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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-21

Joined the Lubin players. where be Is
playing the leading Juvenile role III THE
District Attorney" by Charles Klein and
Harrison Gray Fiske, and adapted for
the camera by Clay NJ Greene,
Van Buren Is a son OF Archimedes
Hickman, 2 Philadeiphian, who is owner
OF the Gloucester Ferry Company lie
has played everything from musical
comedy TO tragedy and has been lead
ing man for Amelia Bingham. Henrietta
Crosman, Virginia Harmed. Odette tyler.
Cecilia LOTUS and Laurette Tavior be-
sides playing important roles with JONES
X. Haekett Robert Edeson. George Faw-
Get and others.
TOO MUCH REALISM.
100 much reallsinf was the reason
George W. Lederer gave for Iimping
about on a cane and looking as II he had
been between the firing lines in Belgium.
It was his first appearance in nesrlyea
week, having been confined to his hons
as the result of townspeople mistakinz q
motion picture scene as being reality,
Mr.. Lederer is engaged In putting into
picture Bayard veiller's "The Fight"
and one of the scenes is run on
bank
WI i&tutINIH kbt HtIHllahlbll ~ uHeIN =
Hackensack n. j., bank (the Peoples
NatiohaD COR the scene But It had an
opposite effect to what was anticipated
About 100 supers were In the mob that
ciamored for their money at the doors OF
the bank, aud fake policemen were
among them. clubbing them regardless OF
race, color or sex
The run" was witnessed by the
tcwnspeople. who instantly thought 1t
really was run, and like the German
arm, mobili2lng they started coming
from every direction, until nearly 1000
persons had Joined the actors. Mr.. Led
erer tried TO stop the rush and fought
them back, explaining 1t was only a nid-
tion picture drama, but the crowd would
not take his word for Il, with the result
that they fought, pulled, hauled aud
mauled each other to get into the bank
to- save their money. The casualtise
among the actors consisted. .plttsttx o.
numerous broken canes, blackened eyes
and.tofti clothing, while Mr. Lederer was
a mass of bruises and had to have the
attention of physician.
AMUSING THE CHILDREN.
Every Saturday afternoon about $50 +
children from st. Joseph's Home for Des-
titute Children are taken to "a photoplay
theatre and treated to the delights OF !
the movies. through the kindness. Of a
woman who does not wish her name 10
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PHoToL,...s.1e,l,...1,,,zPLAYs
s. A4li atA z

Good news for present owners and
prospective builders OF motion picture
theatres throughout the State Of Pennsyl-
the Department OF Labor and Industry,
at Harrisburg. that it is now altogether
probable that the proposed law providing
a mandatory building code for the con-
struction OF motion picture theatres In
this State viii never be introduced in the
Legislature,
The Industrial Board OF the depart
ment, It Is learned, has practically de-
cded TO drop the plan for the proposed
law. This decision, it was learned, has
practically been reached since the Indus
trial Board has conferred with the Com
mittee on Motion Picture Standards, COM
posed of various representatives of the
business. This committee has about con-
WINGED the board that the proposed code
is not necessary,
At the recent meeting of the board with
the committee the matter preparing a
building law and introducing IL in the
Legislature, the new session of which
starts next month. was talked Of. but
since then the motion picture men have
offered suggestions that, blended In 9
whole, have constructed a standard that
is considered 10 be as nearly perfect as
possible. In the Observance OF this stand
ard an the important picture interests Of
the State are said 10 have agreed, 81
that a law Is hardly necessary. The
standard has not yet been prepared as 6
whole, but it win be made up OF the diff
ferent suggestions and recommendation
already made II will be prepared fol
the public in the course Of the next feV
weeks.
PHILADELPHIA IN MOVIES.
A. H. Van Buren, a former Philadel
phian. has deserted the legitimate" an
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CHAPTER V-(contInuedl
''In London. my lord"
'Address?"

