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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
DEATH OF CHARLES F. MOVER.

We have Just been informed that
Mr.. Charles F. Meyer, aged about
54 years, died at his home near
Crystal at O'Clock Wednesday after
noon. Mr.. Meyer was well known
and prosperous farmer of the Sec
ton where he resided. The funeral
will take place Saturday at 10
o'clock, at which time services viii
be held at the family residence.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13

Mr.. A. |. Matthews recruiting Of
ficer for the Citizens Military train
ing camp at Fort Douglass, Utah,
reports. an even dozen recruits al
ready signed up in this city.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
WORK BEGINS ON

F. II, LYON BUILDING.
The excavation work is now under
way for the fine two-story brick busi
ness house to be built by Attorney
F. H. Lyon on Eighth street.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The pastor is home from he va
cation and will hold services both
morning and evening. at the regu-
lar hours e -
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13

Mr.. Clarence Halleck and Miss
Zetta Barnes. both of Payette, were
united In marriage at Weiser at
noon Wednesday,
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13

FOR SALE: Jersey heifer, fresh.
III, II. Timps> Ss-o.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05

nay studios, Miss croltus worked herself into
such a state OF nerves while waiting to be shot
that she was unable. to work for two days. In
the play, Miss crolius is sitting facing fire.
place when she Is shot by a revolver carrying
a silencer. Tho director placed the Girl in
front Of the fireplace with her back to the rest
Of the scene, and ,old her to walt for the
..ping' Of the revolver before sho moved. OF
course, the actress knew she was in no danger.
hut being one of the players who live part,
she was to all intents and purposes in deadly
After the director placed Miss crolius. he
was compelled to enter into some lengthy ex-
plantations with the other members of the cast.
The player sitting patiently waiting to be shot
before she could fall from tAe chair held her
self in tense expectation minute after minute
until the strain Of waiting grew too much.
When the noise Of the trigger, which told that
the scene was over. finally came, 1t was found
that she had tainted and she had to be carried
from the studio. a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
Ruth Blair's Co,,sin

WHILE making scenes In Chicago not long
long ago for the Fox feature. The Fourth
Estate. Ruth Blair, who is starred in the play,
received box OF candy, bouquet OF roses, a
note and later phone message from y young
man who said his name was Horace Blair and
mat he felt sure that Ruth was n cousin Of his
MISS Blair said she thought Horace's method
OF introduction was much too fervent FOR that
OF mere cousin, so returned his gifts with the
suggestion that the woudbe cousin first prove
ms relationship 10 her people in Wlliamsport,
"a, ana that II the relationship could be proved
she would be very glad to avail herself OF his
invitation to dinner upon the occasion OF her
next Visit to Chicago
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
CO.,.
+ lin FATS
His First Cup of Coffee.

PoBBY CONNOLLY, the little Nitagraph
- player, tasted coffee for the first time in
his Six years OF existence one day Inst week.
lobby had been working in picture with
scenes of him ndrIft in rowboat. These scenes
were filmed at Coney Island, where Bobby was
tossed about In the boat by the waves. for about
tnree-quarters of an hour. The weather being
OF the kind usually felt In early December,
Bobby reached the dock almost frozen. and his
mother. who had been anxiously waiting. de-
e:ded to break her rule and give him some
conee to warm him. After drinking the coffee.
Bobby remarked: ~ wish we had TO take the
scene over, then would get some more"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05

