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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-28
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NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-Crcaliou of Il
ieucraI commission to decide disputes
between railroads and their employers
regardless Of whether the United
states Supreme Court may hold the
Adamson act constitutional was the
suggestion which tho chiefs CT the four
railroad brDIhcrhOOds indicated toda.
they might place before the conference
committee Of railroad managers.
Representatives Of tho two sides
went into conference here to discuss
III" AdamsOn Legislation and It's effect
VIM. &. Lee president Of the Broth.
orhood Of Railway 'rrainmcn. discuss.
ing the idea before the conference be.
gan. said; IL believe and Il number
al railroad managers agree. that tho
creation OF federal commission of
eight members, four representing the
roads and four the brothcrhoOds sit
tihc rs court OF official Adjudication
could satisfactorily dispose Of what.
ever differences might dCvclOp be.
tween the roads and their employees.
Th" members Of such Il commission
must br men who understand their
huSincsS but before becoming members
they would be compelled 10 sever ali
connection they previously had with
eTher side. Such a commission would
have plenary powers. would hold hear
ings and after deibcration would an.
n0unCe its decision.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-28

Mrs. a. B. Smith, of ell CASTOR ave
nue., leaves tonight for New York
where she will be guest at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. II. r. Rcssler Mrs
Smith and Mrs. Ressler are sisters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-28

WASHINGTON. D. G., Dec. rs
Chairman Newlands. of the Senate IN.
ter-State Commerce Commission, to.
day announced II would hold a public
hearing OIL January > on the Webb BIZ!
permitting American concerns to cs.
tablish joint foreign selling agencies
and on January on the railroad lrEis.
lation suggested by President Wilson
to supplement the Adamsou law.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Thr ma
tiunal committee of railroad manac-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-28

4 Mr.. Meusor. a concrete bridge ex-
pert of New York City, will visit the
city hall this Afternoon and will go over
the plans and specifications relating
to the new bridges to be built by the
city. Nothing will be taken up except
4 In a very preliminary way, but no doubt
many helpful ideas and suggestions
will be advanced by Dr.. Mcuser.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-28
City Hall Notes


With the help of j. Pluvius tho water
wagon is going strong this morning
and the streets are being given their
holiday bath. They have been in bad
shape from the snow and ice and the
general rubbish that has accumulated
during the last two weeks.
City Clerk Kern today gave out next
to the last city automobile license and
will immediate send in an order for
several hundred more. This will make
u total Of 400 licenses issued TO date;
an excess OF 70 over last year at this
date.
The first Of the year will find new
filing system installed In the city
clerks office. Up.to.date cases have
been ordered for some time and arc OK.
pected to be here and ready for use b,
January first. They are made of steel
and are of a BLUSH gray color and will
cost in the neighborhood OF $l.vvv.
They will facilitate matters quite 4
BIT in this busy office. The general
appearance will be improved as they
are of uniform style. The old filing
cases will be removed to other offices
where they are badly needed
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-01-04

no 18TH vzrokov izkoriscanja S. y. +. j. V pri-
vatne namene pc 18TH osebah, XII so mislile ike
riscati sociaEstitno gibanje V svojo svrho. V
vztraJnem in dolgem boju SO socialist zmagali in
Jednoto otistili Ia tenn boji so nastopili Sc %.
brambni boJl in doba socialistitne ~agitacijc do |.
1907. OBJ tenn tasu je Stella slovcnska SocialistiGna
zveza 10 klubov. Tisto leto V jeseni ie zaGel Pro
letarec' izhajati kot tcdnik.
' dobi ten bojev Z gospodarjem &c. NJ. ka-
tcrega ~zvijaGne taktike, da parira naSim napa.
dom ma nJegovo izvazijo V =. y. p. j.. Sc boil cd
nJegovc strani zanesli tudi ma delo socialiStiGne
agltaciJe, ker ie pri skupni Stranki pod roko delal
ma to, ola sc ne prizna Slovenska ali jugoslovan.
ska socialistitna zveza kot cclota. ampak da Sc
%posamezni klubi prikljutijo samo okrajnim orga-
nlzaciJam. Tako, je mcnil, hi bilo laglje l. mimi
obracunati. Toda to Sc mu nj posreGilo. knit So
drugi " kluba Stew. | so mu bill vedno ma sled:
III SO mr vSe nacrte pravoGaSno prepreGili.
Med TEN tasom, ko so slovcnski socialist j.
nell te boJe, so pa ze tudi I~lrvatje, Srbi in Bull
caro- macedonci razvili nekaj socialistiGnih po-
stojank. Motno postojanko so imeli IIrvatie zc
leta 1903 Y Allegheny, Pa, leta 1907 pa Sc lie V
Chicago uStanovil moGan klub, XII je V iescni istc-
IA leta zatel izdajati tednik "RadniGka Strain"
katera Jc odSlej Skrbela. ola Sc SocialiSticno ri.
hanJe med llrvati in Srbi razviic in ~pojaGujc.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-01-04