''In London. my lord"
"Address?"
III, Bridge End-road. Hammersmith"
Lord Arthur seated himself at the writ
ing table and wrote out a telegram.
Send that to Baker at once" he said.
"He can catch a train down here tonight.
I'll see you later on. l shall probably
stop here to dinner"
The footman left the room. and Lord
Arthur looked thougntfully a: the photo
graph.
III she's half as good-loolSing as this"
he thought "she could do what she liked
with Dick. Well. I'll have a look at her"
He made mis- way into the drawing
room A tall, graceful woman in black
was sitting In a chair near one of the win
down looking at a miniature Lady VIM
berley was showing to her There was no
doubt that she was the original OF the
photograph. but her coloring made her
far more beautiful
This is my brother-in-law. Lord Arthur
Meries." said Lady Wmberley. Arthur,
this Is Jacks sister, Mrs Travers.
Mrs. Travers rose and held out her hand
with a smile. Lord Arthur liked her for
that She evidently thought that mere
formal bow was a poor sort of greeting
for a member of the family that would
soon be closely connected with her own.
II was just looking at picture OF your
nephew" she said In low, gentle voice,
what fine-looking fellow he ISL
"oh, he's all right" laughed Lord
Arthur, Thanks to your brother, we
shall make a man of him yet Where is
Guy?"
Rowing on the lake with JOAN" Lady
Wimberley replied. 'Ive sent to fetch
them in. Mrs. Travers wants to see
them
II DO" said the visitor; most awfully."
They ehatted pleasantly over the tea
table about EarptreS and young Lord
turned the conversation to Dick Meriet
Mrs. Trayers might betray herself; but
he was disappointed.
y Then there was the sound OF laughter
and scunling in the hall, the door was
flung open, and Lady Joan Meriet ana
berly came forward and shyly shook
watched Mrs. TTavers's face narrowly as
The two hands touched. but he eou'd read
nothing but pleasure and kindly interest
In the beautiful eyes.
Lady Joan came forward more slowly
than her brother, as II she were ae-
astomed to keep herself IN the back
Found, She was a slim, pretty girl OF
with her mothers black hair and
hiet, dark eyes. She did not seem to be
BY, but merely cold and distrastful as
he greeted the visitor with a very limp
AXE OF the hand.
How like you Fhe isl" said Mrs.
aYers. turning 10 Lady Wimberley Il
ppose the boy Is like his father"
Yes said Lord Arthur. remarkably
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-21

concentrated on thoughts of Potsdam,
most of the people who fiourished at the
Gaiety and Dalys have come over to
New York to present there "for the 1rst
time on any stage" the newest musical
comedy by Paul Rubens "Tonlghts the
Night" The cast will include George
Grossmith, James Blakeley, Maurice Far
koa, Emmy Whehlen and Iris Hoey.
Marie Dressler has deserted vaudeville
or whatever bushel has been obscuring
her 1000 -candlepower light. She is soon
to turn up in the regular theatres, play
ing piece called "A Mix-up," by Par
ker A. Herd. No further particulars are
available, except that the piece is FOR
laughing purposes only"
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ITHEK1RCA
4 hEDEKER zH0 0EN J.

ADELPHl-"su with Josie Collins and
Tom McNaughton. see above.
blanche Bates. Marie poro and strong
cast Sardou famous old play "moderniEed"
by Mr. Gillette and q good deal heightened
and diluted. good acting compensatlng.
FORREST-"B Ben Hur." The familiar spec
taclc OF the prosecuted Jew, from Lew
NsRllace's novel;
@ CiATtRICK-'p Potash end Perlmutter.' Mon
tague Glass popular stories OF the clothing
tutde made over into the seasons most
heartily amusing cOmedy.
KElTH'S - Bessie Clayton, Sam Chip and
Mary Marble add diversified bill.
LITTLE THEATRE-''The Critic Sheridan's 5
satire on the reheai sal OF a poetic drama.
wAIsNUT-"T Traffic by Rachel Marshall
Another white slave play Of the familiar
nattern.
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be known All the arrangements had
been made for the children to visit the
Drury Theatre last Saturday, whensword
was sent that the manager had gone to
New York and the attaches of the house
knew nothing about the arrangements.
When the children found out they were
not going TO see the pictures many
began to cry and were disappointed, but
their disappointment turned into pleasure
when Connie Kelner manager OF the
West Allegheny Theatre, 25th and Ale
gheny avenue, heard OF their plight and
offered his theatre for their use every
Saturday afternoon without cost
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CHILD soALDED PLAYING TAG

