
No weapon was found in the
stateroom of the sleeper
where Lawrence died, .but it
must have been a b eavy
s b arp instrument, for a
deep cash was made, arteries
and veins being severed. Law
renee had been in service
overseas, aud the troop train
Was carrying him and his
comrades to Camp Pike. Ark,
to be mustered out. A sister
living at Cushing, Oklaho.
ma, requested that the body
be cent there.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18
Standing in Water TO Their Knees Troopers
Attack Villa Forces.

ElpaSo. Juue l6.-Am4ri~
can troops that particil ated
in the punitive expedition
ti;~ Villa rebels in and near
Jaur- Z last night and today
were billeted ia Barracks and
amps on the American
side tonight after "a hours Of
campaigning.
Seven ragged Mexican pris
oners were herded toward
the Fort Bliss stockade by a
detachment of the fifth cal~
vary while another cavalry
detacH ment drove a herd of
100 captured Mexican horses
and ponies to the remOunt
station
1t was uuoficiaIly stated
onight at Fort Bliss that ap~
prox inat.ly SO of Villa follow
ers were killed,
One American Of the sev
enth calvary Corporal Chigas
was shot through the lung
by a Mexican rebel.
After crossing during the
Dight theQcalvary column sup
ported by a battalirn OF the
SD artillery, advanced and
at daybr-ak began a scouting
tour. Capturing the seven
prisoners before reaching the
Villa camp the calvary was
enabled to proceed, dismount
ed, to a short distance of the
adobe headquarters when
fighting was begun by the
Americans standing in water
up 10 their kDees. Four VII
la mAn were killed in the
first assault aud the entire
force, mounted and escaped
toward the south west with
the cavalry in pursuit. The
rekels scattered into small
bands, the fifth cavalry pur>
suing one band IS miles.
In 'the meantime the sev~
enth scavelly deployd to the
south east and pursued
another band. TT roops A
and G executed a mounted
pistol charge from the saddle
and killed a number of the
rebels. The artillery placed
shlapnel directly over the
heads of the flying Villa
fo1ce and many were killed.
After the pursuit the two
cavalry forces formed a juno
ton and returned to the
A :n-r eau side of the river
accompanied by the artillery
md eighth engineers
The seven M-1ican prison
ars nrutassad to be eitLa]
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18
J. Will NEAVE SUICIDES.
Salisbury Shocked, Mourns the Death Of a
Splendid Citizen.

odilSpuly DlUUhtu, nlUufIS tIl6 U6dM OF q
Splendid Citizen.
Heartfelt regrets of all Sal.
isburians were evident on all
sides this morning when it
was learned that j Viii Neave,
son of K B Neave, end Super
intendent of The Salisbury
Water Works for many years,
had committed suicide.
Mr. Neave left home yes>
terday afternoon in an auto
mobile for the water station
at the river, it was thought
on business, but as he did
not return and his wife be~
came uneasy as to his where's
abouts, a party went in
search of him. His automO-
| bile was found and search
was made for him, when,
about Ito this morning, his
oody was found in the woods
)ne-half mile or more this
lde OF the water station. His
coat had been taken off and
vas living as though it had
,een used to rest his head on,
,ut a foot or so distant, a
hole in his right forehead,
the pistol still in hand and
under his breast as he lay
partly On his right side. The
situation was self explana>
tory, he shad deliberately
taken his own life.
No cause other than troub-
le is attributed to such a rash
act. Mr. Neave has been
superintendent of the Sails
bury Water Works for a
number of years and has
been a most competent off,
clal, He was interested in
the building Of the new plant
at the river and owing to it's
failure to supply the amount
Of water expected, Was natur.
ally much worried and has
suffered melancholia more or
less for a year.
Mr. Neave was forty>odd
years old and leaves a wife.
several children, a brother,
two sisters and his parents.
He was a native of Salisbury
and was making good as all
Salisbury boys do when giv-
en- an opportunity to do so.
Everybody liked Will Neave
and were glad to have his
friendship and all deeply rec
grst his passing away.
The funeral will likely Be
held tomorrow, the hour for
which has not yet been fixed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18

farmers in the valley or Car
ranza adhe"ants. none admit
ting having been with Villa
Though the bodies of the
Villa rebels who fell in the
two days fighting in and
around Jaurez still lie un~
buried in the suburbs. the
refugees who sought safety
on the American side of the
border are slo KY returning
to their homes
There are 80 Villa prisoners
at Fort Hildago whose fate
has not yet been determine by
courter artial which will be-
gin tomorrow.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18
DR.. Chase ELECTED head State UNIVERSITY
The Idea Of Electing Only North Carolinian
ffOWhGd Upon.

