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The Washington times., 1916-11-03
Both Parties Give Up Predicting
How It viii Go In Any
Particular.
MAY SWING IL OF STATES
Hughes Women Claim West,
But Say It Is CIose-Won't
Vote En- Bloc.

NEW YORK, Nov. s.-Tryhg to locate
the women in the political lost and
found department is a baffling job. ac-
cording to politicians. who are asking
with increasing eagerness and. anxiety
how the women are going to vote. 1t Is
the vote of the women, SO most fore
casters admit. that lie the least known
quantity to be reckoned with in TINS
Presidential election.
Women now vote in twelve States OF
the Union, namely: Arizona. California.
Colorado, Idaho. Illinois. Kansas. Mon
tana, Nevada, Oregon. Utah, Washing
ton. and Wyoming. These States have
ninety-one electoral votes. An estimate
based on the United States census OF
1910 puts the number of women over
twenty-one years of age and so eligible
to vote at 4.10S.514.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. president
OF the National American Woman SUI
Der OF men who refrain from voting ana
reasoning that the same causes that
operate to keep men from the polls Will
without doubt apply to women. puts
the number OF women's votes In the ap-
preaching election at 100000 Others
say 2,60O,O00. others 100000, and. still
others 100000.
1912 Votes in Twelve States.
Women voted In the 1912 election in
CnlltOrnlH, COlOTduO, luhHO, Othh'
Washington. and Wyoming. The total
vote cast by women and men to-
gether for President in these six
States amounted to 1.523.633. In the
other six States where women may
vote at this Presidential election for
states did not rise to 100000 In 1912
was 1.772.335. Thus the total vote
In these twelve States amounted to
3.2s5,968.
"If the total vote OF men and wom-
en- in six States plus the mems vote
in the other six OF the suffrage
States did no trise to 100000 In 1912
II Is rather vain to claim that in the
same States there may be 100000 OF
women's votes in 1916" said Mrs. Gait.
However. 1t is how these 1000, 900
more or fewer. women are going TO
mark their ballots which Is the
battling problem before which even
the most prophetic quail.
Nine out OF the twelve equal suf-
frage States gave their electoral votes
to the Democratic ticket in the three
cornered election of 1912. They were
Arizona, Idaho. Illinois. Kansas, Mon
tena, Nevada. Oregon. Wyoming, and
Colorado. California went Progressive
ny the barest pinch; Washington fol-
Z, lowed suit. while Utah went Repub-
lIcan.
The Washington times., 1916-11-03
Claims Hughes Undercurrent.

Miss Margaret 8. Robert. of Idaho,
n member OF the executive board or
the Republican State committee. on the
other hand says there Is a strong un-
dercurrent In Idaho among the wom-
en- voters for Hughes and she believes
Hughes will carry the State.
Washington Is also claimed by wom-
en- of both the major parties. Miss
Boswell quotes Mrs. Florence, King
Seattle, who asserts that a large ma
jority of the women will vote for
Hughes. Mrs. bennett asserts. how
ever, that IL Is OF no use to attempt
to make suffrage the issue of the cam
paign in Washington.
1.-THE Hughes women's special train
has swung California and all the Pa
cific States for Hughes" asserts Miss
Reed. of the Hughes Alliance.
Wyoming's "oil queen" Mrs. L. c.
Harnsberger. who has been campaign
ing in her State. reports that while she
Is not sure that She can accomplish
the election of Republican Senator,
she Is confident that Mr.. Hughes will
receive Wyoming's three electoral
votes.
Miss Boswell thinks that a similar
condition may prevail In Utah, that the
Democrats may gain a Senator, but
that Hughes will walk OF with the
electoral votes.
Colorado the Democrats chim def
nitely. all protestations OF the Repub-
licans to the contrary. State Senator
I1eien Ring Robinson, who has been
stump speaking for President Wilson,
and Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford. State
The Washington times., 1916-11-03
Faces As Fair As
A Summers Day
Are Possible If Stuart's Calcium
Waters Are Used for a Short
Time After Each Meal.

