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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
BRADY SEES DOOM
Of SPEAKING PLAYS
RAYS thc Movies Will Have
Them Done For Within
n Year.
pTT HOPES FOR REVIVAL

v..lm \. Brady delivered several
h,ri l.,U. last night at tho motion pic
,1-. I.,.,.ss. which. he asserted, is kill
Inc ir legitimate drama. and at the
's,'. ..tc drama as well. which. he de-
l,r,I. making no attempt to defend
,.,,r Tn. statement followed his re-
.,r, uf tine Information that Robert B.
N.r.... wiki whom he made shake
s,.5.. nay IN New York. signed a con-
,.a., Yesterday with the Fog Film Cor
,,,.. ON Ii, act In canned drama. and
,s,t Gru,yicvo Hamper, who Is Mrs.
N,r:,.l. viii also forsake the speaking
stage and appear under the same man
egemcut as her husband.
Nr. BRADY, while he admitted that the
stem taken by Mr.. and Mrs. Mantell was
hot unexpected, said he was surprised to
,,a,n that a contract had been signed.
Of IL is true, | am surprised he
tad. 81 expected that MIR. Mantell would
lot mo know his decision before signing
such a contract, In order to apply Tor
his release from his contract with me.
speaking Drama Vow Crippled.
"r1e big salaries OF the motion pic
lures are drawing all our actors away
from us he continued. The motion
picture industry is going to XIII tho
DIR m, within twelve months. The iiialto
la. moved from Broadway to Los An
re,es. Seventy-ive per cent. OF the stars
~ the legitimate drama are in California
now. where the majority OF the big photo
pr1iuct.on companies are gathered ior
the opening of the picture season lhe'
have got practically all Of our best tai
,nt. from Billie Burke. Richard Carte'
Etymoud Hitchcock. William farhuih
and Nance O'Ncll down. -
And not only haVe they got the
actors. but they have the p'a!wrlsh.s
The supply is crippled now, with tne
European writer's at a standstill because
o. the war, but what we have leit
grs turniur TO the new neldl They hg-
mo out. and they can't be blamed, that
~ they can make the big salaries Of
f,red for writing scenarios IL Is better
than writing plays. The dtrnahu 10
bigger and the motion picture produce
is not handicapped as we are ne
Is beyond the power OF the censor. we
may put on a play and spend fortunes
of lime and money to make II a sue
cess. and then on the FIRST night four
or five critics may take a dislike 10
il and Kill H.. That can't be done
with the photoplay.
And they have all the wealth OF the
world Tor material. They can 20 to the
Public Library and get "A thousand olo
books, from Shakespeare TO Marie Co
relli and John Haitian. Gentleman. and
put them boldly on the screen. We
have T. dig up the raw material, whicf
IN turn they can use later at no ex'
pence.
It's no use denying that the motor
picture industry has made giant strides
And we have been standing still OF
sleeping, The movies will hand us a
couple Of quick kicks soon-in fact. the.
ave doing II alrcAdy-which are going Il
wake US M. don't think It will last
forever. The pendulum viii swins
again, for the public taste will turr
back to the speaking stage. But jus
now the drama Is in for a killing
and it's going to come within a few
months"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15

and referee for both fighters. which
in itself is an unusual situation. In
discussing his winners declared that
he believed strongly in physical cul-
ture and challenged "any pair of
twins of their age in the world In
regard to perfection and physical fit-
ness Of the human body" Mr. Black
also acts as timekeeper and an
nouncer in his sons boxing bouts.
GET AN
EARLY START.
.1 began to train the twins when
they were two weeks old" explained
Referee Black. Many people re-
fuse TO believe that this was posi-.
BILE, but know that the little
muscles and tissues cannot be train
ed too early. From the very first
taught them to lay themselves out
on a cushion and extend their arms
out five times with g swimming
motion. Then would have them
take the same exercise with the
arms up fve times and then Grab
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15

...They have been able to walk
wheelbarrow fashion on their hands
since they were two months old.
too, and they did this long before
they began to use their feet Their
weight has always been two or three
pounds over the natural one Each
weighed eight pounds at birth"
The future champion,s measure
ments. as shown on this page. tab
ulafe exactly the same, whether his
name is William OF Sylvester.
ONE DIFFERENCE
IN FEM.
II there Is any difference at all In
the similarity OF infant perfection
in the twins only their parents have
discovered 1t. Sylvester or It may
be William-we're not certain which
toes in just the merest tribe with
the left bootee. But, on the other
hand, as Mrs. Black proudly points
out. Sylvester,s reach o1tdistances;
Williams by fraction OF an inch.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15