tIuHH0u upUiis
Raleigh, June 16 DIR H "
Chase, chairman of the faculty
of the university, tonight re-
ceived 4 votes for the presiden-
cy On the second ballet. on the
third the posse comitatus gave
him unanimous election, and the
trustee meeting vas over,
The sudden termination of the
most interesting university con-
test in more thar a century came
when Governor Beckett called
for Judge James S tanning's
construction of the statute. The
attorney general had been asked
for his opinion of the act restrict
ing eligibility Of trustees of state
institutions to hold office while
holding trusteeships. Judge
Manning unhesitatingly gave his
office to the view that no trustee
could go up. Down went Secre
tary Josephus Daniels and R D
W COnnor.
Until that time the Connor
men believe they could have
polled 45 of the 7u-oid votes in
town, Their show uf strength
was not SO impressive The cen
structiun Of Judge Manning was
put to test and liberal Connor
contingency stood against ii
The house overwhe mingly stood
by Manning and the ballots be
gan.
On the initial ballot Chase re
ceived 26, DIR Fl E RondthaIer. Of
Winston Salem. %; Frank LIE
rond, of Kentucky, 9; Henderson
4; Ivey Lewis, 2; Herman Har
rell Horne, 2. On the second
ballot Chase took Al and the
game was over. The third bal
lot was unanimous choice and
the trustees, who had been in
session since 3 o'clock, adjourn
ed for tomorrow night when they
hold their regular meeting on
The Hill
The election of DR. Chase fol-
lows four months of active ad
ministration which has been a
surprise to his friends. The
facul lty sentiment for him
was strong 1t may be said
that the North Carolina idea was
not potent. The trustees seem
ell to resent the suggestion that
only d North Carolnian should
be chosen They did not fall
for the southern man argument
and they chose a Massachusetts
citizen.
The meeting had its humors.
No newspaper man got nearer
than Gorge Washington's
statue, but occasional outbursts
were audible over town. Gus
Price nomination Archibald Hen
derson and casting one Of the six
votes in vain sought to interest
the assembly of rs in the most
distinguished man of letters
grown in North Carolina in 100
years. "Elect him Yale and
Harvard Cambridge, Oxford,
Paris. the educational world will
acclaim your wisdom Price
thundered, but the trustees were
adamant.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18
Good Advice for Cities and Countries as Well
as individuals.

Marshall Field. some years
ago, said: "Careful saving and
careful spending invariably pro-
mote success. Economy is one
of the most essential elements of
success, yet most wretchedly
disregarded. The S and lOcents
squandered a day, if saved, will
in few years amount to thous-
ands of dollars. If a man is not
competent to manage small in
come or a small business, he is
not competent to manage large
income or a large business"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18
WHY PROTESTANTISM SHOULD Be PREACH
Protest Against Popery, Opportunity as Well
as Duty Of Protestant Clergy to Lead.

