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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

weeks lies between the unknown and
writing fame. As a matter of bus;-
ness, II for no other reason, each
synopsis is given careful and friend
~ consideration. Many of the carpers
have been the fourth dimensional
writer's - specialization, novelization
dramatlzatlon and perturbation, but in
most instances every writer for the
motion picture business lands about
where his ability and sincerity justify.
Metlculous care is necessary. The
company demands it, because it snends
millions of dollars to endow its pro-
auctions with authenticity, and it re-
qulres reciprocal care from the au-
thor. Yet it is fact that manv es-
tapllshed writer's once they determine
TO hit the movies" drop into shoddy
ways
There are gratifying exceptions.
During the war Mr.. MacAlarnev re-
celved from England story that was
based upon the "Gunpowder Plot" dur
ing the reign Of James l. It was
worked out with magnificent laborious-
ness, and the author had included some
800 water colors and photographs Of
scenic settings necessary to a pictur-
ration OF his story-all of them pre-
pared with painstaking accuracy. 1t
was matter of genuine regret to Mr..
MacAlarney that the story was not ac-
ceptable, but he will remember il as
an example of the most praiseworthy
care he ever observed in the building
of screen story.
The fact that this story was re-
Jected is a tip-off on the attitude of
the modern scenario Office toward the
historical, allegorical, period or cos
tune play. Those based on amnesia
or aphasia are equally doubtful, and
the writer for the screen would do we'll
to exclude all attempts to dramatize
the "ologles" and the "isms." That
which IS most in demand is the mod
orn story ingenlously told. These are
the box office ten-strikes, and the hip
companies these days have checking
up system designed to tell them what
their patrons like. Each day reports
on pictures that are being marketed
are received at the scenario Offices.
with comments from the exhibitors on
their reception. Some of the evidence
IS amusing. There was the objection
from small exhibitor in PENNSYLVANIA
based on the fact that certain star
in a certain story made the audience
cry" To the exhibitors way Of think
ing his patrons did not come TO his
theatre TO cry.
Scenario writing has opened a big
field. 1t will be developed by those
whose talents run in the required d.
rection. Nothing need stand between
you, me and the other fellow and $40
600 year except the inability to cre-
ate ingeniously. Never was there
louder clamor for stories. 1t echoes
from the Fort Lee studios to the Pa
chic Coast snd back again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

munlficence must become a mem
DRY. Mr.. Lee lives, so this story
is about him.
Twenty-Five years ago Charley
dressed himself in a gray uniform
with peaked cap and square-toed
black shoes. In other words, Charley
became a kind of special officer OF
Waterman. He watched the lower
door Of an Office building which
housed a newspaper then, as it does
now. The newspaper building is on
Nassau Street.
A little girl came out of the storm
Into Charley's building and stood
close to the hot air register. She
stayed quite long, and Charley told
her that he thought the storm was
worse and that she had bet
ter 90 home because her folks would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

were hungry and broke came to rely
ON Charley's pennies for life-sav-
ing sustenance. The fame of his
pennies spread through the hungry
world. But no one came who was
merely thirsty. 1t became a
statute in the state of the down-and-
cutters that they must not appeal to
Charley unless they expected to
spend those pennies for the things
they said they wanted them for.
This meant that they could ask for
money for liquid warmth on nights
when thirty or forty miles of fall
wind made their bloodless limbs
blue and numb.
Charley doesn't want more than
pennies, because, as ne says, those
who establish his fund are working
people themselves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

long while before the hour Of de-
parture. The 5:57, one learns, has
been removed. SO one must board
the 6:06-that is, if there IS any
boarding left. Many who thought
they had left their subway days be-
hind them-who have acquired nice
little villas in the country--flnd
themselves suddenly thrust back into
real subway dilemma. One grows
thankful for a few inches of iron
railing out on the platform.
But our town is quick to fall IN
line and go marching on. 1t isn't long
before the old stock jokes are
comfortably going. around. Some
body whistles. Another laughs.
Really no cause to despair-so
long as there are any trains left at
ALL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
MERE are half a dozen see
mario writers in this con-
try each of whom knocks out


