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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

Each township in the county has
one census enumerator and it is like
ly that Medina and Wadsworth will
have two. The pay runs about four
cents a head and 80 cents for each
farm, as all farm property will be
listed in addition to the census figures.
Applicants were present from each
township with the exception of Hinck-
lev.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31
HOLD EXAMINATION FOR
CENSUS TAKERS JOB

About fifteen or twenty applicants
were on hand Monday and took the
civil service examination for appoint
ments as census takers in Medina
county. The work will begin January
2. next,
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31
INFIRMARY INMATE TAKES
FRENCH LEAVE; CAUGHT

VIM. Brooks, a negro inmate of the
county infrmary, who has been in
that institution for nearly year, hav-
ing been arrested by Eli Peck, Of
Brunswick, and sent uo on vagrancy
charge, decided that he was ready
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

The Cleveland Plain Dealer comes to the front with
the story edtoria saying that there no shortage Of
sugar. and no for shortage except as an out
come of boarding The general news too told Of con-
siderable boarding. notably in New York Naturally, we
Gave great faith the people of Medina city and county
Not worthy citizen be found who would do such a
thing.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31
SENATOR poMERENE AN ALL-AMER1CAN

man in public life is target for the shafts Of any
and all disgruned politicians and voters, and many the
effort put forth trip up leader among the people,
pecaly if he is trying to get results promising good to
the masses.
Senator Pomerene is exception to this rule. This
fact was brought forciby to public attention few days
ago in discussion of the present steel strike An effort
to bring both fighting factions together, and amcaby
settle the dispute has been made at Youngstown Among
those engaged in the work personally high in
the confidence of the government Because of this fact
certain representatives of the Boshevc interests have
tried to da gnto the controversy questions foreign to
the proposition Letters written to Senator Pomene
and questions propounded with the purpose of draw
ing forth that might be used to the disadvan
tage of the of right and that might entange the
Senator to his discredt and in way that would help the
strikers.
But Senator Pomerene met all chalengers, and in a
published letter to Harry Dechend he made to
cetran inquiries and aspersons His answer is warm
commendation for the democracy Of the United States
Government and hot blast calculated to wher Bolshevc
bridges behind himself but tears up the whole highway
over which the trouble makers at Youngstown must make
their retreat One paragraph of the Senator's letter is
clear and vre that feel in duty bound to reproduce
it in the columns of The Sentinel He says:
Permit me to suggest in very kindly way: Do not
mistake the American spirit Americans are patient and
suffering If government needs changing, the
majority will change and not the minority; and when it
changed will be by real Americans and not by sovets
or bolshevists
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31
PUBLIC SALE

Mrs. Jerry Smell will offer for sale
at her residence on North Court street
on Saturday, Nov. i, her entire list Of
household goods : and garden tools.
Terms of sale cash. Sale will begin
at 1 o'clock p. m. 1w
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

Railway urging that the government return
the railways to them for operation such steps will
give back those good old excursion days. make the
change by all means.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31
Here And There.

"In parts of Africa man doesn't know his wife
until after he has married her, said Mrs. Gabb, she
Hub replied Mr. Gabb aWbv w1n mention Ifr;c. &C.
pecally ?"-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

Yes, the world does A Cleveland preacher last
week sad in of his sermons, that the idea that God
sent disease sickness and accidents as punishment for
sin was rank heresay. Which goes to show that even
well meaning men have preached untths in the past
doing 50 at present and that much must be taken
or they will do so at times in the future
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

Jamaica hotel owners making extensive prepara-
tions for large colony Of Americans to stay through
the winter Jamaica is we but far be it from to say
that this has anything to do with the preparations
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

A thirty per cent shortage in cotton is announced
at this time. Last winter the South had campaign
to curta cotton production in the interest Of keeping
up prices Now the Instead of curtailing
the production of food stus and staples should spend
money and effort to get proper distribution and mar
ketng of the whole CROP There is too much Of
anything that's good there sometimes lack of proper
distribution which in the end brings down prices below
value in certain communities Organize for universal bet
terment not to bring profit to few at the expense OF
the many
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

