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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-18
Who Is to Be Left7

One might mention Le Gore, Casey ana
Berry. But how. then about Pittsburvhs.
stars? How about the mighty Oliphant ana
the brilliant Vidal. of West Point7 H.
about the spectacular Harley OF Ohio statn
or Maulbetsch, of Michigan, who Is at hi,
best?
The more one observes the olustsr ~
talent at hand the more complicated ths
situation grows.
There are twenty-five baclxnsld stay,
named above out OF the best thirty IN ths
country. and about ten of the twenty-tve
are on n par.
Last fall ono had a running start N
Mahan and Barrett, two stars who could
run, kick and throw.
There is no such start this season. caasv
Is great halfback, but he isn't a MahaA
yet by one or two strides. Le Gore d 4
star, but he isn't Barrett.
Two of the best all-around backs in ths'
East are Berry, of Penn. and Vidal, of wsst
Point. These two can kick run, pass---la
fact, handle any backheld assignment that
may come their way. Gerrish, of Dart.
mouth is another who can be used for an
the work there is.
Seize Your Pick
We would be willing enough to let any
man pick three from the above and guar.
antee to match his selection with threa
others just as good-Casey and Horween
Vidal and Ollphant, Hastings and De Har4
Gerrish and Thlescher, Berry, LIE Cora
briggs.
cRAIrT AVN, r,Yr-a ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-18
TOday's Soccer Games

oRANTLAND RICE.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-01
STRAND FEATURE
FOR TODAY ONLY IS
fear OF POVERTY"

'"The Fear IF Poyartyif will ha fba
strand feature TODAY onlv s,ruo
plina family lose the,r +o;,son,a Gov
[nes of vears with the failure of q
savings hank with ~ oil honas ara
lost Of leaving tho sordid citv behind
and h,,ildine q cot+age q, tho count,.,
rhe ahatterad dreon, insti,Is With,
tbe heart of tho dougb+ar +l,a Zoo, ~
poverty which clings to her through
put her life Even after she has mar
ried and wealth comes to her the con-
slant fear haunts her with a great I'M
happiness.
A daughter is born and surfeited by
every luxury. she develops a narrow
and selfish nature. Two men come into
her life-an artist, whose love is real.
and the other, a wealthy social but
terfly with a nature narrower than her
own. But the artist is not destined
for worldly riches as he paints the
truth-people's souls-4and he paints a
sleeping pose of her because. as he
tells her, Your soul has never been
awakened" The mother. prompted by
the old fear. forces her to marry
wealth.
With the fear OF poverty comes a
poverty of the soul-a slow cancerous.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-01
a Photop1ay
BY GILsoN WILLETs
staff Scenario Writer OF the Selig Company.

should carry title. a cast of charac-
ters Gas few characters as Is possible)
and then the story should be plainly
and clearly told. The climaxes and
final ending should all be Incorporated.
Above all, avoid word paintings"
when preparing motion picture synop-
SEES. The sun and the beautiful moon
have performed noble service in short
stories and novels, but descriptive
writing cannot be photographed and
so should be eliminated. Remember,
also, that dialogue cannot be filmed
and 1t is unnecessary to carry dialogue
in your photoplay synopsis.
Submitting by synopsis is the easier
way and II one wishes to learn the
true art Of photoplay writing, one
should endeavor to write detailed
scripts. They bring the most remu-
neration. IL accepted, and necessitate
the most skill.
The art Of photoplay writing should
be considered a distinct profession and
as dignifed and as difficult work as the
writing of fiction. In fact, we know
many novelists and short story writers
who have failed at writing photoplays.
They insist on word pictures when 1t
is action pictures exclusively that are
desired.
As / have previously stated, In order
to learn to write one must practice
writing. II you can join the repor-
torial staff of some newspaper the
training will be beneficial A majority
of leading writer's In every line were
once newspaper men and women.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-01
FAMOUS PLAYERS
STARS AT THE isis
FIRST OF THE week