to tell me about Il. And her little sister. Tot
tie. got hurt In d theater In San Francisco by
falling from n trapcze and hitting her back on
chair. and that spoiled their act.
Lucy. that's the ones name got acquainted
with first she tried to get job In the movies
and send the other kids TO school, but she
couldn't get work Mt nothing but extra parts.
and Mr. Macoilinl couldn't get any parts. and
he took to drink. and when he's drunk, Dave.
he's Just plumb fool.
While wd were talking he come in and says
to me: WHO told you to come here?" And ]
said: That's all right; what are you going to
do about ~" lie says; Throw you down
stairs"
leave It to you, Dave. you know me !
could see that somebody Just had to do some
thing for them girls. and take care Of them.
kinda. and go throwed him downstairs In
stead. and he went away and didn't come bnck
no more. and Tottie cried and was mad at me
because I'D hurt her father. and LII, that's the
seconds sized one. says; stun. you can't hurt
fnther by throwing him downstairs. he's too
good an acrobat to let thing like that hurt
him"
Well good-by Dave Lucy will be back to.
morrow from working in that caravan picture.
md then I'll know all about It., and whether 1
VIII have to be sued.
mos,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
"The Most Beautiful Blond"
LILLIAN GISh .
N1/7HA MUTUAL .0loOGRAM

for the world of motion pictures He realized that she had
the gifts and the capacity for work to become awless
screen artist Her possibilities fascinated the creative mind
of the great director who onged to what she could de-
velop under his tutelage.
Miss Gsh was first engaged with the Bograph study
ing and training with Mr. Griffith companies; and in an
amazingly brief time she carrying important roles
When her eminent director went to the Mutual in the fall
Of 1913 she accompanied him. In the early winter she
PLAYED several ingenue parts with much distinction and
charm. :,
Her ability, however put fully to the test in the
Griffith production The Battle of the Sexes written for
the l Reliance Company by Dr. Daniel Carson Goodman,
author of the much-dsputed Hagar Reyeliy IN TINS
NAV Miss Gsh was cast for the most dramatic role She
very young and d. TSP S %s sF
fire. and purpose The development of the plot calls
The complete Of 5s s ses fans
othor birthday with the rest Of the family into des-
perate heroine obsessed with the one awful thought OF
In the part of Jane Andrews Miss Gish accomplshes
an exceedingly difficult piece Of acting ss ase
shty Of extreme youth and nexperence strained to an
insane pitch by happenings over which she had no control
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05

The usual crowd gathered to watch the picture
making. and when the time came Tor tne
changes OF costumes TO be made the cro"o
gathered around the machine and nothing
could induce them to move Miss Birch closed
the windows with articles Of wearing apparel
but still they hung on,
The director tried to explain and the chauf-
feur tried to force the machine through the
crowd, but had to stop for fear of hurting some
one. AS last resort the police were sent for.
who, when they had dispersed the persistent
mob, encircled tho machine. Miss Birch then
made her changes in comparative comfort and
free from the eyes Of the lnauistive public.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
Axetitler, New Invention.

A NEW device that records dialogue on the
~ screen as the scenes OF the play are pro-
jected is used in the Ceataur Star feature.
Could Man Do More? drama featuring Crane
Wilbur.
The picture opens with Crane Wilbur enter
ing his library and taking his seat in COM
Portable arm chair Facing the camera he Is
seen to say by the movement of his lips. Let
me tell you story" In perfect augmentation
with the spoken words the same line Is flashed
on the screen, not rs leader or subtitle. but
photographed over the scene with Mr. Wilbur
The picture then fades into the theme of the
story, which Is carried through to the end, when
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05

