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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-27

He who knows nothing thinks he
can tcncn others what he has himself
Just been learning. lie who knows
much, scarcely believes that what he
Is saying Is unknown to others, and
consequently speaks with more hcsl-
tation.-La Bruyere.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-27
Useless.

Next 10 silver loving cup our
notion of the most useless thing in
the world is one of those deliberately
jeweled swords they are presenting to
returning generals nowadays.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-27
The Amateur Spectator.

Another pathetic little feature OF
everyday life is the way every fool
amateur Spectator thinks for time
that he's conservative investor
Ohio State Journal.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-27

"Wonder why woman Is so per-
verse and contrary" you must re-
member that she was mace out of one
of the crookedest parts Of man."
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-27

An electrically driven machine
wraps lump sugar in individual papers
ar speed Of 1880 Jumps an hour.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-27
so,,,evsrds In Havana.

Havana has one Of the finest boule-
ward systems In the world, including
nearly 200 miles Of paved streets.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-27
New Rifle Sicht.

A patent has been granted for
detachable rifle sight coated with a
light radiating pigment so il can be
seen at night.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-27
Sheen.

sheep are used as beasts Of burden
In northern India and carry 20-pound
loads.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-27

Vacuum cleaner has been designed
especially for cleaning school black
boards.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-27

Goldfish probably make their home
near the banks Of the river.-Cartoons
Magazine.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-27

Tax paying promises TO remain just
as unpopular as ever be the rate low
or high.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-27

Still WAITING.

For centuries the world has walt
ed for a perfect man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
"Chu Chin Chow''
Returns to Century
For Short Engogpn,cpt

ihe second or "costume" version of
Gnu Chin Chow" the musical extrava-
ganza which was successfully pro
duced at the Century Theatre two sea-
sons ago, will be presented for strict
~ limited engagement OF two and one
ha'i weeks at tho Century Theatre next
Thursday night, August 7. Originally
announced for Monday night, O delay
on the part Of the steamship Adyiatic,
winch was tied up by a strike in Liver
pool Tor four days, necessitatcd post
ponement to Thursday night, owing to
the TACT that more than 200 new cos
tunes and many now scenic effects
were 7on board. "Chu Chin Chow"
will reopen with practically the same
cast which presented this elaborate
production on tour all Of last season.
Miss Marjorie Wood will appear in the
role of Zaharat, the slave girl of the
desert who foils the plans of the no.
torious robber chief in ancient Bardad:
Lionel Braham will appear in the role
OF Abu Hassan, the robber sheik. Eu
gene Cowles, famous barytone, will play
his original role of Abdullah, the stew
ard, and George Baseley, a young tenor.
VINO made such an enormous hit in the
original production, will once more
sing the role of Mural Huda. Felicc
&c Gregorio will sing his original role
OF the Cobbler; Miss Helen Gunther
VIII appear as Marjannah, the singing
slave girl. Mile. Guida, of London, will
head the ballet Of the wild women of
the desert.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
Ne,u Plays This Week

Hobrook Blnn
Walter While this play
pivotal interest is in its love
be cast of players
Wilson Reynolds Ben Johnson Charles A. Son
Karran Leonard Doyl
Thomas Dixon author
of will his
This with and
tho world In order his
principle of
which the of
Bhvsm The includes Doradine
Webb Averil Harris
Willis Evans George T. Mech
John Saunders Marcel Rousseau, Billy Wells Cassus Qumy and
ariam
Night written by
Adelaide prologue and three
Wills
Malcolm Duncan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

