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New Britain herald., 1920-02-24
E'OX'S TH.EATER.

Buck Jones. former cowpiInclaer
 expert roper, revolver shot and horse man. and an A. K. F. veteran, has the stellar role in The Last Straw a. thoroughly Western drama. of the wild and woody. Buck Jones has never before attempted to transfer to the
 screen his power in these various lines and it was not until one of the
 Fox directors discovered this young
 man doing feats of skill and daring, on his favorite horse and for his own a amusem ent that he ever thought of becomin a movie actor. He is a. well set-up young man, full of life and a. faculty Of pla cing these virtues in his pictures. Buck Jones is by no means q. rival as yet of the great Mix, but he has all the opportunity in the world and the appearances of making g good. The Last Straw relates the story of a young and happy cow
 puncher. who comes 10 the rescue of a pretty Fla astern girl. There are
 cattle thieves planning to rob the girl
 and rustic her cattle. In ti1is gang and in fac one of the leaders of the i thieves is the foreman of the girl; s ranch. Buck Jones. as the cowboy, Tom, discovers the proposed theft, re- lates the fact 10 the girl and she makes him foreman. 4 lively battle between the cowpuncheTs and the
 sang follows in which Tom proves
 himself q man with all the grit, dar-
 ing and love Of the Westerner. Larry
 Semon, rival Of Charlie Chaplin. is
 on the bill and kept the large aud
 fence in a continual roar With his
 funny antics and comedy stunts in
 his latest hit. The Head Waiter"
 Larry Semons is distinctly original.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-24

Briggs animated cartoon, "Rainy Days" is a real scream. Funny? Wen say so. But il has g. close rival as d laugh proyoker ill a Star com edy "Air't Nature Wonderfu1?''
 The Aerial Honeymoon" is scenic com edy act with a full stage special setting which makes a. real vaudeville hit with the audience. Rarely have New Britain theater patrons seen a more clever, amusing or spec tacular production. Another splendid act is Black and Carr, who are top notchers in song and jest. Their rapid and nu- nerous changes are captiVa ting. In Mildred Haywood, singing conedi enRe, there is a snap and dash which makes one wish her stay before the footlights was of conSidera ble sreate r length. The Lyceurn program is a lengthy one. The popular verdict is, it's some show. and yoa1'il say it.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-24
PRIMROSE MINISTRIES.

Primrose Ininstrels. famous the world over for their black face songs, dances and comedy are the big vau- deville attra action at F-ox's tf1ea1er for the first haIt of zhe present week Mrs. Primrose, wife of the noted minstrel man, acts as interaocutor. alternating with MT. Sewers. who accompanied Mir. Primrose on his tours of the world for the past 10 years. John Goss, another mem ber of the troupe. is tho hampton operator of the bones in the world. For years MT. Goss name has been before the theater- going public of this country. Many are the old-time CTS that travelled to Hartford in the years gone by that will recognize one of their old favor ties 1n MT. Goss. Dan Haley, great est living tan1bo player of the world is also member of this wonderful organization Mrs. Primrose. in p1ac- ing this minstrel offering before the merican public, is fulfilling & wish expressed by her husband before his death. that the name Of Primrose should not leave the American stage. Booth Pkatt, another famous stage fayorte, and 8, basso of good attain ments. gives an exceptionally splendid rendition of the charming ballad. "rrhe B;Ilowy Sea" All in all ii is a pleasing and highly trained troupe that accompanies Mrs. George Prin- rose, in her efforts to keep alive the name of Primrose, which family has for he past 50 years been represented on the stage of this country. Let II be said that the vaudeville stage of New Britain has never before held such an asso rtment of famous min strels or it would be even safe to sa y that never before have New Britain theatergoers seen on a vaudeville pro- gram more famous men or better en- terta iners.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-24
MUSICAL CLUB GIVES
 A PLEASING CONCERT

