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New-York tribune., 1922-12-10
Iohn DreW's Memoirs OvertoneS and
Innuendo
By Stewart T. Beach

DAILY company there is succession Of stories
which enliven the whole period with an al
most personal acquaintance. One Of the most
amusing concerns a trip which the organi-
zation made across the continent during the
summer months Of 1875, stopping for an en-
gagement at Salt Lake City. The play was
Bronson Howard's Saratoga" in which the
action and humor evolved from the fact that
the hero Is being pursued BY three infatu-
ated women. The next day several members
Of the cast went to call on Brigham Young.
The Mormon inquired why the author should
have made such complication out Of such
situation. Jim Lewis was somewhat puzzled
by the question. "what else" he asked,
"eould Saekett do but try to eseape7" "MArry
them ALL" was Brigham Young's answer.
There were foreign tours as well-to Lon
DON Berlin and Paris. There is a delightful
interlude at Stratford-on-Avon. where the
company did "The Tanning Of the Shrew,"
doubtless the first truly shakespearian inter-
probation for many years. The version most
In use on the stage in those days was
shorter one, called katherine and Pc
truehio' popularized by Edwin Booth. Il
contained much brandishing Of the whip and
considerable horsepay, calculated to be ef-
feetive without making any considerable de-
mand upon the abilities Of the actor The
Daily production was great success and re-
eeiyed the highest praise OF the critics.
As a young man the author seems TO feel
that he was occasionally too greatly inn
pressed with his own abilities. He recalls n
story OF Joseph Jefferson. who had a rather
similar reaction to his own talents. II ap-
pears. and "at the very least he felt that he
lad put Washington Irving on the map One
night as he was going TO his room in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. a stoekily built man
entered the elevator and inquired II he
we're playing in town. Jefferson's pity for the
man is recorded. what a simpleton he
must be who did not know that rip was hav-
ing record rum" When the man got out
the actor inquired Of the elevator boy who
he might be- "Why," said the boy, "that's
General Grantlr
Il is only in an incidental way that the
memoirs give n picture Of John Drew, the
man. Almost nothing Of his private life Is
included after the brief summary Of his boy
hood. The high lights are touched Ibis mar
riagc in 1880 to Miss Josephine Baker, the
death Of his mother, the loss Of friends who
were dear to him. But his life upon the
stage has been a mirror in which are reflect
ed. not only the parts he has played, but, as
Booth Harrington has put it in his introdue-
tion. "the finest gentleman Of them all" be-
hind them all.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-10

JULIAN STREET has compiled tariff for
autographs. inscriptions in books, etc, Whieh
should be useful to all popular authors. The
rates range from so cents for a plain auto
graph on a small. cheap card. to $50 for love
letters without recourse). This was evoked
by a request from George Barr Mccutehson
for Mr. Streets signature.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-10

brilliant superfcialities. Here are
sixteen sketches as colorful as their
title would suggest, yet Of no more
permanent stuff - sketches that leave
marked impression Of brightness and little
more. Words are piled into puzzling but ef-
feetve forms; phrases are turned with deft
sensitiveness; throughout the book is dis
titled curious and distinctive charm Of
sophisticated femininty and Of feminine in
nuendo The qualification is as momentary
as that Of scintillant conversation, with
pointed and immediate appeal to wit; it is
permanent only in so far as feet mental
stimuli remain as pleasant, though inexpli-
cable. reeoleetions.
Now and then from the swift pages comes
an oyertone that suggests a deeper signif-
eance; but such a suggested idea fades. or
flashes momentarily as paradox, or van
ishes as suddenly as the second Londoner in
chesterton's ghost story. Balloons" is star
tling; il appears at first to be such a charm-c
ing bulk Of the intangibe-then, balloOn-like,
bursts or lies away
What substance there Is is slight In the
hrst sketch. for instance, Is eompetently
drawn the character OF an unloyed woman
who seeks during all Of ner complaeent life
in England an automatic happiness She
knows "what men like in woman; she
knows that il is necessary when with men,
"to have something to say for yourself" Her
knowledge achieves nothing "Her two other
axioms, Don't let them see that you care for
them and Feed the beasts, we're. alasl never
put to the test, as no man ever considered the
possibility Of being loved by Miss Wilcox, and
the feeding stage had. in consequence. never
been reached There Is unexaggerated
pathos, too, in the simplicity Of the great
event in Miss WileoS's life-an event that
consisted in the purchasing Of a wedding
ring and mourning costumes before hes de-.
parture for France, where she lived happily
among her village neighbors, who respected
her "loss' and memories"
Another admirable Characterization npn.srs
in The fourth sketch, "DoYou Remember
In which young bride delights in the fe.
leity Of her new state only to discover how
infelieitous it is to meet a former 6aneSe
Of her husbands whose conversational refrain
while speaking to him is "Do you remem.
ber'---
There is a slight suggestion Of Aldous
Huxley in the first paper but Miss Wilcox
New-York tribune., 1922-12-10

