Life 1925-05-28: Vol 85 Iss 2221

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“'D LIKE A POUND OF SAUSAGES, AND WOULD YOU MIND DOING THEM UP SO THEY’LL LOOK LIKE A QUART OF SCOTCH ?” If Monsieur Kerkoff, Parfumeur, Should Write an Advertisement on Lubricating Oils [° it that monsieur would care for a soupcon of Lubricating Oils? It is oh, so necessary that one lubricate the wheels of one’s Steel Mills! But wait: Kerkoff has assembled the oils, the greases, the slushes d’Afrique. Assembled them in boxes, barrels, and kegs, design, that Monsieur le Superintendent, his Foreman de la lactorerie, ct le overseer of the Textile Mill will say, “An of a so simple and yet elegant a Oil superb!” There is an Oil for gadgets, delicately perfumed, made of the strong yet graceful fish—and an Oil for cylinders alone, of a color most subtle. Veritably a wealth of Oils to choose from! And, monsieur, et le Overseer de la Factorerie, le Manager du Works, a little secret-—Kerkoff's Secret—ah, but that would be telling, would it not, how we compound our so delightful Lubricating Oils? Sprinkle them, monsieur, upon your trains, your factories, your engines, and learn the secret of their fascination. The Lubricating Oils of Kerkoff are not to be resisted, mais non? Ah, mais oui! Mattie S. Watson. Go-Getters Both Ways IFF: They now have a school for dry agents in Phila- delphia, I hear. Garr: What do they teach them? Salesmanship? eC Ballade of Temperance | SPEAK not of liquor—the land hasn't got Any hard stuff to save or to spare; Of the choice between total abstainer and sot I have talked a bit more than my share 3ut I'm out with a gun, as I'm free to declare, For that prince of opinionless snides Who says of each argument, fair or unfair, “There is much to be said on both sides.” I can never be sure if he’s for me or not, But I always am sure I don't care; He’s a Temperate Man—neither chilly nor hot— And how can he be on the square? We expect something else on their minds but their hair Whom we choose to be judges and guides, And they help not who say, with a smirk debonair, “There is much to be said on both sides.” He calls it Calm Judgment !—I know that is rot— It is plain, pusillanimous Scare! He’s afraid he'll offend if he says what is what, And it’s simply a case of Don't Dare. 1 prefer the intemperate man who can swear To a fact, to the mutt who bestrides The fence of opinion, and bleats from up there, “There is much to be said on both sides!” L’Exvot | suppose when he goes where all motives are bare, And Justice Eternal abides, Between heaven and hell he will hang in the air, There’s so much to be said on both sides! Ted Robinson. " : —= a “Ss — STOP, FRED—I LEFT MY GLOVES ON THE NOTION COUNTER AT BIMBEL’S AND YOU'LL HAVE TO TURN RIGHT AROUND AND GO BACK FOR THEM.” “

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SS “I'M A RACIN’ MAN MESELF.” “HOSSES ?” “ITOMIN’ PIGEONS.” Fisherman’s Luck The Ennui Germ ‘T®: Did Tom have a good time on the fishing party ? ‘| DON’T understand why they parted. I always thought Nep: I guess so. When,I asked him about it he didn't their marriage was a eugenic one.” remember he’d been there. “Well, perhaps they got sick of each other, dear !” TIME-SAVING SUGGESTION FOR MAYORS

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te &. On the Floor of the Reebis Gulf Communication from the ‘‘Reasonably On Board S. S. “Reasonably,” May 23. HE progress of Lire’s expedition in the ship Reasonably to explore the flora and fauna of the sea- bottom of the Reebis Gulf has heen quite slow, owing to the surprising amount of water we have had to drop through even to reach the bottom. This unexpected obstacle we account for in the early advent of the submarine rainy- season. The submarine does not usually begin until late Novem- ber, but this year, on account of the late Easter, it has already started in with a This makes rainy-season vengeance, By Robert Benchley the side of the boat on Wednesday by Dr. Atemus and has kept us in gales of laughter ever since. It is really more like a sponge except that it has wings and has the song-note of a robin. It flies through the spaces under the water looking for worms, and when it has found one it flies back to its nest, where it deposits the tasty bit in the mouths of the little robins, who tweet with delight. The worm itself is worthy of special note. These deep-sca worms are not at all like the angie-worms which you use in the States for fishing. They are our nets damp and sticky and hinders our divers, who have to wear slickers over their already heavy diving suits. We have, however, succeeded in bringing to the surface several good hauls of whatever that terrible stuff is that grows along the sea-bot- tom. “Gurry,” we call it, but I don’t suppose that that is the rightname for it. It is rather like a some sort, ex- cept that it has a face. vine of AST Thursday, for instance, our scoop brought up to the deck of the Reasonably a mess Of perfectly dandy things. There were some wee pelagic anemones, all rosy from their ocean dip, little cross-stitch bar- nacles, several yards of an herbage without a name and which I hope never docs have a name, a small male water- melon-fish (so-called because it is full of seeds similar to those of a male watermelon), and a safety-razor blade. All these were taken into the ship’s laboratory and thrown away. We have, however, located one species of deep-sea fauna which ought to prove of considerable value. This is the sub- marine robin, or flying sponge. This interesting little chap was pulled over A DAY’S CATCH something in the nature of a button, and they walk erect. When pursued by the submarine robin they run at a great rate along the floor of the sea, scamper- ing back and forth and dodging be- tween rocks and bunkers until they are completely winded. Then the robin swoops down on them and carries them off, a kicking, giggling prey. N the haul last Saturday, Dr. Wrens- ser, while poking among the crabs and shellfish which are part of every load, discovered a man named Harris, or Harrit. The man said that he didn't * Expedition came there, as he was not, and never had been, interested in shellfish and he actually hated clams (that is, to against clams). know how he animus Mr. Harris, or Harrit, said that the last thing he remembers before finding himself on the deck of eat; he had no the Reasonably with the mess of crus- taceans was walking up Seventh Ave., New York City, late in March. From then on his mind is a blank. We asked him if he wanted to go back to New York again, and, as he didn’t seem to care much one way or the other, we threw him back in the ocean. EXT week, as soon as we get rid of this deep-sea rain, we hope to send down divers to see what there is di- rectly under the Reason- ably which keeps bounc- It is all right day-time, ing so. during the but along about eleven o'clock at night we notice a sort of agita- tion which sometimes is so great as to jar the dishes in the scullery. We really haven't any idea what it is, and I should never have men- tioned it at all were it not that I thought the Lire be interested. readers of would Well, there goes six bells and I now. must close At six bells regu- larly each evening we have fire-drill, and I am proctor for my corridor. Love to the Museum. Evrror’s Nore: This is the third in a series of articles by Mr. Benchley on popular science and good sport in gen- eral. The fourth article will appear in the Commencement Number next week. A Matter of Luck LDER GENERATION: Do you mean to say that you went out to dinner with a perfect stranger? Youncer GENERATION: Not perfect, Mother, but the best I could pick up!

