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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25
THEATRICAL, NOTES

j w. q. Patton. the peculiar com
edian. will make his annual appear
ance here Sunday. Oct 8, in his new
comedy. THE Deadly Female" ~
Among the old favorftes with Nei,
0Brien's MINISTRIES is Davis Gaffney,
who appears this year in q new
sketch entitled Hopping the
Atlantic Ocean,"
"Transplanting JEAN" which is now
appearing at Powers theater, Chi
cago, has the record for big basi-
ness. 1t is a comedy ranking With
the best Of the past decade.
Walter Whiteside, who has, fire.
quently appeared here, is now under
the management OF Augustus Pitou.
Whiteside appears this season in
The Master Of Ballantree."
May Robson's new ulay, "Nobody's
Fool" which opened recently, Is by
Alan Dale, the Critic. Whiie the play
viii need some llxingsit is thought to
be a success.
Maude Futon in "The Humming
Bird Is to play two of the more i'm
portant Iowa theaters soon, appear
Ing at Des .Moines and Sioux City.
From present Indications this big at
traction will play no other engage
nents in this state
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25
Theaters Facing Big Problem.

Can the one-nisht and week stands
survive the tremendous increase in
expense they now are called upon to
meet or will the cities outside the
very largest be denied the spokeA
drama, Is the question now facing
theater managers the country over.
A. ]. Busby, manager OF the Odeon
and q member of the firm of Busby
Bros, who own and operate several
theaters In the central states, is
wondering as are all others engaged
in the theatrical business.
Mr.. Busby has been In the show
business since boyhood. For the last
twenty six years he has been n man.
ager and owner OF theaters. In the
old days the expense of operating
theater was small as compared to
now. Newspaper advertising has
been increasing IN order that the
publisher may meet the ever mount
ing cost OF production. Rents and
salaries and general operating ex
penses of theaters have mounted 10
such levels that many "old heads
have disposed OF their theaters and
gone into other businesses.
All theaters are run on what IS
known in the business as "sharinc
terms" That is, the owner of >the
show plays the theater on division
OF the box office receipts. Not many
years ago many shows were played
at terms which made the theater safe
from loss even tho business was away
below normal. Today the producer.
in order to meet the increase in ex-
penses, has raised HIS terms until the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25
ri Drama S$:s Movies II

theater sustains a loss unless nearly
every seat in the playhouse Is sold.
Some idea of the great increase In
expenses the producers are called up
on to meet Is gained from some Of the
most prominent items of expense
Chorus girls formerly were paid SIS
to. SIS week; now they receive $50
to, $50 A few years ago $3.50 n week
was n princely salary for an actor
today stars are drawing many times
that sum. Tho members of tho work
ing crew and tho musicians with
travelling shows have received In
creases almost as great proportion
ately Railroa2 fares. always a biz
item with the travelling company
have been materially increased as,
also have Pullman fares.
So much for the expenses-now to
look at the income In the olden days
the best seats sold at s1.5O for the
average big show. Today the ruling
price Is So to $3.50. an increase of sc
cents to 81 on only part Of the seats
in the theater.
ARE the small town shovsoers will
ing to pay further increases or are
hey going to get along without the
fheater? This Is tho vital question
With Mr.. Rushy and others Interested
N theaters in nearly 5000 cities and
owns in this country
The city theaters--in New York
Shtcago. Philadelphia, Los Angeles
and San Trancisco-have been able
% keep pace with tho rising cost Of
t,t -
ng with the Spectator, who takes
al the good seats and sells them at
! profit over and above the regular
price. The managers also have put
.p the prices SO they can live and
thousands of visitors from the
smaller cities to the metropolis Will
nglY pay tho price to see the stage
production in the city. 1t has ALWAYS,
aeon the policy of the small town
manager to play the bigger attrac-
lions at the same price as that fixed
n the city, aitho expenses on the
cad are much greater than In the
city, where long engagements are
played
The question asked by the house
manager Is: Does the theatergoer in
Et8b ritEtiitcNiir iteS .IilflSS, oINaild,
Davenport, Kansas City. and cities
which have been classed as one, two
md three night or week stands.
hink enough OF TIE theater to sup
sort lit at the increases that are
1ccfed to make 1t worth the venture
70 the men who are engaged In the
business" II they do not theaters
ike the 0deon Will he remodeled and
nut to othefs purposes, This Is not n
condition peculiar to Marshalltown
but orr being faced by managers In
very one of the smaller cities in the
country. The So called legitimate
theater is facing the gravest situation
in It's history Ind Just what the out
come will be is hard to foretell One
thing, however, Is true and that Is no
business can succeed without n fight
ing chance to make money and from
present indications the margin be-
tween income and out go is, so clos )
that It seems we'll nigh impossible
for smaller theaters to continue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25
I SCREEN CHATTER