Little Jennie Devito. who will not be
six until January. was playing with her
four year-old sister, Helen, In the kitchen
Of their home, 4l9 South 18th street, to-
day, while Mrs. Annie Deyito, their moth
er. was doing the family washing. A
tub OF scalding water stood on the floor,
Helen was "it' and Jennie, trying to
avoid being tagged" ran backward into
the tub. Her mother wrapped the chile
in a blanket and carried her to the Poly
clinic Hospital, where her condition Is re-
garded as serious
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-21
ToDAY,s MOVIE IN THE NEWS

SCene-Rcsidsnce Of Mrs. AarOns % East
l.id street. New York.
Ttme-Tbe present
Scene l-EXnressman delivers package 10
Mrs. Aarons. Size by 4 inches.
Scene 2-Just before opening the package
Mrs. Aarons hears the faint ticking OF clock.
Remembers Black Hand bombs. Throws pacs-
age T. street
Scene i-Neighbors put the ticking packags
ln tub OF water Inspector Of COmbugtibles
Eagan hurriedy summoned.
Scene - Eagan glngcrly removes dripping
package to his laboratory. pours water on IL.
removes WFapper with infinite precaution,
Scene 3-Eagan discovers packase contains
Christmas gift of clock. also coin purse.
scene O'clock running merrily on Mrs.
AarOns' mantel
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Christmas celebration, Wharton Association.
Houston Hall. University OF Pennsylvania, s
o'clock,
Northwest Business Mems Association 1886
Coumt Ia avenue. Free.
Walaut Street Business Association, Belle
Nue-Stratord. Free
West Philadelphia Business and Improve
ment League, 52C0 Market street, Free,
West Susquehanna Avenue Business Men
l4O7 West Susauehanna avenue. Free.
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CHAPTER VII,

I'm in the deuce of fx," said Lord
Arthur Meriet to himself. as he stared
out of the window OF his sitting room in
st. James street and looked down at
the passersby; "the very deuce of fix.
Itll never do for Anne 10 marry into
that family. and yet, II she loves the
man. Upon my word I don't know how
to smooth matters out" ,.
He tugged thoughtfully at his mus
tache. his mood as gray as the October
twilight. outside in the street keen
wind made idle loiterers walk quickly.
Rain had fallen earlier In the day, but
the pavements were almost dry 1t was
dusk. and the lamp was being it, The
cheerful glow of frelight danced on the
wall of the costly furnished room.
A knock at the door reused him from
his reveries. and Barker entered the
room. Barker had been forced for a lit
tie while to play the role he had as
sumed on the night of his visit to Mrs
Travers. He had had no doubt that that
good lady would make inquiries, and It
was necessary that she should believe
him to be actually Lord Arthurs valet,
CONTINUED TOMORROW
(CopyriEht. 1914. by the Associated News
paDcrs. lLmited)
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shah arrange to get him in my class for
few hours at any rate
Mrs. Travers turned and wrote out an
address on half sheet of notepaper
you may as well have this" she said.
'1'd wire TO him early tomorrow II I were
you. You see l shall have 10 explain to
him why you called to see me-"
"Oh, yes, OF courso-let me see, what
was II wo arranged-t want to 90 TO
London for two days-leave early before
he returns Yes, I think that will do"
He folded up the piece OF paper and
placed Il in his pocket.
This Lord Arthur Meriet?" he said
"Do you think he suspects anything" p"
'T have seen very little OF him.
II think you had better stay down here
and see more OF him. Perhaps he might
fall i'm love with YOU"
Mrs. Travers laughed. "You'd better bO
going she continued quietly. THE SER
wants will talk II YOU stay any longer.
shall be down here next month, and per-
haps by that time you will have settled
on some definite plan. Goodnight"
She held out her hand. Vertisan iust
touched It with his fingers and walked
toward the door. Half way across the
room, however. he paused and turned and
looked back at her,
you. know Talbot is dead?" he said
abruptly. ...
Yes" she answered Jack wrote and
told me. am sorry"
you are-sorry?"
Yes" she said. rising 10 her feet.
death has put an end to his miseries.
ia have liked him to live for years.
Sinking lower and lower, enduring every
torture that life deals out to the fallen,
and then, sperhaps, the gaAows at the
end of st."
"Vertigan looked at her for few sec
onds without speaking. She was superhly
beautiful in her anger. She had suf-
fered horribly In the past, and her suf-
ferings had made her what she was
I'm these later years OF her life. But
sorrow had left no marks on that gori-
Gus face. The marks we're In her soul
cut deep across her heart. ,
We'll, Talbot is dead" said Nertigan
quietly" and the world is we'll rid OF
him
He left the room. crossed the hall and
let himself out. AS he walked back to
his lodgings in the starlight he smiled
like man who sees fortune In his grasp.
''I wonder" he said TO himself, what
that woman would do II she knew that
her brother had killed the man she loved?
Well, 1t may be necessary to tell her
one of these days"
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there were too many Of such charming
young creatures, is to appear In a new
musical comedy by Rida Johnson Young,
who made Harvard famous, and William
Schroeder, composer. Harry Conor, For
rest Huff and Alan Nude will assist IN
Lady Luxury"
With England WaF-girt and London
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It develops that the play called Poor
Little Thing" which is TO be produced
a. the Bandbox-newest OF 'litte thea
tres"-is from the French of Jules Le-
maltre.
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Garden Theatre apsdswae a Isa Ave. Today
MAURICE COSTELLO, la
MR.. BARNES or NEW YORK
In 8 acts. Other Coed Picturea
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News Notes