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Lif e- BRITISH scientist, Sir Ronaup Ross, believes that he can devise a scheme for extending the average span of life to a hundred and fifty years—but we're afraid that he won't get much encouragement from the aver- age taxpayer. JL One lesson learned from the late war maneuvers about Hawaii is that the Navy Department's idea of diplomatic phrasing is to refer to the imaginary enemy as “a Pacific power,” and expect every one to think it means Siam. JL The “Grand Fleet,” during the maneuvers, executed at sea a forty-degrees turn, or one hun- dred and forty degrees less than several admirals have made on the air power question. a Congress, we hear, will be urged to make Hawaii “the Gibraltar of the Pacific,” thus laying the foundation of another successful life insurance selling campaign. ae The report that the Government’s surplus for the current fiscal year will be about $100,000,000 is not necessarily alarming. Bills have not yet begun to come in for the clerical help employed to deter- mine who won the Battle of Oahu. a Another problem of the business world has been solved by Mus- SOLINI, who now holds four dif- ferent offices in the Italian Cabi- net. He is said to be the only executive who can go_ into conference with himself. eo The Department of Agriculture, one reads, is trying to standardize meats. Does this mean an “Eat- More-Hash” Week? 5 F Chief of Police James Cavan- per, of Des Moines, plans a weekly motor truck parade of captured bootleggers confined in stocks, “to inform the public of the bootleggers’ true standing in society.” Placards will be hung about the bootleggers’ necks which will, we hope, include their telephone num bers and the latest quotations on Scotch. JL The Des Moines bootleggers have a right to demand that they be confined only in genuine, pre-war stocks. THE WHITE MAN’S BURDEN Lines The German women, who are credited with having elected HInpdENBURG, are now demanding that he take to himself a wife. He might have known there was a catch in it somewhere. JL Tuscola, Ill., reports the birth of a pig with one head, two bodies, eight legs, two tails and three ears. The Chamber of Commerce of Wins ted, Conn., will take decisive step to meet this competition from thx Middle West. 73 A pig with three ears should stimulate a big boom in the silk purse industry. JL On page 32 of this issue you will find a communication from Capt. Grorce L. Darter, the official publicist of the Military Order of the World War, whose remarks have been subjected to comment in this department on several occasions. Capt. Darte’s views on military preparedness do not coincide with ours, but we are glad to publish his letter, and shall welcome other expressions of opinion on the same subject. A Worthy Cause EVEN years have elapsed since the A. E. F. first went into action at Cantigny and Belleau Wood, and seven years are apt to place a terrific strain on the average memory. But there are some things that we must not forget: there are veterans of these battles still in hospital—still giving till it hurts for their country. The Veterans of Foreign Wars are selling Buddy Poppies this week, made by disabled and needy ex-service men, and Lire urges that you buy as many of them as possible, for as much as you can give. All the proceeds of the sale are used for the relief of men disabled in the war. Surely, this is not too much to ask. a ee

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‘ DIF sé. - AcYwtTAT EOD A BN E R Lm Our hero in one of his WHEN Abner Eads lived next tous his garden truck was Fameous ovr hero in his pulling act Or virtues people _ like to get -@in vittles they “have up and et. His peas and spinach, beans and spuds were just the vitimate in fuds and in the patch by his garage, ah, sacr reen! ah, quelle cabbage! His truck was always in demand but Abner grouched to beat the band because he wanted from the soil more vegetation with less toil. “Aha! potential ‘Quickseed’ fan!” quvoth Wanchar Voght, his congressman, SlatsCbabe’) voght, sixth brightest thing in congress “the Government will ship to you the fastest seeds ” that ever grew! in the seeds. They came and Abner planted one, then yelled and took it on the run. YY t fj Vi bhi fe o our big scene: abner plants the seed.) ata | cor! hero under h. That plant was tangled round his neck before old Ab could dodge, by heck! ab beholds his first | "“quickseed” peavine. Twelve rods away Ab turned to see that vegetable now a tree. = rr! | birdie clen- ching teeth prep. ratory to try. for Fae A birdie, trying for a limb, misse wide~it grew too fast for him! VULLIMIELELLINACEPTLA BESET APSE AS our hero (but see contiguous text.) “Well, safety first!” says Ab, and sowed ‘em, stepping backward as he throwed ’em, giving each a g00d, wide berth as it busted from the earth. SLLESESSP OE [ous ero takes the Spill. (see text for the agonizing details. That was clever but he tripped up, seeds broadcasting as he slipped up. Howling Ab bewailed his bungle from his up- and-coming jungle. Futile hands essayed his salvage ere he lost his spark and valvage. VM h5Muséét tt, finis.(the end.) Buzzards and exposure bleached him weeks before we ever reached him.

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LA { ik UY) | h(E wh ae esl 6G ACR “WHAT DOES SHE DO, COMMANDER?” “OH, ABOUT SIXTY KNOCKS AN HOUR.” Sad, Very Sad TTENDANT (in insane asylum) : This unfortunate man is our worst case. He is not only a_ hopeless lunatic but also a victim of St. Vitus’s dance. Visitor: Indeed! How did he get that way? ATTENDANT: He tried to observe all the laws. ~ A Scant Mouthful HE OLD GENTLEMAN: What's your baby brother’s name? THe Kip: William Leon Archibald Gustave Eustace Billings, but we all call him William Leon Archibald for short. HE Prince of Monaco is quarreling with the gambling authorities. But it isn’t the first time they’ve split. \ i jl Ath, LWivall A } THE OLD MAN’S HOME White House Chit-Chat (“William Randolph Hearst was a guest to-day at the White House for luncheon. The publisher had nothing to say as he left, but indi- cated that the subjects discussed did not bearson public questions.” —Washington dispatch.) ME COOLIDGE (politely): You're a newspaper man, aren’t you, Mr. ? —ah Mr. Hearst: Hearst is the name. Why, yes, I am. . Coo.ince (more politely): I've often thought it must be an extremely fas- cinating profession. You must have some very interesting experiences. Did you ever meet the Mayor of New York —Mayor—ah ? Hearst: Hylan. Yes, I’ve met him. Cootiwce (after a short pause): What paper are you on, Mr.—ah ? Hearst: Hearst. W. R. Hearst. Why, to tell you the truth, I’m con- nected with several. Cootince: Oh, yes, of course, of course. Every little bit helps, I sup- pose. Hearst—Hearst—where have I heard that name before? Didn’t you own a horse once, Mr. Hearst? Hearst (pussled): A horse? Why, no, I’ve some cows in Mexico, but CooLinceE (a bit petulantly) : I'm sure I heard that you owned a horse. A horse named Exhaust or Brake Lining —no—Spark Plug, that’s it! Hearst: Oh, Spark Plug! Well, you see, Spark Plug isn’t exactly a real horse. He’s just a picture of a horse. CooLinceE (after mulling this over for some time): Odd! But no matter. By the way, Mr.—ah—Hearst, I knew a newspaper man once myself—chap named Collins, of the Bellows Falls Times. He came to see me once about a picture and a write-up. You know him, of course? Hearst: I’m sorry, but I can’t say I do. CooLipGeE (perplexed): Very odd! I thought all you newspaper chaps knew each other. Well, Mr.—ah—Hearst, I suppose you will have to be getting back to the office to call up people or practice your shorthand or some- thing. Tell your editor it was very kind of him to let you off for an hour for luncheon. If you ever want a pic- ture for a write-up of me, there’s prob- ably one around the house somewhere. Good-by....“Not a real horse,” he said, “just the picture of a horse.”...The man must be crazy. Tip Bliss. = a A PETE rere

