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V -THE iioRNING STARWILMINGTON; C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, ;1921. FOUR Ml!.'-: II m Sip Mormttff tar tn.i nmv IX NORTH Ptofcli.kc finery Miming ta tke.Ye. r Street WUmtnfftoa, IVortk Carom CAItOONA" 'he WILh Caeataut Entered at the Postoffico at Wilmington. N. C as becoud Class Matter. Editorial business Office Telepaoae. No 6l .v.v.v.vr. .". No' ii siltscUIl-flON RATES BY CARRIER One Year J-R Six Months .. A.. ...... T. .... ... .-.i".. Three Months UDa Month " SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL Postage Prepaid .- ' Dally only One Tear Six Months Z.6U (Three Mouths Use Month Daily anl Sunday 7.00 Subscriptions Not Accepted for Sunday Only Edition MEMBER QF ASSOCIATED PRESS - The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use ior publication of all news credited to ll or hot otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights o re-pub-licatton o special dispatches herein are also reserved. - FOREIGN ADVERTISING OFFICES t Atlanta: Candler Building. J. B. KEOUGH Nfew York ' Boston- Chicago 225 Fifth Ave. 21 Devonshire Peoples' Gas Bid. BRYANT. GRIFFITH BUUNSON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1921. Why the Survey? "O, wad some power the giftie gie us, To see ourselves as ithers see us." Friday night will bring that opportunity to the citizens of Wilmington in the report of the school survey. Dr. Phelps and other members of . the survey group explained their part in the work at a public meeting some weeks ago; now we shall see ourselves as they, men without prejudice or favor, working with a scientific spirit grounded in the highest standards of edu cational practice, found us. Hence all public- . spirited citizens, whether- parents of school children or not, should make an effort to hear the findings of the .survey experts, since even we, with a county system superior to any in the state in salaries and preparation of teachers, are not on a par with the best in the country. To give New Hanover county the best possible school system is what the county superintendent of public instruction was told to do, and in all fairness to him , and the . other educational authorities the public must inform itself as to what has been, and must be, done to ac complish the task before him. There is probably little doubt in the minds of the school authorities as to where our sys tem is weakest, but the actual figures, as the result of tests by experts, will be proof above conjecture. Without a basis of comparison, judgment may well be unsound, and we must be free from unfounded opinion in our schools as in business, all the more because the things . with which we are dealing are difficult to measure. For instance, to judge the value of a given course of study to the child will require the passing of a generation for a final test, but we can obtain an idea of the accomplishment through that course of study by discovering how our' children respond to tests used all over the country. If a child falls below the average in the' tests, it may be through lack of native in: tellignce, defects in the curriculum, poor con ditions for study at home and at tschool, or for one or several other direct or contributing causes. - It is the public's responsibility, then, to dis cover the causes operating for good or evil in our schools, and foster or remove as the occasion ' may demand. We know that the school build ings we. have are superior to those in other counties, 7t they may showup in the survey . report as below the standard attained in the best school systems. We know that, igood, bad, or indifferent, they have Wen overcrowded for years, even before the compulsory attendance law. We know that, even with more buildings, we would still be faced by the problem of more teachers. Thus,' In the formation of , a sound elementary and. secondary school policy, we are' dependent .-upon increased support of normal schools and colleges. 