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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-24
WOMEN CRIED TO GOD TO SAVE THEIR BABIES
FROM BLOOD-MAD BRUTES

aSn6S or the LUDLOW tent colony OF
the miners union, where S18 human
being lived happily, though half
starved, lie the charred and bullet-rid-
den bodies of more than 25 women
and children!
They were mastered by gunner,
wearing the uniforms of the Colorado
state militia, but in the employ OF
John D. RockefeIer's Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company, and using ma
chine guns which were brought to
Colorado by the coal operators for
just that purpose.
Mrs MarceIini Pedrigon, Mexican
woman, saw her two babies suffo-
cate in the ruins of her tent-hOme,
and Mrs. Frank Snyder, mourns for
William, her oldest son, eleven, who
ventured out of his fathers safety
cellar to get drink for his famish-
ing brothers and sisters, and fell dead,
a child hero, with his head torn away
by an explosive bullet.
Mrs. Snyder told a vivid story of
the day of deadly terror and the
night of horror that followed when a
hundred women with twice as many
little children faced first the bullets of
the gunner and then the. fire the
savage murderers mercilessly started.
The shooting started, she says,
when Louis Tikas, Greek leader at
the tent colony, protested because the
uniformed gunner trained three ma
chine guns on the tent colony.
Louis told them not to point their
guns at the women and children" she
said.
Sunday they tried to break up a
ball game our men were playing and
some of the men got mad and chased
them away. That is why they set up
the guns and it was then that Louis
objected.
Then they cursed him and fired |
at him. They must have fired SO
shots at him and he fell down dead. |
Tho+
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-24

after the gunner. Our men were on
one side of the tents and the gunner
on the other.
"All of US women and children ran
down into the cellars which we're
dug a long time ago when the gun
men first came down here and threat
ened us with rifles and machine guns.
"An day long we lay down there
without anything to eat or drink.
81 had six children, the Oldest
eleven, and they all cried.
"AIl through the camp we could
hear women shrieking and calling to
God and the Virgin TO come and save
their children. The firing continued
and the bullets WhistIed over us hour
after hour, and after while heard
woman cursing terribly. Later
heard that she had had her hand
shot off at the wrist when she reach
ed up from her cellar and tried to
get pail of water to give her chill
dren a drink.
My children begged me for water,
and finally little William-he was my
oldest boy-said he was going to get
IuGIu q UIluh. OO lie CuIlDOu up OUT
of the cellar and he never came back.
81 know now that a bullet tore his
head all away. l should have gone
for the water myself, but had to stay
with the babies.
Just when it was beginning to get
dark the gunner dashed in among
the tents and set fire to some of
them. Our tents were all close to-
gether and the fire spread fast. All
the time they kept shooting into the
tents, although they knew our men,
with their guns, were all away up in
the hills.
81 took my children and ran to
deep arroyo (guIly) where there were
about so other women and babies.
Lots of the others, though, were
afraid to come out of their cellars
and they suffocated under the burn
81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

grateful For several seasons one q the favor,e .
prise5 II our firm was a company IN which We ,ok -.
pride which seemed 10 please the critics and the rr
to an unusual degree This organization was 8, ba,-,
and exploited that II became famous, and several
who had been Of little importance before tbey 80.
identified with it-became known from New VIZ.
San Francisco. The salaries were LIBERAL bp, :,
could not all be pnncely. That company though !, ~
kept employed practically the year round with al-'
no rehearsal periods, had 20 be abandoned 80
almost everybody in it suddenly decided that he !, *
was entitled 70 about fifty per cent increase IN -
The company could not be held together at any s..
that would make It a sane speculation.
Managers have been charged with cutting down.
aries after a production has made q New York .e,-
ton. The truth is more often that certain s,ls.,
the company have 20 be substantially increased r,4..
the threat Of the actors 70 accept other engagee,.'
Il seems almost impossible that the artists should t
solit,le feeling about the production itself ~ little ,.
If being identified with the undertaking 81 little -.
sight in not approaching that the very next ye,r,.
NAV be a complete failure.
Usually when the actor makes q personal hit he ,s,.,
all the credit TO himself He forget The cauton ~.
which the piece has been selected, tae expert g.
direction under which he has been trained for his =,
the skill with which he has been advertised and esr.5
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

