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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31

HAIL INSURANCE


Bismarck, n. d., July
state auditor'S ONCE sees q big year,
ahead Ia writing hail insurance var
rants. 1t III estimated now that there
Will be ssl5,000 hail inslrauce warrants
to bekWrtttens In the. auditors ONCE
IT now appears that there WI be
more than 900 hail lo@es.1 Tor which
claims Aresmade on tha state fund.
and In at least one-hAlf the cases
double WaFyAnts must b issued to
Joint owners or glosera. sssS@ !.
In spite OF the extra burden OF
work on the AUDITORS once the Ap.-
preparation for. the once Wss REDUCED
BY the Legislature, seektn9 TO punish
CARL ositzky, to o. remarkably low.
figure. The auditors once hopes.
however to besable to issue the hail
insurance warrants promptly In spite
OF the crippled condition OF the of1ce.
n The growth OF work under the Nom
partisan administrations shown. In
l13,Ty14,17O warrants were issued.
The number has increased steadily in
the last few years and9for the fiscal
year, ending June 80, 1890, 9 total OF
38,A00 warrants were issued. Other
work Of the department has ~increased
In; the same ratio. ss.s8@
period from 1919 vas ,423,O00; Q the
biennial period until next June 80 u
Fis but 1920. xs
II many farmers do not got their
hail insurance payments promptly
they may look to the legislature
which has crippled the ONCE.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31
Williston
Man Killed When Hill
& Gar Hits Bridge Rail

Il Wiliistons N, D.. july 51.-M San
automobile Eaccident.on q muddysroad
near: this city Albert Asberg. man
1agers of the collection and zBrokeraSe
company OF this city. WAS killed, and
John Murphy. local attorney w sse-
When approaching bridge at
fair rate OF speed onetfront wheel of
the. al caught ON thesFGiline. ~ the
bridge tearing on the railing md
hurling the car sonaA distance where
u landed upside dawn ona.the river
bank; Mr.. Aaberg WaA caught b.
neathzthe car. in such ~ manner thai
his neck was broken l1Garss& llsrphly
cat. but aabsepvers Of the 9ecadlhtsWho
rushed stoathea scaue were sxblox i gei
Mr.. Murphy out insa few na1nuteesgHl
has several ribsabFokeh anAr1eeiy1d
come other minor tnjurt6s.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31
Board
To Meet August :

Bismarck, N. D., July sl.-The
state board Of equalization will meet
at the state house on August 8 and
Observation-Disclosures OF Governor
Frazier, who Is making a motor tour
Of Yellowstone National Park. Dates
for hearings were fixed today as fol-
lows: 600
August Is. street a companies:
August Il, telephone companies; Au-
gust 16, telegraph companies; August
IT, railways. express companies and
the Pullman company. -
County ofi1cialsS will be heard on
local. assessments at q late date.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31
SIMPSON. AND
WATERS SAID
TOBER R ]
Plan Is Gust s. Z 81 and
otlhers from League Con-
troll Said to Be Brewing.

