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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-08

on January l, was the sixteenth
state To ratify. the others being
Arizona. Delaware. Florida, Geor-
gia, Kentucky. Louisiana. Mary
land, Massachusetts,, Mississippi
Montana. North Dakota. South
Carolina, South Dakota. Texas.
and Virginia.
When California has acted only
nineteen moro states viii be re-
CURED in order to give the neces-
sary thirty-six for the adoption of
the amendment. And out of the
thirty-one states yet to pass on
the question. II lis important to
note that twenty-one now have
statewide prohibition and there
fore may be expected almost
automatically to ratify the fede-
raj amendment. These twenty
one dry states. are Alabama, Ar
kansas, Colorado. Idaho. Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska,
Nevada. North Carolina, New
Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee.
Utah. Washington. West Virginia,
and Wyoming.
To make matters even worse
from the wet standpoint. four of
the present wet states--lllinois.
Minnesota. Vermont and Wiscon-
sin---are showing alarming signs
of voting for ratification when
-tt4eiS .iets i.!artures- get the AepReE4-4
tunities to act,
And so on. and so on Even MI
Luther admits that the lower hous
Of the New York Legislature will vot
to ratify the amendment He pin
his hopes on the senate, carefully re
framing from any guess as 10 IN
vote. The drys lacked only one vot
when the question was before tn
senate last WRITER
Indeed, indeed. the days Of Johl
Barleycorn are numbered. Even nov
the Moving Finger writes--and
writ. moves on.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-08
NEW YORK VETS HAVE UNHAPPY HOURS.

1khstAnding it's failure 10 swing
- recent presidential election,
us citizens OF the Empire state
|a10 the deiusiou that so goes
tnrk. 70 goes the nation" Be
G this insular habit of thought.
Of that commonwealth are
- IN ! particularly unhappy
9 mtnd. having just awakened
S1txn tiou OF the fact that New
nc cannot decide the fate Of
oeni prohibition amendment
even prevent It's ratification.
the. -hes. informed political
N New York city. Edward
lthtr. thus bemoans the pros
1phn Barieycorn in his news
xhe. Morning Telegraph:
LII the California legislature
sfn ratify the federal prohi.
afnN4dnaeu, before the
aver following closely on
&e44 OF ratification by the
11isu legislature last week.
u. tire: ,s...a, fer eses in airs
IN state are in Il panic.
realize as never before
&W York state, even though
kGtk ratification at Albany
Inter. may be powerless 10
&1sss steady march OF the
9fExiS]ature@ are organizing
y The rauntry, and IL looks
III adoption of ratification
f6mA wonld follow one an
IkN the popping cf corn in
~ hen The fire il red hot
1f1ltn, with its vast wine
will come as the hardest
ail---eyen harder than
- which John Barley
Sived from the great
sSnMkIng state OF Ken
fSen thai com monweai,h
aaDt January and sent
eation on lis merry way.
Sfnia legislature met al
MI yesterday. and there
FAx member Of either
tn n willing 10 vote wet.
- 5stRna fsprs of the iegis-
M keen 90 rafify the
i J4nndmenf ~ once and
Down to the regular
tire session. Michi-
xosed for ratification
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-08
Mr.. Edwin Nnnre

FnneraI serN.ces Tnr Mrs Edwin
. S'oors were 'coufrrred yestcrdsy
afternoon from the home, 2l5 f.
Franklin street Mrs. Moore died
Monday IN the Memorial hospital
from pneumonia following an athac.-
Of inf1EenSa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-08
HENS AND CHICKENS

Live Hens, acc to s8c ID; Live
Chickens. 4oc lb.; Dressed HenA 3se
to soc apiece: Fresh Eggs. zoe doeeu.
4sc H.: Best Calves, 2oc h.: Dressed
Turkeys, 45c to soc M..- Rabbit a..
to 40c apiece: Fresh Eggs. SSc dozen.
We get the highest prices, 50 let u
sell your goods.
HAzELGROvE q co,
Commission Merchants,
1910 East Carr Street., -,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-08
COOPERATION SPIRIT
IN 7. |" CLINICS

