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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07

could not walk
across the floor
without resting,
and / had been
that W ay for
weeks. Isaw your
advertisement in
the paper and af-
ter taking one bot
tie of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
l felt the good it
was doing me and
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07
IN n, and d 4 Mrs. Degge
aone Following Vacation

MI, and Mrs. ]. D. Degge and
~, y James, Jr., have returned
M, ,va Everett, Washington, where
'Asy spent the holidays with Mrs.
DssseS parents. They were ac-
y. svlpanied home by Miss Mildred
cs,. Sas', who will attend school in
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07
hciety and Club Nez0s
Edited by
ADELAIDE v, LAKE
Telephone so
No Host Dance
On Monday Night

NO Host Dance
On Monday Night
A no host dancing party was
held on Monday night at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. An
derson, on Morningside. Music
was furnished by three piece or
chestra including Miss Jennie Rus
sell, of Portland, violin; Miss
Blanch Davenport, piano, and
Glenn Davenport, xylophone,
traps and drums. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. VAIN,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Craig, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry PoisaI, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Fitch, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Purvine,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Eilers, Mrs.
Anne Klein, Mr.. and Mrs. r. E.
Anderson.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07
! sl,t sn, Harry Clay's
ialler Passes Awav

,.,' "ura :, mas been received in Sa-
! ,su y mat the father of Mrs. Harry
Ds,s.s v,ay' Of San Francisco, has
MI u away. Friends of Mrs.
i wv : VINO " is the wife of DR.. Har-
sslan Olay, g, and is well known in
'''Sin' will regret her loss.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07
Aggles Defeat
Whitman 1918

soa a.-s...,. ans, Or. Jan. The Ore
Tie eonlsua.l esol.ural college opened
hsre lsss llsrence basketball season
ssO co,lasi night by defeating whit
Wash eege of walla Walla
% to IS. "A'
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07
1as hs' !, William Boot
4uaeheOn Club Eostes.

Oh ny, Ts. william Boot was hostess
lp,.aal thursday afternoon for the
/ |hons !. club which met at the
Bush. u aas,! lel daughter Mrs. Asahel
Asah., aualtlonal guests are Mrs
-''nel Bush and Mrs. Fritz slade,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07
Mrs. Inman
Has Bridge Club

Mrs. c. M. Inman entertained
the Thursday Bridge club this
week at her residence. Mrs. Lee
Garfield and Mrs. William Cra-
watt were additional guests. The
next meeting of the society will
be held with Mrs. G. e. Know
land.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07
I'M Joy Turner

NYrtains her PupllS
viS Joy Turner recently en-
I,rajued with a holiday party for
N Younger piano and violin
mDls, who gathered at her re-
slj,lce studio, 355 North Capitol
sr,pt. After a short musical
I,nram, the students were en-
by musical games and
|dmtests. Dainty refreshments
iss served. Decorations about
]@ house were in keeping with
|lis season.
4 Those present we're: Madalene
|gasy. John and Marie Riley,
lArhur Martin, Sarah Samuels,
IR@ Harris, Ruth Bartruff, Ha-
|Nld Rupert, Gertrude Riessbeck,
|cleO Seeley, Mollie Samiels, Ro-
|&h Needham, Lille Bartruff,
|FlGa Dexter, George Stoner,
Pearl Ostermann, Alice Claxton,
|FNd Krepela, Mazda Caldwell,
|lIilton Franklin, Neltje Tibbits,
Dorothy Erskine, Grace Stevens,
Marjorie Gould, Martin Muell-
|iaupt
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07
|5El 5Ea,Isday \ Club
/" ! Meet Next Week

a Ps,s :. ...Il 4. Albert and Mrs. 6.
day lin Is, viii entertain the Thurs
|ls, !, u' :, on Thursday, January
|llss { co,alt Mrs. Albert's residence,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07
Yellow Jackets Win
From McMinnville
by Score % to %

A tie score of 20 to % result
ed in the game between the Salem
Yellow Jackets and the McMinn-
Vile American Legion team
PLAYED there Thursday night. In
the additional five minutes Greg,
Salem forward, shot a basket from
the center of the floor.
There were no outstanding play
ers on either team, but coach Bon
nell of the Yellow Jackets express
ed himself satisfied with the re-
suit. The line up and score OF
the players follows:
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07

