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Arizona republican., 1916-03-15
-D JOHN Q. FlENNER DEAD
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 BOISE, Ida, March 14.-John D. Flenner pioneer Methodist minister, journalist and lecturer, died early to- day at the age of 65 years. He left the ministry 27 years ago to become editor of the Idaho Daily Statesman and since then he became prominent contributor to western periodicals.
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Secretary Baker made it plain that there was no disposition to limit pub licity as to what was done beyond the border. Only the military aspects of the matter were considered, he said; the problem of providing suitable ac- comodations with a comparatively small force. It is understood General Pershing, who will lead the expedition, fixed the number of correspondents to go along.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-15
STEAMER DAMAGED BY FIRE
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 PORTLAND. Maine, March 14-The coastwise freight steamer Herman Win ter was badly damaged tonight by fire of mysterious origin among 600 bales of cotton in her hold. She was beached on the South Portland shore The steamer had been lying at a dock for several days, where she had been de- layed by strike of freight handlers. The vessels was valued at $200,0 The loss was covered by insurance.
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SCHERER CHOSEN PRESIDENT

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 NEW ORLEANS, March 14-Georcc Scherer of Minneapolis tonight was elected president of the National Out
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RAID SHIN FEN RESIDENCES
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CORK, Ire, March 15.-The police last night raided the residences of the principal officials of the Sim Fein party and seized arms and documents. They made no arrests.
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NO HALT IN MOVEMENT OF
 BORDER TROOPS

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  nh,andUs Ustrech1h
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

matte suspecting Of being Radow's
hireling, brings a cry for revenge from
Alan's people. The king pleads with
his generals and cOunsellors for time
and patience to avert countless MUIR
ders.
But Radow is hot for war and seizes
the canal The wonderful words Of
Alan. who in an interview softens the
heart Of RadOW. wards off war and
wins the hand Of the beautiful Adris,
solve the difficulty.
It is to be regretted that Marion
Creighton ad William Elliott. the Joint
playwrights, did not give us more ac-
ton and less philosophy in their play.
Many chances for the former are over
looked. but not one for the latter
Mr.. Elliott himself plays the part OF
Alan with a proper romantic flavor
Miss Olive Wyndham is a charming
Adris Nine forska- who until recently
played IN the French language, proved
that she has mastered the difficulties
OF English enunciation. She was prin-
cess Xenia. sister Of Adris The scenery.
by Joseph Urban, was up to that mas
ter's usual style.
Payday produced at the Cort the
alter is a broad burlesque on the over
melodramatic film thriller It has the
worse villain and the most abused hero
inc since the Bowery closed up shop on
this species of entertainment.
In the prologue an actor is seen read
ing a film scenario proposed for his
genius Then the play goes on to show
the film drama on the real stage.
Poor little Doris FontOn. traiIed by
the detective, Game. goes to Jail for a
crime committed by Kirke Brentwood,
the villain.
When she is released she finds him
the husband Of another. Tired Of the sec
ond wife. Brentwood murders her and
cOntriNes to throw the guilt upon poor
Doris. who receives a life sentence.
n in
the life of Brentwood. again happily
married Thrill is piled on thrill and
in the end the girl and her false lover
are sent away together to a leper col
Ony, there to live out their lives
Here is a sample Of the dialog:
Villain-Sometimes Watkings, I suf-
fer terribly.
Heroine-You have ruined my life,
but 1 shall ruin yours. I have made a
special study of leprOsy, and, having
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

