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The New York herald., 1922-12-08
THE REVIEWING STAND
By Alexander Woollcott

employer about certain details OF his
forthcoming novel, is overheard de-
batting with him whether the child
should be boy or girl and what, in
either event, ii should be named. OF
course the pretty innocents are talk
ing about a character in what they
actually call their brain child, but the
conversation has horrid implications
for the listening butler, and the entire
last act Is devoted to an elaborate and
repeated maintenance of this misun-
derstanding
There is no point In the unfolding
of this little plot and no character in
troduced for its purposes which is not
grotesquely unlifelike, but it was
rather rubbed in by the goings on OF
the actors With the exception of
Lois Bolton as the heroine. nearly all
of the players shouted as if the Punch
and Judy We're the Academy OF Music.
Miss Bolton did not shout. She was
gentle and tremulous always, using
the coy baby voice which we are wont
to associate with the more seasoned
ingenues of the stock companies, and,
when she wished to be especially arch,
putting her finger in the cornT of her
mouth just like a country girl on an
art calendar. Yet who would blame
an actress, as yet unframed on Broad
way, for behaving thus in the feebler
moments of role which obliged her
to go up to her lover. kiss him and
murmur intensely: "Oh, you boy,
You great big. irresponsible boy.
Why the final curtain fell to the sound
of her purring: ooh, Rodney boy
(his name was Rodney Oh. Rodney
boy," Thereafter. out in the rainy
streets enfeebled dramatic critics could
be seen waving their umbrellas wildly
and shouting Taxi boy!" till they
were borne away into the night.
The title of the play, by the way, is
credited in the announcements as hay-
ing been derived from a profound say
ing of DR.. Frank Cranes to the effect
that a doormat is something to be
walked on. thus disposing curtly of
the two factions. one insisting that it
was form of Inca pottery and the
other that it was a kind of sweet drink
much indulged in by Algerians.
The New York herald., 1922-12-08
PHILHARMONIC GIVES
NOVELTY IN CONCERT
Presents Bach as Viewed
Through Schoenberg's Eyes.

AT the fourth Philharmonic concert
Thursday series) in Carnegie Hall last
evening Conductor Josef Stransky
produced a little novelty of his own
invention. 1t was nothing less than
Bach viewed through the spectacles
of Arnold Schoenberg. When Mr..
Stransky was in Vienna last summer
he suggested to the composer Of those
five astounding orchestral pieces that
he orchestrate some of Bach's choral
preludes Schoenberg was captjvated
by the idea and made the orchestra
ton of "Schuecke dich. o liebe Seele,"
and "Komm,.Gott, Schoepfer. heiliger
Geist"
The music was brought here in man
uscript in order that the first per-
formance anywhere might be giyen<by
the Philharmonic last evening. 1t did
not disclose any convincing reason for
it's own existence. The orchestration
OF the first prelude was in spots so
thin that it made the Philharmonic
musicians sound as if they were "all
OUT as the players put it, which
means hopelessly at sea.
The, treatment of the second was
better. but certainly gave a very faint
impression of the dignity and SIM
plcity Of Bach. Mr.. Schoenberg is a
modernist, and it is the fashion to say
that Bach was the first OF the great
modernists. At any rate Schoenberg
found it impossible to bring him up
to date. The business of trying to
cover the giants of antiquity with the
robes of contemporaneous Lilliput
does not get give any promise of bril-
liant success. M
The first of the other numbers on
the program last evening was Schu-
bert's Unfinished symphony, said to
be played in commemoration of the
l25th anniversary of the composers
birth and the centenary of the sym
phony itself The lovely old work bore
the ordeal well. The second of the
other numbers was the Brahms vio-
lin concerto. to which Bronislaw HUI
herman brought the sincerity Of his
art.
The New York herald., 1922-12-08
MIRROR SELLS FOR $500.

Rare china. antique American furn-
ture and mirrors from the collection OF
Wilbur J. Cooke of Philadelphia, Of
fered at a third session held at the
Anderson Galleries yesterday afternoon
brought $685., bringing the total to
S2S,739 The concluding sessions will be
held this afternoon and evening.
A carved and gilded mirror OF the
eighteenth century, sold for $50 to w.
r. Hart. who also purchased an Ameri
can mirror OF the same period for $500.
S. n. Fisher. paid s245 for a pair of
terrestrial and celestial globes; A.
Campbell, s275 for an early American
Willard banjo clock: w. w. Wood Sd.
$50 for carved maple chest ofsdrawers
of the eighteenth century; NJ. M. Van
Buren,. $500 for a pine corner cupboard:
Mrs. f.. ]. Crosse, 500 for a decorated
Chinese Lowestoft dinner service; c. n.
Morley. $50 for a decorated early Spode
fruit set: III. NJ. Collldge. $40 for dec
Grated Lowestoft coffee and tea set and
j e. sDavis. sl65 for two Bristol cut
glass appliques and $50 for a second
similar set.
The New York herald., 1922-12-08
An Unfortunate Comedy.

