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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-09

added the afternoon society contin-
gents. progression now being about
that OF stiff glue being poured from
n narrow necked bottle. had tho
impression of being attached to big,
laughing. costly dressed. hot mass Of
personalities.
There were bullngh,crs in big. fiat
brImmed black or gray sombreros.
with enormous solitaire diamonds as
shirt studs. millionaire South Amer
lean Spaniards from the Argentine,
returned to live in the flamboyant,
marvelously decorated apartment
houses in the Paseo de Gracia. the
social end of the Ramblas. There
were swarms of pygmy, tan colored
F'ilipinos. who wandered up from the
Trasatlantlca boats. dressed In
American college clothes with
snappy boots instead Of whites"
and the classic alpargatas. There
were priests and padres in dignified
long black or brown robes. Hero
and there were manifest strangers.
like ourselves, come TO see, but the
genus tourist was rare.
Through a sudden rift in the pal
pitating mass there rambled flock
of a dozen or fifteen goats. At the
intersection of any four streets you
may usually see standing a flock Of
goats, sometimes half a hundred in
sight at one time following their
herdsman piper and his flute. They
are MIXED for customers at their
front doors, where they pull up auto
maticaly with the precision Of a
postman. These goats and a few
nocks of asses, likewise city ram
blers, furnish nine-tenths of the Bar
celona lacteal supply. The leader OF
each specious flock carries its own
special bell note,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-09
The Restless Genius
of Gordon Craig

TO study hla ctchlngs Ia 10 won
dcf why Mr.. craig ever bothered
with the ;heatcr at all. lie has
created for himself world apnr,
from anything NJ gross ana real ~
the stage. and Il must be a wor'd
wncfc the only drama Is an inner
drama. played tor hia own spiritual
satisfaction. lie asked me one day.
M wns examining these designs,
what thought OF them. what
would YOU ask me to explain about
them N You were quite unfamiliar
with my work and my ldcasg" |
told him frankly that | thought
drama 10 be unnecessary and out Of
place among such acttlngs, that hs
had not only projected an ideal thea.
ter, hc had written tho play and
created the actors as we'll In short.
no had dispensed with everything
that makes drama, including the
audience. lie approached the pic.
lures. cxclsiming. with these you
need no dramnl"
Quite true. there Is no need Of any
thing besides the etchlngs them.
selves, | remarked that | would be
content 20 hang them In my room
and allow an imaginary drama TO
play Itself before them. Now this II
far far from the thcater; It Is indeed
the ncgation OF all drama. II Cor
don Craig were TO persist in having
ideas OF this sort he would indeed re-
main the great artist he Is. but he
would exercise no influence over the
theatcr.
hut Craig will not persist; he will
perhaps reduce to absurdity the no.
tlon that settings are as important
as drama and win then conceive a
eynthctic art Of the thcatcr aud the
drama, in which his most grandiosc
conceptions can be used 10 emphasize
ami not to annihilate the drama; or.
better still. he will casually throw
out a suggestion that some producer.
more practical minded than he. will
make use Of. just as hundreds Of
producers have taken his ideas. and
Appia's and nodded them into living
works OF theatrical art. For Craig
has always been and will always re-
main. together with Appia, the minc.
the quarry from which Others will
take all they can carry. An most
of II Is gold.
The marlonettc designs are by all
odds tho most powerful and sugges-
tive things at the exposition. These
are apparently wood blocks: the
prints are mace by a curious process.
the details OF which ! am not at
liberty to describe. Two of these de-
signs are here reproduced; they are
figures representing or should
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-09
Around the Clock in Barcelona

commonly supposed that every ons
In Spain takes a siesIa after lunch.
but when We went TO a Rambla cafe
for coffce tho density and character
OF the crowd was quite unchnngci,
cafes are not 80 frequently on the
sidewalk rs IN France, tho sidewalks
being seldom wide enough TO permit
nd. again. no sooner would YOU bo
seated but a circle Of blind sniiarlsla
would form around you, REINFORCED
hy singers nnd beatern of tamhou.
rincs. as ~ell m a band of mendl-
cants. grac.onsly let oll officially by
the Poor House authorities to work
-. public.
Al We are once more rambling
TO the habituai al day ramhlerr arc
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-09