wet and Warmer" Is the title OF
the third Henry Lehman comedy to
ba released by First National Ext
hibitors.
William Demille Is scheduled to be-
gin production of film version of
the James NJ. Barrie play. What
Every Woman Knows" some time
this month at the Lasky studios
Clyde Cook. who left New York
Hippodrome to make series Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25

con tonight to the entire delight IF
the host of admirers and friends of
Americas foremost actor singer, In
"Springtime in Mayo" new ro-
mantle Comedy, in three acts, writ
ten by Anna Nichols Duffy. AS may
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25

special comedies for William, FOX,
has completed his second laugh pro-
voker, "The Hunstman."
Mabel Julienne Scott has been en-
gagged to play the feminine lead In the
Goldwyn production, 1.-The Concert"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25

be inferred from the title, the scenes
are laid in ireland. Mr.. O'Tfara's
supporting company enlists the SER
vices Of some wel1-known players
Mr.. O'IIara comes under the direc-
ton Of Augustus Piton, Inc. Odeon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25
Neics of FINLAND
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
At tho Strand,

Ionlsht-CharleS kay In The VAL
lage Sleuth."
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday,
Sept. rs, 27/and 2s-Thomas MsighAn
in The Prince Chap"
Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 20
| ana 30-Dorothy Dalton In Guilty Of
Love-"
Friday and Saturday, Oct. and 2
-- Bryant Washburn in "A Full
House"
At the Casino.
Eigurehead."
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
sept &c. 81 and 2S-Tom Mix In
The Daredevil"
"Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 80
and 30--All- star cast IN partners
tor. the Night
Friday and Saturday, Oct. / and 2
| William Russell in The Challenge
of the Law"
Nelan to Produce "Pards."
Marshall Neilan announces that he
viii begin production OF .'Pards" as
his fifth release thru Associated
First National within a week, HIS
,Dinty." in which Wesley Barry
makes his debut as q star. having
Just been completed. "Pards" Is
| based on Ben Ames Williams story,
| Not Drum Was Heard" which re-
Gently appeared in Golfers. 1t is q
| thrilling western subject and the
first of this type to be produced by
Neiian In nearly two years. To stage
this picture the entire Neilan organi-
zation will be taken to Glacier Ma
| donal Park, where the story will lie
filmed. 1t is expected the troupe viii
be away for nearly two months, after
which it will return to Hollywood to
| film the interiors. Marion Fairfax
mas prepared the scenario fer
| "Pards."
| "Thc Prince Chap" in Pictures.
Edward Peple's well-known play.
THE Prince Chap" in which Cyril
| Scott appeared so successfully for
several years, has been transformed
| by William DeMille into a screen
comedy of more than ordinary ap-
peal. 1t will be seen at the Strand
three days. opening Sunday Besides
telling an interesting story the pic
ture is crowded with well conceived
scenes In the humble artists quarter
| in tho Soho section OF London. The
plot concerns William Peyton, a
scniptor.. who goes to Soho to win
fame and fortune, leaving Alice. his
fiancee. behind him. At the death OF
| A n -
| chums become the guardians of
| Claudia, her little child. Alice, hear
| ing ugly stories of Claudia's origin.
comes to thh studio In Peytort.s alb
sence. Thru innocent words >of the
| child misunderstanding arises and
peyton and Alice become estrangel.
she marries another man. In later
Years. Claudia, grown to womanhood,
comes to love Feyton..
I. T. !.
MIX as a Marksnan,
Tom Mix. the William Fox cowboy
star, who comes to tho Casino SIM
day for three days, in. his photoplay.
The Daredevil" shows some Of his
greatest Workmanship In this PFC
| 'ture. He shoots a strap off a pair Of
| chaps worn by a cowboy and In
another scene shoots whisky glass
! out of bandits hands. The climax
! of his skill is reached when he shoots
cut the lights of six candles that ere
| burning on a ledge Tom Mix Is
| known as tho gunman who never
! misses and his cowboys have such
confidence in him that they say they
would even allow him to shoot the
tnairs off their eyebrows.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25
FISkE O'HARA.

