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The Wayarer Church Drama Promises to Amaze New Yo
Seat Subscriptions
From All Parts of
the Country Indi.
cate Repetition of
Tremendous Sue
cess Scored in
Columbus

art. Biblical subjects, in sculpture and
on canvas, were brought to their high
est perfection In the Middle Ages by
Fra Angelica, Michael Angelo, Dona-
tello, Raphael and others. A lofty
source for our modern theatrical scenic
art-yet a direct outgrowth, You
know. BY combining all Of these old
arts, we have really arrived at q new
art form in The Wayfarer'l"
"The story of The Wayfarer,' con-
tinued Mr.. Rich, "is\ based on the
greatest drama ever conceived-the
life of Christ The WdVtdrer, the role
played by Mr.. Hampden, represents
the average man. He appears in the
prologue an allegorcal figure dis
couraged by recent world events, dis.
heartened over the outlook for the
future and inclined to doubt the
potency of Christianity. At his elbow
DespGir attempts still durther to break
his wavering faith. The first Of the
scenes Is a battlefield in Flanders, ana
Despdtr points to the attendant hor-
rors as symbolical of what the world
Is coming TO.
"UnderstandinE" Appears.
"Comes Understanding, the role IN
terpreted by Miss Yurka, radiant and
confident. Reassuringly she tells the
Wdvfdrer that from such things arises
a stabilizlng force that restores man to
his own.
with Despair protesting, Under
standing takes the WdWdrcr back
through the ages, and in a series Of
scenes unfolds the beautiful story Of
the triumph Of Christ. The first Of
these is that of the Jews despairing in
their captivity by the Waters Of
Babylon" and the appearance Of the
Heavenly Messenger with the prophecy
that not they, since they have de-
parted from the teachings Of their
fathers, but their children's children
shall be released from bondage and re-
stored to the ancient. glories Of Jeru-
salem, where a Messiah shall arise to
offer them everlasting life.
From this until the finale the
story closely follows Biblical history.
The second scene is laid in Bethlehem
on the Night of the Nativity; the third
the triumphal entry Of Christ into
Jerusalem; the fourth scene is Calvary,
the fifth the Resurrection, and the last
Is a magnifcently beautiful finale in
an allegorical scene called The Court
of the World emphasizing Chr!sts
conquest over all things in all time"
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Mrs. Courtland Palmer, and a leader
in liberal thought.
Others were Lucia Gilbert Runkle,
whom the late Lawrence Hutton once
called the most cultivated woman in
America; Mrs. Ben Ali Haggin and
Adele NJ. Flelde, who had been mis-
sionary in China and had come home
to find that missionaries to shake
America out OF conservatism were
badly needed. They met in a parlor
at 433 Fifth avenue, the home OF Mrs.
Henry NJ. Sanders, woman now dead,
whom the elder members of the league
unite In declaring was the mainstay
Of them all. She was so retiring that
she would never make q speech or
write an article, wouldn't even preside
at a meeting save under great pres
sure; but L. p. E. annals are full of
stories Of her indomitable humor, her
calm. keen judgment, her learning
and the balance which kept her, an
independent thinker still prominent
and beloved in the social New York
Of that day.
They sat down together, this little
group of suffragists, and they said:
Hard as it is, we must stop being
propagandists. The public mind is
damned up with ignorance and preju-
dice; we can't reach it now with de-
mands for the vote. Nothing but
gradual process Of political enlighten-
ment will release it. Let us, then, in
augurate a forum where people OF
opposing views can come together and
discuss all the topics of the day."
SO they did, making the first plank
in their platform that there must be
no arguing for woman suffrage or
any other reform without giving the
other side. an equal chance to talk.
But it's a strange thing that they
found debates on the franchise hard
to arrange because they couldn't get
a
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full club privileges. Election to men,
bership will be controlled by the board
of governors, but the charter members
will include a large representation
from the Civic Forum, the Economic
Club and the League for Political
Education.
Total Cost S1,275,OOO.
The estimated cost OF building and
site is $1,275,O00, and until all mortgage
Indebtedness Is paid off all three
organizations under the roof of the
Town Hall will pay rent to the
