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New-York tribune., 1919-12-08
By
Heywood Broun

Wild Duck" asked her father for some
of the good things which he had
brought her from the party he offered
her a menu and told her to sit down
and read it.
1t is tragic, of course, in some senses
that the actors art is highly important
only in his own generation. We might
wish that Mr.. Hornblow had something
more in his coat-pockets than menus.
but in one respect it is a good thing
for the world that there is at least one
art in which the past cannot tyrannze
over the present. The dead masters in
such enduring arts as poetry and
music and painting leave monuments
behind them which may inspire the
generations to come and which may
also trip them up. The painter who
wants to go off on his own, the poet
on lyrical spree, the musician who
would join these vacationists from the
graveyards are always running into
things which they must not do because
the masters did differently Acting is
freer than that. The most insignificant
snip of a leading man may turn his
back upon an audience to-day without
having the director say: Hold onl
You mustn't do that Edmund Kean
always faced the audience"
There is, to be sure, thin thread
of enduring tradition which binds the
acting Of one generation to the gener-
alton which went before, but It is
much too slight to be a leading string.
The acting of to-day may be, as Mr..
Hornblow implies, a poor thing, but
at least it is our own.
In comparing the players Of the past
with those Of to-day it is we'll to re
member that styles have changed
somewhat as plays have changed. 1t
would be quite impossible for Forrest
to carry the methods of Spartacus the
Gladiator into a modern tragedy such
as Eugene Walters "The Easiest Way"
Moreover, whether acting has gone up
or down, there is no reason to question
the fact that the dramatic literature
of our day is infinitely superior to
that of thirty years ago.
Mr.. Hornblow's estimate of present
day actors seems to US decidedly curl
Gus. In his final chapter he prints
list of players who might serve to help
IN the salvation of the stage if organ
lzed into stock companies. He does
not pretend to make the list all inclu
sive of those players whom he holds
worthy, but the omission of such con-
spicuously good players as Jane Cowl,
Gilda Varesi, Laura Hope Crews, John
Cope, Frank Reicher and Barney Ber-
nard seems to US careless, since he has
had time to include such definitely un- r
inspired performers as Louis Mann.
Howard Kyle, Henrietta Crosman and
Mrs. Coburn.
We are also surprised to learn from
another of Mr. Hornblow's lists that
among the playwrights who are eager
to avail themselves of the opportuni-
ties offered by a nom commercial thea
ter are Samuel Shipman and the Hat
tons.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-08

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Not since Calverley's Lovers, and
Reflection" which begins-who has
our oversees and Fly Leaves"?-"1n
moss-prankt dells" and contains the
line Rhymes are so scarce in this
world of ours" have we SO enjoyed
spool at poetization as Mr.. Lear's.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-08

We are also surprised to learn from
another Of Mr. Hornblow's lists that
among the playwrights who are eager
to avail themselves of the opportuni-
ties offered by a -commercisl thea
ter are Samuel Shipman and the Hat
tons.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-08

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dry: "Our good work is the favor you
should do your friends by recommend
ing US to them so that they also can
have the advantages of our fine work,
for which we thank you in advance"
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How sharper than serpent's tooth
it is to blot the preceding paragraph
with the blotter on whose other side
is the quoted excerpt!
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The City Pays Part

A correspondent Of The Tribune,
who is apparently misled by the mis-
representations of the Hearst news
papers, asks for further information
concerning the dual subway con-
New-York tribune., 1919-12-08

