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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
Butcher WOrkmen Gain.

Pueblo, Colo.-A new agreement
has been signed by Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen's union No. sos
and the Retail Butchers and Grocers'
association. The minimum rate for
butcher workmen is $25 a week; ex-
tras, Sc a day for, less than full
weeks work, and 81 for Saturday.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
Cereal Workers Gain.

Pekin, Ill.-The Corn Products COM
pany has settled its dispute with the
striking cereal workers. Shop COM
mittees will be recognized, arbitration
agreed to, the basic eight-hour day
established and wages will be In
creased.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
Broom Makers Unite.

Chicago-Officers of the Broom
and Whisk Makers International un-
ion report that II charters have been
issued during the year. An aggres-
sive organizing campaign is proposed.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
Bridgeport Strike Ends.

Bridgeport, Conn.-The Columbia
graphophone strike has ended by the
company agreeing to reinstate all
workers under the same conditions
they walked out a month ago ana
receive committees of the men to ao-
just grievances.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
Boiler Makers Win.

Omaha, Neb.-Boiler makers have
scored an important victory in their
three-months' strike by signing an
agreement with the Drake, Williams
and Mount company. The minimum
rate for boiler makers will be80 cents
an hour and for experienced helpers,
60 cents. Helpers with less than 80
days experience will be paid so cents.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
CAN CURE CANCER

Washington = The United States
public health service reports that
cancer can be cured if properly treat
ed in it's early stages and that it is
the general opinion of the medical
world that the affiiction is not con-
tagious nor hereditary.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
Printers Raise Wages.

San Francisco-The Typographical
union has secured wage increases for
members employed in commercial
shops. Job men and operators will be
paid $50 week and machinist-opera-
tors, SAP.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
PRINT PAPER TO BE PROBED.

Washington-The senate has or
dered committee to ascertain why
manufacturers of news print paper
are demanding present high prices for
their product.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
Metal Trades Unite.

Richmond, Va.-For the purpose of
standardizing wages and working con-
ditions in the metal trades, these
workers have formed the Metal
Trades of Virginia, which will hold
annual conferences.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
Engineers Advance.

Omaha, Neb-Stationary Engl-
neers' Union No. 38 is now working
under a new agreement which calls
for Is cents an hour for low pressure
heating plants and IS cents for plants
of more than Is pounds pressure.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
Painters Advance.

Columbus, Ga.-Painters have re-
duced their work day from 10 to nine
hours and increased wages from 55
cents to IS cents an hour.
Wallace, Idaho,-A wage increase
of so cents day has been secured by
the Painters union. The new rate Is
$3.50 for eight hours.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
LABOR'S PROGRESS
advances Made and Better Conditions
Secured All Over the Country
News Writers Unite.

San Francisco-Over 100 newspa-
per writers have organized and will
ask for an International Typograph-
ical union charter, it is stated.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-12
WAGE INCREASES
Gains in Wages Made by Organized
Labor Throughout the Nation
Raise Wages 12K Cents.

Peoria, Ill.-The Sheet Metal
Workers. union has raised wages 1917
cents an hour.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02

~ HE efforts Of THE SUNS recorder
Of theatrical tendencies to
= gather the opinion of the man
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02
.NV

Some doughty optlmists said people
would. Others didn't know. One or
two saw not a chance on earth.
Tom Healy's, Healy's of the Golden
Glades and the Balconrade, has for
some little time sported a visible
though inactive soda fountain. Whether
it will be unlimbered next summer no
one dares to say. Copeland Townsend
OF the Hotel Majestic, which is a sort
Of furthest northward outpost, but has
n restaurant clientele Of its own in the
region west of the park, says he's go
ing to put in a soda fountain and spe-
cialize in sweet stuff Of all kinds, and
in tea room features. Thereby he eX-
poets to make up for sec, 900 a year in
bar receipts.
III you've been on Fifth avenue
lately" said o. o. Mcintyre. who sees
20 It that we all read about the Ma
jestic now and then, you Know how
the little tea shops are packed every
afternoon with men who picked up the
tea habit overseas. They're regular
he men - you notice lots OF husky
gobs. They want their tea and they
want their sweets, and it's a fair bet
that the public appetite for sweets
won't diminish when liquor is no
! more"
Paul Salvin and Jimmy Thompson
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02

