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has been adapted with additional scenes
by Arnold Bennett and Nigel Payfail
and with new settings and additional
music by Frederic Austin. The London
production was made by Mr. PlavtafS
who has come to America to atten, sas
Hopkins presentation. Both the cast
and production have been brought from
London.
Nora Bayes has provided an excellent
supporting cast for her second man
agerial venture, Her Family Tree
lhls IS fantastic musical comedy
dealing in humorous fashion with the
theory Of incarnation. Miss Bayes ap-
pears as the central figure in episodes
as regent as last autumn and as remote
as the Deiuge.
Fritz Leiber, who for fifteen years
has been associated with Julia Mar
lowe, Robert Mantell and others dis
tinguished in the Shakespearean field.
begins his stellar engagement at the
Lexington with Hamlet" on Monday
night. On Tuesday he win give Julius
C@sar"; Wednesday matinee, "Ths
Merchant Of Venice; Wednesday cvc-
ming, "Macbeth" Thursday, "Yamlet":
Friday Julius Cesar; Saturday rlat-
nee, "Romeo and Juliet and Saturday
evening, "Richar6 III
Children viii not lack for entertain
ment designed especially for their ben
eft during the holidays.
Three sets Of matinecs have been ar
ranged for them. At the Longacre
Theater on Monday and Tuesday after
moons the pupils Of the Professional
Chldren's School will present trio Of
playlets and several tableaux posed BY
Ben Ali Haggin. The playlets are "The
Princess Winsome," by Annie Fellowes
Johnston, directed by Mrs. Louis V. De
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rector of the Montgomery e. Stone
show, and Willie Kcrschen, Stone S
dresser, were asked 20 join. The game
hasn't been finished yet, but it looks
very much like a victory for Macquinn.
Still, the cards have been running
against him for the past two years, and
Stone has been nipping steadily into
Macquinn's big lead.
From to o'clock every night the
game Of hearts wages in Stones dress
ing room at The Globe. With the ex-
ccptlon o. summers, when Stone rests,
! the game has been played every night
O. ,hc eighteen years with The excop-
ton of period cf about three weeks,
several Years ago, at the time Of The
death OF Montgomery. Then Charles
Mast, stage manager Of the Globe, took
Montgomery place and assumed his
score. and the game went on. Ker-
schell has been the scorekeeper since
the first game, and each Saturday night
solemnly announces the low man on
the weeks play. He buys the card
deck for the next weeks games. This
is the extent Of the gambling upon
what is probably the longest card gam
ever played
New-York tribune., 1920-12-26

<M \ OPCLENl Santa Claus has
NE been more than lavish in his
~ bounty to the theater thi.
week. Seven new production.
bulge the Yuletide pack, to say nothing
of q brimming cornucopia Of extra
matinees with the children's festivals
tossed in for lagniappe, enough surely
to give Christmas q cheerful counte-
nance.
Monday night is crowded with good
things, including the opening of Miss
Lulu Bett" at the Belmont Theater,
Nora Bayes in "Her Family Tree" at
the Lyric, Fritz Leiber in Shakespearean
repertoire at the Lexington, the new
bill Of the Provincotown Players in
MacdougaL Street and the Niennesc
oFeretta, when the Lark Sings" at
the Manhattan Opera House. On
Wednesday evening "Tbe Passing
Show of 1921" is presented at the
Winter Garden ana "The Beggar's
Opera" is revived at the Greenwich
Village Theater.
The dramatization by Zona Gale Of
her story, "Miss Lulu Bett," will be the
second production by Brock Pemberton,
who first appeared as q producing man
ager last August With Enter Madame" ."
Since It's publication last April miss
Lulu Bet.' las run through several
editions and has been accepted by lit
crary critics as one of the most i'm
portant novels of American life. When
Mr.. Pemberton secured the dramatic
rights he prevailed upon Miss Gale to
make the stage version, feeling that
she alone could preserve the full flavor
of the book. Although she is the
author Of several playlets, this is Miss
Gales first long play.
Arthur Hopkins's production Of "The
Beggar's Opera" is the same arrange
ment Of John Gays opera which was
presented last spring in London. It
New-York tribune., 1920-12-26

