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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

TTOW Louis Mann. who has won
Ii fame in just such a dialect comedy
character as he plays in 1.-The Bubble"
came to play broken-German part for
the first time before the footlights is an
interesting story illustrating how chance
brings opportunity into the lives OF actors
as well as ordinary sort people any
where. Mr.. Mann's original hit in this
type of character. with which he has
since been SO peculiarly Identified. re-
calls, in fact, the manner in which Z. H.
Sothern's father. e. A Sothern. stumbled
by accident upon his famous character OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
By ADOLPH luxor.

president of the Famous Players)
TIME Importance of obtaining the
J. proper atmosphere for every produc-
tion has never failed to impress me since
the days when a sombrero and chaps"
were considered sufficient to transfer q
grocery clerk into perfect cowboy. Al
that time the Jersey woods served for
every setting in the category, from dark
est Africa to 'India's sunny climeS'-
not to mention the Arctic regions
That was in the days. when the mere
fact that shadoWy figures could be made
to move across a screen-or a sheet-was
all that the public needed to know about
moving pictures. They moved" as tho
barker might say-and that was sufficient
And with 4 few notable exceptions. The
manufacturers of these moving pictures.
knowing that the novelty of the idea
would assure them good market.
turned out their product as rapidly and
as cheaply as possible. That was what
might be termed the Stone Age or
motion pictures. and l have no doubt
that many discriminating persons who
had the misfortune to attend those early
shows might never have entered photo
play house again. II they did. however.
they would find that vastly dlnerent con-
ditions obtain today.
Firmly convinced that the proper at
mosphere was positively essential to the
success of the adaptation OF well-known
plays TO the screen. I have always in
sisted that the directors so to any means
within their power and ingenuity to OBJ
tain the right setting
Atmosphere" is frequently an eI-
pensiye luxury. II one reckons nrst cost.
but in the long run 1t is a most profit
fn
ducing The Eternal City we sent
Pauline Frederick and her company 20
England and Italy for several weeks
The expense bills might have been con-
sidered high-but the reaiisD which re-
suited from that journey made the pic
ture a masterpiece, and added greatly to
the popular interest in the production.
More recently we have faced the prob
lem OF obtaining proper settings for wide
Iy different pictures. each OF which de-
pended to a great extent upon the ac-
curacy of detail in the presentation.
When the war prevented the carrying
out OF our original plan OF sending Miss
Frederick to Egypt to photograph our
adaptation of Robert Hichens' Bella DON
ma we spent many weeks in search OF
n proper substitute Finally We decided
upon Florida as the only available place.
The singularly strong tributes which were
paid to the atmosphere Of the production
by the reviewers show that our efforts
and expense were amply repaid.
In Madame Butterfly" and The White
Pearl" We had to obtain japanese atmos-
phere, but distinctly different. for the lat
ter was sea story. Hence. Marie Doro
and her company went to one Of the rock
lest portions of the coast Of Maine. and
Miss Pickford was dispatched to some
where in Jersey where there arc tho
most beautiful Japanese gardens In this
country. I am not at liberty to disclose
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

Then came Hans-''its 70 laugh''-in
THE Girl From Paris" Then Inspector
Nix. in THE Telephone Girl" looking for
trouble with the ''yires," and HochstuhI,
in "An on Account of Eliza French dia-
iect superseded the German for while
in such characters as the millionaire. Le-
bardi, in THE Girl in the Barracks, and
the gay old Partisan boulevardier. Jean
PoujoI. in Julie Bon Bon" But there
was the favorite German coloring to his
young Won Walden, in 1.-The Second Fid-
die and to his later creations of Krauss,
in 1.-THE Man That Stood Still.'' and
Plittersdorf, in THE Cheater-" His Dom
Piet Prinsloo in Paul Potter's South
African war DRAMA The Red h-oof,
was a Boer creation in true Boer dia-
leCt-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

Lord Dundreary Ia 'Our American
Cousin'-the part that made him famous
in two henispheres. The elder Sothern
at first Indignantly refused in San
Francisco. the first SILLY ass part ever
offered him to play.
'It was when was connected with
George W. Lederer's stock company In
the City of the Golden Gate" remarks
Mr.. Mann OF this critical circumstance
in his career. that fortune came to me
in the guise which / did not recognize.
and which caused me almost to turn
away for good and all / was offered the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

the name OF the place, because it Is
private residence and the owner does not
wish his name to be used.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
CONCRETE AND SEA WATER
Interesting Experiments Made to De-
termine the Action of Liquid and
Frost on Material.