To US on the shore, the undulation
labeled H. c. of L. is the only perma-
nent wave.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
5000 TROOPS K
 PATROL MAIN
 NEGRO QUARTERS
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(Continued from Page One.) der non-conmissioned officers. to see that order was preserved Even the truculent negroes, for the most part refraiEed from fighting the scldiers and by o'clock in the morning. al was quiet in the troops guarded ter rito-y.
 The nest serious -iot os the night took place at 5Srd and State streets, where 200 policemen fought nssrly two hours q crowd of negroes, firing several hundred shots before the riot CTS were subdued and a of them ar rested. It was only after the patrol men had chopped their way into some of the buildings ard ceizcd Q dozen snipers with their rifles and 500 cart ridges that the fighting ceased.
 Although many heads were cracked as the police charged the barrica ded negroes, all the rife fire resulted in the injury Of only one person, Patrol man Emit Johnson, driver of a patrol wagon. He was shot as the Dolice- men dashed up to the scene, and there after the bluecoats kept in the shelter of their vehicles while approaching the row of houses
 Before the troops had all been as signed, there were some minor
 
 first melee occurred in front of the shop base for the motor transport corps at 51st street and Wabash ave- nue. Nine negroes, armed with revol- vers, drove back and forth in front of the base, firing promiscuously, but hitting no one :. A squad Of soldiers soon came up and gave chase, captur- ing the negroes after firing several shots at them. Ten revolvers and toly 1, prisoners, who were then turned over to the police.
 Major Macey, in command of six companies of the first reserves, and a platoon of his men were fired on by snipers at 5sth street and Racine ave- nue. None of the soldiers was hit and when they scattered and sought their assailants, the latter disappeared The first arrest made by soldiers, men wrose automobile was searched because of their rowdyism and found to contain a revolver. While the soldiers were taking | their stations a crowd of whites sur rounded the home of John Coles, 8 negro policeman in Englewood, rain ed bullets on him and his wife. The house was severely damaged before policemen came to the rescue. Interference with the United States mails has carried the riot situation | through official channels to Wash ington. Federal officials hinted today that troops would be asked to sur round the post office, affording pro- lection for employees of both races and guaranteeing delivery of mail. ! Failure of one thousand chauffeurs, 1 carriers and clerks to report for duty | yesterday was declared by Postmastei' Carlisle to constitute interference with ! the malls, the riots and strike bein s, | assigned IS the reason of the inability 1 of employees to reach their employ ! ment. Tn einterference was reported i to Postmaster General Burleson.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01

 PREDICTS END OF DRY SEASON

New Haven, July 31-"You can say for me, that in my opinion, in three weeks, we will see the end of war prohibition remarked Thomas F. Fitzsimmons, secretary of the Connecticut Retail Liquor Dealers association.
 If you notice, President Wilson is hurrying along his interviews with Senators relative to the treaty of peace and I believe that document will be signed in few days and then there will be nothing to hinder a proclamation of the termination of war prohibition.
 "I would like to know why 1t is, when Connecticut was one of the three states which refused to ratify the Eighteenth Amendment the gov ernment is sending in its agents to insist upon the prosecutions under war prohibition? I consider that we have been given a pretty raw deal"
 Secretary Fitzsimmons was told that Secretary Baker expected de- mobilization to be completed by Sept. 30 and it was suggested the local cafe men would then have three months in which to sell beer,s as war prohibition would doubtless be end ed; but he suggested it was probable war prohibition would terminate even before that period.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
FOUR TRANSPORTS
 BRING SIXTEEN
 SOLDIERS K0ME

Sixteen local soldiers arrived in this country from overseas service within the past fcw days. Those who ar rived and the transports upon which they sailed were:
 santa Teresa. Corporal Stanley C. Searles, Edg- combo place. Fairfield, Co. G. Second Pioneer infantry.
 Sergeant Joseph D. Hippolitus, No. 44S Hollister avenue. Base hospital 11s.
 Private Leslie M. Abercrombie, No. 27 Hayes street.
 Private Giovanni Bencivenga. No. 5S Crescent avenue.
 Private Giuseppe Brunetti, No. 729 East Main street.
 Private Joseph F. Golas. Steuben street.
 Private George Katrenicl,, No. 5os James street.
 Martha Washington. Corporal Arthur E. Weiss, No. 6e Carlton avenue. Headquarters Troop, Second army corps.
 Private James E. Hall, No. 14S Spruce street. M. T. C., 45S Corporal Joseph r. Scott, No. 25S Myrtle avenue, Co. A.
 Corporal Frederick Jones, No. 413 Main street, NJ. C.
 Private Everett s. Hobbs, No. 115 Gilbert street, Go. A.
 Wagoner John J. Moore, No. S4S Grand street, Co. 4.
 Mobile.
 Privnte Edward A. Carlson, No. 437 Union avenue, Machine Gun Co. 47th Infantry.
 Corporal Frank M. Foehr. No. [ Lafayette street, Milford, Bakery Co. 322.
 RadnOP.
 Private Edward J. Morrison, No. 70 Wordin avenue, Go. c, Seventh Engineers
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
DR, MUCK PLANS TO LEAVE GATE
 10 J. 5. OPEN
Seeks Deportation Before Law Denying Returns to Enemy Aliens Passes.
MEASURE HAS
 SHARP TEETH
Moore ReneWs Attack on Alien Property
 Custodian.

