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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-19

Lee Simonson is vivid and provoca-
tive. Nature has made him the Orien-
tai in appearance, so dark and foreign
looking that if you wrapped him in
some Of his own gorgeous colors he
wou d belong magn .fcently in one OF
his own most exotic stage settings.
And she has made him an Oriental in
feeling-not in our fabby, shopworn
theory of it, but in the clear, astrin-
gent quality which comes nearer the
ruth of I.
The quality Of the Oriental is in his
work, which comprises some of the
boldest and most beautiful stage de-
signing America has yet seen. The
beauty of line Of "The Magical City"
settings. the hot colors Of Sisters Of
Susanna" the fat decorative quality
OF pierre Patelin" and the precision
and restraint of his settings for THE
Faithful" John Masefield's japanese
play which is now at the Garrick
.'neatru under the auspices of the The
atre Guild, all show how much he has
drawn from a rich source which West
ern artists have scarcely tapped
Having made him an Orie.-tal n APP
pearance and temperament, Nature
yearied of consistency. She let him
be born a New Yorker. And if you
are persistently romantic and search
back few generations, the disiliusion-
ment is even greater. Two generations
back you get to German peasant stock.
/ But 20 back a thousand years or so
antedating the Diaspora, and you find
rhe authentic Oriental strain.
Perhaps it was damned back too
hard in past generations that it flows
with such intensity through young
! Smonson. 1t made him unhappy as 4
boy with the drabness Of New York
its consistent feature!essness. And
his four years in Harvard, which were
a concession to parental desire, were
no happier. AS soon as he finished
Harvard he made straight for Paris
and found his way to Julien's. There
in a studio that was always bathed in
a gray light, the color of dshwater
he absorbed traditional princip es. /,
was not long before he found his way
into the group of Leo Stein and other
young insurgents. They were all Their
greatly excited over the Continental
revo .utionary stage Observation-Disclosures
era e and Rcinhardt and Bakst. A re-
quired piece of work at Ju lens was
weekly sketch whose excellence de.
termined ones advantageous place or
the studio floor. Simonson's was usu-
ally a design in the manner of Gordon
Craig tiny human figure at the bot
tom of q cavernous hell OF draperies
which usually earned for him from hi:
conservative master the very wors
place on the floor.
Lee Simonson's work in stage de
signing is perhaps the most significan
of the whole school of young artists
who have adopted the theatre because
, of his training in the school of ultra
modern painting. He has brought tn
tendencies OF the painter to stagecraf,
He burst upon the peace of the Ameri
, can art world five years ago On hi
return from Paris with disturbing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-19

is q wonderful piece Oh Drama. IL -
in this act that Kurano invokes the
spirits on high to welcome the Ronin.
who have dragged down the evil enemy
and are now ready to pay for their
Iced with their lives. He cries:
"You trumpeters, who call the faithful
to death in all the armies of the
world, blow long point
That long dead heroes,
Manning the ramparts of God,
May hear US coming,
Barring our hca 20 the sword
For him we loved So"
With poetic drama prospecting nicely |
on it's own account. it may seem that
there is less need than formerly for
vari US drama leagues designed 10
compel people to go to plays they don't
want to see. But the need is greater
than ever. The only thing is that 1t
should be applied in a different direc-
ton Poets don't need encouragement
In fact. no serious dramatlst does. In
varably he burns TO express some
s}g and, thong he my never reach
the stage, nobody can keep him or
paper. 1t is impossible TO starye MN
I out Humorists are quite dlttercnt
( They are not so stanch by half. If
people don't laugh at their jokes, they
/ lanpuish One may take poem TO
/ his bosom and cherish it in solitude,
+ hift Joke must be shared with some
one.
Now. it seems to us beyond dispute
that the average American musical
comedy lacks humor. After all, the
writing man is minor figure in the
matter Usually he is not summoned
until the music is written, the scenery
raintcd and The costumes cut. Nor
are his rewards as high as the other
collaborators in the entertainment.
New York has seen number Of mu-
steal shows this season in which the
, authors royalties could not begin to
approach the money paid to the dress
maker. 1t may be that this is what the
peopic want, but for our part we "sh
that some manager would put all his
, principals and his chorus girls into
cotton, or muslin, or bombaZlne, or
whatever it is that doesn't cost much,
and use the money mus saVcu 10 "'io
q good joke.
It NAV be that thcatregoers are IN
D torcstcd only in the visual appeal, al
4 though we think that since the days
n Of prohibition they are going to dc
j. mind something more than filtterine
colors For our part, n we could heai
6 again a comic opera by George hde
y we would not give hang VINO pa'hlce
. the scenery or whether there was any
=. scenery at all. We suggest to some
u theatrical manager that he try out TINS
: p.an and organize u Ben Greet com
: pany to play comic opera for the col
t. lcvcs and universities Of the country
t.
# .x
d RAYMOND Hitchcock prctends TO hav'
- bern animated by some such idea ii
+ producing his new "Iiitchy Koo" sho"
= lie explains in II speech to the aud'cnc
n before the rise of the curtain ina
VI MS orig nal plan was TO BOOK .nitcn
Of Koo" AZ a free educational EXHIBIT !
~ Size various first and second fTesDy
re- terian churches Of the country. ~
"a, manager convinced him, he admits, tina
Of he could do greater good by keepln
pc his educational exhibit in the theatre
t. and charging three dollars tickc
"Thcy'il remember the Lesson better
tn they pay three dollars" snid tho mana
ct ger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-19
Masefield's Story May. Win
To 1.-THE Faithful in Spite
OF Prejudice Against Verse