The Richmond i-Tuberculosis
society Is holding series OF clinics
IN Fulton. Preparatory to tire e hes,
DR.. Ennion. g. Williams. state health
commissioner, gave short talks Thurs
day and Friday TO employees OF the
Richmond Chemical Works and the
Richmond Guano company. ir which
he emphasized that tuberculosis is
both preventable and durable
dis ,ase.
Ths clinics Monday were held at
the Richmond Chemical Works from
10 to ~ o'clock, and at Rising Mount
Zion church in the evening from to
o'clock. Yesterday clinic was held
at the Richmond Guano company
from 10 To- ~ o'clock. and last; night
over Harrtson's drug store.
This II the first time in the history
Of the society that clinics have been
held In factories. Miss Elizabeth
Webb. acting executive secretary OF
the society. yesterday expressed great
90 tisfaction at the cooperative spirit
manifested by mill owners and
operators.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-08

mattox county, and some In Bucking-
ham. He was born and raised on q
farm, and base always manifested an
active interest In every phase Of tho
farming industry Of his county and
state
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
season,Starts Early
At Summer Parks

The summer park season has started
with a rush. Augmented by doughbovs
just off the transports and visitors 10
the city, the attendance thus earlv in
the season has assumed midsummer
proportions.
AT Luna Park last Sunday the great
ballroom, the. largest in the country.
was go crowded that some means is tn
be devised to govern the number of
couples allowed on the floor at one
time. The new feature, submarine
FL, the NC-4 aeroplanes, the Shrine
Of Diana, the Honeymoon Express and
several others, are drawing hugely.
George C. Tilyou's Steeplechase Park
has started another season, with all the
old features and several new ones run
ming.
Surf bathing at Palisades Park be-
gins on Thursday, May 20, and will con-
tinue every day from a. m. to $50
p. m. during the summer Several i'm
provements have been made to the ma
tatorium during the winter
The Bronx Amusement Park. at the
East Sevcnty-seventh Street subway
station, is the latest fresh air spot to
be added to the city. A band, dance
nall, a skating rink and swimming
pool are some of its features.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
CHRONICLE AND COMMENT or THE STAGE
Yes, ':John Ferguson''
Has ITS Little Fnu/fs

seemed to US obviously in error. We
also found S. Roger Lytton effective.
But we are the DEVILS advocate, and
we cannot spend much time in pointing
out now keen is the playing Of the
piece, nor yet what skilful character
drawing Ervine has done in the crea-
ton of James Caeser, the part played
by Digges. We should no more than
mention the skilful manner in which
the most intense scene of the plav ia
brought about. We must hurry on to
the fact that after that the play is not
nearly so shrewd. We did not think
Ervine was particularly effective in the
long scene which he arranged to bring
the brother of the injured girl to the
point where he went out to murder
Withrow. After all, the boy as he was
presented to, US seemed ready to kill
from the moment he learned Of the
wrong. Accordingly. to us, the scene
in no way justified it's length.
John Ferguson is pretty long. When
ever character makes a point he al
ways comes back and tries to do it
again. Then after bit he says, "Well,
perhaps it wasn't exactly ust So" and
begins all over again from slightly
different premise. People are like that.
Nature makes them that way, hundreds
of them. Now, we all admire nature
and reverence her and appreciate how
wonderful she is, and all that, but in
the heart of hearts we all know that
she has certain moods in which she
can clutter up play most fearfully.
That's right, hold the mirror little to
one side. Often profile is all play
can stand.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Vaudeville

PALACE-Frisco and Loretta McDer-
mott and their own jazz band are
this weeks headliners. Bessie CLAW
ton, assisted by the Cansnos, re-
mains for second week. The sup
porting bill includes a musical play,
"Not Yet. Marie; Henry Lewis.
Moran and Mack, the lie Grohs, Isha-
kawa Brothers and Jack Morrissey.
RIVERSIDE-"Pu Putting 1t Over" mu-
slcal comedy with the 9th Division
Players, is the star feature Of the
bill, which includes Mayo and Basil
Lynn, Emma Carus, Buster Santos
and Jacque Hays, Billy Halligan and
Dana Sykes, Captain Gruber and
Mile Adelina, Karum and the Three
Daring Sisters.
COLONIAL-Emma Dunn in new
sketch, "Only Teacup," heads the
bill. Others to appear are Herbert
Williams and Hilda Wolfus, Ed Gal
lagher and Joe Rolley, George Jes
sci, Bryan Lee and Mary Cranstse.
Lee Rose and Katheryn Moon and
Edward Marshall.
ALHAMBRA-Harry Watson, ir.. and
julius Tannen share the leading
place. Others on the bill are Ruth
Roye, Jim Tonney and Ann Norman.
Princess Radjah, Charles O'Donnell
and Ethel Blair, Jack Lexey and All
Rome, the Four Readings and Buch
Brothers.
ROYAL-The Four Marx Brothers are
the headliners of the bill, which in
cludes Jimmy Hussey and company,
Mehlinger ard Meyer, the Zip, Yin,
Yaphankers, James H. Cullen, Maria
Lo, Cantwell and Walker, Edmond
Gingras and the Royal News Pic
torial
LOEW'S AMERICAN-Ph Baker and
Cooper and Ricardo will be the two
topllners the first part of the week.
Wallace Reid in "The Roaring Road
is the picture attraction. The sec
ond part Of the week Josie Flvnn,s
minstrel revue will head the bill.
Mary Pickford in Daddy Longlees''
is the picture.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
BeryI Mercer

