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EXGBIiLEXT PLAYERS
SEEN TO ADVANTAGE
IN "FIRES OP FAITH"
Varies Roles, Portrayed Artists
f Distinction of Film World. --
One of the strongest companies
players , ever assembled, in a picture
production,-Appears iu "Fires, oi
Faith,' the splendid massive,, Para
mount pictures which . will;, be dis
played at the Almo.;. Theatre! ext
Monday and; Tuesday, ,: Qctobef. 6th
and 7th,' . .The principals ''are;, Cath
erine Calvert, Eugene O'Brien and
Ruby de Remer, three of the best
knoirn artists of the screen world
Miss Calvert .is se'en as Elizabeth
Blake, a woman of 1 the slums, ; who
is reclaimed . through : the efforts of
the Salvation Army; and who does
superib humanitarian, work at the
fighting front in France ; and . wins
the love of a;, brave American; Sol
dier. She is r beautiful and .has' ap
peared in numerous picture suc
cesses, but her role in "Fires of
Faith" is said, to be the best she.' ever
has essayed. " - - , ,
lisene O'Brien' is a handsome
athletic leading, man who plays the
part, of an aviator.: He1 scoffs" at
the work of the Salvation Army un
til he learns x the real value of that
organization in world affairs.' Miss
Remer plays opposite . to Mr.
O'Brien, he" appearing as a society
girl of wealth , who joins the Salva
tion Army and does her bit for hu
manity at the flighting front v- in
France. . - :
The support generally: is , of .v. the
best, the principals Including Thebr
dore Roberts, Herbert Standing,
James Neill, ' Edythe "-' Chapman,
Charles Ogle, Clarence, Geldart,
Helen Dunbar, little s Pat " , Moore,
Fred Huntley, George Andersen and
otkers.
EVERYTHING GOOD ABOUT -"GETTING
MARY MARRIED.V
Marion Dairies' latest . Select Pic
ture, "Getting Mary Married," which
can be seen on Friday at the Almo
Theatre, is the best thing Miss . Da
vies has ever done. V It so complete
ly eclipses her previous productions
that there is no comparison. Miss
Daries has seized ; an opportunity to
show her sterling worth, and under
Allan Dawn's capable direction she
has exceeded even the highestx- ex-
pectations of her miost araeni aa
mirers.
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There is a long list of good things
to be said, about Miss Davies and
her latest production; Her support
is good, . the'-' titles are good, the
continuity is good, the photography
is good, the direction is good, and
the lead, played by 'Norman Kerry,
is unusually good. Altogether, it is
a topnotch picture'. . ;
"Getting Mary1, Married' was
written expressly for Miss Day ies.; by,
John Emerson and Anita Loos. It
i3 a high class comedy with a strong
dramatic theme, dealing with the life
of a young girl who is left to : the
mercies of arrogant and grasping:
relatives. Her '.step-father's will stip
ulates that she must not marry un
til she arrives at a certain age, but
the girl's relatives; are anxious to
bring about the marriage in "order to
break the will. ! The story is rich In
romance and 'human Interest, with
an abundance Of good-natured com"
edy. t ,. , - . - -
The excellent cast which supports
Mfes Davies Includes, in addition 1 to'
Norman Kerry Mat Moore, Freder
ick Burton, Amelia - Summerville,
Constance Beaumar and Elmer Gran
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WILL ROGERS STARS ' IN RURAIi
COMEDY, "ALMOST A HUB- ?
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Former Follies' Favorite Presents a
lew Kind of Hero in the Huinble
Character , Whose ' Personality ; Jn-;
fluences An Entire Village. 1 New
-Goldwyn tar Coming to Snperba
Theatre. . . ' : ? '-"i-n-' , $ :" ,
Will Rogers, formerly of the Fol
lies, now . a Goldwyn star, rwill f- be
Presented in "Almost a Husband"
at the Superba Theatre, October, 10
and 11. The story is a picturiza
tion of the sympathetic comedy of
village life which, .under, the title of
"Old Ebenezer," maae its author,
Opie Read, famous. The picture was
directed by (Clarence ' G. Badger,
peggy Wood, who. starred in "May
time" for the past two years, plays
opposite Will Rogers; while , Clara
Horton and Cullen . Landis, who .
made individual "hits" in the lead
ing roles of Rex Beach's latest Alas
kan picture, have importantf. parts.
