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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-07
Capt. Arthur jackman a Hero to
Observation-Disclosures.
Lives In Their Memory-"tlonest ~
Dc Sun He Was, ana az
!. True as Steel"

: Among the sealers Of Newfound-
land certain figures loom gigantic.
Such a one is Capt. Arthur Jackman,
dead but never forgotten. Long be-
fore l reached Newfoundland on the
steamer from New York, began hear
ing about Jackman's incredible ex-
plolts. Many people In st. Johns told
me about him. And at the Ice the
sealers were constantly recalling bits
Of the Jackman legend. Jackman
seems almost a national hero.
II was Jackman, most famous OF seal
fected thumb called for Ratchet and
calmly chopped that thumb off, stand
In dere on de ships Drudge, sir, bare
handed an In. green split-tall coat"
II was Jackman who once knocked a
man down into the hold, jumped after
him, failed him around; whereupOn
the man sank all his teeth In Jack
man's leg and went raving crazy.
The sealers tell you how Jackman
was never drunk at sea or sober on
land; how he used to trick all the
other sealing captains and clean up
the patch before they could reach 1t (;
how one time though short of coal
himself. dumped 20 tons on the Ice
for rival captain to pick up; how
another time, when the funnel was
ripped Off by a blizzard, he built a
wooden funnel and carried on to sue
cess.
but inside of him real mani Seven
foot high he was, wild hand like a
bucket Blg-bOned, sir, an hard as
de devils I'D. Only one man ever
licked 'im-1at was Scotch engi-
neer he locked into de cabin to give
beatin' to. De engineer hammered
him stiff, and Jackman loved him fer it.
Honest as de sun he was, an true
as steel He had prayers every night,
sir, an yit he had n calendar print
ed without no Sundays on un, at ahl.
so dere wouldn't be no Sundayin'
abird. He'd putt de Sunday men on
de Ice. an keep 'em dere ahl day.
Every polite he could be, too. One
time he says to man he was fghtin'
wild, Please don't come a-nigh me or
I'll have to split We wild dis Ratchet =
Oh. Jackman was i'd of EN- ahl He
made up TO seven t'Ousand dollars a
year"-fabulous wealth for New.
fOundlahd-"an' died clean broke.
Give away every cent. he did. His
funeral procession was de laangest
ever seen In ST. Johns Oh. dere
never was narr nm like Cap'D Jack
mani"
The Jackman epic Is interminable.
Jackman is by way Of becoming a
Newfoundland solar myth
The reference to Sunday men re-
quires explanation. Before the Sab
bath law went into effect certain
men refused to kill seals on Sunday ;
and these were Sunday men. Today,
seal killing is taboo on Sunday.
George Allan England. in Saturday
Evening Post.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-07
GaIIantry.

Caught In a sudden and unexpected
shower, the Woman slipped into a
protecting doorway. As she watched
the progress made BY the holder
pedestrians and those equipped with
bumbershoots she noticed, down the
streets. boy about fourteen years Of
age who appeared to be struggling
with a woman. She seemed to be en-
bracIng him, much to his disapproval.
After a moment he managed to re-
lease himself. Pushing the lady from
him, he removed his coat, and. like
real Sir Walter Raleigh. wrapped 1t
about her shoulders. Not content
with the bestOwal of his coat, he then
picked her up bodily and continued
on his way AS he did so he turned
In such manner as to expose her
pedal equipment, which proved
madam to be merely a dressmaker's
form-probably q perfect &c."
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-07
Cost Of Amerioa,a war..

The Revolutionary war cost the gov
eminent $135,OOOOOO and 395 900
troops were engaged. The War of
1912 cost $107, 100000 with All, 900 SOL
diers engaged. The Mexican war cost
the United States $1OO.OOO,OOO and en-.
gagged 1O1 ,2S2 troops The Civil war
cost the North s8,1s9, 929, 800 and the
northern troops numbered 2,S50. 1872.
The World war cost Uncle Sam the
huge sum OF 0.0OO. 900 and there
were over 100000 men In the service
Of the country.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-07
A Busy SPOT.

Twenty years ago Londoners, proud
Of the size of the city and the d.
menslons Of its traffic. used to point
to the fact that Chaplain Junction
was the busiest railway station in the
wOrld--on an average train min
ute passed through IT. Now that rec
ord Is doubled at the underground
station at Earl's court where 100
trains an hour pass through during
the rush hours and at Charing Cross,
with Its three underground stations
In one. there are often four and on an
average three trains minute.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-07
SOAP From cornmeal.

