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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-22

half dollars. Myra got Ave. she worked all
day. and drew two and half for freezing my
self on the beach. Myra got an awful cold In
her head.
IT'S good thing this is the silent draba."
she said. as We went nome that night "Pd
hab awful tibe tryig to talk"
At the room there note from Mr.. Mer-
ton. saying that his daughter to be buried
next day. and asking not to come to the
funeral. He would rather be alone, he said.
This made feel very sad, but there was
another letter that astonished 1t was to
James lworthing. director who was with
big company that had built a new studio over on
the Jersey shore.
The note was intimate, addressed Dear Jim.-
and asked him to give us work in the mud
picture" What astonished us was that Mr..
Merton should be able to address a great d.
rector in that manner. but we lost no time In
getting across the Hudson and presenting the
note to dear Jim." who shook hands with us
and put right
The mud picture" was another strike MIN.
and us extras-there were fifty OF us-were the
wives of striking sewer diggers. judge had
issued Injunction restraining the strikers
from Interfering with the men who took their
places. but the order did not say anything
about sewer diggers wives we all formed a
mob to drive the men from the work.
In the first scenes, twenty of us were sta
toned in houses and cottages along a poor
street. The others. led by Myra. came along In
a body. talking and gesticulating excitedly. AS
they passed down the street. they were joined
by other wives. who left the houses to Join the
mob.
We were all made up TO look though
had just left our homework. One girl had bis
cult dough on her hands. and ran out OF my
cottage rolling down my sleeves and drying my
supposed to be dish -watery hands on my cook
apron.
1 managed unconsciousy. to put very good
touch in my work. One Of the children of the
people who owned the cottage-Slavish people,
they were--took a great fancy to me. and as
to the gate the little thing followed and
pulled at my skirts
1t took part of entire day to drill the peo-
pie. rehearse and film this part of the picture
The second day all went to place In New
ark where the city was making big sewer. for
the big scene
ditch was about IL feet deep. We rehearsed
this by marching into the scene and demanding
that the dggers quit. They jeered at US and
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-22

ner. along with bunch Of sumach berries and
a toad.
We made $50 in that picture, and went back
to the room. vastly encouraged
We bought some clothes and each q pair OF
fine white stockings. which couldn't wear for
some time because the briar scratches on our
ankles that we got from running around In the
woods showed mp brown scars through the
thin, white silk.
Now about our move One night Myra came
into the room. choking with rage.
That old woman" she said. meaning our
landlady. asked what were doing for a
living in such tone that l told her 1t was
none of her business. and she insinuated
things"
/ hunted up Mrs Koontz.
Sure you pay your rent" she said, in an
swer to my statement. And there's many
more that would like to pay rent in a respect
able house like mine. Go over on Broadway
after l2 and you'll find hundreds OF them walk
ing up and down."
l was shocked and Mortified. and told her
what We were doing. and her whole attitude
changed. 1t was at the time when the moss
extravagant stories were toid~of the movS
The salaries were lower then than now, but
movie actress was supposed to make fabulous
wages.
Mrs. Koontz was all apologies and spread the
news through the neighborhood. and we became
personages. but we had decided to do light
housekeeping, We moved away in spite of her
We found a room with a table and two chairs
and a lot of cracked dishes Ninth avenue.
and paid two weeks rent In advance. but the
place was filled with the kind of people Mrs.
Koontz had referred to, and the very first night
poor creature killed herself in the room next
to
Myra and I away to keep from being
questioned by the police, and when we slipped
In after IL, and went to our room, there sat
Mr.. Merton. Myra's sweetheart, tears stream-
ing down his face, and some OF the dead girls
clothes clasped in his arms. She was his
daughter!
Mr.. Merton was not really Myra's lover. we
just called him that. He worked at the and 10
cept store-was kind of stock clerk. think
pushed blk box around on wheels. and replen-
ished the tables when they became sold out.
He and Myra had become friends. somehow or
other. He used to walk down the street with
her. to where her turnng-off point came. and
once he loaned her some books. The girls at the
store made Joke OF this. and called him My
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-22