The fourth concert of the New Britt ain Musical club was given last nis ht in the Elks' clul, auditorium before an appreciative audience. The con- cert consisted of selections composed by French and Italian artists and was one of the best rendered by the club this year. Miss Parker presided and the usual roIi call was made early in the evening. A discussion of & subject pertaining to music then took place with MT Scha uffler and Miss Tonm asoni leading.
 A vocal solo, Aria, from Pagliacci" Leoncavallo Prologue. was given by August Klein after which d splendid soprano solo was offered by Miss Mary Williams, who sang in place Of Miss Latham. One of the most pleasing selections of the evening was a violin solo by Mir T7leitzer who played M ed itation from Thais'' by Ma assenet. fol- lowed by Aria from I'Eiiser d An1ore, Donizetti, Una Furtiva La suivera,' Fred Stuhlman. A piano. forte solo was given by Miss l1ine who played "Episodes of Childhood Days" by DeSeVerac.
 The selection Aria. from Madame Butterfly. tn bel di Nedreno.'' by Puccini was s1ven by Miss Clark and was very pleasing. A violin, cello and piano solo '-Au bord du Ruis7 seau," Op. 52, by De Boisdeffrc, wa $ played by Messrs. Hart, Anderson and Schauffler. The evenings program was concluded by Mrs. Futile, who sang the solo Aria from La Giocon- da,'' Voce di Donna, by Ponchielli.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-24
LNCECAL THEIATER.

When Wallace Reed injects his breezy personality into smashing farce comedy like The Lottery Man, screen audiences can expect things to hum. Many in the big holiday crowds al the Lyceum theater yesterday. where the Paramount-Artcraft picture opened for the first half of the week, recalled when the original story scored such an emphatic hit on Broadway as a stage play some nine years ago and later repeated that sue cess on the road. Certinly Cyril Scott, the originl star in the prod uct1on, never offered a more enjoyable or technically perfect performance in the role of the hero than does handsome Wallace Reid.
 The Lottery Man" is above the aN- craze run of screen com edies. not only because it embodieS q, brand new, laugh-getting idea, but also because 1t is unusually well executed. Jack Wright. played by Wallace Reid, is d newSpa per reporter, in debt to his boss, who must produce a big story that will boost the papers circulation sky high. He hits upon the scheme of conducting q lottery through the paper, offering to marry the woman holding the winning coupon. The pa per starts the campaign and Jack falls in love with the only girl. He tries in vain to call the lottery off and homely old maid holds the fate ful ticket, The side-splitting manner in which he wisgles out of the mess is certainly rich.
 The entire program of the Lyceum can be Sd i'd to be beyond compa riSon.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-24
EENE, SHOW AT PALACE.

C Palace is offering an eXceptlon- |9ood show tonight and Wednes- | featuring Maurice Tourneur' 8 photoplaN production ''The on Butterfly"
 fde under 1he direction of that | I'd of art-creators. Maurice Tour | it reveals this screen master beer al his best. As he has $lated it to the silver sheet it is and heart-g -gripping; the story or Iung and delicately fibered child Iture. .a waif of the Canada woods. | stolen as a. child from her noble / hts by a reVengefuI .goVernesS, tyrannizes over her and attem pt s
 utaliZe her nature, becomes the n of 8. cruel jest of fate through
 Unfortunate love affair with I ant but thoughtless young com W Cody, as the young com poser, ays gifts of repression s well as Bsress of deeper emotions in the ,fng scenes Of this intensely Hn play. He craVes beauty; he
 an ideal: and, attracted by the bme and oTystal-fl1e soul of the eated girl, his heart goes out to and she becomes the inspiration ais masterpiece. The inevitable ens--iove that disregarded con |onal restraint.-and Marcene
 herself cast upon the world as v1et wonran.
 e attempts of the composer to |MaFcsne, and AiS agouv lDOn enE that she has supposedly xitted suicide, provide situations f1Sch Cody reveals himself as an
 of imaginative caliber.
 h@r photoplags include new de of The Radiunl Mystery" the
 Room Boys in % comedy and
 alace News. The Keith vaude-
 bill consists Of four very good
 hAAded by James Grady Co. in
New Britain herald., 1920-02-24
Look Now

