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is the Place de la Constitution. containing
about forty acres, and around and behind
it are the kings gardens, which his
majesty throws open to the public on
three days of the week.
The palace itself is not beautiful. 1t is
a great three-story building, with rows Of
unshuttered windows. which make it look
like factory, poorhouse or an insane
asylum. The chief street cars of Athens
has a depot directly in front The build
ing is Of yellow limestone or marble got
ten from the mountains nearby. II is
kept up by the parliament. and am told
so poorly that it lacks many comforts,
and especially sufficiency Of bathrooms.
AS to the life Of the royal family, it is
simple and homelike. His majesty rises
at O'Clock and makes his own coffee,
using spirit lamp and two tablespoon
is strong as I've, and his majesty smokes
cigarette as he drinks it. After this he
looks over the newspapers for two or
three hours, and then goes upstairs to
breakfast. This is usually held at 10
o'clock. in a room on the second story
All of the family are present. The meal
consists of little more than tea and bread
and butter. the first real meal of the day
being the luncheon at noon, or rather at
2:30. This is served in courses. be-
ginning with soup and ending with a
dessert. 1t comes from the kitchen to the
palace. and is gotten up by the royal
cooks, the most of whom are French and
German, with some Greeks, who make
the desserts
AFTER luncheon the king chats with his
Ian1lly and then takes a drive. He has
auuienceS during the day and attends to
such Iormallties as his position requires.
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theaters into movins picture houses n
this country, but without success. There
rave ben many failures, and we have
been forced to the conclusion that people
will not climb to the balloon es and ga
leries to see moving pictures. In other
words. houses must be so cially con-
structed for this business, just as for the
drama.
1T has been said by many that the
moving picture business has hurt the
music halls and even the legitimate
houses. In tn face of a great body of
opinion to the contrary, l venture to say
that the moVine picture houses nave
little. if any, effect upon the halls and
theaters l believe that the man or wom-
an who has money enough to so to the
theater is going. no matter how many
moving picture houses there may be to
tempt him or her on the way. i admit
that if a man has seen a music hall
show once and he has little money he
is apt to spend it on the moving picture
shows instead of going the second or
third time to the same variety show.
But that is the extent of our competition
with the theaters."
Mr.. Pyke's statement regarding, the
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own, and I am told that it is now pos
sble to buy butter and milk in Athens
which come from his majesty's diaries
He has Danish farmers to manage his
estate, and has imported Danish dairy
maids to superintend the butter-mak1ng.
He has large vineyards, and the king
wine is regularly sold In the markets:
1t is about the best made in Greece and
can be bought at the leading hotels.
am told that the king has made
money out of his estates as we'll as in
speculation of various kinds. He gets
an allowance from the government OF a
little more than $4,000. a year and he
has about 100000 more from France,
England and Russia. by whom he was
put on the throne and who are to GER
tain extent the protectors of the kingdom
of Greece This money is to keep UP his
palaces and maintain his court but he
surplus so that he is said to be mil
nonaire He owns stock in railways.
vineyards and mines. He has fleet OF
merchant vessels which trades at the va
rious Mediterranean ports and he has also
money invested in American securities
which he buys and sells on the market
The kaiser once sarcastically remarked
to King George that the making OF
money was hardly betting king
whereupon George I replied:
Il see nothing unroyal in the making
OF money, and / can tell You 1 would
rather be a rich merchant than a bank
rupt king
And this brings me to the tenure OF
Office of this remarkable monarch. He
has held the throne for forty-eight years
although his predecessor was expelled
from it, and If the people were much dis
satisfied 1t is doubtful whether he could
retain it today. The ruler of Greece has
not a drop Of Greek blood in his veins
He is the son of Christian, the late King
of Denmark. and he was placed on the
throne at the suggestion Of the great
powers which protect Greece. He was
elected by the national assembly here,
and accepted the crown through his
father acting as guardian. This was in
1868, when George was only eighteen. A
few months after this the national as
sembly at Athens declared him Of age
and he came here to rule. He has been
on the throne ever since, and one of his
family. although 1t is doubtful whether
this will be the crown prince, will sue
coed him.
The king was married shortly after he
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.CIN MATOGR A p H

(INEM AT OG R A P H
~ Theaters Going Up All
Over the Country, and Their
Continued Existence Is
Made Possible Only by the
Supply of Films From
America, Which Also Sup
plies Most of the Brains and
Enterprise Needed for Their
Organization-Two Hundred
and Fifty Houses Devoted to
This Form of Entertainment
in London Alone and 1000
in England-Every House in
London Calls for a Capital of
S1oo, 900, But Some of Them
Return as Much as $4,000
a Year in Profit-Will the
Boom Last or Go the Way
of Roller Skating?