Owe lett pozneje so hrvatski sodrugi predla-
gall, da Sc z ozirom ma to.da blize spoznavamo drug
drugega i'll da nam je ~olaiSano delo IN socialistif-
no propaganda, skli6e konferenca, XII mai hi imeIo
namen izdelati nacrt IN prvi jugoslovanski soci
alistlcm kongres, katerega cilj mai hi bill zdruze-
AYE vseh Jugoslavenskih socialistov V Ameriki Y
emo organization, katera maj hi Sc izrekla IA pri-
stop k ei ali drugi obstojeGi socialistiGni stranki
V Amerlki, kot Federacija. Konfercnca, XII Sc ic
skllcala Y Ia namen, Sc ie vrSila pred BoziGem l.
l9o9 III delegate, Xxi SO z~astopali ve Stiri gori ma
Nedene organizacije, so izdali SledeGo iZjavo:
"PodpiSani odbor ie pooblaSGen izJaviti, da
so Sc vSc Stiri jugoslovanSke socialistiGne organ.
ZaciJe Y Chicago postavilc ma stalisGe popolncga
IedlhJenJa jugoSlovanskcga proletariata ma polju
soclallStlcnc borbc ma polju. XII obsega vsc boic:
boJ IA "konomSko i'll politiGno svobodo prcietari-
alta, boz IA kulturen napredek in narodnostro Svo-
bodo vSch narodov, boi IA osvohoditev G~loveStya
IL verig vSake %SuznOSti. Dale iziavliamo. da ic
prvi ideal razrcdnozavednega iugoslovanskcga
delaNStra V Chicagi uStanovitev .Jugoslovanskc
SociallSticnc we've, V katcri mora biti oroanizira.
II" naSc SocialistiGno dclo in katera mas DO
ramo oh rami Z vSemi oStalimi zvezami proletari-
alta prlvcdla X vclikemu cilju razrednega bona
Socializnm.
\"potrcbno jc vSako obSirno dokazovanJc.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-01-04

varJcnl lJudje, lczc 0dbiti. odsekani. odstrelicni
udJe. po zemlJi stole mlake clovcSke krvi. zme-
sane $ ~konJSko. Tu strmc osteklcncIc oCi posa-
mczncga mrtveca prot ncbu. tam ST. grmadiio
kupl mrlicev kakor hribi. Use sami sinovi ali
occtJe, Icnini ali sOprogi, b%ratjc, glave rodbin ali
opore ~starSev. IRA knapolnjuje smrad smodnika.
djnamita pogoriSc, krvi in trohnobc. Ranienci
tarnaJo, drngi Sc blazno smcjejo. umlrajoci sto-
kaJo. Slmfonija bojnc groze ma bojiScu lie dru-
garna kakor V konccrtni dvorani.
Pred truman, Xxi SO ponoS domovinc. jaha
ma ncvidnem konju najvecja oSvojcvalka - ne
vldna Smrt. Ia trumami ostaiajo potcptana
poIJa. pogoriSca. razdcjana mcsta. Ia trumami
k~orakajo Beda, Bolczcn. Iakota. in Nth straSni
hirI ScgaJo cd encga kraia dcIclc do drugcga.
Narodl, pazitc! Ne dajtc. da vas veSe gave
diego Y mocvIrJc! ' viSini Sc hl"Sci zapcljivoSt,
' mini ic zaIoStcn pogin
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-01-04