See how the teeth's whiteness is diu1ned by film. Perhaps tartar has formed in some places.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-24

their comedN-drama skit, 'At ths Toll Bridge Other acts lncluds Bert and Iottie Walton in songs and dances, Frank Markley, in clever musical offering; and The Parker Trx three comedians who provoke real laughter.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-24

He has no need to follow in the foot
 steps of others, he has the. stuff that all good comedians have. There are several other short subjects on the bill well a vaudevil program of fine m crit.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-24

This is to offer you 1o- Day Tube of Pepsodent-th pepsn tooth paste which combats the film.
 Able authorities nave proved the product by clinical and laboratory The results beyond question Lead ing dentists everywhere urging it's adoption
 We you by ioday test. Do this for your cildren's See for yourself how it will help you to cleaner and v71iter teeth
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-22
DAYS OF MADNESS.

The wears from 1914 TO the close of
1918 were almost like continuous night
mares. and since the armistice dreadtui
individual crimes have followed IN the
wake of international slaughter. A new
and incongrttous tragedy IS added TO the
growing record of nbnormalIty by the
startling murder staged by maniac
Sunday in place which might have been
s,tpposed 10 he immune from the intru-
sion oG violence In house dedicated to
peace and good will among men wan
dering hlnatic mingles the devils stac-
cnto of revolver, shots with the solemn
praises of God In such n reign OF con-
timous horrors, the superstltlous may
be tempted to revert 80 the ancient belief
in planetary influences, and wonder un-
der what malign stars our little earth =
sailing.
We need not consult Mars or any
other planet for mn answer, or summon
interpreters and soOthsayers IRON the
vasty deeps Of space 20 solve the trouble.
War generates a moral and mental gas
of madness, more poisonous ana Tar
reaching than the diaholical concoctions
of the military chemists. II dries up the
milk Of human kindness IN the hearts o'
men and leaves in its stead the iniiaminE
passions of hate, selishness and diseord
Strong minds find it hard TO MAINTAIN
their balance in a pois.ned atmosphere
of excitement and suspicion, and weak
and unsound minds turn on IN individuals
or society with unreasonlng ferocltN
They are like gunpowder upon which 3
| spark falls.
The world is something like an inn
mense lunatic asylum just now. II lis
| inmates are 20 be cured, the oonservators
of thought. the ministrants to sanity, tho
| healers Of the sick must maintain theii
| own balance and calmness, their owl
| self-control and common sense, The
| wonder is not that some weak brains
| have given way. The wonder ~ that
many more have not Let us keep sanC
ourselves and help the world back to
| sanity Baltimore sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-22
ho;rg heard = cur State and one oftcn

being heard in our State and one often
hears the query: ''What is this about the
children working for Bird Protection
The children know what many of the
adults do not take thought of, and that Is
the fact, carefully figured by scientists,
that we snould stsrve TO death IN about
fourteen months il it were not Tor the
birds. Without interference from them,
insects would devour the vegetation.
The foliage and crops could not mature
and blight would be over the land AS
during tho plaques Of Egypt. Try to
imagine birdless world. No refreshing
songs from the bushes or roadsidcs, no
fitting of bright color from, tree to tree
no timid little Hutter of wings MS they
90 about their quiet, busy task OF saving
the vegetation for us. The children OF
New England used the slogan; "the BIRDS
saved the crops, the crops saved the
Allies 1t pays to protect the BIRDS
and it is we'll that the schools OF Whining
ton are doing SO much Of this splendid
work
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-22
THE HARMLESS LuNATIC."