: Beryl Mercer, who is seen as an old
peddllng woman in David Belasco's pro-
duction of Ozark Rosaleen," in the
Belasco Theatre, holds views concern
ing character parts that are more typi-
cal Of the English than the American
stage. In this country the producer
finds it difficult matter to get an
American actress who is yet in her
twenties to play any part which means
the obliteration of her natural youth
and beauty. In England the player
seems more willing to subservate per-
sonality to art, and Miss MERGERS
ideals along this line are an inheri-
tance from her mother, who was Beryl
Montague, q very distinguished leading
woman of the English stage
Miss Mercer is the daughter Of Ed,
ward Sheppard Mercier, who was an al
tache of the Spanish Embassy in Lon
don when ne met the actress whom he
afterward married. Their little girl
was born in Seville, Spain, but was
taken by her parents to England while
she was yet baby, and made her first
appearance on the stage at the tender
age of four years as Willie CARLYLE, in
East Lynn" In this beginning Miss
Mercer started series of bow parts. in
which she became one of the most fa-
nous child actresses of Great Britnin.
Willie Carlye had, however, no i'm
mediate successor, for the little BerylS
parents insisted on the schoolroom for
her until she was ten years old At
this period a tutor was substituted for
the classroom in order that she might
seriously embark on professional
career, which she did in the famous old
London melodrama entitled "The
Lights O. London" AS Shakespeare
Jarvis in this play she achieved a
great personal triumph, which was fol-
lowed by others when she appeared as
Dick, the crippled acrobat, in 'erhe
Scarlet SIM; as waly in "The Two
Little Vagabonds" and as Micah Dow
in "The Little Minisver."
Following these portrayals Miss
Mercer appeared with Sir Herbert Tree
IN the production of Mr.. Belasco's
Japanese play, "The Darling of the
Gods" in which she was seen as Ito.
and later with Oscar Asche in his pro-
duction Of "a Midsummer Nights
Dream" in which she played Puck.
Next came the part in which Miss
Mercer was first seen in America
Memke, in "The Shulamite"- asso-
citation with Lena Ashwell
Returning to London with Miss Ash
we'll, Miss Mercer essayed an equally
successful line Of character parts
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

when she began her old woman roles
in Diana OF Dobson's," achieving in
1t so stupendous a personal hit that
Miss Ashwell put on curtain raiser
entitled "The Likes o. Me-" to give
Miss Mercer an opportunity to i'm
personate young boy and an old
woman the same evening.
After three years. association with
Miss Ashwell at the Kingsway Theatre,
London, Miss Mercer enjoyed sue
cession of engagements with Cyril
Maude, George Barrett and others,
without a single DEPRESSION from char
acter parts. Following this experience
she obeyed the call of Miss Hornman,
accepting her offer that she should
create important parts in "The Feud"
and "The Doorway" at the Gaety
Theatre, Manchester.
In America Miss Mercer's name is
associated with some exceptionally fine
theatrical pictures. OF these her Mrs
Bunting, in Vachell's "The Lodger," in
which she appeared with Liopel Atwill,
is her best known, unless, perhaps, it
is her splendid accomplishment here
last season in the title part of Bar
rie's "rhe Old Lady Shows Her
Medals" which was hailed on every
side as a characterization of rare dis
tinction.
Asked if she ever feels any resent
ment that she has never been given
an opportunity to play the part of
young woman in the theatre, Miss Mer-
Ger recently told the writer that she
had never had any wish to do so.
II prefer character parts" she said,
"because they are more human and
more interesting. The old women
have portrayed in the theatre are folk
who have lived. Characters of young
women in formation have no appeal to
me. l much prefer the finished pict-
ure, the character completely formed,
the women who have done something
bigger and better than merely to have
scratched the surface Of life"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

