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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-21
JOICE

Mrs. Tena Shaw. who has been pass.
ing some time at her old home. will
soon Join her husband. who has beer
away from home on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-21

The BOdru OF Reg1StfatlOn mad a
busy session the first day registering
Al new voters yesterday, and making
go changes. Eighty six summons
were sent out. The storm kept many
from registering and the board ex-
poets another big day today if it is
fair weather. Citizens expecting to
vote in the city election must regis
ter if they are not already on, the
records before Feb. 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-21
Birthday Dinner Party

Mrs. Blanche Lewis entertained Mt a
dinner party last week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-21

PISHON'S FERRY: Everett
Adams has gone to his old home in
Kansas.
Mrs Alice Kelley was called to
Waterville last week by the illness
of her daughter, Mrs. c. II. Emery.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Webb, who
moved to Waterville last fall have
moved back to their home here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
THE. BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD SUNDAY, APRIL 27 1924

If you gauge what the public wants by what it gets, your estimate of what the public wants is apt to be rather discouraging. As matter of fact those people in whom are vested the right to dole out to the public its artistic fodder, treat that public exactly as a tenement mother might treat her squalling youngsters the settlement worker has probably left a perfectly good formula of nutritious food, but a formula that requires a slight cultiva- ton of the baby's taste for the baby to swallow the food; the tenement mother, however, finds that bananas are what the child grabs for and gorges down with satisfaction, and so bananas are what the baby gets. The whitehead tenement baby is the result.
 'gThe most outstanding literary sue cesses, from the point of view of sup ply and demand, are at present opus ses by Harold Bell Wright and Gene Stratton- Porter, It is true that Able s Irish Rose runs for two years on for two weeks-if it plays in luck that a jazz concert will pack Carnegie hall where serious pianist cannot fill AeOlian.
 'sThe answer is: The public-great bananas. And it is to the enternal overgrown babies. clamoring for its shame of those of us who dole out its nutriment that we do not take as a moral responsibility the education of that baby for more nutritious food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27

Because it was uplifting, clean, under standable American humor. What the American people want is clean laugh ter, clean love, and something's that right to root for. The roofing implulse is elemental; we're all natural-born rooters-we take sides and shout for the side we want to see win. A play ought to make the audience feel that urge there ought to befsone character in it that will make the eandience say T want to see that fellow get his, ''
 Jufyman 5--Morris Gest
 'The biggest sensation and the greatest novelty-that's what the pub lie wants.
 Some years ago, when was manag. ing the Manhattan Opera House, l called on one of, the greatest prina donnas the world has known, at her apartment in Paris. I wanted her to sign a contract. 1
 "tNo.' she said, I shall never sing again in>,America.'
 Why not F I asked.
 Because America wants not only the greatest but also the latest. I am no longer the latest
 But, though the American public wants the latest sensation, you've goi to prepare the public for it. If you are going to give it something out of tht ordinary, you've got to interest the peo. pie in it beforehand. You've got to ed. ucate them to what you want to give them. s
 Everything must have kick. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27

The author or producer who says that the great public naturally craves for what is good, and that the great public, in the last analysis, can sep arate for itself the chaff from the grain, cannot, it seems to me, be quite sincere. The canons of taste and cul- ture and intellectually have been es- tablished in every era and in every nation, by the mighty minority. Where is our mighty minority?"
 Juryman 8--Irving Berlin
 ''I don't know what the public wants, and don't think the public itself knows. It wants anything that is good but the only way to learn if it is good is to try it on the public.
 ''It's take any kind of song-love song, old home song, anything and ev- erything. that's good. And it'll keep on taking it until it gets fed up on any one particular kind of thing. No, it's not a matter of imita tion it's sim ply that if man sees the public has shown liking for one kind of thing he simply tries toSgiye it some of the same sort of thing.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27

