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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-04-18

tions of the league for the purpose
OF particular disputes, and if they
fail to comply may be forced.)
(F) Not to consider any treaty
binding till it has been communicated
to the league. which will then pro-
coed to publish it, to admit the right
of the assembly to advise the recon
sideration OF treaties and interna-
tional conditions which do not accord
with present needs, and to be bound
by no obligations inconsistent with
the covenant.
"A State which breaks its agree
ments may be expelled from the
league by the council.
Monroe Doctrine Upheld.
"Fourth-The covenant does not
affect the validity OF international
engagements, such as treaties of ar
bitratiOn or regional understandings
like the Monroe Doctrine. for Sc
curing the maintenance of peace.
"Fifth-The former German colo
mics and the territories of the Otto
man Empire are to be administered
in the interests of civilization by the
States which. are willing to be man
datories of the league. which will ex-
ercise a general supervision.
"SiXth-The member States ac-
cept certain responsibilities with re-
gard to labor conditions, the treat
ment of natives, the white slave
traffic, the opium traffic, the arms
traffic with uncivilized and semi-civi-
lized countries, transit and trade con-
ditions, public health and Red Cross
societies.
"Seventh-The league is recogniz-
ed as the central body interested in
co-ordinating and assisting interna-
tional activities generally.
"Eighth-Amendments to the COW
enant require the approval of all the
States or the council and a simple
majority of those in the assembly
states which signify their dissent
from amendments thus approved are
not bound by them, but, in this case,
cease to be members of the league.
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ence last, is it to be wondered at that
our soldiers grew weary, too, after
the terriable bloodshed and suffering
they were called upon to undergo"
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pies and in bringing into being
world ruled by friendship anG good
will.
''Whcrefore. I, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States OF
America, hereoy designate THURSDAY,
the 27th day Of November next for
observance as a day Of thanksgiving
and prayer by my fellow countrymen,
inviting them to cease on that day
from their ordinary tasks and to unite
in their homes and in their several
places of worship in ascribing praise
and thanksgiving to Cod the author
of all blessings and the Master of our
Gestinies.
In witness whereof, I have hereun-
to set nay hand ard caused the seal OF
the United States to be affixed.
"Done in the District Of Columbia
this fifth day of November, an the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and nineteen, and Of the inde-
pendence Of the United States the one
hundred and forty-fourth.
(Signed) Woodrow Wilson
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Mrs. Fleming Entcrfains.

An attractive affair on "Wednesday
was the card party given by Mrs. S.
G.. Fleming at her home on Calhoun
street in honor, Of her sister, Mrs
Acre. Bridge was the game played
and Mrs. Harold X. Bull won tor
score and was awarded the prize, Z
pair of silk hose Mrs. r. C. Williams
drew the consolation, box Of daint;
handkerchiefs and the guest of hon
or was presented an exquisite piece oi
lingerie.
A salad course followed the games
Mrs. Fleming's guests were: Mrs
Marion Plat, Mrs. G. B. Yeadon, Mrs
K. c. Williams. Mrs. Jno. Riley, Mrs
Fl. K. Bull, Mrs. Petto Otey, Mrs
Jas. Guthrie. Mrs Horace Hardy, Mrs
Ashleigh Mood, Mrs. Hal Hardy, Mrs
Ansley Hardy and Miss Mabel Bow
man.
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PROCLAMATION
President Wilson Calls People of
United States to Give
Thanks

Washington, Nov. 5-Presldent
Wilson today set aside Thursday, No
vember 27, as Thanksgiving day in
a proclamation which said the ''coun-
try looked forward with confidence to
the dawn Of an era where the sacrl-
fees of the nations will find recon-
pense in a world at peace"
The proclamation follows:
BY the President Of the United
States of America.
"a Proclamation:
The season of the year has again
arrived when the people OF the Unit
ed States are accustomed to unite in
giving thanks to Almighty God for
the blessings which he has conferred
upon our country during the y
months that have passed. A year ago
our people poured out their hearts III
praise and thanksgiving that through
Divine aid the right was victorious and
peace had come to the nations which
had so courageously struggled in de-
Tense of human liberty and justice.
Now that the stern task is ended and
the fruits of achievement are ours we
look forward with confidence to the
dawn of an era where the sacrifices
of the nations will find reconnpense
:in a world at peace. ~
>s'Es4sut to attain the consumnlat ton
Of the great work to which the Amer
lean people devoted their manhoo
and the vast resources Of their cou1.
try they should. as they give thanks
to God, reconsecrate themselves to
those principles Of right WHICH trl-
umphed through Ills merciftH good
ness. Our gratitude can find no more
perfect expression than TO bulWark
with loyalty and patriotism those
prigeiples for which the free peoples
oSStle earth fought and died.
@.,iluring the past year we. have had
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-08
FEEDING CHILDREN.