Yesterday The Capitol TncAtes id
It's share of Christmas entertaining Tor
the crippled and orphaned children oe
the city. Nc..t y cdnesday morning
1000 children will attend a special
performance given for them at the
Strand Theater, and al week, starting
yesterday morning and continuing un-
til the morning Of January i, there will
be theater party for New Yorks
orphans and poor children, given by
Hugo Riesenfeld at the Rivoli Thea
ter. S. L. Rothafel prepared spe-
cial program for the 5000 children
who were present, including the first
Prizma feature production, "Hcidi," "
ana Christmas pantoMinc danc~d by
the Capitol ballet corps. Managing
Director Joseph i. Plunlsets os t'.c
Strand Will present Charles Ray in
nineteen and Phyllis" an Edgar com
edy entitled "Edgar's Saw" q Christ
mas Frolic and Santa Claus (himself)
Each child will receive a package of
Mrs. Julius Goldman. Mr.. Riesen-
feld's party will be the biggest of the
week, extending over eight days, {
thousand children attending each
morning at 10:30 o'clock. Bird s.
Coler, Commissioner of Public Vel
fare, will have charge of the distri-
button of seats among the various
charitable institutions. A Chaplin
comedy. "The Immigrant.' a Chester
comedy, Mutt and jeff in cartoon
comedy, a slow motion reel and "Babv-
hood" a gathering of pictures of chill
drcn from oil parts of the world, will
bo some Of the screen features. Mi
riam Battista, the child actress, will
appear In person, and there will be
Christmas music and dancing.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-26
By Haywood Broun

TN IS interesting to contrast St.
ID John Ervine's "Mixed Marriage"
JH playing at the Bramhall Theater
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Yuletide Plays

80 n OPULENT Santa Claus has
= been more than lavish in his
~ bounty to the theater this
week Sevoo nov, ,rod,,c+;on.
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Arthur Hopkins's production Of "The
Beggar's Opera" is the same arrange
ment Of John Gays opera which was
presented last spring in London. Il
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
GERMANY RETURNS To
LUxUR|ES AFTER WAR
Imports Silks, Cigarettes and Per
fumes While Poor Clamor
for Bread.
Dy Associated Press To Every Evening


Berlin, July 20 Since the rnisinr
the blockade, Germany has imported
10000. 100000 marks worth of siIkst
perfumes, chocolates, oranges, cigarettes
md other luxurics from abroad, and the
poor nre clninoring for oatmeal and com
densed milk, according 10 German adj
vocatca Of the simple life
A new movement known as the League
for the Regeneration Of Germany, which
breaches plain living and high thinking
a return TO old-time simplicity, coupled
with revival Of intellectually as oppos-
cd to the Grass matefiaism Of the present
day, hhs been started here. II deprecatos
the daily issuance Of 10000 600 marks in
paper currency by the government
An appeal is made to the people TO
conhne themselves TO the essentials Of
life-no mort foreign clothes or
luxury foods, no more expensive pleasure
trips abroad; no more costly presents.
The promoters, among whom are
former Finance Minister Count Roedern
the economic expert Walter Rathenau
and dozen well-known professors and
social welfare workers, emphasize that
they arr not nsectics nor prohibitionats
but that thcv make plain appeal 10
the common sense Of the people 10 re-
strict their general expenditure for the
sake Of the Fatherland
II Is claimed for the movement that
II il entirely non-partisan and thst il
has the official endorsement Of the govefn-
mnnt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
PRINTERS REJECT DISUNION.
Negatives Proposal TO All ow
Locals TO Call Strikes.

Albany, Aug IA strike proposi-
tion introduced by Delegate Cassidy Of
New York, member of big Six" was
defeated in the convention of the Inter
national Typographical Union. Mr.. Cas-
sidy spoke against arbitration and con-
citation and insisted that halt should
be called on the pacihst movement in
labor" He declared that arbitration
tending TO eliminate strikes took away
the only weapon of the laborine man.
IL was ten minutes before the hour of
adjournment when the subject was
brought up and the convention prompt
" defeated the plan of Delegate Cas-
sidy and adjourned on time. Had the
plan been adopted each local union
would have the power to strike without
sanction Of the International.
Alexander Philpot of The Boston Globe
urged that charters be granted to news
writers unions. The proposition was
referred TO the Executive Council.
The Laws Committee rejected a prop
osition which would have aligned the
union against Mexican labor, and an
other calling upon the union to demand
that the United States protest to Eng
land and calling for recognition Of the
Irish republic.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
WHITE SENDS MESSAGE.