Bismarck, Nd. July STA &C..
ohdFNpnpartisan league Ticket In III
TALL election, headed by the Jim.
WateFs-Leslie Simpson factionssA4dg@ iM
the making. It was slearnedstoday
Tho plan. # y said. q to ot4st Will
~ nls kenake from his control o. the
ieAgue9 or~ganizatton In h state:.
ugly andrather sensational Stories
concerning the present heads = ads I the
a iist Of. candidates has noe yet
been spiekhd, It Is understood. Over,
lures IRE reported. to have been made
to seyeral.inen who formerly were
somewhat powerful m the league or
the Town1ey-Lemke machine.
NV. Brinton, father" OF the
Brinton newspaper bill, has been
rather active in behalf OF the factionA
hight that may be Impending. Since
James Waters retired fromtheS Bank
fOf North Dakota and Brinton. ended,
his connection with soma newspaper
the Waters-Simpson faction would
seek to overthrow the league leaders,
May R1n Olson. $500
was .tditched" by the Townley-Lemke
|faction, has had a little boom for
atthe hands Of some Of the
men regarded as friendly to the
Waters men. Olson, It Is said, would
not be ayerse to making the race for
the Office.
Should the second N~onpartisan
league ticket get into the. field. the
Bank OF North Dakota would come In
for q lot Of publicity, it Is said.
Waters, having beDn managerial thu
bank, before r. W. Cathro WIS. given
complete control, Is said to be In Pos
fsttion to unfold some secrets OF the
management of the Institution that
would make campaign propaganda.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Jauss, BIS
GrtgEs avenue. have had as their
guest for several days, Frank Heinnn
of Superior, Wis, q former resident
OF this city. Mr.. Heinan left Friday
morning for sWilliston, N. b, where
he will visit Tor q short time at the
home ofss his brother, Tony Heinan.s
X NJ 3sfTa GyS + 4 WA
81 Mr.. md Mrs. Charles N. Fluhr,
Fuller apartments, announce the ar
rival OF a baby daughter on FRIDAY
evening, July 80.
Miss Phillis Way returned to her
home in Larimore today after attend
ing the university summer school for
the last six weeks.
Mrs. Adolph Nelson of Bonetrail,
who was operated on at . local hos
pital, Is reported TO be on her way
TO recovery Mr.. Nelson ia in the
city and will return to Bonetrail, the
first OF the sweektf ~
,Knuta Grundeson of Hillsboro was
in Grand Forks thes fore part of the
week visiting with friends. He has
gone to Maple Lake to visit with
friends there Tor a week before re-
turning to his home.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31
Methodist Epasoopal.

n DR.. Thomas%Hl Gallagher, minister.
theme Religious RISK Sunday
school at ~ o'clock: Epworth league
lat Z p. m. Evening Worship and
song service ats O'Clock Miss Mary
Bolton, Grenoble, France, speaks
Sunday evening. During the war
Miss Bolton was AT worker In the
methodist orphanage IN faGfenoble.
She comes under the auspices Of the
missionary society. 1T
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31
st. Marks IntheranL,

Bible school at Gas 8. m. Morning
worship ats11:00 a.. m..AN Theme:
Wisdom" Union service at the
German Lutheran church at 500 o.
m. The Chiidren's Mission Band
meets at the; church at 500 p. M.
The Woman's Misgionaryss3society
meets at the church "Wednesday at
500 p M. G. ]. Forster, pastor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31
Young Laa; Ladies To GiDe
LalDn Social Wednesday

A program OF music Will be played
by an orchestra during the hours be-
tween 3 and 10 o'clock for the ice
cream social which is to be given on
the lawn Of the w. J.. Pierce home,
415 North Third street, on Wednes-
day afternoon and evening.
The Young Ladies SodAlity of st,
Michael's prc-cathedral will be In
charge and the following committee
OF which MfBFMary O'Keefe Is chair:
man il making arrangements for the.
affair: Misses Emma Garceau, Eva
Beaulac and Ritha CROUCH. The
public has been invited.
Miss Adalaide c. oken. 1924 UNI
versity avenue, and Miss Margaret
Bennett OF New York City who is
making he home here. will leave IN
Tuesday for Glacier National Park
Tnsre they I'm nn y 81 enjoy sno.. On o.. oItt ss:
attic, WASH. to visit with friends and
ZEN route home win tour the Canadian
Rockies. AtsBamph. Aha, Miss Okell
and Miss Bennett win be Joined by I
party Of New York friends. and they
will enjoy an outing at Lake. Louise.
returning home by way Of Winnipeg.
Miss Myrtle Ellington Of the Junior
company Miss Okell and Miss BEN
'Eett on their trip as tar as Glacier
National park. She plans to be away
fortnight.
At a committee. meeting of mem
bers from the various reserve corps
Of the z. w. C. A.. plans were made
for . joint picnic to be given in
Riverside park on WEDNESDAY after
noon-hous from 8 to $50 O'Clock.
Each girl is asked I bring her own
lunche, and to be provided with her
bathing suit ~ swimming in the pool
will be one Of the prominent forms Of
amusement during the afternoon.
Members Of each Of the nine girls
reserve corps have been invited and
the affair is to be supervised by Miss
Eleanor Healy, girls work secretary
at the ""Y."
Miss Emma Mueller, proceptress It
Sayre hall. will leave on "Wednesday
for Lake Bemidji and other summer
resorts In Minnesota where she will
visit with relatives for several weeks.
Miss Mueller expects to spend Some
ter, Mrs. ThAEnas Porte near Lake
Dr.. and Mrs. E, p. Robertson,
HamIine avenue, with Miss Beatrice
lJOhnstone, county superintendent,
motored out ~ Thompson Friday eve
ming to attend some school exercises.
They returned the same evening.
Miss Christian r. Dick assistant
librarian at the University Of North
Dakota, left Friday evening for Crete,
iEeb., where she will witt during the
Imontt Of August with relatives. Miss
nellie Martndale, acting dean OF
women during the university sumnier
sessions, ALSO left Friday evening and
kan. for a-visit.5
Miss Isabelle Hayes, preceptres q
lIanmore hall. left Friday evening foI
lher home In Morgantown, Va,
where she viii vfEt until the opening
LOT the university IN the fail. Mis-
lo@ interest enff0ute.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31
Evaneedical Ohurch-

