The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-11
THRILLER
PUT ON TO BOOST
NEW V|CTORyLOAN
Douglas Fairbanks Forwards
Proof Of Patriotic Film to
Treasury Department to
Encourage Nation.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April II, tSpll-
Douglas Fairbanks has completed his
specially produced at the request Of
Secretary Tumulty and Frank r, Will
son, director of publicity, treasury de-
partment, to be used in the advance
campaign for the fifth Victory loan.
The Fairbanks Victory loan film Is
now en- route to the treasury depart
ment, national capital, where Il will be
shown to Secretary of the Treasury
Glass and members Of his department
In charge OF exploitation work connect
ed with the next government bond
drive, A schedule OF distribution Is now
being perfected by Director OF Publicity
Frank r. Wilson.
The various parts In this allegorical
movie are played by Frank Campeau,
Sara Mason, Charles Stevens, Spike
Robinson, Bull Montana and w. A.
Wellman, the American ace,
Synopsis of Play.
Following is a brief synopsis Of
Knocking Knockers"
When Prussianism sought to burn
National Liberty, Democracy, with the
aid OF Allied Man Power, rescued her
and delivered her to the waiting SOL
diers,
Prussianism had seen the rescue and
knowing that "retribution was about to
| oyertake him, hid in the hall Of JUS
tiee, Democracy saw him and, jump
ing through the skylight, attacked nim
and soon put the beast down and out,
Seizing a fire nose from one of the
Allied Powers, Democracy washed Prus-
| sianism down the sewer and then came
home prepared to enjoy the fruits OF
victory.
But almost Immediately evil forces,
in the shape of Dissension, Seditious
l ppyNVNp ea VtAp mi RrtEfA InuApn ~ nR
| deavored to discredit the Government.
| Although the American soldiers had
won undying fame o the battlefield
aud the people at home had undergone
great hardshtps to successfully prose-
cute the war, these three conspirators
by their complaints, soon dampened the
Peoples Enthusiasm n caused them
to wonder whether the American Re
public had really done the great things
/ credited to them.
when the time came for the people
to support the Fifth Liberty Loan
Propaganda, by his insidious writings
had stolen away the Key to their sup.
port, and the plotters felt sure tina
the Loan would fail. But Dissensioy
was not satisfied, lie wanted to ruiz
Democracy. so, in the disguise OF a
Public Benefactor, he wet to Democ,
racy's home and persuaded him to g
to the den where the plotter held forth
to rescue this Key, The time for De
mocracy's coming was fixed at mid
night, and the conspirators planned L
seize Democracy and blow him Il
pieces,
but Democracy arrived at the del
ahead Of time. Overhearing the plo
to murder him, nemocras y decided t
take them by surprise, The doors wer,
locked. SO he broke through the roo
and entered without being seen by tn,
three malcontents, lie hung an elec
trio flash from the ceiling and tho,
stepped to the light switch, When tn
p~lotters heard him at the switch, De
mocracy turned off the lights. Dissen
sion. Propaganda and Ignorance mad
a dash for the only thing they coul
see, the electric flashlight, The figh
took place In utter darkness, Whe
the lights were turned up again De
moeracy had succeeded in completed
licking tA$s conspirators, SEEKING tn
.AKey to I've Peoples Enthusiasm an
Il &upport, he her lighted the bomb in
Ytended for his own destruction an
thew 1t among the disabled ruffianl
He was scarcely outside the den whe
a terrific explosion blew them to pieces
Rushing into a telephone booth, De
moeraey t~elephoned to the whole worl
that with these evil forces Il of III
way, the Peoples Enthusiasm and Sur
port for the Liberty Loan were assure
and that the Victory Loan would be
oinch to put over.