be further benefited by the prohibition
mandate. The addeo prosperity to these
places of amusement which l feel will
accrue to 1t will enable managers to
develop the resources OF the theatre in
providing wholesome and intelligent
amusement TO the limit"
Lee Shubcrt is a firm believer in the
advantageous effects Of prohibition on
the theatre. He said:
The theatre will benefit greatly by
the existence of prohibition. There
will be less competition, which will in
evitably help the theatres, and there will
be a greater inclination to attend the
theatre when there is no disposition
TO linger In restaurants until there is
no time left except to go to a cabaret.
Already the cinema has shown how 1t
can affect the public that is accus-
toned to pay for the cheaper priced
places in the theatres. j expect to see
prohibition by keeping the public out
OF expensive restaurants and caharets
do the same for the first class theatres
th9tfhe cinema W. already done by
attracting the men from the saloons.
Our two theatres in Detroit, which
gave us the opportunity 10 put the
effects of prohibition TO a fair test,
prospered so we'll that I am convinced
the new condition will be good for the
theatre.
What It Will do for the actors can
not tell But there is no reason to
doubt that they will share in the great
physical improvement which is ex-
pected TO result from this new condi-
ton. Then l should think their mental
condition would be benefited to the
same extent"
Sam Harris of Conan & Harris writes
| in this pessimistc strain:
zone good effect that prohibition
should have on the theatre Is to make
audiences come early and stay late
There won't be anything more inviting
for them to come from nor to go &c
after the play-just home, James
! 'As to plays, I'm afraid the prohibit
! ton playgoer will be so sober he won't
enjoy anything. AS to aCtors-but
viii we have any actors? They viii
! probably Join a labor union with The
/ slogan, NO beer, no act The musi
clans will blow sour notes II they blow
at all. OF electricians ana stage hand,
7 shudder to think, The stage doc,
Johnnie Will become a thing Of thu
! past.
And the managers threats can parcel
along with their pockets when the cur
tain goes up promptly at S:10.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02

practically every instance he is a
lessee paying at n giady rate. whose
lease has some years to run. If pro
hib!tion goes hard with him, II he
can't keep on making money, he has no
illusions about his landlord possibly
turning philanthropic. Business is
business, especially along this sector
Of Broadway.
The money he Is making now is
taken in for drinks. A Large proper
ton OF the drinks are tho kind with
kick, at least with social gifts. They
are the life Of his business, although
jazz and vogue are its soul. Heaven
knows he charges what the traffic vii!
bear for eats, lat for DRINKS. at a new
and popular place, the traffic win beat
nearly anything. The afternoon when
the writer made round. the Presi.
dent was signing tho war revenue
bill. 1t meant, to the Broadway ha-
bitue, that a highball at the Cafe de
Shimmi-Chivere. thus far costing -four
times what it would at a downtown
bar, was about to cost, say. six times.
That didn't bother the cafes pro-
prietor. While the light of liquor held
out to burn, and the public liked his
place. he could boost the price OF
drinks and get away with it. Broad.
way habitues are used to being stuck
They pay for what they want. and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02
dancing and

