The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-31
CHICAGO LETTER


Chicago, August 30.-Moving pic
ture film makers Of Chicago, who
have been invading foreign countries
with their picture shows, have beer.
warned by the Department OF Com
MERGE and Labor that bad editing is
causing American films to be ridi-
culed or misunderstood in Europe.
Foreign houses, securing the rights
to Chicago and American films are
in the habit Of writing explanations
and headlines to elucidate the SituA-|
try where the film is to be shown
One film Was story Of a cowboy and
Indian intrigue, deception anG fight
ing. The costumes ot the cowboys
were exaggerated. The labels said
that the picture had been taken in
arA&Sr6tsSss~ act OrS-
wore the American national costume.
\ film showing a hOldup in the cat
tie county had q subtitle stating that
this was an event Of regular life in
America. One film showing the
"Customs Of the Indian Castles" was
labeled 'Customs OF the Chaste In
it "COst#mcs Of the Indian Castcs.'
The costumes consisted Of about
four yards Of muslin VIA ped around
each Indian. The prestige Of AM
Nri@an-made films is hurt by these iu-
acruracies and the manufacturers are
asked to be more strict in their con-
tracts with foreign agents.
Work on anOthe" So 900, 800 all
road passenger station is to br start
cd in Chicago in She spring, for the
roads now using the antigua, ed Union
Station in Canal Sc"eeet Just west o.
| the river According to Darius
Miller, president Ct the Burlington
road, the new station vii! he built
and operated by union depot COM
! paHy IS 4 holding corporation for the
T five roads which Will use the station.
! These roads are ;nc Burlingt on, tho
| Fort Wayne CThc Pittsburg. Fort
| wayne q CniCagOl, the Panhandle
! (PittsDurg. Cincinnati, Chicago 4: st.
LouiS), the Chicago, Milwaukee, e
st. Paul, and the Chicago & Alton.
Each road will own q fifth Interest,
J L
sylv,.rfH system as a. present. y
rough estimate Of the cost provides
:or ST. 100000 for the Ian !, S.
| 100000 for track changes and Sub
ways. Electricity is likely to be the
motive power used for drawinG the
trainf into the station or taken them
out, Though this has not been def
intel decided. The train sheds will
he long enough to accommodate fiji
teen-car trains.
The West has cut further into TIE
business supremacy Of the East by
the removal from New York to Chi
Icago Of the entire auditing depart
ment Of the Wells Fargo Express
Company. Five special trains, car
rying 900 employees Of the com
pany, their families, baggage and
household 5fFGTs, are due in Chica-
go from Gotham September IS.
There will be ut least 5000 persons
in the trekking part. When the
= company first announced the i'm
+ pending change there were many and
, strenuous objections upon the part OF
t the employees, and many native sons
? Of New York put in hasty regisna-
= tionS, looking with horror upon the
/ idea Of leaving Manhattan island fol
f Chic2gO. These prejudiCes soon be-
=, gan to disappear and the company Of.
j ficiAls expect to have their entire
Z +, clerical force move intact to the
f Western metropolis. This migra
ton is the carrying out Of plan Of
the company to have the greater part