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Milford chronicle., 1919-12-12
THE CONGRESSIONAL LOG.JAM

That there are other worlds 10 con-
quer. besides Europe and Carranza-
land. Is apparent from the most casual
survey OF the "jumpy" machinery OF
domestic problems II Congressman
were garage men they would find the
gears and spark plugs all gooed up.
and that the legislative machine had
been running on too rich a mixture
Of foreign gas.
Il has been said that before il ad-
journed Congress got a running
start" with some Of the big problems
Of domestic legislation. but aside from
having practically failed in carrying
out any reconstruction" program the
running start" must have been along
sticky pathway. since the permanent
military establishment. the National
Guard. and compulsory universal nil
itary training have not made any more
progress than other classes OF legis-
lation. Even the regular army. with
its dazzle and splash Of splendor
seems TO have been dnable 20 get its
bill through the log Jam Of Congress
This is not like the days b. l. Vs.. before
the war
The Senate has been pursuing the
policy Of do one thing at time.
with the tail-end Of the proyerh. "and
that one thing we'll. omitted In the
meantime the House has been grind
ing It's grist. and sending il along 10
the Senate, where the legislative bins
have been running over For there
is the unsOlyed railroad measure 10
return the lines TO their owners. The
merchant marine, started on its way
during war time. is foundering in the
choppy seas Of law-making The
budget bill". which offers a new way
for making government appropria-
tions. has passed the House and is in
the Senate. When Mr., Taft was Pres
ident he Opined that the country would
well-nigh be saved il this scheme was
enacted. and now that he is back coll
lege- -prOfessOring again. some OF the
are following the lights
he left burning on the altars OF good
government The oil leasing bin is IN
conference. the water power bin went
through the House once again. 90 be
come stalled as usual. in the Senate.
other legislation hanging fire. largely
because the Senate spent from June
10 November in ceaseless talking. in
,ludes bills 10 repeal the taxes on soft
thinks the regulation OF the manu-
acture and importation OF dyes. the
ill to furnish aid TO and cooperation
With the States in vocational training
nd rehabilitation Of those injured in
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-12
Tardy Bowels, Inert Liver

They just won't let you put pen"
into your work or play. Sick head
ache comes from retaining waste mat
ter and impurities in the body.
Feel right for anything-make the
liver lively, the bowels function regu-
larly. with DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Smoothly yet positively they produce
results that cleanse the system and
make the liver and bowels respond TO
the demands Of a strong. healthy body.
still 25c.-at all druggists Try them
tonight
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-12
NEGLECTING THAT
COLD Oa COUCH?
Why, when DR.. Kings New
Discovery so promptly
checks il

IT'S natural you don't want to BE-
careless and lei that old cold OF
cough drag on or that new atTac;
develop seriously. Not when you can
get such a proved successful remedy
as Dr. Kings New Discovery
Cold, cough, grippe, Group does not
resist this standard relieNer very Ion :,
Its quality is as high today as 10 ul-
ways has been-aui lis been growing
steadily IN popularity for more than
nifty years. G0c and $40 boi:is
at all druggists. Give Il a trial.
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-12

Industry. including agriculture and
trans sportation; the bill to amend and
strengthen the War Risk; the bill for
a comprehensive plan for the regula-
ton Of cold storage: the bill for de-
sorting undesirable aliens.
Among the other high-spots Of leg
slation, resembling ships that passed
in the night-except that the legisla-
ton wasn't passed is poor Little
bill for the regulation OF the packers
These are a few OF the things that
were left over" by Congress. And
still, Speaker Gllett predicts that they
vi.l an be gotten out Of the way. and
NAT after passing HE appropriation
bills. the sessions Of Congress will fin
sh next June Evidently Mr. Gillett
is likely 10 pan out poor guesser o.
futures
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-12

situation keeps up It may be necessary
for Congress 10 take some action 10
find out whether or not Mr.. Wilson IS
in a A. condition to be al the head OF
our country"
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-12

Some one wants whAl you have 4
III Then advertise It In the Chrop
lie DSxi week
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-12
chriatmaa