Belmont and Fifth street German
Eservices will be conducted next Sun
Eday forenoonsat4l0:50. Sabbath school
Fat 1l:30 mr. They. r.. Il. twiltshaSs
|sficers beginning at .7:15 sps M All
young people. are invited. to attend.
Evening services will begin at s m.
Come and bring your friends sfSS
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The Tent ~Tabernasae.

Eighth and Cottonwood.
Sunday evening at 7:45 the subject
will be: THE Millennium. viii It,
be in Heaven OF on Earth?' Preach
ing in Norwegian Wednesday, Au-.
gust an English meeting will be
Subject: The Home OF
the Saved" Welcome.-.A
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31
Little Miss SunquiA, photographed
just before plungtng into the canal.

Miss Constance sunquist. nine-year-
old Panama canal none girl. recently
swan the Culehra cut of the Panama
canal with her hands and feet tied.
At the " of six she made a thirty
four foot dive in the Balboa swimming
pool every day and SWAN n mile in
thirty-htne minutes and forty-five sec
onds.S
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31
lelk l|Il.noDnS Singer
IViu Leaue City.

a losI M IT., ny ~ -, 80 : 80 ~ ~
41ear AStsleA Son VII. S!eA Cn :. Is 8
SSsAy 3 r.saIssp.ens III 1870 II
- nsn 49, p.ns S..ra
+. 81 n az ~ $500 asspar4m.nf &c manu-
a ssaAN ~ ~ ~ "A 49,, y.otA 49, 49, -
IL hg 4 AI.sIne sSO0lhIlV s ~ w ~ -
aMA@sG1sM lsi.r nsre = si',ar.i.w scr
S !1ss!nMVs ~ - sF sanA - - = go "a
Dbl AnS.S6ayre has been acuyeay iaenti,
5ded. wath TING mnslcai NE OF 1ra y
sGork4. during her mere. sne
haslsduring the last year and g hflf.
been soprano uOtotst m dfrec1oI y
~ the FAfst2 PreeoyteFtan
SchUrch, n Tor some tine SOPRANO So
slot1t with the choirscf the ffrs1 14etn-
EO01Gk church, r. which H. Aoen Enyea1t
s6trpctA As an active olNtne
! EAsassfa.y Musical clao MIS- sayIe ~
lent assistance IN promoting n inIer-
esks " tfAt organization, and she has
appeared on many OF the hne pro-
Mn. Sayre came ERE from Pasa-
dena, where she studied voice culture.
and was well known in the musical
NJ that ptty. h has nouonly cons
ssmnch public singing. hut h also has
cogducted 4 class in voice study, sew
erSSl OF her pupils having appeared
eueceexfully here during The last year
r%fwo
Among the affairs given recently In
ShcAorsspf Mrs. Sayre Was an informal
afternoon Friday. at which Mrs. G. p.
Lind. ~ Walnut street, was the host
C'SEI Brawner. Miss Doris Lond and
Miss Janice Simenstad assisted during
i afternoon.
Nr. and Mrs. w. H. Alexander, 40
South Fifth street, accompanied by
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mphrs lGiadys Lindsay ofs Minneapo-
LII ana Mrs A. p. Clifford. 1913 Reeves
avenue, left this morning by motor
TOR Winnipeg, where they will visit
with relatives for several days. They
nGsday. Mr.. and Mrs. Mohr expect
tosIeavc the latter part OF the week by
\ tmSStors for Duluth, Mimi, where they
win visit with friends before return
snk TO Minneapolis.
.
adiss3 Valerie Sherlock. Sill South
Firth street, and Miss Agnes Hiltne
CELEBRATION. who has been the guest
#of@Adr. and Mrs. E.. o.. Henderson, I'll
N3rth Fifth street, yill<leave this
evening BY motor for Maple Lake,
where they will witt for . week as
honse guests of Miss Hiltne's aunt.
Ml.s Eulalie Sherlock will also 70 to
Il lake tonight and will join a group
ofsaocal youn women who have taken
IN Burton cottage for the coming
week.
zNEA GTA-AlENE IsL ~ ~ LE 4 X.
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Union LMthcran.