spotted me right away for an actor and hollered
out to fellow In the other room, Grab this
one for captain OF one Of them desert ships
of yours. Dan"
When you go to get on n campbell, you don't
put your foot in u stirrup like you would a
horse or mule. The campbell knees down and
you get on. must have got hold OF an
swnul mean campbell. Dave. because when we
got out two or three miles she took notion
to kneel down, and got off to stretch my legs
and she wouldn't kneel down no more. and
couldn't get on her back, and had 10 walk
the rest Of the way. felt like turning the old
thing loose. but then ! guess a campbell is
worth a lot OF money, and didn't think 1t was
much fun riding a campbell. anyway, they are
so unsteady.
felt just like did after eating them sar-
dimes and bananas when / was acting on that
ship after I'd rode little bit on that campbell.
What do you think, Dave: when we got out
to that place where they were going to make
them pictures they wasn't going to let me play
no part at all.
The director said: "Who told you you was
an actor? You was hired to be valet to one
Of them droms"-thats what they call n camp
bell in the movies, Dave. And said Gan the
same, I've got n diploma from correspondence
school that teaches you how to be movie
actor by mall" and the director says. 1.-THE.
llyouhave! let's see It,"
told him 1t was at the boarding house, and
he said: We'll, can't give you no part unless
you've got the paper to show you're an actor,
Just you take care of your drom."
thought, well. I'm all stove up from bring
ing the campbell out here and It'll be all right.
But that little girl met on the ship she's 60
ing to play the part OF dancer that dances
in front OF an Arab chief and gets him SO In
terested in her dancing that he forgets all
about the white girl he has taken captive and
she escapes while the other girl is dancing. she
says to the director:
Here, this boys got to learn the business:
you give him some kind OF an extra part to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
An Auto Dressing Room.

OCCASIONALLY motion picture star is be-
~ set with trials that spring from unexpected
sources Carolyn Birch, vtagraph actress,
had an experience recently that resulted in q
call for the police, who were forced to form
themselves into q human wall to protect her
before she could go on with her work. Miss
Birch was to enact number of exterior scenes
In play which had to be staged In the streets
of the poorer quarters of the city.
Several changes of costume were necessary
and the actress figured on making the changes
in an automobile. but she neglected to make
sure that the car was provided with curtains
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
Pathe Club Formed,

THE department heads of the Pathe forces
have formed club for social purposes.
Inc organization Is known as the Pathe Club.
and Is being incorporated That the Rooster.
ties mean business is shown by the fact that
the club started out with capital of $1,000,
paid In, besides receiving the hearty support OF
MIR. Charles Pathe and General Manager Gas.
nier. Officers have been elected with Charles
Pathe as honorary president and Mr.. Cashier
as president
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
Chauffeur Doubles as Typist.

WILLIAM GARWooD. the star OF the Jour.
nal of Lord John, Universal series, has so
much correspondence these days that lie has
no time to attend to 1t and take part In tina
picture. too and he has taken advantage of
MS chaureur's hardness with the typewriter
10 make him do the answering OF his letters
Garwood dictates the letter, OF course, and
siEns his name to them, but he says that the
pounding OF typewriter Is very monotonous
after taking part in strenuous series OF pic.
lures all day
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
Letters from g
Correspondence
School Actor

play or I'll crab the show and take the next
boat back to town only she couldn't have taken
n boat. Dave, because there amt enough water
TO drink. let alone enough water for boat to
run on, and the director says to her: Where
did you get on att"
And she says, ~ was working In big time
when you was shifting scenes in 10 and 20
cent house in Pittsburgh"
lie snys 10 me. go over to the property man
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
Sadie Lindblom Qualifying.

G ADlE LINDBLoAE, the owner-lead Of the
- Liberty Company at San Mateo. Cal. IS
not content with merely owning and playing
leads. she has written several good photoplays
already. and Is now learning the camera and
laboratory work. She Is determined to be
proficient in all the branches OF the industry
so that she will be able to speak and act with
some authority.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
Western Vitagrahers.

NJ OF all tho Western vitagraph Company are
~ in Bear Valley. for a capital one-roel
comedy Is being put on at the studios In Santa
Monica, Cal. The comedy is called Pansy's
Papas, and as Mary Anderson is "Pansy," and
Webster Campbell. Anne Shaefer. Otto Lederer.
Jack Sowerby and Jack Mower are in the sup
porting cast it promises to be bright and
breezy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05