leave footlight fame behind and
answered the dictates of her heart in
regard to one handsome young Cuhan
named Ernesto Carranza, who is p ser.
ond cousin of the President of Mey;co
and whose father is wealthy planta-
ton owner of Havana. And so thev
were married.
The next person OF the organization
to succumb to the lure of the worlds
oldest and littlest young man WAS
George 4. Stoddard, no less a person
than one of the authors Of the produc-
tion, who quietly departed from town
one afternoon for little run IN IN
Ithaca, my home town" and proudly
returned some few days later leading
by the hand Mrs. George t. Stoddard.
VINO was, 1t transpircd, q sweetheart Of
the young authors boyhood, and who
had been stanchly waiting for the
ultimate success of Listen Lester" and
of her hero.
On April "a there came to the mem
bers of the Cort organization the an
nouncement that Mr John Jay Scholl
had upon that day promised to love,
honor, and be occas sionally obeyed. Mr..
john Jay Scholl, be it known, is Mr.
Cort's casting director.
And close on the heels of this comes
word that Mr.. Silverman, who sells the
Listen Lester song books, had beard
ed Cupid in his den on May 10, and
that on June Mr.. Harold Orlob COM
poser Of Listen Testers" tinkly tunes,
is to enter upon the first state Of liv.
ing happily ever after.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Plays and layers

Fortunate is the actor who served
his apprenticeship as minstrel
and yet never was called upon to ex-
erclse his lungs in that noisy pursuit
SO plthily described in minstrel par
lance as doubling in brass" But far
more fortunate is the actor whose first
engagement on Broadway proves sue
cessful to the point of season-long du-
ration. Many of the younger actor folk
consider themselves fortunate to get
on Broadway even in a failure, which
usually means a stay of two weeks, but
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

when first Broadway engagement is
good for three hundred or more nights,
it becomes something to talk about in
far places.
John Warner, who is the young man
who woos, but does not win Alice Brady
in Forever After at the Playhouse,
is the fortunate hero of the expert
ences above outlined. When Mr.. War
ner started out on the career which
was to land him eventually on Broad
way everything was black before him
he being end man and song and
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

dance artist of the Reed Brothers Min
strels, an organization which carried
burnt cork and cheer through Canada
and various portions of the West
Middle and Far. During his year with
Reed Brothers, Warner put into oper-
alton that excellent travel axiom, "See
America First"
While he learned a great deal about
the United States and the Dominion to
the north, Warmers knowledge of act
ing was not increasing by leaps, nor
yet by bounds, and he, therefore, de-
clded it was time he deserted the burnt
cork circle in search of education
other than geographic. He went into
stock and before long attained the
eminence of leading men. AS such he
put in several seasons. He was with
the Princess Players of Des Moines,
from which company also came Conrad
Nagel, the young man who does win
Alice Brady in Forever After" After
playing stock engagements in Phila-
delphia, ST. Paul, Albany and Rich
mond, Warner hied himself to the
metropolis and promptly went away
again with road companies of "Stop
Thief" and "The Bird of Paradise. )"
Once he almost arrived on Broadway.
Richard BENEFITS admirable state of
health being the only thing that held
him hack He undo +b,+ ..4.x
during the run of Damaged Goods"
1t all started when Jean E. Troup-
man, member of the Listen Lester"
chorus, and one of the most beautiful
girls on or eff the stage, decided to
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Neighborhood Playhouse
Gives Last Perfornnnc

At the Neighborhood Playhouse to-
night the Ncighborhood Players will
give the last performance Of their sea-
son. They will present for the last
time "The Eternal Megalosaurus," "The
Moose" "Everybody's Husband"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
NetO Plays This Week

"snni-At Henry Miars Theatre Eranger present new
aus's pay La Lucille"
nv sl'es are oy Arthur j. Jackson
Jackson The complications
OF young married couple
OF the will Of eccentric Hazard will have thu loading
clarence harvey Ccer W. Callahan
psn' sany fode Marjorie Bentley, Macdonald Maurice
comedy role othefs tn the
Casa Alfred Hall \ large chorus. ~ ~
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
WAR WASTE MATERIAL
TO GO TO THE STATES
dispose of surplus without Doing
Injury to Normal
Market.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 90 All
army surplus property will not be
thrown on the open market, A plan
has been worked out whereby II will
bc Offered for sale to the state insti.
tntions. II Ia hoped thus to proven,
the flooding Of the market with fin
Ished material and at the same time
offer the state institutions an oppor-
tunity for providing employment for
inmates. AZ soon as the states notify
the waste reclamation service OF Tho
department of commerce OF Their
needs the request will he turned over
10 the war department for acton
Captain ~. L. Baldcnsperger hhs
been assigned by the war depart
meut to assist In the work or the
waste reclamation service.
This program has been worked
out by Hugh Frayne. Chairman of
the labor division. war industries
board, who says:
"In cooperation with John j.
Manning OF the American federation
~ labor and Captain BadcnRpcrger,
who has been an executive OF II
prison reform association, ! have
sponsored "a movement for "A nation
wide system OF reclamation by means
OF tho labor OF the Inmates of the
public institutions. AZ preliminary
10 o-thls program we worked for n
system OF reclamation In the army
whereby this work was TO be done by
prisoners OF war. general prisoners
and men unfit for line duty.
The success OF the salvage actlvl-
lies OF the army strengthens my be-
Vef that n similar system should he
adopted by tho states We have
recommended that the army material
bo repaired by the inmates for tha
use ~ the Institutions and In order
90 successfully dispose OF this ma
terial and to insure It's widest distri-
button possible, we have requested
tho governors Of the states to appoint
board TO handle the matter In each
state and to make an inventory of
the needs OF their institutions Az
soon as tho state notifies the waste
reclamation service, OF their needs.
Captain Baldensperger will take up
the matter. to ascertain II the same
In available. II will not he the func-
ton OF the waste reclamation service
to make tho actual sale but to slim
ulato the demand and to make sus
gestions ms To the method OF salvag-
ing the material"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
Army Dissipnted.

