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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20
Tea For Three
Has Star Cast
SelWyns Say
Roi Cooper Megrue's Comedy
Comes to Lyric for Christ
mas Engagement.

Tea For Three Ro Cooper Me-
grue's high-class comedy which proved
the most successful play of its kind
produced in New York last year will
be seen at the Lyric theater for three
days commencing Dec. rs, with matinee
on Christmas and Saturday.
The Selwyns, under whose manage
ment 1t is presented have assembled
great cast for the play.
The comedy will be seen here, exact
" as it was seen at Maxine Elliotts
theater New York, where it ran for
one entire year
In Tea For Three" which he calls
AN angle on the triangle" Mr.. Me-
grue has given the theater one of the
brightest plays ever written by an
American. The story is strictly mod
ern and despite the fact that it deals
with what finally proves to be a trifling
incident in the lives Of several thor
oughly nice people, it is sensationally
dramatic throughout
No single feature of Tea For Three"
probably received higher praise than
the dialogue Of the author. Critics de-
scribed 1t as sclntillating, brilliant and
quite the best ever to come from the
pen OF an American playwright In
the hands Of the capable cast the Sell
wyns have assembled, Tea For Three"
Is certain TO prove one of the dramatic
treats of the year.
During its long engagement in New
York it is likely Tea For Three" was
seen by far more discriminating audi
Cnce than any other play produced there
during that entire season, 1t was the
one play everyone was urged to see
and that it came through so searching
a fire of criticism, unscathed and with
added glory speaks all the more highly
for it, Tea For Three" Is one play
theater-goers can not well afford to
p1iaq
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20

musical comedy, "Over the Top" when
II was decided to take the piece out Of
New York, he left the cast and re-
tu~0ed 10 vaudeville.
Herbert Ashley, assisted nv Roy Diet
rich in An Unusual Converse ton. D"
has orc Of the most humorous offerings
I'm vaudeville Tho fun engendered is
irresistible. Foley and O'Neil are two
danDer well-Eroomed young men. who
have fine voices and do bit Of eccen-
tric dancing. Foley and O'Nel are two
NJ the Younger sons Of old Erin and
Ireland has Just cause 10 be proud Of
them Harry and Ada Vivian are the
worlds greatest sharpshoOters They
have Just returned from the war zone
whore their remarkable craftsmanship
wae hailed with enthusiasm, Bob Tipp
md comuany are tumhlers and athletes.
Tim Is the greatest dog alive. A man
and woman who work with him are
more than capable and they Of course.
ere responsible hlstrionic ability, The
Transfield sisters In a novelty musical
offering COmulete the vaudeville
Touics Of the day and Kilograms win
"o~'rihute much to making this an ideal
loiMav offering
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20
Dual HeddLiners First of
LOeW Week.: AU-Star Last
Waiter and Emily Walters, Harry Horton
Lead With VentrilOquiaL Act.

Naudeviles premier ventrloqulsts
Walter and Emily Walters, and Henry
Horton, the eminent character actor
viii be joint headliners in the new show
opening at Loew's LyCeum Sunday.
The Walters, sister and brother have
an act that has scored big hit on
Eastern circuits and is now making
It's first tour Of the South. MisG Wal.
tiers has the distinction of ben the
on!y female ventriIoquist who can per-
fectly initiate babys cry The two
introduce "A lot Of novelties in their
act. which runs for l6 minutes.
Henry Horton. who will be remem-
bered for his excellent work in 1.-THE
Village Postmaster" and other rural
comedies, will be seen in Uncle Lem s
Dilemma" a village satire written by
Edward Locke, author OF The Climax"
and THE Case OF Becky" It Is a fresh,
crisp comedy Of rural life in which Hor
ton is supported by an exceptional cast.
A delightful song and dance revue
IN miniature will be presented by Essie,
Nora and Kathleen tire edanty Irish
girls, who appear in several changes of
beautiful costumes. Powell and Worth
pair of very dark comedians, and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20
Mary RckfOrd at Strand
In Heart o. the Hills"
Stars Third Big Production, q Kentuckv
Drama, To Be ShOWn Entire Week.