'It does not require a college education for a man to see that" the colleges are the foundation, not the. capstone, of ' our educational system. The parts of a school system are so "inter-related that the straightest thinking of the people, combined with the most genuine willingness to go deep into their pockets, is necessary for the formulation .and support of an adequate system. ' lt,was secure the material for this thinkingTnd doing that tlje survey was made, and for this that the report will be given to the public. o - , "Admirals Argue for Big Navy," says a news headline. And, it may be . added, babies still cry for their mothers and squirrels are crazy about nuts. - ' Time for Statesmanship 'No legislature in tnis sjtate, "perhaps, has ever faced a weightier program than the General Assecibly which yesterday began its bieifhial session. There are many things to be .done"" in North Carolina, in order that the state may con tinue t( progress and march onWard toVard the : first rank among ' American vfcommon weal ths, where its ; destiny manifestly leads.' ' v". " p. There is an immense road program,. calling for millions to be- distributed over the next decade, which true statesmanship "will give he utmost consideration.: This state must 'have a state-wide system of highways connecting itsprincipal towns and county seats. Men of vision see the vital need of it, and it is to be hoped that no short-sighted policy will prevail in this legislature. Perhaps the greatest of all problems confront ing the -Legislature, however, is the absolute : necessity of broadening our state institutions o? higher education. We have 'taken care of the public schools, including the intermediate schools, but we have woefully-neglected the colleges, and this is true not only of the state colleges and the university, but of the denominational colleges. Every one of them must have additional funds and equipment, for Otherwise we are cheating our boys and girls of the sacred right of acquiring a college education. There is simply no room in any of the schools for the .vast and increasing number of young people graduating from the high schools. In this matter we believe the people or the state are willing to any lengths to provide ample equipment for the state institutions. Modern highways and modern- schools are the great agencies that make a commonwealth, and we must have both. There are other questions to be before the General" Assembly that will demand enlightened, consideration and favorable action. It is a .time a for statesmanship, for progress, and it is to be hoped that no standpatism will be allowed to come in and block the march of progress, and development. o ; - In Meycy and Gratitude . , Cyrus Hogue was showing us a letter that had been addressed to him in connection with what some may regard as a matter- of no great im portance. We share Mr. Hogue's own opinion that it is in fact a highly importaritnatter and one about which something should 'be done very promptly. It concerns the Virtual' Collapse of a little enterprise that, has been helping to temper the afflictions which rest upon some. of our dis abled war veterans at the Public Health Hos pital at Oteen, N. C, and it 'is1 written by a supremely loyal American woman Who has placed the happiness of these veterans . above every other consideration. A portion tf the letter written by Elizabeth Timlow,'"is here reproduced as the best means of making the situation clear: The house (hostess house) was one of the Y. W. C. A. enterprises and was designed to care for the women relatives of jthe sick .soldiers here. We can accommodate about forty, and a cafeteria was maintained for them as well as 'for any of the personnel - of the post who wished to come here to eat and it , has always been self-sustaining. When the Public Health took.over the plant here, this house fell, to the ground '-between the army, which was leaving, and the new administration, sine the latter has no organization to care for welfare houses. In this way, the whole thing landed' to my dis may, on my shoulders if it was to be kept open at all-rin a manner too long to write; but I' have stuck to the ship since October 16th, when the change came; ' we had no funds, for all the funds were turned oyer to. the army on leaving, but I supplied what was necessary and kept the, house afloat as best I could. I could not, however, manage the cafeteria, and that has been closed. All this time I have, been trying to get some organization to take over ' this sadly needed work: The work needs now just a few hundreds to start up the cafeteria again and this money would all come back in a comparatively short time, undoubtedly. Itris not difficult to accept the statement of this loyal worker 'that the work .she has been attempting there has seemed to' bring untold comfort "to these pathetic lads" by; making, it possible for them to have their, own people come to see them and continue with them tor a time. She writes with the feeling that would be expected concerning the "cheerful