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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-08
WILL TAKE
TRIP EAST
FOR BOUTS
BY EDWARD HILL

~ Al = ~ ~
San Francisco
lightweight. was
around bidding
his friends good
bye last night
lie sailed this
morning for San
Francisco.
will be back
I'm Seattle In
a couple OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-08
lot a Dollar
Need Be Paid
Till Cured

Ask about my plan
90 cure you on the
above proposition
Also my easy pa y
ment plan to get
well from any cur
able disease. Con .
sultatlon free
Twelfth year. DR..
Macy. 203 Epler
Bldg. sfth Second
Avenue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-08

whenever he comes north from
Portland.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

1isrts for he small SIR who wears
q >o-sc veNrteeu silk or wool jcr
.,y cloth srock. fov a protecting ap-
ron not onb prolongs the life of the
crock but heeps the voting woman
llnN and fresh "a we'll
To make the apron sketched for
ar average stN.year-old. one and a
5a'f Yards ot material 90 inches
plde wiil De- required
Another dainty little apron mat
mas easily be developed is an exact
miniature repTcs OF the popular ar.
FISTS smock affected 40 much during
Ny past Two summers by women
for porch and garden wear This
may be developed In white or col
ors An apron Of this type has full
length sleeves finished with mar
row band and the neck is similarly
treated IL fastcns IN tho back sun
another clever littlc apron is slip
uyerthe- head Russian blouse or
heavy linen either sleeveless or
WITH plain elbow length sleeves
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
Meat Prices Win
Not Come Down" is

the cheerful news that comes
from the DepartmentoiAgri
culture. Meat prices VIII
not worry the man or woman
who knows that a Shre0ded
Wheat Biscuit will supply
more real bouy = building
nutriment than beefsteak or
eggs and at much less cost.
Shredded Wheat remains
the same price. the same
high quality, supplying all
the nutrlment a man needs
for a half days work. Two
shredded wheat biscuits
with bananas and cream or
other fruits make a complete
aourishing meal at a cost OF
not over five cents Made
at Niagara Falls. N. y.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
~ wlNoNA WILCOX

Ask a hsppy matroH which mas
eeen the hardest year ot her mar
ried life and sbe vii PROBABLY an.
s~eE the arst
Ask her husband The same 9a@s-
ton aud PROBABLY h~ vi no. an
swer A. an-he simply never has
thought about D.
Il II masculine wisdom 10 1--we .a
the present The pas Is gone the
future g. where 81 belong
But a woman often dVe.is WirH
deep emotion upon the vaviol
stages OF her romance.
There are a hundred small causes
of domesiic friction which are ro.
fatal a. any stage q, MARI - a-
there are us' TWO which sre of
tragic Importance IN the ars'
months after the wedding TEty
are especially formidable Decaust
they may prove iastng and ma
eventually destroY the dou"stie
partnership
One = mans and ore - Vorar
fault
The Ti'e's XII hardly escape ,-
husbands early attention P~-''s1F
she started 81" long before thef
were engaged, but somehc ' t'f
not irritat- hin hen r appears
she does not ike his mother or may
be she scorns his entire ;snny Sns
does not approve ~ bis bss' ache
Tor friend bis pipe MS club per
hans not o. his business
she assumes g is part 81 boz dHT
10 e.forr her husband nd sh- n
oertakes IL
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

-r-IARE al nec Fugh
Morrison. rancher - the Tulare
5is,-.ct .s - patient Al a iocsl hoe
pi,a wssr- ae is suffering from IN
flrles xhsr hs vas knocked down
an1 trsup,et ov vicious 5uli. Nor.
rtso- vas 'yng he cui, rroul a
nfA1geg In = aeld on his ranch near
here ~her me animal Sh!rled sud
denly and Enocktng Morrison doSn.
attempted 20 sore him Morrison
ewes his 'ite % strength and pres
sace % ufnd Ne seiEed The ring tn
the Sulls nose and held on until he
Couit regain his feet H- tnA.ly
threw the Rnima. and hos lied it
and hen made his vav home
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
T. lRJ6, 56B
Special Dress Designer
ax lEsslE RosERTs.

