Word: equalization
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Praise as strong as this of course demands some explanation. There have been many good pictures since "The Birth of a Nation"; there have been a few excellent ones; but not until "The Thief of Bagdad" has there been one that could be considered quite its equal. Half a dozen pictures might be mentioned which are rich in historical interest or beautiful in pictorial setting, but none of them have had the charming romance and clean humor which lift "The Thief of Bagdad" above lesser productions...
...part of the princess is well played by Miss Julanne Johnson. But Anna May Wong, the Mongol slave girl, is so attractive as almost to equal her mistress. And one So-Jin (not to be confused with Slo Gin) who plays the Mongol prince, might well be a scion of the late imperial family of the Celestial Empire, so naturally does he present his role. Suitz Edwards, the "evil associate" of the thief, is a sort of perpetual comic element...
Comsequently when the two quarter-milers meet on the stadium track this afternoon they will have an old fend to settle between them. And although Bohannon is slated too win, track enthusiasts are ensured of a race which will be equal of any intercollegiate dash in the country when the two rivals meet. The time is expected to nick 40 seconds. Subordinate parts in this quarter mile drama will be played by Talbot of Virginia and Kane of Harvard, both of whom ran in the mile relay at Philadelphia last week...
...evidence shows, however," he concluded, "that it is much easier to get people to hate, than love one another, with equal intensity, and without a development of good will among people of the state, such as economists and efficientists secured during the war, a socialistic form of government could not be reproduced. An incentive to dispense with profit-making would insure this...
...what way this breach of international courtesy can be mended remains to be found, but it is obvious that some method must be available which operates without offense and with equal efficiency. One does not care to believe that it is the intention of the United States voluntarily to wound the feelings of a nation with whom in the past its relations have been of the friendliest...