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.S ANGELES, THE MECCA OF THE MOVIES
To Say Nothing Of 100 Directors Who
Turn Out Something Like 200,.
900 Feet of Film Il Week

SHASTA. opportunities are %unexcel.ed
for taking snow pictures.
Here has been established a picture
theatre where Paramount pictures are
turned out. 1t is called the Barton
Theatre and les situated in the region Of
the heaviest snowfall of the State. 1t
Is not an unusual sight during the
winter months for the entire village
of 5000 inhabitants to be covered with
with nothing visible except the
tall pines. As a genera. rule. however,
only short trips are made by the mo-
ton picture actors into the mountains
for the purpose Of exposing special
scenes.
At Los Angeles is Che studio where
the Charlie Chaplin comedies wep
taken before Chaplin bined the Mu-
tial. This Is an ofrshoot of the main
E.ssanay establishment 800 miles north
at Niles. Cal. Probably in no other
studio of the country IL the same de-
gree of secrecy maintained as 10 the
goings on inside. The situation was
forced on Chaplin's directors by the
public's curiosity to see the comedian
at work. Chaplin is as amusing in his
work as he is on the screen. and a
visit to q studio where he is posing
is a treat indeed.
Which brings up the subject OK
how and where the laughs are manu-
featured. The keystone company Is
perhaps the most fainous OF the
laugh makers of the West. The guild
ing genius Is. of course. Mack Sem
nett. now associated with the Triangle
Film COMPANY as well as the Key
stone.
The big mirth factory now has three
large stages and is growing all the
time. one OF the interesting depart
ments is the "breakaway shop where
are produced II fragile articles de-
signed to do as little damage as pos
sible when smashed on actors heads.
These include policemcn's clubs.
dishes. pitchers. flower pots, vases and
similar things. At the northeast cor
ner of the property there Is a bit OF
a street that should he n of the
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The big stage. showing parts of scene dock, dressing rooms and
prop room of the Lubin studios. Los Angeles, Cal.

The most picturesque Of the studios
is tina, Of the New York Motion Pic
lures Corporation. whose affairs are
under the direction OF Thomas II. Tnce.
melville the colony is called. II Is
situated in one OF the most beautiful
regions of southern California. near
santa Monica and close 10 the sea. and
is reached by "A charming drive through
the Santa Monica Canyon and along
the ocean shore until one finally ar
rives at the entrance to the Santa
inez Canyon. a sort of rift in the
Santa Monica hills running east. Inc.-
vile is further ava from the city
than most of the other studios. but Il
has many advantages. notably the
presence Of breezes which temper the
heat Of the suns rays.
Like the other Western studios Tnce-
vile is made up Of many small and
large structures scattered here and
there about the landscape. Along the
road extend row upon Iow Of shacks
where the cowboys are uuartcred. Up
a slight hill are situated The executive
offices. Below is n of the large
buildings which overs a ground spa, g
Of 10000 square feet. Further along
one encounters numerous dressing
rooms and later the main stage. also
surrounded by dressing rooms. comes
to view. II Is 100 feet square and one
of the largest III existence. On the
foothi IL half way up the canyons
side are other and sinal.c. stages. On
the Waterfront, arc the scene docks.
carpenter shops n paint shops under
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OUR ONLY NEGRO ARMY OFFICER

