Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-16
WILLIAM FARNUM IS FEATURED IN VESTS
 NEWEST TRUE FICTION
Celebrated Fox Star Appears Today and Sunday in "The Man From Bitter Roots Is Wonderful Picture.

other for the principal interest in Will liam Fox's new feature film, The Man
 From Bitter Roots," playing at the
 Royal today and tomorrow, by Caro-
 line Lockhart. An intricate story,
 which weaves into one. the lives of
 three persons, deals with mining con
 ditions in the great west.
 A relentless fate seems to pursue
 Bruce Burt, the part played by Will liam Farnum, from first to last. At
 the very end he is reconciled to a father from whom he had been es-
 tranged for many years. Not until | then does he realize the happiness
 that he has deserved from the first.
 Bruce Burt Civilian Furnum) and
 Slim" Naudin (Charles Whittaker).
 partners on a prospecting trip, agree
 river in the Bitter Roots, and share alike in profits. Bruce works consci-
 cautiously. but "Slim" shirks and
 spends his time hunting big game in
 the mountains. As the pile of gold
 dust grows, Slim" deliberately picks
 of killing him and obtaining posses
 sion of the gold. Bruce kills "Slim"
 in self defense
 | When he looks through Sims" ef-
 fleets. Bruce finds a letter written
 twelve years before, by Sims" sis fnr- Drrtrn tn ftrI kAr ,,I
 give her half his own gold dust, mak-
 ing her believe it is Sims"
 Before he has chance to go in
 search of, her, Victor Sprudell (H. A. , Barrows), of Indiana, on a shooting
 trip with guide, stumbles into his
 gard. Sprudell tells Bruce that he has
 left his Chinese cook i'll, in a cabin. Bruce volunteers to go for him. Fear
 ing that he may become a victim of
 the storm, Bruce tells Sprudell about
 Sims" sister and asks him to find
 doesn't come back.
 Bruce does not return. Sprudell goes home to Indiana, prepared to float the Bitter Root Mining Go. with himself as president The Dispatch"
 sends Helen Dunbar Betty Schade), | a woman reporter to interview him. When he tells his story. distorted as
 it is, Helen discovers that Slim" is
 her half brother from whom she has
 not heard for years.
 Sprudell gives her five hundred dollars, telling her that is what her meeting of packers who are to float his company, Sprudell is astounded to have Bruce's card brought in to him. Knowing that Bruce has not re- corded his claim Sprudell double crosses him and denies his prior rights.
 Bruce, without sufficient money to | fight him in court, obtains water | rights and controls the situation. He tries to raise money, but is unsuccess- full Finally, in return for whipping l man who has bested Winfield liar rah (Willard Louis, a sport-loving if nancier, in an encounter, Bruce ob- tains the money. He and Helen meet just after Sprudell has proposed to her. Bruce tells her the truth about Slim" He and she go into partner ship to fight Sprudell.
 Bruce builds his plant. Just as 1t is completed, it starts to burn. Bruce | phones to order SchmaltZ, who is in charge of the plant, to shut down the power. No answer. Bruce starts lcross the river to try to save Schmaltz from certain death. He inds him with his hands in his pock- it's, watching the place burn. Schmalt Confesses that he has been paid by Sprudell to destroy the plant. The plant is destroyed. The back ITS refuse to put up more money. Dis outraged and heartsick Bruce writes )f his failure to Helen, his little part ner.
 As a great sacrifice, Helen goes to 8ruce's father, wealthy ranchman, \ rom whom he has been estranged. K Through her her father and son be- \ ,ome reconciled. The three find hap II )iness and good fortune in the Bitter ROOtS