There was q time when no verse
play had any chance in America I'M
less, of course, it was by Shakespeare,
who was himself seldom among the
best sellers Of dramatic season. 1t |
would not be fair to attribute this /
state of affairs wholly to q lack of !
saste on the part Of the public. There !
las always been good deal Of pose
and nonsense about much Of our poetic
drama. 1t has been done in out of
The way theatres with skimped scenery,
freak lighting and worse acting. Many
playwright came to the theatre con-
hdent that he need take no trouble
to spin an interesting story as long
ae he wrote in verse. He thought that
ne could hold an audience by the
w'tchery Of his words, but usually
he couldn't.
Things are quite different to-day
among the most successful plays in
New York Is "Tae Jest" translation
rom the Italian Of Sem Benefit, which
IS large in blank yer e, Fortunately.
many Of the players in the cast are
not aware OF the fact that they are
speaking verse Accordingly, they
rampage around and fight and make
4ove and STAB each other, entirely I'M
hampercd By any worry as to where
tne beat saould come And, for just
THIS reason. the play has been huge
success. Verse can never Kill good
'nelodrama, or even tragedy paced
IKE melodfama. We are not going to
contend that The magnificent sweep OF
'nakeapeare's verse has had nothing
% do With the tenacity Of Hamlet
AZ an acting play, but we think it wouit
Hos De fair 10 overlook the fact that
hamlet also giyes Us ghost, ant
murder, and a conspiracy, and duel
IL is probable that John Maseheld'
''he Te-se play, The Faithful" which
#aS produced BY the Theatre Gull
sn's week. viii algo obtain certa:
aea ufe 81 SUCCESS, because tn
aramatist uas mol forgotten that tn
ave age audience wants story 10 guy
plement even The best caoenccd line
Hassfe.d has taAen one Of the olde-
ana no@' popular storics in the liz
sfatufe Of the world. Japanese ia
Sfa'ure IL filed WITH various trca'
Aents 81 tee Ronin legend, which is a
Past severn centuries Cd. It Tells Z.
.1&pp, p!eazant lord, much bciove
W me 'ollo~etz. who is tricked By I'll
"'esed K'ra into unintentionally O
leniing Whiting envoy Of the en-
kstpf' For this imDictv Asa is COZ
asmned 10 XII himself The ask
Tsn2eancs falls upon mo followers
sssano Hira Is r.ch and powerful ar
~ith TER death of their lord they =,
p'of AMI helpless, but they keep 1
tngV guest Una r The leadership
npsaHo and in III esId they drag II
syA saeMy dowo ~ sts very eyc OF
great tsipmfh.
nasenela has retold the story wi
sisss yizor snd beauty. His last q
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20
SOLDIER LETTERS
American E. F.
Feb. 10, 1919.