The preparation required is trivial compared with the
years Of study through which the ordinary professional
man must pass before the government authorities will
even allow him TO try TO find customers If the man
or woman who goes on the stage has sufficient person
aitv good looks or ability Justify the choice Of this
career the road to success is not arduous, and the
ward is very liberal
The work Of giving eight performances week is in
most instances not more than enough effort TO keep the
player in good health In fact many able and more
intelligent players find time TO money at various
other occupations while they are also playing One
Of the chief side lines carried by the subordinate actor
is the selling Of New York suburban real estate.
Actors have long claimed that they should be paid
during rehearsals. This might be right if the actor
would work for the wages he might in other walks
Of life with equivalent ability BY the present scale Of
wages the actor as rule gets all and than he IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

This case-because the change oc-
Cured before the premiere-was not
so bad as many other cases | could
point out of important players who
actually deserted companies thousands
Of miles from home, and brought dis
aster not only to the management but
TO the other players in the company.
THE men and women Of the stage
L who are the least trustworthy are
always the foremost in airing their al
leqed grievances; but do not believe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03


Inown to himself And what good would II 90 ''o
,nanaoer simply to keep the actor out OF WORK.
There are many honorable men and women III 'li'
- 80, cybo would not stoop 20 take any unfair al
vantage Of a manager but there are many ohc'S "no
have no such scruples And it is unfortunately t,ue
that the rivalry among theatrical producers 10 Su, ,
nlaver who is disloyal to manager not likely 1
that account TO be turned down by others IL may NC
that we managers are ourselves to blame for suc ack
Of cooperation; but the scarcity OF fine artists IS su,
that the temptation to take chance on the uSV"o' ~
nos of = good performer is overwhelming.
Il would be easy to point out hundred cases "'c'e
PLAYERS have violated their agreements without any
conjunction. Recently an actress VINO was Spec''"y
e..af f tho LEADING feminine role in a very lmpor
tant dramatic production, and had for months uflde'
stood that she was to appear in this play and seemed
grateful for the opportunity to distinguish ne'S
calmly announced after weeks OF rehearsal anu
less than ten days before the opening nignt Via'
che had signed contract with another firm Happily
it was possible to replace her within twenty houIS
with another artist Of equal ability Can one be blamed
:, .Lo-o circumstances. for certain bitterness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOX MAJ %

entitled 20. True, a pro-
duction will sometimes be
a failure, and the actors
engagement will conse-
oucntly be cut short; but
this element Of risk IS a
part Of the business ana
was well understood by
him when he elected 70 go
on the stage.
What the actor loses
through having speculatedl
on a few weeks Of rehearsal
time is nothing compared
with the settlement that
the manager has TO make
for all the expenses Of put
ting on the production.
And if the actor has shown
himself TO have value and
patience, the manager will
do his best to find him
another opportunity. II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

there is any other pro-
fession in which SO much
money is paid for aver
age ability. Actors and
actresses, either dramatic
or musical, of any mod
crate talent, are seldom
unemployAl during the
regular theatrical season,
after they have once got
some start in their work.
And the months or years
spent in making that
first start are neither so
long nor so hard as the
years Of labor that con
front the writer, the
painter, the sculptor, the
doctor, the lawyer, the
engineer, and even the
ordinary business man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