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ion of those best qualified to say, it is
due to American films. Moving picture
shows in ENGLAND. as in the United
States are absolutely dependent on the
American films. and were the prominent
companies in the United States to stof
manufacturing or TO cut off their supply
for the time being the fortunes of the
cinemato raph theate-s would drop with
a suddeuness that would give heart fail
ure 10 their many hackers.
En2lish companies there are, French
companies and Italian companies anG
Norwegian companies almost without
number. but. with the exception of on,
French company. no one OF them has tht
enterprise or is willing to spend the money
necessary to turn out pictures OF the va
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fortunate owners. Many others snow
more than 5000 on the right de OF the
ledaer after a years work. In certain
sections of London great is the popu-
larity of this class of ENTERTAINMENT that
the cinemato2raph theaters are punt slde
by side, with bankers in front TO Doom
the merits OF the competing shows 1t Is
possible to stand in Leicester square ana
toss stones in different directions thar
will alight on the roofs of no fewer IMAM
five houses that are turning hundreds
away on Sundays, Saturdays and holi-
days.
What is the cause of this remarkable
change in attitude on the part OF the
English public and in the prosperity or
the moving pieture theaters? In the opin-
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Pork Sausage.

NTHE Marquis de Villabar," said
Washington diplomat. lis trying
to put young King Manuel back on the
throne. He is going around collecting.
But he has good deal Of trouble to get
the Portuguese nobility to shell out.
The nobility profess the most devoted
loyalty. but. when 1t comes TO cash"
The diplomat smiled.
The Marquis de Villabar.' he said.
asked a Portuguese count for a sub
scription the other day in London. The
count drew himself UP and answered
haughtily:
My blood is always at the service Of
his majesty
% Yes, l know said de Vilabar, net
tied. but you see, We don't want to
start a sausage factory"
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matograph houses in London attend at a
hall in the West End and see the new
films shown on a curtain We then decide
which we wish to purchase and now
many of each The films are delivered,
but held for release on certain days. Thus
some are released Saturdays, some sum
DAYS, some Wednesdays and Thursdays.
I'VE have attempted to convert regular
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not go on a Greek vessel except when
she has to travel from one port to
another. So altogether she has gotten
the ill-will of her subjects.
Nevertheless, her majesty has earned
the right to be popular, for she is always
doing something for the women of Greece.
1 have visited schools of hers where
Greek girls are taught to embroider, ma e
lace and weave cloth. She is one Of the
Hospital. and she goes there every week
to visit the sick and pray with the dying.
She is a patron of the Orphan Asylum
and of the Society for Poor Women, and
also the founder of a store for the sale
of women's handiwork. She is the presl-
dent of a society for the relief OF female
prisoners, and, in connection with the
Greeks Of Constantinople, she. has had
to do with a reform school for young
criminals.
Her majesty is a f1ne-looking woman.
She has a sweet, womanly face, with
classic features hair being brushed Wen
back from the forehead. She dresses
simply, but has many magnlhcent JeWels
which she wears upon state occasions
She is a fine linguist, speaking with nueh-
CIV a half dozen languages, lncluding the
Greek. I am told that Enshsn is mel
fayorite tongue. and the one which Is
used in the family.
During my stay here 1 have learned
something of life in the palace Ing
home of the king is in the very center u
Athens. not far from the Leading io'e
and cafes, and on hill which overioon =
a great mart of the city. In front OF II
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Gus was thrown open for moving picture
matinees but rarely more than score
OF people passed its doors Of an afternoon,
and the promoters were compelled to
pocket their considerable loss and admit
defeat.
At present there are no less than 2OOO
cinematograph theaters in England. Lon
don alone has upward of 80. New
houses are being constructed as quickly
as the methods of English builders will
permit; new companies are being floated
day by day. and. though some OF them
fail and go out of business, many are
fouTishing
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ING GEORGE Of
Greece is now abb
sent from Athens.
He is at his villa
on the Island of
Corfu, where he
has a palace not
far from that OF
the Emperor Of
Germany. He di-
videS his time be-
between Corfu and
Athens. with the
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Speaking of the kings lack Of Formally
I have just heard as to how he received
a party of Americans who came with
Cook and who have been exploring the
Mediterranean. In straw hats and dust
ers they walked up to his palace and
asked the major domo if they might see
the king. The latter replied that, they
must first see the United States minister,
whereupon the king, passing through the
vestibule and observing the party. asked
what was the matter He was told, and
he thereupon ordered the Americans to
be let in, holding out his hand to their
leader. The chief of the tourists grasped
the hand of his majesty with the grip of
How do you do, Mr.. King. We are
glad to see you. We had only one day
in Athens and we did not want to leave
without meeting the king"
palace and chatted with them for few
moments when the leader arose and held
out his hand, saying:
1--WE must be going. Mr.. King, as we
have lots more to See
Another American came to the palace
lately with a general letter of introduce
ton to our diplomatic and consular off,
GERS, signed by President Taft. Such let
tiers of introduction are not uncommon.
although they. are usually signed by the
Secretary of State and mention the fact
that they are given at the request Of
some senator or member of the House of
Representatives. They are intended to
be presented to our diplomats only. This
man did not call upon the United States
minister, but went direct from the ship
to the palace and asked for the king.