OfRecital

o.,eu, musicians will ap-
q sunday afternoon In the
o. recital of the series
''s' y this season by the sa-
,''1 p''trict state Music Teach each,
Dls' 'ssiaion. Frank F. Churchill
\, will play and will be as
~ .asby y Pearce, piano, Miss
D SIMMONS, violin, and
!.,sIIs Launer, piano. :. .. =
1,.l'n ~ recital will begin at S;So
Ky ", afternoon. There is no
ll,' 'a.,IOp charged, but a silver
4 taken to defray ex-
Nj K, program follows;
= al "Grand Offertory'
/. g'ri Z minor, Batiste, (b) Where
q Gathers Deep" stebins.
W l,The Penitent'', Van de
~, Lucille Ross at the organ
u. N. a. "Lento", Cyril Scott,
4 n, ,.,Iarche Militaire', schu-
'ss.Tspsing. Organ (a) "An-
Massenet, (b) "Noel
S~saIss, Guilmant, (c) sextet
"a lLucia'' DonAetti.-Vocal
m the Moon of Falling
||ln,ss,a Cadman, (b) Lullaby
,s,,snce. Trio, Liberstraum
N ! List, Miss Pearce, Piano
1 M Emmons, Violin, Mr.. Chur-
aHI organ. No encores.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07

Women are taking a prom
nent part in official life at Wash
ington these days, and among the
more prominent of these who are
basking in the limelight we find
Mrs. Helen Gardner, who hangs
up her bonnet in the office OF the
Civil Service Commission. Mrs
Gardner heads one of the import
ant bureaus Il this department.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07
WOMAN TOO
WEAK TO WALK
Now Works Nine Hours a Day.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored Her Strength
lIIIIllIIlIIlIIIIIIIIlI

Union Village, VT was weak
and nervous and all rundown. !
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07

onipiCJ SSN
Jackson for Pierson on the Legion
team.
The following games Will be
played soon by the Yellow Jackets
Eugene Y. M. c. A., Independence
American Legion, o. A. C. Rook-
les Silverton American Legion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07

Dancing Club
To Meet Monday
The Monday Night Dancing
club will hold a dancing party
on Monday night.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-07
|%gs viii
|1'%sll %l Monday

n,Sll y! Monday
|iastall a. ausnters of Isabella will
|E. TAo@n..N - Monday evening. Mrs.
|ilstiop lps0n - will head the organ
'0' the coming year.
|sAufeh Sn,0r WI, Guild of st. Paul's
|isrnsorD VIII ', |. meet on Tuesday af-
Rlits AZ z;S0 with Mrs. George
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
Raise Young Pheasants
At One Dollar Head

An opportunity to raise Chinese
pheasants at 81 a head is to be
offered Stevens county farmers by the
county game commission. From one
to four settings of Chinese pheasant
eggs will be furnished free to far
mers who will contract to see that
the eggs are hatched, and that the
young pheasants are delivered to
the county game commission in Col
vile when weeks old. An average
setting will be Is eggs.
Chinese pheasants have proved a
fine game bird for Stevens county.
For several years they clung ten
aciously to the Colville valley, but
have gradually become dispersed in
the back country, but not in suffi-
cient quantity to suit the game COM
mission or the sportsmen, who like
them next to the Hungarian pheasant.
The eggs will come from the state
game farm at Walla Walla, and will
be delivered about May l. There are
a number of applications from far
mers to provide Matching facilities,
and the game commission is prepar-
ing treatise on the Matching of the
eggs to be distributed among those
who are interested in earning 81 per
pheasant.
Stevens county is preparing for a
record sale of hunting and fishing
licenses for the 1929 season. Between
1000 and 5000 licenses are sold an
nually, but this year it is estimated
that there will be 5000 licenses sold,
or one license to less than 21s resi-
dents of the county.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
C.. HI. Pierce Buried
Near Iowa Birthplace