A new soap has appeared on the
market, which is made from maize or
cornmeal, according to the Scientific
American. This soap is made In vari-
GUS forms for use in the home and In
textile plants. 1t is claimed that the
soap will remove spots, dirt and all
sorts Of stains and smudges from the
skin and from all the different textile
fabrics. The soap is cheap and its
action is very rapid and thorough. II
fathers well and may be used with
hard water The soap is made in the
United States
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-07

All CnOSe VINO nave Deen aCCeHulHk
the Miller meetings at the tabernacle
at Fifth and Lincoln, admit that the
services had been sore disappoint-
ment the past week with reference
to the number who had taken their
stand for the Master, but all are re-
joicing today over the great tide that
swept over the last service last night.
Rev. Miller delivered his strongest
sermon last night. He, seemed to be
endowed from on high and put such
expression and force behind his talk
that, when the invitation was given,
and the big chorus choir sang the
invitation song, the spirit of God was
lowering over the large crowd, and
sinners could not resist the CALI to
better life. Before the meeting
closed 83 had come forward and 35
in the congregation had expressed a
willingness to lead a better life and
eventually become Christians
AS whole the meetings have ex-
ceeded expectations in the number
of decisions made, there having been
553 taken stand and made confes-
sions and 100 young people pledged
themselves for life service as mis-
sionaries or ministers should the call
come to them, and the opportunity
present itself.
The financial part of the campaign
has been handled in creditable way.
The entire expense fund for the
meeting was subscribed at the end
of the second week Of the meetings
and yesterday free will offering was
taken for Mr.. and Mrs. Miller. They
have labored hard and faithfully for
more than a month in the campaign,
and as an appreciation Of their serv-
ices the people of Liberal and vicin-
ity presented them with free will
offering amounting to approximately
$1,000.
Liberals second Union Revival is
a matter of history now, but the good
that has been done cannot be estimat-
ed by man. The Influence of the
Rayburn meeting held here five
years ago still lives and will live for
ever in those who had a part in it.
Those who have had part in the Mil
Ter campaign could not have helped
but receive blessing that will bear
fruit for years to come.
The evangelistic party wiz leave
tomorrow for their homes in Chicago
and South Bend, Indiana, and the
prayers of their many Christian
friends will go with them to their
new work in another field.
D.. NJ. - NJ. N~sl
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-07

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Crit
fifth, December S, boy.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-07

"Rite Il with Ray"
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
ENGLISH ON THE STAGE.
TO the Dramatic Editor.

To the Dramatic Editor:
Is not your correspondent o. o. mis-
taken In attributing the defective speech
OF many of the present day actors TO
laziness? Is not the provincial or un-
educated enunciation (also pronuncia-
tion), the incorrect accent and alien
stress OF English syllables, quite un-
conscious fault? To the director of to-
day, as well as the actor. English is so
often an adopted instead of a native
tongue that the cause of English speech
which Is torture alike to the English
and American ear is surely ignorance of
the standard. not the ignoring of It. DiA
rectors or this type actually drill their
actors in incorrect infections.
Then. too. much young American tall
distinguished for cultivated speech. OBJ
viously some one fitted to give the need
full training should be supplied, and un-
doubtedly the town is full of older Eng
lish and American, actors, often lost In
obscurity, who can teach this-and oh,
so much else--both to the really gifted,
and the amateurishly self-confident
younger members of the profession. Let
the gifted director whose English speech
so little resembles the original tongue
give the cast the benefit of his dramatic
direction; but let some one who has in
herited the English tongue from his for
bears guide the enunciation and the in
Elections Of the actors who stand in need
of such assistance. PLAYGoER.
New York, Nov. 2S, 1922.
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
Making Plays Scenery
Is Task of Research