RINCESS BlBESCO Is an artist IN
brilliant superfcialities. Here are
sixteen sketches as colorful as their
title would suggest, yet Of no more
New-York tribune., 1922-12-10

Ny YEARS OK THE STAGE. Dy John Dre~-
z T. Dutton a Co.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-10
By Kenneth Fuessle

BALLOONS by Elizabeth Bibesco. New York
George H. Doran Company.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-10
NJ ALMOsT mysterious &

n ALMOST mysterious charm has
~ been ever one Of the most engaging
~ characteristics which the many
sided John Drew has presented in
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
POLITICAL SUCCESS

Definite results of character developed the suit of political activity last Tuesday the part of Organized seated who had the backing of the workers while but five d dates for this office who opposed by the workers succeeded sufficient land them Washington Four of them nominated by the Republicans by the Demo by the Famerabo party eight Senatorial dis t the workers suh took active the election Win of the hyfour eight of which of labor appeals being accomplishment of which Labor be justly proud Particularly of the fact that in districts the fight bitter and hoty contested battle
 After careful consideration decided that vay
 that Labors should be carefully looked after the coming sessions of Congress particularly the Upper House and decided back known to be friendly the work The result that stiff fight made districts and crowned these efforts In conditions of the candidates named could be considered friendly and hands off policy adopted
 Friends Labor elected the Senate by the aid of Thomas Bayard of Delaware Samuel D Raston Indiana;
 Ca Bruce of Maryland; Woodbridge N Ferris of Michigan Hendrix Shiptead of Minnesota James Reed of Mssuor Bur Nevada; New Jersey; Adiaus A. Jones of New Mexico Royal Copeland of New York; Peter
 ng of Utah. D of Washington Matthew M Nicely of West Virginia; R. M LaFoette of Wisconsin, and John kendck of Wyoming. s ...s -s@s...... 9... ..4 defeat the powerful Duont powder and in New York where the powerful Republican organization strained
 where the workers suffered defeat and Sen recognized anagonsc Labor successful follows: Connecticut where George Mclean defeated Thomas
 Speacy Cabot Lodge retained though by mighty small North Dakota where latest indicate the election of F. OConnor; and in Pennsylvania w. Pepper elected has demonstrated what be done the determination made Having succeeded to such cerned-the leaders thus ausPiciously started
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10

but the future likely remind them of their
 In Connecticut Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Special Inter succeeded maintaining the hand but the workers the other states succeeded sufficient sound decided also place workers brakes should this warning unheeded.
 Even in Connecticut much accomplished for onstraed that the workers beginning their the polls and this fully realized decided advance in Labor s behalf is to
 Special Interests long realized the benefits be secured from political activity and for have been enjoying the fruits of political As the result of of public o6ce defensive has been erected which considered we'll nigh mpregnabe As we'll known character popular book and play of few the people the but than realize.
 But the workers both and awakening they the ballot Heretofore this has used by others large the workers being of the fact but being used by the workers themselves and for their benefit
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
HOW RAILROAD PROFITEERING BRINGS
 MILLIONS TO COFFERS OF INVESTORS

