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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-15
Mass Meeting at National Theatre.

Men and women of both races are
invited to the mass meeting to be held
at the National Theater tomorsow even
ing at O'Clock at the opening of the
campaign for Harding and Coolidge.
The speakers will be Hon. Henry Lincoln
Johnson, National Committeeman from
Georgia and Mrs. Alice Dunbar Nelson
and Major Andrew +. Stevens Chair
man Of National Campaign Committee
for Eastern District viii preside
There viii be music by q good orchestra.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-15
Charged With Larceny of Chickens.

Charles Dickershield, charged with the
larceny of chickens, will be gwen hear
ing this evening before Magistrate
Barnet Guckman. Dickershield was ar
rested by Constable Bowers upon COM
plant of Bertha Beatte and was ar
raigned before Magistrate Barnet Chuck
man.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-15
Frank Harris Dead.

The funeral Of Frank Harris. the six
years-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Harris, will be held tomorrow after
noon at four O'Clock from his parents
home, 420 East Sixth street. Burial will
be in Cathedral cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-15

The little pain demons
that often cause Rheurna-
tism lie dormant and in
active in summer, but
when winter approaches
they resume their attacks
with renewed fury.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-27

The brilliant society background
for which the novels of Robert w.
Chambers are famous has been faith
fully reproduced in the film version
Of 1.-THE Restless Sex" which will be
seen at the Strand theater the week
starting Sunday.
The story is a romance of impul-
sive youth and has been picturized
on an extremely elaborate scale. A
ballroom scene, in which over 600
people take part, a millionaire camp
IN the Maine woods, and an automo-
bile accident are features.
The most elaborate motion picture
ballroom scene ever filmed is one of
the features of The Restless Sex"
The picture was adapted from the
popular novel by Robert w. Cham
bers.
Over 600 people take part in the
ballroom scene. Since they are cos
TUNED as gods and goddesses of Gre
clan mythology most of them come
from the choruses of current Broad
way attractions.
Joseph Urban, we'll known for the
artistic scenery which he has de-
signed for The Follies" ana other
prominent productions. Is RESPONSE
Bile for the BEAUTIFUL ballroom sets.
Erie, tie famous Russian designer
whose costumes are used exclusively
In the Follies Bergere, Paris, created
the exquisite gowns worn by Miss
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-27
Bee Palmer Queen of
Shimn,y, O1pheum s Star
Ziegfeld Beauty Brings "Oh, Bee" and Jazz
Band-GeOrge Kelly in Satire.

where do all the actors come
from? ?" forms the basis Of Kelly's little
one-act satire which argues that at
some time everybody has been stage
struck. The piece is written in Il
bright crisp manner.
Joe Laurie. Jr., Is the pint size
comedian and he calls his vehicle
''Whaticare." A theatrical manager
once saidgthat every laugh in play
was worth 500. Accepting these fig
ures asa fact. Joe Laurie has quite a
fortune within himself,
Kenney and Hollis have extracted
most of their choice tid-bits and
wrapped them in bundle which they
call THE Two Doctors" satire on
medicine.
The athletic performance of the Os-
car Mirano trio is exceptional. They
present a perch and ring act that is
n genuine thriller and their work is
really successful and all of it is haz-
ardous. Dave Harris, known as
"Syncopation's Best Bet" and the
Dancing Burks in an original dance
revue complete the vaudeville.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-27

of the old New Hampshire friend,
Henry Hopkins, where Uncle Josh
finds refuge while the search for
Reuben is carried on and then comes
the famous Grace church scene,
scene familiar to nearly everyone and
perfectly reproduced in the play.
Wandering along through the crowd
ed streets comes Uncle Josh, still
seeking his boy, despairing and yet
hoping, mat he will somewhere in
the great city find him. He fingers
for a moment to rest, while through
the church windows comes the notes
from the great organ and he listens
while the choir is heard singing.
From New York the scene turns back
again to the farm and an interior
of the farmhouse is shown. Reuben,
a new Reuben, is coming home and
the old home fairly radiates the well
come awaiting him.
Augustus Pitou, Inc, are bringing
this wonderful old play to the Lyric
on Friday and Saturday and Satur-
day matinee, Dec. and 4, with Will
liam Lawrence in the chapter of dear
old Uncle Josh, part he has played
over 5000 times.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-27