Noted Actor Singer Coming to the
Odeon Tonight Only.
The romantic adventure OF Ter
renee McWarren, visualized by the
magnetic personality Of Fiske
O'Hara, will be unfolded at the Cd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25
Plays and Players
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
At the Odeon.

At the Odeon.
Tonight-F7ske O'Hara ia Spring
time IN Mayo"
Friday, Oct. 1-"Tlddley Winks."
Saturday, 2-"All Aboard For
Cuba"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25

The Sonora Grand Opera Company.
which Is to be seer, here soon, Is
also to play a. short season in Des
Moines.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-22
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.

Decidedly interesting are the express
cd views Of GuSie,mo Fcrrero. the Ital-
i'm historian, on the postwar freedom
Of the seas. Fcrrcro begins with the
premise that America fought the war
for freedom OF the seas. because she
was not willing 70 have her commerce
depend upon capricIous Interpretation
Of laws at naval warfare issued either
by LouGon or Berlin. Britain. indeed.
1nadr certain compromises, while Ger
many challenged Fate"
When the war ended. he says. the Ger
man naval power has been eliminated
and "Niuerica was placed in the bizarre
position OF having to. claim her prize Of
victory from one Of her own allies" 1t
is not hard 70 recall that freedom Of the
seas was ono of Mr.. Wilson's famous
fourteen points and was the first to BE-
abandoned when he went to London and
talked TO British leaders.
The consequence Is that there IS no
actual Freedom OF the seas. Great Bril-
tain ~ still in control OF the worlds
sea routes. II is true that she has nos
abused this power nor made it irksonIe
TO other nations. Nevertheless. il
exists with all its rotcntiaNties and am
b!guitics. The world war having failed
20 bring freedom Of the seas. that ro-
seata dream Seems to have faded far
into tho hazy distance.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-22
PRODUCTIVE COOPERATION.

II problems Of period In closer cooperation
Antagonsms are
- o
manufactured down
atnormay high
OF
methods effort produce
articles with the smaller profit
in for is
of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-22
TEN DOLLARS OR DEATH.

TO buy humru life for ten dollars is
an opportunity tina; does not come often.
Right now. II can be done. and the num-
Der that can be purchased by paying this
price Tor one each. Is three and onc-half
millions. That many children in Poland
and central and southeastern Europe
are sentenced to death this winter. The
only thing that can save them is outside
help.
Herbert Hoover has furnished the fig
ures on the need and the amount re-
CURED to save each child, President
elect Harding has issued an earnest APP
peal to the American people. together
with his personal check for $500. and
The Literary Digest. magazine Of
national circulation. is handling the
fund.
Ten dollars will buy clothing and
shoes and one meal day for one child
until spring. This is not what they
should have but barely enough TO main
tain life. Hardly anyone would refuse
TO give ten dollars to save q chiid's life
II the child were before them in the
flesh. This need Is Just as real as II
these children were crying on your own
doorstep. Next spring. they will be
alive. with renewed chance in life, or
there will be vast number Of little
mounds OF earth. II you have ten dol
lars that you wish to trade for human
life. send Il TO Child Feeding" care OF
Literary Digest. 35i-3s0 Fourth avenue.
Jew York.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-22

