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New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
Born Troupers of Mcricr Days By james l. F.
-. i,ia N.w YerE %

cross holds the most hallowed place IN
ny memory. lie specialized IN comic
opera, then at the height Of It's vogue.
and was renowned for the skill With
which he did the maximum Of business
en- the minimum Of capital lie was A.
bis best in outwitting The officers Of
the Law.
On one occasion tvo sherifs bearing
a warrant for bis arrest called unex-
peetedly az the theater where he was
giving "Ollvette" and playing lead
ing part himself 20 replace an actor
who had struck for back salary. Cheer
fully this gifted entrepreneur greeted
bis unwelcome callers. saying: I'D
forgotten all about this little matter,
but III FIX it as soon ss the curtain
goes down. Take a seat in front and
you can keep an eye on ne while I'm on
the stage. Come back when the show
is over and III get my makeup OF and
20 cut 20 the box oaiee With you"
The penultlmato act was falloved By
an unusually long intermissien, after
which the performance went on with
the east unchanged save that, as the
visitors realized % their horror, an
other actor now wore the Noreross garb
and read IN uncertain voice the lines
that rightfully belonged 20 the willy
actor-manager. Informed At the stage
door that Norcross hsd gore % Phila-
delphla, the sherifs rushed 20 Jersey
City, but their quarry was already on
his way 70 Boston. where another com
pany was waiting Tor lts salaries.
Once during q performances ot "Ihe
Merry War" stood In the wings o.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
Non.Partisan Prohibition

ANOAl~l AAcAAA
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; Your correspondent ~. r.
postulates upon tho late election re-
turns the return 10 power Of a wet"
Democracy and "the handwriting on
tho wall" for the Republican party.
This is q ErstuitouI afront 20 both
parties.
Prohibition Is IN politics, for Il has
10 DO with the body polite. Happily.
however. Il 10 not a partisan question.
proof Of which Is in the history Of
both the amendment and the volsteai
law.
As forerunners OF these Federal
measures more than thirty states Of
the Union, both roek-ribbed Repubn-
can and solid Democratic. had state
wide prohibition FOR from two to thirty
gears. The forty-six state legislatures
ratified the amendment by bi-party
votes, not by partisan maiorities. Tho
story Of the adoption Of the volsteai
law is the samc-it was voted for BY
both Democrats and Republicans and in
nearly equal numbers. Even President
Wilseps veto Of the bin failed 10 make
Il a partisan measure. for Democrats
Joined Republicans in passing It over
his veto.
Among the cOngressmen-eiect arc
wets and drys Of the two dominant
parties. Their varying degrees OF
moisture are personal rather than par
tisan.
The results Of the election give little
encouragement 10 y. r." TO hope for
liberalization Of the enforcement
statute. For one thing. tho vets irri-
gated no previously dry territory. Fur
thermorc, according 10 a statement by
DR.. Clarence True Wilson, Of Washing
ton, the following Is a summary OF the
results Of the fan elections; Vets re-
elected to the House, a.; drys re-
elected, 22i; wet new members, o.; dry
new members, 72i drys gain three IN
the Senate. Ohio gave a majority Of
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
The wsrdenship of the Straits

Ismet Pasha has conceded the main
point Of the American and Allied
contention al Lausanne-that the
Black Sea shall not remain a closed
sea. II Is % be open in peace, and
IN war when Turkey is not a bellic-
erent, TO the merchant ships and
, warships Of al nations. This prinei-
pie is modified 10 the extent that war
vessels entering The Black Sea shall
be light cruisers only. Conversely,
The Russian war vessels going out
Snto the Mediterranean must be light
cruisers.
This modification saves Russia's
face. Tchitcherin wanted TO have
Turkey sit as z warden over the
Straits as formerly. and keep them
sealed, thus insuring Russian naval
supremacy In the Euxine. But the
inierests Of the outer world and Of
Che Black Sea states other than
Russia viii be better served By per-
lnitting tie entrance Of non-Russian
naval forces. TheSe viii counter
balance the effects Of Russian naval
pressure on Rumania. Bulgaria,
Turkey and the Caucasus republics.
The Turkish Nationalists have al
ways subscribed to TIC doctrine Of
the freedom of the Straits. The An
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11

