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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-10

| (COnCnue0 From Dur Last Issue
Next thing / knew the pig shot
our from underneath the pile
same as IL he'd been fired out of
a cannon. Down the field he
went and the only one of the
chasers in front of him was that
little red head. He makes a grab,
misses, and the pig keeps straight
on, right into the crowd of men
and horses and carriages.
Look out!" yells everybody.
'tLet him go!" But that little
shaver want built that way. Un-
der the ropes he dives, right
where the jam OF wheels and hoofs
was thickest. The horses rared
up and jumped and backed. You
could hear wheels grinding and
men yelling and women scream
ing.
was one of the first over that
fence, but, quick as | was, that
Hartley invalid was quicker. For
the doings of the next two or
three minutes you'll have to ask
somebody else. Ais l remember
real well is catching hold of
Issachar Tiddit's Sunday cutaway
and ripping it from main truck to
keelson.
Finally things cleared up some
and there was ring of folks
jamming and pushing and climb
ing between wheels and under
wagon bodies, and in the middle
of the ring was Hartley, kneeling
and looking pretty middling
white and sick. with q dripping
little shaver's red head in his lap.
And old Doc Bailey was there,
but how or when he come don't
know. Yes, me and the pig was
there, too, but the critter was out
of commission. being dead. and l
was too busy to think where
was.
How is he, doctor?" asked
Hartley, anxious.
The Doc didn't answer for a
minute or so; he was bending
over the boy, sponging and swab-
bling like all possessed.
How is he?" said Hartley
again.
He'll come round all right
now" says the Doc. There's no
bones broken. But he'd have been
trampled to death IL 1t hadn't been
for you, sir. Better let me fix up
that cut"
But the Twin shook his head
kind of impatient.
Tend to the boy" he says. So
the doctor went on with his
sponging and swabbing and pref
ty soon the youngster opens his
eyes.
did | get him?" says he.
whats that" asked the Doc,
stopping over.
"Did get the pig? Is the FLYER
comm to me?"
"You bet you did," says the
doctor, laughing. You're a
spunky little rooster. Whose boy
are you. anyway? Belong in
Eastwich?"
Nav" says the little Teller,
like he was plumb disguised.
"N'York."
Hartley smiled. "a brother
outcast," says he, looking UP at
me.
Major Phinney had been SHOW
ing through the crowd and now
he was In the front rank, where,
so they tell me, he used to be In
war time-after the fighting was
| over.
Hes one of them Fresh Air
boys" says the Major. There's
a summer school of 'em been
started lust outside the town
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-10

This is a
described by 1.-THE Dancing Doies the
twin appearing Broadway
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by Esther Andrews, writer artist-EDITOR.)
written Especially This New and Copyrighted 1915
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-08-12
Editorial

On August 3rd mans death in England chronced in gang heacnes in all newspapers ln these days of Carnage and Boburaaes death would ordinarily much to the world large but this unusual occasion erstwhie knight found guilty of high by mighty and condemned to die Writers fond of dwell ing the fainne ordene between sanity and insanity Perhaps Roger his zeal for Ireland stepped just this line. We do presume judge there who aud him hero and there who condemn him unheatngy may Caaant has paid the supreme penalty and this is The point he paa like There cringng expression regret Denied repeve he his house in order and faced his fate calmly Tr someone said recently They know how to die, these gentlmen"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-08-12
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-08-12

The limit Postal Savings deposits has been raised &10G per month for each individual That much any to save, anyway.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-08-12

one Professor Berhod Reese of psychic fame and predicts nat great world will September 7h of this year. Heres hoping
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
"The Most Beautiful Blond"
LILLIAN GISH
N1/IIt MUTUAL P,POGeAM'

for the world of motion pictures He realized that she had
the gifts and the capacity for work. to become awless
artist Her possibilities fascinated the creative mind
of the great director who onged to what she could de-
velOp under his tutelage
Miss Gsh first engaged with the Bograph study
ing and training with Mr.. Grfths companies; and in an
amazingly brief time she carrying important roles
When 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 Reliance Company by Dr. Daniel Carson Goodman.
author of the much disputed "Hagar Revelly In this
play Miss Gsh was for the dramatic role Shs
appears very young and unsophisticated girl
life has been all happiness but who is not without
latent purpose The development of the plot calls
the complete transformation of the bthe crea-
tur who in the opening act joyousy celebrates her
mothers birthday with the of the family into des-
perae heroine obsessed with the awful thought of
life for life
In the part of "Jane Andrews Miss Gsh accomplishes
an exceedingly difficult piece of acting She became tragic
even murderous while still keeping the pathetic respon-
sbv of extreme youth and inexperence, strained to
insane pitch by happenings which she had no control
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Axetitler, New Invention.