Many people have been heard to say
that they used creams and lotions :or
years without effect. yet after Ave or
six days OF Stuarts Calcium Waters
their compilations were perfectly clear.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14

what Kind OF bed they was talking about all
the time, Dave? 1t supposed to be a bed
OF lime and stun 10 plaster house with, only
il wasn't lime. it just water ard
white stun, and landed right into the middle
Of il and almost smothered and my hair got
full of it and my clothes spoiled.
When ]. ]. got through laughing he said:
Tom, old man, You done noble. and I'll buy
Won suit Of Clothes and said. but
why didn't YOU tell it wasn't no feather
he'd" and he said: Il only wanted YOU to drop
into it with YOUR feet SO the burglar YOU are
after can track yoa by your white footprints
wherever YOU GO
win IL have to be done over aEaine" |
asked him, and he said No, II is the best
thing You have ever done the way ii is and
yCu1n get $40 bonus along with that suit OF
clothes.' that wasn't so bad after all. was
it, Davee
And Bonnie Steinbush butted in and said
When Tom gets to be real big actor and the
press agents get hold of him, that hus-driv-
ing Job viii be all changed. You'n read piece
IN the paper something like this: Thomas
Roggs. the great comedian who has Just signed
a contract for million dollars a year, was the
proprietora of string of summer hotels before
he went into the movies"
links says she knows one of the biggest ac-
tors out here and she read a story about him
that said he was landscape gardener when
all OF that Kind of work he did was to cut
the grass in other peoples yards.
Mabel says; That's all right but Il wouiu
take word artist 10 dope ont anything 70
mantle like that about a laundry" and sic
says 20 me: Tom, Ii you'n shut up about ,nat
washwerks IN forget about riding from the de-
pot behind them plugs when YOU was driving
the hack. Now remember that | never looked
cake Of yellow soap in the face III my life"
l said all right. SO, Dave, don't YOU tell any
reporter II they come around asking about me
that ever drove them plugs.
Then somebody says. somebody sing" Nnd
Mabel SAYS: Toms got lovely voice. ana
! sung The Spanish Cavalier" and another
song about dying cowboy, ana then | told
them that singing made me kind u tired, and
Rcnuie says;
I'VE are IN kinda tired" and they went home
and here aim writing this letter. and TIA stop
rpht now ana hin the hay II didn't want to
tel YOU about me catching that crook the way
| did
This IS the way | come to do il. am that
boob detective like | told Son about in the play,
ana there Was scene where | have to rush
into house looking for a clew.
1t Is supposed 10 be rich mans house
When We have scenes like that to make. Of
course, VIC can't build nc rich mans house III
tho studio So J. ]. looks IT tho location hooh
where they've got a lat OF names OF people who
win LEI Us use the front ~ their houses Ia make
scenes IF, and all these people ont here VIII GO
that Dnse, because they are all crazy ahoat
the movies.
So We Went 10 this rich mans house, whose
name is pershing and j. J, told me how 10 act,
''Yau arc supposed to be on the search of
clgw Ton, and You rush into this house with n
gun In one hand and dark lantern n the 9TH
er ana big tin star on Nonf coat
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14

I'll act out this scene for you.' and l went down
ON tho grass In front OF tho house and got out
my gun and my dark lantern and come charging
up them steps and rushed into the house.
There was at the end of the hall that
was n dining room, and / run In there. and
there man In the room who threw up his
hands the minute he saw me. II surrender,
officer" he says you'll find everything under
the floor In the garage
/ laughed at him for thinking was a real
detective, and he says; You are one Of them
damn movie aetors"
| said yes, People can tell am an actor as
Ear as they can see me- Dave. Then he said:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14
KUidn MAJ tin
thinks If.
bad luck 10
dispose of
Old shoes.

Me and Bonnie steinbush walked out there
because Bonnie said there would be a lot OF
girls there and we could have some fun talking
to them.
j. J. was to come along with the camera man
in the automobile. and It just like Bonnie
said; there were six seven girls there and
talked 10 them, but none of them wouldn't
hardly talk TO me, and ! asked Bonnie what
was the matter with them; did they think was
gong 10 bite them? and he said: flush, don't
talk so loud; they have heard what big actor
you are. and they are kinda afraid to talk to
you, that's all"
Then found out that Bonnie steinbush had
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14