Rev. DR.. Sutphen, D. d.. of Cleveland, in recent
sermon urged young to enter politics and fight the
battles of right in numbers sufficient to brest the tide
of evil long in full swing.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

Gov Cox is in Kentucky this week assisting in hold
ing the Blue Grass State in the Democratic column, where
a sensible State should always stand.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31
JOE S. BECK
Highest Grade Auto
Painting

s. Court and Smith Road. Medina, O.
Have your Auto painted during the
winter and come out spick and span
in the spring. 1O-4p
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

Dealers in high class articles of wearing apparel re-
port that people falling back medium priced gar
ments, people who short time ago satisfied with
nothing but the best.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

Even worm will turn. In England returning SOL
diers are accepting positions housemaids etc. claim
ing the mems positions many Of them being filled by
English women
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

A Pennsylvania wants 100000 for the death
of her husband in what she considers accident due to
careessness. We have little curiosity to know just how
high she valued him while yet alive
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

Thousands desertng the steel strike that do not
intend to return in the strike Several Of
the strikers have found employment in Medina who
holding down good positions in larger labor centers
that prefer to stay here to returning the strike
wins They prefer less excitement rather than
venences and uncertainty to continued work. When
the strike is settled many good will fail to return
to their old obs both labor leaders and employers will
miss many good men from the old ranks.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

The Congregationalists, meeting in Grand Rapids,
Mich in national convention urged the adoption Of the
League of Nations treaty, without amendment.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

A circular sent broadcast Germany recently has
one paragraph which reads: We wish to the fight
against our enemies and will win perish We must
call man to our head who loves the fatherland above
everything else and who is able leader We have this
man."
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

The province of Ontario, Canada, which took SWEET
dry vote he other day. at which returned soldiers from
over seas had say, went wet
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

HELP WANTED-We will need sew
eral able bodied men for work ON
tractor fly wheels. Medina Machine
Co., Medina, 0. 48n
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31
NOTICE

On account of sickness find it
necessary to break up housekeeping.
For this reason am offering my
household goods for sale. These con-
sist of gas stoves, heaters and ranges,
tables, beds, chairs, sectional book
case, piano, etc., in fact a general line
of household goods. Also have 25
volumes of Encyclopedia Brittanica
and a No. s Oliver typewriter, both
nearly as good as new, which I am
offering for about half price. Come
and see them. Will hold public
sale, notice of which will be given
later.
w. w. MASSEY,
Odo NJ II...4..o.4n.. Ct Mndina a :.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

That the House committee voted adversely to seat
ing Socialist Berger in Congress is nothing more than
the American people could expect of it, To have voted
otherwise would have been dsgracefu in the committee
and unless Congress accordingly every member that
votes to the contrary should be marked from this
time on
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

The campaign by The Sentinel for the pushing
ahead in the paving of N. Court street begun
too If the good weather continues it may be pos
sbe to complete side this ia lay the Southwestern
tracks permanent and in this way assure good street
to the north for autos passing through the city to and
from Cleveland Completion of both sides of the street
before snow flies will much the business interests
of Medina; completion Of but side will give a
name much better than making for ourselves
We have much to gain and nothing to lose.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

CIDER MAKING-At Medina Mill
every Monday. Barrels and crocM
for sale. 52-t1
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

FOR RENT Furnished room, 49,
Washington Street. Call 2028. 9t
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

Methodist preachers demanding, says an ex-
change minimum wage Of $500 year. good
preacher is worth that much, concede. But poor
one; we'll there are not few who should be plowing
corn" regardless of salary "previous conditions of
servitude"
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

The world do move: In leading editorial the Clev
land Plain Dealer makes plea to "Keep Ohio Dry"
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

Is it any wonder that the French, who gave so much
and suffered deeply in the word-war should LOOK
WITH DISGUST" the antics of the U. S. Senate?
And it any wonder that livewre Americans should
denominate that body group interspersed with po
litical degenerates and has-beens?"
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

Some editors make business of printing sale bills,
and run paper as side line regardless of the rights
of their subscribers; other editors NEWSPAPER and
print sale bills side line, putting the rights of large
list of subscribers above the petty emouments from print
ing sale bills.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31

W. W. MASSEY,
218 N. Huntington st., Medina, 0.
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IBSEN AND CONAN TEACH HIM.