Readers sufficiently senescent to re-
call the works of the late Frank Stock
ton will remember the comic effect he
achieved in "Rudder Grange" by run
ming pathetic little extracts from the
novel which the servant girl, Pomona,
was dashing off in her idle hours-a
novel of which all the detail has es-
capped us save the dog, which was
named Lord Edward, and the sentence
which told how Lord Edward burst
into barkter. Yet poor Pomona's novel
sense as some OF the plays which from
time to time slip by the guards and
actually accomplish an opening on
Broadway. And OF it's cumbersome
edly reminded by the hopelessly for
lorn and incompetent little play which,
abetted by A. strikingly inferior per-
formance, was proffered last evening
at she Punch and Judy Theater.
This was the comedy called THE
Doormat," written by the same Fl. S.
Sheldon who. years ago. wrote. in a
piece called 'Fhe Havoc" play which
gave promise of excellent work in the
theater THE Doormat" is. by long
odds, the worst play we have seen this
season. It was received with mingled
astonishment and pain by gradually
diminishing audience. The temptation
TO litter was strong but that genuine
compassion which warns the first
nighters on such melancholy occasions
held them in check except for an oc-
casional hysterical. yelp.
The Doormat" deals with a pretty
amanuensis VINO. in arguing with her
The New York herald., 1922-12-08

Lost dnythinoy search Ncto York
,oith NEW York HERALD Lost and
Found advertisement. Telephone Worth
l0.0o0.--Adv.
The New York herald., 1922-12-08
MANY ACTORS ARE IN NEED.

At the regular monthly meeting OF
the board of trustees of the Actors
Fund of America. held yesterday, the
report of the chairman of the executive
committee disclosed that there is much
distress at present among actors and
actresses. The amount expended by
the fund in taking care Of those in hos
ptals. cases OF sickness and destitu-
ton and the care of the aged actors
and actresses at the home on Staten
Island amounted TO s10,339.96 for No
vember.
Daniel Frohman. president, reported
progress In a series of proposed BEN
efits I'm aid OF the fund which will
start with n benefit at the Century
Thcatcr on January q. TO be followed by
benefits in Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Chicago and Boston.
The New York herald., 1922-12-08
POLISH PIANIST PLAYS WELL.

Mieczyslaw Muenz. a young Polish
pianist, who first played here last oc-
tober and has since then remained as an
outstanding figure among the new pian-
lists thus far heard In New York this
season, played Brahmss F minor Sonata.
Beethoven's seldom heard "Eroica" vari-
ations with fugue, and other pieces. in
Aeolian Hall last night and evoked adS
rniration for his fine musical gifts and
accomplishments. The Brahms score he
player remarkably well. There was, to
be sure. the cropping of youth noticeable
in some passages. where the phrasing
was uncertain or long drawn out But
the performance had poetry. fire and a
never failing beautiful tone. And warm
praise is likewise to be given to the
players reading Of Beethoven's music.
A rising musical personality is Mr..
Muenz, in whose veins runs the musical
distinction peculiar to his race.
The New York herald., 1922-12-08
ARRIVING ON BERENGARIA.

Among the passengers coming in on
the Berengaria Of the Cunard Line.
which is due this afternoon and Is
bringing 5.o72 bags of Christmas mail
and 100000 in gold. is Albert Coates.
the English conductor. who while in
New York will be a guest conductor
of the Philharmonic Society. Others on
the liner are Col. William NJ Haskell of
the American Relief Administration;
John j. Maugon, who is accompanying
Col. Haskell; Prof. II. d. Hazeltine,
John L. Balderston, Miss-Helen Lewis,
Mrs. Hamilton Lewis Honell Sayre,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon w Hope, Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. Graham and Mrs. Fran
ces Gordon-Smith.
The New York herald., 1922-12-08
COMEDY BY CONVICTS
DRAWS LARGE CROWD
No Tour for Sing Sing ShoU,
Which Closes Tonight.

