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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-06-16
BY EDWARD W. PlckARp

a BOUT $6O.OOO,OOO having been
"A Topped off their yearly pay by
the federal railway labor board, the
railroad shopmen are taking vote re-
turnable on June 80, on the question
OF accepting the reduction or going on
strike. The maintenance Of way men,
whose annual wages were cut some
$50,O0O,OO0, also are taking a strike
vote.
Thus, apparently. the country faces a
strike. probably effective in the middle
Of July, that might come near to ty-
ings up its rail transportation. But
there is hope that it will not eventu-
ate. An affirmative strike vote and
an actual strike are different things,
and the vote is but seldom used only
as a weapon in the hands Of union off,
cials in negotiating. Railroad execu-
tives profess to believe that the men
will not even vote to strike. A COM
,mittee of six rail presidents issued the
following statement:
@"There is no talk of strike among
the men," the statement says. 1.-THE
disturbing statements are prepared by
leaders of the unions, whose viewpoint
has been distorted by months Of efforts
before the board to resist the inev-
liable downward trend Of wages. The
employees are in the main sincerely in
terested in taking care of their jobs
and their homes, and few employees in
any industry have more good reasons
for doing so.
'.The records show that the proposed
scale of wages for the classes of en-
ployees involved in the two wage re-
duction orders already issued practi-
cally would restore the scale in eff
feet at the end Of federal control in
1920, which carried an increase for
these employees Of 119 per cent over
the wages paid in 1916. The cost Of
living. as shown by the Department of
Labor for March, 1922, was AZ per cent
above 1916"
On the other hand, B. NJ. Jewell.
head Of the railroad employees depart
ment of the American Federation Of
Labor. says: "The new wages do not
permit minimum living wage. and
they are wholly at variance with the
saving wage championed by President
Harding and Secretary Of Labor
Davis" Mr.. Jewell and other union
chiefs who were in conference in Gin
cinnati predicted that unions with a
membership of 100000 would vote to
strike.
Just as In the last previous wage de-
cision by the board, the three labor
members dissented, and this time they
were especially vigorous IN their dis
senting opinion.
While the rulings Of the railway la
Dor board are professedly being made
quite without regard to the rulings Of
the interstate commerce committee In
the matter of rates, the'tw cannot be
disconnected in the public mind, and
the railway executives also couple
them. naturally.
Union labor received what 1t con.
" siders another body blow last
week in the decision of the United
States Supreme court in the Colorado
coal mine case. The United Mine
Workers Of America and certain in
dividuals had appealed from a deci-
sion by the United States District
court of Arkansas, approved by the
Circuit Court Of Appeals. holding them
guilty of violating the Sherman anti
trust act during a strike in 1914. and
imposing damages of 100000, which
was trebled under the antitrust law.
The opinion Of the United States Su-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-06-16
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Railway Shopmen Taking Strike
Vote Because Their Pay Is
Cut $60,OO0,00O.
WALWUT may Be AVOIDED

Supreme Court Deals Organized Labor
Severe BloW-France's Refusal TO
Reduce Reparation Blocks German
Loan PIans-Radical Republic
ans Win Victory In Iowa
Primary Election.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-06-16

COvIET Russia, having failed to
y brighten the rest of the world into
giving it large credits, has resumed
its old uncompromising attitude. For
eign Minister Tchitcherin, who says
he is not going to the conference at
The Hague, declares Russia viii not
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-26
MANTELL BELIEVES
SERIOUS PLAYS OF
STAGE IN DEMAND
Noted Shakespearean Actor to
Appear in Three Plays
at the Oliver.

Robert 3. ManteH, the noted
Shakespearean actor. who appears
at oliver opera House this week
for a three day engagement start
ing Monday night in a repertoire
Of three plays which includes
"Richelieu," Macbeth" and Julius
Caesar is of the nrm opinion that
the demand for serious plays is be-
coming more pronounced every
day Previous to the World war,
il was almost impossible to count
with any degree OF certainty on a
successful tour in classics. The stage
was given over TO musical come
dies, questionable farces and sex
plays, and it seemed that the only
thing necessary was to advertise
"a big New York success" or pre-
vious to it's New York opening" TO
insure substantial box-office re-
turns But Presto a change has
taken placc.-the American people
want something more than a New
York endorsement to draw them to
the theater. The SOLDERING influence
OF the war possibly was a factor
in bringing back the serious drama
OF which of course. those OF
Shat speare are the standards and
leaders.
The theater going public want
better plays. PLAYS that are in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-26