Washin gton, July 3l---Dr. Karl Muck, who refused to play The Star Spangled Banner" Is trying desper- ately to continue to reside in this country. it was revealed yesterday on the floor of the House, during consid- eration of the Johnson bill providing for deportation without privilege of return of tnterned alien enemies and others convicted of violations of war acts. The House accepted the Dill unanimously.
 According to Representative John son, chairman of the House Imrnigra- tton and Naturalization Committee, Dr. Muck has been trying to be de- ported to Switzerland before the Johnson bill, which would bar him forever from this country, becomes law If Dr. Muck succeeds. according to Representative Johnson, he might later return to this country. German agents were back of the Chicago and Washington race riots, declared Representative Heflin, of Alabama, whom Representative Moore of Pennsylvania characteriz- | ed as "the leviathan of Southern ora | tory.' Representative Heflin urged | the passage of the bill, declaring that ! Germany was still fighting the league of nations, and that to let German l alien enemies remain here at large l would be permitting a resumption of l German intrigue.
 | Moore ASSaiIs Custodian. | Representative Moore lost an
 amendment to the bill which would
 have permitted deportable aliens to | remain until their property interests were disposed of. MT. Moore also | renewed his attack on the alien prop
 erty custodian, declaring a specia l amendment had been made to the peace treaty whereby certain inter-
 ests in this country would benefit
 greatly by a provision that no Ger | man property seized during the wal
 should be returned.
 The bill as passed provides for de-
 portation of 517 alien enemies now
 interned but not convicted of crime These originally numbered over 4,000
 Some 2,000 were permitted to return | to Germany. Those remaining vii | be considered undesirable residents | and given a full hearing. l The other class of deportees consists | of about 150 alien enemies convicte Q, | of various acts in connection with th;
 war. Many of these violated tn. | espionage act, the sabotage act, acted
 as spies for the Central Powers, wer, | bomb plotters or enemy sailors ant soldiers.
 Other "Teeth'' in Bill. The bill has further teeth" In tha deportation may also be used agains [ aliens hereafter convicted of the fol | lowing acts:
 i l. Interfering with this country
 neutrality, foreign relations, foreig1 1 commerce and so forth.
 l 2. Possessing, storing, making O.
 distributing explosives in time of war 8. Wtlfully tnjuring or destroyin,
 war materials.
 4. Making threats against the Pres l ident.
 5. Performing passport frauds. 6. Interfering with the draft law l 2. Conspiracy to defraud the gov
 ernment in any manner or for an,
 purpose
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
GIGANTIC DAM
 OVER H0USAT0NIC T0CONSERVEC0kL
Harnesses River to Gener- ate Electricity for State
 Use.