courage" with which this little group of "broken lads" faces I'Bomething sadder than the swift death that met toeirrimore;' fortunate comrades."' .'VAntn conclusion: "'People are tired of us,' Ihey.iwmetimes say pitifully, 'and we are long in ' dying." You see. why I could not go and leave them!" ' ' ' Without having come to any definite , under standing with him on .this point, we; are taking the liberty of stating that Cyrus Hogue,'; as State Commander of the American Legion, would be glad to hear from any person who may feel in-, terested in this chance to contribute to what" we j nfay call the "last aid" for some of our nation's, finest. . - , . . The Florida capital entertained : tthe largest . in-. augural crowd in its history Tuesday when the new governor, Car Hardee, went info office. The tjirong ,that assembld Uo see Hardee iti was augmented by- a' thxxinghat camel, to see- Catts outr Art Tnumphsr A: By Frederic 3 Hasfrin . . v. v"r Contemporary Views 1 7 1 ANYBODY CAN; QUIT Philadelphia Public Ledger: The easiest thing to do with a. job that you don't like is to throw it down and run away from it. But it requires no brains to do that. Anybody can quit.. It takes character and stamina tci. persist against odds. We all enjoy swlmmiiig drfloating with the current of popularity NQW and then a soul bolder than the rest attempts t?stem the current and to make his way upstream.' vTe fipus it hard going, and he cannot persuade anybody to go with him. He suffers the penalty that attaches to being a pioneer and an innovator. It would be easy to give over the struggle. But an tndomlidble spirit forbids a surrender. ' . . y' f Cessation cannot be made to soell creation. If . you want to get anything done you have to keep moving. The rest cureris not a remedy lor tne diseases of the bddy politic. While grass grows under the feet of the good, the evil are making hay in the sun upon the same meadow. We heat of those who grow weary of well-doing; but ap-. parently the sinful never tire of their trade. An idle goodness is not effectual. Children are told to "be" good., 'There is not very much in merely being good. It were better to tell them to "do" good. The fault to be found with some re ligious societies has been that they were content with the unproductive sacrosanctity of their mem bers. These persons did not sally forth to give battle to monstrous wrongs. They - drowned the din of the world with ritualism unrelated to con duct. They seemed to the- world like slackers, who, lacking courage to endure, avoided the fight altogether and let the others carry on the battle and repel the assaults of the enemy. . The world does not bestow : its' gratitude or its rewards on those ..who quit. ' Its premiums are for those who are indomitable, ttht)Se who keep going, those Who try tgain. ' It is' jminensely cheer ed, and heartened to reneW the struggle when it sees some one who has. every good : .excuse for giv ing up refusing to , surrender and going at it again with all IMs might. . . - We are put on ...earth .jjot- to Vhave everything come .our way , but to work for the things we want; to get ahead by self-deniaJLAnd sacrifice; to run a race with fortitude,' anil play a game, in which the bruises aud the blpws are, more in evidence than the fun. Life is not pure joy for 'anyone; and if it were, it would not provide the prepara tory schooling for the endless and boundless ex istence ot the great hereafter. , . It is somewhat, disconcerting to discover, in the midst of our frantic ; efforts to put up the bars against the overwhelming tide of European im migration, that no such tide is in sight or' in prospect. ' Having ascertained through the learned testi mony of an Alabama congressman that the name should he spelled Muscle, not Mussel, Shoals, the . House seems to have determined to let the big project at that pointrest. In view of the unannounced arrival of "be Valeja In Ireland and the sudden appearance of Peter MacSwiney and Lord Mayor O'Callaghan at New port News,' sQne people may begin wondering if England is npi mistress of the- seas only with the assistance of Erin!, ' ' ' Mr. Untermyer's driving inquiry Into the New York building scandal may not result immediately in. a construction boom, but the housing short age" should be relieved to some extent by the num ber of persons transferred to jail. PULL FOR YOUR TOWN Sandcrsville (Ga.) Progress: . There is. no bet ter evidence 'of a commendable community spirit than that of loyalty to a town in which a