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—-s_ ee SRT a ET een ome Live * The Rover and Over Boys By Corey Ford Volume II]: How Tom Pranked a Lot of Cannibals é' ARK!” said Tom. anything ?” “No,” said Sam. “Do you?” “No,” said Tom. “Do you, Dick?” “No,” replied Dick seriously. “Do you hear “Then there isn’t anything,” said fom with a sigh of relief, “and here e are starting another Rover Boys’ Book in the accustomed manner. As our readers well know, Dan Baxter had left the Rover Boys in the lurch just at the conclusion of the previous vol- ume. It was while exploring this lurch to find some way to continue the series that Tom cried, ‘Do hear ng?’ and both Dick and Sam replied, ‘No, as related in the present volume you any- of this series, entitled, ‘The Rover Boys’ Series.” In this volume,” he concluded, ve shall learn how the Rover Boys found the secret of the Hidden Treas- ure 6 “Where are we gving to find the secret?” mused Sam. “In the last chapter,” replied Dick seriously. “What chapter is it now?” asked Sam; and Dick struck a match. CHAPTER Two ““RIPES, is that all?” exclaimed Sam in “Well, let’s go and_ kill And so saying he aimed his gun at a high branch and knocked off a couple of hours. “There seems to be disgust. hunting, some time.” plenty of game here,” said Dick, as he noted several kangaroos who were shadow-boxing in a thicket. “What shall we shoot?” nearby “Let’s shoot some dice,” suggested Tom, pointing to a male and female douse which were rolling together in the sand; and his brothers seized their guns and followed the game with interest. “Tom! Tom!” “Hark!” cried Tom Rover, Dick and on ahead. halting as Sam went “Some one is calling me.” “Tom! Tom!” came again from across the island: and without further ado the fun-loving Rover Rover r Tom shouted the hungry cannibals, flourishing their “Hurrah for tomahawks in the air and cheering lustily; and when they had executed their war-dance they fell upon it and de- voured it ravenously. Amid much laughter and applause the Ne formed groes slowly a huge. semi-circle about Tom, who was center beside the Zulu king, Zuloaga. seated in the Then a left his brothers and Negro at one end of plunged into the S@ the semi-circle laid bushes, running THE TWO END-MEN RESPONDED down his tambourine, rapidly in the direction wiTH A ROUSING “MAMMY” — stepped forward and of the sound. What SONG FOR AN ENCORE, bowed. “Rastus,” he was his surprise to said, “who was dat stumble abruptly into a group of naked cannibals seated about a fire. “Tom! Tom!” drum; and then too late saw his natural mistake, as the savages and executed a Zulu went the native poor Tom surrounded him war-dance. lady I seen you wid las’ night?” “Dat was no ladle, Sambo,” replied the man at the other end, “dat was mah And then Negroes applauded violently, the two end-men did a responded knife.” while Tom and the dance, and “Mammy” soft-shoe with a rousing song for an encore. AS THE NATIVES DIPPED THEIR PADDLES INTO THE WATER, THE ISLAND STARTED IN HOT PURSUIT. “Well, Mistah Inter- lockutah,” said the Cannibal King to Tom, “dis am a great day fo’ de race, sho’ ‘nuff !” “So this is a great day for the eh?” re- peated Tom with a smile. “Well, Mr. maybe you'll tell us now race, Johnson, what race is this a great day for?” “Fo’ de No’dic race!” “Mr. Johnson,” baring his white teeth in a grin bowing to several friends in the audience, while the house (Continued on page 30) replied and

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} | ; ‘al Ay Iw) rh. ice. HiT | } “QUEER “BOUT EPH DYIN’ SO SUDDEN—WHAT THE CORONER'S JURY SAY?” WA-LL, THEY AGREES IT WAS A VISITATION OF GOD UNDER VERY SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.” “ Nes Pops Diary M Up betimes, and off to investigate the report that Ws caviar can be bought at the Queensborough sf : : Market for an outlay of only one dollar and ten cents the pound, and found it true, to my delight, so bought as many jars as I could transport without being mistaken for a pedlar, and did derive from the reasonable prices hanging over the various stands a feeling that I had strayed into a bit of heaven on earth. Resolved to buy the bulk of our provisions there in the future instead of from the robbers in our neighborhood. Thence to an inn to lunch with Florence Brown, and we agreed, as usual, upon many things, in especial that most people are inclined to place too great a value upon pure reason. I never come home from a visit to a sensible family, quoth F., that I do not thank God that my children are all fools....Agnes Marshall to dine with us, and she did keep up such a chatter about what this man had said to her and that man had given her that I was at some pains not to blush for such sex egotism. Do you know what is the matter with her? asked Sam after she departed, and when I paused a bit, he added, She has the Queen-of-the-May complex. (Continued on page 29) Ode to an Oyster H, give a thought to the gentle oyster, Snug for a while in a muddy bed— Puffing his pipe in his clammy cloister, Safer by far than the quadruped. Oh, how he loafs as he lolls inanely, Deep in his liquid lair immersed— Whether eugenic or slightly ptomainely, Safe is he now till September first. He flouts the flounders and herring haughty That swim above in serried rows, And at the crabs and eels this naughty Chap attempts to thumb his nose. But all they say is: “Just remember It doesn’t pay to be too smart, And that you'll be, say next September, The preface to an @ la carte.” Arthur L. Lippmann A Suggestion ANTING REFORMER: The stage must be purified! The screen must be cleansed! The dance must be cen The bathing suit must be Voice: Aw, cut it short. sored! HE original model of the telephone has been offered t the museum of the University of Kentucky. However as it differs materially from the model of to-day, the atti tude of the Kentucky Legislature toward evolution will probably prevent the acceptance of the gift. [ ; “WE HAVE YOUR LETTER | (Ake OF THE NINTH- AND- | WZ ER -ER-— I'VE GoT To GES NW * ) oer THIS RIGHT- ER-~ wo \' / =R- THIS Is A BIG 7 I . DEAL + ER-ER-—_ KH - OH SHooT! IMPORTANT, | HAD y \F ITS REALLY a ae f serter GeT—” 's /% ) — a “AND WiLL SAY THAT YOU WILK FIND Ov ‘THE PAPIER-MAC HE’ vi LUNCH.” bg “as 2) PROPOSITION TO- BE > o> ~ THE FINEST IN THE 4— oa WORLD, - ETc - - = at “ ETc. “ o 2 \) i ee THE MAN WHO COULDN’T DO BIG THINGS EXCEPT AT LUNCH eee ae aahea ts

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rf | q : S Skippy: THERE’S BEEN A LOT 0’ CONVERSATION ABOUT YOUR UNCLE BEIN’ A GLASS BLOWER. WHERE DOES HE DO HIS Act? “HE BLOWS UP POTS IN THE FIVE-AND-TEN-CENT STORE.” “WHAT KIND OF POTS?” “vozzEs.” Skippy: 1 SHOULD IMAGINE THAT’S VERY HARD WORK. “NOT FOR ME UNCLE OLAF; HE’S A GLASS-BLOWIN’ FOOL.” “OH, WELL—EASY COME, EASY GO. IF YA WANTA SEE A BREATH-HOLDIN’ RACE, COME TO THE HOUSE OF A SUNDAY WHEN HE HAS THE GANG FROM THE SHOP UP.” “Is THAT A BUZZ?” “you BETCHA,” Skippy: ALL RIGHT. I'LL EASE ME WAY UP. ME EARS’LL BE CLEAN FER YA WHISTLE; BUT WHEN YA COME, DON’T AST NO QUESTIONS IF YA SEE THEM SITTIN’ AROUND POIPLE IN THE FACE, BECAUSE THEN THE RACE IS ON,” “IN THESE RACES—HOW DOES YOUR UNCLE TOOT ALONG ?” “OH, IT JUST GALLS THEM TO SEE HIM GET BLACK IN THE FACE. THEN WHEN THEY BRING HIM TO I TELL HIM HE WINS. SOME OF THEM DON’T EVEN STAY FOR SUPPER, THEY GET SO JEALOUS.” Skippy Skippy: THAT ALL SOUNDS LIKE A TOOTSY POP FROM “ALICE IN WONDERLAND.” “pO I LOOK LIKE A GUY TO PEDDLE BALLOON SOUP TO MY NEAREST FRIEND?” “SOOKY, WITH ME YOU'RE TATTOOED WITH BIBLE PITCHERS.” “WELL, I ALWAYS SAID IF THERE’S ONE GUY NURSIN’ A PAIR O’ WINGS IN THIS TOWN IT’S SKIPPY SKINNER.” “FROM NOW ON WE COME THROUGH CLEAN OR MEASURE ME FOR A SET 0’ STARS” “MY NEAREST FRIEND, BRAND ME IF I DON’T.” “aLL RIGHT, THEN, THIS GAS HOUSE THAT YOU GOT FOR AN UNCLE—JUST HOW HARD CAN HE BLOW?” “BLOW—HE THINKS NOTHIN’ 0’ BLOWIN’ A HOLE THROUGH A FLOWER POT,’