Societies Realty Company. But
citizens will be welcome to hold meet
lngs there without cost, provided they
are meetings to which no admission
fee Is charged. The only requirement
made for meetings is that the holders
shall be law abiding
That the new hall shall be O dig
nified and beautiful building is the
determination of its architects, Nc
Kim, Meade & White, of its consulting
engineer and general contractor, Rus
sell Smith; its counsel, Henry w.
Taft, and its building committee,
Trowbridge Hail. Walter Stabler
Robert f. Simon and Mr.. Ely. That
is shall be a temple of freedom is the
intention of A. Barton Hepburn,
Jacob II. Schiff, John Bates Clark,
Mrs. Henry W. Alexander, Clara B.
Spence, Mrs. Able. Mrs. Haggin and
the other leaders in the league.
Some there are who saN that New
York is so sunk in partisanship and
so lost TO political idealism that It
won't know how to make use Of a
town hall. "She how the political
primaries are debased!" cry these
pessimists. But the 1000 paying men,
bers Of the League for Political
Education-7oo Of them school
teachers-helieve otherwise.
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following years-and then came the
great war and knocked pretty nearly
everything endways. The league stood
Hall were folded away for time.
Now. the war ended, they were brought
out; and on Bastile Day, July IA, 1919,
work was actually begun. 1t was at
the beginning Of the war that the plot
on the north side of Forty-third street,
between Sixth avenue and Broadway,
was selected, and the first payment
was made on Good Friday, April s,
1917 the day America entered the
strife
Title was taken the following De-
cember and at great meeting in
Carnegie Hall on Feb IL, 1918. when
Theodore Roosevelt addressed n huge
audience upon "The War" 100000
of second mortgage bonds were sold
by Auctioneer Joseph p. Day. During
that sorrowful winter, with coalless
days interrupting the lecture schedule,
with all the calls from lover there"
upon the American public, the league
succeeded in selling all the second
mortgage bonds, $500, 900, to S43 per-
sons. There were 100000 first
mortgage bonds. But of course buid-
ing coulin't be begun till peace came.
Now the work Is going on apace,
and the Town Hall is an assured fact
of the not distant future. Two other
organizations are to share with the
league in its use. the Economic Club
and the Civic Forum. The Offices of
all three will be on the fifth floor,
where also will be library and read
ing room. An auditorium seating
LOO will occupy the first four floors.
On the sixth floor will be the head
quarters Of q club now being organ
ized-the New Club, for men and
women, IN which an initiation fee of
ss and annual dues or s12 WIN cover
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It's birth the organization had gained
other stalwart supporters. DR.. Elgin
r. l.. Gould was for many years chair
man OF its board of trustees, posi-
ton he held till his death in 1915. In
1901 Robert Erskine Ely, who had
been lecturer for the league since 1899,
gave up some similar work In Cam
bridge to devote himself to the New
York enterprise, and became It's sec
retary and director. He is still its
executive head.
So though the death of Mrs. Sanders
was a grievous blow, the friends of her
spiritual child rallied to keep 1t alive.
They raised the membership dues. Sc.
cured subscriptions and introduced
new features. such as weekly lectures
on literary topics, and the season of
1904-1905 was the biggest and most
successful one in the history Of the
league up to that time. The financiers
were taken In charge by q mainte-
nance committee of twenty-there was
one leading anti-suffragist among them
and the l.. P. L. felt that 1t had
passed the rocks and all was clear sail
ing. OF course a good many lecturers
worked without pay; that was the con-
tribution of such men as Edward How
ard Griggs and DIR. Slicer and Hamil-
ton Mabie.
In 1907 Miss Mary b, Cleveland be-
came executive secretary of the league
and Miss Evelyn Shutters its member
ship secretary. Miss Christine L. Mum
ger had been secretary to Mr.. Ely then
for four Years, and these four men,
bers of the staff are still there.
1t was about the time the Interna-
tional Peace and Arbitration Congress
was held In New York-1907-that the
dream of an auditorium Of it's very
own began to take definite shape with
he League Of Political Education.
Plans were worked out through the
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By ELEANOR BOOTH SIMMONS.