Heralded as a whale of a show
with pretty girls galore, toe dancer
that takes one back to musical COM
edy. genuinely funny comedy and the
kind of catchy tunes you go away
whistling, tBuzZin' Around" head
liner of the vaudeville bill which
opens at Loew's State Sunday, is an
nounced as one of the most pre-
tentious offerings booked this sea-
son. The act Is billed as "$3 must
cal show at vaudeville prices" and II
advance notices from other cities
where it has been presented are any
criterion, the act is one that Will Gre
ate a furore.
"Buzzin' Around" is sponsored by
viii Morrissey, whose overseas
Revue" proved such a success. 1t
was first staged at the Casino the
alter on Broadway as a legitimate
musical show with Morrissey and
Fanny Brice in the leading roles.
Morrissey secured Jack Hallen, well
known on the legitimate and vaude-
Vile stage, and Marie Osborn, an
extremely clever dancer, to replace
himself and Miss Brice and with the
rest of the. cast as in the original
production.
with "BuEZln ArOuHu VIII "'7'
be seen Billy Kincaid. rated as Scot
lands premier iuggler who handles
heavy objects like other iugglers 90
smaller things, and Billy and Moran,
two artists of the cork. with a smart
jazzy dancing repertoire.
The feature picture for the open
ing half of the week will be 1.-THE Sap
head" with William II. Crane, Buster
Keaton and Irving Cummings in the
cast.
For the final half of the week, be;
ginning Thursday, the vaudeville DIV
will be headed by a musical treat
The Emry quintet offer both classical
and popular numbers. Rice and Edg e
have a comedy act, London Bridge;
Martha Russell is a comedlehne,
Rabe sherman and Eddie Pierce ma. nave
2 comedy skit, and Clifton ana spar
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-27
Lyric Promises Treat In
Walker Whiteside Play
Stevenson Novel, "T he Master of BdLLan-
trde," Opens Enga cement Wednesday

walls of the great baronial hall in
Castle Durrisdeer There James
Durie seeks to secure gold with which
to follow his debaucheries overseas,
Finding himself opposed by deter
mined members of his family. it is
war to the knife until the powerful
climax Is reached at the finish of
the play Walker Nhitesides tour
is being directed by Augustus Pitou,
of New York. who has surrounded
his star with one Of the finest COM
panies ever sent on the road. The
cast includes such celebrities as
Alexander Frank. w. Mayne Lynton,
Maurice Barrett. Basil West James
MaCue. karhl Nose. Miss Sydney
Shields. Miss NanCye Stewart and
Miss Virginia Duncan. There will
be bargain matinee on Thursday aft
ernoon, which is being given to en-
able students and others interested
in Stevensons works to see the play.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-27

Bee Palmer, who headlines the bill
1 at the Orpheum next week, is given
scredit for bringing the shimmy into
favor or disfavor, as the case may
he, but her ability as a dancer is con-
fined by no means to shimmying.
She is one of the most graceful
dancers on the stage,
When Miss Palmer came to New
York some few years ago, she was
Immediately engaged by Florenz
Ziegfeld and for several seasons was
the prize beauty of his famous en-
porium. Then Bee came to vaudeville
land created a Juror. At the height
of her popularity, illness caused her
to retire. She has. fortunately, re-
covered her health and has returned
ito vaudeville where she is seen in a
Itravesty with dance written by Her
man Timberg called "Oh, Bee" She
lis supported by Dick Himber, AL
Seigal and her own jazz band.
George Kelly, the author actor, is
appearing in a new sketch from his
own pen, "The F1attering Word"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-27

Walker Whiteside will begin a
brief engagement at the Lyric the
Fater on Wednesday night Dec. l.
ILLS stay in Memphis is limited to two
sevening and one matinee performance
sof THE Master Of Ballantrae," which
ds this stars play this season as well
sas last, Robert Louis Stevenson's
smasterpiece Of romantic fiction has
sheen adapted into three-act play
by Carl Mason. and has served
walker Whiteside we'll for the past
two years.
1 The hero-rogue of both play and
knovel is James Durie master of the
sgreat estates of Durrisdeer and Bal
slantrae in Scotland. This gay young
sadventurer has been a world wan
sderer for 10 years; soldier pirate,
.Indian fighter, student of Hindu
smagic and gay blade at the fast
French court in Paris. The action
sof the play takes place within the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-27
Vim. Laurence
: Has the Lead In
"OLdHOmesteGd''