Christmas Eve Margaret Ellington in
yades New York with a new play by
Henry Arthur Jones, The Lie" Two
nights earlier THE Song OF Songs" viii
display its doubtful charms to the au-
dieuces at the Eltinge, with John Mason,
Thomas Wise, Dorothy Donnelly, Ernest
Glendinning, Irene FeRwick and Cyril
Keightley,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-21

SOMERS SET THEATRE ToDAY
1SEA-AN--- s1l4 kenslnEton Ave.
LuDOHA-Episode No. 4
The Political feud-Itnrrlers Of Biaod.
heyalane lumeug. ulhers.
The Washington times., 1914-04-26
Evening Services in the Churches

GENIUS OF PATRoTISM-The Rev. Dr. James
Montgomery Church. John Marshall Place and
northwest p. m.
Calvary Church. Columbia
Fourteenth street northwest 8
Rev. Dr. Lucius Clark Hamhne
E Church. Ninth and P streets northwest, SPIN
"GEN SNNERS"-The Rev. Dr. Jay T.
Stocking Congregational Church. Tenth and streets northwest
spm
CONSTRUCTIVE REPRESSI0N-The Rev N
Prng Ingram Church. Tenth street and Massachusetts
northeast m.
aTF MAN SHALL Clarence Vincent Mt
Church. Columbia Fourteenth street
northwest, m.
"THE SIN OF THE The Dr. Charles
Church the Covenant Connecticut and
northwest, m.
AUTHORIZED JUsTIFED"The Rev. Dr.. Granger GuntOn
Temple Church. Fourteenth and streets north
west, p.
EARTH"The Rev. J. Harvey Durham, Western
Church. Nineteenth street northwest
WASrEH sedomridge Westminster MeToda
Presbyterian Church, Seventh street southwest
T. Marshall West Street Presbyterian
Church. Thiry-frst and streets northwest,
SOLDIERS Muir Temple Baptist Church,
Tenth nadN north vest 7:45 p
Grace Baptist Church.
Ninth and D southeast 745
"WHEN HOME"-The John Ball.
Metropolitan Baptist Chua northeast,
STORY THAT WENT WESTThe Rev. E. tez
Church. Eighth and streets northeast
HOME"-The D. West Washington Bap
st Church, northwest m.
METHODS TEMPERANCE REFORMJesse Suffer- Uni
Thirteenth and streets northwest
The Washington times., 1914-04-26

District; those VINO pay the taxes,
own the property, and are RESPONSE
BILE.
The District, in short, is highly
organized cooperative scheme. 1t is
richer than any insurance company;
it is just as able to "carry" it's own
insurance as any corporation could
possibly be. If school house burns,
the District is able to rebuild it, be-
cause all the people are part of the
cooperative insurance arrangement,
and the burden is distributed to all
Of them.
But it is not merely the fact that
the Districts own community wealth
is better guarantee of security than
the assets of any insurance company.
That is only one detail. In the
United States as whole, the cost
of managing fire insurance is so
great that the public has to pay
many millions annually, in prem
iums, in excess of the returns it re-
ceives on losses.
Therefore, it is a waste to insure
public property. The best security
in the world is behind public prop
erty--the Government and the tax
ing power. The taxpayer must pay
the premiums, if his property is in
sured; why should he not prefer to
pay the losses direct, which he is
perfectly able to do. and save the
difference between the premiums and
the indemnity?
States, cities, the nation gener-
ally, do not insure their prop
erty, and this is the reason. The
District of Columbia does not for the
same reason. There is no possible
reason why they should carry insur-
ance, and every reason of sound
business why they should not.
The Washington times., 1914-04-26