100000 or more cverv wear.
and in view of the fact that there is
room for many times a half dozen who
can earn the same money-or at least
make Tiff they can develop the same
creative ingenuity, it would seem that
the scenario writing business would be
one than which there is no better to
serve an apprenticeship to.
AS an example of the shower Of gold
that patters into the purse of the
scenario writing adept, there is Miss
Ii. Once she wrote only star We
hlcles for T. Coming to parting
of professional ways with r. Miss
Il bought back from this star a
scenario she already had completed for
him for the sum or $4,000. Twelve
months elapsed. f exhausted his
stock of available scripts and began a
wild and belated search for suitable
story. None was brought forth. Mill
lon-dollar-a-year stars lose more by
loafing single day than the most of
US would by remaining idle a wear.
Il happened to think of the see
mario he had sold back to Miss l..
1T seemed now that it was precisely
the thing he wanted. He cursed him
self, probably, for blockhead. But
ne ala more. He wired to ask if there
still was chance for him to get it.
There was. How much? The manager
OF MISS L requested an offer. r.
came, and was $4,000. The manager
said it wasn't half enough, and in time
and a very short time at that-the
offer was raised to $4,000. With 500.
oOO offered, the manager suddenly re-
membered that Miss L had mt ex-
ceeding pains on the specified story
and had gone to Some bother to buv
1T back for $500. Thus it seemed TO
him that fair price, in view of the
circumstances, wound be $4,000, at
winch Inquire one may consider the deal
was closed.
NOT that $4,000 is high price for
scenario. Picture rights to successful
dramas have brought triple that. But
IL was a neat stroke of business on an
original scenario, and suffices as a peek
INTO new writing gold mine; a gold
mine, that is, for those who happen to
fit in.
1T Is true that the percentage of
success In scenario writing is low.
mat doesn't mean much, or the reason
'hat millions of persons in the United
States have written picture synonsis
have had an idea for one or have prom
lsed themselves to write one in the
not distant future. Millions of ner
sons is an extensive phrase and takes
IN a great many BARRIERS and butche,
boys That generally lowers the per-
centage, together with the established
literary entity who condesceuds Ia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Waterman s Charity

worry. She said she wanted to 90
home, but -, and she sobbed,
causing Charley to understand and
give her 5 cents for carfare-his.
A lady who wrote human interest
stories for the paper came down the
stairs and saw Charley give 5 cents
to the slim stranger. A flush of
warmth and desire to write about
1t struck her. She gave Charley 6 pen
MES, all she had outside of her fare
to her home and back to the Office.
Whenever this lady reporter
passed she would give Charley every
copper in her purse. Others saw.
asked why, and gave. Men who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

of marble answer queries till their
tongues must lag from sheer IA
tigue. And the army OF commuters
scribble corrections in the margins
of the time table and feel that the
whole mechanism of the universe is
thereby altered.
Taking off trains means, OF
course, doubling up on the trains
still operating. SO the changed face
of affairs extends clear out to the
platform. Seats are sacred to the
early corners. 1t is a common thing
these days to find trains crowded a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

TINE purchase of a new hat is
Il an epochal event in the life
Of an East Side girl. 1t is
the keynote-the crown piece of
her seasonal outfit; a queen
never displayed more attention to
the choosing of her diadem. It's
worries and anguish are only
eclipsed when she buys her trous-
seau. She lavishes extreme care
and deep thought on the selection
of her hat, and her critical inteu-
siveness sometimes extends over
many days and weeks.
First, there are subconscious sug-
gestions and whispered hints of the
forthcoming occurrence, followed by
surreptitious contrasts of her
friends hats, made with inner crit
icisms. Gradually her vague long
ings crystalline and she confides her
desire to her most intimate chums.
Millinery Row is on Clinton
Street, and extends from Houston
to Grand Street. The millinery
shops here are as thick as berries
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
The Poor Cor7an1uter