And then Mr. Blacks contribution to
the discussion shows that William
has the greater lasting powers In q
nursery tussle and Sylvester tires
out the sooner.
Sometimes you imagine that Sy1-
westerns eyes are trifie brown and
that Williams are bona fide sky
blue, but Sylvester faces you sud
denly, bringing both pairs OF bright.
how you ever could have been fooled
into imagining such thing.
Sylvester and William. you learn
after a seconds interview, come by
their athletic tendencies honestly.
Their father has the athletic bug"
and in virulent form. Mr.. Black
has studied in physical culture
schools and under well-known
wrestlers and health experts and he
intends the training of his song to
be as scientific as Chicaso's advan-
tages Will allow.
THEY INHERITED
MUSCLE.
About the Black household the
twins are becoming such batteries
OF activity that they are almost too
much for even their mother to han
dle. They are in training every day
and practice with The dumb-bells or
standing on their heads. After the
ice is broken when there are visitors
present they jump up gayIy to grab
the piece OF broomstick held In their
fathers hands Ginning themselves
fhey stick their curly, reddish
blonde combs up cheerfully over the
TOP and shout Hello" and by by"
at you in consonant baby talk while
they dangle their legs.
And the only warning to Jess VIII
hard and the future heavy-WetSht
chamuions Of the world as TO the
loss Of their title has to be translat-
\ ed from this:
..Dada XIX gylnp daa
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15

their ankles and touch toes to the
forehead I'VE times.
EARLY
DEVELOPMENT.
AFTER while they became SO ac-
3cnatomed to the movements that
would only have to snap my fingers
and say Exercise and they would
drag out the cushions, lay down in
a second, and go through the same
thing all over again.
sThey have been able to hold
themselves suspended by their arms
aimee they were two months old and
can hold the position at least 80
seconds. Another fayorite exercise
OF theirs is that of suspending their
forms rigidly from one chair to an
other.
Il have always insisted that they
take their exercise at certain time
either In the morning or at night.
and also that they have q certain
time for eating, continued Mr..
9nVurk .l-2-- 49, -,-i -.,.2t 49,. ss
-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15
Coyered by the Rules.

A bright little girl in q large
school applied to her teacher for
leave to be absent half day. on g
plea that her mother had received q
telegram which stated that company
was on the way.
Its my fathers half-stster ana
her three boys" said the pupil an1-
iously, and mother doesn't see nov
hovs always act 30 dreadfully."
at think II might come under this
head Miss Rules" said the girl.
nointtng "a she spoke, to the words
Domestic addiction"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15

one remarkable thing about the
fight was the fact that the contest
ants used no harsh Language.
AN EDIFYING
TALK.
When interviewed on his defeat
Sylvester lifted his eyebrows and an
nounced:
"Grgrl gurgyl glglk ma dada"
This challenge was carried back
to William. who stuck out his chin.
All he said was:
"Daa daa glump crhl ump."
Leaving it. of course. still an open
question. Which is something the
public will have to decide for itself,
as we insist upon remaining neutral.
Chief Trainer Mama Black. who
has brought up one s-year-old son.
James J.. to be champion skater
and punching bag artist and other
wise accomplished, insists on rigid
diet for her twins. They keep in
fighting trim on this. their daily
menu:
Baked potatoes-in large quanu-
ties.
Bacon fat-in moderation.
Sugar of milk.
Lime water. -,
Their training regime also In
cludes plenty of sleep-from 4. to
10 hours a day. Meals in the Black
household are always served on the
stroke of the clock. never a min
ute after dinnertime and never a
second before the breakfast hour.
The infant pugilists also thrive on
abundant exercise in the open air,
taken at stated intervals.
Papa Black, publicity manager
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15
KHAN Mhich Nas Whfeh.

Johnny's mother gave him two D
cent uieces. one for candy. the soth-
a. EFT for Inc sunday school collection.
1Jrhthearted, he was tossing the
coins in the air on his way to the
church. when suddenly one eluded
his erasp and disappeared through q
ceIler grating. Down on his knees
he neered into the dark pit. only to
reaiize his loss Then, looking
thoughtfuIly drst into his hand, next,
At fine cellar steps, he remarked:
sWeII. there goes the Lords nick
ELI"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15
Ernart Instruct1ons.