H. s. Sheldon. the author Of ~,
Happens to Everybody" the new COM
edy that opened at the Park Theatre
Friday. admits that he was Influenced
equally in writing this new play by
Ibsen and George NJ. Cohan. Mr..
Sheldon came from Denmark twenty
years ago because his family objected
to his interest in the theatre. He was
in his twentieth year then and full OF
ambition to write the play. The help
wanted" ads in the papers did not
mention any pressing need OF play
wrights, so young Sheldon got a job
on a farm where he developed Drawn
while nurturing his brain. His Bng-
lish at that time was negligible, but
plots were teeming in his head. He
proved failure as a tiller Of the soil
because he was so interested in till
ing the soul. and he was glad to drive
a wagon and do other mental work.
All the time he was studying the
American angle Of things, becs use he
realized that when the time came to
write for the stage he must please
American audiences. Out OF every
The sun., 1919-05-11

or too something that 1t could not
quite grasp" Naturally It did not
last.
In the audience at the Empire The.
atre the other night there sat an actcl
looking remarkably younger than hu
years, who seemed to revel in "Deai
Brutus." 1t was James T. Powers
once a comedian in the farcss by tht
late Charles Hoyt. Barrie's first PLAY
was called Walker. London" and the
comedian who made 1t known in tbs
country was Powers. then under The
management of Rich & Harris
Boston.
The original owner OF the rights .
the play in this country was Ma
Goodwin, who saw the performance
the work abroad. Upon his return u
this country Goodwin became afraid o
the play and disposed of II to Rich 4
Harris. who were looking about for
vehicle for Powers.
An interesting fact regarding T.,
London production of the play Wa;
that in its cast Barrie found the hdJ
he afterward married.
walker, London" did not succeed
in this country. Americans did no
know Barrie then" said Powers he
tween the acts of Dear Brutus," 'snc
neither did the English, for that mai
ter. There seemed to be sometime
good in the play. Every one ADMITTED
that, but they could not determine
what 1t was"
The sun., 1919-05-11
MOTION PICTURES OF THE WEEK.

GEORGE M. COHAN-D w. Griffith will a epertory
Tuesday evening that is hailed distinct innovation
celuloid The will
capable being changed will embracing
of speaking motion pictures which
of embracing Broken
Chinese Thomas
by the Griffith Players and special symphony orchestra will
keep with it.
SrRANDAfter absence from pigtaiis Mary Pickord
Daddy Long Legs this week will her second childhood In
this adaptation of Jean Webster and play she
the other orphans committing sabotage
And gosh! how the kids are! when
title Mack Snnet commissions Besides
Herbes
by accompanied the switchboard by
electrician.
RIALTO-Marguerite Clark will in Come
Kitchen mixture of Virginia fapps Aapacs
of Alice Mer household
family
members home wealthy Northener and disguise
selves the though the heones cooking can't
the Norherner from falling In love with her The
Resened comedy includes Charlie Chaplin revival
ballet by Adolf Bom
hilarious by the orchestra, "The Merry
RIVoLI-Noma Talmadge in THE New Moon" announced
exists to-day II princess who wildcat
strike when the Bohevk them
There will Mack
and musical numbers including spring showing
chestra of LISTS Thirteenth Rhapsody"
BROADWAY-"The objectionable Sin" continues
the Germans.
HARRIs-"Fres of Faith" saga Salvation
Army doughnut
The sun., 1919-05-11