Nt' COURSE, with SO distract
~ ing a transportation situation
as New Workers have been up
against right in their own town.
there is not much sympathy to spare
for the mere suburban commuter.
Yet, as minor issue, his harassing
doubts and fears, to say nothing Of
his I'm many cases) curtailed
schedule, really deserve a niche in
our towns gallery of daily life.
A visitor to Grand Central Ter
minal is at once struck with the
altered air of the place. The in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
TINE charity Of Charley Lee diff
l. fers from that of the late An

drew Carnegie. The ironmas-
ter's benevolences were institutions,
while Mr.. Lees are individual.
Mr.. Carnegie gave some $780,
100000 in his lifetime to various
libraries, colleges, churches and
other institutions. Mr.. Lee is giving
about Is cents night to various
hoboes, honestly unemployed, and
to others who either lost their car
fare or didn't have any.
Mr.. Carnegie has died and his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
There's Money in M0Uie Scenarios

turn over to the movies" something
he couldn't peddle anywhere else, or
there, either. A great many who are
hit with the lightning of inspiration
do not know how to successfully har-
ness their impulse, while others who
are adept hostlers of ideas waste time
trying to bride second class nags, all
of which contributes further to lower
ing the grand average of pink pay
slips.
Mr.. Robert f. MacAlarney, an erst-
while New York. newspaper editor and
snort story writer, Is at the head of
the scenario department of one of the
great picture producing corporations.
lie went into the game when it was
an lnfantile giant, and it has grown
since, almost unbelievably. That it
still is an infant in spite of it's acute
growing pains, Mr.. MacAlarney firmly
believes, and to quote him, an an
other ten years those of us who are
now devoting our lives to the develop
ment of screen drama will wonder what
was the matter with US back in 1919"
Ho.c They DO 1t
How does a man who wants to write
motion picture scenario go about it ?
mat brings to mind that what YOU
and and the other fellow write for
the movies" with visions of gold
bullion being laid at our door in re-
ward is not known among the profess
sion as scenario. The scenario is the
complete article, the story as it is
turned over by the continuity writer
ready for the director to direct.
Perhaps in no writing game need the
writer be bound SO little by what has
Evening journal., 1919-11-14

The facts as to why school taxes have 10
be raised under the new law They
have TO be raised because. under the
new law, the school authorities. un-
like the authorities under the old law,
are paying their honest debts as they
go, and also they are paying a lot OF
honest old debts like the Millsboro
debts. which should have been paid
long ago by the districts themselves.
II must not be thought that Mills
boro is the only district IN Sussex
county which did not pay its honest
debts, and has turned them over to the
new County Board Of Education TO
pay under The new law, out Of the
taxes raised this year
For instance. there is District No. iO6.
Evening journal., 1919-11-14

clerk. si.i7i09. District No. 9S balance
due Frank Lawson. clerk, s5J3.54.
This is only very incomplete list.
All told. the Sussex County Board OF
Education. under tie new law. has
paid out Of this years taxes sii76i 81
OF old debts, like the above. which the
several school districts Of Sussex coun-
ty should have paid but didn't because
they would not raise their school dis
trict taxes high enough to pay their
honest debts. The above include only
debts for back wages, supplies, fuel.
etc. II does not include any of the
bonded debts. issued for buildings and
permanent improvements.
That this is so is surprising TO hun
dreds OF Sussex county taxpayers who
Evening journal., 1919-11-14
SUSSEX SCHOOL DISTRICTS
FAILED TO PAY THEIR BILLS