The attendance atN the Lutheran
evening services has increased from
Sunday to Sunday. the number at
doubling the previous attend
.ance. This Sunday the joint English
service is held in Immannel church,
South Third street, the Rev. Buegel
preaching the Sermon &p
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Norwegian Daxdsh Methodist
>, E~rnfarsnnn1

Services at 1o:45a d N. and 500 ..
m. Sunday schoolaat 1900 d. Rev.
Chr. Olsen will occupy the pulpit In
the morning and MT. Ole Jurg6ns in
the evening. Everyone IL cordially
invited. H. M. Holm, pastor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31
IMtheranf Erec,

Corner Cottonwood and second ave
u Services Sunday morning. 10: 80,
and evening, 1880, conducted. by Rev.
N. Halvorsens~Sunday school sAn1
bible class, 1875. Prayer meeffnE
Wednesday evening, s O'Clock. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31
First Lutherm Church To
Hare Big Picnic On Sunday

In celebration of the excellent sue
oess Of the lunch booth which tho
members Of the First Lutheran church
conducted at the Grand Forks fair
q picnic to be given on Sunday aft
moor in the Ferestad grove, Park
avenue. in East Grand Forks.
Every member of the First Luther
IN congregation is extended an invita-
ton to the AFFAIR and friends who as
sisted at the lunch booth r also
bring a basket lunch, and. coffee for
everyone, will be provided At the
grounds. ii
The recsiptsS-from the booth. have
enabled the mortgage on the church
To- be ifted&and in. addition. a cons
fortAbleSsNm has been placed in the
treasury. Games and entertainment
in honor-o Of the mortgage lifting have
been arranged.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31
First IImfheran.

Fourth. avenue and Belmont. Morn
ing worship. 1o:451s a. n. Text, The.
37th Psalms Union evening service
at Emmanuel church Grey. Buegel),,
South Third Streets D.. m. The First
congregation and friends gather for
ian outing at the Ferestad#groye;S East
side, Sunday. afternoon. stss.f -
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First PrcebytereaM.

Sunday school. 9:45. MofniaaassSSSMsSSSSss
ship at II. Subject. ..Ish4 ESrSSS
Melting Pot" No evening SssIlsse
during August. Prayer meeting wed
nesday night at 1:45.s r. Halscy Am
tbroae.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31

Bismarck, N. D.. July sl.-Tax SUI
peryisors are going out on a hunt FOR
state income tax dodgers, according
to George q: Wallace. state tax COM
missioner. o.
Persons who have not filed and
paid tpcome tax returns now are de-
Tiinquert, and the supervisors are di-
arected to get the sdelinQuents ON tho
tax books. A hit or psrsons hSsBho
have filed income tax returns is be
ing printed by counties. Aud VIE be
distributed in the various counties OF
the state. 81 H
This record~will be piaosd before
the public and re ask the public.a
help in tracing persons who should
have filed income tax returns" said
Mr.. Wallace: .sS +
Every person with an income of
$1,000 or more If single. and $4,000
or more II married must file q re-
turn. under the state income tax Law.
Ans exemption OF $200.sfor each de-
pendent is allowed.
Individuals become delinquent on
July IL and corporations on July rs,
on payment OF tax. Returns were
due March L..
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bethany Lutheran.