ra's lover" and called him that. too. be-
tween ourselves Myra never knew he had been
married. had daughter. until that night we
found him In our room. the dead girls things
in his arms and weeping.
Finding his daughter there had been COIN
cioence. He had come to the rooming house
looking for Myra and me. and had entered at
the front door when the excitement over the
suicide at it's height. and at about the same
time that we had slipped down the back stairs
think the shock at finding us In such a
house great the grief over his child.
He grabbed Myra by tho arm.
"Are you that kind, too7" he asked. pointing
to the dead girls things that had fallen to the
mo. no." she answered. and then fell to
weeping.
That night is the only time have ever known
Myra to cry, outside Of a play, from that time
to this. She told him how came to be there
and that had two weeks rent paid in ad-
vance
You must leave at once he said. TO-
hight. will make the woman give the money
back"
He returned in a few minutes with the money
We never knew until later that he paid this out
OF his own poor purse, for OF course the woman
would not give our money back.
Mr. Merton took away to place over a
candy shop Third avenue. There was a
room near his that had key for. which he
said we might use. It o'clock in the
morning, but Myra talked to him for long
time out in the hall When she came In, she
said
This room was intended for the dead girl
He has been keeping 1t for year, hoping she
would come back to him some day He says
we can have the now. He has some cook
ing things and can them. and stay here
as long ant to-
Myra cried again. think she cried all night
about Mr.. Merton and his dead child.
We did him the next day We went
over to the studio Long Island and Myra got
extra because of her size. They used
six big militant looking girls I'm scene to repre-
sent angry housewives who chase sewing
machine agent because he had defrauded them.
was too littieSsr this. but sat and watched.
and later in the afternoon the director gave US
both work In some water stuff
This was awful. The day turned and
cold and we stood out the beach in thin
bathing suits while the wind simply tore us to
pieces. could feel goose bumps on me for a
week afterwards. But made seven and a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-22

Myra threw a stone into the ditch ana mora
stones were thrown. until 1t became q fusilladA
One Of the owners of the company, who was
there watching the work. wanted all to rush
up and begin throwing things at once. but the
director argued that 1t was more dramatic to
have It done gradually. first one stone then an
other. the few tmd ones hanging back till they
caught the spirit OF it and got in the action
The owner said no. and Mr. Worthing walked
away.
I'm through" he said IT you making
this picture. make It"
saw for the first time the absolute power Of
a director. He makes pictures his own way, or
not at all. The owner apoogized for interior
Ing and Mr. Worthing had his way, which was
really better.
While we were rehearsinS the mud throwins
act. the male extras. who were to take the place
Of the ditch diggers later-there were about
forty OF them-stood back and laughed At u
One young fellow. picked me.
II am going to get In your range" he said.
because you throw overland, Just like al
girls do. You couldn't hit barn door,
"Just you watt" said. "ril show YOU"
After rehearsing the ditch scene. we pras-
ticed another where the strikers wives are seem
marching with their husbands on the way 70 .
meeting. and the same men that we attack In
the mob scenes our husbands In the narch-
ing picture. This was rehearsed and made FIRST,
while the men were clean.
Wnen inc director arranged " ne puL my1o
and another tall giant in the lead and let tho
rest pair of to suit themselves. The young
man with the banterng manner came up to me.
II am going TO be your husband" he said.
You not" told him. You are too tall
And chose a nice loo king. little man with
mustache. who confessed that he was . barber
with movie aspirations. The bantering man
was in front. and he would turn around occa-
sionally and laugh at me, and when my com.
panon wa lot looking, would twiri an imag-
mary mustache and pretend to be playing on Q
guitar, which believe Is supposed to be sort
of obsesslon with BARRIERS.
The time came for the big scene. The real
workers in the ditch were given an hour OF.
The extras took their places.
Rub mud your faces and clothes" di-
rected Mr.. Worthng. Make yourselves look
like real ditch diggers."
The banterng young man was close to me-
"You needn't" told him II am going to use
you target"
'safer' he shouted back to me. .A-b-s-o,
l-u-t-e-l-y safe"
$40 Be continued,l
aaAAi
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-22
pH0T0pLM FORUM
Breaking Into the Movies
SYNOPSIS.
Blu A. Fl. GLEBLER'

agra JONES and Little Me-" who tell their
wi story are ambitious to become movie &C
tresses They taken in by a swindler who
promises to get them places by sending their
photographs to the studios. A newspaper re-
porter, who informs them they have been swim
died. tells them how to get work extras.
Myra, who has lost her job in the and 10
cent store. where she worked. haunts the stu
dos and gets work in mob scene. Little
Me-" quits the laundry and goes along to watch
her "act." While the picture is being rehearsed
she butts in the scene and makes good Both
girls make good impression Searey. the
director. and would have got If he had not
died.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-22
French Girl
Becomes a Star
After Manager
Of hanh
PlantHappenst to
See Her Picture
on the Movie
Screen.