TT IS appropriate that the Town
Hall, which the League for Polit-
i ical Education Is erecting on
West Forty-third street for place for
free discussion by the citizens Of the
five boroughs, should rear Its walls
lust as woman's fight for universal
suffrage nears its end. Out of the
travail OF that movement the league
was born.
The birth was little heralded. and
the child was modest baby at first.
Men and women who attended the last
annual luncheon of the organization
when $500 guests sat down in the
ballroom of the Hotel Astor, or who go
10 the regular meetings which fill Car
ncgie Hall with audiences addressed
by such speakers as Maurice Maeter-
linck, Lord Dunsany, ex-President
Taft, Secretary of War Newton D.
Baker, Secretary Of the Treasury Car
ter Glass, Margaret Deland, Granville
Barker, Coningsby Dawson, William
Butler Yeats, could hardly conceive
unless they were among the pioneers
back in 1S94-the slimness Of those
early meetings when sixty was es-
teemed large audience and often the
Office boys had to be dragged in to
make up tho crowd.
The group OF women who with a
few valiant men formed the League
- Political Education had just gone
down. in 1894, in a struggle to secure
an amendment to the Constitution Of
New York State permitting women to
vote. They went down, but rose again
Immediately, after the manner of
woman suffragists. and called a meet
ing to plan a new line Of attack. Mary
Putnam Jacob, woman physician and
pioneer feminist in the best sense, was
1here. and Mrs. Robert Able. formerly
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siders that its only player with
Broadway reputation was Blanche
Yurka. who created the role OF Under
standing. Like all truly great artistic
vorks. however, "The Wayfarer"
proved the making" of three singers
Theo Karle, tenor, for many years
connected with the Boston Opera Com
pany and a concert singer OF more
than ordinary appeal, proved a sensa-
ton in his Interpretation of the music
Bernard Ferguson and Helen hewitt.
young Scranton girl, who made her
debut as a concert singer not SO long
ago, both were heralded as discoveries
by the press Of the middle West.
All this took place last June. The
centenary lasted three weeks. News
of the many artistic beauties OF Ihe
Wayfarer" sprsa d and even the 5. H.
q sign outside the Coliseum every
night did not deter $4,000 people from
arriving by automobile. special train
and more ancient forms OF transport
to Columbus, from all points north,
south. west and east. The princlpai
complaint of the visitors was that the
Coliseum would hold only about
tenth of that $4,000 peoDle at each
showing of THE Wayfarer.
At the end of its three weeks run
the Interchurch World Movement
came TO the conclusion that the
church unwittingly had produced the
seasons best seller in the theatre and
that the most logical thing to do was
TO bring it on to New York.
Last October the tremendous task
Of transporting the scenery and thou-
sands of costumes to New York was
undertaken, and for several months
Mr.. Rich has been engaged in rewrit-
ing the book, rearranging the music
assembling a Broadway cast and a
chorus and ensemble Of nearly 5000,
for it is planned that the New York
production should in every way outdo
the Columbus achievement.
Hampden in Title Role.
In the new version OF 1.-THE Way
farer" Walter Hampden will play the
title role and Miss Yurka the same
role she created in the West. Theo
Karle, Bernard Ferguson and Miss
hewitt have been retained for the solo
parts. The thirty principals in the
cast are all actors of Broadway repute,
among them Harry Irvine, who will
play Despair; Arthyr E. Hohl, who
will impersonate Pontius P4Idte; Paul
Leysac, who will enact Bdrti Mdeus,
and Mary the Mother Of Christ and
Mary Magdalen will be impersonated
respectively by Jane Wheatley and
Ruth Vivian. The engagement OF
Bodanzky's New symphony Orchestra
and of Henry Hadley, as musical di-
rector are proof of the high artistic
standard set for "The Wayfarer."
A new stage has been built in Madi-
son Square Garden--a stage OF such
dimensions as to eclipse any ever built
uneer one roof. The figures speak for
themselves: The full width Of that
stage that will hold "The Wayfarer"
production is nearly an entire city
block. The actual proscenium opening
Is eighty-eight feet wide and forty
eight feet high. From the footlights
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plCyed on Broadway, numbering more
than 26O will be necessary TO make
the changes. The huge chorus, too,
will demand special services. There
will be two chief directors Of make up
and twenty eight assistants, And
there will be one wardrobe chief, ten
assistants and forty dressers.
And it seems as though THE Way
farer" will break box office receipts. as
well az other records. Already the
largest of theatre parties has sent in
its check for s14,245, and other orders
have carried the advance sale to amaz-
ing figures. The subscriptions for
seats have been coming in from as far
west as Omaha, Nebraska. Moreover.
the seat demand from Philadelphia.
Boston, Washington, Baltimore and
Newark is so Unexpectedly heavy that
General Director Rich has established
special box offices in these centres. Ar
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stage, giving the illusion Of limitless
sky. 1t also reacts as sounding
board for voice and orchestra.
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to back wall measures 1872 feet-all Of
these measurements exceeding by
twenty-five feet in every dimension
those Of the Hippodrome. Instead Of
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a cyclorama back drop, usually used
In large productions and spectacles Of
this kind, an immense permanent blue
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-05-23
LIVESTOCK CONVENTION
TO BE HELD HERE MAY 2s
Feeders Association Will Be Or
ganized-Better Type of Stock
Will Be Discussed