praised him for his work are i.indley
NJ, Garrison. as Secretary Of War, and
Major-Gen. Leonard \. Wood.
The medal presented to Major
Young was one given annually ny Or.
!. T.. Spincarn 81 New York to the
man or woinan of African descent and
American citizenship who has accom-
plishcd tn" greatest achievement dur
ing the year in any field Of human en-
deavor. The 1914 medal. the first 20
I've presented, was awarded to DR.. Ed
ward r.. Just, professor in Howard
University medical school. for his
work in biological research and for the
advancement Of medical education
mons colnrcd people.
The 1918 medal, awarded to Major
Young. was at the disposal of "A COM
mitt"o composed Of cN-prcsident Taft.
Oswald &. Wizard. Dir. James III. Dill
lard of Virginia, director of the Slater
and Jodnes funds. and two colo-ed
men. President John Hope of More
house College. Atlanta, and Bishop
John Hurst Of Baltimore.
Major Young's service which won
the medal was has work in r~cnrganiz-
ing the runstahulary of Liberia. OF
his work there Secretary Garrison
wrote on January Is:
Ills service has received the high
est COMMUNICATION from the President
ana Secretary of State of Liberia as
well as from our " Secretary Of
State and our Charge d'Affaires at
Monruvia."
hll.tr \IrtHY u.G harm ~ r,,
lucky in 1865 and was educated in the
public schools ut ONO. In lSS, lie
wJs appointed to- West Point. Three
negroes nave won this distinction, but
Major iounS WIS the only one Of
them To so through the academy and
stick to the army after graduation.
The first of the three was APP
pointed not long after the civil war.
lie passed his examinations and en-
tered the academy to ind the other
cadets openly and bitterly hostile
toward him, lie managed to Gradu-
ate, but he had had enough. lie gave
up the army as a career,
The second had a similar expert
cucc, Major Young Is the third
There il no doubt that the feeling
against him was as great as that
AGAINST the other two. but for the
tom long years in West Point he
managed to keep control Of his tenn
per. Ill" was graduated well up In
front in his class III 1889.
Upon graduation llo was assigned
T., the Ninth and the Tenth Cavalry
for several years. For ten months
In 1897 he was "A first lieutenant In
the Seventh Cavalry, a white reyi'
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~ the platform Of fremont
Tempe in Boston Gov. Samuel
~ W. Mccall Of Massachusetts IL
speaking. Behind him swings
a semiCirClo of distinguished white
men and colored men and ONE he
fore him lies a sea of faces. mostly of
colored people. There are many gold
trimmed spcctaclcs; the men wear
frock coats or business suits of dark
huos. and the m most of them.
are in black. In the gallery is another
crowd Of negroes. both mN and
women more roughly dressed tina
those in the orchestra seats.
In Coy. McCalls hand is n heavy
gold medal.
"And So ! have the honor to present
to Ma jor Charles Young he con-
cludcs, for a burst Of yells, whistles
| and cheers from the gallery and sub
dued and polite applause from the
orchestra terminate his speech.
A tail. broad shouldercd, pleasant
faced colored man clad in the dress
| uniform Of n Major of the United
States army steps forward. Smi.inGly
he accepts the medal. bows repeatedly
to the plauditS. maintaining his cool
composure and dignity in spite of his
obvious pleasure.
The presentation of this medal.
which occurred on Washington's Birth
day, is evidence Of the esteem in which
Major t'har!cs Young 10 h"lh With
| the exception Of -four rhaplains he Is
the only colored commissioned officer
in the United States army: he is one
of the three negroes who have been
appointed to West Point. and with one
exception he has attained a higher rank
in the army than any other col"rcd
man.
From the standpoint Of those in.
terested in the advancement Of negroes
his achievement has been noteworthy.
and from anybody's standpoint the
grit and dogged determination that
no displayed in his West Point days,
in his fight for promotion and in ever
staying in the army must force ad
miration. Among the men who have
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department. carpenter shops. pant
shops. the special property building.
II "A main stage 500 10y ~ feet. with
dressing IN the rear, making a
structure 500 by l57 feet
There is an arsenal for the storage
of guns and ammunition. There is a
zoo and arena where animal pictuLcs
are taken. All over the city are seat
tered elaborate sets. some temporary.
some permanent.
Although only of recent growth
was opered hut n little more than i've
years ago-the Jesse l.. Ilsky studio
is one Of the most charming comur-
mites in the group Of big studios Of
the West. II is situated at Hollywood.
occupying what would amount to a
lsre" city block here. and il, filled with
all manner II strange Jad intcre~-i: INK
thinss. one of the spots always
pointed ont 10 visitors is referred 70 10y
III. directors of the company ~ "the
battle field of Europe" from tie itr,
that whenever there is occasion tu
stage u fight, he Il in India. Egypt.
Japan. Mexico. France. Russia. Eng
land, Canada or elsewhere. this l.t;lc
plo' Of ground Is used. |; looks Ike =
common. ordinary back lot. hut when
the scenery is set up all abou; il what
appears in the finished picture is very
different.
Cecil Il, De Mile IS the head Of the
studio organization, ana has been from
the beginning. Owing To- the "NpaE-
siol or the Company's activities lac is
row assisted ny Frank Eeichor. GEORGE
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MISSING TRAINS.