The United States Department OF
Agriculture is working with various
welfare agencies throuhgout the
country ito conduct a campaign
against undernourishment and i'm
proper feeding of growing children.
BY means of charts, lectures, exhibits
and the efforts Of home demonstra-
ton agents and State colleges, these
organizations are trying to get their
message across to the parents who
needsit.
Itssis possible to build a foundation
of good health in childhood which
viii carry the future citizen through
all Kinds Of hard work and help him
to resist heavy strains later on. 1t
IS just as easy to undermine by in
sufficient nourishmcnt an otherwise
sturdy constitution and turn OFT :
human being too weak nervously and
museularly to erfornl his share OF
the worlds work
THE poor child O.: The slums is not
the only one who suffers undernour-
ishnsnt. Many child Of rich par
entssls undernourished, not because
OF too scanty ration. br+ because Of
an entirely wrong diet. In the we'll
to-desfamily the child is too often al
lowed to choose the food he wants
to eat and if he has been pampered
from babyhood he is more than like
~ tdschoose the wrong things
Parents know more than they used
to about the proper feeding of chill
dren,Sbut there is still a good deal Of
educational work to be done in behalf
OF the little folks Of city and country,
OF pogerty-strieken farm and tene-
neng and of great house on the ave-
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9 West Liberty Street

much to make us grateful. In spite OIL
the confusion in our economic life re-
sulting from the war. we have pros
pered. Our harvestS have been plen-
;iful and of our abundance we have
been able to render succor to less ia
vorcd nations.
Our democracy remains unshaken
in a world torn with political and So
cial unrest. Our traditional ideals
arc still our guides III the path OF
progress and civilization.
''Those great blessings vouchsafed
to us, for which we devoutiy give
thanks. should arouse to us a fuller
sense of our duty to ourselves and to
mankind to sec TO it that nothing we
may do shall mar the completeness
of the victory which we helped to win
NO selfish purpose animated us in be-
coming participants in the world war
and with like spirit of unseifishness
we should strive to aid by our eX-
ample and BY our cooperation in real
ling the enduring welfare Of all peo-
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70 SAVE PETRoIsEBM.

Director Manning Of the Bureau
OF Mines is advocating the establish
ment. of a funa Of 100000 a year
for the purpose Of organizing a pc
trolenm research bureau. He be-
lievss that the benefits derived from
the activities of such bureau would
more. than compensate the controll-
ers see the petroleum for the expense.
Tie present consumption OF crude
oil sin this country exceeds the pro-
anetion, and unless something is done
to check wasteful methods at the wells
andsto improve all departments FOR
the. srefs.ing, handling and sale OF
oil land it's by-products, this country
wiIssoon be put to a tremendous ex-
pense for their purchase from other
nations.
Experts estimate that 40 per cent
OF sfhe known supply of the United
STATES has been exhausted, but Mr.
Manning believes that careful re-
search may find new fields as we'll as
improve present methods. A better
system Of distribution of the home
supply and some action on the par
ofsthis country to retain hold upon
the foreign supply are also urged b,
the director.
America has been little less waste.
full in her oil thar in her lumber pol.
icyr and unless she listens to the
warnings Of men who are III a posi-
ton to know, another great natura
asset will become a national liabil
SO
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NuNERs' TIME, WAGES AND EX
y PENSES.