When the successiui women IN
business life are mentioned n is
well not 20 overlook Miss Grace
Ripley. OF Boston. FOR this young
woman II making . signal success
IN dress desis' ing, and she has
done II all herself
Here's the how.
Miss Ripley vas teacher % art
IN the Boston schools. Now she
,uns an establishment employing
"a girls and has az the work they
can handle, with AZ exclusive pa.
,ronage among women OF taste and
yennemeni not only IN Boston. New
York and Washington. but az Far
west az Kansas City and Denver.
n began by hsr designing for a
few friends some unusual gowns
after her school hours were oyer.
Other people saw these gowns, and
wanted TO know whore they were
40 be found That meant slowly
Increasing demand on Miss Rpleys
time. Finally friend arranged 20
have her give an exhibition of The
dresses at an important woman's
club.
Miss Ripley believes IN beauty as
an essential OF dress. hut NOT n
fashion. Her gowns are made 70
suit the weare-. 70 be lovely 20
have a charm ~ then own. and 10
he exactly as desirable next year
a. this year.
II is wonder 20 see how many
women are delighted with this idea
perhaps one reason being that ihe (
Young designer -fI1s great g.'t
She trains her girls 70 develop 1
IDEAS In exquisite workmanship 20
stencil in gold after the way o. the
old decorators on silk and velvet,
end she handles rare and beautiful
nufs. For ~ yuu do not have 20
throw your gown away in six months
you can afford 20 have something
wonderful
There are many women who are
sick OF chanEiny the fashion %
their dress every four or six
months" said Miss Ripley IT Is
these women VINO are glad 10 en-
ploy me. and Who are making my
work a success
Needless 20 sav Miss Ripley is no
longer teaching
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
s-ize. Fer Dsa~asnlrs

TOPEKA kan pvc i-
ETf'y Topeka <.-is NJ 30 gwen
prizes for vEshi1g Dishes The
Rsi~boN eiuH ~ fts Topeka Young
Women Christian assocjarior Is
made Gp of girls zen -o a'.eeu wears
oit For Washing 'F- dishes in o
tawi.s - certain number - Pc.
sons three times dsy 'ae club
member IS snu-led 70 stA- each
Ev-k. ard So - end o, De- ear
sne is gwen a scar from IRE elua
Prizes are given 'or doing rouss-
hold tl'les making beds, sweeping
saG dusunE and another ser is o.
's-sd The Erls for proaaency IN
cooking
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

af course h, does In most romes
u hts new pride of ownership ne
calmly assumes hat hing must al
wsys Eo hts VaN
TNrs ear0 rites to make the other
over each r-i-s 20 ~ new stand
srls Cor tbe ofler
Thus ,he most suoue wretehed
ness possible ta marriage is created.
Jn.ess tvo persons can work out
some condition ~ tolerance and
compromise and adaptation iu the
Srsr months ~ marriage. one vii
remain forever sacrifice 20 ne
other Wherefore the a-st year OF
rrar-agc. a.uA times. iu ten Whcth
e- mar see 90 or not, determines
ebsr Nls edded Ike vill be even
,o ne hnA. chapter
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
Skeleton q i7aIan GIANT.

OAKLAND cal Dec IA
-aa. s-cr 5e.ist -t -o be that ~ an
indian r.ef vas discos cred =
u0rkin zmen engaged IT digging
gravel or rhe Frans Williams ranch
-lIe and lsf sss' 90 san Lean
dre TIE eo-ez Save ae@n taken IN
crsrEe hy Deputy Coroner Roo@r'
Morgan. ago declares that froui The
-iza o2 lie 'hi-t bone Is evident
that he skeleton IS tLa- % a man
Ar l-as- eigh feef ,sl Tae skele-
.on IS 70 20 sent 10 the snthropo
Logical t4csr- uenr ~ he University
- California
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
VEGETABLE RECIPE By UNCLE SAM
ONION CHOWDER

minced onion. ( Quart potatoes cat
N dice teaspooutuis salt. .
teAspoonful pepper, , tablespoonful S
butter or savorv drippings. tsol.
spoonful dried herbs
Cook th, ouloa Anu butter togcth
90 bali ar hour bur slowly SO thsf
t'a onion viii no; brown Add the
boiling alter rotatoes salt aud
ispper ant coos one hour longer.
thcn add The dt'ed herbs and serve
NTH toast
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
What Milady
Is Wearing
BY Betty BROWN

Dame Fnshioa mas gone collar
mad Every coat and street sui,
has soms fantastic neck wrap
ping Two collars 30 with many
Of the heavy ,oats--a detachable
fur collar and an attached cloth
stock. The kind of millinery you
wear decides which collar yog1
wear.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