audience may get it from girls beau ty, 1t may get it from a mans voice but the kick must be there. By that mean that if show is to succeed it must have something in it that gives the audience a sensation-tears, laugh ter, gooseflesh. I don't care what it is, the audience must feel sensation.
 I have no formula {; I don't care any thing about the traditional theories of stage production. An idea must hit me personally. It must hit me and hit me hard. It, has got to give me wallop or don't want it--and I'm hard man to hit a'wallop with. People go to the theatre to. be amused. If you're going to give them any instruction, it must be done from lewt hand"
 Juryman !e-Sir Harry Lauder 'sThe public wants music and song and healthy, innocent. entertainment They want to hear about love; and they don't mind shedding a tear now and then. It does them good. The theatres have many secret, quiet corn. CTS for shedding a tear.
 "As say in one of my songs. Love makes the world merry -go-round. And that's what I'm doing-going around the world singing simple love songs with a simple melody. For when it comes to love, and all the old things that bring the smile or the tear, we're all simple folks, the best and the greatest"
 Juryman Fannie Hurst
 q think the public wants something very different from what it cries for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
EXPERTS UNABLE
 TO AGREE UPON
 PUBLIC'S W ANTS
Desires Of Public May Not Always Be Source
 Of Success


 Go into times square any night at. S:30 o'clock and again at 10:30, and you will see one of the wonders of the world-compact masses of people, like slow-moving ribbons, covering the side walks, stretching out on the to the roadways, crowds in the amusement hub of America. Watch how it passes by the doors of one theatre and. at the. doors of another, masses like bees q tthe entrance of a hive, writes George MacAdams in the New York Times.
 What is it that influences the tides jof popularity? Has the public definite, though elusive, desires? Can the ex- perienced person reduce the matter to a formula Or is the public tickle jade who likes what she likes simply. because she likes it?
 3 Whenever criticism is made of the stage or the screen it is inevitable that some one makes answer: "The public is simply getting what it wants Is it? The, question has been submitted to inry of eight experts-David Be lasco theatrical producer; David W. Griffith, motion picture producer: < George NJ. Cohan, actor, playwright and producer John Golden, producer of the iUHS-ruHulHB l<lSnIHlH MOTHS Gest, the man who stakes fortunes on the production of great spectacles like The Miracle Harry Lauder, Fannie Hurst, story-story writer, and Irving Berlin, song writer.
 The jury disgrees The answer fol- lows:
 Juryman 1--David Delase0
 If I wanted to treat the theatre as "a commercial enterprise; if I wanted to be goods as ] know the public will buy, I tradesman offering for sale only such could make. more than 1 million a year Here is the formula for popular sue cess: u. |,
 Love interest. Hero or heroine, or both, persecuted. A villain that outrages all intelligence. Anything and every thing done to hold your interest in sus- pense until near the end of the last act. Run hero and heroine though the whole gamute of emotions. Let villain almost succeed in his diabolica1 efforts. Then, just before the final curtain, show yir- tue triumphant, the hero and heroine 7 left in such situation that there is every indication they will live happily forever after.
 .'To these ingredients add machine made dialogue. Whenever the audience laughs, immediately squeeze in tear. Whenever the audience weeps, make it laugh. The public enjoys nothing so .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27

much as an emotional alternating cur rent
 Feminine morality is an excellent theme. All the worl doves a reformed woman. Have the Scarlet owman turn lily white, let Little ~Eta blush .before the curtain; and (put emphasisson this) if it hassall been done ,wiht good stage craft, the Standing Room Only, sign can be hung out. tsss.
 .''But if producer treats the theatre us, though it were on a somewhat diff ferent plane from a delicatessen shop, then the problem becomes more difficult. My experience has been that the pub lie will accept anything if it is inter esting. appealing. When the problem narrows down. t0g-a specific play, it is very difficult to prophecy whether or not it will hit the public fancy. We may say, This play has fine love interest, This play has suspense This play has strong human interest," but the real test is the play itself and not our dis section of it..
 BefOrS play is submitted to the public the best producer can only make a guess. Success is only a matter of conjecture. No producer intentionally risks play he htinks will be failure. To produce play properly costs a small fortune. -.~-,-.-.ss -...,.-...-s "My test of play is: Does this strike my fancy? Then come the prac- tical questions: Has it acting possibili- ties? Does it suit one of my stars, or can bring together group of actors that it will suit? Let play meet these conditions; it may be on any subject, the scene laid in any land, and I'll pro duee it.'' M
 Juryman 2--David w.. Griffith
 %No cone knows what 'the public wants, for the public's desire for enter- tainment is like mans desire for good --one time he takes fish, another time meat-it's all a question of mood.
 But, while do not think any one can be specific in answering the ques- tion; What does the public want?' I think there is basic desire. People want to have their dreams visualized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
INJURED IN CRASH
R. H. Miller Cuts Arm On s