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MAY 28, 1925 VOL. 85. 2221 “While there is Life there’s Hope” Published by LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 598 Madison Avenue, New York Cuartes Dana Gisson, President R. E. SHERwoop, Editor F. D. Casey, Art Editor HE papers said that Dean Inge went home class. If so, it was partly, no doubt, out of regard for econ- omy, but possibly also to be less expcsed to the society of the people who travel first class. Either of these reasons for go ing second-class is sufficient, but he was not rated second-class while he was ashore. Not at all. We have not had an imported entertainer in this coun- try so distinctly first-class for some time. Will Rogers suits a good many people, and possibly if Dr. Inge kept at it week in and week out he would find it hard to better Rogers’s record as a public speaker; but performing here for three weeks, exposing a mind second- sensitive to new impressions and with a notable gift for disclosing them, Dr. Inge, while he stayed with us, was un- doubtedly the best entertainment offered. Hylan is not in his class at all as a talker. There are minds, of course, that pasture happily in the baseball columns, but for any one who wants to read something and get a reaction from it, the almost daily remarks of Dr. Inge were a godsend. Gloomy Dean? Nonsense! The man is a humorist. Moreover, besides that, he is a journalist, making copy almost daily for the newspapers and good copy at that. Bishop Manning could not believe, so he said, that the Dean (dis- paraging the Zionists) told the reporters that the Jews should rebuild the Temple of Solomon here in New York where they have the largest number of Jews “and plenty of Gentiles to fleece.” It was quite incredible to Bishop Man- ning, who regards this world just now with the eyes of a Bishop and a raiser Clair MAxweELL, Vice-President LANGHORNE GrBson, Secretary and Treasurer of funds, that the Dean could have said anything so saucy as that about the Jews. “I cannot believe—”’ he said, “I do not believe that Dean Inge used those words as they were quoted.” Perhaps not, but probably he did. No- body but Dr. Manning seems to doubt it, and Dr. Manning’s doubt, to tell the truth, seems a bit political; the doubt of a man who deprecates the inexpedi- ent. Dr. Manning does not want any- body to joke about the Jews just at present while he is trying to raise fifteen million dollars. That is a proper attitude for him, but really for Dr. Inge to jolt the Jews while Dr. Man- ning passes the hat may prove to be The Jews may come across just to flout Dean a useful division of labor. Inge. Undoubtedly there are a lot of Jews in New York and they have acquired , but do they fleece the Gentiles? Do they create wealth or merely divert to them- selves the wealth that is made by other people? No doubt some Jews fleece and accumulated a lot of money some Gentiles, but there are plenty of Gentiles who do the same. One ob- serves that when the Jews get firmly established in any line of department stores or theatres, they are business, as able presently to crowd out most of their Gentile competitors. But compe- tition is the life of trade, and probably Jews do contribute their full share to make New York rich. derful, considering how busy they are, It is quite won- and how industrious and in certain ways how able, and how much detached from the rest of the population—it is quite wonderful that they inspire so little fear, so little anxiety. Financially the Jews have arrived. Socially they have not arrived so much yet. The sign of social arrival is not to care what people say about you. When Dean Inge remarked about the Jews as he did, Louis Marshall, Sam Untermyer and various others ex- pressed deep indignation. If they had arrived in all respects as definitely as they have in some respects, they would only have grinned, as Bishop Potter might perhaps have done if he had still been with us. The real merit of Dr. Inge’s observa- tions here was not that they were very wise or novel, but that he spoke his mind. The author of “Outspoken Essays” does not seem to feel the need of hiding his opinions. When he talks about the Catholics, as he did the other day in the Spectator, he spits out the Catholic gag and speaks as candidly as John Jay Chapman. When such countless influences are at work as now to suppress free discussion, a three weeks’ course of Inge was good for us, albeit it must have left Dr. Man- ning with a thankful heart that the Dean of St. Paul’s was not the Dean of St. John’s. peep: _ Ri HE Jews and Palestine are notable just now in international politics. Palestine is one of the places that forecasters watch. They want to know what is really going to happen there The East and West meet there. The 3ritish are in power and in charge of government. The Jews are spending money there, colonizing and developing remarkably the agriculture of the coun- try, which has languished ever since the time the Romans knocked it out. To Bible students acquainted with the vari- ous prophecies these proceedings are highly interesting. To international politicians also they are interesting be- cause this large infusion of Jews into Palestine and this British protection of them is very unacceptable to the Arabs and the Mohammedans generally, who have been established as proprietors of Palestine for about 1,500 years. There are a good many Arabs and a very for- midable number of Mohammedans, and though they have not got an efficient industrial system, nor mass production, nor good artillery plants, nor imposing fleets of airplanes, still, get enough of them on the move and they are capable of making a disturbance in the world,

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especially if they are linked up with folks of western Europe—Russia, Ger- many—who might bring modern im- provements into their fighting, as could also Japan if she should see her way to tie up with them. If there is to be another considerable mix-up of the nations involving, of course, the Turks, Palestine seems as good a starting-place as any for it. In England and to a limited extent in these States there is the group of British-Israel enthusiasts who are per- suaded on grounds that seem to them sufficient that the British and conse- quently a large fraction of the Ameri- cans are descendants of the Lost Tribes and so as surely children of Israel as the Jews are. They see in the British control of Palestine as much a return of that country to the Chosen People as appears in the Zionist operations there. All these suggestions appeal to the is imaginations of persons who huve the kind of imaginations that such things appeal to. Dean Inge has not. He does not think much of the Zionist movement. He would almost certainly think that the notions that the Anglo- Saxons are descendants of the Lost Tribes and that the Prophet Jeremiah planted a colony in Ireland were old wives’ tales, not worthy of the notice of the informed. So he feels about spiritism and the line of healing that goes with it, of which there are so many examples in the Scripture both Jewish and Christian and in the news- papers in our daily life. Oh, well, never mind! If destiny is mixed up in a remarkable way with Palestine and the Jews and the Anglo- Saxons and the Hebrew prophets it will have to find its own way out and will, in spite of all unbelievers. One thing one observes in the remarks of most of 15 the responsible commentators on the im- mediate future of this world is that no one can tell much about it. There are too many incalculable factors, the greatest of them perhaps being Russia. HE papers report, and give good European authority for what they say, that Europe is becoming American- ized so fast that any one who wants to see it as Europe should start at once That is quite remarkable and quite im- pressive. If those people in that con- tinent are really taking a fancy to be like us and behave as we do, and drink our drinks and divert themselves with our recreations, where shall we go to get our necessary rest and change? One does not altogether like it, but this is a crazy world and really these States made a definite impression on it when they got into the war. E. S. Martin. “DESPAIR NO LONGER, UNCLE; I'VE STOPPED THE LEAK!”