The story of "Almost : a Husband";
follows. . ; . '
Sam Lyman (Will Rogers) arrive
y boat in a Mississippi river town
to teach school. , He is a Lincoln
type of man, '.honest, hard working',
and bashful. He assists'.; a 't poor
family,, helps the sick editor of. the
aper, and becomes a hero in the
eyes of the village. . Banker McBl
n (Herbert Standing) . sets ' in,
solved with' the .: bank's funds
through the scheming ; Zeb (Ed
Brady). a mule dealer, , wh p threat
sto - withdraw' his : deposits unless
tElwyn t gives ; Eva, 1 his daughter
, SCREEN
(Peggy Wood); to him in marriages
ue .gin oDjects.. 'The ' father im-s
plores. 'Sam, overhears Zeb's threats
while waiting to see tacElwyn about
a loan' for sending the sick editor to
Arizona.' ,5 - - ? -r -',
, At a,forfeit ' Evah has to
"marry." the" first man ' who enters.
He happens to be Sam. The "cere
mony", takes place, conducted by a
divinity student, who afterwards in-'
forms the party that he : has Just
been ' ordained. :That, the irate
father says, is-not , Ifial 'haoan
there was no license, but the min
ister announces that a new law re
quires 'no licensel ' Zeb - and the
father are "furious. ;But Sam and
Eva decide to Temain "married" un
til she desires him to sign k petition
ror. annulment ;i,v
Lyman and Caruthers (Sidnev De
rayjform a law partnership .when
L.yman is asked tosresign from" the
school, unless he ..releases the girl,
which he refuses to do. Zeb plan's
to scare Sam out. of town Vby' .having
the night riders his a des, horse
whip hini. He" fails. Then Zeb in
flames' the bank's depositors to make
a run on the bank; but Sam', making
a fortune by ; a story,. - brings his
money, with a. dozen bags of bolts
marked ;"cash,Vand saved the day;
Then he turns the crowd " to Zeb.
who- is chased from i t.h hnnt
thrown into V the . riverV - arid is
drowning -when Sam leaps from - a
cliff, swims . to his rescue, and saves
him. , Sam . returns " and offers "r to
sign the petition to free Eva, but
she' tears up -the petition and , de
cides ; to remain married for good- I
"THE WORLD AND ITS WOMAN"
SHOWS PARRAR'S SPECTAC-
, UliAR RISE TO FAME AS
OPERAS SINGER. v
, ;!Geraldine Farrar's newest Gold
wyn picture, "The , World and Its
Woman' which, will, be shown - at
the Buperba;. Theatre Friday and Sail
urday, in many instances parallels
the meteoric, career of the famous
star's rise to' fame. - Miss Farrars
remarkable , vocal endowment "was
recognized in her , youth when she
sang, in the churches of her" home
town of Melrose,. Mass. i In the pic
ture, Marcia Warren was "discover
ed" by ,a Russian nobleman, who
heard her sing a folk song. In real
life, Miss- Farrar's musical education
was made possible by an Indefinite
loan , fronT. Mrs. v Bertram Webb? of
uosion; in real uie, juarcia warren
was prepared i for the opera-through
the .beneficence of the old prince who
had confidence in, the future of the
young American; girl." In Miss Far
rar's operatic career, she asounded
the critics who first heard her sing;
while in ; "The World and Its Wo
man'! Marcia i Warren entranced the
directors ot the St.' Petersburg opera
who listened : to her , voice trial: Car
ryings the analogy further, Miss Far- J
rar took, ner nrst operatic public by
storm 'and i earned ' the most eulogis-
tic .press notices ever given to a vis
iting star while as Marcia Warren,
royaltyacknowledged 'her God-given
gift of voice. -
In the making of VThe World and
Its Woman," Miss . Farrar : had the joy
of re-living , her early triumphs on
the operatic; stage. In fact; during
the flliningof that part of the story
In which she makes - her triumph -in
"Thais,", the diva sang the mirror
song l and on the screen re-enacted
the emotion of the -young- -girl wlio
suddenly achieves undying fame,
These operatic scenes were moments
of intense Joy to Miss Farrar, for she
combined the - two arts'1 she loves!
music and acting. Those who see
"The World" and Jts Woman" will
readily understand .why these .scenes
are so marvelouslylreai ; ;
. T" Strike Hits Auto Makers. '
DetroitSept. 3 0 Should the
steel ' strike continue three : weeks
longer with the same proportion . of
mien ; put as at ' present,' most of the
automobile factories here may have
to suspend .operations, throwing
thousands of ; 'men throughout! the
State ut of employment. . tt rL
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STATE
AND
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October 20m
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Grand Floral Parade Wednesday,
;v Johnston County
Magnificent United States Government Exhibit War Tror
phies;. Superb' Free Attractions, including Lieut. Runser, the
Flying Ace Supreme in Marvelous Mid-Air Stunts, Winding
up with falling a Mile in Flames the :Flying vDordons, ,
Phenomenal Aerial Casting Act, and many others. ;
:. Low Railroad Rates ;: Special Trains ; Convenient Scheduled
-need-a-HoUday, Oct. 20th to'25th,;: ; ' -; -;, .