One o. the first things that strikes the
eye when the curtain rings up on the
first act of "Springtime of Youth" at
the Broadhurst Theater Is the setting.
II Is full spring In early New England.
Apple trees are In bloom and the potted
plants and hedges offer a dozen con-
trasting colors Against this background
move the blue and gold of the naval
officers uniforms and the simple pink
and yellow silk dresses of the bellies OF
portsmouth. N. H.
The first scene In "springtime af
Youth" In a wharfslde street In Porte
mouth on a spring morning In 1912 The
Ba1fers house, Willie tho third is the
garden of Deacon Stokss.
Providing the scenery for a play such
as "Springtime OF Youth" is not the
work of a day or a week. IL Is n task
tina. requires much reading and researc,
When Watson Barratt and Rollo Wayne
were engaged by the Shuberts TO design
the scenery for this production they de-
nanded a month In which to submit the
original sketches.
why do you require so much tmey'
they were asked.
Because this Is a period play" Mr..
Rarratt replied "and moreover the set
tings for this particular period are the
most difficult OF all TO copy correctly
Every piece of furniture, every rug,
every ornament every picture on the
walls. and even the way the plants are
arranged In the gardens must correspond
to the period. The backgrounds must
harmonize."
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
THE BLOOMING MILNE.
To the Dramatic Editor:

To the Dramatic Editor:
Here is some one growing-gloriously
blithely-and / want people to stand
up and shout and say. What no Look
at A. A NJ - He has been giving us
the gay insouciant cobwebby sorts of
things that make us chuckle and glow
and say. "Oh, isn't that priceless %
Now he is doing things to us that are
almost bad tatse. they are so searching
and deep sighted.
"The Lucky One"-though it was
written previously to some of his plays
that have had production here-seems to
me his highest notch. There Is the stuff
of which great dramatists are made. He
has done more than charm us--he has
shown US deep into the hearts of those
pathetic brothers. tied down by their
difficult relationship.
Probably il hurt MIR. Milne himself TO
break down these tragic traditional bar
riers of reserve that hedge the public
school man OF England, who has been
born and brought up incapable of show
ing his heart to any living soul. To
the best of my knowledge this is the
first time such thing has been at
tempted on the stage, and / could al
most feel the wrench IL gave Mr.. Milne
to be so frank about himself and his
charming kind.
This is not the light hearted Milne we
have come to know and expect. 1t In
bigger. more serious Milne with the
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

labor unions have sent me forms OF con-
tract that they think should be read in
place of tho agreement Gilchrist makes
for the coal miners, and three strong
unionists have written special pleading
that they ask me to insert into the Sec
ond act. Then, of course. there are the
hide bound capitalists who insist that I
am socialist, an anarchist, a Bolshe-
visit. or a liar--or all four
or course. by far the greatest number
OF letters dsagreeing with any single
phase OF THE Fool' have related to
its doctrine OF divorce, as indicated In
Gilchrist's sending Glare back to her
husband. This subject / have covered
fully in my own letter TO THE SUN.
There have been several suggestions OF
ways TO turn to practical use the char
liable impulses aroused by the per-
formance That 7 treasure most came
from the Charity Organizations Society.
which proposes to found a Fool Fund" !"
a woman on Park avenue wrote that.
after seeing the piece, she had cleaned
out the flat and sent everything that
could be spared TO the Salvation Army.
man declared that he intended buying
overcoats with his club dues and quoted
two lines of mine on the subject OF
those garments. We have had two sug-
gestions from department stores that
autograph n certain number OF copies
OF the published play for sale at an
advanced rate, the proceeds to go to
charity. Five convicts-onc a "lifer"-
who have followed the novelization OF
the piece In a newspaper have asked us
to send the performance TO Sing Sing.
with the help OF Mr.. Selwyn I hope to
do this before Christmas.
Ls ~ q n
little personal sketches select the fol-
lowing: A man named Goedkind writes
asking how we came TO name one Of
our characters Goodkind. Ditto. a man
named Gilchrist. Tho mother OF n
crippled child feels that her little girl
might be cured by watching the cure OF
Mary Margaret VIII we permit the
child 10 be wheeled into the theater7 ?
We will. But we are terribly afraid.
Dare this mother let her child hope
and dare she interfere with that hope
A divorced woman tells us the circum-
stanes and asks II we think she ought
10 20 back 10 her husband. The humor
Of this letter Is a Postscript. I'm not
reely sure he wants me to-" a man
whose glasses fell off his nose and were
broken I'm his excitement over the climax
of the third act asks whether | would
be willing 20 pay for them.
Then there are thu letters OF sheer
enthusiasm. God bless YOU for bring
ing plays like that TO the stagev' you
can't know the infinite good you are
doing, but the infinite God will reward
you!" lie has.
In view OF the numerous facets OF the
play, of it's almost numberless ques-
tions and aspects. ii Is not wonderful
that we receive scores of suggestions
for rewriting H. In. fact, up TO date. /
think the only two words that no one
has suggested altering are "Final Cur
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
Who's Who
FRED AND ADELE AsrAIRE.

