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sentative, THE AMERICAN
PRESS ASSOCIATION,
New York. N. Y.
Friday, April 9th, 1920.
: In the impending campaign, the
Democratic party will enjoy the en
viable ' distinction of being able to
"run on 'its record rather than away
from it. .
, Suggestion to the Republican Con
gressbut what's the use of making
any more suggestions. The Republi
can Congress itself is doing its best
fyong that line every time it meets.
Wood, Johnson and Lowden are
the irreconcilables on the G, 0. P.
presidential camp, and are likely to
be the source of a lot of worry to
the "Old Guard" bosses when the cur
- tain is finally raised at Chicago. .
His accusers would have the public
believe that the president is an auto
crat, but pin them down and thy
cannot put their finger on one single
instance in which he has exceeded
his constitutional asthority. It is
one thing to deal in glittering gener
alities, and quite another to point out
a concrete fact.
Even the Senate fears a day of
retribution. It delayed action on the
nomination of Bainbridge Colby to
be-Secretary of State until the pub-
lie found out what a mess the coun
try's foreign affairs were getting In
to, and then, fearing outraged public
opinion, did what it never had the
slightest excuse for delaying con
firmed Colby.
When Mr. Hoey -was asked "How
about the negro women voting?": he
answered," "They will vote just like
the negro men vote. The law that
applies to negro men would also ap
ply to the negro women in North
Carolina." Have the proponents of
the federal amendment taken this
into consideration also? To date we
have heard nothing of .the "Colored
Won..!.! 0.. 1.1 . I,
" Consistency is not a jewel that
adorns the diadem the Republican
propagandists wear. In one breath
they iamn the Democratic adminis
tration for turning the country over
to Great Britain, and . in the next
condemn President Wilson because
he did not see Lord Grey, the British
. Ambassador, and declare that he
made Great Britain's representatives
here "feel not only that they are un
welcome, but thai our. country has no
v, confidence in them.
SCANDAL IN G. O. P. RANKS
. For many months Republican
I leaders in Congress have vainly
sought to unearth some sort of graft
or scandal in connection with the Ad
ministration's conduct of the war.
But the shoe is now on the. other
.foet. . V
Attention" has been diverted from
these efforts of the Republican
"smelling committees" by the dis
closure that immense slush funds
have been raised to further the per
sonal ambitions of Republican presi
dential aspirants.
Hard on a New York's paper's ex
pose of a million dollar fund having
been "underwritten" to further Gen
eral Wood's candidacy, came Sena
tor Borah's introduction in the Sen
ate of a' bill to limit pre-convenjjon
campaign 'expenditures and his de
nunciation of the Wood managers'
... methods, together with tha intimation
that the Lowden managers wera preb-l
ably spending even a greater sum.
Disclosures that selfish interests
ar out to buy the nomination for
their candidate, and then control the
election in the same manner, com-
ing on top of the conviction of Sen
ator. Newberry in Michigan, have
aroused the public conscience and
erased the smila from the features ef
the G. 0. T. leaders.
KAIJL.V.
Edward Francis Collioi
" .. (By Lanniganj) ' . !
Like Dan Costello, alias Dappt ;
Dan, Edward Francis Collison, Syra
cuse shortstop, is a college man. Col - j
lison is. a graduate of Union Collegs
at Schenectady, N. Y., and starrts
on that institution's teams. 'His pre j
fessional career has' been brief, tht ;
only club in organized ball he playe." 1
with having been Newburg of the
Hudson River League in 191:4. Lao'
year Collison" played with semi-pro-teams
around Troy, N. Y., where he ,
was born on June 25, 1895.
. However, 'there is a good reason
for Collison's slight professional ex ,
perience. f -
Immediately after his gi aduatici.
from Union, he entered the army and -after
seeing service in Mexico wen.1
overseas with the infantry of the '
Twenty-seVenth Division. This'
keDt him actively employed from
June, 1916, until April, 1919.
Collison bats and throws right
handed, weighs 150 pounds and is 5
feet 7 inches in height.
