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always had q little BIT Of a sore srot

! al ways had 4 little BIT 6f 4 sore sroI
ever that I know 4 little BIZ more
about stage management now, YOU
know, Then short story writing was
not extra profitable, and / came back
10 New York from The country and
found The moving picture game grow
ing"
Ito began writing moving picture
scenarios then nj vi and kl0 apiece
That was MI right N yen could turn
out enough NJ them There are limits
however 10 the physical capacity VI
even such plots Az they used In those
days, and the yeung man added NOV
ing picture acting to his ether work
Tie went into the company Of q eerpe
ration, the first one mentioned, studied
the game as II was then, saw that II
might be made an art and bided his
time until the officer heard him make
the suggestion to the producing d.
rector, whereupon another era was
born,
There is no doubt the young man
ager grew little more ambitious
about that time. The corporation for
which he worked had not been partic-
ularly prosperous, although today 1t is
worth millions, but there was some
body In 1t wise enough not to impose
any rules or regulations on the new
director.
Perhaps the reader will remember
modest, haunting little film, "Pippa
Passes" the representation Of Brown
ing's poem. Griffith did that, and all it
was was day of young girl with
her ancient Italian guitar singing her
little song ending, Goods in His Heav-
en-; alps right in the world"
Then came 1.-The Merchant of Ven
ice," rather ambitious; "A Blot in
the 'Scutcheon," "Enoch Arden" a
somber fancy; Lines OF White on a
Sullen Sea-" all of which led up to
"Oil and Water" written by Mr.. Crit
fifth himself. A little more ambition
and then came "A Corner in Wheat
the first pictures of which were
modelled directly on Millet's "Glean-
ers," and the audience liked that.
"Just about that time," he put in,
ut came to me that wonderful thing
could be done with The Life of Christ
The divine tragedy has a universal
appeal. and adequately done with rev.
erence it could not fail of approval"
He laughed. II submitted my idea,
and it was approved, but when I got
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that nv the time ha had finished hlu
Ions term NJ study Mr., ariititb did n0i
use n SCRAP ~ paper, n book 0r sesns'
rio, yet no had arranged " al IN his
mind,
The great multitude for the Aighi
from Atlanta ana the town scenes wers
not actually under employment longer
than two weeks, Then II may be added
that the expenses ran far UP into the
thousands every day,
1.-THE only way we could handle them
was by military discipline" said Mr..
Griffith, I'VE laid ont camp for the
whites and camp for the blacks. We
set up two commissaries.~ Then We d.
vided our forces into sections, each
section commanded by captain. who
had his staff under him. That Is how
the picture was worked out.
EVERY section leader in the big bat
tie scenes or the town scenes kept his
section, rehearsed 1t and looked after
it, Complete telephone systems were
installed for every section, and the or
ders delivered from headquarters were
megaphoned by the captains to their
commands"
The headquarters alluded to in the
battle scenes was sixty foot tower In
front OF the whole scene. 1t was there
that George w. Bitter, ''best camera
man in the world" Mr.. Griffith says,
and five assistants set their cameras.
Every scene, it may be said, was taken
six times.
Finally when every move of every
section had been gone over again and
again in rehearsal, when the soldiers
knew when to charge or fall back,
when to die or drop, even when the ar
tillery knew the exact second zhen to
wheel into action and the cavalry had
its time schedule perfect, even to the
exact place where a horse must STUN
BILE or fall, the section leaders can1e 70
headquarters.
Back IN the hills the thousands
were waiting. They dasS'ed back to
their commands. Word came that all
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-29
Efficiency Of Submarine
From "The Submarine in War;" by
Robert w. Neeser, in the January