WHEN the shrewd men who put the
w thcater on q sound commercial
basls-"eommereialized e" IS the
usual term-they brought wealth 70
themselves and also TO players,
dramstists and a few eostumers and
scene painters. Bat in transforming
the "rogues and vagabonds" Of earlier
times into payers OF income taxes and
the vonturesome ones who used 20
"tako out companies on q shoestring'
into men OF affairs they robbed the
calling Of much Of its old-time humor
and jollity.
The thesplaas Of the T0s and SOS
were 10 q large extent born troupers,
bred TO the trade Of amusing the pub
lie and in many cases bearing names
honored IN stage tradition. In their
hands TIE old spirit OF carefree gayety
which had come down 70 them from
remote forebeaTs vas sedulously kept
alive. That spirit began to decay when
the manager moved from his hang
OUT In saloon or on sidewalk 70 an
Office In a business building; the dis
Indignation continued as salaries be-
came larger and less uncertain, keep
ing pace with the steady northward
march OF the Rialto from below Union
Square 70 far above Forty-second
street.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
More Truth Than Poetry
By James J. Montague
Doomed


am fearful that my beagle.
That I've loved for years and
years
And still cherish, soon will perish
From this place Of wrath and
tears.
I'll be lett a glum and lonely
And a melancholy man,
For my beagle bit Kleaglc
OF the Ku-Klux klan.
He was playing in the orchard,
At the sc ting Of the sun,
When a solemn, sheeted column
In the road came on the rum
And the man who through his
mask peered,
AS ne led the mystic van.
Like an eagle, was a hleagle
OF the Ku-Klux Klan.
Playfully the beagle gamboled
10 the center OF the street.
Gayly yipping, slyly nipping
At the long and flowing sheet.
And eftsoons his teeth were tear
ing
At the ankle Of the man
Luckless beagle-at the kleagle
OF tho Ku-Klux Khan.
Awful Is the Kluxian vengeaneej
Ere another year goes by,
I am fearful that my cheerful
Little puppy dog mus. die.
Haply, / shall vanish also,
Ere my years round out their
span,
For my beagle bit a Kleagle
OF the Ku-Klux klan.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
Clothing for the City's Poor

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Through the generosity Of the
public last year the Municipal Lodging
House, under the Jurisdiction Of the
Department Of Public Welfare, was en-
abled 20 Ct out with good, warm cloth
ing over 1000 men, women and chill
dren who applied for lodging.
The clothing received By the de-
partment was greatly appreciated b.
the recipients and enabled them TO
apply for and receive positions which
they could not possibly have done In
their ragged condition.
Thousands OF the eity's poor will
apply during the present winter 20
the Municipal Lodging House Tor
shelter, food and clothing. The depart
ment is ready and able 70 ofer
shelter and food 70 every worthy appli-
cant. but, under the provisions Of the
charter, cannot furnish clothing.
Any reader having clothing Of any
kind for which he has no further
use can help Us in this work By
sending a postal card 10 Edward (.
Mcmahon, superintendent, Municipal
Lodging House. ts2 East Tweaty-
fifth Street. New York City. Underwear,
shoes. stockings. socks, etc, will be ae-
eeptable a7d will be greatly appre-
eisted. A wagon will be sent Tor sBeh
articles upon request
BIRD S. COLER.
Commissioner OF Public Welfare.
New York, Dec. 8, 1872
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11

CORA compact pledges such freedom.
What the Turks ask IL a fair ecnsid-
cratioa Of their military situation.
Constantincplc Is on the open road
to ard from the Black Sea. It's Sc
curity. they feel, ought not to be
threatened BY any preponderant
naval power. Ismet Is evidently
willing 10 waive a large measure Of
Turkeys former sovereignty over
the Straits II Turkey is left in a
position 70 defend her ancient
capital.
Demilitarization rather than In
standardization Of the Straits Is
now 70 be depended upon T. s.c e
their freedom. They will remain
Turkish. but unfortihed. To tais ex-
tent there Is 10 be a reversion 10 the
pre-war situation. The Allies arc
reconeiled 20 have Turkey hold the
key TO the passageway rather than
70 give It to any other single power
OF even 20 plant their own flags on
Gallipoli and hold Il jointly. The
Turk has come back into Europe
partly because Of his military re-
covery and his startling victory over
Greece. But in a larger sense he has
come back because the Allies can
fird nobody else whom they would
prefer 70 have rule over Constanti-
nople and undertake a limited and
benevolent guardianship Of the
Straits.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
,.r,lrrn IL - A.EnlltTKn -
On the Right Road