GOVERNOR BICKETT '.' T " " :
' ,.. , TALKS OPEN SHOP
Believes in Compulsory Arbitration,
s And May Recommend Amend- ' 1
'' ' ' ment to State !Law ,
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. Greensboro, C.,;Sept.- 30. Dis
cussing the. relations between capi
tal and labor. Governor - Bickett in
formed a representative of The Daily
News , that ; he . is . giving much study
to the question of strike prevention,
and that he may recommend to the
Legislatureof North Carolina,, in spe
cial session next .summer,' passage of
a law providing for compulsory ar
bitration of 'all Industrial disputes.
, -Questioned in .regard 'to possible
plans for eliminating, so nearly as
pbssible, industrial unrest, Governor
Bickett unhesitatingly declared that
Congress. should, pass, a law to .pre
vent strikes in all enterprises which
are engaged in interstate commerce:
Compulsory S arbitration ;wo,uld be
written Jinto the national statutes, he
insisted, and the States also should
enact laws to .provide for similar pro
hibition of strikes.
, "The ' psychological time - has ar
rived for us, to hark back' to funda
mental 'principles,', declared the .Gov
ernor, "The 'great trouble at pres
ent" between capital and labor Is that
the disease , is being treated symp
tomatically, -not ; fundamentally. - A
salve, as it were, is being, applied,
and it proves efficacious in, local in
fections, but you 'must , remove the
cause of this trouble. After healing
one sore spot, the trouble presently
breaks out more Violently Insome
pthey part of the t-body s politic.; We
must devise ' some ' fundamental
formula.; ,-. . ,
"In, my opinion, the congressional
committee investigating the steel
strike had a wonderful opportunity
the other day when Mr. Fitzpatrick
said that if the steel company, would
agree to arbitration the men would
immediately return ' to work. j The
committee should have replied that
such , a proposition would find ac
ceptance, provided the principle of
arbitration were made permanent, in
corporated; as a basic part of the
method- of handling industrial quar
rels. 1 , x , - - .
!'In other words, the committee
should work for the early passage by
Congress of a law providing for the
arbitration' of all industrial disputes
between employees and employers in
concerns whose products are handled
in industrial plants of that charac
ter." -.- ' .."
Here the Governor .indicated that
he is seriously considering placing
the matter before the special session
of the General Assembly at Raleigh
next summer, with a recommenda
tion for enactment of a similar law.'
Although he has not yet reached : a
definite' "decision5" in - regard to .tlie
matter,", he declared that 'no one
should seek to minimize the impor
tance of the' question-or to elude the
inescapable fact that remedial action
is absolutely imperative.
The best start .in the direction of
strike prevention and compulsory ar
bitration of the disputes between
capitalvand labor may: be made with
the public utilities, declared Gov
ernor Bickett. iO The transportation
system he denominated a "shpreme
necessity of our national life?" Pa
ralysis of the transportation system
of the, country, he pointed out, might
result in incalculable hardships to
the people, including loss of life as
well as of property, together: with an
economic loss that would be beyond
human computation. ' t
'It ' the tieup of- transportation
systems . jls to be permitted," , ex
claimed the Governor, "government
of .the people, by the people - and for
the people shall perish . from the
earth." , ,
The public also . has certain in
alienable rights, the Governor stated,
which, many disputants have assidu-
ously tried to destroy.- In industrial
disputes the people have been given
little consideration, -'yet they suffer
indescribably because of ; such dis
order. The entire social and eco
nomic fabric -of the nation may, be
disrupted if such unreasoning dis
regard of the public interest is per
mitted 'to continue, unchecked, he
declared.
Under the compulsory arbitration
plari, . declared the State's chief exec
utive, definite . provision would be
made for protecting the interest of
the general, public asr well as the in
terest; of 'employers and employees.
Failure to incorporate such provision
in the "law would be inexcusable: "
to 25lSi, E919
I -lit- , -i . " 4
Pay
" t The open-shop principle ws re
iterated by the - Governor; who, de
clared its inherent justice must make
a potent appeal to all - fair-minded
men. Upon this principle the Gov
ernor1 settled ' the ast industrial
trouble " which paralyzed practically
every avenue-of commercial activity
at High . Point for . more than six
weeks. Indeed, Governor Bickett's
settlement of 4 that lockout , and its
attendant ills has evoked,' the enthu
siasm and admiration of imeoi of all
classes throughout North Carolina, '
CHARXOTTE ASSURED1 OF
. 5 ' RECAMj EliEOTIOX
Union Men Are Confident of Defeat.
ing Present Administration.
Chkrlotte, N.f. CM -Octi City
Clerk John M. Wilson has completed
the checking of the' petitions for the
recall of the Charlotte city commis
sioners, these . petitions having afso
been alleged to be the result of 'the
rioting at the street' car , barns. - Mr'.