From "The Submarine in War;" by
Robert w. Neeser, in the January
Scribner.
Several factors have to be borne
in mind when. considering the sur
prising efficiency of the submarines
during the past year, factors known
to the advocates of underwater
craft before the commencement of
hostilities. The first is the advan-
tage which the submarine enjoys over
all types of surface warships, of
being able to become invisible at will
On the surface so little of her frail
hull shows above the water that it
may be made to blend with the ever
changing tints of the surrounding
sea. To increase this invisibility
various colors have been adopted by
the different navies. The French,
after many experiments, have chosen
a pale, sea-green, non-iuminous
paint; the British a dull gray; the
Germans a gray-brown. But it is
when fully submerged that the con-
cealment of the submarine becomes
practically perfect. And this has
earned for her the name Of the "day-
light torpedo boat" for in short
space of time she acquired the ability
of performing the same task by day.
light that the surface torpedo boat
may accomplish only under cover of
darkness or fog, that of creeping un-
observed within range of an enemy
and of launching her deadly missile.
It was thus that the E-9 torpedoed
and sunk the German light cruiser
Hela six miles south of Heligoland,
and Immediately afterward faded
from view by submerging, while q
fotilla of German destroyers, sum-
moned to the scene by wireless, hunt
ed her in vain on the surface. -s.s~
Another factor, which the practical
experience of war has confirmed, is
the ability of the submrine, by sink
ing, to cover herself with sufficient
thickness of water to be absolutely
shell-proff. She thus may enjoy an
almost perfect immunity from gun
fire, and she has only to fear the pos
sible danger that may be awaiting
her at the hands of watchful foe as
she rises again. Strange as it may
seem, the operation of coming to the
surface is far less difficult than that
of submerging quickly.
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sewer certificate No. 1853 for $12,368
was ordered continued until July 26.
Resurrecting Playground Owners
Collector Sheehan reported further
that he had received communica-
ton from Messrs Hayes, Kaufman
& Lindheim, who claimed to repre-
sent the owners Of the playground
property, asking for statement of
the taxes and costs due on the prop
erty to the borough. The collector
said that he had replied that the
total amount due was $3,141.61.;
Mayor Cadien remarked that even
if these charges were paid by the
owners and the Fairgrounds thereby
given up, the borough would be in
pocket besides having had the use
of the ground for several years. If,
however, the owners were looking
for trouble, he guessed the borough
would be ready for them. Mr.. Shee-
han said that the borough at present
were the real owners of the ground.
Skating Privileges for Children
Oscar Arlitz made an appeal that
the borough arrange with the VIM.
Peters Brewing Company, owners Of
"Silver Lake" to have the place used
during the short skating season by
the children of the borough, young
and old. He said that it would do
+, an incalculable amount of good as
place of recreation for the COM
munity. The matter was referred
to the playground commission.
The mayor said that the complete
list of appointments for marshal
would be ready for the first February
meeting; also the sinking fund COM
mission. His appointment of John
McGrath as janitor for the borough
building was confirmed by the
council.
Poormaster E. C. Raas reported a
balance in his department for 1915
of 1895.
Wants More Fire Efficiency
Councilman Hoeckelberg made an
appeal for higher standard of eff
| ficiency in the fire department. The
! speaker said that out of a member
| ship of rs only an average Of six or
seven attended the meetings. At
tendance both at meetings and fires
| was very lax. The rule according to
| which if man were not absent at
80 per cent. of the meetings he would
receive no pay had been ignored, and
men who had record of only 80 per
! cent. attendance had received their
full $12 for the year. The resigna.
ton of members R. J. Fox and H. l..
Gebhardt were received, and the ap-
| pointments of Messrs Tenner and
| Gormley in their stead noted. The
suspension of Charles J. Leeger was
| announced.
On motion of Councilman Hoeckel-
berg rule was adopted requiring
marshals to make a deposit of 81
upon receipt of their night-sticks and
badges.
The council then adjourned until
February IA.
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Palisadian Interviews
American Observer
OF World Conflict