The following account Of c. H
Pierce, who was killed recently near
Boyds by a sled accident, appeared
in the Fort Dodge Qowa) Messenger
and Chronicle of March II. 1t was
sent to the Examiner by his sister
Carrie Pierce of Barnum, Iowa:
"The funeral of Cornelius H.
Pierce took place Thursday afternoon,
March 9th, at the First M. E. church.
DR.. A. A. Brooks conducted the SER
vices. Burial was in Oakland ceme-
terry and the bearers were Charles
Blain, Owen Dwyer, Louis Neudeck,
Joseph Burgfried, r. B. Robinson
and Horace Robinson. Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Burns, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Burns and childen Herbert Burns OF
Rockwell City, Mrs. M. A. Law OF
Emmetsburg, Mr.. and Mrs. F. V.
Pierce and son of Sioux City were
here for the funeral.
Cornelius H. Pierce was born four
miles west Of Fort Dodge, April 30,
1867, and departed this life at Mar
Gus, Washington, March /, 1922, age
ffty-four years and ten months. He
spent his childhood on the farm now
known as the Newdeck place, attend
ing the district school nearby.
At the age of eighteen he attend
ed the Presbyterian college, now To-
bin, for about a year, after which
time he spent year on the farm at
Barnum. In the fall of 1889 he en-
tered Cornell college and graduated
from same with class of '97. After
finishing school he taught for some
time then returned to farming in the
vicinity of Rodman, Iowa. In 1906
he went to Colville, Washington,
where he was in business for a time,
after which he moved to Orient,
Washington, and engaged in mining
and improving piece of land. Orient
was his home at the time OF his
death.
The first shadow to cloud his life
came when his mother was called to
rest on April g. 1876. Young as he
was the sorrow never left him, and
he made a strong resolve to so live
that he might meet her in heaven,
which resolve he kept to the end OF
his life. Always thoughtful of the
rights and wishes of others, cheerful
in the hour of adversely and meeting
each obstacle in such a way that the
world was better for his victory.
"He was a member Of NJ. Z. church
at Barnum, helping to build the par
sonage at that place, and taking an
active part in all work for the Mas
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
FREE METHODIST


Sunday school at 10.
Preaching at IL and 1880.
Prayer meeting Thursday evenings.
Evangelistic services at Grin each
Wednesday evening.
Rev. Denney closes his years
labors here Sunday, and will preach
his farewell sermon Sunday afternoon.
He and Mrs. Denney 60 next week
to the annual conference.
Rev. and Mrs. Denney were hap
PLY surprised the other evening on
answering a knock at the door to
find the porch filled with members
and friends of their congregation.
A pleasant evening was spent and
after lunch was served they were
presented with cash offering.
Wednesday evening members and
friends of the church gathered at
the home of Sam Robinson. A sump-
tuous dinner was served by Mrs. Rob-
inson, at the close of which the
society here and at Orin presented
them with two beautiful worsted
and silk quilts bearing the names
of many of the friends and men,
bers of the society.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08

A daughter was born April to
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Lowe.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
Knights of Pythias
Give Social Evening

At the Knights of Pythias social
evening held at the lodge room last
Saturday night, more than 200
Knights and ladies were entertained.
Pretty embossed program folders
were distributed, giving the details
of clever program, but at the top
of the program stood the date, April
l, and it soon began to dawn on the
guests that the program as rendered
bore no relation to the printed pro-
gram.
Orchestra music was furnished by
members of the X. P. orchestra, in
cluding l.. M. Mcfarland, Theron
Lynch, with Mrs. E. r. LaVigne and
Miss Gladys Casey accompanying on
the piano. Vocal duets were render
ed by Mrs. Glen Crewse and Miss
Rose Eastland, with Mrs. LaVigne at
the piano. l.. B. Donley gave the
reading of the Yukon, "The Parson,"
but refused an encore on the ground
that he had promised the committee
to appear but once. Mrs. Crewse
rendered vocal solos, with L. M. Nc
Farland accompanying on the violin
and Mrs. LaVigne on the piano.
George Shallenberger, who has been
on the vaudeville stage for ID years,
gave his clever impersonation of the
Salome dance. Rev. ]. M. Higgins
gave very clever talk. Two selec-
tions were given by the X. P. string
ed instrument sextet, j. c. Hard, X.
F. Benedict, w. F. Diffenbacher, l..
M. Mcfarland, F. S. Thomas, Earl
DroZ.
Sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and
cake were served in the lodge room,
and dancing formed pleasing fea-
ture of the evening.
The Colville lodge of Knights of
Pythias numbers ITS members.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
Great Northern Traffic
and Passenger Notes

B. ]. Carney Company shipped 2
cars of poles to Standpoint for treat
ment this week.
Fred Draper shipped car of
shingles to Spokane Wednesday.
The Great Northern is shipping in
several car loads Of cinders for the
purpose of putting on the railroad
crossing in front of the depot in Col
vile this week.
The Colville Feed Company re-
ceived a car of hay Wednesday.
The Great Northern is making
some very attractive rates to most
all the cities in the east and south
with long terms before their ex-
piration, on round trip rates. Posters
are in the hands of all agents that
give very detailed information. The
rates take in many different cities
and make it possible to spend
summer vacation in your old home
town back east.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
Democratic Convention
and Jefferson Banquet

l. B. Donley, democratic county
chairman, has just issued call for
mass convention of democrats at
the court house Friday afternoon,
April ID, at which time 10 delegates
will be elected to attend the state
convention at Olympia May "a.
At $3.50 a Jefferson banquet will
be held with plates 81 each. There
will be several speakers from outside
the county.
A meeting of the state committee
and county chairmen will be held at
Spokane at l p. M, April 13, where
the national chairman Hon. Cordell
Hull will be present. At $50 the
annual Jefferson day dinner will be
held in Spokane, with tickets 81
plate.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
CHURCH OF CHRIST