NEW device that records dialogue on the
"A screen the scenes of the play pro-
iected is used in the Contaur Star feature,
Could a 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 syncrouiaation
with the spoken words the same line IS flashed
on the SCREEN not a 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
it again fades in the scene of the actor st
seated in his library Again facing the camera
Mr. Wilbur is to say And thus my story
ends" the film at the same time carrying the
line. The ANetiter is invention of David
Horsey. the head of the Centaur producing con-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
An Auto Dressing Room.

OCCASIONALLY a motion picture star is be-
~ set with trials that spring from unexpected
sources. Carolyn Birch, Vitagraph actress,
had an experience recently that resulted in a
call for the police. who were forced to form
themselves into human wall TO protect her
before she could go with her work. Miss
Birch was to enact a number of exterior scenes
in a play which had TO be staged in the streets
OF the poorer quarters of the city.
Several changes of costume we're necessary
and the actress figured on making the changes
in an automobile, but she neglected to make
sure that the was provided with curtains.
The usual crowd gathered to watch the picture
making. and when the time came for the
changes of costumes to be made the crowd
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-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

horse or mule. The campbell kneels down and
you get on. l must have got a hold of
awmul mean campbell. Dave, because when
got out two three miles she took a notion
TO kneel down. and | got off to stretch my legs
and she wouldn't kneel down no more, and
couldn't get or her back and I had to walk
the rest of the way. felt like turning the old
thing loose but then ! guess campbell is
worth a lot of money and didn't think 1t wa
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 a little hit on that campbell
What do you think, Dave; when we got out
10 that place where they going to make
hem pictures, they wasn't going to let me play
70 part at all.
The director said: who told you YOU was
M actor? You hired to be a valet to
n them droms'-thats what they call n camp
neil in the movies Dave. Ana said: CAN the
anne. I've got n diploma from correspondence
rhool that teaches you how to he a movie
ctor by MAIL and the director says. The
$ouhave! let's it,"
] told him IL was at the boarding house and
le said "Well, l can't give you no part unless
rou've got the paper to show you're an actor,
lust you take care of your drom"
thought. wen. I'm all stove up from bring
ng the campbell out here and it'll be all right.
But that little girl met the ship, she's go-
ing to play the part of dancer that dances
n front of an Ara. chief and gets him so in
.erested 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
play or I'll crab the show ard take the next
boat back to town only she couldn't have taken
a 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 at?"
And she says, 81 working In big time
when you shifting scenes in a 10 and 20
cent house in Pittsburgh"
He says to me, Go over to the property man
and get Bedouin costume, if 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: mo
cir ] don't want to ride no campbell no more,
and he said. "An right. you're fred"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

stopped. and the fat man fell down and she
stepped right onto his stomach and he Is going
the company for damages because
campbell stepped on his stomach. Aud maybe
I'll get sued, too, and have 10 pay big fine or
lay it out in Jail and not get any more good
parts for some time.
MIR. Macollini. he's the father OF that little
girl. the one I hit the boat when he tried
to take s. away from her that she got for act
ing the ship the time l 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 all right Dave.
The little girl hasn't come back from making
them caravan pictures yet SO I can't tell how
It will all turn out. and mayne will have 10
pay big fine or lay it out in Jail. only Mr.
Macollinl says won't.
got real we'll acquainted with them Macol-
lini people that day her father tried to take
the money away from her on the boat. and
kinda slapped him little After got off
the boat, I said: - you think he'll bother you
any more?" And she said: ~ don't care If 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 at the Walnut Street Theater
in Cincinnati, when yor worked there and used
to tell me about it. And her little sister. Tot
tie got hurt In a theater in san Francisco by
falling from a trape2e and hitting her back on
a 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 at nothing but extra parts,
and Mr. Macouini couldn't get any parts, and
he took to drink. and when he's drunk, Dave.
he's just plumb fool
While we We're talking he come in and says
TO me; "Who told YOU to come here?" And
said; That's all right; what you going to
do about it?' He says: Throw you down
stairs"
leave It to you, Dave. you know me
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Ruth Blair's Cousin.