More than a thousand outside theater-
goers crowded into tine auditorium of Sing
Sing Prison last night to see Honey
GIRL a musical comedy. whose cast Is
made up of convicts. The show closes
tonight. but will not go on tour. The
prison hall was so crowded for Wednes-
day nights performance that 1t was
necessary to issue return checks to 800
who wanted to see the presentation and
they contributed TO last nights jam.
AS the patrons leave the hall after the
fall of the curtain a line of guards
who know all the prisoners by sight
keep a keen lookout to prevent any
escape.
The New York herald., 1922-12-08
WEEDS AcTREss,s SISTER.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. Miss Claire Nc
Kowen, sister of Marilyn Miller (Mrs.
Jack Pickford), became the bride Of W.
Robert Montgomery, who Us in the bank
ing business i'm Boston, in the First
Presbyterian Church here this evening
Miss Miller was bridesmaid.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-04-20

day to take the county examinations.
Mr.. Paul Packer attended the Easter
services in Liberal at the Baptist
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlon entertained at
their home Sunday with an Easter din
ner. The guests were Mr. and Mrs B
Ross, Mr. and Mrs o M Nix, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Rittenour and children.
Mrs Charlie Hawk and Mrs Burton
Chance called at the home of Ms. Fred
Black Sunday
There were everal from Pleasant
Valley attended the Easter Recital
Musical by the pupils of Mrs. A. v.
Ebersole at the Baptist church in Lib
eral. Each number was we'll rendered
and much enjoyed.
The friends of Othal Chaffin are
pleased to know of his returning from
overseas where he has been for three
years.
Earl and Claude Scott attended the
Easter Services at Lone Star Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corgain were shopping
in Liberal Tuesday.
Dr. Alice Willis from Wichita Wis
tied at the home of d. w. Scott Sat-
urday. Her son Henry was threaten
ed with pneumonia fever, is better at
this time. She will return to Wichita
Saturday and from there she expects
to locate in Hutchinson.
Rev. Montgomery expects to go to
Norton County this Wednesday to
hold two weeks meeting. Mr.. Fred
Thompson will accompany him as far
as Hoxie.
Pleasant Valley Ball team played
at Bethel Saturday. The score was
10 to in favor of P. V.
The scales were unloaded at Pleasant
Valley Wednesday morning and with
the material on the ground for install
ling them we can safely say that we
will soon be in shape to take care of
the grain market here.
The junior primary classes of the
Bethel Sunday school were delightful
ly entertained at the home of Mrs.
Will Harrel, Sunday. The house was
beautifully decorated and a very ap-
petizing luncheon was served to a
large number of guests, covers being
laid for fifty people. The decorations
and luncheon were arranged in keep
ing with Easter. Beautiful little bas-
kets filled with Easter eggs and chick
ems served as place cards. After din
ner the class held their regulgar study
session, the subject being "The Res
direction of Shrist, and what it means
to U.s.. All the children TOXIN an ac-
tive part in the study with Mrs.
Heath as their teacher and leader.
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Blue Bell Items

J. B. Curtis and wife and f. c.
Trahern and family of Plains, visited
at the Antrim home Monday.
Charley Stafford and family were
Sunday guests at the Antrim home.
Mrs. Bert Eddington and son Wis
tied Sunday with R. L. Neff and fam
lily in Liberal.
The young men of the neighbor-
hood organized ball team Sunday
and from now on expect to play ball
each Sunday.
A. S. Neff returned Saturday from
Willobar, where he had been on some
business matters.
Wilburn Risley and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Mahan and Miss Gertrude
Mahan, Jess Pointing and family,
Henry Pointing and wife picnicked
on the river Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Wood called
at the Monroe home Sunday.
Albert .Shagord and family spent
Sunday evening at the Wightman
home.
Will Hammontree and family of
Willobar, Oklahoma, visited the first
of the week with A. S. Neff and fam
lily. The Hammontree's lived in this
community about ten years ago.
The Sunday school was very well
attended last Sunday. There was
small Easter program.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Neff, Mrs. Ed
dington and son, Will Hammontree
and family visited Monday afternoon
with the Wightman's.
The Wightman's visited at the An
trim home Tuesday.
Will Antrim and wife returned
Saturday from short trip to Grant
county.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-04-20