Zion Luthefan church. English
seryicessa at 10:4B;s Morse services II
.y7:4b; Ladies Aid next Thursday att
ernoon: Mesdames Otto Gotburg. II.
Morley, O.. Telle ana C.. Bredenbech
are the hostesseA.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-31

Hsraldswant Ads Bring nssuItk
The Washington herald., 1920-03-04
2Zays and Photoplays Offered at Theaters Next Week
Sidelights on
Neu, Offerings
At Playhouses

George Fitzmaurice. the motion
picture director. who is now pro-
dIcing films under his own name,
Is an airplane, enthusiast. Every
morning when the weather is favor
able. Mr.. Fftzmaurice leaves his lit
tie home in, Mamaroneck, on Long
Island Sound, for q spin in a sea-
plane belonging to a friend of his.
So exhilarating has he found the
sport that he recently ordered
plane for himself.
The producer claims that this is
not extravagance. for shots" from
the air are often of great value in
the movies. For instance, In the
first George Fitzmaurice production.
"On With the Dance" which Is ap-
pearing at Moore's Garden theater
this week, one scene shows the
whole of Manhattan Island. To Sc
cure this view, II was necessary to
go up $4,000 feet. A cameraman and
Mr.. Fitzmaurice ascended. with a
telephone connecting them. For
such a high altitude. the photogra-
ply is remarkably clear.
A sprained ankle may be alarm
ing. but 1t is a small thing in the
young life of Miss May Myers.
nineteen-year-old soubrette in
"Peek-A-Boo." at the Gayety. who
filled her role today. none the
worse for q painful twist in
dance yesterday. Miss Myers ankle
gave way while in the middle of
an intricate dance number. With
no visible emotion, she suffered.
Except for a quivering of the iips.
Miss Myers bravely stuck the num-
ber through. and when the cur
tain was mercifully rung down she
tainted.
; Examination revealed that no
bones were broken. and that the
twist in her ankle was not serious
She was able tn walk to her totel,
and went TO work today as though
nothing hal happened.
John Emerson is now cutting and
assembling the film of the latest
Constance Talmadge pictureI Of
which he and his wife, Anita Loos,
are the authors. 1t is called The
Love Expert" and its scenes are in
| New York, Boston and Palm Beach.
The cast includes Constance's
younger sister. Natalie. who made
her screen debut in support of her
other sister. Norma. in The Isle OF
! Conquest"
Elaine Hammerstein and her COM
pany are finishing the final scenes
Of The Shadow of Rosalie Byrnes,"
in which Miss Hammerstein plays
a dual role.
Rex Beach left New York last
| night for Port Henry. where his
latest Goldwyn picture. The North
Winds Malice" is to be made.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-04
WHY PEOPLE WRITE PLAYS

a play may fail would take altogether
too much space for either a newspaper
or a magazine article. In fact.
think one could almost write five
foot library shelf on the topic why
Plays Fail Without attempting to
mention even one reason, be assured
that the author will give you countless
reasons, the managers will give you
just as many more and the actors have
as many of their own to add to the
collection.
''All being true. imagine. IL you can
and you can't unless you have per-
sonally enjoyed the experience-the
satisfaction that goes with a success
full play. It's indescSbable and it's a
goal that keeps a million or more per-
sons striving toward its attainment
annually. Playwrighting is something
more than the mere sport of kings-it
Is the sport of mankind"
An Interesting recruit from the
ranks of light opera to that OF mus
ical comedy Is little Gladys Cald-
well. who is playing Lucy Sheridan
in the new Dillingham; production,
The New Dictator"
Miss Caldwell is a Chicago girl
with a beautiful soprano voice. For
the last two years she has been as
ISOLATED with the Society of Ameri-
can Singers who have been conduct
ing series Of revivals Of light
opera classics at the Park Theater
where Miss Caldwell has made her
self a favorite with the lovers OF
Gilbert and Sullivan by her charm
ing performances. Her most recent
success was in the part of Rosemay-
bird in '.Ruddigore."
A brilliant future beckoned the
young singer in the world Of con-
cert and light opera But Miss Cald-
we'll is petite and pretty. a graceful
dancer and no dcspiser of the more
frivolous forms OF amusement. The
role of Mollie Seymour in The
Geisha," awakened her interest in
the lighter forms of musical COM
edy, and she welcomed the chance
to appear in the latest Dillingham;
production. not in one of her for
mer character roles around which
has grown up a wealth of sacred
tradition, but as just herself, a
thoroughly modern girl with an un-
usually lovely voice and thorough
musical training.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-04
NAVAL COURT MAY
RECOMMEND TRIALS