elacklng cas,anetn and the hand
cianplng ~ s,ill nolMcr male ads
mlfera Tho only tanning down was
when a pair of Afgenilnlana danced
the lansuorouS tango. The a,mos-
phere was thick 18th the oder ~
pale sherry and the ,okc Of Catalan
cigarettes and an occasional MauIla
olgsr-lhc women of these parts do
not smots, whatever tradition and
the opera may have told ua ~ Spain.
Al : In he mernlng the Rambla
once more. Nearing the end OF the
twcn'y.four hour clock face, such
NJ they have la Europe. We found the
crowd ar dense ~ ever. hut of va
rylng type-ear,y worb r. going to
their slcvcdorlng az the port. a crowd
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-09

Together in bands ramble the Cata-
Ian women--they. for the most part
bareheaded, their slick, blue-black
hair low on their necl<s, a class above
wearing a scarf of black lace on their
heads, never the lovely Spanish man
tilla. The scarf is Sign that they
are going or coming from mass. This
Is their sole concession to coquetry.
These are the. working or middle
classes. Society gets headgear from
Paris, or according to its latest mode,
as also its robes. Even these Access
sories on the Rambla take on Curl
Gus yellow tinge, like that of the local
pastry. Pastry shops seen through
the riffs of sunlight dribbling through
the leafy roof trees shine forth with
a yellow glow. Fashions lean to
shades Of yellow and cakes are golden
with saffron as are icings with the
yolks of eggs. fl
ADUVc Lflc licduo VI IiiulIy VI lHccV
ramblers rise their homely working
tools--whitewash brushes. brooms.
saws, axes, ladders. These self-ad-
vertising accessories call attention to
the fact that their owners are here
ready and waiting for a job. A car
penter, mason or a painter is read
lily picked out from the mass; one
never seeks him in shop, but sim
ply picks him him of the Rambla.
It's as good a way as any other.
This is the labor exchange, con-
tinuous Rambla. an artery of many
names, each favoring its own special
class of frequenters. In one trade
section are the carriers and porters.
carriers Of everything on their backs
or heads, from trunks to pianos, all
gigantic men. not young, but with
cast iron vertebre and steel rops
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-09

Upstairs the supple green lath
jalousies hung over my flower be-
decked balcony and through their in
terstices, as 1 looked down on the
Rambla below and saw the indus
trious ramblers still at lit. knew
that the hearts of the Barcelonese
must be located In their feet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-09

My two friends came to a sudden
standstill. "Now, will you please
look at that armchair" Stretched
out between the parrot perches and
the turtle stadium, on the pavement,
leaning up against silk brocaded
drawing room chair was q handsome
young man of pure Catalan type,
dressed in purely country Catalan
fashion, black knee D.elches, short
jacket, white stockings and rope
soled alpargatas on his feet. He was
singing joyously to the accompani-
ment of a mandolin.
LAZY fellow; we hired him three
days ago to bring this chair from
where we had bought it, and this is
as far as he has got" said my
friends. But we must not scold him
for he is capable of leaving it where
1t is and going off in huff"
Cautiously we skunk along to the
Rambla los Flores--the Flower Mar
ket Rambla, gorgeous as stage set
ting, literally walled with flowers, cut
and in pots, all set out under the
great plane trees and red and yellow
umbrellas, the sunlight flickering
down in plaques Of gold. The flower
sellers sit on medieval little scissors
stools and tie together stiff. oldtime
bouquets fringed with white lace
paper like valentine.
Beggars Of Barcelona.
With the thickening of the hours,
SO thickened the crowd, nor had it
thinned out when l was taken off to
luncheon at o'clock, luncheon of
ten courses of excellent. spicy. oily
peppery dishes. One eats copiously
and well here.
When dosthe ramhlers eat? 1t Is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-09

