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The Plays the Thing

technical skill that in every word and
move evinces tie true artist.
Lionel in the opposite role IL no
less vivid He depicts every shade Of
cruelty, brutal passion and blind
frenzy with a power that provokes in
every auditor the creeps.
One comes away from the perform.
ance Mortified At the tragedy but en-
thusiastic over the art.
out Of this remarkable "brotherS
production has sprung the report thai
greater things are planned for this
pair of talented young men. 1t La
nothing less than a revival next sea-
son of Hamlet" with John in the
role of the melancholy Dane and Lii
onel in the role of the crafty king.
Now If they could hut add to the cast
the gifted Ethel Barrymore in the
part of the distraught Ophelia. that
would be / performance worth going
miles to see. And what a monument
1t would he 10 the name of Barry.
more. Let's hope we'll see 1t.
Conan & Harris are taking pride
these days in he fact that they hold
tho seasons record among theatrical
producers for having the greatest
number nj successful plays in New
York for ,ha longest time, The firm
has at present on Broadway four
attractions all established in popu-
larity-fron the nine months run %
Three Faces East" tho first Of this
seasons dramas to approach a three
hun'dredth New York performance: "A
Prince There Was" George M. Co
hans comedy success which has play
ed to capacity audiences since Christ.
mas, Mis- Nelly of " Orleans" In
which Mrs. Fiske has scored a. note
worthy success. now in its third
month; 10 '"Fhe Royal NaEahond.s
the novel t'CohaniZed opera conlfs
que" also in its third month OF q
record success.
Both MIR. cohan and his partner
Sam II. Harris believe that American
plaYgoerS favor tho clean. human.
humorous. q;icF moving play. Sc, -
0ur own daV and age and centered
around the affairs and persons of our
every day life The success of this
hcliet has been in process of demon.
ajrlUon fer fifteen years since tho
Informal partnership of Mr.. Cohan
and Mr.. Harris was sealed With
Their present season s record. the
process appears proved.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12

perous and peaceful Switzerland as
having a population OF only 3.425.o 900
and an area of 1878 square miles as
compared with 5.e1i.T6s sufferers and
5000 square miles OF flooded dis
tricts here. we at onoe comprehend
tho severity and the extent Of devasta-
ton by the foods"
The conditions caused BY these
floods tend to become steadily worse.
The river bede become nlled with
great masses Of sand and silt and the
mountain slopes become furrowed into
deep guilies through which the tor
rents roar IN foaming, boulder st1ewn
crests after every downpour. The only
way to diminish the evil Is to diminish
the amount Of soil brought down from
the mountains. II the mountains were
covered with trees similar to those
which once were spread over them the
water would not be atAe to take away
80 much soil and Furthermore It woufd
reach the river gradually In 4 regular
flow divided over longer period and
not within few hours IN fercs tor
rentA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12
Viii Exchange Seeds

MIR. Sherfesee reports that the TER
ritory N china where The refore@'ta7
tlun work is 20 be- undertaken and IN
which the help Of America is asked,
lies within the north temperate zone
rruT rbdf II r region al "'eeiY VaiS
Ing moisture coIGtions from the
semi-ar.d sandy plains OF the North
Ia the tcrt..or- hl+rn3d OATS a. the
Yans;ste valley. quite q variety or
seeds OF trees winch grow there are
offered in exchange for those which
China needs NJ the present time anu
il Is believed thar this exchange viii
benefit this country also and PROVIDE
a naruber OF new and. valuable trees
which Will thrive here
china has been a greater sufferer
than any other nation from floods due
10 detorestation. and few people have
any conception of THIS great problem.
China Is now trying TO recover from
The effects Of GIFTED policy
which permitted the destruction Of
the country's mountain forests. This
result was due 10 the complete abb
sence OF government ownership and
control of these lands and 10 the ex-
ercise Of the rights OF individuals 70
do as they pleased regardless CT the
welfare OF the Nation or postertt
The foods which now 63eap eyer
portions OF China at certain periods.
carrying with them whole towns and
villages and resulting in loss OF life.
are the direct result Of the policy
| which fsilsd to protect Chins's forests.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12