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18 Once Through and Repeat the Chorus ROM now on it looks as if there would be a lot of music and dancing incidental to the opening of what are fondly expected to be “summer shows.” The summer shows, how- ever, will have to go considerably to beat the music and dancing in the winter shows of the season just closing. The authors and composers of “Lady, Be Good!” have got together on another piece, “Tell Me More,” which they offer as a sister attraction. It is not so good as its sister, but it will do very well. Mr. Gershwin has not outdone himself in the score, but Mr. Gershwin’s second-best is so much bet- ter than most others’ best that there should be no complaint. We certainly have none to offer. ty is interesting to note (oh, perhaps it isn’t interesting at all, but we'll note it anyway) how the not-so-old folk songs of America are cropping up in our modern scores. With no attempt to deceive, and with a frank admission of the obligation, Mr. Gershwin has used two of our childhood street songs as the basis for two of his numbers. “Three Times a Day” will recall that charming ballad: “J know a boarding house, far, far away, where they have pork and beans three times a day,” while “My Fair Lady” is, of course, “London Bridge is falling down” (an embarrass- ingly dull pastime, as we remember its compulsory per- formance at parties). And they both, with their pretty new furbelows, make charming melodies. ME LOU HOLTZ appears in “Tell Me More” for the first time (in a long time, at any rate) in white-face, and, as was the case with Eddie Cantor, the removal of the burnt cork has effected a startling improvement. Mr. Holtz is now a comedian in his own right, with a repertoire of facial and vocal changes which ought to make him in con- siderable demand as a comic. He still does his “Oh, So’La’Mi” song, however, and it is rather heart-warming to hear the laughter of the thousands of dear souls who have evidently never heard the one about the crazy man who said he was a poached egg. Next to “Sky High,” Mr. Holtz’s song holds the season’s record for veteran wheezes: but you certainly can't blame Mr. Holtz, for he gets his laughs, and good, hearty ones, too. The chief regret about “Tell Me More” is the waste of two excellent comedians, Esther Howard and Andrew Tombes, who have nothing funny to say. “Mercenary Mary” the obligation of the score to various other sources is more marked and less frank than in “Tell Me More.” It does not go back as far as our childhood days, but picks and chooses from among the pleasing melodies of the present day. “Helen of Troy” and “Irene” are represented (and, as we remember “Irene,” it, too, had now and then a familiar bar), and there is an English song brought into American vaudeville a few months ago by Lilly Morris which you would swear was in the same room with you. Handsome acknowledgment is given, however, to Chopin’s 12th Nocturne for a song called “To-morrow”; so that’s something. “Mercenary Mary” has Allen Kearns for the nice young man, and that is a distinct asset to any show. We hate to keep bringing the matter up, but Mr. Kearns is one of the few musical comedy juveniles who look as if they would be allowed by the police to wear their clothes out on the street after the performance. Incidentally, he dances well. There is good dancing all the way through “Mercenary Mary,” with an expert chorus participating, and Louis Simon works very hard with the comedy, most of the time successfully. Sometimes it seems hardly worth it, however. HOLLY aside from the delight of the music at the Shubert productions of “The Mikado” and “Princess Ida,” there is a certain wholesome glow that one gets from sitting next to the people that one always finds at a Gilbert and Sullivan revival. This sounds a little snobbish, and it was intended to. The audiences at Gilbert and Sullivan seem to be made up of very nice people who have just come from quiet family dinners at home—fathers with their young daughters, young men with their mothers, not habit- ual theatregoers, but excellent theatre-audiences. The women have pleasant laughs, and the men are the sort that wear the same kind of collar year in and year out with their dinner-clothes, regardless of what the prevailing style in evening collars may be. They usually have a faint odor of shaving-soap about them. It is all very refreshing, and you don’t realize how rare a note it is in a New York theatre audience until some one revives Gilbert and Sullivan. Robert Benchley. sho

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on a More or Less Serious Aloma of the South Seas. Lyric—The heated term among the natives. Desire Under the Elms. Earl Carroll Evidences of sex life in New England. The Dove. Judith Anderson in tions Ladies of the streetwalker who mistake Night Hawk. as a boon to a woman, Old English. Rits—George Arliss lightfully bad old gentleman. The Rat. Astor—Conventional bad in Paris cellar. They Knew What They Wanted. Klaw— Paulit e Lord, Richard Bennett and Glenn Anders in a prize-winning play of California fecundi ty. What Price Glory? for those who want those who don’t. White Cargo. devil sun at work. The Wild Duck. Forty-Fighth splendid production of a grand play. Comedy and Things Like That Abie’s Irish Rose. Republic—Now let's just make this fourth year the biggest and best of all. Empire—Holbrook Blinn and Mexican love machina Lyceum—The salvation by Evening. walked into Bijou—The gland treatment certain type of business as a de man Plymouth—Something another war, and for Thirty-Ninth St.—That old St.—A and Cleopatra. Gui/d—Superior with Lionel Atwill and Helen Hayes. The Fall Guy. £itinge—Ernest Truex in lower-middle-class back-talk which has its pathos as well. The Firebrand. Moresco—How Benvenuto Cellini spent his time when he wasn't work- ing, and very pleasant, too. The Fourflusher. Apollo—You can it it’s about anyway. The Gorilla. Selz play The Guardsman. Garrick Czsar come ly ’ guess wi «yn—Extra-special horror —Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt putting distinction into a comedy which is pretty good on its own. The Harem. Belasco—Don't give it another thought. Is Zat So? Chanin’s—An extraordinarily inny play, which occasionally breaks your heart Love for Love. Greenwich Village—Old time roistering. Pigs. Little—Clean but amusing. The Poor Nut. Henry Miller’s—Hilarious college-play, with a relay race and everything. RP Show-Off. Playhouse—The model for them all White Collars. Sam H. Harris—A pretty competent handling of a good idea. Eye and Ear Entertainment Artists and Models. Lady, Be Good! Liberty—Now there's a show! With the Astaires and Walter Catlett, Casino—One of those. mY Bece 1; hia! * Ou Ye wing to the time it takes to print Lire, readers should verify from the daily newspapers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. Louie the 14th. Cosmopolitan—Leon Errol in a beautiful thing to see. The Love Song. Music that is music. Century Mercenary Mary. Longacre—Reviewed in this issue. The Mikado. Forty-Fovrth St.—A revival worth hearing. My Girl. Vanderbilt—Pleasant. Princess Ida. Shubert—A Gilbert and Sul livan opera which will be better known from now on, Rose-Marie. Imperial—Easily paid ex penses this season. Sky High Winter Garden—Some good dancing, ond comedy by Willie Howard. The Student Prince. Fifty-Ninth St.— Singing you should hear. Tell Me More. Gaiety—Reviewed in this 19 Follow the Swallow (> Board S. S. three whales off Don't Saw he WwW Romantic: starboard feed the Mary. this a. M. forget to goldfish. * * * Only card I could find was this card of the Jewish cemetery. Wish you were here. Mrs. T. WINTERS. 7 * > Dear Evita: Hope you are well. We are seeing London, Paris, Naples, Madrid, etc. Please don’t boil Mr. M.'s blue pajamas. Mrs. W. H. Moon. _ Dear Bos: Hope every little thing is just fine and dandy. Little old “Paree” is “some” place—know what I mean? I miss the bunch terribly. -_ Louts. Hello, chester Man- something George, you big bum! (Eng.) is a fine city; eae like East St. Louis. Met a man who Ziegfeld Follies. New Amsterdam—What got N. Y. on his radio. Best to the with W. C. Fields, Ray Dooley and Will boys in the shipping dept. Ep Rogers, you will get more laughs than you Phas have had at the Follies in years H.W.H + Fred.) JUDITH ANDERSON AND HOLBROOK BLINN IN “THE DOVE”

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eS Te * LIFE - From an Old Subscriber Paterfamilias lo THE Eprror oF LiFe. EFORE the others he is out of bed, Sir: And scans his paper at the breakfast-table: [he pictures which you are now publishing intended to Nervous, impatient, he is hardly able satirize the supposed dullness of the early nineties are very To meet his office-letters without dread. iusing and as art, excellent, but, alas, how far from the A hundred details battle through his head: truth! Won't you get your artist to draw a few more under A conference, the telephone, the cable; such titles as—Opening the Bottled Beer at a Picnic in th: The buzzing of the Market’s tower of Babel— Dull Nineties—Dining in the Dull Nineties (Instructing the Waiter on the Brand of Champagne)—Traveling in the Dull Nineties (Consulting the Pullman Porter as to Whether It fakes Him Four Minutes or Five Minutes to Get a Scotch and Soda at Midnight)—and, lastly—Home Life in the Dull Nineties (Two Old Friends Drinking a Night Cap of Hot | oddy . The earning of his family’s daily bread. They call him dull and say “he eats too fast’- “He has no time.” His children and his wife Regard his “habits” with a look aghast. They never know the fineness of his plan, The campaign over only with his life: And let me assure you, as one who lived and loafed in the i . Unselfish to the end—a Business Man Dull Nineties, that the girls were prettier, the grass was vreener, and the sky was bluer than it ever has been since. Ruth Wright Kauffman. But now—poison, wood-alcohol, bootleggers, spies, legislation, suppression—help! Let us all get to a nunnery and nun it Lost Incentive t the rest of our lives. MOGENE: I thought that Gladys was going to divorce Yours, supported, I know, by thousands of elderly witnesses, her husband. STEPHEN Leacock. FRANCES: Oh, she was, but her fiancé broke off their Montreal, Canada, May 3, 1925. engagement ! : 4 ee { Ue , day he « Te a oe é F Use} tite ye ae ¥ — J — be a . ij RAY 4 iA YS jt 4 venta’ SV RLY A AN STAs cla ,) ‘ ee Ws en mn nna arora pap eet BE WISE TIME BULIES # )--)) 34 a ; THE ONLY PLUG GENGATH THE SKIES HAT EVERY SOby | LIKES AND TRIES erat 15. ¢ st -3 + ; \ } EN SG > a THE GAY NINETIES THE NIFTY LITTLE LIVERY STABLE “RIG,” WITH THE RED WHEELS AND RUBBER TIRES, WHICH WAS DATED UP FOR WEEKS IN ADVANCE. ALSO THE USUAL LIVERY STABLE TIORSE WHO WANTED TO TURN UP EVERY SIDE STREET, AND always MANAGED TO GET HIS TAIL OVER A REIN JUST AS YOU WERE PASSING SOMEBODY YOU KNEW.