His letter was taken in, whereupon his
majesty ordered that he be admitted Be-
fore the American entered he cried out
asking If his wife might also come in.
This request was granted, and the two
were received. I am told that they asked
so many impertinent questions that the
king had to pretend another appointment
to get rid of them and that he practically
asked them to leave.
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I'VE years ago
there were no NOV
ing picture thea
tiers in England
Attempts had been
made TO popularize
the cinematograph,
but without sue
cess. II is less
than three years
ago that a theatel
in Piccaddilly Cir
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don's puritanical Sunday. On that day
the cinematograph houses are open for
charity 1t is announced that the pro-
ceedS will be turned over to such-and-
such a hospital The authorities then
wink at the violation of the law. Natur-
ally, the moving picture people not being
in the business for their health, turn over
to the institution mentioned only a part OF
the proceeds. The usual practice is for
the moving picture house to retain 40
per cent of the days takings for ..ex-
penses. forwarding the remaining ~
per cent TO the charity. But the managers
are not satisfied with that, and are cir
culating petitions for signatures. calling
upon the authorities to allow the show !
to open Sundays without this payment to
charity.
There are many who believe that the
moving picture craze is simply a boom
and that II will de out i'm a few years
They point to the roller skating boom
that travelled from the United States
across the Atlantic and struck England
four years ago. Today there are very
few traces Of II left except in the holes it
put In the pockets of thousands of inves-
tors.
Copyright in the United States and Great Britain
by Curtis Brown. All rights strictly reserved.)
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THEIR Life in the Palace
/ The Princes and the
Court INSTRUMENTATION
tire King Helped a Peasant
+ Royal Money Maker and
His Big Farms, Which Fur
nish Athens With Butter and
Wine-Some Cheeky Ameri-
can What the
Greeks Think of the Queen
The Crown Prince and His
Unpopularity-A Look at the
Boy Who May Succeed His
Grandfather as King.
Copyright, 1911. by Frank G. Carpenter)
pecial Correspondence of The Star.
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ne little house near Piccadilly Circus.
ting less than 800 people. returns
of nfre than 10000 a year to Its
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
JnNnON March 16
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riety and quality demanded by the dis
eliminating public that supports the NOV
ing picture theaters.
4
This is borne out by an interview the
writer had yesterday with Montague A.
Pyke, the managing director of the larg-
est company operating a string of cinema
tograph theaters in London. incidentally,
Mr.. Pyke might be claimed as another
triumph for the United States, because
although he was born in England he
spent many years In the United States
and is typically American in his push
and energy and enterprise and enthusiasm
nder the guiding genius of MIR Pyke
his company runs fifteen of the largest
moving picture houses in London and
plans are being made rapidly to increase
this number to fifty.
There is no doubt about it," said Mr.
Pyke, 'the American films are beyond
comparison with any others now on the
market. They are varied and clear and
the companies go to enormous expense
and trouble to dress the actors for the
parts and to enact their stories with the
proper background of scenery and prop
critics.
But, having said this, must add that
j believe the English public is heartily
sick of American pictures. You See, they
are so superior to the others that we are
compelled to give over almost our whole
program, week after week, to them In
, the first place the English audiences
laugh when they see the American actors
come on dressed in the American style
of clothes, with broad shoulders and
basgy trousers. In the same way Ameri-
can audiences would laugh to see the
actors dressed In the narrow. pointed
shoulders and the almost skin-tight trous-
erS worn in this country. Secondly as
was to be expected. supplying films to the
whole world. as they do. the American
companies are hard pressed to maintain
sufficient variety in their pictures, and
.>ogish audiences are becoming tired to
h"ath of Indian love stories and dying
l;5WboyS.
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Many stories are told Of the king in
connection with the Greeks. He talks
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Quite naturally they would like to see
one good English films. But where are
.ey to be found? Much as we managers
dislike to be dependent entirely on Anleri-
can films. We are driven to it because
there is nothing else. The Eng ish films
now on the market are too absurd TO
be considered and the French. with one
exception. and the Italian are even worse.