Was encountered with a rafting. old
time tramwa,. which found OUT
later took much longer 10 descend
from the Plaza Catalina than N YOU
made tho journey on foot. A micro-
scoplc oufblng suitable for but ons
foot al a time formed a semblancc os
q sidewalk which no one ever pre-.
tended 10 Use except the near sids
wheels OF an automobile OF a donkey
cart when hard pushed.
A block up We were caught IN tho
maelstrom. The Rambla mere N
bordered with tall plane trees. whose
upper. icafy branches formed "a tun-
mel OF warm summer shadows
through which pours motley
humanity. catalans they are for the
most part. and caialans are any
thing but Spanish. nor do they for
preference speak that tongue. They
are unequal. indatermlnaie parts OF
Moors and Jews OF the East. Turks
saraccns. PhGnecIans and certainly
something which experts In mainland
have forgotten TO name.
Throwing . Bomb q Day.
They are the a - OF Spain and
throw an average Of bomb Of some
kind a day as a demonstration. not
40 much against the Government as
10 call attention to their racial entity.
They are big and fat and brown.
vivacious. noisy. intensely personal.
bad hammered and possessed OF
firm belief that the Almighty resided
In Bare. lona while creating the uni
verse between sundry ramblings on
the Rambla- A Scot Ia n giddy
spcnder beside a Catalan or among
them. They laugh aloud and hurl
personal remarks In your face as
they bumptlously carom into you. or
or. II you are a pretty woman or
happen 10 wear n cut OF garment
they do not fancy. Their garb IL
that OF men as seen everywhere.
rather less slouohy than that OF a
Frcnchman, and their aura affects
you in passing as an oily oxhalation
saturating the atmosphere.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-09
- BLANCHE M'MANUs.

TARRivEp at Barcelona at night.
the hour around 10.
''iIow nice; you are Just In
time for dinner" chorused my friends
who met me At the station.
This Il Barcelona. the great Cat.
alan capital OF the reversed clock
face: the city OF the art Of rambling
through every one Of l,s twen,y-fouf
hours: weird city OF futurkt srchl-
lecture and the inversion Of the con-
siructor's building blocks; city Of
half a million souls and thousands
Of shaggy brown goats. which also
rsmbls on tho Ramblas. living car
risrs Of the local milk supply: the
city Of three huge bull rings and
streets OF dancing girls; the hub on
which turns the prosperity OF the
Spanish peninsula; one Of the worlds
riches, ,ns,ropolises; the most dlffer-
ent and one OF the most amusing
places on the Globe. where daily life.
occupations and emotions are de-
iIshtfully topsy-turvy.
lfero is place where the monotony
OF work and three meals may be
varied and timed as one wishes
without in the least interfering With
any ors or inconvcniencing ones
self. one rambies and takes food
when the ,pirit moves. and as for
work II must here be done chiefly
by the mind process so far as my
having noted any circulating busi-
ness activities on normal lines.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-09

Afternoon tea at the local depart
ment store--El Siglo-one of the two
in the entire country, Is the event
called for in the afternoon. 1t is an
enormous place, crowded like the
Rambla before its doors-men, wom-
en-, children, army and navy officers
and an occasional swarthy Moor.
Tea excellent. and they know how
to make toast, which they call tos-
tddos. Most, however, dip sweet,
baton shaped cakes into stiff CHINA
mon perfumed chocolate. We give
our order at the counter, pay for 1t
and the merchandise Is delivered
forthwith at the table whose num-
ber we have been given. In many
ways it Is an improvement on the
cafeteria plan.
Out again and the same ramblcrs
are there that we left an hour ago.
Around a big soda water fountain,
more like America than anything
elswhere to be seen in Europe,
crowd was tapping half frozen ice
water called grdnd~ddo. We were in
time to see the second turning of the
film masterpiece, also from America.
which was being shown at the Salon
Catalina. The audience was as plen-
tiful inside as were the ramblers
without. Everything that draws a
crowd is just on or off the Rambla.
At 10 o'clock we were released and
again bumped our way through the
same rambling mass Of humanity to
a many course dinner at the Cafe
Suizo in the lower Rambla. 1t took
twenty minutes for the first serving
Of the soup, but after that courses
came with rush, including a dish of
rice and fish and chicken. served, or
rather eaten, separately. or all to-
gether. as you wish.
Night Life at Midnight.
Midnight was the initiation into
Barcelona night life. At the Buena
Sombra wild, unhandsome, savage
Spanish and North African dancing
girls swirl about in long fringed
embroidered shawls to the sound of
CapyrlshI 1872. hy ThA Nan xork Harsl'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-09
FEAR-an etching by Gordon
Craig.