"4ere.', said Mr.. Tellitt, when his
wife was trying to insert the point
of the scissors In the tight wrapper
of a rolled magazine that had Just
been left by the postman. Here,
that's NO way to open that wrapper,
Let me show you how 1t should be
done. and after this you will have
no more trouble. You go at 1t
wrong You shouldn't try to rip the
wrapper down the smooth side OF
the package, but should just slip
your finger In here where the enos
OF the pages show. and
He stuck his finger under the
wrapper along the edge OF the
leaves, but only tore away about Q
quarter Of an inch OF It.
tered, and took the scissors. III
work II this way. You see, the way
YOU were going about it you would
have torn the cover, IL not several
OF the leaves"
He pushed the scissors into the
the wrapper and began showing, but
the paper was tough and the scts-7
sors slipped out after going about an
inch. He tried it again, with no
better luck. Mrs. Tellitt looked on
with a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS e1-
precision. and Mr. Te1lftt tabbed ana
damned with the scissors. bringing
away little scraps Of the wrapper.
until he grew angry ard stabbed the
magazine with the weapon until ne
got one end free of the wrapper.
Then he seized the free leaves with
both hands and ripped and tore the
thing from the wrapper.
..There!'' he growied. handing his
wife the fragments of the periodical.
There! If you had handed It to
me in the beginning. and hadn't
started It to rip there wouldn't have
been any damage done it. Next time
either come straight to me with ft
or don't bother me about 1t at all.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15
william BACK.
WHAT THEY
ALL SAY.

WHAT THEY
ALLsAY.
sylvester Black-Goo goo glug
glump yama yama. (This trans;
lated as meaning that good milk
makes strong babfes.)
william Black-Goo goo glug
rlump wanna yama. Gin these code
words is contained the statement
that early to bed and late to rise
makes a baby jewel to his pa
rents)
Mama Black. (chief dietitian)I
They're Just like their father-both
Of them. But II they keep in train
ing he'll have to stop work and take
care Of them himself. They'll be too
much for me to manage
Papa Black. (publicity manager
and referee) Jess Willard or his
successor won't be In 1t with these
twins They can't be beaten-in
1885.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15

Mrs. Tellumwhott has cogttated
deeply upon the inner philosophy OF
ne and abe says that no matter
W ,ai spring bonnet q woman buys
sheswfllwish she had taken the ctt-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15

Heavy-w Weight Champion Jess VIII
lard or whoever stands in his shoes
In the year Of grace 1885, A. D.,
must begin to look to his laurels.
Americas paperweight cham.
pions. William and Sylvester Black.
aged 10 months exactly. have chal-
lenged the world.
Just at present the twins weigh in
at thirty-fiye pounds each. No two
peas In pod were ever more like.
Even Papa and Mama Black-whis-
per it-have been heard to differ
over. their identity. AS yet they
wear no colors and their trunks
bear a suspicious resemblance to
the garments mothers pin on in
iants.
But when visited at their train
ing camp. the parlor of the Black
residence at 354s F1ournay street.
Chicago, one day last week, Battling
Bill had just knocked out Sylvester
in the third round with terrific
baby right cross to the jaw which
might have been miniature rival OF
Williard's own. Referee Papa Black
had counted Sylvester out and Chief
Trainer Mama Black was busiIy re-
storing him with kisses.
A boxing expert who witnessed
syvester's finish made the following
report:
THE FIGHT
BY ROUNDS.
Round One-They shook hands in
the middle OF the ring and Bill land
ed a left tap ON Syl's nose, follow
ing 1t with right CROSS to the jaw.
They clinched and Syl showed su-
perior skill in close. hammering Bill
in the place where he keeps his por-
ridge with short right and left jabs.
Syl landed light blow on Bills
Jaw, but this was evened up by Bill
second later when he planted
wicked right under Syl's pink ear.
. The round closed with both scatter
Ing safety pins furiously in the mid
die OF the ring. Bits round.
Round Two-Syl, evidently re-
freshed by his milk bottle, rushed
Bill to the ropes and landed several
infant, but vicious swings to Bills
midriff. Bill clinched and held un-
til separated by the referee, and
then got Syl going with a terrific
right across to the jaw. Syl tod
died into Chief Trainer Blacks arms
and hung on to her skirts despite
Bill,s efforts to push him away and
land the finishing punch. Syl's
diplomacy saved him here and he
was beginning to nod at bell time.
Bills round.
BABY CHAT
HERE.
Round Three-Thts round opened
cheerfully. both chatting away at
rapid rate in baby consonants and
sureles. syl measured Bill with
straight left and followed with two
rights to the heart. but Bill shook
them of and kept coming. 1t was
evident here that Syl was beginning
to think of his milk bottle again. for
ali his blows lacked steam, and he
kept one eye on Chief Trainer Black.
Bill followed him around, however.
blocking all his leads and side-step-
ping his swings. Occasionally he
stepped inside of left and grabbed
sylvester around the belt. Syl for
rot the milk bottle and started
.srielht swing which never landed, Bill
3citing his head back with we'll
timed left and landing formidable
right cross to the point of the jaw.
syis gurgled more consonants, kick
ed up his heels at the count of nine
ana stretched out on the door and
was. counted out Bills Tight.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-09-18
Public Meeting at
Court House Tonight.