One Of the largest construction COM
panies in this country is making ex-
periments to determine what is the
action of sea water and frost upon
concrete. According to Science Con-
spectus, the company made "a col
umns, each 16 feet long and 16 inches
square, reinforced with iron bars near
their corners and in January, 1909,
immersed them in the water at the
Boston navy yard. At high tide the
water almost entirely covers them, but
at low tide they are completely ex-
posed. Thus In cold weather the col
umns are alternately thawed and
frozen, as the tide rises and falls. The
columns are made with various quail
ties of concrete-mixed dry, plastic,
and very wet-and also with different
qualities Of cement. Experts are study
ing the effects of the addition of wa
terproofing materials; clay and other
substances are added from time to
time, and the effect Is observed. Many
years must elapse before it will be
possible to tell with certainty which
kind of concrete is most permanent.
When last examined many of the col
umns were virtually unaffected; but
others were badly eroded The col
umns that contain the largest proper
ton Of cement mixed wet have so far
shown the least wear. OF two columns
made with one part of cement to one
of sand and two of stone, the one
mixed dry was badly eroded over It's
entire length, whereas the other. which
was mixed very wet, was only slightly
pitted. The experiments, it is expected,
will throw much light upon prob
lem that has long perplexed construc-
ton engineers.-Youth's Companion.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
BROUGHT TO SINGLE SHEET
Ware Effect on European Newspa-
pers ls Manifest In the Size Of
the Iesues.

No one can have failed to observe
how greatly the size of his daily paper
has dwindled, how, In fact, everything
which entails the consumption of pa
per exhibits strict ecoonmy. This is
owing to the shortage of paper due to
the war, and 1t Is quite possible that
II the war lasts for any considerable
time practically all English daily pa
pers will consist Of single sheet. AL
ready this step has been necessitated
In France.
Some $4,000 tons of news and white
paper In reel made from wood pulp
are consumed each week in this coun-
try. Already the consumption has
risen Is per cent owing TO the alb
normal demand for war news-it would
certainly have been greater were II
not for the curtailment in size. Most
Of the paper used in England about
1880 tons-is manufactured in this
country. but about 1900 tons comes
each week from the continent and
300 tons from Newfoundland.
The former source has already COM
pletefy dried up. the immediate re-
suit being to send up the price of
paper which before the outbreak of
the war was about one penny pound
to TX pence. And 1t will probably
rise much higher.-English Exchange.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
Land Of Many Languages.

Belgium Is land Of many languages.
Though Flemish is the native tongue,
yet French, English. German and
Dutch are spoken. It is claimed that
the average resident OF Antwerp
speaks all Ave languages with equal
fiuency. and he can think in any or
all OF them, which is the final test.
French. Of course, is essential. With.
out 1t the Antwerp man would be lost
in Brussels, where French Is spoken
almost exclusively. When one gets
into the rural districts the situation ia
different. In the north of Belgium the
language u Flemish. The farmers
there speak nothing else. But In the
south there Is little or no Flemish
spoken. that section aaving absorbed
just enough Of the French language
to confuse it hopelessly with their
own and evolve a patois that is guar
anteed to puzzle anyone who has not
been raised In the midst Of 1t.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
Extraordinary Slid

One of the most remarkable es-
capes from suddsn death which re-
heves the grim record of fatal acci-
dents in automobile racing, occurred
at Brooklands, the famous English
speed course, recently. When ap-
preaching a turn at an estimated
speed Of 119 miles an hour, a tire
exploded and the car skidded SIDE
wise. For 80 yards the car tore up
the track broadside on, and then in
quick succession turned two backward
loops. By this time the banking of
the track at the curve was before the
occupants Of the car, and up this slope
the car ran backward to the very
edge. The driver, who had declutched
when the car started skidding, sudden
ly accelerated the engine, the clutch
going in with a bang. Strips from the
burst tire had become entangIed in
the chain, locking the right-hand
wheel The sudden acceleration tore
these strips away. and down the en-
bankment the car plunged, turning an
other loop, this time head-on. and
dashed of the track, bringing up safe
ly in plowed ground near by.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26