PALACE-John Hyams and Leila Me-
lntyre, Gus Edwards and Clifton
Crawford head the bill. The sun
porting bill includes the Marmein
Sisters, Nat Navarro and the United
States Fleet Jazz Band, Herbert
Clifton, the Flying Martins and
'"Topics of the Day"
RIVERSIDE Homer b. Mason and
Marguerite Keller hold chief place
In a new travesty. Lois Josephine
and Leo Henning, the Lightncr Girls
and Newton Alexander, the Arnaut
Brothers, Vinie Daily, Fallon and
Brown. Jack Alfred and company
and the Riverside News Pictorial
complete the bill.
ROYAL-Eddie Foy and the Yonnoor
Toys head the bill Others on the
Dill are Maryon Vedi and Ota Gygi.
Burns and Frabito, Ruth Budd, Syl
vester and Vance, Bert Howard.
Frank Mullans, Eddie and Birdie
Conrad, the Dancing Kennedys.
Thomas and Gertrude and the Roval
News Pictorial.
LOEW'S AMERICAN THEATRE AND
ROOF-Thc vaudeville programme
for the first half of the week will
be headed by ooh, GEORGE" a minia-
tufe musical satire The picture
feature is Al Jennings in "Thc LADY,
and the Dugout." The vaudeville bill
Tor the last half of the week will be
headed by Holiday in Dixie Land ("
a colored minstrel show. Robert
Warwick in "Secret Service" is the
picture.
NEW BRIGHTON-Lucile Cavanaueh
In her song and dance act and Marie
Nordstrom in her novelty "Let'.
Pretend' are the features of the
Dill, which includes Joe Morris and
Flo Compbell, in the sketch "The
Avl-Ate-Her" Joe Towle. monolo-
glst; Dan Stanley and All Birnes. in
dance skit, and the Four Bosses
human aeroDlanes.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
"Peek-a-Boo' Closing
On August Is

This week will conclude the third
month of the engagement of "Pcek-a-
Boo" at the Columbia Theatre This
production of burlcscue and vaudeville
s'as not only proved the most successful
of the many productions that have been
given at the Columbia, but it has taken
place among the best Of the summer
shows now current along Broadway.
"Peek-a- Boo" could easily remain In
definitely at the Columbia, but it's en-
2agement is necessarily limited on ac-
count of the opening of the regular sea
son at that house on August Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
By Haywood Broun

II would male an interesting study Of
rsaywriting psychology is somebody
should investigate the reasons why
plays of similar mood always come to
the American stage in herds OF three
or more. OF course, it is easy enough
10 account for the fact that a number
of dramatists have turned their atten-
ton this season to the problems Of the
returned soldier, as that is topic up
permost in the public mind Nor is
there anything mysterious IN the
promise of plays on Bolshevism But
we are at loss to account for the
fact that three of the first four plays
of the new season arc murder mystery
nelodramas
"The Thirteenth Chair was so sue
cessful when produced here in 1916
hat everybody looked for a number of
imilar plays on the same genera! lines
AS matter of fact only one reached
New York and that was an indifferent
success. "The Blue PEARL followed the
WELLER drama rather closely in form
but the playwright made the mistake
Of having his mystery hinge on theft
instead of murder, and nobody, least of
all New Yorker under the Hylan ad-
ADMINISTRATION, is likely to get excited
over mere burglary
Now, after lapse OF more than
"cason, come three plays, all of which
now the influence of "The Thirteenth
Chair Each contributes certain vari-
;sions. In fact the actual basis of "A
Voice in the Dark" is quite different
and its resemblance is only incidental.
Ralph E. Dyar's play is, therefore, the
lAost original Of the three new mystery
dramas. We are not sure it IS the best
entertainment. "Thc Crimson Alibi'
Seemed to US little brisker and more
interesting, although its material is
familiar except for one slight quirk in
method by which the guessers are
thrown off the track in their search for
the guilty person. Dyar's idea is to
show the same happening from different
points of view. Thus in "A Voice in
the Dark" we have scene played as it
came to the senses of q deaf woman,
and then the same scene with the miss
ing words and sounds supplied Later
we have scene, though not the same
one, played as it would appear to a
blind man. All this is decidedly in
eenious and rather fascinating, but
TO- q
which Dyar and Willard Mack, who
aided in the production, have not quite
solved. They have not been able to
get away from certain loss Of interest
which occurs in the repetition of any
scene even when the point of view is
different.
Moreover, they are working under a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
John COrt announces
NeW Plays for Season,