SYRACUSE BALL CLUB TO
LEAVE FOR NORTrSOON
There are but a few. more days of
baseball in our city in which the Sy
racuse Stars will represent the city,
Thea"team will start on its northern
trip some time next week, playing a
series of games all the way up. Mr.
Landgraf , president of the club is
anxious to return to Tarboro for the-
training, season next year, and will'
do so if the citizens will permit.
'Found Seven Rat Dead in Bin Next
Morning."
Robert Woodruff says: "My prem
ises were infested with rats, I tried ,
RAT-SNAP on friend's recommenda
tion. Next morning found seven
dead rats in bin, two near feed box,
three in stall. Found large number
since. No smell from dead rats ,
RAT-SNAP drys them up. Best
thing I have ever used." Three sizes,
25c, 60c, $1.00. Sold and guaran
teed by R. B. Peters Grocery Co., and
Marrow-Pitt Hardware Co. adv
I Neyer Knew Ypu Could Kmp Rats
Out af a Butcher Shop."
What Ralph Watkins says: "Fig
ured rats around store had errough
to feed en ; wouldn't about RAT
SNAP, gave it a trial. Results were
wonderful. Cleaned all rats out in
ten days. Dogs 'about store night
and day never touch RAT-SNAP."
Three sizes, 25c, 50c, $1.00. Sold
and guaranteed by R. B. Peters Gro
cery Co., and Marrow-Pitt Hard
war Ce. , ' adv.
FOUND One lady's slipner. just
half soled. Owner may have by
paying for this advertisement and i
applying to the chief of police!
4-9-ltc
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No. 1 Celery Tra'y
No. 2 V lb Candy Jar
No. 3 Comport, High Foot
No. -.-Whipped Cream Bow
Ne. 5-HComfort, Low Foot
Ne. 6 Fruit Bowl, 7 inch.
No. 7 Fruit Bowl, S inch.
No, 8 Fruit Bowl, 8 inch.
No. 9 Condiment Set 4 Piece
No. 10 Uange Dish1
No. 11 Tumblers (In Sets of
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More than a quarter of a century ago the kitchen cab
inet idea was originated by Cr P. ' MCDOUGALL,
founder of the MCDOUGALL' COMPANY. Jit was'
briefly, to bulid a combined cupboard and work-table
for the housewife, in which would be assembled all
the materials and utensils needed in the preparation
of a meal. From that basic idea and the first MC
DOUGALL Kitchen. Cabinet which' evolved from it
has grown the whole great kitchen cabinet industry.
ThXMCDOUGALL was the" leader Twenty-five
years ago. It led the procession then for a host of
early imitators, and it still leads in all that goes to
make a kitcjten' cabinet better. . '
The MCDOUGALL is , not . an ordinary , kitchen
cabinet it is a veritable method of better kitchen
management. This method extends to every working
unit in the kitchen, 'but its primary purpose is to save
time arid labor, as well as a better utilization of faod,
etc. One hundred per cent efficiency and thrif are its
inevitable accompaniments when introduced in a
home. 5 : ' "- .
Yours to Serve,
BAKER BROTHERS
TARBORO, N. C
YOUR DUTY TO YOUR
That tiny might of a cooing baby is tlie dearest bit
of humanity in all the world. A savings account for
that child serves two greatly to ba desired ends.
First, it has the advantage of a long period for ac
cumulation. I;- ' ;"" ' V '
Secondly, it means the culture of a part of that
child's character that will prove invaluable through
out life. w '-.;.;"'.' '';':
Parents -Your measureless .love for the child
should prompt you to a serious consideration of this
phase of thrift. 'r:h:-:-l' ; .' .
Do your duty, open an' account for your child.
Tarboro Building 6c Loan Assn
THOS. BJ JACOCKS,: Secretary and Treasurer.
New Series Open April 3, 1920
iSomething Special-
Monday, April 12
At Ten O'clock We Will Offer for Sale a
Lot of Cut Glass at Only
$1-29E
Only one of each piece sold to a customer. Don't for-'
, tet the date as postively we will not sell one single'
i piece at any price until Monday at ten o'clock; See '
our window. '
Cut Glassware on the table adds the final touch to
dininp;. Its crystal' beauty has gained universal appreciation.