am waiting for them to offer me lot Of
money like Charles Chaplin did
Movie acting is awful hard, and 1t is nice to
know you have something good like being de-
teetYe to fall back on, amt it. Dave
Catching that crook amt what made me 50
tired today, though that was from riding a
horse and falling into n box OF stuff made out
of chalk and water ]. J. had set fixed W
out in the lot that was a side of house and
he said;
Now, Tom, you supposed to be in
house and you run TO this window from the in
side and Jump through the window, and we'll
catch you with the as you come out
heard them carpenters talking about fixing
up the scene, and one OF them said s that
bed OF white stun In shape?" and the other
one said: Yes, it's right under the window
and l thought they was talking about sure
enough bed. one Of feathers something soft
for me TO fall on.
j. j. says: Don't jump out of the window,
just hang out by your hands and wave your
legs around minute and drop"
So thought, well, j. j. always saying /
was afraid to do stunts and knowed he want
ed good action In this picture, SO 1 said we'll
Ill give him some. and as they had bed there
for me to drop on I'D do something that would
tickle him TO death. So took and shoot
at that window and diyed through 1t. and guess
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14

Good by" and he jumped out of the window
and beat il, and went back the porch and
told them about that man, thinking | was
sure enough detective and about what no said
about some things under the floor. and OF
the women that belonged to the house screamed
and said:
Il knew that Butler took them spoons" and
they all run In the house. but he gone. and
Rennie says;
tom, you big bonehcad, why didn't you
hold him when you had himG'
I said: II didn't have him; he went out OF the
window" and we started out TO get him. but
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14
on


it" and explained that the nearest the
door would be at lberty-whch means, IN
movie parlance, that she will lose her job--Nery
soon.
of course the number & comes in a big win
ner in movie supersttions. When Director
Frank Lloyd of the Pallas Paramount studios,
was making The Gentleman from Indiana, he
condemned 90 feet OF perfectly good film be-
carse a property had earelessly left one
of these day by day calendars showing the date
OF the 18th, hanging the wall in hotel
scene. After the scene was ended Lloyd noticed
the calendar
Even when the performers themselves are not
superstitious. there is always some one to hunt
up signs for them. Helen Gibson the kalem
girl who jumps off swiftly moving trains and
drops from the tops OF bridges just IN time TO
stop the runaway engine and keep it from
crashing into No. 10. or whatever number the
train is that carries the president Of the road,
her lover the important papers--got
letter from an admirer not long ago that called
her attention to lot of superstitions that
would shake the hrmest nonbelieyer In signs.
This is what the statistical writer had to say;
Dear Miss Gibson: Your series of railroad
pictures was one year old in November Now.
l am pretty good at figures, and / have done
some figuring, and l am writing to you to be
careful during the next picture. Ii you don't
understand, / will tell you why. Every week
for sixty-four weeks you have been in a thou
sand-foot picture, which makes 81, 900 feet Of
film. Now, in April you will start on the 5000.
and you will see that. figuring 5000 feet in
mile, that 1t will make your thirteenth mile.
So YOU see l am warning you not to take any
more OF them terrible risks because the number
IS Is over you. like you and would not like
TO see you hurt, SO please be careful"
Miss Gibson, who firmly declares that she
does not believe in 10 or any other sign says
she is going TO do some extra daring work in
the next picture.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14

told them that the part | was playing
that Of crazy man who thought WIS de-
tective, and that the Occidental Company had
cot n sure enough nut from foolish house.
That made me awful mad at him, but when he
come out 10 the house tonight he brought a
big box Of candy and doll for Lucys crippled
sister, and 10 Is all right Bonnie Is just
smart ehcck and likes to nlny Jokes.
After they found out ! wasn't crazy they
wanted me to act for them. and says We'll
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14

policeman had found him running down al
ley and had arrested him. and he was a big
crook, Dave, that had been stealing stun all
around In the neghborhood and hiding II under
the floor of house they keep their automo-
biles in, and there lot of spoons and .
silver cup that belonged to a baby and n lot
more things and some silver perfume bottles.
And they put him In JAIL and was the reason
Of him being caught. Pretty Slick Ell, Dave? /
guess could be detective all right when that
Mr.. Butler throwed up his hands the minute
he
Well good-by Dave, | am awful tired.
TOM
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14

rhy is making that serial told YOU about. He
took that scenario he had and the stun about
the boob detective and made play out of
1t. II will be fifteen reels long, and when Dixon
gets it down 10 the Dreamland YOU me
acting there in the same play for more than
three months. 1t will be just like reading a
story in the papers that don't finish but keep
till Il is done
The serial will be called Tin Star Tom, like
told you, and it is all about boob who thinks
he's a detective He gets into all of
trouble and gets throwed Of lots of places
It's awful rough stun, and II ] wasn't the lead
ing actor in it and getting $50 per week l
wouldn't do it.
| the boob, but | guess | am not such
boob as / look, either because | pulled or
pretty good stunt at being detective day he
fore yesterday, and II | ever lose my job
movie actor and can't get another one be
a detective and make lot OF money catching
crooks like | did a crook named Butler.
or course IL l did lose my job with this COM
pany all of them studios would be waiting to
crab me UP like they do all of us good actors
when we lose our Jobs. but u should lose my
lob for a little while, l will be detective while
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14

