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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
Cc.o1el Roosevelt's Home Coming

Wa his idea 20 get picture Of the story of Roose-
ver recent celebrated hornec0nling. How he did 1t
makes II interesting tory
&c .5c motor yac-.- we're employed. Leaving New
YORK h~roor early Saturday, June Is equipped with
notion caers operator nd assistants. they sighted
ne haSe--n Auguse Victoria in the offing about SIX
clock Immediately Tho - hfll eyes Of the cameras
began p record II THAR Dered. Pictures of the big
Inner coming ~ The aa.- 3av were taken. Then the
operator Photographed he approach Of the official
eoafS TIE Manhattan md Androscoggin, the reception
ne h@'serln 7-- me transfer of Mr.. Roosevelt
ron the latter a- Manhattan and the regular for
~ reception next took place the Androscoggn
-He "Her eyer over the moving picture yachts I'M
;-e-lateg steari Tor The Bay Ridge landing IN the
-o"e1 Dsy. wher automobiles received the films and
-1SIlec them Of The studio for Development
rive camera Outfits took Of the operations on
1alo ne-e were t1-ee II the Battery where Colonel
Roosevelt was again formally received. this time by
mayor aynor and her. the big parade had its start.
- d u =srngfs Arm where the parade swung across
-1on 171acEas Fin AVE and at 59tf-st. where the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
MOTTO N
p T u R E S
By Alphonsus P. Hare

ABO-T fifteen years ago an ItlTerant Snowman
~ Rock was his narne) covered Connecticut with
4 = --asic lantern which he carried about with =
horse - wagon. He made One-night stands at little
1Owns md big places stopped for TWO nights or
week ding 70 the receptions he received
The ee-- Of ambition burned hot his veins lie
thoug- IN store for the stereoptcon machine and
moving picture incidentally, and for himself IN partlcu
lar The most promising Of futures
"Bla-5 he said day 10 the manager OF the
Blank e Opera House, . | pa tner My bust
growing TOO large for my cait Let me have
three hundred and fifty dollars and III give you halt
Intere>t "a ny business
But INK only shook his head and smiled The NOV
ing pic--- he thought, about played out The
public -5 grown tired of 1t. The only future worth
Think was II the field OF legitimate drama 50
ne ru-~ leaf ear to Rocks proposal
Bla-s Sill manager Of the Blankville Opera House,
! Tex .---- ago . white and negro met III q
-0pel est settle with their lists the CUES
Ton c. ws5 20 be heavyweight champion OF the
world. fought Tor Sl0l,000- In addition the col
orec M received II advance 100000 and the white
man 5000 ~ their interests ii moving pictures OF the
agnr. --gus moving picture cameras, together
T1th rps = expert picture men, were sent to the
scene. - least ---ee hundred thousand dollars II all
W2s pa ger these pictures.
The who advanced this money was w l. Rock,
onetl- magic lantern lDeratOr OF Connecticut, now
p-esce = u The i--Llg moving picture concerns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
American Dramas Demanded

THE progress OF the moving picture theater and its
and subjects of films All along it the theater
stimulated by public demand which became and
exactng its taste became more elevated that
dug the spurs into the manufacturers of pictures.
When the moving picture was first put before the pub
lie mere representations of moving things sufficient
to satisfy the general demand Then trick pictures
and Illusions such as "A Trip to the Moon and Gin
derella and when these lost their power excite the
interest and wondernent of the public, the tabloid
drama created, and this forms the greater part
Of the films.
What is most in demand to-day is typical American
play presenting situations and ideas essentially Amer
lean. The plot must be definite and the idea must be
developed in concise narrative form. moving picture
scenario should contain than SIX hundred
words. The difficult phase of the work is the fact
that the story must be introduced, developed, and
brought logically dramatic climax and finale within
fifteen minutes. the outside twenty minutes. The
play must not thousand feet in length of
film. Often they do; but they must then be down
Business stories touched up with bit of
specially popular.
One company, for instance, has interesting story
based upon the financial panic OF 1907. George Hen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

