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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
HEROINE THE
WHITE HOUSE
So Charles Selden Descibes Mrs.
Wilscn-Quotes Ex-Presi-
dents Daughter

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10.--Mrs,
Woodrow Wilson, heroine of the
Wite House!
Charles A. Selden, writing in the
October issue of the LGdtes' Home
Jounal, bestows this title on the wo-
man who faced as arduous days as
ever confronted a presidents wife.
"She was wife, nurse and secre-
ta@y," writes Selden. Bur She never
fc2Cot Che interests Of the country of
wlieh her husband was president"
All during Wilson's illness, Wash
ington gossiped.
Mrs. Wilson knew af all this hos
tile attitude and fully appreciated its
significance and DANGERS says Sci
| den. " She became the buffer
against much Of it.
Falls Statement
Selden points to two examples OF
her tact and thougbtfulness. Senator
Fall of New Mexico at one time de-
clared:
We have no president Mrs Viii
son is president"
He was convinced of his error
when Mrs. Wilson showed him into
the sickroom and he shook hands
with the president.
At another time, critics in Con-
gress began to notice the Presidents s
poorly written sickbed signature. As
soon as Mrs. Wilson heard of this,
she devised q writing board by means
of which her husband could write
better
Concealed Nothing
Ramors of ''petticoat government
persisted. Yet, writes Seldom, Mrs
Wilson kept nothing from her hus.
band which the nations interest re.
quired him to see. She never pre-
tended to judge the Importance of a
matter Of state She conferred with
senator's and other who knew these
things.
"Her letters to members of Con.
gress and of the government on
whose sympathy and judgment she
knew she could rely were numerous.
They pertained to the matters about
which the president himself or his
secretary would have written under
normal circumstances in the White
House.
These letters were models of
clearness in stating exactly what in
president wanted done and what in.
formation the president required
No senator, receiving one of these
missiyes, could ever for a moment
entertain the notion that Mrs. viii
son was trying to run the govern
ment.
No Political Ambition
Mrs. Wilson had no personal, no
litical ambition and has none now.
"She, more than anyone else, de.
serves the thanks of the people Of
this country for the fact. that one of
the most painful and awkward situa-
TONS in its history was not far worse
than it was She may be called a
patriot"
Never for a moment" Miss Mar
garet Wilson told Selden, has Mrs.
Wilson failed my father in the aid
and support that her tact and LOYALTY
and devotion have brought to him
MY sisters and | are remarkably
fortunate women in having such a
stepmother."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
PLATE SNAPS, WALL FALLS.
FIVE WORKMEN KILLED

LYNCHBURG, Va, Oct 1O.-Five
men were killed and two others in
jured this morning when the brick
wall Of a building being torn down
at Fifth and Church streets, collaps-
ed. All the victims were employed
by the city, The swapping Of a plate
over an oldfashioned fireplace caus-
ed the wall to topple, catching the
men, almost without warning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
UNTITLED STEEL ORDERS
REFLECT BETTER TIMES

NEW YORK, Oct. 1O-The month
ly tonnage report of the United
State Steel corporation today showed
4,560,670 tons funfilled orders on
hand September 80, an increase of
about $4,000 tons over a month ago.
This was the first increase in unfill-
ed tonnage since July, 1920.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
A. R. ROYAL PRESIDENT
OF 1ST M. E. BARACAS

The Baraca class of the First Meth
odist church held its semi-annual elec-
ton of Officers Sunday A. r. Royal
was chosen president: r. G. Anderson,
vice-president: NJ NJ. Nesbi', secre-
tarv and r. l.. Crawford, treasurer.
j NJ. Bryan was reelected teacher.
The new officers were installed by
While Marshall. and Rev. Guyton Fish
er.
With 108 members on the class
rcll. S51 was raised for the Methodist
Orphans home. The entire First
Me3ohdist SUNDAY school gave 1921
for the home. Lats years donation
for the same purpose reached $500.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
HOYT AND NEF1F START IN FIFTH OF SERIES
NOT MUCH HUMOR IN
A BOARDING HOUSE

That is, you cant see it when
you're on the inside.
But Cartoonist Gene Ahern,
who's outside looking in, finds a
million laughs in it.
And if you'll follow his car
toon, Our Boarding House, "
appearing daily in the Times-Re-
corder, you'll get the laughs, too.
You just naturally cant help it.
Begin today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
PAYING

Business men often say: Prices
will be kept far above 1913 because
we have to pay interest on that awfu
war debt"
In normal times the average
Americans income is $340 a year
total of $4,000, ,000, 900 for all of US
In 1919, with inflated prices, it was
sos, 100000
Get out your pencil To pay in.
terest on the national debt will re
quire only thirtieth of our national
incomes.
That means we can carry" the
war debt if prices are kept about
four per cent above 1914 levels. If
prices are kept, say, 20 per cent
above pre-war, the principal can be
paid off fast.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
$500, 900 IN BOOZE
STOLEN FROM RICH
CLUBMAN'S HOME,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O.-Ar.
rests within "a hours were promis.
ed today by the Washington pc.
lice and Virginia authorities inves.
tigating the theft of over $780,
000worth of wines and liquors
from the country estate near here
of Joseph E. Letter, millionaire
sportsman and clubman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
TRANSPORTATION TAX
REPEALS GIVEN 0. K.

WASHINTON, Oct. 10.-Amend.
ment to the tax bill proposing re.
peal of all transportation taxes, in,
cIuding thse on oil by pipe line and
on parcel post packages, a maximum
surtax rate of fifty per cent and
increased estate taxes were approved
Today by the majority members of
the senate finance committee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
FIND SOLDIER DEAD

BRUSSELS, Oct 10.-Farmers
working in their fields in the war re-
gions of Belgium have been digging
up hundreds of bodies of soldiers that
were not discovered by the official
military undertakers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10

A sea-going tug towed a large
3attleship in the Mediterranean sea
uuring the war at the rate of six
knots an hour.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10

Bangkok, the capital of Siam. is
floating city containing 10000
houses, each of which floats on q
bamboo raft.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
YOU AND |
HAVE So, 593,O0O LESS
NATIONAL DEBT TO
CARRY NOW THAN WE
HAD AUG. 81, 1919.
GOOD news for taxpayers comes
from the Treasury Department.

The national debt October / was
$23, ,924, ,108,0OJ. That is $2,672, ,593,-
900 less than it was August 81, 1919
Burden grows igh,er. One couse
Government slowly buys and retires
Liberty bonds and Victory notes my
the sinking fund system.
Subtract another $10,000,000,000,
due us from Allies and our national
debt doesn give US a headache to
look at. Win the Allies ever be able
to pay? That depends largely on
whether Germany pays them. It's
the old cycle the stick began to
beat the dog, the dog began to bite
the pig, the pig jumped, over the sty,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
LCwERY. URcRSs

Mr. ard Mrs, T. ". Lowery. Of
Plains announce the engagement of
their daughter, Louie Emma. to Mr..
I. II. Burgess, of Selma. Ala, tae
marriage to be solemnized in October.
No cards.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
TAFT


William Howard Taft rides on a
street car to take his new job as chief
justice of the United States Supreme
Court. This, too, though it was a
rainy day in Washington and most of
us under similar circumstances would
have called a taxi.
1t recalls Thomas jefferson, who
rode horseback to become president,
and .hitched his nag in front of the
White House.
Or Lincoln, who used to receive
diplomats when his barber was shay
ing him and his face was covered
with lather.
Let us hope that Taft carries his
democratic street car-riding spirit in
to the workings and decisions of the
Supreme Court
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10

which is said to have been paid to the
state by insurance companies as a re-
suit of two fires at the prison farm
in Milledgeville.
"These defalcatfons, according to
information given me, occurred part
ly during my term" said ex-Gover-
nor Dorsey. "Juge Patterson has Of
ficially reported to me that he has
discovered a $1,000 deficit in funds
due the prison commission for insur-
ance.
Il have no idea what the total
defalcation, if any, exists, will
amount. am not positive, but it
has been reported to me that forg-
cry of the name of Miss White and
possibly myself is involved.
Although the alleged shortage oc-
Cured party during my administra-
tin, / am in no wise responsible for
the funds and the matter is one pure
ly between Mr. West and the state. :"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
FAMILY

In 1880 there were five persons to
the average American family, and
5.6 persons to dwelling.
Census bureau says the average
family now has 4.3 members with 81
persons to a dwelling.
This shows that, despite increasing
congestion in cities the average
dwelling is less crowded than it was
40 years ago.
Does it also show that families are
growing smaller? No. Pa and Ma
in their declining years, have their
own place. They used to live with
son and his wife. Old age is more
Independent than it was in the old
days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling Ice.

! LIVERPOOL COTTON
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 10.-Market
opened quiet, 1922 down. Good de
m2hd; fullys, 14.55. Sales, 10000
bales.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10
WEATHER FORECAST:

For Georgia.-Fair tonight and
Cooler Tuesday in northwest por-
ton.
Cool and generally fair weather is
probable for the week except local
showers Thursday or Friday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-10

e and Nehf and Smith for the Giants.
a There was no other change in the
lineuD as played Yesterday.
Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26
Acting For Screen Highly
Developed Art; Technique
More Exacting Than Stage

Anyone Who Thinks There's No Sucn Thing as
Motion Picture Acting Is Probably Still Won
derng Whether the Germans Will Win the War.
Say Emerson and Loos, Who Assert Greater
Realism is Demanded Principles
In Work Before Camera Are Outlined By
Writers-Child Actors Pointed TO as Models
By John Emerson and Anita Loos
tColIaborafors on the Constance Tain,adge-Fia
National Pictured
Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26
BIG FAIR FOR NORWICH
All Exhibition Space Is Sold.-Car.
nival To Be Feature

The biz exhibition hall at the fair
grounds in Norwich viii prove more
attractive than ever this year at the
New London county fair which opens
at the Norwich fair grounds Labor
Day, Sept. 5, for three days. All avail
able space has been taken up in the
hall and the numerous merchants and
others who will have space are al
ready at work laying out and planning
their exhibits. Fred G. Prothero will
again serve as manager Of the exhi-
bition hall this year.
The carnival company which has
been signed up By See. Gilbert S. Ray
mond Of the fair association for all
three days Of the fair will without
doubt prove big drawing card. In
dications are that there will be a big
ger variety Of midway attractions this
year than ever before.
As usual there will be horse racing,
free vaudeville. band concerts and
athletic events on the program, and a
balloon ascension with parachute
drops every afternoon at s o'clock.
Extra features this year will include
concerts by the Kiltie Band Of West
erly, r. l., and the Thread City Con-
tinental Drum Corps, IL men and a
drum major. Of Willimantie, and a
Punch and Judy show which will ap-
pear in three different parts Of the
grounds each afternoon. All the Eek
tras" are free to those who attend the
fair.
Admission prices are 75e for adults,
25c for the children, and SOC for au-
tomobiles. As the fair is tax exempt
there viii be no war tax 70 pay
Adv.
Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26

fng IS highly developed art. with a
technique quite as involved as that of
the legitimate stage.
The fundamental principle to re
member in undertaking screen acting
is that the camera demands far great
or realism oh the part OF the actor than
the eyes OF an audience. An actor IN
the spoken drama nearly always over
plays or underplays his part. II he
reoited the same lines IN the same tone
with the same gestures IN real life, he
fould appear 10 be just a little bit
iffy, as they say in English drinking
relies. On the stage II is necessary 10
verdraw the character in order to
onvey a realistic impression TO the
udienee; exact naturalism on the
iagc would appear as unreal as an
unrouged face under a spot light.
The camera. however, demands
abs, lutte realism. Actors must act as
naturally and as ieisurely as they
would in their own homes. Their ex-
pressions must be no more pronounced
than they would be in real life. Above
all they must be absolutely uncon-
seions OF the existence OF the camera.
Any deviation from this course leads
TO the most notifying results on the
screen. The face, enlarged many
tunes life size. becomes clearly that
Il an actor, rather than a real char
acfer. The assumed expression OF
hate or fear which would seem 50 nat
ural on the stage Is merely grotcsquc
IN the film. Unless the actor IS really
thinking the things he is trying to por-
tray on the screen. the audience be-
comes instantly aware that something
IS wrong.
In the same way the camera picks up
and acoentuates every motion on the
part OF the actor. An unnecessary gcs-
ture is not noticed on the stage. On
the screen, enlarged many times, il j..
instantly noted.
The value OF natural acting was
never more forcihly demonstrated than
in the case OF little jackie Coogan n
the title role OF Chaplin's The Kid
and as the star Of "Peck's Bad Boy.
Another case in point is little Richard
Headricb three years old. who has
Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26

would be less criticism and more saiis-
faction for all concerned.
The two NEST important rules TO
follow. then. III motion picture acting
are act as you would under the same
circumstances in real lie, and chm
mate all movement and gesture which
does not bear on the scene. IL is
better not 20 move al ali than 20 make
false move.
Beginners must adjust their walk
10 the camera. There Is no rule for
this, however. as every individuals
way OF standing and walking is DIFF
ferent. Only through repeated tests
can the beginner discover and correct
the defects which are sure 10 appear
in his physical pose the first time he
acts before a camera
Often in making picture, the drec-
tor will instruct his east 10 speed up
or slow down their scene Some
times. also. he will alter the tempe Of
the scene by slowing down or speeding
up the rate at which the camera is
being oranked Beginners must fol-
low such instructions TO the letter, for
the timing Of scene is a vifallp i'm
portant part OF picture production
duty which IS entirely in the hands
OF the director
The best way 20 learn the PRINCIPLES
Of motion picture acting Is % watch
the making OF as many scenes as pCs-
sihle before attempting % act one
Most Of the stars Of today learned
their art by watching the eiiosis Of
others before the camera. Only by
constant observation in tia studio and.
more important. IN real life. where the
actions and reactions Of real people
can be noted. can an actor hope TO be-
come proficient.
Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26
OLD PUTNAM SEEN
in SEVEN DECADES
When There Were No Church
es and Only One Mill
Old Resident Returns
Interesting Letter From Civil War
Veteran

Lest some of US in the hurry burly
Of every day life and the need OF
keeping constant eye to the future
should forget the Putnam of is ear.
lier days. we print below an interest.
ing letter filled with recolleetions
from a venerable Putnamite. who with
this letter renewed his long standing
subscription to The Patriot
The letter in part is as follows;
Eight years and six months ago !
pulled up stakes and came over the
line into Rhode Island TO make my
home, after living many years in your
city, town, or Pomfret Factory, as the
case might be. read The Patriot and
think Of Putnam as | remember it 70
years ago. AS | went up Pomfrei
street from the Quinebaug bridge te
the place where the Bugbee & Wulf
store now stands and down Bridge
street TO the railroad. there were no
buildings. From the corner past
Bartlett's store 10 the railroad there
were none except n barn built OF
rough boards where Smith Wilkinson
kept three cows. There were no milk
wagons in Putnam at that time. Near
this barn there was another building
used as blacksmith shop. CardeE
Durfee and his brother. George. were
the smiths
From the present location of the
Central block to the canal the ground
was covered with boulders and rub
bsh. Near what is now the site Of the
L. +. Smith store there were the too
house and corn crib of Mr.. Wilkinson
and in the rear of these below the
lodges was the old saw mill This
mill was destroyed in 1857 and a new
circular saw mill built by Chapman
and Battey. Seventy-two years age
there was not church in Putnam and
the people of Putnam or Pomfret Fac
tory went to Pomfret street to attend
the Baptis, church that stood on the
corner of the street in front of The
Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26
THE OTHER HALL

Il suddenly occurred to me that
there IS q gigantic brotherhood in the
world. a brotherhood Of those who
have never willingly done a days
work in their lives, and never intend
10. We have been so mesmerized by
the phrase the Idle Rich, that We have
completely forgotten that sinister and
perilous pestiIence, the Idle Poor
From Captain Maeedoine's Daugh-
ter" by William MeFee. Doubleday
Page.
Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26

~ lsesl auplie atoms a. thsy eennot seesn
De sisssss1 portion Of the ear. There =
snly enc way TO cure Catarrhal Dssfnsss.
ssl shas e ~ sons, mlxnsels sss 80
ssrsusn the BLOOD on the Mucous Surfaces
81 sHs Sysssrs. Catarrhal psefssss =
caused 81 an innams1 eseeisien y 0s
mucous lining Of tie Eoeta<naan Ies..
rvmsiins sound or inpsrfsss hsasfag. end
when IL 10 entirely closed. DEAFNESS 2 ne
result unisss the innsmmstien ssn - -
raj eenIitisn. hearing may be dsssroved
fors.sr. Mary sAsss Of psafnses ar
ssussd By catarrh. which e an tnhsnso
s0Sy HUNDRED DOLLARS for am
ease Of Catarrhal DEAFNESS that esnno,
ssss,sS ~ HALLE eAfANA
Al Dyu.r,s,s nc. Circulars fyss.
J. Cheney 3 Co. Toledo. ohis.
Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26

appeared in several film production.
including featured part in John NJ
S,ahfs new First National picture
THE Child Thou Gayest Ne. VIII.
boasts an all-star cast. OF course
normal children are more apt 10 DC
natural than grown-ups before a me
ton picture camera. This. IN lsfec
part. accounts for the success Of
Jackie and Diekie.
Many an aspirant TO success IN The
screen can gain a valuable lessen in
natural acting from these kiddies
There IS nothing forced, or nesey. or
conscious about them They rOml
through the scenes IN which they are
called upon TO appear with genuine
boyish enthusiasm. They appear 70 tc
real boys. and are real hess They
are having lots Of fun ont al ihe.r
work. No. II really isn't work 2
them. its play II the maiurcd rs
son, man OF woman. would put a.,
much genuine enthusiasm and realism
into ms or her work before the earn
era as do these youngsters. there
Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26

CHAPTER Nv.
Acting For the Screen

Ia New York resides q dramatic
rite. now on the STAFF OF a great
cwspaper, who has his own idea
out motion picture acting. The idea
question is that there IS no such
& as screen aeting-and the gentle
earries il out by refusing To allow
word acting 20 be printed IN any
nc notices and reviews IN his news
9per. When he wishes TO convey the
hought that such and such star
aeted in such and such a picture he
ass Miss Se-and-so posed before
e camera IN the motion picture. F."
Now this critic is a good critic. as
fiiies 60. but he would be improved
aysically and mentally hy set OF
lose monkey glands which the medi-
eos are so successfully grating upon
various oSsified personalities. Anyone
Who thinks that there is ne such thing
as motion picture acting Is probably
still wondering whether the Germans
viii win the war. Motion picture act
Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26

Some new tricks in the use Of
the eyebrow pencil and tip stick
wiil be learned in Chapter Five
of the Emerson-Loos series on
Breaking Into Pictures II
gees into the art Of motion pic
ture makeup and makes some in
teresting revelations.
Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26
CLEVER FINANCE

A dry goods merchant IN small
town in the South was standing at the
door Of his shop when little girl
came up 70 him.
II am Mabel Smith," she said, and
mother says viii you give her change
for half a dollar She will send the
half dollar on Monday. Harper's
Monthly.
Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26
Baptist Church First

The Baptist church, the first to be
built, was begun in 1858 and finished
the next year The Methodist and
Congregational churches followed.
the latter occupying building now
used as store and Offices
Some three years ago there was "a
gathering Of lawyers, doctors and
ministers TO celebrate the first COM
ing of Judge Fuller His first office
was the room now used by the Saw
ings Bank. II was the best office in
the village at the time. At the eele-
bration there were many stories Of
Judge Fuller's early days in Putnam.
At that time the fire department had
those old fire engines from Provi-
dence, the Zones" and "Twos." II
remember rightly the judge was the
leader of the Cones" who were made
up Of business men and clerks. p. p.
Wilson was leader Of the "rwos" who
were recruited from the artisans and
lsborers. One Saturday afternoon
we were ordered out for practice on
the west side of the Quinebaug just
below the place where the brick en-
CINE house now stands. The engines
were backed down to the river. Dur
ing the excitement p. T. Wilson, who
had a wooden leg, got too near the
water and his leg got swamped in the
mud. re shouted Pick me up, TwosF
Who remembers this
At Judge Fuller's celebration, a
lawyer told Of the first water brought
into Putnam-from a well on Oak
Hill. can remember, however, wa
ter that came in the sixties from a
shanty which stood between the old
boarding house kept by Mrs. Asia
Boss and the one-story house now
standing owned hy the Wheelock
Wooden Mills.
II. W J.
(Seventy Years Young.