comes in and admits ii has lacked s3.-
i2i.0i OF raising enough money during
the last three years OF paying rs leach
crs their salaries. What excuse the
old school committee or the taxpayers
OF thc Millsboro distric, may offer for
this condition. which WAS driving the
Mnlsb0ro school district dccpcr in
debt each year. remains 10 be seen.
What excuse they may have for keep
ing teachers out Of hundreds Of dollars
of their salaries for two years and max
ing them give notes aud borrow money
In order 10 pay themselves another year
remains 90 be seen.
But the friends OF The new School
Code insist that whatever excuse the
Millsboro district may offer for this
condition, at least the enemies Of the
School Code. and particularly Mr..
Lynch, should be fair enough TO state
Evening journal., 1919-11-14

have been misinformed about the new
school law and who were Kept IN the
dark about the finances OF thelr local
school district II is taxpayinS time 10
Sussex county HUNDREDS OF farmers
are appearing in GEORGETOWN to pay
their county taxes. which this year in
cludes their new county sch0olla The
majority Of them are sore over their
county school lax, which is % cents
on the hundred And being sore,
they step into the Office OF the county
superintendent TO register their com
plant There they are being shown
the facts as above stated. 10 is chang
ing the minds Of dozens Of them.
For example, the other day farmer
CONTINUED on Page Nlneteen)
Evening journal., 1919-11-14
THE EVENING JOURNAL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER H. 1919

back salary due. si20.5S: Cove +. Tay-
lor, back salary due, si56. 40. District No.
Il, balance due Irving :. Collins. clerk.
Si3l.G District No. A.. balance due
DuVal Mustard, clerk, sli6.29. District
No. 80. balance due r. y. Magee. clerk,
Sl5i.3i. District No. %. balance due
Lela :. Wiley. teacher. $3.50 District
No. 37. balance due W. A. Diasey,
teacher. Siij. District No. 50, balance
due J. ". Tindall, clerk, si0i 81. Dis
trlct No. 95. balance due Eile Baker.
teacher, ss5.2j: balance due Mamie
Webb. teacher, Sil3.5i. District No.
ii3. balance due Fred Il. Richards,
clerk. si5i75. District No 30, bolance
due J. A. Whalcy. clerk, siO7.3s District
No. y. balance due Edward V. Baker,
Evening journal., 1919-11-14

the town Of Millville. It has turned
over TO the Sussex County Board Of
Education s2.32379 Of old unpaid debts.
Itemized they are as follows: George
Townsend. s9J75i; Margaret Townsend.
500; Everett II. Richards, teacher~S5O0; /;
Mrs. II. NJ. Manning, teacher, Slii.25;
Dorothy l.. lingler, teacher. s2ji; W.
r. Ringler, clerk, s2G; Thomas Z. Hick-
man, teacher, sec: Mrs. Cecil Freed
teacher, S273.
Going over the list the following
items are picked at random, just to
show how general was the custom Of
school districts in Sussex county Of not
raising enough taxes 10 pay their hon
est debts a. they went along.
District No. 6, Elizabeth Jefferson.
Evening journal., 1919-11-14
Inlaid LinOleums

Inlaid LinOleums
"The pattern goes clear through to the
back" s1.5O and $3.50 SO. yd.
Today is the time to select your lin
oleum for that kitchen, pantry, bed
room or hall, and here is the place to
choose it. Lots of new patterns, splen-
did quality and remarkably low prices
simply because we ordered these
many months ago and the mills have
Just started to deliver.
Heavy printed linoleum, from 81 a
square yard up.
Inla:d linoleum, where the pattern
goes clear through to tine back, $1.50,
$3.50 and up to So a square yard.
Sd Floor-take elevator,
Evening journal., 1919-11-14
ChiIdren's Goats
Special
$ll.05 & Sl4.05