Livestock feeders of Canyon coun-
ty will meet in Caldwell Tuesday,
May 18th, for the purpose of discuss
ing matters of general interest to
feeders, and for the purpose of per-
fecting an organization. Subjects
that will be discussed are the best
type of stock for feeders, rations,
better terms from financial concerns
which loan money on livestock
bought to fattcn, and kindred sub
jects that will naturally arise
The meetings will be held in the
local Commercial club rooms begin
ming at 80 p. m, Invitations have
been extended by George Dewey,
county agent, to the Union Stock
Yards at both Portland and Salt
Lake to send representatives to the
meetings. Local committees repre-
senting the Commercial club are CO.
operating with the Canyon county
farm bureau in formulating the ar
engagements and will assist in carry
ing out the program.
Community Meetings Planned
Community meetings will be held
throughout Canyon county prior to
the livestock congress to stimulate
interest in the convention and to in
duce the farmers and livestock men
to come to the meeting prepared to
take some action on the proposed or
ganization.
Mr.. Dewey and E. P. Rhinehart, ex-
tension animal husbandrymen, are
collecting data regarding the number
of livestock fed in Canyon county
and marketed during the last winter.
These figures will be available by the
time the convention convenes.
Mr.. Rhinehart will, next winter,
conduct series of feeding demon
STATIONS for steers and sheep with
the different rations available in
Canyon county, Alfalfa meal, chop
ped hay, long hay and ensilage will
be used in various combinations to
determine the best procurable ration
from feeding standpoint that can
be devised from Canyon county
feeds.
Expect to Help Growers
Mr.. Rhinehart will also be avail
able to members of the proposed as.
ISOLATION next winter to make sug'
gestions as, to the best means of con
Quoting feeding operations.
Following the afternoon session, &
banquet will be held at the Methodist
church to be served by the Methodist
7 aides Aid. Several short addresse.
will be given after dinner by live
stock men. In the evening Mr.
Rhinehart will give a stereopticor
lecture on steer and lamb feeding,
Considerable attention will also b.
given at the meetings to the market
ing end of the livestock industry.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-05-23
MILLIONS ARE DUE
SOLDIERS FORCED
TO BUILD ROADS
Southern States Baked in Scheme
to Get Highways at North's
Expense