V dOlini Sc je zasvetila cudna lucka. skriv.
nostna, v~abljiva, mamljiva. kakor kresnica Ic;a
semitic i'll plese pc tenn. Zdaj sta dive, zdaj so
ti, zdaj Jill je eel roj, pleSoc svoj fmtasticen
pies.
Pazi Sc, potnik! VeSe so - in kjer so vese.
tam Je mocvirJe. Stara, stara rec je to. IL mlak
Sc dvigaJo, mad barjem Sc Vzigaju, niJejo potn!ka,
III lSce ponocl zavctJa tam ga pa cakajo povod-
nJakove SluZabnlce Ill "a polagoma potegncio dol
V mocal. IN kadar mu 4 muIo zamase usta in nos,
ia Sc mora odvaditi dihati. je prcpozen kcs in
prcpozna kletcv. Oh zalostncm umiraniu Sc mn
rogajo zvodnicc III y luzah izgrgra >voi zadnji
vzdih .....
V dolni so z~aplcsalc veSc svoj z~apcljivi pies.
Brcz konca in kraia Sc dvigajo - kakor V Garob-
mi krcSni noci. Now i'm now roll vstajaio; zdai
Sc zasvcti kakor bakIja, zdai Svignc kakor rakcta
k nebm, zdaj polcti kakor clcktriGna iSkra pc dol
ii zici ncbeSki ognjcStroi poln omamncga. raz-
burljivcga cara.
Pazl. potnik, da tc ne prcmoti variivi earl
Ogromna past je tam. kjcr plcScjo vcSc svoi
zapeljivi pies, Lcp ic vidcti ognjcstrOi IL dalia-
We; tam, kjer Sc dvigaio tc iskrc, kjcr Svigajo ra-
kcte' kjcr pokaJo VISA tista mnogovrStna ognjcna
telesa, je groza. strah in trcpct 49,.
Mad Evropo so zaplesalc vcSe voine. Kakor
o~iivliena p~ravljica so vidcti IL daliave. Roman
tika zgodovinc. Xxi jc VISA i%zprcmesana $ pesmijo
o slavi, stOpa ma pOzoriSce zivlienja. Slike liz ga.
lerij in muzcjev, grandiozno komponiranc. prika-
zujoce boje kakor dogodkc, polne moGi in wolfe
in krasote d~ejanja, sc izpreminjaio v live podo-
be, Xxi razvnemajo in drazijo fantazjo, zaneSeno
"a vse, kar je veliko in silno.
Oh, narodi! lzpod romanticne odcje preze
p~osasti, polne grdobe in gnusa. Visoko v zraku
vihrajo ~zastave, doll pc tleh sc v~aljajo razmrc-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-01-04

SvariIm glas raZuma govori prcpriGevalno i'm
pripoycdujc rcSnico.
l-azniva romantika razgrinja Svoic velike sill
Ike, razvncma fantazijo. njcnc trobente in pozavnc
trobijo glorijo, njcne pcsmi opcvaio cast in veil
emo domoviuc. oh mogocni simfoniii triumfa So
dviga prestol Y oblacne viSine i'll krOna Sc blcSGi
mad MIN; pc ccrkvah Sc pail kadilo in niegovi
%omamlJivi oblaki puhte prot ncbu. Triumfalnc
fanfare zaglusc glas razuma. V stotcri opojnosti
zadrcmljc trezna miscl. ckstaza slave pograbi du-
Sc in cd meie do meje Sc razlegajo klici.: ia
kraja! Ia vero! Ia dom :"
Vese zmagujcjo. Pod mimi je pripravljcno
m~ocvirje.
- - -
Si so veliki, si so mali. Opojnost je zasegla
drnge, sa Je Italia, sa je Bolgarska. Kdo
pojde seq
Vese plesejo, pod mimi caka moGvirje.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22
BUSINESS BooMlNa III JAPAN
Long Spell of Depression tsas Been
Succeeded by Gratifying Era of
Good Times.