A ctORDING 10 a coInmuter WIN
a has been using the Grand Cen.
trial station for thlrty-two years,
travelling mankind is positively be-
coming more punctual. lie arrives at
this conclusion through a systematic
observation Of the antics Of mon and
woInen who miss trains.
when I fr~t began riding % ana
from New York daily said the ON
mutcr, "it was an ordinary thing To
see half q dozen people miss their
train by a hair and nearly AS many
more miss it by from three to five full
minutes. II used "a aInuse me to see
them rush frantically toward the train
gate and insist that tho station clock
was fast,
Now Il is the exceptional sight tn
behold an out and out late I'm who
thought he surely could make the
rain. Instead men and women who
commute to where | do tell ine CAy
decided away down or across town that
tho train couldn't he made and they
took it coolly from that point Of de-
cision.
What do 7 lay It to: Hard to tell.
hut | have thought the travelling pub
lie has been copying the railroads ana
adjusting its daily business and social
move ments according Ia a moro strict
time table. 1t does things more on thu
to-a-minute scale and consequently
finds il easier ~ catch a train to .
minute
The doorman in the station said that
tho increase in pnnctusiitv a due,
in hts nnininn IN bntter clocky chcapCvt
| clocks and more OF them.
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gardens and tea houses adorned with
wistaria in the spring.
Perhaps the most interesting feature
of Glen Island from "A historical
sta ndpoint is the museum, whose col
lections we're gathered by Mr.. Starln
at an expenditure Of nearly 500, 900.
Here are relics from the stone age and
Egyptian antiquities, The desk at
which Aaron Burr Wrote Ills challenge
to Alexander Hamilton; links OF the
chain stretched Across the Hudson
River by Gen. Washington in the
Revolutionary War: the last cannon
fired by Gen. Sherman OH his march
to the sea the first fire engine used
in New York and a plano made for
John Jacob Aston in 1895 are only n
few OF the things on exhibition.
The company which has taken v G
Glen Island IL the Peerless Motion
Pictures Corporation. a newly formed
concern. Work will probably he cOm-
menced this summer. OF ours many
If the past activities OF Glen Island
win M carried IN Just as before; but
the picture studios will be the prin.
cipal industry now. .
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ment-the Ninth and Tenth are negro
regiments. During the Spanish war
he was n major in an Ohio negro
battalion: after the war he was de-
tailed as superintendent Of the Sc
quota and Grant national parks in
California. In 1904 he was sent to
Hayti and later 10 the Philippines
with the Twenty-tfth Infantry. In
the absence of the colonel he was in
command of the regiment on several
occasions.
In 1872 he was promoted to the
rank Of major and then he was sent
as military attache to Liberia. Since
then he has been re~organiZing and
training the Iiberian c~onstabulary,
and it was for his work there that he
received the Spingarn medal.
one other negro has gone as far
In the army as Major Young. Ha
was John r. Lynch. a payrnaster.
He was retired several years ago with
the rank Of Northumberland.
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atIvc - produced at the Eeliance-M Ma
jcStic Sjudlo every month.
ON The grounds there * $4,000
quarc feet rf stag" space. exclusive
of dressing roOinS, property rooms.
carpenter shops and Al those tlings
which go to make NJ the average
Western studio. Fifteen directors are
constantly busy ON as many different
stages and when darkness falls port
able are lamps supply light enough 10
continue the work.
Not the Ieast interesting feature OF
this moving picture world is the SeliS
200 established by William y. Solig. 4
remarkable collection of wild animals
splcndidly housed and cared for it is.
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GLEN ISLAND TO BE HOME FOR MOTION PICTURES