EAR DAVE: Wen. Dave.
am awful tired tonight
because we had TO act so
hard today. Us leading
actors have 10 do all the
hard work and them other
actors don't hardly have
to do nothing. J, ], Muir
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14

a peacocks bring bad luck. She working in
q play recently when she stopped suddenly and
refused to finish the scene. When asked to
plain she said that the most prominent paint
ing used in the set-an artists studio, was one
showing group of peacocks
Vivian Martin. the youthful Fox star thinks
1t is the worst kind of bad luck to give or
throw away old pair of shoes, and she keeps
Z all OF her worn-out footgear. Miss Martin is a
very young yet, but short has been her
mseer she has accumulated three trunks full of
I'D shoes, and her maid is In despair. II she
/ keeps believing in the old shoe sign and
wearing out shoes at the rate she is going she
may have to hire storage warehouse TO keep
them in, the maid said
William Farnum, also a Fox player saws he
doesn't know why he always touches wood
before ne goes on a scene, but he does and
Claire Whitney of the same studio doesn't know
either She just does, that's all.
Theda Bara, the beautiful vampire woman OF
the movies is STEPPED in various kinds CT good
and bad luck beliefs She is said to have a
collection Of charms. amulets and other things
Of that nature that would make a voodooist's
outht look like discard, and she always runs
the cards and walks in a nice creepy grave
yard before undertaking part. Henry
Hiiiard says it is bad luck to look at the moon
fhrouEh glass, either wine window
Stuart Holmes tho celebrated screen villain
thinks you must not the reflection of your
I self IN glass from which you have been drink
ping. OF course, everybody knows II is bad luck
70 leok at yourself in too many glasses. but as
Mr.. Holmes does not state the kind of glass, it
Is hoped that he means the kind of glasses that
would not offend the temperance people.
Thomas Santschi of the Selig Polyscope Com
many who will take the part OF stephen
Rrice'' in the production of The Crisis, from
winston Churchts novel, believes in jinx
- RODS of time, and is convinced that 1915 is
an ilI-omened year for him. He has already
lost a valuable gold watch and diamond stud
ded fob given him for good work by his en-
plcyer. and the year is young You can't blame
Tom much. can YOU?
valeska Suratt SCOTS at bad luck, and here
a the reason. She has rabbits foot taken
kgrom the left-hind leg OF a bunny killed in a
graveyard at IL o'clock at night by blue gum
igger, and an AFFIDAVIT along with it that
roves that it conforms to the latest rules.
Sometimes the best of movie superstition
fafls Not long ago Marguerite Nichols a
Pathe star. who was visiting. went into Corenne
Grant dressing room in the Balboa studies in
Los Angeles, and puckered up her pretty lips
and whistled Some girls so proud of an
accomplishment of that kind that they just
rant keep from showing off, you know. but she
didn't whistle long. Miss Grant cried. stop
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-03
Saved for Later Death