After long spell of depression the
tide has turned in Japan. But for tie
war and cheap rice" says the Japan
Times, the turn would have come
months ago. But the farmers make
up with the abundance of their crop
for the cheapness of the grain, and
the war itself has brought consider
able prosperity to not a few lines Of
industry and business, as the company
returns for the first half-yearly term
show Compared with the preceding
term, ID weaving companies saw an
increase of their profits by $40 per
cent, chemical industry companies by
120 per cent, seven exchanges by SO
per cent, four sugar companies by 80
per cent, seven warehouse companies
by 70 per cent, 10 spinning companies
and four flour mill companies by IS
per cent. Increases of profits seem
to have been and to continue to be
the general rule, the exceptions being
the railway, gas, kiln and a few other
businesses. Most noticeable Of all,
raw silk has of late been going up in
price until 1t has now more than re-
covered the high level of 1000 yen q
bale, which it fetched before the OUT
break of the war. The fact seems to
be that business revival is already
here, and it only requires the loosen
ing Of capitalists purse strings for
new enterprises to make the country
realize the turn of the tide"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22
Opyrisht. 1916. by W. G. chapman.)
COLD BATHS WARM THE BODY
Experiments at Harvard That Were
Made After Athletes Exercise
Show This.

Experiments conducted at the Har
ward physiological laboratory show
that the baseball player, tennis player
or even the pedestrian. is not cooler
after the cold bath, which is expected
to lower his temperature, but that his
body Is actually warmed by the
process.
The person on whom the data was
collected at Harvard exercised by run.
ming up and down stairs for a stated
period of time, then reclined upon 9
couch for six minutes. Then he arose
and stream of cold water was thrown
over his body for five minutes. At the
end Of that time he returned to the
couch for three minutes; then he again
enjoyed cold bath. After that he
was permitted to rest upon the couch
Tor 80 minutes.
At all stages, from beginning to end
OF the experiment. records were taken
on the temperature. Just before the
running commenced 1t was 1929 de-
grees Fahrenheit, before the first bath
S9.41 degrees and after that 99.1 de-
grees. 4hen it arose during the next
three minutes to 1911 degrees. This
increased temperature was maintained
in spite of the second bath, and the
maximum, slightly exceeding this,
reached 22 minutes after the cessation
OF exercise. From that time there was
a gradual decrease. the minimum of
S8.1 degrees being reached about 20
minutes later.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22
POTASH MADE OF FELDsPAR
Discovery, II ls Said, VIII Enable
America to Produce All the \
Amount Needed.

The European war has brought the
United States face to face with the
problem Of supplying it's own potash.
Several new methods OF providing a
substitute for German fertilizers have
been brought to the attention of the
government. The most promising of
these Is that patented by Canadian,
which provides for the extracting of
potash from ordinary feldspar The
feldspar is heated with limestone and
iron oxide at temperature of about
1900 degrees Fahrenheit, which pro-
duces a partly fused mass that is cas-
lily decomposed by a weak acid From
this product the potash salts can be
readily extracted for further purifica-
ton.
Another method of obtaining potash
will be tried out at New Orleans dis
tillery where moiasses Is used in large
quantities.. In the distilleries where
molasses is fermented 1t Is said that
more than one hundred and six tons of
potash is wasted daily, and is it this
waste the New Orleans company is en-
deavoring to forestall. 1t is possible
to make fertilizer from this otherwise
worthless material at a price that will
meet competition even after the war
Is over.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22
ralk-rha Mann.r az \.