J. w. Brewer, a representative
of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce, is in the city and it has
been arranged for a public meet
ing at the court house this eyen-
ing at 7:30 when Mr.. Brewer will
discuss live matters with our citi-
zens. He is here to assist us in
any way possible and 1t is hoped
the business men will make a
special effort to be present.
The time is right for an active
organization of those interested
in the advancement Of the inter-
ests of this section. with the
building Of the railroad and the
consequent change in conditions,
therefore Mr.. Brewers visit is
timely. The Times-Herald has
discussed the advisability Of the
business interests Of this city to
get together and with the exper-
ience of Mr.. Brewer we may be
able to start actively upon public
work that will bring about such
results az we desire.
The ladies are also invited to
this meeting.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-09-18
Some Good Crops Are
Now Being Harvested
CONTINUED from pare onel


results with an astonishing varie-
ty that had been successfully
grown: String beans. sweet corn.
cucumbers, tomatoes, squash,
celery, great quantities of fine
potatoes, onions. etc. Amos Old
field, the truck gardener. reports
a most successful year in his line.
He has a big crop Of the hardy
vegetables such as potatoes. cab
bage, onions, beets, carrots. etc.
All things considered it has
been remarkable season and
one that demonstrates conclusive
ly that we have a wonderfully
productive country and even with
unusual weather conditions and
short rainfall the Big Harvey
Country is destined to become O
factor in furnishing vast quanti-
ties of food stuffs to the markets
of the world with the advent OF
the railroad now building into
the Valley.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-09-18
Former Burns Pastor
Sends Greetings to Friends

To the many Harney Co.
Friends, greetings: Once again,
through kindness Of The Times
Herald. we are permitted to
break a long silence. We are
sorry that we cannot correspond
with each of you personally but
that is out of the question. Yet,
we feel that you would be glad to
know where we are. how we are
and what we are doing, This
finds us once again at Florence,
Arizona. Not quite close enough
to the Mexican border to smell
powder. We are enjoying good
health. The boys are young men
now. and in the high school.
Mrs. Irwin is now superinten-
dent of the Florence Public
School; employing IL teachers
and having 375 scholars, and your
once parson is ROW educational
director in the Arizo3a State
Prison. located here. Any Som-
munication will find US here.
Yours.
A. j. Irwin.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-09-18
Vale Phone Extension
Now Nearly Completed

Manager James Weston Of the
Juntura- Burns TELEPHONE & Tele-
graph Co. was in the other day
looking after the lines in this
vicinity and states the crew will
soon reach Vale with the connec-
ton of line from Juntura east.
With this connection this con-
pany will be in a good position to
care for its patrons.
Mr.. Weston states the equip
ment for the local exchange here
including many phones. will soon
arrive and upon the completion
of the connection at Vale he will
transfer the crew to this place
and at once begin the installation
of phones in this city.
He left again Thursday for the
other end and was accompanied
over by his wife who will visit
for a short time with friends in
Juntura.
Mr.. Weston states that trailroad
operations are active in the can
yon on the extension Of the line
to this Valley and that his COM
pany has installed 16 phones for
the use Of contractors along the
line of camps.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-09-18
Remodeling Second
Floor Masonic Building.