yond verifying them as real horse
teeth. the scientists gave no further
information.
Road Down Into Crater.
When the major began to dig in this
pit. he had to do a large amount of
road work to allow him to get his
teams and wagons down into the bot
tom and later when water had been
found, trails to allow the stock to
reach the heavily grassed plains out
side were built up the cliffs surround
ing
J. F. Kilburn. Of FL Paso. bought and
owned the well and ranch from Moss
man & Bruce. The writer does not
know now who owns the well, but I'M
derstands that Ed. p. Cox, former river
guard in FL PasO, sank another well
in the great pit, the Kilburn well hav-
ing been flooded and ruined through
rain waters filling the low ground
which this well occupied. The water
was found in great abundance and is
quite warm and heavily impregnated
with sulphur.
Water Very Hot.
In the days when the writer used
to visit the, ranch, II was comfortable
to battle in the water as it came from
the well. even in the cold weather.
though the disagreeable odor was not
particularly enjoyable. 1t is not neces-
sary for the citizens Of FL Paso to 90
any further than this place to enjoy
sulphur baths and water that is really
health restoring
The other pit to the south of the
Mossman pit also had a ranch in the
bottom with the same sort Of water
at greater depth, not so warm and no
black muck in it.
The only theory that can be advanced
to explain these great pits is that they
were the outlet of great mud or hot
water volcanoes which were active
after the Alton crater became dor
mant and no doubt were the last vol
canic activities in this section Of the
country.
How to Get There.
BY turning directly west across the
Southern Pacific tracks due east of MI
Riley peaks, where a road will he
found, it is but a very short run over 10
the rim o. these great pits and il is
worth anyOne's time to make this trim
out over the Borderland through Canu-
tillo. To reach the crater. Mr.. Lester
has given the route, though the writer
believes that it can also be reached
from the south by the Corrales de
Piedra if one can stand for some Jolt
Ing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

first infected myself with that dread
disease, 1 have now infected you We
must spend our lives together on the
Isle. Of Abandoned Hope.
OF course the audience laughed at
this bit They laughed at a good many
passages which the authors. Olive D
Bailey and LOttie Meaney, did not in
tend them to laugh at, we fear.
IN the end the actor who is reading
the scenario decides he will not ac-
cept the part He is Disguised with the
thing But then he hears mentioned the
salary he is to receive and he changes
front with ludicrOus suddenness.
Although the playwright meant Pay
Day. as a jest at the expense OF the
films. they use movies themselves sew
eral times to speed up the action This
practice is probably becoming increas-
ingly common
Irene Fenwick and Vincent Serrano
head the cast and give an excellent in
depreciation of what little serious
thought there is for them in the play.
Large audiences at the Columbia
theater are enjoying performance of a
new twO-act melange called "On the
Trair' given by the Gypsey Maids COM
pany.
The piece tells the story of a country
detective who is determined to make
record in the detection OF crime. 4
robbery has been committed in fash
ionable suburban home, and the only
clue in the possession Of the bucOlic
arm Of the law is the heel of a rubber
boot Possessed of this the detective un-
dertakes to find a foot TO fit the heel.
No person escapes his vigilance, not
excepting the women he encounters. and
around this idea has been evolved a
series of humorous situations
Win J. Kennedy. a widely popular
performer of 'rube" character. plays
the detective and he has the support OF
Jack Miller, who as the handy man
plicating matters. Others in the cast
who contribute to the enjoyment OF the
performance, both as comedians and
vOcalists, are Lynn Canter, Lottie
Kitty FOrsythe. Flo Davis,
Harry Kelly and Harry Evans.
A long program of vaudeville special
ties. headed by the Carnival Four and a
chorus of sprightly girls, assist in keep
ing the spectators interested
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11
EBMYN0TB8 lYELAND
1 6VnAISYDRAN ~
K@EW
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n FORE than five years ago young
MI girl with long dashed blue eyes.
= = expressive dark eyebrows, and
an abundance of light brown hair came
into the office of the Thanhouser studio
at New Rochelle, n. Y, and asked for
work in the pictures. The manager
took her name and address in the usual
way, and because il seemed to him
that she had possibilities, he assured
her that as soon as there was an open
ing he would give her a chance. That
same evening Mr.. Thanhouses attended
a moving picture performance in New
Rochelle. where he was immensely at
tracted by the work of a young girl in
a Biograph picture. Though having a
minor part she played it with extraor-
binary vivacity. Mr.. Thanhouser recog-
nized the girl he had seen in his ottlces
that afternoon. The next day he asked
the manager to send for her. That was
how Miss Florence La Babe came TO
the Thanhouser studios.
Miss La Babe was born of French
parents in Montreal. where she was ed
ucated in the convent of NOtre Dame.
An actress of many talents, she is an
equally versatile and talented young
woman in private life. She is athletic,
her tavorite sport being swimming,
though she also loves horseback riding
ana boating. Her pet fad is sketching
her friends
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