From the public point oi view there
will be some slight. # tragic, satisfaction
that the religious paranoiao who murdered
n great surgeon IN a New York church
after he had listened to sermon urging
Christian kindliness and good will To the
stranger within the gates was not an ac-
credited assassin Of the |. ". ". ism
For there seems To be no connection be
tween his isolated act of follyand the bomb
outrages of January /. MAY ! and June ,,
1919. which represented a countrywide
revolutionary conspiracy IN the inter
est Of radical propaganda and pohcN
of rule or ruin. But tins satisfaction VIII
not bring back Doctor Markoe to hls
family, nor 20 the city,nor TO the suffer
ing to whose relief he had devoted ms
great abilities and his time. Never has
there been a more meaningless or more
wanton slaughter. of good citizen by
| wastrel who was Viewed by two institu-
| tions as a harmless lunatlc and was able
to escape from them and doubtless from
other public authorities and public control
with no more amount of cunning than ms
own twisted brain supplied.
This is indeed the dlsquetlng feature
of the deplorable tragedy since IT reveals
a failure on the part of society so TO or
ganize its preventive Institutions as to
| foresee and forestall just such thing as
happened on Sunday in a church IN New
York which has done more for the human
side of things than almost any other group
of people in the land Well. the fact IS as
| the police. the charity organizations and
nerve specialists and doctors who deal
with the insane well know-we arc crm-
inaliy careless in dealing with the unbal-
anced brain, especially if its unhalance-
ment takes a religious or political point
of view. Individuals of this type contm-
ualIv come under observation and 1t IS
| an astonishing fact that unless they pre-
/ sent that complete organic disorder that
calls for their absolute Incarceration IN the
insane department OF a public hospltai,
they are too often allowed TO 60 their
| wav and do PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-22
LUNCHEON VS.. OyERALLS.

Ii may not be a sign and porteht
that the local club Of press agents VINO,
to their own amazement got upon the
front page with their overall campaign
found it necessary to issue quiet warning
Their first foray was made In the ram,
and the dye of the blue denim ran through,
splotching their hundred-dollar suits and
dimming the lustre of their twenty
dollar silk shirts. A pretended saving
at the spigot broached the bunghoie
This may not, as We were saying, prove
a portent; yet the mark OF the rash,
bavin, wit" is there, and 1t serves to sug,
gest that when the primary and personal
saving was so i'll thought out, too little
consideration was given to the subtler
values and import of dress IN metropoii-
tan life-not to mention the questionable
desirabihty of disorganizing an entire IN
dustry In order TO swat the gadhy prof.
iteer AS people we are quick IN the
uptake of any new idea; our hatred OF the
profteer is both fierce and holy.
The lunchbox idea, which also ema-
mates from the Cheese Club, has the
Droverbial value OF second thoughts.
Few brain workers require much food
at midday. The most that Is needed
Is a formal tribute to the internal works,
which are creatures firmly addicted to
habit. Through historic ages they nave
been accustomed to receive grist some
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-22
Just Folks
by Edgar A. Guest
GOOD OPINION.

These are the lasting joys of earth
A home which shelters honest mirth,
A few good loyal friends and true
Who take delight in all you do,
Clean hands which know no secret shame,
And, first Of all, spotless name.
There are few great trenslircra here
A kindly heart, conscience clear,
A mind which knows no bigpt's chain
And yet for truth will firm remain,
A voice that's quick To utter praise
And scorns the gossip's evil ways.
He shall be glad who walks erect
And wins and keeps all mems respect,
Though lacking wealth and fame and skill
No man shall seek to do him i'll,
And wheresoe'er his pathway wends,
He shall find happiness and friends
Fools waste their hard-won bit Of fame
BY linking pleasure unto shame,
They fling away Mt Follys smile
The treasures that are most worth while
And lose one mad eny hour to find,
The good opinion of mankind.
He shall be happiest here who clings
Unto the joys which honor brings,
Who lives his life so he can be
Head high in any company,
Who tries to serve some useful ends,
And scorns 20 disappoint his friends.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-22
EVENING SMILE.
A CASE OF IDENTITY.