THE announcement that Glen
Island has been acquired by a
motion picture concern does not
mean necessarily that il will cease To-
' a pleasure resort. II is expected
mat at least a part Of tho property
VIII stlll he used for amusement pur-
poses after the studios are erected,
The r"periy includes more than 800
acres and consists Of five little islands
situated in Long Island Sound off New
l'ocheil". Its parked grounds with
H'NShtful winding walks and attrac-
Nv" ~shrnbhary. its wealth OF fine old
Nia1" trees, beautiful lawns and pic
'Ir"sauc flower beds, It's artistic sum
hl'r houses, rustic arhOrs, statuary
ana hronzes, its little lakes and grOt-
'"'s and bathing beaches. all help to
rendc~ IT suitable for the making Of
motion pictures.
For its size Glen Island is one of
me most picturesque spots near New
''rk, Its rocky coast line ~ bOul-
'"rs is a miniature Of certain stretches
ATOMS Tho stately Maine coast. Among
us inhabitants are seals like those on
me Pacific coast and alligators that
'''"ll ''N OF flOfiud, Inen
'he'" is a 200 Of large proportions
winch contains an excellent collection
of animals that will undoubtedly figure
IN the movies.
Just adjacent to Glen Island IL
ira'ers Island. the summer rome ~
IHe New York Athletic club, and on
'a'lds Island, a little further Off, Is
fo7 Slocum, a United States army
pos, so that the surroundings will not
'ck athletic and military settings,
winch may he utilized IL necessary by
me makers Of movie.
IN n of the islands there IS an
nd windmill like those OF the Zuyder
@~e which was built In Baltimore In
l''l and erected In It's present location
ny the late John II. Starin. On an
"thcr ISLAND in "I.lttle Germany
whose principal object Of Interest is
mo S%tarnberg Castle. and on still an
mher l. a reproduction OF "a Moro fort.
MAN. "f the stones NJ which are said
o hsFc been transported from the
%''thippine Islands. Japan Is repre-
scented with psgodas. Titled lasoons and
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Over a Score Of Studios Keep $4,000
Actors as Busy as Bees, Thus Reliev.
ing the Congestion on Broadway

TOR pictures. even though some OF the
nrms still turn out their Aims In the
East.
The Nitagraph company is an in
stance Of the desire to produce
In the East. The Famous Players con.
cern recently quit the Western field
and Is about TO build Il large studio IN
New York. The Biograph divides i,s
time between the West and the East.
The Mutual, Selig and Universal COM
panles DO most Of their work in Cali
fornia. The Albuquerque. Balboa,
Horsley. Morosco-R osworth and Lasky
companies. to mention but a few. DO
all Of their work there. In fact there
are no fewer than thir.y-five compa-
MES of more or less prominence that
devote the greater part OF their time
to making pictures in the West.
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Once more the negro troops of
the United States army are
brought to the front by the an
nouncement that the Twenty
fourth Infantry. a negro organ
ization. had been chosen for the
search for Villa in the Businesses
of the Sierra Madre. where cav
airy cannot penetrate. But though
negro troops have done good ser
vice. there is only n negro OFF,
Ger in the army. outside of chap
lains. Here is a sketch of him.
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Tie 200 was formally opened last sum
mor. II Is situated on the Mission
Road outside Of Los Angeles on the
edge of Eastlake Park. 1t is one of
the largest. if not the largest, OF the
animal collections in this country
There are 200 birds and beasts housed
in concrete structures. or course one
OF the main objects OF the collection is
to provide for the needs of other pro-
ducers. The initial expenditure fol-
the zoo is said to have amounted to q
quarter of a million dollars. An equal
mount has been spent since.
The entrance to the 200 is OF elabo-
rate construction. The design was exc
cuted by Romanelli. an Italian SOUP
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Birdseye view of the studios of
the Jesse l.. Lasky Feature
Play Co. at Hollywood, Cal.

tor. The figures Of the animals on the
pedeS,alS were modelled from the
beasts within the grounds. Matching
the entrance in et,le Is the home Of
the lions and tigers. The abode of the
elephants. some distance away is in
the am architecture. SO. too. is the
large amusement pavilion. There are
many buildings on the grounds. which
cover an area of thirty-two acres.
The visitor who would see al the
sights of the California picture world
should not miss a trip to some Of the
srowland studios. So far this article
has dealt exclusively with studios in
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best known thoroushfares in the
world. II has figured in many Key
stone comedies and 10 the picture
goer is as familiar as the three little
Los Angeles lakes.
Life for the photo players Is just
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the region around Los Angeles, where
the climate is for the most part warm;
but California has great scenic di-
versity. and in n different part of the
State, high up mons the Siskiyou
Mountains. in the shadow of Mount
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the platform Of fremont
Tempe in Boston Gov. Samuel
W. Mccall Of Massachusetts Is
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-09-07
Temvik Talk.