New York, Aug. 1.-The Democratic
National Committee is strongly in favor
of the Tennessee Legislature ratifyinp
the Suffrage amendment and, through
its Chairman, George White, has sent a
telegram to Seth Walker, Speaker OF the
House of Representatives at Nashville,
congratulating the Senate upon voting
for the amendment and urging the lower
house to do the same. The telegram read
at is most pleasing to the Democra-
cy of the nation to know that the SEN
ate of the old volunteer State Of An
drew Jackson has by such overwhelm-
ing vote ratified the Suffrage Amend
ment. As Chairmen of the Democratic
National Committee, ] urge you, rs
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
OF the Legislature Of Tennessee, on behalf
of the Democrats of the nation, to ex-
press to the Democratic members Of the
House the sincere hope that you will vote
for the ratification of this amendment,
thus bringing success to this great move
ment and cnfranchsng the women OF
America.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
AGED NEGRO CLEARED
FOR KILLING GUNMAA
Coroner's Jury Recommends Rick
ards Release; Reserves Deci-
sion on Woman's Death.

George Riokard, colored, was exon
Grated Of the killing of Clyde Todd also
colored, last Sunday in Eastlake, by
the coroner's jury at the inquest lest
night In a dramatic recital of events
that led to the shooting, Richards who
is 81 years old, told how the dead man
went on a spree last Sunday came to
the house where Rickard lives, and
began a quarrel with Katie Fields,
who also lives there After shooting
the Fields woman, seriously woundins
her, Todd turned his gun on Rickards
who felt compelled TO shoot In self de-
fence He used his shotgun, and RI
the first discharge, Todd fell, dying in
a few minutes The woman is recover
ing at Delaware hospital.
Witnesses substantially confirmed
Richards story The jury recommend
ed his release.
Decision was reserved in the case of
Harrison Warfield. colored. held in
connection with the death of Ethel
Price, colored, August s, from supposed
overdose Of drugs The jury is awaiting
a report from the state chemist who
will examine the stomach of the. dead
woman.
A verdict of death from valvular
heart disease was rendered in the case
of Hewson Lannan who dropped DEED
in Sixth street business Office last
Wednesday night
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
WILSON MAKES APPEAL.

Washington, Aug l4.-President Wi :
con took a personal hand IN the suf-
frage fight last night by telegraphing
the Speaker of the Tennessee House OF
Representatives urging that the Federal
suffrage amendment be passed. The
Presidents telegram follows:
Hon. Seth Walker, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Nashville,
Tenn:
Nav | not. IN the interest of national
harmony and vigor and of the establish
ment of the leadership of America IN all
liberal policies, express the earnest hope
that the House over which YOU preside
Will concur IN the suffrage amendment
WOOD0W WILSON.
Suffrage leaders are delighted by the
action of the President, especially as
IL follows repeated endeavors by Gov
ernor Cox the Democratic Presidential
nominee Some of the slIffragists said
they were convinced of the sincerity
of the Democratic Party toward suffrage.
Miss Alice Paul Chairman of the Ma
tional Woman Party, was exceedingly
pleased by the President S telegram.
She SAID that the vote In the Tennessee
Senate showed that both Governor
Cox and Senator Harding had evidently
tried to do all they could.
This afternoon leaders of the militent
suffragists communicated with Cover
nor Cox and asked him to do sll he
could TO secure favorable action in the
House on Mondsy Mrs. Abby Scott
Baker, political Chairman of the Woman S
party, srranged TO hold conference
with Governor Cox She will remain
il Ohio throughout the Tennessee session.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
GAIN IN NORTH CAROLINA. !.