No less than eleven companies will
fly the banner of John Cort next sea-
son, but Of all his stars and attractions
the greatest interest centres in Nine.
Mimi Augulia, the noted Italian actress
who, under his direction, will make
her first appearance in English For
three years past this artistic has been
studying English in preparation for
her debut in New York, and Mr.. Cort's
opinion is that she is now thoroughly
proficient in the language. Mr. Cort
will introduce Nine. Augulia to Broad
way in October in a play especially
adapted to her talents. Among other
activities announced yesterday by Mr..
Cort are the following:
The successor to Listen Lester"
which has been running at the Knicker-
booker since December, will be an
other musical comedy, "Just Minute"
by the same authors-Harry L. Cort,
George L. Stoddard and Harold Orlob.
Just Minute" will be given a pre-
liminary tour out of town, opening in
Atlantic City, August %. The COM
pany so far engaged includes Louise
Groody, Hal Shelley, Wellington Cross,
Billy Clark, Harry Kelly, Merle Hart
we'll and NORM sisters.
Listen Lester" is scheduled to close
it's run at the Knickerbocker on Friday
night, August 90. 1t will open at the
Illinois Theatre, Chicago, Sunday, Au-
gust 81, for an indefinite engagement.
In addition to the New York company
OF Listen Lester" there will be two
others touring the country.
Another musical show will be "Roly
Boly Eyes," book by Edgar Allan Woolf
and music by Eddie Brown and Louis
Grnenberg. Eddie Leonard will be
featured in this play, and among others
IN the cast are May Boley, Mark Smith.
Eddie Mazer and Queenie Smith. "Roly
Boly Eyes" will open its season in Bal
timore Or September s.
"A FOOLS Game" comedy drama bv
Crane Wilbur. was given spring try
out on the Pacific Coast. Maudc Fealy
Will be seen in this play.
On August ID the Cort Theatre will
open with Mark Swans new farce. "A
Regular Fellow" On September 90
'Three's a Crowd" by Earl Dcrr Big
gers and Christopher Morley, in which
May Vokes will have the leading femi-
nine comedy role, will be brought to
this theatre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
The Sudden Flood of
Mysterious Murder PLAYS

handicap which must Increase with .he
growing vogue of the movies. No nor-
/ SON who has observed the ease with
"h!ch the picture playwright can flash
you from one scene TO another is going
to be quite content with tho slower
changes OF the stage when It makes an
effort, in the twinkling of an eve. to
switch its audience from a lawyers
office to bit of woodland and then
back 70 q lawyers Office. Even the
best regulated ropes crcak
In one respect Owen Davis. tho
author Of 'At Nine Forty Five has
easily surpassed both his competitors.
He has been able to combine exposition
and. action IN an exceedingly brisk and
effective opening. He begins with a
big head start over his rivals. hut his
play is not able to hold the pace and
interest; ours at any rate, begins to
slacken when first one, then another.
and finally still a third person con-
tesscs that he is the murderer. This
seems too palpablc u device to puzzle
the audience
The Crimson Alibi" diverts suspi-
clon very neatly and further kecps up
the interest by one or two we'll devised
scenes of melodramatic tension which
are not directly dependent on the mys-
terry element of the play. There is, for
instance, clevcrly devised scene in
which the detectives come all the wav
down three flights of stairs while the
audience waits with bated breath, or
whereabouts. for the crooks concealed
at the bottom to open fire. On the
other hand, the dialogue of the Broad
hurst play is almost invariably stilted
and the comic relief forced in the cx
! IRENE. In its comedy scenes "A Voice
in the Dark" stands at the top.
Any rating Of the three plays is diff
cult, but our selection would place
them in the following order: "The
Crimson Alibi," "a Voice in the Dark"
'At Nine Forty-Fve."
We said in our review of "The Grim
son Alibi" that the audience was I'M
fairly deceived because the hand which
was shown in the murder scene did not
wear Il rubber glove, although much
stress was laid upon this particular
fact later on. A number of readers
have written in to say that we do no.
know what we are talking about, and so
we undoubtedly should score our OBJ
servation as an error.
All three of the murder mystery men
have agreed in one device. In each
play the murdered man Gin one he is
only badly wounded) is such COM
plete rascal that there are no regrets.
This serves to produce a happy ending,
for in each play the murderer is as
surcd that no jury in the world will
convict him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
IMorOsco Offers
An Opportunity To
BE Made Famous

Oliver Morosco is seeking another
Laurettc Taylor, and he must find her
within the next seven days among the
unknown young actresses of our stage.
This fact was disc loscd Yesterday when
the producer sent out an "S o S" to
the various theatrical centres for. a
young actress capable of playing a role
quite similar to and fully as important
as that created by Laurctte Taylor in
the famous comedy success, "Peg O. Ny
Heart" which few seasons back set a
and in every important city in America.
The role which Mr. Morosco is so
anxious to fill and for which he is seek
ing young woman of Miss Taylor's
personality and accomplishments is the
leading feminine role in "Seven Miles
to Arden" Anna Nichols's dramatiza-
ton of Ruth Sawyer's popular novel of
the same name which is scheduled to
be the opening attraction of the recon-
structed and greatly enlarged Little
Theatre, which Mr.. Morosco recently
leased from Winthrop Ames for a long
term of years.
The principal role of the new piece
which Mr.. Morosco is trying to fill is
that of Patsy O'Connell, erstwhle in
genue of the Irish players. In its pos
sibilities and Importance it is star
part. 1t has much in common with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