The high schools and colleges of
the day ought to do something more
to teach students how to talk. The
young men would be better of for
some instruction of the kind, but in
the case Of the young women 1t is lit.
tie less than d necessity. Their voices.
to be candid, are by no means as pleas
ing as they might easily be were their
possessors even reminded occasional.
ly of the value of meditation, yaria.
ton, softness and correct and fairly
precise pronunciation. AS 1t is, how.
ever, the sweet girl graduate has any.
thing but a voice and a manner of
speaking consistent with the refresh.
ing charms with which she ia other
wise so generously blessed. In one
university in the state-typical of 9TH
ers-a visitor recently observed that
nearly every young woman in the
senior class was woefully addicted to
habits of INSTRUMENTATION. "And
their voices" he added, were most
distressing What they said was well
enough, but the manner of their say.
Ing 1t was-agonizing. The indict-
ment, it must be admitted, Ia well
founded. It is one. however, that
should never be brought-for which
there should be no support. And
there would be none of it, either, if
no more than casual attention were
paid to the matter in our schools and
colleges. Singing is taught-to be
only rarely used. Why not teach talk
ing?-Indianapolis News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22
PENNIES REVENGE
BY VICTOR REDcLlFFE.

Bonnie they called him, Bonnie
Grove, bright, keen-eyed, good-natured.
He had come from a city not hun
dred miles from Detroit with Slews
and Wykoff. They had started a 1--WE
and ten-cent store In an unheard of,
out-of the-way district and Bonnie
was placed in charge.
People wondered why Slews and
Wykoff came only occasionally to the
store, which had few customers. But
Bonnie kept his own counsel when
curious people tried to fathom the
mystery. Only to one person was he
confidential This was old Doctor
Grimm. The latter had retired from
active practice He had time to loaf
and Bonnie encouraged him, for Ben
ME was lonesome. The good doctor
got so finally that he would tend the
store while Bonnie went three blocks
away for lunch.
i say, Bennie," he observed one
day, isn't this queer crowd you're
With"
you mean Slews and WykOff p
queried Bonnie. Say, doctor, like
you and know you're true blue. l
need friend-advice. Yes, sir, to tell
you the truth Slews and Wykoff are a
rum lot. They Observation-Disclosures
You mean?" insinuated Doctor
Grimm.
The kind of fellows who, when they
have fire, lay it to friction, see-the
sort where a fellow rubs a six thou
sand-dollar policy on three thousand
dollar house. On the dead quiet, doc.
tor, they burned out in business twice
before they came here and busted half
dozen times"
why, them" gasped the astounded
doctor, they're fire bugsl"
And bankruptcy sharks-you'ye
hit it exactly, doctor"
And you work for theml"
That's the nugget Of what want
to explain to you" said Bonnie. you
see, they gave me job in their store
before we came here. l thought they
were all right and let them wheedle
my brother into investing four hun
bred dollars in their business. 1t was
all the poor fellow had, put by to
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22
Curing the Drug Habit.

The drug habit can be cured. Al
least, 30 say the authorities Of the
Philadelphia General hospital, afte,
four months of experimentation with
the drug victims who sought its aid
after the enactment of the new anti
drug law. Since March / the hospital
has dealt with $50 of these unfortu.
mates, and, in every case the craving
for the drug-whether opium, cocaine
morphine. heroin or laudanum-was
checked and broken. The victims
came from dives and from homes;
they were Of all ages, and eighty OF
them were women. But they were all
successfully treated.
THE habit" said the chief resident
physician, can be cured. The process
is one of giving the victim backbone.
But right here is the crux Of the whole
matter-f man doesn't want to be
cured, he can't be cured
1t is great and important message,
full Of hope to drug victims every
where and to those who love them and
grieve to see them in the bonds of a
destructive slavery.-Co Columbus Dis
patch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22
Found That Rumor Was False.


The story is going the rounds of the
London stock exchange that one Of
their number had the surprise Of his
life while on duty few nights ago.
What happened is as follows: Two
special constables were patrolling the
sides Of a big building, and the ar
rangement agreed upon was that they
were to meet at one of the corners at
the end of their respective beats. -
One arrived in a very damaged con-
dition.
Hello! have you met a burglar?"
anxiously inquired one.
NO." ruefully replied the other.
''You know that pretty girl we were
flirting with, who told us that her hus-
band had gone to the Dardanelles9
Well, he hasn't"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22
SAVE CAKE SIXTEEN YEARS
Fond Parents Still Wait for Their Boy,
Who Went to the Boer War
In 1899.