R. H. Miller Cuts Arm On Safefy
 Marker Saturday
 R. H. Miller, % years old, R. F. D No. 8, suffered severe cuts on his arn| at 2 o'clock Saturday morning when his truck collided with a safety markeI at First avenue and Twentieth street He was removed to the Hillman hos1 pital by Detectives H. B. Morris and W. NJ. Alexander, where his injuries were dressed. He was later discharged,
 Miller, according to the officers, was driving west from the Terminal sta tion and hit the post as he was turning south on Twentieth street. The Amefi. can Bakeries truck, which he was driv4 ing, was badly damaged.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-02-02

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-02-02

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-02-02

There is no terror, Cassius, IN your threats
For am armed 50 strong IN honesty that they pass me by
Like the idle wind, that respect not.
The daily worker., 1924-12-01
Bosses Plant Their
O'Banions in Porto
Rican Polling Place.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 3O.-
Wholesale intimidation, driving Of
voters from the polling places, and
even the locking up of working class
voters SO that they might not exercise
their franchise, are reported by San
tiago Iglesias, socialist senator and
head Of the labor movement OF Porto
Rico, as characterizing the election In
the island on Nov. 4.
He presents long series of tele.
grams Of protest sent from towns thru.
out Porto Rico to Gov. Towner, show
ing that the nionist-republican ALI.
ance rode rough-shod over the social
lists, violating most OF the election
laws and stealing the election by main
force. Watchers for the socialists
were thrown out Of polling places, bal.
lots cast by plantation laborers were
opened by the judges In order to iden.
tify them, and riots we're started BY
election judges when complaints were
voiced.
The daily worker., 1924-12-01

Every page of the December issue
of The Workers Monthly brings some
thing of fresh interest, and the whole
makes one of the most valuable docu-
ments circulated. Variety, interest,
depth, are the characteristics Of the
articles. Photographs from all over
the world, of scenes and prominent
figures in the labor movement, are of
the kind that only The Workers
Monthly has given to us. Cartoons
scattered thru the magazine give the
final touch that makes it seem a com
plete achievement.
Just a glance at the contents Of the
December issue will assure the read
er that here is wealth for the eye as
well as for the mind.
Germany Under the Dawes Plan,
drawing, Kate Kollwitz.
Significance of the Elections" ar
ticle, VIM. q. Foster.
"Sic Transit Gloria Mundi," cartoon,
VIM. S. Tanning.
"Anatole France" photograph, and
note by Victor Serge.
"A Visit With Sun Vat Sen," Alfred
Wagenknecht.
"Dr. Sun Vat Sen with Filipino
Delegation" photograph.
"Latin-America Prepares for Com
pers," article, Bertram d. Wolfe.
Vargas Rea-Mexican Communist" /"
drawing.
Union of Proletariat and the Op-
pressed Peoples" photograph Of Trot-
sky, Lunion (French Negro and
Nguen Ai-Quack (China).
The daily worker., 1924-12-01