W. lille the mortality from tuberculosis
" typhoid fever and children's diseases
in The United States shows constantly de-
creasing proportion, both TO the population
and 10 the whole number Of deaths, the mor-
tality from heart diseases. diabetes and
cancer steadily rises. The figures are inter
estne hut their explanation may not be
difficult
The Bureau Of the Census has just issued
a preliminary announcement in reference to
mortality in 1914. within the registration
area OF tho United States This shows that
deaths from heart diseases numbered 1908
per 10000" Of population, AS compared with
q rate of ISL in 1900. The 1914 rate for
Brights disease and nephrtis was 1924. as
compared with 50 in 1900. On the other
hand. the deaths from tuberculosis were at
the rate az 1868 as compared with rate
of 200I in 1900. The mortality from
typhoid fever fell from 500 in 1900 to 1914
in 1914. Diarrhea and enterits. half Of
whose victims infants under the age of
two years. declined from 133.2 in 1900 to
79.4 in 1914. The cancer rate increased IS
per cent, or from 63 to 1914 in the period
named
An inspection OF these figures would seem
to reveal, to the layman at any rate, that
medical science is carrying mankind, with
far more success than has ever attended it's
efforts. through childhood and through early
MANHOOD ana Womanhood to the special
dangers OF middle life Infant mortal lily has
enormously decreased, and the physician has
learned that dphtheria. treated in its in
cipiency, may be robbed of most OF its
danger. The crusade against tuberculosis IL
having its Influence. Sanitation and hygiene
have checked the ravagcs of typhoid fever and
kindred ailments
When we approach middle age, however
we encounter whole flock of new dangers
Diseases OF the heart, kidneys and arteries
assail us, and we face the dread possibility
Of cancer. The perils of adolescence have
been surrounded and then come the periIs
OF maturity; we have been saved from the
one only to yield to the other.
If we must complain OF the doctors il
should be on the ground that they have de-
voted too much OF their time 10 early life
and too little TO the later lustrums 1t is
perfectly true that our habits OF eating work
ing and avoiding exercise are responsible for
many 81 the woes from which we suffer but
the doctors should find some way Of making
US behave ourselves. That is what they
for
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-03
Shakespeare Day by Day.

rs the season for studying plans for the head
Ing off Skeeters is in sight il is interesting to
know that Shakespeare had Some knowledge OF
insects that carry disease. as he had knowledge
OF everything Here ia tho bard on the insects:
flow the poor world Is pcstercd
With such water flies. dininutivcs of naturc."
-rroilus and Crcssida
And whittier ny the cnats."--Ilcnry VI
Scatter UP and down and whom
they sttng."-lIenry VI.
stamps and bites the poor nics in his fumc"--
Venus and Adons.
And again in Venus and Adonis" he SAYS:
Burning feveTs agucs pal, and faint
Like poisoning peEtilence"
The insects were bred In Avon marshes Thus
THE multiplying villaines of nature do swarm
upon him."-Aacbeth
oh! blessed breeding draw from the earth
rotten neutrality-suspicious. OF Athens
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-03
News Of Fifty Years Ago
'from tho Richmond Dispatch, May 3. 1861

NJ the s; r5 :s- ana %$S:1@$
}9rtss present The OF Norris versus
attention OF the so%Tt ali I0 daY occupied the
cot te snsSs were decided in Judge Lyonss
tire a"ysss that Of y IF
have "Ps s cash " a ns as s ons s ss ITO
o oPdsr are encouraged and are very much in
,oks m m1stng Of good is announced to
mbrrow night, or as soon thereafter pos
on the cs "sia fG n
Won ona Of the Confederate dead buried in Holly
cv rhe nGW Richmond TIeser is being crowded
hard p s "9 ,n% hut s9R Money
peSpo %no rGgrss'DT and h" mi,
suffering SO much must find recreation and
amusement am or die. and that is why the ,he"ters
r hc E% Sc 1, Of Iisalh Of ,snmoma Gt . Witch
% %n,h conditions of tho city The docnmem,
f 'ff% d Hssn IFS siEnss
bs fs Of ins s board G"'''l and J. c Watson mem
LESSONS y5q From nn ws afn to
ca"sh, four horse ,eyes Tie exldenes , WAS
horse thieves s to four hickory trees and they
lost very little time in doing it
being heid II ,hs el!y sontin@es 70 hold seeTs,
isSio"T ent on leaks that there Sst
any terms for the union of the two denomi-
nations
Rev. Or. Samson. president of Columbian Col
lego OF Washington: is announced TO deliver
:, of lectures in Petersburg. commencinE
to-morr"w night and lasting until Monday
night next. Ills subjects have not been
ton will no, come up
pnvf Is en Msr 70 [ TT MsT as
band. Sic is said to he accompanied by one OF
her children.
III the United states Senate Yesterday. Mr.:
Trnmbull presented petition from colored
people Of Staunton I'm which they claim that
since tho withdrawal OF the Federal troops
from that town, coiored people and Union white
being badly treated. The petitioners
forty-two in number and all necrocs. ask that
The troops I've returned. The petition WAS re-
ferred to tho Military Committee. Evidently
the camp picktngs were good for the stanton
negroes long there was am cncampmcnt
there ami they want 1t restored.
Tho proposition TO appropriate sloconn for
tho relief Of negroes in certain Southern States
under the direction OF the Freednen'S Bureau
rushed through the Senate Yesterday. 1t
will up in the House to-day, probably