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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20
New York. April Is, 1921.
Motion Picture Censorship

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: So the movies are to be cen.
sored. II 80, 1t Is the fault Of the
movies themselves. There havs been
too many "sex" plays.
It would be an excellent thing il
about 200 films Of the last Ave years
pietuFtng Objectionable scenes could be
destroyed. But in this period too there
has been steady Improvement Of the
scFssn, Tho future promises better
plays. Mere rubbish will, be destroyed;
gunplay and iadecency will be found to
be nen-psying.
], s. WOOD.
Hesten, Mass, ADyll II. 1891.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20

establishes another grievance against
official red tape. What was needed
was simplilication, not sophistica-
ton. of an already too complicated
income tax law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20
Copyright, 1891, nav YORK. 1,r,b,n. ,nc

! escape. With such cline and such
currency, Englishmen, having noAh-
ing to laugh at in fact. make up things
In books to amuse one another. Cen
orally their fun runs to whimsicality.
which is the literary equivalent of
sticking your head in the sand.
To this school of humorists belongs
Norman Douglas, author of They Went
(Dodd, Mead), delightful story about
mythical Druidical kingdom full of
wickedness and pleasure and including
lovely princess who threw her lovers
down the great drain. There is about
1t a suggestion of the mood of Jurgen.
but it is animated by less lofty heights
of fancy. On the other hand, Douglas
10 much simpler and more easy in his
manner Of telling q tale. Probably he
has accomplished something less than
Gabell, but he hasn't found it neces-
sary to try half so hard.
Our favorites in the book are the
warlike A!loquisti. $50 little rocked
they Of wounds that, instead of cover
ing their bodies with armor like other
lighting men, they actually dotted in
battle their deerskins. the only gar
ment they (seldom) wore, and fought
stark naked like the blue savages they
were-they hated their clothes being
hacked about"
10 was from this same tribe that
HARE, the page Of the Princess. was
recruited. A dwarf bought him at
price Of two pink sea shells, for, as
the author remarks parenthetically, the
Ailoauisti were inland people. "The
bargain was concluded in due course, :"
he continues, "and Harris departed in
the dwarf's company with a cask of
blue paint, his only luggage, slung over
his shoulder, Dent forget your
clothes, my little man. his mother
said gravely, handing him the prepara-
tion."
Yes, They Went is a readable and
amusing book. although like every
whimsical tale ever invented it begins
to drag little before it is done. We
recommend it, but net in the manner
in which it was called to our attention.
"Read It," said cur friend, winking,
"it's another Jurgen." But up to page
l76 we have found no substantiation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20
A Ready-Made Excuse

fFyom Ths Washssston Starr
Conditions are providing the English
consumer with an abundance of expla,
nations in advance of an increase In
the eest Of apal neat xsatss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20
Books u.yys. BY s,...

Michael Strange's "Claire de Lune,
played by the Barrymores Monda,
night, is now available in book form
published by Putnam, and we are eager
to see whether the printed page bears
out the impression created by the per,
foTmanee-that John Barrymore is cas-
IN a secondary role in the big scene
of the play. AS played, Miss viole
kemble Cooper was certainly the domi
nant figure in the love scene. TIL,
sight Of John barrymore as mere run.
ner-up in theatrical episode Of mas,
sion was an amazing experience, amaz
ing particularly to one who has seer
him in a score of love scenes in which
the actress seemed to be present mere.
ly to constitute a quorum.
We know that it has nothing to dc
with books and yet we cannot foregc
expressing our admiration for that
stalwart British feeling that the won
ders of England ara wonders to ali
the world. Only this morning in read
ing New York Times cable dispatch
about the first public appearance Of
Miss Alsxa Stirling. the American
woman golf champion. on a British
course wc found the following:
SShe was bunkered with her brassie
shot going to the fifth. Going to this
hole one can SEQ Windsor Castle in the
distance, and this, perhaps. caused her
to turn her head, which she lifted"
It reminds us Of the afternoon In
Paris when we heard two English
women discussing the reason for the
crowd outside the Crillon, where Toch,
Psrshing, George. Glemeneeau, Or
lando, JofFre and score Of others had
gathered for a conference. ooh, yes"
said one English woman after a pause,
they're holding an allied conference
and all these people hava turned out
to get a peek at Lloyd George" And
then there was another lady who re-
marksds a{ter her first encounter with
American money. why didn't they
make their dollar, exactly four sh;ll-
ings?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20

But Of course in spite of all the
anecdotes about the tight little minds
Of tho tight little island it remains the
place whore humorists abound in the
greatest profusiou. Perhaps this is
because Of Freudian mechanism Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20
Senators Aloofness
Their Inaccessibility Regarded as a
Healthy Sim

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: I have just read the article
from your Washington Bureau entitled
"Scnate Pose Is Far Up Stage; Mr.
Common People Snubbed."
If the personal opinion of a citizen
and voter is worth anything permi.
me to say that the inaccessibility OF
the gentlemen Of the Senate to casual
visitors who 60 to Washington is q
healthy sign.
The further up stage tho Senator.
go the better perspective they obtain
on the problems Of the country as 4
whole. Too often does it appear that
members of Congress seem to consider
it their chief duty in life to maintain
their popularity with their constitu-
ency rather than to attend to the
business of government.
With a Thousand important prsh-
lens awaiting action, might We rot
show our consideration for tho gentle
men whom we have delegated to solve
them by refraining from demanding
unnecessary handshakes and other
relatively unimportant personal serv-
ices? lone DE VANY.
Yonkers, ~ Y, April 1S, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20
To the Editor of The Tribune,

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your Washington correspondent
scores the United States Senators for
alleged inaccessibility. Really, a SEN
ator is human being and, like other
humans, he is restricted to the limita-
tions of time and place; that is, he
only has twcntyfour hours in his day,
just like the rest Of us.
At present Congress is confronted
by the greatest problems, perhaps, in
the history of the country. If tho Sena-
tor goes about "glad-handing" with
every visitor when would lie get q
chance to do his work? Some of them
are glad-handers, but they are not the
ones who bear the legislative burdens
The closing off of the Marble Room,
which your correspondent criticizss,
was done to admit ventilation to the
Senate chamber and give the members
moro freedom ia move about. They
are under great strain and need these
advantages. Give them a show. For
my part, / do not want tagged, weary
men making laws for me.
H. l.. BURKE.
Washington, D. c., April 10, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20

For several years past" Tho Time,
anlmadverts, reaction and reaction
ary' have been convenient epithets IA
hurl at the head Of anybody whom Won
dld not like" For many years past
red and radical" have been, and for
many years to coma they will be. cen
venient epithets to hurl at tho head If
anybody you don't like. Conservatism
and radicalism ara members Of a sinh
cutaneous sorority.
What with the town brimming with
$4,000 prohibition agents, booze has
advanced in price to about $50 a case.
Just what is necessary to eliminate the
PROMOTION wheeze ne don't know. Nor
do we share tina common hatrcd ~
them. We like sood one; and it Is
only barrenness Of invention, conceded
after forty minutes Of blowing and
sowing that keeps this paragraph from
being frstrate rum iape.
II we managing-edttcd a newspaner
ne should order . Synopsis Of Pre-.
ceding Chapters to preface future
N'cky Arnstein stories.
we'll our pennant choices, the Cubs
and tho Yanks, ara doing better, con-
s'der'ng our forecast than might be
expected.
Fsrneps Professor Einstein's theory
OF space annihilatien is not clear to
some OF our littla pupils; but any man
who tries to repaek a bag his wife has
packed Tor him may clutch At the idea
Of II, ct least Ap.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20

Note to business office: Please have
the top Of our desk retreaded. II ought
then to last for another sixty years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20

Bowed by the weight Of centuries Of
contributions, our wonderful one-horse
desk disintegrated yesterday. Not to
uince words, II fell apart. And con-
tributions that have been buried for
years, owing to involuntary exhuma-
ton, may be printed any day now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20

But the stamps we most delighted in
buying-from ourself as agent-werc
tho Honduras and Nicaragua sets.
Those were the days when humanity
was divided into stamp collectors and
Those Who Had No Right to Live.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20

Ent&ed Il the re4toscs at New York a. Second
Glass Mail Matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

cate mysteries of every game into the
language of fandom, and flashed the
magic words TO the cheering multi
tudes with the speed of light. The
description was sent from sight, no
copy" being supplied to this opera
tor reporter, who flashed the plays
exactly as he saw them before pen
ell could have written them down.
An idea of the magnitude OF the
circuit which furnished the news Of
every game simultaneously to all the
hundreds of cities connected to l.,
without the intervention of any hu-
man agency other than the man at
the Polo Grounds and his worthy as
sistant, may be gathered from the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

bulletin boards during the world SER
les just ended, the Western Union
Company, in addition to providing
telegraph circuits for all the press as.
3ociations and for scores of individual
newspapers was obliged to set up a
circuit containing over $4,000 miles
If wire.
The company chose its most ex..
pert baseball reporter to manipulate
the master key" at the Polo Grounds.
This key flashed the signals through
a mass of. multiple ''repeaters" which
connected up all the large centers on
the North American continent, and
from each of these centers further
network Of wires was set up to sup
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

city, many more; and among
them big modern hotels that
will attract conventions
from all over the country
andt take care Of an over
flow from the capital that
would require no other in
ducement to fill Alexandria
full to overhowing all the
year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

ply city and hamlet in the immediate
neighborhood with full and detail
cd description of every ball pitched,
every decision of the umpires and
every movement Of the players. Hui
dreds of thousands OF fans seated in
theatres, armories, open-air colise-
ums and other temporary meeting
grounds often knew that the ball just
pitched was called strike before
many of those at the Polo Grounds
could catch sight of the signal on the
great score-board behind left field to
which they had to refer when they
missed the gesture of the umpire him
self; for the master key" knew
everything, and translated the int.i-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01
4 REsL FLESH BUILDER

Argo-PhoSphnte contains phosphates
such as physicians all over the worlG
IKE prescribing 10 buiid I'D all run
down. encmic conditions ana changing;
hin. cnemic women with toncicss It's.
sues. iiabby flesh into til" most heaii-
.ifu!. rosy-cheekcd and plump. round
Jrm.d women ina ginablc.
NOTICE:-Dr. Frederick Jacobson
~ays: go-rhosphatG builds up =:
run down conditions in a few days
wonderfully
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

ChimpanZec is the native Guinea
name of large ape of equatorial
Africa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

fact that it. bounded the country in
the form of q vast rectangle, New
York to Montreal, Toronto, Detroit,
Chicago, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Seat
tie, Portland, San Francisco. Los
Angeles, Phoenix, Albuquerque, San
Antonio, New Orleans, Jacksonville,
Savannah, Wilmington and Norfolk,
back to New York via Boston, and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

that between these fringes of the
electrical spider's-web side lines crisis
crossed and intersected each other at
every important repeater point of
the Western Union system, and ex-
tended to the haunts Of the fans in
many a village whose total population
is less than a thousand souls, mostly
rooters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01
REALTORS AND PROSPERITY

Alexandria was honored
recently by having the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the
Virginia Realtors in her
midst. This body Of re-
preventative citizens OF
the Old Dominion trans
acted business that will
be of untold benefit to the
state in future. Among
other matters of Importance
they decided to spend $50, 900
a year for the next five years
in advertising Virginia. This
is a move in the right di-
rection and will undoubted-
~ produce practical results
of far reaching effect.
One of the most difficult
problems of today is the
housing question, and this
pertains particularly to that
energetic body of our citl-
zens who deal in real estate.
It is estimated that the item
of housing represents about
one-fifth of the cost of liv-
ing in the cities of the
United States. This makes
it, Of course, by far the most
important element in the
budget of the citizen: A fam
inc in housing, according to
Samuel Untermyer, in a re-
cent brochure published by
him, with its accompanying
invitation to eXtortion, pre-
fteering and explorations,
is therefore the greatest de-
terrent to any effort to Sc
cure a reduction in the cost
of living. It directly or in
directly initiates every item
of daily consumption, since
increased rents for places
of business must be added
to the cost Of every article
of merchandise that IS
bought and sold.
The U. S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics shows some inter
esting figures along these
] les. The index numbers
OF wholesale prices in lumber
and building materials and
Of commodities in general,
from 1917 to 1921 ran as fol-
lows: The average index
number for the year 1917,
of lumber and building ma
terials was 124, while of all
other commodities it was
It's. For the year 1918 the
index numbers were l51 and
196,respectively. For 1919
they were 1872 and 212. Fer
1920 they were 263 and 24S.
For 1921, they we're 239 and
1T in January, and 1913 and
152 in August. TheS increas-
es were of course enormous,
and far greater than the cor
responding increases in Ia
Dor.
This is one factor which.
belongs to the Realtors Of
the whole country to con
slider and to overcome. We
are confident, however, that
our Virginia Realtors are
already at work on the PROS
lem, and that especially here
in Alexandria they will ar
rive at some satisfactory
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01
APES
(For the Gazette)
year.

The term ape is applied loosely IS
q synonym for monkey bit in tic
more restricted sense applies only
to the anthrropoid apes, the highest
section of quadrumana or four hand
ed mammals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

Apes, in general, appear to be moro
grave and less petulant and mischicv.
Gus than monkeys.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

The group of apes includes the gil
bons, rang-outangs, chimpanZees an
gorillas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

Apes are all devoid Of tails anc
cheek pouches.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01
IS, 600 Miles In One World
Series TeIegsaph Circuit
Enough to reach Fifteen Times from
New York to San Francisco, or
Nearly Twice Around the

To satisfy the demands of fans in
every quarter Of the United States and
Canada who could not be reached
quickly enough by the press and WHO
could not crowd in at the newspaper
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

The ape approaches nearer in ana
tomical structure to the human
species than any other animal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-26
MONTVILLE

WEST-James Sylvester who ha'
Deen on the sick list is much better
Mrs. Addie Howard is sufferin'
from severe case of influenza.
Schools will begin after Labor Day
I me scholars to be transported "
whites Corner where Mrs. STEM
Robinson of West Montville is teachf'
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer and son frog
massachusetts,, are visiting Lew
"isgin and family.
Miss Esther Banton of New YOU
city, former West Montvillc girl
visiting her brother and many frienc
and relatives here. i
Many attended the field day eek.
oration at South Montville, AugoS
%.
Fred Thompson, Thomas Thonp
son and Mr.. and Mrs. John Downs'
attended the funeral Of a relative .
Belfast, Sunday.
William Walker took a party =
friends on an auto trip to Augup
and Waterville, recently. .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-26
Women Leaders
Pleased at Years
Progress of Sex

Now York. Aug. Representa-
tive women leaders in political or
CARNATIONS here expressed gratifics-
ti"n today ever the achievements of
the women Of the United States dur
ing the first year Of their national en-
frsnchiscment. Tie 18th Amendment
to the Constitution was officially pro
claimed Aug. 2E. 1920.
All agreed that during tho year
women voters everywhere had begun
slowly but surely to find their place
in tho political councils and organiza-
tions Of tho parties. An awakened po-
litical consciousness hmong both
mon and women and a new dignity in
political affairs generally were among
the things accomplished by women in
that short time. they said.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait of the
National League of Women Voters and
the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association said that women
have begun to find their place in the
management of the affairs Of the two
dominant political parties Of the
country.
while our progress in that direc
ton has not been complete" she said
1--WE believe that we have accom-
plished much in that direction. Many
women have been somewhat discour-
aged by the treatment they have re-
ceived from the professional mon poll
ticians in their localities. While
women have not been granted politi-
cal equality and opportunity to take
their proper place IN the political life
of their communities in about half the
states. they have been received with
sympathy and understanding and &C
corded full equality in the political or
carnations in the rest. The women
who are more experienced in political
matters, especially those who are en-
gagged in suffrage work before national
ESTABLISHMENT, find nothing discour-
aging in the situation"
Helen Varick Boswell. vice-presi-
dent Of the Republican County Com
naittee of New York. said that the
rapidity and ease with which women
have become absorbed in the political
side of life since the passage of the
Nineteenth Amendment had caused
amazement among the men and salts
faction among the women. In New
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-26
ADJUSTMENTS
WANDA HAWLEY
IN "A KISS IN TIME
TODAY COLONIAL

"A Kiss in Time" the Wanda
Hawley picture which will show at
the Colonial today. is the story of
mans wager that he can meet WOO
and win a certain girl in four hours
and how he wins both. Miss HaWley
has the role of a young artist, who
refuses to illustrate d certain story
sent her by magazine publisher. on
the grounds that the story is absurd
lY impossible. because it treats of a
rapid fire love affair that progresses
from introduction to kisses within a
few hours. When the author of the
story learns what the artist has said
about his plot. he determines TO con-
vince her that such a thing is quite
possible in real life. He does con-
vince her and wins voluntary kiss
from her before the time he has set
for accomplishing his task elapses,
but it is only fair to say that he had a
Very hectic afternoon in achieving
his goal. Miss Hawley, a s Sheila, the
girl who was sceptical about love,
and T. Roy Barnes as the Fast Work
or, give delightful performances,
handling the near-farce situations
with the dartcst possible touch.
Walter HERS. who is funny enough
just as Walter HERS. is side splitting
as an amateur detective who finds
clues in tho running brooks and
crimes in anything. Douglas Doty
adapted the scenario from story in
last October's McClure's. Thomas
f1Ctfrnn directed
Hoot Gibson in Midnight Riders is
a scream. Kilograms and Kineto
review Bonnie Scotland ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-26

campmeeting at East Livermore sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Wenzel and
family anG Mrs. Ida Giles, who nave
been guests of Mr. and Mrs. r. NJ
Chesley left Sunday for their home
in Methuen, Mass, making the trip
by automobile They were accom-
panied as far as Old Orchard by Mr.
and Mrs. Chesley and Mrs. Lizzie i
Black.
Mrs. ]. H. Wellman and her sister
Mrs Clarence Judkins of Cxbridge
Mass. who is visiting her. were
guests of Mrs E. A. Bean of Angus
ia, Tuesday.
Mrs. Lettie Wincenbach has gone
to Lewiston for a two weeks visit
Lawyer Fl. F. Foster and family
were called home Tuesday from
South Bristol, where they had gone
for a weeks visit, by the illness of
Mr.. Fosters mother, Mrs. 3. f. Eos
ter
Miss Leila Currier of Lewiston is In
town and expects to remain for some
time with her uncle and aunt. Mr..
Gustavus Thompson and Mrs. Batch
elder
Chase Thompson Of South Portland
is the guest of his grandfather, Gus
tavus Thompson.
Miss Miriam Payson, Miss Linda
Payson and Miss Alice Torrey have
returned to their homes in Attleboro,
Mass. after a visit with Mrs. Frank
Tappan at the Tappan cottage in
West Winthrop.
Mrs. Sara A LaCroix and Mrs.
Mary A. Fuller are passing q few
days with Miss May Norcross at her
cottage on Lake Maranacook.
Miss Frances Estes of Lewiston
was the weekend guest of Miss Ma
ry Putnam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Longfellow and
daughter, Shirley, who have been re-
cent guests of Mr.. Longfellow's
mother. Mrs. Mary Longfellew, left
Tuesday for Woolwich where they
will visit other relatives
Bay Riley Of the ,Tappan Stock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-26

this type of building is resumed the
errors of the past should be avoided
and should be better than ever be
fore.
Surely the time has come for the
fire-proof schoolhouse. Every school
building, containing four rooms or
over, should be built of the highest
type of fire resisting construction.
THE state insurance department
has constantly reminded the NUM-
cipal authorities of the necessity Of
various Improvements along lines
under their direction. The school
house has received unlimited atten-
ton at the hands Of the department.
and its serious, its impressive impor-
lance cannot be and is not over os-
timated in thus attracting the atten-
ton of the authorities to the situa-
ton"