Regular $3.50 and $2250 quality, in sizes z to 16
years
Newest styles, best tailoring, with fur col
lars, with plush collars with self collars.
Velvet coats in this lot, all with fur collars.
Colors, blues, browns, wines, greens and some
checks. Special for Saturday. $11.95 and SASS.
Second hoor-take elevator
Evening journal., 1919-11-14
777-T7-I-777 -l7-7-T--7 T-7T77T71T77I77I77 ?
/ SAVE
! PURPLE
) STAMPS ;
- = - - ss'.-i-. : '-lGl=t-
Fancy
Ribbons i'm
Wonderful
Varieties

Brocaded ribbons
in the latest designs,
for bags and vest
ings, $2.75 to 81 a
yard.
A few ribbons of
very nice quality,
brocaded or plain,
44c to 81 a yard, in
cluding the favora-
bly, known HARLOW
! Band" In white,
pink, blue, taupe,
{ brown, yellow, navy
and black.
Peco ribbons and
velvet ribbon for
dress trimming, 35c
to 79c a yard.
Narrow baby rib
bon in white, pink,
| Light blue, lavender,
yellow and Xmas
red and Xmas green,
so desirable for fancy
work and tying up
TX m a S packages,
should be purchased
now while the Selec-
ton is at its best;
prices start at &c and
| 60 to zoe a yd.
! The Xmas nov
city ribbon, 15c a
piece.
Ribbon Dept.-1st
/ floor.
Evening journal., 1919-11-14

Captain Ceilings made study o.
himself. Of his condition--aud az last he
was rewarded by the finding OF the
method that so quickly made him well.
strong, vigorous and happy man.
Anyone can use the ma method
IT'S simple. easy, Bnfe and incXpensive
Every ruptured person IN the world
shouid have the Captain Ceilings book
telling all about how he cured himself
and how anyone may follow the same
any trouble. The book ard medicine ar,
FREE. They VIII be sent prepaid u
any rupture sufferer who Will M on
AWAY NOW before you put down thh
paper
Evening journal., 1919-11-14
New Draperies for
Thanksgiving Festivities!
Get Yours Today
Here you will find wide choice in new
designs

Ftere you Will nflo WAut ShOASC III hSW
designs
New Cretonnes arriving daily, keep
our stock in good shape; and we are
selling a lot of these handsome draper
les, too. 35c to $1.50 a yard.
New Scrims, Voiles, Marquisettes, in
plain weaveS, in bordered effects and
with tape edges. These clean looking
fabrics arc so nice for freShening up
vour windows. Most of these are from
advance orders placed months ago, so
that you still get the benefit of old
prices, 3Oc, 40c, SOC, soc yard.
For the kitchen window or the bath
room window you'll find just the thing
in this big lot of remnants of white
curtain materials at lowered prices.
Rope Portieres for single and double
doors, SIS, Sc, 81 and up TO $40 each.
Third Floor-take elevator.
Evening journal., 1919-11-14
Your
Rupture Like
| Cured Mine
~l Sea Captain Cured BIS Oar
Rupture A.scr Doctors Said
"0psr1to CT Death"
Hir Remedy eaa Neok sent Free

AIH IFNlIINE9I - = =
Captain Ceilings raiic1 the seas for
many years. then he sustained a BAD
double rupture that coon forced him 70
not only remain ochorc, but kept him
bedridden Tor years lie tried doctor
after doctor and truss after truss NO
results! Finally, lo wcI assured ina.
he must either Submit 10 a dangerous
and abnorreut operation or die, He dia
nsitherl He cured himself instead.
Evening journal., 1919-11-14
. OPEN 9 A. M.
Close $50 p. M.
SAT..6 z. M.
The
Fashionable
Leather
Goods
For right now. For
Thanksgiving, for
Xmas gifts