Six)
No. 12 Nappy, Shallow
No. 3 Sugar and Cream Set
No. 14- Sugar and Cream Set
No. 15 -Fruit Bowl, 7 iach.
No. 16 Mayonnaise Bowl and
" Plate
No. 17 Pitcher
No. 18 Cylinder Vase . -.
No. 19 Flower Basket
No. 20 Pickle Dish
W.L.&J.E. SIMMONS
Tarboro, N. C.
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This eries of. Scenario Writing
With Its Free Questions An-
,: swered and Scenarios Criti
cized Will Contain Twenty
Seven Chapters'. The Daily
Southerner Will Run One
Chapter a Week, for Entire
. Course. Watch For It Each
'Week. '.:V';r-' '(f;
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
AMATEUR PLOTS READ
Questions- and plots submitted by
readers to the Motion Picture Edi
tor of this paper will ba forwarded
to John Emerson and Anita Loos for
answers and criticisms. Answers will
be published in these-columns once
a week. Questions must be submit
ted one at a time. John Emerson
and Anita4-Loos a, ill read and criti
cize photoplay plots written by the
readers of The Southerner if they
. i
are limited to a 300-word synopsis.
Send a plot to, the Motion Picture
Editor "of The Southerner with a self
addressed, stamped envelope for the
return of your manuscript. A firsW
prize will be awarded to the amateur
whose plot, after receiving Emerson
Looi criticism, is deemed" the best
by judges named by the Southerner.
Other prizes will also be awarded.
Kv let!?,- Emerson
hoteplay ..Writing Profession, Who are Now Collatjorating ca Sw
Constance jTalmadge Pictures.),
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' ' "The Theme" . J '' "'
Today the play which is built On
a theme' or idea is the most sought
after. of, all motion picture material... v
The daily newspapers are a mine
for such ideas. Then: are innumerable
other si.urces. - -'
So .lUvr.ys try to fit a theme to your
:.i'nry. li pays. . v .. j I
i.'.tit do not make the thorns too pro
x;i:ii'i or' your story will' become 4
a ere piece of 'propaganda. ;. ,
" If; ; on , treat your 'theme, lightly,
j ::r:r:i!y, your story "will Purely sell.
n old ' days all that was. re
. : v; a motion picture was ac
O -j -: hysical action such as' the
" : or railroad trains or the fair of
; t'roin a cliir. ' ."-'""''
I'ut today it, takes something far
'a ore si'vutle to make a photoplay suc-
. -m' :!. ' ' ;
-..-.'iV the writers of scenarios, we
-ivcf.t A say: Wherever possible, build
'..Vor,r story ab6ut a the;n? and., make
.-o;ii" climax the ontcfijne of some
irreat universal trutk The old 'truths,
course, are Vetty well worn, but
every day of our civilization finds a
new truth born, that the searching
ntl thinking mind may discover if
it will take the' time' and patience to
-hunt it down.
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AMATEUR SCENARIOS
Practically all imll be refused because the writers did not khw what Jthn
Lmrson and Ar.Ha Loos, shown above, teil you here. v
"What is a theme?" It sounds sus
pic:iiily like tlir old high school
;;!, sh claS. " And where can we
:V:u or.f?" -
1 "i Engine In The Car- ,'
' :":--,-,e" is the second great tech
;.. . .in wlii.cn .the playwrights must
iiid. It ia the chief trick of the
A theme is a great universal
m "Honesty is the best
: . or . "Don't, tell Masonic
i; to a- v.man." It is not
n-i -', cc!-tial to a good story;
nwkes tho writing ol a plot
y .-':! easier by offering a defi-
.cver miss a chance
'. i'leme. You can sell
'''.'V: ;;,v.''' itlf to a scenario
it i su ;Scicntly original.
iiiVr- the .author makes his
'.'.. . iiie bettor will the editor , be
-', grasp his theme and its pbs-
" ?"U'.ii::J csampic of a theme well
j q;-i;rred in "Skinner's Dress
i"." Thtr theme' was that people
: ---it. vm-.T own valuation, and
n ( :;t '.i,) n good bluff, yon are
iirc i ) j;rt by with it. With
iiie -i? - j tiniver-al aad timely as
t"
th'i
the storv almost develoos itself.
i:: "Tlie Social Secretary," played
by JJorma Talmadfre. we tried to ex
plode the theory that the girl rho
comes t-a New York to make her own
'xtv has to sell herself W order to
. kil.'Ctcd. , .