Dear Mr.. Editor:
Permit me a small space in
your paper and | will try and
write you a few lines.
Iwas sent to the front on Nov.
8th. As you see | did not see
very much actual service but a
little bit was enough. Itgave me
an idea what months would be.
We are now doing practically
nothing. came over to Dunsur
Meuse Feb, 7th. 1t is a small
town between Verdun and Sedan.
have visited several interest
ing places since I landed in this
country, Paris, Verdun and sew
eral towns III Germany.
have been with my company
only ten days since Nov. 10. Our
II @ are now at Savilly about
80 miles from here. We are to
assemble within the next few
days, and | suppose we will leave
for the States between lst and Is
of,March.
suppose that you have an
luea Of the torn down towns
Well it looks pretty bad for there
are very few houses that one or
two rooms left standing aud ma
ny villages there is not one wall
of house standing.
Pvt. Guy Spivey,
Wire Go. B. 4F. 8. Bn. A, 4 F..
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20
The BASIC PRINCIPLES OF
THE LEAGUE CONSTITUTION
APPROVED.

The Meridian Presbytery OF
the Presbyterian church in the
United States of America, at It's
neeting at Prospect church near
Meridian, Mississippi. on March
9th, 1919, declared its judgement
concerning the League Of Nations
and its consultation framed at
Paris, France, Feb. IA, 1919, as
follows:
That the spirit of its cove
nant preamble to its constitution
is essentially the same as that Of
the United States 1f America
and has a Worldwide scope.
2 That 4 league Of the order
ly aud reliable nations 10 today
an imperative need as safeguard
for the world against narchy and
the recurrence Of war
B That il the league constitu
tion, the basal principles under
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20
PHILADELPHIA, MISS THURSDAY, MARCH TO- 1919

lying the union of the forty-eight
states of America have been ex-
tended and applied to all mem
ber nations Of the peace leagne.
4 That this presbyterv recog-
nizes the fundamental fact that
any organization of men or na
-tlons, however perfect in itself (,
must rest upon a foundation of
righteousness if is to benefit the
world, that lawless and goddess
governments, like .iawless and
goddess individuals will fight un-
der any kind OF arrangement,
that treaty is as strong as the
moral character of the nations
that make it and no stronger /;
that righteousness is indispensi-
BILE to the success of the League
pf Ma ations; therefore,
Resolved that is is the Judge
ment of this presby terry that as
it is a specific duty OF all church
es to promote righteousness thru
out the inhabItant earth they
should therefore take a special
interest in cultivating those con
dltions which Will make the
League OF Nations a blessing to
the world.
Rev. j. F. Mcdonald retireing
moderator,
Philadelphia Miss.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20
Jim Yates.

There is an increasing demand
for good land. We have many in
qulries for farms improved as well
as unimproved. We have the
equipment we have the organiza-
tion, we are in position to sell
your property for you. We han
die city property as well as farms
If you have more land than you
can work list a part of itwith Us
If you wish renters or wish to
rent, we make no charge for eith-
er placing you or finding tenant
for you. We have on our lis at
present a landlord wishing de
|sirable tenant. We are trying to
put the buying and selling OF land
on a business basis, we need
your cooperation. Call and talk
it over with us.
Neshoba Land Company,
Philadelphia Miss.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20

a d advice to all teachers through
personal conference and profess
ional letters. These conferences
notes and letters | now possess.
Iserved III the U. 5. Army for
practically eighteen months, at
tanning the grade of Lieutenant,
and during this time | had appo-
rtunity to gain both general and
technical information which shall
be of assistance to me in my pro
fession.
Through the valued assistance
OF the State Superintendent /
was recently chosen as instructor
OF mathematics in the city schools
OF Hazlehurst Mississippi, which
position / now hold.
School closes here in May; in
time for me to atten nd the State
Teachers Association at Meridian
From that time until the election
in August, | expect TO canvass
the county, meeting each voter
personally if possible, and wher-
ever opportunity presents itself
| I,shall be glad to present my
claims for the Office before the
public
Having been born and reared
in Neshoba county, | feel that |
know her Industrial and educa.
tional needs and if chosen your
superintendent, | promise stu
dious and vigorous administra-
tion.
Respectfully submitted,
Erbin E. Fox.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20
$4,000 GONE SAYS WILEY
vESPERMAN