about ninety millions 50 that moving picture
house for each nine thousand OF population.
Some of these silent heaers elaborate affairs.
Buffalo for instance, has motion picture theater
that cost eghtv-fve thousand dollars to erect and
other that cost thirtyve thousand for furnishings and
decorations alone In Los Angeles there house that
represents an investment of fifty thousand dollars.
many of these places come men and women evening
dress. Theater parties common.
There is a moving picture manager in Denver who
seats his audience not according what they pay for
their seats but entirely the basis of clothes. On the
lower floor the best dressed people seated to the
right Well dressed but business suits go to the left
Women without men invariably placed the right
and Younger folk go in the center This house has an
eight piece orchestra and FIVE thousanddollar pipe
organ Every night the house is thoroughly ceansed
a vacuum cleaner and an air sterizing machine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

Erickson, reporter for one of the
New York papers, had been dis
charged for lntOxICatlon. On
reaching home, he yielded TO the
prayers and entreaties of his wife
and little girl and promised them
that he would never drink again
Seated in a restaurant the next
evening, after having made
round of all the newspaper offices
in q vain effort to secure another
position. he inadvertently over
heard enough of the conversation
of two men at an adjoining table
TO arouse his reporters sense of
suspicion. He followed the men
out of the restaurant, up To the
doors of one of the largest trust
companies in the city. BY pro
ducing a paper one of the bankers
had dropped, he gained admission
to a meeting of the board of direc-
tors which was then being held
late at night to avoid arousing the
suspicious of the Street. Then.
while the directors were wran
cling over some measure or other
the reporter cautiously lifted the
telephone receiver. slipped
match under the supporting arm.
thus keeping the line open, and
left the room.
On gaining the hail. Hendrick
son secured permission to use the
telephone. and there. through the
open line to the directors room
learned that the meeting was
breaking up in a disagreement
ont'nped on page II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

Roosevelt reviewing stand stood, the other stations
placed.
waiting automobile took up the exposed film
as each camera squad completed the work allotted to 1t
In all about FIVE thousand feet OF film exposed and
developed This all done in twentyfour hours after
the parade took place and the next day the pictures
were delivered to different moving picture theaters
IN the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Mighty Well Preserved.

THE Major and the Judge are two
Georgetown residents. we'll known
and. crcnies for years. Both we'll along in
their seventies. the rivalry between them
is keen, and their friends and families
are frequently amused at the boasts OF
the two old gentlemen, who never tire of
telling each other and all their acquaint-
arces how marvelously we'll their facul-
ties are preserved.
Not long ago the two ancient chums
were walking on the hills across the riv-
er from Georgetown, and sat down be-
meath a tree from where they had full
view Of the river and the city opposite.
The tower of Georgetown University.
standing out against the clear sky, oc-
cupied the most prominent position in
the view. and the two began testing their
sight on it and other buildings. After
considerable discussion the Judge re-
marked:
Now, Major, it's no use for you to try
as mine: YOU know you haven't. Just to
prove II to YOU. now, can You see that
fly crawling on the clock face over there
in the tower?"
What's that you say queried the Ma
jor, open mouthed. Can see a fly on
the clock face? Can you see it?''
why, certainly l can," snapped the
Judge. There 1t is, plain as day, crawl
ing right up there about half way be-
tween the II and the IL. Can't YOU see
it now?
The Major looked at the Judge out of
the corner of his eye. Then he cupped
his hand around his ear and listened at
face.
No. he answered, II can't quite see
the fly. but now that I listen closely 1
can hear him walking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Opinions of the Bullfight.
From Golfers Weekly