Struggle for Unity in the World
Labor Movement article, A. Losov-
sky
Russian and British Trade Union
Leaders Fraternize at Hull" photo
graph taken at British Trades Con-
gress.
Trade Union Students at Moscow
University" mass photograph.
Progress of the International Unity
Movement" correspondence.
IS. Saklatvala, Communist member
Of British Parliament" photograph.
"The Labor Party Conference" ar
ticle, Harry Pollitt.
Roots Of the British Minority Move
ment," article, Tom Mann.
Demonstration Of 5000 Workers in
London" photograph
"The Wobblies Meet Again" article.
Harrison George.
"Impossibilism," set of cartoons,
Hay Bales.
The Burden-Bearer OF Imperialism
in Revolt" double page cartoon, by
Ellis. a
"The Rocky Mountain Miners" ar
ticle with pictures, Jack Lee.
"The APOSTLE" drawing, ]. de Mis-
key.
lis the Movement Towards Glass
Political Action Dead?" article, c. E.
Ruthenberg.
"The Big Stick Gets Bigger" ar
ticle, Jay Lovestone.
White Terror in Europe" article,
Rose Karsner.
Trades Congress Of Canada" ar
ticle, Tim Buck.
Campaigning for Communism in
England" photograph.
I'm Retrospect A Critical Review
OF Our Past Labor Party Policy" ar
ticle, Alexander Bittelman.
"The Moving Finger Writes" car
toon, Hay Bales.
"one of Russia's New Rulers pho
tograph
Editorials.
International notes.
The daily worker., 1924-12-01

Corps de Ballet. Conductor Georgia
Polacco.
Monday night brings a second per-
formance of Puccini's Madame But
teriy, with Edith Mason, Perrin
Hackett, Rimini; Polacco conducting
Tuesday evening, Traviata will be
sung for the first time this season
with Muzio, Schipa, and Schwarz in
the leading roles, with Cimini con
ducting.
Carmen will be sung for the first
time Wednesday evening with Garden
McCormic, D'Hermanoy, and Swarth-
out.
On Friday night Faust will be sung
with Fedor Chaliapin appearing for
the first time this season with the
Civic Opera. advertisements by Corps
de Ballet. Frank st. Leger conducting
for the first time this season.
For the Saturday matinee, repeti-
tion of Massenets Werther will be
given with Garden, Freund, Ansseau
Kipnis, Cotreuil, Defrere, Olivero and
Conductor Polacco.
For the popular Saturday evening
production, IL Trovatore will be given
with Muzio, Lenska, Lamont, Form.
ichi and Cimini conducting.
The daily worker., 1924-12-01
One Traitor to Another

1t would be hard to find a more studied
example of hypocrisy than the speech Of Samuel
Gompers the occasion Of the presentation of a
watch to his pal in the lucrative profession Of be
traying the working -"Brother" Grassman
fraternal delegate from the Dawes plan devotees
of the German unions to the American Federation
of Labor convention.
Our space is valuable but we willingly spare
sufficient to give to our readers the worlds finest
specimen of congratulation from one traitor tt
another for betrayal successfully CARRIED out
Here it is. We have emphasized some of the fnel
nuances of Gompersian oratory that their exquisite
hypocrisy may not escape the reader:
wsh Brother Grassman that could express
myself in your language fully and freely the words
that we'll up In my soul to convey to you and thru
you the great rank and file Of the toiIng masses
Of the democratiealIy inclined people Of Germany
our feelings.
Believe when ! say that thoroIy con-
vineed that interpret the sentiments Of 100 per
cent Of the great rank and file Of the and women
of the labor movement Of America when say that
you are heartily welcome among The people Of
our respective countries were not at with each
other Of their vOIition. TO US THERE WAS
NO OTHER COURSE OPEN THAN THE ONE WE
ASSUMED IN THAT TITANIC STRUGGLE. CON-
DITIoNs IN YOUR COUNTRY WERE CONSIDER
ABLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PREVAILING
IN OURS. FORCE AND POWER WERE ExER-
CtSEp ONEh HOOh PEOPLE. With US Ut WAS
OUR OWN VOLUNTARY ACT. We feel sure now
that had the voice of German labor been given the
opportunity Of being fully heard the would
have occurred. But be that II may with US,
repeat, the war is and we want the democratic
peoples of all the nations Of the earth to strive
common cause Of justice, freedom, democracy and
humanity.
AS token Of the affection which the delegates to
this convention and those they have the honor to
represent feel ask that you accept at their hands
and my hands this testimonial of our binding affec-
tlon and fraternity, to wish for you, the German
toilers and the German people, and the German re-
public, your place in the world with every other
democratic, peace-IoVing and berty-oving people.
Accept sir, not only this splendid watch and chain
as that testimonial, but my right hand which goes
with It and the hope for your return home in hap
pIness and WITH GREATER JOY AND FUTURE
FOR THE GREAT MASS OF THE PEOPLE OF
GERMANY
"The greater joy and future for the great mass
of the people of Germany" is to via the Dawes
plan aimed at their enslavement and of which both
Gompers and Grassman approve.
At this point we began to vomit violently
The daily worker., 1924-12-01
TWO THOUSAND
SILK WEAVERS
ARE Still OUT
HQrd-BOiIed Employer
Surrenders to Union
tey rhe FEDERATED Pressl