and get Bedouln costume. II they've got any
thing to fit telegraph pole, and get up on the
drom and don't be afraid to run her, we've got
to get some speed In this set" and said NO.
sir don't want to ride no campbell no more
and he said IAN right. you're fired"
knowed low hard 1t would be for them to
get actors out there. where there was nothing
but sand and not any water to drink except
what we had brought with us, and didn't
want to put them In bad on account OF not hav-
ing enough actors. and said: "All right. III
ride the campbell this time" md me and an
other actor, we made them Campbells hump
themselves in kind OF race we pulled off, and
the director yelled, "You amt as green MS You
look"
And when lot of people come out from n
little town in automobiles to see us movie ac-
tors making pictures. fat man got in the way
OF my campbell when she was running, and
hollered whoa. and everything like you would
to horse to make them stop, but she never
stopped, and the fat man fell down and she
stepped right onto his stomach, and he is going
to sue the company for damages because a
campbell stepped on his stomach And maybe
I'll get sued. too, and have to pay big fine or
lay 1t out In Jail and not get any more good
parts for some time
Mr.. Macolnl he's the father OF that little
girl, the ono hit on the boat when he tried
to take IS away from her that she got for act
ing on the ship the time nearly got drowned
in the Pacific Ocean, he says they can't do any
thing to me. because 1t wasn't my fault, and
guess that's all right. Dave.
The little girl hasn't come back from making
them caravan pictures yet, SO ] can't tell how
1t will all turn out, and maybe will have to
pay big fine or lay 1t out In jail. only Mr.
MacollIni says won't.
vot real tvnlI acn,,n inf cd yyttb ther Macnl.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
world.

Miss Gsh is slender with an exqulste1y graceful hg
ure almost too grlsh to affect seriously the perpexing
drapcres now in vogue for women TUNES and flowing
robes make her look like young goddess With her in
nocent face large heavily fngcd blue eyes and full mouth
slightly pouting like chds almost smiles to see her
so tall and stately the classic modes of the day. But it
would be difficult to imagine anything charming than
this very nconssteneythis elusive contradiction between
youth and womanhood.
Her career on the Legitimate stage was brilliant. No
child who ever starred in venerable Uncle Toms Cabin
won more love and devotion the country She acted
in The Child Wife and in In Convict Stripes about the
same time that Vivian Prescott and Mary Pickford were
playing the same roles She also appeared with Miss
Pickford in The Good Little Devil Almost the only respite
from stage life she has had in the months when she
attended ursune Convent in St. Louis where her educa
ton was completed
DIV Griffith whose requirements for photoplay star
are beauty youth and natralness, discovered Miss Gsh
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05

1t again fades in the scene of the actor still
seated in his library. Again facing the camera
Mr. Wilbur is seen to say, "And thus my story
ends" the film ut the same time carrying the
line The Axetitler is an invention of David
Horsley the head Of the Centaur producing con-
corr
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05

old man Lester. when he kept the Union Hotel.
You remember how was all stove up with tho
rheumatism that winter drove the hack don't
YOU, Dave?
This other big picture acted in, though.
Dave Is called the Silent Caravan. A caravan
70 n lot OF people dressed up like Arabs riding
campbes. but don't you let anybody tell you
riding on campbell is like riding on n horse
or a mule, Dave, cause 1t amt.
The little girl that was with me on the ship
when got sick from eating them bananas and
sardines and drinking that Pacific Ocean water.
was In that caravan picture, too. and that's
the reason took part, to kinder please her.
because she said to me: You'd better grab Off
anything You can get n chance to do in the
way OF work. while you're waiting for that
president Of the studio company to come back
from New York so he can read your diploma,
because It's going to get to raining out here
pretty soon. and even actors like Charlie Chap
lin and Francis Ford can't do much acting
then"
But Just MS soon as they cav me they knew
was a good actor, that's how they come to
want me TO play tho part of captain Of
ship had to walt long time because there
were 80 many poor extras waitn to get to play
extra parts because they had never took
course from correspondence school OF how to
he a movie actor by mall. like did, and 80
says to myself: IAN actor like me can't afford
to be standing out here with lot of extras
and, besides all them extra parts will be gone"
and so I give n fellow 81 that was UP at the
head of the line and as soon Ms got up to
the director that was takln down the names.
ne said, How tall are your" And l said "Six feet
two inches and a half with my shoes on" He
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
Doll Replica.