When Pendeton Gray met Mavis
HaWn, the Kentucky mountain girl, he
was constrained to scott at her. He
aldh I realize that 10 years later the
same Mavis. shining under the bril-
nancy Of education, would break his
neart This is one of the situations in
heart o the Hills" adapted from the
story by John Fox, Jr., and in which
Mary Picldord makes her latest an
pearance at the Strand theater, com
mencing Sunday. The engagement is
for one week.
=, AS Mavis Hawn, Miss Pickford takes
me role of a girl whose father has
peeh Killed by an unidentified noun
ialneer and whose mother is on the
verge Of remarrying Mavis opposes
Ihe marriage for she believes that the
sultor merely wants TO wed her mother
IN order to get possession of yauable
coal lands owned by the Hawns
ODDLY, Mavis is in love with the son
or the widower who is counting her
mother. Both Mavis and young Honey
Cutt are displeased with the life thew
have been leading and they plan to
marry when they are Of sufficient age.
other influences enter their lives, how
ever and they separate in going to diff
ferent schools.
They return to their mountain homes
IN time to find that their parents mar
rage has been terrible mistake.
WtdoW Hawn is frai and weak under
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20

ness for the Defense" is also one of
the highest taxed women in America.
Miss Ferguson's wardrobe for q sin
gle production never costs less than
$40, 900 and more often than not as in
the case of "The Avalanche" and THE
witness for the Defense" her wardrobe
and jewels have exceeded this figure
to the extent of $25, 900
Miss Ferguson does not believe that
it is fair to the public to eoonomize on
her wardrobe, and despite the taxes,
she has not spared any amount Of
money to dress her roles as she did
before the days OF the high tax on
Injuries
The attraction for today only Is
Eczema Keefe in An Amateur Widow"
Showing Monday and Tuesday win be
Wallace Reds big woodland romance,
The Valley of the Giants
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20
MdnteU Gives
Julius Caesar
New Setting
Production Replaces One
Burned-Here New Years
Week in Repertoire.

The New Years week attraction at
the New Lyric theater will be Robert
b, Mantell in the most impressive and
extensive repertoire Of Shakespeare and
the classic dramatsts visible on the
English speaking stage, either side OF
the Atlantic, Featured In the roper
toire this season In new production
OF Julius Caesar" which takes the
place of one destroyed three winters
ago in storehouse fire, The new pro-
duction Is modelled after famous
staging Of the play at the Theater An
tome, PARIS, "A few seasons ago, An
other special feature of the engagement
will be the appearance Of Fritz Leiber,
Mr., Mantell's leading man, In the role
of Hamlet, a part in which he has
scored declsively in New York aud
Chicago The order of plays for the
week Is King Lear, Monday night;
Julius Caesar Tuesday night Mr.
Leibers Hamlet Wednesday after
noon; "Richelieu,' New Years eve
Julius Caesar" again New Years aft
ernoon, 1.-THE Merchant Of Venice,
New Years night Macbeth Friday
night; Julius Caesar again Saturday
afternoon. and Richard ILL., Saturday
night
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20
Tom Mix Has
Stern Role in
"'The Feud''

Movie fans who have enjoyed Tom
MiX's brilliant work in innumerabe
comedies, will be treated TO reyela-
ton Sunday when this popular star ap-
pears in much sterner role in The
Feud, which will be shown at Loew's
Lyceum in connection with the new
vaudeville bill The story was writ
ten by Charles Kenyon.
Mix appears as Jere Lynch, son Of
a Kentucky feudist, who is in love with
Betty Summers. the daughter of his
fathers avowed enemy The elder
Lynch Is killed by Betty's brother, and
Jere Stays the latter for revenge Jere
flees, and, although he and Betty still
love each other she is falsely informed
that he is dead, At length, Jere mar
ries another girl. a son is born and a
short time later Jere Is killed in an
Indian massacre. The son eventually
goes East and there meets and weds
the daughter of Betty, his fathers old
sweetheart. Thus, the families are H.
nally united and in the films climax
baby born to the young couple Is
named Summers Lynch, to further bind
tho tie.
Mix is seen first as Jere Lynch and
later as the son. Pretty Eva Novak
takes the part of the sweetheart in
both episodes Of this stirring drama,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20
SECTION MAN HURT.