WHILE making scenes In Chicago not long
w long ago for the Fox feature, The Fourth
Estate, Ruth Blair who is starred in the play.
received box OF candy. bouquet OF roses
note and later a phone message from young
man who said his name was Horace Blair, aud
that he felt that Ruth was cousin of his.
Miss Blair said she thought Horaces method
OF introduction much too fervent for that
OF mere cousin. so returned his gifts with the
suggestion that the would-be cousin first prove
his relationship to her people In Williamsport.
Pa, and 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
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Letters from q
Correspondence
School Actor

l knowed how 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, I'll
ride the campbell this time" and me and an
other actor. made them campbells hump
themselves in kind OF race we pulled on. and
the director yelled. You amt green as you
look"
And when a lot of people come out from a
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
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
FIN FATS
His First Cup of Coffee.

DOLBY CONNOLLY. the little vitagraph
- player tasted coffee for the first time in
his six years of existence one day last week
Bobby had been working in a picture with
scenes of him adrift in a rowboat. These scenes
were filmed at Coney Island where Bobby was
tossed about In the boat by the waves, for about
three~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-
cided to break her rule and give him some
coffee to warm him. After drinking the coffee,
Bobby remarked: II wish had to take the
scene over, then would get some more"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Chauffeur Doubles as Typist.

WILLIAM GAHWooD. the star of the Jour
w nal of Lord John. Universal series, has so
much correspondence these DAYS that he has
no time to attend to it and take part in the
picture, too. and he has taken advantage of
his chauffeurs hardness with the typewriter
to make him do the answering of his letters
Garwood dictates the letter. Of course, and
signs his name to them, but he says that the
pounding of a typewriter is very monotonous
after taking part in a strenuous series of pic
lures all day.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Pathe Club Formed.

THE department heads OF the Pathe forces
have formed club for social purposes.
The organization is known 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
Mr.. Charles Pathe and General Manager Gas
uier. OGicers have been elected with Charles
Pathe honorary president and Mr. Cashier
as president.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Sadie Lindblom Qualifying.

& ADrE IINbBIoM, the owner-lead II 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
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

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 encirced the machine Miss Birch then
made her changes in comparative comfort. and
free from the eyes of the inquistive public
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

U4e22&1f&&k~ that l drove the hack for
old man Lester when he kept the Union Hotel.
You remember how all stove up with the
rheumatism that winter drove the hack, don't
you, Dave3
This other big picture acted in though
Dave is called the Silent Caravan. A caravan
is lot OF people dressed up like Arabs riding
campbels. but don't you let anybody tell YOU
riding campbell is like riding horse
mule. Dave cause 1t amt
The little girl that was with me the ship
when got sick from eating them bananas and
sardines and drinking that Pacific Ocean water.
In that caravan picture, too, and that's
the reason took part. to kinder please her
because she said to You'd better grab off
anything you can get a chance 10 do in the
way of work, while you're waiting for that
president of the studio company to back
from New York he 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 soon they they knew
a good actor, that's how they to
want me to play the part Of a captain of a
ship. l had to wait long time because there
many poor extras waitin to get TO play
extra parts because they had never took
from a correspondence school of how to
be a movie actor by mail. like did and so
Gays to myself: IAN actor like can't afford
10 be standing ont here with a lot of extras,
and, besides, all them extra parts will he gone,'
and give a fellow s. that up at the
head OF the line. and ! got up to
the director that tallin' down the names.
he said. How tall arc you?" And said "Sx feet
two inches and a half with my shoes on" He
spotted me right away for an actor and hoered
out to fellow in the other room, Grab this
for a captain of one Of them desert ships
of yours. Dan"
When You 20 to get on campbell, you don't
put your foot IN stirrup like YOU would a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

c TELLA--Most OF the movie people read all
~ the mail they get from admirers. They
say it is burdensome and all that, but the fact
that some who has seen them writes them
letter telling them how much they enjoyed
their work. is the sweetest kind of fattery, and
all human beings love dattery. and most play
ers are human.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