Just south Of Port Royal. s. G., the
inland route presents great difficult
ties TO the Florda-sceking yacht owner
from the North. Sticky mud flats and
shifting sand bars. raising their tops TO
within a few inches of the surface OF the
water, restrict navigation to narrow,
winding channels, known only to the
initiated.
One Yacht skipper hired an old Negro
boatman 10 take him through, after
having been earnestly assured by the
old man that he knew every bank in de
crick. /" For few minutes all went
we'll. then the little yacht slid gently
M the slope of submerged bar-and
stayed there.
dYou re a devil of pilotf' storned
het shipper. Il thouaht YOU knew every
bank in the creek.
$50 I doos. boss. ao | does was the
complacent reply. Dis is one oh dem
now Harper Magazine
'rThe meanest man ! know II young
fellow who boards with us What Is tho
matter with him2" He Is trying out an
invention to keep Subscribers from
listening when a party line ia being used.
baltimore American.
'Tremendous crowd mp at our church
last night New Minister No. II WAS
burned down. Nebraska Awgwan.
Father of the Family-"fou glrls aft
always talking about your dresses Can I
vooi find u higher plane Of conversation?
Daughter -"Surely papa. Vow we re go
ing to talk about hats. '-Pele Mele
Paris.
"They cant live together and they
cant live apart = ''Urnphl What's the
solution of problem like that "Chloro
form: but. confound the luck, u against
she law. w.'-Brmingham Age-lierald.
Willv-'T wonder how much money
there Is in the world?" Gilly-"Try to
borrow quarter and you'll find ost. =
Houston Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-22
PRESS COMMENTS.
WHY THE WAR BONDS GO DOWN.

The market for the governments war
bonds continues TO make new low fecoIus
almost every business day. Some oi tnc
Iibery Az issues sold yesterday close 10
S6. Even the Victory 4s4 s, with only iour
wears To mature, are down around no.
And there are as yet no indications thnt
that bottom has been reached.
II is true that il the original subscribers
hold on they cannot lose anything, ana
il is well to keep them in mind OF the Tact.
But the market reminds them Day ny
day that for all practical purposes tney
, are heavily out of pocket. They feei tnat
the government has not kept faith VIII
them They, and there are some 2u,ouU,uW
of them over the country, were led 70
believe that every dollar so invested would
he held substantially the equivalent OF a
dollar for emergency purposes, either Tor
loan or sale. The later issues were put out
on express assurances that the government
itself would support this market. !,
These assurances have not been carried
out. Purchases by the government have
now been abandoned altogether except
as legally required for the sinking funds.
And the reason for this is TINT the treasury
has run out of money because ITS expendi-
lures are still on n war basis They average
sIS, ,OOO,O 900 day for the past nine
| months of actual peace and are now CON
tinuing at that rate with the armstice
seventeen months back. And the Liberty
and Victory bonds renew their downward
| course in consequence.
II is thus Congress which has not kept
| faith with these bondholders-20,O ,Oo0, ,ooo
of them. Congress has failed to cut ex-
| penses. IL has been in continuous session
almost year and is now planning new
expenditure without reduction IN the old.
And so the bonds move to new low Levels.
Let the 10000, 600 Liberty bondhoiderss
note the fact well. Il is this dnwdling and
| incapable Congress that has betrayed
their trust in these investments IN
manner that would almost shame the New
| York Stock Exchange. New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-22
A Party of lnefh cheney .

In his forceful and pertinent talk to the
Democratic National Committee at ITS
meeting in Chicago, Tuesday, Chairman
Homer Cummings said: Republican
leaders have studiously built up the
fiction that they are peculiarly qualified
to deal with great public affairs. In the
campaign of 1918 they stressed that point .
They impressed the people with the belief
that in entering the period of reconstruc-
ton foil owing the war they would apply
themselves to the great problems OF the
time with special intelligence and patrio-
tisrn. What have they done? The peace
of the world has been postponed. American
foreign trade is slipping away. We have
forfeited world leadership. The whole
world has fall en- into disorder. And Con-
gress still talks
This is a scathing arraignment, but 1t IS
absolutely true. The record supports
it to the last word. The Republican party
is the party of inefhciency- OF false
promises and pretences.
During the campaign of two years ago,
the Republican party leaders made great
promises of what would be done toward
solving the grave problems arising from
the World War if it was entrusted with
power. The result Of the election was a
Congress Republican in both branches,
which has been sitting at Washington, IN
special session, for nearly a year. But
what has it done in the way OF enacting
the legislation which the country sorely
stands in need of and which was 50
blatantly promised. As Chairman Cum
mings said, it has done nothing, "and still
talks"
And if entrusted with complete control
of the national administration at the
coming election it would do even worse