as Duty Of Protestant Clergy to Lead.
/ This fashionable talk about
tolerating popery because Prot
estants and papists should dwell
together in harmony is the sick
liest kind of illogical sentiment
Sincere :party Republicans can
dwell together in harmony with
their equally sincere neighbors
who are party Democrats, but
that personal relation does not
forbid Democrat from opposing
Republicanism or Republican
from opposing party Democra-
tism.
| It is a pertinent m It ter of
principle that is involved; a d
Americans, who understand the
situation, oppose popery just as
they would any other form of
autocratic and oppressive imper-
ialism. 1t is only the fanatic
who makes it personal matter
for whom liberal patriots are in
no wise responsible or to blame.
Such sentiment i. prompted
and propagated by agents of the
lntolerant papacy with purpose
to disarm, emasculate, and an
aesthetize an already over-tolera
ant people. We might for a time
live in harmony with the child
rem of an aggressive enemy, but
not perpe.ually. To ignore the
inevitable is to put eff till tomor-
row what can be done today.
Our only means of paving for
the civilization which preceding
generations have given us is to
preserve that civilization and
pass it on untarnished to the tn
,ure-improved if possible, but
not currupted. 1t is our duty to
| challenge its adversaries and re-
sist their attacks upon such dis
tinctively American in solution
as the non-sectarian public
school.
The so called Roman Catholic
church consists of two distinct
elemeuts-its "children" and it's
"fathers, " its vast body of sup
porting laymen on the one hands
and its select body of aristocratic
rulers and directors on the other.
Differentiation between h e
two elements is as necessary to a
correct understanding as distinc-
ton between honest and imple
German peasants who would pre-
fer peace but go to war when
ordered, and their imperial and
aristocratic war lords VINO use
peasants as pawns in military
aggression for conquest.
Rome consists of some millions
of members whose business it is
to obey orders, and of some thous
ands OF priests aud prelates
whose business it is to admins
ter that huge body under impe-
rial direction of their pope. There
are the clergy, with the pope at
their head, who rule Rome, who
dictate its permanent policies
and temporary expedients, and
there are the laity who have no
part in it's rulership but function
soley as believers and doors of
what they are told.
1t may be difficult to grasp
that stupendous fact which relig-
ious p.etense is utilized to cover
and conceal. The real nature of
papa1 system is a monster of
such hideous mien that to be
hated needs only to be seen, but
how can the people see unless
they look aud how can the 1ndiff-
erent be induced to look unless
their attention is directed?.
Cut This Out and Take It With You.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18
IF HUNS ACCEPT Will SIGN At ONCE.
Principles Of Original Conditions Upheld in
the Final Reply.

Versailles. June 16.-The e
DIV of the allied and and dssocl
a,ed governments 70 Germany's
counter proposals to the peace
treaty tonight are in the hands
of count Won Brockdorff Rant
Eau, who is on his way to Weimer
there to present to the German
national assembly the final words
of the victors in war.
Few changes have been made
in the revised peace treaty. The
orig inal contentious ofHthe allied
and associated powers have viz
tually been maintained intact.
Five days was the allotted period
originally fixed for the Germans
to answer yes or no to the de-
mands of the allies. But two
DAYS additional have been grant
ed because of the insistence of
the German delegation that not
sufficient time had been allowed
for proper consideration of the
revised terms. This will extend
the ii ne limitation to Monday,
June % If Germany's reply is
yes the tresty will be signed, it
the demands of the armistice will
be automatically terminated and
the allied armed forces will take
whatever steps they deem re-
quisite TO the occasion.
With the revised treaty, con
tanning interlineations in red
ink where changes had been
made in it, was a covering noe
written by Premier Clemenceau.
president Of the peace confer
ence. 1t had been impossible to
reprint the the treaty in time
for its presentation today
The covering notes severely
castigate Germany for protesting
against the treaty on the ground
that the treaty conflicts with the
ter rs of the armlstice. VI Glenn
enceau says Germany fails to
understand the position she
occupies today in the estimation
of the world for being response
bic for a war which was 'the
greatest crime against humanity
and the freedom of the people
that any nation, calling itself
civilized, has ever consciously
committed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-06-18
All Worn Out.

Does morning find you with a
lame stiff and aching back? Are
you tired all the time-and work
a burden? Have you suspected
your kidneys? SalisburyE people
endorse Doan's Kidney Pills. You
can rely on their statements.
Mrs E F Kluttz, 504 E Kerr
St., Salisbury says: The first
symptom of Kidney trouble in my
case was tired worn out feel
ing. My back was weak and it
felt as if there were a heavy
weight on my shoulders. Sharp
knife.like pains shot through me
when I tried to lift OF bend over
and 1 could hardly straighten.
Binding dizzy spells came over
me and l had nervous headaches.
My kidneys were weak and an
noyed me, too. I tried different
remedies but didn't get help IN.
til l used Doan's Kidney Pills
procured at the Smith Drug Co.
1t was no time before Doan S
cured me entirely.
60c, at all dealers. Foster
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