1T is claimed that the English climate
prevents the preparation of good clear
pictures. But in my opin on that is not
the real trouble. The English companies
and. as well, the French and Italian
have not the enterprise nor will they in
vest the money necessary to make their
business a success. Take the American
companies as examples Of how it should
be done. The best actors and actresses
are engaged and rehearsed thoroughly;
great sums are spent in dresses scenery
and props; the full companies are sent
travelling thousands of miles In order
that true-to-life background may be
obtained, and finally, paen with clever
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No April Fool.

nj C. GOODWIN. the actor. was talk
Y" ing in New York about April fool
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at dinner and IL there are no guests OF
distinction the evening is spent not un-
like that of any well-to-do family OF
Europe. The king is said to be very good
natured. He is fond of punmaking and
can laugh as loudly as his royal grand
children.
As to the princes. Constantine, the
crown prince, is now in retirement. tn.
people think he mismanaged their army
during the war with the Turks, and ile
has lost caste with them. He is living
in Germany, where the kaiser Is his
brother-in-law, and 1t may be that he
will have to give up his claim TO the
throne in favor of his son George. who
is more popular with the Greeks Prince
George will be twenty-one years of age
next July. He is a fine-looking, well
educated young fellow. He speaks Greek
like native and has had such an edu-
cation as will fit him to be king should
his father be set aside by the people.
/ am told that his mother. the Crown
Princess Sophia, is also unpopular
Prince George. the kings second son.
is now commissioner of Crete. He Is said
to be well liked by the Creeks. His wife
is one of the Bonapartes.
The third son is Prince Nicolaos, who
was born in 1872 and is, hence. about
forty years old. He is married to the
daughter of the Grand Duke Vladimar Of
Russia. who is exceedingly rich. and he
has two bright little girls the Princesses
Olga and Elizabeth. Nicolaos has the lit
erary bent. He has written a comedy
which was produced here, and was sue
cess.
In addition to the above the King OF
hac 9th he
of whom is Christopher. who is now at
school in Germany, and the other Andrew
or Andreas, as they call it, who married
the Princess Alice of Battenburg. An
dreas and Alike, for that is her Greek
name, are about the most popular of the
whole royal family. Alike is cheered
whenever she goes on the street, and An
dreas is favorably spoken of in all parts
of Greece.
AS to the kings daughters, he has had
two, the elder Of whom died in her youth.
and the other. the Princess Marie. who
has married the Grand Duke George OF
Russia and gone there to live.
The younger members of the family fire.
quently visit the houses of the richer
Athenians. They are well known to the
people and may be seen driving about
through the city. They have entertain
mehts now and then at the palace, and
his majesty gives a great court ball
there every New Year. On this occasion
almost every one who is any one is in
vited. The guests number twelve hun
dred or more. and they include the diplo-
mats. the officers of the army and navy
and distinguished foreigners The guests
are expected to arrive at about . o'clock.
and the dancing begins at half-past IL.
1t starts in with a royal quadrille, in
which the chief celebrities take part and
continues throughout the evening.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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Copyright, 1911, by Frank G. Carpenter.)
Special Correspondence of The Star.
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~ PRINCESS MARIA.
Nho NARRIEn GRAND DUKE
EUSSIN~9

At half past the family asaIn ASSEMBLIES
at dinner and IL there are no guests OF
distinction the evening Is spent not I'M
like that of any well-to-do family OF
Europe. The king is said to be very good
natured. He is fond of punmaking and
can laugh as loudly as his royal grand
children.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-05

be possible. To make the evapora-
ton from the surface as little as
possible the water will be applied
to the alfalfa by pipes below the top
of the earth. Each of the tanks
will contain half a ton of earth and
are so arranged that they can be
lifted from their places by derrick.
They will be weighed twice a week.
Mr.. Jayne states that it is expect
ed to continue the experiments in
orchard irrigation and other lines OF
investigation here for several years
and to extend the field and amount
OF work as the appropriation will be
available.
Mr.. Jayne has been identified
with irrigation experiment work in
the Yakima valley for the last eight
years, having for some time made
his home in North Yakima. The
transfer of his headquarters to Spo-
kane four years ago was made that
he might more easily reach the
irrigated districts of the northern
and eastern parts of the state, which
require part of his time. Irrigation
experiments west of the Cascade
mountains will also be undertaken
this summer and Mr.. Jayne intends
| tn MT in q month Or SO there later
in the summer. On April 10 MIR.
Jayne addressed the farmers of
Naches at an institute.
To take charge of similar work at
Wenatchee, a position similar to
that which Mr.. Broadie will hold
in the Yakima valley has been given
R. E. Tumble, who, for the last
two years has been head of the
department of horticulture in the
Wenatchee high school.