Rev. Fred A. Thomas, pastor.
Bible school at 9:45.
Lords supper at II.
Morning worship at 11:15 Subject
Marriage Supper of the Lord"
Rev. 1879.
Christian Endeavor at 6:30.
Evening worship at 1880. Subject
"Called of God" Rom. 8:28-30.
Bible study Wednesday at 1880.
Choir practice Friday at 8.
Pastor Fred A. Thomas, of the
Church of Christ, who has not been
able to fill his appointments for the
past two weeks on account of sick
ness, is much improved and will be
able for work again by the coming
Lords day.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08

ter. His life has been true to the
high ideal he set for himself and we
who are left to mourn the death of
a true brother and son have the
consolation that he has fought a
good fight and won the victory.
"He leaves to mourn his death
five brothers and four sisters, Will
liam T. of Oakdale, La, Roy A. of
Powell, Wyo., Frank w. of Sioux
City, Ray and Harry of Barnum,
Iowa, Mrs. B. F. Burns of Twin
Lakes, Mrs. M. A. Law of Emmets-
burg, Iowa, and Carrie and Elizabeth
of Bamum. His father having pre-
ceded his death in 1909"
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08

The pruning of roses should be
done Immediately on dull day if
best results are expected, according
to DIR. ]. w. Hotson, botany profess
sor of the University of Washington.
Climbing roses should have only
pruning for shaping. The wood is
less liable to bleed if cut on a cloudy
day according to DR.. Hotson. Clean
cuts should be made to avoid bruising
which results in diseases. The
branches should be pruned so as to
furnish plenty Of light to the center
of the bush.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
Parent-Teacher Assn.
Holds First Meeting

Tuesday, April II, is the date for
the first meeting Of the Parent
Teachers Association under the pres
ent organization. The meeting will
be held at the court house at eight
o'clock.
A set of bylaws will be adopted
and the appointment made of the
various committees.
As the organization is not fully
perfected and the time is short, the
program is somewhat uncertain.
There will be, however, a review
of Mrs. Malstrom's address given at
the Inland Empire Teachers Associa-
ton on "The Aims and Purposes of
Parent Teachers Associations" There
will be demonstration of how par
ents may cooperate in certain school
work, and a discussion of "To what
extent should the school authorities
direct the pupils social activities out
side of school hours"
John Cleveland of Trout Creek,
Montana, visited his niece Mrs. d. F.
Ham Tuesday night on his way to
Republic to visit his sister Mrs. j.
w. Peterson. He had not seen his
sister for more than 40 years. At
one time they had lost trace of each
other entirely, and had resorted to
advertising, but that failed, but about
three years ago they were brought
together by a Stevens county man
who happened to be in Trout Creek
and happened to know both parties.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL
G. H. Severance, Archdeacon

VI AAs OCNC1aASSt SAhSAASesSSA
Agnes D. Roberts, w. A. Worker.
Church school each Sunday at
1880.
We are thoroughly graded and in
vite your inspection.
Services every other Sunday at
10:30 and 7:30.
Next service will be Easter Sun
day, at 1920 a. M, in charge of
Rev. T. A. Daughters of Spokane.
Children's Easter carol service at
11:30 Easter morning.
Children's Easter party Wednes-
day, April 10, d p. m.
Miss Agnes d. Roberts returned
Tuesday from Northport and will be
here until the 14th when she will
return to Northport for Easter.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
IN THE CHURCHES
Schedule. of Services and
Items of News Regarding
Activities
ADVENTIST
Sabbath school every Saturday.
CATHOLIC

Mass at eight and ten o'clock on
first and third Sundays. Mass at
ten o'clock ON second and fourth Sun
days. Rev. 4. Boil, S. J., officiating.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev, G, E. Whitten. pastor.

Morning worship at II. Subject
Efficiency in the Church"
Evening worship at 7:30. Subject
Zone Skate"
Everybody cordially invited to at
tend these services.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Services every Sunday morning at
IL at the chapel.
Sunday morning subject "Are Sin,
Disease and Death Real?"
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-04-08
CONGREGATIONAL
;. J. M. Huggins, pastor.