rehearsal period has been unusually l'nR SONY Th,
actors themselves have often been 10 o''''o. g.,
longer the rehearsal period the greater '9e eHese 10
fine manager as he wants to get his production
,bc bubble as soon as possible and in such manner as
70 Give il the best chance Of succeeding
favorite complaint Of the actress IS that she mas "
nav for her own gowns This applies, under hrs'-caS
arrangements only to who are earning GoIs''Iel
able money and when the gowns are such modeII CO.,
tunes as will be part Of her stock IN TRACE III ,'
event of failure Such gowns are the ofy 0C'',I,"
ton the woman brings to the thcater apart rom e' p
sonatv ability and experience. They are her proper!
and the scale Of wages is adjusted on basis d' 1'
tainlv demands some equipment other thah u'e '.'.
roscnce Of the performer, In many cases these gown
especially suitable to the appearance OF the woman"
et;trte one Of her most valuable assets; not only
with the manager, but with the public from WHO"
the money that pays her salary must come
WYE have said good deal about salaries
w which raises the question as to what uey "Te
actually are. In regard to some salaries the
.t,1;c e ;rcredulous They seem almost Impossible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

thev owe no particular debt
4 contract binds a manager
more than it binds the actor
for this reason: If the manager
breaks his agreement, the actor
cen sue him with a reasonable
chance Of success; but II the
actor breaks his contract what
can the manager do about itF
Frequently the actor mas no
permanent abode and httle
tangible property. 1t IS true
that the manager might get a
permanent injunction restrain
inc the actor from working
under any other management
but il is difficult to get such
AN Injunction, and useless TO en-
force it. If the manager gets
the Injunction and compels the
actor to play, the latter, II he
be mean or perverse, can rum
rorformance in a way best
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03


But the funny part Of it is
that they are real and not bluff at
all. Many times we have had
salary lists so high-the result Of
our desire to uphold standards and
win the favor Of critics and public
that the productions have often
failed TO earn any profit.
To start with, the chorus girl
gets anywhere from twcntytoforty
dollars a week. The lowest price
named is three times what many
equally attractive and far more
industrious and deserving girls get
in all sorts Of stores and mercan-
tile establishments. For twenty
dollars a week one can get an AL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

~ t.c notice q thea.~.
goers HE'S qui,ea .
fed taat he owes rr
~ himself alone. AMI
act oathat theory r
every playgoer hron
Do" a good actor ~r
ia'. utterly mabatpl
OF even IN a fairly q9i
play Thichhehas lee,
uu"te iy cast, " VIII.
BIAS not been ssiliullys
hea-ed and present,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

actually are. Tn TcgaTd 20 50TIV s7T'''07 w
hi i ;ncredulous. They seem almost lmpos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

receives. 10 say nothing
II the long reet she has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

w which raises the question as TO what they
q, l.. ....u-L ~ .nrle Salancs the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

up ana start for the witness. accused
You're crazy mad. Grab him. counsel.
Force him down. Resist That's right.
Down with you. All right.
Since the action must keep pace with
the camera and the words OF director
must precede the action by small
traction OF second. 1t Is apparent that
ne Is doing rapid fire work, both in
talking and acting. for he himself por-
trays every emotion which he calls for
In the actors. 1t began and ended in
side OF two minutes.
But there Is still use for the setting
Of part Of the court room. Naturally
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

the public, the production OF great spec
tacles, such as QUO Vadis," THE Last
Days OF Pompeii" and others. modfies
naturally the power Of the director in
particular instances. but thousand
ordinary plays are produced to one Of
these. still leaving the director in the
position Of dictator. and even with
the big productions the head director
has powerful voice.
Another part Of the work of the direc-
tor, then. is the exercise OF good judg
ment in selecting plays for picturng.
To do this effectively he must con-
stantly keep his finger on the pulse Of
the public. because many plays are SUBJ
Mtted which lend themselves readily
to the screen but which would not take
with the public were they produced
The booking office or the distributing
company Is of course his best guide in
this. and he must keep in close touch
with them.
Also he must keep informed Of the
plays released by other companies as
we'll as his own to prevent duplication.
The scenario department helps here.
One man says he has a complete list OF
every play released for the last ten
years: others say they should like to
see such a list. but never have.
Once a scenario has reached the d.
rector for production 1t is his absolutely
No script is sacred that gets into his
hands. He cuts here. slashes there
builds up and tears down until it suits
his own ideas of what the play ought
to be. frequently changing not only ac-
ton but plot as well. Many a budding
author of motion. picture plays has
failed almost to recognize his darling
effort when he saw it on a screen. but
few have had the hardihood to say that
1t was not improved when it fell to a
competent director.
1T is Of record that $3.50 has heen
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
SENSATIONAL FEAT OF MOVIE ACTOR.