Of the crater are large blowouts. prob
aDly due to gas pressure In the depths
or the earth after the lava flow con-
gealed- The lava bed here, for a space
OF several hundred feet across. seems
70 nave been blown up and shattered
as by terrific blasts. Great blocks Of
lava lie all around the rim and the
bottom is filled with both large and
small boulders. The underlying plains
soil does not show here, indicating
that the force, whatever it was that
caused the explosion. came from deep In
the EARN. Similar blowouts extend for
q considerable distance, at intervals,
Tor nearly a mile across the lava field.
Water at Great Depth.
ABOUT 1iVe miles south of the crater
Is what used to be known among the
natives as los Corrales de Piedra"-
me stone corrals- There are two of
these, both having wells in their bot
toms. The northern one is Of most in
terest the other having been pretty
wen tlled by the desert winds. The
urst mentioned Is reported to be 500
feet below the level OF the surrounding
plain and contains nearly zoo acres
oI lano. II Is surrounded, above the
IDENTIFY water deposited. This sand rim
Is very steep on the inner face Of the
DOW and rests on the lava flow which
covers the plain from there north to
tht crater. Ihls lava flow varies from
rev deep in thickness on the south
and west sides, to nearly 40 feet in
depth on the remaining sides and rests
on the red and yellow Of the plains
earth, which is exposed in bluffs be-
low the lava flow down to the floor OF
the great pit, with a heavy talus Of
lava blocks, which have rolled from
the cllits above in times past.
Found Bones of Horse.
Major g. W. Mossman, of Vado. New
Mexico, now deceased. in company with
MS soninlaw, c. B. Bruce. dug a well
IN the bottom Of this great pit in the
SOs They struck a black clay resemb-
ling the bed Of a lake and struck a
small vein Of water at something like
80 feet but were finally forced to drill
as much further inside pipe for the
reason that they could not hold the
curbing in the clay, which proved un-
stable after the water had been
reached. In digging the open well, at
4 depth OF 20 feet they discovered the
bones and well preserved teeth Of a
horse which disintegrated on being ex-
posed to the air, with the exception OF
he teeth.
Knowing that the horse was not
known on this continent until after
he Spanish conquest of Mexico. Mai.
dossman sent the teeth to the Smith
3onian TO satisfy himself as to wheth-
pr they really were horse teeth and |
o try and identify the time Of their |
ieposit in the place where found. Be.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11
Hot Water In Ancient Crater Of
Alton Volcano. West of Ell Paso
Wells Are Sunk in Two Smaller Be
Almost Unbearable 'Bottomless
of N