When Torpete, the gypsy, stole the
little princess at the order of the chan
cellor of Ehrenstein, ne was pursued by
men who fired many shots. They did
not hit the abductor, but one of the
shots grazed the shoulder of the child.
Fifteen years passed, and that same
child, by strange series of circum-
stances finds herself at the royal
palace under arrest because her lover
has slain the count who insulted her.
And in that same room is the gypsy,
who. in earlier years, did the bidding
of the chancellor. Suddenly the gypsy
catches sight of the mark on the girls
shoulder-and then he confesses that
this little goose girl is really the heir
ess to the throne and all the glories
Of royalty.
These are just a few of the events
that take place in Jesse L. Lasky's
production of 1.-THE Goose Girl" found
ed on Harold MacGraths novel of the
same name, in which Marguerite Clark
appears as the absolutely adorable
star, This attraction Is announced as
the offering at the Isis today only.
"AsHES OF EMBERs."
Pauline Frederick will interpret a
day and Wednesday in the Famous
Players release, "Ashes of Embers."
The story deals with twin sisters In
poor circumstances-one, Agnes, all
that is good, and the other. Laura,
vixenish, vampirish woman, who uses
the lure of her beautiful body to gain
her own selfish desires for material
prosperity, and the sensuous luxuries of
elife, as well as to relieve her craving
for the realities of passion. She adj
heres to no code of ethical conduct
other than the qualification of her
whims.
BY set of we'll worked out incidents
Agnes redeems and falls in love with
one of Laura's victims, whom she has
wrecked and cast aside. The big stir
ring climax comes when the regener-
ated husband of Agnes again meets and
falls victim to the wiles of the I'M
principled Laura, and his rescue at the
psychological moment by his still faith
full and forgiving wife. In the end
Laura Is shot and killed by her de-
ceived husband and the picture closes
with the final happy touch of the start
of a perfect life of love and happiness
between Agnes and her husband.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-01
A M. u S e M E NJ T. S
Triangle Feature Will Be Shown at the
Majestic Theatre Today

H. b. Warner and Enid Marley will
be presented for today only in the
great Triangle release. "Shell 49,
irama filled with thrilling and swift
moving action. Its plot Is built on the
subject of the hour, condition that
has thrown nearly the entire world
into savage warfare. The feature de-
picts in vivid manner the exact sys-
TENS and policies used in the great
European battle fronts. All the mod
ern equipment of the field-aeroplanes,
photographs, periscopes, improved field
pieces and countless other OF new in
ventions-are included. Big battle
scenes have been taken. miles of
trenches and thousands Of soldiers
were employed. Into the midst of this
action a compelling story has been
placed and H. B. Warner has achieved
d remarkable success in the role of
b military man. A two part Keystone
comedy. under the title of "A Social
Cub" and starring Martha Swanson,
closes the bill with many laughs.
1.-THE GALLEY SLAVE"
On Monday and Tuesday three big
acts of vaudeville are offered The
Ramona mission duo, direct from the
big road show, will open in harmony
songs. Nick and Ida Russell, COM
fdy whistling troubadour team, have
IN original act and Stevens and Stew
art, musical and magic entertainers,
have an act that is rare and seldom
seen. The feature picture offering is
The Galley Slave" starring Theda
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-01
THE SYNOPSIS FORM.

Within the past year the photoplay
market has opened for the synopsis
only. In other words. Aim editors are
willing to consider and pay a reason
able price for plot ideas not prepared
In regular synopsis form. The prices
range from $25 to much larger sums.
whatever the idea Is deemed worth by
the Aim manufacturer. Submitting
your plot ideas by synopsis Is not so
easy as 1t would appear. There is art
In preparing these synopses properly.
They should be typewriter on good
white paper and made as brief as pos
sible, taking clearness into considera-
ton. Fine writing should have no
place in motion picture synopses. They
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-01

EDITORS NOTE-The third
article of the series~on the writ
ing Of photoplay OF which
ellison Willets Is the author. fol-
lows. A great deal of interest
has been aroused by the first
two articles OF this series and
future articles will be read with
even greater eagerness. These
stories should be cut out by all
persons interested in scenario
work as they contain valuable
hints on writing and marketing
Of plots.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-01