Washington, d. C.-Northern SOL
diers who were not permitted to 90
to France, but were kept in the south
WORKING as common laborers in the
construction of an elaborate system
of public highways for the southern
states, are to receive several millions
OF dollars back pay for their work as
iaoorers. These millions represent
the difference between $50 month, a
privates pay, and $3.50 to s. day
the wages of negro labor employed
side by side with the soldiers in
highway construction in the south.
The back pay will be paid by the
government, but it will be charged
up against the southern states which
thought they were to enjoy having
model highways built by northern
soldiers and paid for by the war de-
partment at wage of $50 month.
The amount due the northern SOL
diers will be deducted from the
southern states share of the $780,
100000 provided for in the postoffice
appropriation bill for federal aid to
states in highway construction.
Blocked a Nice Little Scheme
This situation is just beginning to
dawn upon some of the southern
communities which thought they
were getting away" with a nice
little scheme to get system of i'm
proved highways constructed largely
by high grade white labor in the
form of northern soldiers and paid
for by federal money raised largely
in northern states. That they failed
in this is due to an amendment which
was inserted in the postoffice appro.
priation bill during the confusion Of
the closing hours of the last congress
The amendment provides: THAI
when any officer or enlisted man If
the army, the navy, or the marine
corps shall have been or may be il
the future detailed for labor in thu
| building of roads or other highwa,
construction or repair work (othel
than roads within limits of canton
ments or military reservations in thu
several states during the existing wa
the pay of such officer or enlisted
man shall be equalized to conform t.
the compensation paid to civilian
employees in the same or like employ
ment, and the amount found to b.
due such officers, soldierSa sailors
and marines. less the amount of hi
pay as such officer, soldier or ma
rine, shall be paid to him out of thu
| 1920 appropriation herein allotted t.
the states wherein such highway con
struction or repair work was or will
be performed"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-05-23
E{6A1Ls5S

dents of the industry here as indi-
eating that still greater activity on
its way to the American market.
All indications point to free mar
ket in steel. The prices will adjust
themselves according to the dictates
of supply and demand. Building OPP
erations will proceed, because they
will have to, for the demand for hous-
ing and office accommodations can
not wait much longer Construction
work will call for vast quantity OF
materials and revive the demand for
many products for which the call thus
far has not been urgent.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-05-23

The amendment also requires the
secretary of agriculture to ascertain
the number of days each soldier was
engaged in road building during the
war and to report to congress- North
ems members of congress are await
ing this report and are going to see to
it that the full amount due to each
soldier road builder is paid
Virginia Model Highway Striking
Example
One of the most notable examples
of road building to come to the at
tention of congress was that con-
Meeting the city of Washington with
Camp Humphrey, Va, This piece OF
construction is almost a model OF
road building and will form a large
link in the highway system to con-
meet the national capital with Rich
mond 1t was constructed partly by
enlisted engineers and partly by ne
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-05-23
Will Speak at Boise

Daniel A. Polling, who made many
friends in Caldwell while Oh a visit to
this city few years ago. will speak
at a mass meeting at Boise, June 4th,
on the topic, "The New Crusade. !"
Mr., Polling is associate president of
the United Society of Christian En-
deavor
Mr. Polling has just returned from
a three months visit to Europe. He
served some time in the Y. M. c. A.
work in Europe during the war.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-05-23

One of the principal units en-
gro labor.
gagged in this piece of road building
was company of Wisconsin en-
gineers enlisted from Wisconsin Uni
yersity. These men, according to
Senator LaF gillette. worked IL and Is
hours a day and received $50 month,
while negro laborers working beside
them received As cents an hour.
These soldiers were kept at this work
until several months after the armis-
tice was signed and were only re-
Gently mustered out.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-05-23

A divorce was granted Zenith NJ.
Colt from Allan Colt in the district
court Saturday by Judge Ed L.
Bryan The plaintiff alleged cruelty
upon the part of her husband. The
couple live at Nampa where they are
well known.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-05-23
Cause Of Headache

By knowing the cause, a disease may
often be avoided This is particularly
true of headache. The most comm on
cause of headache is a disordered
stomach or constipation, which may
be corrected by taking few doses OF
Chamberlain's Tablets. Try it, Many
others have obtained permanent relief
by taking these Tablets. They arg
easy to take and mild and gentle in
effect.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-05-23
WHEN NEURALGIA
ATTACKS NERVES
Sloan's Liniment scatters
the congestion and
relieves pain

A little, applied uithont rubbing, win
penetrate Immediately and rest and
soothe the nerves.
Sloan's Liniment is very effective in
allaying external pains, strains, bruises,
aches. stiff joints, sore muscles, lumba-
60, neuritis. sciatica, rheumatic twinges
Keep big bottle always on hand
TOR family use. Druggists everywhere.