Mechanical settings. never call
1rice and inspire the human heart
and mind like the words or Shakes
peare or the other more serious
drGmat!sts OF the past. who took
the middle course between the elo-
cution Of the old Greek orators
iragedians, and the ultra realism
or the modern playwright.
Shapespeare sought telling Gil
makes 10 his action as earnestly as
any twentieth century writer. but
ne believed that his characters
should be given great thoughts, de-
iivered IN great words
Like Irving, EIanteu has positive
opinions as 10 the staging OF Shapes
pearean plays. Scenery should ne
yer be allowed 20 interfere with the
word pointing. but neither should
the audience be allowed or let its
mind wander from the meaning OF
the lines. in an effort 10 imagine a
forest where are visible only a mass
OF gray curtains. The Elizabethan
stage was by no means bare Of
scenery, as some theorists would
have Us believe. Records still ex-
tant show that when the old Black
Friars' monastery was converted in
TO theater, during the reign OF
Edward, a few years before Shakes
peare was born. there was large
outlay OF money for scenery and
mechanical equipment for the stage.
Careful students Of the drama,
H. n 4
France, give the Eliza bethan stage
carpenters full credit for their
achievements in an art then neces-
sarily crude. since not even gas had
as yet appeared as an illuminant,
and little advances had been made
in the mechanical arts Doubtless.
Shakespeare, who was far ahead of
his contemporaries in realism in
methods OF acting, as shown in his
direction 10 the wandering players
Of Hamlet would have seized ca
gerly on every modern scenic de-
vice in staging his plays. Shakes
peare's first aim was TO please his
audiences, and therefore he became
the most popular dramaust Of his
time in London. He did not write
for posterity but for the London
crowds which he knew and which
thronged the sixteenth century play
house Of England's capitol. That
his plays have endured is due to
his uneXampled genius. and not to
conscious effort on his part in the
direction of Immortality.
One Of the unusual deductions
drawn from the new demand for
more serious drama is the uncon-
cealed preference shown for GER
tain Of Shakespeare's plays. by mod
ern audiences. we have no auth
entic record Of which Of his plays
was the most popular with the
Elizabethan playgoers, but II is
certain that today Macbeth" is the
most consistently and universally
popular Of all Shakespearean pro-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-26
Screen
By the Press AGENT
ORPHEUM

Do precious gems. especially dia-
monds, exercise an undue and myS-
terious influence upon mortals?
Opals have long been regarded by
many as harbingers of I'll luck and
nearly every precious stone has
some sort of character for good or
ill assigned 20 It. Every great dia-
mond from the Kohinoor down has
a record of crime and a trail Of
blood behind it,
In the new Paramount picture.
Pink Gods which begins a three
days enga cement at the Orpheum
today the heroine Lorraine. played
by Bebe Daniels comes under the
evil spell OF pink sods'-the per-
sect. delicate pink diamonds mined
n the South African fields and
rentualy they lead her 10 disaster.
James Eirkwood IS cast for the
11le leading role I'm this drama
which was adapted tor the screen
.r1H Cynthia Stockley's great novel.
Anna Nilsson mas a brilliant role and
Others wcll-known ir She cast are
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-26

structive as well as entertaining,
that contain something of literary
value. well produced and well act
ed.
Mr.. ManteIl. who. for many years
has believed in and stuck &c the
classics. against all kinds of odds,
believes I'VE are not going back TO
Shakespeare, we are going forward
TO NEE him, for up to a few years
ago he had passed us, gone on to
the realms OF a few students and
lovers Of the best in art and drama.
Now we are hurrying after him and
not all the jazz and syncopation
and sex and problem plays in the
world can tangle the feet Of the
American people so they do not
know which way they are going. a"
4 few years ago. the audiences
who attended Shakespearean per-
formances, were made up largely
of students. teachers and literary
people intent on hearing the great
lines they were studying or read
ing, as spoken by the skillful imi-
tator on the modern stage.
Today the teachers and students
are there in greater numbers than
ever. but they are out-numbred by
regular theatergoers, people who
are seeking amusement, whose
tastes have changed. This new
quality of the audience is apparent
in the enthusiasm they manifest
for the telling points OF action and
speech, and the spontaneous ap-
piause which greets the dramatic
effort of the actors. The students
and teachers do not manifest their
approval in such outbursts, theirs
is a quieter appreciation. more
gently expressed. and remember
that though the plays the thing,
great acting can spring only from
great opportunities. Weak. insipid
lines, no matter how perfectly
spoken. or amid what beautiful
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-26
Stage
PALACE