BOnar Laws victory az tle boi''
was riehtfully interpreted as a step
toward the tranquillization of Eu-
rope. It's soothing effects were eyi-
dent the morning after election
.Tbev are still more evident to-day
for under the new Premiers leader
ship Great Britain has taken
stand In the London reparation con-
ference which holds out the promise
Of praetiea. and friendly settlement.
In the first place, BOnar Law has
discarded the policy Of the Balfour
letter. That letter blocked efforts
for a purely European solution by
dragging in the United States. Il
predicated British action IN scaling
war accounts on an American par
ticipation. which Is az present out
of the question. II Great Britain,
France, Italy and Belgium, the eoun-
tries most directly interested in a
readjustment, can formulate plan
which will help them, and inciden-
tally write of some Of Germany's
obligations, the first long step will
have been taken toward European
recovery. The vicious circle IN
which reparation discussion has been
, travelling FOR three years or more
will have been smashed.
81 an prepared to reconsider the
question o. cancellation Of debts"
the British Premier said, "if such
cancellation would insure a settle
fnent satisfactory to the British gov
eminent Great Britain wants 10
see European commerce revived and
Germany enabled 70 take a larger
part in t. This is q pro-British
a view rather than a pro-German one.
But Bonar Law realizes that the
British must make a sacrifice 70 ac-
complish this end comparable to the
sacrifice which France would have
70 make 10 accomplish It. II
Frances war debt to Great Britain
is cancelled, the latter country IN ef-
feet pays a part Of Germany's obli-
cation 70 France. France can there
fore consent 20 a reduction Of the
German reparation account, 70
moratorium and TO other measures
enabling Germany 20 re-establish
her credit
What Europe needs and aims AZ is
financial recovery. Her financial
system has been deranged more seri-
0usly than her economic system. II
this recovery can be effected through
self-help the better It will be for all
concerned. Should the leading Eu-
ropean states demonstrate an ability
and willingness 20 work out their
b. own salvation, suggestions Of Ameri-
can aid viii find a more receptive
hearing. In proportion as Europe
takes up her own burden America
viii be disposed TO 90 70 her assist
anee.
81 The London conference has a
great opportunity. Il has made a
hopeful beginning, because it is ap-
preaching a painful problem in a
inatter-of-fact way and in a mood Of
good will and real cooperation.
This problem was long bedevilled by
diplomatic stage play and personal
politics. That way lay failure. II
can be solved, however, by common
sense handling and intelligent CON-
promise.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11

Another resoureeful person Z, ~
period was william ]. FlerirG v,
roamed the country With ar -ArSs.
the World IN Eighty Day. u-,ig
carrying With bin a carload dnrr
and also an elephant oi E1n
strength and DEBILITY Trosa t's'l
Mr.. Flcmlng's heels O. he lMuu
rail from town 10 tow. fise1ir
With a too trustful hotel kspsf q %
fellow passenger Througs v'sn 8
bad business he contriEed % bod >
company together. but there sazs :
stormy Saturday rlgh; sssn q
receipts went down 70 rsTo ard y
railroad Official refused 70 novs siis'
bis car, his elephant or his eo1lsN
without payment 10 stvnnet l.i'
we're then on q braneh road, wan 7"
miles % a large town, vhsfs e ~
reason % look Tor huge builnssi >
he determined 70 make that 90
spite Of everything. Thsrs E'is
Sunday trains on that bransA r'... =
his company was told 70 ai'sr~
the station q, an early bear = y
morning. which e dld, greai9 =
derinr. The rain hsd ceased n' 4
sun shons brightly on the car - 50.
ing the scenery and the ether =
the elephant had hb quartsr, =
wondering. the PLAYERS sea's' -. -.
selves on top Of ihs two cars ssa =. ].
the elephant vas led forth sns ~. 4.
up and away they ell vent to !"
next town.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11

the Star Theater listening 10 a. o.
eslion between this sdroi, inpna
and an snraged wignaksr, tie pa
issue being one Of hnsnee Thh
eussion was tsklng a heated us ~
he stage manager shouted 'All ., b
the last aetl" end . Ole q glrls "a
Is soldiers began 70 ascend ron e
dressing rooms below. he vgnii
stationed himself a. TIE bead of q
stairs. and az each gih sppsased 4
deftly removed the sig from her Assl
at which maneuYer Norrcss nGi,
remarked; Those wigs Wsfs . tooisl
The piece will 20 better viihost iif-
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
What Readers Say