leaving me or my camera man has &C
ceptcd a position with another com.
pany. OF course we must use the same
leading characters all the way through
II play; everybody appreciates that. But
what Is not generally known to the
layman is that We must also use the
same camera man and the same cam
era In every scene Of any play. Each
man and each machine has individual
ity. and this individuality must be pre-
served all through the various scenes
whether they are interiors or exteriors."
But the work of director is not con-
fined merely to showing people how to
act and guiding them through their
performances. For one thing. he de-
cideS what shall or what shall not be
produced within proper limitations.
There are "A few companies in which
the scenario department decides upon
the acceptance or rejection Of manu-
scripts, hands them to their directors
and tells them to produce them, but in
the majority of cases the scripts as
they are called, are first submitted to
the directors. who report on their ac-
ceptability 1t is not unusual, either,
for director to receive script before
the scenario department does accept IL
and so notify the scenario editor.
1t has happened also that a director
has accepted a scenario and begun its
production before the scenario editor
knew anything about it. Such a condl-
ton is becoming rather rare. however.
but in the last analysis. where ordinary
plays are concerned. the director Is the
lord OF his own productions. II will
happen too that the possibilities Of a
play will appeal to director but not
appeal to him personally. when he may
suggest give that to Green, ii is in
his line but not in mine"
The purchase Of the picture rights
Of plays which haNc made a hit with
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named and then not touch the play
again for "a couple VI weeks, perhaps
not finishing it even then.
Just to show you. Here Is "A see
mario for single reel melodrama. one
of the stage settings Is IA room Of state
in a palace. You will notice that that
same setting is used for scenes l, 3, s.
\, Is, 90, Al and 4J. Now, l cannot tear
down that setting when l have finished
scene / and rebuild 1t for scene 3 and
repeat the tearing down and building
up again and again. Naturally, ! pro-
duce all the scenes while the setting is
standing. beginning with the first and
progressing TO the last, or beginning and
continuing anywhere according to the
facilities.
Again. fsr reasons OF economy may
not use this setting until after all the
other scenes have been made. although
II il placed first In the scenario. An
other director may be using n room Of
state in another play. which I can
| adapt. with a few changes, to my play.
| obviously. 1t is economy for me to wait
until he has finished, make the changes
and put mine on.
Then, too. there are exterior scenes
which must be taken in the open, some
In the city and some in the country.
Two Of these, you notice, are in the
| country. II would be too expensive for
me to load my people into automobiles
and travel twenty miles or more for
| two scenes. Therefore I wait until I
| have a number OF exteriors that can he
taken in the same neighborhood. and
| then go out. Perhaps take half a
| dozen plays with me and We will do
/ A. II m all Of h.r h.f
turn, and sometimes several weeks will
| elapse before opportunity affords to
| make the trip.
But the delay does not cause any
| trouble unless n leading character is
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said "All right" Fancy a stage direc-
tor doing this sometimes from . o'clock
in the morning until 5 o'clock or later
in the evening. That IL why sO many
motion picture directors are simply
bundles Of nerves.
Walter Mcnamara OF the Universal.
who directed the production of THE
Traffic in Souls" had not much left i'm
him after the play was finished. Not
all directors, however. are SO strenuous.
Each has his own method and his own
ideas for bringing out what he intends
to show. Some find 1t best to read the
entire play to the actors who are to
participate In it, assign the parts, let
them rehearse themselves for IA while
and then finish the rehearsing himself.
Other directors say they can get bet
ter results by springing the scene and
their parts on the actors suddenly,
without giving them a knowledge Of
the entire play. Many an actor. work
ing under a director who operates on
the latter plan, would be hard put to II
to tell consecutive story of the drama
or comedy in which he is one of the
principal characters.
while there are many points - Of
ference between producing a play on
the theatrical stage and producing one
for the camera" said one director. ito
my mind the principal point Of differ
ence is this In the former the direc-
tor begins at the beginning anu pro-
crosses straight through to the end, or
practically so. A director Of photo
play will begin at the beginning or at
| the end or at any point between. ac-
cording to weather, studio or other con-
ditions.
1T is not at all uncommon for me to
make the last scene the first thing and
then take the others as best suits my
convenience ! may finish, for instance,
scenes 81. 10, S, "a and Is in the order
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-14