through the shell IRE Of the Huns ana
the cutting down OF Thousands Of acrsa
TO supply wood and timber needed BY
the allied armies, It must be remom<
bered that Chinas problem In this dlS
rection is bigger and has existed tor
many years. In both OF those grea&
rcforcstation efforts, that Of Europe
and that-nf- tho Far East. the Amer
lean Forestry Association which 10 en-
couraging the planting of more trees
in the United States and wider tntees
est in this country's important forestry
problems, has extended its offer "a
cooperation and this has been aocapt-
ed. In Europe It is necessary to plant
millions of acres of trees to make
UP for the destruction wrought by the
Huns: In China. similar planting must
be done to make up for lack Of fore
sight in the past which permitted tta
ruthless cutting down OF the country'u
forests without thought OF regulate
and restoration
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12

ing out to as the highest marks made
by the food water on tbs different
walls. ana also tell US that millions
Of natives were rendered homeless
that thousands had already persisted,
and that collins were seen floating In
the flooded area. The country which
was under crop ready for harvest Is
now a great inland sea with boats ply
ing between points or islands formed
by rising ground. The damage that
has been done to houses and crops,
the loss caused BY stoppage Of trade.
Of traffic on the Picking
HaniSow and the Tientsin -Pukow Rail
ways-this has been estimated at hun
dreds Of millions Of dollars. It ia fur
Their estimated that In the city OF
Tientsin alone there are more than
12o, 600 hood sufferers.
according TO tho latest report of
the general relief committee we learp
that there are altogether 1886 VII
Lagos affected by the floods, and that
there arc a. many as 6.61i.759 SITTER
ars who are either homeless or starv-
tins, when we come to think OF pros.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12
ZE~~21Iz~cT ~ZIc
k10 S2r1 Zc<1 1N@0
G%H,I[ @TH1
Z~7ce G%2zYl[I)
Reforcstation OF Mountain Slopes To
Prevent Floods

The best and most convincing ex-
amples of The devastation and rum
caused by This loss or forest cover to
protect the watersheds, may be seen
IN the great plains Of north central
China whose rivers rise In steep
mountainous country which has been
converted by unchecked forest explo
alton into barren slopes entirely de-
void or vegetation. After study OF
China's problems by prominent engi-
neers, II has been decided that refores-
tation of tho mountain slopes up near
the sources or the great streams which
sweep through the plains Of China.
offers the only hope and the most
practical means Of checking the ero-
sion and the foods.
Flood Scene In Ticntstn
A graphic description OF conditions
which exist at time OF one Of the big
floods which visit many cities in China,
Is given by Dau Yang Lin. q graduate
OF the Yale Forestry School at New
Haven, Conn. who Is doing pioneer
work in awakening hts country to its
great need Of reforestation. In speak
ing of what he saw at ffentsin. he
~ Us. While In Tientsine1 had the
opportunity Of going through the
fooded sections of the city, and II
was a terrible sight indeed. The boat
man who f6ok US around through the
flooded streets would indulge In point
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12

Thrift through the sale OF Thrift
Stamps and War Savings Stamps.
Countless saiaried women are continu,
ing their regular accumulation o.
wealth. through the systematic invest.
ment OF small sums in the easily pur>
chased Government securities. They
have acquired not only financial re1
sources but admirable economic habS
its. The habit Of steady systematic
saving once we'll started becomes al
necessary to the savers intellectual
comfort and self-respect as the other
nee essary attention of daily life The
Thrift Stamp and War Savings Stamp
habit speedily becomes as firmly ins
grained as the habit of taking daily
exercise. Many women are dndtn6
their economic Independence ttrsnG4
intelligent havina
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12

1H UOMAN has at last been recog-
- nized as a real economic factor
In the financial world. Invest
ment houses throughout the
country have begun a special appeal
to women to save. IN various period
tcais are appearing advertiseme nts ad-
vocatng systematic saving for sal
aried women" addressed to women
whose future, comfort and happiness
- dependent upon their own earnings"
Tho women are offered as an invest
nasn& on the partial payment plan.
various commercial bonds.
The savings idea that the CONNER
ciai Investment concerns are now
preaching throughout the length and
the brsadth Of the land was demon
stratsd and IL still being Demonstrated
through this 0ovsrnm emit Gam naiRn for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12
Wood At A Premium
In addition to the ravages caused /

In addition to the ravages ca used by
foods China suffers economically be-
cause of the shortage OF forests and
timber supplies. Existing Industries
require fuel and lumber, but under
present conditions most OF the needed
forest products have 10 be imported.
This is drain on the financial re-
sources of the country which is among
the least harmful effects. The chief
harm comes in the handicap TO indus
trial development, the depressed stand
ard Of living and the low productive
ness OF the workers per capita. Since
trees have vanished brush and Wild
shrub growth of all kinds have eagerly
been consumed, until the very roots
ct the plants are dug from the ground
to serve as a scant supply Of fuel for
cooking and for warmth.
While the reforestation work Is &C.
ing on In Fra nee. Belgium and Italy to
make up for the loss to the fora-'s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12
Ethel clayton i'm "Nicky Van" Bfjou-.
Tomorrow and Tuesday.