It has often been said that business
In foreign lands has owed much to
Christian missions in opening up new
territory to trade. 1t now develops
that missions will owe something to
big business. 1t has been the custom
for the home Offices of the foreign
missionary societies to pay their rep
resentatives in the field by foreign
drafts. The war has made this
method impossible. The treasurers of
the various missionary boards at a
joint meeting voted to appeal to some
American mercantile house doing
business in every part of the world.
They decided to ask the Standard Oil
company to become the agent of the
mission boards for the transmission
Of money to their stations in foreign
fields, and through its treasurer the
arrangement was speedily made. The
readiness Of the company in doing this
without compensation is indicative of
the spirit of cooperation for the COM
mon good which underlies our great
corporations.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
Factors Of Success.

Evidence now abounds." writes
John r. Taylor In American Indus.
tries, ION every side showing, beyond
any doubt, that the sanitation, safety
and general health conditions sur.
rounding Industrial workers Is de
termining factor in the success or fail.
ure Of the task In which they are en-.
gagged. Failure to provide proper san.
ttation is now recognized as the main
cause OF De Lesseps' failure to build
the Panama canal. Disregard Of hu-
man life. negligence and indifference
to the rayages Of disease and pestil.
ence, cost the French investors hun.
dreds of millions of francs. Aside
from the human or inhuman aspect of
1t. 1t proved to be gigantic economic
blunder.
The conscientious, scientific skill,
and generous provision for guarding
the health and safety Of the work
men In the building Of the canal by
the United States are now recognized
az the fundamental factors attending
the labors of those who have brought
this gigantic enterprise to successful
completion"
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
War ralk Kills This Doc.

A prize police or army dog, owned
by C. C. Sunstrum Of this city. killed
itself recently, says a Geneva dispatch
to the New York Sun. Mr.. Sunstrum,
an athlete, had carefully trained his
dog since it was puppy OF late Mr.
Sunstrum has talked frequently of re-
turning to Germany, and he discussed
the prospect of war frequently with
companions and others. Sunstrum de-
ciares the dog took particular interest
in the talk, showing it by his move
ments and the manner in which he
would cling to his master.
When the dog evinced this interest
Mr. Sunstrum would frequently de-
clare he would come back and get the
dog after the war In case he left this
country. The other night he left
the pet tied with chain on a porch
at his home.
When he returned late in the eve
ming he found the dog had jumped over
the railing of the porch, and the chain
had drawn the collar about his neck
and strangled him. Friends of the
owner believe the dog thought it had
lost its master and ended its life.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
LATEST DEFINITION OF LOVE
Accepted AZ True, II Seems to Afford
Evidence of the Progress Of
the World.

OF all the definitions Of what love
is or what love should be. none is
more idealistic nor yet more beautiful
ly satisfying than Ellen Keys declara-
ton of what she calls new" love-
This great Swedish modern feminist's
works have been translated into all
cultured languages, and have been
spread broadcast over the earth. FL
len Keys inspirational and noble book,
entitled Love and Marriage" voices
the following ideas and sentiments:
"Undisturbed by ridicule and resent
ment, the women Of the new age have
continued to preach the love of their
dreams. which Is also that of the
dreams of poets.
For thousands OF years, poetry has
been picturing love as a mysterious
and tragic power. Century
after century. poetry sets forth the
loftiness of love. But II any one in
everyday prose ventures to say that
love may become an ever-loftier emo
ton. then this Is called extravaganza;
for 1t does not occur to the people Of
the present day to regard poetry an
prophetic.
"The new love Is still the natural
attraction of man and woman to each
other for the continuance Of the race.
1t is still the desire OF the active hui
man being to relieve through comrade-
ship the hardships of another and Of
himself at the same time. But above
this eternal nature Of love. beyond this
prfmeval cause Of marriage, another
longing has grown with increasing
strength. This is not directed toward
the continuance of the race. It has
sprung from mans sense OF loneliness
within his race, q loneliness which is
ever greater in proportion az his soul
is exceptional. It Is the pining fos
that human soul which is TO release
our own from this torment Of solitude;
torment which was formerly allayed
by repose in God, but which now seeks
tts rest with an equal, with soul that
has itself lain pakeful with eyelids
heated from the same longing; q soul
empowered by love to the miracle Of
redeeming our eoui. as itself by ours
ls redeemed; from the sense Of being
stranger upon earth a soul before
whose warmth our own lets fall the
covering that the worlds coldness has
imposed upon It and shows It's secrets
and ita glories without shame"
A. time goes on, let pessimists CRY
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26