Christmas
II is a blessed thing to believe in
Christmas and all that II means. 1t
Is a blessed thing TO be able 10 hear
the song Of the heavenly visitors. 1t
sss never sounded sweeter; never
more necessary, never more fun OF
b0pe and promise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
C0-operutix'e Increment
IN P<aymlakiing

operative movement in playmaking
seems to be aversion of the managers
to producing anything which has not
been touched up by dramatic artisan
Of acknowledged skill. The popular
procedure is to accept a script con-
tanning promising idea and then to
have it refurbished by Max MARGIN.
Mr.. Cohan would have misled no one
if he had billed "a Prince There Was
as dramatization of a play by Oar
ragh Aldrich. Usually the reviser in
serts a few bright notions of his own
and insists on being credited with
part authorship of the finished prod
uct. Sometimes the technican CON
structs virtually new play from the
original outlines. One highly profit
able piece now on Broadway was writ
ten by two authors, one of whom did
little more than to argue about the
scenario. with his collaboration.
1t frequently happens that two play
wrights get together to "knock out a
than one where a box-otfice hit is de-
sired. Although either of them prob
ably could turn out success by him
self, they find that mutual exchange
of ideas brings about a more effective
INITIAL situation or a more striking
series of points" Sam Shipman doubt
less could unleash money-making PLAYS
on his own, but he prefers to have a
collaboration, even though that collabo-
rator act only as the medium on which
Mr.. Shipman strikes his sparks of bril-
llancy. His latest accomplice is Perez
val J.. Wilde, known chiefly as a writer
of onc-act plays. Shipman and Wilde
have formed a sort of drama corpora
'lon, and they are ready to do a new
play every week end. AS long as there
arc suites available in Atlantic CITY
hotels they will tackle any Job which a
manager can offer.
"Shippy and can work together. "
explains Mr.. Wilde, because both of
us are good fighters The best wav
10 work up a good show is to fight
1T out and then to write the dialogue.
Dark Horses which is to be produced
late in August, has been spoken of as
having been written in four DAYS.
That's correct, as far as the mere max
ing Of the dialogue goes, but we fought
for month before we got to the dia-
logue stage
One of the duct is not recorded
which-conceived the fundamental idea
of the play. After that they met when
ever there was nothing better to do
and belabored each other until the
scenario took form. A stenographer
then joined the party, and simultan =
ously the playwrights dictated the
final outline of the play. 1t would be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
By R. A. Simon

1t takes two to make a play these
days. Formerly managers would an
nounce new play by Bernard Shaw
or Edward Sheldon. or Augustus
Thomas or George V. Hobart, depend
ing on the sort Of manager that did
the announcing. But now moro than
half of the plays that reach the boards
arc the result Of collaboration. In
stead of looking forward TO new
piece by Henry Arthur Jones or En-.
gene Walter we arc beginning to won
Ger who will be Guy Bottoms next
partners The bulk of recent successes
come from variations on certain we'll
established themes. Our hardy am
nuals are the Glass Goodman combina-
ton, the assorted permutations Of Win
chcll Smith-Smith- Mapes, Smith Eay-
zard, Smith-Bacon, Smith-ncxt.-thc
metamorphoses accomplished by George
M. Conan, the manifestations of Sam
Shlpman in divers forms, and the end.
less possibilities of Bolton. In fact
1t is drab week that does not brine
intelligence of al impending opns nv
Bolton-W odehousc (unhappily parted
at this time), Bolton Middleton o.
Bolton?
One reason for the growth of tho co-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

ton for austere beauty in home life
we should send in that gambling house
and fecl that it proved us as civilized
as any Japanese or ancient Greek
The story is magnifcentlv LODGED bnt
itself is less magnificent than far
fetched.
Pace of "Thc Avalanche" Too RAND
We should nevertheless do wrono "a
convey that "Thc Avalanche" is not
good average entertainment. The truth
is that this tale Of gambling instinct
inherited by the daughter from the
mother and of the mothers death for
the daughters sake is one of those i'm
probable but highly picturesque and
effective stories which need a great
deal of time in which to unfold quietly
instead of hitting us in the eve bv
jumping out of box at us. 1t is only
from this deliberate and gradual ac
qualntance, ripening warmly into
friendship, that melodramatic charac-
tcrs can be otherwise than suner-
NAs NNi'SSc GU VI tHdJ we accent
without filnchlng startling conditions.
1t Is from development alone that there
rises that strong full tide of passionate
interest which can drown the glare of
every coincidence and inconsistency
and which can carry us where il likes
on Its own adventure. In our deform
ing five reel system "The Avalanche"
has simply not had time to do any,
thing but leap from incident to Incl
dent, landing on them as on slipperv
stepping-stones; its emotions, instead
OF being allowed to develop, have been
picked green and asked to ripen in
transit. Yet it is not without a certain
excitement, if only the excitement of
discovering that Elsie Ferguson has
reused herself from the letharey in
which she so long sat smiling at grief
with the wan contentment of the Sleep
ing Beauty and has resumed the real
business of an actress.
In playing both mother and daughter.
realizing them wildly against each
other with an execution as subtle as
it is successful, she makes a splendid
bid for our admiration, and we are
glad to strew it before her with both
hands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

