TJLIE SUNDAY CITIZEN, ASHEVILLE, N. O, DECEMBER 28, 1919.
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(Copyright. 119, by Ralph T. Jones.)
"Thou shalt not rwn,l tmiro thnn
Vm sameat." That im lha Ihtrtaanth
Commandment. It would be hard to
Und a more Badly needed lesson In
ihls day of luxury. ThoUKh, possibly,
to the householder who is struggling
against ths ever advancing waves of
Hlcost, there is a touch of satire In
the motif.
The Btory was written by Rupert
Hughe. It has already been publish
fd, both In serial and book form, and
has proven as popular as his stories
always do. In Iib film presentation, It
Is Just as powerful and Btriklng as the
original story and hus been adapted
as to prove considerably better than
'-he mujority of pictures.
The , lovely Ethel Clayton Is the
Ending figure In the east, and as Da
phne Kip, the girl who learns the
lesson of womanly independence, she
'rakes the most of an opportunity for
uin genuine acting, in addition to
looking Just as charming as ever.
Old Problem.
In its broader aspects, the problem
presented In this picture is as old as
-he history of mankind and woman
kind. It has probably come more to
'Jie fore in the present generation
Jin ever before and the thoughtful
"Pies or the world are giving thanks
at there Is now held nut th hnn
for a solution. The question is simply
'he old old query as to whether or not
wife has the right to depend entirely
upon her husband for her suport, to
Vend all that he earns in buying
finery for her own adornment, and to
force him to-constant drudgery In or
ler to meet the bills which she has
rolled up In the "exclusive shops."
Of course, the answer that the story
Kives is an emphatic . "No:" The
heroine, from her own experiences.
fiuu er unservauon or ner brother s
married life, determines that she will
not marry the man she loves until she
Viitl Came to hllYl am tk full fi rtn.P rtw
H IULV-nrTV ' hnKlK anH pnnt. hn4.
much to the support of their home
io iic uutrrj.
To Thfa tUm Aimwam1)
How she carrieB this out after many
m reappointments, rorms tho vitality In
terestlnff stm-v. H
ment of the picture to enter further
IntO del.'lllM. Kllfna If tn .... td.t in
her efforts she has to overcome the
opposition not only of the outside
wona but of her mother and sweet
ocari aiso. mo only one who svm
usuathlzes with her ambition is her
UtherV and he knows from sad experi
ice in his own mnrrieri lifo
After all, it Is too big a problem to
oe aeciaea otherwise than by long
( ears of upward struggle. But doesn't
lh answer rest somewhere In the
fact that, after marriage, the truly
ivorinwniio couples, enter their nart
. nership to work, not for each other,
he not for her nor she for him, but
both for "The Family."
"Too Mllf-h .Tnhnsnn
It Is a tremendous relief, now and
then, to find a picture that frankly
inKcs no attempt to point a moral
After Innumerable propaganda films
the problem plays upon the screen
me vamp thrillers, and the moral
ti-twister it Is to thank the screen
land gods for giving us a. picture at
Which We ran urhnlaiAii.tA11..
Laugh Just by reason of tle plot, and
not because of the slapstick work of
uuriesque ounoons.
There is a delightful airiness about
"too much Johnson." Within two
minutes after the film tnri in im
wind, we know that it is simply to
laugn ana mat tnero will be abso
lately no bad ffpr-tnt tn h f.t-
Bryant "Washburn is the star and he
ins me roie or ".Randolph Billings'
just as we want It to be filled.
Jfrivate yachts and the leisure to
enjoy tnem are not tho lot of a very
large number among us mortals. Per
haps that is why, when we can slip
mm a comionaDie seat in a darkened
meaire, ana live with the screen folk
iur a. nine wnno, mat we like our
stories to be cast In pleasant, not to
Ray enuigent surroundings, euoh as
tnese.
af. it is a story of complications. The
ivoung nusband is burdened with i
maddening, overbearing, "managinr'
mother-in-law. The urn.
pears to be all that a reasonable man
could ask of any wife, If she wasn't so
completely held under her mother's
thumb. Friend husband has been
forced to sell his private yacht, the
treasure or nis neart. But he contrives
to take another voyage on the vessel.
He pilots the "Naughty Lass" to dis
tant waters and back again, and all
tne iime wire and niama-in-law be
lieves he is attending to oil properties
In Mexico. But he only owns them
fer camouflage purposes!
There Is another lady but. no, she
Isn't a vamp, don't be alarmed. She
only thinks she is. She knows hus
band "Randy" as "Johnson." Then
there is the would-be vamp's husband.
He only know Randy by a picture Of
the top of his head, that he has
found. There is an "Oregon Pippin,"
-n-ho has consented to become a mail
order bride, to satisfy a thrifty Scotch
father. Thert is a real Johnson who
really does own oil properties in Mex
ico. Then the whole outfit Journey to
Mexico and friend husband starts a
desperate crusade to make good on his
past romances, told to mother-in-law.
Does he make good? Does he? Just
go and see how completely ha does
make good. There never was a more
satisfactory result from outrageous
plotting and wild hazards than this.
It is to be doubted whether there
are anything like as many objection
able mothers-in-law as the humorists
would have us believe. But to those
who are burdened with such a peat,
there can be no better advice than to
go and see "Too Much Johnson," and
learn how he freed his home and his
happiness and disposed of the op
pressor, all at one fell swoop. It Is
surely "aocording to the fitness of
things.