Wilson statedtthat of. the' 1,614
names on , the . 12 copies only "566
qualij&ed voters' had' been found-
or, he aded7'only 566of the 1,614
names - on v. the -' petitions had been
found on tha registration', books of
the citv- Of , the Kfifi
lacked the addresses ; of ' the men
signing them, thus throwing -these
out. , This leaves . 4 4 1 : duly qualified
signers Mr. Wilson . said. However,
it' was stated that : as i the city com
missioners, are , desirous that the
electioipi. shall be held, and the num
ber of qualified signers is sufficient,
no effort will be " made to block an
election; Mr.. Wilsbn will report the
result of his findings tin . checking
the petitions to the commissioners
this week and they are expected, v to
promptly .name . the date, for the
election. The. election will 'cost,
the city between $1,200 and $2j0OO,
it is estimated., - ' - 1
Mayor F. R. .McNinchC denied
street reports that the city, commis
sioners were endeavoring to -effect a
compromise' with ! petitioners - tor
their rfecall hy removing from office
Police Chief Walter , S. Orr and. Re
corder Hamilton C. Jones.. He-declared
that the ' enlire government
body will stand 'as now constituted
or go put togetherN, I "
J. Frank Flowers, Charlotte attor
ney, may, be "the opponent, of Mayor
Frank R. McNin'ch at - the recall
election, which will likely; be held
sometime next, month. . Mr, Flower3
has the matter under -consideration
and is being urged to make the
race. Mr, Flowers, defended -Marvin
Ritch at the trial Sin -Albemarle
last week,: in which Ritch was
charged with inciting to " rebellion.
Mr; Flowers stated that he is in
xiiijjiynvy xioesflay ....... vy.vyiio w iJ
Cathorins Calvort Eugene OBriaorfRubycle Remer
Men once lothed her, but the time came, when other and
better meii called her " Apple-Pie Lizfie' and loved', her.
Eyeh the: ;-f' holier than thou' society girls were glad to
know and love, when she knew her heart. "."
I of those
of i all humanity ; i
fail to,
sympathy with the, efforts of the la
boring people. . -
" W.'H. Hall, who is a, candidate
for commissioner of public safety , to
succeed" George A. Page, ' expressed
surprise at the statement' of W. R.
Matthews that he would; not. le.a
candidate s for mayori 1 Mr., ' Hall
stated that the . ticket 1 was framed
in his store : the night before the
petition for . the retail election - was
filed, and that Mr. Matthews readily
agreed to enter the mayoralty, Tace.
David L. Kistler,, candidate for com
missioner of public works to succeed
H. Wearn, was also present that
night,-Mr, Hall , said. ' 1
If the present city commissioners
are defeated at the recall election;
the entire police force ill resign
Police. Chief Walter -B. Orr said. He
expressed the conviction that the pe-
titioners are as determined to oust
all the members of ' the . police force
as they are the: city, commissioners,"
and, if the commissioners lose, ttiV
police will save, them the trouble of
going through' the formality of ask-'
ing' th6m for their .resignations;
Chief Orr said. ' - ;
; : Little duties , are the greatest du
ties, when they : are the tnes God
mooses'for us.--Ex. " '
OIPIE
Friday arid
GERALDINE FARRAR & LOU TELUGEN
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Friday Kinograin-World NeY&
Saturday-Harold
Jesse L, Laxky Presents
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? It's; the' greatest; story of
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figuring power of. love and
told---ahd it's told from the experience ,
who have sourtded
If you see ; Fires of Faith once
you'll waiit to sed it again. But don't
see it once. - -
ooiXEcnoN of, taxes ;
; ; I; NEARLIT. FOUR BtLLlONS,
Washington, D. C.Figures com-
piled by the Bureau of Internal Rev
enue t.snow that the taxes. to: be col-
profits for, thia fiscal.yeas will total
about four and a. half billion dol
lars.. Collections: to, date 'aggregate
$3, 8 3 $,950,612. , from all , revenue
sources. Of the excess profits and
incomes there has been" collected
only about J2.S9R nnR 702 thus Tar
The law-allows payment in) four in
stallments, if desired. Only two ot
such payments have fallen due. . It
is, estimated there is about $2,000,
000,000 s yet tov be ;1 collected from
thia-sourfce in the . payments , which
fell due September- 15 and those-,
falling due on September 15, 1919.
- Did you ever realize how'jnstinct
ive it is for children -to climb, swing
and stretch their ttle muscles?.
Mother. Nature has thus provided for
proper development, y Most children
have, an opportunity for. leg-development,,
but very few for arms, chest,
shoulders; back and abdominal These
arp the 'really -vital -muscles. The
horizontal ladder meets the require
ments admirably. " . V , '
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