Mrs. L. d. Kelly is visiting relatives
in Mcpherson She made the trip in
an auto with some friends.
Mrs. A. A. Lien is no better at this
writing
Messers Krieble and Hays delivered
cattle and hogs in Liberal Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin called at the
Star ranch Sunday.
Miss Grace Hedrick is home now
having closed her school last Friday.
d. H. Heath left last Friday for a
short visit with his son, Harry, at
Optima, Oklahoma.
A letter from Eli Packer states
that he has seven more weeks of school
work, and then he will be home. Eli
is spending his school year at X. s. A.
c. and is making good in every line Of
work. We have noticed that each
time he has represented his class in
a debate with another school, he has
carried off the honors. Young men
Of Ellis type are always missed when
gone from a community, and we will
gladly welcome him back for the sum
mer vacation.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-04-20

The pupils of our school were given
a delightful surprise last Friday after
noon when their teacher, Miss lone
Ross invited them to go with her to
the basement of the school house and
there were greeted by a room beauti-
fully decorated with Easter decora-
lions, and long table with plates
laid for each pupil and few invited
guests. 1t was indeed a surprise worth
while to note the enthusiasm of the
pupils as they were seated at the table
and were being served by Miss Ross,
while a few of the parents peeped in
to see the enjoyment. Miss Ross
is closing another very successful
term of school and the patrons, in or
der to show, in small measure, their
appreciation Of the good work done,
are planning to take well filled picnic
baskets and spend the last day, which
is Friday % with pupils and teacher.
At the close of the dinner hour pro-
gram which has been arranged by Miss
Ross, will be rendered by the pupils
for the enjoyment of those present.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-04-20
rom Brownsyille Texas.

from Brownsville Texas.
Paul Warden and family and G. M
Bible and family motored to Mullin-
vile Saturday returning Sunday.
Doris Mutt entertained the follow
ing at dinner Sunday: Oliver Brown,
Mac Novinger, RAYMOND Tendick and
Lucille Mooney.
Mr. and Mrs. ] V. Brown returned
Tuesday from st. John Kansas where
they have been visiting relatives.
L. A. Nelson and Tom Kirk accom-
panied H S. Mooney to Liberal Tues
day.
The o. G. Girls met with Miss Will
kerson at the J G Benson home last
Wednesday night.
Mrs. Edgar Thompson entertained
a number of young folks in honor of
Miss Teeter, Monday evening.
Geo. Rose and family drove to Buck
lin last Friday evening to visit with
relatives, returning Sunday.
O. C. Kirk came in from Colorado
the first of the week.
Geo. holland and family and ]. C.
Benson and wife attended the Passion
Play at the Christian Church in Liber-
al Sunday,
Mrs. Hattie Dufield has been quite
poorly for the past two weeks.
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Tyr0ne-R0ute 2

]. b. Meredith has been quite i'll
the past week.
Meeting closed az Crescent Saturday
night. Rev. Williamson will preach
again next Sunday morning and even
Richar.. Newman has been sick the
last few days.
w. Bookless and wife and the w. L.
and o. P Bookless families attended
church at Mussleman Chapel last Sum
day night.
Mrs. Eldridge and children from
Meade have been visiting at the ]. B.
Merideth home.
The E. A. Stroup family have all
been having the flu.
Mrs. ]. L. Harrison has been quite
sick again.
Mrs. C. A. Newman gave an Easter
egg hunt for her nephew, Benie Har-
ris last Sunday. A few Of the neigh
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-04-20
KiSn1et KlibbingS

S. X. Slavin and wife and Doris
Mutt returned Tuesday from Wichita
where Miss Mutt has been consulting
an eye specialist.
Miss Ivy Ruth Wilkerson entertain,
ed at the ]. C. Benson home last Tues
day night for Ralph and Raymond
Tendick and Miss Lucille Mooney.
Andrew Koontz, of Haviland Kansas
was in Kismet looking after land inter
ests Wednesday.
r. C. Moore of Hutchinson was in
Kismet on business last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs J C Benson were Liber-
al shoppers last Wednesday,,
ct Allen of Pratt Kansas was in
Kismet last Thursday.
A L.. Reynolds purchased the meat
market from W. 7. Green last week.
The Kismet Rural High School met
ing which was to have been held last
Thursday, was called off as there were
no board members present.
Prof. McIver was in Liberal between
trains Saturday.
A. G. Mutt accompanied G H Beale
to Mullinville last Saturday return
ing Sunday.
The county examinations for the
country children were held in Ksmet
last Saturday.
Mrs. holland and Mrs. Prater were
shopping in Liberal Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F A Prater motored to
Ford last Saturday evening returning
Sunday. Miss Wilkerson accompanied
them as far as Bucklin. :
F. R. Fellers went to Mullinville.
Saturday.
PC. Wedel returned home Saturday
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Archer Items

Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Ratzloff were Wis
ting in Liberal Sunday.
The Ed Scott family were Liberal
visitors Sunday.
Several from here attended the Eas
ter services at Wideawake Sunday
morning. There was good interest
in Sunday school, ia present. Rev.
Pringle gave a splendid sermon. The
choir favored the audience with some
special numbers The regular Easter
program was presented in the evening
to a crowded house.
Wayne Spencer and family took
dinner at the Star ranch last Sunday.
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Pleasant Valley

We had another hard wind Sunday
night, also frost Monday night.
Prayer meeting was we'll attended
at the church Tuesday evening. Rev.
Pennington from Liberal as leader.
Claude Scott went to Liberal Sat-
urday to take the county examination.
Cecil Harrel went to Hugoton Satur-
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bors children were present and had a
nice time.
George Cornwell spent Thursday
night with Verne Bookless, He was
taking the eighth grade examinations.
Claude Carpenter and family visit
ed at John WcAlister's Sunday.
The windstorm Sunday night tore
up wind mill for o. p. Bookless.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-01
WILTON MINERS
/. OBEY CALL FOR
UNIONS STRIKE
Clean Up Mine Before Leaving
Not to Return, According
II To Mine Officials
235 MEN OUT OF WORK

Two hundred and thirty-tive miners
employed in the Washburn Coal COM
pany mine at Wilton did not report
for work this morning, leaving their
work in compliance with the order for
a nationwide coal strike.
There was no disturbance, and the
miners and the employers representa-
tives were friendly. whether the min
ers will take any action and make any
proposals to the mine management is
not known. The miners finished up
their days work yesterday and put
things in good order around the mine
before leaving not to return, accord.
ing to the mine management. There
was expectation on the part Of some
that they might return for work this
morning, although they had notified
the management two or three days ago
that they would abide by the union
order. ...".. .., .
John Hanwell, state mine inspector,
was at Wilton today. 1t was said at
his office that no reports on North Da-
kota mines had been received. There
is however, no other union mine of
consequence in this section, according
to the operators.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-01
ANDERSON AND
HEAT0N TO BE
IN RACE AGAIN
Underwood Two Will Seek Re-
nomination for Legislature
I'm the Primary

Two of Burleigh county's repre-
sentatives in the last legislature-L'
E. Heaton, of Mckenzie, and Victor
Anderson, of Still-will be candidates
for reelection, it is understood. Both
are said to have indicated their will
ingness to make the race for the legis-
lature. The third member of the Bur-
leigh county delegation-Harold Sem
ling-is now in Washington. Mr.
Semling was an ex-service man and it
is likely that an ex-service man will
make the esrace this year as one OF the
trio of representatives. Both Mr.. An
derson and Mr.. Heaton are said to feel
that there should be a Legion man In
the delegation.
The convention to be called by E. j.
Fogarty, to name delegates to the
jamestown convention, may not en-
dorseH candidates for the legislature.
1t is not likely, it is said, that the con-
vention will name county ticket.
Mr.. Fogarty said today that he was
not yet sure Just when he would call
the convention In conversation over
the long distance telephone he told
The Tribune that the time of the call
probably would be Monday. Most of
the county conventions will be held on
April Is. Theodore Koffel of this city,
is the district representative of the
Spalding Republican committee, but
he said today that it was up to Mr..
Fogarty to call the convention.
There is one foregone conclusion, 1t
is said-the convention will not mix
in the free-for-all for county sheriff.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-01
4 HORSESHOE
FARMER PLACED
ii UNDER ARREST
Carl Moore, of Teller Township,
Denies: Shooting Charged
To Him

Carl Moore, farmer living in Teller
township, is in the county Jail today
under arrest on charge of malicious.
ly shooting horses owned by Frank
Richey. farmer of the same township.
Moore was arrested yesterday after
noon by Sheriff Rollin Welch who was
accompanied there by States Attorney
McCurdy. The Moore home is about
20 miles southeast Of Bismarck.
Moore told the officers he awakened
in the night and chased the horses out
Of his yard. One of them fell dead
at the gate, he said. He claimed that
they had been shot before coming t.
his place.
DR.. Kinney accompanied the officers
He found that the horses had been
shot with buckshot. One of the shots
was traced by DR.. Kinney, it entering
the lung of the horse, going through
the heart, the lower part Of the other
lung and coming out Of the body with
out striking a bone