Il N The Herald Of few days ago, ap-
peared an item by C. H. Lester re-
- garding the feasibility and inter-
est Of trip to the Alton volcano. The
writer has had a pretty extensive &C
quaintance in that section Of New
Mexico before water was found out
there and Mr.. Lester has not touched
on all the points of interest there.
On the southeast lip Of the Alton
crater is blow OUT or vent which
the natives clai mhas no bottom. 1t
Is true that rocks rnrown into IL seem
10 20 forever but their last landing
place Is likely in sand that the ages
have sifted down and thus the credu-
lous have made up the bottomIess pit
story This hole is undoubtedly
couple Of hundred feet in depth, judg-
ing by the length OF time that elapses
between leaps and crashes Of the rocks
or other substances thrown into It.
BlOws, Then Sucks.
The most curious thing about this
hole is that It is part Of the time blow
ing and part OF the time sucking wind.
IT Is a breathing hole. 1t would be
OF interest to take a rope and book
along and lower someone into the hole
TO see what might be found at the bot
tom. More than likely sulphur de-
posits occur.
The crater in itself IS worth going
20 see and the terrific fields OF lava
that lie to the east and south are ex-
amples Of a great cataclysm Of nature
solidified IN basalt The crater is quite
large and contains within it's bowl
small hills Of loose cinders and frothy
lava, which evidently were the last ex-
piring efforts Of the volcano before il
finally became lifeless.
The whole low range Of hills to the
west OF this crater are all old craters
and are really innumerable, though
their lava flow seems to have been
very little, compared to the Alton vol
cano.
Hard, Cracked Lawn.
The view from the rim Of the Alton
volcano or crater, looking east, is one
OF beauty and investigation and ex-
ploraticn Of the fields Of lava is OF
interest; the lava. in hardening, has
cracked in every direction and exposed
the old plains soil underneath, which
protected by the walls Of lava, rising
from fifteen to twenty feet on both
sides, grows heavy grass and hack
berry trees which in some cases are
is inches in diameter. These cracks
form perfect labyrinth and vary from
B few inches 10 twenty feet in width. ]
The natives, years back, used 70 hunt
deer through them and there found !
the largest deer but the sounding quail
tiles OF the lava makes IL difficult to |
approach any animal
a few hundred yards east and south |
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11
LAND OF GIANTS AND
PIGMIES IN WAR ZONE
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armed with a suitable weapon. might
deal effective blows. while keeping
safely beyond the reach of his heavily
accoutered adversary. 1t was. OF
course, with this idea in mind that
David refused the sword and armOr
| that were offered him, and went forth
to meet the giant with only sling and
i've smooth stones from nearby
! brook
1t was a duel of Homeric type, both
champions, by way of preliminary, in
dulging in a good deal of vainglorious
: Boosting. But, once begun, it was soon
over; for the first stone from David's
sling smote Goliath in the middle of
| the forehead, smashing his skull, and
the Philistines' champion sunk with a
crash to the ground.
David ran up, took the giants sword
and with it cut off his head, which he
afterwards carried to Jerusalem as a
trophy.
Thus died the most famous of all the
giants of history-if Og, king of Ba-
shan, be excepted. But the giant breed
still continued TO exist I'm Palestine for
several centuries Apparently it died
out not very long before the birth OF
Christ
There have been lesser giant breeds
In modern times, but in some instances
they have been the result Of artificial
selection. for example, in the case of
the Wrestlers from Nippon, who, seen
In a crowd, stand head and shoulders
above the ordinary japanese. For many
centuries they have constituted a dis
tinct caste, the members Of which have
married exclusively among themselves
The wrestler breed is very ancient, and
IS supposed to have originated with a
Few tall and muscular men and women
who were picked out and mated.
POtsdam's Tall People.
In the neighborhood Of Potsdam there
are today many very tail people. owing
TO the fact that king Frederick Will
MANS famous regiment of giants was
long stationed there. The regiment
numbered 24O0 soldiers, and all Eu-
rope was searched by the monarch for
big men to serve i'm it. Some were kid
naped and pressed into the service by
force, while possession of others was
gained only through the expenditure of
large sums Of money A strange fad,
truly. II has been said that in the front
rank there was no man less than seven
teet in height: but this statement is
unquestionably an exaggeration.
Fitteen years ago, count Alfred de
Plerrecourt, OF Rouen, bequeathed to
that French city q large sum of money.
the interest of which was to furnish
annually marriage gift of $4,000 to
the latest man and woman (Of proved
good health and satisfactory physique)
VINO could be persuaded to wed each
other. This remarkable trust was ac-
cepted by the municipality, and ar
engagements were made to maintain
eventually score or more of giants
giving them useful employment in
order that the resulting progeny might
be studied and observed. Tt was purely
and simply a breeding experiment. AS
to the outcome OF 1t. no data seems as
yet to be obtainable
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