ber the writers to be chosen by lot.
A scenario (by Anne Crawford Flex-
ner) was selected as the basis of the
piece and the lottery took place. Four
women and one man were chosen bv
the fates for -he undertaking. In
making the play the majority ruled
that the drama was to be d play within
play and that by way of novelty the
prologue and epilogue were 10 shcw
the authors themselves at work on the
script. The majority ruled also that
love interest was essential 10 the
frame and that the man would have
to marry one OF hs colaborators
And there ended one OF Inc most prom
fslng dramas over planned for the
American theatre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

interesting to have verbatim tran
script of all that was said in the
stcnographor's hearing. Finally they
found their way to Atlantic City and
proceeded to dictate the lines Of the
comedy to an amanuensis. Then they
started to fight again over 4 new
scenario.
eve wrote the dialogue together
says Mr.. Wilde, land we remained
friends, anyhow. In parts where
Shippy found matters exactly to his
liking he did the lines, and portions
that seemed to lie particularly in my
tee was needed we worked absolutely
together. Ii Shippy put over a come
back I'd change my original line to
make his shot seem snappier One bit
ton tryout wasn't in our original
scenario One of us asked the other
d question about plot line and the
retort was scream. 1t went right
into the script"
'Fricndly Enemies" and east is
West were written by Mr.. Shipman
with Aaron Hoffman and John b
Hyman respectively much in the same
fashion.
Very often. however, writer col
laborates without being aware of it,
It's wise author that knows his own
play. Several years ago Al Woods
accepted plays from Willard Mack,
Sam Shipman and Percival L. Wilde
At least one of them WAS tried out,
but not altogether to Mr.. Woods's sat
isfaction. Finally Mr. Woods hit on
the plan of making a composite play.
using an act from each Max MARGIN
put together the mosaic, and in the
building the Macl, play disappeared
altogether. The ultimate result was
"The Woman in Room 49,
In other eases there are 80 many
authors that in order to save page
in the programme the blame is fast
ened on only one. 1t is no secret that
the sensationally successful ION Trial"
was the work of at least four men in
addition to the young man who was
credited with the play. "A Regular
Business Man." Douglas Fairbanks
one-acter, was labelled as the work OF
"The Lambs" Augustus Thomas.
George Nj. Cohan and many other
Lambs having helped 20 write the
sketch. And the plays which have had
the unpublished collaboration of Mr..
Cohan, Mr.. Thomas lawsuit over
"At Bay credited to George Scar
borough, brought out the fact that Mr..
Thomas has elaborated on numerous
pieces, but that he declines to figure
on playbills in the role of collaboration
-Wlnchell Smith, Jack Hazard Roi
Cooper Megrue and David Belasco are
RS the tickets for u serious drama at
the cut-rate ticket office.
The chief objection to collaboration
outside artistic scruples is the fact
that 1t breaks up friendships and
creates deadly enemies. Several wears
ago a society of American dramatists
decided to fashion a play each act of
winch was to be written by one mem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
Constance TaEmadge to
Hare Ciyde FifcT, Role

Constance Talmadge begins work on
her second First National Picture at
the Constance Talmadge Studio next
Tuesday. morning. Miss Talmadge's
first picture, a Temperamentai Wife"
by John Emerson and Anita Loos, will
be followed by Clyde Fitch story,
adapted by Emerson and Loos, from
The Bachelor" Conway Tearle will be
the leading man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