INV. II or
Thanksgiving, for
Xmas gifts
New and fashion
able shapes, includ-
ing these Kodak"
Shapes-from $I.50
to $500.
"Canteen bags, "
leather. black, tan,
taupe or grey, Sc.
These have large
mirrors, vanity bags,
and change purse,
and are the very
thing for the gift for
that young girl to
whom you don't
know just what to
give.
Children's bags
The cute little bags
for the little tots are
here at 75c to $1.25,
new shapes and col
ors. These always
run out early in the
season so you had
better get your Xmas
gift now.
Velvet bags, of
particular nice quail
ity, are only $3.75
to $6.75; these are
we'll made in stylish
new shapes of good
panne velvet and
have vanity mirror
and change purse.
They are particular
~ desirable for even
ing. First Floor
leather goods.
Evening journal., 1919-11-14
ChiIdren's Chinchilla
Goats
Stylish, warm, durable

And in such good quality, are very
hard to get at this time. You will find
these in our children'S department in
sizes 2 to 6 years, in grey at So and
$3.50.
Children's velour coats with fur col
lars, $3.50.
Cloth coats from 81 up.
Children's velour hats, $3.50 to Sc.
Velvet Hats, $3.50 to SIS.
Little children'S carriage bonnetS,
$3.50 to So.
Infants Dept-4th ST. Store.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-28
Manual and Commercial
Score SZ2ut-Out Victories
Respectively Defeat Bows
Eligl, 100 and New
Utrecht 90 i'm BROOKLYN

Manual Training High Schools foot
ball team experienced little difficulty in
defeating the Boys HIGH eleven vestor-
day in the first game of double header
at Commercial Field, Brooklyn. The
score was 16 to 0. In the second game
Commercial High was the victor over
New Utrecht High School by to 0.
In the second quarter Of the first
game, after Tobie had punted the ball
from midield the B. II. S. team at
tempted to pierce the Manual line.
bvt the forward held and the Bows
High was forced to surrender the
pail on TIE 33-vard line. B axe rinpoa
through the line for cain OF i've
yards. Schotield, the Manual right
guard, then dropped back and k cked a
goal from placement from the 2S-yard
line.
Toward the end of the period Man
ual scored. After B. H. s. had BROUGHT
the ball almost to midfield, Stevenson
tried to throw a long forward pass to
the ball back fifty yards for touch
down. Schotield kicked TIE goal.
In the third quarter Tobie and' Con
roy renewed their puntine duel In the
fourth period Reynolds WAS substituted
for Beatte again. This seemed to put
new life in the Manual backs and they
at once began to carry the ball forward
Long end runs by Reynolds and smash
ing off-tackle plays by Blake and Tobie
melted four successive first downs.
then with the ball on the six-yard line
TobIe threw lateral pass to Rey
nolds, who carried the ball across the
line for the final touchdown. Scho-
held failed to kick the goal Shortly
after this play the game ended
The New Utrecht lads fought tena
clously as the Commercial backs tried
to break through for touchdown from
the elght-yard line in the second period
l he attempts were unsuccessful and
Commercial was forced to surrender the
New-York tribune., 1919-11-28
Centre Trollnces
Georgetown Ky.)
by Tally OF x to 7
By BRIGGS
.Snccinl Correenondcnc.


LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 27.-Centre
College, among the few undefeated
football teams of the season, won it's
last game of the year this afternoon
when it defeated Georgetown c. leee,
OF kentcky, II to 7. 1t was the fourth
line the Centre goal line had been
crossed in three years.
The overwhe elming score was made
IN the same manner that Centre has
Won all its other games this season,
the Texas steers" sweeping everv-
thing in sight. "Bo" Mcmillan and
Roberts led the victors. Georgetown
scored when Jones made a sixty-vard
run for touchdown in the third quar-
ter.
Weaver kicked eleven goals after
touchdowns for Centre, making 46
straight goals kicked and 47 out Of 4S
during tie season. This is believed
a new record III football.
Eddie Mahan, the Harvard star. who
has been spending a week at Centre.
saw the game. During the season
Centre made 4s5 points to a total %
Tor It's opponents.
The lineup: