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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-17

Think of the men and women who
are your screen favorites and ask
yourself if you have their qualities or
others as attractive. Note the peariy
teeth, grace and sweetness. of say,
Gloria Swanson, Elsie Ferguson or
Betty Compson, all Paramount stars
and ask if you are similarly blessed.
Note the poise of Elliott Dexter, the
bouyant and breezy manliness of Wal
lace Reid, the lovable manner and
powelf / character of Thomas Neigh
an-and decide whether you have any
promise, even, of such attributes. Per
haps you are an asp.rant fer comedy
honors. Have you sense Of comedy?
Consider Roscoe (Fatty) ArbuckIe,
Paramounfs funmaling sta, and cal
culate your own chances.
On Being Distinctive.
In a word, there must be something
tl.at marks you as distinctive, or at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-17

Dear Mr. Roberts:
I have been selected to play a part
in our Comedy Club play and 1 am
at a loss to know where to get the
costume. I am going to play al old
woodsman-a French Canadian-and
none of the costume firms in our town
seems to be able TO fit me out prop
erly. Will you tell me where you find
your costumes which always suit your
parts so admirably? Also what you
do with them when the picture is fin
ished Perhaps, you would sell me
one. Yours most sincerely,
JAMES I. A. -.
You are not by any means the first
to ask me what I do with my old cos
tunes and where 90 l hnd them.
The first question : easy to answer.
keep them. In spite OF ny wife, who
sccs no sense at all in preserving all
the old rags a tramp must wear and
who believes attics are. made to store
other things besides clothes, l have II
trunks full. The collection has taken
ne 40 years to accumulate, and l find
constant use for everything I have.
If / have a superstition at all it IS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-17

ware of the attractive advertisements
and promises to make you a star in SIX
months. That is absurd. Most stars
are developed through the studios or
come from the stage with record al
ready established for fine work.
The desire to act, it may be said, is
inherent in us ALL But with some 1t
is mere flash in the pan, which
would not stand in the face of set
backs and discouragemcnts. With 9TH
erj it is true passion which stops
at nothing and it is only the latter
type who ever achieve greatness.
Any young person seeking future
before the camera should first of all
be convinced in his own mind that he
would be willing to undergo hardship,
disappointment and many vicissitudes
to achieve his desires. Then he should
get an education Nothing learned is
wasted in the acting profession. A man
may have to interpret carpenter or
a locomotive engineer, bank presi-
dent or a ncwsboy Thus the habit Of
observation and retentive memory
are valuable aids to education A coli
lege training IS not necessary, but It IS
certainly of value
Give 1t Thought.
Make no sudden resolves aid give
up other prospects to seek life in the
theatrical profession. There are many
chcnces against your succeeding ana
TIE cost should be counted in advance
before a step is taken.
The girl who has ambitions and even
tie opportunity to enter the work
should take stock of her personal quail
ihcations and also of her manners,
etc. For example. she must REMEMBER
that to stand, walk, sit, ride, talk, nat
urally and gracefully, are all of inn
portance. She should remember that
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-17

least different than the average of yo5.
fellows, to qualify you for any meas
II. of real success on the screen. You
might become a mediocre actor, salts
fed with this when you might make a
fortune as an architect or a comfort
able living with time to enjoy many
things you would have to forego as an
actor, by devoting your talents and in
dustry to house moving.
The summary of the whole thing is
embraced in this short paragraph:
If you feel the urge to act that will
not be downed; If you are normal,
healthy, possessed of more than ordi-
nary beauty, or good looks; if you can
make a stab at acting without sacrf-
fcing a great deal-you are justified
in taking a chance. Otherwise-sticl,
t. your last and be satisfied to enjoy
the acting Of others instead of trying
to emulate their efforts.-Roger Star
buck.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-17

man to go to the wig-maker's and have
it copied. If the shoes are too small,
or too large for me have those
copied, too, patches, cuts and all.
1t is not an easy matter to dress a
part exactly, but then there is nothing
very easy about character acting. II
you want to become a character actor
as you say, believe you will find thai
getting the clothes is about the easies
part Of the work
THEODORE ROBERTS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-17
KKTHAT do have to be to be
" an actor (or actress for
tho motion pictures?

" an actor (or actress for
the motion pictures?
l-ns is question propounded more
fr qucntly than .erhais any other by
aspirants or even by those who have
merely a relative interest in the pro-
fession.
Why docs Tom, Dick or Mary sue
cecl Where others fa.i3 What is the
magic sesame to the work?
! will attempt briefly to answer the
question.
would say, off hand, after several
years experience in stidio work as
well as with the stage before the era
OF the Sims, that an actor is born,
not made Or, to put it more acel-
rately, he is both born and made.
Talent Will Show.
If the talent is there, hardly any
thing viii prevent its expressing itself
sooner or later. Whether it receives
its full mead of expression or not de-
ponds on circumstances surrounding
the individual Tic desire to act, it is
true seems innate with almost every
human being Perhaps this is because
we are all actors and the world is a
stage. Even business life, commercial
pursuits, the lay professions, require
some ability to act We are acting
when we try to "sell' IN idea to
someone; we have to put vcrve and
force and the quality of truth into
our arguments, This is less suggestion
than acting We are acting when We
sell piece of real estate or yard
OF ribbon, We have to convince the
buyer of the quality Of our goods and
II you hive ever watched good real
tor in the act OF selling a house or
farm or an industrial site, YOU have
seen some really clever acting. He Wis
ualizcs the place, points out its pros
pective advantages, puts himself in the
place of the would-be buyer and
shows him how it would feel to be the
proud possessor Of the property. The
ribbon clerk smiles his best, comments
on the weather. discusses any topic
that may be of immediate intcrest-go-
ing as far as he dares in this respect,
judging the character of his customer
and knowing when to leave Off
Voice Counts Little.
But to act as an actor, to interpret
role. to be at home on stage or
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-17
MOTHERS PICTURE.

Dad says that mothers eyes were blu
As Summer slies-and Daddie knew !:
Ju-t like the lovely lady wears
That lives in golden frame upstairs
Where Daddie takes his nap.
I love the Picture Lady's hair. h
Her soft red lips and skin So fair:
She couldn't be my mother, tho.
For all the time she sits Just So +.
Hands folded in her lap. f
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-17

screen, requires something more.
For a woman, unless in character
roles, appearance is a big factor, but
never imagine that mere beauty alone
will win you a high place in the. dra-
matte profession. In man, physique,
the ability to wear clothes properly,
self possession-all arc essential. And
an absence of self-consciousness usua-
ally the result of experience, is re-
CURED almost primarily
In the speaking stage, the voice is a
big factor, but in the silent drama, this
is of small Importance
The sine qua non of success in act
ing is poise and imagination combined.
We admire the actor who can appear
perfectly at home in. a Characterization
and this is the result Of poise. We are
lifted to heights of enthusiasm by the
hfe-like Interpretation of a given char
acter-that is imagination, plus prac-
ticc, experience and the natice talent
which in the individual happens to be
developed to the nth degree.
Undoubtedly early environment has
a lot TO do with it, One could hardly
expect a man who had been raised IN
a purely mechanical line and had never
hat the opportunity to sec, read or
hear anything about dramatics to &C.
velop into an actor. He would have
lost the opportunity OF irnbibing the
essentials at the impressionable age
and it is hard TO teach an old Cog new
tricks. Given the same man, whatever
his antecedeuts or native talents, and
let him be raised in theatrical fam
lily, hearing more Of the stage or
screen than anything else, and what
ever talent he had would be directed
into the channels which had the most
natural outlet and he might easily be-
come great actor. He could hardly
fail to become an actor of some kind
Education, therefore, is prime FAC
tor.
The Passion for Art.
To become an actor or actress for
the screen, requires first of all, then,
an interest III, nay, passion for, the
art. Next it requires experience. To
attain this, providing the individual is
still young enough to absorb readily,
even extra work in pictures or 'supe-
ing for the stage, is an admirable
way to begin. But today the supply
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-17

the care of hands, teeth, hair, eyes,
nails, skin-are all essential. Manner
isms shor1d be avoided; habits that are
UNPLEASANT should not be encouraged.
Drinking, smoking, late hours-are
alike disastrous for men and women
and excuses are fatal to any success
in screen acting.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-17
Take I'm AWAY.

From leading men with marcelled hal
Oh, screen, deliver usl
From stars who faunt a bay stare,
Oh, screen, deliver us;
From male vamps with a rakish air,
From sirens weird and sirens bare,
From close-ups of stars in despair,
Oh, screen, deliver us. 6
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-17

But to act as an actor, to interpret
role, to be at home on stage or
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-17

In a word, there must be something
tl.at marks you as distinctive, or at
Evening star., 1921-06-11
PLEAD FOR: PARK BEFORE
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
Northwest Citizens Want Reno
Subdivision Included in Chain
Of Beauty Spots.

Acquisition Of the Reno subdivision for
q link in the proposed chain of parks
around the National Capital was re-
quested by committee from the North
west Suburban Citizens Association at a
hearing before the Commissioners yes
terday.
In answer to a question by Engineer
Commissioner Kutz; Luther L. Derrick
spokesman for the COMMITTEES. said this
tract Is included in the Mcmillan park
plan. being supported by the Commits.
atoners, the trade bodies and nearly all
tho citizens associations
Col. kutx said he recognized the de-
STABILITY OF acquiring that ate Tor
park eventually. but he said he did not
believe Il was relatively as important az
four other projects in the Mcmillan plan
which tho Commissioners asked Congress
to buy last year. Those four were the
Patterson tract. the Dean tract, the
Klingie valley and the Piney branch
parkwayA
Mr.. Derrick told the Commissioners
he thought tho Reno project was
equally. II not more. urgent, because
that section has no park.
Commissioner Rudolph told the com.
mittee he did not believe there would
be a chance Of obtaining special leg
islation for the park at this session
Of Congress. Mr.. Derrick replied that
the committees purpose was to i'm
press upon the city heads the impor-
tance Of advocating q park at Reno
rs soon as possible.
The other members Of the commit
tee were A. E Shoemaker and DR..
John w. ChappelL
Evening star., 1921-06-11
WILL URGE PAVING
GEORGIA. AVENUE
Brightwood Citizens to Ask
for Asphalt Street Extend
ed to Walter Reed.

The District Commissioners will be
urged to include in the next appro-
priation bill an item for paving Geor-
gia avenue from Shepherd road to
Walter Reed Hospital with asphalt
following the adoption of resolution
last night at the Brightwood Citizens
Association: held % In the New New nresent. Mesente
ed by John C.. Proctor and unani-
mously adopted. Charles w. Ray pre-
sided at the meeting.
The association will also urge tne
extension of Concord avenue, istn;
14th and 18th streets to the Dlstrict
line, as embodied in bills now De-
fore Congress. The extension OF sev.
eral of the streets provided In one oh
the bills are at the present liG
blocked by the Walter Reed Hospital
grounds. Members of the ASSOCIATION
will attend the congressional hear
ings when the discussion OF inc oiii'
comes up.
The association indorsed the Senate
bill for making the necessary SUI
posed parkway to connect the oid
civil war forts in the Distrlct OF So-
lumbia.
Charles C. Lancaster. chairman OF q
special committee. reported faVoraDiy
ON House bill 5sss; relating TO xasas sfst"s
and prescribing punishment. The asso-
citation adopted the report
1t was announced that a hearing
will be held by the District Comm1is- C1
tive to the extension of 9Th street
between Longfellow street and Shep-
Col. b. F. Bingham. chairman OF the
Memorial day exercises at 6atIie
affair was the largest attended IN
years past, and was a success from
every standpoint
Evening star., 1921-06-11
TREES OF CITY DAMAGED
BY SPECIES OF INSECT
Norway Naples and Tulip Poplars
Attacked by Aphids, Supt.
Lanham Reports.

The Norway maple and tulip poplar
trees of Washington are being Sc
verely attacked this summer by
aphids. a specie of plant insect that
draws the juices from the leaves. ac-
cording to Clifford Lanham, superin-
tendent of trees and parkings.
The scarcity of lady bugs and syl-
phid flies, which usually prey upon
the destroyers Of these trees and e1-
terminate them. is believed to be one
reason for the prevalence OF the
aphids in the District this year.
According to Mr.. Lanham, the arse.
nate of lead solution generally useo
in spraying the city's trees is mel
fective against this particular pest.
Nicotine sulphate must be used Some
of the naples and poplars have AL
ready been sprayed with this soiu-
tion. but the trees and parkings once.
il is understood, is without sumcient
funds to spray all of the naples an9
poplars. With the end OF the nscaI
wear only three weeks on. a NUMBER
Of the departments of the city gov
ernment are running low on appro-
priations-
Nor is the prospect for the new MS.
cal year bright from the stanopolns :
of trees and parkings. Despite tne
steady growth Of the city with q cor,
responding demand for new trees ano
upEeep of existing ones. Congress cut
the appropriation for trees ana PARK
inrs. Tor the next twelve months ITO"
s6O, 600 to $4,000. - -.
Evening star., 1921-06-11
SECRETARY DENNY VISITS
THE NAVAL RESERVE
Inspects Eagle 8, Where Boys Are
on Cruise in Chesa-
peake Bay.

Inspection of the U. S. s. Eagle 9
was made Wednesday afternoon by
Secretary of the Navy DENLY. accom-
panied by Capt. Philip Williams, chief
OF the bureau of navigation Of the
Navy Department.: Capt. Henry ].
Ziegemeier. chief Of the naavl resere
division Of the department. and Capt
David f. Sellers. The vessel is
manned by naval reserves and Is out
peake bay and tributaries. The re-
serves are principally from Richmond.
the home port of the vessel.
Every part Of the vessel. from the
maintop to the lowermost quarters,
were visited by the Secretary. The
the naval militia and evinced much
interest in the ship. He made many
inquiries to develop the point as to
the. value OF this type Of ship as a
training vessel for naval reserves.
expressed the belief that owing to
their modern equipment they were
ideal training ships for the reserve
organizations.
Following his inspection Of the
Richmond reserves. Secretary DENLY
Inspected the armory Of the District
Naval Reserves. at Water and o
streets southwest The facilities of
the local reserves were explained to
him by Lieut. ]. P. Judge, U. s. NJ,
officer in charge of naval reserves.
and Ensign c. NJ Donahue, U. S. NJ.
commanding the U. s. s. subchas ser
The Secretary was informed that
the subchaser was the only vessel
which the local organization had for
training. In view Of the value of the
eagle type of vessel as training ships
as explained to him by the officers of
the Richmond reserve force, it is
probable that he will order one of
that type here for the local reserves,
1t was said.
A great deal Of interest was dis
played by Secretary DENLY in the
system Of schools maintained by the
local reserves. and H. said that he
probably would be able to find them
used for the instruction of the men.
Evening star., 1921-06-11
SECRETARY DENNY URGES
CHURCH WORK IN HAITI
Esta ablishment Of Christian Mis-
sions Recommended in Letter to
Council Of Federation.

Establishment of Christian missions
in Haiti Is urged by Secretary DENLY
in q letter to the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America made
public here yesterday by the council.
The letter was in reply to a request
from the council for a statement of his
views. and Mr. DENLY promised the
cooperation of the Navy in the work.
The administrative committee Of the
council, meeting in New York today.
will consider a recommendation made
by its Washington representatives to
go ahead with the plan.
Surprise Is expressed by Mr.. DENLY
that the churches had not earlier en-
tered the Haitian field He says that
in his recent visit to the island he
did not meet . single missionary or
church worked from the United States
and continues:
ut is my opinion, that the>mission-
afy societies and churches Of the
United States could do no better than
to send representatives to the field.
They would not alone be conferring
benefits upon the people of Haiti. but
their kindly Offices should do much
toward bringing about friendly fel-
Ing between the people Of that coun-
try and the United States"
Evening star., 1921-06-11
RESEARCH OF RECORDS
WILL BE permitted
Secretary Hughes Prescribes Rules
to Govern Privilege in State
Department.

Tn compliance with the spirit of the
act of Congress approved March s.
1901, which provides that facflities
be afforded qualified individuals Tor
study and research of the historical
records in the government oepArI
scribed rules to govern work OF that
character in the Department OF STATE:
Gaillard Hunt. chief of the bureau OF
publications and editor Of the depart
ment, is charged with the execution
of the order.
space available and the pressure on
the staf of current duties, facilities
for special research can only be given
to a few persons at time aho may
have to be denied entirely at times.
Privileges Of research will not pc &C.
corded at an "unless the department
is convinced of the responsibility OF
the applicant and that the purpose OF
the contemplated research is iesitl-
mate and useful" 1t Is stated Iar-
terial in the department will not be
accorded to; undergraduate students
or those studying for post-graoua'e
Gnder the rules. no material may
be used which pertains to the pend
ing business of the department, or
which. if published. might. In the
departments judgment, prove IN
furious to the public interests.
The department will exercise lts
discretion to require person using
its manuscript sources to submit his
notes for inspection before taking
them from the department.
Research scholars will not have ac-
cess to the department hles. but sucn
napers as they may be permitted to
Examine will be brought to them IN
the library of the department. where
their work must be performed.
Evening star., 1921-06-11
B0AD OF ARBITRATION
DEADtOCKED IN DISPUTE

Request that a fifth member of the
BOARD OF arbitration in the controversy
between the bakers and their employees
IN the District over hours and wages In
the baking industry be appointed to set
tie point on which the four members
OF the board are at present deadlocked
was made to Secretary Of Labor Davis
yesterday by committees representing
the bakers and their employees.
The four present members of the board
OF arbitration-William J. Eynon, H. B
Leary, Henry Miller and Thomas Jones
are said to be deadlocked on one of the
several points submitted for arbitration
Secretary Davis took the matter of an.
pointing fifth member under advise
ment A further meeting was scheduled
to be held this afternoon at the Depart
ment of Labor to discuss the point at
issue in tho controversy.
A general strike in the baking in
dustry in Washington was narrowly
averted three weeks ago, it was learn
ed today. by John B. Colpoys, con-
ciliator for the Department of Labor.
who is in charge of government eff
forts to bring about an end to the
controversy.
Names of four men have been sub.
mitted by each side for a fifth mem
Der of the board of arbitration and
have proved unacceptable, it was said
today. Failing to reach an agreement
on the fifth member of the board, both
sides appealed to the Secretary of La
Dor to suggest man.
Evening star., 1921-06-11
CHANCE FOR U. S. JOBS.
Commission Announces Examtna
tions to Fill Vacancies.

The Civil Service Commission has
announced examinations. to MI vacan-
Field manager. at 5000 Or over 9
year. foreman mechanic at 1880 to
81, 900 q year: air mail service; assist
ant dairy husbandman. bureau Of ami
NAL Industry, at $3.50 TO $3.50 q
year; valuation aid at 0s1o0 to $500
a year, assistant valuation engineer
at $3.5oo to $500 6 year. valuation
engineer at $500 to $4,So0 , year
income tax unit. internal revenue bu-
reau: assistant sanitary engineer. Al
S3,22s . year, junior sanitary engi-
neer at $z,520- q year. public health
serFice; radio OPERATOR lighthouse
service, at $3.50 q year. with allow
anc> Of 81 . day for subsistence; man
ual training teacher. Indian service
at $500 to $1.100 q year. with fur
nished quarters, heat and Hight; fore
man heat, treatment Of small guns
naval ordnance plant. South Charles
ton, W. Va, 1T $40 q day.
:. In addition to the basic salaries
named. above the bonus Of SO &
meath viii be allowed for most posi-
tions the sahryl Of which does not ex-
ceed 81, 500 q year. II .'..t
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the Of.
ice Of the Civil Service Comuaissiou
E1134 = street., 1sfthHo1 g, tss = : Z.
Evening star., 1921-06-11
Evening Hours

The day with its worries j:
ended at last, its troubles and
hurries are things of the past
the sun has descended, the night
shadows close, the evening is
splendid, it brings me repose.
All day I was drilling and sweat
ing around, and moving and
milling and paving the ground
1 weeded the onions and
wrestled with trees until I had
bunions on fingers and knees
And oft in my toiling / MUIR
INJURED, "By James! What
profits this moiling? What:good
are mems games? We labor and
labor, and labor some more, till
Death with his saber comes up
to the door. We're blowing or
hewing or building a wall; what
good are we doing; what use is
it all? We fill up the hollow, we
drain out the weir; and people
who follow won't know we were
here" And now in the cleaning
my rest is so sweet, l think of
my roaming around in the heat,
and know that it fitted my soul
for this hour, and toll is acquit-
ted of charges so dour. l car
ried my burden until the days
close, and this is the guerdon-a
tired mans repose.
WALT MASON.
(Cou.risht by Georrs Mathew Adans.)