Raleigh, n. c., Aug. 13.-Rati6cation
advocates held the advantage today in
the North Carolina fight over ratification
of the Federal suffrage amendment as a
result of developments yesterday, which
included special message by Governor
Beckett urging ratification and a favor
able report on ratification resolution by
a Senate committee.
Although the victory of suffrage sup
porters in committee appeared over
whelming, vote of z to l for favorable
report being recorded, the action merely
marks the beginning ofan expected bitter
contest. The suffrage leaders were given
new hope by the governors plea, but the
executives statement that he was person
ally against the Federal amendment served
20 bolster up antagonists Of the suffrage
movement.
While leaders of the suffrage group in
the Senate were confident Of ultimate
victory N their chamber, they said
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14

frankly that no such ratio of affirmative
votes was recorded in commit tee could ms
be maintained on the final roll call Anti
suffragists claim defeat of any ratifca-
ton measure III the House, sixty-thrcc to
100 members of which sent a telc gram to
the Tennessee Legislature asking defeat
of the suffrage resolution.
Action on the resolution in the Senate
will probably come Tuesday. A vote is
expected quickly once the question reach
es the floor Few speeches are expected.
for both sides believed tonight that the
lineup in the upper House has been deter.
mined. The suffrage proponents claimed
victory, but the antis insisted they still
NAV check the resolution without II reach
ing the House by breaking into the suffrage
strength in the Senate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
SEES LOWER FOOD PRICES.
Chamber of Commerce Finds Crop Re-
ports Indicate Reduction.

Washington Aug. 14.-Crop reports
Indicate somewhat lower prices for food
stuffs, according to the monthly bulletin
of the United States Chamber of Commerce
Committee. on Statistics and Standards
Slackness IN textiles, some leather products
andmetal lines, however, are classed as indi-
cations of more awaiting and readjust-
ment periods in a moderate way than the
prelude to any marked change"
Unless experience be misleading the
new purchasing power of the railroads
will be a strong factor in maintaining both
prices and the volume of business" the
bulletin asserts.
The automobile industry, the bulletin
adds, gives indications of approaching
the peak of production for the present, I"
while building operations are hampered
by high prices of materials and labor TO
the point where only the most impera-
lively necessary construction can and will
proceed"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
PAPER SHORTAGE CONTINUES.
Conservation still Necessary. Says Pub
lishere' Association.

New York, Aug IA Despite irnporta-
tion Of German and Scandinavian paper
In small quantities and the fact that do
rnestic factories are being constructed.
the shortage Of newsprint is still acute
and cau only be combatted by strict con
servation, according to o statement issued
last night by the paper committee Of the
American Newspaper Publishers Aasocia-
tton.
The practice of conservation in the last
few months, however, the statement said.
has been reflected in current quotations
of the spot market. which have declined
70 about ! ! cents pound, with occasional
features quoted ~ ~ cents
For variously assigned reasons certain
manufacturers are offering less paper for
contract next year than they aold to
American publishers this year. the state
ment continued Several mills under
course Of construction that were supposed
30 he in operation soon have been delayed
in completion"
Lost something7 Try elias. fled nd
ynrtiaament IN E,varv T,vantnu - Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
VOTE PLEASES cox.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug 14.-News that
the Tennessee Senate had ratified the
suffrage amendment was received by
Governor Cox and gave him great salts
faction. The heavy prosuffrage vote
did not seem such great surprise 10
Governor Cox as it had TO other OBJ
servers. He had been in close touch with
the situation since he promised the
women, soon after his nomination, to
give his best efforts to bring about rati-
iication in Tennessee
Governor Cox expressed the belief
that the ratif cation would be completed in
that State when the lower house sat
again on Monday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
EXPELLED SOCIALISTS TO
STAND FOR REELECTION

New York, Aug l4.--The FIVE So
cialists expelled from the New York
Assembly last spring will run again
in the special elections which Governor
Smith announced yesterday he would
call in their districts for September 16
This announcement yesterday from New
York Socialist headquarters followed
news that Democratic and Republican
forces had agreed upon fusion candidates
to beat the Socialists in their strong.
holds trough the state in November
and probably would unite to beat them
at the September ballotting.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
OVERCOME WHILE FIGHTING
FIRE IN SHIPS HOLD.

Boston, August. 14.-Nearly twenty
persons, including members of the crew
OF the Merchants and Miners Line
steamship Ontario, longshoremen and
city firenen, were overcome by smoke
while fighting fire in the forward hold
of the steamship Yesterday. Eleven were
taken to hospitals
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
Republican policy II Senator Harding

WlnsY
Otherwise what assurance have we
that we will be any nearer to o settlc-
ment of the question after the elccti
than now2
What we really need is change
in the Constitution 40 thnt majority
can rntify. We have shamed our nation
before the world we have blocked the
worlds road To peace. we have s,ls-
pended pressing domestic questions
all because we are not willing to trust
the fundamental principle of democracy.
namely. the right of the majority to
rule. And now the campaign promises
To result in further deadlock" /"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
One Day at a Time.