W. n less you are French. then
there lie stress the last
syllable. impossible to describe in type. and Tor
that NATTER in speech. with q Gallo accent
LaBad,e. with little kick the hrst three
in United States"
Miss LaBadie Is a French girl, with Montreal
Canada. as her birthplace She has had Q
short, but successful career on the regular
stage. and long and equally successful record
tho She owes her success in both
branches of the art to three things: ability.
willingness and the firm belief formed in child
hood. that she was destined to become a great
actress.
Miss LaBadie made her first stage appearance
with Chauncsy Oicott in Ragged Robin. After
season of this she went to that cradle of the
moving picture art--the Biograph studio. The
Biograph had no star system then. player
might have leading part one day. and be one
Of a crowd OF extras the next. but 1t was the
best training in the world.
After leaving the Biograph, she went to the
Pacific Coast and appeared in several produce
lions. This fixed her determination to give up
the regular stage for good and stick to the
screen.
She went back TO New York and laid siege TO
the studios One day she went to the Than
win Thanhouser that they did not need any
players. but when they did she should be sent
for.
= Miss LaBadie did not hang any too much hope
on this small peg Of perfunctory politsness,
because she had heard 1t said before But q
day SO later Mr. Thanhouser went to q pto-
ture show himself. just like doctor will soma
times take dose OF his own medicine, and
while there he a Biograph picture with q
little French girl with fluffy hair and ability
written all over her work, and the next day
the unexpected happened. Miss LaBadie was
sent for and put to work. and she has been a
that studio ever since
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-22

YRA and I made s35 al
together In the strike
picture. and that was all
the movie acting we did
for quite a while. Things
fell fiat. Mr.. Searley.
tho director, seemed to
have taken a liking to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

many only partially defeated will have
TO be shsckled and injured in every
way within the means at our disposal.
Peace will be but q truce. IL Will De
but a continuance Of war, lacking
bloodshed.
The German claim that before
the war Britons, the world over, were
endeavoring TO shackle and smother
German expansion in trade and innu-
ence is branded as q lie. but after the
war il there is an inconclusive decision
there will be no question as to the pol
icy Of Britons.
They were cruelty deceived in Ger
man ambitions and designs once, and
will not be deceived in the same way
if il can be avoided.
Germany, thoroughly beaten, might
offer a temptation to the resumption
of relations, but this only IL there is
evidence that the German people them.
selves are repentant Of their folly, and
If they give pledges Of such repentance
in some unequivocal manner. such
as the Punishment of the Hohen-
zollerns and the overthrow Of autoc-
racy.
Herein lies about the only hope that
Canada will trade with Germany dur
ing the present generation. Judging
from recent utterances Of statesmen
in Britain and the allied countries,
there is a growing prospect that there
may be some such climax TO the pres
ent conflict
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
10000 CATHOLICS
TO CONVENE HERE
Entire Week Will Be De-
voted to Conferences
and Discussions.

Catholic Week." beginning next Sun
day, is expected to bring to New York
more than 10000 Catholics from diff
ferent parts Of the country. Cardinals
Gibbons, Farley and o'Connell, Most
Rev. John Bonzano, the Apostolic Dele
gate, Governor Whitman and Acting
Mayor Frank l.. Bowling are among
those who have accepted invitations to
speak.
The Catholic Press Association VIII
meet at the Catholic Club, August Is
10. and then remain for the week OF
other conventions. Societies meeting
during Catholic Week are the Amer
lean Federation of Catholic Societies,
the German Roman Catholic Central
yerein. the Catholic Young Mems Ma
tional Union, the Gonzsga Union, the
New York State League Of the Centrai
yerein. the Frauen-Bund Of d. X. H.
Central Verein and the New York Sts'e
Federation of Catholic Societies.
During the week papers will be read
on "Americanism." 1.-The Principle OF
the Minimum Wage" THE Oregon Ex-
pertinent" "The Crusade Against I'M
morality" Americas Debt 10 Her
Catholic Citizens" Tine Catholic The
atre Movement" The Catholic Young
Mems Association" Home and Foreign
Missions" "Need of Woman's Move
ment." work for the Catholic Lay
man" and "Tne Need for More Efficient
Organization
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