Richmond admirers Of Mary Pick
for Mrs. GLADYS Mary Moore, wife OF
owen Moore) will be interested TO
learn that judgment for S10S.s39. Of
recently va, obtained against the
popular screen star Which, in view
of Miss Pickford's princely annual
income. IL a mere bagatellc, 1t Is not
clear what the seven cents is for. Pos
sibiy it's war tax of some sort. In
eidcnjally, il might be mentioned that
Miss Pickford mas appealed from the
judgment, the supreme court reserv-
ing decision for two weeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12
ropyrispt 1915, lie II t9TaaEIo1-- sylal5at


"HINA wants Amer .ean seeds.
Some = ~, X
ward nation bur she knows the
~ya}ae u forestry as national
asset. Il Is doub'fgl Il any country
Ai1Nets- tr---44 :. (. = FOR
she has s--=+594 i7'-:533 r. al TER own
II IL The yellow River ~ "ChIna's
sorrow, as 8 kr }wn n hat distant
gcounsry. Tie m razenleHl Of me
IPeking -Hankow Railway has just
ASta nlished an active policy for re
sfores.ation along be right Ct way
and Is anxious 70 !paugurAte a system
sof seed exchange with America. For
asythe Sherfesee the adviser In forestry
hAs asked the cooperation OF the
sAmerican Forestry Association at
Washington. which VIII be glad TO give
Information as 10 what Is wanted.
Il The American Forestry Association
Snow has underway us plans for aid
3a4 Ia the retoregt!ng az Tho battle
AREAS Of Europe" says Charles Lath-
SrOp Pack, president Of the association.
ze4nQuiries as 70 this work are com
Stng In from every section OF the coun.
s4rx. In China as In Europe we have
SKo1Cre US the value Of well sorested
SJboAD rs national assets to any coun-
80. True in one case the areas have
kSnen devastated by the sheltfre Of The
&Hu Write n TIE Urher me areas have
soen devastated by The terrible ad.
49, Of. the rivers ana the desota.
- - horrible 70 contemplate In
fkar ease. A great work is to b,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12

inflammation. irritation. congestion
and engagement, with their concomit-
ant evil effects. relieved No natI-
-secus dosing and upsettIug OF The
the stomach.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12

FIVE POINT makes healthy. happy
women OF nervous. run down wrecks
Try it. Money back II results do no.
SATISFY. BY mail $1.00. or at all
sp0od drug stores
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12
Hiptifl~ in Toxic.

Toxic. May ll.--Thirty Chinese stu
dents have been arrested as a result
of.the demonstrations in the streets OF
this capital, in which Japan was de-
nounced in connection with he shan
tuMg settlement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12
Nobody BIatnes Him.

An airmAn left Chicago the othe~
DAY and never stopped till he reached
New York. Nobody hlames him
v ashington Post
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12
! FVE-PolNT
5!IW on
& 1cNlc1AEnS SEPTIC. SEnETTL'E-ANoDYNE
AAsslr TURr-o Ely
tvE POINT CO. i've RICHMOND. Va.
= EEliSTrxxS
II TvgK

n sFssiivE pof&T ron woMEN. guar
Anteed to produce normal painless
AZ
periods. Danish those nagging pains.
-meIancholia, and stop losing two or
three days every month,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12

done In Europe and we ar" hnding "A
hearty response 70 our calls lot he'P'
.ug IN his work "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12

n plans Of the First NirSirA Eegi-
z1nent association. y i0h IS orEiHe IN
seun Junction w5th The womsu's atiN-
Hilary Of the R3chyuc"a tiraS7s tor en-
Restraining the homecoming soldiers,
40 not nsiscarrs. dsYo'e.s of the moN-
les and screet1 Ncr~hipw'fS of Con-
.sfance Ta.snai-c. As-f Era5F. N}T-
5Einia Pearson. June Caprice Bessie
Rarr5scale. EuEcre O'Hrie1 and others
~sn be affor 7e8 All oppo~tunitN 80 see
their favoritez in the t'rsh 0 This itF
upor ffe occasion q a BAN 90 !ss View
In fhs tsravs ar-r0~N : tH~tFt. - -
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12
CREEN FLASHES.
Isy the Stroller.