Mrs. Dexter had much TO say II
praise of the change of plan, but
Fern was very silent. Her gray eyes
were gravely tender as she wen
about her household tasks.
A week later Gabriel Lynn came
down, enthusiastic over the new Va
cation Home. Fern avoided him, but
the young man seemed strangely con
tented and happy.
AS the season advanced and the
new plan bore bruit Of happiness and
Joy for many a weary city worker
Gabriel came down and spent the
week-ends busying himself with a
hundred details to make the Lynn
Vacation Home perfect.
II was the close of September when
he again pursued pink linen frock
down the pebbly beach.
1t was not the reflection Of the eun.
set, nor the glow OF the pink fl 3ck
that flushed Ferns cheeks until she
looked distractingly lovely to the
eager young man who came to sit be.
~--S --~A VA oh OfOAtuIu6U DOdL.
"Fern!" he whispered.
This time her eyes showed no dis.
like Of him. On the contrary he was
emboldened to take her hands.
Dear" he said, every man needs
a good woman to point the way for
him. You saved me from selfish
deed-you made me acquainted with
the real Gabriel Lynn who builded
this house. You revealed to me the
spirit that pervaded it. You kept my
hands from desecrating it. MY life
belongs to you-and I need you be-
cause ! love you! l want a caretaker
for my heart!"
Ferns answer was entirely satisfac-
tory, and when the Dexters saw them
coming up the steps hand in hand,
they smiled tearfully at each other.
This caretaker job looks like a
life sentence, now that It's in the
family" twinkled Mr.. Dexter.
Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure Newspa-
ner Gvndf0ofaN
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
orIuIn Of ONYX.

When waters charged with carbo-
nate Of calcium derived from lime
stone are allowed to evaporate they
deposit their load In the form of sin
ter. or tufa. This process can be OBJ
served at many thermal and ''petri-
flying springs and also in the for
nation of stalactites and stalagmites
in limestone caverns In this way
large masses of compact carbonate
are formed, some of them of great
beauty. The so-called onyx mar
bles,' of which the Mexican onyx"
is a familiar example, are formed in
this way. Some rock of this class
is stalagmatic, in caverns, and some
of 1t is formed by springs. It's va
riations in color and texture, to which
its ornamental character is largely
due. are commonly produced by i'm
purities or inclusions, such as oxide
OF iron. or even mud and clay
United States Geological Survey.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26

Richard e. Miller, whose painting,
Nude" recently won the Potter
Palmer gold medal at the annual ex-
hibition of American oil painting and
sculpture at the Chicago Art insti-
tute. and which has since been barred
from the mails, is an artist of interna-
tional reputation. He was born in st.
Louis, but finished his art studies In
Paris. His first picture exhibited in
Paris was awarded the Salon gold
medal In 1901. In 1904 he was award
ed the second gold medal at the
Salon. At Liege, Belgium, he also
received a medal. The French gov
ernment has since purchased his Salon
pictures for the Luxembourg galleries.
In addition to being represented in
various galleries In this country and in
Paris, his work is also to be seen
In Florence and Venice. Italy. He is
a member of American and interna-
tional art societies. and is a chevalier
OF the Legion of Honor.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE ALL
Mexican Fable Has a Moral That 10
Worth Some Little Con-
sIderatIon.

Here is story with moral which
is q popular favorite in Mexico: "Ju-
an said the father, 81 will die pref
~ soon. All can leave you is the
little burro and single bit of good
advice. This is never attempt to
have people satisfied with your con
Duct"
"Why?"
Come and see."
The boy began to walk; then came
the burro. and behind the old man.
How stupid the men said why
do they not ride on the burro? No
doubt the burro will ride on them to-
morrow"
Both the old man and Juan heard
this. Then the old man said:
Nov look here, my son; jump on
the burro and ! will drive him.
They reached another town. Peo-
pie who saw them exclaimed: THE old
man must be crazy and the boy is a
sin verguenza
did you hear that?" the old man
questioned.
Eyes, father
We'll. now will ride the burro and
you will drive him"
Another town was reached. Three
men were passing by and one of them
said: Never In my life did / see
such man; he is riding on the burro
and let's the poor little boy march on
foot. That is atrocious"
Did you hear that?"
"Yes, father"
IAN right, jump on the burro and
we will both ride home"
They followed another trail, and on
their road they met number OF peo-
pie who came in the opposite direc-
tion. each one on burro Upon see
Ing the old man and his son riding the
burro they exclaimed: "These must
be savages. When shall we have a
society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals? Look at that stupid old
man and his son riding together on
that poor burro!"
Did you hear that?"
"Yes. father"
Well. never from now on try to
have people satisfied with your con-
duct"
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
alrda EIx Ernn, Ra4tla.