To visit 1.-THE Old Homestead" is to
really breathe the atmosphere Of the
New Hampshire hills. To meet the
good folks of Swanzey is to touch
life where it is sweet and whole
some, The story begins in a scene
showing the old homestead of the
Whitcombs, Here the audience
makes the acquaintance of Uncle
Josh, Aunt Matilda, the Ganzey boy,
Rickety Ann, dear old Cy Prime and
Seth Perkins, whose rather belated
courtship of Aunt Matilda furnishes
much quaint comedy.
From the farm the audience is car
ried to New York city, where two
scenes are shown, the first the home
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-27
''7he Restless Sex, - NeU
Chambers Play, at Strand
Star Cast Interprets Lavish Society Story
Which Comes for Weeks Engagement.

Marion Davies and the other prin-
cipals. 81 e
+ Ralph Kellard. Charles Lane and
Carlyle Blackwell are included in
the cast. The scenario was written
by Frances Marion.
The picture, which is a Paramount
release, was produced by Cosmopoli-
tan and directed by Robert Y. Leon
ard.
A new Mack Sennett comedy, His
Youthful Fancy" will he the added
feature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-27
Catchy Tunes, Pretty Girls
In BiQ HeddIiner For State
Real Tabloid Musical ShOW To Be Feature of
Bill for First Half of Week.

tan are acrobatic balancers. The
feature film will be "Firebrand Ire
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-27

vison," with Buck Jones in the lead
ing role. f,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-09
Butler Also Embarrassed

Nicholas Murray Butler, who has
emerged as candidate for some kind
of Tory nomination for the presidency
of the United States, is another shin
ing mark for the darts OF the drys.
He has received an open letter from
the Anti-Saloon league reminding him
that he has been opposed to prohibi-
ton and has trained with Boss Barnes
and asking him for safety's sake, a
series of questions.
For a gentleman who has always
enjoyed his dinner, and whose social
acquaintance is strictly limited to
broad cloth and livery, this may be
charged down as cruel and unusual
political pledging. Doctor Butler will
not deign to reply to such challenge.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-09
Rail Return opposed

Two hundred thousand copies of
his extension of remarks, showing
that the return to the railroads to
private hands will mean 25 per cent
higher railroad rates, are being cir
culated over the country by Represen-
tative James H. Sinclair of North
Dakota. Railroad workers are apply
Ding for these speeches in large guam
titles, and are circulating them in
lodge meetings in the railroad towns.
The pamphlet CARRIES an argument for
two years delay of the return of the
railroads, as made by Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Woolley be-
fore the American Academy of Politi-
cal and Social Science at Philadelphia
in October.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-09
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

Big Five Retain Meat Monopoly
Like Standard Oil Dissolution
Sinclair Urges Two More Years Of
Rail Control League
Questions POliticians-North Oak
0ta Senator Gives Views ON War
and Peace Sam Sells Ger.
man Ships-Deportcd Foreigners
Disappoint News Writer'S.
Washington, d. C.-s.Think Meat
Victory May BE Nominal is the
heading Of long Article in the New
York Journal OF Commerce dealing
with the government and packer
agreement said to dissolve the pack
ing trust.
Those who have noted the effects OF
previous dissolutions OF trusts and the
details Of this agreement will prob
ably agree with the financters. The
stock OF Wilson Z Co. went up several
points when the decision was made
public.
BASH Manly, investigator Tor the
federal trade commission. shows the
IspAckerss ~ Gaining the following
points. which We might contrast with
nominal sains" for the public:
I. An escape from criminal indsct-
ments and possib le conviction.
Weakening OF the case fed
4 againsts them BY the wholesale grocers
tin the interstate commerce commits
lsion charging unfair discrimination
/ in rates through the use Of refrigera.
tor cars. q.
Weakening Of the proposed leg-
islation embodied in the Kenyon Ken
EEdrick bills.
Weakening 81 the cases HE'D by]
the federal trade cominission under:|
Es.Sti,trust acts, involving more tllan]
q cor prations recent scqsirsd ~
I ! She packers.
8. An apparent acqutescsnce by1]
1.-THE government IA the iissolutsons
srlans preyicnsly begun ~ III pack.
Iers, hlch merely transferred their
unrelated !. Interests, such III grocer
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-09
eve should mind our own business