A submarine plays an important part
in the phOtOplay which Miss Enid
Marley stars at melville, the director
making capital out Of the severe storm
which broke over southern California,
which made it possible to use the sub
marine in the stream which runs
through melville.
One of the scenes in "Gold and the
Woman shows a Mexican hacienda
besieged and many Of its inmates being
slain one section Of the picture shows
Miss Theda Bara. terror-stricken. in a
room where bullets are breaking the
panes of glass from the windows. In
this scene real bullets were used, of
course. and after finishing the scenes
with bullets scattering all around. Miss
Bara tainted from the strain Of such an
ordeal.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11
SKINNER CAPITULATES
TO CHARMS OF SCREEN

Otls Skinner has been captured by the
advancing art of the motion pictures
The greatest romantic actor on the
american stage has capitulated, con-
9llonalIy, TO the charms of the screen
drama, and while the surrender has not
oeSn complete, it is none the less sig
niticant. important and cheering to low
ers OF animated photography.
Inc greatest spectacle of the modern
stast, hismet," is to be the vehicle
IN winch his art is to be brought to a
wi1er public than Mr.. Skinner. even
- len ms almost universal popularity.
mas ever heretofore reached.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11
KISSES HERSELF
ON THE SCRETN

III IN 70 me Twin Triangle" a forthcom-
ing samoa production, Jackie Saunders.
n on [" % 1uS sd role kisses herself This is
exposure which Josenb RTotbsrton.
I'm, C,c man. has accomplished. VIII
ders ~ iiK KIM plays opposite Miss Saun-
.,,rbo ana M; Harry Harvey directs the play.
for Teie ~,n triangle has been selected
the second Balboa cbose1, ~, gs, r'it
S Sss N ..et the last few months The first
T MI should a Wife Forgiven with
--'---''i Lorraine and Henry King.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

FORE than five years ago young
NJ girl with long dashed blue eyes.
= = cxnressive dark eyebrows. and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

little Northern heroine is Of Northern
birth, just as Miss Cooper is a South
erner, her native State being Ohio. For
time in her early girlhOod she and
her sister Dorothy, also famous in the
moving picture world, lived in Mis-
souri, with their mother.
Miss Gish, when a mere child, won
fame on the stage as a dancer and be
came a member Of the ballet in one Of
Sarah Bernhardts productions. She
was introduced to D. W. Griffith. pro-
ducer Of THE Birth of a Nation by
Mary Pickford Mr.. Griffith instantly
recognized her talent and rapidly pro
NOTED her in picture after picture, IN
til he finally cast her in her present role
Of the Northern heroine in "The Birth
Of Nation"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

she plays with kitten with such grace
and caressing meaning that the audi
ence invariably experiences a delight
full thrill Of sympathy.
Miss Gish is sharply contrasted in
'sThe Birth of Nation" with the beau
tiful brunette, Miss Miriam Cooper,
who plays the Southern heroine. The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

other through the agency Of the an
cient symbol Of Venus, goddess Of 70
nance, the dove. Not daring, at this
point in their courtship to kiss each
other, they lavish their affections al
ternately on the nesting bird. Another
scene in which Miss Gish displays her
exquisite charm is the one in which
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

Ex-senator Henry Gassaway Davis. Of
West Virginia. who Is now past % Years Of
age Is trying TO establish a record OF hav-
ing served as chief executive OF a railroad
in America until he is 100 years oid-a
record not yet achieved by any man.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

General de Castelnau. the famous French
commander has five sons fighting with the
French army when the war began he had
eight in the service but since then three
OF them have been killed in action.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

1E UGH Of the tenderiy poetic ap-
i" peal Of 1.-The Birth of a Ma
ton" is due to the subtle act
ing Of Miss Lillian Gish in
the part Of Elsie Stoneman, the North
ern heroine. Miss Gish is a little crea-
ture OF the golden RureOle" blond
type, which makes for Photographic
beauty. She is singul Irly graceful,
and her features never lose their
piquancy. Her eyes before the camera
are singularly expressive, and her act
ing conveys sincerity as well as true
feminine charm.
Perhaps the most poetical scene Of
the entire drama is the one in which
she and Henry Walthall as her South
ern lover, pour out their hearts to each