ters OF the Active Service Auxiliary
of the New York National Guard in the
list Regiment Armory.
Difficulty has been experienced in
securing concessions of any kind from
landlords of the more exacting type"
il was said. "nispossesses have been
threatened and in some cases actually
executed.
"The Auxiliary. nevertheless, is
standing by its applicants and purposes
TO win over the landlords TO concilia-
tory methods wherever dispute arises"
Part of Rent is Paid.
Members of the Auxiliary are at
tempting to meet the problem OF the
dependent families by paving part
of the rental. Some of the landlords
have been willing TO accept half.
Reports Of distress from other
causes were made public yesterday at
headquarters. Debts of all sorts have
been piling up in the homes left by
the Guardsmen when they went to the
border.
One woman who has had struggle
10 get enough food to sustain life has
had her distress increased by the per-
sistent visitations of furniture in
stalment collector. The woman an
pealed to the Auxiliary, which dis
covered that a chattel mortgage taken
by the instalmcnt house before the
purchase had been foreclosed. The
marshal had been ordered to remove
the goods.
The Auxiliary procured a STAY of
execution which will prevent further
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
NAY MAKE FARMERS
OF WOMEN PRISONERS
Miss Bradner to Study Advis-
ability of the Plan.

Miss Harriet Bradner, student IN
the department of agriculture at
Columbia, was appointed yesterday 10
investigate farm colonies for women
prisoners, such as that at Bedford. Her
work will be in connection with the
National Committee on Prisons, and on
her report will depend to large de-
gree whether the committee endeavors
10 make women farmers a part OF the
national life of the country.
ar we find that the women prisoners
desire to work as farm helpers" SAID
Professor o. s. Morgan, head of the
department of agriculture at Columbia
1--WE may be able to create Willingness
on the part of farmers, especially
women in charge OF farms. to employ
them. Some way might even be de,
vised whereby the most efficient couid
be helped to small holdings Of their
own and started on the way to eco
nomic independence"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
FIF TIL DAY

Al Ely. the car was turned
over 20 Robert Creighton, who
drove 10 Reno. Here again road
conditions were very bad. The
trails over the Nevada desert
were In terrible shape. The
uans-eontinsntal car, however,
was IN fine condition. Creighton
passed through Austin. Alpine
Ranch. Fallon. Aside from
oeing delayed by the rough
trails, a shor circuit left him
without lights. He located the
trouble, however, and remedied
" so that delay from this source
was no, considerable. Breaking
through a bridge several miles
out OF Fallon caused a further
eeiay OF three and one half
hours.
A, Reno, Stevens was again
waiting 10 take the car. He Jeff
Keno I, =, a, $40 a. m, going by way
VI Ifaekee and Colfax, arriving
~ Saefamento az l2:22 Saturday
afternoon, and thence to Vallejo,
.hVlng at $40 p. m. Here a
special boat was waiting to take
vac victorious car to San Fran
CISCO and az 5 o'clock p. m. the
Tai s' was officially checked at
'siie and Market Streets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