%118 interest 80 local movie fans is
r. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that incident 20
k0~ing Mt the Broadway the first
+ ~ days This wcek OF tse film, The
/ f3ce of Innocence. Miss Stella Tai
= ~. Brcaiway's newest star. who IS
afred in lie piece will appear IN
kperson daily AZ :. $50, 5:Se and >
seiock. OF added interest to feminine
s9N0vicroers * the rews that Miss Tai
@88tt will wear ,he same gowns she
|EAk0re in the production Miss Tai
lott will give short talks on How
INC Movies Move"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12

4 FIVE POINT is harmless TO the
well and a Cod-send to the suffering.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-12

China S Forests Have Prac-
ficaIIy Disappeared and
As a Consequence Terri
bic Floods Periodically
Invade the L oWIands
With Trem endousLo ss OF
Life and Properly - Re-
orestafion the Remedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
ON STAGE DENOUNCED
Clark Cites the Bucking Mule
and Dancing Bears as
Instances.

A campaign by humane societies to
prevent cruelty to animals on the
stage and in the circus is advocated
by Mrs. Frank Clark, a New York hu-
name worker, who is living tempo
rariIy in Washington
The s'bucking mule" who stands
iuuocentfy in the ring, but ba1ks and
kicks The moment an adventurer from
the audience mounts his back, was
denounced by Mrs. Clark.
"A spike beneath the saddle. she
says, makes the onlookers laugh while
the animal writhes in pain.
Bears" Mrs. Clark continued, "are
made TO dance by being forced to step
on hot or electrically wired plates,
and electricity is employed in numer-
ons ways to shock wild animals into
various kinds Of submission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
CHINESE DISPATCHES
CALLED PROPAGANDA
japanese Statesman Answers
Charge of Attempt to Enforce
Acceptance of Treaties.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
to The Evening star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1919.

PARIS, France. February is. = Dis
patches from Peking stating that the
Japanese government about FEBRUARY
1 tried 10 bring pressure to bear on
the Chinese government to make the
latter accept various unratiied agree
ments concerning railway concessions
are characterized by an important
member of the Japanese mission here
as merely Chinese propaganda aimed
at discrediting Japan in the peace
conference.
I'VE knew that these dispatcf es
were about to appear" said this Japa-
nese parsonage to me, and we have
forestalled them by offering to lay
the text of all the agreements In
question before the peace conference
itself as evidence of our perfect good
faith These agreements were never
made public because they were not
ratified and therefore had no pubic
Significance. The statement that ia
pan tried to bring pressure 70 pear
on China is absurd. We took Using
tau from Germany with the express
and we announced publicly in 1915
the conditions on w ich we would re-
turn il.
.aThe taking of Tsingtau cost us
more than 1000 lives and large
amount of money, but now China,
having herself at the last moment, at
our own suggestion, declared war
against Germany, assumes the atti-
tude that all previous agreements
were automatically annnlled. and
says that Tsingtau should be given
her without compensation of any
sort.
"Japan's position throughout this
whole affair has been made perfectly
clear by the publication of the condi-
tions under which she would give
Tsingtau back. China's present argu-
ment, il you will excuse my saying
so, is that of shyster lawyer. China
is merely resorting once more to her
old trick of trying to place one power
against another. Nobody but the
Chinese could invent such stories as
! those that have been cabled recently
from Picking"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
FARM MECHANICS SEEN.
New Profession Predicted as One
of 0utcomes of the War.