Hartford, July 31-Conservation of s1,000,O00 in coal will annually be effected by the use of the gigantic Housatonic River dam of the Con necticut Light & Power Company between Oxford and Monroe, mem bers of the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers were informed yes terday, upon gathering at the works for their annual summer meeting. By harnessing the river for the gen. eration of electricity to be used in various parts of the state, railroads in Connecticut will be relieved of carrying great quantities of cars now required for hauling coal to plants generating electricity by steam power One result, according to Pub lie Utilities Commissioner c. c. FL well, will be to obviate much freight congestion caused by the transpor- tation of coal.
 Inspection of the dam, the biggest in Connecticut, began the program of the day, and the engineers were shown around by representatives of the Connecticut Light & Power Com pany and by Clarence Blakeslee, Harold L. Blakeslee and Dennis A. Blakeslee and other members of Charles w. Blakeslee & Sons, sub contractors for the job, under the J. A. P. Crisf1e1d Contracting Com pany of Philadelphia. The engineers were the guests of the power corpor- ation and the Blakeslee company.
 It was said that the project would be so far advanced by next January as to permit beginning the genera ton of electricity. The dam, with the abutments, will be 1900 feet long. The maximum height of the spillway is to be 110 feet, with $40 feet of clear spi1lway. About 150,000 cubic yards of concrete will be used to construct the dam and power house and it will be necessary to excavate 100000 cubic yards of earth. There will be five permanent sluiceways foot head. Four units will operate under 70-foot head, each developing 7,S00 K. V. A., at 6,60O volts stepped up to 66,000. There will. be reinforce ed scroll cases and penstock. The flooding will extend nine miles III stream and 1,40O, 900 cubic fee of water will be bonded.
 The concrete work is about two- thirds completed both ends being built, and work being under way on the construction of the middle sec ton. It has been necessary to divert the river in different directions dur ing the construction of different sec tions of the dam, and 1t is now per mitted to pass on the Monroe sidt of the structure.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
NOT ID REMOVE DEAD UNTIL THE
 ARRAY IS H0ME

Washington, July 30-Return of the bodies of American soldiers who fell in France cannot begin until all American troops have been withdrawn in accordance with an agreement made by the State Department with the French government, Represents tive Porter, of Pennsylvania, chair man of the House Committee on For eign Affairs, said today.
 Our government solemnly prom ised to bring back our soldier dead. and has confirmed that promise by asking the next of kin their wishes in the matter" declared MT. Porter. "It Is a sacred promise with those who gave their all,' and must be kept"
 In February, 1919, a bill was intro duced in the French Chamber of Deputies to postpone the removal of all bodies until three years after the signing of peace, he said. The American government protested and the French government has taken no further action.
 According to the testimony of Gen. March. it is entirely practicable to re- move American soldier dead without the use of the French railroads or in any way disturbing the French peo- pie.
 As the result of sending an inquiry to II 900 relatives of dead soldiers, the War Department received 62,o0o replies of which 75 per cent. favored return of melodies, said Representa- . tive Porter,
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
BRITAIN STARTS
 MOVE FOR AS
 KOUR-WEEK LAW

London, July 10. Correspondence of the Associated Press. )-To provide adequate living wages ana to ser a limit of 4s hours a weeks work is de- clared to be the purpose of the two important bills which are being pre- pared for action In Parliament
 These two measures are understood to be the result of an agreement be- tween representatives of employers of trade unions and of the Minister of Labor, acting as q National In dustriaI Conference. They are des- cribed as government bills on max imum working hours and minimum time rates
 The Wage Bill as drawn up pro- vides for an inquiry by Q commission to decide what shall be the minimum wage for adults and for young per sons, the commission to consider the cost of living. It is also provided that the minimum wage shall be adequate Co meet the increased living cost.
 The bill intended to make AS hours constitute weeks work does not ap- ply to domestic servants. seamen on ocean going vessels. nor to employees in positions of trust and confidence. An inquiry is to be held regarding the working conditions of domestic servants and seaE;en to determine whether they can bo brought within the scope of the bill.
 IL Is stated that if the bills are ap- | proved and accepted by the work ! CTS infected by them, the trade un- | ions will be asked to aid the govern | ment in organizing in q National In- i dustrial Council to be representative | equally of employers and trade union | fists. (
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01

there until further notice.
 Negro chauffeurs. clerks and car riers at the post office were assured the fullest protection by Postmaster Garlic, under whose Jurisdiction are several hundred negroes.
 The government will not submit to any interference with the handling or the distributing of the mails the post master said.
 Coroner Hoffman announced today that he had impanelled a. jury to in vestigate all deaths resulting from the riots. The jury Is composed of two lawyers. two physicians and two clergymen.
 Police reports today stated that during the spasmodic fighting of the night tho torch had been applied to eleven houses in the west end of the 'bIack belt" In each instance fire mon and policemen prevented any serious injury to Individuals or prop erty.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
GERMANS GIVE NEW VERSION OF
 EX-CZhR'S FATE