stored TO maintain a position under
which Canadians and Germans will pass
by on opposite sides OF the street !
II IL is practicable will it be profitable
These questions are being very earnest
ly studied and discussed.
II is recalled that five years ago a
government came into power in Canada
after a campaign Of which one Of the
chief slogans had been "No truck nor
trade with the Yankees" That was in
1911. BY 1918 Canada's imports from
the United States had risen from s274,-
900. 900 to S435 900 900, and even for the
fiscal year ending this year, despite
the ravages Of war, are still 100000
900 more than they -ere in 1911, while
in the same period her exports to the
United States have doubled. being
slightly over 100000, 900 in iAI1 and
over 5000, 100000 in 1916.
mo truck nor trade with the Yam
KEGS potent as it was to win votes.
failed absolutely as a rule of conduct
for individuals.
The temper of mo truck nor trade
with Germans" is, however, alto
gether different. II is not being passed
from politicians TO the people. II Is
developing as natural cry of the peo-
pie as whole.
One Merchant Adamant.
! asked merchant if he would stock
German goods again after the war,
knowing that he had carried large lines
of these before the war, and that, like
others, he is suffering inconvenience
because of his inability to get substi-
tutes as cheap and attractive as were
the German goods in some lines. His
answer was immediate: No, | shall
not"
why"
"They murdered one of my firm on
the Lusitania, they murdered my
nephew with gas at ST. Julien. Do you
think | could ever do business with
them again? Possibly my grandchil-
dren may, but this generation | am
afraid cannot"
And it is this personal element
which one encounters everywhere that
will be the great barrier to the re-
sumption Of relations of any kind with
the beaten foe. When the war is over
there will be scarcely family in the
country that will not have some close
relative lying under the flowers OF
France, or some manned and disabled
friend to serve as a daily reminder OF
the horrors endured because of the
mad ambition of the Teuton.
Effect OF Thorough Defeat.
There is just this to be said, how
ever, that the more thorough the de-
feat of Germany the greater possibil-
ity there will be of a resumption OF
trade and intercourse with her. Ger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
FOUR TIL DAY

Stevens was driving from
Cheyenne TO Evanston, a dis
lance Of 407 miles. He encouns
tered about 20 miles Of muddy
roads during the last hundred
miles and arrived at Rawlings
at l:lO am. From Cheyenne to
Rawlings the car had to be
driven up the long Sherman hill,
reaching an Approximate eleva-
non Of 5000 feet and crossing
the great contine ntal divide. Al
Evanston, Stevens wired:
Delay on account ofmuch
rain. Roads muddy. Car
ia best of condition"
Heavy rains In Utah reported
by Salt Lake papers as cloud
bursts, made the trip across Utah
dangerous and slow. Walter
Bieling drove the car from
Evanston TO Ely, New, passing
through Salt Lake City, County
Well, Fish Springs, and over
the Shelbourne Pass, crossing
through the great American
desert which was one Of the
wors, parts Of the Trip. The
heavy rains in Utah had put the
toadS 10 bad condition and
caused numerous washouts.
Three hours were lost west OF
Salt Lake City because the pilot
became confused in the route
through the desert.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
MOOSE LEADER FOR WILSON
Taylor, Brooklyn Committeeman, Is
Against Hughes.

John Robert Taylor, of Brooklyn,
who was Progressive state commit
teeman from Brooklyn and a candi-
date for the Supreme Court on the Bull
Moose ticket last fall, came out for
Wilson yesterday. He declared the
Progressives were against Charles
+. Hughes, and that, had it been
put TO. test, the delegates at
the Progressive Convention in Chi
cago, would have polled stronger for
Mr.. Wilson than for Mr.. Hughes.
THE election of the Republican can
didate," said Mr.. Taylor, would tend
more than anything else to terminate
the existence of the National Progress
sive party, and put an end to the pro-
gramme for social and industrial JUS
tice, and various other human welfare
planks of the 1912 platform"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
which in black capitals bears these

which in black capitals bears these
slogans:
"No more German immigrants"
mo more German shipping
mo more German labor
"No more German goods"
"No more German influence"
The committee includes the names oil
q number Of fairly representative citi-
zens, but il may be observed that from
this drastic propaganda the mass OF
public opinion is as yet holding aloof'
This is not TO say there is any lack OF
sympathy for it, for if the issue as to
whether Canada would have any rela-
tons Of any kind with Germany after
the war had to be settled to-day, there
is no question that the population
would vote overwhelmingly against re-
suming any kind Of traffic with the Kai-
ser's people.
It is perhaps the fear that as time
goes on there may be weakening in
this sentiment which has impelled the
promoters of the British Empire Union
Of Canada to start and perfect its or
ganization at the present time.
Is Proposal Practicable?
Is the proposal practicable? Will it
be possible when peace has been re-