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Le? & ° Oe an oO One ae a Letters Life and EATRICE KEAN SEYMOUR be- gins “Unveiled” (Seltzer) with a master stroke for arresting attention. A seventeen-year-old girl confides to the narrator that it’s about time she and her brother were told. “About what?” responds Adela Stokes. “About Father and that, woman.” Breathes there the reader with curiosity so dead who wouldn’t go on eagerly from there? That stroke enables Miss Seymour to proceed leisurely and put in considerable about Grandmother and those men be- fore reaching the real scandal which That scandal had received a thorough airing in the newspapers at tle time of its occurrence, and as kind friend was likely to show the children the clippings at any moment, it was much better for them to get it straight from some one who had been on the scene add the psychological pad- was her story’s raison d’étre. some and could ding which was necessary for a sympa- thetic understanding. For other I con- ceived an intense dislike for the Adela Stokes who tells the story, but I am some reason or forced to admit that she does her work well. The theme is an old one: Is physical love sufficient as a basis for marriage, and is the distinction between a physical and spiritual tie always self- evident? What happened to Enid and Kennedy Armfield throws some light on the question, but I don't that anything will ever settle it. suppose I cannot leave off without repeating confession em- that men and to you a marvelous bedded in the text, “i.e.: women aren't half so interested in sex as we gather from the novelists, who that were the whole. part of life as if it Sometimes people like write about to play tennis or see a horse race. “T OVE,” by Elizabeth (Doubleday, Page), is unworthy of a writer who could turn out “The Enchanted April,” but it has its moments. The main fault .is a severe tax on the reader’s credulity. twenty-five to fall so desperately in love with a woman of forty-seven is pretty thick for some of us. But of course if he hadn't there wouldn't have And the moral is that when such a thing happens, the For a young man of been any story, so there you are. female of forty-seven shouldn't fall in love back, if she doesn’t want to put in the rest of her days having her face massaged and _ being mistaken for her mother. husband’s aunt or “Love” could easily do with more of Elizabeth's than she has put into it, especially as there characteristic humor is a touch every now and then which (Continued on page 31) [~ SS wesc lhe ants Mrs. Methuselah: JUST RECEIVED THIS NOTE FROM MOTHER SAYING SHE WILL ARRIVE TO-MORROW FOR A SHORT VISIT; BUT DON’T WORRY, DEAR—IT WILL ONLY BE A COUPLE OF YEARS.

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fer ait at oR. ae see Aren’t Moths Human ? (“Female moths have the strange power of being able to ‘call their mates from miles round. Scientists have never yet obtained a satisfactory expla nation of this mystery.”—English Paper.) Scene: Considerable distance, punctu- ated at either end by a moth. INNIE MOTH (calling): Oh, George... GeorGe Motu: Wha-a-at? Minnie Motu: Come here, willya? GreorGe Motn: What for? Minnie Motu: What's in this box ? GrorGeE Motu: What box? Minnie Motu: This box. GrorceE Motu: Gosh, I don’t know. Ihat box? Minnie Motu: Well, come here and look, GrorcE Motu: I can't. I’m busy. Minnie Motu: Oh, come here a minute. GeorcGe Motu: I can’t. I tell you I'm busy. I'm flying around this ole light. Minnie Motu: Oh, for goodness’ sake—you're always flying around that ole light. GeorGeE Motu: Well, I have to have Work hard ill week eating holes in suits. I wish you'd take more in me diversion, don’t 1? This is le ntific. rest in my science. Minnre Motu: Oh, pooh, you and Up half the night Can't you come here a minute? our ole science. with it. »* “ ** : " ay 2: he = | \ | He: 1F I DO SAY IT, YOU ARI She: IF I DO SAY IT, YOU ARE THE | r - ¥ ye wet yey ~ . NO A Gece « Kindly Caller: 1 SUPPOSE IT WAS FINANCIAL AND DOMESTIC TROUBLES THAT STARTED YOU DRINKING? Old Soak: No—I1IT WAS THIS WAY MICROSCOPE PICTURE GrorGce Motu: No, I can't. I'm busy Minnie Motu: Well, I just want to know what's in this box. GeorGE Morn: You leave that ole box alone. And you leave me alone, I'm busy. MINNIE Motu: (Ensues several moments of complete Oh, very well, then. and unbroken silence.) mm, mes? ones = THE ONLY GIRL I EVER LOVED, ONLY FELLOW WHO EVER MADE MI BFELIFVE THAT LIF. DOWN TO THE CHURCH AT A LECTURE I SAW A OF A DROP 0” WATER GeorcGe Motu (suddenly): Ouch! Ow! MINNIE Motu: George. ..what is it? Georce Motu: Ow—I burned myseli on that ole light! Minnie Motu: I knew you would You come here right this minute and let me put some butter on it. Grorce Motu (wio, after all, is onl) a little boy moth grown up): Ow—all right. I’m coming. Darned ole light! (As he flutters his singed way to the female moth, two pith-helmeted scien tists appear.) THe First Scientist: see, | Joctor ? There, you It invariably happens, yet I have never been able to find a satis factory explanation of it. CURTAIN. Henry William Hanemann Fairy Story “\7OUR skin is quite perfect,” said the beauty specialist, “and you'll only ruin it if you begin using our famous Clear Complexion Cream.” NEW YORK declares that a man must be tire less to succeed in business and one won- ders what the tired business man has to say about that. {merican editorial

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“Soul Fire” HERE is a fine idea behind “Soul Fire” and, for the most part, this idea has been developed to good effect. “Soul Fire” phony, and of the spiritual agony ex- pended in its creation. As the picture starts, two critics are sitting in a box discussing the young composer whose first work is about to achieve perform- ance; the conductor raises his baton, the musicians poise for the dive into har- mony...then the scene fades back to the composer’s first struggle against parental oppression and the indifference of the world in general. We see him descend through various strata of deg- radation—in Paris, in a honky-tonk joint in Port Said, until he is finally cast up with other refuse on a South Sea beach. We see him befriended by three strange women—a Russian prin- cess, a jaded relic of Frisco’s Barbary Coast, and a little English waif. From all these scenes and all these women he derives inspiration until, a crash of barbaric discords, his sym- phony ends. is the story of a sym- Be CARD BARTHELMESS plays this part with intense feeling and considerable art. After his recent dis- astrous attempt to rival Buster Keaton as a comedian, he returns in “Soul Fire” to his rightful position as the finest young actor in the movies. At the start of the picture he is a trifle stiff, and he fails at first to establish his characterization; but he finds himself in the Port Said dive, and from then on his performance is stirring and powerful. He receives extremely valuable sup- port from Carlotta Monterey—a beauti- ful and intelligent actress; from Helen Ware, and from Bessie Love. John S. Robertson’s direction is characteristically good. He has caught the rhythm of this strange story and has realized the dramatic effectiveness of the crescendo. The gathers in volume and in tonal quality symphony as it proceeds. NFORTUNATELY, “Soul Fire” turns sour at the finish. The hero finds happiness at last in the South Seas, but then his bride has to go and catch leprosy and everything is spoiled; a doctor is summoned, and cheerfully announces that it isn’t leprosy after all —"just a slight cold sore, but it'll never get well if you pick it.” On that supremely artificial note the picture ends. Which is too bad—as “Soul Fire,” up to that point, has all the elements of greatness. ‘Zander the Great” O particular enthusiasm is called forth by “Zander the Great,” nor is any indignation aroused. This is just a pretty good picture. MABION DAVIES IN “2ANDER THE GREAT OMSSILENT DRAMA 7 a nyt - po Kdh Ibe The production is a skilful one, and it seems to me that the director, George * W. Hill, has shown real imagination in his treatment of individual scenes but the story asa whole is loosely con- structed and inconclusive. There are good performances by Harrison Ford, Harry Watson and Holbrook Blinn. Marion Davies, how- ever, falls far short of the character that was established, in the original play, by Alice Brady. “Zander the Great” represents the final appearance of William Randolph Hearst as a producer of motion pictures —and, try as I may, I can shed no tears at the thought of his retirement. He has spent a vast amount of money in the movies, but he has contributed little to their advancement. He is entitled to go home in peace and spend the re mainder of his days among his books, magazines and newspapers, of which he possesses a most interesting collec- tion. “The Night Club” ITH nothing much in the way of plot to support him, Raymond Griffith manages to convert ““The Night Club” into a thoroughly laughable comedy. He relies on his own pan- tomime, his own mastery of gag con- struction, to carry him along—and he gets away with it beautifully. “The Night Club” shows signs of ex cessive padding, and at times its fake effects are obviously just that; but there is nothing phony about Raymond Griffith’s humor. Incidentally, this pic- ture bears what may be voted the world’s most inappropriate title; I saw the film from beginning to end and at no point did I discover anything that even remotely resembled a night club. R. E. Sherwood. (Recent Developments will be found on page 29.) Pa eae!