person lives. ' . ' If a town is worth living in it is worth defend ing and supporting in its efforts to'advance with the rest of the world. . Yet in almost every community you' will fiiid people who can see nothing good in their sur roundings. v They can not recognize the fact that though it may be humble, it yet is home that it has cloth ed them, fed them, and cared for them in sickness and in health, and has furnished them friends who have been steadfast and true. They magnify its imperfections and spread clouds wherever they go. ? J Thev 6ften make life m testable-for others and y lnvariably make it Teproafeh to theiselves. - But there Is a brighter side to this story. The abuse these short-sighted people heap upon ,their place of abode generally falls upon unsym pathetic ears. Their neighbors and friends know, them as they are as people who might have been' valuable citizens capable of constructive work, but, whose dispositions have been warped in younger days, possibly through no particular fault of their own. Their criticisms' are listened to with good na tured patience, but are forgotten about as soon as uttered. The views of the chronic kicker and fault finder have less weight than those of any other adult: element of the human race. When he thinks he is kicking his town he gen erally finds that he. is kicking himself instead. V Why? Why should county officials live by fees instead of labor? Salary implies compensation for service performed. A man s worthy of his hire no more. Why should trial by jury be permitted in the Recorder's Court? It multiplies lawyers fees, adds to court costs, annoys, the public, and, by detaining' the police, interferes wlththeir duties. Why should our present form; of city govern ment bet longer suffered? It is a hybrid, imposes responsibility "without means "of 'discharging it increases expenses &n, lowers administrative efficiency. ' . t . Why should lawyers be ; permitted to make bonds for clients? The practice excites suspicion and is in derogation pf the ethics jof the law. y x why should mma tigers De ncensea oy payment of fines? There is no profit, but much merit, in a road sentence. ' :t v - .Why should corn whiskey- be worth $20.00 pet- quart? Apjpetite has not yetgoneon a strike. fhyjs whiskey closely related to cotton? When Whiskey is sold cotton is not' picked. - : - .. ; 6 ' People who are familiar With the situation : will not wonder at the uneasiness that seems . torvpr e.- vail in the "Kentucky tobacco belt. The last man. Vhora we should try to draw Into anyvunnecessary fooling ia a Kentucklan who ari't get a rairpric for his tobacco cro - rr i- . - - - - HOW MEN STAY IN CONGRESS Neu- Yorfc Herald: In the celebration of the memorable record of congressional service of Uncle joe Cannon, several speakers gave their opinions as to the causes which account -for re-election of a representative in congress. ' Champ Clark, him self pretty well qualified to. judge, said: . "In the first place the politics of his district must remain the same. In the second place he must be a man of force and ability In the third place he must remain as faithful as the north star." Mr. Garrett of Tennessee thought that Hercules himself could not lift and throw Uncle Joe as he did Antaeus. J'No one has been able to do that, with the gentleman from Illinois," he said. "It is true that twice in his political career he has been tripped, but he landed upon his feet among the people. He renewed his strength. Through out all his. days he has had the correct comprehen sion of the elements and fundamentals of human .nature and has always been able to keep his feet , upon ine eartn among tq en. Majority Leader Mondell found the reason for U Mr. Cannon's many re-elections in the "courage of his convictions," and said , that Vmen can serve here long even if they do not always yield to tem porary popular clamor." , The house gave its approval most generously toMr. Garrett's "assertion that those remain long est in congress, representing the people Who most firmly keep their fee upon the earth where the people are. MORRISON AT RALEIGH Durham Herald: Morrison's friends believo that the optimism of The Observer will be fully justified. Mr. Morrison certainly has an oppor tunity to do, great things for the State' A safe and sane course, not too conservative, but pro gressive enough to keep abreast with changing conditions, and constantly keeping his ear attuned to the. business interests of the State, he should go down in history as one of