As late aa 1880 England had but
ohe prominent periodical devoted ex
clusively to the interests of women.
LY SOUTHERNER
1IST 0?' CHARl
! - The following is a lv t
chapters that vll If cv
the Eroerson-LocSj scrs.-;; (
' your newspaper on
Write Scenaiio3;" .
i "Let's Write A V
a Tools And Trade 3. .-,
V 3 Getting The Ctorv i.w
4 The Photoplay Vv'i
- 3
f Dictionary. ,. ,
S The Theme. ' (
- 6 Star Sympathy" -
7 "Actlpn CameraG. is: J ."
8 How To Write ThifSynori.
sis. ,;'. ';, .
) 9--The Continuity,
jo Titles AndSubtitks. "
11 A Model Continuity Form.
12 More Oi The Model Form.
13 One Little Pig Went Tc
Market
14 --Writing For The Czzsx.r
i 15 Scenery Fpt Sccnajior.
16 The Actor's Ar,lc.
17 Character On The" Sere cn.
18 The "Interest"
19 The Kind Of Stories That
' SeU.
30 What To Write And Not
To Write.
31 Cuftting The Picture.' v
aa Writing For The Csnsors.
33 lT'lie Pictorial "Element -
34 Tlie Penouement.
35 How To Begin.
36 Midway In The Photoplay.
37 the "Final Qloie Up."
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and Anita Loos
In "A Temperamental Wife," our
recent production lor. Constance Tal
madge, the theme illustrate the un
reasoning jealousy which some wives
have toward the women with whom
their- husbahds must come in con
tact) if they are to carry on-ordinary
business. .. . v ;
; Almost any -iinusual experience in
every day life has the germ of a
tlume "more speed, less haste," "it
pays to advertise," "if you must flirt,
d ;n't choose a prize fighter's, wife,"
a-e illustrated at home and in the
cilice almost daily. . t
In addition, books of fables, philo
sophical works, epigrammatical eays,
or sociological treatises are full of
brand new themes.
Satire A Certain Success
Do not make the theme too pro
nounced or your story will become a
mere piece of propaganda. There is
no demand for purely propaganda, pic
tures which purport to show the
evils of drink, or the virtues! of social
ism: " v:'' ' '.,;;' '. .-
And do not think that a plot with
a iheme need necessarily be a deadly-in-earnest
story or tragedy. I If you
treat your theme lightly, satirically,
with a sense of humor, your story will
surely sell. We are convinced that
satirical stories are more in demand
than any other type, provided, of
course, the story is human and in
teresting. ' s
For example in "In Again Out
Again," we used a humorous theme to
the effect that it is easy enough to get
into trouble when you don't want to,
but when you do want to, it is an al
together different matter. Another
satirical theme which we used suc
cessfully was "Wild .. and ', Woolly,"
where we laughed at the idea held
in the ' East that the West is still a
barbarous wilderness of cewbeys aad'
dance halls. ;
Last of all, make your theme ef,
wide universal interest a truth which
everyone has experienced and con
sequently can appreciate when view
ing it in story form? Our first stery
for Douglas Fairbanks, "His Picture
in the Papers," was founded on the;
great American love of publicity; wei
knew that almost everyone is thrilled !
at the prospect' of seeing his or her
name in print, while themes connected
with aviation or foreign trade or a.
painter's career would appeal to com-'
paratively few people. -.
Found your story on an original'
trath.f such universal interest that'
when your climax za files, everybody j
in, the audience from - stenographer
to bank president will say to them
selves:. "Yes, that's just the way.
it would have come, out in reaf lifej
if I had th me ewce myself."'