il. They say scenario in the movies.
No one can make a start without
this. Sometimes It takes six months.
sometimes a year for one to get an
idea Then again an incident in n
street car will suggest 1t. 1t fire.
quently comes when least expected.
Personally I keep looking around
constantly while engaged upon my
regular duties (Mr. lie Baron Is con-
nected with well known weekly pub
lication). never neglecting them. of
course. but never worrying in the least
as TO what I'm going to use for a
theme until something suggests one
to me, or until an idea comes TO me.
an this way the mental concentra-
ton incidental to regular and syste-
matte work stimulates the subcon-
scious mind to get busy on a plot or
story. never think Of putting pen
ell TO paper until have a very def
mite conception of what I'm going
to write about.
Then when 1t has all taken def
mite form in my brain go to work
at home in some idle moment and
write rapidly. sometimes finishing an
act in very short time.
what l write in this way is of
course subject to revision. but sell
dom Is, save at rehearsal or after a
trial performance when everything
may have to be changed. Yet in 4
Love You there were very few
changes after the first out OF town try.
out. The play was set after the first
The sun., 1919-05-11

w HO was the first American
w actor to appear in q play
W by James Matthew Barrie in
this country?
Who can recall the first Barrie play
to be made known here or anything
about It?
The general impression is that tbs
hrst play from the pen OF Sir James
was THE Little Minister" and 1t does
not seem as II any one can recall it
ono OF tho first OF the book drama
tizations-without picturing Maude
Adams in it.
Many people will remember that It
was the late Charles Frohman, anxious
to star young actress winning fame
as John Drew's leading woman. who
first saw any possibilities OF a play
In the story OF The Little Minister"
When the matter OF tho play was
preached to the Scotch author he
could not see il at all. Frohman
thought he saw n way OF convincing
him that there was by sending him a
check for advance royalties, figuring
that Barrie was no real Scotchman
If he dared to return 1t. But Barrie
did return IL, holding that the story
was too slight IN texture for dramatic
purposes. However he was persuaded
to make a TRY of IT,"
At the time of the overtures Barrie
feared the stage had no future for
him. He had written a play and Lon
don said 1t was too bright, too deep
The sun., 1919-05-11
LIE BARON FARCE.

William lie Baron, whose sense of
humor Is appealing to audiences in
81 love You" at the Booth Theatre
says a farce should not be written de-
liberately Amy normal person can
write a farce" Mr.. LIE Baron said yes
terday in discussing the craft OF play
making and witty dialogue. provided
no or she doesn't start out seriously
to attempt a masterpiece or the great
American play.
Farce writing is best suited to
very busy person. the buster the
better. Take my own case. II Is
only an incident with me. I could not
begin to write a successful farce II
attempted to sit down deliberately
and go to work at It.
"Of course the big thing in a play
or novel is the story. the theme or
the idea, whichever one prefers to call
The sun., 1919-05-11
PEGGY O'NElL
tn " TUMBLE m "

and distinctness OF their methods i'm
mediately impressed an audience I'M
accustomed to the manner in which
the actors of vaudeville make their
effects. So the resulting enthusiasm
was long and loud. Those who are
required to attend the first represen-
tations OF plays. are accustomed to
this sudden recognition of merit long
acknowledged In other fields.
This Difference to their power to en-
terrain Is Of course the result Of their
skill in making the most of every
point. Vaudeville teaches it's artists
to make the best Of the short time
allotted to them. 1t is not possible
for them to have more than a few
minutes on a programme. Their ef-
forts cannot therefore be extensive.
The closest attention to what every
minute Is expected to yield Is the in
evitable necessity of such an economy
of time. So whatever their success
may be in their own field. 1t is certain
to be phenomenal when they stray
into the drama, musical OF course,
and among lot Of more or less dis
trait and careless actors concentrate
On the spectators with their direct and
emphatic methods. This was the case
when the two Duncan Sisters ap-
peared at the Globe Theatre on Mon
day. They are not only deliciously
comic in themselves and alert to ev-
cry gesture they may make. They are
above all the results of the careful
training Of vaudeville which makes
its disciples so thorough.
1t rarely happens nowadays that
these performers come directly to the
musical stage from the place Of their
beginnings. Success in burlesque--of
the various wheels" variety-usually
carries q performer TO vaudeville and
The sun., 1919-05-11
PLAYS THAT LAST.