7 oUISE GLAUM dressed doll for big
II doll charity bazaar. which is a replica OF
herself. The doll is dressed in black. with
spangles-a train and even the patches on the
face are there. The doll looks regular van-
prish sort Of image but is cleverly and prettily
gotten UP. Miss Glaum will wear the same sort
OF dress at the sale. -
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05

He most striking thing about the beautiful
child actress, Lillian Gish, who, at the age of
g. made our dream of "Little Eva" come
true, was profusion of long, shining hair,
like golden silk. Today, at IS, David Belasco
calls her "the most beautiful blond in the
world. !"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
1.ivinp tha Part Almost Fatal.

THE ability to live part. to allow the mind
i and feeling to become submerged in the
character is n distinct asset to an actor, but 1t
sometimes is unpleasant, as an incident that
happened to Louise Crolius will show. While
the Alster Case was being filmed at the Essa-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
"And she wouldn't kneel down no

more"
lini people that day her father tried to take
the money away from her on the boat and
kinda slapped him little. After we got OFF
the boat, said: 10 you think he'll bother you
any more?' And she said: II don't care II he
does after I've paid the doctor and get some
more medicine for my sister," and went along.
with her to where they lived, and when we got
there-shes got two more sisters Dave. and
they're all actresses, vaudeville actresses like
you used to see at the Walnut Street Theater
In Cincinnati, when yor worked there and used
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-05
By A. H. Giebler.

EAR DAvE-l'll bet you'd
never guess all I've got to
tell you In this letter I'M
III you've read the letter
to save your lie. I've
acted In another big pic
ture since you heard from
me. and I had n chance to
play the part Of a captain
of a big ship but didn't
do 1t on account Of having
rheumatism that winter
TINT | drove the hack for
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-08-22
GrcdIcmer Senator
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Counties Sefferion uno &bnper Inn
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fir Staats.S enat %nufitedeit % 10.
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bibitionift lit.
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Counties gaudoas, 8ebiter uno
6ranflin nmfobt, BADEN Die 9robi.
bitionilten bereits einen EroGenen
ais annbiont fir Den Senat Guf.
Geitellt. Sn onoerer Diltriften mol.
len fie 1bnlif borgeben. GS mirO
oesDnlb Die beionOere Gufeabe Der
2iberaIen ieiiil ouf ben Seltnt Elm
.beionoers tDoHiornes 9(tge al baben.
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Mns Susfins, Nebr.

Ger beige 8%iireerberein bielt
am Iesten Sonntog ouf elmer be.
undborten 6ornr feline idbrIiGe Ser
inmnlIltng ob, Die etnen iebr guten
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Der al8 aeoner fltngierte, iproG
iiber ons 9e1ttiftum amerifa's i'm
9~lageneinen unO iiber Die Bflidten
Der o~eutidamerifonilhen 8iirger I'M
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miiraiee Ginfleftnngen plattOeut.
lher Aeoensnrten, Die Anfmeriams
felt Der gntpeien6en an iid ait fel-
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poblDeroiente Sobn. Die bieIige
Mufiffopeae beriGonerte oieleS bar
moniide Set. gs tu1ren rngefdbr
400 Berionen arneien0, 0arunter
aud niele 6raltert. sIle berlebter
frobe Stun0en.
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Die beriibmten oeuti9en SGnGer
bon Gmaba ullO 2incoliL infer Sci.
tung oes DIRECTORS Eheo. gfllo.
aeeie, merOen lire id0niten 2ieOer
eridolen Iaiien, iino biele ott0ere
E2uItbarfeiten fperoen an Slate iein.
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