Recommendations, one of which
may ask the .court-martial of per-
sons appearing before it, may be
made by the Court of Inquiry.
called by Josephus Daniels to in
vestigate the removal of Rear Ad-
miral w. P. Fletcher from his COM
mand at Brest by Rear Admiral
William S. Sims following the
sinking of the transport Antilles
as it was leaving the harbor of
Brest.
Mr.. Daniels refused yesterday to
say whether the Fletcher hearing
would be a substitute for one the
Navy Department has said might
be made IL the Senatorial inquiry
into Admiral Sims charges did
not go to the bottom of the mat
ter"
Admiral Fletcher's desire for a
court of inquiry was based on the
fact, Mr.. Daniels said. that his re-
moyal from Brest still stood on
his naval record.
(Puhlic Iedrer Service
The Washington herald., 1920-03-04
MRS. WILSON-GREENE
PRESENTS SOPRANO

Mabel Garrison, prima donna So
prano, of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, was presented as the
third attraction of Mrs. Will
son-Greene's Second Series Phil
harmonic Course" yesterday after
noon at Polls Theater.
Miss Garrison is a real delight in
recital. Her voice has warmth and
is human, qualities rare in the So
called "coloratura." where the ef-
fort seems in most cases to be the
imitation of the flute. She sings
with an ease that is graceful and'
is an artist whom Americans may
be proud to cafl their own
George Siemonn, husband of the
al tist, was at the piano, and his ac-
compa niments were a feature of
the recital A. w. H,
The Washington herald., 1920-03-04

Why do men. or women. write
plays?
It's a fair question and often has
been asked. says the New York Sun.
Usually 1t is asked regarding some
specific play. A general answer.
however. barring Some exceptional
cases, can be made to do it.
Rupert Hughes. author of The
Cat-Bird,' the comedy which
Arthur Hopkins is presenting a,
Maxine Elliotts Theater with John
Drew as its star. believes he knows
nine times out of ten, just why
risk of unbridled criticism. pitiless
publicity and a lot of things that
the average person would shrink
from. Incidentally Mr.. Hughes ad-
mits there are exceptions even to
his most general rule, which elimi-
mates him. for instance. from the
selfsame rule.
IT'S the gambling instinct in the
human race said Mr.. Hughes.
There may be some people who
think a horse race is a real gamb-
ling proposition. Believe me. they
haven't the slightest idea of what
a game of chance Is, unless they
have had the opportunity of being
connected with the production or
play.
The elements Of chance which
enter into the success or failure oi
n play are Infinitely greater than
those connected with the running
OF a race. True, a horse may do
any one Of a hundred things to
cause. him to lose the race. But a
play-why, right offhand ! can
think of at least a thousand diff
ferent things to affect the ultimate
success or failure of the venture.
In my own personal experience 1
have become convinced that the only
sure way to tell whether you have a
success In a play Is to wait until the
box Office returns are in for the sec
ond highland then you may be wrong
on the third night.
But it is a wonderful gamble. 1t
is not only the fact that the returns
are entirely commensurate with the
risk-that, 1 think, influences the play
wright very little. Rather it is the
exhilaration Of stalking your judgment
against that Of theater-goers. Nine
persons out Of ten, I am certain. would
rather have the world tell them they
are right than even earn large sums
Of money.
ITO attempt to enumerate the ways