I made public on the floor of the United
 States Senate February II, 1920, that
 "the railroads are going back into | private owner sl1fp, not earning money
 enough now to pay their operating ! expenses and the interest on their
 bonds, LACKING $6o,ooo,ooo A l YEAR"
 This profit of $5,6S2, ,844,376 in four years indicates the minimum profit. It Is the very least that any candid honest critic must necessarily concede of net profit, being the amount actual ly distributed Tn cash to the owners amount set aside for such further dis tribution.
 On page B of the Interstate Com merce Commission report already re- ferred to (Io1o) we read that $I6,- o30,5I5,522 "1s the net sum which would be necessary to purchase these roads Gall railroads of the United States in all classes and in all sec tions) TOGETHER WITH THEIR
 INVESTMENTS, on the basis of the par value of their stocks and bonds NOT HELD UNDER RAILWAY OWNERSHIP" The capitals are my
 own-also the words in parenthesis. So the average annual net profit
 over and above operating expenses, taxes, repairs, deterioration" and Gre tirements" Is decimal in excess of 8,386 per cent per annum on the full par value of all stocks and bonds; all capital invested, and millions and ital invested and not invested, is in cluded millions of bonds on which the carriers have received interest amounting to two and in some in stances three times the full face value of the bonds. Many of these bonds, ! in the aggregate thousands of mil lions of dollars, have been under
 written, funded and refunded into
 bonds calculated to draw USURY otherwise called interest for hundreds of years; for instance I5o years; 475 years; 500 years and even ooo years l and for similar periods; always sub ject according to financial custom" to have date of maturity deferred for an indefinite number of decades in the future. In other words, according to
 the doctrine of Jay Cooke proclaimed | in 1865, these bonds are never to be paid but made permanent" to draw l USURY perpetua1ly for the benefit of
 the USURERS-the idle ruling class
 es, otherwise characterized as "The
 Unseen Empire"
 1 As already stated the income from
 all sources during these four years (o16-1o1o) was $22,83o, ,oo8,o72, and
 the operating expenses and taxes $I4,-
 726,1I1,617, leaving $8,1o4,85z,355 to be
 otherwise disposed of. Of this re-
 maining sum ($s,1o4S57,355l $3,61o,-
 681, ,623 went as interest on the bonds
 and dividends to the stockholders
 the one profit as literally as the other while $2,o72, ,162,753 was carried for ward to ''the general balance sheet"; j;
 the profit and loss account, being just that amount of undivided profit to be
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
A UNION BY ANOTHER NAME

longer proper gentleman who deals houses and lands a basis real If he member good standing of the real dealers union he ealtor Perhaps did know that the real had We'll they have only they don't call They call it board which admit much nicer word.
 large majority of the realtors advocates of the "open hop'-for who work with their hands
 But they equally for closed shop for themselves
 William E. Shannon, prominent Washington realtor paned their position in a address.
 Tn the business the time of every for himself has passed, said MT. Shannon.
 Each real board of real tors he urged This board would enable realtors to stabilize value In other words look after the realtors wages and working conditions
 The unethical realtor-hat the ealtor who scabs his fellow reators'-is to according Mr. Shannon, and of be eliminated
 The job immediately in front of the members of the realtors said Mr. Shannon, bolshevsts. munis conducting insdous designed nhame the minds of against their landlords
 the real object of these disreputabe and distant lands destroy ownership of and the first that direction the that the landlords proheens
 Of such charge absurd said Mr. Shannon with cracking smile but there people simple enough believe To benghted he favor of launching 7naton-wide campaign of education.
 We don't think Mr. Shannon is starting minute too We people who believe that about landlords robbng and only other day perfectly good told she thought the alto blood dboher Captain Kidd the worlds most famous pirate
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
By LEVI STEVENS LEWIS.