JoNEsBORO, Ark, Dec. 20. (Spl)-
Lin Taylor, section hand on the
Cotton Belt railroad, was badly hurt
Thursday morning. He, with some
other men started out on a motor car.
They saw a man in front of them and
thought he would get off before they
reached him, but the man being deaf
did not hear the car and before they
could stop the man was struck He
was thrown on the car, knocking Tay-
lor off, Taylor received a severe cut
on, the head and face, making a very
painful wound He was taken to st.
Demands hospital, where his wounds
were dressed. He is reported resting
very well. The deaf man was not badly
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20

me cruel treatment of the rough Steve
Honeycutt, and she sorely regrets the
marriage, Mavis and Jason arrive at
the home of their unhappy parents to
hear the widow Hawn threaten to dis
close the fact that Steve Honevcutt
killed Mavis' father.
Enraged, the elder Honeycutt makes
ready to choke Widow Hawn to death.
when the rifles of Mavis and Jason
are brought into action Then a most
pleasing incident in the story takes
place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20
VIII Introduce
NeW Movie Star

Memphis latest motion picture star,
little Lynwood Rapp, daughter Of Mrs
w, c. Rapp, Sl5 North Montg 1mery
street will appear in person at the
! Strand theater Sunday afternoon at
/ o clock, This marks this talented little
girls first public appearance, and 1t is
/ IN the form OF an introduction to the
Memphis theater going public, as she
will be featured in one of Mary Pick
| ford's new pictures to be released soon
and shown at the Strand theater
Baby Lynwood Rapp is a remarkably
Pretty child and is said to be talented
far beyond her years, She has been
associated with the Mary Pickford COM
pany for several weeks lately, working
on the forthcoming Mary Pickford pro-
duction.
Her appearance Sunday will be in con-
nection with the first showing of Miss
Pichord'S latest picture, Heart O. the
Hills"
In connection with little Miss Rapps
appearance. the following concert viii
be given, featuring two songs by Miss
Joe Cleta Howe, a Memphis girl;
Selection --Carrncn ............. Biyet
strand Orchestra
Tulip Time from the 'Follies Of 1919"
jelly Roll .... ............,. Won Tilzer
Miss Joe Cleta Howe.
March--ln ana Out ..,....,... Berlin
Strand Orchestra,
W. O. Davis, director.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20
Elsie Ferguson
Is at Savoy in
Drama of India

The luxury tax that finds its way to
chapeauN, not hats, and blouses, not
shirtwaists, and frocks, not dresses. has
affected motion picture stars ward :
robes perhaps more than any private
individuals
Elsie Ferguson, one Of America best
dressed screen stars, who comes to the
Savoy theater Sunday only, in her new
Paramount Aircraft picture, The wit,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20
HUNS RATIFY PROTOCOL.

BERLIN. Dec 20 The national as
somhly has ratified the protocol signed
Of Versailles In September by Baron
Kur' Won Lersner, which annuls Rrti-
C'e 81 Of the German constitution, This
article provided for Austrian represen-
tation In the German parlament.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20
600 CAPTIVEs FREED.

.SINGFORS, Finland, Dec, 90
BY an amnesty bin passed by parlia
ment yesterday, 500 persons prom
nent in Finnish life ,hefore the rebellion,
we're released from prison,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11
WILSON QUITS
If IA POINTS
ARE IGNORED
Friends Say Presi-
dent Will Leave as
Last Resort
Ry Carl d. Groat

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Paris, April 10.-Despite British
and French assertions that the peace
settlement is nearly completed, it
was officially stated today that
President Wilson does not agree this
is the case. His position was said
to be that the conference must get
back to the IA principles and the
armistice terms, which he feels have
been disregarded lately.
Even more emphaticafly than on
Monday it was declared that the
PRESENT will quit the conference
only as last resort, in ease the
other delegates fail to get together.
Ordering of the George Washing
ton to Brest does not necessarily
mean that he is quitting, but it was
repeated that he will return home "if
necessary"
Persons close to Wilson added
there is no threat or bluff in this
statement, and he is fully prepared
to "make good"
Summed up, the presidents posi-
ton is that of letting his colleagues
know that a "grab-all" policy is un-
tenable, and that a peace must soon
be made that wilR be just and honest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11
GRAVE STILL MAYOR
City Election in Plentywood Was
Quite Interesting-Mayor Grave
Reelected By a Safe Majority
Palubici Beat Johnson.

The city election in Plentywood
last Monday was more interesting
than usual and very large vote
was polled.
The election was made interesting
because of the fact that number OF
the citizens of the city, being dis
satisfied with the loose way in which
the city is being policed placed Mr..
Ed. Holland in nomination for the
office much against his will, but this
element seeking more decent moral
conditions in the county capitol
seems to be in the minority and the
"free and easy" crowd seems to
have won out without much effort.
An effort was made to inject the
league issue into the election, which
on it's face was absurd; it now seems
that any dissatisfaction with the po-
Icing fthe town is Bolshevik. How
ever the fight made may do some
good and the conditions may be I'M
proved as a result. For the selfish
interest of the city, it is to be hoped
for.
The results of the election are as
follows:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11
COPHERlPOISON
sORDERED SOLD
Az a Resul of Producers News Pub
icity Old Gofer Poison Stock Is
Placed on Market-County Will
Resume Gofer Poison Campaign.