The "Palisadian" interviewed this
week Arthur Gleason, who returned
a short time ago from years serv-
ice with the Allied ambulance corps
in Belgium. Mr.. Gleason said that his
judgment was that the war would
last fully two years longer.
Mr.. Gleason, whose half-page ar
ticle on the meaning of the war ap-
peared in last Mondays Tribune, was
unreserved in his accusation of Ger
many's awful responsibility for the
world cataclysm. He said that Ger
many's attack was part of a great
world conspiracy. For forty-four
years, at least, before the outbreak
OF the war, this conspiracy had been
building, and the plans for world
conquest being perfected. France
had been perfectly aware of this
fact, and had announced it to the
world; Lord Roberts, among others
in England, had been alive to the
workings of the great Teutonic ma
ton. But on the whole, the world
was blind to the gigantic ambush.
Mr.. Gleason said that the entire
educational system of Germany was
based on the idea that battle was
the only method of real progress in
the world. The Christian ideal of
consideration for and assistance to
the weaker members of society was
spurned by the nation. Education
for the children in the schools was
along these lines. Children were
taught to spy, and to bring home all
the information it was possible to
obtain from even their nearest
friends. They were taught that the
greatest good in life was the family
and the State, and that they were to
obey unquestionably any command
which was given in the name of them.
There was no question as to whether
the family or State were right or
wrong: the family or the State could
do no wrong.
In regard to the explanation given
for Germany's conduct, that she was
forced to fight through the need Of
space on the earth to breathe, to say
nothing of place in the sun, Mr..
Gleason said that Germany had al
ready extensive colonies which had
been but fundamentally developed;
moreover, that she could probably
have bought considerable tracts of
territory if she had desired to.
Asked if he did not consider that
President Wilson's championship of
preparedness indicated that he was
alive to the menace of the German
propaganda, Mr.. Gleason said the
trouble was that he was late about it.
Mr.. Gleason said that in two
houses in England occupied by Ger
mans, of which he had personal
knowledge, complete equipment had
been discovered for artillery attack.
This, he said, was one Of the many
proofs that Germany had been ac-
lively preparing in enemy territory
for aggression.
Mr.. Gleason, in concluding, said
that he intended returning to Eng
land and Belgium with his family,
probably arriving at the latter place
about April Is.
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Mr.. Dillingham; on Musical PLAYS

I'm regard to the future of musical
plays" said Charles Dillingham;,
director of the New York Hippo
drome, II think they will grow every
year, because it is the only form of
competition with pictures. You can
get the drama from a reflection Of a
magic lantern on "a sheet, but pretty
girls and pretty tunes must be. seen
and heard to be appreciated. One or
two pictures of musical plays have
seemed very silly, and were not sue
cessful. The musical comedy houses
in New York are the only ones whose
galleries have not disappeared.
will tell you what the financial re-
suits were New Years week. The
Hippodrome played to $4,000 Chin
Chin at the Colonial Theater in Bos-
ton, to $4,000, and Watch Your
Step at the Forrest Theater, Phila-
delphia, to $4,000, total, $14O,3OO;
net profit more than $4,000. That
was the profit for one week of four
musical plays" 49,
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bank" on the part of the school
board. Councilman Naedler was the
most insistent that the board make
the appropriation; he said the coun-
Gil would ultimately have to do it,
if it were done at all. If it were
put to vote of the people they
would favor it by a 10 to 1 majority.
The council should go to the front
in the matter; it was their fault if
it were not put to vote. Mayor
Cadien doubted if there were I'M
mediate need of action in the mat
ter, and, at his suggestion the mat
ter was referred to the attorney for
his advice.
Wants Assessment Reduced
Collector Sheehan, reporting in the
matter of the payment of taxes to
date, said that he had received re-
quest from ex-Mayor Neumann ask
ing that the 20A acres of land on
which he was asked to pay taxes be
reduced by 81 acres, the amount of
the plot sold by him and his col
leagues for the hi gh school site. The
sale was made last May, but the as
SCISSOR, said the collector, did not re-
ceive notice of the transfer in time
to make the change on his books.
On motion Of Councilman Hoeckel-
berg the reduction was ordered al
lowed. Mr.. Sheehan said that he had
been notified by the County Board
of Taxation of its reduction of the
assessment on 33 lots in the Dor
ough at the rate of about $10O lot.
Mayor Cadien and President Sammis
remarked that appeal could always
be taken by the borough in such
cases to the State Board of Taxation.
On motion of the latter, the ques-
ton was referred to the assessor to
make detailed statement of it; if
the county's reduction was then
found to be unjust, appeal could be
taken to the State.
Financial Report to be Complete
In the matter of the borough's
spending money, Chairman Sammis
of the Finance Committee reported
that the accountants would be ready
with their financial statement in q
few weeks time. The committee's
purpose was to make the financial
report as full and complete as pos
oApiC, IHS IcPoIC WOulu llcluQo the
poormaster's statement; and the clerk
was instructed to write to the Board
Of Education to ask them if it would
be practical for them to prepare a
statement of receipts and expendi-
lures for 1915 to be embodied in the
major report.
$21,544 School Money Ordered Paid
Under resolution, by Mr. Sam
mis-, $4,000 was ordered transferred
by the collector from the borough
account to the school account; i'm
provement certificate No. 1853 for the
sum of $21,544, with interest, due
January 26, was ordered paid; new
certificate for $4,000, with 6 per
cent interest was authorized to be
drawn against unpaid taxes; and
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-29
New Organization of Trapshooters