In a former article I made public the figures which had compiled from publications of the highest railway authority in the land, to wit, the In terstate Commerce Commission, which official figures show the net profits of American railways for the four calendar years 1o16-Io1o to be NOT LESS than $5,o82, 2,844,376, .
 The figures may be verified by all people capable of reading the English language and making use of the simplest rudiments of arithmetic.
 They were compiled from "The Sta tistics of the Railways of the United States" published annually by the In terstate Commerce Commission for just such purposes as have made use of, namely, for the purpose of making public the income, expense and profit States; at least nominally for this purpose.
 The data includes all the railway tenn of all classes and of all sections as designated, arranged and published by the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion.
 The statistics referred to may be found on pages g, 5, 57, 78 and 79 of the 1916 report; pages 34, 35 and 52 for 1917; pages 43-49 and "A for 1918, and pages 43-48 and g for 1919.
 As I have repeatedly stated on former occasions these figures cannot be accepted as final, that is to say as full, accurate, complete and reliable. On the other hand I have prepared (and published in part) data from un- impeachable sources which no com potent railway authority will dispute evidence which stands "unshaken and unshakab1e" that these official reports have been made "notoriousfy 1ncor- rect" not revealing the actual profits by many thousands of millions of dol lars
 I have challenged the trained rail way experts" to show cause, If any such causes exist, why my conclusions are not substantially correct Thus far the experts have not seen it to question my conclusions, at least pub liclv. However, I expect the data 1 have made, and will make public, will be inspected very closely; that 1t will all be subject to the most rigid scrut- iny and adverse public criticism ulti- mately And I expect, further, that ultimately a disinterested fact finding commission" will find the facts sufflc- iently at least to cause people "to sit up and take notice."
 As I have been requested to do so by parties interested, now permit me to deal further with these official fig uers as we find them.
 Divided by the number of days in the four-year period (I4oI) they show the average daily profit to be $3,88o,- 6o4.oo.
 Divided by four, they show the av- craze annual profit to be $I,42o,7II,- oo4 which is very substantially differ ent from Senator Kellog's declaration
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
disposed of later on but NOT TO ALL OF THE STOCKHOLDERS, THE OWNERS,

disposed of later on but NOT TO ALL OF THE STOCKHOLDERS, THE OWNERS.
 After the operating expenses and the taxes had been paid; and after the stock and bond holders; had been paid also, 1t wIII be noticed that the con siderable sum of $2,422, ,oI2,e7e re- mained over to be disposed of still "otherwise." As already pointed out of this sum was distributed int sums varying for the following more or less undefined purposes; very "miscellane- ous purposes" namely, "misce1lane- ous appropriations of income;;" "mis- cellaneous appropriations of surplus;" miscellaneous income charges;" transferred to other companies; "un- collectable railway revenues;" for maintenance of investment organiza- tions;" appropriated to. sinking and other reserve funds" invested, in physical property" "stock discount" "debt discount;" adjustments through profit and loss;" Toss on separately operated roads and equip ment;" delayed income debits" and lDEB1Ts.S ''
 Thus far I have not taken pains to
  (about $I, ooo, ,ooo) is reported. to have been distributed, but it's worth while to know, and more complete and exhaustive compilation Is now in course of preparation showing the en- tire disbursements, as officially report ed, in detail, during the entire four year period.
 Suffice 1t to say here that the an- nual NET PROFIT of all American railways is HUNDREDS OF MIL LIONS OF DOLLARS GREATER EVERY YEAR than THE ANNUAL GROSS INCOME from all sources, operating and incorporating revenue both included, was ever reported to have been.
 Meantime we are in hearty accord with the expression of The Guaranty Trust Company, of New York, name ly, that THE KEYNOTE OF THE HOUR IS NATIONAL UNITY" "In unity of interest and spirit the railroad situation MUST BE APP PROACHED by representatives of all classes and sections in order that THIS FUNDAMENTAL ECON- OMIC PROBLEM, in which THE PROSPERITY. OFALL IS IN .VOLVED, may be solved along right lines, in fairness to all, FOR, THE COMMON GOOD"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
SEWING MACHINE PROFITS.

New York, Nov Io.-The Singer Manufacturing Company will issue a stock dividend of B 1-3 per cent. This will increase the capital stock from $oo, 100000 to $12o, 100000. The com pany has nine sewing machine plants in this country and other parts of the world. The company has made re- markable record of cash dividends the last 20 years that has ranged from 7 per cent cash dividend was paid in 1899, the year. prior to the declafa- ton of 200 per cent stock dividend In most years, however, cash divi- dends ranged between 10 and 20 per cent.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
HIGH WAGES MEAN THERE IS PROSPERITY FOR ALL

From of the U. S. Bureau of Labor Of the gainfully employed the States, skilled emsk1led and IA engaged and kindred have practically all ganfuly employed a weekly public they
 
  and all other earning employees The good is only paying himself good dividends. o and daughters clerks
 
  would  enough cling his position this higher level It off The worker has mounted will climb
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
LEARNING A LESSON

put by organized workers of the State did preventing the the United Senate of George the placing other labor tabuated gave unmabe evidence of the political of the the of the of the
 
 but such be expected in politics In in many failed the of the work ignoring party they adhered traditions of former
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
Z Baseball English.