AS a result Of the publicity given
to the matter by the Producers News
the gofer poison stock which the
county had on hand and for which
the offer to buy on the part OF farm
ers were denied by the county com
missioners, under the excuse that
the poison was valueless, was placed
on the market this week and Deputy
Auditor Carl Peterson has disposed
Of ali the stock on hand at the
county seat an turned the money IN
to the county treasurer with whom
the county money is now kept.
The stock at the different gofel
poison stations throughout the county
to resume the gofer poison campaign
is now available and those wismne
can now get the poison at those
depots.
to the county Of several hundred
dollars.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11
FODDEN ELECTED MAYOR OF BUTTE
|IIzEuS REPUDIATE The CROOKS

slate who did vote, cast their ballots
for Stodden and elected him.
Cults, the beneficiary of private
fraud, the exponent of Americanism
as practiced by the A. C. NJ, polled
1856 votes, the vote that he is real
ly entitled to, and the vote that he
actually received in the primaries
for there are at least 1855 gunmen,
stool-plgeons, labor-fahrs, lick
spittles and pimps in Butte, al
though it is possible that one or two
deoent citizens inadvertently voted
for the gentleman"
If ever a crooked political gang
received showing up in spite of
their control of the courts and
judges it is this bunch of crooks,
who violated not only the legal code,
but most of the moral laws as well,
in their desperate endeavor to put
over Crooked Cults and Tamepring
Treacy at the behest Of r. S. Alley,
the boss Of the A. C. M. political
machine.
An anlysis of the vote discloses
the fact that w. T. Stodden re-
ceived approximately $500 votes
that would have gone to Dunn had
the Montana autocracy allowed him
to run.
AS most of the 5000 or 1000 per-
sons who refused to vote gathered
at the mass meeting at Hebgen park,
it is obvious that the only people
who have real reason to chortle
over the election results are the
Bulletin and its supporters.
Cults was supported not only by
the two big democratic dailies, but
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11

by the fake republican daily that is
also controlled by the A. C. NJ, as
well as by every daily paper in the
state. '
thousands of dollars of A. C. M.
money was spent in advertising the
CUTS campaign. A cartoonist, at
salary of 500 per week and ex-
penses, was imported from Boise.
Ida.; female solicitors were import
ed to canvass the entire city and tell
everyone that if Dunn was elected
the mines would close.
Dunn was slandered daily in half
page advertisements, he was accused
of being everything but a gentleman,
while Cults was held up as model
of everything that was pure and un-
defiled.
Bolshevism VS.. Americanism was
worked overtime. Dunn was called
a destroyer of the home and an ad-
vocate of free love, defamer of
womanhood. But the crooks, in
spite of their intense campaign were
forced to steal the nomination from
him.
The election contest despite a
mountain of proof that open and
brazen fraud had been committed,
was decided against him; the su-
preme course was asked to order his
name placed on the machines, butt in
a decision that is a scandal in every
place where legal procedure is
known, the supreme court, disre-
garding facts and law, decided that
they could not, because of the i'm
portance of the case, pass upon the
question at issue.-Butte Bulletin.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11
Yours truly,
LUKE TINKER,
Clerk and Recorder

The attention of the readers is
called to the fact that the Primary
Ballots in Valley county with reg
istration of 6,263 only cost that coun-
ty $1,127.10 and that there were only
1892 ballots printed or one and a
half ballots printed for each regis
tered voter, which is according to the
law. It win be remembered that the
Pioneer Press printed two ballots
for each registered voter. This was
done as a graft. 1t will further be
observed that Valley county only
printed three ballots: namely, Repub-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11
[uON DULLAR
lind SATURDAY
Western Soldier Musicians
Be in Sheridan County Capitol
aifcW-Fresh From Triumphs
North Dakota.
FuAENTED BY GOVERNOR