Bara, Stewart Holmes and Claire Whit
ney. 1t is a powerful story loaded
with surprising and unexpected cli-
makes. Miss Bara has powerful
role. Likewise Stewart Holmes has a
heavy character and Claire Whitney is
the girl of youth and innocence. This
production is heralded as one of Theda
Bara's greatest efforts
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-01

DO YOU LIKE WAR PICTURE YOU
YOUR SEAT SO REALISTIC THAT
SHOT AND SHELL, SO FORcEFUL
FIGHTING? H. A
YOUNG MAN OF MYSTERY
ARE YOU IDENTITY
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13
LONDON DECLARES NEW
 GERMAN GUNS FAULTY

LONDON: The blockade of Ger many by the British submarines in the Baltic has finally put an end to the export of high class Swedish ore indispensable to the manufacture of guns, and it has been reported from the front that the new German artil- lery is not up to the Krupp standard of excellence.
 That the Germans themselves are painfully aware of this fact is shown by a recent war order issued by the minister of war forbidding the taking of photographs of new guns of all cal tbers and particularly of guns that have burst while being fired.
 Papers found on fallen German ar tillery officers show that the burst ing of the new German guns is fre- quent occurrence and this applies not only to the ordinary field guns but even. more to the heavy field guns and howitzers.
 German military authorities have taken all kinds of precautions to pre- vent these dangerous accidents. In. |structions have been issued to the ar tillerists to keep their guns scrupu- lously clean and to be very careful not to use faulty shells.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13
NOME AND SKAGWAY TO
 TRY NEW MUNICIPAL LAW

The Nome city council has passed an ordinance to make the way clear for discovering the opinion of the peo- pie of that town as to the new city election law as passed by the laat session of the territorial legislature. There is said to be . wide difference |of opinion among the voters on the question, but it is believed that the new system which provides for the election of the mayor, magistrate, and all city officials will be adopted The Skagway city council has also taken steps to permit of the residents |of that town expressing their appro. val or rejection of the regulations provided by the territorial act.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13
AGAINST IMMIGRATION

The Washington Times remarks that while every one person out of every six in the state of New York is an alien, one person out of every four in New York's insane asylums is an alien, and one convict out of every three in the states prision is an alien.
 These facts show that there has been something seriously wrong in the past with our immigration laws and inspection. Both the legislation and its enforcement has been lacked little in past few years, and im- migrants are probably sifted more carefully today than ever before, but there Is room for much improve ment
 With aliens throughout the country already imposing upon the commun- ity disproportionate share of ex- pense for the support of incompet- ents, what will be the situation after the war if the exclusion rules are not made stricter?
 There will be more sick and crip- pied aliens than ever, seeking admit tance to America when peace comes. There will be more immigrants mentally unbalanced. And because of their great mental abnormalities caused by war and sufferings, there will be more of them liable to become criminals: It will be the unfit and un- desirable, rather than the sound and efficient that will constitute the next immigrant invasion. This is the time tn prepare against them.-Tacoma News
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13

self in his disappearance the incident would have blown over in a day the same as former similar incidents and soon have been forgotten until the next crime.
 Why the life of an American citi-
 zen should be worth any more on the
 high seas in the war zone where he
 has no business to be unless on ur- gent business, than in Alaska where the law-abiding Americans are trying
 to develop a commercial empire, is one of the puzzles only clear perhaps tc the diplomatic mind. The govern ment will not allow the people of Alaska to do anything for themselves and also refuse to act for their com mon protection. Therefore, the Dis patch repeats, this great government of ours seems to hold life very cheap lily up in Alaska.-Juneau Dispatch.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13
STORM DELAYED MAIL SHIPMENT
Fifteen Hundred Pounds of Mail for Nome and Lower River Points
 Piled Up at Fairbanks.