Readers unable to devote more than half
their time and brains to the national sport
used to be woefully perplexed by the language
currently used to describe baseball events.
The sport writer's developed a patos of their
'own, ond no two of them ever agreed about
1t, and every one of them felt in honor bound
to keep changing his own dialect from day to
day, 60 that even the most devoted fan was
baffled large part of the time. Possibly that
was the real purpose Of the amazing school of
writer's that flourished few years ago-to
BATTLE the fan. As for the inexpert general
reader, he was beneath consideration. II he
had been able to understand baseball story,
the writer would have quit in disgust.
Now that is greatly changed. There is still
slang used and some of it is difficult for mere
follower Of normal English to grasp; but the
purpose seems to have changed. No longer is
a baseball writer obliged to call the ball a pill
or pellet or horseshoe or cphere or spheroid or
any other quaint variation Of those classic
terms. Plays are described frequently now in
words that may be found In the dictionary
used in almost their dictionary meaning. The
sport writer seems willing to let the reader
understand what he is writing about. And from
the standpoint Of the general reader. who is
probably the final Judge Of newspaper writing
the sport page has not lost thereby.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
Family Reunions.

h Family reunions have become even more
popular than the old-time Sunday school pic
Ink. Young folks provide all manner of enter
tahment, while the patriarchs recite family
hhtory and tell Of the accomplishments and
characteristics Of their progenitofs 1t is good
1 ish-this custom Of family reunions-at time
tAsn alarmists are writing Of the decadence Of
~ family tie and activity Of the divorce courts
lnaKss one wonder whether or not there is truth
Ii4 t6eir forebodings
EFride in family hurts nobody and the In
filtration Of worthy forefather has been a
IhNDnl spur to many man. The Chinese
nezhip their ancestors and strive to do moth
IN that will be displeasing to their spirits.
f4iM they believe dwell in the house with
lhen. and while the American code Of ethics
may differ vastly from that Of the orient. We
have the same thought in the commandment
Which says: Honor they father and thy moth
Ikr; that thy days may be long in the land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
TOmSin1SS1v.s

Restaurant steaks keep their seniority
rights
If more hunting licenses are issued we pre-
dict milk shortage.
What is hell% asks the New York Herald.
Buying school books.
Easiest thing on earth is deciding what to
do instead of work.
De Valera Joined the cavalry. That's a
horse on Ireland.
Wish we had some trains to haul coal if
we had any coal.
Jail Breakers Fail" Headline. Pen is
mightier than the saw
Business seldom comes to a mans Mace
without an invitation.
Some towns have all the luck. In Detroit
reformer moved away.
We saw a girl with a rosebud mouth ee,
Tipped in the bud.
Atom is smallest thing in the world. ur
an atom the biggest.
Drumpers are good at talking because the,
live away from home.
Our birth rate is declining. This nrove,
we are prosperous.
II man wants his dreams to come tru.
he has to wake up.
Trotzky's wife wears napper clothes. N,
WONDER the man Is crazy.
The drifter seldom lands.
A man from up salt river tells us it is /;
long trip back.
What makes country hotel bed bug mad
der than vacation ending?
Hard cider is pronounced illegal. 80 Their,
will be plenty.
Bet a swimming hole feels lonesome afte
school opens
What 10 hurting our fair country more tia,
| cucumbers!
tDempsey says rest makes a boxer. Nov
We know why he Ii champ
Maine imports 100000 tons Of Welsh Goa
Welsh rare bits.
| This may be an awful country; but i
Paris, men wear earrings.
Nursing crouch makes 1t grow.
Turks Take Eski-Shehr"-Headline Som
people drink anything.
| What pleases the owner Of an orchard lik
school opening?
All polished men don't Shine.
| To the straw hat $50 long, old top Sc
you next spring"
Denver family has welcomed its 18th eh,lA
but wait until Chxls&mas comea