PATERSON, N. j., Nov. 3d.
More than five thousand broad
silk weavers are back in settled
shops and enjoying the two
loom system and increases in
wages as the result of the long
struggle that began last sum-
mer. Two thousand are still on
strike, supported in part by their
fellow unionists, while their
employers are debating whether
they shall yield to the union
demands.
One Of the bosses who recently CON
ceded the two loom system and a wage
increase is Otto A. Haenichen, a hard
boiled anti-unionist, who got out an
injunction against the Associated Silk
Workers and gave the Federated Press
an interview praising the child labor
system which gives some competitive
silk states an advantage over Pater-
son. Haenichen at that time announc-
ed himself the spokesman for the mys-
terious Broadsilk Manufacturers Asso-
citation, an under cover employers or
ganization which concealed the list of
its officers and was solely concerned
with the war on union labor
Court cases include those of 1O7
strike pickets who are appealing fines.
Aggressive picketing is still going
on against the die hard bosses. The
day this is being written woman
picket was roughed up by two silk EN-
ployers, Of the Imperial Silk and S. ].
Aaronson companies. When she re-
fused to take an injunction paper they
held out to her, the men seized her
and tried to force it down her cloth
ing. Court action will be taken against
the employers
Under Union Conditions.
One hundred and TWENTY-FIVE shons
are now working under full union con-
litions, with the two loom system and
wage increases ranging from ten to
forty percent Another fifteen shops
are back on an unofficial settlement
basis, the bosses conceding certain de-
nands but not officially recognizing
he union Such employers are warn
ID by the union that when organiza-
ion is completed in those shops they,
aust sign the regular agreements.
Renewal of the fight against twenty
i've Of the smaller employers who
ave quietly reduced piece work rates
fter settlement is likely. About 500
workers. are affected A threat of a
ew general strike prevented more
osses from following their lead and
he union is serving notice on the re-
ealcitrants that the agreement must
be kept or their shops would be again
Daralyzed
The daily worker., 1924-12-01
BIackIisting in Northwestern Shops

Shopcraft workers In the Northwestern shops in
Chicago are feeling the effects of drive made by
the company that is planned to weaken the unions
by driving out the most militant workers from
the shops.
The trouble started with the protest of members
of the Painters Union against the employment Of
scab as foreman, and now the company retaliates
by serving notice upon the most active workers
that their seniority rights longer recognized
and that they are on the discharge list.
That this is part of the preparation for a new
open shop drive as soon as unemployment becomes
more critical, there can be little doubt The work
ers in the Northwestern shops must prepare to
meet this offensive without delay.
Their most effective weapon is the shop com
mittee taking in all workers in the shop organized
and unorganized, without regard to craft distinc-
tion, electing its spokesmen and fighting the rail
way bosses every day right on the job--where at
tacks are first felt, and where the daily struggles
of the workers be fought lines easily under
stood by all. 1t strengthens the unions by enlist
ing the unOrganzed workers.
If the workers in the Northwestern shops will
organize their shops on this basis at once they can
forge weapon of Ofense and defense that will
make the bosses think twice before they undertake
wholesale breakdown of wages and working con
ditions
Communist workers in the Northwestern shops
must take the lead in the organization of shop
committees.