Eigures given out by President Lew
issTin defense of the coal miners de-
mands offer an invitation to the pub
3ie to do a little figuring for itself.
gMr. Lewis argues that a five-day
Week and six-hour day are fair. be-
cause heretofore the miners have
Heyer worked anywhere near full
time, and yet have produced all the
Gal needed. Thus, though there are
342 working days in the year, the
msners since 1911, ,.he says, have work
Aan average of only 226 days year
TIs implies that enough coal would
BE produced Il they worked regularly
31 hours week.
= Now 22e days work OF eight hours
a. day amounts 10 1865 hours Tho
new plan Of 80 hours = week wou's
mean about 1860 working hours
wear. It doesn't seem likely that
miner would dig as much coal in 1861
Hours as in 1908 hours.
The general cost Of living. says Mr.
Lewis, has gone up IS per cent since
n314 but the average increase in those
Hedxuffs NEST generally used by
miners has Been over 100 per cent
while prices Of miners clothing. fur
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THE INSPIRED TYPEWRTTER.

Says Vicene !3lasco 1baneZ, the
great Spanish novelist, who is now in
this country, speaking OF methods OF
literary composition:
you can dictate a public speech or
a lecture or son ething like that, but
YOU can't dictate a novel. You have
to write it yourself. A novelist IS
like an ostrich; he needs to bury his
head IN the sand. A typewriter is 4
great distraction. You could not write
poetry ON = typewriter. and you could
.ot write novel on typewriter"
Maybe Ibanez will change his nnd
after he has been in America while.
Certain it is that a good many Amer
:can novels-or at least, what pass
for novels in this country-have been
written right down on the typewriter
out Of the authors own heads, with
their own hanGs. So have many
American plays, and even many Amer
lean poems.
Tals results saarselysfrom the fac'
s:aat SO many American writers have
risen to authorship through newsp2-
per work. Nearly all newspaper
copy" in this country is typewriter
Having become accustomed to this
mode of composition, writer nat
urally keeps it W in more pretentious
work. <
It is probably all question OF wha'
person is used to, anyway. One who
has used typewriter much general.
ly finds that it is great deal easier
TO pound the keys than to write BY
hand. In fact, the handwriting Of {
typewriter-addict usually deteriorates
for this very reason. The clatter Of
the machine soon ceases to be dis.
traction. And there are certain ad.
vantages in it that cannot be over
!coked. The copy is much more leg
ible and easy to correct, and has 81
.carly the appearance of printed mat.
te:- that the author can tell better how
it is going to look in its final form. Fol
This reason even poetry is often com
,,..Scd on the typewriter, especiall'
newspaper and magazine verses.
AS for dictation, Senior Ibanez may
be wrong, too. There issa surprising
quantity Of good stuff bang dictat
ed in this country today. fiction in
cluded. Poetry is not often dictated
and yet, there is a notable exampi
that the Spanish author seems tt
have overlooked. Milton dictated ev
cry line of Paradise Lost.
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niture, tools and materials have gone
up more than 125 per cent. 1t is
hard here to strike a fair average. It
may be that the miners cost Of living,
all around, has risen more than IN
other occupation, say little more
than 100 per cent.
:, AS for wages: Since 1914, Mr.. Lew
is says, wages have advanced 40 per
cent for machine miners-who are
90 per cent of the mine workers
20 1-2 per cent for pick miners and
20 per cent for mine laborers. Per
haps 40 per cent is 4 fair average.
Now, to meet living expenses, they
ask a new raise Of 60 per cent.
This so per cent demand, however.
seems to be based not on pre-war
wages, but on present wages. That
is. the miners ask for a 60 per cent
increase on 14O per cent Of their pre-
war wages. A little figuring shows
that this would mean 124 per cent in
crease over the wages of 1914. THAI,
obviously. would be more than the
;cost-of- f-living increase.
Moreover, the 124 per cent wage
increase in recKoned by the day, not
by the hour-arG a six-hour day in
stead of an eight-hour day. If actual
working time is reckoned, 80 hours a
week instead of IS hours, it seems 10
mean that the miners want moro than
three times as much money for CIV
en- amount of work as they received
before the war, instead Of twice as
much, which they might fairly claim.
II they expect to work more than
six hours a day, receiving tinle-and-
a-half for overtime, under the scale
they have demanded, they might make
four times as much as before the war.
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! Owe Ny Life 70 Pc U-NAI
Mr. McKinley's letter
brings cheer to all who
may be sufferers as he
was. Read il:

II can honestly say that 1 owe
my life to Peruna. After some or
the best doctors in the country
gave me up and told rae I could
not live another month. Peruna
to to town, throughout the country
and having to go into all kinds
Of badly heated stores and build
inss,l sometimes standing up for
hours at q. time while plying my
trade as auctionecr, 1t IS only
natural that I had colds FIRE:
cuently; 80 when this would
occur I paid little attention. to It,
until last December when l con-
tracted 3 severe case, which.
tl.rougn neglect on ny part
1Sxt too late, began AY..suriMg,
euts without avail. until SeafG
z55 Perunx. At cured me; SO 1
|. cannot praise it too highly.
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LosT-strayed or Stolen. one bay
mare, five years old, little grey in
face. Scar above left knee; nail
cut above hoof on right leg. Noti-
fyW. A. Oakes, Providence, S. c..
r r D. BOX z.
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FOR sALE-one pair good farr:
mules, Spanish mare mules, $500. T,
" Lee. sumter. s. c.
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WANTED 900 bushels of peas.
Write A. B. Bradham, Sumter. S.
X
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yT-Two blacl mules Sunday night.
eward for recovery. Haltom Lew
Mayesville, r. 8. Box 4.
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less. The Immediate future OF Our
theatre, SO far as actingls concerned.
lies In the conscientious decision OF
who should so on the stage"
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MoLLY's MEETINGS.

r T was during the spring OF 1917.
nineteen months ago, that "The
= Melting OF Molly" had its first
out OF town trial. Since that time 1t
has changed from a spoken comedy to
a play with music; has changed
owners, and Ave well known stars have
mado an attempt to portray the title
role. The history of this play, which
finally succeeded In arousing the in
terest Of Chicago, and was therefore
brought to the Broadhurst Theatre,
where 1t is now, Is rs follows: Two
years ago Frederick Mackay. the New
York theatrical producer, presented
Irene Franklin In THE Melting Of
Molly" a comedy in three acts by
Maria Thompson Daviess. This was a
dramatization OF her widely read book
by that name. The play was short
lived, however, as Miss Franklin and
Mfr. Mackay, after q dispute. dissolved
their Interests in the play during a
run in Minneapolis. Mr.. MacKay dis
posed OF his rights to the play to the
Shuberts, who Immediately engaged
VIVIAN NcSSeii, thei pidsiH III 'HeIr
comedy, Love O. Mike" to enact the
role Of Molly.
The play had just opened in New
Haven, when Miss VESSEL announced
her marriage, and subsequent desire
to retire from the stage. Alma Tell
was next engaged to play the part of
Molly, and in the fall OF 1917 the play
had its third trial. Although this
clever young player has since gained
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selves. I mean there are too many or
them. Their numbers overwhelm, over
power the engaging director about to
cast play. He has on his list at least
hundred actors who arc possibilities,
Or the type, for each part Now, ac-
tors attribute the type evil to man
ayers. but agnin II is they who are re-
sponsibie. With SO many of them
classification Is Compulsory. Further
more, two-thirds of our actors to-day
are types and only types. They can
play one type of parts convlncingly
but are hopeless in anything else. In
fact. they don't want to reach out and
try new types. II they can earn a
good salary portraying flip detectives,
or baby vampires, why try TO play
poets or parlor maids?
THE work of casting Is the most
torturing In the whole range Of pro-
ducing q play. One interviews so many
actors, and so superticially! Having
been handed part to read, they
usually say the same thing they are
sure they can do It; when do re-
hearsals begin; what will be their
salary? Now how Is an engaging di-
of a future Booth or Bernhard?
consider the numbers OF modern
young women who put the stage on
their list of possible professions along
with interior decorating. short story
writing or secretaryship. What
qualifications have they as actresses?
Youth, good looks, fair education and
large amount OF American self-conh-
dence. They regard a theatrical ca
reer quite blithely-the old time objec-
ton to stage life has been overruled
since so many nice girls have been do
ing it lately-it gives them something
to do, you know, until the right man
comes along. and marriage.
Now these transient actresses bring
the theatre much charm and social
grace; but acting requires more than
a drawing room manner. Acting is
one of the arts--I should call it the
greatest Of the arts. AS Sir Henry
Irving said, an actor must be able to
portray not only every human emo
ton but every one of the hundred
gradations OF human emotion. In
such portraiture even talent falls
short; genius is demanded.
I'VE have genius on our stage, ant
sooner or later 1t will find its level
You can't hide genius forever under
a bushel. even though this particular
bushcl is surrounded, smothered and
swampei by talent. near-talent ant
non talent. Fully so per cent. OF the
actors now on the stage do not belong
there, and 80 per cent Of those as
piring to become actors Will be super
huous.
Looking at 1t callously, both OF thes'
so per cent. burdens will in time sue
Cumb to the survival of the fittest. Bu
meantime the congestion is appalling
The manager is helpless, tho play
wright is helpless, the public is help
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STAGE AND SCREEN