the Staters greatest Governors. It will take, patience, taet and hard work -to successfully meet the numerous and im portant needs of the State, but we believe that the incoming Govei-nor has the foresight and deter mination; W ;cope with the various problems in a way that wljl redound to the benefit of the State and altfwbo; reside therein now or' in the future RalcigJ&i&eics and Observer:' The Canadian ministerof. agriculture shows . in impressive fash ion how 'farmers by breeding inrprorea cattle can increase sthe: national wealth. Btt't'agoodly por tion of North Carolina is debarred by the pestifer ous cattle, tick from, breeding .improved 'cattfe. a pure-bred cow. falls an easy prey to the cattle tick North Carolina must rid itself quickly-and com pletely of this handicao. i." .' . Dailjv Health Talks , By William Brady, M. D. L NEW YOKK, Jan. 5. ni&Jit after night the New Xwfc Theater Guild con tinues to place, above ix omce window a sign reading, "Sold Outr a surprising truth.is becoming rnofe: and more self-evident: Nairiely, .that the average theater-goer, is just as .eager to spend his money to see a good piay as a bad one; ' ' ' ' - i The play which- ther guild is now pre senting to such- crowded houses isl Bernard Shaw's, "Heartbreak House v It is unquestionably of the -rhighbrow. type, Believed' in Broadway theatrical circles to be so iatal to the success of the box office. . Furthermore. It is not the only VY of high artistic merit which is drawing capacity houses nere This season. .There are at '.J8V IX others, "The Mob" : and "The Skin Game," bot'h by Johtt Galsworthy; "Samson and Delilah" by the. Banish playwright, Sven Lanere; "The Woman of Bronze" by Henri Kistemackers; "Thy Name is Woman," .wnicn Schonherr's "Der "Mixed Marriage," latest contribution. . . Incredible as it may seem, tne public is clearly and regularly registering q. loud hurrah f or art. Sitlier it has suddenly changed its mind about what it likes on the stage, or all along the big theatrical producers have been wrong. For years, they- havo been per fectlv sure of what the people wanted to see in the theater. "We know what you want," they told us. firmly. . "You want to be entertained,- soothed, tickled, shocked, uplifted, and excited, but you. do not want to be made to think. Most of the plays we give you are bad, but that's why they succeed." The fact that on an average of 60 per cent of these sure-fire hits 'have failed miserably a month or so after heir production has had no effect on this theory concerning the tastes of the public. The fact that literally millions of Americans are now enrolled in com munity dramatic clubs, where they learn to distinguish good plays from bad ones, has likewise mad no im pression in commercial theatrical circles. Still, there is hope. The men at the head of the theater industry have not much faith in the intelligence of the public, but they have infinite faith in the cash receipts of the box office. And this season is conclusively demonstrating that' art is triumphing over twin beds, lingerie, spirit raps, Let-X-Equal-the-Murderer Equations, and the usual quota of feeble musical comedies. 'The Theater Guild In great measure, it is believed, this sudden rise and popularity of well written dramas is due -to the work of the New York Theater Guild. For in producting Ervine's "John Ferguson" the guild first proved to the New York theatrical world that a play might be good and at the same time a commer cial success. - In other words, they showed the public that, it really was capable of appreciating something good If it got the chance. The, immediate result 5 was that several Broadway producers were com pelled to go hastily through- their desks and bring forth one or two of the hundred or more excellent plays that had been lying there unnoticed for months, and to consider producing them. It was a risky venture, how ever so when "The 'Jest" was put on to compete with the artistic -.fame of "John Ferguson" it contained the two safely popular Barrymores, Lionel and John enoughN to, carry almost any play in New York while Ethel , Barry more was put in Zoe Atkins play, "Declasse," because it,, too,, was con sidered risky on account of its un happy ending. Later Lionel Barry more was transferred to the Brieux play, "The Red Robe," given the American title of "The Letterof the Law," and Elsie Ferguson was -temporarily snatched from the movies to ap pear in Arnold Bennett's dramatiza tion of his "Book of Carlotta." All of these plays proving successful, the producers are ' BEGINNING. OF TUBERCULOSIS , How does tuberculosis of the lungs, manifest itself In' the incipient stage or beginning? With tain in the chest, coughi- fever, loss of Weight?