The Chitina leader., 1913-02-11

and heard for a dime. The pictures
will be in operation this month.
as the machine perfected" was
asked.
"Nothing's perfect" replied Edi-
sen, "but it works. 1t delivers at
the exact instant of occurrence on the
film any sound made at the moment
such action took place. Every word
uttered by the actors is recorded aud
delivered in time with the sctioa; the
creaking of a gate, a whistle, the
noise of hoof beats, even the Click of
cooking a revolver comes apparently
from the screen and in unison with
the motion.
1.-The photograph, which is placed
behind the screen, is wired to the
picture machine. The spped of the
talking part acts as brake on the
film, so that neither can get ahead of
the other There are special records
which run as long as the film last"
How long did it take to work out
the plan for taking motion pictures?"
was asked.
"Thirty-seven years." replied Edi-
son. at is all of that time since I
made motion picture show inside of
a box by dropping the succession of
record to ear tubes.
will there be a great fortune in
the kinetophone."
Money! said Edison, why all
the money / make on an invention
goes into furthering my experiments.
! do not seek money"
Mr.. Edison did not believe his new
invention would be hard on actors.
"On the contrary" he said, 81 can see
nothing but studios centralized, en-
ploying all the actors all the year
round, and at a better figure than
they now get"
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. "a de-
cided sensation was created in this
usually staid and proper city by a
number of the leading society young
girls appearing at masquerade in
tights and wearing hoods. Such a
furore resulted that the participants
made their escape before their iden-
ity became known, excepting to a few
close friends.
PRINCETON, Feb. 5-Woodrow
Wilson has declared himself in favor
of direct primaries for the election of
governors and United States Senators.
NEW YORK, Feb. Eighty per
cent of the >firemen on the locomo-
tives of the Eastern railroads vote to
strike unless their demands are con-
coded.
This action was taken after medi-
alton had failed to settle the dispute
between fifty-for railroads and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Engineers over the demands of
the roads firemen for increased
wages and better working conditions,
This resulted in strike ballot being
taken.
Charles P. Neill, United States
Commissioner of Labor, and Martin
A. Knapp, presiding judge of the
United States Commerce Court, acted
as mediators under the Erdman act,
which had been invoked by the par
ties to the controversy, and decided
that the time was not ripe for efforts
along this line.
About $4,000 men are affected, of
whom some $4,000 are locomotive
firemen and 10000 locomotive en-
gineers, who recently have been pro-
NOTED from the position of firemen,
but retain their membership in the
firemen's organization.
Fifty-four railroads, including all
lines east of Chicago and north of the
Ohio and Potomac rivers, are involv-
ed in the dispute.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-President-
elect Wilson has modified in import
ant particulars his original announce
ment of an open-door policy at the
White House. The White House is
to barred to all seekers after Jobs I'M
less they come in response to an in
vitation from the President-elect.
The persistent efforts of job
hunters to gain the ear of Governor
Wilson regardless of his public state
ment that by forcing claims in per-
son they were prejudicing their
chances is responsible for the
change of policy. Governor Wilson
has informed the Senators who have