Sunday school at 10.
Morning worship at II.
Junior Endeavor at 3.
Senior Endeavor at $50.
Evening worship at 1880.
Everyone cordially invited.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08

w. j. D.-If you can get Geraldine
Tarrar to return to the screen III
gladly publish her picture for you. In
fact, III do more than that; III go
hat in the air and jump up and kick
my heels together and yell ''Hoo-ray !"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08

n everything. But she's out of movies
now So it wouldn't be proper to print
her photograph here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08

(Mebbe that's the difference between
Rudy and Tearle. 1t wouldn't be hard
. make yourself love Tearle. but it
seems to be very hard to make your
self NOT love Rudy. I'll leave 1t to the
flappers between sixteen and sixty-six
II I'm not right.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08
Little Benny's s
Note Book
By Lee Pape

Sundey nftirnoon pop was taking a
nap on the setting room softer and
snoring to himself, and ma called hin
about times. on account Of dlnnir
being reddy and after wilc pop jump
ed up and stretched himself and quick
put on his collier and tie, putting his
collier on rite but putting his tie on ropg
side out, me saying, g.. ,pop, do you
know what you went and did?
No, wat did I 60 and do? Pop sed
and / sed, You went and, put your neck
No. the dooce ! did. pop sod. And
he stopped down stairs in the hall and
looked in the hat rack mirrer, saying,
SO | did, o well, watts the differcnts,
with the wcrld full or reel trubbles
sutch us starvation in Russia and the
coal situation rite hcer.
And we went in the dining room! and
ma scd, Well hcer you are at last, l
never saw sutch family for not COM
ing down to meels, a persin mite
think this was some kind of n hotel.
and now wares Gladdis, o Willyun!
for mercy sakes your tie is on rong
side out, the seem shows.
So 1t seems, pop sed.
Now how In the wcrld did you ever
come to do that? ma scd, and pop sed
Well Ill tell you, I suddinly re9lized
variety is the spice of life so I put
my tie on rong side out.
| never herd Of such thing, ma sed.
Wich Just then my sister Gladdis came
down saying, Wy father.
My ties on rong side out pop eed.
O, you know it. 7laddis sed and
pop scd, Ccrteny 1 know it, and not
ony that, but I'm proud of it.
And we ate suppir without enybody
saying enything elts about pops neck
tie but jest looking at it every once
in vile and pop leeving on he did mt
notice us.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08

n everything. But she's out Of movies
now So it wouldn't be proper to print
her photograph here.
Frenchy writes II would like the
private address Of Alice Terry, if pos
Aiblc. If not, wherever | can reach
her. Also the addresses of Ethel Clay
ton, Agnes Ayres and Norma Tai
madgc.
ia lov" to obligc you just for the
SAX" Of being Oblging, but most Of
the film stars are very definite in ask
ing to be allowed to keep their home
addresses to themselves. Alice Terry is
now in Florida making n feature film.
but You can address her, care of Metro
Pictures, Locw Theatre Building, New
York. Address Ethel Clayton care Of
Film Booking offices, 1000 Broadway,
New York: Agnes ATres Mt Famous
rlay"rs- askv Studio. Hollywood, and
Norma Talmadge, care of Tnlmadgc
Film Company. 1910 Broadway. New
York;
Verb Sapp writes: You were Won
dering recently why you have received
no opinions on the picture Nero So
you can have mine for n starter. In
few words, it was just another Will
liam Fox spectacle mob scenes. Gar
Gantuan foasts, then more gesticulating
mObs, until one wonders what it is all
about. Such things involve great
expenditure Of money and a vast
amount of work. but then so does All
elaborate pageant or three ring CIR
Gus.
Motion pictures can never be taken
seriously by people Of intelligence ana
artistic tastes. as long as the present
ClGptrap methods of production am
advertising prevail.
'Instcad Of improving artistically, it
is apparent that motion pictures are
deteriorating. They are. Of course,
much more prrtcntious. bur. on the other
hand, they are more insipid, artificial
and absurd. Ii is apparent also that
public taste, and not the producers, is
mainly responsible for this condition.
when it is considered that the most
artistic pictures have been. with few
exceptions, the poorest money makers.
Where the producers are at fault
is in the distorted versions Of great
stories. If they consider that great
novel cannot be produced successfully
in its original form, they should let II
alone, as there is surely enough literary
trash being produced every month to
make satisfactory scenarios.
Look what the movies did to 'Sher-
lock Holmes, DIR. Jckyll and MIR.
HYDE and TO Have and to Hold The
authors would never recognize their
brain children.
THE movies are also spelling many
good actors and actresses by Coniining
their performances within narrow linn
its, and by providing great dramatic
ability with mediocre stories. They arc