lamOus Military Band, COM
i q artists taken from the SOL
The west, who have recently
M a triumphant tour OF
AkOta where they have made
aVes famous, and where they
Nucularly favored and COM
1@ Oy Gov. Frazier, will be
4FWOod (tomorrow) Saturday.
R, COlley, of Co. B. of Far
@Isaee man for the million
DsAd was in Plentywood the
ne week. The band con-
T. lGTty pieces all played by
harold Bachman is leader
Oa' his brother plays from
also the two Bruce broth
\ Eunng Robert Bruce, cornet
TnC formerly resided at
lake, and Fred Bruce, who
unet' and the Riswell broth
ana appears at Williston,
might friday and in Plen.
%nofroW (Saturdayl after
n - !, evening, e! and from here
~ :. Sidney, Miles City, and
h. l., 70 Dickinson, Ji N. D., which
h ~ y, Will tour BEFORE taking
W. Saf. After tourning North
L Oe Dand will visit Montana,
L ssgOn and the coast states.
|sts 4Ous band was taken from
|lst.'aO h. 'cOmposed of North Dako-
|Sptan Idaho, Oregon and
eVosa ~n men en- in the 41st Division.
i 're we will want to see this
In aSieal sa1S: organization COM
|ssx v,uer w musicians from the
/ a saa ~ the people of this
|S~sa me state may congratu-
|s sgiVes sSIN on the opportunity
|Gs6oo 70 hear this wonderful
Eps.sn as they play in only
n Sn IN The state of Montana
/ sSa,p A. appear tomorrow (Sat-
|pAeum' 10 and evening at
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11

Grave was elected mayor py ma
;ority of 81 and in the only contest.
ed seat for alderman in the second
ward, the present incumbent, Mr.
Palubicki, was elected by majority
of 6 over Harry Johnson.
In the first ward, C. E. Coryell was
elected alderman for the one year
term and Peter DIETRICH was elected
for the two year term, ootn gensie-
men being uncontested: =
There was very little interest In
the election of alderman.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11
'NE OF HUNDREDS
oF TESTIMONIALS

|sa News, "feA Ao' 19i9'
||s~d, Mont.
h nv nv Your statement and /
Il AMI subscription expires the
M 70 5il ~ which I am herewith
il gTH'OV for this coming
|as x;ts wouldn't and couldn't
Ed Shaout Sh,snout one paper in the
u tserloan that is willing to
||hess. uers' sr The more I read
|sa = : !, News the more I want
|$ ana = Is not afraid to print
Yours ruIy, -
b. A. NERESON.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11

for the year prior by the Medicine
Lake newspaper.
"We say again that it is but a
waste of time and space to take
further exception to such erroneous
articles"
In the article which the above tom
myrot is intended as an answer, the
Producers News printed the claim
and warrant numbers and the names
of those persons to whom the war
rants were rawn; yet the Pioneer
Press says it never got the money.
If the Pioneer Press did not get
the money, we wonder who did.
Did Sunny Jim," the man from
Glasgow, get it, or did it go to the
"three blind men," Surely, some
one must have gotten it as the
claims were audited and passed and
the warrant issued. We always
thought that someone got "divvy"
but the Producers News really does
not know just exactly who got the
'cut back"
Now for the facts.
It cost Sheridan county to get the
primary ballots printed the insig-
nificant and paltry sum of $8,064.
Just for the sake of reference it
will be stated here that there were
7,717 names registered for the pri-
mary election.
Following are interesting letters
anent the cost of primary ballots in
Valley and Richland counties: (Note
the number of names registered and
the total costs)
Letters
COUNTY OF VALLEY i
STATE OF MONTANA
Glasgow, Montana
March 20, 1919.
Mrs. B. K. O'Grady,
County Auditor,
Plentywood, Mont.
Dear Madam:
Your letter received and contents
noted.
AS to the number of Registered
Electors at the last Primary Elec-
ton was $685. Ballots printed
1892. There We're 8 sets of Tickets
printed at $18775 each, and sets
of sample ballots printed at s187.85
each. Grand total for all tickets,
$1,127.10.
Respectfully yours,
C.. w. KAMPFER,
Clerk & Recorder.
BY A. j. DORR, Deputy
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11
RARNER BUYS FORDSON

Henry Barner, well known DooIey
farmer. was in Plentywood yester-
dav and purchased the Fordson trac-
TORS @ from the local Forson agency,
tba Montana Motor Company. Mr.
Barner is a scientific farmer ano -
GOING TO do all Of his farming WITH
tractors in the future. Mr. barne1
i cultivating a large acreage.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11
QUIET SCHOOL ELECTION
WAS HELD SATURDAY

There was very little interest
taken in the school election held at
the school house last Saturday. Fred
Crave and Louis Nelson were elect
ed members Of he board without op-
position.