- Not as a rule. The onset of this very com mon disease is wayward in that re spect. Like insanity, it Is much more likely to develou in. the-ease of an 'in dividual who does not fear or suspect he has it; or putting it in the other way, tuberculosis, like insanity, rarely happens to him who fears he is develop ing It - There - are , several characteristic modes of onset of tuberculosis hich are familiar to physicians with an in telligent clientele. By- intelligent cli enteletl mean patients .with, sense enough to consult the ddctor in the beginning of health impairment instead of- waiting until they feel convinced they are going to be disabled or die. Fifty or more years ago precious few patients had that- much intelligence; it Weibsteuf el. ' anal was the., cuxiom to call in the doctor St. John Ervine s f oniy when the illness became serious enough to frighten everybody QUESTIONS AND :ANSWERS - Senator Warding threW'a'strihe at a -goose forty five years ago and tohis - amazement : the stone struck andkilled the rtnfortunate- quacker- The Sijnator:, should remember this - Incident when b' sets Into'the White House.Ncic York , Herald ' and R(l ytars ao' "consumption" was properly demed a pretty hopeless condition. Today as many as , 25 per cent of the laity have enough sense to seek medical counsel immediately when health be comes impaired; and today tuberculosis is one of the most - curable pf all chronic diseases curable by intelligent treatment and care, not by any specific. The most frequent mode of. onset is with bronchitis, following what the unenlightened call a "neglected cold." The bronchitis does not get entirely well in the course of two or three weeks; some slight trouble persists, and then the careful physician if he. has the opportunity to see the patient discovers evidence of tuberculosis. He can,-discover that evidence only by examining the naked chest tepeatedly. But a careful physician does not pre tend to examine the chest through the clothing. A second familiar" mode of onset of tuberculosis js with an attack of what seems to be simple pleurisy, usually dry pleurisy. Indeed, the occurrence of pleurisy is always suggestive of be ginning tuberculosis, though rather more than half of all such eases prove to be of non-tuberculosis character. One who' has lately had an attack of pleurisy should certainly have a care ful chest examination as a matter of safety first. A third mode of onset is with spit ting of blood or bleedins from the lungs. Of course, there are numerous other causes than tuberculosis for spit ting up small amounts of blood, espe cially 4ri children; but a sudden cough ing up of blood in any case warrants careful investigation of the condition of the lungs. Dyspepsia, so-called, of a persistent or obstinate type, especially in chil dren or youths wffo are anemic, frail and below the average in sro'wth and development, strongly suggests begin ning pulmonary tuberculosis, even though no chest or lung symptoms or cough' be notice.d. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Hair nnd Mentality A teacher advised a mother to have a little girl's hair cut, as she was "unable to concentrate." The "child had. very heavy Ions: hair. Aften it was cut she quickly improved and became as bright as any. (F. C.) Answer After my hair began to fall I had- fjo have my appendix cut out. Would the teacher attribute appendi citis to falling hair? Being what I am, I gladly concede tha brainy men haVe little hair and vice versa. But sri ously there is no such relation, and it is regrettable that the mother had the child's hair cut. Somebody is always taking thebeauty out of life. Lotion for Blackheada Please suggest some lotion to clear up blackheads, and pimples on the face. (D. E. F.) Answer Bathe the face each night taking bigger 1 for avwek with hpt soap and water, : O. ' What l th - - iiu strong the army and of the nation-,1 h 0( E. E. E. 1 8ur4? A, The war department savs November. 