General order No. ! TO the Rus
sian army is what knocked the
foundations from under the great
empire, II provided that soldiers
should elect their officers. At that
time Russia Ind, called up 1900. GOO
men, and actually had 100000
under arms. II was proposed to call
up 700O.0 600 moro and but for boil
shcvism Germany would have been
quickly overwhelmed and the ewHr
woulu have been over at least year
earlier.
"The Russians fought maEnifl-
comfy. They had losses OF more
than 600, 900 men due TO early lack
OF equipment. In one Galician cam
paign half the Russian soldiers had
no guns but went into attacks with
instructions to pick up the guns OF
fallen comrades. These brave men
were mown down and they we're the
flower OF Russia. Decentralization ?
The millions Just melted away
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
"Hurry to the Philippines" Word
OF fGOUern0r General NOW in u. s.

WASIIINGTON, Feb 22 when
Gov, Gen. Francis iiurton Harrison
accounts To President wilson for he
tAiN years Stewardship Of the Phillr-
pine Islands he viii descriur ia"
vital need for American business
men and teachers. a condition Gro
hted by tho war ana LEFT to what
ever we care 10 do with IT.
/ Hero primarily for a vacation ar
tor years Hpent as ruler OF 10000, 600
the governor general expects 10 lay
"a tull report or American opppr-
tuniues for business before tho pres
id"nl Afterward h" intends 10 point
OUT 10 American busincsa men ana
lrade bodies In plain, unmiNhknhI"
language Just why th"Y must huston
II thcy nope ever 10 establish r".a
lions now possible with tho Island
possession.
Japanese tradoSmon arc waBinE
strehsouH trade campaign In. the
lalnndh,H said the governor general
Their methods are fair ana open.
lteshltH are accomplished IN spirit
.of friendly rivalry, ana the results
show "A steadily increasing japanese
uade In inc Philippines
Prefers Americans.
american capital so flr Is prin-
cipally confined fo two large sugar
rcflnerios ana mills for exlrhctlnE
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23


high Tho natives nre happy and
prosperous because they earn II Nv
Ing wage
mine Of tho ten millions In the
islands are Christians Iiill tribes.
formerly head hunters. hayo oven
surrendered their spears and given
up carrying weapons at the reduest
OF the conaabulary. They learn
eaTlly and are loyal TO the United
States. a division OF infantry was
mado up OF native volunteers. II had
Just finished training when the
hrulstlce was signed The Filipino
government will retain the division
intact for some time / come.
THE effect OF the Spanish coloni-
zatlon system through missionaries
IN still felt In the islands. However
only English is taught in tho schools
when "a Filipino adopts that be.
longing 10 another nation not the
States II IL because the states did
not have II there for him.
Millions OF dollars are being spent
by the government for educational !
purposes. New schools are going
up throughout tho Islands Aperi-
can teachers are scarce. They are
needed. or 10000 native teachers
only t60 are Americans"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
OKLAHOMA THIRD IN GAS
PRODUCTION IN NATION

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22 - okla
homa produces one-seventh OF the
natural gas or tho nation. according
TO figures announced today by the
geological survey. In this IL ranks
third in the nation, being excellod
by West Virginia and Pennsylvania
In consumption OF natural gas
Oklahoma ranks fourth In the ma
ton. being exceeded by Pennsyl-
vania. West Virginia and Ohio. The
figures for Oklahoma. OF course. In
cmde the gas piped TO Missouri and
Arkansas and consumed there.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23

epidemic. while there was no state
law renumorating owners OF cattle
Officially exterminated" In those
days. there now Is law providing
for the payment 10 the owners. Mr.
Sturdevant says. and he holds that
his claim should be approved