Between last Saturday night and
the matinee performance Monday six
teen thousand additional feet of one
and one-half inch pipe were installed
in the Hippodrome ice pond. Through
tbs refrigeration process the artif-
cial lake in miniature St. Moritz,
automatically renews itself. Former
ly it was necessary to run the ice
plant two hours after each matinee
and eight hours each night, but with
the added circulation caused by the
installation of these pipes the ice
surface will always be in perfect con
dition. ra2@ ~ f'7@. A'.i...''
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fury mark with most brilliant out
look as the advance sale to-day sur
passes even that of the busy holiday
period at this great amusement head
quarters, which is creating new rec
ords hitherto unknown in theatrical
circles: Matinees are given daily and
brilliant concert with Sousa every
Sunday evening.
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Gifsidex Council.
Continued from page IL

(Contlnued from page % 7E'.7s..
torney had stated that itswould be
illegal for either Of the two boards
to contribute the money; the matter
should be voted on at the Marel
school election; voted on at the No.
vember election; a series of enter.
tainments could be given; funds couIc
be given; funds could be raised By
subscription; President Sammis sale
that it savored little too much, ii
poker parlance, of passing tht
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Hippodrome Notes

"Hip Hip Hooray," Charles Dilling-
hams wondrous spectacle, with it's
many novelties. it's gorgeous mas
siveness and it's winter ports sensa
ton, which seem to have set the
whole country a-skating, celebrates
it's 200 anniversary at the Hippo
drome on Tuesday of this coming
week. 1t will start on it's third CEN
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-13
Milk Milk
Our Dairy is Conducted on
the Most Sanitary Lines
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED
John II. BDunt

Let us learn to be content with
wha we have. Let us get rid of
our false estimates, set up all the
highest ideals-a quiet home; vines
of our planting; a few books full
of the inspiration of genius a
few friends worthy of being loved
and able to love us in return; a
hundred innocent pleasures that
bring no pain or remorse; de-
votion to the right that will never
swerve; a simple religion empty of
all bigotry, full of trust, hope and
love-and such a philosophy this
world will give us all the empty
Joy it has.-David Swing.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-13
JOHN r. MCLEAN is
DEAD AT CAPITAL,
Veteran Newspaper Proprietor Sue
cumbs-Pr0minent in Demo-
cratic Politics.

John r. Mclean, owner of The
Washington Post and the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, died at his home in
Washington at $50 o'clock Friday
afternoon after long illness.
John r. Mclean, veteran journal
list, was born in Cincinnati, Sep
TENDER II, 1913, the son of Wash
ington and Mary L. Mclean. After
his education in public and private
schools of Cincinnati he purchased
the interc-t of his father in the
Cincinnati Enquirer and became
the sole owner of the paper in
1881. He was always prominent
in Democratic politics and had
been a delegate large to the
Democratic National Conventions
since 1884. He was candidate
for United States Senator in 1885
and Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Ohio in 1889. He also
had served as Ohio member of the
Democratic National Committee.
For a number of years he had
maintained his residence in Wash
ington, where he owned the Wash
ington Post. He was considered
quite wealthy and controlled the
gas lighting franchise in Washing
ton for many years.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-13
SIMPLY A CASE OF WHEN