are the Broadway restaufateurs whom
a good share OF the Broadway public,
in and outside New York, would prob
ably name just now as representative
OF the latest word in the jazzerla in
dustry. Theirs are the places with the
titles from Paree-Palais Royal,
Moulin Rouge, Bal Tabarin, Cafe de
Paris. Montmartre.
1t was Jimmy Thompson who did the
talking for the firm, and he was in
fighting mood.
"If you been around on this story
you been hearing a lot Of"
We have" the canvassers assured
him.
Sure" said Mr.. Thompson. They're
all singing it. They don't one of 'em
know what's coming. Nobody knows
There's Blank. l hear he's talking
about moving his business to Paris.
Yeah! When he goes to Paris the
price OF tickets II be down. and some
body II have to buy him his return"
What about your"
"I'll tell you straight. III give you
some real talk. Here Il Is about us:
You can say for us that we've been
the biggest success on Broadway with
liquor. and we're going right on to
be the biggest without it. Is that right,
Paul."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02

an the pioneer days OF the drama
the drunken and disso!ute actor was
common. recognized type. The
thespian was famed for his love OF gin
or brandy. 1t was not considered a
special disgrace when an actor was
known as unreliable" fatal word)
and was watched regularly for several
hours before the curtain went up: In
fact, the unfortunate manager was
often a sort of TALLER who kept his
star under Jock and key. The actor
who did not turn up at the theatre at
night was we'll known. Such a condi-
ton Is to-day unheard of in any legiti-
mate theatre. The actor who missed
one performance would miss ALL for he
would nevesSs 8 trusted again. | thin;
1t must have been the want, the terri
lie privatlons, the lack of comfortable
surroundings and the various hard
ships Of strolling players in the early
days that led them to console them
selves with drink. Certainly a more
temperate, thrifty and hard working
band of people Is not TO be found In the
world than our players of to-day, But
Notwithstanding this fact the artistic
side of the profession is bound to bene-
fit by the doing away with drink; for
while the inebriated actor is no longer
to be found or tolerated, no manager
can regulate the private lives of the
players under his direction; and With
Ythe friendly glass OF wine or beer and
! the cocktail abolished the actors
nightly supper Will not tempt him to
indulge in social chatter until dawn,
when he should be in his bed getting
strength for the next performance. BY
keeping earlier hours his mind will b,
clearer. his health and genius will burn
brighter and more steadily.
II have never INDUCED In any stlmu-
liant In my life save occasionally a
glass of sherry and once in - very
great while n glass OF beer. ] have
never believed in stimulants. and al
/ though l have collaboratcd with au-
thors who depended upon alcohol and
derived inspiration from It I have
never seen any really good work as the
result; on the contrary. I have seen
promising playwrights go down under
the curse of drink until their minds be-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02

came blank. ! will even go so far as to
say that prohibition will undoubtedly
bring out greater number of good
plays Successful playwrights are net,
AZ n rule, drinking men: however, there
are good many writer's who are not
successful playwrights but who might
be were II not for desire for alcoholic
stinulants. Wen take. as an example,
the young man q know severaD who
has the gift of Imagination and the
ability to create characters and
story. He falls in with a Bohemian
set in order to study atmosphere" and
being by nature what is termed "a
good fellow" soon forms such bad
habits that his ambition is stunted
and his SiTeam OF aCcOmPS6 .ment an
fulfilled. When temptation Is removed
from his path there is a probability
that he will set to work and do some
thing worth while.
Another splendid effect OF probable
tiles will be the adjustment of the
late conner in the theatre. This In It.
self will be q godsend TO the public.
THE late conner is as a rule product
of the late dinner and the late dinner
is the result of liquor,
Dinners served without cocktails and
wines are soon over. They do not offer
a great temptation to the diners to
linger over their food until the cur
tain has gone up on the first act OF
the play. The late diner is n serious
annoyance to his fellow beings who
come in time to see the beginning of
the play.
New York managers have been
severely criticised because they do not
always raise their curtains at the adj
vertised time. Their failure to do so is
caused by the late diner. The man
ayers for their part greatly desire their
players to be through at n reasonable
hour and their audiences 10 get home
before midnight. but the audiences are
often late in coming in, and when a
manager knows that his house Is sold
out for a certain performance he hest
tates to raise, the curtain when his
theatre Is only about two-thirds filled
knowing as he does that the other
third win come trailing in during the
first act. not only disturbing the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02
By LAWRENCE REAMER.