LIKE the top OF Japanese pa
CODA is one % he millinery models
jast out. II is cf white panne vel
vet in three sections. each section
smaller than the one below Rows
of shirring mark the section. A
hand OF kolinsky il finished in
front with pearl ornament This
promises 20 b. popular FOR after
loon wear.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

untrimmed hats OF crushed. vel
vet or felt are he loveliest IN mil
l'nery windows. They are "a big
and as graceful as sombreros and
are worn with he careless grace
Of a Mexican
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
Fashions for
the Grandstand

The trench coat" loose ntting
and comfortable with raglan shoul
ders and broad belt. will be seen
often al football games The coat
IS military In line and the collar In
cut In ore with the raglan shout
ders into which he sleeves are set
The football girl will csrry
small and saucv mun usually OF
fur and brocadcd velvet A stun
ring one seen al recent game
was made Of skunk and citron-
coiored cloth and lined with citron
s1,in. with trills OF taupe chiffon
az the edges The coed who car
lied II wore tobacco brown tail
orcd suit of duvetyn with high close
0tting collar OF skunk
The soti ash-.inted beaver is the
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

fur to collar and e H t .Df
coat II ~ especially W CO.'S
o. green velour -auer.} n' '...
,elyety fabrics NouN ru UNH
these mrtrimmau coats iu. t
lcee football Elmcs.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

The sot, ash-.'nted beaver is IN,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-03

I resolved to show him that II 1 did
throw overland" like all girls" according to
his accusations, that 1 could land on him.
Tho director gave the word. and the fifty girls
of rushed UP to the edge of the ditch
suppose that there Is certain amount OF
the savage in all of us, and that day proved
that there is a good deal of 1t in me. We had
nothing against the men in the ditch They
nce-looking persons. and had FORMED
distinct liking for the bantering chap; he was
SO human. 1t seemed to me, and 30 full OF fun
But when marched up to the mouth OF that
ditch and the men below shook their fists at us
and sneered at us, they became strikeoreakers
and l hated them.
Myra cast the first stone. then another.
voueyed with lump of hard dirt at my target
The director yelled at u.s.
xiii EN-" he shouted. ''They have taken
your husbands jobsl They robbing your
children of bread. Go after them kill emu!
And we went after them with vengeance.
We rained stones and clods of dirt and Dig GODS
of soft clay mud In the ditch with all our
might. 1t lasted only two or three minutes
then we were told to stop, while the men were
photographed as they filed out of the ditch
beaten.
Oh. we were a nne mob all right. We did our
work well.
swearing and the poor barber, whose vile /
had been an hour or earlier in the parade
scene had a cash his head and had messed
himself all up with the blood. ANY other time
this would have made me sick. but 1t didn
then.
Along with the last of the crowd came two
men leading another. He sank down on a
mound of earth with his hands strained over
his eyes, and he not acting, 1t was real.
Whispers went around. The mans eyes had
been hurt.
went closer. The man was so covered with
mud that 1 did not recognize him at frst-then
did. It was my target. the bantering young
man. My overland throw had been effective.
I had turned play into tragedy. I tried to pull
his hands from his face.
"Oh, am sorry" cried.
He recognized my voice.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-03

You got me- little girl" he cried. MY eyes
are gone"
There I stood before the man had doomed to
everlasting darkness by my Wild enthusiasm
and desire to be realistic. I turned sick 1
didn't want to be great movie actress then.
I didn't want to be anything. l wanted to cry,
and / did
This was really my first part in the movies,
for it part, although an accidental one.
II the scene had been arranged by the director.
both of would have been paid according to
a players salary. but them again. II the ac-
tion had been written In the scenario, would
never have got the part to play: 1t would have
been given to professional.
1t was my first part. just the same, and 1t
really effective in the finished film because
IL real.
They led the banterng young man over 10
the drug store l stumbled along. almost as
blind he was with my tears. Myra on one
side comforting me and the barber, babbhng
of fax seed. on the other.
A policeman appeared and took names la
boriously in a book with a duh pencil and a
great air OF official gravity. and l learned that
the young mans name was Karl Fisher.
They took him away in the back and
the policeman seemed to thinl, he should take
me into custody, do something 'police-y"
but Myra told him he was mistaken, that it
was only an accident-not in such polite terms
as l am setting down here, however, think
she called him fat-footed boob, or something
like that Myra was that way when she got
excited.
The tragedy was soon over. Tho lump of dirt
1 had pelted Karl with had struck his nose, a
rather prominent part OF his features. and burst
like shrapnel shell. filling his eyes and mouth
with fine dirt and sand. He wasn't blinded or
seriously hurt.
Karl-he has changed that name long ago
and the he took blazes in ncandescent
bulbs over the portals of many a movie show
today-was a natural-born actor He acted
without votion effort and he more
than half acting that day and didn't know 1t.
Everything he did was dramatic, theatrical. II
you to throw cup of water on Karl to-
day. he would fling up his hands and act like
q drowning man. The histrionic stuff just
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-03