Astor, EAST Is West; Bel
mont, Our Pleasant Sins; BIZ
jou, Three for Diana; Booth,
II Love You; Broadhurst, 80
East; Casino. Some Time;
Central, Somebody's Sweet
heart; Cohan & Harris, "The
Royal Vagabond"; Comedy, ITO
by's Bow; Cort, THE Better
Ole; Criterion, Three Wise
Fools; Eltinge, Cup in Mabels
Room; Empire, Dear Brutus";
Forty-eighth Street. "Come-on
Charley; Forty-fourth Street,
Take 1t From Me-; Fulton,
please Get Married; Gaiety,
"Lightnin'"; Globe, "She's a
Good Fellow; Greenwich Viii
lage, "Shakuntala"; Henry Mil
ler's, Mrs. Nelly of N'Orleans";
Hudson, Friendly Enemies;
Knickerbocker, Listen Lester;
Longacre, Three Faces East;
Lyceum, "Daddies"; Maxine FL.
liott's, Tea for Three; New
Amsterdam. The Velvet Lady,;
New Amsterdam Roof, Com
bination Frolic"; Playhouse,
Forever After; Plymouth,
THE Jest; Punch and Judy.
Marionettes; Republic, 1.-THE
Woman in Room 49,; Selwyn.
Tumble In; Shubert, Good
Morning. Judge; Thirty-ninth
Street, Come Along; Wander
bilt, "A Little Journey; Winter
Garden, Monte Cristo, Jr."
The sun., 1919-05-11

II Sir James Barrie among Eng
(ish Tell below what was expected from
him. what is to be said of the hope
, icssly silly Augustus Does His Bit"
which even the caohet of the Shaw
name could not keep alive for three
nights. although the piece occupies a
law minutes Of time only in its repre-
sensation7 But short as the little play
was. 1t proved to be too long for per-
sons Of taste who were in the habit of
turning to Shaw for wit and satire, not
for cheap acrobatics. Thus did our al
lies of noted reputation fail to contrib
ute to our theatre anything so fine as
might have been expected of them. In
deed, It was from another source that
much more impressive work came.
Sem Benefits 1.-THE Supper Of
the Testers" Is a work Of more
impressive artistic stature than any
other drama Of the year of native or
foreign authorship. Romantic melo-
drama 1t may be. but melodrama of
such glorihed force and beauty that 1t
has crowned the year with the finest
work Of the theatres genius.
Henri Lavedan's "The Marquis Of
Priola" was superior in nearly every
way Of drama to any play Of native
origin, although Its subject matter
kept II remote from the interests Of
our public Both the works Of Maeter-
Enck that once more brought the name
Of the famous Belgian to the stage
proved to be Of no interest to the pub
lie and Of little credit TO the writer.
winthrop Ames's beautiful setting Of
Tho Betrothal." with its commonplace
philosophy and its publication of the
banai, interested the public for a while,
but there was melancholy suggestion
In any comparison with Norma Wanna"
for instance. or any Of the Maeterlinck
theatre OF that period. "a Burgomas-
ter Of Belgium" had not, as THE Be-
trothal," the aid Of skilful acting, as II
was but poorly played. but It's problem
was no more drastic than. the manner
in which the author elected to put It
before the public. Indeed. the name Of
haeterlinck on a theatre programme
will cease to have any further signif-
canoe in this country unless there Is
some intervening work to rehabilitate
the reputation Of the author.
so the names Of the great men OF
letters that have figured on the thea
tire programmes this winter have not
done more than promise. There has
been little In what they had to give the
public that justified former reputation.
Only Barrie has even succeeded in
gaining, with the great popularity OF
The sun., 1919-05-11

then to the musical stage. Nowadays
they rarely stick as it were in the
musical comedies They are likely to
relapse to vaudeville. Ed wynne has
to be sure. kept In the musical plays
in which he is so much more anus
ing than he is in vaudeville, but the
majority Of these players, as If to as
sert their artistic Independence, go
from one to the other. When they
first arrive in the musical play, direct
from the two-a-day. they are assured
Of a most cordial reception.