FAIRBANKS, Jan. 13.-The pro- tests registered from Nome regarding the non-delivery of mail are having an effect and a shipment of eight hun dred and seventy pounds of mail has arrived here from Chitina en route Ito the lower river camps and Nome.
 All shipments of mail from the coast have been delayed by the storms but the management of the Northern Commercial company states that 3 |shipments will arrive this week. There are. two shipments now on the Fairbanks side of the Delta divide.
 Postmaster Deal reports that when the three consignments en route ar- rive that the Nome mail in Fairbanks will probably amount to fifteen hum dred pounds and will go forward at the rate of five hundred and fifty pounds per week in accordance with the Nome mail contract.
 The Fairbanks mail contract calls for the delivery of one thousand pounds per week and the balance as received here goes to Nome and low er Yukon river points.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13
WHERE LIFE IS CHEAP.

Life in Alaska is cheap. In any event it would seem SO from the utter disregard of the government in pro- viding means for guarding against the loss of life. The territory has al- ready paid the federal government millions in revenue, and yet when some miner or laborer saves a few dollars and starts to mush out over the trail to visit his folks, he is likely to be shot in the back. That has hap pened several times along the Valdez trail. For the murders committed there has not been a single arrest made. Other cold-blooded murders have been committed in Alasha which have gone unpunished. No doubt still others have been committed where the bodies were never found.
 The same condition of affairs have been finally brought home to Juneau. One man was found with his throat cut from ear to ear under peculiar circumstances; the bodies of others have been found without it being fully established that they had cola- mitted suicide or that death was the result of accidents and more recently several men have disappeared for which an arrest has been made .n suspicion that murders may have been committed. Yet because of lack of funds, and the fact that the present federal officials have no power to do other than serve warrants, the pros- poets are that when the case comes to trial there will be no evidence other than what has been volunteered the department. The process of the law and the limited initiative powers gtv- en: officials in Alaska are all in favor If the criminal. Murder seems to fol- .ow murder without anything being done, simply because no emergency money is allowed Alaska officials with which to secure evidence. But for the fact that Christie belonged to strong fraternal order which interested it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13
CANAL TOLLS.

Representative Moss of West Vir- lginia, has introduced in congress bill exempting American vessels en- gagged in the coastwise trade from the payment of tolls for the use of the Panama canal. In the present con- dition of the treasury it may he doubted whether such measure car pass a Democratic congress- but its introduction serves to recall the false pretenses under which the exemption was withdrawn from American ship ping. Likewise the amount of appre- citation shown by other countries for cur voluntary concessions to them.
 When the tolls exemption act was passed it was in strict accordance with the demands of the Democratic national platform. The English gov ernment in response to requests from Canada. made a perfunctory protest. The answer to that protest, made by Secretary Knox in President Taft's cabinet, was so complete, so fully showed that there was no violation of any treaty obligations that the con- troversy was practically ended before Mir. Wilson took office.
 There was natural astonishment when he, as president of the United States, voluntarily revived it; insist ed that Democratic congress should violate a party pledge. and repudiate legislation passed by Democratic house as we'll as Republican sen- ate, and impose burden upon our shipping for the benefit of its con- petitors. Nevertheless, with the whip of patronage in his hand, he forced congress to stultify itself and to inn pose these tolls.
 Now we find the nation for whose especial benefit this law was passed, and which Mr. Wilson insisted should be conciliated even by the surrender of the American right to control a waterway built by American money for the advancement of its own coast wise trade, deliberately preying upon American commerce and throwing fn- law overheard in it's as- saults upon our neutral rights. These facts should weigh with congress. - |Post-Intelligencer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13

Alaska, a marvel of animated pho tography at the Empress tonight.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13
NOME CAMP HAS FEW
 WAGE WORKERS THIS WINTEF

The Industrial Worker says the Nome camp is this winter facing pe- culiar situation. Probably not since gold has been found has there been such an entire absence of wage work ing. The man that has to hunt a job ifs up against the hardest kind of a for there is nothing do- ing this winter. In consequence of this situation every miner who can get an outfit together is hunting up la lay and the number of small outfits which are delving in the frozen tun- dras of northern camps after the elu- sive paystreak is greater than dur ing any season for years. A number of minor strikes have been made but so far no reports of any big finds have come in and many miners are leaving for Marshal City and other Yukon camps.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13
SAYS WASHINGTON NOT ACQUAINTED WITH FACTS