"A Ladies' Tailor."
Bathing girls, beautiful models, ca
baret dancers, moonlight swimming
parties, fashion, frivolity, fun. fast
and furious. That la this comedy,
bearing the hallmark of Mack Ben
nett and starring Ford Sterling. It
begins in a modiste's shop, travels
through a cabaret to a hathing beach,
progresses through several "rough
house" scenes to the final mopping up
by a unique "riot squad," and an auto
mobile race, smash, and explosion.
The final fadeout shows husband and
wife reconciled, hubby and ma-ln-law
clasping hands In mutual esteem, and
the rest of the cast piled in a heap on
the roadway.
It is one of those Sen net t comedies
that we' all go to see at every oppor
tunity, and it is ono of the best of his
recent releases.
Rutherfordton
RUTHERFORDTON. Pec. 27. One
of the most -interesting social eventH
occurring this season was the mar
riage of Miss Alda Izell Taylor to Mr
Clyde Arnold Short which was solemn
ized Tuesday afternoon, December 23
at 1:80 o'clock, at the First Baptist
church here. Rev. J. A. McKaughan
pastor of the church, performing the
ceremony in the presence of a large
number of friends. Tho chnncel whs
beautifully decorated with evergreens,
ferns and palms. Miss Kunleo Hodge
sang, "O Promise Me," and "I Love
You Truly" previous to the ceremony.
The organist, Mrs. W. R. Hill, render
ed Lohengrin's wedding march as the
bridal party came In. and Mendels
sohn march as they left the church.
The maid of honor, Miss Garnett
Taylor, sister of the bride, was dress
ed in yellow georgette with pearl
trimming and black picture hat. She
carried a bunch of white roses. The
bride entered with her cousin. Mr. .f.
Preston Lewis, by whom she was
given in marriage. She wore a hand
some brown traveling suit, with hat
and gloves to match, and a corsage
of brides roses. She was met at the
pilar' by the groom, and his best man.
Mr. Foriat Short, of Now York, hln
brother.
The ushers were Mr. Harry Wood
son, of Shelby; Mr. Frank William
son, of Charlotte, and Messrs. J. Lln
wood Robinson, and C Bayles Justice,
of Ruthrrfordton.
Mrs. Short is the popular and at-1
tractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.e. J
Roy Taylor, of this city, and Mr.
Short Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. '
Short, of Shelby, a traveling salesman
and prominent young man.
Immediately after the ceremony,
Mr. and Mrs. Short left on a trip to
Atlanta and other points, after which
they will return to Rutherfordton,
where they will be at home after the
first of January.
Among the out of town guests here
were Mr. and Mrs. Shufurd. of
Morgan ton: Mlsa Mary Anderson, f
Shelby; Messrs. Frank Williamson, of
Charlotte, and Harry Woodson, of
Shelby.
Austin Powers, of Duytonu, Flu.,
formerly of Rutherfordton. is a visitor
here, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. 1.. K.
Powers.
Miss Logna Logan, of deal Falls,
P. C, is spending her vacation here
with her parents, Col. und Mrs. K. W .
Logan. '
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. McDunlel, of
Norwood, Georgia, are visiting rela
tives tn Rutherfordton.
Miss Sarah IMckerson after an ex
tended visit to her uncle and aunt. Mr.
and Mrs. B. B. Johnson, of Norfolk.
Va.. has returned to Rutherfordton.
C. R. Hamrlck, of Wake. Forest, is
spending the holidays with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hamrlck,
of Rutherfordton.
Prof. Roy A. Marsh principal of
the Rutherfordton graded school, has
returned to his home at Marslivlllo
to spend the holidays.
J. Preston Lewis, f the Atlanta
lentnl college, i spending his vaca
tion hero with his parents, Mr. and
Mm. Joseph P. Lewis.
Miss Sara Taylor and brother Jus.
I.. Taylor, Jr., of Meredith college, of
Raleigh, und Wake Forest college,, re
spectively, are spending their vacation
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1. L.
Taylor, of Rutherfordton.
Messrs. E. 8. (leer anil Charles Mc
Farland, of Yatesville. la., are spend
ing the holidays with home folks.
Miss t.iaciys L.ewis. or Aierennn roi-1
lege, la visiting Home TolKs during ner
vacation.
Miss Olga Ha"lnriek. who is taking a
business course at King's Business
college, of Charlotte' is spending the
holidays with her parents at Ruther
fordton. Misses Mamie Stucey and Louise,
Brown, teachers at the graded school
here, are spending their vacation with
their parents at Nebo and Llnvllle
Falls, respectively.
Misses Marie. Catherine and Dixie
Item, in riirrni viiy, v.ac-.uii.. khv
Ulreensboro, aro visiting their parents,
!Mr.nnd Mrs. C. C. Reld.
J. C. Cowen, Jr.. and John Mills, of
the University of North Carolina,
have returned home for the holidays.
B. P. Harris, formerly manager of
the Western L'nlon Telegraph office
here, is visiting relatives in -Rutherfordton.
Miss Pearl Glbbs, music teacher at
I folks ut Murlon during her vacation.
.nnilt-n .uuiliieun, .ir., in vidimus; Ilia
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Curio Mon
freds. Mrs. J. L. Geer, of the Presbyterian
orphan's home, of Barium Springs, I
visiting home folks.
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