Though the suspicion grows that a
soft-nosed bullet and an African veldt
may hold the secret of their boys fall
ure to return from the Boer war, Mr..
and Mrs. William Rice, 1866 Rondo
street, st. Paul, have not unwrapped
or thrown away the little English plum
pudding that they made for his Christ
mas dinner 16 years ago. The pud-
ding, his favorite dish. reposes in bu-
reap waiting his return
The sons name is John Rice, and
although his parents call him their
boy he was an adult when he went
to war in behalf of his fathers coun-
try. His name never appeared among
those of the dead and wounded.
The story of the watchful waiting
parents became known Christmas
when William Rice took his presents
to Mrs. Rice, who was at st. Paul City
hospital because of broken leg. The
last word from John was received In
1893, and came on postal card.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22

ten years younger than you are. Now
stop that squealing, or 1t will be worse
yet for you"
Hilda Lagarde staggered uncertain
~ toward the door OF the apartment
But the maid stood in the way.
Il hope you won't be frightened
miss" she said, in her quiet English
accent as If the affair was nothing un
usual. "The masters had bad day
today and taken little too much. Hell
sober up very quick, miss"
ooh. let me co." sobbed Mrs. La
garde and, rushing past the maid, she
somehow found the door. Breathlesa
~ she gained the street.
AS soon as the outer door closed the
maid ran into the dining room. where
Joe and Mildred stood, convulsed witt
laughter Joe tore off the maids apror
and Rugged her hard.
you clever JENNY" he shouted. and
the two began to do a maxixe round
the room.
BE careful OF the lamp, Joe," plead
ed Mildred Benton, holding her sides
oh, wish you could have seen hel
facet" said Jenny, gasping.
The sound of Toms key in the outel
door sobered them. He came il
briskly.
Hello, you folks Glad to see 20,
all" he said. Mildred, dearl"
He kissed her fondly, and at thai
moment Mildred Benton knew that the
latest platonic infatuation had beeoms
dissipated even without her carrying
out of Joe's scheme.
"Milly. you look prettier every day,
said Tom. I'm as hungry as a bear
Hurry up tho dinner!"
Copyright. 1916 by w O. ChanmanN
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22
National Debt Of France.

The national debt Of France listed
before the outbreak of war was &c.
436, 129, 900, american Whitaker, 1915,
latest figures available, 1919. Assum-
ing that subscriptions to the French
loan of victory reach total of $4,000
O00, 900, the total debt OF France at the
present time would, according to the
best estimate available at the mo-
ment, be in the neighborhood of 49,
S00,000.000. By the listing before the
war, which is chiefly for the fiscal
year ended in October, 1918, the larg-
est national debt was that of France,
with Russia second, the United King
dom third, Italy fourth, and Spain
fifth. From the outbreak of war until
October of this year Germany had
been the largest borrower, Great Brit
ain the second. Russia third, France
fourth, and Austria fifth. Germanys
debt has increased by more than 500
per cent, Great Britain's by about 100
per cent, Russia's by about so per
cent, while that Of France has in
creased by less than one-third. This
does not, however, include the loan
of victory"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22
HONDURAS SHY ON MOVIES"
c,..salsF- clc.-lct Hss Only One Tho
ater and the Admission Prices
Vary.

There is but one motion picture es-
Enlistment in the Tegucigalpa, Hon.
duras consular district, the Teatro de
Variedades. in Tegueigalpa. A num-
Der Of causes combine to prevent the
industry from being more successful,
among which are poor transportation
facilities, the small purchasing power
of the masses. the sparse population
generally. and the lack of electric serv-
ice In all the other interior towns.
In Tegucigaipa performances are
given three or four nights week, COM
mencing at $40 or o'clock, and last
ing until midnight or after. Approx
mately about forty-nine hundred feet
Of film are shown nightly. The prices
Of admission vary with the quality Of
the film. Old films. of the regular
stock sketches, are sometimes dis.
played at prices ranging from ten to
thirty cents, depending on the loca-
ton Of the seats. Other nights, when
such films as Les Miserables" are
run, the prices are trebled; and for
ordinary new films the usual charge
is about fifty cents for the best seats.