A large part of the cast for Every
woman the Paramount-A AIRCRAFT pro-
duction has been chosen. Among tn.
players announced arc Violet Hemins,
as Everywoman; Wanda H4wley. as
Beauty Mildred Reardoa. as Con-
science; Bebe Danies. as Vice, Mary
McIvcr, as Youth; Margaret Loomis, as
Modesty; Irving Cummings. as Passion;
Theodore Roberts, as Wealth; Ray
mond Hatton, as Flattery, and Noah
Beery, as Bluff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17


is Count di Zoppola, who appears on
the roof very often with his beautiful
bride.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

Harry Susskind, of Pelham Heath Inn,
says: "In spite of the wetness and the
dryness we are doing record business.
And the same may be said for Fountain
Inn, out on the Merrick Road"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

Everybody is announcing that he
is going to entertain the Prince of
Wales while he is here in New York.
and with all these conflicting state
ments 1T will be just our luck to miss
him. He is expected at the Commodore
and he is looked for at the Waldorf
and they are preparing for him at the
Rltz, and Terrace Garden has sent him
a silver invitation to visit its Dance
Palace. We haven't opened the weekly
news from Healy or Reisenwebers vet.
so we do not know if they are expect
ing the Prince or not, but we lust re-
celved this bit of information from our
favorite roof:
There is feverish anticipation at the
Hotel Majestic. which is reflected from
Copeland Townsend, the proprietor on
down to Hallam, the headwaiter on the
Root Garden.
Walter Guzzardi, the director of the
majestic restaurants, is busy trying
new dishes, decorating them and then
~iS "hRe OtiiSI famous CnGtS OF tho
town think. Consultations of a culinary
nature are frequent at the Majestic.
ut is all secret-but this much is
certain. The Prince of Wales is to
have one dinner on the Majestic Roof
Garden. What night and at what hour
and who the host will be the manage
ment is pledged not to reveal Even
the press agent hangs around looking
sad-eyed, with not a scrap of informa-
ton that he can use-except that the
Prince is to be there.
Arrangements were made for a table
TOR twelve three weeks ago, and it was
stated at that time that the time of
the dinner would depend upon the date
OF the arrival of the royal visitor-but
now 1T looks as if it would be this CON-
ing week"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

The Monday musicales, which used
to be held in the ballroom of the
Hotel Bellevue-Stratford in Philadel-
phia, will be resumed November "a
Some of those who will be heard are
Nine. GalliCurci. John Mccormack,
Nine. Frances Aida, Alfred Cortot,
Carolina Lazzari, Rudolph CAM and
Edward Lankow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

Wednesday night we were invited to
see "The Challenged" and before we
went to the Selwyn we were invited to
nave dinner at Murray's, which is
right across the street. Matilda Cunz
the hostess, was also our hostess and
Mr. Kelly was our host. Mr.. Kellv
does everything at Murray's. Saunders
picked out our table and our dinner
and Robert served it, which is a per-
fect combination. And while we were
eating our simple meal of honey dew
melon, filet mignon, sweet corn, alli-
gator pear salad and frozen figs, we
had a chance to give a thought to the
revolving floor. Saunders had selected
table just off the floor in the shadow
OF the gondola, and we watched the
diners and grew imaginative and scnti-
mental Con 2.75 per cent, too) and
thought that they were like ships that
pass in the night. Just as we would
become interested in some GOV maiden
or some handsome man they would
drift from our range Of vision and we
'NA "Noiu "co eHeil again. IL taxes
an hour for the floor to make revolu-
ton (Which seems slow in this day of
revolutions, and by the time the table
got around again the occupants had
changed In the old, happy days, when
things were prone to grow hazy in the
course of the evening, much excitement
was caused by that elusive floor.
Couples would leave their table to
dance and when they would return to
where it was, it wasn't there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