French, blue-eyed and radiantly
blonde, fell into line last night as the
third one from the end on the left 1t
that Mr.. Ziegfeld made at the Broad
way Theatre the other night. He saw
Miss French, and in two swishes of a
fountain pen she had sworn allegiance
tc the Ziegfeld ranks as a Especial
girl" rcnouncing one-picce bathing
suits and movie career forever.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
CHRONICLE AND COMMENT OF THE STAGE

the character of Peg as created by
Miss Taylor, and requires the services
of an actress of quite the same per-
sonality and ability.
1t may be remembered that after the
success OF Miss Taylor IN "Peg O. Ny
Heart" when this manager decided to
send out six companies Of the play he
found himself in quite as difficult Il
situation as he is -day--only six
times worse-in procuring young &C
tresses to play Miss Taylor's part. i
was only through the medium of wide
publicity in openly Offering an oppor-
tunlty to young women, whether or not
they were known to the theatre going
public, that he succeeded in filling
these parts. Every one of these young
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
CobErns Returning
To "The Better 'OLe''

After their holiday motor trip Mr..
and Mrs Coburn will resume their
roles in "The Better ole" at the Booth
Theatre tomorrow. De Wolf Hop
per, who has been playing the part
of Old Bill during Mr.. and Mrs. Co.
burns absence, terminated his fort
nights engagement at the Booth last
night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
From Beach to Roof
In One Leap

Flo Ziegfeld, with his hawklike eye
for beauty, has made prey of Mack
Sennett's Bathing Beauties at Mosss
Broadway Theatre, having swooped
down on the flock and seized blue
ribbon winner in the person of Miss
Edna French, who had been with the
Sennett forces for Two years. Miss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

women has since DEVELOPED into .,
actress Of prominence, and Nj,
Morosco now hopes that he will aga;,
be as fortunate.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-03

Il country and Of the events con
%spiCuous in its history, and also scien-
lists and inventors and the epoch
making discoveries and inventions
The great collection relating to the
world war, now being gathered, would
also be installed within its walls.
1t would house the National Gallery
Of Art, in the development Of which
President Roosevelt took an effective
and timely interest. The collections
now approximate 81, 900, 900 in value.
Exhibits relating to Arts and Indus
tries would show the development of
the telegraph, telephone, monograph,
electric lighting, transportation, pilot
o@graphy, printing, ores and minerals,
textiles, drugs. foods, and Of many
other subjects in this important phase
Of our history.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-03
Chicago Mayor Reelected
Vets Victors Over Drys

Chicago, April l. 5000 p. M
Mayor William Hale Thompson, Re
publican, was reelected today in one
OF the most exciting political struggles
the city over witnessed. the incom-
plete UNOFFICIAL returns late tonight
indicating that his plurality would be
in the neighborhood OF 1900. His
nearest opponent was Robert NJ.
Sweitzer, Democrat. county clerk,
whom the mayor defeated four years
ago by a plurality OF more than 147,-
600
Much Of the big vote which the may
or received four years ago, but lost
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-03

today, went to States Attorney MaClay
HOyne, a Democrat who ran as an
Independent.
The mayors triumph was the sub
ject of a noisy celebration tonight by
his followers.
Chicago apparently went wet" by
a sweeping majority today, the first
time the liquor question had been vot-
ed on here. The question went on
the ballot by order Of the state SUI
preme court after il had been thrown
out by the election commissioners at
the last city election. Early police
returns from 125 precincts showed a
wet" vOte OF II, $50; dry 5,274.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-03

IN. New Time) Sermon subject "The
Waiting Harvest" one of the subic Is
of the Centenary. Music by adult
choir.
Sunday School II m.
Epworth Leagues ? 80 p. m.
Evening service s 80 p. m. Sermon
subject The Dream OF the Ages"
Music by the young peoples choir and
the three piece orchestra, Mis- GilmOr
piano, Miss WGiblcn, SaXoph"nC, Mis-
Bohen, violin. Everybody made well
come.
Note the change of time of evening
service.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-03
Dehs Refnsed New Trial