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« « PURE JUICE OF THE CONCORD GRAPE “<Aore than Passing Pleasure”— jind our Great Dietitians, in the Taste, Color, Fragrance we delight in ATISFACTION from your meals, you know so well, depends on more than food. Flowers, sparkling glass, gleaming china and silver — the best-cooked meal seems incomplete without them. And today our greatest dietitians say: Much more than passing pleasure is the service that they give us—this color and fragrance, and the rare flavor we delight in. They are vitally important in every meal we eat. For they awaken appetite, Say our greatest food authorities. And appetite controls the whole system in the body that digests our food. Unless we eat with appetite we fail to take full benefit from our best-planned meals. And so, apart from its value as fruit, dietitians find in this juice of fresh, ripe grapes significance for health. For Welch’s has incomparably, they find, the color and fragrance, the exquisite flavor to which appetite responds. URE juice of the finest Concord grapes in all the world —only in Welch’s can you enjoy that perfect flavor. _Such choice grapes ripen in just two little spots in the whole United States, near the Great Lakes, where sun and soil are perfect for the Concord. _When the great purple clusters are ripest Welch cuts the luscious fruit and presses out the juice—a few hours after the grapes leave the vines. q They stress the lasting value in our diet of fruit in this delicious form All the delicacy, all the health-giving quality of the fresh fruit is in each glass of tragrant juice. Mineral salts that regulate the body, that build up the bones and teeth, vita- mines, nourishing fruit sugar, and laxative properties that modern diets need. Nat ural fruit elements, too, that turn to alkalies and help the body to overcome the acidity so common today. UT aside from these values of Welch’s as fruit, it is the importance for health of its flavor that experts stress today, its color and fragrance that awaken instant response from appetite.

“eA the health-giving qualities of fresh ripe fruit,” food experts say, “are in each glass of luscious juice.” Ar Breakxrast—Half-fill a small glass with cracked ice; then fill with Welch’s —fresh-pressed juice of the Concord grape, fragrant, luscious. For Luncnron—Make 3 cups of tea and allow to cool. Add 1 pint of Welch’s, juice of 2 lemons and 4 tablespoons sugar. Serve in tall glasses very cold. For Dinner—or for after-theater supper —Take from the ice-chest 1 pint of Welch’s and two 12-ounce bottles of dry ginger ale. Partly fill glasses with Welch’s then fill with ginger ale. Get Welch’s Grape Juice today from your grocer, druggist or confectioner, in quarts, pints, or four ounces. Ask for it at your club or hotel or in the Pullman, or try it at the fountain—served straight or in delicious combinations. Let us send you, free, our booklet The Vital Place of Appetite in Diet. It tells new delicious ways to serve this juice of fresh, ripe grapes. The Welch Grape Juice Co., Westfield, N. Y.

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LIFE Mrs. Pep’s Diary (Continued from page 12) This day wakened with an — agony of congestion in my 22n lungs, and when I did start to speak I could do nought but whisper, and Sam through unconscious imitation began whispering also, and said he felt as if I were trying to carry on some sort of scurrilous conversation,. Dr. Cuff pronouncing my malady bronchitis, I did keep to my bed, Marge Boothby having promised to come and divert me, but she arrived so exhausted from a two-hour French lesson and her mind so distrait from such concentrated wrestling with irregular verbs that she called for a large beaker of whisky in order to pull herself together, and it was not until after luncheon that she was able to compose a simple declara- tive sentence in the English language. Then she did tell me that Romain Rivas had actually sent her the Spanish olives he had voluntarily promised her in a moment of exuberance, and our mutual astonishment set us pondering the depths to which social sincerity has sunk, when a man’s doing what he has said he will do can be considered news. My throat no better, so abed May ‘ ; 23rd all day, reading first the public prints, and marveling how the daily graphics manage to group a grief-stricken family around a table or stove and turn a camera’ on them five minutes after their catastrophe’s occurrence. Sam home all day, and mce he did call out whilst reading “The Great Gatsby” to ask if Scott Fitz- gerald knew me personally, and when I answered no, he added, He has a man say here that a certain girl's voice sounds like money. But he proved docile enough to eat his dinner off a tray in my room, and somehow we fell a-talking of the ancient Greeks and the high moral purpose of their tragedies, almost any one of which would put Dis- trict Attorney Banton’s consistency severely to the test.. We did recall, too, how Helen Joslyn had taken out a health insurance policy after hearing “Bohéme” for the first time. Baird Leonard. Miss Economy Because he believes in the Coolidge economy program, the Mayor of Bradley Beach, N. J., has abolished the annual bathing beauty parade at that resort. Another blow like this, and the Sunday rotogravure sections won't have a leg left to go to press on. Wire (reading magazine): I don't see the point of that joke. Huspanp: My dear, you aren't young enough. U; nderu rear UNSING Car Munsingwear is now obtainable in hosiery as well as in union suits. The hosiery line comprises an exceptionally large assortment of num- bers in the wanted colors and materials and is already recognized by the trade as one of the great hosiery lines of the country, You will find the same fine quality and workman- ship in the hosiery that for so many years have characterized all under garments bearing the Munsingwear trade mark symbol. LET MUNSINGWEAR COVER YOU WITH SATISFACTION Hosiery Munsingwear Quality Assures Comfort and Service THE MUNSINGWEAR CORPORATION MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Recent Developments (The following current pictures, previously reviewed in Lire, are recommended. The regular Silent Drama department will be found on page 24.) Grass. Across country with an Asiatic tribe—and extraordinarily in- teresting, too. Quo Vadis. Emil Jannings adds Nero to his long list of great roles. Smouldering Fires. Intelligent drama of romance in a factory, with Pauline Frederick at the top of her form. The Denial. A moving picture of American life during the war (Span- ish). Seven Chances. Buster Keaton in an occasionally comical but none too consistent farce. A Kiss in the Dark. Menjou in Havana. The Last Laugh. You can quote the box-office figures at me all night, but I'll stick to my story: this is a genuinely great picture. Introduce Me. Douglas MacLean and a few Alps. The Thief of Bagdad. I've been recommending this for over a year now, which ought to be enough. Adolphe R. &. S. (For review next week: “The Shock Punch,” “The Sporting Venus” and “Up the Ladder.”)