If you have seen Thomas Healy
looking worried these last few days it
was because he was puzzling in his
mind whether he should or should not
and it is difficult matter to settle, for
Havana is most attractive place, and
not SO warm as some other places
which one is occasionally invited to
visit. 1t happened like this: Mr.. Healy
received a munificent offer from
Cuban theatrical firm to take "Blossom
Festival" New York's only ice skating
show, to Havana and stage it there
just as it is done in the Golden Glades.
And latter calm elaboration and due
consideration" Mr.. Healy has declined.
He will keep his "Blossom Festival"
right here at Sixty-sixth Street.
Fountaln Inn, on the Merrick Road.
mas never had a buster week than the
one just past, and we know it's true, for
we saw the man who told it, the man
being Mr. Henningsen, the host.
Ihree times this week we have eaten
at Armenonville at the Knickerbocker
Hotel. We had supper, dinner and
luncheon, and always on the balcony.
At luncheon we were the guest of
Anton1o moreno, who is making a fv-
ing visit to the East, and who shares
our fondness for Armenonville. aye
gods!" said Tony in his best Spanish
American. at is good to be here
again with everybody" Everybody be-
ing Olive Thomas and Leone Morgan.
and June Elvidge and Jack Pickford,
and E. r. Thomas and Taylor Holmes
and Richard Barthelmess, and few
hundred others who were out of our
range of vision.
And one day we had luncheon Of
Claridge's, and our host said: Lets
go IN the grill. 1t is so much cooler
there SO we did, and it was. Try it!
We cheerfully recommend it.
Word comes from the Palais ROYAL
that the actors strike has helped their
business, whereas one would expect
quite the opposite effect. Now, instead
of staying only for dinner and supper
the guests stay right through and see
the entertainment twice And thew are
going to have visiting star nights, for
the present conflict has made it posi-
BILE for the management to secure
number of musical comedy stars, who
will give impromptu entertainment be-
tween the dances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

BELLS Castle House, at the Terrace
Garden Dance Palace, have formed
Giants Rooters Club. They see each
game the McGraw team plays, except
those on Saturdays, Sundays and holi-
days when sessions are held at the
Dance Palace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

We wish Billie Burke would tell us
what her little dinner was all about
out in the summer house of the
Japanese garden at the Ritz Carlton.
We were pretty we'll occupied ourself
at the other end of the garden, but we
found time to observe that it had
something to do with black cat in a
Japanese birdcage trimmed with
violet and pink sweetpeas. Come,
Billie, please-le't the cat out of the
bag.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

You need pay no attention to the
Biblical warning against princes if you
are IN search of dancing partner, for
Prince Aage of Denmark is marvel
ious dancer, and to this we can testify
lie likes the Ritz Roof to dance in,
too Tor is it "to dance on"?). At any
rate, that is where he goes to dance.
Another man who dances like a dream
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

The chief objection to collaboration
outside artistic scruples is the fact
that it breaks up friendships and
creates deadly enemies. Several years
ago society of American dramatists
decided to fashion a play each act of
which was to be written by one mem
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-29

anything.
! MERIT-The quality of gold Is
known by rubbing it against stone.
MODESTY-1. He who is high
| suffers great fall. 2. The fly that
rests on the back of a carbaac iva
ter buffalo, thinks it is higher than
the carabao. 3. Boastfulness drives
away wisdom. A. Do not brag before
landing the fish.
PERSEVERANCE; DETERMINE
TION-1 A thing is near, though far,
If you want it. @. If you want eggs,
put up with the cackling of the hen.
3. II you are afraid of every dog
bark, you will never reach your des-
tination.
PRIDE, SENSE OF--Do not be too
near your superiors, lest they trample
upon your dignity.
RIGHTEOUSNESS-He who devi-
ates from clear path may lose his
way.
|. A whisper is louder than shout
2 The earth has songs, rumor has
wings. -
SHREWDNESS--l. II you want to
fool pretend to be fool.
TAI KATIvE NESS-While the
pumpkin vine creeps along, the fruit
is left behind.
TEMPTATION--1. A piece of green
wood will burn if placed near the fire
long enough. 2. A wanderer will
sooner or later slip. 8. soft snare
has a tight bold.
THRIFT-Easy earning means
quick spending.
TRUTH-A liar loves to take an
oath.
WOMAN'S HONOR Wherever |
fall, there stand.
The Filipinos are not a hermit ma
ton. They have taken from the west
whatever they thought was good for
them and suitable to their conditions
But above these outside influences
they want their national genius TO
rise and reach higher levels OF per-
lection, 1t is thus, and only thus, tina:
they can fulfill whatever destiny
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-29

earnest desire to develop their own
individuality as a nation When the
Spaniards came, the Filipinos already
had a culture of their own. Almost
every Filipino could read and write
Although Spanish civilization has
greatly influenced the Filipinos, and
although the young generation is be-
ing educated in American ideas, We.
Filipino culture remains at bottom in