say, suggesting?-Fear and Hunger.
Whether they are intended to be
used in the construction Of actual
maronnettes or merely for the pur-
pose Of suggesting to the actor
static and conventional attitude. they
are distinctly valuable, for they are
essentially dra matte.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-09
All Art Accidental.

cannot agree with Mr.. Craig's de-
sire to substitute the marionnette
for the actor merely because the ac-
tor is not an artist, that what he
does is accidental and therefore
should be banlshed from the theater.
Indeed all art is in manner acci-
dental. But 1 can sympathize with
his wish to establish an art of the
theater in which conventions shall,
be made beautiful and symbols shall
become more passionately real"
than living actors.
Mr.. Craigs ideas on marionettes
have undergone less modification
during the last twenty-five years
than have his other ideas, and |
quote therefore his words on the
subject printed in 1907. words which
are evidently an expression OF the
artists aims at the present tisLe.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
BRITISH FARMERS
FACE HARD TIMES

LOndon.-"Agriculture cannot be
made to pay any longer In England
on the lines followed in the past
under present conditions" said Sir
Arthur Boscawen in the last speech
he made as minister Of agriculture
While he was talking to the mem
bers OF the Farmers union about
the hard times that were inevitably
u store for the majority Of them,
Premier Lloyd George handed in
his resignation to the king and Sir
Arthur automatically became an
ex-minister.
His speech, as he admitted him.
self. contained only "cold comfort
for those who had to get their liv-
ings from the land Some farm
,ers, he prophesied. would go un-
der, and thefe would be acute dis
tress in the country districts be-
fore prosperity could return.
There may be future for the
dairy farmers" he said, land live
stock farming generally may be
able to pay fairly well in time, but
for the arabic farmers-the corn
growers can see Only a gloomy
outlook. Referring. 70 the views
of one Of his predecessors in Of
flee. he said: Lord Ailwyn prob
ably was right in thinking that
much arabic land will become
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
| grass; that the rural districts will
! be depopulatea, and that there will

grass; that the rural districts will
be depopulated. and that there will
be great misery among farmers
and their laborers.".
According to his own survey OF
the state of agriculture, its future
seemed to lie in large farms in
favorable districts, cultivated as
cheaply as possible, with patches
of intensively cultivated land.
What can the government do?"
he asked. There are only two
remedies-protection or subsidies. .
The farmers, showed plainly
which Of the two remedies they
preferred by cheering loudly the
mention Of :protection", and greet
ing subsidies" with vociferous
cries of dissent. But Sir Arthur
would not allow the poor farmers
to comfort themselves with any
false hopes.
1t would be dishonest to sug-
gest," lie declared .'that at the
present time either remedy is prae-
teal. The agricultural interests
have a comparatively small repre-
sentation In the house of commons.
which is permanently urban In
character. The government may
adopt some palliatives. but it will
insist that agriculture must work
out its own salvation on an econ
omic basis
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
SEEK u. s. FUNDS TO
REPAIR ST. PAUL'S