Scene Is. Club. John tells Charles of tho
girl waiting for him back home. Scene fades.
Scene 10. Country schoohouse. Helen comes
from school, locks door. John enters scene,
greets Helen in lover-like manner. Both walk
slowly out of scene.
Scene 20. Lane John and Helen enter. John
tells her he Is going away implores her to wait
for him. Helen is fearful, promises They
embrace sadly
Scene 81. Railroad station John comes up
with suit case. boards train.
Scene 70. Club, in Is. John has finished
his story TO Charles.
The next scene will be %, and so on.
Many OF the film producing companies adver-
tise that they pay from s25 to 500 reel. but
we know of number of companies who only
pay $40 and $40 reel and some have paid as
low So reel for plays. Ask at your public
library for books on photoplay writing.
~ H.-There are many producing companies
T.. who started out making only big features
but have added one-reel comedies to their pro-
gram, such as the Metro, the Famous Players
and others. But all the regular. old time COM
panies like the Vitagraph, the Essanay. Selg
and Universal. produce all kinds of plays, from
The Ne'er Do Well, The Battle Cry of Peace
and plays of that kind
~ HEDA BARA, who has been studying
/ French for the past five months. knows
enough of the language by this time to ask for
a table at popular French table dhote.
~ ECIL HOLLAND, Selig star has visited all
~ of Dickens haunts in and near London He
was born near the place where Dickens wrote
"Pickwick Papers,"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-03

In HIM He acted all tho time. and to this day
we can never tell the mimic from the real in
hin-and it has made his fortune
After had got off some of the dirt from
our costumes, went back to the studio and
paid off.
Mr. Worthing was not there, but the as
sistant told us he had put my name and Myra's
on the regular list. and would be called
when extras were needed again.
We were elated and went home two very
happy girls. True, we had not done much. but
we had gained lot of experience and made
friends
mosphere." Myra put IT. And what
better. We realized the difficulty OF learning one
OF the most difficult calngs in the world. In
deed, we felt almost like real movie actresses.
At home-the room the Third avenue
candy shop seemed more like home to US than
anywhere we had lived--we found Mr.. Merton
This was the first time had seen him since
that terrible night found him In room
with his dead child's clothes in his arms. We
thanked him for sending us to the studio and
the note to Mr.. Worthng that got work In
the mud picture
Both of had been surprised to learn that
Mr.. Merton, whom knew only stock
clerk at the and 10 cent store where MyrA
had worked could have any influence In the
movie world.
How did you do it?" asked Myra.
II have known Jim Worthing for twenty
years. Mr. Merton said. land, besides. wrote
the scenario for the mud picture. as you
call it,
We astonished than ever, that a
who could write a play should have to
work he did, and Myra. with her customary
bluntness, asked him ''Why?"
Mr.. Merton's gave our first In
sight into what is perhaps the most important
branch of the great moving picture industry
scenario writing.
The mud picture, which only a work.
Ing or studio tite-it was called The Wage
Fight when it reeased-cost more than
$4,000 to produce, and Mr. Merton received only
$50. or SIS a reel. for the story. And he told
US that II it had not been for Mr.. worthfng he
would have got only half that amount.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-03
ANSWERS TO FANS

Sign your name. but give title to use in
column. Address all queries TO Photoplay
Editor, care of this paper.
'T-Alo-Charles chaplin's company is known
as the Lone Star Film Corp, Los Angeles,
taL 1t has been limited several times In photo
play circles that Chaplin usually makes up his
own comedies. lot depending much on story
or plot as comcal situations or incidents.
the Mutual list, it would be well for you to at
tend theaters showing that program, as to
see the kinds of pictures each company is maxi
Ing. Some companies make only dramas, 9TH
efs only comedies and still others. like the
American. make all sorts of pictures including
serials.
A MATEUR-In writing a multiple reel photo
"A play, the scenes should be numbered con-
seoutively from one up. through the entire
play. AS rule, one tell just how many
feet of film certain amount of action will
make, and in writing hve-reel play 1t is bet
ter to let the director determine just what shall
be the last scepe in each reel. In a serial like
The Mysteries of Myra, each episode may be-
gin with scene ]. Also, each episode or chap
ter must end with dramatic climax but the
principal character characters must be In a
dilemma, or In seemingly hopeless situation
and the next episode must bring them out of
that scrape, but must get them into another
with 1.-THE papers" or whatever 1t Is that forms
the theme plot of the story. as far away as
ever from the rightful owner until almost the
last chapter. II character in scene IS in your
story is telling of previous happening, and the
vision occupies several scenes you go back to
the original scene (18) when the vision is over,
but the scenes in both story and vision are
numbered consecutively. This way;
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-03
Starts Career at 16.