Washington, March 81 Eugene V.
Debs' application for a rchearing Of
his appeal from his conviction and
sentence to ten years Imprisonment
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-03

for violation Of the espionage act was
denied today by the supreme court.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-03

supplies for the sick, etc., which has
been done in hit-or-miss fashion in the
past month.
Miss Wells will be in the Office from
10 to IL and from 1 to A each day.
She will give out any information to
auxiliaries and answer calls for re-
lief. Her special work, however, will
be to help soldiers or their families
in the matter Of allotment, back pay,
compensation or insurance. All in
quiries concerning such details should
be directed to this Office.
The chairman of each auxiliary Of
Medina County Chapter will be the
director of Civilian Relief in his own
township.
The recently elected chairmen of
auxiliaries are as follows:
Liverpool, Mrs. w. G. Hoppe.
Hinckley, Mrs. Bertha Ehman.
York, Miss Halle Manning.
Granger, Mrs. Clair Miller.
Chatham, Mrs. Will Shaw.
Montville, Mrs. E. F. Musser.
Westfeld, Mr.. George Valentine.
Brunswick, Mrs. D. M. johnson.
Litchfeld, Miss Helen Smith.
Medina Township, Miss Bessie Per-
kins.
Spencer, Mrs. L. E. Curtice.
Homer, Mrs. l.. E. Leiby.
Harrisville, Mr.. Clarence Crum.
Lafayette, Mr.. Harry Lance.
Guilford, Mrs. H. E. Hard.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-03
SOUTHEAST MEDINA CO.
WADSWORTH

Lieut.. Russell Harp has returned
home from Ft. sill, Okla, with an
honorable discharge from the army.
He was in the aviation department.
Postmaster w. A. Ault is one OF
the late victims of influenza, tho his
condition is not serious.
Lieut.. Fred Falk was home from
Camp Wayne, Mich, to spend Xmas.
A letter from James Huffman, son
Of Burt Huffman and wife, who was
wounded the last day Of the war,
states that he is getting along fine
and is in an English hospital where
he is receiving the best Of care.
Lieut.. Cornelius Beardsley has been
discharged from military service and
is visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
e. M. Beardsley. He was at TT. Sill.
Okla, instructor in the School OF
Fire for Field Artillery.
Worth Westenbarger has been ad-
vanced to rank of corporal at Camp
Sherman.
Paul Kreider came home last week
from Mineola, L. l., on a 12-day fur
lOugh.
Glenn Huffman will return this
week to Quantico, Va, after two
weeks furlough with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Burt Huffman.
Boyd Kindig, son Of Mrs. Cora Kin
dig, has advised the latter Of his safe
arrival in New York and that he will
be home soon. Boyd has been serv'
ing in the navy.
Mrs. o. w. Leatherman, 50, suffer
ed a stroke Of paralysis on Christmas
day at the home Of her son, J. N
Ieatherman. Her condition is serious
Claude Crawford has been honor
ably discharged from military servic'
and has returned to Wadsworth.
Dwight Hart was home last weel
on brief furlough.
Senior Sergeant and Mrs. Ear
Deshler arrived here from Camp Hol
abird, Md, having been called hom
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-03
Badges for the WOmen-Butt0ns for
the Men

Certificates in recognition of loyal
service to the nation, thru the Red
Cross, shall be awarded to all persons
who have given regular service dur
ing a period of not less than six
months, in which period the actual
work done shall be equivalent to at
least four days a week, or approx
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-03
COPLEY

Marion Long has infantile paraly-
sis, following the flu.
Carl Workman's little boy is very
sick with influenza and pneumonia.
Solon Dobbs, who was discharged
from camp spent several days last
week with his wife, who is principal
Of the high school.
Relatives in Bath received word
that Lee Clawson died from influenza
in France.
After several weeks Of anxious
waiting, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Taylor re-
ceived word from their son, Gene, in
France, who had been in the trenches
for several weeks.
Carl Robart and Jay Ferriman have
returned home from camp.
Mrs. Murial Parsons Parker, wife
of Evan Parker, died last week OF
pneumonia, following influenza, after
brief illness, aged 80 years. Burial
was at Bath Center.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Ham
mond, on Dec. 22nd, a daughter, Mary