starting this afternoon. the new
five act vaudeville bill at the Palace,
which .s shown In connection with
the screen drama and short subjects.
prominently features the Marmcla
Sisters. who offer what they term
Drama Dances" The costuming OF
this act ls most gorgeous and the
personalIties az the two maids APP
pealing They are Cieverly assisted
- Grave and Gray and together OF
Yer a series OF graceful and intricate
steps that VIII be found JOY TO the
lover OF the tcrpischorean art. Three
boys. who have developed the caba-
ret stvle OF entertaining 90 the ut
most degree. viii be seen on the
same program when Sherman, van
and Hyman take the stage. Their
merry blend Of songs and piano har-
monies will be found different and
distinctly eHtertaining Beautifully
rendered melodies. offered in a fas-
clnatlne scenic environment, VIII
bring Olga BOehn, Harold Maxwell
and a sterling coterie Of vocaLsts TO
the Palace in Songs and Scenes
The songs are rendered amidst
wealth Of scenery which seldom
has been duplicated for a high class
musical act. Dora Duffy Devine, T..
Garcia and IT. Caldwell. comprise the
supporting artists. Smart and char
acteristfc comedy based on motion
picture life IL offered by Fred Moore
and Leo Kendall, assisted by Evelyn
Slater I'm their playlet eat the STU
do" Two members OF this trio
tHr nil f 4
the sketch is based on accuracies.
taken from their humorous angle.
one other act makes up the vaude-
vile portion of the program.
The feature picture starting sun
day IS entitled The Pride of Palo-
mar filmed from a popular "best
seller" by Peter II. kyne. II is a
romance OF Southern California, and
the settings depicting life near the
Mexican border are most praise
worthy.
cyril Boganny. of the famous Bo-
ganny troupe. has created great
laughing act. which he presentsi at
the Palace starting Thanksgiving
matinee. 1t is called "SchoOldays'
and enlists the services Of eight
comedians whose antics are eNtre-
mely funny. Some of the actors are
midgets and everyone knows how
amusing these little people are in
comedy act Beautiful girl models.
in numerous poses depicting ancient
and modern art, i'm fable and fancy,
are introduced in "Rainbow's End
an act that is distinctly different IN
It's arrangements OF color and grace.
Bal Lloyd and Jack Goode, are
blackface comedians whose act Is
way above par Valentine VoX.
ventriIoquist with a world OF per-
sonallty and an almost life-lke
dummy and Ben Mowatt and Bill
lie Munson with a blending Of songs,
dances and smart talk. together with
the feature motion pictures. Pathe
news and AesOps Fable. assures the
holiday patron OF a wealth OF eN-
Cellent entertainment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-26

raymond fatton. Guy DhVer
George CowI and Arthur Temple a
tygo-part comedy entitled Just
Dogs" and the lates; Universal Ncwa
reel. are also shown.
Starting next "wednesday after
noon and continuing the balance OF
the week Lorna DUone' with
Madve Bellamy. star Of screen aud
stage playing tho leading role Will
Sc the attraction This story as a
successful romantic novel ran
through countless editions and ha
been read and enjoyed BIZ old and
young alike. In the hands OK Maur-
Ice Tourneur the fine old novel has
been transformed into modern
screen triumph. which will prove q
rare treat not only 20 the picture
fans. but also for the book lover who
so frequently demands why don't
they film the fine old classics that
are so infinitely superior 20 modern
trash2" Frank keenan, and other
splendid screen players are in the
supporting cast. a Mack Sennett
two-reel comedy When Summer
Comes" is also on the bill
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-26
Hospifality-An
Equity Triun1ph
BY ALICE ROHE.