Something akin to mystery shrouds
the theatrical origins of Fred and Adele
Astaire. the 1.-the and joyous young pair
who have made a hit in THE Bunch
and Judy" at the Globe Theater. But
enough Is forthRming to make 1t plain
that they are graduates of the amateur
night school of acting. Now they can
be pointed TO as noble examples for
similar aspirants.
They are twnis. therefore each Is II
years old. After doing dances at anna
teur entertainments in Boston they
tried their luck at an amateur night
there. Since they failed to get the hook
at several performances they finally
succeeded In getting a booking In small
time vaudeville in Boston. After work.
ing their way up through the various
vaudeville strata they reached the pin
nacle by appearing at the Palace. op-
posite the house where they are playing
now.
Two and half years ago they cropped
out at the Winter Garden In THE
Passing Show of 1919" their first legit-
innate show. They were with this for
two years Then they bobbed up in
Apple Blossoms" under Charles Dill
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

DIR. Tayler OF the Chapel OF the Incar-
nation found fault with our altar cloth.
and he was right. and we thanked
him. and made the change. Several
noted physicians, including the nerve
specialist DR.. j. l.. Joughin, DIR. Ross
McPherson and DIR. j. NJ. Winfield,
have written their Endorsement of the
scientific explanation OF our miracle" !"
or TO commend Lowell Sherman for his
enactment OF "the most remarkably
true expression OF locomotor"-this is
Dr. Winfleld-"I have seen outside "A
clinic" Four authors OF works on
sociology and industrial reform have
approved the economic doctrines of the
play, and seven heads of business con-
cerps have asked for suggestions OF
the best way TO put them into practice.
And. OF course. scores of my colleagues
of specialists In the writing of plays
have been generous enough TO praise
the drama. and its construction. A
noted critic in Chicago-O. L. Hall OF
the Chicago Journal--writes: Eugene
O'Neill. who is helping you tear down
the old cobwebbed theater and build
n better, was cussed out by some critics
because The Emperor Jones was not
'Pollyanna.' =. told a club Of women
the other day that n few dramatists
playhouse because II deserved TO be
burned, but that they never touched a
match TO tho ramshackle stage without
being charged with arson. instead lof
being kissed for doing kind act"
Few of our letters. of course. are as
interesting as this, but many OF them
ere remarkable letters worth preserving
for their witty and discerning comment
on certain conditions touched by the
drama. Inez Haynes Irwin, who has
made first hand study OF labor condi-
tions. sent me four typewriter pages
about these conditions that ! should like
to print in a pamphlet. For my own
keeping, I shall bind and treasure "A
volume or two OF the interesting COM
munications that have como 10 me
through "rhe Fool" Some OF them re-
veal real nobility. A clergyman who had
maintained mission at his own cx-
penso and grown TO feel that "cursed.
deadly What's the use?'" saw the play,
and I've rolled up my sleeves again.
on my knees I've done t." Others show
the most amazing narrowness and mean
ness. a minister wrote us that there
Is no denying the good that Is done by
this play, but. for that reason, its pro-
rouncements should have been left 20
the pulpit. I wish you could hear the
answer TO that voiced by a widely known
and popular priest OF the Roman Catho-
lie Church.
The most interesting letters--to me
come from organizations that feel tho
piece corresponds with their views part
way and that IL ought 20 go the rest
OF the distance. In other words. that II
should be their mouthpiece and propa-
ganda. These organizations include two
religious cults that have been enthusi-
astic and most helpful, but that still
rather resent a point at which depart
little from their special teaching. Nine
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