Travellers come home with conhictinp
is there a more curious divergence of
is the opinion OF the pastime given by
leading fighter Of his day: THE love
of bulls is inherent in man, especially
in the Spaniard, among which glorious
people there have been bullfghts ever
since bulls were. because the Spanish
men are as much more brave than all
other men as the Spanish bull is more
savage and valiant than all other bulls "
AS matter Of truth, the physical
courage required Of a bullfghter is GER
tainly not more than that with which a
fireman. bicycle policeman or railway
engineer should be equipped. and the
danger Is less than that faced quietly
by millions of obscure men and women
in quiet and necessary occupations of
ordinary life. No shallow Open-minded-
ness can disguise the fact that it is a
mean and brutal sport. AS John Hay
wrote: in his exquisitely intelligent
bull shows the more the Spaniard hates
him. and the more bitterly he yells that
the cruelest death shall be inflicted. 1t
is hard to believe that these American
express their hostility to prize fighting
or to the rougher sides Of foot ball. by
likening these pursuits to the bull ring,
can have any understanding whatever
Of the human traits that make the
national pastime Of the Spaniards
deleterious. and reminiscent of a history
which consisted largely of bigotry and
cruelty through so many centuries that
steps ahead even today are gained
against the resisting force Of evil ira
ditions which are ages old. It is a
significant detail Of fact that the Span
ish minister. Calomarde. who closed uni
versities and declared education to be
a curse also established a great school
of bullfghting in Seville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
STREET LIGHTING NOVELTY.
German Village Makes Pedestrians
Paw for Light.

Berlin Correspondence Pail Mall Gazette.
Why should sober-minded citizens, who
are in their homes and safe in bed by 10
O'Clock at night. pay lighting taxes for
others, who. being of jovial turn of
mind, prefer to stay in cafes, clubs or
bars until midnight and do not return
home until the early hours of the morn
ing?
Manifestly 1t is unfair. but in Germany
way which will please the earnest tax
payers and probably prove a terror to
the late night birds. To the village OF
Zarkau, near Glogau. in Silesia. must be
given the honor of installing a system OF
automatic electric lightning for the
streets The electric lights burn every
night from the outskirts Of Glogau
through the village of Zarkau, distance
of about kilometer until IL o'clock a,
a mutual cost to the community in gen.
eral. Then they are switched out.
At each end of this kilometer stretch
cupboard lighted by a tiny electric light
Those persons who are out after IL
O'Clock wishing TO have their way lighted
must insert ten pfennig piece into q
slot In the side of the iron cupboard
Then the nine lamps placed along this
stretch burst forth into twelve-minute
life, thus enabling the passenger to find
his way in lightness to his or her house
The scheme is working in a satisfactory
other German villages and towns will
follow the example of Zarkau and install
the automatic lighting system to be put
into operation after 10 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Not a Mind Reader.

Q HE was decidedly pretty and fluffy
~ headed description OF stenographer.
with strands OF golden hair straying CO.
ouettishly about her forehead. and when,
as the bells rang for noon, she embarked at
the second floor OF one OF Washington >
tall buildings. and. standing I'm front OF the
mirror paneled in the corner commenced
to gather up these vagrant curls and tuck
them in place, the new elevator boy cast
aside the lordly Indifference Of his craft
and courteously asked what floor she
wanted.
.'Hummmph-um." replied golden locks
between bites on her gum.
The elevator ran its course. and stopped
amid the rafters of the attic.
do you want to get on here?" tfmid'y
asked the elevator boy. suodued to hum
bleness by dazzling beauty.
..Hum-m-m, hu-u-mph, came from the
girl behind the gum
A descent was made. and still the fair
haired maid paid no att ntion. but twisted
and pinned and wrestled in among her
yellow tresses.
At length she jabbed hairpin through
the base of her brain. took the gum from
between her lips. and, turning on the be-
wildered boy, snapped:
There, let me of at the second floor!
Haven't you got sense enough to know
that this is the only mirror In the build
ing and I have to come in here to do up
my hair before / so out to -lunch.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Quaint Documents Kept by
reasury Department Clerk