A new profession. that of farm me-
chanic." will be an outcome of the
war. in the belief of the federal board
for vocational education, which is
preparing to train disabled soldie rs,
former farmer boys for such work.
With the scarcity of labor on the
farms. the board believes there will
be more extensive use in the future
of farm machinery and that soldiers
will be trained to handle and repair
tractors and all other farm machip-
cry.
Every farm of leo acres or more
will need such a mechanic in the
opinion of the board. which an
nounced today that indications now
were that the demand would far ex
coed the supply of trained men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17

Whether it is our TO .erament. or
whether ii is our liquor, we Ameri-
cans drink with a fury the men of
other nations do not show. The Eng
lishman likes his whisky, but he
makes it last longer than we do.
Only the Englishman of the slums
and the millhands of Scotland hurl
in the booze with the speed of the
average American collegian when he
goes out for "A good time. OF course.
the American is a long way from
home here-but I've seen him at
home.
AS for the sober and well behaved
doughboy-well, lexplain that phe-
nomenon who will He and Col.
O'Grady are brothers under their
skins: but it is the colonel who needs
to be helped home after seeing Paris
by night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
Urges Republic for Armenia.

Resolutions urging the establish
'1nent Of republic in Armenia and
calling upon the Senate to indorse
extension of the kingdom of Greece
TO include Epirus. southern Albania.
Thracs. the islands of the Aegean sea
and those parts of Anatolia having a
preponderant Greek population have
been introduced in the Senate by Sem
ator King of Utah and referred to the
foreign relations committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
j. s. OFFICERS, NOT
THEIR MEN, OFFEND.
Responsible for III Feeling
Against Yanks in Paris,
Writer Declares.
MANY HEARD IN BRAWLS
BY HERBERT COREY.

PARIS, January 80 (by maiD.-So
there is to be prohibition in the United
States. One of New York's most i'm
portant hoteIkeepers is quoted in the
morning papers az foreseeing the col
lapse of everything. His gloom
makes me think of Irwin Cobbs story
of the two negroes who inspected the
electric chair in the death chamber at
Sing Sing:
And when dey git de man in de
chair" asked one, and de warden
pushes de button, den what?"
Ruin replied the other. "Jes'
ruin
The experience of Europe during
the last four years and a half should
reassure these ers-with alarm
Every state in Europe has interfered
more or less with the liquor traffic
The interference has ranged from
down of the quality of the
British beer and whisky to a COM
piete prohibition in various towns and
dis riots. Even today in Paris the
shortage of wines and whistles has
decreased the sale. With port at 60
cents a glass and whisky at 81 to IS
a bottle, few people can afford to get
tipsy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
Not a Mite Worse Off.

Nothing has happened. No one has
been a mite the worse for II, SO far
as | have seen. The Latin races are
addicted to the rea sonable use of light
wines and beers with their meals, and
they have been somewhat put out be-
cause the guests within their gates
have drunk most of their reserve sup
ply. The Anglo Saxon is mighty
bottle man. Half a dozen men from
across the blue water will dispose in a
day of enough to last French family d
month. But most of the French man.
age to get their win ordinaire and the
visitors will be all the better off for
not having hard liquor.
Now, l am going to say something
unpleasant, but it is a fact for all
that. We Americans do not know how
to carry our liquor. We drink too fast.
The old Kentucky rule is observed by
most of us. "One drink is too little
and two is too much and three isn't
half enough" One of the restaurants
here-its name is known to every one
who ever read a story of Paris-was
closed for eight days recently. Two
drunken American officers had insult
ed the wife of French officer and he
lad very properly and completely re-
scented IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17

sary to try many combinations to
switch a train from one track to an
other. The engineers encountered ne
obstacles anywhere.
The 37th Engineers, composed of
1000 men, was organized at Fort
Myer. The regiment is composed of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17

picked men from thirty-eight Army
camps and the personnel represents
every state in the Union The 31th
left Coblenz for home January IL, be-
ing the first regiment of the army of
occupation to leave the Rhine for the
states
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17

The National City Bank of New
York has been paying some of the
coupons due Friday on the Russian
internal 5A per cent bonds. in ac-
cordance with the opinion given hold
ers of accepting Is cents per ruble,
the rate fixed by the financial attache
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
state ownership of public utilities
and mines, but no more"
Austria and Turkey.

What is the future of Austria and
Turkey" | asked.
Naumann shrugged his massive
shoulders. Turkey has no future"
he said. She must die as she
stands in the way of new Europe
1t will be better TO have the allies
parcel up Turkey-better even for
Germany. We can have better trade
relations with southern and eastern
Europe If Turkey is gone. Austria
Will recover when the German fac
tories reopen and so will the entire
world The bolshevist disease feeds
on hunger and idleness. There is no
political bolshevism in Germany 1t
is only physical aiIment of the Ger
man body. The German mind, un-
like the Russian, is still intact"