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Life and Letters (Continued from page 22) reminds one of what she can do when . she tries. Such as the revelation that when Catherine spotted Christopher in the village church, she was murmuring, along with Mrs. Colquhoun, that it was better to trust in the Lord than to put any confidence in man, which at that moment she was quite willing to believe. “Love” ends on an _ unsatisfactory chord, like “Madame Butterfly.” It would help a lot to know whether Catherine ever got damages from the plastic surgeon for spoiling her face. J. S. FLetcHer must have heard me. Only two weeks ago I had ut him for writing a book in which not a shot was fired nor a drop of blood shed and he immediately stepped forward with “The Annexation Society” (Knopf), which is a thriller if I ever read one. I am now willing to wager that “The Mill of Many Windows” was dug out of a trunk. In “The Annexation Society” we don't get the old-man-dead-in-his- library that I asked for as a starter, but something almost as good—the theft of a diamond cross which the Czar had given Lord Scraye’s grand father. In exactly the time it takes to tell it, we are in the midst of a gang of thieves bent on swiping all of Eng- land's expensive antiquities on which they can lay their hands at house par- ties, and the plot becomes so thick that you don't know who is your friend and who isn't, or who had the false whiskers last. The moral is “Let the Holy Grail alone,” or words to that effect, and it is established firmly that a lady burgtar should no more use perfume than a murderer should carry a handkerchief. Baird Leonard. Next Weck the great COMMENCEMENT NUMBER of Life with an All-Star cast including— Ring LarpNner, CHARLES DANA GIBSON, ROBERT BENCHLEY, WaLtace MorcGanxn, NEwMAN Levy, P. L. Crospy, ALice Har- vey, DorotHy Parker, Corey Forp, GLuyas WILLIAMS, ELLI- son Hoover, Batrp Leonarp, H. W. HANEMANN and Joun HE Lp. N sale at all news-stands-- next Tuesday—for the ridic- ulous sum of fifteen cents. Wait—Don’t Buy Find out first that our claims are true. Make this 10-shave test. DEAR SIR: You're a fair minded man—and as such will give other men a chance to prove any sincere claims they advance. Now the ones we make for Palmolive Shaving Cream are pretty broad. You may question them. So we say, “Don't buy yet’”’—Let us send you a 10-day tube to try. And thus, grant us the opportunity of proving how true those claims are. Men by the millions have shifted to.this unique cream. Today it occupies pinnacle place in its field; its suecess is a trade sensation. 80°o of its users were wedded to rival makes. Only outstanding merit, you Il agree, could shift so hard a market. Find Out, Please So we ask you, now, in fairness to us both, please mail the coupon. We'll rest our case on what you find. After 10 days of new shaving delight, few men go back to old ways. Multiplies itself in lather 250 times. Softens the beard in one minute. Maintains its creamy fullness 10 minutes on the face, Strong bubbles hold the hairs erect for cutting. Fine after-effects, due to palm and olive oil content. 5 Delights Five remarkable results: Vuk WN = To add the final touch to shaving luxury, we have created Palmolive After Shaving Talc—especially for men. Doesn't show. Leaves the skin smooth and fresh, and gives that well-groomed look. Try the sample we are sending free with the tube of Shaving Cream. There are new delights here for every man who shaves Please let us prove them to you. Clip coupon now THE PALMOLIVE COMPANY (Del. Corp.), Chicago, Ill. PALMOLIVE __and a Can of Palmolive After Shaving Talc Simply insert your name and address and mail to Dept. B-997, The Palmolive Company (Del Corp.), 3702 Iron St., Chicago, III Residents of Wisconsin should address The Palm- olive Company (Wis. Corp.), Milwaukee, Wis.

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LIFE To rue Epiror or Lire. Sir :—It was with considerable amuse- ment I read the somewhat recent com regarding my talks and statements calling attention ments in Lire’s “Life Lines” to the way in which some women’s or ganizations are being used by radicals and pacifistic “pinks” along lines that are inimical to the welfare of our coun- try and our ideals, and indicating Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt and Miss Jane Ad- dams as leading spirits.... I have not characterized as communists just because they not believe in war, but have stated that much of the propaganda against favor of pacifism and non-resistance has people do war and in been put out for the consumption of our citizens by those whose actions and opin- ions have been and are wholly un-Ameri- can.... Capt. Darte’s Answer With regard to Mrs. Catt’s activities and those of Jane Addams to whom you have particularly referred, both have been constantly identified with subversive movements since the beginning of the War. Jane Addams, assisted by Rosa Schwimmer, Communist Ambassador to Switzerland from Hungary under Bela Kun’s administration, organized the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, whose aims include the gradual abolition of private property privileges (pure communism), the aboli tion of the army and navy, upholding the radical Youth Mrs. Catt and Jane Addams have associated with each other Movement and other like ideals. been closely for the past several years; both are vice chairmen of the National Council for the Prevention of War headed by Frederick J. Libby, minister and once a now a ot! OR the first time anywhere, Ambas- sador Walter H. Page’s sparkling, revealing, intimate letters to Woodrow Wilson are to appear in print. The public has already paid $1,027,350 to read Page’s letters previously given out for publica- tion—establishing a record almost without precedent in all the history of book-selling. Yet the letters now available are in many ways more remarkable, more vivacious, more likely to arouse widespread discus- Page-Wilson Letters ! Page’s hitherto unpublished private letters to President Wilson start in the June W ORLD’S WORK sion. gossipy letters written frankly for They range all the way from chatty, the | President’s entertainment to grim, deter- mined, fearless missives written in the London Embassy under great strain when our National honor trembled in the bal- ance. Many were written when Page had | just come home from Court functions, Governmental conferences and evenings at the Athenaeum Club or from dinner with some one of the great men of our time. Next Five Issues for Only One Dollar! Enclosed find $1.00 for which please send me the next five issues of THE WORLD’S WORK (regular price $1.75). Tens of thousands pay 35 . , : é cents a copy for THE i DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & co. WORLD'S WORK every = Garden City, N. ¥- month. You can order the 4 next five copies—the most notable in the 25 years of 18 the magazine’s existence — : ee for one dollar. And youget & ~— scores of big features and : hundreds of splendid illus- & Address.........+++++ trations in addition to the a 25 BUSH TERMINAL PRINTING CORPORATION, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Quaker, and who sought and obtained employment with the Quakers during the war. He publicly states he would not fight for his country in either a war of offense or defense. Mrs. Catt’s work in many subversive movements has been particularly along the political line, while Miss Addams has taken the pacifistic end of the game. Mrs. Catt recently stated, “America never fought a war of de fense—the Revolutionary War was not a war of defense, for we started it.” Is this the kind of speech one would expect from an American in the face of the facts that our country has always stood for non-aggression and has never taken part in offensive warfare? The Military Order of the World War believes that the peace of the world can best be served by this country’s being absolutely prepared to defend itself and its ideals against enemies within and without. At the present time our worst enemy is within, and the lack of adequate defense gives enemies within their best opportunity. Preparedness in our mili- tary establishments against aggressive war and for protection and security are quite different from preparedness for ag- gression and conquest. If America stood firmly for preparedness for preserving the peace by being so strongly mobilized that no one could fight us and no nation could fight without us, and at the same time hold out a helping hand as we have always done to those oppressed, there would be not only a greater confidence throughout the entire world, but, we be- lieve, America would thereby bring about the peace of the entire world. A strong nation fully armed for protection can be a great power, but a strong nation with the ideals of America, fully armed for protection, can indeed great power for peace. be a Gro. L. Darte. The Plumbers Protest rHE Epiror. Dear Sir:—In the April 23d edition of your publication, an article appeared to the Plumber which we con sider uncalled-for, and tending to uphold the Plumbing Industry to ridicule. While no doubt tional, and possibly emanated from the fertile brain of some would-be humorist connected with your paper, we feel that jokes of this character are out of place lo relative this was not inten- in a magazine as well known as yours. Plumbing has developed to such an extent that the Master Plumber of to- day must be an experienced man of the highest type, with a knowledge of Sani- tary Engineering, as well as Building and Architecture. The Association of Master Plumbers of Greater New York, comprising the five boroughs, is composed of the best type of citizens in our city, and they re- sent allusions of this kind to an honor- able and efficient profession. J. F. Donovan, Executive Director.

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