Ia the days of Pharoahs some of
the aiost sacred religious offices were
held by women. .
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Phones 182 and 194
NOTICE OF. SUMMONS BY
, PUBLICATION
North Carolina, Edgecembjj Oauntjr,
ia the Superior Csurt.. : . -Whitaaaa
Merten sa Liesie Mertea '
, The defemdaat sieve manned win
take notide that aa actfe entitled as ,
above hag bee cesmeBcedi in the Su
jorinr Csart BdgecmVe Csumtjr
by the share named plaiattff fr the
Fu?sae ef ebtaiaiag Jan akselvte li
verce fram the defendant uyett tke
1 erSBis if adaltary
and absnden-.
Rioctj'arJ the; daf eadant will fiuxther
I Ua Inet.ca . that she is required ts
! ppwiv.beere'the.-'rClBrkj.e'f, th S-. ,
peria:1 caliirt in Tarbr, tho afre-
sak Vanty and State, . en the 1st
day of Hay; 1920, and answer er de-
ir.uv t: the complaint filed in said
i action r the plaintiff will apply t
Am ceurt for the relief demattuei ia
the compile t.,
' This tho 1st day f Ami 120.
A. T. WALSI02I,
i - 1 Clerk Superior Court.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified before the Clerk
f the Edgecembe Superier Court aa
adtainistrater ef E. B. Jeyner, de
ceased, this is tt netify til peraeas
aalding claims agaiact . his estate to
present the same duly . itemized aad
verified t me, es er before March
IS, 1921, er this aetice will be fld
in bar ef their racavary, and all er
seas iadehted ta said estate are di-'
rected tmake immediate payment te
me.
This the 18th day ef March, 1921.
W. D. JOYNER, JR.,
Administrater ef E. T. Joyaer.
THORNE & THORNE, Attys.
CREAM FOR SALE
We are new in pesitien te furjuifli
ay reaseaable amount ef oream. All
orders for cream te insure deli try
sj must lie placed the day before de
: livery is te be made. 'Phene yeur
MUNICIPAL PASTEURIZINGeyear
orde rs te 3 1 1. MUNCTPAL FAS-
TEURING PLANT. 4-S.7td
NOTICE
Public- Hetioe is hereby givea that
The Tarbore Meter Sua Ce. has ap
plied te the Beard of Camiaissieaara
f the town fer a franchise to eyer-
ate en the' streets ef the tewn a pas
senger motor bus line runaisg em a
regular schedule. ' -
If any citizen ebj sofas te the tewa
granting this fraachise they will have
: tajlle cemplaint with the Beard be-
! fere April the 20th. 192I.; as said
franchise will ba considered at the;
regular meathly maatiag ia May.
J. H. JACOCKS, City Clerk.
March the 20th, 192. ltw-dwks
DANGERS OF A COLD
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Many bad eases of kidaey. trouble
result from a celd or chill. Gengaat
ed f kidneys fall behind "ia filteriag
the poison-laden blocd, aad backache,
a cold. Use .Doan's Kidaey Pills at
headache, dizziness and disordered
kidney actios follow. . Doa't aegleot
the first sign of kidney jbreuble. Her
is an experience teld by a realdaat
of this' locality. .
J. W. Parker, R. F. D. N. 1,
Speed, N. C, says: "Being euteide ia
all kinds of weather and eatohing a
cold which settled in my kidnayt is
what I blame for. bringing on my
kidney complaint. I was troubled
a whole lot at night, because my kid
neys didn't act properly, and I tad
n.f.gglng pains in the small of my ,
back. I was also subject to head"
aches and was often nervous. Hear
ing of Doan's Kidney Pflls, I begai
taking them and I a mglad to say they
are just as represented. r Doan's en
tirely cured me." - " .'-
. Price 0d, at all deakes. , Sea't
simply ask for a kidney reajtdy
get Doan's Kidney Pilla tae saaie
that Mr. Parker had. Fosttr-Mil-bura
Co., Mfgrs., lulfale, N. Y.
adr.