SPENT SMALL FORTUNE ON
TREATMENTS BEFORE FIND
ING RELIEF BY TAKING TAN
LAC
Il spent at least two Thousand dol
lars on nedieines. and treatine nts be-
fore | finally got relief by taking
tanlac," said Wiley Vespermrn, OF
4418 Bowser avenue, Dallas Texas
81 suffered with rheumatism in my
left arm and shoulder ror seven years
he continued, and at times was so
badly crippled MP that | would just
have to give it up and go to bed.
also suffered terribly with indigest-
ion and what little / ate formed so
much gas that would belch up my
sour undigested food and would be-
come faint from dizziness. / could
hardly sleep at night for the misery
was in and in the morning | would
get up feeling so awful that / could
hardly get around,
''But Tanlac has driven away eve
ry bit of the pain and misery, 1 new
er suffer from indigestion and can
eat anything | want. Ny condition
has improved so wonderfully since |
started on Tanlac that am able now
to give all my time to my business,
just like did before that awful rhe-
umatism got its hold on me. My
wife is taking Tanlac too, she is just
as enthusiastic about it as l am.
Tanlac is sold in
Philadelphla by City Drug Store
Philadelphia, Miss, established
agency i'll every town
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20
GENUINE IMPROVED NE
BANE COTTON SEED.

We have III stock limited
quantity OF this early big boil va
riety, which has proven to be the
best seed for orr country during
the boil weevil conditions. Ii
your merchant cannot supply you,
send your inquiries to us.
THREEFOOT BROS. & 90.
WANTED-two families with
large force tomake crop on bal
yes. Will furnish good team 5.
tools and land. ID. MT wait to
write. come and see me.
Al w. K. Moore RS
FOR SALE Cleveland early big
boil cotton seed, one Of the best
heaviest yielding early varieties
grown. This cotton has not been
condemned by the government
H Il. u app
Philadelphia MISS.
ct RS
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20
JUST RECEIV ED-Car Of shop
coal, bring your sack, savea dime.
,Spivev- Rose Hdw. Go.

La Spring and the good old
Summer Tlme-sll Nature is in
bloom NOW is THE TIME 70
order your Spring and Summer
Suil-truly tailored to order at .
price you want TO pay.
City Pressing Club.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20
mo- Worm n ! Ltealthv child

All children troubled with worms have al I'M
healthy color which indicates poor blood. and as q
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
for two or three weeks viii enrich the blood. inn
prove the digestion, and act as General Strength
enine Tonic to the whole system. NGinre win then
throw off or dispel the worms and the Child will be
in perfect health Pleasant to take. 6Oc per botfle.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS

The regular Spring exaufpa
tions Of applicants tor teachers
hcense will be held on the lol
lowing dates:
White; April 3 4 5 and II Is IS
CoI. April 10 IL IL aud "a 25 rs
All examinations will begin
promptly al / q CLOCK on Inl.ls
day.
Iyey PEBBLES,
Supt. Education.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20
A GARD;
Hazlehurst. Miss.
Feb. 9, 1919.

editorial announcement in the
Democrat for the Office of coun-
ty Superintendent of Education.
AS further personal announce
ment, | wish to state that in as
piring to this honored position,
servant OF the educational inter
est Of the people, | appreciate
fully the responsib 'lities which |
seek to assume and the conf
dence both in my integrity and
ability which ] ask my fellow
men to repose in one. In my
judgement no office in the gift of
the people in the county is of
more vital Importance than that
Of county superintendent.
During the past few years Mis-
sls>ippi has made considerable
progress educationally in the way
OF High Schools, Agricultural
High Schools, Consolidated and
separate taxable unit schools,
but from all available reports
still more wonderful aud greater
advancement will be accomplish
e. during the next five years
thai jim any previous periods
Wei se entering, upon reconst
ruct. IN period. Eye-opening de
velopments OF the army selective
service drafts have revealed the
fact that in the army alone we
hadS0o,OO0 male citizens between
the al Ass of 2l and 81 who were
incapal ) of understanding wha
they were asked to fight for and
unable to read their own militia
ry iastructiosis. The National
Government has already begun
operations to wipe out this con
ditions by asking Congress for a
Sl0O,000,000 appropriation. 1t
would be used in encouraging the
states to provide better school
facilities, to employ more and
better teachers and beside the
purely intellectual work would
go general effort in the way of
recreation and health. No more
will the people of the county
have their children endure the
meager educational opportunities
and facilities which have existed
in the past The one thing we
must do within the next few years
is to give the country child equal
chances in training with other
children. The state and county
must be no respector of childhood
The child III the country is just
as much worthwhile as the child
in town.
! am asking for the office be-
cause / feel that my educational
advantages, teaching experience,
and professional training is such
that | am peculiarly fitted to give
the best OF service to existing
school conditions in the county.
As was stated by the editor in
the paper, among other accom-
plishments, am graduate OF
our State Normal College at Hat
tiesburg. THIS training / value
most because it equipped me pro-
fessionally Tor the teaching vo.
cation and especially rural school
administration. My work inclu-
ded course tor county superin-
tendents, High School and con-
solidated school principle along
with the other subjects as schooi
arrangements. psychology, child
study etc.
OF my five years Of teaching
experience, three were taught in
the states model county, Pearl
River. Here, ] was under ex
pert supervision. The assistant
superintendent, selected BY all
educational board because of his
specialized training and expert
ence, gave his entire time to
school supervision-visiting schools
holding teachers conferences and
associations and most helpful of
al giving expert information
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20