New York, July 31-The latest version of the fate of the Car of Russia and his family comes from German sources. "The London Daily Telegra ph" refers to recent report that the Czarina was still alive, which was given out on the authority of her brother, the Grand Duke of Hess. However, the "Deutsche Auge- incline Zeitung," which is still the special organ of the German Foreign Office puts forward as proof that the entire Russian Imperial family was murdered, the following extract from an "authentic Moscow secret report"
 Czar Nicholas was taken with his family to a subterranean drinking shop, and there the members of the Imperial f4Qafly were killed by revol- yer shots. The Czar himself is said to have been very excited before his death. and to have abused the mur- derers. The heir to the throne, Alexis required whole series of bull lets-no fewer than seven-before his pulse no longer beat and the convul- sions of his body ceased.
 '4The Czarina was compose After the first bullet she fell, but she at once raised herself on to her knees, stretched her hand1 upward, and cried: God has woCked a miracle, and I shall live With derisive shouts the murderers fired further bullets into her body.
 The Czar's body was packed in a case, taken to Moscow. placed in the Kremlin there, certified by trust worthy Communist leaders, as the possibility of q mistake in identity was feared, and then burnt in a stove. The leader of the murderers was Befogolovoff, the head of the Ekater- inburg, Perm, and Viatra Special Commission Even in Bolshevik cir cles the facts were kept strictly se- cret. and only a very small section had knowledge of them."
 While the German secret service at that time undoubtedly possessed spe- cial facilities for ascertaining what was happening in Russia, it Is notice able that the above version differs in essential particulars from what had previously seemed to be the best au- thanticated accounts of the murderer of the Russian Imperial family.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01

tract provides that the job shall be finished within 400 working days from the date 1t was signed. This would bring the time limit to the early part of next fall. The quarry opened at Jump Hill last year is available as one supply source for the great quantities of broken stone which will be reQuir- ed and one or more such sources will be needed at points further north. There is an abundance of the raw material along the Putnam Park road. It is also supposed that a steam shovel will be brought into use for the bank cutting and filling in- cident to the widening operations along this stretch.
 The ball game at the Ridge last Saturday afternoon between the east side and West Bedding was won by the former by the score of to 4. The pitching work for both teams was ca. pablo and effective. Sergeant Her.. man Smith came back in fine style for the Rtdgers and Carney and Grasmull- CT won laurels as the twirlers for the other side.
 Misses Fox and Waterman have re- turned to this country from the trip last December. During their absence they visited China, Japan and the Philippines. They are shortly ex- pected to come to their summer place in Pleasant Valley.
 Drilling on Dr. Cohn's artesian we'll has ibeen suspended after reaching depth of something over 300 f:st without getting through the stratum of very hard quartz which was met almost at the start. The water sup ply struck, although scanty, Is thought to be sufficient for the household needs.
 The end of the rainy spell found wheat which was caught by it, cut and spread out, with the grain grown 50 that the crop is virtually ruined. H. Sanford Osborn loses six acres in this way.
 The whist given on Tuesday eveu- ing by Mrs. A. c. Barnett for tho benefit of the welcome homo fund was we'll attended and realized be- tween $40 and $50.
 Mr. and Mrs. R. R. WaEbridge de- parted yesterday tor the -IThousand Islands for a weeks stay.
 The colored people will havo o, dance at Putnam Park on Thursdays evening of next week under tho auo-] pices of . Bethel organization.