o,oo again the armies struggling
os,erv in the coast territory
Ing the North sea are the object
:. ,he intense interest In the Euro
" Da.n war; for it is in this region that
,ns Germans are concentrating their
-, forces with the object Of smash
,as through the allied lines to reach
.so French ports on the English
channel
Already the Germans have gained
an important strategic point In the
-ocapture of Dixmude. Their latest
oe,cial announcement is or an ex-
,rsmely optimistic nature from the
German standpoint, for they report
.ood progress around Ypres, the TAX
mo of Dixmude with 500 prisoners,
tho CAPTURE of the first line of the al
,iod position west Of Langemarck
with two thousand prisoners, the re-
mise of fierce counter attacks by
the British and the holding Of the
heights to the north Of Armentieres
and further advance to the south
west of Lille.
In comparison, the French official
statement is meager. It confines it.
self to the mere announcement that
the Germans have continued their
efforts without achieving any new
results.
The British parliament has been
assembled to take whatever steps
are needed, as the speech from the
throne put it, for the prosecution to
victorious issue" of the war.
Premier Asquith in his speech at
the opening of the parliament de-
clared that he doubted whether the
war would last as long as had been
originally predicted, but that 1t would
lost long was certain. The premier
announced that the chancellor of the
exchequer would lay before the
house on Monday next financial pro
posals, including the question of a
loan, for which the government is 60
ing to ask authority. He said furth-
er that there would be vote Of
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-14
WAR NEWS SUMMARY

credit of considerable dimensions
and vote for additional men.
King George, in his speech. AZ
serted that in conjunction with the
allies he had striven to preserve n
friendly attitude toward Turkey. but
that bad counsels and alien innu.
ences had driven her into policy of
wanton and defiant aggression" He
expressed appreciation for the proofs
which his Mussulman subjects have
fastened to give their loyal devotion
and support"
In East Prussia, Poland and Ga.
licia the Russians apparently are
making progress. Vienna admits that
the Austrian troops have evacuated
central Galicia, although it is OK.
planned that this movement has been
voluntary one. The Austrians.
however. claim favorable results in
the engagements between November
and 10, when they captured 1900
Russians and many guns.
The British torpedo gunboat Niger
has been added to the list of those
sunk by German submarines. The
Niger was torpedoed in the Downs
and foundered, but all her officers
and crew were saved.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-14
EIGHT SHIPS SUNK
IN KIAO.CHOW BAY
One Was Austrian Cruiser, kaiserin
Elizabeth. Toxic Cele.
brates Victory

Vancouver, Il. c., Nov. ia mes.
sage received at the navy yard at
Esquimalt today from the command
er In chief of the Japanese second
squadron which bombarded Using.
Tau, said:
THE following vessels were found
by us sunk by explosion in Kiao
Chow bay: Jaguar, luths, Hits, Cor
morrant, Tiger, Taku and Ruchln
which was a mine boat, and in ad
dition the Kaiserin Elizabeth"
All these ships, with the exception
Kaiserin Elizabeth was Austrian.
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