$4,000 against beer; California gave
a majority Of $1,000 for q bone-dry
law.
~. r." Is advised to put away his
umbrella and get out his sunshadel
c. V. HARTZELL
Muney, Pa, Dec. z, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11

sons why they are entitled 70 exemp-
ton. Most Of those who complain
about the bad state Of politics have
thnnsnlrea 10 blanc.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
The Ounce Of Prevention

About the only way murder can be
stopped Ia New Jersey Is by watch
ing everybody 20 see that he does not
commit Il.
tcopyrisht hy james J. Mou;EEus)
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
PLENTY Of Material

What with Couzens and Ants the
Senate ought to have 10 trouble In
making Up Q foreign relations COM
mittee.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11

suea exploits as ! hav' s.F'.'r p.
v.r. eommon enough when The ',a p.
- ~. sverss. nansgsr vas hi -
ara = ,s.v awakened more laughter nn
.srlops thought when they 49, :.
Known 20 the CHEEKY groups -" ~,
sembled daily on Union sqs..e -
dId occasional tdinss Of . di.',.' 4 \,
check shake public considers. =,
signer. The acting ir'r's
stronger IN tis born sror'1 .e,G
him recruited from the nl'', A.
drug counter By a ns'Ai' ! s.,,ss.'
vision does not soar h''-- ,.,-sd
The possibilities Of ths ~ a.,
larger m the troupeF's ~. ,'..,',,
either play or salary. Z. J. go. 60 &.
character actor Of 10 'nsll -, .I,s.,
eO.,.d me ono eay -tsA ~
manuscript in bis hand and ~. y. ,,.,
worthy ambition vTitten O. 80. =. -
eve got grsa. part a. issi. 7. ....',ls
exultlngly. "a miser hacei'ns
rold-ersat makeup, teo.- ..,,,l
"whsl's the play about' !. ~. "a ,,
aDont know. Havent read ~ "a,
part Is great and ! can set ar''
Il an right" .,,.,.i
"Who's the nanagerT 80,
rForsotten bis name, bat w.
did part." lei
The next tlme saw aim hs " "a
ing for a more lucrative enslk''os ss..
Like others with good msn',~ \
the past, sometimes incline y :.
belief that the age Of ay-by'h'sn,, =. Z.
arcment and happy-go'lufly - y,
bred better acting than does "
eat era Of high salarled ~tygsA
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11

There must be some still living who
can recall the operations Of sueh man
agerial firms as Russell & Dickson
and Locke & Davis and that ineom-
parable master OF strategic finance,
Isaac Norcross. or these Mr. Nor
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
Immune

There IS one advantage OF being
r member OF the Greek Cabinet.
They arc never pestered By life in
suraucc agents.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
Give the Teachers a chance"

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: wish 70 thank you for the
kind word in your editorial ~Give the
Teachers a Chance" Il Is 20 seldom
there Is anything said in their praise
that I think they al win appreciate
the confederation therein.
SARAH L. DUNNE.
Brooklyn. Dec. 8. 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
Vista

There Is n little patch Of blue
At the end Of my city street,
And every time / look at IL
The world grows strangely sweet.
For it has a hundred colors
That mirror the shining sky
This little patch Of sapphire blue
That laughs as 60 by .
When I see It dancing before me
Amidst the city's gray,
/ hear the voice Of the whippoorwill
And | see the face Of May .
And l know there are golden dafo-
dis
And lilies white and fair
That glance at me from the waters
And smile TO meet me there.
There is a little patch Of blue
At the end Of my city street,
And every time l look at 1t
The world grows strangely sweet
BLANCHE SHOEMAKER WAGsTAFF.
l give you laughter and
you ask
For something true and deep,
As II my mirth were but a mask
For thoughts that weep.
Suppose ! bade you put aside
This "mask" and look within?
What think you is the thing I hide?
A grief? A sin?
You almost tempt me 10 pretend
Some interesting woel
Alas my sentimental friend,
IL is not SOL
I'm merely laughter through and
through,
b. preference, by trade,
By trairing and by habit, too
That's how I'm made.
DON MARQUIS.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
The Lantern
cspr. Nsw vera Tribune Inc. 1913