4
eve should mind our -ow. business
end not interfere with the affairs or
foreign nations unless it 'e for the
purpose OF assisting the weak and on
pressed
In his peroration he declares:
We say that the wa is over; we
are not complaining SC much about
our expended treasure which reached
such an enormous amour. during
this horrible conflict. We are willing
to share the burden of taxation is the
principles for which we said we fought
are put into operation throughout tho
world.
elf we believe that the acquisition
OF territory, the changing of the
boundary lines of the nations of
Europe or elsewhere. or guaranteeing
the territorial integrity of all the ma
lions of the earth were the principles
for which these men Fought. we NAV
vote for this covenant. But if we be-
lieve that first and foremost they
fought for our nationality, for the
protection of America, for the liberia
ton and freedom of oppressed peoples
no matter where found, then surely
we cannot support this covenant in its
present form.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-09
Prohibitionists Hit Root

Beware of offending the Anti
Saloon league! 1t has long memory
and sharp tongue.
A press article sent out from New
York by this organization refers to-
the fact that Elihu Root has taken the
job of overthrowing the prohibition
amendment to the federal Constitu-
ton for the liquor interests. They
quote church papers to prove that
Charles E. Hughes refused fee OF
$4,000 to undertake this case, and
that Mr.. Taft refused to accept it,
even with a signed check to cover
his own fee.
"Mr. Root consented to serve
them" says the statement "Either he
did not know the law and advise them
correctly in the war prohibition case
or else he and his legal associates
were willing to take money from
desperate discredited traffic before it
completely disintegrates!
This is the man whom the liquor SYM
lpathizing Republican machine man
ayers of New York have tentatively
selected to sound the keynote at the
unofficial Republican state convention
this winter, and to head the delega-
tion from New York as spokesman for
practically one-tenth of the delegates
to the national convention which will
select candidate for president. The
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-09
Legion Head Opposes Mob

Franklin D'Oher, national COM
mander of the American Legion, has
spoken the word which was absolute
~ necessary for the welfare of his or
ganization. He warns loaal posts tina,
they have no right ITO take the law
INTO their own hands or interfere with
proper authority
In time of need and emergency, /"
said D'Olier. I'VE members OF the
American Legion stand ready as in
dividnals, to support, strengthen and
speed up, II necessary, the civil au-
thorities charged with the mainte-
nance Of law and order but al
ways In accordance with competent
authority, which We realize now is
civilian and not military and origi-
mates in the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States as expressed through ma
tdonal, state and local governments"
Reacti0nary interests have played
upon the credulity OF the returned SOL
dters in many places to get them to
perform acts Of mob violence and in
reference with free speech The boys
we're persuaded that America was
threatened unless certain things
which the reactionaries wanted done
we're performed. Men in all walks of
life have become thoroughly alarmed
u the growth of this power outside
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-09
The Week
Doctor Osler Dies


Sir William Osler. who was much
talked OF many years ago for sup
posed statement about the ADVISABLE
ty of chloroforming men at so, is dead
at the age OF 20.
He had long, successful career as
q medical man, II years of which was
spent as professor OF medicine at
Johns Hopkins university in Balti-
more. After 1904 he went to England
and passed away at Oxford. AS usual
with matter of the kind for which
he became famous, his remarks were
much garbled.
He did not notwithstanding. he
did not say that after so a man was
useless, but that young men do the
really big work of the world Profess
sOr GOwan OF New York university
has written a book on the subject in
which he shows that old men hold on
where reactionary leadership is want
ed and that progress is almost always
in the hands of the men under 40.
Luther started his famous work at 30
Christ had finished his ministry at 33.
Most of our revolutionary forefathera
were young men.
On the other hand 1T is interest
ing to note that England, France and
America are controlled by reaction
airy politics at present and that their
leaders are over 60. Clemenceau is IS
Almost nowhere do we find young
man occupying a prominent official
position in these three countries.
These old men claimed to have made
great progress in world history al
Paris, but most progressives have
been greatly disappointed. The future
may form the opinion that the old
men there ran ture to form.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-09
Senator Gronna On War