violets at the Knox country place at
Valley Forge, Pa. Mrs. Knox OBJ
tained the plants from Italy, and
the large white yiolets are wonder
Of success.
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. wife of
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
during the same Administration,
could be seen almost any morning
in the early spring wearing a ging-
ham sunbonnet and old gloves. using
a trowel, rake or hoe, as she aided
and abetted nature in producing one
of the most beautiful gardens IN
Washington.
Mrs. John W. Kern, wife OF the
Senator from Indiana, Is developing
from a gardener into a horticulturist.
"kerncroft," in the mountains Of
Virginia, near Hollins, is one OF the
most attractive of homes. Not only
directed the interior decorating and
the landscape gardening. but she is
now busily engaged in overseeing
the planting of a cherry orchard.
Just as soon as signs of spring
begin to appear. the call of the wild
Is an all too potent charm for Mrs.
/. T. Mann, who packs Off to "Bram-
we'll, in Mercer county, W. Va. Mrs.
Mann takes a greater delight and
pride in her lily bed. probably. than
any other Of her many floral tri-
umphs. The lilies surround the little
tea house, which Is covered with a
pink clematis vine.
Every known variety of lilies
fiourtshes in this garden, beginning
with the early May ones, and bios
soming continuously until Jack
Frost makes them surrender to
winter. One variety of lily in which
Mrs. Mann takes great pride grows
TO be as tall as a man.
Mrs. Dent. wife of Congressman
S. Hubert Dent. jr.. of Alabama. Is
another nature enthusiast. Mrs.
Dent efforts are not only confined
to her flower garden. which she al
ways has taken care of herself
when able to be in her home in
Montgomery. but includes her veg
etable garden also. Her roses.
which are her favorites. begin
blooming in April. and continue until
Christmas. Like Mrs. Daniels and
Mrs. Rufus Hardy. Mrs. Dent takes
delight in growing ferns and palms.
Another feature of her garden in
which she takes pride is her wis
taria arbor. Long before leaf
has made its appearance. the clus-
ters of fragrant flowers are a mass
of mauve color.
Mrs James r. Mann. wife of the
member from Illinois, rather re-
fleets her husbands hobby for flow
ers Mr. Mann has made many
IN his famous flower beds near Chi
The Washington times., 1914-04-26
SPREAD OF CO-OPERA.
TON.

The growth of cooperative busi.
ness enterprise in Kansas has beer
attracting much attention recently;
Not many years ago, efforts at CO.
operation in buying and marketing
merchandise were looked upon as
impractical proposals of the populis-
tic Imagination; nowadays the Gov
ernment is straining every effort to
encourage and increase such meth
DDS. Kansas was one of the earliest
communities to go in for such meth
eds, and therefore has given one of
the best demonstrations of results.
Some of the cooperative stores
are a quarter-century old, but in the
last two or three years there has
been a great spread of the system.
1t is said that in that period the
number of people in the State served
by these establishments has in
creased from 1900 to half million.
Among the mercantile establish
ments, now numbering over 100,
many have substantial monopoly of
the trade in their regions, including
dry goods, boots and shoes, and
clothing, along with groceries and
hardware. The grain-handling bust
ness of the State is fast being taken
over by these concerns. Almost 200
charters for farmers cooperative
elevator companies have been issued
within the last half-year. Mutual
telephone lines pioneered the way to
the wide range of enterprises now
handled in this way. In the early
years the farming communities and
small towns could get no telephone
service save by providing it them
selves, and this they did. Now every
county has its mutual telephone
business, and most of them have also
their county mutual insurance con-
Germs, which handle a large share of
the farm fire insurance at very low
rates and to the excellent satisfac-
ton of the people. The cooperative
concerns are fast reaching out to a
wider range of activities in market
ing farm produce, undertaking, and
to a remarkable extent accomplish
ing, in some localities, the climina-
ton Of the middlemen.