most part. although here and there such
| entries appears as:
To cash for a broom that Peter bought some
Cash paid for mending the chariot ......... 1,
Agreed with Peggy for IS per month for the
tlemen of the family.
On July 8. 1776. this entry is made:
This day Mrs Thompson came to keen house TO,
his excellency Gen. Washington.
| On July 10:
Bought IL doz: of Madeira wine Of Mr. Thoma,
Martin. f3 lbs dozen.
| On the 18th: +t-
His excellency had present Of barrel. OF
cyder.
! The spelling in all these accounts is
NEST eccentric: Here and there appear
baskets" of fruits and vegeta bles: col
lyhower was the favorite dish, appar-
emily. and ..loyn of vear' figures fire..
quently m the menu. That Washington
and the members of the family" were
! epicures in the matter Of game is abun.
dainty shown, and the expense of the
horseback ride of the men sent. in some
instances miles away. in quest of wild
! fowl forms notable item in the account
While it cannot be said that the accounts
In general form fascinating reading, who
Is there who would not like to know wha
the father Of his country had for din
ner on the first independence day? Here
1t Is. dated July 4, 1776:
Leg OF mutton. Observation-Disclosures. IS Sd
LoyQ Of veal. -
Roasting piece of beef. ................... IS Cd
Cabbage. beets and beans. "a Cd
Peas Observation-Disclosures. pa
Potatoes ..... 2s
Black fish and lobster ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ks Sd
Miss Brady includes among her quaint
documentary treasures the old mileage
books showing the sums allowed members
of Congress in the early days for trans
portatlon to and from WASHINGTON This
travelling was done on horseback or in
stage coaches. and they were paid SC
much mile by the government. One OF
the books covers such items for the thir-
teenth session of Congress, and one of its
entries. for 1868 mileage, is receipted in
a faint, somewhat unsteady hand, ID
webster. payment was made to Henry
Clay Of $500 for Ill days attendance
congressman We're then paid by the day
and their pay deducted for every day
they were absent. Clay's signature was
found to have been cut from the book
and 1t was unearthed not long ago from
the musty cupboard where it had lain for
many years
the quality of the paper used for these
Old records is of very superior descrip-
ton. and, saving for the edges. which are
somewhat cracked and diScolored. il is
still In excellent condition. Upon holding i
to the light the British royal water mari,
is disclosed. showing a crown, with the
| entwined letters 90. r. below. the pa
per being Of English make during the
reign of George III. Some of these wa
ter marks show the royal coat of arms
with the crown above it. Thus" as the
custodian of these interesting documents
I remarks. the early records of the re-
public were actually written on the royal
crown of Britain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
The Poster.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
The poster. for whose artistic i'm
provement plans are now being made
may be said to date from 1886. when a
design by Lelance was used in France
to advertise a book entitled Com
ment Meurent les Femmes." His ex-
ample was quickly followed. most OF
the early designs being printed in
black on white or tinted paper. The
color poster began about 1860. and at
tanned to the dignity of a high art
with Jules Cheret, 1.-The father OF the
picture placard." The first English
theatrical placard- to attract wide.
spread attention was one OF Fred
Walkers. advertising dramatic YER
sion Of Tho Woman in White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23

bring forth black box of venerable as
pect. on the lid of which might be faint
ly discerned some fantastic gold lettering
The curious might, with some labor, in
terpret the latter to read: Account G.
Washington with the United States. Com
1883. compromising a space of eight
years.
Inside the three or four battered, calf
bound account books are all reproduced
by Photographic facsimiles, neatly filed
with debit and credit columns in the
copper plate-looking writing of the eight
eenth century. Although written. in many
instances, during the utmost rigors and
decisive conflicts Of the memorable war,
the utmostneatness and accuracy of ar
rangement are to be noticed in these ac-
counts. They are brought up from day
to day, and the recapitulation at the end
of each book Is comprehensive and de-
tailed. These accounts cover moneys of
WashingtOn'S own expended for the gov
eminent funds disbursed by him foot
note on one page is evidence of his con-
scientiousness: it calls attention to par-
ticular item which he appeared to have
paid. but for which he had no recent
This he deducted from his own credit un-
til the matter should be completely eluci-
dated.
The bookkeeper of today notes Quaint
differences of phrase in these accounts
from such as are in vogue at presen..
For instance. the top line of q column
that is carried forward reads sometimes
Brought up or, when there is evidently
sufficient leisure to be even more elabor-
ate. ITO foot OF other side brought up"
One occasionally finds Brought over
from other SIDE" or Contra credit side.
The accounts are in English money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23

In these accounts. which, by the way
were kept by one Caleb Gibbs of Wash
nston's immediate staff, are quantity
described as the family" The pages are
headed usually Headquarters on the
march," headquarters being sometimes
New York and sometimes Valley Forge
and other historic points. The items
cover purchases OF food supplies, for the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-11
A TAFT HARMONY PROGRAM.