=" HE efforts of THE SUNS recorder
of theatrical tendencies to
i gather the opinion of the man
ayers as to the probable effects of pro-
hibitlon on their profession was on the
whole successful. At least it was pos
sibe to gather from a representative
number the current of their convic-
tons. The success OF the plan was in
individual cases, however, various.
One manager, for instance, hid behind
fis press agent, refused to say a word
on the subject, and for all the purposes
of the reporter dried up four months
ahead OF schedule time. Another i'm
presario about TO depart for Palm
Beach said he had heard the price of
champagne there was S25 a bottle fiat,
whatever the brand might be, and
that fact suddenly revealed on the eve
OF his departure had driven all other
impressions on the subject of alcohol
out of his mind. Another preserved Il
sullen silence. refused to come to the
telephone at all and seemed to prefer
his isolation to all part in the discus
sion
The actors were not interviewed, nor
were their opinions sought. Nor were
any letters sent to the Lambs or the
Friars. Public curiosity as to the
views OF the artists must be controlled
until the law has gone into effect.
Then it will be possible to decide
whether the conditions on the stage
have been as much improved as In the
footlights.
For il is the opinion of the mana
gers that nationwide prohibition will
benefit the theatre. First, they look
for its material improvement. Then
they expect the artistic betterment
which always follows when the entire
preneurs of the drama are thriving
and have at their control the resources
for experiments which might never be
possible in a time Of limited capital.
Marc Klaw starts his opinion OF
the situation in these words:
81 am not prohibitionist-in fact ]
am against prohibtion-but I believe
| that prohibition will help the theatre.
or course 1t may inJure the cabaret
performances. but the theatre proper
will be helped. Drinking Is more or
less a diversion. and the more diver
sions that ara cut OF the more II leaves
Z monopoly for those that remain
Just the same I don't believe In that
sort of a monopoly; nor do believe
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02

and working up a show so good that 1t
won't need the help of bubbles to be
attractive. In at least one case, the
Amsterdam roof, the show is to start
early--at 3 o'clock.
Suppose this play on the show is
generally made. For one thing, the
show will find itself competing with the
regular theatres. and they are next
door or right around the corner. The
theatre mpgnates viii have their own
view OF tolerating outside competition
And the show will require an amuse-
ment license like the theatres own.
Non alcoholic imitation drinks are to
he tried. They now exist, n pfoduct Of
the war. CamouflaGc cocktails from
various recipes. looking like the real
article but tasting like-well, one cal
lous doughboy said like hair oil--have
teen served for some time to men in
uniform.
What do they get you?" the dough-
boy was asked.
Don't get YOU nothing-but YOU can
have one In front of you and sit and
| look at the girls" Which opens quite
n field for speculation.
will people pay YOU" restaurant
| operators were quizzed, 80 or so cents
| apiece for camouflagc drinks. and keen
! on buying EN- for a couple of hours?"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02