30, 1920, the Strf Rtl 1 army was: Commissioned om 461; enlisted men, osc6i- " sruard. officers, 4,159; U 687.". cl mon. TL Q, Is there any way to clean surface- of a meerschaum "n A; It may be cleaned by tP,,. Pipe f or some time in a Wlut 8 posed of , one part ammrmi" TVa- parts water. "n(i Q. .What ia a tour ni,.n ... This is a slifn 'b A. with chemicals, J- M. I. : ... wiuca on wh! Minds "What was a Bill form a gas (tear gas) whir h k, 0!i eyes with tears for some time 0C. Mortal!,,, Q. V. P. L. -A. This was a list, which was i weekly, -setting forth the bir.b'!,ne deaths occurring within the limi, ir,i London, the publication or n, . . having begun in now, superseded by the 1592. Such bills WeoH,. l ... flee111 at th registrar generai s 0f . t huh was tne last stut admitted to the union? n m' A. The last states were New jjfVi and Arizona, both of which were .? mltted to the union June 20, lin to . ' ' xoiir m)w , money was expended by the Y. . with prisoners of war? X. e. V A. i According to a financial state ment, of this organization, $105;' 591.12 was expended for this purine ' V, wnat are tne salaries of official of the federal reserve board? o. Lx A. The five members of the" boai-H Liuucr ui tne currency as ox-officU member, $7,000 a year additional to i" saiary ox o,vuu as comptroller. Th executive secretary receives Jio.ddo year; the secretary to the board ie.imii me assistant secretary $3,600; the gen. erai counsel s,ouu; tne cniet of opera tions and examinations $5,000; and th, fiscal ageht $4,000. ' T T '1 1 --vrf. , nuw many ounuay sciioois art tnere, ana now many scholars in at tendance, in the United States? k s A. According to a report of th, census bureau in lsis, there were in;.. 3(b ounaay scnoois, witn an enrol!- ment of 19,951,675. t 1 T 1 .1 ' ii.. . . : ... . , iiuw uiu aa i m ai me um( of her death? C. C. Ii. A. Adelina Patti, one of the world's most famous sinsrers, died at her home Crai-g-y-Nos castle, Pencae. Wales September 27, 1919, in her 77th year. wnat raiiroau runs t;ie lariiiest north? O. T. A. The bureau of railway economic (says that the railroad from Petrosal to lvoia, a point on tne Arctic ocean, runs the farthest north. Q. When was the coinage of nickel cents discontinued, and how many o! these were minted? D. T. R. A. By act of April 22. 1S64, tit cbinage of nickel one-cent pieces wu discontinued. The total amount coinei was $2,007,720. FARMER'S ENTIRE CROP OK TOBACCO TAKEN BV K(.K0ES chances this season, whwlr' accounts for the unusually large number. of good plays to be seen. The big producers, you see, cannot afford to have' the. Theater, Guild, get, away with all the dramatic art laurels, because the guild is the -one small" but' important com petitor of the organized labor industry.- Since the actors' strike, it is no secret that the theater industry is com pletely controlled by an association of producers and managers, who own all of the principal theaters throughout the country and: hence virtually control all of tlie players. . For while you may be an extremely popular star, you' can -'not get people to come and see you unless you hire a theater, and the only way you can hire a theater in a good location in any fair-sized city is through this managers' and producers' association. IMhting the Trust Years ago, when - these associated producers first began .buying up all of the available theaters, a few well known actors and actresses, including Francis Wilsorf, Joseph Jefferson , and Mrs. Fiske, attempted to fight the. en terprise with an independent actors' association of " their own, but it was not successful. These three, of course, could afford to be independent, because people would have gone to see them had they appeared in a tent ot a vacant lot, but few others in the actors' association were so fortunate. :- .And the producers and managers did" not fight back'. They merely offered , the- more important rebels very fat- con tracts, so that before, long (there were only three or four rebels left. ' , , " This early" lesson had such a dis couraging effect upon recalcitrant players, that no attempt was-made ao dispute' thie i complete domination of the producers'- association until the Thea ter Guild suddenly cam to life two years agp The, guild was not-. formed to combat the -thea-ter trust. It has no swcl.- ambitious 4dea. It hopes to get along quite peaceably with that organ ization. But it does want to be" inde- . pendent, ' because it wants . to produce the kfnd of plays ?ts membersjrespeet the kind of plays that a.re"an inspira-J tion 'rather. than an ordeal to the act-, 'ing professfpri; , " All of its members are riot, players; "pome '' of - thean .' are", scejaic '. artist'sv authors or. pr)ducers, who have won high: reputations.- .in the - commercial theater. But. 