MISS NlsT is Sendef With an eNVUSteTY GRACEFUL Ng
urc almost grlish affect seriously the pcrpleXing
dfapcrics i'll vogue for women TUNES and flowing
robes make her look like young goddess With her in
slightly pouting like chds almost smiles her
tall and stately the classic modes of the day But it
would be difficult TO imagine anything charming than
this very Inconsistency elusive contradiction between
youth and Womanhood.
Her career on the legitimate stage was brilliant. No
child who starred in venerable Uncle Toms Cabin
love and devotion the country She acted
in The Child Wife and in I'm Convict Stripes at about the
time that Vivian Prescott and Mary PickfOrd
playing the roles She also appeared with Miss
Pickford in The Good Little Devil Almost the only respite
from life she has had in the months when she
attended UrSulne Convent i'll st Louis where her educa
ton completed.
D. w Griffith whose requirements for photoplay star
are beauty youth and nauralness discovered Miss Gsh
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Doll Replica.

r OIlSE GLAUM dressed dol for b!g
L. doh charity bazaar which is replica of
herself The 0oll is dressed Ia black, with
sranglcs-a train and aven the patches ON the
face are there. The doh looks regular YAM
pirish sort of image hut is cleverly and PRETTY
gotten up. Miss Glaum will wear the same sort
of dress at the sale.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Western Vitagrahers.

nj OF all the Western Nitagraph Company are
~ in Bear Valley, for capital one-reei
comedy is being put at the studios in Santa
Monica, cal The comedy is called 'ansy's
Papas, and s Mary Anderson is "Tansy," and
Webster Campbell. Anne Shaefer. Otto Lederer.
Jack Sowerby and Jack Mower in the sup
porting cast, it promises to he bright ami
breezy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Henry Walthall's Mail.

IIEN1;Y Il. WALTHALL is receiving new
sort of mail these days. principally from
literary men who applaud his work in The
Raven, and thank him for his earnest imper-
soration of Poe. These letters please Mr.
Wathau vastly for they evidences OF
earnest appreciation. and there is hint of
vain praise, or requests fot photographs in
them.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
New Moving Picture Town.

THE place in Utah. the Salt Lake Rail-
L road where the Signal Film Company
staging The Girl and the Game, with Helen
Holmes has been named Signal The station
has been put on the time card by the railroad
people and the engineers the trains passing
the stop all whistle Miss Holmes greeting.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

j., Livingston, n.-There were thirty six
LIE episodes to the Romance OF Elaine, and
thirty to the Diamond from the Sky.
A DOLPH G.-There many children In
"A moving pictures it would be impossible to
name the cleverest Little Bobby Connolly.
Audrey Berry, Billy Jacobs. Thomas Harper,
Carmen De Rue and dozen more all very
clever
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Answers to Fans

ford ever went to high school, btu she knows
heaps more than college graduates we
know Marguerite Clark did play the stage
for several years. but she plays only in pictures
now No. an author cannot pick out the actors
he wants for his plays. he has to let the d.
rector pick them out.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

z L.-Muriel ostriche was Mortmain's sweet
LIE heart in the play OF that name. Address
her in care of the Vitagraph Company, East
Fifteenth street and Locust avenue, Brooklyn.
N Y. She would very probably send you her
picture for the sum you name
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

could see that somebody just had to do some
thing for them girls, and take of them,
kinda, and so | throwed him downstairs in
stead, and he went away and didn't come back
no more, and Tottio cried and was mad at me
because I'd hurt her father and Lii. that's the
second sized one says: stuff. you can't hurt
father 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.
and then I'll know all about it. and whether /
will have to be sued
TONI
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

n INQUISITIVE GIRLr-You have chosen
"A an appropriate title. Marjorie Daw is with
the Lasky company at Hollywood, Cal, and she
has appeared in several plays, among them The
Chorus Lady in which she was big success
As far as we know, Marjorie Daw is her real
name. We do not know whether Mary Pick
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

II D. G.-Send your Diamond from the Sky
A' sequel as soon you have 1t written to
The American Film Company, 6227 Broadway.
Chicago. Ill. Anita Stewart is neither married
nor engaged to Earle Williams. Pearl White
is not married and If she is engaged she keeps
it strictly TO herself. Mary Pickford has no
children. owen Moore is playing in Triangle
pictures Tom Moore is with Lubn and Alice
Joyce is resting.