ACTORS FIGHTING
SUNDAY SHOWS
Now York Association Starts
Rig Campaign; Seeks Pro
hibitive Laws
New York. Pec. s—The Actors
Equity Association has taken a stand
against Sunday performances, eon
tending that the actor has the same
right to one free day a week as other
workers. The association is prepar
ing to send a committee to Albany
to counteract the work which actors
say is being done there in behalf of
the managers. More than 1.000 mem
bers of the Kquity linve gone on rec
ord as opposed to working Sunday,
and voted to start a campaign to in
terest the public in the subject of one
(lav oft' a wgek for actors.
•We will take every measure -o
prevent Sunday performances, said
Francis Wilson, president of the as
sociation. "If the managers send
.lobbyists to the Legislature we will
' the same. 1 believe the managers
moving heaven and earth to have
Sunday performances made legal.
John Cope, a member of the Equity
Council, said: "Tho managers are
cherishing a golden dream of four
teen performances a week. I" the ac
tors cannot stop Sunday perfoir
maneos in any other way they L ' an
stand up on their hind legs and re
tUThc°a"torsl do not object to giving
shows in cities where the custom has
become fixed, but will tight the ex
tension of this territory to
York, the center ot the theatrical
world, which they say must be pro
tected from invasion.
Mr. Wilson says the differences be
tween actors and managers growing
out of the strike have all been amic
ably settled, and that both sides are
now co-operating.
The association is starting a cam
paign for money to build an office
building, which will contain a theater
for the presentation of its ov> n
plays. A ball will soon be given to
raise the nucleus of the fund.
Next War to See Air
Torpedoes Run by Radio
New York. Dec. 5. —Aerial torpe
does in the form of pilotless air
planes guided by wireless will play
their part in the next war, members
of the American Society of Me
chanical Engineeis wore Informed
last night by Col. E. A. Deeds, of
Dayton, Ohio, former chief of the
Equipment Division of the Army Air
Service, under whose personal direc
tion the Liberty Motor was devel
oped.
"This development was for ad
vanced during this war," said Colonel
Deeds. "By this means it wijl bo
possible to "send a small machine
automatically controlled and guided
100 miles, and at that distance
automatically shed its wings. The
fuselage, laden with high explosives,
will drop as a plummet, hitting a
target the size of a city accurately."
The speaker added that "ground
strafing machines." armored below,
also will take prominent part in the
next war.
Agrees to Settle
War Claims Against U. S.
Washington. Dec. 5. Under
agreement with the War Depart
ment Liquidation Commission.
France undertakes to settle all
claims and controversies against the
United States arising from American
activities in France during the war,
the War Department announced.
In return, the Government will
pay France 12.000.000 francs and an
additional 6.000.000 later if the
claims exceed the original payment.
Members of the commission expect
to sail for New York to-day.
House Is Dynamited,
Family of Ten Escape
Mauch Chunk, Pa.. Dec. s.—The
house of Joseph Faggio, of New Co
lumbus. Nesquelioning, was dynamit
ed yesterday and destroyed in the
subsequent fire.
Mr. Faggio. his wife and eight
children caught in the ruins escaped
badly cut and bruised. One of the
children was extricated with diffi
culty from beneath a mass of bricks.
Tlic entire town was shaken by the
explosion.
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BIG INCREASE
IN BUILDING
Total of 170 Cities Out of
190 Show Large Gains
For October
New York. Dec. s.—An increase
of 349 per cent is shown in the
value of permits granted for Octo
ber, 1919, compared with October,
1918, according to reports received
direct from city building depart
ments by Building Age. New York.
Out of 190 cities reporting, 179 show
increases. The total amount of con
struction for which permits were
granted during October, 1919. totals
$165,525,316; for October, 1918, the
total was $36,835,322.
The percentage of increase in the
number of permits granted is 11 <
per cent, this giving a more con
servative view of the greater activ
ity this vear owing to the increased
cost in building. The average value
of the permits granted during Oc
tober, 1919, was $3,653, compared
with $1,766 for October, 1918, when
Government regulations were in full
force.
Eastern cities show a gain of 280
per cent, 69 out of 73 cities report
ing increases: Middle State cities re
port a gain of 719 per cent. 53 out
of 55 cities reporting increases:
Southern cities show an increase of
599 per cent. 37 out of 3S cities re
porting increases, and Western cities
show an increase of 121 per cent. -''
out of 24 cities reporting increases
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bility, see increased costs of mater'-i
and labor, it being likely tl.at tin
cost of building next year will b(
at least 10 per cent greater than a
present. A growing shortage of bott
material and labor is more thar
probable. Many material dealers arc
stocking up as far as possible .n
order to meet a growinglv-acute sit
uation.
Father Killed, Son
Hurt in Auto Wreck
HazleUm. Pa.. Dec. 5. William
Seiwell. of rhiladetphia, for many
years a policeman for coal and lion
mining companies in the Hazleton
district, was instantly killed yester
day afternoon when an automobile
driven by his son. Alexander Seiwell
also of Philadelphia, was struck at
a grade crossing at Rock Glen by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Flyer run
ning between Philadelphia anc
Wilkes-Barre.
Advertisers Plan to
Spend Big Sum in 1920
I.akewo<xl. N. J., Dec. 5.—-Al
though it is admitted that most fac
tories are now behind on orders,
members of the Association of Na
tional Advertisers, in annual session
here, declared yesterday that prepa
rations were being made to spend
more money in advertising during
1920 than had been spent in 1919.
which was the greatest advertising
year in history. The delegates rep
resent firms which spent $113,000,000
in advertising this year.
Girl, 14, Saves Father
From Infuriated Bull
Maple Shade. N. J.. Dee. 5.
Bertha Summers, 14 years old. armed
herself with a pitchfork and rescued
her father from a bull that had
knocked him down and was goring
him as he lay on the ground.
Palmer Blames Congress
For Action on Sugar:
No Funds, He Says
Washington. Dee. 5. Following
the announcement that the Govern
ment will not attempt to control the
distribution and sale of sugar after
December 31, Attorney General Pal
mer declared that no funds had been
provided by Congress for carrying on
the work of handling sugar.
In explaining the abandonment of
the program for defeating the sugar
shortage. Mr. Palmer said he had
put the proposition up to Congress,
" s "both the power and the
facilities for obtaining tangible re
®'.' If: , Af,er officials had outlined
plans for a continuance of the con
trol under supervision of the Depurt
ment of Justice, he said .the neces
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sary funds and authority were not
forthcoming.
Mr. Palmer's action was generally
accepted as opening up the sources
of more sugar supplies by permit
ting refiners to pay more for the
Cuban raw stock. It also was be
lieved to mean that sugar prices
would soar. The department will
continue to hunt down profiteers, but
without means of checking up on the
cost to the refiner or without con
trol of the price at which the sup- |
plies come into this country, it was
believed domestic consumers would i
be forced to pay high prices after
January 1.
NEW USE FOR SHARKS.
"After all," said the life guard at
< the bathing beach, "sharks havo
j suved the lives of a lot of people."
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REASON FOR FORGETTING.
Johnson—l say, Jeems, dat chile o'
yourn's mighty slow larnin' at
shool.
I Jeems —Yes that's cause de school
:am seven miles from lieall, un' de
j chile fo'gits all de teacher say abo'
I he gits half-ways home. —Judge.
GONE FOR GOWNS
Simpleton—l see by the society
journals that Mrs. Dashaway la go
ing to Europe for her gowns.
Keene —Judging from her appear-j
ante I think she nVUst have left hep;
clothes somewhere. —Cartoons Mag
azine. '
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