Sufficient to each day are the duties
to be done and the trials to be endured.
God never built Christian strong enough
to carry todays duties and tomorrow's S
anMeties piled on top of them. l..
Cuyler.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14

Lost something7 Try, classified ad-
vertisement IN Every Eyening.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14

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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-11-05

Como uu,>,rus ]pol;ticoS sc imaginan que pa
-, one, nm pliS prugre>e & nccc>arlo que roill'a
con las rradicionc< uacionalcs,-lo cuai eS uH an
Surdn que saIta Il Ia vi>ta.-caSl nos parece lnN'i
repctir las palabra> de .Inarcz. que al ile@ar al TO-
der manifesto que como Jefe dc In Nacion' 10 st
ria 81 representative Y ADMINISTRATOR de uh i5s
lido nolirico, >iuo FL .Tcfe del Estado que uenc Ia
obIicaci6n de atcndcr 4 laS neceSidadeS del pueblo.
.Tnarrz crcil. pU"S. que cl Pre>ldente &c Id
Po,,bIi,, c>ta obligado a ~cobernar confornnc a
Io. dirr,doS de Ia razoR Y I las neceSIdadeS dc IL
coIec,iyidad para ser dignC representative dci P'F-
h, Te e<ta intcgrado por todoS los clou"i'H">
sin diStiurion dc b]andcria>
Ha<ta en- las mouarquIa> conSttucloh'lc> W
mos , las reyes gobcruando con gablnet'S ue com
zion. O que Sc alderman en- los gabinet"> los ?ar'l-
dos, sin que por clio sc altcrc Ia paz o So lh''Fr""
pan los ncgocio< ADMINISTRATORS
Fl 6r.ano del Partido obregoniSta puhIlra en-
r.cior,e ejici6n IN intereSantc articulo, eNcItan-
do n General Obrcgon Il que gobicrnc con Sn CRU
p, go drrir. , uuc sell cxclu>iviSta. ' en- ap"H" dc
su fr>i< t<cgura cue Madcro tracaS" 2"r hap'r
vurIro las rSpalda> Il 1t r~cVoluci9n ' que a "a,
rr,nz, lr ocurri6 igual cost por haber dIvldlA' al
carranri>mo.
La vcrlad - que Nadcro comctio @randc> We.
rro< como coh"ruantc Y como democratic. Form"
g, ,iahiuctc con personals de 81 tamllla ! ''l
iudiyiduo< carrrlc< de >olidez ' dc mentalldad y"
oh>rantc. >uS grandc< faltaS habrlan >ldo pies
taS on divide 81 Il hubiera Sldo capaz oc ha''r
ma bucna administration.
De Carranza no hay nj que decir. Tod" 'l
mnnJo <ahc que .Tuanito err quicn 'gob"rnaIa Y
no bnhcmo< mruc<tcr de rccordar los de>aceT'"S
del infor,unaln cx-mandrtario. que Siempre So r"
rcn de n~uIidaie< Y dc hombrc> sin eSerupuioS.
En- infinidad dc parties Y dcSde remotos tlrm-
nos In habiIo Y hav Jcfp> lie EStado que "ohleT-
nan con di<tiuto< P&rtiiOS. al grado dc Que,-t"-
In 81 munlo 10 <abe.-con frecucncia Sc We On las
mcp,ronia> Que los Gabinctc> paSan de las manoS
del Parrido con<rrvador. 4 las del liberal. Y haSta a
las del >ociali>ta.
Lo que >ucc,lc entire no>otro$ Is Que los anita
ooriSmoS - difcrenriaS no son de principles. SIN"
de personals. No nos opOnemoS 4 una tendencla
social - fin de hacrr progrcSar las ideas que pro-
fp<amo<. >ino que atacanloS 4 los 'cneml@o> per
>onoIcS Por ESQ no hemoS Sido capaces de fundar
parrido< pcrmauentc< de princIpioS.
De toIo< MOODS. urge que principicmos a mo-
dificar nuc<tra< co>tumbreS ' los conccptos crro-
neoS que tcncmcS.
FL Monitor Republican," exhorta al General
Ohrcg6n a que gobiernc con el grupo de Sus amigos