tain" Dozens of people have wanted
to change the title. and so on down.
Some day D mean te make list of
these suggestions, In their order I'm the
play, and see whether following them
would not have involved rewritiSg
every single line from beginning to end.
and yet. the amusing thing Is that
every one OF my would be collaborators
likes every part of the piece except the
part he doesn't like-and especially
likes that part which the next man
wants 10 change. The greatest number
of proposed alterations are of the last
two lines. "Is that the Star of Bethle-
hemp II wonder" which / have in
terpreted frequently as meaning: "Is
there a chance that the Christ. or the
Christ spirit. may return to the world"
and II wonder" from a man who often
says "I wonder" whimsically when he
means "of course" One, volunteered
substitute for these lines is:
Mary Margaret Cat the tcindoto) MIR.
Gilchrist, the cross on the church is all
covered with light.
Gilchrist-Yes, Mary Margaret
Mary Margaret-Its all dark below Il.
Gllchrist-Yes.
Mary Margaret-1t looks more like II
was on a hill than on n church. Mr..
Gilchrist.
Giichrist-Yes. Mary-a cross on a
hill-Some one carried It there.
(Curt0in)
A lawyer contributed that.
And this came from Hampstead, where
we had our try out"
'In your play, The Fool Gilchrist.
Clare Jewett and Mary Margaret make
the audience sympathize. but Jerry gets
off rather easy. As I watched Jerry
exit I'm act four I thought that without
changing anything these three lines of
dialogue and business could he added.
CAS- Mr. Goodkind anpounces that Jerry
is outside add something like this for
sympathy and love interest.) Mr.. Good
kind and Glare L. with Jerry. CAS- Jerry
stassers on through l.. list E.. Clare
enters and stands In l.. lat II. until
Jerry is ready to exit. then steps up
stage, facing r.. as Jerry exits l.. 1s.
Ed
Glare temotionaD-oniya a little more
of my sentence TO serve. my Daniel
Daniel--God bless YOU and give you
strength until the end. Clare. exit
Clare l.. LIST E)
This Is from one who wishes you sue
cess. who loves the theater and its good
People, and I wonder II am a Fool
for sending this7'
We have at least flfty or these vol
untary contributions--some OF them
running 10 twenty pages of suggested
dialogue. They are all interesting. and
they all show an interest I'm the play AZ
which / cannot but feel pleased and
flattered. In fact. the very number of
letters indicates an influence OF my
poor little brain child that almost over
whelms. me. There are times when
wonder IL we haven't stumbled upon a
subject as vital to our time as was
slavery IN the days when Harriet
Beecher Steve wrote Uncle Toms
Cabin"
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
Letters From
'The Fool"
Continued from Preceding Page.

this kind of invitation. But there Gre
dozens Of personal appeals not answered
so easily. II am a woman OF forty-two
have come to a point in my life
where must decide between two things
that are practically life or death. From
seeing your play I know you know what
ought 20 do. VIII you see me?" OF
course ! don't know what she ought TO
do. Having had views as to the sanity
OF laying greater stress on spiritual
things does not qualify me TO determine
the course of n woman In desperate
middle aged man OF exceedingly limited
vision reply TO letter like this? There
are dozens Of the same kind.
What can n very ordinary. middleaged
man OF exceedingly limited means reply
70 hundreds OF requests for material
help? do you mean what you say
about helping others. Mother and my
self have been trying TO save enough
money TO furnish little flat. Will
you lend US $780," Then, OF course. we
hear from numberless cranks, and from
people devoted to some ism or one anti
something creed or another. 1.-The
Fool Is fun OF purity. and ideals. and
can do great good. On this account
! do wish-and I speak for thousands
you would take out the ugly sensuality
OF Gilcmist's smoking. a man like this
would not smoke. He couldn't" And
When this noble man lit his pipe
In the second act the play was over
for me- ! didn't believe word he
said after that" OF course. 7 gave Gil
christ a pipe 10 indicate that he was
a man, like the rest OF us. I described
him. In my manuscript, by saying:
What he doesn't show is what one
expects I'm 'reformer' or
hardness. or anything forbidding." But
we have had twenty-five letters from
people opposed TO the use of tobacco.
! We have had a ios letters from men
and women who object TO Goodkind'
speech, "Whoever heard of poor
Jew?" To these I have replied that
cannot see the offence OF suggest
ing that tho industry and thrift OF
race is proverbial. I have no sym
pathy with race preJudice--eIther way
or with the notion that any race Is
immune from humor or criticism. Three
4 or four people have objected TO our
showing an altar. The form answer tc
this Is. When you can show me any
altar in a church from which higher
ideals are preached ! will take mine
out OF the play" Curlously enough
none Of these protests has come from
clergyman. We have yet to receive
our first unfsvorable clerical comment