'alUof hem share in the. financial -interests jf the guild, &nd each one has -ne vote In deciding its affairs. In other words, it is a true co-jpperatfvef-society, with drama in stead of groceries as its product.. Each fof the mfroera.orkinsr in tbe produc . tioqi is pd liviri wage jtnfl each of them receives a" vfcertain percentag of the .box JSice receipts; according to the value osff&is orCb$e part the; important characters recervlng . more than - the smaller parts.! . If wis : the onlysociety of Its, 'kfnd. in "'tlie.'j; world .today, al "fHough Its prototype may be ! found among, the various players' societies of Queen Elizabeth's timev including one in which Will " Shakespeare was a shareholder. 1 ' - ' -"Guild's Strngsles.-K ' i When, thje Theater Guild organized, its bank., account- contained just -$500. This, It decided," without -"salaries, . would : be enough 'to- produce' a play, but not enough to pay for atheater FoTtunatey Mr. Otto Kahn who 'had - "Contintiel- pn Page Five.) - rinse and apply a solution of 10 grains of zinc sulphate and 10 grains sul phurated potassium. In each ounce of water. GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE BY RADIO OUT OP XEW YORK v NEW YORK, Jan. 5. Medical advice by radio, designed to save life in event of f ickness or accident at sea by ap plying proper treatment until personal service of a physician or surgeon can be obtained, is now possible. A new emergency radio call the let ters "KDKF," has been established, planned to take its place with the in ternational "S.O.S." call of vessels in distress. This call is Intended to take prece dence in the ever-increasing radio ser vice over all other business except the distress signal ;for ,it means that in dividual life is m danger and assistance is" being asked for. A recent arrangement between the Seamen's Church Institute of New York and the navy department established here a school of medical instruction for officers and seaimen. Mariners trained irt this school if called upon to treat a serious illness or accident case at sea can communicate by radio to the phy sician at the Seamen's institute and re ceive from him instructions t,o be fol lowed until the ship reached -a. harbor br obtains assistance from another ves sel. The medical officer in New York is "on watch" from ti to 10 p. m. for this service. --' . (Special to The Star) DURHAM,- Jan. 5. Williard Roln-ri son and Rufus Jiarriss, negroes, vm arrested here today charged with th theft yesterday mor'ninff of the entire crop of tobacco raised last year by? D. Vcasley and his three sons, farmen of Cedar Fork township. -Officers, it is said, found a part of ih crop in ' house occupied by the two negroes. The remainder ot tne ioiircc was found in an old field covered I: brush. Further arrests in the case an exnected T5iV the officers. The negroes, it Is alleged, went to tM Veasley farm in the early hours ot yw terday morning and- took the tobaee! from a storage house. They hauled :; away on wagons. niTRHAM F AVOHS A COTTAGE AT -JACKSON REFORM AT0RT rSnecinl to The Star) tyttrtta M Jan. 5. Durham county commissioners have pone on record t heine- readv to nut up the necessary money needed for a Durham count; cottage at the Stonewall Jackson Tram ing school. It is estimated the cottifl will cost about $24,000. Pile Cured In to 14 Days Druggists refund moneyr If PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protuding Piles. Instantlj NOTICE OF SUMMONS State of North Carolina, In the Superior Court. County of New Hanover. William A. Grogan .' vs . Notice of Summons, Daisy J. B. Grogan, Notice Is hereby given to the dc(J dant, Daisy J.B GroSan. that an ' v huan instituted a trainst nT c,.nin.' r'nurt nf New Hanortr County, North Carolina, wherein liam A- Grogan is plaintiff and f ( defendant, for an absolute 'l'vorc'' - i io returnable neiw the clerk, of the Superior Court oi the 'A day of February, 1921, when an . ' j the defendant is required i " f, -1 I r f ni'lP"1 answer the saia compui"., - lief tnerein aemanueu This the. 5th-day of JaJV?Wicfc Deputy Clerk of the Superior , McNorton & Cashwell Attorneys for Plaintiff. ofliA In Wilmington. Is. l " Our Rep utation ' The bank that is known for the service it gives and the, Mends it keeps ;Nf or its readiness to advance the interests of bur community ; and, above all, its strong po sition and ability at all times to care for the needs of its depositors. -x - J. The Vilminglon-Savings & Trust Co. ' "Oldest and Largest Savings BankIn North Carolina" s. V'
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