London-It will be NO longer
necessary for persons in America
to cross the ocean in order to view
the charms of old London, for
these charms are about to go to
America-through the aid OF the
motion picture.
A motion picture company is at
present busy photographing the
beautiful interior of St. Pau1's Ca
thedral. The work is being car
ried out with the aid of improved
lighting effects SO that the details
Of the carved stalls Of Gibbons, the
high marble altar, the chapel of the
Order Of st. Michael and st. George
and the dome may be clearly seen.
A reel of the film will be devoted
to the graves and monuments Of
the famous Cathedral. which in
clude those of Nelson, Wellington
and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
The proceeds derived, from the
exhibition of this film will be given
to the fund being raised for the
much needed restoration Of the
church. 1t will be shown in Amer
lea within two months, according
to the producers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24

Thunder fish, inhabitants Of the
River Nile, give sharp electric
shock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24

A Parmesan cheese has beer
kept good for $50 years.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-23
EASTERN PEACE
 IN THE MAKING;
 DRAFT IS MADE
CONFERENCE AT LAUSANNE IS REACHING AN UNDERSTAND
 ING ON QUESTIONS.

LAUSANNE, December 20-Ques- tions concerned in the Near East peace conference seemed to have been settled on a amicable basis. according to the reports this morning: From of ficial sources it is stated that rough draft of the proposed peace treaty has been drawn up and only awaits the approval of the conference as a whole before being rounded out to final form. It will be presented to the Turk ish delegation next Saturday.
 The only hitch to the proceedings Is the question dealing with the straits-Dardanelles and Bosphous. The committee dealing with this ques, tion have apparently not been able to agree up to the present time and have taken an adjournment until tomorrow, having until that time to consider the proposals made from each party.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NO. 109

 In Probate Court for kenai Precinct Third Judicial Division, Territory of Alaska
 In the Matter of the Estate of Dan J. Corcoran, Deceased
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the undersigned is the duly appointed, acting and qualified Administrator oT the Estate of Dan J. Corcocan, De ceased; and. in accordance with an Order duly made therefor, Notice IS now hereby given to the creditors or and to all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit such claims with the necessary vouch- CTS, within six (6) months after and from the date of this notice to the said Administrator at the office O. Elwyn Swetmann at Seward Drug Co, in Seward, Alaska, which the under signed selects as his place of business in all matters connected with the Els tate of said Dan J. Corcoran, Deceas- ed.
 Dated at Seward, Alaska, December 18th, 1922.
 ELWYN SWETMANN, Administrator of the Estate of Dan J. Corcoran, Deceased.
 L. V. RAY, Attorney for Admins trator
 Publish December 23, 30. 1922, Jan. 6, 13 20, 1928.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-23
WHEN EVERY MOVE HURTS.

Lame every morning, achy and stiff all day, worse when it's damp or chil- ly? Suspect your kidneys and try the remedy your neighbors use.
 Geo. Nawottny, butcher, 1349 Grant St., Bellingham, Wash, says: q suf- fered from lame back and kidney trouble. At times when I stopped could hardly straighten because of the severe pains which caught me in the small of my back. I was subject to pains in the back of my head and spells of dizziness and my kidneys didn't act right. saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and used them. One box knocked the pains out of my back and head. They also rid me of the dizziness and made my kidneys we'll"
 Price COG at all dealers. Don't simp- ly ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mir. Nawottny had. Foster -Milburn Co.,, Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-23
MOVIE DICTATOR
 PkRDONS FATTY;
 MAY AIT AGAIN
HAYS BELIEVING CHRISTMAS IS FOR FORGIVENESS RESClNDS
 ORDER

LOS ANGELES. December 21-Will H. Hays, mentor of the moving picture world announced today that he had granted Fatty" Arbuckle a pardon, and would permit the actor to again participate in the production of pic lures. Having expressed that he be- lieved the spirit of Christmas and Ch-ist's teachings would serve as guide for both Arbuckle and his future co-educates for the public and its at titude toward him.
 Immediately after the reinstatement of Arbuckle, Joseph Schenk said that lie would employ the actor, commenc- ing after the first of the year. Ar buckle, since his punishment from the screen has apparently lived an exem- plary life and his conduct had much to do with his reinstatement.