NEW YORK. Nov. 25.-If fine
acting were to place the seal Of sue
cess upon Equity's entrance into the
producing field. their second offer
ing. Hospitality" would accomplish
this achievement.
When, under the auspices Of the
Actors Equity Association. this i'm
portant step Of controlling a tneater
and producing their own plays, was
taken by the Equity Players, interest
was not limited TO America, but ex-
tended to foreign countries as well.
This interest was manifested in
the superlative degree in the first
night audience at the Forty-ninth
81. theater which despite the COM
petition Of three other dramatic
upenings-as well as the Opera-Was
distinctly representative or that New
York known as the "intelligenzia."
But so far the Equity Players
have not demonstrated the same
success in picking a play as they
have in picking a cast. although the
present offering Hospitality" is a
drama with intense moments and
the steady flow of realism 50 pOpu-
lar IN modern fiction.
The play is by a young author,
Leon Cunningham. and IL is his first
venture, though not the last Equity
Players will produce The first two
acts are laid in a boarding house
near n factory where Jennie Wells.
the mother. has shaved to support
her two children. Though she has
worked her fingers 10 the bone for
them. she has never had time to
demonstrate any tender affection. It
is a story of maternal love which
evolves throughout rather harrow
ingly sordid ard unpleasant details
to the mothers forcing the unfaith-
full wife to fly with her lover, leav-
ing the son free from his misalliance.
Mr.. Cunnin Sham has proved be
yond question tho strong maternal
love hidden beneath the heckling,
nagging exterior OF the OverwOrked
mother. But he has made us rather
uncom Portable at times at the rather
chaotic psychological kinks with
which he has so superb bundantly
supplied his characters.
In the character Of the unfaithful
yvife-the document reaches a real
dramatic climax. This Is largely
due. however. to the superb acting
OF Miss Phyllis POvah.
Indeed it is the acting and the fine
art OF casting i'm "Hospitality" which
deserves a real paen of praise.
And flaming high that fine glow
of artistry which has always at
tracted us i'm the work of Phyllis
Povah. bursts into the unmistakable
fire OF genius Miss POvah's fine IN
teIHgence and rare art illuminates
the entire play.
The play is essentially a charac-
terization drama The main fault
is that Mr.. Cunningham ran amuck
with too much psychology. Il IA
however an interesting performance
and one which should no, be missed.
Augustine Duncan has STAGED 1t
well
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-26

MOSQUITOES OF the yellow fever
variety kept az the London zoo VIII
feed only ON human blood.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02

looked like Vester for a while but Bip-
pus' sudden burst Of bewildering shots
finally rolled UP the 81 points the sec
ond game ending. Bippus 81. Vester 10.
The games were close and snappS
throughout, both men playing excellent
ball in both games.
DR.. Lee Hill and Harry Reynolds
played two fast scrappy contests. Roy
mold winning after a long scrappy game,
81 to IT, In the second contest the Doc
tor made things lively with string OF
left handed drives that had his oppon-
emit guessing for a while. Reynolds COM
ing through strong after some lively
skillful playing. The second game
ended In favor OF the stockoroker by
the score Of 81 to Is,
VIM. Gilliland and c. E. Wemple were
the next en- the schedule. Tho most
spectacular contests OF the day were
put up by the Gilliland-Wemple match,
Losing the first contest to Wemple by
the score of 81 to Ii, Gilllland rallied
strongly In the second. running up
good lead early In the game but Wempie
slowly cut down the lead and added the
second game to hic credit by the score
OF 81 to 10.
W. schaffer and NJ. Grafton. OF Bell
afro, played two good games. Schaffer
winning the two by the score OF Il TO
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02
MOUNDSVlLLE READY
FOR MACk'S GAME

saturday will find the strong McCon-
ksy team OF the Ohio Valley lnter-C'ty
league at Moundsville to play their nra.
ganca OF the season with the Monno
RuIlaers The Macs have bee ntraSei-
ling at fast clip and have strons
hold on second place In the race inis
tsarn has always drawn large crowd
~ Moundsyille and the Fifth street
nsrk win have a capacity audience Tor
This game. Hanley and Poindexter were
formerly members of the Mound CITY
team and many fans will be out 10 see
,hen. These along with Burkhart.
Rushrnan and others make up very
strong aggregation.
Moundsvilie will have strong team
In the feld as several new players haSe
been added and shifts made TO get more
affective batting and greater defensive
play. Man for man the Moundsvilie
team IL the peer OF any team In the
league and under new management IS
expected 10 prove real factor In the
race and In a few weeks will be among
the leaders. No definite line up has been
announced for Saturdays game but the
fans are sure that a strong team VIII
be seen In action. The game viii start
at 500 p. m. and II Moundsville can
take this game and the one Sunday the
season SO far will be successful even IL
several games have been lost.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02