MAY ALLISON of the Metro program stafteo
IVA out as a candidate Tor histrionc hohoi
carly in life. She was just 10 when she 'nu
her mother left the plantation IN N'rth''h An
bama. and went to New York 20 negin siege
OH the theatrical world.
Miss Allison had considerable experience as
an amateur and in add..tpa 70 his she wrote
a light opera which she called The l-ie OF
Moses, and played the leading part in it her
self. She Was regarded as very clever by an
the folks down South who lSnrw her.
In New York this cleverness and her beauty
won her quick recognition
In fact. admirer who lives IL fer-a"ay
Bombay India, found her work much TO
his liking that he sent her an eleplants tooth
mounted in gold and elephant molaFs are
pretty fair in size.
Miss Allison is 10 years old, has golden hair
and blue eyes. She lives in Sarta Barbara
Cal, with her mother when sns is working on
the West Coast and her mother thinks Sun
nv" as she calls her talented daughter. the
most wonderful girl in the world.
Joses Mother Famous.
TILE name of lose Collins revives fond MEM
1 cries of thousands of theater-goers of the
past. 1t brings back the name of the famous
Lottle Collins of singing and dancing fame Of a
score of years ago, the sprightly singer VINO
introduced Tara ra boom de -ay. and set the
world to singing 1t.
Lottie Collins was the mother cf Jose Collins
and the daughter has inherited her mothers
talent or else made and developed talent OF
her own because she Is fas. becoming as ia
nous ever her mother was
Miss Collins is married, but as her husband
Is an Englishman she Is a widow Just
now since he has gone to the front with his
regiment, the Royal British Enginse,s. Miss
Collins will shortly be seen in Kipllng's Light
!hat Failed" on the Pathe program.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-03
BREAKING INTO MOTION PICTURES
By A. H Gieber
By A. H. Giebler


I'll
m out TO the OF Nuhma director.
wukme IN o e gq wh o.
forty
n to
hours before ht h mind because I gngh him o a he got
OF of mudn him
a Of the aa
abs
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-03

Tome remote ancestor must nave Deem FesPVE'
sible for the dramatic talent hl'c ampltoh "
the little Edith. At the age of 10 years she
was given part in "Audrey." in support oil
Eleanor Robson.
After having gained all this stage expert
ence She turned her attention to the MOVIES
joining the Vitagraph forces, and with the eN-
ception of year with the Meiies @}hPanS
she has been in the employ If tie Nitagrapn
Company through her entire mo.ion-pictufe
career.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-03
1st--T alent
nd--W OrR
3rd--S t ar S
7 ellis the Life
Stories of Three
Popular Motion
Picture Queens.

It'll STOREY of the Vita
graph Company SAYS that
her parents are just plain
people. of good old Amerl-
can stock. Neither her
father nor mother had erer
had any desire to follow tho
dramatic profession. bu,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-03

Sign your name. but give title to use in
column. Address all queries TO Photoplay
Editor, care of this paper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-22
ADJUSTMENTS
POLT'S

Seldom is it that vaudeville patrons
are given such a treat as Is offered
in the playlet, Love, Honor and
Obey" being presented at Polls by
William H. Macart and Ethelynne
Bradford. This playlet by Mr. Ma
cart is unique in theme and is most
capably handled by the author and
Miss Bradford. 1t will be seen to-
night for the last time at Polls. -
Other attractive vaudeville features
in the program are Florrie Millersh1p,
the charming Coincidence, in her
revue of songs and dances; Bradley
and Ardine, a pair Of very clever vau-
devillians; Jack Walters and the Cliff
Sisters, in songs and dances, and Col
Inns, Elliott and Lindsay, in comedy
acrobatic offering.
Charley Chaplin, the funny film fell
low, has his biggest laughing success
in the two-reel scream Behind the
Screen This is a hilarious bur-
lesque on the making of m OWES Other
features Of the film program include
Marc MacDermott and Naomi Chill
ders in the romantic drama. The
Price of Fame; and Patho's Pictorial
News, with some interesting views of
current events.