Workmen are now busy max
ing changes on the second floor
of the Masonic building and rais-
ing the roof, Raising the roof
Is an expression that would be
apt on some occasions among the
local Masons, but this Is not fig
uratiye but q reality In this case.
The lodge room proper Is being
enlarged to come out to the front
of the building. making it much
larger and more inviting. When
the changes are completed this
will be one OF the finest lodge
rooms ins tks state and one the
members may we'll be proud of.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-09-18

School opened Tuesday with
Miss Alice Hurlburt as teacher,
Paul Tyre has completed q new
cellar for A. 7. Donivan.
Mrs. Chas. Comegys and child
rem have moved TO Burns where
the children will attend school.
A little son arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Addington. Sept. 4.
w. +. Redman has gone TO
Buck Mountain for lumber. He
contemplates improving bis place
by building o new house. this
fall.
Link Hutton and wife have ret
urned from an extended visit to
Portland.
Chas. Comegys dug his boun-
teous crop of A. No. potatoes
this week,
T. S. Haynes is burning sage
brush for W. s. Henderson.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Tingly was gladdened by
the arrival Of twins, a son and a
daughter Sept. 6.
Dir. Kydd. v. S. has leased his
farm to VIM. Bprgett and will
leave for McMinville, Ore. Sat
urday. We regret to learn Of DR.. |
Kydds departure and wish him
the best Of success in his new
location,
DR.. Potter had the misfortune
VI losing a horse last week,
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-09-18
To the Public.

Il feel that / owe the manu-
facturers of Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy a
word of gratitude" writes Mrs.
T. N. Witherall. Gowanda, N. Y.
when / began taking this med
icine / was in great pain and feel,
ing terribly sick. due to an attack
of summer complaint. After
taking a dose of it | had not long
to wait for relief as 1t benefited
me almost Immediately" For
sale by all dealers.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-09-18

RRsToRATitjS 10 '1ENfhY 0s LAMPS IN
NATIONAL FoREsr--N Notice n hereby given
that ths lAnde described below. embracing
M seyeR. within the haiheut National for,
eet. 'osckva. viii be subject 70 settlement and
shiry Yhasi tbs RrYsislons q he h9,ass,ssa
II, 100 ~ stat, 1881, ~ tho United etaief land
ofiae ri burns. ofoson. 90 scptembct 20 iyis.
Any zitllef who wes sctually snd in good faith
clsimlng ANY 6f ssia lspd 70, agricultural p.r,
poses pflof 10 jahnRfF \, 1870, Hpd hHf not
EbsndSnsd bsme,. has .pFefeFenre light 20
msk . homestsad entry t6f The lsncr actually
occupied. said lands we're listed upon ihr. APP
plicalions Of the parsons .mrniiohed below,
who have preference right su0jrci 10
the prior right of any such settler. provided
s1eb setslsf or applicant Ia qualified 10
IlEbt u sssrciscd pfo} n sep 40. lelS. on
when date The lands viii hh subicri ~ settle
ment and entry by any qualified person, The
lands are a. follows The kws.sMJ 1, ne "a
kWx, the w5fSwlf fNEi4HwiS, the SWlsNMA
NE1SswIl, see, rs, the hE4NEls the EgsNEss.
sk,{ he ~ }wysEE4sEA The NWaNmnllN
Burns. oregon, Amended Lltt liS, ,piy ~,
ipi6 b. x. FARRoT-r. Aetiug AsslstAnt' lion-
missioner OF the General Land odice.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-09-18
In the Circuit Court Of the State
of Oregon, for Harney County.

Maud Ward, PlaintIff,
Lewis Robert Ward, S
Defendant
TO LEWIS ROBERT WARD. DEFEN.
DANT:
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF
OREGON. you are hereby required 10
appear and answer 10 the complaint
fli,d against you In the above entitled
suit, ON or before the last day Of the
time prescribed In the order Of the pub
lIcatIon Of this summons, to-wit; On or
before the 9th day Of October 1915, said
date being the expiration Of six weeks
from the date Of flrst publication of ih
summons, and II yon fall 10 answer, for
want thereof. plaintiff will apply 10 the
Court for the relief demanded 10 hcr
complaint. to-witI
For decree OF this Court dlssolving
the bonds Of matrimony now existing
between plaintiff and defendant and
that plaintiff have n decree OF divorce
absolute from tho defendant,
That plaintiff have her namc prior 10
this marriage restored and for such
other aud further relief AZ 10 equity
may pertain.
This summons Is published by order
of The linn. II. q. l>eyeps, Judge Of the
County Court Of Harney County, Ore.
gon, made and entered on the 25th day
August, 1915, and the date Of the tIrst
publication Of this summons 10 Angus,
2sth, 1915.
NJ. A. BI6cs.
Attorney for Plaintiff.