- in the first and 81 to in the second
game.
VIII Colvig and Tom Hayes played
the closing games of the day. Both
players put up a hard scrappy contest.
Hayes winning two straight games 81
TO IA and 81 to 16. In the second game
Colvig looked like a sure winner, lead
Ing his opponent by a IL to score
which he failed to maintain. Hayes end
Ing the contest by a series of low hard
drives to the far corners of the court.
The games for today are:
Clarence Feeny vs.. l.. G. Ellis.
J. H. Whitman va. Carl Lang.
DR.. Marschner VS.. G. Coffey.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02
CLASS { LEAGUE
NOW ORGANIZED
Seven Teams Represented Last Might
And Another Will bs Admitted
Tuesday
Harry Boll Il E1eoted esident-Hsv
League 10 Part Of eselinS
Baseball Association

The CLASSIC League Of the wheeling
Amatuer Baseball Association was or
ganized at the Recreation Office last
night and tentative plans for the
starting Of a CLASSIC League were
made. The CLASSIC League has seven
teams already entered with ages below
fifteen years and on next Tuesday
evening It Is expected that at least
one. more team will apply for admis-
sion to make an eight team circuit.
This league will play Its games on Sat-
urday afternoons and on Friday even
ings with the first games scheduled
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02
VANCE VS.. KAN CIuI

Next Sunday the Kahn Club hase
team Of the Class "A"sAmatss1 ieeGs
Will CLASH with the Vance nfb1 On
Twenty sixth street lot DO far
vances have been playing good -
Of BALL and II they kesr Mp
good playing IL cannot b AM
than first place for them In the tp4G
Neither manager has announoe41+
will bear the pitching burdsh AZ -
Ing was forthcoming from The caps1
or coaches. No matter who
there will be good game. IL
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02
BIRD OF A CANE

A bird" Of game viii be- ifAee4
next Sunday afternoon on the Hr18ge1
port grounds when the Belhirs Owl
Athletics and the Bridgeport NAg3ee
will clash. Both teams are stroe4 80
have been going good all seasoA AAa =
record-breaking crowd IL expscted 70 -
on hand when the teams take the 3Aeld-
The Owls have signed several ~
players, among them being JcueN =
hurler, who will probably start Stn:
days game. McCushnsy has besa sigrs1
as catcher and Win probably 90 nv
receiving In the Nasls rama
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02
FIVE SETS ARE
PLAYED IN THE
HANDbALL NEE
DR. HuTus EI.I1uNArEs MORGAN
vHSxER IN OPENING MATCH
DIR. HILL LOSES TWO
william oilland II Defeated by O. y.
wsmpls and W. Schaffsr
Defeats n. Grafton

The opening games OF the Marriott
and Borham Handball Tournament
were played At the NJ. B. Gymnasium
yesterday. The five matches played re-
quilted In some of the best games OF the
year, The opening game by Morgan
vester and Dr. Bippus, Bippus winning
by the score Of 81 to 16 after lonS,
lively. scrappy game. The SECOND
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02
for June 9Th and 10th.

for June 9Th and 10th.
CLASSIC managers elected the follow
ing officers last night: President,
Harry Bell; >Stce president, Henry
Hummel;' secretary, John Marschlen-
ski; treasurer, A. o. Anderson. The
seven teams and banagers present were
Red Dots, Stanford Meyers; Hiilsides,
George BrahIer; Alhambra Junirs, Ed-
ward Manion; Eagle Reserves, James
Dunlavy; Little Giants, Marvin Hook
err: North End Indians, Raleigh Blochi
Little Sluggers, DaL lille. Tho Eagles
Island Indians. Aces or Bennsr A. ca
may be considered for the eighth team.
Only three ClasE-B managers were
present last night but another meeting
will DO held at the Recreation Office
ON Monday evening when It iss expec-
ted that more teams will be represent
ed. Last night the Former Juniors
= Columbus and Vance Junprs were
present while the following teams
should also be present Monday night:
Yankee Independents. Island 1ndepend-
ents. Ashland A. c.'s, Eouth Side AL
Stars, Rainbows, Kahn Club Juniors
and. Humps.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02
Call Practice

Members Of tho Bridgeport Eagles
baseball team are called to practice to-
morrow evening on the Stop IL grounds
IN preparation for Sundays clash with
the Bellaire Owl Athletics. sg
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02
DRAWINGS SUNDAY

The drawings for the fifty pounds
OF sugar offered by the Community
Club Mems baseball team Of Martins
Ferry will be made Sunday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02

Tho reason old bachelors are harder
TO capture than widows Is because most
bachelors can mend their old clothes
and even cook, In a pinch.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02

Toledo Blade-women are said 70 be
rapidly increasing In height. Do you
suppose II comes from standing up for
their rights?