IN ENCOURAGEMENT is made that Immediately after the return
IN of President Taft from Panama steps will be taken TO re.
store peace and order in the Republican party. The first
move will be to harmonic the factional differences In the House
of Representatives and then to bring harmony into the Senate.
The President is to supervise the job. The seven labofs OF
Hercules would seem light compared with the undertaking now an
nounced. Roosevelt spent nearly a year in Africa cultivating vital.
iy and energy for a comparatively small job, namely, electIng a
Republican Governor in New York, and he failed, although he put
into the work all the energy of a regiment of men. Where Will
Taft, with his $50 pounds of avoirdupois and his wellknown veal,
nesses, come out? Think of Cannon and Fowler embracing in the
House and Aldrich and La Toilette arm in arm in the Senate
corridors! Imagine, if you can, Beveridge and John Kean in loving
comradeship, greeting Taft with their united cry, Caesar, we who
go to death salute theer' Great are the lessons of adversely. They
teach humility of spirit. But where is the common ground upon
which the discordant Republican elements in Congress and the
country meet? The cohesive power of public plumber is potential,
but it cannot be invoked in this case. President Taft tried it with
the Federal patronage and failed. He couldn't buy or intimidate
a single Progressive. What entertainment the country will have in
watching the blunderer in the White House trying to harmonic a
party the elements of which are as wide apart as the. poles!
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-11
Discuss the Landslide.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Wherever men meet since election
day and talk about the great Demo-
cratic landslide in several Republican
States the question of how much of the
responsibility for the Waterloo of the
G.. o. P. rests on Colonel Roosevelt,
and how it will affect his political fu-
ture, is discussed, Fiv men talked of
this in the hatcher shop last night
while waiting for a score of women to
be served. Four were Republicans and
one a Democrat.
Roosevelt was blamed by the Repub-
leans for the great defeat of their
party in New Jersey, New York and
other States. One man said he be-
lieved that Roosevelt is not a brilliant
crank but is crazy. He said he knew
Robert Roosevelt, an uncle of Colonel
Roosevelt, who made speeches at meet
ings of Socialists, and eve Anarchists.
and he was called Cray Bob for
years before he died, for he cham
pioned every issue that came up. The
Democrat said that during the CAM
paign he stopped at a hotel in Milwau-
kee where Roosevelt was. An aged
New York physician, who has given up
practise, said in the corridor of the
hotel that he had known all the mem
bers of the Roosevelt family, and he
added:
when people get wise to what the
trouble with Colonel Roosevelt is his
He is talented, and so was George
Francis Train and also other able
men, some of whom died in SANTA
RUINS OBSERVER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-11
TAX REVENUE FROM THE RAILROADS.

m N increase of $454,266 over last year in the taxes assessed
~ lpon railroad property in New jersey is shown in the an
nnal report of the State Board of Assessors, which gives the
total as $5542,611. In the assessment in 1906, under the new rail
road tax law passed that year, there was an increase of about $500,
600 in the annual tax. That increase was due to the new law,
which, as practically interpreted, made all railroad property tax
able at an average of the municipal tax rates in the State. The
increase, therefore, was due to the statute and the increased rate,
while the increase now reported is due to revised values by the
board and to new railroad property. A marked feature of the
report is the separate valuation of the railroad franchises, which
have heretofore been punched with the real estate. The assess
ments in the report are made Independent of the revaluaton by the
board under the legislative act of last winter. The new reyalua-
lions will be reported to the Governor and acted upon next year.
They may considerably increase the amount of taxes above the
figures for the present year, and there will be a still greater in.
crease if the Legislature shall repeal that provision of the law
for an average tax rate and make all railroads. assessable locally,
leaving the franchise to be taxed by the State.