How completely ignorant their subordinates in Alaska railway mail service keep the Post Office Depart ment in Washington D. C., can be inferred from the following excerpt from a letter written by the Second Assistant Postmaster General to the Fairbanks Commercial Club, in the course of the latter's efforts to in- crease the mail service.
 ."The evidence of service given last winter shows that the se- cond class for Fairbanks and other Interior parts was handled with reasonable promptness considering conditions affecting the service. The service was sufficient to carry second class matter regularly and in such amounts that at times during the win ter all second class matter offered for dispatch was carried on February |13, 1915, there was only 2S9 pounds of second class matter accumulated at Cordova and on February 90 and z7 all second class matter was dis patched. Also on March 20 all second tclass matter had been dispatched. !" ' With regard to the above it is diff ficult to explain how several tons of
 mail were shipped from Cordova to lbe transferred to the Bear for ship
 ment to Nome and up-river points
 last spring. It is possible that some of the mail accumulated during the
 period between winter and summer
 season but not to the extent of sev-
 eral tons.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13
ALASKA's BUSINESS.

Alaska's growing importance and its large influence upon Seattle's bus mess is evidenced by the figures of the year just closing. For the year 1915 the gross value of Alaska ship ments in and out of Seattle and in- elusive of the Tacoma smelter ship ,nents will reach $77,0o0.000 aud possibly $s0,o0o,o0o, compared with S66,500,000 in 1914.
 In machinery, lumber and build ing material, clothing and food. Alas [ka took $23,000,000 worth during the year, compared with $21,0o0.000 worth last year. The copper produc- tion reached $11,000,00o this year compared with $3,3s5,000 last year. The territory produced $15.000,0o0 in gold during the year: fisheries produced $21,000,000. In gold, cop per and fish alone the gross product was valued at $47,000,000.
 Practically all of the trade of Alas ka Is accomplished through Seattle. The Tacoma smelter cares for the copper production and the Selby smell ter and the San Francisco mint takes e portion of the gold product. Aside from these items, Seattle cares for the whole territorial traffic, and it Is the only American port having regu- lar steamship connections with Alas ka. "@.
 The record of the territory is one to justify the title of the nations treasure house." but the develop ments now going on will be evidenc- ed next year and succeeding years in Increasing bulk. Only beginning has been made and the gross business |of $77,o0o,0 ,000 to $S0,000,o00 of this year is but an earnest of what is to |follow.-P.-I.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13
NO GERMANS NEED APPLY
 TO BIG YUKON COMPANY

Dawson News: J. w. Boyle, gen .ral manager of the Canadian Klon like Mining company has posted tn ollowing self-explanatory notice a 'arious places on the company 
 Notice to Employees.
 Any employe who is in favor of Germany and the nations asso- ciated with her. as against En- gland and her Allies in the pres ent war, is hereby requested to quit our employ at once.
 Any employe found express ing sentiments in favor of the enemies of Great Britain and her allies in the present war will be discharged immediately.
 Any employe, who overhears another employe express senti- ments in favor of the enemies of Great Britain and her Allies in the present war is requested to report immediately such en- ploye to the general manage ment, and any employe, regard less of his sentiments, who fails to conform with this rule will upon evidence of that failure. be discharged immediately.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13

Anything in the jewelry hne at tho Valdez Drug Go. U
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1916
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13

Ella Levshakoff, native of Ella mar. who committed assault and bat |tery on another Ellamar native. has been sentenced to serve thirty days in the local iail, having been convict ed before the U. g. commissioner of the copper mining mine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13

Only three small scanty mails have arrived in Nome since the close of navigation. The service is the worst in years and all Nome is up in arms.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-13

The U. s. marshals office reports that a nice, new, gold-headed umbrel- Ia has been left there and awaits a claimant. The article is the kind that adds eclat to its user, and if not claimed within reasonable time will be put into general use by the stan |Of the office.