Correspondence of the Record, Sept. S.
Anton Larson left Tuesday for the
Twin Cities on business.
Miss Williams arrived Thursday to
teach the Danbury school.
Miss Brodhead arrived Friday to
teach the Dodd school again.
Fred Snyder returned Friday from
st. Paul with some hickory cane.
Art Johnstonbaugh is doing some
repair work at the Telephone Office.
Messrs. Phillip, Edward and Hontz
Tempel spent Friday even '"e at Lin
ton on business.
Miss Clark, of Dana, N. D., is Wis
iting at the Alex. McCulley home for
a couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. HARDWOOD, of Lennon
S. d., arrived Monday to visit with
their sons, Claude and Lutte, and ia.
miles.
Mr.. B. Tcmpcl is here the past weel
looking after his property and visiting
with his brother, Franz Tempel, ant
family.
Miss Monahan, from Rothsay, Min
ncsota, and Mr.. Fromke, from Marion
N. D., arrived Saturday and com
menced teaching Tuesday.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-09-07
FOGLE WINS RECOUNT.
FORCES Ahead from Loser to Win
ncr by Safe Margin Through
Many Mistakes

Monday Of this week the Foglc-
WAGNER recount was held by Judge
Ncussle in Bismarck and WAGNER lost
his nomination by large majority,
when all the mistakes, etc, were
Strengthened out.
Foglc was two votes behind, accord
ing to the returns of the county board
of canvassers. In the recount, Fogle
named eleven precincts and he made
gans-cither by additional votes for
himself or loss of votes for his oppon-
cnt-in six Of the eleven precincts,
for a total change of nine votes
Wagner asked for additional recount
ing of precincts, but failed to cut down
the lead. Allowing for the two vote
lead of Waghcr's Fogle is now official
ly five votes ahead, the Court having
ruled out the recount of Hague pre-
cinct because messenger other than
one of the election board brought up
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the ballots.
The changes were as follows in the
precincts of which recount was de-
manded by Foglc: Marie, three lost
to Wagner; Hague, one gained for Fo-
gle and one lost for Wagner; Putnam,
one gained for Fogle; Dana, one lost
fro Wagner; McCulley, two lost for
Wagner; Denham, five gained for Fo-
gle and four gained for Wagner, or
balance of one for Foglc. In Tell Fo-
gle gained two; in Hazelton Foglc
lost one; and in Burr Oak Foglc lost
one. All other precincts were found
correct.
The greatest mix-up appeared in
Denhcm, where both candidates gained
bunch of votes.
The result of this recount proved
to be considerable of surprise. 1t
was hardly conceivable that enough
mistakes would be found to change
Fogle from two behind to seven
ahead
Several absent voters were not
counted because of their being col
orcd This made no material change
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IN PIONEER DAYS

Johns birth, summers to the number
of nineteen having passed over his
head. Games, Il good supper and n
wee bit Of dancing made the evening
pass very pleasantly
Rev. Charles II. Thomas. of Mon
mouth, ILL.,, a colored gentleman, nc
companed by his bright and intelli-
gent wife, was in Williamsport last
week. He was looking up land for Il
colony of several hundred colorcd ia
miles who contemplate coming to
North Dakota.
Mr.. W. S. Cassclman, after two or
three years of service with Griggs &
Co., the St. Paul grocers, made up his
mind that the life of drummer who
must be absent from his family was
not happy one, especially if the ia
mily were a good many miles distant
from the railroad. So he made pre-
liminary arrangements to open Il gen
cral store in Williamsport. But
when he went down to st. Paul to re.
sign, the frm--in whose service he
had been quite successful in rounding
up business-madc him an offer that
seemed much better than the chances
of a new store and he gave up the
scheme. In short time his wifi,
and father and mother will go to Bis
murck to live, which will enable hin
to make frequent visits home. Mrs
Cassclman will not, of course, teacl
the coming term of WILLIAMSON
school-whch will be regretted b,
both patrons and pupils.
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JAPAN AFTER CHINA.
Washington and Picking Are Alarmed
Over Possible
tiles.

Washington, Sept. 5.-Sweeping
demands, far more drastic than amy
public summaries have indicated, are
revealed in the secret terms being
pressed in China by Japan as result
of the recent armed conflict between
soldiers Of the two nations at Cheng
Chiatun in Inner Mongolia.
Private dispatches received today
report that Japan seeks indemnities
and political concessions which
threaten Chinese authority over the
whole section of Inner Mongolia and
southern Manchuria.
Refuses to Discuss Affair
Secretary Lansing refused tonight
to comment on the dispatches or te
outline what might be the course Of
action followed by the state depart
ment, but that steps will be taken i'm
mediately by the department to OBJ
tain detailed report and to learn the
full significance Of Japan's actions
seems very likely, in fact inevitable.
American interests seem at frs
glance to be more deeply involved
than by any event in the far east since
the japanese demands on China in thu
memorable nltimatum in May, 1915
l 4l5 5ss 5s