With every mortal in this town
of normal intelligence and thinking
age it is simply ease of when
Some may scoff, other may ridi-
cule this statement, but it is true.
For Instance
Walking in the straight and mar
row path is not matter of com
pulsion or force of habit. 1t is
done only WHEN we choose to
do so.
The inoffensive dog or cat is
kicked only WHEN the kicker
chooses to descend to the level of
the brute.
We go to church WHEN we
please, we believe the minister
WHEN we choose, and we serve the
devil WHEN it strikes our fancy.
Habit and necessity have no place
in any Of these.
We boost for the town WHEN
it pleases us, or we knock it WHEN
the inclination overtakes us, or we
lapse into state of Indifference
WHEN our thoughts and desires
are dormant.
We are prosperous WHEN we
give our best thought and energy
to our business affairs, and we en-
joy life to the fullest only WHEN
we emerge from the shadows and
back in the sunlight of existence.
Go where you please, and view
the subject from any angle you
choose, in almost every instance
life is simply one long case of
WHEN.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-13

The power of an endless life is
something of present experience.
To- live at all is to hunger for a
larger living. To be conscious of
ourselves is to be conscious that
we are but the germ of what we
may be, that we have scarcely be-
gun to fill the promise of our ma
ture. The path of duty seems at
first to be a straight line; but we
cannot long follow it without being
convinced that it is circle, whose
center is God. One cannot throw
himself with all the force that is
in him into any noble undertaking
without being carried by the sheer
momentum which he has gained, be-
yond the fear of death. In fight
ing a good fight Death is swallow
ed up in victory.-Samuel M. Gro
Tiers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-13
"A GOOD FRIEND

A good friend stands by You
when in need. Mt. Sterling people
tell how Dosn's Kidney Pills have
stood the test. Mrs. Trimble en-
dorsed Doan's over three years
ago and again onfirms the story.
Could you ask for more convinc-
ing testimony?
Mrs. N. Trimble, IL Jamison St.,
Mt. Sterling, says: "The worst
trouble / had was with my kid
neys. Their action was irregular
and the kidney secretions were
Finally, l began using
Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at
Duerson's Drug Store, and / soon
felt better. / continued taking
them until / was we'll"
OVER THREE YEARS LATER,
Mrs. Trimble said: "All / said in
praise of Doan's Kidney Pills be-
fore holds good"
soc, at all dealers. Foster Mil
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-13

Some weeks ago brewing COM
pany inserted an advertisement in
various papers under. the caption,
"Beer promotes efficiency" and
went on to say that wholesome
beer used in moderation increases
strength and vitality, tones and in
vigorates the nervous system, slim
ulates the appetite and promotes
Digestion" Some one had the
temerity to reply as follows:
IF, from your own experience,
you do not know Mr.. Rupper's
statement to be false, ask the ply
Stefan at any hospital, ask the
president of any railroad, ask any
reputable business man.
'sIf you were about to have a
dangerous surgical operation per-
formed, would you prefer to have
the surgeon take a few glasses Of
beer just before the operation, to
promote efficiency?
'If you were about to take
trip on a railroad, would you pre-
fer to have the engineer and the
telegraph operators and the switch
men along the line take a few
beers while you were on your way,
to promote efficiency,
off you are a business man, do
you prefer to have your employees
rush the cam occasionally, to
promote efficiency !
"Remember, you can get just as
drunk on beer as you can on
whisky"
Whereupon, The National Herald,
liquor publication, comes to the
rescue of the beer vat and insists
in frantic and hysterical tones
that this is the work of uninteli-
gent hypocrites and must be re-
buked, while insisting that the
sophistries of the answer are so
plain that wayfaring man, though
a fool, can see them. The Herald
takes nearly two columns to prove
what they say needs no proof
Presbyterian Banner.