Have your car vanished. 1t
will improve its looks 100 per
cent and protect it from rust.
Get my prices before you have it
done.
Jim Yates.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-03-20

Because OF its tonic and laxative effect, I.AxA,
TIVE BROAfO QUININFsis is better than ordinary
Ouinife and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing In head. Remember the full name and
took Cox the signature Of E. w. GROVE. SOC
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
he Facts
About Ulster

Congressman Mason, in a speech
which may be found on page 17O6 of
the Congressional Record, states:
Il asked katherine Hughes, we'll
known writer and reliable represen-
tative of Irish nationality, as to the
Ulster question, and this is her an
swer:
"'Ulster is an integral part of the
ancient nation and territory of Ire
land. 1t is popular and mistaken
opinion in this country that all the
Professionals of Ulster are opposed to
the government of Ireland by the
Irish.
"'Ulster men, qualified to Judge,
claim that one-fifth of the Professionals
of Ulster are National Irish. Some
of the most ardent Sim Fein leaders
today, like Blythe and Figgis and Hob
son, are Professionals.
"'In all Ulster there is only Prot
estant majority of 100000. In Bel
fast city alone the entire Protestant
majority of Ulster lives. In five of
the nine counties of Ulster the ma
jority of the people are Catholic, viz,
81, Sc, "a, IS and 70 per cent of the
population. In the four remaining
counties the Protestant majority is "a,
81, and 60 per cent
TO- ,,;o ;yo a
of Ireland. Leinster is the richest and
pays the largest share Of taxes. .....
"'It is an historical fact that 1870
years ago the Professionals of Ulster
were fighting together with the Catho'
| lies of Ireland-the possessers and
dispossessed making common cause
against England for Irish independ
ence..
""There are FISHERMEN who claim
their first duty is to England, not to
their native land, Ireland. But l ask
you to recall what Washington did
with the Ulster problem on his hands
in E76. Those residents of America
who protested to remain "Loyalists'
to England did so. Fifty thousand Of
these "Loyalists" fought in the Eng
lish army against American independ
(ence, and Washington simply regard
ed them as traitors to their country
It is on record that he called then
"abominable pests of society,"" Wher
American independence was establish
ed, such of these Loyalists as desired
to do so lived peacefully in America
the others moved into British territor!
and were recompensed by England 70
any pecuniary loss they suffered"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
MONEY FOR UNCLE SAM
Reserve Bank Head Appeals for
Thrift and Saving.
Bills Now Pouring in Requiring Gov.
eminent to Pay Price Of Great War
People Get Money Back.

The Ninth Federal Reserve district
has probably received as great an in
flow Of money during the past year as
in any two preceding years in its
history according to Theodore Void,
governor of the Minneapolis Federal
Reserve bank. Mr.. Void made, the
statement in calling attention to the
secretary Of the treasury's statement
that the government is in urgent need
Of money, with war costs now in their
highest point With it he coupled an
appeal for careful spending, thrift and
saving.
Instead of spending twice as much
as in past years the people of this dis
trict have every reason, both of per-
sonal advantage and national necessity
for saving" said Mr.. Void. ut is true
that prices are higher but most fami-
lies have a good margin above necessi-
ties and from this there should be
substantial savings.
"The immediate way of loaning
money to the government, and saving II
at the same time is to buy War Saw
ings Stamps. When one realizes that
as much was yielded last year by sale
Of these stamps as it cost before the
war to run the government for a year
it is seen that they are no trivial fl:
nancial item. War Savings Stamps
are very real and the man who buys
them in proportion to his ability is
helping the government as much as
any weather. man who buys in pro.
portion to his ability