One Of the war correspondents has
noted the complete absence of birds
from the battlefields of northern
France and the consequent profusion
Of spiders and other cognate crawling
things. Birds always desert scenes of
heavy gunfire; and, what is more, they
often do not return for many years.
All birds left the theater of war In
South Africa, and it ia only now-14
years later-that they are returning.
Meanwhile South Africa has suffered
from vexatious plague OF ground In
sects-"tecks." as they call them over
there. It Is not supposed that the
African birds left the country. but
that they merely retired to some re.
mote and peaceful part of the veldt.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
Very Nobyv Done

"Bertie, dear boy. can't enlist I'm
getting married." announced Clifford,
impressively.
Married." echoed Cliffords pal, in
rather rude amazement. who ever
TOT"
Little Miss Eardrop."
why, you've only known her a
week"
"Yes. but, BERTHE. I saved her life
yesterday"
"Howg" inquired the other suspi-
ciously.
1--WE were on the beach," recalled
Clifford, dramatically She was bath
ing. A great wave came and knocked
her over"
"Yes?"
"She came up once went down
again. Then pulled myself together,
and, with mighty effort
"Yes?" breathlessly.
Screamed for help, Bertiel"--An-
swers.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
French Schools Reopened.

The schools of France have partial
ly resumed. after holidays which
started early in July. They are badly
disorganized. however, both on ac-
count Of the fact that fully $4,000
schoolmasters are serving with the
colors, and that many of the older
boys are on the firing line. BY order
of the minister OF public instruction
the first lesson of the term took the
form Of an address by the headmaster
on the war, commemorating those VINO
have fallen already in defense of the
country.
In the girls schools, two hours a
day are to be spent knitting for the
soldiers.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26

An Indianapolis woman who took
her summer outing with friends IN
the woods carried with her a lear of
snakes, which was quickened when
a rattlesnake was killed in the neigh
borhood. After that, every unex-
planned sound was interpreted In
terms of rattlesnakes.
One day when she had ventured
out for a stroll alone, just as she
plucked from her head a sunbonnet
that had covered her ears, she was
greeted with the terrifying warning
OF rattler, SO she thought, at least,
and. turning, she fed homeward. The
sound kept pace with her. adding TO
her panic. Evidently the infuriated
reptile was pursuing her, and not un-
til she rushed almost exhaust I'D into
the presence OF her friends did she
learn that the removal Of the bonnet
had left dozen or so curl papers free
to bob about and rustic on uer head.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
HeIpfuIness Sometimes Resented.


Sir Johnston es-Robertson's
Passing Of the Third Floor Back"
made a deep and lasting impression
on Kansas City. It stimulates fine
desire to be more charitable and kind
ly. I'VE remember" writes Franklin
p. Adams Of New York, the morning
after seeing The Passing of the Third
Floor Back we felt more than usually
unworthy. and spiritual reform was
working into our calloused heart. A
young woman, carrying an achingly
heavy suitcase was walking up the
subway stairs. Let ME help you, we
said. Don't touch thatl' she cried, as
one about. to bite. IF you don't stop
annoying me, I'll have you arrested.
So. fearing the headline, Bard Gets
jail Term for Mashing.' we ran away,
like the coward we were" e."-Kansas
City Star.
The Mount Holly news., 1915-01-26
o.v,IoDment Of Heat bv pIants

The development Of heat by plants
in Dewar TASKS has been studied re-
Gently by H. Molisch. The flowers,
leaves. and fruits of large number
OF plants showed great contrasts in
the amount Of heat developed. Most
leaves and flowers developed consid-
srable heat; mosses, algae, and num-
Der Of common fruits. very little.
Lichens and fungi showed a wide
range in this respect.