For IL full century now We have been
passing through different phases OF in
duStrIal and commercial liI"pwhich nave
been character.2Sd b. SUni" form 81
power First the age OF steam and then
1.-The age Of electricity, We have passed
out OF neither and Vet we have come
into another age. that Of petroleum.
As 4 lubricant it has become "f such
universal use that it has. been called thu
barometer Of industry. and no doubt
after it has ceased to be a popular IL
luminant or source Of power 1t Will i've
invalu AS the thing which lets the
wheels go around.
Its greatest popularity now arises out
OF it's use in the Observation-Disclosures
engine and of the making of th"S" there
is no end. 1t draws railroad trains ana
drives street cars. II pumps water. HITS
heavy loads. has taken the place Of MIL
lions OF horses and in twenty years mas
become 4 farming. business and social
necessity. The naval and the merchant
ships OF this country and of England
are fitted ar arr h"inE titJ"d /" use il
either under steam boilers AS fuel or
directly in the engine. The aer"planc
has bcrn made possible by il. II propelS
that modern juEgernaut, the tank. In
the air il has no rival. while on land and
sea It threatens the supremacy of its
rivals wherever il appears.
There has been no such magician since
the day Of Aladdin as this drop Of min
eral. Medicines and dyes and high cN-
plosivcs arc distilled from IT, y" one
knows whence 1t cometh or whittier Il
goeth. Men search for Il with the pas-
sion of the early ArEOnruts and the
promise now is that nations will Yet
fight to gain the iitful he'd in which It
lies.
In Persia and in Palestine in Java
and in China, in south, RI Russia and in
Roumana We know there * petroleum
for IT has been found Their. How great
these fields or others in Europe, Asia or
Africa may be no one would dare say.
AS yet, however. the petroleum Of tn"
world has comemoStly from this hcmi-
sphere.
The "oil spring" which G""rg" Wash
inGton found in western Virginia and by
his last will called To tn" especial con-
Sderation of his trustees was the prom
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-22
Our Daily Story
THE TINE OF HER LIFE

After paying Curtiss Fly the famous
aviator. his usual ice Of $l25. the DASH
Ing society belle stepped into the nine
hundred horse and buggy power aero
plane. and. amidst the plaudits of the
hoi polloi and the d"aG"niug SnappIus
Of hundreds Of newspaper photNg-
rarhrrS' cameras. the bird-likc "rait.
its lines more graceful than those Of
Il pretzcl. rus" high into the air.
Let ME out. I'm afraid" noiSrd
tho social bud, pale as L newly plucked
sheet.
hoomcd CurtiSs Fly above tho din of
the engine. "Thar's D!ttsIcld. YER
mont See that little bump on that
big hump" That's Il goat on a noun
tain"
"Scrccecccccctch!" scr"cchcd his fair
passenger. Let inc out. want To
walk"
"Thats Cleveland, Ohio. That's
New Dingus. N"vad;i." went on Fly.
See that thrcad-likr silvery line
That's the Pacific Ocean"
But she merely kept on scrceching
and begging him to alisht, until finally
hc put back and landed gracefully in
the midst Of the same crowd, still walt
ing eApcctantly.
Glow did you like it? We're you
afraid" choruscd the reporters.
Afraid? Not the tCcnicst wceniest
slightest little Bit" she laughed mer-
rily. 1T was tho most glorious Scnsa-
ION ever had in my life
And the next day that's the way all
the papers had it in.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-22
OTHERS CAN SCRATCH TOO.

To use a familiar slang term. Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait Is getting hers"
Mrs. Gait used her position as one OF
the most prominent suffrage leaders to
try to swing the votes OF the women of
the nation to Governor Cox. In this,
she signally failed, but since the cleo
ton has continued craftsmanship. Fol-
lowing Mrs. Cats latest outbreak. Mrs.
James Russell Parsons has resigned
from the League OF Woman Voters. stat
ing her reasons in part as follows:
with great regret feel l must re-
sign from the league.
Mrs. Cats speech was slngularly in
accurate in its statement and Illogical
in argument. 1t was Smearcd thiCkly
with the kind OF scntimentality which
kept us out Of war when almost ;lSSur-
cdly getting into war would have saved
thousands Of precious lives. and which
just as unfortunately has kept US out Of
neace ever since. 1t showed an extreme
lack Of good taste and fair play in its
utter refusal TO respect honest differ
rur"S of opinion in 1 body where differ
"nCc of opinion are not only recognized.
but supposedly encouraged TO exist.
so long as the League of Women
Voters follows its present trend l am
convinced that it much fall TO serve the
high purpose for which II was created"
Apparently Mrs. Parsons is not a
mouse,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-22
THE INTERNATIONAL ARMY.