Senator Gronna of North Dakoat,
chairman of the senate committee on
agriculture, has printed his speech
made during the debate on the YER
sailles peace treaty and the league of
nations covenant. To this speech, in
its pamphlet form, he has added rs
an appendix the speech which he de-
livred in the senate on April 4, 1917,
in which he demanded for the people
the right to vote. on a declaration of
war. His concluding sentence in that
pre-war speech was:
'Mr. President, am opposed to
war because war means destruction
misery and poverty to the toiling mil
lions of our country for generations
to come; but if it shall come l shall
do my full duty"
Nobody has ever questioned that lie
made good that promise.
Dealing with one phase of the
league covenant the senator says:
President Wilson, in one of his IA
points, in speaking of the Russian ter
nitory and people, lays down princi-
pie which is fundamental not only to
the people of Russia but to every ma
tionality on the globe.
THE president reference to the
people of Russia might we'll apply to
the people or Ireland, to the people of
India, of Finland, or to any other ma
tinality that feels oppressed and is
capable of setting up its own form of
government, where people may en-
joy to the fullest extent freedom and
liberty. The inherent right of nation
alities toaset up their own form of
government could easily be denied
under the provisions of this coven-
ant.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-09
Some Coal Profit Figures

Coal operators answered McAdoo's
figures about profit ranging from Is
to 1000 per cent with the indignant
yelp that the former secretary of the
treasury had violated his trust. Ger
tainly this was not much of proof
that the figures were exaggerated.
During the war the government al
lowed the operators to open new
mines which could be worked only as
excessive cost (the miners called them
snow-bird mines) and coal prices
weres fixed largely on these specially
prepared costs. The profits of ordin-
airy mines must indeed have been ex-
cessive.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-09
Colorado thus could

cent over cost. Colorado thus could
we'll afford to mine its own coal By
state operation even IL state operation
cost 100 per cent more than private
operation, which is hardly possible.
When the national agreement be-
tween the miners and the government
was made the emergency which caus-
ed Governor Frazier to take over the
mines in North Dakota ceased to exist
and the governor began the work OF
turning them back to their owners.
Frazier's much criticized act greatly
pleased two classes OF people who to-
gether comprise the great majority Of
North Dakota people. Those who.
needed a steady supply OF coal as pro-
lection against sub-zero weather and
the men who dig the North Dakota
coal.
These miners declare that they
would rather work for the state at
owners with the IA per cent increase.
In fact, they would have refused to
work for the owners had not the gov
ernor declared the emergency at an
end. The spirit of the miners is also
shown by the fact that in spite of
some sabotage by mine owners, many
mines had record production during
the period of state control.
The governor of Kansas, on the
other hand, who took over the mines
on an approved plan did not get out
enough coal to warm the public build
ings of the state. His attitude was
that TO the typical reactionary, name
ly that workmen are always wrong
and have no rights which others are
bound to respect. Consequently this
governor made great splurge which
to nothing with voluteer
labor.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-09
the law. Perhaps the commanders
message will be sufficient to set the or
ganization right
Berger's Reelection

Victor Berger's reelection to con-
gress by majority OF 1906 of tho
voters OF his district presents a
knotty problem to congress The
question they must decide is whether
a district has right to be represent
ed by any one it chooses to select.
And according to our theory of gov
eminent the district has this right.
but that is what makes the problem.
That it may make considerable of
fight is indicated by the following
editorial from the New York World.
paper which might be considered as
the organ OF the Democratic party:
1T is ridiculous to pretend that tho
1867 citizens OF the fifth district
who voted for Berger Friday are all
traitors, Bolsheviki or radical revo-
lutionists. Berger's majority reflects
a great deal of economic unrest. but NJ
also reflects strong protest against
the general policy of repression that
rs being carried on everywhere.
"a fderal court jury has convicted
Berger Of disloyaity; the house of rep
resentatives, with molly one dissenting
vote, refused to seat him because of
disloyalty; but recisive majority of
voters in his own congressional dis
trict refuse to regard him as dieloyal
and insist that he is the man to rep
resent them in congress.
"Plainly ehresults of the special
election in the fifth district of Wis
consin demand something more than
superficial consideration.