fame In Eyes Of Youth" she was not
entirely suited for the cxacting role OF
NolIy Carter.
The Shuberts. never for moment
losing their enthusiasm about the play,
decided to clothe the story with song
and music. Accordingly, they engaged
Sigmund Romberg, the composer OF
the "Maytime" music, as we'll as OF
n number OF other musical successes,
20 supply the musical scores. To Edgar
Smith was assigned the task Of re-
dramatizing the book. and Cyrus Wood
wrote the lyrics. Upon analyzing the
errors OF the previous productions of
this play. the Shuberts recognized two
notable faults; First, that the pre-
vious MoRys were not physically suited
for the part, and secondly, that some
changes In the cast were necessary.
These changes were made. and with
Florence Nash now in the leading role,
j. J. Shubert. who has personally
supervised the production of this must
cal comedy, took tho company to New
ark for spring tryout, and critically
observed the opening performances.
Although the comedy in its revised
form was doing business some 500 per
cent. better than ever before, Mr..
Shubert still recognized much added
room for improvement.
Back to New York came the COM
pany. and to Mr.. Shubert's private
work shop went the play for further
reconstruction. Edgar Smith. the drs-
matist. was summoned once again
and explained in detail just wherein
the trouble existed. The result was
that Mr.. Smith literally rcwrote the
script, added the prologue and changed
the lines In such way that not a
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placed in productions, even II these
piping times OF peace treble theatrical
activities.
THE situation would be lamentable,"
Mr. Forrest goes on to say, III these
superfluous thousands were really
good stage material But of course
they are not. say of course because
on the stage as in all nature we follow
the survival of the flttest. / fully be-
lieve that genius, talent, even apti-
tude in any art or work will find its
level. Only in the poets fancy Is the
rose born to bloom unseen, vast
ing its sweetness on the desert air.
Genius, like murder, will out. 1t
has always been SO; it Is so to-day.
and conspicuously so in the theatre.
A good actor or actress will find an
audience. 1t may take time. 1t may
take struggles. hardships. Worries
but the life Of practically every great
actor proves that obstacles in his
career signifled little to him."
Going back score Of years on the
American stage, Mr.. Forrest believes
that our halcyon days in theatrical
history were when the stage was a
small circle--a heritage. Actors then
were born and reared in the theatre
he reflects. They watched their
fathers act long before they attempted
to act themselves: served silently as
kings page or messenger long before
they hoped to assume a speaking role.
Meantime their life was In and OF the
theatre; they studied the drama, die
ton, human nature. They were actors
because the stage was vital TO their
lives. They had never considered an
other calling, could never content
themselves in other work. In short,
our old time actors were born. not
made--or to DO less ambiguous. born
then made.
s"well. for the moderns IL must be
said that they have improved the me
chanics Of the theatre, but what OF
It's soul? Has stage history ever
known SO few great actors? For this
dehiscencc the actors blame the man
| ayers: the managers blame the play
| wrights; the playwrights blame the
public--or the poor, put upon box
ohice. As a matter OF fact, none OF
these external agencies has a thing
to do with II.
"The fault lies with the actors them
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AMUSEMESTS.