The proposal for an International mill
tary force. with an international staff.
Is interesting but there is scarcely any
probability that 1t will be accepted. The
subject WAS brought before the assem-
bly, oc ;hr league OF nations at Geneva
OH Saturday. by Senator Henri La Fon-
tanc OF the Belgian delegation. who had
pref,lccd his proposition by stating that
the world is not yet ready for disarma-
ment.
Should this plan be adopted. II would
mean that instead OF each nation send
ing it, quota 10 Quell trouble in any
part OF the world. the league would
maintain 4 sort of standing army and
navy. Then. when its services were
needed. this army or navy or such part
as mi kit he necessary. would be ordered
by the league to the scene OF trouble.
Presumably, this permanent force would
be mad" up OF soldiers OF various ma
tlonal:,irS and its staff would make a
special study Of its peculiar problems.
It would. Of course. prevent the disrup-
ton of the regular military and naval
forces OF the nations.
Such 4 force, however, would be very
expensive. Il might not be used in its
entirety once in ten years but would
have to be kept constantly in perfect
condition. 1t would probably lead. also;
to rivalrics Of various sorts. and there
might DO a tendency to find something
for II TO do.
The world, OF course. IS not ready for
disarmament. No nation has even con-
sidered that subject seriously, and there
IS nothing startling in La Fontaine's
statement. Disarmament will come. II
at all. after tho nations have reached
considerably more cordial relations, and
will not b. adopted as 4 means to cor
diality
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-22

, the French revolution hight have kept
them from making several of the mis-
takes that they have made.
The outstanding related lesson Of the
French revolution is that interference
by outside nations is a mistake unless
1T be of an overwhelming military ma
ture. Europe first tried to coerce the
French by military force but under
estimated the task. Then the other ma
tons tried to raise domestic factions
and gave support either secretly or OPEN
~. All their efforts had one result-to
consolidate the revolution. All fac
tons joined to fight the outsiders.
This national spirit must always be
reckoned with when other nations seek
10 influence domestic difficulties. The
Russian people have not supported
Korniloff. Kolchak. Denikine nor Wran-
gel for the solo and simple reason that
each OF these leaders was encouraged
and supported TO some extent by the
allies. Russia. like France in her rcd
revolutionary days. is blindly cropping
for q satisfactory government and wh!lo
the mass Of the people have shown their
dislike Of Lenine and his methods. they
will never join with foreigners to bring
about new regime.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-22
The SITUATION REGARDING OIL
Prospect for Continuous Supply of Petrole
Vast Expenditures Dependent Upol
BY FRANKLIN X. LANE
Former Secretary of the Interior

, iSo If a continental well which last year
yielded 376. 100000 hIrr"ls. Each year
has seen the prophecy untuliilI"d mat
The I".:tk OF the possible yield has hcrn
reached.
From mountains If western P"nnSyI-
N:.ujl int" the very ocean beds Of the
Pacific and even beyond and into the
hr"kcn strata Of upturn"d .Nlh%ka, Inc
Oh prusrcrtor h"rcd with his sharp tool
, of steel, and found oil Hardly had one
held fallen int" drrlrn" when another
has com" rushing int" service. Only
Lhrc" year, ago all hopes wcr" Cent"r"d
In Oklahoma and then came Kansas. and
then the turn vent south again in Texas
and NOW i looks toward Louisiana.
Gcol"E;StS have estimated and "Sit-
mated aud estimated. and they do not
differ widely. for few Civ" more than
thirty years Of life 10 the petroleum
sand Of this county If tho present yield
is insisted upon. And yet there is so
much Of mystery IN the hiding "f this
strange suhterranran l.quld that honest
men will not say but II Will In y per
mlncnt factor in the world of light h"0t
, and power
If This il not 50 w are fatuouS people
, for with every fifth man IN In" country
the owner of an auiumubil" and the eN-
pcnditurc ." hundreds of millions nr dol
lars for roads tit only for their use, and
with ships by the hundreds specially
constructed I" burn oil. We have surely
given Il large fortune IN pledge of our
faith that our pools Of petroleum will
not soon h" drained dry. or that others
, elsewhere will com" To our help.
In laos tn" Country's production Of
oil was lIS.5O0.OO0 barrels and there WAS
a surplus above consumption or more
, than SG.0n0.u0O barrels available Ia 20
into storage. In 1918. ton years later.
the oil wells OF tho United States YIELD
ID %56 Qua. dU0-~n"arly twic" the yield az
l9hN--hut to meet IL" demands OF tn"
increased consumption more than o..
0mh. N"n barrels hud I" h" drawn from
St"rar". Tn" annual fuel oil Cnnsump-
tiUn or The railroads alone has Increased
from 1850. n0O TO 36.759. nor barrels. The
annual gasoline production from $40
Goa. 600 gallons in l909 tn %.J00. 900 gal
Ions.
Copyright 800