Love me for The fancies
That came at my call
Ny deeds were merely nonsense
meant not at all.
Love me for my dreaming,
And 20 love me we'll
Nv deeds we're but the falsehoodi
That Life likes 70 tell.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11

Love me FOR the fanclea
That came nc my call
My deeds were merely nonsense
meant not at all.
Love me for my dreaming,
And 20 love me WE'LL
Ny deeds we're but the falsehoods
That Life likes 70 tell.
J. b. c. sends as n number OF
manuscripts TO criticize. and wants
20 know II we think she has "the
equipment for a writer" Probably
she has; il she hasn't she can get
il at the nearest stationery store.
The only equipment necessary Is n
ream Of paper and large, soft lead
pencil.
A certain amount OF nerve Is n
good thing, but II you haven't that
at the start you are certain to ae-
qulre Il before you have used up
tho rcam Of paper. II Is impossible
at the present time for any one liv-
ing 10 write 100000 words about
anything or nothing without being
acclaimed a genius by some critic
or other. The critics are, most OF
them, afraid TO come out and say
that anything written is merely and
entirely damned nonsense. The CEN
sus OF 1890 will show 100000
professional writers Of ono sort or
another in America. and 100000
other people sweating and dying to
support them in idleness. The So
cial revolution when Il comes will
take the form Of a revolt against the
parasitic writing classes.
Writers have been able to get the
notion generally accepted that il
they were 10 cease 10 function It
would make a great deal Of differ
ence in the world. But the strange
thing about them is that il you ask
any one Of them, point-blank: "0ld
man, II you quit writing entirely,
would it be 4 real loss 10 the human
raee?" he will invariably answer:
"Oh, r. OF course not! You don't
think I'm concelted enough TO think
that my writing matters greatly, do
you? mol no! 1t wasn't Of myself
that I was speaking."
We have asked hundreds Of writ
ers that question in the last ten
years and they always give Us prac-
tically the same answer. Now and
then one will say 10 me: "But
there's John Q. Blank. II John Q.
Blank were 20 stop writing entirely
you must admit It ,coi,ld make a diff
ferencep Then VIC 60 and ask John
@. Blank himself, and John Q.
bushes and comes through with the
same modest disclaimer.
People write because they like 20
write. It is the best possible rea-
son. II they get praise and money
for It they like that, too. But most
Of them really do value the praise
more than the money. They do Il
70 please themselves and they have
invented the idea that writing is
important 20 save themselves from
the reproach Of indulgence and self
indulgence.
How many books are there In the
world that tho world actually and
honestly could not do without? Mos
lens will say the Koran, Christians
viii say the Jewish-Christian Bible
and representatives Of various
creeds and cults will name their IA
vorites with none Of which
will we quarrel; we merely point
out that Christians get along very
we'll without the Koran and Moslems
manage to live somehow without the
Four Gospels. But, accepting all
these religious books as a starter,
what other books do you find abso-
lutely indispensable? Certainly,
there are a few Of them; certainly
there are fciO Of them.
N;.f.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-18

ADD THIS TO YOUR DAILY DOZEN;
Lambert Hillyer, former college athlete and
now movie director, shows you how easy II
for him to jump through his fc"t IL 'ocKs
easy but just try it--that 10, If you're VIII
ing to risk broken leg. U"Sere'"a
AN OvERHEATED NIBLICK. Frank Cru,
NIT, late Sweet Lady" star Of "Tanger,ne,
had to have a pail of water handy 70 keep
his niblick cool enough TO handle during tne
recent golf tourney held by number OF New
York actors over the Salisbury Il. IL course
for the Charles Dillingham; trophy r. a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-18

SEVEN HUNDRED FEET ABOVE BROADWAY:
Two nervy steeplejacks, Steve Peterson ana n,s
helper. Bill Smith, snapped at work painting the
seventy-foot fiagpole that tops of the Iorty-hrst
story of the famous Singer Building. Thousands
in financial district gasped and held their COLLECTIVE
breaths as one of the jacks nonchaianuy waved '"
our camera man. Interre.so-e.