people who must rise to let others
reach their seats but greatly annoying
the players upon the stage as well.
This deplorable condition gives every
promise OF improvement once prohi-
billion is in fun swing, for dinners
without any sort of liquor are, as |
have said, going to be quicker dinners
so II seems to me that from every
standpoint the theatre will be directly
and vitality benefited by prohibition.
more so perhaps than any other pro-
fession. but the playwright is con-
frontod by n new problem. Tho day OF
the (stage drunkard) is almost over!
The actor who portrays drunken
scenes must bark back to earlier times
ana the villain who dri,,ks aHi driHhs
hard will soon be a relic OF the past,
The heroine who sips tho innocent
looking glass of drugged wine and
falls into the hands of the desperate
criminal must come to a sad and bad
end In some other fashion. A legitl-
mate prop" the stage drink, has
been, or shortly will be, knocked out
from the underpinning of the drama.
Another such critical moment in the
annals OF the theatre arrived when
rigid laws regulating marriage licenses
were first issued: the author was
| obliged to drag his characters out of
| the State of New York and into New
Jersey, &C. However. dare say that
We shall do very we'll without drunk
ards on the mimic stage: the big
black cigar Is still left to us. Should
that be prohibited the old stage villain
will he no more and new and more
subtle character will take his place"
| Daniel Frohman said:
"As the motion picture industry has
already eliminated thousands of sa-
looms in this country because the en-
tertainments thus offered have taken
the place of an evening spept In a Lar
room. so will prohibition have sim
| liar effect in behalf of the theatre
! Gatherings of social character have
had to be animated by recourse to the
foaming cup, HUMAN nature is in
stinctiyeiy sociabN and gregarious
The theatre is always the supreme re-
sort as the source OF pleasure. recre-
alton and entertainment, and it will
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02
People Must While All More
%%r Persons Will to Legitimate Shows

that should be denied meat because it
gives some other fellow rheumatism"
David Belasco has pondered more
than his colleagues on the subject. as
his views show. He says:
Every profession and every bust
ness will feel the effect OF prohibition,
directly or indirectly. Its influence
upon the theatre will be tremendous
and in my opinion will work vast
deal Of good for players and managers
alike. The box office will be certain
to reflect the changed conditions, for
its Golfers will benefit enormously by
the dollars once spent for drink.
The last United States statistics
show a yearly expenditure OF two and
half billion dollars for liquor. Think
OF it!
This huge sum represents, no doubt,
the very human desire for recreation.
pleasure, happiness, sociability; or In
more sordid instances. forgetfulness of
sorrow or trouble. When a large part
OF this tide Of dollars ceases to flow
into alcoholic channels 1t will go into
some other form of amusement rather
than into the savings banks, although
they also must profit; but the habit Of
nation for enjoyment is too strong
to suppose the bulk OF this vast sum
will be set aside for necessities. The
theatre, being the most appealing and
interesting form OF entertainment, will
In all probability reap a greater benefit
as the result of prohibition than any
other form OF amusement. I dare say
there are many hundreds of women
who would allow themselves the pleas
ure OF theatngoing were 1t not that
their husbands spend 80 much money
in entertaining friends that the wives
feel they must curtail expenses in the
matter OF their own amusements.
These women will turn to the NATL
| nees. The adjustment of liquors at
social entertainments, dinners, lunch
cons and banquets will also add money
to that which finds it's way into the
amusement fund.
"The-theatrical profession to-day is
on the whole a temperate rrofessiAn,
and the effect of the anti-drink law
will produce no moral upheaval among
Its members.
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any more of 'em four months hence?
The most interesting situation is
that OF the resort with cabaret or
small so-called revue. 1t pays a cab
aret license. That prohibition will
lift, a number of these operators say
they expect to hold business by devel-
oping the straight restaurant feature
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02

what they want is a party at the
place where the crowd is going.
But would there be any more parties
parties to hold patrons. buying and
buying, ever happier and more jazzi-
fled, ever more regardless Of the bill,
from after the theatre until the official
curfew at l o'clock--would there be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02

Continued on Ninth Pdos
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-08
Is on the Job

City Assessor Henry G. Koe.
mig started the work of making
the city assessment on May 1st
and he is now putting in ten
hours each day in gathering in
the real and personal property
for the assess m ent roll. Henry
says he intends to give the peo-
pie a just and equitable assess
ment so far as he is able and the
people who are in the habit of
dodging their just share will
find they will have a mighty big
lob and those who are in the
habit of trying to get by by CIV
ing in wrong figures are also
to find themselves up against it.
Mr.. Koenig says it is to be his
intention to give everyone a
so uare deal as far as he knows
how and in this he has the peo.
pie with him.